Dead US Army soldier lying on a beach, Cavalaire-sur-Mer, 1944

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Dead United States Army soldier lying on his back on the shoreline of a beach; landing craft and transport ships are in the background. Official caption on front: "Dead American soldiers on the beach of Cavalaire Bay, France. Coast Guard Photo 218-4." Cavalaire-sur-Mer, France. 1944

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1944-08-
1944-09-
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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.
Geography: 
Cavalaire-sur-Mer
Latitude: 
43.200
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6.533
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Soldiers--American--France
World War, 1939-1945--Casualties--American--France
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France