Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. THE BIG PICTURE OF ALASKA, ST. PAUL ISLAND AND FT. RICHARDSON, ALASKA

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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. THE BIG PICTURE OF ALASKA, ST. PAUL ISLAND AND FT. RICHARDSON, ALASKA

1953

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VS, Alaskan National Guardsmen prepare chow with a small corner stove. American rations are being used. LS, bivouac area. St. Paul Island, 20 Oct 53: Seq: Men coming out of their tents, running for reveille formation. The flag is raised and then the men are dismissed. Seq: A class outdoors with an American GI instructing on radio. Subject is ANPRC 10. Several men are operating the radio. VS, Guardsmen in squad tactics. Sgt explains the problem to sev GIs as they lie on the ground. Seq: Outdoor class with Lt instructing on the rifle caliber 30 1903. Men disassemble the 1903 rifle as the Lt explains. One guardsman is demonstrating the rifle in front of the class. Seq: National Guardsmen cleaning their mess kits in GI cans. The GI cans are equipped with the American water heater. The American flag flies in the bg. Fort Richardson, 22 Oct 53: VS, housing for troops with snow-capped mountains in the bg. VS, Gen Matthew Ridgway with group of unidentified officers make an inspection of the troop area. They climb several stairs and are on a high point overlooking the camp. VS, official buildings in the area. Sev scenes, men firing 90mm AA piece; loading and preparations for firing.

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Ridgway, Matthew B. (Matthew Bunker), 1895-1993

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General Matthew Bunker Ridgway (March 3, 1895 – July 26, 1993) was a senior officer in the United States Army, who served as Supreme Allied Commander Europe (1952–1953) and the 19th Chief of Staff of the United States Army (1953–1955). He fought with distinction during World War II, where he was the Commanding General of the 82nd Airborne Division, leading it in action in Sicily, Italy and Normandy, before taking command of the newly formed XVIII Airborne Corps in August 1944. He held the latter...