Original Caption: Old Glory moves to new Glory. Columns of Coast Guard LCIs, protected by barrage balloons against low flying Nazi strafers, advance upon the beaches of France in the wake of the stars and Stripes. A Coast Guard combat photographer, going into the invasion on an LCI caught this picture of the advance guard of the Liberation fleet in the English Channel. Date: 6/6/1944. Local Identifier: 26-G-2399
can I get a copy of this picture ,it is my fathers ship 325 LCI
Hi Richard,
That image has been added to our catalog here: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/205578567
You can download the photo by clicking on the downward facing arrow. There are no copyright restrictions on the image and it may be used and printed freely.
Best,
Kaitlyn Crain Enriquez
Archivist
National Archives & Records Administration
Still Picture Branch