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Description	General Dwight D. Eisenhower addresses American paratroopers on D-Day. CREDIT: U.S. Army. "Dwight Eisenhower giving orders to American paratroopers in England." 1944 June 6. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress. U.S. Army photograph. No. SC 194399. Source: http://www.americaslibrary.gov/assets/aa/eisenhower/aa_eisenhower_dday_2_e.jpg from http://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/eisenhower/aa_eisenhower_dday_2_e.html from Source of higher resolution copy: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. LC-USZ62-25600. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3a26521 Memoir by Wallace C. Strobel about this photo (seen wearing the number 23 around his neck): http://www.historyaddict.com/Ike502nd.html
Source	Originally from en.wikipedia; description page is/was here.
Date	2004-06-04 (first version); 2006-11-10 (last version)
Author	Original uploader was Raul654 at en.wikipedia Later versions were uploaded by Davepape at en.wikipedia.
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