MILITARY GOVERNMENT, AACHEN, GERMANY ; GEN. GEORGE S. PATTON, JR. VISITS 80TH DIVISION CP, VILLERVAL, FRANCE ; PRESENTAION OF DECORATIONS, AIRSTRIP A-24, ENGLAND Part 1

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Signal Corps 111 ADC 2639 ADC SOURCE: AFCF (M-848) Card 1 of 2 2639-FILM: Arch & APC MP, 850' ea Silent LIB 413, MILITARY GOVERNMENT, Aachen 29 Oct 44 (SPX - Germany) CU street signs: "Wilhelmstrasse" and "Kaiserplatz." Pan to Wilhelmstrasse as US flag flies over entrance to Allied Expeditionary Forces military government office. LIB 415, GEN GEORGE S PATTON, JR VISITS 80TH DIV CP; Villerval, France; 3 Nov 44 VIPs exit from bldg, get into jeep and drive off. MSs, CUs, Lt Gen Patton, Major Gen Manton S Eddy, of the XII Corps; Maj Gen Horace L Mc Bride, CG, 80th Div, Brig Gen J W McKelvie, Arty Officer 80th Div and Brig Gen Owen Sommers, Asst C G, 80th Div. (Also included in group is unidentified woman reporter of the New York Times.) MSs, various officers enter bldg. MS, guards stand at attention at Hq entrance. CU sign: "Fwd 80th Div." ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE, LIC 1, NY ERB/ek Record Group 111 Accession Number III-NAV-210 Signal Corps 111 ADC 2639 ADC SOURCE: AFCF (M-848) Card 2 of 2 2639 FILM: Arch & APC MP, 850' ea Silent LIB 412 PRESENTATION OF DECORATIONS Airstrip A-24, England; 3 Nov 44 MSs, CUs, troops in formation with color guard at presentation ceremony. CU, Legion of Honor medals on table. MSs, CUs, Gen Dwight D Eisenhower presents decorations to Air Chief Marshals Harris and Mallory and Gen Carl Spaatz (US). MSs, British band, US and English troops pass in review. NOTE: ceremonies held in rain. Record Group 111 Accession Number III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE, LIC 1, NY ERB/ek

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

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Moving Images Relating to Military Activities