175TH INF, 2ND BN, 29TH DIV, ST. LO FRANCE; 1ST ARMY ORDNANCE COLLECTION DEPOT - LMWWIIHD398

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US troop activity around St. Lo, France; Artillery team, hegerow fighting, treating wounded soldiers in the field; US Army depot in France
13 JULY 44 NEAR ST. LO, WOUNDED TRANSPORTED ON JEEP HOOD, TROOPS MARCH INTO WOODS, MEDIC TENDS TO WOUNDS, EXPLOSIONS, SMOKE IN THE DISTANCE, ARTILLERY FIRING, AXEL ASSEMBLY AREA PARTS SALVAGE YARD

[@michaeloliveri2577]

My pop fought at St. Lo as a BAR gunner. 115R 29ID

[@jenniferlarson6426]

That's some great film footage of our bravest and greatest generation. Thank you.

[@beaumccaffray8402]

My father ( Capt. Edmund McCaffray, Jr. w the175th - regimental ammuntion officer) was wounded in Villebaudon (20 km S of St. Lo) on July 31, 1944

[@bobapbob5812]

My father was in the 1st Bn 175th Infantry. Wounded three times: St Lo and twice before Plouzane near Brest.

[@neggaballs3840]

damn almost 80 years ago

[@antique7391]

The film at 3:17 is somewhat famous as you see a G.I. actually flinch while being filmed when some gun fire flies by.

[@haroldgrossman9391]

my dad served with the 747th tank battalion co. c. that could have been his tank.

[@stephenduffy5406]

Interesting. So the took wrecked halftracks that could not be repaired and completely stripped them of any usable parts and stacked all the tracks here, the bogies there, etc. , so presumably they were preparing to ship the presorted “spare” parts forward with the division. Efficient cannibalism!