ANNIVERSARY SCENES, 1ST REGT, 1ST MARINE DIV Part 1

Description

Summary: H MLS, group of marines around corrugated tin pipe. A Marine with bulldozer pushing earth to form ramp for small bridge. Crew playing cards in front of their tank, using their cot for a table. Marine getting a haircut from a Korean barber. Marine casualty, non-combat, being carried on stretcher. His right leg is bandaged in a splint. Marine squatting by riverbank beating his clothes with a stick. A Korean approaches and shows marine how to do it. WITH THE US MARINES.: Yanggu, Korea: 07/06/1951: Marine near fallen log; the tank standing in bg. The marine may be speaking into handie-talkie, can't see clearly. Short Flashes, MG crew. Tank standing in the field firing a flamethrower into a clump of trees. LS, several tanks. Some marines lying on the ground. LS, as flamethrower is discharged into clump of trees. Shot, smoke from white phosphorus shell moving up through the tree. RV marine firing rifle in woods. Several marines run across the field. A man fires a rifle grenade. JACK BENNY SHOW.: Korea: Company on stage, then Jack Benny walks in. Jack Benny looks on as Errol Flynn kisses one of the girls. As Flynn kisses the girl, Benny looks at her ring with a jeweler's loupe. Joan Bruner plays the accordion. Benny, also, in scene. Benny and Flynn at microphone. Benay Venuta singing. Brief Flash, Venuta and Benny - the latter wearing a Korean horsehair hat. Delores Gay dancing. Short Flash, Benny and Flynn walking to microphone.

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities