RANGER TRAINING, FORT BENNING, GA Part 1

Description

Signal Corps 111 ADC 8478-1 ADC 8478 SOURCE: AFCF (Project 35,044) Card 1 of 2 FILM: ARCH & APC MP 707° ea Silent RANGER TRAINING Fort Benning, Ga, 6 November 50 MLS, ranger landing in parachute. MSs, ranger on ground unfastens parachute. ELS, several parachutes in air. MS, soldier puts out fire and runs. LS, village in distance. Soldiers appear out of tall grass and run toward village. LSs, village. Rangers run amid bursting shells. MS, soldier firing .30 cal air-cooled machine gun. MS, soldier firing from rooftop. MS, ranger rushes out of door. CU, ranger (face blackened) advances to camera (low angle). MS, rangers climbing trees. MLS, MSs, rangers crossing on wire "bridge" between trees. MLS, MS, rangers training on monkey bars. MSs, rangers jumping over big logo RG 111 MLS, rangers running to stockade. Accession III-NAV-210 MCU, two rangers looking at map. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th AVE., LIC 1, NY ERS/ew Signal Corps 111 ADC 8478-2 ADC 8478 SOURCE: AFCF (Project 35,044) Card 2 of 2 FILM: ARCH & APC MP 707 ea Silent RANGER TRAINING (CONT'D) Fort Benning, Ga, 6 November 50 (CONT'D) CU, ranger rises with portable radio. CU, loading MI rifle. MS, rangers creeping through grass. LS, MLS, MCU, advancing through woods firing. LSs, rangers crossing field. ELS, airplane dropping shell. Explosions in distance. 9 November LS, open country. Rangers advance and fire. MCU, ranger firing submachine gun cal .45. MLS, two rangers kneel and fire. LS, rangers advancing through explosions. MSs, firing 60mm mortar. LS, from airplane of maneuver area. MLS, two rangers on top of pillbox (night effect), Flame throwers aim at pillbox. MS, flame throwers at work. MLS, the pillbox on fire. MS, woods. Ranger enters with flag, shows to others. CU, flag: "First Company, Rangers." CU, pan of four rangers (two are Negroes). RG 111 Accession III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th AVE., LIC 1, NY ERS/ew

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities