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Members of a ranger unit utilize captured German cavalry horses for dispatch riding and reconnaissance, Point Du Hol [Hoc], France
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Pointe du Hoc, France, 1944: Members of a ranger unit utilize captured German cavalry horses for…

Pointe du Hoc, France, 06/13/1944

SC 190160Field no. ETO-HQ-44-5053RG 111
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Members of a ranger unit utilize captured German cavalry horses for dispatch riding and reconnaissance, Point Du Hol [Hoc], France. TI/Sgt. Russell Woodill of Worcester, Mass. is the dispatch rider. France, 13 June 1944.

Date
06/13/1944
Place
Pointe du Hoc, France · approximate position
Photographer
Lovell
Units
5th Ranger Battalion
People
T/Sgt Russell Woodill
SC number
190160
Field number
ETO-HQ-44-5053
Source
U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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