9TH AIR FORCE TROOP CARRIER COMMAND, FRANCE ; FRENCH INVASION COAST Part 3

Description

Signal Corps 111 ADC 1857 ADC SOURCE: AFCF (AAF Combat Subj 1598) Card 1 of 2 1857-1 FILM: Arch DN &APC MP, 870' ea, Silent 9TH AIR FORCE TROOP CARRIER COMMAND France 1944 Int of h ospital plane C-47. An Army nurse Lt and an EM arranging bunks. MS, Army nurse talks to wounded man; nurse adjusts head bandage on wounded man lying on litter; she smiles, speaks to him. Enlisted man helps the nurse give a blood transfusion to another patient. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY NF/1zw Record Group 111 Accession Number III-NAV-210 Signal Corps 111 ADC 1857 ADC SOURCE: AFCF (AAF Combat Subj 1598) Card 2 of 2 1857-2 FILM: Arch DN & APC MP, 870' ea, Silent FRENCH INVASION COAST 18 June 1944 View of ships and the French coast. A plane in flight; smoke moving up from the coast. A few British destroyers at sea; one of them fires. A view from ship showing part of its railing and other ships in the distance as they fire broadside to the shore. LS, dusk, ships lying offshore. Two ships signal with blinker lamps. HMS on battleship, casualty is taken from a landing craft alongside. HMS, dead soldier covered with canvas. LSs, coast showing ships near the shore; planes flying overhead L/R. In one shot a bomb can be seen exploding very prominently on the distant shore. LS of water. In the far distance a plane which appears to be on fire comes down twd the water. NOTE: The second story is of poor photographic quality and original material is dirty. Film is being kept for its historical value. Record Group 111 Accession Number III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY NF/lzw

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities