Robert F. Sargent

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Into the Jaws of Death: Omaha Beach, photographed by Robert F. Sargent, CPhoM, USCG

Robert F. Sargent was a Chief Photographer's Mate in the United States Coast Guard. He is best known for Into the Jaws of Death, a photograph he took of troops of Company E, 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division landing on Omaha Beach from a Coast Guard landing craft (from the U.S. Coast Guard-manned USS Samuel Chase) on D-Day.[1][2][3]

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  1. ^ Goldberg, Vicki (August 27, 1999). "PHOTOGRAPHY REVIEW; An American Century, Through the Government's Lens". New York Times. Retrieved June 25, 2011. 
  2. ^ Lucas, Dean (12 September 2010). "Greatest Generation D-day landing". Famous Pictures. Retrieved May 25, 2013. 
  3. ^ Price, Scott T. "U.S. Coast Guard at Normandy". U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office. Retrieved January 30, 2012.