Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. Dedication of the Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France ; Admiral Arthur William Radford, Rhine Main Air Base, Germany

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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. Dedication of the Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France ; Admiral Arthur William Radford, Rhine Main Air Base, Germany

1956

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VS, crowd at start of ceremony as it moves toward speakers' platform. MLS, Maj. Gen. William J. Donovan, United States Army; Robert P. Joyce, Deputy Chief of Mission; Gen. Ganeval, French; Hon. Christian Pineau, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Hon. Donald A. Quarles, Sec. of the AF deliverihg their speeches. LS, American soldiers and sailors carry wreaths presented by American Battle Monuments Commission and the Disabled American Vets. HS, crowd entering chapel after ceremony. -- Army band moves out on field. Various officers await the arrival of Radford's plane. Plane taxis, stops; Radford descends and is greeted by VIPs. VS, Radford and VIPs receive salute. Adm troops the line of Army, Navy and Air Force personnel assembled. Adm's car leaves the Base. VS, Army and Navy color guards move toward center of field. LS, MS, firing of cannon.

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