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Description1944 NormandyLST.jpg	Into the Jaws of Death English: 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. Français : Un Landing Craft Vehicle & Personnel (Trad. : Barge de débarquement de véhicules et de personnel) provenant de l'USS Samuel Chase piloté par l'US Coast Guard (Trad. : Corps des garde-côtes des États-Unis), débarque des troupes de la 1^re division d'infanterie américaine, dans la matinée du 6 juin 1944 (le D-Day, ou « Jour-J » de l'Opération Neptune) à Omaha Beach.
Date	6 June 1944
Source	Famous Coast Guard Photographs (direct image URL ) Also The Coast Guard at Normandy "The Jaws of Death" (direct image URL )
Author	Chief Photographer's Mate (CPHOM) Robert F. Sargent, U.S. Coast Guard
Permission (Reusing this file)	Public domain; official U.S. Coast Guard photograph
Other versions	Many versions exist, with sometimes signifcant differences: Featured picture Defense Visual Information Center photograph HD-SN-99-02700 (War & Conflict book #1041) Naval Historical Center photograph 26-G-2343 NARA image 26-G-2343/Vendor #93 (also different versions here, here, and here) U.S. Army file #CG 2343

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