The Aisne-Marne Operations, July 18 to August 6, 1918, Welfare Activities

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(This film is silent)
National Archives Identifier: 24870
Local Identifier: 111-H-1367
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/24870 

From: Series: Historical Films, ca. 1914 - ca. 1936
Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Other Title: Historical Film, No. 1367

Scope and Content: Reel 1 shows ruins. Song and dance teams entertain troops. Y.M.C.A. workers distribute newspapers to troops in Tardenois. Wounded at Beuvardes receive hot chocolate from the Red Cross. Goods are distributed from a Y.M.C.A. camionette near Dravegny. A gas alarm is sounded. Cigarettes are issued to troops in trenches near Fismes. Reel 2, 306th F.A. troops receive Y.M.C.A. packages near Lhuys. Troops receive refreshments at a Chateau-Thierry Y.M.C.A. club. Letters are written for the wounded. Meals are cooked by Y.M.C.A. workers near Chierry.

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