Near Vierville Sur Mer, France, 1944: A PLATOON OF NEGRO SOLDIERS IS LED BY CAPTAIN SAMUEL S

Near Vierville Sur Mer, France, 06/10/1944

SC 332023Field no. ETO-HQ-44-4907RG 111

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A PLATOON OF NEGRO SOLDIERS IS LED BY CAPTAIN SAMUEL S. BROUSSARD OF BREAUX BRIDGE, LA., ON THE LADDER, IN SEARCHING A FARM HOUSE IN A FRENCH TOWN FOR A GERMAN SNIPER. THEY ARE "MOPPING UP" ON THE OMAHA BEACHHEAD, NEAR VIERVILLE SUR MER, FRANCE. 10 JUNE 1944

Date: 06/10/1944
Place: Near Vierville Sur Mer, France · approximate position
SC number: 332023
Field number: ETO-HQ-44-4907
Source: U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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Near Vierville Sur Mer, France, 1944: A PLATOON OF NEGRO SOLDIERS IS LED BY CAPTAIN SAMUEL S

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