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Michael Beschloss on Twitter: "D-Day plus 3—World War II barrage balloons & Allied vessels at Omaha Beach in France, 71 years ago today: #NARA http://t.co/JBZS8yu4OC" / Twitter
National Museum of American History on Twitter: "76 years ago today, the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion, an all African American unit, were part of the first waves of soldiers on Omaha and
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Protecting the Beaches with Balloons: D-Day and the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion | National Air and Space Museum
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The 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion: The African American Heroes of the D- Day Invasion | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans
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Protecting the Beaches with Balloons: D-Day and the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion | National Air and Space Museum
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