| Original Caption: “This photo, taken during the first Omaha Beach, showing tanks that were landed with assault troops in the invasion of France.” D-Day scene on Omaha Beach, June 6, 1944. USS LCI(L)-553, lost to action and disabled at this time, is partially visible in the left background. Landing Craft Vehicle and Personnel (LCVP) at left is from USS Samuel Chase (APA-26). Note vehicles and men on the beach, and “Caution .. No Signal .. Left Drive” sign on the General Motors Corporation DUKW “Duck” 6-wheel-drive amphibious truck in lower right. The 165th Signal Photo Company, commanded by Captain Herman V. Wall (April 21, 1905 – January 13, 1997), lands on Omaha Beach during the afternoon of June 6, 1944. Wall took a series of photos of the beach as he exited his Landing Craft Vehicle and Personnel (LCVP). Wall was later seriously wounded by Nazi German shelling, and lost his left leg. He argued with medical personnel until his camera film, including this image, was flown to England. These were some of the 1st images of the Normandy invasion published in the United States. | |
| Image Filename | wwii0456.jpg |
| Image Size | 1.94 MB |
| Image Dimensions | 5630 x 4410 |
| Photographer | Herman Wall |
| Photographer Title | United States Army Signal Corps |
| Caption Author | Written or Adapted by Jason McDonald |
| Date Photographed | June 6, 1944 |
| Location | |
| City | Omaha Beach |
| State or Province | Normandy |
| Country | France |
| Archive | National Archives and Records Administration |
| Record Number | 111-SC-189899-S |
| Status | Caption ©2026 MFA Productions LLC Please Do Not Duplicate or Distribute Without Permission; Image in the Public Domain |
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