USS LST-21 unloading railroad tracks onto a beach, Normandy, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Railroad tracks on a beach leading to an open door of USS LST-21; United States servicemen are sitting on either side of the tracks. Official caption on front: "LST becomes railroad bridge between England and France. Coast Guard Photo 220-8." 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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Landing craft--American--France
Railroad tracks--France
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy
Railroad tracks--France
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy