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Views from Landing Craft Infantry LCI(L) number 88, as she departs England for the invasion of Normandy, France in World War II
View toward stern of Landing Craft Infantry LCI(L) 88 as she pulls away from the wharf at Weymouth, England, to join an amphibious assault Group destined for Omaha Beach, Normandy, France, in World War 2. Other LCI(L)s seen preparing, or underway, include numbers 488, 493, 497, and 498. Number 88, from which these scenes were recorded, belongs to Flotilla 10, part of an Assault Group operated by the U.S. Coast Guard, and is commanded by Lt. Henry K. Rigg, USCGR
Tugs pull floating concrete caisson at Portsmouth harbor, England
Testing of concrete Mulberry Caisson at Portsmouth harbor in England. A warehouse and a Caisson at the dock. Sailors and Chief )Project Officers ( CPOs) work on hausers, climb ladder and secure cable hausers. A tug tows the Caisson from the dock. These structures had the code name Phoenix
Tugboat tows a concrete caisson in coastal waters of England
A concrete caisson being towed by a tugboat off Portsmouth in England. This is one of the wartime project "Phoenix" caissons to be used in building instant harbors (code-named "Mulberry harbors") for Allied ships supporting the Normandy invasion in World War II. A truck can be seen on the caisson, as well as an antiaircraft gun mounted on a platform at the top of the caisson.
Military Chaplain conducts mass on the pier in Weymouth England, three days before the invasion of France in World War II
United States soldiers and several Coast Guardsmen gather for a Catholic mass, on a pier at the port of Waymouth, England, three days prior to the invasion of France in World War 2. A Catholic Military Chaplain conducts the mass. Landing Craft Infantry LCI(L) numbers 89 and 93 can be seen tied up at the dock in the background. A pet dog stands at the feet of the Chaplain, during the mass. The Chaplain administers the sacrament of Holy Communion (Eucharist) to waiting troops.
U.S. Landing Craft departing England for the invasion of France during World War II
A flotilla of U.S. Landing Craft Infantry LCI(L)s departing Weymouth, England, on their way to Normandy, France during World War II. One of them is LCI(L) number 495.
Landing Craft Infantry departing Weymouth England for the invasion of France, during World War II
View from U.S. Landing Craft Infantry LCI(L) 88 as it pulls away from pier at Weymouth England, underway for the invasion of France, in World War 2. Three others, LSI(L) numbers 497, 493 and 488 are seen still tied up beside the pier. The LCI(L) 498 passes nearby.