Photo #: 80-G-253145 Normandy Invasion, June 1944 Scene on one of the invasion beaches, during force buildup operations in June 1944. Note: Shore party relaxing (left foreground); Bulldozer with heavy fenders on its blade, possibly for boat salvage purposes (behind the shore party); Beached landing vessels, including (from left to right): USS LCT-852; British LCT-2302 and a "Rhino" (RHF) pontoon barge. This photograph, taken by Combat Photo Unit Eleven (CPU-11), was received by the Navy Photo Science Laboratory on 3 July 1944. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 110KB; 740 x 610 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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9 January 2004