MAJ. GEN. CHEVES PRESENTS AWARDS, KOO YAON (?), CHINA ; SALWEEN CAMPAIGN, WANTING, CHINA ; BURMA ROAD NEWSPAPER, TAHA WANG (?), CHINA Part 1

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Signal Corps ADC 3318 SOURCE: AFCF (C=212) Card 1 of 2 318-1 FILM: ARCH & APC MP 991 ฿ ea Silent MAJ GEN CHEVES PRESENTS AWARDS Koo Yaon, (?) China 25 Jan 45 Seq: Maj Gen K Cheves and party arrive in jeep at campsite near Koo Yaon. MCUs, Bronze Star medals are presented to numerous enlisted men engaged in Burma-Ledo Road project. MS, Gen Cheves prepares TNT charge and throws it into stream. vs, Gen Cheves inspects and crosses a frame arched monkey bridge, over fast moving stream. On other bank, Gen stops to try his hand at fishing. vs, Gen in jeep passes native laborers along road. L-5 plane taxis to stop; Gen Cheves deplanes. VS, Gen presents Purple Heart medals to T/5 Charles Martin of Caledonia, Miss and T/5 Marion L Hard of Dayton, Tenn. Gen also presents Bronze Stars to officers. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE., LIC 1, NY ERB/sj Record Group 111 Accession Number III-NAV-210 Signal Corps ADC 3318 SOURCE: AFCF (C-212) Card 2 of 2 DC 318-2 FILM: ARCH & APC MP 991' ea Silent SALWEEN CAMPAIGN Wanting, China 21 Jan 45 Seq: Flag-raising ceremony marking the end of the Salween campaign and the capture of Wanting, the last occupied village held by the Japanese. Chinese and US officers stand in formation as US and Chinese flags are raised. Included are Col John Sells, Commander of Western Command in China, Col Stodter, CO of American personnel of 11th Group Army, Chinese Gen Wei Li Wang, Gen Ho and Lt Gen Huang (Gen Wei is full-faced officer, Gen Ho is thin-faced.) LSs, Chinese troops in formation at ceremony. HSs, CU, US and Chinese flags are raised. BURMA ROAD NEWSPAPER Taha Wang, (?) China Record Group 111 30 Jan 45 Accession Number III-NAV-210 CU, two US soldiers at camp receive news on radio. CU, soldier handletters newspaper: "Burma Road Bulldozer." MSs, soldier post paper on bulletin board. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th AVE., LIC 1, NY ERB/sj

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

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Moving Images Relating to Military Activities