WWII - 1944, Pacific & Europe: Landing in New Guinea, 06Jul44; Fighting in St. Lo, France 10 & 18Jul44

WWII - 1944, Pacific & Europe: Landing in New Guinea, 06Jul44; Fighting in St. Lo, France 10 & 18Jul44 Men advance in sandy jungle clearing, carrying packets. Light plane on gravel runway. Aerial of landing craft, beach & landing strip. 16:16:13 Landing craft towards shore of Noemfoor Island w/ Navy destroyer (?) in background. View of helmeted soldiers on crowded landing craft deck, towards shore. Gunner & gun barrel silhouetted; view of other landing craft. Ships shelling shore visible past landing craft sitting in water (GOOD). Explosions on shore. 16:18:21 Troops wading ashore in waist deep water seen from shore; along sandy beach, across mouth of stream. 16:19:10 View from landing craft of shore explosions; landing craft seen underway. Dropping doors & marines wading ashore. 16:20:15 Fighting In St. Lo, France. Destroyed church, US flag draped over rubble & Japanese flag on staff in stones. 16:20:44 Troops beside burning truck. 16:20:57 INV 543 Bulldozer w/ flails for mine clearing passing. 16:21:05 Slate; St. Lo Falls, France 10Jul44. US tanks past close to camera followed by several jeeps, armored troop carriers. 16:22:02 Slate: St. Lo 18Jul44 Ambulance along road past jeep w/ men behind. Men running & along roadside. 16:22:35 Slate: Normandy 18July44 19th Corps Air Observation. Light plane No. 32 moved out from camouflage; pilot & another in & taking off. 16:23:24 Men crouched alongside burned out buildings, small tracked vehicles move over debris. 16:23:37 Slate 18Jul44 Normandy. Tank & men along road, past camera, past jeep & men. Tank w/ flails moved up. Germans running surrendering. CU of tank tread past camera. Sign: St. Lo 0.7 km. Germans w/ white flag surrendering. 16:24:39 GIs behind camera in middle of much rubble; walking thru bombed out buildings & pan across portions standing. Tank thru street, GIs door to door, running along street. Along road thru town. VERY GOOD REEL. WW2 Pacific landings, Dutch New Guinea; Fighting; Battles; 1940s;