US PRISONERS KILLED BY CHINESE Part 1

Description

Summary: MCU, MS, two marines scraping dirt from top of shallow grave. Two corpses are pulled out. (Slate "US Prisoners killed by Chinese".) A marine checks a tag on corpse. DIGGING IN FOR DEFENSE.: 04/27/1951: MS, at rear of stationary tank, men have their rifles and BARS ready. LAS, as the turret of the tank is traversed. LA, MS, man opening turret plate and standing up. MS, looking down side of hill, as Koreans carrying supplies trudge up. MLS, Korean laborers carrying supplies up hill through the tall grass. A marine follows them. Marines are digging holes near bridge repaired with a Bailey span. They are using entrenching tools. MS, marine using a pick and digging a hole. A 3.5 rocket launcher stands directly in bg. Shot, showing Bailey bridge sections standing, knocked-out section of railroad bridge. VS, trucks moving along dusty road of wrecked village. Few refugees. TANK PATROL.: N of Chudong, Korea: 06/16/1951: Few tanks of the 17th Heavy Tank Co with men of the 17th Inf Regt atop move along road, come to stop; men get off and start out. LS, men moving across the field. In the fg a Sherman tank. Man in turret of tank locking through binocs. MLS, same tank. Some other men on the vehicle. Men in M-16 multiple gun motor carriage on road in fixed position. MLS, man in ditch. Another man comes twds him. Shot made from atop tank. 50 cal MG in fg, showing smoke in distance. MCU, RV, as man fires the MG. Several Chinese prisoners coming out of hiding place in the brush put up their hands. Men come fwd to take them prisoners. CU, man searching a prisoner. Two Chinese prisoners seated atop tank. Some EM atop tank with an ROK interpreter, Myoung Kim. He is using a lip mike and broadcasting to the Chinese to surrender.

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities