American soldiers and a mortar crew in Normandy in June 1944

U.S. Army Signal Corp Photograph, Gift of Maude Hayman, from the collection of The National World War II Museum
Description: 

American soldiers and a mortar crew fire on enemy positions from a beach. "ETO-HQ-44-4960-27. Pointsett. 11 June. Signal corps photo. A mortar crew stands back just before firing into a Nazi position somewhere along the Normandy coast." France. 11 June 1944.

Image Information

Donor: 
Maude Hayman
Accession Number: 
2004.311.093
Date: 
Location: 
Hometown: 
Branch: 
US Army
Theater of Service: 
European Theater of Operations (ETO)
Unit: 
Campaign / Event: 
Normandy (June 1944)
POW / KIA: 
Topical Subjects: 
Soldiers--American--France
Mortars (Ordnance)--France
Collection Level: 
Collection of European Theater U.S. Army Signal Corps photographs.
Geography: 
Normandie
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Soldiers--American--France
Mortars (Ordnance)--France