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Combat Engineer Company, The: It’s Organization, Equipment & Employment - Pt 8. R1 of 4

Reel Number: 250194-09

Color: Black and White

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1931,1920s

Country: USA

Location:

TC Begins: 09:09:45

TC Ends: 09:18:58

Duration: 00:09:13

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk Titles. 09:10:19 Animated diagram of platoons & equipment. 09:10:26 Title: The company in column. Still picture on paved road w/ animated descriptive boxes explaining roles of groups & individuals. 09:11:39 Title: The second platoon is identical. Platoon marching led by officer on horseback; wagon pulled by four horses. 09:12:01 Still photograph w/ Co. Headquarters Transportation pointed out; then others. 09:12:12 Title: The rear echelon of Company Headquarters accompanies the transportation. Still photograph w/ various people & roles pointed out. 09:12:33 Mule teams pulling cooking wagon, other wagons. Motorcycle side car, truck. 09:12:59 Title: The company marching in route column. Moving down highway w/ wagons & marching troops, motorcycle & troops in truck. 09:13:44 Title: Equipment. The platoon has four sets of engineer equipment - sketching outfit - 09:13:57 Three men beside sketching table on tripod, officer takes compass reading & they leave. 09:14:10 Title: Demolition equipment. Three men inspect crates of gear, then leave. 09:14:20 Title: - carpenter equipment - Three men inspect crate of hand tools. 09:14:35 Title: - pioneer equipment. Hand tools for cutting, digging & rigging. Three men look at crates. 09:15:35 Title: In addition to the quartermaster equipment - rolling kitchen, water cart, motorcycle-sidecar, & ration & baggage wagon - the company has a tool truck... 09:16:04 Men beside crates alongside trucks. 09:16:22 Title: Employment. The company making bivouac in the combat zone. 09:16:31 Tent, horses & cook wagon w/ troops setting up under barren trees preparing to cook meal. GOOD 09:17:02 Title: Vehicles face out. View of equipment & man looking at truck engine. Men curry horses. Troops sit by small pup tents, sidecar motorcycle arrives, papers given to officer, he initials & hands back. 09:17:35 CU Message 05Jun31 “Move your company forward to the vicinity of Baileys Corner. You will maintain the road from Baileys Corner to Jones Farm. 09:17:51 Motorcycle leaves, officers spreads map & compares w/ message. 09:18:13 Title: “First Sergeant!!” Sgt comes up, salutes. 09:18:22 Title: “Break bivouac. We are moving forward on a road-repair mission.” Salute, leaves & others look at map w/ officer & talk (MOS). Military Combat Engineer Company Training Film; 1930s; Cavalry; Military Animals; Soldiers; Troops; NOTE: Good exposure & few good shots / sequences. Good period feel. Sold at per reel rate. NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk

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