Occupation of La Haye du Puits under American control during World War 2. United States infantry troops under General Omar Bradley enter the town of La Haye du Puits, with buildings significantly damaged and roads covered with debris. Two soldiers enter an empty and damaged “Café du Progres B. Folliot Lefranc”. Two soldiers carefully walk on debris during a mopping up operation. Soldiers on the street during a mop-up. United States soldiers on top of an M4 Sherman tank covered with tree branches rolls through the center of town. Shop sign for “Citroën”. United States infantry troops on foot enter the town limits. Town signage “La Haye du Puits” at the town limits. Infantry troops find damaged buildings and debris of La Haye du Puits. The town square of La Haye du Puits (now known as Général-de-Gaulle Place), with the Presbytère Church (18 Rue Loret, 50250 La Haye, France) on the background. United States soldiers stringing communication lines in La Haye du Puits. Soldier pulls telephone cable from cable spool. Another soldier installs cables on a post. A German prisoner-of-war raises his hands upon his capture. German soldiers with their hands on their heads after their capture by American forces.
United States military vehicles driving through devastated landscape of Avranches, Normandy during World War 2. Aerial view of Avranches with United States Army vehicles driving on the road. A wrecked M8 Greyhound Light Armored Car on roadside. Various United States Army vehicles such as M4 Sherman tanks, half-tracks and trucks pass by the wreckage of M8 Greyhound Light Armored Car. A United States Army truck and a Red Cross ambulance truck pass through devastated buildings and wreckage near Avranches, France.
Three United States soldiers looking up to the sky while sitting on top of a tank in Normandy during World War II. A United States soldier standing against hedgerow looking up to the sky. Distant view of formation of United States bombers flying over Normandy. United States soldiers smile as they look upwards to watch bombers fly. Some soldiers use binoculars to watch. Soldiers sit on the grass while watching the sky. A soldier points upwards to a formation of bombers. A soldier turns his head while looking up the sky. A man rushes forward to catch a small leaflet falling from the sky. Two soldiers dash to grab a larger leaflet dropping from the sky and then read it together as the walk away.
M4 Sherman tanks and other military vehicles moving through country road in Normandy, France during World War II. Two United States soldiers crouch while advancing alongside road tanks pass by. United States infantry soldiers moving through a village and a forest. Soldiers climb over a fallen tree trunk. Soldiers pass by a dead cow. Soldiers moving in a field. A German prisoner places his hands behind his head after his capture by a United States soldier. United States soldiers walking beside a road. A damged road sign reads “Le Dese … Le Hommet "
First female governor of Wyoming, Nellie Davis Tayloe Ross, is sworn into office. Wyoming, the first state to grant women suffrage in the United States, inaugurates its 14th governor and the first woman governor in the United States. Nellie Tayloe Ross (Democratic) signs a document during her inauguration inside the Senate chamber of the Cheyenne State Capitol. Wyoming officials surround Nellie Tayloe Ross. Nellie Tayloe Ross, dressed in mourning due to her husband’s recent death, looks at the camera.
Aerial view of the United States Marine Corps War Memorial, also known as the Iwo Jima Memorial, in Arlington, Virginia. The United States flag waves from the memorial statue. Parked cars in front of the Pentagon (Washington, DC 22202, United States). Aerial view of the Pentagon, the headquarters building of the United States Department of Defense, and S Washington Boulevard in Arlington County. Multitude of cars parked on the grounds of the Pentagon as seen from aerial view. Aerial shot of the Pentagon from the Potomac River. View of the Potomac River, with the Washington Monument obelisk is seen across the river.
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