Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Special Film Reports. 1944 - 1945. STAFF FILM REPORT

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Special Film Reports. 1944 - 1945. STAFF FILM REPORT

1944

MILITARY FILM REPORT: Reel 1: (1) ALLIED DRIVES BREAK NAZI NORMANDY DEFENSE. Cherbourg harbor, LSTs are unloaded with aid of Bailey bridge. Saint Lo, France, street fighting, soldiers help wounded Nazi. (2) Capture of Leghorn: Harbor destruction, citizens greet soldiers, Japanese-American troops rest, destroyed buildings and mined streets. (3) Brazilian expeditionary force arrives and is greeted by Gen. Jacob L. Devers. Reel 2: (1) PACIFIC: ACTIVITIES ON SAIPAN. Admirals Ernest J. King, Chester W. Nimitz and Colonel Smith inspect Saipan. Shows Japanese equipment, burning dead soldiers, suicide attempts and internment camp. (2) Biak Airfields in U.S. Lands. C-42, P-51 and B-25s take off. P-51 bombs hillside entrenched with Japanese troops. Reel 3: (1) PACIFIC: NAVY OPERATIONS. Strafing of Japanese ships, Iwo Jima shore installations and intercepting Japanese planes. (2) PACIFIC: PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT IN HAWAII. President Roosevelt meets with Admirals Nimitz and Leahy, and General MacArthur aboard aircraft carrier, visits Army Hospital, reviews and addresses 7th Infantry Division, inspects Jungle Training Center and holds press conference. Demonstration of machine gun hip-shooting technique, flame thrower usage, and attacks on jungle villages. President Roosevelt's entourage includes Adm. Ross McIntire, Captain Hargrove, General Arnold and Commander Richardson.

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