Black Coast Artillery Sailor 1st Class from US Coast Guard Boats (USCG) Charles Tyner (Coast Guardsman Charles Tyner, Fireman first class) inspects his steel helmet, damaged by a large fragment of an artillery shell in battle during the landing of the Allies on the beaches of southern France.
Charles Tyner himself escaped with light scratches.
Charles Tyner photo source: US National Archives.
Location: France
Photo Time: 1944