Christmas Mail, APO Italy, November 1944

About this film

Army Air Forces Combat Subject film # 2854, Christmas Mail, APO Italy, November 1944. (title is from clapperboard). Cargo military aircraft take off. Soldier specifies "Reel 3" by holding up 3 fingers. Scenes of African-American soldiers unloading mail sacks from parked MATS aircraft. Soldier specifies "Reel 4" by holding up 4 fingers. Scenes of African-American soldiers unloading mail sacks from parked MATS aircraft with tail number 124380. Sacks go into stake truck. Truck loaded with mail backs up toward camera. Soldiers unload mail. Shot of building with sign painted like an airmail envelope: "Army Post Office. U.S. Army Air Forces" Sign "16 MRU Enter on Official Business Only" Shot of map. Soldiers with card indexes write addresses on parcels. Clapperboard : "Miller 9th CCU APO Italy Date Nov 44 Roll 6" Clapperboard : "Miller 9th CCU Xmas Mail Nov 44 Roll 8" Truck with "Twelfth Air Force" lettered on the side, backs up to parked cargo aircraft and mail bags are loaded into it. Close up of soldier with punch card writing address on parcel. Clapperboard : "Miller 9th CCU APO Italy Date Nov 44 Roll 17" Closeup of mail sorting machine and letters going down conveyer. Scene of key p…

Directors & creators

United States. Army Air Forces

Subjects

Army Air Forces -- Combat Subjects, United States. Army Air Forces, Postal Service -- United States -- History, Christmas, United States. Army, Morale, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy, Douglas DC-3 (Transport Plane), World War, 1939-1945, United States. -- Air Force -- Military Air Transport Service, World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, African American, United States. -- Army -- Women's Army Corps, United States. -- Armed Forces -- Postal service

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