7TH CAVALRY REGT RIVER CROSSING, N OF CHUNCHON, KOREA ; 8TH CAV ASSAULT ; ATROCITY AND 7TH CAV RIVER CROSSING Part 1

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Signal Corps 111 ADC 8773-1 ADC 8773 SOURCE: AFCF (A-2926) Card 1 of 2 FILM: ARCH & APC MP 702' ea Silent 7TH CAVALRY REGT RIVER CROSSING N of Chunchon, Korea; 3 April 51 MS, on filled-in causeway, a prisoner comes up and a soldier searches him. Shot made from vehicle towing a jeep across river. The water is about up to hubcaps. Another shot, same, showing tanks following. FS, Sherman tank coming out of water. Soldier with gun ready approaching hut. LS, showing section of the ground near base of hill. Several phosphorous shells go off. Some soldiers at extreme right under cover. Smoke from another shell at base of hill. RG 111 MS, soldiers firing 30 cal air-cooled MG. Accession III-NAV-210 MLS, the shell starts the base of hill afire. 8TH CAV ASSAULT 1 April Pan, as white phosphorous shells explode on the ground. Some men are taking cover to the 1. Finally, three men with rifles rush across twds the smoke. MLS, white phosphorous shells explode, ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th AVE., LIC 1, NY ERS/ew Signal Corps 111 ADC 8773-2 ADC 8773 SOURCE: AFCF (A-2926) Card 2 of 2 FILM: ARCH & APC MP 702' ea Silent RG 111 Accession III-NAV-210 ATROCITY AND 7TH CAV RIVER CROSSING 3 April 51 Remains of three US soldiers known to have been captured were found in a cave N of Chunchon, Scenes show the three corpses on litters. From 1/r (1) Shot in back, (2) broken neck, (3) face smashed. Several medics start to clean bodies. Men of the 7th Cav Regt making river crossing in assault boats at Soyang-gang R, three mi N of Chunchon. The men paddle the boats across. MSs, boat comes in. Men get out. MLS, men walking from boat. Another boat is pushed off sand by several Koreans and a soldier. Korean ammo carriers and soldiers getting out of boat. FS, native carrying ammo on his back. Few tanks with men of 7th Cav and ROKs fording river. The first tank out is a Sherman. FS, M-46 coming out of water. The water is pretty deep here. It comes up to almost the top track of the tank. LS, other tanks crossing in opposite direction. A Sherman tank with men coming ashore. CU, tank treads come out of water and onto ground. A Sherman with men comes out of water. Another tank loaded with men coming twd camera. MLS, men jumping off tanks onto beach. 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