EVACUATION OF U.S. WAR DEAD, HENRI-CHAPELLE CEMETERY; LIEGE, BELGIUM AND MARGRETEN, HOLLAND Part 1

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Signal Corps ADC 6713 111 SOURCE: AFCF (M=2251) Card 1 of 2 ADC FILM : Arch & APC MP 998 ea, Silent 6713-1 EVACUATION OF U S WAR DEAD Henri=Chapelle Cemetery; Liege, Belgium & Margreten, Holland: Sept 1947 CU, Belgian boy and his father paying respects as barge passes on Albert Canal. LS, Pan, Margraten Cemetery, Margraten, Holland. MS, crosses in Margraten Cemetery shot from ground level. Additional footage as coffin is being loaded into hold of barge. Belgian worker placing hatch covers over barge hold. Scenes, barge carrying the bodies being towed along the Albert Canal on its way to Antwerp. An Honor Guard of two is aboard. Aboard barge while the craft is at pier; Honor Guard lowering flag with guard at "Present Arms", flag is then raised. Barge being towed along the canal; a fisherman in left fg. Belgian canal policeman hand saluting as the barge passes by. Sequence: Misc plaques of marble on a memorial stand dedicated to deceased GIs buired at cemetery. Record Group 111 Accession III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave, LIC 1, NY FB/amf Signal Corps ADC 6713 SOURCE: AFCF (M-2251) Card 2 of 2 111 ADC FILM : Arch & APC MP 998' ea, Silent 6713-2 EVACUATION OF U S WAR DEAD (CONT'D) Henri=Chapelle Cemetery, Liege, Belgium & Margraten, Holland: Sept 1947 (Cont'd) American chaplain reading service on barge just prior to departure of craft for Antwerp. (Protestant chaplain, left; Catholic chaplain, right) Belgian dock supervisor patrolling and checking loading of barge. H,VS, casket being lowered into hold of barge. LS, flag being raised to top of staff on barge and then lowered to Record Group 111 half mast Accession III-NAV-210 LS, Henri=Chapelle cemetery with workers digging graves. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave, LIC 1, NY FB/amf

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities