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80-G-252678 Normandy Invasion, 1944

Photo #: 80-G-252678 Normandy Invasion, 1944
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Title: Normandy Invasion, 1944
Description: A U.S. Soldier and two French refugees make each other understood, despite the difference in languages, in Ste. Mère Église after its capture by the U.S. Army, 6 June 1944. This town was in the center of the 82nd Airborne Division's assault area, inland from Utah Beach. The Soldier is holding a pencil and a M1 Rifle. Taken by Combat Photo Unit Eight (CPU-8). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-252678
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