OPERATION, "BIG SWITCH" Freedom Village/Munsan, Korea Part 1

Description

MCU US marines, PVT. PEDRO PARALTA and PFC. ROBERT MARKAVITZ, being interviewed by LOU CHIOFFI, CBS.CU PFC. MARKAVITZ, who wears no shirt and has a rosary around his neck (SV).MCU Interview of SGT. CHARLES PANKO, USA, by LOU CHIOFFI, CBS.CU SGT. PANCO, who wears no shirt and has rosary around his neck.MCU CPL. JAMES H. SWEENEY, (USA, 2d Div.) being interviewed by LOU CHIOFFI, CBS correspondent; the North Korean magpie that SWEENEY brought back with him, sits in front of the returned POW.QUALITY GOODCU CPL. SWEENEY and his magpie (SV).MCU PVT. J.H. BINETTE (from Cartier, just outside Montreal) and PVT. ST. GERMAIN (from Montreal), both of the Royal Canadian Regiment, are interviewed<**> by MAJ. J.C. CLASSOM (from Ottawa), of the 22d Royal Canadian Regiment.CU PVT. ST. GERMAIN.CU PVT. BINETTE.<*>The first 528 feet are poor sound, because of the background noise and the fact that SWEENEY's voice "fell off" toward the end of his sentences. The remainder of the roll has good sound. SWEENEY (from Waco, Texas) who is 22 yrs. old, and who was captured Dec. 1, 1950, tells how his bird escaped a few times, but returned of his own accord, thus "establishing" himself as preferring the GI's activity to the "Commies" political lectures. SWEENEY also recounts the GI's pretended insanity for a week: Catchingbutterflies without a net and fishing with neither water nor pole.<**>This second interview is Canadian with the language, French.

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities