1942MILITARY
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PICTORIAL REPORT NO. 15
OPERATION GYROSCOPE. AN ARMY FAMILY MOVES FROM FORT RILEY TO GERMANY. A PAIR OF EYE GLASSES IS MADE AT RHINE MEDICAL DEPOT IN GERMANY. AND FROM DENVER, COLORADO, ARMY MULES JOIN A LOCAL CIVIC CELEBRATION OF PIONEER DAYS |
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NARRATOR TELLS THE STORY ABOUT TROOP ROTATION,
WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION IN GERMANY BY THE 10TH INFANTRY DIVISION WHICH SHIPPED OUT FROM THE STATES. |
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BATTLE SCENES OF THE 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION "THE
BIG RED ONE" DURING WWII. FROM THEIR LANDING IN NORTH AFRICA ON NOVEMBER OF 1942 TO THE BATTLE OF SICILY AND D-DAY ON NORMANDY (ALL PREVIOUSLY LOGGED) |
| 01:02:55 42.33 |
GENERAL IKE REVIEWS THE 1ST DIVISION HONOR GUARD IN GERMANY.
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| 01:06:29 256.33 |
GI STOCKS HIS CUPBOARD WITH FOODSTUFFS AND PUTS BEER, EGGS AND MILK IN THE REFRIGERATOR FOR HIS REPLACEMENT AT HIS APARTMENT IN GERMANY.
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GI OF THE 10TH DIVISION GETS OFF THE BOAT WITH HIS WIFE AND TWO KIDS. THE GIS AND FAMILIES REPLACING EACH OTHER ENJOY DRINKS ON THE PATIO OF THE APARTMENT.
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| 01:08:39 386.33 |
2 GROUPS GO OUT SIGHT SEEING IN GERMANY.
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| 01:09:41 448.33 |
THE 1ST DIVISION AND IT'S REPLACEMENT, THE 10TH PARADE TOGETHER AND DISPLAY THEIR COLORS.
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| 01:10:32 499.33 |
MONTAGE THE 1ST DIVISION TROOPS AND THEIR FAMILIES EMBARK ON TROOPSHIPS FOR THEIR TRIP HOME AFTER 13 YEARS OVERSEAS.
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| 01:12:03 590.33 |
ARMY WAC SERGEANT VISITS THE U.S. ARMY HOSPITAL AT LANDSTUHL, GERMANY FOR AN EYE EXAM
SHE IS GIVEN AN EYE EXAM BY A SPECIALIST THEN SHE LOOKS AT AN EYE CHART WITH EACH EYE |
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OPTOMETRIST HAS HER LOOK THROUGH A PEROCTOR WHICH MEASURES THE STRENGTH OF EACH EYE
THE EYE CHART AS SEEN THROUGH THE DEVICE. |
| 01:14:33 740.33 |
WAC TRIES ON SEVERAL PAIRS OF FRAMES UNTIL SHE IS SATISFIED WITH THEIR LOOKS.
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| 01:15:17 784.33 |
GI AT THE RHINE MEDICAL DEPOT READS THE PRESCRIPTION AND FILLS THE ORDER FROM HIS FILE OF LENSES.
TECHNICIAN PUTS THE LENS THROUGH SPECIAL MACHINERY WHICH GRINDS AND CONTOURS THEM. |
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MONTAGE THE LENS IS SENT TO OTHER TECHNICIANS WITH EACH USING SPECIAL DEVISES TO PERFECT LENS.
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| 01:20:10 1077.33 |
TECHNICIAN GIVES THE GLASSES A FINAL ALIGNMENT AND INSPECTION AND SENT TO THE EYE CLINIC WHERE THE WAC SERGEANT TRIES THEM ON.
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MONTAGE TROOPS OF THE 4TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION AND THE 35TH QUARTERMASTER COMPANY, THE ONLY 2 PACK OUTFITS LEFT IN THE ARMY, ASSEMBLE WITH THEIR PACK MULES AND HORSES, BEFORE THE STATE CAPITAL BUILDING IN DENVER.
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SPECTATORS INCLUDE 3 LITTLE GIRLS SITTING ON THE GRASS WITH THEIR DOG
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THE MULE RIDING GIS TAKE OFF FOR A 1 WEEK TRIP TO CHEYENNE, WYOMING AS IT WAS 100 YEARS AGO.
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MONTAGE THE 160 MAN OUTFIT ATTEND TO THE 160 MULES AND 18 HORSES.
2 GIS PLACE A PADDED HARNESS ON A MULE'S BACK FOR CARRYING HEAVY LOADS |
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BLINDFOLD IS REMOVED FROM THE MULES EYE.
LONG COLUMN OF PACK MULES AND MEN TRAVEL ALONG A MODERN HIGHWAY AND THROUGH A CITY STREET |
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TROOPS CAMP ON THE CAMPUS OF A COLORADO COLLEGE WHERE THE MEN SIT ON THE GROUNDS AND EAT RATIONS.
GROUP OF MULES DRINK FROM A STREAM. |
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COLLEGE STUDENTS PUT ON AN OUTDOOR SHOW FOR THEIR GUESTS.
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| 01:27:06 1493.33 |
MARCHING BAND AND A RODEO GROUP GREETS THE TROOPS AS THEY ENTER THE CITY OF CHEYENNE. A MONKEY RIDES ATOP ONE OF THE MULES IN THE PARADE.
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COWGIRLS DO AN INDIAN DANCE WITH THE INDIANS AT THE RODEO ARENA. COWBOYS RIDE THE BRONCO HORSES AND BRAHMA BULLS AS CROWD ENJOYS THE SHOW.
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