45th Infantry Division storming a beach, France, 1944

Gift of The Acosta Family
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Photograph. American troops from the 45th Infantry Division exiting LCI(L)-522 and storming a beach near St. Maxime on D-Day. Personal caption on reverse: "Acosta." St. Maxime, France. 15 August 1944

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08/15/1944
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This collection consists of photographs of the European Theater of Operations taken by the United States Army Signal Corps. Topics include the invasion of Southern France, fighting in Germany, and concentration camp liberation.
Geography: 
Sainte Maxime
Latitude: 
43.317
Longitude: 
6.650
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France