Military vehicles debarking from LST-173 onto a beach, Southern France, 1944

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Military vehicles debarking from USS LST-173 onto a beach via a floating bridge; soldiers are carrying weapons and equipment onto the beach. Official caption on front: "D-Day, Southern France. US Navy Photo 110-19." Southern France. 15 August 1944

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08/15/1944
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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: 
France
Latitude: 
46.000
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2.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Landing craft--American--France
Vehicles, military--American--France
Soldiers--American--France
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France, Southern
Military vehicles--American--France
Soldiers--American--France