U.S. troops press forward to St. Lo.

U.S. troops press forward to St. Lo. A cloud of black smoke darkens the sky as an enemy mine explodes in a field near St. Lo, Normandy. In the backgroudn, U.S. Army tanks press forward. The bitterly defended Nazi communication center of St. Lo fell July18, 1944, after an eight-day siege. The American troops captured a large numer of German prisoners as wellas a strongly fortified defense line around the town.