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Slapton Sands, England, 1944: The "follow-up" invasion of foreign soil

Slapton Sands, England, 01/18/1944

SC 189105Field no. ETO-HQ-44-359RG 111
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SPECIALISTS PREPARE TO LAND ON BEACHHEADS OF WESTERN EUROPE...... The "follow-up" invasion of foreign soil. Men of the Quartermaster Corps Detachment of an outfit in invasion maneuvers, in England, use the versatile "Duck" to haul gasoline cans from the mother barge to shore. January 18, 1944.

Date
01/18/1944
Place
Slapton Sands, England · approximate position
Photographer
Kenny
SC number
189105
Field number
ETO-HQ-44-359
Source
U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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