Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. SEOUL RECONSTRUCTION, SEOUL, KOREA

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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. SEOUL RECONSTRUCTION, SEOUL, KOREA

1953

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CU, sign: "Armed Forces Assistance Program." First few scenes of the bridge have light flare. Gen Maxwell D. Taylor talks with the soldiers that constructed the bridge. MLS, Gen Taylor walks on to a reviewing stand. MS, chaplain gives benediction. Gen Taylor, military and Japanese officials with their heads bowed. VS, Gen Taylor makes a speech. Gen Taylor walks from the reviewing stand to the bridge and cuts the ribbon. MLS, jeep going thru the arch and over the new bridge. CU, "Co. B, 79th ECB" sign on the arch. Several scenes, band plays. VS, arch. MCU, soldier plays a drum. MS, soldier playing a glockenspiel. Several scenes, Gen Taylor climbs out of an automobile, salutes and talks to members of the group. Sign: "Constructed by 3rd Platoon, Comp B" (79th Engr Const, Bn).

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National Archives at College Park

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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 ...