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U.S. troops land on Omaha Beach

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Photograph by Robert F. Sargent.

Date created
June 6, 1944
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Original image housed by Wikipedia

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  • The Great Depression and World War II: Primary sources and readings explore the history of North Carolina and the United States during the Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945). (Page 5.6)
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A LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel) from the U.S. Coast Guard-manned USS Samuel Chase disembarks troops of the U.S. Army’s First Division on the morning of June 6, 1944 (D-Day) at Omaha Beach.