EVACUATION OF HUNGNAM, KOREA Part 1

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Signal Corps 111 ADC 8608-1 ADC 8608 SOURCE: AFCF (US NAVY SHIPMENT #52) Card 1 of 2 FILM: ARCH & APC MP, 830' ea Silent EVACUATION OF HUNGNAM Korea, Dec 50 - No Captions, CPU #2. Proj 50-19 Shots made from the water showing smoke over coast. LS, admiral B barge followed by other small craft moving out of the harbor. Smoke-covered shore in bg. MS, RVD aboard ship from behind shield, as small gun is fired. LS, warship off coast as it fires twds the shore. LS, looking twds shore which is completely enveloped in black clouds of smoke; an LST (?) is riding in the fg. Another shot of the smoke-covered shore from the water, LST moving by in fg R/L. Bags of flour being loaded into truck by Korean women as American soldiers look on. (Note: This is the flour that the US Govt turned over to the natives rather than leave it for the Chinese Communists. ) MLS, showing trucks in front of warehouse which consists mainly of wooden studs. A truck coming by loaded with Korean women and children. RG 111 (Note: Camera scratch in part of reel. ) Accession III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY ERBS/lzw Signal Corps 111 ADC 8608-2 ADC 8608 SOURCE: AFCF (US NAVY SHIPMENT #52, Card 2 of 2 FILM: ARCH & APC MP, 830' ea Silent EVACUATION OF HUNGNAM (contd) Korea, Dec 50 a No Captions, CPU #2, Proj 50-19 (contd) VSs, Korean refugees waiting at 1st Corps Control Point to be cleared for transportation. LS, long line of refugees walking twd and to right of camera down hill. LS, many explosions on shore. This may be the blowing up of main harbor docks by a Navy Underwater Demolition Team. LS from the water, black and white smoke pouring up. LS, the same. In the center bg, large fire sending up black smoke. Breakwater in fg. VSs taken from the water, smoke over dock areas. LS, smoke over dock area. After a few feet there is a small explosion. LS, refugees walking along the shore Landing craft in bg. LS, refugees 1st Corps area. RG 111 LS from area, smoke over shoreline and docks. Accession III-NAV-210 (Camera scratches in part of reel. ) ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY ERBS/lzw

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities