WWII - 1944, USA: Fifth War Loan Opens 12Jun44; De Gaulle Lays Wreath, Jul44; Dietrich USO

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk WWII - 1944, USA: Fifth War Loan Opens 12Jun44; De Gaulle Lays Wreath, Jul44; Dietrich USO Fifth War Loan Opens. 12Jun44. CUs Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau, Jr. receiving formal paper from VIPs beside airplane; w/ VIPs on tarmac. Into jeep & motorcade passing soldiers / troops lining road. 06:25:28 MCU w/ WAC signing ?? 06:25:40 LS crowd of workers standing, listening. Pan crowd w/ lines of newly built DUKWs behind. High angle / HA walking w/ other VIPs past office workers lining sidewalk into war industry manufacturing plant. 06:26:08 Interior, watching women tamping powder (?) into shell casings. CUs walking thru plant. 06:26:47 HA of military marching band & jeeps in parade w/ bunting & 5th War Loan banners, troops marching. LS up Texarkana Main Street. Troops in jeeps, DUKWs, tanks & other military vehicles. Workers w/ signs. Rooftop view of crowd in sunshine, some w/ parasols. 06:28:13 Street level w/ women watching, MCUs; LS crowd. 06:28:30 Morganthau & others on speakers platform. Morgenthau to microphone, MOS. MCU at Texarkan, Texas KCMC mic. 06:28:58 Jul44 US soldiers & military band, De Gaulle & US officer down steps at Arlington Cemetery, salutes & places wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Poses for photographers. 06:31:02 Pan over mass of Canadian troops on sandy beach / dunes. 06:31:45 USO Show. MCU Glenn Miller (?) at microphone; low angle / LA Marlene Dietrich & Danny Thomas entertain troops on stage in front of USA & Canadian (?) flags WW2; 1940s; Homefront; Celebrities; Economics; Economy; NOTE: Fifth War Loan Drive ran 12Jun44 - 08Jul44. NOTE: Sold at per reel rate. NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk