Jeep Being Lowered into Landing Craft, 1945

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This photo shows a U.S. Army jeep being lowered into a landing craft from a Coast Guard-manned assault transport, during the Normandy Invasion of June 1944.

The photo is sharp and detailed enough to read the jeep hood registration number (20447210S) and other markings. The LCM is from USS Joseph T. Dickman (APA-13), but the ship in the photo is not her.

Today in WW II: 9 Jul 1940 Battle of Calabria [Battle of Punta Stilo, the toe of Italy] fought between the Italian Royal Navy and the British/Australian Royal Navies, 30 miles [48km] east of Punta Stilo. More ?

9 Jul 1943 US-British invasion of Sicily begins [night of 9-10 Jul].
9 Jul 1944 British and Canadian forces capture Caen from the Germans, a critical post-D-Day objective in Normandy, France.
9 Jul 1944 US forces reach the northern end of Saipan, finding thousands of Japanese civilian men, women, and children who commit suicide by leaping off the cliffs rather than be captured.
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