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,

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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.