Wounded US servicemen on the deck of a landing craft off the coast of Normandy, France, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Rows of wounded United States servicemen lying on litters on the deck of a landing craft. Official caption on front: "Part of the price of war. Casualties from the beaches. Coast Guard Photo 220-20." 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
Transport ships--American--France
World War, 1939-1945--Casualties--American--France
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy
Wounds & injuries--France
Medical aspects of war--France
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy