POSTHUMOUS CITATION, MEDAL OF HONOR Part 2

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1) CU Typewritten CITATION TO DOUGLAS A. MUNRO, SIGNALMAN 1ST. CLASS US CG; CITATION IS SIGNED BY FORMER PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D. ROSSEVELT AND ORIGINATED AT THE WHITE HOUSE.2) HA CU MEDAL OF HONOR DRAPED OVER THE CITATION OF MUNRO; A POSTHUMOUS CITATION.3) HA CU FOUR SILVER STARS DRAPED ACROSS CITATIONS; STAR ON EACH CITATION; CITATIONS SIGNED BY SEC. OF NAVY FRANK KNOX.4) CU PLATFORM AT THE W. PALM BEACH TRAIN STATION: TRAIN PULLS INTO THE STATION ALONG THE PLATFORM; GROUP OF Waves WALK IN FROM THE RIGHT AND MARCH DOWN THE PLATFORM PAST A PICK-UP TRUCK; Waves COME TO A HALT, RIGHT FACE, GATHER AROUND THE REAR OF THE TRUCK, PICK UP THEIR BAGGAGE.5) MCU INTERIOR VIEW: TWO SPARS, CIVILIAN CLOTHING, AT THE SPAR BARRACKS ROOM AT PALM BEACH; THEY TALK AND UNPACK THEIR SUITCASES; THIRD Spar (IN PAJAMAS) WALKS INTO THE ROOM, SITS ON THE BUNK, AND HANDS A COKE TO EACH OF THE OTHER TWO GIRLS.6) CU FRONT VIEW: TWO RANKS OF SPARS BEING INSTRUCTED IN THE GAS MASK BY A CG MAN; THEY ABOUT FACE, DO VARIOUS MOVEMENTS; SPARS HAVE ON THE GAS MASKS AS THEY GO THROUGH VARIOUS DRILLS.7) CU FRONT VIEW: GROUP OF SPARS IN A CLASSROOM; ONE SPAR ARISES AND ASKS A QUESTION OF THE INSTRUCTOR, C.B.M.; DIAGRAM OF A SHIP"S CLOCK AND arrangement OF THE BELL AND THE HOURS BY HUNDREDS ON THE WALL IN THE BG.8) MS GROUP OF SPARS SITTING ON THE GRASS DURING FIRST AID INSTRUCTIONS OUT-OF-DOORS: ONE SPAR IS LYING ON A STRETCHER WITH ONE LEG BANDAGED DURING THE INSTRUCTION.9) LA MCU THE CAPITOL DOME AT THE Capital OF WASH. D.C.10) MS WET WALKWAY; REFLECTION OF A GROUP COME INTO THE SCENE; LEGS OF THE SPARS AS THEY MARCH IN FORMATION PAST THE CAMERA THROUGH THE WATER ON THE SIDEWALK.11) MCU FFONT VIEW: GROUP OF GIRLS WITH BAGGAGE; THEY TURN AROUND, WALK INTO THE DOORWAY OF THE BUILDING IN THE BG.12) MS INTERIOR VIEW: TWO SPARS BEING MEASURED FOR UNIFORMS BY MATRONLY LADIES; SPAR STANDS ON A PLATFORM IN THE FG.13) CU FRONT VIEW: SPAR SITTING at . DRAFTSMAN DESK, DOING DRAFTSMAN WORK: TRACING SOMETHING OVER A DRAWING.14) HA MLS SPARS PLAYING VOLLEY BALL OUT ON THE LAWN; US NAVY BLIMP FLIES LOW OVER THE BEACH IN THE BG; PALM TREES IN SCENE; PLATOON OF SPARS MARCHING DOWN THE ROADWAY IN BG. VG15) HA CU US CG SWEATSHIRT AND A HELMET; SURF ROLLS IN OVER THE beach.16) MLS FRONT VIEW: TWO COLUMNS OF SPARS MARCHING OVER THE GRASS TOWARD THE CAMERA; PALM TREES IN BG.17) MCU SIDE VIEW: SPAR LT. STANDING ON A PORCH; SPARS WALK UP, ONE-BY-ONE, TO THE OFFICER, SALUTE, AND ARE GIVEN DIPLOMAS FROM THE SPAR OFFICER.18) MLS FRONT VIEW.NAVY MAN AND A SPAR WALKING ALONG THE EDGE OF THE DOCK IN N.Y. CITY; CG PATROL IN BG WITH RIFLES ON RIGHT SHOULDER ARMS; PAN OF THE STATUE OF LIBERTY ACROSS THE WATER AT Bedloe ISLAND.19) MS FRONT VIEW: NAVY MAN AND SPAR WALKING TOWARD THE CAMERA AT THE EDGE OF THE WATER FRONT; MOVE IN FOR A CU, STOP FOR THE CAMERA, AND LOOK OUT OVER THE WATER; STATUE OF LIBERTY IN BG.20) CU SAME.QUALITY GOOD

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General Records of the Department of the Navy

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Moving Images Relating to Military Activities