US barrage balloons and LSTs crossing the English Channel, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. American barrage balloons flying over LSTs underway. Official caption on front: "D-Day at Normandy. US Navy Photo 110-1." English Channel. 6 June 1944
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06/06/1944
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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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English Channel
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50.000
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-1.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy
Landing craft--American--France
Barrage balloons--American--France
Barrage balloons--American--France