ARRIVAL OF 28TH INFANTRY DIVISION IN EUCOM Part 1

Description

Summary: VS, Army band marching left to right on the pier performing a right flank movement twd the camera. Row of passenger cars which brought welcoming officers. VS, Col Magill, Bremerhaven Port of Embarkation, reviews Color Guard in the rain. Passenger cars and officers at the canopied gangway. VS, arrival of Maj Gen Withers A Burress, CG VII Corps to welcome the 28th Div. Officers chat on wind and rainswept pier. Burress goes aboard the Butner. POE bldg, Sign, "Welcome - Bremerhaven Port of Embarkation". VS, troops move off the Butner "on the double." General Dwight Eisenhower accompanied by General Thomas T Handy, Burress, Maj Gen Daniel B Strickler, C 28th Div and Magill, leave their cars, salute the Colors, and inspect, guard. LSs, HA, soldiers debarking; in formation; pan left to right of Honor Guard, band and formations of troops. VS, soldiers aboard the "USS General Butner"; looking over the rails, talking. Small boy looking at the city. Troops waiting to debark. POE building with sign. VS, troops crowding the Butner's deck space. POE band playing. Formation of troops and saluting officers in a driving rain that sweeps the pier. MS, LSs, officers walk twd camera, saluting. HA, troops waiting to debark. (Note: Intermittent scratches, rubs, underexposure and poor focus.)

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities