Robert F. Sargent
Robert F. Sargent | |
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Sargent (left) shows fellow Coast Guardsman Clyde Wilson a photograph of the sinking landing craft that Wilson evacuated on D-Day. | |
| Born | July 19, 1918 |
| Died | March 27, 1969 (aged 50) |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Coast Guard |
| Rank | Chief Photographers Mate |
| Known for | Into the Jaws of Death |
Robert Fred Sargent (July 19, 1918 – March 27, 1969) was a United States Coast Guard chief petty officer. He was from Summit, New Jersey.
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.