Dead US soldier lying face down on a beach, Normandy, 1944
Official U.S. Coast Guard Photo, Gift of Jeffrey and Mary Cole.
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Photograph. Deceased American soldier lying face down on a beach; crossed rifles lie nearby; other soldiers are standing in the middleground. Official caption on reverse: "2397 / From: Public Relations Division / U.S. Coast Guard / Washington, D.C. / Official Coast Guard Photo / A Comrade's Tribute / Crossed rifles in the sand are a comrade's tribute to this American soldier who sprang ashore from a landing barge and died at the barricades of Western Europe. This picture was made by a Coast Guard Combat Photographer who went in with the invaders of France." Normandy, France. June 1944
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1944-06-
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This collection consists of 36 official United States Coast Guard photographs of the European and Mediterranean Theater of Operation. The bulk of the photographs depict scenes from the Normandy invasion.
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Normandie
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--France
World War, 1939-1945--Casualties--American--France
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy
Beaches--France