U.S. soldiers crowd into every inch of space aboard this LCT (Landing Craft, Tank), which is making continuous runs from transports to the Allied beachhead on the Normandy coast in June 1944
U.S. Navy Official photograph, Gift of Charles Ives, from the Collection of The National World War II Museum
Description:
394.Photograph. 'File No: 45751 June 13, 1944 Reinforcements for Normandy Beachhead U. S. soldiers crowd into every inch of space aboard this LCT (Landing Craft, Tank), which is making continuous runs from transports to the Allied beachhead on the Normandy coast.' 13 June 1944
Price:
$120.00
Product:
Image Information
Donor:
Accession Number:
Date:
Hometown:
Branch:
Theater of Service:
Campaign / Event:
POW / KIA:
Collection Level:
The Charles Ives Collection consists of 719 photographs from the Pacific Theater of WWII. Many of the photographs were taken between 1944 and 1945. Mr. Ives inherited the photographs from a friend from Marblehead, Massachusetts who served as an aviator in the Army Air Corps and discharged as a Major in 1945.
Geography:
Normandie
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--France
Crowds--France
Landing craft--American--France
Smiling