INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY IN THE RUHR AREA INLAND WATER TRAFFIC AND COAL HANDLING, DUISBURG, GERMANY ; WILLIAM H. DRAPER JR. AND LT. GEN. ALBERT C. WEDEMEYER ARRIVE IN HEIDLEBERG Part 1

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Signal Corps 111 ADC 7188-1 ADC 7188 SOURCE: AFCF (M Codes) Card 1 of 2 FILM: ARCH & APC MP 877' 08 Silent INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY IN THE RUHR AREA INLAND WATER TRAFFIC AND COAL HANDLING - Duisburg, Germany 22 June 48 (M-3016) Dolly shot from moving launch of line of barges waiting along bank of Rhine river at Duisberg. Dolly shot, barges tied up along bank. LS, tug pulling barges down stream. Giant crane loading coal into barge. MS, contents of double wagon; coal being emptied into barge hold. LS, cranes along banks of the Rhine. WILLIAM H DRAPER JR AND LT GEN ALBERT C WEDEMEYER ARRIVE IN HEIDLEBERG, GERMANY 13 July 1948 (M-3017) Insert of standard on front of limousine of Mr William H Draper, Under Sec of the Army. Lt Gen Clarence R Huebner and his aide walking on platform, waiting for incoming train. Gen Huebner, greating Mr Draper and Gen Wedemeyer as they step from the train. MS, of the three conversing on platform. RG 111 Accession III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER. 35-11 35th AVE., LIC 1, NY ERBS/mle Signal Corps 111 ADC 7188-2 ADC 7188 SOURCE: AFCF (M Codes) Card 2 of 2 FILM: ARCH & APC MP 877' ea Silent WILLIAM H DRAPER JR AND LT GEN ALBERT C WEDEMEYER ARRIVE IN Cont'd HEIDLEBERG, GERMANY 13 July 1948 (M-3017) Cont'd MS, of the three getting into the limousine. Mr William H Draper, Gen Wedemeyer, Gen Huebner presenting arms as the anthem is played. Mr Draper accompanied by Lt Hardy B Ruffin of the 7777th Honor Guard Platoon reviewing the unit. Gens Wedemeyer, Huebner, Mr Draper and other officers reviewing units of the 417th Army Band, the 7888th Headquarters Special Troops, the 7891st Headquarters Company, the 574th Ordnance Company, the 62nd MP Service Co and a WAC detachment. MS, Mr Draper, Gen Wedemeyer, Gen Huebner. Gen Huebner, decorating a PFC of the 7777th Honor Guard Platoon. MS, Mr Draper, Gen Wedemeyer, and Lt Gen Huebner on reviewing platform. RG 111 Accession III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th AVE., LIC 1, NY ERBS/mle

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

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Moving Images Relating to Military Activities