WWII - 1945, Belgium: Awards To 101st Airborne Division, Bastogne, Belgium, 18Jan45

WWII - 1945, Belgium: Awards To 101st Airborne Division, Bastogne, Belgium, 18Jan45 Officers lined up at attention in front of building fronts, troops march past in flog w/ flags. MCU feet on snow. Officer talking w/ civilian / mayor . 10:34:00 Sign: ‘Bastogne - Bastion of the Battered Bastards of the 101st’. 10:34:05 Officer into jeep, Diddy II, column / convoy jeeps & trucks thru town. 10:34:38 Officer talking to civilian / mayor . Men onto reviewing stand, salute & medals pinned by officer at Awards Ceremony in town square 18Jan45 - soldiers decorated. 10:35:45 Slate re ceremony & date. Camera T. Urban. Medals pinned, salutes. Mayor presents flag to officer on reviewing stand. Various high angle shots of hand shaking & reviewing stand by second camera. 10:37:52 CU: “Memorandum Receipt: Received from the 101st Airborne Div, the town of Bastogne, Luxembourg Province, Belgium. Condition: used but serviceable, Kraut disinfected”. Signed Troy H. Middleton. 10:38:01 Slate: same. Parade with military band past damaged bulidings. 10:38:57 Slate: same. Medals lined up, presented. Jeeps leaving. Parade past damaged bulidings. 10:41:02 FNI flag. Mayor of Bastogne speech (MOS) to American officer & presents flag. Troops & Bastogne civilians look on. Additional second camera shots. WW2; Winter Weather; Snow; Battle of the Bulge;