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Pvt Vincent M. Killen, age 18 with the 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. Landed Omaha Beach D Day +1 on the  07th  June 1944 1st fighting at  The village of Treviers heavy fighting  then the hedge groves of Hill 192 pushing to Saint- Lo fighting Fallschirmjäger Regiment 9 and 14 days later. On a Wednesday 21 June 1944, at Saint-George-d'Elle on the outskirts of  Saint -Lo. He is buried at the Normandy American cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer. Plot J. Grave 23 awarded Purple Heart
Pvt Vincent M. Killen, age 18 with the 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. Landed Omaha Beach D Day +1 on the 07th June 1944 1st fighting at The village of Treviers heavy fighting then the hedge groves of Hill 192 pushing to Saint- Lo fighting Fallschirmjäger Regiment 9 and 14 days later. On a Wednesday 21 June 1944, at Saint-George-d'Elle on the outskirts of Saint -Lo. He is buried at the Normandy American cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer. Plot J. Grave 23 awarded Purple Heart
Wounded D-Day soldiers arriving in Portland Harbour in Dorset, England.
Wounded D-Day soldiers arriving in Portland Harbour in Dorset, England.
an army uniform is on display in a room with bookshelves and other items
an air force soldier is jumping off the side of a plane
Capitaine 101 Airborne 506 pir 3ème bataillon
Capitaine 101 Airborne 506 pir 3ème bataillon
Capitaine 101 Airborne 506 pir 3ème bataillon
some soldiers are walking in the sand with their arms up
German POWs being escorted along one of the Gold area beaches, 6 June 1944.
black and white photograph of soldiers walking down the street
28th Division troops in Bastogne.
First aid post established within the anti-tank ditch in front of Wn62, 6th June 1944.
Omaha Beach, First Aid Post
First aid post established within the anti-tank ditch in front of Wn62, 6th June 1944.
22 Images That Show the Many Faces of World War II
22 Images That Show the Many Faces of WWII
22 Images That Show the Many Faces of World War II
black and white photo of people in the water with an airplane on it's back