ALLIED INVASION OF SOUTHERN FRANCE Part 2
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Signal Corps ADC 2147 111 ADC SOURCE: AFCF (0-938 RI 4) 2147 FILM: Arch & APC MP, 816' ea Silent ALLIED INVASION OF SOUTHERN FRANCE, 15 Aug 1944 MCUs, US soldiers aboard ship en route to France read books, study French language books, clean carbines, test life preservers; soldier adjusts invasion armband, soldier pulls swab from bazooka and examine tube. VS, ammunition is passed to soldiers on eve of invasion. MSs, CUs, soldier sews US flag on sleeve. VS, men put on their packs and adjust them before going ashore. LS, convoy in harbor off coast of Southern France. LS, convoy nearing beach; smoke screen is laid to cover unloading. MLS to MCU, LCT is signalled ashore. Dukws with men and equipment come ashore and advance on rocky beach followed by bulldozers. Record Group 111 Accession Number III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE, LIC 1, NY ERB/ek
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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer
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Moving Images Relating to Military Activities
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