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80-G-252807 Normandy Invasion, June 1944

Photo #: 80-G-252807 Normandy Invasion, June 1944
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Title: Normandy Invasion, June 1944
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Description: A U.S. Army Jeep (nicknamed Dam Yankee) is towed ashore on a Normandy beach, 12 June 1944. Two of the men with this vehicle appear to be African-Americans. Note the amphibious operation breathing tube leading to the engine compartment, and the U.S. flag mounted on the windshield. Taken by Combat Photo Unit Eight (CPU-8). Wartime censors have deleted markings on the Jeep's front bumper, and an object in the right distance. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-252807
Original Date: 1944-06-12
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