Maneuvers prior to D-Day landings in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. US LCMs (Landing Crafts, Mechanized) and LCVPs (Landing Crafts, Vehicle, Personnel) move towards a beach. Other vessels in water. The shoreline of Scotland in the background. A cargo ship at a harbor. Snow covered hills in the background. Bow of USS Bayfield (APA-33) underway. A stern view of an LCM heading towards a beach. A man uses the flag semaphore system on the stern of a leading vessel.
Maneuvers prior to D-Day landings in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. A US soldier sits on the stern of a landing craft underway. Many LCMs (Landing Crafts, Mechanized) underway. French LCMs underway. A French flag flying from the craft. The soldier sends a semaphore signal from an LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel). The coastline of Scotland in the background.
Maneuvers prior to D-Day landings in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. US troops come onto the deck of USS Bayfield (APA-33). An LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Mechanized) pulls alongside USS Bayfield. The troops come up a cargo net. USS Bayfield in a harbor. Amphibious crafts in the foreground.
Maneuvers prior to D-Day landings in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. Landing crafts heading for a beach as seen from USS Bayfield (APA-33). US troops come onto the deck of USS Bayfield. An LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Mechanized) alongside USS Bayfield. The deck of USS Bayfield showing troops. A boat crewman secures a line from an accommodation ladder. The troops walk up the ladder.