Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Documentary Films. 1914 - 1944. BROUGHT TO ACTION [ETC.]

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Documentary Films. 1914 - 1944. BROUGHT TO ACTION [ETC.]

1944

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Reels 1 and 2 are "Brought to Action" cataloged as 208.109. Reel 3 describes problems of military transport in the CBI theater. Supplies are unloaded at Calcutta and transported north by river barge, railway, and truck. Motor convoys move up the half-finished Ledo Road. Shows Gen. Stilwell and his staff in the jungles of Burma. Troops swim a river pushing equipment-laden rafts. Artillery, mortars, and tanks fire at Japanese installations; infantry moves up; wounded are carried to the rear. Shows Col. Seagrave and his Burmese nurses. Wounded are loaded into transport planes. Supplies are dropped by parachute.

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National Archives at College Park

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Stilwell, Joseph Warren, 1883-1946

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Joseph Warren Stilwell (March 19, 1883 – October 12, 1946) was a United States Army general who served in the China Burma India Theater during World War II. His caustic personality was reflected in the nickname "Vinegar Joe". He also had the nickname "Uncle Joe." Distrust of his Allies and a lack of resources meant Stilwell was continually forced to improvise. He famously differed as to strategy, ground troops versus air power, with his subordinate, Claire Chennault, who had the ear of Gen...

Seagrave, Gordon Stifler, 1897-1965

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