Soldiers Crouching Behind the Bulwarks of a Coast Guard Landing Barge
6/6/1944
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The original caption for this photograph reads: French Coast Dead Ahead- Helmeted Yankee soldiers crouch, tightly packed, behind the bulwarks of a Coast Guard landing barge in the historic sweep across the English Channel to the shores of Normandy. Minutes later, they dashed up the beach under fire from the Nazi defenders. These Coast Guard barges rode back and forth through D-Day bringing wave of reinforcements to the beachhead.
This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Coast Guard .
Full Citation: Photograph 26-G-2340; Photograph of Soldiers Crouching Behind the Bulwarks of a Coast Guard Landing Barge; 6/6/1944; Activities, Facilities, and Personalities, 1886 - 1967; Records of the U.S. Coast Guard , Record Group 26; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/soldiers-barge-dday, May 9, 2024]