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NH 89474-KN Normandy Invasion, June 1944

Photo #: NH 89474-KN Normandy Invasion, June 1944
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Title: Normandy Invasion, June 1944
Description: Chart of the invasion area used by USS Texas (BB-35) during her bombardments in support of the landings on 6 June 1944. Utah Beach is at left, with Omaha Beach along the lower shoreline. Parallel lines in the chart's upper right section mark channels swept for enemy mines. The text in the upper left center is provided in Photo # NH 89474-KN (extended caption). Donation of Captain R.B. Derickson, USN (Retired), who was Texas' Gunnery Officer during the invasion. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 89474-KN
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