BASE SECTION NO. 1 (ST. NAZAIRE), EMBARKATION OF TROOPS FOR THE UNITED STATES, FEBRUARY, 1919 Reel 1 · Part 1

Description

Troops board transports. Reel 1, wounded troops, nurses, and the 48th Coast Artillery board the Zeelandia; casual troops and the 657th Aero Squadron, the Iowan; the 53rd Coast Artillery and 74th Engrs., the Nansemond; 75th Coast Artillery and 131st F.A., the Aeolus; and casual troops, the De Kalb. Troops receive candy and cigarettes at a Y.M.C.A. station. Reel 2, nurses board the Heredia; Gen. Blakely and 42nd Coast Artillery troops, the Kroonland; casual troops and the 64th Coast Artillery, the Huron; and wounded troops and the 70th and 71st Coast Artillery, the Manchuria. Red Cross nurses give food packages to the wounded. Reel 3, Red Cross nurses board the Cartago; the 149th, 151st, 176th, 158th, 173rd, 374th, and 469th Aero Squadrons, the Mexican; and casual troops, the Mongolia.

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Historical Films