Photo #: 80-G-252564 Normandy Invasion, June 1944 Casualty evacuation boats in readiness on "Omaha" Beach, shortly after 6 June 1944. Note: barge being beached at left, propelled by two LCMs; and ships sunk in the background to form the "Gooseberry" artificial harbor. See Photo # 80-G-252567 for a view of these ships just before they were sunk. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 101KB; 740 x 605 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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11 December 2003