French, American center in Canisy.

French, American center in Canisy. Mayor Le Jeune and a French missionary priest, still wearing a helmet, discuss affairs of Canisy with two Allied Civil Affairs Division Officer, Lieutenant Colonel M.F.J. Brunow (left) and Major O.D. Culley, Jr., of the U.S. Army. Canisy was liberated by American forces in the opening days of the new American offensive launched west of St. Lo July 25, 1944.