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Go to HomepageReel Number: 221506-08
Color: Black and White
Sound: SIL
Year / Date: 1918
Country: France,Germany
Location: Ardennes,Aubreville,Bayonville,Chassers,Foussy le Burg,Lorraine,Meuse,Montreuil,Moselle,Veauvais
TC Begins: 00:51:14
TC Ends: 00:57:45
Duration: 00:06:31
WWI - Mechanical trencher; Bad Roads; Bury Dead; Homing Pigeons; French Colonial Troops; etc. Pt. 2 of 2 Continued... Title: “Officer of Photo Section, Signal Corps, examining...film & developed plates found...” Out of building w/ German sign, unspools film & looks at it to light. 00:51:33 Title: “Rendez-vous de Chassers, France 25Jun18 Members of 308th Inf. Signal Section limbering up on horizontal bar...” Outside sandbagged dugout four men swinging from bar; another jumps & does chin-ups. 00:52:16 Title: “Foussy le Burg, Lorraine, France 02Dec18 Castle built by the Romans 3000 year ago...8th Field Signal Bn., 4th Div., used as billet. Man shaving & playing w/ French kids watching. (no castle). 00:53:00 Title: “Bayonville, Ardennes, France Nov18 Co. D. 55th Telegraph Bn. try to translate German sign painted on side of church warning to keep under cover...” 4 or 5 in front of very large sign. 00:53:37 Title: “Montreuil, France 19Jun18 1st Field Bn, assisting refugees to leave danger zone.” Very large cart filled w/ furniture & household goods. 00:54:18 Title: “Preparing supper for men of Co. B, 101st Field Signal Battalion.” GIs emptying cans into tin pan, young girl mugs for camera, 00:54:36 Title: “Bertrame Farm, near Aubreville, Meuse, France 24Sep18 Members of 316th Field Signal Bn served..Army meal...” Men served into mess kits in front of hedgerow. (GOOD Quality) 00:54:58 Title: “Near Veauvais, France 17Apr18 2nd Field Bn, S.C., bathing feet...” Along side of stream washing feet. 00:55:29 Title: “..2nd Field Sgn Bn. 1st Div. ferrying across the Moselle River from Alf to Bullay.” Ferry w/ men aaway from bank. 00:56:05 Men in long line to be served hot meal at side of railway wagon. Another train pulls up. Eating & drinking from tin cups. Very GOOD quality. 00:56:56 Title: “Unloading Signal Corps wire cart.” Black soldiers placing ramps alongsider railway flat car & large wheeled carts. 00:57:43 Title: “Braine, Aisne, France, 18Mar18 - Companies “A” and “B”, 101st Field Battaliion, 26th Div., load equipment on flat cars...” No picture. End. Ethnic; Communications; WW1;