US Army (USA) MASTER Sergeants (MSG) Tim Watson (left) and Henry Sanchez, 173rd Airborne Brigade (ABN BDE), Caserma Ederle, Italy (ITA), prepare to depart Aviano Air Base (AB), ITA, for Normandy, France (FRA), to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day invasion which began the Allied occupation of Europe during World War II (WWII). On the morning of June 6, 1944, 225 Rangers invaded Omaha Beach on the northwest coast of France. After two days of fighting only 90 Rangers could still bear arms
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Aviano
State: Pordenone
Country: Italy (ITA)
Scene Camera Operator: SRA Priscilla Robinson, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
1940
Location
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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