Omaha Beach, Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, 1944: An American Medic moves along a narrow strip of beach on the Northern…

Original caption

An American Medic moves along a narrow strip of beach on the Northern coast of France administering first aid to men wounded in the landing. The men, having gained the comparative safety offered by the chalk cliff at their backs, take a breather before moving into the interior of the continent. France, June 6, 1944

Date

06/06/1944

Place

Omaha Beach, Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France · exact position

Photographer

Taylor

Units

16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division

SC number

189925

Field number

ETO-HQ-44-4778-20

Source

U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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