Breakwater made from sunken US freighters, Normandy, 1944

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Breakwater made from sunken concrete-loaded transport ships. Official caption on front: "Concrete loaded freighters sunk to form breakwater. Coast Guard Photo 220-19." 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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Transport ships--American--France
Breakwaters--France
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy