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Paratroopers put on life jackets and board planes before D-Day (WW2)
United States Army paratroopers hold a briefing near a Douglas C-47 Skytrain transport plane in England during World War II. A paratrooper puts a life vest (Mae West) on another paratrooper. The paratroopers board the plane one by one. Paratroopers march on airstrip.
Staff officer points to sand table model and discusses plans (WW2)
A United States Army staff officer points out terrain features on sand table model outdoors in Newbury, Berkshire, England during World War II. He holds a photograph on one hand and a stick on another. He points with his hand. The officer’s stick points to the model. The officer is joined by other officers, including a staff sergeant. Officers crowd around the sand table model. An officer leans on desk while working outdoors. His left leg stands on a wooden chair. He is joined by another officer who shows him a board. The two officers discuss plans together. A Quonset hut is seen in the background. A third officer joins in, delivering a document. The officers discuss plans and view the sand table model for reference.
British troops prepare landing craft before D-Day (WW2)
Major-General Thomas Gordon Rennie, Commander of the British Third Division, inspects landing craft preparations on the Solent strait at Gosport, England. Soldiers, vehicles, and supplies crowd on landing craft deck. A tank parks on landing craft deck. LCTs, destroyers, and other vessels anchored a day before D-Day. Barrage balloons flying above the ships. A crewman signals using flag semaphore above the deck. Camera moves to deck where soldiers are seen resting, playing card games, smoking, sleeping, beside vehicles as they wait for departure. A soldier reads a France guidebook. British soldiers reading books and eating and drinking. Some British troops sleep and chat under trucks.
U.S. Army soldiers pack mortar shells and attach parachutes on canvas containers (WW2)
United States soldiers lay canvas containers on the ground in Newbury, Berkshire, England during World War II. They roll out canvas and lay mortar shells on top of it. The soldiers wrap the mortar shells with the canvas. They attach the canvas containers with parachutes. Soldiers carry a wicker trunk. They open the trunk and place resupply field rations on the trunk. A small container with the label “U.S. ARMY FIELD RATION C”. They close the trunk. The soldiers attach a parachute on the wicker trunk before carrying it away.
U.S. Army soldiers unroll canvas and pack mortars for airdropping supplies (WW2)
United States soldiers unroll canvas on the ground in Newbury, Berkshire, England during World War II. The pair of soldiers, one of them is a Technician Fifth Grade, neatly lay down mortar shells on top of the canvas. They roll the canvas to pack the mortar shells. The two soldiers securely fasten the canvas container before attaching a parachute on top of it. They put the canvas container in a pile. Packed containers for resupply, ready for dropping, are now stacked. Soldiers carry and open a wicker trunk.
U.S. Coast Guardsmen display fancy haircuts, 3 days before D-Day, during World War II
Four U.S. Coast Guardsmen sit on the deck of a ship docked at Weymouth, England, three days prior to D-Day, in World War 2. One of them hands out cigarettes that they smoke. The sailors take off their hats, simultaneously revealing haircuts that collectively spell the word 'HELL.'