Robert F. Sargent

Robert F. Sargent (1923–2012)^[1] was a United States Coast Guard chief petty officer^[2]. He was from Summit, New Jersey^[3].

Robert F. Sargent
Sargent (left) presenting a photo to fellow Coast Guardsman Clyde Wilson.
Born	1923
Died	2012
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Coast Guard
Rank	Chief Photographers Mate
Known for	Photographing Taxis to Hell – and back – Into the Jaws of Death

Taxis to Hell – and back – Into the Jaws of Death, photographed by Sargent at Omaha Beach during D-Day, June 6, 1944

A photographers mate, he is best known for 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.^[2][4][5]

References

1. "Taxis to hell - and back". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
2. "U.S. Coast Guard at Normandy". U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
3. Winship, Thomas. "ABOARD THE COAST GUARD-ASSAULT TRANSPORT U.S.S. SAMUEL CHASE, OFF THE COAST OF FRANCE" (PDF). U.S. Department of Defense. U.S. Coast Guard. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
4. Goldberg, Vicki (August 27, 1999). "Photography Review; An American Century, Through the Government's Lens". The New York Times. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
5. Lucas, Dean (September 12, 2010). "Greatest Generation D-day landing". Famous Pictures. Retrieved May 25, 2013.