USS LST-134 is in the background, as a US Army's (18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division) 2 1/2 ton truck, armed with a Browning M2 machine gun (in canvas casing) prepares to be loaded onto an unidentified LST in Dorset, England, in preparation for the Normandy invasion; early June 1944.  

Destination Omaha Beach, Normandy

Lt. Gen. George Patton Jr. (Nov. 11, 1885 - Dec. 21, 1945) conducts a review of the US 2nd Infantry Division, part of the US Third Army, in England, April 1944, prior to the June 6 Normandy invasion. Sitting in the back seat is Major General Walter M. Robertson (Jun 15, 1888 - Nov. 22, 1954) commander of the 2nd Infantry Division. 

Saluting during a review

US soldiers unloading from a Landing Craft Tank (LCT -525) a GMC CCKW-352 short wheel base 2 1/2-ton 6x6 Army truck; Utah Beach, Normandy, France, June 8, 1944.  