American LST unloading train cars onto a beach, Normandy, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Train cars debarking from an American LST [Landing Ship, Tank] onto temporary railroad tracks laid on a war-damaged beach. Official caption on front: "Freight cars run on tracks from LST to French coast. Coast Guard Photo 220-10." Normandy, France. June 1944
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1944-06-
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This collection consists of approximately 1700 official military photographs that were reproduced by the Official Photos Company of Hollywood. Referred to as The War's Greatest Photographs, many of these photographs have been featured in magazines and books and many of the originals can be found in the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The images feature every theater and branch of the military in various campaigns and battles throughout World War II.
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Normandie
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Landing craft--American--France
Railroad tracks--France
Railroad cars--American--France
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy
Railroad cars--American--France
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy