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Dutch Men Receive Military Gear
Master 1848 - Tape 2 TLS white men standing in short line at security checkpoint outside government or military building in Holland, The Netherlands; TLS/MSs civilian Dutch men receiving military gear and rifles, exiting building and walking past Dutch Army soldiers; MS Dutch man packing duffel bag; tilting MS Dutch man happily donning military beret while wearing light-colored suit; MS Dutch civilian man tossing duffel bag onto truck, climbing aboard; panning TLS military truck driving through city street. VO: "-- European leaders urge strengthening of Western defense forces." (Edit) "Most interesting, the men are given rifles which they'll keep with them. If trouble starts, they'll be ready for combat immediately. Dutch preparedness goes even further. 2000 volunteers are ready for Korea, all English-speaking combat veterans, minimizing training and organization problems."
U.S. Army Installs Explosives
Adult male Caucasian U.S. Army soldier digging hole. Adult male Caucasian Staff Sergeant lowers landmine into hole, carefully places in detonator and covers with dirt.
1968 USO Tour
Master 1850 - Tape 1 Rear view MS entertainer BOB HOPE wearing white helmet, blue flight suit, taking to stage for 1968 USO Tour show in Thailand, U.S. Army military personnel in BG. MS Bob Hope smiling, adjusting microphone stand: "Let me drop a few stars on you. And these are just my street clothes." CU two young white male U.S. Army soldiers laughing. MS Bob Hope performing opening monologue: "I just want to say we're in beautiful Thailand, where in October you get the monsoons, and in December you get me." TLS seated military personnel cheering, applauding enthusiastically. Excellent head-on LS large four jet engine Lockheed Martin C-141 Starlifter military transport plane taking off from hazy runway, seemingly materializing from horizon. MS former football player turned singer-actor ROSEY GRIER trying to catch some shut-eye aboard plane. LS C-141 Starlifter taxiing, turning on runway in California. MS song and dance troupe The Golddiggers alighting plane, passing gaggle of newsreel cameramen (16mm film cameras), reporters. Panning MS actress Linda Bennett alighting plane, being greeted by DOLORES HOPE, Governor of California RONALD REAGAN and his wife, NANCY REAGAN (the Reagans). MS Bob Hope hugging Dolores Hope. TLS U.S. Army military band performing. MSs entertainers ANN MARGRET and BOB HOPE flanking Santa Claus (retired U.S. Army General EMMETT O'DONNELL JR., aka Rosie O'Donnell) holding a pointed "Road to Vietnam" sign. MS/CU Bob Hope hugging & greeting his son, KELLY HOPE, then a US Navy sailor. Panning high angle TLS large crowd of U.S. Air Force personnel seated for USO Show at Osaan AFB, Korea, men wearing winter parkas & fur-lined hats; MS Bob Hope wearing ushanka hat, USAF flight suit, delivering monologue: "We re thrilled to be here at Osaan air base, Korea. Osaan, that s Korean for 'Take it and Stuff It." Air to air shot of C-130 Hercules military airplane in flight. Panning MS engine one propeller spinning during flight, pan left to stalled engine two prop; MSs stalled prop-- whoa, that's downright scary! High angle LS U.S. Army personnel seated for outdoor USO Show in Vietnam, wounded soldiers wearing light blue pajamas in mid-ground. TLS Commander of Pacific Command Admiral JOHN S. MCCAIN, JR. taking to stage, being greeted by entertainer BOB HOPE; note that the VO incorrectly identifies him as "James S. McCain," and goes on to mention Lt. Commander "James S. McCain III" aka John McCain III, then a prisoner of war. LS nighttime show at Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam; TLS/MS Bob Hope standing on stage, wearing green military blouse & khaki pants, holding golf club driver while delivering monologue: "I want to tell you it's a thrill being here at Cam Ranh Bay, the world's biggest sand trap." MS/CUs wounded soldiers in blue uniforms smiling, laughing. TLS/MSs USO performers (Bob Hope, Ann Margret, Rosey Grier, The Golddiggers, The Honey Ltd., Penelope Plummer, etc) gathered on stage during downpour, everyone getting soaked; TLS actress ANN MARGRET running off-stage with fur coat; MS Bob Hope saying, "Thank you, and before we go down for the third time, I just want to thank you, Mayor... we're not going to let this little shower bother us."
Wounded U.S. Servicemen
Master 1779 - Tape 2 TLS U.S. Sikorsky H-5 Dragonfly helicopter coming in for landing, U.S. Marines standing, tending to wounded in FG, Korea. MS white male medic driving Jeep in reverse toward camera, two wounded white male U.S. Marines on rear, another medic holding plasma bottle. MS white male U.S. Marine standing over wounded comrade in field, holding plasma bottle and feed, Marines carrying wounded on stretcher in immediate FG. MS U.S. Marines bandaging, tending to wounded in grass by roadside. MSs wounded Marines being carried on stretchers, loaded onto vehicles. Panning MS white male serviceman wearing white t-shirt, carrying bearded white male serviceman on stretcher. MS white male serviceman standing over wounded soldier on stretcher, holding plasma bottle and feed. MS wounded serviceman being loaded onto cargo plane. Panning TLS U.S. Air Force cargo transport plane taxiing on runway. MSs two white male wounded servicemen on stretcher being lowered on platform, being unloaded and carried to awaiting Red Cross ambulance. Panning MS wounded U.S.A.F. African-American serviceman being stretchered away.
