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DOING THE JOB FOR AMERICAN MOTHERS

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Near Omaha Beach, France, 1944: French ladies from villages around Normandy, France, place flowers on…

Near Omaha Beach, France, 06/20/1944

SC 190826Field no. ETO-HQ-44-5656RG 111
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DOING THE JOB FOR AMERICAN MOTHERS. French ladies from villages around Normandy, France, place flowers on the graves of American soldiers who gave their lives on the beachheads and in front line assaults on the continent. June 20, 1944. Near Omaha beach, France

Date
06/20/1944
Place
Near Omaha Beach, France · approximate position
Photographer
Weintraub
SC number
190826
Field number
ETO-HQ-44-5656
Source
U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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