Assignment Alaska 1950s Whittier, Anchorage, Kodiak etc

Assignment Alaska 1950s

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Includes activities of the four military services in the Alaskan command during the 1950s. Gives a pictorial display of living conditions (winter and summer), recreation and a mock maneuver. Includes bases at Whittier, Anchorage, Kodiak, and Elmendorf, Alaska.

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ASSIGNMENT ALASKA. LOCATION: ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE. sign: ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, TOP COVER FOR AMERICA. LOCATION WHITTIER. Army personnel entering train, carrying bags. Man swiming -- he catches ball, throws it, and swims out of frame left. Cars in front of living quarters in Alaska.

Military men entering bus. Military man seated, listening to radio, dinnking coffee. Man as he removes sleeping bag from shelf, walks to the left, places sleeping bag and other flight gear on table. Doorway of living quarters -- drift's of snow in front of doorway. Living quarters area. Heavy overcoat -- hand reaches into pockets, pulls out watch. Looking -over the shoulder of airman studying art. military men entering bus. Formation of three F-89's in flight to the right. Men climbing up ladder from swiming pool. Men playing with ball in swiming pool. Living quarters -- snow on ground. Men playing tennis. Bus stop sign -- camera pans down to doorway as busses leave the garage. Head and shoulders of tech sergeant -- camera pans back to tech sergeant typing -- he answers telephone, then continues typing. SLATE:20 JANUARY 1954. ALASKAN OFFICERS CLUB. FORT RICHARDSON BARRACKS. Looking over the shoulder of military Man as he inspects a hole in the heel of his socks. Military Man as he removes cigarettes from pocket of fatigues.

FORT RICHARDSON BARRACKS. Interior barracks -- Army man lights up cigarette. Top of locker as the Army man removes cigarette lighter. Army man as he shines shoes. Army man sitting on bed, shining shoes. Service Club at Fort Richardson -- man standing with bowling pin. Army man setting up balls on pool table. Man straightening shoes under bed. Army man picks up one of the shoes, removes a sock, and replaces shoe. Airman removing snow from hood of truck. Three F-89's in flight to the left. Two F-89's in flight to the right. Military man in civilian clothes, playing tennis. formation of three F-89's.

Ladder extending from the swimming pool -- two swimmers come out of the pool. Building, partly covered with snow -- sign in front of building: BASE EDUCATIONAL CENTER. Group of pamphlets on table. Looking over the shoulder of air an looking at pamphlet titled: ASSIGNMENT ALASKA. Military and civilian men at the railing of ship. High angle, placing of the ship's derrick onto cargo.

Alaskan Command and Headqurters Building -- snow on ground. Two cooks behind steam table -- Navy personnel followed by Army personnel walk through the line. Linesman climbing a pole. Several angles of linesman working. Interior of cafeteria -- airman placing food on trays.

LOCATION: KODIAK NAVAL STATION. Naval personnel seated on ramp, talking. Anchorage International Airport. Navy man walks in from right of scene, checks time, dons coat. Wife walks in from scene right, hands him his hat and gloves, kisses him good-by. Navy -- and Marine Corps personnel walk toward and past camera. Naval Station -- lake and green foliage in fg. Door to Fort Richardson Field House -- uniformed ball players run out of the doorway, turn to their left. Artic Adventurers Club -- group of children ruh out of door. group of children playing volley ball. Snow-covered ramp -- group of supplies being readied for loading into C-124. Flat bed truck under the fuselage of the C-124.

Jeep driving down snow-covered roadway. Two men, dressed in light camouflage clothing, stop jeeps Driver of jeep alights, conversation follows -- occupant of jeep salutes and gets into jeep. Lake -- steep mountainous Repeat same scene description. (winter). R-5D taxiing at Kodiak Naval Station.

Several angles of race track at Palmer Fair. Marine Band playing. Golf game in progress. Army man displaying an anti-aircraft gun. Airman pulling produce from garden, handing it to visitors. Women standing at counter, taking part in a game of chance. Several short clips taken at the fair -- horse race in progress. Baseball game in progress. Tank on display.

