US tank destroyer rolling onto a beach, Southern France, 1944

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army tank destroyer rolling onto a beach as a medic walks behind it; USS LST-49 is in the background. Official caption on front: "Tank destroyers hit the beach on D-Day, 8-15-44. US Army Photo 184-4." 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.
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France
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46.000
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2.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Armored vehicles--American--France
Operation Dragoon, 1944
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France, Southern
Operation Dragoon, 1944
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France