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80-G-247155: Invasion of Southern France, Toulon, September 1944

80-G-247155: High-ranking Allied officers honor the war dead of Toulon, France, before the War Memorial during the celebration of the return of the French Fleet. Vice Admiral H. Kent Hewitt, USN, lays a wreath at the War Memorial. Photographed by a crew member of USS Catoctin (AGC-5), received 14 September 1944. (3/12/2014).
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Caption: Invasion of Southern France, Toulon, September 1944. High-ranking Allied officers honor the war dead of Toulon, France, before the War Memorial during the celebration of the return of the French Fleet. Vice Admiral H. Kent Hewitt, USN, lays a wreath at the War Memorial. Photographed by a crew member of USS Catoctin (AGC-5), received 14 September 1944. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2014/3/12).
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