Title from caption on object: “Bazooka Men Ashore”

June 6, 1944

Herman V. Wall, United States Army Signal Corps

Associated Names
Herman V. Wall

Artist, American, 1905 - 1997

United States Army Signal Corps

Artist

Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA)

Publisher, est. 1902

This is a photograph of a seashore landing scene involving military personnel disembarking from landing craft. In the foreground, a line of soldiers wade through the shallow waters towards a pebbled beach. They are dressed in military uniforms and appear to be carrying various equipment, including bags and weapons. Behind them, several landing crafts are visible, with one prominently marked with "US 538". The image captures the dynamic moment of a military landing, emphasizing movement from the sea to the shore. The water reflects the overcast sky, and additional vessels can be seen in the distance, contributing to the sense of a large-scale operation.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 19 × 24.4 cm (7 1/2 × 9 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 20.3 × 26 cm (8 × 10 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.338

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Catherine Ryan [?]; Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by unknown hand, lower left in negative: 189900-S; lower right US Army Signal Corps logo in negative; on verso, by unknown hand, upper center in graphite inverted: A55225 57; center printed in black ink on applied paper: BAZOOKA MEN ASHORE / Another original picture made by Army Signal Corps photographers of an / American assault wave landing in Northern France. In the center, back- / ground, are the bazooka men, their deadly weapons carried at the "ready." / The harbor is jammed with assault craft waiting to unload more Yanks. / Are you backing them up by buying EXTRA War Bonds during the Fifth War / Loan? / Army Signal Corps Photo / From U S Treasury; lower center stamped in blue ink inverted: REF. DEPT. / 6-1444 / N.E.A.

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