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Photo #: NH 99216

Normandy Invasion, June 1944

Senior U.S. Army officers on board USS Ancon (AGC-4), 5 June 1944, the day before Allied forces landed on Normandy. They are, from left to right:
Major General C.J. Huebner, Commanding General, First Division;
Major General L.T. Gerow, Commanding General, Fifth Corps; and
Brigadier General W.M. Hoge.
Ancon was command ship for the "Omaha" Beach assault.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.

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26 March 2004