Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Army - Navy Screen Magazine. 1943 - 1958. EXERCISE DESERT ROCK

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Army - Navy Screen Magazine. 1943 - 1958. EXERCISE DESERT ROCK

1951

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MILITARY FILM REPORT: On atomic bomb use in support of ground troops. Camp Desert Rock, Nevada, shows daily activities. Generals Joseph M. Swing and William B. Kean make plans to repulse enemy contingent, supporting ground troops with atomic blast. Troops briefed on radiation effects and danger of entering atomic blast area. Pill boxes, communictions equipment, artillery, rifles, army vehicles and sheep placed in test area. Gen. Mark Clark, Lt. Gen. Swing and Maj. Gen. Kean witness blast. Interviews of enlisted men before and after blast. Explains atomic damage. Discusses bombing and ground forces usefulness .

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Kean, William B. (William Benjamin), 1897-1981

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William Benjamin Kean (b. July 9, 1897, Buffalo, New York-d. March 10, 1981), Lieutenant General in the U.S. Army, graduated from West Point in 1918 and first saw action with the 43rd and 45th Infantry in the Philippines (1921-1923). He taught military science and tactics in Hawaii, attended the Command and General Staff School, and served in the office of the chief of infantry up to 1942. During World War II, his assignments included chief of staff, 28th Infantry Division, II Corps, and First A...

Clark, Mark Wayne, 1896-1984

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Mark Wayne Clark (1896-1984) was born in Madison Barracks, New York. After he graduated from West Point in 1917, he commissioned in the infantry. During World War I, he became wounded in combat while commanding a battalion in France. He served with the War Department General Staff from 1921 to 1924. He graduated from the Command and General Staff School in 1935 and the Army War College two years later. Between 1940 and 1942, he served at General Headquarters and then Army Ground Forces. He rose ...

Swing, Joseph (Joseph May), 1894-1987

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Joseph May Swing (b. Feb. 28, 1894, Jersey City, N.J.-d. Dec. 9, 1984), Lieutenant General, U. S. Army, graduated from West Point in 1915. During World War I, he served as Aide to the Army Chief of Staff, and following the War, he served with the 1st Field Artillery, was an instructor at the Field Artillery School, and was Assistant Chief of Staff (Intelligence) and Chief of Staff, 2nd Division. During World War II, he was Artillery Commander for the 1st Cavalry, 82nd Infantry, and 82nd Airborne...