Robert F. Sargent
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Robert F. Sargent was a Chief Photographer's Mate in the United States Coast Guard. He is best known for Into the Jaws of Death, a photograph he took of troops of Company E, 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division landing on Omaha Beach from a Coast Guard landing craft (from the U.S. Coast Guard-manned USS Samuel Chase) on D-Day.[1][2][3]
[edit] External links
- ^ Goldberg, Vicki (August 27, 1999). "PHOTOGRAPHY REVIEW; An American Century, Through the Government's Lens". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1999/08/27/arts/photography-review-an-american-century-through-the-government-s-lens.html. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
- ^ Lucas, Dean (2010-09-12). "Greatest Generation D-day landing". Famous Pictures. http://www.famouspictures.org/mag/index.php?title=Greatest_Generation_D-day_landing. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
- ^ Price, Scott T.. "U.S. Coast Guard at Normandy". U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office. http://www.uscg.mil/history/articles/h_normandy.asp. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
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