An American airman speaks with General Eisenhower in France on 4 July 1944
Gift in Memory of Allan Voluck
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An American airman speaks with General Eisenhower. Official caption: "ETO HQ 44 6621 Newhouse (6) 4 July. Credit -- Signal Corps Photo. S/Sgt K.N. Hougard, Portland, Ore., waistgunner in American plane shot down over France in May, talks with Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander, 'somewhere in France.' Sgt. Hougard joined American forces after spending more than six weeks with members of the French Underground. 79th Div. HQ. -- Sgt. Hougard, 384 Bomb Grp., 544 Bomb Sqdn. Confidential." Censored by SHAEF Field Press Censor on 5 July 1944; passed for publication without censorship restrictions by
Army Expeditionary Forces Field Press Censor on 14 May 1945.
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"1944-07-04"
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Photographs from the service of Allan Voluck, who served as a photographer with the 3908th Signal Service Battalion in Europe.
Geography:
France
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46.000
Longitude:
2.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Flight crews--American--France
Generals--American--France
Discussion--France