Robert F. Sargent Explained

Robert F. Sargent
Birth Date:1923
Death Date:2012
Allegiance:United States
Branch:United States Coast Guard
Rank:Chief Photographers Mate
Known For:Photographing Taxis to Hell – and back – Into the Jaws of Death

Robert F. Sargent (1923–2012)[1] was a United States Coast Guard chief petty officer. He was from Summit, New Jersey.[2]

A photographers mate, he is best known for a photograph he took of troops of Company E, 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division landing on Omaha Beach from a U.S. Coast Guard landing craft (from the U.S. Coast Guard-manned) on D-Day.[3] [4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Taxis to hell - and back . Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA . 11 November 2024.
  2. Web site: Winship . Thomas . ABOARD THE COAST GUARD-ASSAULT TRANSPORT U.S.S. SAMUEL CHASE, OFF THE COAST OF FRANCE . U.S. Department of Defense . U.S. Coast Guard . 12 November 2024.
  3. Web site: U.S. Coast Guard at Normandy. U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office. May 31, 2019.
  4. Web site: August 27, 1999. Photography Review; An American Century, Through the Government's Lens. The New York Times. June 25, 2011 . Goldberg. Vicki.
  5. Web site: 12 September 2010 . Greatest Generation D-day landing. Famous Pictures. May 25, 2013 . Lucas. Dean.

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