90MM AA GUN FIXINGL LA CAMBE, FRANCE ; 1ST ARMY SIGNAL COVERAGE, FRANCE ; 4TH ARMED DIVISION TAKES AVRANCHES, FRANCE ; US OCCUPATION OF MONT-SAINT-MICHEL, FRANCE Part 4

Description

Signal Corps ADC 2041 lll SOURCE: AFCF (M-455 and 465) Card 1 of 2 ADC 2041-1 FILM: Arch & APC MP, 1179 ea Silent INV 937 90MM AA GUN FIXING, La Cambe, France; 31 July 1944 (M-455) Seq: 90mm AA crew, 414th AAA Bn, prepares for night firing. Crew members remove camouflage net, elevate gun and remove carton bottoms from shell cases. INV 938 IST ARMY SIGNAL COVERAGE, France 31 Jul 1944 (M-455) Seq: soldier cameraman arrives in jeep, delivers film pack to field photo lab where enlisted man checks film. Int of field lab, soldier spreads prints for drying. Int lab darkroom, soldier checks density of negatives and develops prints in tray. Record Group 111 Accession Number III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE, LIC 1, NY ERB/ek Signal Corps ADC 2041 111 DC SOURCE: AFCF (M-455 and 465) Card 2 of 2 2041-2 FILM: Arch & APC MP, 1179' ea Silent INV 943 4TH ARMD DIV TAKES AVRANCHES; France; 31 Jul 44 (M-455) HSs, MSs, MCUs, long line of German prisoners marches along road. MLS, MS, smoking and wrecked Nazi vehicles strewn along road. Short scene, Frenchwomen pilfer food supplies from Nazi truck. MS, CU, prisoners enter POW compound. INV 1015 US OCCUPATION OF MONT-SAINT-MICHEL; 3 Aug 44 (M-465) FRANCE LS, abbey and surrounding bldgs. MLS, French girls and boys stand around jeeps and greet occupation troops. US soldiers drink at sidewalk cafe, walk thru streets and stop at various shops. LS, RV, soldiers climb steps to visit abbey. HS, Pan, town of Mont-Saint-Michel. MS, soldier inscribes name on wine barrel. Record Group 111 LS, M-8 armored car patrols area. CU, men in M-8. Accession Number III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35THAVE, LIC 1, NY ERB/ek

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities