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Roadside Stop in France
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A roadside stop in Normandy, France. Three men are standing with a jeep. From left is Robert Doyle, war correspondent for the Milwaukee Journal. The other men are Eric Baume, Australian correspondent and London Bureau Chief for Truth Newspapers, and Edward Chichester, the 6th Marquess of Donegall, ace reporter for the London Sunday Dispatch. A helmet is attached to the grill of the jeep with the name, "T.S. Rat" stenciled on it. Trees and shrubs are on the side of the road.
August 25, 1944
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