US servicemen being rescued from the English Channel off the coast of Normandy, France, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Two American servicemen being rescued by Coast Guardsmen from the English Channel. Official caption on front: "Rescuing survivors of a Nazi mine explosion. Coast Guard Photo 220-13." 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
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--France
Mine warfare--France
Search & rescue operations--France
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy