Two aircraft of the U.S. Army Air Force flying overhead in St Lo, France a month after the invasion of France during World War 2. P-47 Thunderbolt airplane in flight. It approaches another aircraft in flight.
U.S. M-4 medium tanks crossing a field in St Lo, France, about a month after D-Day in World War 2. Hedgerow clearing devices are seen on the M4 Sherman tanks. (These particular 'pronged' types of tank are designed to be rammed into the hedgerows, creating holes for demolition charges. Then, once the tank has reversed clear, TNT was packed into the holes and detonated.) Tank commanders are visible in the turret hatches. Trees in the background.
U.S. Lieutenant General Omar Bradley, Commander of the First Army, walking from a tent at his Headquarters in France during World War II. Lieutenant General George S. Patton is standing outside the tent in the background. Next, several men come from the tent, including Major General Courtney Hodges, Bradley's deputy, who walks with Secretary of War, Henry L. Stimson, who pauses to put on his jacket. He and Hodges stroll across the area, along with an unidentified tall man accompanying Secretary Stimson. Closeup of the three conversing. General Patton standing in the background. Glimpse of Gemeral Bradley seeing Secretary Stimson off,
United States troops stand in formation at U.S. cemetery in France. Soldiers stand with guns raised. Bareheaded troops with bowed heads. Chaplain addresses the soldiers. Soldier plays piano in the ceremony. United States flag at half mast. Soldiers sing. Soldiers fire rifles in the air. They raise their guns. (World War II period).
Generals walk on a field outside U.S. Army encampment in France during World War II. Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson visits General Omar Bradley and General George Patton on the field. Secretary Stimson and the Generals converse. They have a formal lunch in a tent. Bradley and Patton pose and converse with local Commander, a Brigadier General.
29th Division combat photographer images show medic soldiers aiding a wounded U.S. Army soldier in St Lo France. A jeep parked in the background. Medics help the wounded soldier who has apparent wound on his right foot. They take the wounded soldier on a stretcher. Houses beside the road as they carry the soldier on a litter. Medics take the wounded through some woods or brush. They take him to a waiting jeep.
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