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Near Cherbourg, France, 1944: This action photo, made within range of Cherbourg, shows the crew of…

Near Cherbourg, France, 06/28/1944

SC 190792Field no. ETO-HQ-44-6055RG 111
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HOWITZERS IN ACTION AT CHERBOURG. This action photo, made within range of Cherbourg, shows the crew of a 155 mm howitzer blasting the city's defenses. Shell casings piled in the foreground indicate this crew's activity.

Date
06/28/1944
Place
Near Cherbourg, France · approximate position
Photographer
Lt Charles Collier
SC number
190792
Field number
ETO-HQ-44-6055
Source
U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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