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Everyone who spent any time at Army
Pictorial Center has a story to tell. We welcome notes from anyone who was
assigned to APC, worked there, appeared in any of the productions, or just
visited. What's you're favorite memory?
SP4 James O'Boyle wrote, "I was stationed at the
Army Pictorial Center from October 1967 until August 1969, first in the TV
Branch then Camera Branch. APC as a duty station was one of kept secrets
in the Army-- when our crew was TDY and asked where we stationed-- the reply
'middle of NYC.'"
SP5 James B. Williams wrote, "I served at the
Army Pictorial Center in the Television Division with the Studio Location Unit
from the fall of 1956 til July 1958. During that time, we traveled over
much of the eastern United States making training films (kinescope recordings)
at various Army bases. We also recorded the Association of the United States
Army convention held in Washington, DC, each year. Our longest deployment (Feb.
to April, 1958) was to Operation King Kong at Fort Polk, Louisana."
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PFC Arnie Gliner was a still photographer and worked in the
still photo lab at Army Pictorial Center. Arnie provided this
1957 photo: "While stationed at APC, I was sent to White Sands
Proving Grounds TDY."
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Rita (Baducci)
Pinchiaroli's grandson Aldo Burrascano wrote, "My
Grandmother, Rita Pinchiaroli (though it was Baducci before she
was married in 1946), worked as a Film Editor in the Editorial
Department at the Army Pictorial Center. She first went to work
there during WWII (she says either 1942 or 1943) and left in
1947. She then returned sometime in the mid-to-late 1960s as a
Film Inspector, and remained there until it closed. We
were talking about her job there when she asked if I could find
out when it was first opened. We came across your site and it
brought back a lot of memories to her. She recalls many of the
people listed as working in the Editorial Department. I've
attached a photo of what she looked like in the 1940s."
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Kurt Volkert wrote, "I was a S/Sgt
and cameraman at APC from about 1962 till 1967 in
Joe Lipkowitz's department when
I joined CBS news as a cameraman and later producer. I retired after 27
yrs from CBS and live now in Germany. I remember Joe as a very kind and
thoughtful and able boss to whom I will be forever grateful for his
many kindnesses. Without my activities at APC I would not have
gotten the CBS job which later defined my life.
(Posted 011709)
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SP5 Marty Welsch
served in Cost Accounting & Data Processing, 1961 to 1963.
Marty wrote, "I was also the catcher for the 1962 base softball
team. We only had about 10-12 players but we did rather well against
the bigger base teams because we had SSGT Smith who had a really fine
riser. We also had an excellent group of ping pong players at APC.
Duty at APC was very interesting and thinking back we all worked hard
and enjoyed the perks and the assorted characters stationed there.
Two of my friends from Finance and Accounting were not in your list:
SP5 David Flynn and SP5 Charlie Trephon.
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Former SP4 Richard
E. Goodwin wrote, "I
took advance training at Fort Monmouth, NJ and then was stationed at the
Pictorial Center in LIC for about 2 or 3 months in 1957. 20 of us were
sent from LIC to Fort Ord California to set up a photo lab there since
they did not have one at the time. I was in the Army from 1957 to
1963. I met someone today who was stationed at APC in the 60s and
he directed me to your site. I am at: 7 Henry Avenue, Sanford,
Maine 04073, 207-324-2867."
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Richard
Krachun wrote, "In
August 1959, I arrived at APC as a Pfc. serving in the TV repair
barracks behind the main building. I was later transferred to
the B&W mobile TV van and later to the Color TV van. I
was separated as a Spec. 5 in August 1961. I lived in the
building across the street and enjoyed my 2 years there. I
am sorry that I never went back to visit before APC closed."
