WESTWARD IS BATAAN, INVASION OF AITAPE, NEW GUINEA ; LT. GEN. MARK W. CLARK DECORATES BRITISH OFFICERS OF XIII CORPS, SCARPERIA, ITALY ; LT. LUTHERO VARGAS OF BRAZILIAN AIR FORCE VISITS US XV CORPS HEADQUARTERS, LUCCA, ITALY Part 1

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Signal Corps ADC 3122 C SOURCE: AFCF Card 1 of 2 22-1 FILM : ARCH & APC MP, Silent, 891' ea WESTWARD IS BATAAN INVASION OF AITAPE, NEW GUINEA 22 Apr 1944 (Proj 3808) LSs, MSs, US soldiers carry boxes of rations from LST and stack them on shore. Pan, burning rice dump. CU, dead Japanese soldier on rubble heap. Pan, terrain to CP tents. CU, Brig Gen Coane. MSs, soldier plays guitar. CU, fingers move over strings of guitar. MSs, CU, soldiers hold rifles high and wade to shore from LST. Seq: Loaded 21/2 ton truck, following a bulldozer off LST ramp, rolls into muddy bottom tossing several soldiers and supplies in the truck into the water. Soldiers in water move about preparing to free truck. Seq: Crew sets up 105mm How in jungle terrain. Soldiers move boxes of ammunition on conveyor belt. Two 105mm Hows in bg. LSs to MSs, two C=47s rise above trees at airstrip and take=off. Seq: Pancake Hill. Pan of area; unloading supplies for 105mm How. Soldiers extricate 3/4 ton truck from muddy terrain. Record Group 111 Accession Number III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave, LIC 1, NY ERB/amf Signal Corps ADC 3122 DC SOURCE: AFCF Card 2 of 2 L22-2 FILM : ARCH & APC MP, Silent, 891' ea LT GEN MARK W CLARK DECORATES BRITISH OFFICERS OF XIII CORPS Scarperia, Italy 10 Jan 45 (0-1076) VS, Gen Clark arrives at XIII Corps Hq (Br) and awards Legion of Merit medals to Lt Gen S C Kirkman, CG, XIII Corps, Brig B M Archibald and Brig W G Rowe. LT LUTHERO VARGAS OF BRAZILIAN AIR FORCE VISITS US XV CORPS HQ Lucca, Italy 12 Jan 45 (0=1076) VS, Lt Luthero Vargas, son of Pres Getulio Vargas of Brazil visits Maj Gen Willis D Crittenberger CG XV Corps. MSs, Maj Gen Crittenberger greets Lt Vargas who is accompanied by Gen Mascarenhas de Moraes and staff. Record Group 111 Accession Number III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave, LIC 1, NY ERB/amf

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

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Moving Images Relating to Military Activities