Landing craft cruising toward Fort Saint-Jean, Marseille, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph. Landing craft carrying United States servicemen cruising toward Fort Saint-Jean. Official caption on front: "Moving ashore at Marseilles [sic] under silent guns of Fort St. John [sic]. Coast Guard Photo 218-2." Marseille, France. 1944
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1944-08-
1944-09-
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This collection consists of approximately 1700 official military photographs that were reproduced by the Official Photos Company of Hollywood. Referred to as The War's Greatest Photographs, many of these photographs have been featured in magazines and books and many of the originals can be found in the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The images feature every theater and branch of the military in various campaigns and battles throughout World War II.
Geography:
Marseille
Latitude:
43.300
Longitude:
5.367
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--France
Landing craft--American--France
Forts & fortifications--French--France
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France