American soldiers are greeted by French villagers in Normandy a few days after the D-Day landings

 


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US Army medical personnel are loading injured soldiers on stretchers into a Douglas C-47 aircraft (Skytrain) in the area of Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, France. On the left, with the rear door open, is a Dodge medical Field Ambulance vehicle, part of the 5th Special Engineer Brigade. When all loaded, they will be flown to England, flying time approximately 45 minutes.


Evacuation of wounded by air

A pair of 2nd Infantry Division MPs make their presence known in a newly liberated French town to the delight of the local store owners.