Senior U.S. officers watch operations from the bridge of USS Augusta (CA 31) off Normandy, June 8, 1944.
Senior U.S. officers watch operations from the bridge of USS Augusta (CA 31) off Normandy, June 8, 1944. They are from left to right: Commander Western Naval Task Force Rear Adm. Alan G. Kirk; Commanding General, U.S. First Army Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley; Chief of Staff Rear Adm. Arthur D. Struble; and Army Maj. Gen. Ralph Royce. (Photo by U.S. Navy/National Archives)