RETREAT AND DEFENSES OF SEOUL, WEST CENTRAL, KOREA Part 1

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Signal Corps 111 ADC 8853-1 ADC 8853 SOURCE AFCF (A-2963) Card I of 2 2 FILM: ARCH & APC MP, 810 ea Silent RG 111 Accession III-NAV-210 RETREAT AND DEFENSE OF SEOUL Proj 50-185 West Central, Korea - 29 April 51 155mm HOW on the grounds of Capitol bldg is loaded and fired by 82nd FA. In several shots the Capitol bldg is seen directly in bg. MLS, another HOW on the grounds being loaded and fired. MLS, as soldier digs foxhole on Capitol grounds. MLS, SV, men loading and firing a 155 HOW; Capitol bldg in bg. Note scaffolding on the dome. MS, tracks of a Sherman tank move past; tilt up. MLS, as tank pushes Korean hut to the ground to clear view for roadblock. On the Lincoln line on the outskirts of Seoul, a man fills sandbags near emplaced 57mm recoil rifle. Men under improvised shelter at side of roadway playing cards. Several other men stand by and watch. ELSs, air strike. Planes dive, then smoke appears over the hills. Pan Shot, smoke over hills. Plane flies over. HS, through shattered windows of Capitol bldg showing 155 HOW in action. CU, magazine cover with heading: "Korea". LAS , scaffolding on Capitol dome. MLS, MS, man digs foxhole in view of Capitol bldg. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th AVE, LIC 1, NY ERBS/kfr Signal corps 111 ADC 8853-2 ADC 8853 SOURCE: AFCF (A-2963) Card 2 of 2 FILM: ARCH & APC MP, 810 ea Silent RG 111 Accession III-NAV-210 RETREAT AND DEFENSE OF SEOUL (CONT'D) Proj 50-185 West Central, Korea - 29 April 51 (CONT'D) CU, grinning soldier with cigarette in his mouth as he digs. CUs, MSs, other soldiers digging. MS, dirt is put into bag. Bag of sand is put around emplacement. MCU, man's face as he uses long-handled shovel. Soldiers around 50 cal MG emplacement. CU, men cleaning and checking their rifles. CU, spectacled soldiers face as he cleans rifle. CU, rifle barrel being wiped with cloth. MLS, 155 HOW being fired. RV, as shell and then powder charge is put into breech. Breech closed; gun fired. MS, house collapsing. As the house falls we see a Sherman tank completing the job. Sherman tank with some men atop coming twd camera. Tilt down to the tracks as it moves past. A tank dug in along the Lincoln line. Man digging around a 57mm recoil rifle on the Lincoln Line (overlooking outskirts of Seoul). Korean troops, US soldier, peering out to the valley from Lincoln Line. Korean soldier looking through binocs. CU, American officer on telephone. MS, as ROKs fire mortar. Several Shots, M-46 (Patton) tanks as they race down road to cover returning tanks. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th AVE, LIC 1, NY ERBS/kfr

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities