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Caption | American troops watched activity ashore on Omaha Beach as their LCVP landing craft approached the shore, Normandy, France, 6 Jun 1944, photo 1 of 2 ww2dbase | ||||||||||||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Basse-Normandie, France | ||||||||||||||
Date | 6 Jun 1944 | ||||||||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives via United States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command | ||||||||||||||
Link to Source | Link | ||||||||||||||
Identification Code | SC 320901 | ||||||||||||||
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Photos in Series | See all 2 photos in this series | ||||||||||||||
Photos on Same Day | 6 Jun 1944 | ||||||||||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||||||||
Photo Size | 4,705 x 3,565 pixels |
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