SHORING UP FOR D-DAY - American infantrymen, rifles ready, pour down the ramps of a Coast Guard-manned LCI as its bow hits the beach in final practice maneuvers for the invasion of Hitler's European Fortress. Repeated drills, such as this, prized the American invaders for the big liberation punch.
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On the Boats #1 On the Boats #2 Naval Vessels Inland Towns Practice Supplies #1 Supplies #2
After the Battle After the Invasion Civilians Prisioners of War Aerial Pictures Miscellaneous
Complete Naval Color Slides of World War IINEW - Aircraft Carriers Amphibious Craft Battleships Naval Planes Naval Ships
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