FIRST TROOPS LEAVE FOR EISENHOWER'S NEW COMMAND, PRESIDIO OF SAN FRANCISCO, HQ SIXTH ARMY, FT SCOTT, AND PIER 7 SAN FRANCISCO Part 2

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Signal Corps 111 ADC 8715-1 ADC 8715 SOURCE: AFCF (Sixth Army Shipment #6A=3) Card 1 of 3 FILM: ARCH & APC MP 687° ea Silent FIRST TROOPS LEAVE FOR EISENHOWER'S NEW COMMAND PRESIDIO OF SAN FRANCISCO, HQ SIXTH ARMY Ft Scott, and Pier 7 San Francisco, Jan 51 Men of the 60th AAA loading equipment on trucks. Trucks starting to leave area preceded by MP jeepo Golden Gate Bridge is seen in bgo 9 Jan 51 MCU, HS, HMLS, men loaded down with packs, wearing garrison caps, going up gangplank. Short Flash, "General Hershey" transport. CU, two young women waving handkerchiefs. 4 Jan 51 Scenes of the final retreat formation at Fort Ord. cu, Ivan D Yeaton, Dep Post Comd, Presidio, salutes as he reviews the troops. RG 111 Few ARC women serving coffee to some men at dockside. Accession III-NAV-210 MLS RV, as men move up gangplank. HMSs, of the men loaded down with their equipment going aboard. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE, LIC 1, NY ERBS/mle Signal Corps 111 ADC 8715-2 ADC 8715 SOURCE: AFCF (Sixth Army Shipment 6A-3) Card 2 of 3 FILM: ARCH & APC MP 687 ea Silent FIRST TROOPS LEAVE FOR EISENHOWER'S NEW COMMAND Cont'd PRESIDIO OF SAN FRANCISCO, HQ SIXTH ARMY Cont'd Ft Scott, and Pier 7 Cont'd San Francisco, Jan 51 Cont'd 4 Jan 51 Cont'd Lt James S Gaines, Co, Btry "B", checks final packing. Men are assembled in front of the building. The Lt checks roster, barracks bags. CU, Lt reading from roster. MLS, barracks bags lined up on ground. Two men packing books into footlocker. The second man brings a medal of wooden insignia of the 60th. Soldiers loading barracks bags into truck as another soldier checks. 10 Jan 51 MLS, of dependents, mostly women, at edge of pier, waving throwing kisses to the departing men (ship not in scene). RG 111 LA MLS, as the men wave from ship slowly moving out. Accession III-NAV-210 (Note: The Unit leaving is the 60th Antiaircraft, Automatic Weapons, Semimobile Bn, a Reserve Unit. They will be stationed in England.) ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th AVE, LIC 1, NY ERBS/mle Signal Corps 111 ADC 8715-3 ADC 8715 SOURCE: AFCF (Sixth Army Shipment #6A-3) Card 3 of 3 FILM: ARCH & APC MP 6870 ea Silent FIRST TROOPS LEAVE FOR EISENHOWER'S NEW COMMAND Cont'd PRESIDIO OF SAN FRANCISCO, HQ SIXTH ARMY Cont'd Ft Scott, and Pier 7 Cont'd San Francisco, Jan 51 Cont'd 10 Jan 51 Cont'd Pan Shot, "General Hershey", assisted by a tug, in midstream. The Sixth Army Pipe Band playing at pier. CU, of bass drummer in action. Two men playing bagpipes while another beats the drum. LS, as the Pipe Band marches along pier. (Note: The Unit leaving is the 60th Antiaircraft, Automatic Weapons, Semimobile Bn, a Reserve Unit. They will be stationed in England.) 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