Omaha Beach : The D-Day Cameraman Who Filmed Assault Waves on June 6, 1944 - WWII Then & Now

In this D-Day Omaha Beach mini-documentary we discover the story my the only motion picture cameraman, Sgt. Richard Taylor, that landed on Omaha Beach on the Morning of June 6, 1944. This mini-documentary was sponsored by MyHeritage. Sign up for a 14-day free trial and enjoy all the amazing features MyHeritage has to offer. If you decide to continue your subscription, you’l get a 50% discount. In order to control the photo coverage as best as possible, the US Armed Forces had specific teams of military personnel within their branches trained to take film and photographs in various situations. They would go into combat operations and cover the events where civilians journalists either wouldn’t go or couldn’t go. For the Army these were the so called Signal Photographic Companies, within the US Signal Corps. The unit that was responsible for the coverage of D-Day on the American side was the 165th Signal Photographic Company. They were the Signal Photo Company attached to the US First Army. ---------------------------------- BATTLEFIELD TOUR GUIDE: Check out Florent Plana for battlefield tours in Normandy: ---------------------------------- ARCHIVE MATERIAL Check out Footsteps Researchers to learn more about archive material and personnel records of veterans that served in World War II. ---------------------------------- WORK WITH US! SNAFU DOCS believes in innovative ways to research the past, preserve history and create memory. We believe that film forms a very important link in this chain, but our young, talented and academic spirit goes far beyond that. Our team has worked with several international companies, institutions, local governments and documentary projects. Let us help you research, preserve and remember. Contact us today and see what the possibilities are. ★★ INTERESTING WORLD WAR II STUFF ★★ ★SNAFU Merchandise: ★Mapping the Second World War II ★Haunting World War II Images by America’s Soldier Photographers ★Eyewitness to World War II: Unforgettable Stories and Photographs: ★TIME-LIFE World War II in 500 Photographs: ★Atlas of the Normandy Campaign: Maps and Aerial Photographs ★Sainte-Mere-Eglise: Photographs of D-Day ----------------------------------- CREW - Produced & Edited by: Joey van Meesen, MA (SNAFU DOCS) Researcher: Joey van Meesen, MA Researcher: Thulaï van Maanen, Florent Plana, Mattéo Grouard Archive Material: Footsteps Researchers: Photographs: US National Archives Camera Studio: Milan ’t Hooft Camera Normandy: Florent Plana, Joey van Meesen, Mattéo Grouard Studio Location: Mariniersmuseum Rotterdam ----------------------------------- SOURCES USED: Charles Herrick’s Blog Post: US National Archives Link to Original D-Day film: ----------------------------------- Music Through Epidemic Sound Creator’s License Intro song: Madison York - In Pieces ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: Facebook: LinkedIn: ------------------------------------ Become an Official Channel Member and profit from these amazing perks! ----------------------------------- Subscribing, liking and sharing the video on Social Media will tremendously support this channel. Together we can expand the channel and community as a place for military history buffs. Don’t forget to turn on the notification bell!