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"THIS IS THE SIXTH ARMY" "OBSOLETE FILM". THE LAST FILM IN A GROUP OF SIX
WHICH SHOWS THE ROLES & MISSIONS OF THE VARIOUS CONTINENTAL ARMIES. |
| 00:30:34 17.6 |
NARRATOR TELLS THE STORY OF THE 6TH ARMY, THE BUS STARTS ITS TRIP AT THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE AND
RIDES THROUGH SAN FRANCISCO TO THE PRESIDIO, HEADQUARTERS OF THE 6TH ARMY. |
| 00:31:46 89.6 |
LS- NEAT WHITE BARRACKS BUILDINGS OF THE FORT. MS- A PLAQUE MARKS THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE ORIGINAL PRESIDIO, FOUNDED BY SPANIARDS IN 1776.
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| 00:32:10 113.6 |
Troupes enter house of worship. Female and Male soldiers
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| 00:33:07 170.6 |
LS- PEOPLE EXIT CATHOLIC CHURCHAFTER MASS.MS- STATUE OF ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI AND MURALS
DEPICTING SCENES OF CALIFORNIA HISTORY. |
| 00:34:42 265.6 |
LS- MINISTER AT ALTAR IN CHAPEL
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| 00:35:35 318.6 |
MS- GENERAL WYMAN, COMMANDER OF THE 6TH ARMY, EXITS CHURCH WITH HIS WIFE AND SPEAKS TO REPORTER AND CAMERA TELLING OF THE MISSION OF THE 6TH ARMY
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| 00:36:52 395.6 |
LS- THE CBR SCHOOL AT THE PRESIDIO. CHEMICAL,
BACTERIOLOGICAL AND RADIOLOGICAL WARFARE (CBR). |
| 00:37:00 403.6 |
MS- INSTRUCTOR GIVES THE CLASS A PROBLEM TO WORK OUT. THE INSTRUCTOR INVITES THE CLASS AND THE REPORTER TO THE FIELD FOR A DEMONSTRATION
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| 00:38:05 468.6 |
LS- WILLIAM F.DEAN, DEPUTY COMMANDER OF THE 6TH ARMY TALKS TO THE MEN IN THE FIELD EXPLAINING THE REASONS FOR THE INSTRUCTION IN CHEMICAL WARFARE THOUGH IT IS BANNED.
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| 00:39:48 571.6 |
LS- THE CLASS WALK DOWN A HILL TO THE SEASHORE. AS INSTRUCTOR SHOWS HOW PRIMER CORD COATED WITH BLEACH EXPLODES FORMING A SMOKE SCREEN WHICH NEUTRALIZES THE CHEMICAL
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| 00:41:22 665.6 |
MONTAGE- SEVERAL EXPLOSIONS OF CHEMICAL AND
BLEACH SHOW THE NEUTRALIZING RESULTS. |
| 00:42:13 716.6 |
MS- THE CLASS OF GIS SIT ON THE SIDE OF THE HILL
AS OTHER WEAPONS ARE DEMONSTRATED ON THE BEACH |
| 00:42:40 743.6 |
LS- THREE WHITE PHOSPHORUS GRENADE ARE TOSSED BY GAS CAUSING WHITE SMOKY EXPLOSIONS ON THE BEACH.
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| 00:43:13 776.6 |
LS- GI LIGHTS 2 BURNING GRENADES THAT CANNOT BE
PUT OUT EVEN IN WATER UNTIL THEY EXPIRE. LS- THE GI LIGHTS THEM AND RUNS. |
| 00:43:30 793.6 |
LS- WITH THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE IN THE BACKGROUND AN EXPLOSION IS SET OF TO SIMULATE THE MUSHROOM EFFECT OF AN A-BOMB IN MINIATURE.
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| 00:43:54 817.6 |
MS- THE 'BIG PICTURE' TURNS AROUND A CURVE HEADING TOWARDS THE CAMERA AND PASSES BY CLOSELY AS IT DRIVES INTO THE YUMA TEST STATION.
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| 00:44:03 826.6 |
LS- ARMY TRUCKS, ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIERS AND OTHER VEHICLES ARE TESTED UNDER DESERT CONDITIONS LS- A TRUCK STRUGGLES TO CLIMB A STEEP HILL.
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| 00:45:03 886.6 |
LS- A GI CARRIES A SHELL TO AN ARTILLERY PIECETHEN RUNS AWAY AND HIDES BEHIND A BARRIER AS THE SHELL IS FIRED UNDER DESERT CONDITIONS.
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| 00:45:32 915.6 |
LS- A FLAME THROWER VEHICLE THROWS A LONG STREAM OF FIRE. A SIGNAL CORPMAN SPINS AN INSTRUMENT TO CHECK THE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE DESERT.
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| 00:46:40 983.6 |
LS- A SIGNAL CORPMAN SENDS UP A WEATHER BALLOON CARRYING INSTRUMENTS. HE THEN TRACKS IT WITH A RADAR ANTENNA.
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| 00:47:12 1015.6 |
MS- REPORTER INTERVIEWS AN OFFICER AT FORT FORD, CALIFORNIA WHO TELLS MISSION OF THE HUMAN RESEARCH UNIT WHICH TESTS THE MEN PSYCHOLOGICALLY
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| 00:49:04 1127.6 |
MS- THE OFFICER SHOWS THE REPORTER CHARTS WHICH INDICATE IDEAL CHARACTERISTICS ARE PECULIAR TO
OUTSTANDING SOLDIERS AND OTHER FINDINGS. |
| 00:50:07 1190.6 |
00:50:07 LS- THE BUS RIDES THROUGH A MOUNTAIN TUNNEL
THROUGH THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, TO THE ARMY TRANSPORTATION CORP AT A PORT OF EMBARKATION. |
| 00:50:20 1203.6 |
LS- AN ARMY BAND PLAYS AND MARCHES ALONG A PIER AT THE PORT. LS- A TRANSPORT SHIP BEING GUIDED BY TUGS IN THE HARBOR ARRIVES WITH HOME-COMING GI'S.
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| 00:50:27 1210.6 |
LS- FAMILIES WAVE FROM SHORE. LS- THE BAND PLAYS WELCOME MUSIC FOR THE RETURNEES.
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| 00:51:12 1255.6 |
LS- REPORTER INTERVIEWS A RANKING OFFICER AS A HUGE VEHICLE IS LIFTED ON BOARD THE SHIP BY CRANE MS- THE TRANSPORTATION OFFICER IN CHARGE TELLS OF THE MISSION OF THE UNIT.
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| 00:52:17 1320.6 |
MS- DIRECTOR OF TRAINING AT THE ARMY LANGUAGE
SCHOOL AT THE PRESIDIO, SPEAKS IN FRONT OF A BLACKBOARD IN THE CLASSROOM. |
| 00:52:31 1334.6 |
Language CLASS FOR SOLDIERS WHO LEARN PROPER PRONUNCIATION OF ASIAN LANGUAGE.
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| 00:54:31 1454.6 |
MS- A GERMAN TEACHER USES A POINTER ON MINIATURE MODEL OF A FARM AREA AS HE SPEAKS IN GERMAN.
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| 00:55:38 1521.6 |
OFFICER POINTS TO WORLD MAP THAT SHOWS ALL PLACES WHERE USA HAS TROUPES. A MAP OF FREE NATIONS ALL OVER THE WORLD.
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Year: 1954
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