Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. OPERATION BLUE JAY, THULE, GREENLAND

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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. OPERATION BLUE JAY, THULE, GREENLAND

1952

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LS looking down runway to the water as a MATS Constellation plane comes in and a closer shot as it taxis. 25 July - LS of radio tower and a cut-in of steel being lifted up to the tower. ELS, tower and the area. MLS, radio transmitting building in first stages of construction - just the steel frame is up. Cut-ins of riveters working on the roof structure. 3 August - Additional scenes on arrival of Army Secy Frank Pace. With him are: Lt Gen Maxwell D. Taylor, Brig Gen Whitcomb, Col Ouller, Cols Bethune, Carter, Lt Cols Vaughn, Beliwu and Mr. Shackelford. They leave in cars. 10 August - A crane lowering storage tank into one of the incompleted metal buildings. Tilt-up, crane lines hoist tank which is lowered to structure for installation. Another tank is lowered.

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Taylor, Maxwell D. (Maxwell Davenport), 1901-1987

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Maxwell Davenport Taylor (August 26, 1901 – April 19, 1987) was a senior United States Army officer and diplomat of the mid-20th century.[1] He served with distinction in World War II, most notably as commander of the 101st Airborne Division, nicknamed "The Screaming Eagles." After the war, he served as the fifth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, having been appointed by President John F. Kennedy. He is the father of biographer and historian John Maxwell Taylor and of military historian ...