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WWII - 1944, France: US First Army Signal Depot; 377th AA BN firing; Men Cleaning Up. 12Jul44

Reel Number: 220288-05

Color: Black and White

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1944

Country: France,USA

Location: Carentan,Normandy,Periers,Saintny

TC Begins: 05:37:06

TC Ends: 05:48:09

Duration: 00:11:03

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk WWII - 1944, France, Signal Depot w/ Poles, Crates & Wire; 377th AA BN firing; Men Cleaning Up, 12Jul44 INV 646. Slate: Camera, Sykes. 12Jul44 Roll 3. Normandy, 1st Army Signal Section Coverage. Crane unloading many telephone poles from truck. CU operator. Soldiers w/ ropes pull on 3 poles hanging from crane. Lifting many poles as truck & trailer pulls out. 05:38:06 Two soldiers loading large drums / rolls of telephone wire onto truck. 05:38:16 Slate: same. Roll 1. Loaded army truck past stockpile of crates beside road. Truck w/ cargo net of large crates backs up. Blacks unload. Signal depot supplies. R2 CU of labels. Men move wire coils w/ hand trucks. Truck & trailer load of poles off road past sign Master SIg. Dump No. 3 supply area. Unloads. 05:40:24 Flash slate: same. Roll 4. Trucks loaded w/ of wire coils, out onto road. 05:41:16 INV 647. Flash slate: Camera, Curry. Saintny, France. 377th AA BN Battalion supports infantry attack. Men rush to camouflaged multiple 50 cal machine gun on M-16 motor carriage (half-track), uncover & load. MCUs. Pointing, firing. Man moves ammunition up. Men relaxing by wall, man on field telephone. Unit cranks cartridges back into magazine & take to MG. 05:43:37 INV 648. Slate: Roll 6 Montgomery Infantry Story. Det J., 165. 12Jul44 Periers front below Carentan, France (per card). Supply jeep arrives. (out of focus) Men passing out socks, clothing, bedrolls etc. in rest area. Men inspect & leave smiling. Man pouring beer. 05:44:47 Slate: same, Roll 7. Man pumping water into helmet. Men checking boots. Man washing in wooden bucket & lathering up. 05:45:54 Flash slate: same (?). Washing feet & putting on clean socks. Man shaving. Men drying clothes on ground. 05:47:02 Flash slate: Hedrich, Roll 7. Retake jeep arrival & passing out clothes. Troops shaving & washing in helmet. WW2; Jul44; Supplies; Resupplying; NOTE: Sold at per reel rate. Good quality & coverage. NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk

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