Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. USAREUR Screen Digest. No. 10: New US Ambassador, Heidelberg, Germany ; US53310761 Sgt. Elvis Presley, Ray Barracks, Friedberg, Germany ; Operation Fer De Lance, P

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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. USAREUR Screen Digest. No. 10: New US Ambassador, Heidelberg, Germany ; US53310761 Sgt. Elvis Presley, Ray Barracks, Friedberg, Germany ; Operation Fer De Lance, Pau, France ; Fasching 1960, Munich, Germany ; Go-Karting, RAF Station Lakenheath, England ; USAREUR Boxing Finals, Germany

1960

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US Ambassador to West Germany, Walter C. Dowling, arrives at USAREUR HQ by car and is greeted by Gen. Clyde D. Eddleman. The Ambassador and General take salute and review the Honor Guard The two men shake hands with NATO officers. -- Press interview with singer Elvis Presley on his release from service. -- Paratroopers preparing equipment for jump and loading into C-130. Int, paratroopers of the 504th Airborne Regt., 8th Div., seated in C-130 in flight. CU, radar screen in plane. MS, pilot at controls. MS, jump lights come on. Paratroopers hook up and jump from doorway. LS, paratroopers jumping from C-l30s and hitting the ground. -- American Army Band participating in gala parade. Crowds line streets as marchers, floats, and bands parade by. -- CU, sign: "RAF Station Lakenheath, Danger Troop Crossing." American and British servicemen racing go-karts in parking area. -- Soldiers and civilians watching boxing matches. VS, boxing matches under way. Winners in ring receiving awards from a general.

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Presley, Elvis, 1935-1977

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Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known simply as Elvis, was an American singer, musician and actor. He is regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century and is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King". His energized interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance style, combined with a singularly potent mix of influences across color lines during a transformative era in race relations, led him to ...

Eddleman, Clyde D. (Clyde Davis), 1902-1992

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Clyde Davis Eddleman (1902-1992) was born in Orange, Texas. From West Point, he commissioned in the infantry in 1924. He graduated from the Command and General Staff School in 1938 and the Army War College in 1955. From November 1941 to January 1943, he served as chief of the training division, then assistant chief of staff of Third Army. He then was deputy chief of staff of Sixth Army until December 1945. His postwar assignments included commanding general of 4th Infantry Division, May 1954 to ...