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American soldiers aboard a U.S. Coast Guard assault transport approaching Normandy : Photograph 1944.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Summary:
- Description: American soldiers aboard a U.S. Coast Guard assault transport approaching Normandy in June 1944; notice rifles in waterproof plastic bags. Caption: "2336. From: Public Relations Division. U.S. Coast Guard. Washington, D.C. Official Coast Guard Photo. Invaders cross channel on coast guard transport. H-Hour has arrived. American soldiers, hardened and ready, lounge under full fighting equipment on the deck of a Coast Guard assault transport in the fateful trip across the English Channel. They are keyed for the supreme moments when, from Coast Guard landing barges, they will smash into the French coast and storm Nazi defense installations." The English Channel.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource (viewed on June 12, 2019).
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