Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. Visit by the secretary of Army, Chief of Staff, and party, to Fort Bliss, Texas, White Sands Proving Ground, and Holloman AFB, New Mexico

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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. Visit by the secretary of Army, Chief of Staff, and party, to Fort Bliss, Texas, White Sands Proving Ground, and Holloman AFB, New Mexico

1955

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VS, Secretary of Army Wilber M. Brucker, Chief of Staff, Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor, and party troop the line of men of Howze Stadium, Ft. Bliss MCU, Secretary of Army shakes hands with Color Guard. VS, inspection of Honor Guard by Secretary and Maj. Gen. Paul W. Rutledge, CG Ft. Bliss. VS, Secretary Army inspects display site of the 1st Guided Missile Brigade, Ft. Bliss. Inspecting party watches erection of missile for flight. VS, Enlisted Men briefs men prior to NIKE firing. CU, various signs: "Road Block", "Firing Pit". LS, NIKE missile takes off from launching platform and followed in flight by camera. Travel shot, roads leading to White Sands Proving Ground. CU, US flag flies on pole. CU sign: "Headquarters, Holloman Development Center, Holloman AFB, New Mexico". CU, plaque of the field. LS, entranceway to Ft. Bliss. CU sign: "US Army, Ft. Bliss, Texas, Antiaircraft And Guided Missile Center". PAN shot, Holloman AFB showing Headquarters, various buildings and signs. VS, Brig. Gen. B. Stayton, CG 1st Guided Missile Brigade briefs officers prior to the arrival of Secretary of Army. Officers greet arrival of Secretary of Army. MCU, INT, Holloman AFB Headquarters. conference room as Brucker and Taylor are interviewed by newsreel and press representatives. CU sign: "Warning, Slow Down, Dangerous Intersection 1,000' Ahead". VS, Secretary of Army and Gen. Taylor bid farewell to party and board C-47. Plane taxis and takes off. CU sign:"White Sands Proving Ground, Officers Open Mess". MLS, convoy of sedans. LS, MCU, review stand as spectators watch the firing (NIKE is fired in background; in foreground officers point to the missile in flight).

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Brucker, Wilber Marion, 1894-1968

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Prosecuting attorney of Saginaw County, Michigan, attorney general of Michigan, 1929-1931, governor, 1931-1932, general counsel to the Department of Defense during the Army-McCarthy Hearing, 1954-1955, and Secretary of the Army, 1955-1961. From the description of Wilber M. Brucker papers, 1877-1968. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34421623 Wilber Marion Brucker, government official and governor, was born in Saginaw, Michigan, June 23, 1894, the son...

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 ...

Rutledge, Paul W. (Paul Wolcott), 1895-1973

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Paul Wolcott Rutledge (b. Sept. 29, 1895, Greene, Ohio-d. Sept. 8, 1973), U.S. Army officer, was commissioned in the coast artillery reserve in 1917. He served with the 74th Coast Artillery in the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I and was assigned to duty in the Panama Canal Zone from 1921 to 1924. He was a university assistant professor of military science and tactics from 1925 to 1930, and an instructor with a state National Guard from 1937 to 1939. During World War II he was co...