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An improvised road, constructed on the hard gravel of Orchard Beach, Northern France, by American Engineers, proves a boon to truck drivers charged with the obligation of gotting…

U.S. Army Signal Corps photograph

Omaha Beach, France, 1944: An improvised road, constructed on the hard gravel of Orchard Beach…

Omaha Beach, France, 06/07/1944

SC 320895Field no. ETO-HQ-44-4887RG 111
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An improvised road, constructed on the hard gravel of Orchard Beach, Northern France, by American Engineers, proves a boon to truck drivers charged with the obligation of gotting supplies to the forward moving troops on the continent. 7 June 1944

Date
06/07/1944
Place
Omaha Beach, France · approximate position
Photographer
Todd
SC number
320895
Field number
ETO-HQ-44-4887
Source
U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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