U.S. Army 4th Infantry Division troops and paratroopers in the streets of the town of Saint Mere Eglise, France (Sainte-Mère-Église) in World War 2, D-Day + 2. Wrecked houses line the street. United States soldiers rest near the houses. A soldier holds a bottle of wine and black bread. Soldiers eat black bread. Sign on a wall "Saint Mere Eglise".
Destroyed streets and houses in Saint Mere Eglise, France. Wrecked automobile on the street. General Teddy Roosevelt, Jr. in his jeep, 'Rough Rider' along with another soldier. Civilians pass on the street. (World War II period).
C-47s tow gliders for take off in Saint Mere Eglise, France. They fly over an airbase. Other gliders take off and fly. (World War II period)
C-47s gliders take off in Saint Mere Eglise, France. They fly over the ground. Trees on the ground. A glider on the ground takes off. (World War II period)
A 105 mm howitzer on a M-7 motor carriage fired in Saint Mere Eglise, France. The howitzer fires. Soldiers load and fire the howitzer from the net. Soldiers handle up shells for the M-7. They throw empty shell containers into a blanket. (World War II period).
The inauguration of the first church services in Saint Honorine Des Pertes, France. Soldiers in Jeep pass on the street. Houses, buildings, and shops beside the street. Civilians on the street. Children watch from the window of a house. They wave the French flag. Women enter The Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes Church (Rue de l'Église, 14520 Aure sur Mer, France). Statue of Jesus Christ in front of the church. American soldiers near the church. People come out of the church. (World War II period).
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