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"THIS IS FIRST ARMY"
"OBSOLETE FILM". FROM NEW YORK CITY TO A GUIDED
PICTORIAL TOUR OF THE 8 STATES OF THE FIRST ARMY,
THE BIG PICTURE OPENS THE FIRST OF A SERIES ON
THE CONTINENTAL ARMIES
00:02:40 32.73
NARRATOR SERGEANT QUINN TELLS THE STORY OF THE
CONTINENTAL ARMIES AND STARTS WITH THE 1ST ARMY
WHICH COVERS THE NORTHEASTERN U.S.
00:03:05 57.73
THE 1ST ARMY - MS- FERRY STATION AT THE BATTERY
OF NEW YORK CITY. WORKERS AND MILITARY PEOPLE
WALK ONTO THE FERRY FOR A RIDE TO GOVERNOR'S
ISLAND, HEADQUARTERS OF THE 1ST ARMY.
00:03:30 82.73
LS- GOVERNORS ISLAND AND THE STATUE OF LIBERTY
AS SEEN FROM BOW OF FERRY AS SHE RIDES ACROSS.
MS- THE FERRY RIDES INTO THE SLIP ON GOVERNOR'S
ISLAND AND A MARINE DIRECTS TRAFFIC TO FORT JAY
00:04:13 125.73
MS- OLD REVOLUTIONARY WAR CANNON ON THE WALL OF
FORT JAY FACE OUT TO SEA.
00:04:44 156.73
LS- MEN AND WOMEN SOLDIERS WALK ACROSS THE DRAW
BRIDGE INTO THE ENTRANCE OF THE FORT.
00:05:00 172.73
MS-COMMANDING GENERAL OF THE 1ST ARMY, LT. GENERAL
WITHERS A.BURR EXPLAINS THE MISSION OF THE 1ST
ARMY AND THE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY IT COVERS IN
THE UNITED STATES.
00:06:23 255.73
LS- MANHATTAN CITYSCAPE AS SEEN FROM GOVERNOR'S
ISLAND. MS- RECRUITS AND DRAFTEES ENTER THE U.S.
ARMY INDUCTION CENTER AT 39 WHITEHALL STREET, NEW
YORK CITY.
00:06:37 269.73
MS- A DOCTOR EXAMINES A RECRUIT, LOOKS INTO HIS
MOUTH AND EARS THEN MOVES HIM ON TO THE NEXT
STEP OF THE PHYSICAL EXAM. ANOTHER DOCTOR READS
THE REPORT AND TELLS THE RECRUIT HE IS QUALIFIED
FOR THE ARMED FORCES.
00:07:51 343.73
MS- A RECRUITING OFFICER EXPLAINS TO THE RECRUITS
THEY ARE NOW MEMBERS OF THE ARMED SERVICES. MS-
THE RECRUITS SINGLE LINE INTO A BUS FOR TRIP TO
FORT DIX.
00:08:20 372.73
LS- LARGE GROUP OF CIVILIAN RECRUITS LINE UP FOR
BRIEFING AT FORT DIX. MS- THE NEW ARRIVALS ARE
FITTED WITH UNIFORMS. ONE OF THEM IS INTERVIEWED
BY A REPORTER FROM THE 'BIG PICTURE'.
00:08:57 409.73
MS- A RECRUIT IS INTERVIEWED FOR PLACEMENT IN A
JOB SUITED TO HIS TALENTS.
00:09:23 435.73
LS- CAMERA ZOOMS IN TO A GROUP OF RECRUITS GOING
THROUGH OUTDOOR CALISTHENICS. LS- A MACHINE GUN
SHOOTS LIVE BULLETS OVER THE HEADS OF RECRUITS
CRAWLING UNDER BARBED WIRE.
00:10:48 520.73
MS- WHILE STILL CRAWLING BETWEEN TRENCHES A
RECRUIT IS INTERVIEWED BY THE REPORTER
00:11:56 588.73
LS- A GROUP OF MILITARY POLICE PRACTICE HAND TO
HAND COMBAT OUTSIDE THEIR BARRACKS. AN OFFICER OF
THE UNIT EXPLAINS ITS FUNCTIONS TO REPORTER.
00:13:08 660.73
MS- THE 'BIG PICTURE' BUS PULLS INTO FORT MONMOUTH
THE HOME OF THE SIGNAL CORP OF THE 1ST ARMY.
00:13:53 705.73
LS- THE BUS PULLS IN TO A AREA LINED WITH PIGEON
COUPS AND GIS TENDING TO THE PIGEONS.
00:14:06 718.73
MS- THE SERGEANT IN CHARGE HOLDS A PIGEON IN HIS
HANDS CALLED 'GI JOE', WHO IS CREDITED WITH SAVING
LIVES OF BRITISH SOLDIERS IN ITALY DURING WWII &
AWARDED A MEDAL FOR GALLANTRY BY THE BRITISH.
