Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. EVACUATION OF U.S. DEPENDENTS, DA NANG AB AND TAN SON NHUT AB, VIETNAM

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Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. EVACUATION OF U.S. DEPENDENTS, DA NANG AB AND TAN SON NHUT AB, VIETNAM

1965

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/69272

Coverage of departure of US dependents from Da Nang and Saigon. Also (first 200') scenes of Ambassador Maxwell Taylor and Gen William C. Westmoreland at ceremonies during which flag-draped caskets of US servicemen were decorated by Republic of South Vietnam. (Shot list to follow.) Reel 1: 1) Scenes of flag-draped coffins arriving on flight line in station wagons. 2) Shows pallbearers (US servicemen) placing coffins on supports. 3) Scenes of VNAF band playing and Vietnamese officer placing decorations on flag. 4) Shows Ambassador Taylor and Gen Westmoreland at ceremonies. 5) Scenes of Gen Westmoreland saluting caskets, then walking away. 6) Shows Army CV-2B (AC-1A) with nose radome taxiing to stop on flight line. 7) Scenes of women and children being helped out of CV-2B and boarding busses. 8) Shows Army doctor checking medical records of dependents. 9) Scenes of baggage on dolly at rear of C-130E and dependents boarding C-130E. 10) LS to CU pan right with C-123B's taking off. 11) Scenes of dependents walking to C-130E, saying goodby and boarding aircraft. 12) Shows C-130E engine starting. 13) Scenes of family leaving house, getting into Jeep station wagon and driving away. 14) Shows clerks checking passports of dependents. 934' Total footage in reel. Reel 2: 1) Scenes of USAF officer and family leaving house, getting into car, backing out of driveway, family at Tan Son Nhut Airport, dependents boarding Pan-American 707 and 707 starting to taxi. 2) LS pan left with Pan American 707 taking off. 407' Total footage in reel.

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Westmoreland, William Childs, 1914-2005

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U.S. military leader during the Vietnam War. From the description of William C. Westmoreland oral history interview : Tape and transcript, 1982 February 11 [sound recording] / conducted by Ron Priddis and Scott Faulring. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122479992 William Childs Westmoreland (1914-2005) was commander of all American forces in the Vietnam War, in his role as Commander of the U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, 1964 to 1968. He was Chief of Staff of the U....

Taylor, Maxwell D. (Maxwell Davenport), 1901-1987

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Maxwell Davenport Taylor (August 26, 1901 – April 19, 1987) was a senior United States Army officer and diplomat of the mid-20th century.[1] He served with distinction in World War II, most notably as commander of the 101st Airborne Division, nicknamed "The Screaming Eagles." After the war, he served as the fifth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, having been appointed by President John F. Kennedy. He is the father of biographer and historian John Maxwell Taylor and of military historian ...