Two American soldiers from the US Army with an M2HB machine gun guard the Sunday Mass in the French village of Couvains (Department of Manche in Lower Normandy, liberated by the 116th Regiment of the 29th American Infantry Division on July 13, 1944.
Behind M2HB machine gun, Private First Class of US Army Angelo Brichellio of Staten Island, New York.
The Browning machine gun (Heavy Barrel) is a version of the 12.7 mm Browning M2 machine gun of US Army that uses air cooling and therefore a heavier barrel was developed for it.
Location: Couvains, France
Time when the photo was taken: July 22, 1944