Robert F. Sargent

Into the Jaws of Death, photographed by Sargent at Omaha Beach.

Robert F. Sargent (August 26, 1923 – 1969) was a United States Coast Guard chief petty officer. A photographer's mate, he is best known for Into the Jaws of Death, 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 USS Samuel Chase) on D-Day.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Goldberg, Vicki (August 27, 1999). "PHOTOGRAPHY REVIEW; An American Century, Through the Government's Lens". New York Times. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
  2. ↑ Lucas, Dean (12 September 2010). "Greatest Generation D-day landing". Famous Pictures. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  3. ↑ Price, Scott T. "U.S. Coast Guard at Normandy". U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office. Retrieved January 30, 2012.


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