American troops departing the first troop transport to enter Cherbourg harbor, France, 25 Jul 1944

Caption     American troops departing the first troop transport to enter Cherbourg harbor, France, 25 Jul 1944 ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Army Signal Corps via ibilio.org
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Identification Code   SC 193948
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Photo Size 740 x 586 pixels
Photos on Same Day 25 Jul 1944
Photos at Same Place Cherbourg, Basse-Normandie, France
Added By C. Peter Chen
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".

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1. Joey Kent says:
9 Jun 2017 06:35:59 AM

My father, David Kent, is second from right descending the stairs and looking at the camera. This is the arrival of the 204th AAA Auto Weapons Headquarters Battalion arriving to set up camp in Cherbourg where they would remain until 1 Sep 1944.
2. Anonymous says:
29 Dec 2024 09:37:12 PM

I don't believe this is the 204th AAA Auto Weapons Headquarters Battalion. The pom code colors dont seem to align with any 204th AAA units and I believe the 204th arrived at Omaha Beach on the 19th of June not Cherbourg on the 25th of July. Also I believe this is the HMS Twickenham.

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