Normandy fishermen sail again.

Normandy fishermen sail again. July 26, 1944, was a momentous day in the life of every fisherman in the Cherbourg Peninsula. Half an hour before dawn, the fishing fleet sailed out on masse, the Tricolor fluttering from every boat, free for the first time in four years. Ever since "D-Day" landings, the Normandy fishermen ha dobeyed the Allied Expeditionary Force order to refrain from fishing for "reasons of military security". Previously, during the German occupation, they had either been secerely restricted or had had so much of their cath seized by the Nazis that their work almost profitless. These pictures show the fishermen resuming the livelihood practised by their fathers and forefathers for generations, this time with Allied cooperation and with petrol supplied by the U.S. Navy. Jeannette Genet with her cousin, Paul Genet, vieuw the fishing fleet from the quayside at Barfleur. The Genets, father and two sons, are fishermen; Jeannette keeps house for them, helps with the nets and sorts fish during the busy season.