EVACUATION OF HUNGNAM, KOREA Part 1

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Signal Corps ADC 8609 ADC 8609 SOURCE: AFCF (US NAVY SHIPMENT #52) FILM: ARCH & APC MP, 954 ea Silent RG 111 Accession III-NAV-210 EVACUATION OF HUNGNAM Korea, 20 Dec 50 - CPU #2 - Proj 50-19 Excellent scene, a tall smokestack on the shore, which interfered with artillery fire is blown up. Smoke from the explosion envelopes immediate area. Korean women loading bags of flour into US trucks. The flour was given to them by the US, instead of leaving it for Chinese. Scenes, mounted crane loading nets of supplies into LCT. (soft focus) HSs, LSU and LCM loaded with troops in harbor - individual shots. MSs & RV, man on ship signalling with flags. (Camera scratch). LS from water, dock installations being blown up. In the fg a ship. 19 December Short flash, Maj Gen Edward M Almond coming aboard the McKinley and being greeted by RAdm James H Doyle. 20 December Pan shot, Korean refugees waiting to board LST for transportation to safe area. MLS, refugees going up LST ramp. Pan shot, many refugees lined up waiting to get aboard. Captions estimates over 60, 000 men, women and children. MS, people in line. A Korean comes by, tells the people to stand in formation. Some men of the 7th Div standing near landing craft on beach for transportation to vessel. Two men burning charts, maps in oil drum. MCU, tall smokestack is demolished by explosives. Note: Scratches throughout reel. ARMV RICTORII CENTER 35 11 35th Ave LIC.1 NV

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities