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Photo #: SC 191032

Cherbourg Campaign, June 1944


A U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel salutes and a French civilian stands at attention while the "Star Spangled Banner" is played by an American band in Cherbourg, France, on 28 June 1944, as the city is liberated by Allied forces.

Photograph from the Army Signal Corps Collection in the U.S. National Archives.

Online Image: 95KB; 740 x 615 pixels

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21 February 2004