Korean War, with the First Marine Division, Kojo, Korea Part 1

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ADC 3504-1 ADC 8504 SOURCE: AFCF (US Marine Corps Shipment #22) Card 1 of 2 FILM: ARCH & APC MP 656 ea Silent KOREAN WAR: WITH THE FIRST MARINE DIVISION Kojo, Korea; 29,30,31 Oct 1 Nov 50 Marines in double file making their way along edges of beach. MS, marines passing camera, 1 to r. One man is carrying a 3.5" bazooka. HS, RV, marines, in columns of two, plodding along beach. MS, marines plodding along beach toward and to r of camera. Marines moving through street strewn with smoking rubble. Burning houses in bg. MS, some men pause, look about. CU, burning house. Marines pass. CU, of wooden house burning. RV, the men running alongside of houses in burning street. (A bit underspeed). Wooden homes burning fiercely, sending up great clouds of smoke. Some marines in shot. Men crossing bridge. One marine riding a bicycle. Marines on roadway; burning bldgs in bg. HS, LST, with its bow doors open, approaching shore. In the fg on hill, three soldiers watching. HSs, supplies, vehicles on beach. RG 111 Accession III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th AVE., LIC 1, NY ERS/ew KOREAN WAR, 1950-1953 - CAMPAIGNS -- KOSONG L11 ADC ADC 8504 3504 SOURCE: AFCF (US Marine Corps Shipment #22) Card 2 of 2 FILM: ARCH & APC MP 656' ea Silent KOREAN WAR: WITH THE FIRST MARINE DIVISION (CONT'D) Kojo, Korea; 29,30,31 Oct 1 Nov 50 (CONT'D) MLSs, helicopter flying over LST which is in shallow water off beach. HS, looking from hill towards the water, vehicles; men in fg. In bg an LST. LS, tents of 2nd Bn, 1st Marine Unit. In bg, American and UN flags flying from pole. LS, 105mm howitzers of the 11th Marines emplaced in dirt on the beachs MS, soldier getting his hair cut barber looks like a Korean. MCU, Capt writing a letter, 1st Marine CP. CU, Col Puller, CO, 1st Marine Regt. LS, looking out towards the water. Part of the 1st Marine CP consists of a few tents. Tilt-down, as Marine helicopter lands on beach. Gen Lemuel C Shepherd and others get out of helicopter and greet Col Puller. Gen Shepherd leaving in jeep. MS, Marines, 1st Bn, carrying barracks bags marching toward and to r of camera. The same men going aboard LST; caption says they are leaving Kojo. RG 111 Accession III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th AVE., LIC 1, NY ERS/ew

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities