3rd Infantry Division walking on a beach, Saint-Tropez, 1944

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division walking along a beach; a cloud of smoke is rising in the background. Official caption on front: "3rd Div. troops move on St. Tropez mine-cleared beach, 8-15-44. US Army Photo 184-3." 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.
Geography: 
Saint-Tropez
Latitude: 
43.267
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6.650
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Soldiers--American--France
Mine warfare--France
Operation Dragoon, 1944
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France
Operation Dragoon, 1944
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France