29TH DIVISION CAPTURES ST. LO, FRANCE ; 35TH DIVISION, SPEARHEAD TO ST. LO, FRANCE ; BATTLE FOR ST. LO Part 1

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Signal Corps ADC 1885 111 SOURCE: AFCF, (M-387) Card 1 of 2 ADC FILM: ARCH, APC, MP, 738' ea Silent 1885-1 29th DIV CAPTURES ST LO, FRANCE; 18 July 1944 (Inv 550) VS, American troops of the 115th Inf Regt march along dirt roads near St Lo. Some soldiers resting along the roads. A wounded man is placed into ambulance. Short FSs, prisoner with his hands up marches along road. Wounded man on litter is placed in ambo. First aid men patch up a badly wounded soldier who is lying on the ground; he is placed into ambulance. A few men walking along dirt road, others walking in opposite direction. To the right, sign: "St Lo". A few German prisoners are marched to the rear. American soldiers walk thru cemetery. They pause to look about. A small tracked vehicle marked "St Lo Express" comes to stop in road. (halation) A task force made up of component troops of the 29th Div (M-10 tank destroyers). M-10 with troops atop as they drive over field. (halation) A few German prisoners being brought in on jeep. Soldiers resting along the road. Two soldiers walk twd camera. Record Group 111 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY NF/1zw Accession Number III-NAV-210 Signal Corps ADC 1885 111 SOURCE: AFCF, (M 387) Card 2 of 2 ADC FILM: ARCH, APC, MP, 738¹ ea Silent 1885-2 35th DIV, SPEARHEAD TO ST LO, FRANCE; 18 July (INV 553) Two soldiers of 320th Regt walk in the woods. An unident dead body lies at the right. Few soldiers climb over a log in woods. LS, soldiers make their way along edge of field. MS, two men pass between wooden post which formerly held a gate. Two men climb over grass-covered embankment in the woods and crouch in the tall grass. Soldiers hugging the ground near embankment which leads into woods. A soldier takes out an entrenching tool and starts to dig. MS, a number of men digging. CU, look of apprehension on a soldier's face. LS, men resting against wooded embankment. Some digging, etc. BATTLE FOR ST LO, - 18 July (Inv 552) An ambo jeep flying a Red Cross flag speeds down a dirt road passing house to the left. A motorcycle and another ambo jeep follows. VS, M-3 tank twd and to L of camera; few 29th Div soldiers walk on road; American officers confer in street; M-10 motor carriage in street; cloud of smoke behind bldg; soldiers walk in village street; RV, soldiers in street, one points. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY NF/lzw Record Group 111 Accession Number 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