Invasion Of France: Barges & Landing Craft In Transport Area. Causeway, Utah Beach; Breakwater Of Liberty Ships, 06/15/1944

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Naval Photographic Center film #4420. Footage of Normandy Harbor traffic, taken by a Coast Guard cameraman, June 15, 1945. Includes footage of "HMHS Prague" Hospital Carrier No. 61 USS Boone County (LST-389) USS LST-332 USS LST-499 USS Bayfield (APA-33) the Flagship for the the Utah Beach landings ...and other ships if you have good eyes. National Archives description: "1) MS Loaded LST heads for beach. 2) MS-Pan Wrecked Liberty ship aground, AP BG. 3) MS Army nurses in small boat hoisted aboard hospital ship. 4) MS-Pan Vehicles loaded on truck deck LST. 5) MS Man washes clothes on ramp LCT. 6) MS CU-Pan Loaded rhino barge heads for beach, AP BG. 7) GV MS Damaged LST with salvage boats alongside. 8) MS-Pan Line of Liberty ships scuttled to form breakwater, barrage balloons BG. 9) MS Soldiers march on pontoon causeway, command boat passes. 10) LS-Pan AK unloads to rhino alongside. 11) GV Hospital ships & AP off shore. 12) MS-Pan USS Bayfield. MS Bridge of USS BAYFIELD. 13) GV-Pan AP unloads to rhinos & LCTs alongside. 14) MS Colored troops debark from LCM pontoon causeway-SV." National Archives Identifier: 77108 As always, any error or typo is mine and if you enjoy my uploads or if…

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United States. Navy

Subjects

WWII, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945, World War II, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France, United States. Coast Guard, Great Britain. -- Royal Navy, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, Hospital Ships -- Great Britain, USS Bayfield (APA-33), USS Boone County (LST-389), USS Bayfield, USS Boone County, USS LST-332, USS LST-499

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