CONGRESSIONAL INVASION OF FRANCE, PARIS, FRANCE ; SOLDIERS GRAVES OF WORLD WAR I, ST. MIHIEL AMERICAN CEMETERY, THIACOURT, FRANCE ; AIRBORNE LANDING (PROBABLY HOLLAND WORLD WAR II) ; "THE CITY FALLS TO YANKS", STOLBERG, GERMANY ; ST. MIHIEL AMERICAN CEMETERY, THIACOURT, FRANCE Part 3

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Signal Corps ADC 2342 111 SOURCE: AFCF (M-670) Card 1 of 3 ADC FILM: Arch & APC MP, 935' ea, Silent 2342-1 INVASION 2027, CONGRESSIONAL INVASION OF FRANCE, Paris, France; 26 Sept 1944 Transport plane lands on field at Gen D D Eisenhower's Hq. The Congressmen leave the plane greeted by officers and escorted to cars. Gen Eisenhower poses with the Congressmen on steps of building. Gen Omar Bradley poses with the group. CU, Eisenhower shaking hands with the Congressmen. Addt'l views of Gen Eisenhower shaking hands with the Congressmen and entering Hq. INVASION 2028, SOLDIERS GRAVES OF WORLD WAR I, St Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiacourt, France; 21 Sept 1944 CU, grave of an unknown American soldier with cross: "Here Rests in Honored Glory an American Soldier Known but to God." Two soldiers walk in the cemetery, look at the monument: ''1914 to 1918 to Those Who Died for Their Country." Record Group 111 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE, LIC 1, NY NF/ek Accession Number III-NAV-210 Signal Corps ADC 2342 111 SOURCE: AFCF (M-670) Card 2 of 3 ADC FILM: Arch & APC MP, 935' ea Silent 2342-2 101ST AIRBORNE LANDING (PROBABLY HOLLAND WW II) (No captions) Paratroopers advance over field as other paratroopers in the sky come down to the ground. Smoke from fires in bg. As men advance over the field, planes in the sky are dropping other troops. The following are short and underspeed: Soldiers attending a wounded man. Soldiers walk in town and across a demolished bridge. INVASION 2029, "THE CITY FALLS TO YANKS" Stolberg, Germany; 22 Sept 1944 German civilians walking along road pushing carts and carriages with their personal belongings. Some have bicycles. M-4 tanks move thru streets. Half-tracks drive thru the wrecked streets. Gutted buildings are noted in scenes. Record Group 111 Soldiers in vehicles in street. Smoke from a large fire in bg. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE, LIC 1, NY NF/ek Accession Number III-NAV-210 Signal Corps ADC 2342 111 SOURCE: AFCF (M-670) Card 3 of 3 ADC FILM: Arch & APC MP, 935' ea Silent 2342-3 INVASION 2030, ST MIHIEL AMERICAN CEMETERY, Thiacourt, France; 21 Sept 1944 Sign at gate: "St Mihiel American Cemetery.' Two combat American soldiers enter the cemetery, walk past the graves. Soldiers walk by World War I monument. A grave with the star of David and the inscription: "Here Lies in Honored Glory, etc. " Record Group 111 Accession Number III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE, LIC 1, NY NF/ek

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities