82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION, OUJDA AIRPORT, FRENCH MOROCCO AND ARZEW, ALGERIA Part 1

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Signal Corps ADC 2663 DC SOURCE: AFCF (0-58) 663 FILM: ARCH MP & APC MP, 865' ea Silent 82D AIRBORNE DIVISION Oujda Airport, French Morocco & Arzew, Algeria 2-18 June 1943 VS, paratroopers in formation in front of hangar. Seq: Paratroopers receiving instruction on their new type chutes. Seq: Brig Gen John W O'Daniel watching the testing of a waterproofed tank. Seq: Soldiers of the 142d Inf, 36th Div, in practice landing at Arzew. LCI approaches beach, lowers gangway, soldiers wade ashore and go over barbed wire on beach. Soldiers firing rifles and MGs advancing on pillbox. Seq: Practice landing from LCI. Seq: Street fighting practice in village mock-up. VS, soldiers running down street, into houses; machine gun and rifle fire. Soldier throws grenade into house. Record Group 111 Seq: Trucks being loaded into LST. Accession Number III-NAV-210 MSs, LCIs heading for shore and soldiers pouring onto beach. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1 MS/1zw

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities