CONSTRUCTION OF LEDO ROAD, MAMPIN, BETWEEN WARAZUP AND NAMTI, BURMA Part 1

Description

Signal Corps ADC 1686 111 SOURCE: AFCF (C-176) ADC FILM: ARCH & APC, MP, 706' ea Silent 1686 CONSTRUCTION OF LEDO ROAD Manpin, between Warazup and Namti, Burma; 16 December 1944 VS, American Negro engineers placing TNT charges under trees. CU, hands come into scene and adjust lighted fuse. MS, Negro engineer runs, stops and watches near tree. LSs, charges go off and trees fall. Negro engineers operate bulldozers clearing area in the jungle. LS, cleared area. A few officers in campaign hats stand in the fg. Engineers use wrench on bulldozer. CU, Negro engineer operating bulldozer. A heavy bulldozer, probably a D-8 pushing fallen trees. MS, bulldozer pushing logs into huge pile. LS of a cleared area. A bulldozer pushing dirt. MSs, bulldozer clearing heavy fallen brush. LS, Chinese engineers of the 10th Engrs Bn working in jungle area. NOTE: Captions mention US 905th Engr Aviation Bn, 1304th Engrs Construction Bn and 1883rd Engrs Aviation Bn. Record Group 111 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY NF/lzw Accession Number III-NAV-210

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities