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Admirals Wilkes & Ramsay; Demolition Of Harbor Installations, Cherbourg, 07/06/1944
About this film
Naval Photographic Center film #4665. National Archives description: 1) GV-MS Wreckage of Gare Du Maritime, SeaBees work.-SV 2) GV Arrival of "Drew" units at Cherbourg. 3) MCU Men in truck open "C" rations and eat-SV 4) MS Adms. Ramsey and Wilkes in amphibious jeep. 5) MCU British diver in diving suit, smokes cigarette. 6) MS Hydrographic crew in duck 7) MS-CU group of Dutch forced laborers. 8) HS Royal Navy divers at work in Cherbourg harbor-SV. 9) MS-Pan Adm Wilkes & Ramsey & other officers pass, enter bldg. 10) GV Wreckage of sea-plane hangar. 11) GV-Pan Demolition to seawall & harbor defense works-SV" National Archives Identifier: 77184 As always, any error or typo is mine and if you enjoy my uploads or if you intend to make $ or otherwise profit from these files, please consider making a donation to a veteran's charity of your choice and/or Archive.org itself. Thanks.
Directors & creators
United States. Navy
Subjects
WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Navy, World War II, United States. -- Navy -- Seabees, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, Ramsey, Paul H. (Paul Hubert), 1905-1982, Cherbourg, Battle Of, Cherbourg, France, 1944, Wilkes, John E., World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy, Great Britain. -- Royal Navy, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France, Motor Vehicles, Amphibious -- United States, Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945, Operational Rations (Military Supplies), Gare maritime de Cherbourg (Cherbourg, France)
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