US LSTs lined up on Omaha Beach, France, 1944

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. American LSTs (Landing Ship, Tank) lined up on Omaha Beach; barrage balloons are flying overhead; other ships and boats are in the background. Official caption on front: "'Omaha' Beach, Normandy. US Navy Photo 110-9." Normandy, France. June 1944

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1944-06-
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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.
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Normandie
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Landing craft--American--France
Barrage balloons--American--France
Operation Neptune
Landing craft--American--France
Barrage balloons--American--France