US CEMETERIES, FRANCE Part 1

Description

Signal Corps ADC 1966 DC SOURCE: AFCF (M-446, M-447) 966 FILM: Arch & APC MP, 780' ea, Silent INV 910, US CEMETERIES, FRANCE; 29 July 1944 Seq: Soldiers carry the body of dead American and place it in front of a group of covered dead. The soldiers process the dead body: tags and contents of pockets are removed and placedin bag. The body is covered and the soldiers leave. LS, La Gambe Cemetery in the Normandy sector with grave diggers working in fg. In the bg bodies are carried to the graves. LS, completed section of La Gambe Cemetery taken from the entrance; American flag and plaque in the fg. Record Group 111 CU, sign with dedication by the 29th Div Inf. Accession Number III-NAV-210 Seq: The Jayhawk Cemetery (47th & 9th Divs) just outside of St Mere Eglise. LS, St Laurent Cemetery at St Laurent Sur Mere with view of crosses on graves and Star of David on one plot. This is the first American cemetery of WW II, established 6 June 1944. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE, LIC 1, NY NF/ek

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities