Omaha Beach wounded soldiers, 1944-06-06 SC 189910-S

American assault troops of the 3d Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st U.S. Infantry Division, who stormed Omaha Beach. Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, 6 June 1944. === Original description === Description from "Division Matrix 1st Infantry Division Images" / U.S. ARMY CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORY:SC 189910-S American assault troops of the 3d Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st U.S. Infantry Division, who stormed Omaha Beach, and although wounded, gained the comparative safety offered by the chalk cliff at their backs. Food and cigarettes were available to lend comfort to the men at Collville-Sur-Mer, Normandy, France. 6/6/44. Description from ARC catalog (ARC Identifier 531187 / Local Identifier 111-SC-189910):American assault troops of the 16th Infantry Regiment, injured while storming Omaha Beach, wait by the Chalk Cliffs for evacuation to a field hospital for further medical treatment. Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, 06/06/1944. Description from "Normandy Invasion, June 1944", Overview and Special Image Selection, history.navy.mil website:wounded men of the 3rd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, receive cigarettes and food after they

Date

1944-06-06

Photographer / author

Taylor, Photographer (Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer.)

Archive

Wikimedia Commons

Type

photograph

Original size

2,067 × 1,661 pixels

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