WWII Iran - GI Life, Summer, 1944

WWII - Iran - GI Life, Summer, 1944 Train arriving railroad station w/ people on platform waiting. Military men checking paperwork as others walk past; US GIs, shoe shine boys, people off train 04:30:03 GIs marched off platform, across dirt square; standing about beside train (?). People off & boarding; Iranians w/ household goods. Women in robes; CU man at RR car window, training pulling out w/ Iranians looking out open windows & doors. 04:32:19 LS train around bend in large flat desert w/ mountains behind; runby from opposite side. 04:32:49 Slate. Freight & passenger train around bend on hillside seen from stream bottom. 04:33:58 Pan across dry desert to railroad line & building; on to stop at mountain beyond track. Truck convoy along road w/ trees at base of mountains behind. Closer shot. 04:36:17 GIs beside railroad station, train stopped. Men out of building w/ mess kit & wash in garbage can of water. GI smoking cigar in MCU. GIs out of hut. CU hand lettered signs: re furnishing own mess kits; “This Mess Operated ONly For M.R.S. Personnel on Duty. No other Personnel Will Be Served.” 04:38:00 CU Sign: Every Man Plays A Part In Moving Goods To Russia. M.R.S. performance for this month 105% of target. Keep ‘em Rolling! 04:38:07 MS GIs playing cards for money & chips. CU. Card Games; Poker; Recreation; WWII Lend-Lease;