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U.S. Military Chaplain (Roman Catholic) conducts mass on pier in Weymouth harbor, England, 3 days before D-Day
U.S. troops and Coast Guardsmen assemble for religious service on a pier in the port of Weymouth, England, three days before the invasion of Normandy, France, in World War 2. A Roman Catholic Military Chaplain conducts the mass. Landing Craft Infantry LCI(L) numbers 89 and 93 are tied up at the dock in the background. (These craft are part of LCI(L) Floltilla 10, operated by the United States Coast Guard.) A small dog stands at the feet of the Chaplain, as he conducts the mass. The service finishes as the Chaplain administers the sacrament of Holy Communion (Eucharist) to the troops. In concluding scenes, U.S. Landing Craft Infantry are seen underway from England, to join Assault Groups for the invasion of Normandy, France. One of the craft is seen to be Number 87 and another number 495.
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
U.S. soldiers aboard a Landing Ship Tank and aboard a LCI(L) preparing for the invasion of France in World War II
American troops preparing for the invasion of Europe during World War 2. United States Army soldiers on board an LST (Landing Ship Tank) docked in England, three days before D-Day. (Slate month is wrong.) Soldiers eat C rations on the deck of LST. They rinse their mess kits in hot water. Several soldiers assigned kitchen police duties wear helmets displaying "KP." Soldiers sit along gunwales of Landing Craft Infantry LCI(L) number 88. (This craft is one of five that will land on Omaha Beach on D-Day, as part of Assault Group O-1, Commanded overall by Captain Fritzche, U.S. Coast Guard. The LCI(L) 88 belongs to Flotilla 10, and is commanded by Lt. Henry K. Rigg, USCGR)
Four U.S. Coast Guardsmen share cigarettes and showoff their weird haircuts, three days before D-Day in World War II
United States forces preparing for the invasion of Normandy, France, during World War 2. Four United States Coast Guardsmen sit cross-legged and smoke cigarettes, on board a landing craft docked in England, three days before D-Day. A life raft in the background. They simultaneously take off their hats and lower their heads to reveal radical haircuts that collectively spell "HELL."
U.S. troops preparing for invasion of France in World War II. Coast Guardsmen explain operation of 20mm gun
U.S. Army troops preparing, three days before the invasion of Normandy, France during World War II. Several Army soldiers watch as several Coast Guardsmen explain operation of 20mm antiaircraft gun aboard a Landing Craft Infantry LCI(L), docked at a pier in England.
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.