DEBARKATION OF TROOPS, MARSEILLES, FRANCE ; COL. DR. GORDON SEAGRAVE COMES HOME TO NAMHKAM, BURMA ; AWARDS, OBERWAMPACH, LUXEMBOURG Part 1

Description

Signal Corps ADC 3230 ADC SOURCE: AFCF Card 1 of 3 3230-1 FILM: ARCH & APC MP, 911' ea, Silent LIB 2571, DEBARKATION OF TROOPS Marseilles, France; 15 Jan 1945 (M-1224-1226) American troops of the 70th Inf and 43d Inf and the 363d Medics debark from the Mt Vernon, formerly the USS Washington. The men come down the ship's ladder onto British-designed Z craft manned by civilian crews. LSs, transport with the Z craft alongside. The ship is showing its lights. It is late in the day. COL DR GORDON SEAGRAVE COMES HOME TO NAMHKAM, BURMA 25 Jan 1945 (C-198) Native Burmese girls, including some Kachin and Shan nurses at ceremony welcoming the return of Dr Seagrave. Record Group 111 Two young boys. Accession Number III-NAV-210 MS, Dr Seagrave and standing next to him M/Sgt Fred Friendly. CUs, several native women. MS, a few soldiers and some of the girls of the hospital watch from window. A girl performs a dance as young men in the bg beat time with their hands. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE., LIC 1, NY NF/sj Signal Corps ADC 3230 DC SOURCE: AFCF Card 2 of 3 230-2 FILM: ARCH & APC MP 911' ea, Silent COL DR GORDON GEAGRAVE COMES HOME TO NAMHKAM, BURMA (Cont'd) 25 Jan 1945 (C-198) (Cont'd) MS, two girls dancing. One of them is wearing heavy work shoes. MS, pan of native boys and a few American soldiers watching the dance. A native man with a little girl. MS, feet of dancing girls. MS, girls dance with fans. MS, Dr Seagrave watching the dancers. Record Group 111 CU, Doctor. Accession Number III-NAV-210 NOTE: The welcome ceremonies are performed in the ruins of what was once the Namhkam Hospital. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE., LIC 1, NY NF/sj Signal Corps 111 ADC 3230 ADC SOURCE: AFCF Card 3 of 3 3230-3 FILM: ARCH & APC MP, 911' ea, Silent AWARDS, OBERWAMPACH, LUXEMBOURG 28 Jan 1945 (M-1228, 1229) Exts, Maj Gen Robert W Grow, CG, 6th Armored Div, awards medals to officers and men. The ground is covered with snow. The Gen and aide walking to a builaing which serves as a Command Post. He leaves the CP with Lt Col E D Lagrew. More awards are made by the Gen. Cut-ins, as Maj Gen Grow pins medals on the men, congratulates them. NOTE: The awards were made to these men when the Div reached its final objective in repulsing the counterattack in the Ardennes Salient. The film was shot during heavy overcast but is being kept as record. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE., LIC 1, NY NF/sj Record Group 111 Accession Number III-NAV-210

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities