Our transfer to France was a major move for our special unit. We were about 35-50 personnel plus a fully equipped darkroom with special developing and printing equipment. Packing and loading and moving on to trucks was a task that required aid from Engineers who did the work of packing, and trucking us to the port and then placing it all safely and securely into the ship. We, the personnel were moved by truck onto the port and slept outdoors, while the task of transferring our supplies and equipment was stored safely aboard.
Sailing across the Mediterranian to Marseilles was smooth and uneventful. At this period of time, we were pushing the Germans back into Germany. The 7th Army, which we were joining was locating itself on the Rhine River, in Alsace Lorraine. To join them, it was necessary to travel by rail and truck several thousand miles to reach our destination. (Hindsight affords me the privilege of realizing that the 7th Army was moved into this area for the final push to destroy the German Army. Our unit was joining the Fighter Wing of the 7th to process their aerial photos.)