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| Sharps Rifle and Pistol Club, a report by Joe
Lipkowitz in the December 1968 issue of In Focus: The Sharps Rifle
and Pistol Club elected the following officers for 1969:
Mr. J Salamone - President
Mr. B. Shapiro - Vice President
Mr. J. Lipkowitz - Treasurer
Mr. C. Hemingway - Ex. Officer
Mr. V. Salamone - Secretary
At the meeting a
club insignia was agreed upon and steps taken to produce it. The two
meetings at the Rifle and Pistol Ranges at Fort Tilden were exciting and
productive. The club now boasts approximately 45 members, and it is
contemplated that new membership will soon be closed. |
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"The update on Sgt. Calicchio was
interesting to hear," wrote Howard Rieder. "I remember him well; he
was our first sergeant. The thing I remember best was that we were often
treated to him taking out his glass eye in the latrine and washing it
off. Not necessarily a pretty sight, but true."
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| "Stumbled on to this site from a Google search. The names
and photos bring back great memories of my wonderful years at APC," writes
Steven R. Gilman (stevengilman@msn.com), First Lieutenant (Signal Corps,)
who was an assistant director for Harry Cunningham in Directors Branch from
October 1964 to February 1966. |
| "I was on travel with Major Pleas Perry and
Private
First Class Budworth in sunny Hawaii," remembers then-Specialist 5
T.
Adams, "and then to the 'island with a woman behind every tree';
there were no trees on this manmade island. APC was a terrific and
for me, unforgettable place." |
| Robert H Lehner, who served as a corporal
in the 2nd Signal Photographic Platoon from April 1952 to October 1953 as
a still photographer, recalls, "When I served there the [2nd Signal]
CO was Capt. Stanford Roberts. Later he was replaced by LT. Warren R Corville. At that time we had about 30 or 40 enlisted men and a like
number of officers. A great place to do your army service." |
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Robert E. Wandrey
was assigned to the Photo School
Division of the Signal Corps Photographic Center in July 1944. He provided
student names and photo school instructions. |
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Laurie Rader Siegel remembers:
My father, Martin Rader, worked at Army Pictorial Center from 1947 to 1970.
He was a sound engineer. My dad loved going to work. He enjoyed what he did and
loved the people he worked with. I went to work with him from time to time, and
I could see how all the employees felt like a family. There are certain
employees that I remember. One was Herman Korman. He was responsible for the
boom. I also remember Harry Noack. He was a cameraman. Another person I remember
is Ezra Gold. He was very kind, with a great sense of humor.
My father worked at the center for 23 years-until the day of it's closing. In
1970 Former President Nixon decided to cut down on government spending.
Unfortunately, he decided to close the Army Pictorial Center. What a sad day it
was for many employees. Their "family" had now vanished. |
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Army Pictorial Center has been mentioned in articles:
[ In Focus ] [ People at APC ] [ Marksmanship ] [ Photo School ] [ APC Editor.pdf ] [ Army Digest ] [ A Part of Astoria ] [ Recruiter ] [ An Interview With Pete Turner ] [ Nihls Dahl remembers ] [ Harrison Fisk's orders ] [ Jonathan Winters ] [ Life at SCPC/APC ] [ 100-inch Lens ] [ Spies ] [ TDY in Long Island City ]
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"When I served there the {2nd Signal Photographic Platoon]
CO was Capt. Stanford Roberts. Later he was replaced by LT. Warren R
Corville. At that time we had about 30 or 40 enlisted men and a like number of officers. A
great place to do your army service."
- Robert H Lehner Cpl.
2nd Signal Photographic Platoon, April 1952 to Oct. 1953, Still
Photographer |
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Harold Hudnell of Chester, Pennsylvania, wrote: I was at
the center around 1961 with a group of entertainers from Ft. Jay, New York. We
made a motion picture. Our song and dance group was the First Army's best. The
action started off as play then song and dance. I remember the name of the
scene as THE SOFT SHELL SOAP CORPORATION. We were part of the USO. My name is
HAROLD HUDNELL 165653654. Can you locate this film? (If you can, send
information to Webmaster.) |
| Actor
Christopher Walken said, "And you know now there is the Kaufman Studios
where Woody Allen makes his movies. Before that it was the Army Pictorial
Center, and when I was 18 years old I made training films there." He
was talking, with singer Cindi Lauper, about a recent movie they made.
"Training films? What are training films?" Lauper asked. "How
to replace a tread on a tank or how to make your bed," answered Walken, who
began as a child actor on live TV soaps in the early '50s, was then known as
Ronald or Ronnie Walken. |
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