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US landing craft unloading soldiers onto Normandy beach, France, June 1944
Photograph. Two landing craft, each flying an American flag, unloading troops onto a beach. Official caption on front...
LCVP cruising toward Normandy, France, 1944
Photograph. American soldiers riding in a LCVP [landing craft, vehicle, personnel] in the English Channel. Official...
US barrage balloons and LSTs crossing the English Channel, 1944
Photograph. American barrage balloons flying over LSTs underway. Official caption on front: "D-Day at Normandy. US Navy...
PT-517 and another PT boat speeding through water, English Channel, early 1944
U.S. torpedo boat PT-517 and another PT (Patrol Torpedo) boat speeding through water; possibly during training for...
Langrehr, Henry Loved to Jump
Henry Langrehr liked to parachute because it was a thrill. They used T5 chutes [Annotator's Note: parachute] which were...
Kaslow, Solis "Sol" Becoming a Sailor
Solis “Sol” Kaslow went through boot camp [Annotator’s Note: in Sampson, New York] and then was trained as a navigator...
Morgan, Fred 33 Days of Combat
When Fred B. Morgan, Junior was working [Annotator's Note: as a medic with Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 505th...
Magnifico, Charles Prewar Life to France
Charles Magnifico was born in 1923 in Jersey City, New Jersey during the Depression [Annotator's Note: The Great...
Pierce, Wayne D-Day Preparations
Wayne Pierce returned to his regiment and was placed in Company B. He went to the battalion commander who told him...
Peardon, Eveline D-Day
Around five on the morning of 6 June 1944, Eveline Peardon and her family were awoken by the sound of heavy artillery...
Whitaker, Fred Entrance into Service
Fred Whitaker was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His family lived in a working-class community. His maternal...
Harold, Paul D-Day and La Fière Bridge
Harold Paul [Annotator's Note: a paratrooper in Company A, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division]...

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