To the left of the picture is an abandoned German bunker that mounted at 47mm Skoda built antitank gun.
On the left Pvt Franck Glakopski from Lansford. Pennsylvania and on the right David C.Ningate from Chipley. Florida.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/47_mm_kanon_P.U.V._vz._36_(%C5%A0koda_A6)
The harbour station was rebuilt and continued in use until recently
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gare_Maritime_de_Cherbourg