PRIME MINISTER CHURCHILL VISITS FIFTH ARMY, LEGHORN, ITALY Part 2

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Signal Corps 111 ADC 2195 ADC SOURCE: AFCF (0-946) Card 1 of 2 2195-1 FILM: Arch & APC MP, 959' ea Silent PRIME MINISTER CHURCHILL VISITS FIFTH ARMY, Leghorn, Italy; 19 Aug 1944 MLS, line of MP Honor Guards. VS, Churchill accompanied by Lt Gen Mark W Clark inspects troops of the US 34TH Div. Prime Minister and Gen Clark walk across field to Hq bldg and enter. In bg is Gen Lyman L Lemnitzer. MS, Churchill and Gen Clark salute. RV, Churchill and Gen Clark salute troops. MS, Churchill steps forward to greet Army nurses and inspects line of other troops. Record Group 111 MS, Churchill on platform before microphone. Accession Number III-NAV-210 VS, Churchill at dinner in field seated at table with Gen Clark and others. --- ----- Signal Corps 111 ADC 2195 ADC SOURCE: AFCF (0-946) Card 2 of 2 2195-2 FILM: Arch & APC MP, 959' ea Silent PRIME MINISTER CHURCHILL VISITS FIFTH ARMY, un Cont'd Leghorn, Italy; 19 Aug 1944 VS, Churchill and Clark board British corvette and tour Leghorn harbor. (In bg are Maj Gens Alfred M Gruenther and Lyman L Lemnitzer.) MS, Churchill signs guest register on corvette. VS, Churchill inspects map, pulls lanyard of 240mm gun under camouflage net and watc hes fire demonstration. Seq: plane taxis to stop. Churchill gets off and is greeted by Gen Clark. Both men step into jeep and drive away. Record Group 111 Accession Ngmber III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE, LIC 1, NY ERB/ek

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities