This page features views taken on board USS Ancon (AGC-4) in June 1944 and later, mainly during the Normandy operation.
For other images concerning USS Ancon, see:
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Photo #: 80-G-231758 USS Ancon (AGC-4) Chaplain Lt. R. H. McConnell, USN, conducting Protestant church services for Navy and Army personnel on 3 June 1944, just before the invasion of Normandy. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 84KB; 740 x 615 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-231759 USS Ancon (AGC-4) Catholic Chaplain Lawrence E. Deery conducting Mass for Navy and Army personnel on 3 June 1944, just before the invasion of Normandy. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 77KB; 740 x 625 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: NH 99216 Normandy Invasion, June 1944 Senior U.S. Army officers on board USS Ancon (AGC-4), 5 June 1944, the day before Allied forces landed on Normandy. They are, from left to right: Major General C.J. Huebner, Commanding General, First Division; Major General L.T. Gerow, Commanding General, Fifth Corps; and Brigadier General W.M. Hoge. Ancon was command ship for the "Omaha" Beach assault. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. Online Image: 116KB; 740 x 640 pixels |
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Photo #: 80-G-231247 Normandy Invasion, June 1944 Convoy of LCI(L)s en route to the Normandy beaches, with barrage balloons overhead, 6 June 1944. Photographed from USS Ancon (AGC-4). Note 20mm guns, with Mark 14 lead computing sights, on board Ancon. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 104KB; 740 x 615 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-59419 Rear Admiral John L. Hall, Jr., USN (left), Commander Task Force 124, the "Omaha" Beach Assault Force On board USS Ancon (AGC-4) during the Normandy invasion, June 1944. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 73KB; 595 x 765 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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The photograph listed below was taken from USS Ancon
(AGC-4) in June 1944, but does not show any of her structure:
For other images concerning USS Ancon, see:
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions." |
Page made 31 March 2004