US Servicemen taking cover on a beach, Southern France, 1944

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States servicemen crouching and sitting on a beach. Official caption on front: "Action on the beach during the Riviera invasion. Coast Guard Photo 218-11." Southern 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: 
France
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46.000
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2.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Soldiers--American--France
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France, Southern
Soldiers--American
Military uniforms--American
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France