US patratroopers jumping above La Motte, France, 1944

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Transport planes dropping United States paratroopers over a hilly landscape. Official caption on front: "Paratroops jump at La Motte during invasion, 8-15-44. US Army Photo 184-17." Porterville, California, development stamp on reverse. 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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Paratroopers--American--France
Operation Dragoon, 1944
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France