Training in Flanders, January 30 - August 9, 1918, 80th Division

Creator(s): Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (9/18/1947 - 3/1/1964) (Most Recent) Series: Historical Films, ca. 1914 - ca. 1936 Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985 Production Date: 1936 Scope and Content: 317th Inf. troops draw rations from a British supply depot at Bozingham, France. The troops rest, wash, and shave at their Dondeauville camp. 305th Engineers remove bodies from rubble in Beauval. Shows Gen. Cronkhite and staff 319th Inf. troops are inspected and observed by Gens. Cronkhite, Read, and Brett, as they practice bayonet and machine gun drill at Banque Maison. 320th Inf. units engage in gas mask drill. 318th Inf. troops form skirmish lines. A French 37-mm gun is assembled. Gens. Cronkhite and Read confer with Brit. Gen. Schute. The 320th Inf. band plays. Contact(s): National Archives at College Park - Motion Pictures (RDSM) National Archives at College Park 8601
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