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Description: | US film of their own forces on the Western Front, October 1918.
I. A posed group of crews and mechanics of 94th 'Hat in the Ring' Pursuit Squadron at 1st Pursuit Group airfield, Rembercourt, 18th October. Left to right 1st Lieutenant Edward V Rickenbacker, Major Kirby Maxwell, 1st Lieutenants R L Collins, B H Smith, Reed Chambers, T C Taylor, Hamilton Civiledge, S Thayer, A B Sherry, J N Jeffers, C C Snow, C A Rankin, D G Herring, W S Sparks, H W Cook, J H Eastman, W W Palmer, S Kaye Jr, K E Hopkins, E G Garnsey, C T Crocker, C A Smith, B G Jones, W W Fowler, R J Saunders, L A Cox, R D McKenzie, 2nd Lieutenants J Davett, D M Outcalt, B B Norris, R W Witt, J DeUrtt and H B Marshall with other ranks beside a captured German Hannover CLIII. Major Hartney, the pursuit group commander, in front of the same plane with Lieutenant Cunningham, operations officer of 94th Squadron. A group of pilots and mechanics of 147th Squadron, including left to right 1st Lieutenant O B Meyers, 2nd Lieutenant R A O'Neill, Major H B Hartney, 1st Lieutenant J J P Heron, 2nd Lieutenant C W McDermott, 2nd Lieutenant A H Jones, 1st Lieutenant A Healy, Captain J A Meissner, 2nd Lieutenants F M Simonds, G G Willard, E H Clouser, P Porter, and 1st Lieutenants Heyward Cutting, George Brew and C C Olive. The Hannover itself is in reasonable condition. Spads are tuned up. Captain E H Cooper of the Signal Corps fits his camera to the gun position of a De Havilland DH9 fitted with a Liberty engine. The plane is said to crash on take-off but no one is hurt. II. US gunners mechanically setting the fuses for their 75mm anti-aircraft guns using a Brocq Tachimeter. III. Lorry-mounted 75mm anti-aircraft guns of 'A' Battery, 2nd Field Artillery, Captain S B Richie commanding, near Fléville on 18th October. IV. The camp of 101st Infantry Regiment, 26th Division, near Samogneux on 19th October, showing 'D' Company mess. Private J H Todd shaves by his tent. Private Joseph Jacobucci play-acts with a German helmet. The field kitchens of 102nd Field Artillery nearby. 'B' Company, 101st Engineers, carrying rocks for road repairs, 6-inch howitzers of 103rd Field Artillery, both 26th Division. Colonel J A Mack, Captain J Simpkins and Captain L Clayton of 102nd Field Artillery at their command post. A dugout nearby holds Colonel Cox, Lieutenant-Colonel R E Goodwin and Captain Needham of 101st Field Artillery.
35mm | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | Reed Smith Eastman Kaye Hartney United States Army & Div 26 & Field Artillery Regt 101 United States Army & Div 26 & Field Artillery Regt 103 J J P United States Army & Div 26 & Engineer Regt 101 Crocker Clouser Mack Brew Joseph United States Army & Army Air Corps & Pursuit Gp 1 & Pursuit Sqdn 147 L A Clayton O'Neil Fowler O B Sherry Simkins Saunders United States Army & Div 26 & Field Artillery Regt 10 Hamilton Sparks United States Army & Div 26 & Infantry Regt 101 McDermott M C Needham (Captain) Cook Cunningham (Lieutenant) K E E H E G J N A L Witt G G D G Garnsey J H J Hopkins D M Hayward A H P J A S F M D Coy Cooper Marshall A B Jeffers Snow B Coy S B H W United States Army & American Expeditionary Force Davett H B Collins Todd Civiledge Kirby Thayer Goodwin Jones Heron Jacobucci Porter George United States Army & Field Artillery Regt 2 01/3(4-15).9 B B DeUrtt Rickenbacker Olive C C C A Edward Vernon 'Eddie' B G Rankin C W United States Army & Army Air Corps & Pursuit Gp 1 & Pursuit Sqdn 94 McKenzie A Bty Cutting Herring Maxwell Meyers C T Meissner Palmer Healy Willard Simonds Taylor W W Richie W S camera Chambers R W Jr T C United States Army & Signal Corps Norris R A Outcalt R D R E R B Cox R L R J | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | United States Army General Staff, Historical Branch, War Plans Division | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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