U.S. Army Caterpillar D7 tractor tows a LeTourneau carryall LS scraper through sand along the Easy Red sector of Omaha Beach, three days after the Allied invasion of France during WW2. Soldiers walk past carrying material on their shoulders. A Rhino ferry comes in for landing on the beach, carrying dozens of men and vehicles. An M3 half-track drives off the ferry into the water, toward the beach, carrying men. Wide sweeping shot of the beachhead shows lines of U.S. soldiers on the move, U.S. ships, barrage balloons, and a crane.
Young couples enjoy sport of sand sailing in special sail powered 3-wheel carts on beach at Swamp resorts in Sea Islands. Different camera shots of speeding sailing carts are taken. Spectators gather across resort to enjoy the sport. July 1941.
People have cocktails at Grossinger's Catskill Resort Hotel (Grossinger Golf Course Liberty, New York, 12754 United States) in Liberty, New York. People have cocktails outdoors under the beach umbrellas. A woman drinks cocktails. Views of people seated and having cocktails. A man and a woman talk to each other. The man smokes.
The freighter SS Yorkmar, owned by the Bethlehem Steel Company, and operated by the Calmar Line, is aground on an open beach north of Grays Harbor, Washington State, United States. A ship's officer and some members of the crew are seen briefly,on the shore. A Coast Guard helicopter hovers over her stern while carrying a line out to the ship from the shore. Crew members are seen standing in the water near the Yorkmar,and pulling on a line from the ship to the shore. Others climb a rope ladder up the side of the Yorkmar. The crew remains with the ship awaiting tide to refloat her. (Note: The SS Yorkmar, seen here, should not be confused with a ship of the same name that was torpedoed in 1943. This ship was originally a Liberty Ship, launched in 1944, and named the "Walter Kidde." After the war, she was operated by Calmar SS Corporation of New York and renamed the "Yorkmar," in 1947.)
Test of Higgins Boats in Louisiana, United States. A 45 foot Higgins steel engine powered tank lighter boat in Lake Pontchartrain. The boat hits the beach. The ramp panel of the boat lowers down. People get on the boat and the panels closes.
Test of Higgins Boats in Louisiana, United States. A 36 foot Higgins Eureka landing boat in Lake Pontchartrain . A car is loaded on the boat. The boat sails away. The boat comes to the beach and unloads the car.
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