Other titles:SHAPE FILM LIBRARY [Allocated Series Title]
Summary:USMS General Upshur at anchor: LTMs sailing past. Troops climb over the side of ship into a barge. Landing craft comes towards beach: soldier signals with flags. Front of barge lowers and soldiers run onto beach, some unloading and driving trucks; Colonel Penniman accompanies them. Large crane in use. Soldiers sit on ground and are briefed by officers; they then set up camp, pitching tents and unrolling sleeping bags. Trains and boats pass. Shots of cargo boat unloading using a crane, DUKW, and US and French soldiers. Cargo is loaded into DUKW from large ship and unloaded again, when the DUKW reaches the beach; fork lift trucks stack the crates. More activity involving DUKW around freight yard and beach (soldiers loading and unloading); long line of US trucks seen.
Description:
Alternative Title:SHAPE FILM LIBRARY [Allocated Series Title]
