Normandy Beachhead The beachhead is secure, but the price was high. A U.S. Coast Guard photographer came upon this monument to a dead American soldier somewhere on the shell-blasted shore of Normandy shortly after D-Day. SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Small (0 KB)| Medium (61.44 KB)| Full Size (0.2 MB) Tags: D-Day 75 Photo By: U.S. Coast Guard photo VIRIN: 440606-O-ZZ999-049.JPG Photo Gallery