ORGANIZED RESERVE CORPS TRAINING, CAMP EDWARDS, WELLFLEET AREA, MASS Part 3

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111 ADC 8178-1 ADC 8178 SOURCE: AFCF (Proj 22019) Card 1 of 2 FILM: ARCH & APC MP 973 ea Silent RG 111 Accession III-NAV-210 ORGANIZED RESERVE CORPS TRAINING, CAMP EDWARDS Wellfleet Area, Mass; July 1950 L & MSs, mess line of officers & EM outside of mess hall. The men have just come in from firing range. Some CUs of the men on line - see caption for names. Int Mess Hall. Men, both white and colored; getting their food; mixed groups seated at table eating, chatting, smiling. Formation of men make a turn to the left and then march off to gun practice. Two lines of men, both white & colored, marching along. MS, Col John S Mayer atop of tower; he removes his smoked glasses and looks through binoculars. CU, Brig Gen H Russell Drowne looking at guns from top of tower. LS, Men (365 AAA Bn) at large AA guns. MS, .50 cal multiple machine gun on halftrack being fired. Men at .50 cal multiple machine guns firing. Pan Shot, target streaking past in the sky, that is a radio target plane. MS, Capt Chris Gorman lecturing colored troops on machine gun fire. Men watching .50 cal multiple machine gun crew firing at radio plane target. LS, radio plane target streaking across sky. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th AVE., LIC 1, NY FB/ew Signal Corps 111 ADC 8178-2 ADC 8178 SOURCE: AFCF (Proj 22019) Card 2 of 2 FILM: ARCH & APC MP 973 ea Silent RG 111 Accession III-NAV-210 ORGANIZED RESERVE CORPS TRAINING, CAMP EDWARDS (CONT'D) Wellfleet Area, Mass; July 1950 (CONT'D) Men loading the multiple machine guns, magazine with shells in handed up to gunner. Gun crew (470 AAA Battery) rushing to 90mm AA gun, gun being loaded. CU, gun commander speaking over radio. Guns 3 and 4 in the lineup being fired. HLS, another two guns being fired. HS, 90mm gun being fired - this is a bit soft. MLS, gun being fired; men in fg rush forward to pick up ammunition. Empty ammunition cases are returned and stacked. MS, cutting fuze of shell. Col John S Mayer, CO of 300 Brigade, and staff talk things over after practice. Int, men receiving food in mess hall at suppertime. Colored & white men eating together at tables. Men playing ball after supper (having a catch). Int barracks. Two of the men prepare for a trip to town, getting dressed. CU, one of the men napping. Camera moving away from sleeping man. CU, Cpl sitting on his bed fixing his Combat Inf badge. MS, soldier, partially dressed, polishing his shoes. Another soldier sitting on cot brushing his shoes. Group of EM talking it over in barracks. Catholic services in one of the halls. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th AVE., LIC 1, NY FB/ew

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities