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The commanding officer of a Paratroop unit directs his men in the search for snipers despite broken leg
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Saint Sauveur Le Vicomte, 1944: The commanding officer of a Paratroop unit directs his men in the…

Saint Sauveur Le Vicomte, 06/16/1944

SC 190853Field no. ETO-HQ-44-5486-10RG 111
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The commanding officer of a Paratroop unit directs his men in the search for snipers despite broken leg. He is getting around on a orrowed pair of crutches until the job is completed. France, 6/16/44.

Date
06/16/1944
Place
Saint Sauveur Le Vicomte · exact position
Photographer
Witscher
Units
82nd Airborne Division, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment
People
Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
SC number
190853
Field number
ETO-HQ-44-5486-10
Source
U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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