WWII: 1944 - X-Mas, Ball Game, Nurses vs Medics of 462nd Bombgroup Piardoba, India; 1945 - Tinian Scenes: Tennis by Donald Budgetal[?], Stage Show on Flying Line at Tinian Base
Identifier
F.2010-02-0096
Date Of Production
1944 – 1945
Abstract
Home movie shot while Rhodes Patterson was a reconnaissance photographer based in India and the Northern Mariana Islands during World War II.
Description
The first half features a Christmas 1944 baseball game between cross-dressing medics and nurses at the Piardoba Airfield in India. Now abandoned, the airfield was home to the United States Army Air Force 462d Bombardment Group during World War II, prior to its deployment to the Mariana Islands.
The group relocated to West Field, Tinian, in the Northern Mariana Islands on April 4, 1945. The rest of the footage was shot there, and includes a tennis match and a musical stage performance.
The group relocated to West Field, Tinian, in the Northern Mariana Islands on April 4, 1945. The rest of the footage was shot there, and includes a tennis match and a musical stage performance.
Run Time
16 min 1 sec
Format
16mm
Extent
400 feet
Color
B&W
Sound
Silent
Reel/Tape Number
1/1
Has Been Digitized?
Yes
Form
Subject
Related Collections
Related Places
Main Credits
Patterson, Rhodes (is filmmaker)
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