Taxis To Hell- And Back
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Taxis To Hell- And Back
June 6, 1944
Gelatin silver print
18.5 x 24.1 cm.
Museum accession
Inscriptions verso (printed): 2343
From: Public Relations Division U.S. Coast Guard Washington, D.C.
Official Coast Guard Photo
Taxis To Hell- And Back
(No.7 in a series of 10)
Into the jaws of death - American invaders spring from the ramp of a Coast Guard-Manned landing barge to wade those last perilous yards to the beach of Normandy. Enemy fire will cut some of them down. Their 'taxi' will pull itself off the sands and dash back to a Coast Guard-Manned transport for more passengers. On D-Day Coast Guard drivers pushed their 'taxis'...
From: Public Relations Division U.S. Coast Guard Washington, D.C.
Official Coast Guard Photo
Taxis To Hell- And Back
(No.7 in a series of 10)
Into the jaws of death - American invaders spring from the ramp of a Coast Guard-Manned landing barge to wade those last perilous yards to the beach of Normandy. Enemy fire will cut some of them down. Their 'taxi' will pull itself off the sands and dash back to a Coast Guard-Manned transport for more passengers. On D-Day Coast Guard drivers pushed their 'taxis'...
