An oval light brown rock has “D-Day June 6, 44” written on it in black ink.
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2012.8.2.1
An oval light brown rock has “D-Day June 6, 44” written on it in black ink.
This rock was picked up from one of the Normandy beaches on D-Day, June 6, 1944 by Master Sergeant Wallace B. Jackson of the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion.
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Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Hattye Thomas Yarbrough (2012.8.2.1).
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11/08/2023
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