GEN. DORN AWARDS DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, YUNNANYI, CHINA ; LUNGLING REMAINS, CHINA Part 1

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Signal Corps 111 ADC 2738 ADC SOURCE: AFCF (C-157) 2738 FILM: ARCH & APC MP, 925' ea Silent GEN DORN AWARDS DFC Yunnanyi, China - 24 October 1944 MSs, CUs, Brig Gen Frank Dorn, Chief of Staff of Y Forces Operations, China, awards Distinguished Flying Cross to nine soldiers of the Air Drop Detachment. CUs, Gen Dorn speaks to soldiers after presentation. CU, DFC medal. LS, troops in formation with color guard at ceremony. LUNGLING REMAINS, CHINA - 10 Nov 44 MSs, CUs, demolished Chinese temples, pagoda, idols, shrines and former Grand Hotel. MSs, Chinese soldiers and US troops inspect ruins. LS, West side of Lungling pagoda and adjacent village. LS, East side of Lungling, in bg Burma Road. LS, temple hill. (This area was used as a strongpoint by the Japanese). MS, Grand Hotel used by Japanese for Geisha girls. Hotel is now supply depot for Chinese Army. MS, hotel entrance. MSs, CUs, supplies are unloaded by Chinese soldiers. MSs, Chinese troops inspect Japanese dugouts and fortifications in city. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, N. Y. ERB/lzw Record Group 111 Accession Number III-NAV-210

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

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Moving Images Relating to Military Activities