11-22-2006, 03:25 PM
From Gilles:
Hello my friends in the 36th,
I just found this picture, the caption only says:
INVASION INTERMEZZO--THE IMMEDIATE OBJECTIVES OF HIS
UNIT SAFELY TAKEN, THIE AMERICAN SOLDIER RELAXES WHILE
AWAITING FURTHER ORDERS BY STRETCHING OUT ON UNPACKED
SUPPLIES, LISTENING TO RECORDS ON A PORTABLE
PHONOGRAPH. THE SCENE WAS ONE OF THE SIDELIGHTS OF
THE INVASION OF SOUTHERN FRANCE ON JULY 15, 1944.
Im pretty sure this is a 36th engr photo on yellow
beach, telling from the SP armbands and the nets on
helmets. The dodge WC behind seems to have the marking
3-30 or 3-15 which would be correct for yellow beach.
im copying on this email my friend John Shirley who
landed on Yellow beach on aug 15th 1944.
all the best Gilles
