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Members of the 82nd Airborne Division, 508th Regiment, make a last minute check of their equipment before taking off from an airfield in Saltby, England, for the invasion of Europe

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Saltby, England, 1944: Members of the 82nd Airborne Division, 508th Regiment, make a last…

Saltby, England, 06/05/1944

SC 320905Field no. ETO-HQ-44-4722-16RG 111
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Members of the 82nd Airborne Division, 508th Regiment, make a last minute check of their equipment before taking off from an airfield in Saltby, England, for the invasion of Europe. 6 June 1944

Date
06/05/1944
Place
Saltby, England · approximate position
Photographer
Weiner
Units
82nd Airborne Division, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
SC number
320905
Field number
ETO-HQ-44-4722-16
Source
U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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