GENERAL MACARTHUR ENTERS SEOUL, KOREA Reel 1 · Part 1

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Summary: Gen. MacArthur's arrival at Seoul, Korea; speeches by MacArthur, American and Korean diplomats, and President of S. Korea; troop movements through Korea; damage done to railroad yards at Seoul, September 1950. (Shot list to follow.) Reel 1: C-69 taxiing at Kimpo; Officers and EM greeting Gen. MacArthur and staff officers; photographers taking pictures of group. Street scenes as MacArthur travels through Seoul and Koreans wave greeting. Demolished buildings. LS over convoy of jeeps at Seoul RR station. Staff cars and American troops in front of the RR station. Int EM fastening UN flag in speakers' stand. Gen. Spaatz and Gen. Kenny at speakers' stand. Gen. MacArthur assisting President of S. Korea to speakers' stand. MacArthur delivering opening speech. President of S. Korea, woman, and S. Korean army officer on seat near MacArthur as he delivers speech. United States flag at MacArthur's right, S. Korean flag at left, UN flag draped over desk. Audience: American officers and civilians; S. Korean officers. Speech by President of S. Korea and by other Korean official. Speech by American diplomat. Shots of auditorium, audience, speakers' stand. MacArthur shakes hands with President of S. Korea as audience applauds. MacArthur and staff officer leave assembly building. PS of completely demolished area (Kumehom). American convoy passing through village; American tank going up a road; demolished automobile along road; demolished Red tank overturned in gully near cave entrance; two other destroyed tanks on hill above the gully; American troops passing by on foot. Good shot of large body of American troops advancing down road over hilly terrain. American troops on tank passing through a burning village; smoke rising from caves; troops on jeep passing through village; natives waving at men. Good shots of troops advancing on foot, on jeeps, and tanks through Korean town. Taejon, Korea. Reel 2: Another cameraman's coverage of Gen. MacArthur and US military and civilian diplomats at meeting with President of S. Korea as MacArthur and Rhee make speeches. Ground coverage of demolished RR marshalling yards at Seoul, Korea. Good coverage of RR yards, tracks, cars, locomotives, workshops, sheds, roundhouses and RR station. Good (Orig Neg)

Collection

Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities