101ST AIRBORNE DIV, ENGLAND, HOLLAND Part 1

Description

Signal Corps 111 ADC 2325 ADC 2325 SOURCE: AFCF (M-647) FILM: Arch, MP & APC, 735' Silent (B-817) 101st AIRBORNE DIV England, Holland; 16 Sept 44 LS, pan, unsteady of a line of gliders standing on the field. MS, jeep pushing a 57mm gun into glider. A jeep backing into a glider. MS, the glider nose is closed. Soldiers lower tail of the glider to the ground after loading. CU, of different gliders: "Ohio", "Poprose", "Heaven Can Wait", "Hitler Undertakers", "Underground Balloon", "Truman". A vehicle tows a glider. CU, "We did it before", "Stink 7". Paratroops march from hangar toward the field. An officer in front of plane briefs the men. CU, MSs of the different men as they listen. AVs, planes in flight on way to rendezvous. Record Group 111 AVs, terrain showing parachutes near the ground. Accession Number III-NAV-210

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities