Recently landed US airborne troops near La Motte, France, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States airborne troops crouching and lying in prone position next to a glider in a meadow; Army medics are standing in front of a glider in the middleground. Official caption on front: "Airborne troops in gliders landed near La Motte, 8-15-44. US Army Photo 184-18." La Motte, 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.
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Soldiers--American--France
Gliders (Aircraft)--American--France
Operation Dragoon, 1944
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France