Motion Picture 2006-16
The 134th Infantry E.T.O. in Europe, Part Four of Five.
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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Date: Approx. 1944-1945.
Formats: 16 mm.
Sound: No.
Color: No.
Running Time: 46 min. 4 sec.
Footage: 1658.4 ft.
Produced by: The officers of the 134th Infantry under the direction of Major General Butler B. Miltonberger.
Copyright Restrictions: Public domain.
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SHOT LIST
This film series is a chronological history of the men of the 134th Infantry and the places where they served during World War II beginning in England, crossing the Channel to Normandy, down to St. Lo, Mortain, Chateaudun, Montargis, Joigny, Aix-en-othe, Ft. Blenod, Mozzell River, approaches to Nancy, Agincourt, St. Jeanrohrbach, Sarreguemines, Sainlez, Bastogne, Randrath, Venlo, Rhine River, Gladbech, Bouckoum, Hanover, Recklenhsausen, Cologne, Koblenze, Bad Bertrich, Nancy, Reims, Camp Norfolk, LeHavre, London, and docking in New York.
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| 00:00 | | Reel No. 4, 134th Infantry E.T.O. Sgt. Spears, Wire Section. |
| 00:19 | | M/Sgt. Johnson, Communications Chief. Soldiers receive ribbons. |
| 01:45 | | Battlefield Commissions. Lt. Hanna, 3rd Bn, Hq Staff. |
| 02:07 | | Capt. O’Keefe. |
| 02:19 | | Capt. McDannel. |
| 02:33 | | Major Godwin. |
| 02:40 | | Major Dan E. Craig. |
| 02:49 | | Three Sergeants receive Battlefield Commissions. |
| 03:38 | | Replacements arrive at Division rear. |
| 04:25 | | Capt. Ruby. There are footage of soldiers outside, followed by faded scenes from the French countryside. A plane flies overhead. |
| 06:13 | | Fire for effect. Soldiers shoot mortars. |
| 07:14 | | Cemetery at St. Michl. |
| 07:57 | | Postal regulating station at Verdun. |
| 09:07 | | Stanislas Square, Nancy, France. |
| 10:10 | | Col. Miltonberger leaves City Hall, Nancy, France, after receiving the Cross of Lorraine and Scroll for the colors made from the old gates of the Duke of Lorraine’s Palace. |
| 10:40 | | Regtl CO and staff at Brin. |
| 12:01 | | Marlene Dietrich entertains the 134th Infantry, near Brin. Dietrich dressed in soldiers battlefield gear chats with the troops and looks at their equipment. |
| 12:41 | | Light Plant Mac. Brin footage continues with shots of Dietrich now in a glamorous dress. She signs autographs. |
| 14:11 | | Crater at St. Jean Rohrbach caused by 500-lb bomb dropped by homeward bound fighter pilot. |
| 14:57 | | Regtl, CP, Sarguimines Area. |
| 16:13 | | Saturday night for WO Barth. A soldier bathes. The film cuts to several soldiers in a field. |
| 16:44 | | Correspondent L.W. Youngman, of Omaha World-Herald. A journalist dressed in field gear with a camera around his neck speaks with soldiers. This is followed by pictures of war devastation. |
| 17:40 | | A film break leads into footage at winter. A tank rolls through snow. |
| 18:15 | | Ardennes Campaign, Sainlez, Belgium, near Bastogne. |
| 19:03 | | Nazi P.W.’s |
| 19:10 | | Arlon-Bastogne Highway. |
| 20:08 | | Lt. Col. Wood’s Chateau. |
| 20:38 | | Replacements for 3rd Bn report and are separated into Company groups. |
| 21:16 | | Regtl CP moves up. |
| 21:50 | | Results of 1st Bn fighting. The camera pans over stacks of dead bodies. |
| 22:28 | | Bastogne. |
| 23:42 | | Artillery lends a hand. |
| 23:58 | | Randerath, Germany. Devastated towns and campsites in the country. |
| 25:51 | | Siegfriend Line. |
| 26:43 | | Col. Miltonberger leaves the 134th Infantry to become Assistant Division Commander, 35th Division. Lt. Col. Boatsman takes over. |
| 27:06 | | Rest Area, S.E. of Venlo, Holland. |
| 27:38 | | Capt. Mitz Mauer and Lt. Col. McDannel. |
| 27:58 | | T/Sgt. Vance and S/Sgts. Willhite and Strom police up around billets. |
| 28:45 | | S/Sgt. Spurrier, Congressional Medal of Honor Winner, Goldbeck, Germany. Staff Sergeant Junior J. Spurrier reportedly was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in a solitary battle in Achain, France. |
| 28:57 | | Preparing to move from Gladbeck to Elbe River. |
| 29:24 | | Directing fire from 1st Bn CP Bochum, Germany. |
| 31:44 | | The Air Corps do a superb job on Hanover. The films shows decimated buildings. |
| 34:04 | | Recklinhausen, Germany. |
| 34:31 | | Cologne. |
| 36:11 | | Bad Bertrich. Military staff at R&R around a swimming pool. Not bad! Soldiers show off impressive diving skills off a diving board. |
| 39:04 | | Lt. Col. Williamson, Div JAG. |
| 39:21 | | Dedication Ceremony, Santa Fe Stadium, Koblenz, Germany. |
| 41:51 | | 1st Bn receives Distinguished Unit Citation from Lt. Gen. Gerow, XV Army Comdr. |
| 43:22 | | Capt. Sheehy, Co “A” and Capts. Greelief, Co “B”, Chappel, Co “C” and Jardine, Co “D”. |
| 45:02 | | 1st Bn Passes in Review. |
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