Brigadier Gen. Graves B. Erskine, Commanding General of northern landing troops and his staff, wade ashore on the island to set up a command post on D plus 2. 17 June, 1944.
Photographer: T/Sgt. Wm. Fitch. Photo Source: U.S. National Archives. Digitized by Signal Corps Archive.
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- 1944-06-17
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- Signal Corps Archive from United States
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- Wikimedia Commons
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