American servicemen gathering at the Port of Marseilles, France, 1945

Gift of Ronello Brown, from the Collection of The National WWII Museum
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Photograph. American servicemen gathering near the edge of a port. Personal caption on reverse: "Troops preparing to board the Adm. Capps for shipment home. / Sept. 11, 1945. / Port of Marseilles, France." Marseilles, France. 11 September 1945

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09/11/1945
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Items from the service of Ronello Brown, who fought with the 197th Antiaircraft Automatic Weapons Battalion in Normandy, Northern France, and central Europe. Mr. Brown received the Good Conduct Bronze Star and the French Croix de Guerre.
Geography: 
Marseille
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43.300
Longitude: 
5.367
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Soldiers--American--France