| ALLIED SERVICES CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS GREETINGS The allies celebrate Christmas with trees, parties, and parcels from home. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5607 |
| Catalog #: | 21006 | |
| Clip Number: | 21006-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 44/102 | |
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| Year Shot: | 1944 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | AGE GROUP/CHILDREN: Misc. | |
| Description: | ALLIED SERVICES CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS GREETINGS The allies celebrate Christmas with trees, parties, and parcels from home. Various shots of Destroyer Number 561 sailing in heavy sea. Various shots as a sack of mail is slung from ship to ship by breeches buoy. C/U of a sign for the Army Post Office. Various shots of postal sorters at work. M/S stack of parcels for British troops, C/U of parcels being dropped into unit post bags. L/S Belgian girls working as postal sorters in a British Army Post Office. Various shots of Canadian forestry troops chopping trees for Yuletide and carrying them. M/S Canadian troops seated around fire. M/S of the Union Jack and Red Cross flags flying together. Various shots as nurses and patients decorate the trees in military hospital. Various shots as four Canadian soldiers open a parcel and sample its contents. St. Nicholas drives around and the Dutch children cheer him. Dutch children attend a party and are waited on by British soldiers. They watch a marionette show. Various shots of General Dwight Eisenhower addressing representatives of the allied forces on Christmas Day. C/U American soldier sending greetings to America, he is followed by British, French and Canadian servicemen sending greetings to their countries. Then the General wishes them all Merry Christmas. | |
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