The Division dead were evacuated to the Division Cemetery at Ste. Mere Eglise. VII
Corps took over the operation of this cemetery on June 26. During the period the Ste. Mere Eglise
cemetery was operated by the 90th Division, it was necessary to hire French civilians and use
prisoners to dig graves.
V - SALVAGE AND CAPTURED MATÉRIEL:
a. The following quantities of captured and destroyed enemy matériel were reported
during this period:
(1)
Weapons
Total
Self-propelled guns
11
Artillery (all types)
16
Tanks (all types)
23
Antitank guns
9
Machine guns
9
Mortars
11
Bicycles
153
Motorcycles
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(2) Field hospital with miscellaneous medical supplies at Orglandes.
(3) Ammo dumps containing large supplies of small arms and all types of ammo, including
four loaded trucks.
(4) Warehouse containing large quantity of French cheese.
(5) German ration dump containing sugar, coffee, cheese, bread and individual canned
rations, located in a château near Amfreville.
VI - TRAFFIC:
a. Main supply roads were adequate and kept in a fairly good state of repair. All other
roads were narrow with clay services, forcing traffic to move at a slow rate of speed. In few
instances was a circulation plan necessary as the units were spread over a wide front and the
amount of traffic on any one secondary road was light.
VII - SERVICE TROOPS AND TRAINS:
a. Service troops and trains functioned smoothly throughout the period.
MCLAIN
OFFICIAL:
ANDREWS
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