PONTON BRIDGE OVER PO RIVER, ITLAY Part 1

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Signal Corps ADC 4097 SOURCE: AFCF (0-1149) FILM: ARCH & APC MP 753' ea Silent PONTON BRIDGE OVER PO RIVER Italy 25 April 1945 Seq: Gen Lucian K Truscott, Jr and Gen George P Hays watch final steps in construction of bridge. Pan, bridge as last ponton is floated into place. MLSs, LS, Negro engineers at work on bridge. MLS, US Col shakes hands with Negro Sgt. MCUs, soldiers asleep beside bulldozer. MS, LHS, Gens Truscott and Hays with other officers cross bridge immediately after completion. LS, bridge ponton is propelled in water by outboard motor. LS, first tanks cross completed bridge. (Note: The bridge was built by units of the 1554th Heavy Ponton Engr Bn, 37th Engr Bn and 92nd Engr Bn.) Record Group 111 Accession Number III-NAV-21Q 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