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This clip is Part 1 of a 3-part film.
THE 42ND DIVISION IN THE 3D (BOURMONT) TRAINING AREA, AUGUST 16-28, 1918 [ETC.] Part 1
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Shows panoramic views of 42nd Div. hq. near Bourmont; the 33rd Engineers digging a well; type being set at a printing shop; 166th Inf. troops, including baseball player "Hank" Gowdy, playing catch at Sommercourt; the 117th Engineers returning from maneuvers to Brainville; machine gun drills; 167th Inf. troops receiving clothing; a wire-laying contest between 117th Field Signal Bn. men at Chatenois; a wireless aerial being strung from a church; and Gens. Pershing and Lenihan decorating 84th Brigade troops, including Gen. MacArthur, at Bagneux. The brigade passes in review.
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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer
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