00:15:02 774.73
MS- USING A POINTER A GI SHOWS THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE OLD AND NEW COMMUNICATION PACK ON THE
BACK OF 2 GIS POSING FOR THE DEMO.
00:15:21 793.73
MS- REPORTER INTERVIEWS A ARMY CHAPLAIN OUTSIDE A
CHAPEL AT THE FORT. HE EXPLAINS THE INCREASED
AWARENESS OF RELIGION BY THE GI WHILE IN SERVICE.
00:16:19 851.73
LS- PAN OF THE GROUNDS OF FORT MONMOUTH AS SEEN
FROM BUS.
00:17:02 894.73
MS- BUS ENTERS FORT DEVENS, MASS. (CIRCA 1657),
HOME OF 287TH REGIMENTAL INFANTRY COMBAT TEAM.
00:17:23 915.73
MS- TANK COMMANDER BRIEFS HIS MEN ALONGSIDE
THEIR TANKS IN A WOODED AREA. THE TANKS ROLL OUT
IN A COLUMN TO ENGAGE THE 'ENEMY'.
00:18:22 974.73
LS- A TANK RECEIVES A SIMULATED 'HIT' AND A GI
IS WOUNDED. A HELICOPTER RESPONDS TO THE CALL
AND THE GI IS PICKED UP FOR EVACUATION
00:19:19 1031.73
MS- GI 'FOREIGN STUDENTS, SIT IN CLASS AT THE
LANGUAGE SCHOOL WHERE THEY LEARN TO READ, WRITE
AND SPEAK ENGLISH. MS- THE STUDENTS REPEAT ENGLISH
SENTENCES CALLED OUT BY THE TEACHER.
00:20:12 1084.73
MS- THE DIRECTOR TELLS THE REPORTER THAT THE
STUDENTS, 'MOSTLY FROM EASTERN EUROPE, ARE
MOTIVATED BY THEIR WILL TO FIGHT COMMUNISM AND TO
BECOME AMERICAN CITIZENS.
00:20:54 1126.73
MS- ARMY INSPECTORS STAMP HANGING SIDES OF BEEF
AT MEAT PROCESSING PLANT AT THE BOSTON ARMY BASE.
COLONEL SACKLEY, CHIEF OF VETERANARY ACTIVITY IN
THE BOSTON AREA, TELLS OF THE ACTIVITY.
00:22:04 1196.73
MS- A GI IN WHITE COVERALLS WEIGHS THE BEEF
SIDES. MS- ARMY BUTCHERS CUT UP THE SIDES OF BEEF
ON CUTTING TABLES AS OTHERS GRIND BEEF FOR
HAMBURGHERS IN HUGE GRINDERS. AT THE SAME TIME THE
GROUND MEAT IS WRAPPED AND BOXED.
00:22:58 1250.73
MS- A HUGE FREEZER TRUCK PULLS AWAY FROM THE
PLANT WITH THE PACKED MEAT
00:23:19 1271.73
LS- AN ARMY BAND PLAYS AT A RAILROAD STATION AT
CAMP KILMER, NEW JERSEY, AS A TRAIN ROLLS IN WITH
SOLDIERS RETURNING FROM OVERSEAS. CU- A SPEAKER
HIGH ON A POLE BARKS OUT INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE
RETURNING GIS.
00:24:08 1320.73
LS- GIS EXITING THE TRAIN WITH THEIR BAGS. MS- A
GI IS GIVEN COUNSELING AS TO HIS VETERAN BENEFITS
AND OTHER OPTIONS BEFORE DISCHARGE.
00:25:30 1402.73
MS- A BLACK SERGEANT TELLS REPORTER WHAT HE TELLS
GIS ABOUT TO BE SHIPPED OVERSEAS AS, A LONG LINE
OF GIS ENTER THE OVERSEAS OREINTATION BUILDING.
00:26:40 1472.73
MS- PAN OF THE VAST SUPPLY OF TANKS AND VEHICLES
SIT ON THE PIER OF THE NEW YORK PORT OF
EMBARCATION, THE LARGEST DOMESTIC CORP
TRANSPORTATION TERMINAL IN THE COUNTRY.
00:27:22 1514.73
MS- A TUG BOAT STANDS BY AS A TRANSPORT SHIP WITH
WAVING GIS MOVES SLOWLY OUT OF NEW YORK HARBOR.
00:27:55 1547.73
LS- THE STATUE OF LIBERTY AND THE WAKE OF THE
SHIP IS SEEN FAR AWAY (AS SEEN FROM BACK OF SHIP)
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Year: 1954  Color: Black & White
Genre: NEWSREELS

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