GENERAL OMAR N. BRADLEY VISITS FRONT LINES Part 1

Description

Summary: LS, MS, staff assembling at 7th Airstrip to receive Gen Bradley and party. MLS, CO of Ethiopian Bn, attached to 7th Div, Lt Col Teshone Irgetu, arrives and is met by Maj Gen Claude B Ferenbaugh, CO 7th Div. MCU, Gen Ferenbaugh and Gen Hoge. MLS, MS, group of generals: Maj Gen Blackshear Bryan, CG 24th Div; Maj Gen Ira Swift CG 25 Div, and the CG of Turkish Regt. LS, MLSs, complete staff lined up with Gen Ferenbaugh in front. LS, MLS, band playing. MLS, generals looking up as plane appears. LSs, L- l9 plane landing. MS, Gen James Van Fleet helps Gen 0mar Bradley out of plane. LS, MLS, MS, Gens Bradley, Matthew B Ridgway, William M Hoge, Van Fleet, Ferenbaugh and others. MLSs, MSs, Gen Bradley decorates a Lieut and a Capt. LS, party moves to briefing session. MLSs, Gen Ferenbaugh explains 7th Division's progress on front line. He points to map etc. MLS, MS, Gen Bradley and the other officials listening to briefing. MCUs, Gen Ferenbaugh briefing. MLS, two Indian soldiers standing before generals. MLS, MSs, Gens Bradley, Van Fleet and others conferring. GEN BRADLEY ARRIVES IVANHOE AIR BASE.: Yanggu; Korea: 10/01/1951: LS, Gen Bradley's plane arrives. MLSs, Gen Bradley is greeted. MSs, Gens Bradley, Ridgway and Van Fleet, shaking hands with numerous men in reception line. MS, Gen Bradley talking to Gen Ridgway. MS, Gen Bradley talking with Korean general. MS, Gen Bradley standing by Gen Ridgway while he pins Silver Star on Capt William D Clark, 9th RCT. MCU, Gen Bradley shaking hands with both men. MS, Gen Bradley talking with Gen Monclar of the French forces in Korea. MLS, Gen Bradley getting in plane to depart. MCU, Gen Bradley seated in plane and consulting situation map with Gen Young CG 2nd Div. LSs, plane starts off. GEN BRADLEY.: Korea: 10/01/1951: LS, Gen Bradley's plane arrives at Uijongbu. MLS, Bradley is greeted by Maj Gen John W O' Daniel, CG I Corps, and Brig Gen Rinaldo Van Brunt, Gens Ridgway and Van Fleet arrive with Gen Bradley. MS, Bradley and O'Daniel walk away from plane. MSs, Bradley is introduced to American and British commanders of I Corps. MS, Bradley and Gen Ridgway talking. MSs, Bradley leaves airstrip in a jeep with other generals. MS, Bradley at the 537 QM laundry Co at Uijongbu, talks to Capt Carl H Hansen. MLS, Bradley at 8055 Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, Uijongbu, talking with Lt Col Thomas Beeler.

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities