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

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

1945

MILITARY FILM REPORT: Reel 1: (1) Meeting of Allied Leaders. Adm. Ernest J. King, Averell Harriman, George Marshall and Field Marshal Wilson deplane. Malta conference preparation, Winston Churchill salutes Pres. Franklin Roosevelt. (2) Nazi Shipping Attacked Along Norwegian Coast. British DH-4's bomb enemy ships. (3) St. Nazaire Truce For Civilian Evacuation. Fighting halted to escort St. Nazaire citizens to safety. (4) Capture of Sanit-Vith. Seventh Armored Division enters Saint-Vith, infantry fights in snow. Reel 2: (1) Navy Developments. On aircraft carrier, F-7F takes off and lands. Body-armor life jacket tested. (2) Rocket Demonstrations. Trailer mounted rockets tested; PT-Boats test rockets. (3) Activities in Burma. Gorden Segray returns to Burma, inspects hospital and visits villagers. Kachin guerillas plan mission, burn village and execute collaborator. British bomb cost and invade Hunters Bay. Reel 3: Army-Navy Planes Hit Japanese Installations. On aircraft carrier, planes take off and bomb enemy ships and land installations. Downed flyers rescued.

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