KOREAN WAR, TAEGU ; CONSTRUCTION BY 8TH ENGINEERS AND REFUGEES ; 89TH HEAVY TANK BATTALION ACTIVITIES ; COMPANY "B" HEAVY TANK BATTALION MASCOT Part 2

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Signal Corps 111 ADC 8210-1 ADC 8210 SOURCE: AFCF (A-2529) Card 1 of 3 FILM: ARCH E APC MP 920 ea Silent KOREAN WAR Taegu; 24 August 1950 - 8th Army (Slated 23rd) MS, wounded man being treated by medics at 3rd Bn, 29th Inf Regt Aid Station. The upper part of man's face is covered. Man to right is preparing to put a tag on casualty (along Naktong River.) MLS, two dead NK soldiers. Under instruction of Korean, S Korean soldiers receive training in handling the carbine. VSs, show instructors demonstrating to the men how to hold and aim the piece, MS, three men, without carbines, practice correct holding position. Pan shot, showing many SKs on the ground holding, aiming carbines under guidance of instructor. MLS, an instructor questioning one of the men. Int: International Red Cross Representative Frederick Bieri at PW camp. MS, as Korean Prisoner removes small packages from helmet being held by Mr Bieri. RG 111 CU, prisoner writing. Accession III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th AVE., LIC 1, NY FB/ew Signal Corps 111 ADC ADC 8210 8210-2 SOURCE: AFCF (A-2529) Card 2 of 3 FILM: ARCH & APC MP 920 ea Silent KOREAN WAR (CONT'D) CONSTRUCTION BY 8th ENGRS AND REFUGEES = 24 August 50 Bulldozer pushing earth. Power shovel scooping up dirt and loading it into truck. Loaded truck moves off. Another truck moves into position. MS, while one soldier holds bag open, another shovels dirt into bago CU, sign, "8 Ball Express" etc. RV, as truck spills earth on ground. FS, roadscraper in operation. Seq: Many SK laborers are used to construct a heavy equipment crossing over a tributary of the Naktong River, which is being built alongside of 8th Engr ponton bridge. MLS, Koreans dumping rocks from their hods into water. CU, sign, "Cross by courtesy of "C" Co, 8th Eng Bn". LS, truck coming over ponton bridge. To the right, Korean laborers working on new crossing. VSs, refugees leaving battle area for safety of UN lines. FS, two little children, followed by woman carrying little child on her back. MS, Korean looking at hind foot of a puppy. Refugees carrying their belongings, RG 111 Accession III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35=11 35th AVE., LIC 1, NY FB/ew Signal Corps 111 ADC 8210-3 ADC 8210 SOURCE: AFCF (A-2529) Card 3 of 3 FILM: ARCH & APC MP 920 ea Silent KOREAN WAR, 89th HEAVY TANK BN ACTIVITIES Masan, 23 August 50 (NOTE: M=26 tanks moving into prepared positions to be used in indirect fire as artillery. The front part of each tank rests on a mound of earth.) LS, MSs, of the tanks in prepared positions; their guns pointing skyward. MS, turret in tank is traversed. MS, Follow, tank moving into position. MS, Co Comm Capt Neal checking aiming circle. MLS, several of the tanks in position firing two quick rounds. MS, RV, tank firing its big gun. Man in turret. MLS, ammo bearer handing shell to man standing on tank, who in turn hands it to another man, and he, finally, to the gunner. MLS, another tank: firing. MS, Capt Rex Neal and SFC Samuel Naples setting fuze on shell. CO "B" HEAVY TANK BN MASCOT 25 August 1950 Little S Korean boy, 5 years old, called "Little Joe" gets his food chow- line. Pvt George Southern and Pvt Alfred A Bushey hand the boy a little wooden gun in holster. CU, "Little Joe" wearing uniform and saluting. A group of SK civilians watch the two soldiers with "Little Joe". ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th AVE., LIC 1, NY FB/ew RG 111 Accession III-NAV-210

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

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Moving Images Relating to Military Activities