U.S. Navy Ships at Normandy
Command Ships, Battleships, Cruisers, Destroyers, and Destroyer Escorts of the Western Naval Task Force During Operation Overlord
Senior U.S. officers watching operations from the bridge of USS Augusta (CA-31), off Normandy, 8 June 1944. They are (from left to right): Rear Admiral Alan G. Kirk, USN, Commander Western Naval Task Force; Lieutenant General Omar N. Bradley, U.S. Army, commanding general, U.S. First Army; Rear Admiral Arthur D. Struble, USN, (with binoculars) chief of staff for Rear Admiral Kirk; and Major General Ralph Royce, U.S. Army (80-G-252940).
USS Ancon (AGC-4) (Omaha Beach amphibious force command ship)
USS Augusta (CL-31) (Western Naval Task Force flagship)
USS Bayfield (APA-33) (Utah Beach amphibious force command ship)
Published: Tue Apr 21 09:18:03 EDT 2020