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British soldiers wade ashore from LCTs and captured German soldiers on a beach in France during post D-Day operations.

Landings and beachhead activities in France following D-Day invasion during World War II. A beach master signals a landing craft off shore. A DUKW comes ashore. British soldiers wade ashore from LCTs (Landing Craft Tanks). Captured German soldier prisoners of war (POW) on the beach. Movement of supplies and equipment on the beach.

Date: 1944, June
Duration: 1 min 42 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675070902
Workers on flight deck as USS Shangri La (CV-38) on ways during her launching in Portsmouth, Virginia.

USS Shangri La (CV-38) at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia during her launching. Ground views of USS Shangri La (CV-38) on ways. Workers in the foreground. Ground views of Shipyard. Workers on dock wave to workers on flight deck of ship.

Date: 1944, February 24
Duration: 2 min 7 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675071022
Tugboats come alongside as USS Shangri La is launched at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia.

USS Shangri La (CV-38) launched at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia. USS Shangri La is launched. Tugboats come alongside of the ship.

Date: 1944, February 24
Duration: 2 min 12 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675071023
Mrs. Doolittle poses with bottle, christens USS Shangri-La as it is launched at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia.

USS Shangri-La (CV-38) is christened at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia. Mrs. James H. Doolittle, Miss McClellan, Rear Admiral Felix X. Gygax, and Captain Mauch pose. Miss McClellan speaks into a microphone. Admiral Gygax speaks at microphone. Mrs. Doolittle poses with champagne bottle, christens ship, ship is launched. Ground views of ship in water. Tugboats alongside and workers on flight deck. Workers on dock. ("Lost Horizon" author, James Hilton, who created the word Shangri-La, is present on the platform behind Mrs. Doolittle and was a special guest that day.)

Date: 1944, February 24
Duration: 4 min 47 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675071024
Spectators and photographers during launching of USS Shangri La (CV-38) at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia.

USS Shangri La (CV-38) at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia during her launching. USS Shangri La on ways, workers on flight deck. Anchor chains. Spectators during launching of Shangri-La. Photographers take photos.

Date: 1944, February 24
Duration: 1 min 41 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675071025
General Dwight D. Eisenhower arrives at an air base and inspects fighter aircraft in European Theater during World War II.

Allied Supreme Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower inspects fighter and bomber bases of U.S. 9th Army Air Force (AAF) in European Theater during World War II. Motorcade of Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF) arrives at an air base. Military Police personnel salute. Eisenhower standing with other officers and talks to a pilot. He inspects a fighter aircraft. Eisenhower in cockpit and fire guns mounted on wing of the fighter plane.

Date: 1944, February
Duration: 1 min 34 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675071074