D-Day

MoMM 2/C Robert Maclellan, USN. He drove landing barges onto Utah beach at Normandy on H-Hour June 6, 1944 and then went to the Philippines and Okinawa for beach landings there. The patch on his left shoulder represents US Navy assault boat drivers and crews.
Purple Heart and Gold Star for Private Elmer J. Groves, killed in action at Normandy.
An improvised knife made from a WW I bayonet and scabbard.
The Navy's Normandy (D-Day) patch on the shoulder of MoMM 2/C Robert Maclellan, USN.
Fought at Normandy
Fought at Normandy
Life Magazine reporting about Normandy (D-Day).
German Newspaper reporting about Normandy.
Portland Evening Express reporting about Normandy.
Using the Allied Invasion at Normandy to sell war bonds.
Using the Allied Invasion at Normandy to sell war bonds.
Smiling German prisoners aboard a U.S. Coast Guard ship at Normandy.
Coast Guard Corpsman giving aid at Normandy.