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Father William Dempsey of New York City, conducts a mass for troops of the 56th Signal Battalion, in an apple orchard, the first Sunday after "D-Day," at Saint Laurent Sur-Mere…

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Saint Laurent Sur-Mere, France, 1944: Father William Dempsey of New York City, conducts a mass for troops…

Saint Laurent Sur-Mere, France, 06/11/1944

SC 320867Field no. ETO-HQ-44-5070RG 111
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Father William Dempsey of New York City, conducts a mass for troops of the 56th Signal Battalion, in an apple orchard, the first Sunday after "D-Day," at Saint Laurent Sur-Mere, France. 11 June 1944

Date
06/11/1944
Place
Saint Laurent Sur-Mere, France · approximate position
Photographer
Poinsette
Units
56th Signal Battalion
People
William Dempsey
SC number
320867
Field number
ETO-HQ-44-5070
Source
U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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