Convoy of Allied Forces 'Red Ball Express' in Saint-Lo, France. Trucks parked on a field. Several Allied soldiers stand on the field. Inspection tent in the background. Convoy leader in jeep. The leader receives order and leads truck convoy out of area. Trucks move along the road in a line. Another truck convoy leaves the area. Soldiers stand as the supply trucks leave the area. (World War II period).
Allied Forces 'Red Ball Express' in Saint-Lo, France, Normandy region. Drivers of truck convoy stand in lines. The African American drivers drink coffee. Interior of a radio truck. An Allied soldier seated at the controls. Another soldier brings some information to the radio truck. Trucks are parked on a field. Jerry Can gasoline cans arranged in a stockpile on the field. The gasoline cans being filled with gasoline from trailer trucks. (World War II period).
Convoy of Allied Forces 'Red Ball Express' in Saint-Lo, France. Truck convoy moves along a road. The trucks move in a line. Convoy moves past damaged streets. Ruined buildings along the street. Rubble lies on the street. (World War II period).
Soldiers of U.S. 4th Infantry Division in France. The troops advance through woods and fields. Trees in the background. Soldiers crouch behind hedgerows. Three men at an observation post. Two soldiers observe through binoculars. A soldier turns around and gives orders to a tank crew. United States M4 tanks and M8 howitzer motor carriage. The artillery is fired. Smoke rises up due to explosions in the far distance. Crew loads shells into 105 mm howitzer. The howitzer is fired. Smoke rises up in the background. (World War II period).
U.S. troops of 4th Infantry Division in France. The troops walk along a road. Trees in the background. A squad walks at the side of a road. Two German prisoners with hands on heads walk behind. A soldier guards them. Soldiers walk through a rubbled village. They pass a road sign. The sign reads 'Cherence le Roussel'. Soldiers move through the streets. Houses in the background. A soldier ties a handkerchief on the end of a stick to mark the location of a mine. The squad walks cautiously through the village. They check buildings and look for snipers. A soldier walks along a street and talks on a walkie-talkie. A soldier reads a paper. Soldiers near a building. ' Cherence le Roussel, Mairie' written on the building. (World War II period).
United States troops of 79th Division, 315th Infantry cross a bridge and enter the town of Laval, France. Tanks, trucks and jeeps loaded with other vehicles follow. A huge crowd stands on the streets. French civilians clap, wave and cheer as U.S. soldiers pass through. Several civilians stand with bicycles. The civilians talk to U.S. soldiers. Soldiers standing on a tank throw candies and cigars to the crowd in a public square. A French girl climbs a board truck. Soldiers watch as a lieutenant sitting in a jeep is kissed by a French girl. (World War II period).
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