SS Samuel Chase

[SS Samuel Chase] Landing craft underway shot from water. Shots officers on ship, soldiers lying on jeeps on board. Various ships underway w coast in distance, barrage balloon above. Steel barges loaded with military vehicles & equipment. Naval ship underway LCU US 522 w/ signal flags, land visible in BG. Good blue sky & water. 06:13:00 USCG life ring on ship rail, USS Samuel Chase. Men on pier release lines, group of civilians on pier, Arabs. Two sailors heaving on ropes. American flag lowered onboard ship, tug alongside. LS French battleship seen beyond warehouses on pier; white buildings of city beyond. PBY (?), amphibious plane past overhead, long shot as seen through ships superstructure. 06:14:57 Three men play backgammon on deck. Sailors relax, play cards. Sunset thru rigging of ship, flag flying from mast. 06:15:50 Captain (?) presented with plaque, crew watch uncomfortably at attention in dungarees. MCU of Captain speaking; leaving w/ other officers over edge of ship. 06:17:14 Flying boat flies over. CU life ring USS Samuel Chase. Transport ship underway following cameraship. French sailors on board near rail seen from above. Many US sailors and a few French on shipboard. Transport shot thru porthole. CU & MS various sailors on deck (bouncing camera, then smooth). 06:20:06 Groups pose for cameras. WWII; Invasion Southern France (?); Navy;