A two star general, probably Lunsford Errett Oliver, gives field awards to soldiers of the US Fifth Armored Division in Hoensbroek, Netherlands (Holland.) Soldiers lined up for field awards. General salutes soldiers in front and pins medals on them. Assembled soldiers receive brief instructions and then disband.
Side view of podium in front of the Memphis Belle B-17. Out of focus shot shows crew on podium. Side view propellers and nose art of the Memphis Belle. Camera pan from podium to crowd gathered to see the plane. Overhead shot of audience clapping.
A women eats a snack while watching crew members of the Memphis Belle give a presentation on a tarmac in front of the plane. Side views of women gathered to hear the crew. Close up of smiling woman. Woman shielding her eyes while looking. Woman wearing scarf on her head. Woman sipping milk through a straw.
A group of women gathered in front of the Memphis Belle. Women shield their eyes as they watch presentation from crew members. View of crew member talking before audience, mostly women.
B-17 crew members, possibly those associated with the Memphis Belle, meeting with an officer as they plan their mission. The officer shakes hands with the crew as they sit down at a table. A crew member demonstrates flight strategy with his hands. Officer writing in report while a crew member looks at a map. Smiling crew member drinks coffee and smokes while again using his hands to show airplane flight. Crew smoking cigarette in front of poster that warns about "a careless word" causing death. Two crew members playfully fighting over a rabbit's foot. One of them kisses the rabbit's foot before putting it into his brief case. Close up of officer speaking to men.
Closeup views of an officer addressing others regarding a B-17 bombing mission. Officer in front of chalk board gestures with a pointer. The locations of "Norden" and "Leer" in Germany are noted on the board.
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