| US AIRMEN RETURN US Air Force veterans and families attend dedication of Memorial to those who died in war. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5922 |
| Catalog #: | 13410 | |
| Clip Number: | 13410-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 63/49 | |
| Timecode: | 01:24:23 - 01:25:55 | |
| Location: | Norwich, Norfolk, England | |
| Year Shot: | 1963 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CEREMONIES: Dedications CEREMONIES: Memorial LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Norfolk, Norwich MILITARY: Air Force, USA (USAF) MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS: War, World War Two (WWII) | |
| Description: | US AIRMEN RETURN US Air Force veterans and families attend dedication of Memorial to those who died in war. Norwich, Norfolk. GV Pan, chartered B.O.A.C. Britannia carrying relatives of American airmen killed in World War Two, taxiing in at Sculthorpe air base, Norfolk. LV Welcome sign. LV Passengers disembarking. SV They are greeted by Colonel Hane, the Commanding Officer. SV Guard of Honor. LV/GV Passengers being greeted by welcome party. LS Norwich Castle. LV Civic procession leaving Norwich City Hall for the library where a memorial room is to be dedicated to US servicemen who died in the war. SV Crowd watching. CU Pan, with men in procession, Lieutenant General William E. Kepner former Commanding Officer of the second Air Division - nearest to camera. CU Pan, Lieutenant Colonel Charles C. Hurt carrying the Roll of Honor. GV Norwich Library. A fountain outside the American Memorial Room composed of 50 sculptured stones one from each of the 50 states, & CU. LV Through the glass door, into the Memorial Room. GV Interior of the room. CU Pan, books. GV Guests gathered for the Memorial Service. SV The Bishop of Norwich blessing the Roll of Honor. SV Dignitaries SV Lieutenant General Kepner speaking. GV Pan, guests looking at the fountain and filing into the Memorial Room. GV Pan, crowded Memorial Room. CUs People looking at the Roll of Honor. | |
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