65TH RCT AND 27TH (WOLFHOUNDS) 5 MI N OF SEOUL, KOREA ; RIDGWAY VISITS I CORPS AREA, KOREA Part 2

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Signal Corps 111 ADC 8873-1 ADC 8873 SOURCE. AFCF Card 1 of 2 FILM: ARCH & APC MP, 559 V ea Silent RG 111 Accession III-NAV-210 65TH RCT AND 27TH (WOLFHOUNDS) 5 Mi N of Seoul, Korea - 29 A ral 51 (A-2977) MS, few men in foxholes; one turns and looks at camera. MS, SV, man lying on the ground firing rifle. MCU, as he fires rifle. This man looks like a Korean. MS, from rear, soldier firing rifle. MS, from rear, soldier, smoking cigarette, firing carbine rapidly. MS, SV, same man, cigarette still in mouth, firing carbine. He looks at it, closes bolt and starts firing again, very rapidly. Directly beyond him is another man firing a rifle. VS, F-51s strafing and bombing dug-in Chinese. The flashes from the MGs can plainly be seen as the planes dive over the position. Another LS, as plane dives and fires rocket. LS , smoke over enemy concentration. LS, plane flies low over area. Tilt-down, from plane to smoke over enemy concentration. A plane flies in and drops napalm bomb. Another plane flies in very low over the enemy stronghold and drops another napalm bomb. Same with another plane. Other planes fly low over the enemy area, very low. MLS, RV & MS, RV, team dug-in on top of hill firing a 30 cal air-cooled MG. LA, MCU, from rear, as MG is fired. Many shells alongside the gun. MS, RV, man firing a piece. A Korean is to his right. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th AVE, LIC 1, NY ERBS/kfr Signal Corps 111 ADC 8873-2 ADC 8873 SOURCE: AFCF Card 2 of 2 FILM: ARCH & APC MP, 559 v ea Silent RIDGWAY VISITS I CORPS AREA Korea - 4 May 51 (A-2977) Lt Gen Matthew B Ridgway steps from C-54 and is greeted by Lt Gen Frank N Milburn, I Corps Comd. Accompanying Ridgway is Lt Gen James A Van Fleet. MLS, the three generals posing before the plane. MS, Follow, Ridgway chatting with Milburn. The generals talking in front of jeep near the plane (Seoul Airfield). Ridgway and Van Fleet prepare to leave 1st ROK CP. They leave in jeep. Caption mentions Gen Kang Moon Bong not recognized. Col Krumbez, CO, 5th Cav Regt; Maj Gen Charles D Palmer, 1st Cav CG; Ridgway and Van Fleet talking at 5th Cav CP. Gen Ridgway speaks to newspapermen. Leaving 25th CP. Ridgway putting coat in plane at 25th airstrip. RG 111 Accession III-NAV-210 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