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Rock from Normandy Beaches, D-Day 1944
June 6, 1944
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Washington, D.C., United States
Small circular black-flecked white rock with the inscription: [D-DAY / JUNE 6, / 44] written in black marker. This rock was retrieved from a Normandy beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944, by Master Sergeant Wallace B. Jackson of the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion and sent to Hattye T. Yarbrough, an educator and wife of a veteran.
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Details
- Title: Rock from Normandy Beaches, D-Day 1944
- Date Created: June 6, 1944
- Physical Dimensions: H x W x D: 1 1/2 × 1 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (3.8 × 4.4 × 3.8 cm)
- Subject Keywords: Military, World War, 1939-1945
- Medium: ink on rock
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