AIRLIFE CHRISTMAS CARAVAN, WIESBADEN, GERMANY Part 1

Description

Signal Corps 111 ADC ADC 7419 7419 SOURCE: AFCF (=3060) FILM: ARCH & APC MP 980'ea Silent AIRLIFT CHRISTMAS CARAVAN Wiesbaden, Germany - 24 Dec '48 MS, Bob Hope speaking at microphone. General James H Doolittle is introduced. MS, Gen Doolittle speaking. Hope introducing Irving Berlin. MS, Berlin singing song, "Operations Vittles" MLMS, Hope and Jinx Falkenberg at microphone. MS, Falkenberg on stage and then batting out tennis balls to audience. Seq: Six Rockettes in song and dance routine on stage. HMLS, HLS, Irving Berlin and soldi er chorus singing, RG 111 "Operations Vittles". L&MS, Doolittle speaking from stage. Accession Hope and partner coming on stage with parachute. Piling chutes LLL-NAV-210 on top of Falkenberg"s head. L&MLS, Berlin, uniform WWI, singing at microphone on stage. L&MS, Symington, Air Secy, greeting Irving Berlin and then speaking from stage. Vice President Elect Alben Barkley, walking up to microphone, adjusting it. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35=11 35th AVE, LIC 1, NY ERBS/10

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities