BRAZILIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE IN CONVOY TO MEDITERRANEAN THEATRE ; PRE-INVASION, US GLIDERS AND PARATROOPS, GREENHAM COMMONS, ENGLAND Part 2
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Signal Corps 11 ADC 2043 DC SOURCE: AFCF AND BPR Card 1 of 2 043-ILM: ARCH DN & APC MP 995' ea Silent BRAZILIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE IN CONVOY TO MEDITERRANEAN THEATRE (No date) WW II (BPR Footage) VS, Brazilian soldiers and sailors join in equatorial ritual. Seq: Brazilian soldiers play deck tennis, quoits, chess, record player. Soldier plays harmonica, another beats tambourine while another beats on box. CUs, soldiers smiling and talking while reclining on deck of ship. MS, Commander of Brazilian forces poses with his staff. HS, Brazilians on deck salute. CUs, RVs, Brazilian officer salutes as unidentified battleship passes. MSs, group of officers salute. HSs, Brazilians cheer as ship passes. (Ship not visible. ) Seq: Brazilian Commander reads proclamation to assembled troops, after which all applaude. Record Group 111 Accession Number III-NAV-210 CU, USN Captain reads announcement to troops. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY ERB/es Signal Corps 111 ADC 2043 ADC SOURCE: AFCF AND BPR Card 2 of 2 2043-2 FILM: ARCH DN & APC MP 995' ea Silent PRE-INVASION: US GLIDERS AND PARATROOPS Greenham Commons, England 16 Aug 44 (AAF Subj 2094) LS, line of trucks filled with US paratroops. CU, smiling paratrooper. MSs, three paratroopers look at picture of girl. CU, paratroop medic examines black eye of paratrooper. MSs, CUs, paratrooper seated on ammo boxes loads carbine, while 2 MPs watch. MSs, Lt Gen Lewis H Brereton and two US colonels inspect radio glider. CU, Gen Brereton. MSs, two mechanics work on radio equipment in glider. VS, overall view of glider with nose up and radio mechanics at work on equipment. LSs, lifted nose reveals interiors of completed radio glider. Seq: US Col Whitsere, CO of 53rd Troop Carrier Wing and Gen Brereton inspect radio station in glider. Record Group 111 Accession Number III-NAV-210 CU, control panel. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY ERB/es
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Moving Images Relating to Military Activities
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