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A Coast Guard-manned LCVP from the U.S.S. Samuel Chase disembarks troops of the First Division on the morning of 6 June 1944 at Omaha Beach

The Jaws of Death

An official U.S. Coast Guard photograph by CPHOM Robert F. Sargent, USCG. A Coast Guard-manned LCVP from the U.S.S. Samuel Chase disembarks troops of the First Division on the morning of 6 June 1944 at Omaha Beach.

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Tags: Omaha Beach, LCVP, normandy, Samuel Chase, jaws of death

Photo by: CPHOM Robert F. Sargent, USCG | VIRIN: 190415-G-G0000-7001.JPG

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