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| 01:01:15 4.1 |
"THIS IS FOURTH ARMY"
"OBSOLETE FILM". A CAMERA TOUR OF THE 4TH ARMY AREA, ITS INSTALLATION, & FACILITIES. |
| 01:01:20 9.1 |
NARRATOR TELLS THE STORY OF THE 4TH ARMY, IT'S BIG GUNS, TRAINING OF ARMY AVIATION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF GUIDED MISSILES.
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| 01:01:53 42.1 |
LS- THE 'BIG PICTURE BUS ENTERS FORT SAM HOUSTON,SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, THE HOME OF THE 4TH ARMY.
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| 01:02:26 75.1 |
MONTAGE- TAME DEER ROAM THE FORT'S GROUNDS.
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| 01:02:49 98.1 |
MS-(PAN) 9 STORY CLOCK TOWER THAT ONCE WAS A WATERTOWER. LS- EAST, WEST, NORTH AND SOUTH VIEW OF THE AREA AS SEEN FROM THE TOP OF THE TOWER.
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| 01:03:12 121.1 |
LS- THE FAMED 'ALAMO' IS WITHIN THE WALLS OF FORT SAM HOUSTON. MS- MONUMENT TO DAVEY CROCKET AND JAMES BOWEY.
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| 01:03:59 168.1 |
MS- LT. GENERAL I.D. WHITE, COMMANDING GENERAL OF 4TH ARMY WALKS OVER TO THE REPORTER AND TELLS OF THE MISSION OF THE 4TH ARMY
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| 01:06:11 300.1 |
LS- THE BUS PULLS UP TO THE BROOK ARMY HOSPITAL
MS- A PATIENT IS ROLLED UNDER AN X-RAY MACHINE BY TECHNICIANS USING THR MOST ADVANCED EQUIPMENT. |
| 01:07:15 364.1 |
CU- SIGN: FIELD MEDICAL SCHOOL. SIMULATED PROBLEMS
OF EVACUATION OF WOUNDED BY HELICOPTER ARE DEMONSTRATED UNDER BATTLE CONDITIONS |
| 01:08:51 460.1 |
LS- BUS ENTERS FORT HOOD, TEXAS, THE HOME OF THE
1ST ARMORED DIVISION. |
| 01:09:27 496.1 |
MS- REPORTER INTERVIEWS AN OFFICER AS GIS ENTER A NEW TYPE OF ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIER. THE PURPOSE
AND USE OF THE CARRIER IS EXPLAINED, AS IT IS TESTED UNDER COMBAT CONDITIONS. |
| 01:11:00 589.1 |
01:11:00 MONTAGE- THE ARMORED VEHICLE PROTECTS THE MEN
FROM SHELL, MORTER AND SMALL ARMS FIRE. |
| 01:12:10 659.1 |
MS- FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA, HOME OF THE ARMY'S
ARTILLERY CENTER. THE BUS RIDES INTO THE FACILITY MS- THE BUS PASSES MCNAIR HALL AND SEARBY HALL, NAMED FOR 2 GENERALS THAT WERE KILLED IN WWII. |
| 01:13:09 718.1 |
LS- THE BUS HEADS OUT TO THE FIRING RANGE WHERE GUN CREWS GET READY TO FIRE SPECIMENS OF OUR FIELD ARTILLERY.
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| 01:13:41 750.1 |
MS- A HUGE 280MM GUN IS READIED FOR FIRING. THE CANNON FIRES WITH LITTLE RECOIL.
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| 01:15:03 832.1 |
LS- THE BUS PASSES BY SMALL ARMY LIGHTPLANES
LINED UP AT THE AIRFIELD AT THE ARMY AVIATION SCHOOL. MS- AN OFFICER IS INTERVIEWED NEXT TO A LIGHT PLANE AND HE EXPLAINS THE SCHOOL'S MISSION. |
| 01:16:07 896.1 |
A FEMALE GI IN THE CONTROL TOWER GIVES TAKE-OFF
AND LANDING INSTRUCTION TO PLANES. SHE IS INTERVIEWED BY THE REPORTER. |
| 01:17:47 996.1 |
MS- THE OFFICER AND THE REPORTER WATCH FFOM THE
TOWER WINDOW AS LIGHTPLANES TAKE OFF IN THE BACKGROUND. |
| 01:18:48 1057.1 |
MS- THE OFFICER BIDS GOODBYE TO THE REPORTER AS
HE BOARDS THE BUS. |
| 01:20:08 1137.1 |
MS- THE BUS ENTERS FORT BLISS TEXAS, ANTI-AIRCRAFT
ARTILLERY AND MISSILE CENTER. LS- THE BUS PASSES A DISPLAY OF A GERMAN V-2 MISSILE FROM WWII. |
| 01:20:30 1159.1 |
MS- ARTILLERY CREW MANS AN ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN AS
A RADAR UNIT TRACKS A TARGET. MS- REPORTER VISITS A PLOTTING ROOM WHERE MEN PLOT ON A BIG TABLE MAP AND COMMANDS ARE GIVEN BY MEN OVER PHONES |
| 01:20:57 1186.1 |
LS- THE VERSATILITY AND MOBILITY OF THE RADAR
CONTROLLED 'SKYSWEEPER', GUN IS DEMONSTRATED. |
| 01:23:33 1342.1 |
LS- (PAN) WHITE SANDS PROVING GROUNDS IN NEW
MEXICO. A 4000 SQUARE MILE AREA. |
| 01:23:56 1365.1 |
LS- THE BUS PULLS UP TO A 'NIKE' MISSILE RANGE
WHERE AN OFFICER EXPLAINS THE MISSILE AS IT IS BEING PREPARED FOR FIRING IN THE DISTANCE. |
| 01:25:58 1487.1 |
LS- A MISSILE ENGINE IS TEST FIRED FROM A
STATIONARY POSITION IN THE DISTANCE. |
| 01:26:23 1512.1 |
LS- 2 NIKE MISSILES STAND VERTICALLY ON THEIR PADS
ONE OF THEM IS FIRED AFTER A COUNTDOWN |
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