Scott Wigle Sends Back First Invasion Photo. Coast Guard Combat Photographer S. Scott Wigle, former Detroit (Mich.) newspaperman, made the first photo of the invasion of France to be sent back to the United States via Army Signal Corps Telephoto from London on D Day. The pictured captioned "They're Off. The Invasion's On," showed columns of troop-packed LCI's heading across the English Channel toward France. Overhead were barrage balloons to protect the infantry landing craft against low-flying Nazi strafers. Wigle, whose home is in Detroit, served for a time at Coast Guard Headquarters p
Scott Wigle Sends Back First Invasion Photo. Coast Guard Combat Photographer S. Scott Wigle, former Detroit (Mich.) newspaperman, made the first photo of the invasion of France to be sent back to the United States via Army Signal Corps Telephoto from London on D Day. The pictured captioned "They're Off. The Invasion's On," showed columns of troop-packed LCI's heading across the English Channel toward France. Overhead were barrage balloons to protect the infantry landing craft against low-flying Nazi strafers. Wigle, whose home is in Detroit, served for a time at Coast Guard Headquarters photo lab, Washington, before being assigned to help cover the invasion of France.
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Keywords: 17-a2-218, 26-, coast, guard, history, job, rdss, rg
