PURPLE HEART AWARDED TO 557TH QM RAILHEAD CO., CHERBOURG HARBOR, FRANCE Part 2

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Signal Corps 111 ADC 2916 ADC SOURCE: AFCF (M-1038 and 1039) 2916 FILM: Arch & APC MP, 550' ea Silent LIB 1205 PURPLE HEART AWARDED TO 557TH QM RAILHEAD CO, Cherbourg Harbor, France; 6 Dec 44 MS, hospital ship at dock. MSs, CUs, litter cases are carried aboard hospital ship. Seq: Col J E Crowthers awards the Purple Heart to members of the 557th QM RH Co. (These men were torpedoed and wounded on the 28th of Apr in the Channel off the Isle of Wright.) LS, Negro troops unload wounded from hospital train. MCUs, Prisoners of War carry litter patients aboard hospital ship. LS, QM Co in formation at presentation ceremony. 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