US servicemen and equipment debarking from LCVPs, Normandy, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States servicemen wading through waist deep water towards a beach, as seen from the inside of a LCVP [Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel]; barrage balloons are flying above the beach that military vehicles are parked on in the background. Official caption on front: "The beachhead gained -- men and equipment move ashore. Coast Guard Photo 220-6." Normandy, France. 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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Normandie
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Soldiers--American--France
Landing craft--American--France
Barrage balloons--American--France
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy
Beaches--France
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy