FILM CLIPS OF GEN HOYT S. VANDENBERG Reel 3 · Part 1

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Summary: Covers activities of USAF Chief of Staff Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg during 1950-1951. VIP's include President Truman; Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall; Gen. Omar Bradley; Gen. MacArthur; Maj. Gen. Edward M. Almond; Lt. Gen. John K. Cannon and Maj. Gen. Ovidio Quinoga. (Shot list to follow.) Reel 1: 1) C-54G taxis to stop at Tempelhof Airfield, Germany -- USAF CofS Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg debarks with other high officials, is greeted and reviews troops in jeeps with other VIP's. 2) Allied Headquarters officers seated around conference table with Gen. Vandenberg. 3) Gen. Vandenberg boarding C-121. 4) Gen. Vandenberg on ramp at Ottawa greeting other VIP's who have arrived for the Ottawa Conference on 6 September 1951. 5) C-121 taxiing. 6) Gen. Vandenberg being presented the National Safety World-Wide Award of Honor on 30 March for dedicated service to safety. 7) Pres. Truman at his desk in the White House signing a bill -- he passes out sourvenir pens to Secy. of Defense George C. Marshall and other dignitaries present. 8) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Omar Bradley and Secy. Marshall at conference with other officers. 9) French general British official arriving for visit at the US State Department in Washington, DC. Reel 2: 1) Gen. Vandenberg debarking from C-54G at Taegu, Korea on 13 July 1950 with inspection team and speaks to South Korean and USAF officers. 2) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff drives from his house to the Pentagon and enters his office to confer with Gen. Vandenberg. 3) Gen. MacArthur arriving by C-121 at Washington National Airport on 10 July 1951. 4) Gen. MacArthur, Pacific Commander, boarding C-121 at Haneda Airport, Japan, on 14 July 1950. Reel 3: 1) Gen. Vandenberg presenting a medal to civilian. 2) Gen. Vandenberg debarking from C-121. 3) Unveiling of bust of James Forrestal, first Secretary of Defense, in the Pentagon. 4) H-5G evacuating wounded from Korea on 6 October 1950. 5) Maj. Gen. Edward M. Almond, Second Infantry Division, visits Second Signal Company of Ninth Regiment in H-13B. 6) Lt. Gen. John K. Cannon, Tactical Air Commander, debarks from C-54G at Washington National Airport and is greeted by Gen. Vandenberg on 13 February 1951. 7) Gen. Vandenberg presents medal to Bolivian Chief of Staff, Maj. Gen. Ovidio Quinoga, in the Pentagon on 14 February 1951. Good (Basic: Mas pos)

Collection

Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities