U.S. Army paratroopers jump from a C-130 Hercules aircraft to begin a week-long series of events marking the 45th anniversary of the Allied invasion of France. Three hundred and fifty American soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division and 3rd Battalion, 325th Infantry Regiment, made the jump along with 50 British paratroopers
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Saint Mere-Eglise
Country: France (FRA)
Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Perry J. Heimer
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
04/06/1989
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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