High angle shot down on city of Anchorage, Alaska. NCO quarters at Elmendorf Air Force Base -- children playing in snow. LOCATION:PORT WHITTIER. barracks.

Entrance to living quarters at Whittier -- military men enter doorway from left. Train underway -- camera installed outside the window on six-car train going - around curve. (Summer)

SLATE: LOCATION: LAKE LOUISE FISH CAMP. Men walking out of trailer, carrying fishing equippment. Several angles, same scene description at Portage, Alaska. Elmendorf Air Force Base. Bus pulling out onto street at Anchorage. Cleaning a large fish at Lake Louise Fishing camp. Living quarters at Anchorage -- camera pans with civilian car as it drives on the street. High angle of Kodiak Naval Station, P2V-5 aircraft on ramp -- one of the aircraft taxis toward camera. High angle of trailer camp at Lake Louis.

FORT RICRARDSON. hockey game in progress. children ice skating. Army man looks through sights of 105mm howitzer. Shows the loading of the howitzer.

CAMP DENALI. MS four Army men with rifles. INT aircraft -- paratroopers jumping through doorway. INT aircraft -- bomb bay doors are open -- supplies being dropped through the bomb bay.

Four Army men, with packs and wearing heavy winter clothing, in deep snow. Silhouette shot of co-pilot. Silhouette shot of the pilot. Aircraft -- paratrooper standing in doorway -- shows paratroopers jumping. Looking through hatchway as supplies are dropped.

Baseball game in progress. Living quarters at Anchorage. clip of football practice. Girl removing her swimming hat. Sailor and his girl friend as they go rowng in Green lake.

Army men, behind the camouflaged area, firing a machine gun. Two bathers, man and woman, walking toward camera -- they sit on blanket, woman combs her hair. Camera pans right to show flight line; cargo stacked on snow-covered ramp -- camera pans over to C-124. Man climbs up ladder from pool, helps woman to climb out of pool. They walk down. pier, away from camera. Sailor and girl as they walk out on pier, carrring oars. CU sign: TOM'S RADIO, TELEVISION SALES AND SERVICE -- camera pans down to the entrance of the store. Thermometer advertising RUtherfords Mens Wear, Anchorage. establishing of Anchorage, Alaska. Doorway as Navy officer walks through -- sign at side of door: CPO SIROPAK.

ARCTIC VALLEY, SKI BOWL, FORT RICHARDS0N, ALASKA. Street scene of Anchorage. Military man rolling up parachute camera pans up to flyover of C-119, parachutists jumping from aircraft. Down with one of the parachutists. 37) LS parachutists jumping from C-119. Men are dressed in white and have dark parachutes. Parachutist immediately after fastening chute, disgages chute from himself. Establishing over the Arctic terrain. Camera pans short distance with the aircraft, picks up another aircraft - - the two fly in formation. ALS of the two F-80's as they buzz the area. Paratrooper disengaging himself from the chute, folding the chute. Skiers at the ski bowl, scramble hold of the ski tow. Street scene in Anchorage. USO in Anchorage -- truck, loaded with military, drive out of scene left. Log cabin located on the golf course -- camera pans left to show the golf course. Personnel in row boat on lake -- camera pans left across lake. Sailor and girl as they walk toward the pier, carrying oars.

LOCATI0N: KODIAK. Man, in hip boots, fishing. Another man walks in from scene right, takes the fishing pole away from him -- both men walk toward camera. Several views of men fishing in stream. Car drives in from scene right, woman walks over and gives directions to a man.

LOOATION: WHITTIER. Continuation of unloading of ships. Navy man looking into radarscope.

LOCATION: KODIAK. Marine and Navy personnel raising the flag. Fork lift hauling cargo. Flag lowering ceremony at Kodiak -- shows theflag being placed at half mast. Long establishing PS to the right of port at Anchorage. Demonstration of emerging of submarine -- personnel of mixed services in fg. Shows the submerging of the sibmarine.

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