United States soldiers at a base camp in England, prior to the D-Day invasion in Normandy, France during World War II. Soldiers line outside a shower unit. They take off their clothes for shower at an enclosed area. A soldier dries himself with a towel after the shower.
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
Landing Craft Infantry leaves England for D-Day invasion of Normandy, France during World War II. Column of United States Landing Craft Infantry underway. Stern and U.S. flag in foreground. Barrage balloons over ships. Landing Ship Tanks and rhino barge underway.
Landing Crafts Infantry leave England for World War II D-Day invasion of Normandy, France. Stern and U.S. flag in foreground. Gun at the stern of ship. USS Samuel Chase APA-26 underway. U.S. destroyers underway in the background.
Landing Crafts Infantry leave England for World War II D-Day invasion of Normandy, France. USS Samuel Chase APA-26 underway. Columns of U.S. Landing Craft Infantry underway.
Landing Crafts Infantry reach a beach in Normandy, France on D-Day in World War II . Slate indicates time is "H" hour plus 15. Landing Craft Infantry nearing the beach. The troops exit boat's ramp. Smoke in the background. The troops wade through surf to reach the shore. Bullets hitting the water around the men as they go ashore. They attend to the wounded on the deck.