Beachhead Activities, Coleville-Sur-Mer, Cherbourg Peninsula, France ; First Pow Camp, Cherbourg Peninsula, France ; Invasion 94, American Cemetery Near Etuville, France ; Invasion 97, American Cemetery Near Etuville, France ; Invasion 98 ; Easy Red Beach Part 2

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Signal Corps ADC 1477 111 SOURCE: AFCF Card 1 of 3 ADC FILM: Arch & APC MP, Silent, 1,055 ea 1477-1 INV 116 BEACHHEAD ACTIVITIES, Coleville-sur-Mer Cherbourg Peninsula, France 6 & 8 June 1944 (M-240) An old woman stands in the roadway and gives flowers to passing US soldiers, throws some in passing vehicles. A little girl gives roses to two soldiers. They put them in buttonholes in their shirts. 8 June LS of the beachhead, Omaha Beach. High speed tractors tow artillery pieces from LST. Most of them appear to be HOWS. Two American soldiers walk with two Frenchmen. Civilians and a few Americans on street curb in Coleville. The French wave to passing American vehicles. A Frenchman hands out bottles of wine to American soldiers. LS of the beachhead. LSTs stranded at low tide; barrage balloon overhead. A jeep and another vehicle roll off LST. Several ISs of the beach. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE, LIC 1, NY NF/ek Record Group 111 Accession III - NAV - - 210 Signal Corps ADC 1477 111 SOURCE: AFCP Ca. 2 of 3 ADC FILM: Arch & APC MP, Silent, 1,055 ea 1477-2 FIRST POW CAMP Cherbourg Peninsula, France 9 June 1944 American soldiers question the German prisoners, MSs, prisoners resting on the ground. CU of one being interrogated at a map. INVASION 94 American cemetery near Etuville, France 10 June 44 (M-232) MS, grave with flowers. LSs of open graves. Dead Americans on the ground awaiting burial, Wrecked gliders. A soldier writes out tag for the dead. (a slate mentions the 82nd Airborne Div.) Frenchmen bury Americans. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE, LIC 1, NY NF/ek Record Group 111 Accession III - NAV - 210 Signal Corps ADC 1477 111 SOURCE: AFC Card 3 of 3 ADC FILM: Arch & APC MP, Silent, 1,055 ea 1477-3 INVASION 97 American cemetery near Etuville, France 10 June 44 (M-232) CONT'D Americans receive communion at beach. American honor guard fires salute on beach (for burial ceremony). MSs & CUs American soldier, American sailor and a Rritish soldier open tinned rations and eat. CU, bugler sounds call. Americans assembled on beach for burial ceremony, CUTs, soldiers with heads bowed. A chaplain speaks. A Catholic chaplain praying at altar set up on jeep hood. French civilians with flowers at ceremony for the dead. INVASION 98 Americans searching German prisoners. EASY RED BEACH (9 June 44) American tractors and vehicles passing stone wall in village. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE, LIC 1, NY NF/ek Record Group 111 Accession III - NAV - 210

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

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Moving Images Relating to Military Activities