Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. 30TH ANNIVERSARY D-DAY, FRANCE

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Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. 30TH ANNIVERSARY D-DAY, FRANCE

1974

Covers ceremony in military cemetery near the site of the Allied invasion at Normandy (6 June 1944). Includes Gen Omar Bradley (USA) laying wreath at memorial. 1) British and French Army units parading. 2) Gravestones and memorial. 3) Utah Beach, German fortifications, artillery remnants, and debris on beach. 4) Gen Bradley (USA) and other allied general officers laying wreaths at memorial. 5) USAFE Band marching. 108' Total footage in reel.

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National Archives at College Park

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Bradley, Omar Nelson, 1893-1981

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Omar Nelson Bradley (February 12, 1893 – April 8, 1981) was a senior officer of the United States Army during and after World War II, holding the rank of General of the Army. Bradley was the first Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and oversaw the U.S. military's policy-making in the Korean War. Born in Randolph County, Missouri, Bradley worked as a boilermaker before entering the United States Military Academy at West Point. He graduated from the academy in 1915 alongside Dwight D. Eisenh...