RETURN OF WORLD WAR II DEAD, SAIPAN, MARIANAS ISLANDS Part 1

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Signal Corps ADC 6974 SOURCE: AFCF (A-2163) Card 1 of 2 111 FILM: ARCH & APC MP 601' ea Silent ADC 6974-1 RETURN OF WORLD WAR II DEAD Saipan, Marianas Islands 26 February 1948, SPX 66 Group of soldiers standing casually in front of the transport Schwenk at pier. CU, bass drummer in Army band beating drum. MS, soldiers in band rolling the drums. MCU, MS, 75mm pack howitzer is fired in salute. MS, speakers. Procession of wreath bearers going aboard the transport Walter W Schwenk. CU, bugler sounding taps. Stern view of the transport Schwenk pulling away from pier. Flag-draped coffin is in fg as troops of the different services march in parade. The Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Corps are represented. HS, 27th Div cemetery on Saipan. LS, entrance to the cemetery; flag is flying from mast. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th AVE, LIC 1, NY ERBS/mle Record Group 111 Accession III-NAV-210 Signal Corps ADC 6974 111 SOURCE: AFCF (A-2163) Card 2 of 2 ADC FILM: ARCH & APC MP 601' ea Silent 6974-2 RETURN OF WORLD WAR II DEAD Cont'd Saipan, Marianas Islands Cont'd 26 February 1948, SPX 66 Cont'd Shots of the crosses and graves in the cemetery. CU, sign "American Grave Registration Service". The USAT Walter W Schwenk at open pier. MS, American flag flying at half-mast from the stern. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th AVE, LIC 1, NY ERBS/mle Record Group 111 Accession III-NAV-210

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities