| Caption | US Army Brigadier General Anthony C. McAuliffe speaking to his glider pilots, England, United Kingdom, Sep 1944; note C-47 Skytrain aircraft in background | ||||||||||||||
| Source | United States National Archives | ||||||||||||||
| Identification Code | ARC 531246 | ||||||||||||||
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| Photos on Same Day | See all photos dated 16 Sep 1944 | ||||||||||||||
| Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||||||||
| Licensing | According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: |
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7 Jan 2009 12:40:53 PM
i just am doing homework on this general and he sounds cool
4 Sep 2009 04:17:16 AM
The date of the caption is wrong. this picture was taken in september 1944 just before Market-garden.
You can see the american flag on the shoulder of BG McAuliffe. flag which was not used by 101st A/B in Normandy
24 Oct 2011 07:17:23 AM
Note the CG-4A port wing and cockpit in background, left.