Photograph of the Flag-Draped Body of Major Thomas D. Howie on the Rubble of the St. Lo Cathedral

SC 191896 - An American flag is draped over the coffin of an American soldier killed in the battle for St. Lo. The coffin rests on the steps of the cathedral in the city. 20 July, 1944

SC 192103 - Passing a dead German, a jeep of an infantry division moves through the streets of battle-scarred St. Lo, France, on its way to the front lines. 29 July, 1944

SC 191953 - A Yank patrol picks its way through the blasted ruins of St. Lo, France, toward the Notre Dame cathedral, to rid the town of any possible French or German artillery spotters who might still be there. 25 July, 1944

SC 192155 - GI infantryman advances past dead German toward wrecked church in St. Lo, France. 23 July, 1944

Crossed rifles in the sand are a comrade's tribute to this American soldier who sprang ashore from a landing barge and died at the barricades of Western Europe.

SC 191954 - A Yank patrol picks its way through the village of St. Lo, France, now in blasted ruins after its fall to the Allies

SC 191955 - Small U.S. patrols search through the ruins of St. Lo, France, to eliminate any remaining German artillery observers who may direct German artillery fire to the town from the Nazi positions south of the town. 26 July, 1944

SC 192102 - Motor vehicles of the 29th Inf. Div. move through the streets battle-scarred St. Lo, France, on their way to the front lines. 29 July, 1944