Opening scene shows a motor launch being lowered from the transport ship, USS Bayfield (APA-33). View of a Coast Guard Crewman with many U.S. soldiers on deck behind him. Next, the troops are seen descending a landing net over the side of the ship, into Higgins boat landing craft. Waves cause the net to sway out over the water with several soldiers on it. Silhoutttes of landing craft underway in the water with sun rising through haze in background. Landing craft heading toward a beach, and then troops charging ashore over the beach. (World War II; WW II; World War 2; World War Two)
U.S. troops descending from a pier, in England to board an LCI (L)- landing craft infantry, Large, during World War 2. Other LCIs are docked along the pier, including LCI -21. Ships and landing craft maneuver off shore from Slapton Sands, Devon, England, where U.S amphibious forces practice for the invasion of Normandy in World War 2. Closeup of troops underway in a Higgins boat landing craft. View from camera ship's deck, of a Transport ship, nearby and of several LCI(L)s in the distance. Closeup of U.S. Landing Craft Tank, LCT(5)-305, passing the camera ship. USS LST-30 and another ship are seen nearby. USS LST-310 is seen with a long floating dock in front of it. Next, the floating dock is turned sideways to her front hatch and soldiers are seen clearly on the dock. U.S. Landing Ship Tank - LCT(5)-305, passes behind. Next, the floating dock is seen moving away from LST-30. A ship, armed with guns, that appears to be numbered US 12F6. Closeup of LCI(L)-87 with Coast Guard Commander Miles Hopkins Imlay, seen on her bridge. (She is the flagship of his command, Flotilla 10.) View from ship beached on Slapton Sands, of Markers set up on the beach and Sign reading: "B." View from ship looking down on the sand where several officers are discussing the exercise. A truck driving out of beached landing ship.
"Somewhere" in England during World War 2. Personnel of United States Coast Guard troop transports and landing craft on their way to a Church for Sunday services. The church sits on a street in the middle of a town in England. View from rear as members of the U.S.Coast Guard march in formation toward the church. View from entrance of the church as they march through its iron gateway and along a path to its entrance. View from inside the church as an officer leads the Guardsmen up steps into a hall. They turn to their right to enter the church sanctuary.
United States troops in England during World War II. United States Coast Guardsmen bring sacks of mail from United States aboard a Coast Guard Troop Ship at a port in England in April, 1944. They carry sacks from one of the Troop ship's Higgins boats and carry them up the ship's ladder, to the deck.
Men in a U.S. city, stand around near bulletin boards posting the latest war news during World War 2. A bridge behind them has wording on it reading: "The Information and War Activities Center." Closeup of a civilian and a U.S. Navy sailor reading Invasion News dispatches posted on the board. Closeups of the dispatches (out of focus). Closeup from behind of many men stopping to read the latest postings. Closeup of "flash" dispatches (out of focus).
At start, film shows crowd (mainly men) gathered on sidewalks in New York City during World War II. Focus shifts to myriad newspapers on a stand, all showing headlines about Allied D-Day invasion of Normandy in Nazi German-occupied France. Men purchase the papers. Glimpse of men moving shoulder to shoulder. The New York Times building at Times Square is seen with latest news being displayed in lights. News messages seen include: "President Roosevelt in Radio talk..." "Rome declares victory at time when Allies invade Europe." "American British and Canadian troops swarm ashore on Northern coast..." American paratroops land behind the Atlantic Wall to deal first invasion blow to Nazi communications." "...The Allies will accept nothing but full victory." View of passengers in a bus reading the Times news as their bus passes the building.
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