HEADQUARTERS SUPPORT ACTIVITY, SAIGON Part 1

Description

1) MS (Int.) Navy Exchange where an Officer is opening doors in BG; Group of mixed personnel entering Exchange & moving by in FG for ECU, G.2) MS Several men at the counter (believed to be camera counter); Vietnamese girl clerks in RFG, G.3) CU STEPHEN W. BJORK, E-4, USA of Huntington, New York is holding a sekonic light meter, looking it over prior to buying it, G.4) CU BJORK putting light meter back into box, G.5) CU PAN Philippine Army Captain, IGMEDIO S. GARDCSE from Manila looking at goods in Exchange, G.6) CU The Captain looking over sweaters and leaving scene L, G.7) MCU First Lt. ANN S. THOMPSON, USA from Madison, S.D and First Lt. Ann L. Rudolph, USA from Gettysburg, Pa. looking at Christmas cards in Saigon Exchange; both girls are hatless, G.8) CU Christmas cards being looked over in rack by two girls (Army Nurse Officers).9) ECU (Front view) Two Officers looking over cards.10) MCU (Side view) ROBERT L. DUNN, YN2, USN from Tullahoma, Tenn. looking over a gift he may send home, G.11) ECU Small vase item being looked over by DUNN; he places it back on shelf, SV, VG.12) MCU Young girl working in the Navy Exchange stamping prices on pkgs. of candy and tossing candy back into another box, SV, G.13) MCU (Front view) Vietnamese female clerk holding a face cloth, SV, VG.14) MCU CLARENCE E. LYONS, TSGT, USAF from Canton, Ohio and JOHN T. BROWN, from Chula Vista, Calif. look through the Navy Commissary in Saioon; they have items in basket. G.15) MCU STAN T. KENT, WO1, RAAF from Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia looking over the spice shelf in the Commissary, G.16) CU Jar of spice being looked over in the hand of KENT; he walks off with bottle, G.17) CU (Front view) KENT walking along looking at things in Commissary; he passes by the frozen meat & eggs, G.18) CU Price being stamped on top of cans.19) MS Two Vietnamese workers working in Commissary, stamping price on tops of cans, G.20) CU (Front view) Cash register being rung up by one of the women clerks, G.21) CU Canned items, other items moving along the conveyor belt at the checkout counter, VG.22) MS (Rear view) Vietnamese female worker working register; she checks prices as items move along belt; man standing L waiting to pay for food he bought, VG.23) CU (3/4 front view) Girl at register, G.24) MLS Checkout counters in Commissary with people going thru each area, VG.25) HA LS (Looking down one of the aisles) in Commissary showing several people there; one man is checked out at one of the counters and a Vietnamese worker is bagging groceries, VG.26) LA MLS Men picking up items from shelves in Commissary.27) MLS Personnel making purchases in Commissary; some using the food baskets, others just walk around with an item or two in their hands, VG.28) MS CHARLES A. PRAI, DK3, USN from Omaha, Nebraska sitting at his desk and WILLIAM WARREN, YNSN, USN from Minneapolis, Minn. comes in to be paid, G.29) CU WARREN, Negro Sailor, sitting at desk, removes his hat & puts it on desk as PRAI works the adding machine on desk, G.30) HA CU (Looking over shoulder of PRAI) He fills out WARREN"s pay chit.31) HA CU WARREN"s pay chit being filled out.32) HA CU (Looking down over pay chit) It is being pushed over to WARREN who takes the pen & signs chit, G.33) CU (Rear view) GREGORIO MENDOZA RAMOS, DK1, USN from Cavite, Philippines, acting pay master, stands at the window; WARREN approaches from far side with pay chit to receive pay, G.34) CU (Front view) Negro Sailor, WARREN, standing at window to be paid with RAMOS in LFG: WARREN is handed his money & gets ready to leave, SV.35) MS (Front view) HSA Saigon Public Works Dept.; main street in FG; trucks roll by; bicycles, small cars; children walking along sidewalk in BG in front of bldg.; trees frame R part of scene, VG.36) CU Guard standing at gate of HSA Public Works Dept.; seal is off R, G.37) LA CU Sign over doorway "The USN Hdqtrs. Support Activity - Public Works Dept.", G.38) CU Sign reading

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities