Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. Recommissioning of four ships, US Naval Station, Green Cove Springs, Florida ; Funeral of Robert P. Patterson, Washington, D.C.

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. Recommissioning of four ships, US Naval Station, Green Cove Springs, Florida ; Funeral of Robert P. Patterson, Washington, D.C.

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. Recommissioning of four ships, US Naval Station, Green Cove Springs, Florida ; Funeral of Robert P. Patterson, Washington, D.C.

1951

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/25157

Seq: Ext, Navy Band plays on pier; three sailors of honor guard by ship RL 18, hand salute; autos carrying Under Sec Navy, Francis P. Whitehair; R. Adm Glenn B. Davis, Commandant 6th Naval District, others, drive on pier twd camera; the group troops the line of sailors with rifles on pier, they walk past seated spectators, greet an officer. Seq: Capt. Chauncey Moore, USN, Commander Florida Group, introduces servicewomen guests. MSs, Whitehair addresses audience. LS, audience. LSs, sailors in formations on ships, bare their heads, recover. Seq: Moore introduces commissioning officers (servicewomen) and the commanding officers who step forward on the platform (see captions for names). The commissioning officers read history of their ships. Seq: tilt-up from saluting officers and men, to US flag being raised on ship. A commanding officer reads his orders. Seq: Chaplain R.W. Hopkins presents bibles to the ships' officers. Seq: Whitehair, others board LST 938, sit inside wardroom; spectators, visitors on deck; Capt. MacDonald, USN, displays the compass binnacle to a servicewoman. CU, compass (scratches). -- VS, Ext, funeral procession leaves Washington National Cathedral. Seq: President Truman, his wife and daughter, are greeted by minister as they exit from their car; they enter the cathedral. Seq: the priest escorts the Trumans from church to their car; tilt-up to top of cathedral. VS, army band playing. Seq: tilt-down from top of cathedral to priests, followed by GIs of all branches of the service who carry casket twd camera, to hearse. Seq: police escort leads cortege twd camera; Gens Omar Bradley, J. Lawton Collins, other military and civilian VIPs line entrance to Arlington Cemetery, salute as coffin is transferred from hearse to caisson. Procession moves twd/from camera in gates of Arlington Cemetery. Seq: some HA, telephoto shots of funeral procession; ceremony of transferral of casket at Arlington gates; procession of autos on streets (some soft, outs).

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