The story
Units: 7th US Corps / 9th Infantry Division
Date: 27 June 1944 / 29 June 1944
Locations: Yvetot-Bocage / Cherbourg /
Characters: Collins / Bradley / Rigdway / Taylor / Barton
Themes: maritime station / ruin / Fort du Roule / Fort Central / ceremony duration: 06:41 min
Cameraman: Nera Garcia / Maloney / Calvano
Duration: 06:41
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