San Pietro - Reel 3

Year Published: 1943

Creator: National Archives and Records Administration

Format: 16mm/video file

Description: Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (09/18/1947 - 02/28/1964)ARC Identifier 24349 / Local Identifier 111-CR-2 1944San Pietro - Reel 3Diagrams German and U.S. positions. Reel 3, 142nd Regt. troops advance, reach the summit of Mt. Lungo, and enter San Pietro and check bldgs. for Ger. troops and booby traps. Dead are removed, shrouded, and buried in graves dug by civilians. Name plates and dog tags are nailed to grave markers. People reenter San Pietro, remove dead and injured from a collapsed bldg., clear rubble, and receive food. Women nurse babies and children play. Oxen pull a plow. Shows new crops and a religious procession.

Complete Record: Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (09/18/1947 - 02/28/1964) ARC Identifier 24349 / Local Identifier 111-CR-2 1944 San Pietro - Reel 3 Diagrams German and U.S. positions. Reel 3, 142nd Regt. troops advance, reach the summit of Mt. Lungo, and enter San Pietro and check bldgs. for Ger. troops and booby traps. Dead are removed, shrouded, and buried in graves dug by civilians. Name plates and dog tags are nailed to grave markers. People reenter San Pietro, remove dead and injured from a collapsed bldg., clear rubble, and receive food. Women nurse babies and children play. Oxen pull a plow. Shows new crops and a religious procession.