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American troops move through the fields of Northern France, supporting the first wave of liberators, who landed on the continent

U.S. Army Signal Corps photograph

Near Utah Beach, France, 1944: American troops move through the fields of Northern France…

Near Utah Beach, France, 06/06/1944

SC 320887Field no. ETO-HQ-44-4840RG 111
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American troops move through the fields of Northern France, supporting the first wave of liberators, who landed on the continent. In the right foreground is a Signal Corps man keeping contact with a walkie-talkie. 6 June 1944

Date
06/06/1944
Place
Near Utah Beach, France · approximate position
Photographer
Shelton
SC number
320887
Field number
ETO-HQ-44-4840
Source
U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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