LCIs cruising through the English Channel, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Side-by-side convoys of American LCIs cruising in open water; a barrage balloon is above each craft. Official caption on front: "Landing Craft Infantry (LCI) on way to Normandy. Coast Guard Photo 220-1." English Channel. 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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English Channel
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50.000
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-1.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Landing craft--American--France
Barrage balloons--American--France
Convoys--American--France
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy