SS MONTICELLO AND SS QUEEN ELIZABETH ARRIVING IN NEW YORK WITH TROOPS Part 1

Description

Summary: LS, MS, SS Queen Elizabeth packed with troops docks in NY harbor. CU, portholes crowded with servicemen. CU, Maj Gen William F Dean of the 44th Inf Div. MLS, WACS disembarking. CU, members of the 2nd Inf Div aboard SS Monticello. TROOPS ARRIVE ON THE TRANSPORT MARINE DRAGON.: New York: 07/05/1945: MCUs, troop transport moving up Hudson River. Numerous CUs, shoulder patches of the various men aboard ship. Insignia includes those of the 15th Div (Red Diamond), 87th Div (Golden Acorn), Ninth Army, 15th Cav, Armed Service Forces patch with ADSEC, Persian Gulf Command, and others. CUs, men aboard ship prepare their luggage for debarking. CUs, Maj Gen Clarence R Huebner and staff of thirteen colonels. CU, ribbons, Russian medals, and battle stars worn on the blouses of the various officers.

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities