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Carteret, France, 1944: FRENCH GREET THE ALLIES French civilians rush out to greet the first…

Carteret, France, 06/23/1944

SC 190698Field no. ETO-HQ-44-5743RG 111
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FRENCH GREET THE ALLIES French civilians rush out to greet the first American soldiers to arrive in Carteret, a French town in Normandy, France. Gifts of flowers and wine are offered, and the children are held up to see their liberators. June 23, 1944. Signal Corps Photo ETO-HQ-44-5743 (Collier). Orig. neg. rec'd from ocsigo Hdgrs., SQS, European Theatre of Operations, USA, June, 1946. Released by Overseas Field Press Censor SHAEF, June 23, 19440 4x5 orig. neg. Lot 881.7 pog

Date
06/23/1944
Place
Carteret, France · approximate position
Photographer
Lt Charles Collier
SC number
190698
Field number
ETO-HQ-44-5743
Source
U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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