D-Day minus 4 (June 2, 1944). A U.S. Transport ship and landing craft at a harbor in the South of England, during World War 2. A jeep, with American soldiers in it, is hoisted aboard a ship. View of men riding a jeep as it is lowered into the hold of the ship. A diesel engine being loaded aboard the ship. A welder making repairs to the ship's superstructure. A cargo net filled with boxes of K-rations being hoisted aboard the ship.
U.S. army troops board LCVPs (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel) at pier in Weymouth, England, to be ferried out to transport ships anchored offshore, in preparation for the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France, during World War 2. Several large Landing Craft Infantry are seen tied up at the docks, including LCI(L) numbers 84 and 49. Views of Higgins Boats (LCVPs) heading out. Markings on one identify it as belonging to the Attack Transport ship USS Charles Carroll (APA-28). The Higgins Boats come alongside the USS Charles Carroll and troops of the U.S. 29th Infantry Division board her.
Scenes on and around Omaha Beach after it had been secured, following the Allied D-Day amphibious invasion of Normandy in World War 2. Several U.S. soldiers move along the beach in a DUKW amphibious vehicle. A bulldozer seen in the background. About 25 German prisoners of war are seen awaiting evacuation, behind barbed wire on the beach,guarded by a U.S.military policeman. As a shell whines overhead they all instinctively drop to the ground and the shell explodes somewhere out of sight. An 83 ft. U.S. Coast Guard rescue cutter looks for Allied survivors in the water. The British Hospital ship "Prague" and others are seen at anchor, ready to receive patients. Wounded soldiers being carried on stretchers to a landing craft on the beach. A wounded man being transferred from a damaged LCI to another one. Wounded being hoisted in groups of 4 each, from the crippled and sinking LCI(L)85. The are lowered to deck of the USS Samuel Chase (APA-26). Navy Rear Admiral, John L. Hall, Jr., observing the transfer of wounded. Sweeping views of Omaha Beach after the beachhead was secured. Numerous support vessels are seen close offshore. Trucks move along roads; war materiel is stockpiled in open areas; barrage balloons fly aloft; and soldiers move everywhere. Closeup of the LCI(L) 92 ,on the beach,showing the holes blown in her. The LCI(L)553, beached sideways in the sand. Seen beached and damaged, is LCI(L)87, flagship of Coast Guard Captain Miles E. Imlay, deputy commander of the Coast Guard's Omaha Assault Group O-1. Mechanics working to repair the screw from a boat.
The Normandy Landings on D-Day in France during World War II. A DUKW (amphibious truck) underway with Allied soldiers aboard it. Allied troops land on Normandy coast. Army trucks moving in a line from a U.S. Navy LST (Landing Ship, Tank) on the beach. An army truck comes down the open ramp of the LST. Soldiers and officers look at trucks. A DUKW moves to the beachhead from water. The LST with its open ramp. Allied troops aboard the LST. Several ships at sea in the background.
The Normandy Landings on D-Day in France during World War II. A U.S. Navy LST (Landing Ship, Tank) with Allied troops at Normandy coast during the invasion of Normandy. Army trucks coming down the ramp of the LST and moving to the beach. Allied soldiers and officers standing beside the LST. Several ships along the coast in the background. An M4 Sherman tank coming down the ramp of the LST. Several M4 Sherman tanks moving on the beach from the LST.
The Normandy Landings on D-Day in France during World War II. A few U.S. Coast Guard personnel working on the propeller of an LCI (Landing Craft Infantry) at a beachhead. A damaged propeller blade of the LCI on the ground. A few coast guards at the back of the LCI. USCG Captain Miles H. Imlay and Lieutenant Yonner speaking. Several tank traps on the beach. A small hut in the background.
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