US Coast Guard LCT bringing out wounded soldiers during invasion of Normandy, France, 1944

Official U.S. Coast Guard Photo, Gift of Jeffrey and Mary Cole.
Description: 

Photograph. United States Coast Guard LCT bringing out wounded soldiers during invasion of Normandy. Official caption on reverse: "2421 / From: Public Relations Division / U.S. Coast Guard / Washington, D.C. / Official Coast Guard Photo / Beachheads Come High / Row and row of stretchers cover the decks of a Coast Guard LCT (Landing Craft Tank) bringing out wounded invaders from the flaming soil of France. These American and British soldiers fell somewhere between the invasion beach and Cherbourg as Nazi defenders sought a high price in casualties for every yard they yielded. The wounded are being transferred to a Coast Guard assault transport which will carry them back to England for hospitalization / In rewriting caption, please mention 'Coast Guard.'" Normandy, France. 6 June 1944

Image Information

Donor: 
Ms. Mary E. Cole
Accession Number: 
2002.119.003
Date: 
06/06/1944
Location: 
Hometown: 
Branch: 
Theater of Service: 
European Theater of Operations (ETO)
Unit: 
Campaign / Event: 
Normandy (June 1944)
POW / KIA: 
Topical Subjects: 
Landing craft--American--France
World War, 1939-1945--Casualties--Allied--France
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy
Collection Level: 
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.
Geography: 
English Channel
Latitude: 
50.000
Longitude: 
-1.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Landing craft--American--France
World War, 1939-1945--Casualties--Allied--France
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy