KOREAN WAR, JOE DI MAGGIO AND LEFTY O'DOUL, HAMHUNG & KIMPO AIRBASE ; KOREAN WAR ARRIVALS AT HAMHUNG, KOREA ; BOB HOPE SHOW, KIMPO, KOREA Part 3

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Signal Corps 111 ADC 8839-1 ADC 8839 SOURCE: AFCF (A CODES) Card 1 of 3 FILM: ARCH & APC MP 776° ea Silent RG 111 KOREAN WAR Accession III_NAV_210 JOE DI MAGGIO AND LEFTY O'DOUL, HAMHUNG & Kimpo Airbase: 12 Nov 1950 (A-2637) CU, sign on car, "Welcome Joe DiMaggio, Lefty O'Doul". VS, DiMaggio, "Doul leaving plane, being greeted by officers. MS, Brig Gen Kelley (?) talking to colonel. O'Doul and DiMaggio standing at truck with sign. A Korean presents bouquent to O'Doul. MS, DiMaggio holding bouquet. Soldiers grouped around him. Staff car with the two baseball men pulling up in front of X Corps CP. MS CU, DiMaggio. MS, DiMaggio and Doul talking. DiMaggio in front of 121st Army Evacuation Hospital. The two men with Army nurses. (Out of focus.) VS, DiMaggio and O'Doul speaking to bed patients. Autographing base- balls. MS, DiMaggio signing autograph for soldier in front of plane. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th AVE, LIC L, NY ERBS/mle Signal Corps 111 ADC 8839-2 ADC 8839 SOURCE: AFCF (A Codes) Card 2 of 3 FILM: ARCH & APC MP 776 ea Silent RG 111 KOREAN WAR Cont'd Accession III-NAV_210 ARRIVALS AT HAMHUNG, KOREA 11 Nov 50 (A-2638) Brig Gen George I Back arriving at X Corps Hq. Maj Gen Clark L Ruffner at X Corps Hq. Brig Gen Bush arrives at the same place. Maj Gen Edward M Almond receiving Bronze Star decoration from Gen Wm A Beiderlinden in front of Hq. Gen Back and unidentified officer. MS, Gen Almond speaking to unidentified Maj Gen. 7 Nov (No Captions) White and Negro soldiers playing a game of volleyball in camp. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th AVE, LIC 1 ₈ NY ERBS/mle Signal Corps 111 ADC 8839-3 ADC 8839 SOURCE: AFCF (A Codes) Card 3 of 3 FILM: ARCH & APC MP 776 ea Silent RG 111 Accession III_NAV_210 BOB HOPE SHOW KIMPO, KOREA, 23 Oct 50 (A-2605) CU, sign, "Welcome Bob Hope, etc, etc". Hope getting out of MT 33 Jet Plane, talking to UN correspondent, soldiers, as correspondent holds microphone. MS, Hope and Marilyn Maxwell. Shots, crowd of soldiers assembled outdoors to watch the show. RV from platform, as Hope speaks to the tremendous audience. Cut-ins, of the soldiers watching. Soldier seated in tree. HS, Soldiers applaud. 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