WWII - 1944, Night Bombardment of France, Mine Sweepers Working & Cruiser Shelled

WWII - 1944, Night Bombardment of France, Minesweepers Working & Cruiser Shelled Daytime, LS Large explosion in water seen from ocean. 14:31:20 Tracers fired at night, flares fall. 14:31:44 Day, MS Cruise in camouflage paint at anchor. 14:31:58 Slate. USS Moreno. MS Men paint deck equipment w/ ships of fleet on horizon. MS Officers on bridge use binoculars. MS Sailor up interior ladder, drinks from canteen. 14:32:44 LS Cruiser fires large gun. 14:33:50 MS PT boats underway making large wake seen from another. 14:34:28 CU 50 cal. machine gunner silhouetted w/ smoke rising from distant shore. LS Minesweeper w/ large explosions around it. LS Shell splashes, near misses. LS Sunken ship w/ masts above water. 01:35:36 CU Man & twin 50 cal. MG of PT boat underway. Various views of PT boats underway. CUs 50 cal. machine gunner, aircraft lookout. WW2; Navy Patrol Activity; Motor Torpedo Boats; 1943; 1944; NOTE: USS Moreno (AT-87) was stationed in Mediterranean & took part in invasion of Southern France.