Omaha Beach, France, 1944: THE RED CROSS OVER FRANCE

Omaha Beach, France, 07/04/1944

SC 190949Field no. ETO-HQ-44-6608RG 111

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THE RED CROSS OVER FRANCE. S/Sgt. Joseph Harvat, of Denver, Colo., raises a flag over a German pillbox in Normandy following its capture by Allied forces. The pillbox is being used as a dispensary. The flag was one of the first to reach France on D-Day, having been brought ashore from a landing craft sunk by enemy firm. France. 7/4/44.

Date: 07/04/1944
Place: Omaha Beach, France · approximate position
People: Joseph Harvat
SC number: 190949
Field number: ETO-HQ-44-6608
Source: U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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Omaha Beach, France, 1944: THE RED CROSS OVER FRANCE

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