It's The Real Thing, Boys. Allied soldiers know it's the real thing with they receive invasion money prior to hitting the beaches of Southern France in Europe's second D-Day. Aboard a Coast Guard combat cutter Army Lieut. Richard Newell (right) of San Francisco, aide to General John O'Daniel, passes out the currency to two invasion veterans: Staff Sergeant.

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