3rd Infantry Division taking cover on a beach, Saint-Tropez, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army soldiers and medics from the 3rd Infantry Division lying on a beach behind a small sand berm; the medics are further back from the soldiers. Official caption on front: "3rd Div. troops and medics take cover on St. Tropez beach, 8-15-44. US Army Photo 184-8." Saint-Tropez, 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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Saint-Tropez
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43.267
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6.650
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--France
Medical personnel--American--France
Operation Dragoon, 1944
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France
Litters--France
Operation Dragoon, 1944
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France