HELICOPTER OPERATION, WONJU, KOREA ; 40TH DIVISION EMBARKATION FOR THE FAR EAST, FORT MASON, SAN FRANCISCO, PORT OF EMBARKATION Part 1

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Signal Corps 111 ADC 8761-1 ADC 8761 SOURCE: AFCF Card 1 of 5 FILM: ARCH & APC MP 856' ea Silent HELICOPTER OPERATION Wonju, Korea: 21 March 51 (A-2895) (SPX 101) LS, framed thru shell hole of the wall of Korean house, showing the landing strip used by the 2nd Helicopter Detachment at the 8067 Hospital site. CU, of sign on "A" frame: "2nd Helicopter Detachment". Cpl Thomas B Wolski, Radio Operator, 2nd Med Det, using telegraph key strapped to his leg. 0 CU, as he writes messages. RG 111 Cpl Wolski's face. Accession III-NAV-210 Cpl Wolski writing message. SFC Hubert L Tompkis delivers message to tent. CU, Capt Joseph W Hely, leaves tent with a map and message. CU, putting bottles of blood plasma into litter attached to copter. Hely checking map in front of helicopter "Idiot"s Delight". CU, hand of Capt Albert C Sebourns, pilot, on stick of copter in flight. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th AVE, LIC 1, NY ERBS/mle 111 Signal Corps ADC 8761-2 ADC 8761 SOURCE: AFCF Card 2 of 5 FILM: ARCH & APC MP 856 ea Silent HELICOPTER OPERATION Cont'd Wonju, Korea: 21 March 51 (A-2895) Cont'd (SPX 101) Cont'd The shadow of copter as it passes over panel laid by medics. CU, of Capt's face as he pilots helicopter. RG 111 CU, instrument panel on copter. Accession III-NAV-210 Shot of a man signalling copter to land. The copter, Bell H=13D, strikes the ground. Shot from inside copter as medics carry wounded man on litter. The wounded man is placed in litter attached to copter. MS, four litter bearers carrying wounded man to copter from ambulance. Wounded man (head banadged) being placed in copter. Low Angle Shot, as the copter takes off. A US soldier with his gun ready takes cover behind a line of knocked= out enemy guns. Shot from copter as the man walks twd it. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th AVE, LIC 1, NY ERBS/mle 111 Signal Corps ADC 8761-3 ADC 8761 SOURCE: AFCF Card 3 of 5 FILM: ARCH & APC MP 856 ea Silent HELICOPTER OPERATION Cont'd Wonju, Korea: 21 March 51 (A=2895) Cont'd (SPX 101) Cont'd Soldier gets into copter and the copter takes off. Korean bearers carry wounded man on litter from copter "Idiot's Delight" to receiving tent. MS, Red Cross on ambulance. Slight pan as litter bearers carry wounded man to receiving tent. MLS, MC, Brig Gen Robert P Williams, Chief Surgeon Army Field Forces, standing in front of copter. He talks to wounded man on copter litter. RG 111 Accession III- NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th AVE, LIC 1, NY ERBS/mle ADC 8761 SOURCE: AFCF Card 4 of 5 FILM: ARCH & APC MP 856 ea Silent 40TH DIVISION EMBARKATION FOR THE FAR EAST Fort Mason, San Francisco Port of Embarkation 29 March 51 (Sixth Army Ship #6A-7) Underneath pier shed, men of the "Fighting 40th", Calif Natl Guard Div, assembled on pier. Other men in fg pass them on way to gangplank. MS, few smiling men in lineup. MS, Maj Gen Daniel Hudelson, CG, and Col K B Rohrer, Chief of Staff. They are talking, checking papers. CU₂ Hudelson. MCU, few men on gangplank going aboard. Ferry approaching camera; Golden Gate Bridge in bg. MLS, as men step to gangplank and walk twd ship from ferry. In the fg , a civilian movie cameraman taking pictures. RA, MLS as the men walk along ferry deck and onto gangplank. MS, the men filing by on gangplank; ferry stack and wheelhouse seen in bgo The men wear helmets, carry rifles. (Note: material good.) 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