American Troops Arrive in France, 1917
– Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inferieure, France, June 26, 1917 – The U.S.S. Hancock with the 5th Regt. Marines aboard, arrives safely in France. Going through the locks.
– Troops on decks of transports coming into port.
– The first fighting men of America landing in France, 1st Division. (June 26, 1917)
– Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inferieure, France, March 9, 1918 – American troops arriving in France.
– 16th Infantry, 1st Division, marching to rest camp. (June 1917)
Footage from the Signal Corps Film ‘Base Section No. 1 (St. Nazaire), Arrival and Unloading of Troops [1917]’
Credit to : National WWI Museum and Memorial