Title:
LST's Unloading at Normandy, France
Object ID:
2015.024.002
Object Name:
Print, Photographic
Date:
06-07/1944
Description:
Photocopy of a photograph of LSTs unloading during Normandy landings with vehicles, supplies, and troops organizing on shore. Barrage balloons can be seen overhead as protection from enemy aircraft. Identifiable LSTs in the picture include (from left to right):
LST-524
LST-532 (U.S.S. Chase County)
LST-262
LST-310 (later ARL-42 U.S.S. Aeolus)
LST-533 (U.S.S. Cheboygan County)
LST-524
LST-532 (U.S.S. Chase County)
LST-262
LST-310 (later ARL-42 U.S.S. Aeolus)
LST-533 (U.S.S. Cheboygan County)
Place:
Normandy, France
Copyright:
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LSTs on Normady Beach
LSTs on Normady Beach