LCI 85 Amidships 2344

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LCI 85 Amidships 2344

The mortally damaged LCI(L)-85, her decks littered with the dead, lays alongside the transport Samuel Chase. Her crew managed to disembark the survivors before she sank. Note how the censor scratched off the dead man's face.

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Tags: normandy, D-Day, Samuel Chase, LCI(L)-85

Photo by: U.S. Coast Guard | VIRIN: 190419-G-G0000-7004.JPG

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