U.S. Army, V Corps troops disembarking in Ireland in January 1942. The soldiers were the first American troops to deploy to the European Theater during WWII. 

First troops to Ireland

Raising the American flag atop the Lorelei rock. The Rhine river is seen on the right.
The Lorelei is a 132 m (433 ft) high, steep slate rock on the right bank of the Rhine River in the Middle Rhine at Sankt Goarshausen in Germany. 


Flag raising

Congested Omaha Beach... Landing craft bringing in reinforcement to already secured beach, waiting for clearance to reach shore and discharge troops.