Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Documentary Films. 1914 - 1944. THE 4TH DIVISION, WORLD WAR I

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Documentary Films. 1914 - 1944. THE 4TH DIVISION, WORLD WAR I

1936

Reel 1, troops debark from the Caserta at Brest, Fr. 47th Inf. troops march from the docks. Gens. Cronkhite and Babbitt confer. Shows div. hq. at La Ferte. Marines and the 58th Inf. parade in Paris. The 13th F.A. is reviewed at Bordeaux. Reel 2 is missing. Reel 3, shows Gen. Webster at St. Genoulph. Litter bearers arrive with wounded. Shows rubble at Hautevesnes, Bourneville, and Seringes. German-remodeled French 75's are inspected. The 47th rests near Fresnes. Sergy is occupied. Reel 4, Ger. dead are examined. Shows Gen. Poore; 58th Inf. officers; Mareuil-en-Dole. Telephone lines are inspected. Reel 5, 322nd Field Signal Bn. officers pose. The 77th F.A. debarks from the Takada in London. POW's are taken to the rear near Melancourt, Fr. Horses are watered. POW's are massed toward Rarecourt. 4th Engrs. carry wooden bridges and repair roads. Barbed-wire is removed. 16th F.A. troops advance near Melancourt. Reel 6 is missing. Reel 7, the 39th inf. assembles near Nantillois. Observation posts are manned. 58th Inf. positions in the Bois de la Cote are manned. Gen. Hines' dugout at Cuisy is reinforced. Machine guns are tested at Frana Farm. A 155-mm gun is disassambled. 77th F.A. troops fire captured 77's at Septsarges. Shows a personal replacement depot at Blois. Wounded are treated at a Jaulny aid station. The 8th Field Signal Bn. advances toward Vigneulles. Supply trains and the 16th F.A. pass through Conflans. Russian POW's are taken to the rear. Shows supply trains in Moyeuvre. 58th Inf. troops occupy Richemont. Thionville is entered. Reel 8, 39th Inf. troops occupy Hettange-Grande; Fr. children watch them shave. 8th Sig. Bn. troops are billeted in a castle at Roussy-le-Burg; the bn. advances near Puttelange. The 16th F.A. and 39th Inf. troops cross the Moselle and parade through Remich, Lux. The 8th Field Signal Bn. crosses the Saar and enters Wiltingen, Ger. 11th M.G. Bn. supply trains enter the city.Shows scenes of Coblenz and Bhrenbreitstein. Reel 9, 39th Inf. troops pass through Kaiseresch. 4th Engrs. operate a cement mill at Couvrot, Fr. The Prince of Wales and Gens. Wells, Muir, and Hersey confer at Cochem, Ger. Engrs. blast rock for roads. Casual troops board the Antigone at Pauillac, Fr. 58th Inf. units drill with bayonets at Pommern, Ger. 301st Engrs. break ice in the Moselle Reel 10, 4th and 12th M.G. Bns. advance. Li tter bearers pick up wounded 58th Inf. units parade in Coblenz. Gens. Dickman, Craig, Hines, and Parker receive Belgian medals. The 2nd and 4th Divs. play football. Shows a cemetery at Cunel, Fr. Horses and mules hurdle, pull loads, and are judged at the 4th Corps horse show in Cochem, Ger. The 4th and 89th Divs. play football. 47th Lnf. troops are decorated at Chatillon. Pershing reviews the 39th and 58th Inf. at Coblenz; Gen, Hersey is decorated. Troops receive Italian decorations at Remagen.

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