AIR SEA RESCUE OF A DOWNED PILOT OFF KOREAN COAST ; LOADING AND REPAIRING 20MM MAGAZINES, USS HOLISTER, DD 788 Part 2

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Signal Corps 111 ADC 8226-1 ADC 8226 SOURCE: AFCF (Navy Shipment ,17) Card 1 of 2 FILM: ARCH & APC MP 639 ea Silent RG 111 Accession III-NAV-210 AIR SEA RESCUE OF A DOWNED PILOT OFF KOREAN COAST 27 Aug 50 Plane flying in, moving to left of camera. Two guns of the destroyer in fgo Injured pilot on life raft floating some feet away from USS Hollister, destroyer. William A Vogel swimming in water and at life raft to attach two linesto raft. HMS, Raymond 0 Barnes, Marvin R Wright, and Lindon H Mathis in water helping lift life raft into boat. HMS, showing the men around raft bearing the injured pilot, Nathan E Curry. The pilot is talking and appears to be hurt. LS from stern of the destroyer as helicopter approaches. Short flash as Sr Medical Officer of the Valley Forge is hoisted down from helicopter. (Only the feet of officer and part of helicopter show in this scene.) MS, Exec Officer John Chase of Hollister. Sr Medical Officer, Cdr Jack Warren, and Chief R 0 Barnes, hospital man, talking about the pilot's condition. Sailors putting cable around Cdr Warren so that he can be hoisted to helicopter. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th AVE., LIC 1, NY FB/ew Signal Corps 111 ADC 8226-2 ADC 8226 SOURCE: AFCF (Navy Shipment #17) Card 2 of 2 FILM: ARCH E APC MP 639 ¥ ea Silent RG 111 Accession III-NAV-210 AIR SEA RESCUE OF A DOWNED PILOT OFF KOREAN COAST (CONT'D) 27 Aug 50 (CONT'D) LAS, as Cdr Warren is hoisted toward helicopter. Bringing fuel line across from ship, the USS Cacapon. Men towing fuel line. MLS, fuel line strung between the Hollister and the Cacapon. Shot aboard Hollister as bag is transferred on cable from the Cacapon for transfer at sea. Pilot Nathan E Curry swathed in bandages on deck preparing to get into stretcher. FS, transfer of Pilot Curry in wire basket from the Hollister to the Cacapon. LOADING AND REPAIRING 20mm MAGAZINES, USS HOLLISTER, DD 788 29 Aug 50 Members of the crew working on jammed 20mm magazine. MCU, shells being loaded into 20mm magazine for AA gun. MCU, CDR G H Miller and LCDR John D Chase on bridge of the Hollister. MLS, showing portion of the Philippine Sea under way at sea. MS, seaman stripping a .45 colt automatic, then assembling the piece. CUs, assembling the piece. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th AVE., LIC 1, NY FB/ew

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities