3RD ENGR COMBAT BN, 24TH DIV, PREPARE FUGASSE (NAPALM) Part 2

Description

Summary: Korean opening cans of the napalm powder. Two Engrs mixing napalm powder with gasoline in 55 gal drum. The mixture is then dumped into another drum. CU, mixed solution being poured into drum. Two soldiers mixing powder with gasoline. CU, stick stirring the powder in gas. Hand scooping up solution. US soldier and a Korean pushing drum. Korean laborers have tough task pushing drums up hill. Demolitionist sets a charge to TNT and a white phosphrous mortar (shell) in bottom of a hole, covers it with dirt, then sets a drum of fugasse on top of the charge. Korean laborer chops branches off tree, places them on drum. Several soldiers and Korean laborers handle drum of fugasse and empty some of it in 5 gal containers. Laborers carrying 5 gal containers start up hill. Night Shots, demonstration held for Div officials. The first explosion, says caption, is gasoline fired by W P mortar round. The second is fugasse.

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities