Wounded rangers carried aboard Texas

Photograph

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Battleship Texas Foundation

Front of 2023.1005.14

Front of 2023.1005.14

Name/Title

Wounded rangers carried aboard Texas

Entry/Object ID

2023.1005.14

Description

Dozens of men on deck watching as rangers are carried onto the ship and towards the camera. Caption starts with "(WX12-June 15)-WOUNDED RANGERS CARRIED ABOARD BATTLESHIP TEXAS..." Back is stamped with date "JUN 20 1944"

Context

Battleship Texas began preparations for Operation “Overlord,” the invasion of Northern France, on April 22, 1944. She departed Belfast for Normandy on June 3, supported the landings from June 6 to June 16, and returned to England on June 18, 1944.

Collection

Donation (Ryan Flynn), Historical Collections

Made/Created

Date made

circa Jun 20, 1944

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects