Picture of Ships Crossing the English Channel in Preparation for D-Day
Landing ships (with USS LST-73 in the foreground), carrying troops of the 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, move toward the north coast of France on "D-Day", 6 June 1944. They are protected against low-flying enemy aircraft by gas-filled balloons. (June 6, 1944).
Photograph from the Army Signal Corps Collection in the U.S. National Archives.
