WITH THE US MARINE'S 1ST DIV (1ST REGT) IN KOREA, ANDONG, "A" CO 1ST TANK BN Part 3

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Signal Corps 111 ADC 8729-1 ADC 8729 SOURCE: AFCF (US Marine Corps Shipment #37) Card 1 of 3 FILM: ARCH & APC MP 975' ea Silent RG 111 Accession III-NAV-210 WITH THE US MARINE'S 1ST DIV (1ST REGT) IN KOREA, Andong "A" Co 1st Tank Bn 31 January 1951 Two mechanics working at tank. (What they are doing is not clearly seen). LAS, tank gun from vehicle emplaced in ditch. Tank observer. Several men atop tank on watch. Shot, from atop tank, showing the muzzle of 90mm gun swinging. (camera scratch). CU, rocket launcher man reading letters from home. A marine hands binoculars to another. He looks through. Man putting rocket launcher together. Men in foxholes (defense positions). Two foxhole buddies chatting. Gen L B Puller inspects Honor Guard. (camera scratch). The general, accompanied by officer walking across field. Few shots of the Honor Guard marching across the field. Gen Puller shaking hands with officers, ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th AVE, LIC 1, NY ERBS/mle Signal Corps 111 ADC 8729-2 ADC 8729 SOURCE: AFCF (US Marine Corps Shipment #37) Card 2 of 3 FILM: ARCH & APC MP 975 ea Silent RG 111 Accession III_NAV_210 WITH THE US MARINE'S 1ST DIV (1ST REGT) Cont'd IN KOREA, Andong, "A" Co 1st Tank Bn Cont'd 31 January 1951 Cont'd Puller gets into plane, plane takes off. S Koreans lying on the ground, get up, and follow tanks which move out. M-26 tanks of "A" Co. Caption says, teaching SKs how to use tanks in close support of infantry. Scenes, showing the ROKs running ahead and behind the tanks moving over field. ROKs leaning on embankment. An American officer gives the signal to mov forward. ROK troops and American officer atop tank as it moves past, l/r. Marine officer speaking into walkie-talkie. A Korean walkie-talkie man is kneeling alongside him. The American officer makes a sketch in the dirt for Korean. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th AVE, LIC 1, NY ERBS/mle Signal Corps 111 ADC 8729-3 ADC 8729 SOURCE: AFCF (US Marine Corps Shipment #37) Card 3 of 3 FILM: ARCH & APC MP 975 ea Silent WITH THE US MARINE'S 1ST DIV (1ST REGT) Cont'd IN KOREA, Between Andong and Weson, "A" CO 1st Tank Bn 31 Jan 1951 Cont'd Few tanks, with infantry aboard, start to move out. A tankdozer clearing the way. It gets stuck at one point. Tank with marines atop moving across field. Tank with men crossing frozen stream. As it nears shore the tank begins breaking up the ice. (No snow on the ground.) Men looking at damaged tank on riverbank. HS, an attempt is made to remove the track® Another tank to the r. This tank dislodges the damaged tank from its bogged-down position. Tank retriever and a tank standing in the ice near the shore. The vehicles begin moving. Retriever pulling the other two. A group carrying shovels and picks coming aiong road. The men halt and the leader explains what is to be done. RG 111 Shots of the men digging. Accession III-NAV-210 CU, marine using GI spade, hacking away at the ground. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th AVE, LIC 1, NY ERBS/mle

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities