Lt Clawson, in charge of the SHAEF dispatch riders, gives them their final orders before sending them off to the coast to pick up the latest news from the boats coming back from the Normandy beaches in order to relay it to Headquarters following the June 6th 1944 landings.
All but one are American GI's wearing the wool Service Uniform and riding WLA motorcycles.
The second rider is a British soldier of the Royal Corps of Signals and rides an Indian Model 741B, delivered to Britain thru Lend-Lease. All wear British DR Helmets and British DR style blue and white armbands.
All headlights have been removed and replaced by Black-Out Lights. No arms are carried. http://www.theliberator.be/liberator3.htm
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