CHINESE REDS ENTER WAR Part 2

Description

Reel 1, Part 1, Chinese and North Korean prisoners of war are marched out of hills around Hamhung and Wonsan across the Wonsan airport to landing craft to be evacuated. Part 2, U.S. wounded are evacuated by jeep, ambulance, and helicopter, given blood plasma at battalion field hospitals, and flown to hospitals in Japan. Part 3, members of the Ordnance Association inspect exhibits at the Aberdeen Proving Ground including Russian artillery and armor captured in North Korea and newly developed U.S. snorkel tanks and waterproof jeeps for crossing rivers. Reel 2, Part 1 shows the U.S. aircraft carrier Philippine Sea with Task Force 77 in the Sea of Japan during bitter winter weather off the North Korean coast. Refueling and resupply operations are carried out at sea. Part 2, the new Air Force Fairchild XC-120 transport plane with a detachable fuselage is demonstrated at Hagerstown, Md. Part 3, models display the new Army and Marine Corps winter uniforms as well as the Chinese winter clothing at an exhibit in Washington, D.C.

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Motion Picture Films from the "Combat Bulletin" Program Series