Eisenhower tour, Cherbourg, Rouen & Le Havre, France 21-23Feb45
LIB 3299 Ike walking out of tent, inspects others. Talking beside car. Talks to men eating from mess kits. Accompanied by two star general & other officers.
05:45:14 Railroad platform, foggy. Out of tent & with officers in heavy fog. CU other officers.
05:46:04 Leaving tent, partially sunny & talking w/ officer. Down steps. Inspecting storage depot. Leaving in jeep past camera.
05:47:17 Walking thru railroad yard w/ large steam locomotives. Walking along docks w/ ships unloading behind. Out of car and greeted by officers at tent village. Walking thru, past medical tents. Signing ?? Talking to Coast Guard &/or Merchant Marine officers. Looking into hold of ship, crates onto pallets & talking. Off railroad car, saluting. Into car. Onto US Army Hospital ship Jarrett W. Huddleston & leaving, shaking hands on gangway, walking across dock & looking .
WWII European War; Ike
Eisenhower tour, Cherbourg, Rouen & Le Havre, France 21-23Feb45 LIB 3299 Ike walking out of tent, inspects others. Talking beside car. Talks to men eating from mess kits. Accompanied by two star general & other officers. 05:45:14 Railroad platform, foggy. Out of tent & with officers in heavy fog. CU other officers. 05:46:04 Leaving tent, partially sunny & talking w/ officer. Down steps. Inspecting storage depot. Leaving in jeep past camera. 05:47:17 Walking thru railroad yard w/ large steam locomotives. Walking along docks w/ ships unloading behind. Out of car and greeted by officers at tent village. Walking thru, past medical tents. Signing ?? Talking to Coast Guard &/or Merchant Marine officers. Looking into hold of ship, crates onto pallets & talking. Off railroad car, saluting. Into car. Onto US Army Hospital ship Jarrett W. Huddleston & leaving, shaking hands on gangway, walking across dock & looking . WWII European War; Ike