10TH MOUNTAIN DIVISION, PO RIVER AREA, ITALY ; BOLGNA, ITALY Part 3

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Signal Corps ADC 4092 SOURCE: AFCF (0-1147) Card I of 2 111 ADC FILM: ARCH & APC MP 994' ea Silent 4092-1 10TH MOUNTAIN DIV Po River Area, Italy 24 Apr 45 LSs, outdoor briefing by Gen George P Hays to officers of his command. (Shaky) MSs, MCUs, Gen Willis D Crittenberger joins Gen Hays in conversation. MCU, GenCrittenberger seated in jeep. VS, GenCrittenberger and aides stand on South side of Po River watching loading activities. Pan from Gens to shoreline, dukws are loaded with heavy equipment by cranes. LS, soldiers board dukws and dukws leave beach and enter river. HSs, jeep is lifted by crane and lowered into dukw. TS, dukw with soldiers and jeep enroute to north side of river. VS, US medics carry litter patients from ambo-jeep to dukws. MS, wounded ambulatory patient is helped aboard dukw. HSs, MSs, infantrymen climb hill to staging area. Record Group 111 Accession III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY ERBS/es Signal Corps ADC 4092 111 SOURCE: AFCF (0-1147) Card 2 of 2 ADC FILM: ARCH & APC MP 994' ea Silent 4092-2 BOLOGNA, ITALY 24 Apr 45 MSs, MCUs, Gen Lucian K Truscott, Jr arrives in L-5 plane at airport. Follow shot, C-45 taxis to halt; Gen Mark W Clark, Gen Henry H Arnold and Maj Gen Alfred MGruenther exit from plane and are greeted by Gen Truscott. CU, Gens Truscott, Clark and Arnold in jeep. Excellent scenes, US vehicles including ambulances, jeeps, trucks ford river near Highway #9. Alongside of roped off area an Italian peasant in horse-drawn cart fords the river. VS, Prince Umberto forces his way thru welcoming crowd in street. LHS, large group of partisans assembled in street. Record Group 111 Accession III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY ERBS/es

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities