UNITED NATION'S PRISONER OF WAR CAMPS Part 4

Description

Reel 1 shows North Korean and Chinese prisoners and their life in the UN prisoner of war camps. Long columns of North Korean and Chinese prisoners are marched to the rear and sick and wounded prisoners are taken to field hospitals. Prisoners are interrogated, sprayed with DDT for lice, inoculated, fingerprinted and given new clothes. Prisoners eat at field kitchen and do construction at the camp on Koje Island. Reel 2, Chinese and North Korean prisoners do construction work, attend religious services and school, and engage in sports and handicrafts in Koje Island camp. An International Red Cross representative is present in the camp.

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Motion Picture Films from the "Combat Bulletin" Program Series