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Carentan, France, 1944: Army Chaplain Francis L

Carentan, France, 06/17/1944

SC 190490Field no. ETO-HQ-44-5312-11RG 111
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U. S. Army Chaplain Francis L. Sampson of Sioux Falls, N.D., gives absolution to American paratroopers killed in action in Carentan, France, June 17, 1944.

Date
06/17/1944
Place
Carentan, France · approximate position
Photographer
Runyan
Units
101st Airborne Division
People
Francis L. Sampson
SC number
190490
Field number
ETO-HQ-44-5312-11
Source
U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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