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BUILDING OF BAILEY BRIDGE ACROSS ARNO RIVER, FLORENCE,ITALY Part 1

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Signal Corps 111 ADC 2302 ADC SOURCE: AFCF (0-972) 2302 FILM: Arch& APC MP, 729' ea Silent BUILDING OF BAILEY BRIDGE ACROSS ARNO RIVER, Florence, Italy; 3-5 Sept 44 Seq: Soldiers of 2nd Bn, 337th Engineers operate electric drills, cut and drive spikes, haul equipment from pontoon boat to pier, drive pins and tighten clamps. Portions of bridge are fixed by means of rollers; Bailey "riser" is joined to "pile bent." Soldiers lay steel pieces, deck and treads MSs, CUs, medic treats injured hand of worker. CUs, faces of workers. Record Group 111 Accession Number III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE, LIC 1, NY ERB/ek

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Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities

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1944
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2:56