Posted on Jun 9, 2018

D-Day to D plus 3

SGT John " Mac " McConnell

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This film from the National Archives shows some amazing footage.

Find out more about this film, featured in "The Unwritten Record," the National Archives blog of the Special Media Archives Services Division: http://blogs.archives.gov/unwritten-r...

Creator(s): Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (09/18/1947 - 02/28/1964) (Most Recent)

Series : Moving Images Relating to Military Activities, compiled 1947 - 1964
Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985

Access Restriction(s): Unrestricted
Use Restriction(s): Unrestricted

Contact(s): National Archives at College Park - Motion Pictures (RD-DC-M), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001
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Compiled from items:
Local Identifier: 111.ADC.1319: Sheaf Public Relations Divisions Presents, 06/06/1944 - 06/09/1944, http://research.archives.gov/descript...
Local Identifier: 111.ADC.1318: Invasion of France, 06/06/1944 - 06/09/1944, http://research.archives.gov/descript...
Local Identifier: 111.ADC.2093: Invasion of France, World War II, 06/06/1944 - 06/09/1944, http://research.archives.gov/descript...
Local Identifier: 111.ADC.1336: Invasion of France, 07/06/1944 - 07/09/1944, http://research.archives.gov/descript...

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LTC Stephen F.

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Thank you for sharing my friend SGT John " Mac " McConnell the non-classified national archives film of June 6, 1944 to June 9 1944.
DUKWs driving along roadways in Britain.
Operation Overlord depended on good weather for a launch of an armada of ships and an amazing number of aircraft .
In 1944 the British had night time bombing responsibility while US Army air Corps had daylight responsibilities.
The interdiction against ammunition and fuel depots as well as transportation nodes and convoys was relying on skills of bombardiers and dumb bombs. It took a lot of ordnance to reduce a stationary target. Fighter bombers were best suited for attacking trains and convoys.

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