General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander, shares a light moment with paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division shortly before they boarded aircraft for the Normandy invasion on June 5, 1944. His visit to the men at their marshalling airfield, meant to boost morale before a mission he privately feared could bring heavy casualties, produced some of the most enduring images of D-Day. Project: 218246