Command of US forces in Cricqueville en Bessin, Normandy, north-western France. From left to right: the commander of the 20th US Air Army, General Henry Arnold (June 25, 1886 - January 15, 1950), Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Expeditionary Forces in Western Europe, General Dwight Eisenhower, (October 14, 1890 - March 28, 1969 ), Commander of the 19th US Corps, Major General Charles Corlett (07/31/1889 - 10/13/1971), Chief of Staff of the US Army, General George Marshall (31.12.1880 - 16.10.1959), Commander of the 1st US Army Lt. Gen. Omar Bradley (partially visible) (02/12/1893 - 04/08/1981), Commander of the US Navy Admiral Ernest King (23.11.1878 - 25.06.1956). 


High Command together

USS LST-603, USS LST-74 and USS LST-141 load soldiers of the US 3rd Infantry Division at Bagnoli harbor, 4 miles from Naples, Italy, 31 July, 1944, during an embarkation exercise prior to Operation Dragoon, the Invasion of Southern France.

Embarkation into LSTs

Catholic worship in the American sector of Omaha Beach, Normandy, France, a few days after the area was secured; June, 1944.  
