MARSHAL WEI LI HUANG, HWITUNG BRIDGE, ACROSS SALWEEN RIVER, BURMA ROAD, CHINA ; 9TH DIV & 3D ARMY DIV PUSH ON MARIGNY, FRANCE Part 1

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Signal Corps ADC 1642 111 SOURCE: AFCT Card 1 of 2 ADC FILM: ARCH & APC MP 849' ea Silent 1642-1 MARSHAL WEI LI HUANG HWITUNG BRIDGE, ACROSS SALWEEN RIVER BURMA ROAD, CHINA 6 August 44 (C-092) vs, Marshal Wei and party of Chinese officers cross foot and pack animal bridge on the Salween River. VS, Marshal Wei speaks to men of the Engineers of the YBHEA. (No explanation of initials on caption sheets.) Short scene, Marshal Wei speaks to Chinese civilians. VS, Marshal and party return across river and speaks with Chinese officers. Accompanying the Marshal is an Army Captain, Captain Kane. LS, MLS, Marshal Wei and party inspect How. Note: Included in the party with the CO of CEF, Marshal Wei are Brooks Atkinson, New York Times; Al Ravenholt, United Press and A T Steele, Chicago Daily News. Record Group 111 Accession Number III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY ERB/sj Signal Corps ADC 1642 111 5 CB: AFCF Card 2 of 2 ADC FILM: ARCH & APC MP 849' ea Silent 1642-2 INV 794 9TH DIV & 3D ARMD DIV PUSH ON MARIGNY, FRANCE 26 July 1944 (M-425) MS, M-4 tanks pulling ammo trailers on outskirts of town. MS, M-4 tanks break thru hedge into open field. MS, tank with bulldozer blade moves in past camera from L-R. Vs, units of the 3rd Armd Div infantrymen advance along road. vs, engineers with mine detectors clear road. MCU, infantrymen wait alongside road. MCU, soldier in jeep sends message over telegraph key. MS, half-tracks and tanks pass alongside overturned M-4 tank on side of way. MS, 9th Div troops march POWs to rear. Record Group 111 MS, road sign; "Montreuil", Marigny-5K." Accession Number III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY ERB/sj

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities