Indian Scout Receives Indian Campaign Medal From United States Army, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OFFICE OF NEWS SERVICES THE PENTAGON, WASHINGTON 25, D.C. - LIBERTY 5-6700 AUDIO-VISUAL DIVISION RADI0-TV-NEWSFILM BRANCH ROOM 2E791 EXTENSION 75111 Release No. 165-60 Footage: 100 DUPE NEGATIVE TO: 6 July 1960 FINE GRAIN TO; INDIAN SCOUT RECEIVES INDIAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL FROM U. S. ARMY (Official Army footage released by Department of Defense) Jeff King. more than 100 years old and a former Indian Scout for the U. S. Army is presented the Indian War Campaign Medal by Lt. General John H. Hinrichs, Army Chief of Ordnance, in a ceremony at the Pentagon today. King served in Troop L 2nd Cavalry at Fort Wingate, New Mexico, from 1870 to 1911. During this period, he served as personal aide for General John J. Pershing. He participated in the campaign which-culminated in the capture of the Apache, Geronimo. Army records show that King is the oldest living ex-Scout for the Army. King is a member of the Navajo Tribe. He is accompanied by his great-nephew, Ernest D. Yassie, who speaks both Navajo and English. King speaks only the Navajo tongue. Sequences show: (a) Shot of King entering Gen. Hinrich's Office. Pan to General. (b) Close up of both. (e) Presentation of Indian Campaign Medal. (d) Close up of Medal. (e) General Hinrichs showing King the Nike-Hercules Air Defense Missile. NOTE TO EDITORS: Handed out unprocessed to CBS, Washington, fof servicing both TV and theatrical pool members. Fine grain to be forwarded to Army Pictorial Center, 3-11 35th Ave., Long Island City 1, New York, within 72 hours. Luped 8-4-60 type NOTE TO EDITORS: PLEASE CREDIT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN TITLE OR COMMENTARY Plyd 8-12 The fine grain master positive, released to the company designated above, is for duplication and distribution to interested TV and Newsreel pool members. It is then to be returned within 72 hours to the Film Library, Army Pictorial Center, 35-11 35th Avenue, Long Island City 1, New York. The master positive must not be cut in any manner. A dupe negative is also for release to the company designated above for distribution to pool members so desiring for duplication purposes. Within 24 hours it will be delivered to DeLuxe Laboratories, 850 Tenth Avenue, New York, N. Y., telephone Circle 7-3220 where it will be avail- able to non-pool members and other authorized organizations which make satisfactory financial arrangements with DeLuxe Laboratories. The dupe negative must not be cut in any manner. E10575
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