Slate,referring to the Allied invasion of Normandy, France, in World War 2, reads "D-Day -3." American soldiers walk close past the camera. View of docks at Weymouth England where several Large Landing Craft Infantry, LCI(L), numbers 497; 84 4; and 97, among others, are unloading U.S. troops onto the docks. Closeup of troops in full combat gear moving across the docks. Some of them wear red cross medic armbands. Troops being settled into Higgins boats. One pulling away with troops aboard, comes from the USS Thomas Jefferson (APA-30). Higgins Boats speeding along the water carrying troops out to transport ships. View from the transport ship USS Samuel Chase (APA-26) as some of her Higgins Boats arrive carrying troops. Closeup of troops climbing aboard the Samuel Chase. Various views of troops finding their way on the deck of the ship. Some are seen walking between piles of supplies below decks on the ship.
Supplies transferred aboard United States landing craft underway in Atlantic Ocean during the invasion of France, in World War II. Landing Craft Infantry, USS LCI(L)-88, underway at sea with troops aboard it. Barrage balloons fly overhead. A military truck transfers from USS LST-372 (Landing Ship Tank) to USS LCT-540 (Landing Craft Tank) via a ramp between the two vessels. Numerous Invasion ships are seen.
Task force formed in Naples harbor for the invasion of Southern France during World War II. A United States destroyer underway as a United States Navy officer looks through binoculars from the bridge of a ship. LCI (Landing Craft Infantry) in Naples harbor.
Task force formed in Italy for the invasion of Southern France during World War II. A United States destroyer escort lays smoke screen over the sea. Landing crafts underway at dawn in Rend area. Planes in formation.
British Destroyers on patrol off the coast of France. View of Landing Craft underway against early sun. A Patrol Boat (PT) on patrol. Aircraft lookouts scan the skies for any threat from above.
Aviator Charles Lindbergh returns to the United States after a flight to Paris, France. USS Memphis underway at sea with smoke above it. Colonel Lindbergh addresses a crowd. An old type biplane aircraft in flight overhead and a ship underway at sea. USS Memphis on the Potomac River. Aerial view of Washington DC. A U.S. flag flutters on a flag pole. Dignitaries wave from a dock. Lindbergh's mother goes up a gangway to meet him. Lindbergh is accompanied by naval officers. His mother comes down the gangway in the background. Lindbergh rides an old Pierce Arrow open touring car during a parade. People wave in the foreground. Buildings along street sides. People gather in a large number near the Washington Monument. U.S. President John Calvin Coolidge Jr. awards Lindbergh with the Distinguished Flying Cross.
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