U.N. Troops in Korea
Master 1848 - Tape 1 MS white male British Army soldiers setting up floating pass bridge on river in Korea-- note the soldiers wear winter parkas and arctic caps with ear flaps. MS two sopping-wet British Army soldiers walking with grimaces past camera. MS British soldier sitting on floating bridge, shaking water from winter pants, leg raised into air. Shaky LS soldiers marching along path cutting through snowy foothills. TLS/MSs U.S. Army soldiers driving military Jeeps-- some armed with heavy machine guns-- along muddy, snow-dotted roads at base camp. Panning MS U.S. soldiers driving Jeep in reverse through snow, over bumps. VO: "The job is wet but quick and successful. Wet too are the roads. Spring rains are reaching their peak. As mud reduces U.N. mobility, a communist offensive is expected momentarily."
HMS Belfast Returns Home from Korea
TLS British Navy light cruiser HMS Belfast sailing into port with aid of tugboat. Great TLS British Navy sailors posing on deck, several offering thumbs-up salute, all quite happy to be coming home. Panning TLS relatives, fiends and family sailing on small steamship, arriving to greet the returning sailors. MS young white male British marine being hugged by wife and young son on crowded deck; note the Marine in dress uniform standing in BG. MS young white male British marine being hugged and kissed by two women on deck. MS HMS Belfast captain chatting with mother and mother-in-law on deck. Excellent MS/CUs uniformed, bearded British Navy sailor holding, kissing young child wearing pint-sized sailor's uniform on deck, wife standing beside them. VO: "The British cruiser Belfast returns from Korea after taking part in the shore bombardment of Inchon. Relatives of the crew come out to meet their men who haven't been home in two years. The captain greets his mother and mother-in-law with reserve, but the others show warmer welcome, even the family of this sailor."
Tossing Grenades
Three Caucasian young adult male U.S. Army soldiers throw grenades, drop to the ground before explosions.
General MacArthur is Relieved by President Truman
Master 1841 - Tape 1 LS/TLSs black limousine pulling to curb littered by reporters on rainy day in Tokyo, Japan; U.S. military guard standing near street opens car door, salutes U.S. Army General DOUGLAS A. MACARTHUR who exits coach, returns salute after learning he has been relieved of duties as Allied Commander of United Nations Forces in the Far East. VO: "Exactly two hours after the thunderclap announcement, President Truman has fired General Douglas MacArthur. At lunch when he received word, the surprised general is seen grimly returning to his office to empty his desk and say farewell."
Welcome Home Marines
Troopship USS General J.C. Breckinridge (AP-176) sails into San Francisco port; USAF fighter jets fly overhead. Adult female Caucasian U.S. Navy servicewomen standing on dock, holding “Welcome Home Marines” signs; Commandant directs U.S. military band, painted “Welcome Home” sign on building in BG. Adult male Caucasian United States Marines and sailors waving aboard ship.
General MacArthur Inspects Troops in Korea
U.S. General Douglas MacArthur wearing winter pile cap, riding in military Jeep past Turkish Army military band. MacArthur walking with officials near battle lines. Gen. MacArthur inspects adult African-American male U.S. Army soldiers of the 24th Infantry Regiment. MacArthur seated in Jeep, shakes hands with Brigadier General Tahsin Yazici of the Turkish Brigade. Gen. Yazici and Captain Hocaoglu speak with MacArthur wearing hat, scarf and sunglasses.
Joint U.S. - Great Britian Military Maneuvers in Korea
Master 1791 - Tape 1 MS two white male British Royal Marines Commandos (note the green berets) standing in foxhole, Korea, one staring at tripod-mounted long round bazooka, the other talking into walkie-talkie. TLS/MSs U.S. Navy deck gunners loading shells into anti-aircraft (ack-ack) artillery, firing guns. TLS side-mounted ship artillery cannons firing. MS U.S. Navy officer (probably captain) looking through binoculars, lowering them to talk to man some feet away. VO: "... they signal their condition. U.S. Navy gunfire covers the operation. Then, under the watchful eye of the Navy, the commandos prepare their demolition."
U.S. Army Paratroopers Drop Behind Enemy Lines
Air to air shots of U.S. Army paratroopers leaping from U.S. Air Force Fairchild C119 "Flying Boxcar" planes in flight over North Korea, parachutes littering sky. Air to air shot of cargo & equipment being deployed from Flying Boxcar cargo planes, parachutes filling sky. VO: "... of the United Nations offensive in Korea. Battle films by TeleNews correspondent Wade Bingham, show United States paratroopers dropping behind enemy lines, trapping 20,000 communists. Leading them, jumping first, is a general--" Edit. "A few minutes later, supplies and equipment follow the troops down, being dropped by Flying Boxcars."
Initial Armitice Talks
Master 1779 - Tape 1 Panning MS (right to left) U.S. Army General MATTHEW B. RIDGWAY, Commander in Chief United Nations Command, U.S. Navy Vice-Admiral C. TURNER JOY, Republic of Korea Army General PAIK SUN YUP, U.S. Air Force Major General LAURENCE C. CRAGIE, U.S. Navy Rear Admiral ARLEIGH A. BURKE standing before U.S. H-5 helicopter in South Korea, posing for military press reporters and photographers prior to taking off for initial peace talks, July 10, 1951. MS U.S. General Matthew Ridgway standing, posing with Vice-Admiral and Chief Delegate C. Turner Joy, pan left to aforementioned military leaders. VO: "Ridgway sends Vice-Admiral C.T. Joy as head of the truce team with four others to talk peace. Admiral Joy is the head of the Far East Naval Forces. South Korea is represented by Major General Paik Sun Yup..."
Washington Navy Yard
United States Naval Gun factory -- Molten steel sparking, workman in silhouette. Young adult Caucasian male worker shovels coal into furnace. 3” .50 caliber gun barrel production. Adult Caucasian male workers operate double-barreled gun, testing motion and rotation. Adult Caucasian workmen firing weapon in outdoor testing area. Empty shell cartridges spitting out from artillery unit.
American Soldiers Board Trains
Young adult Caucasian male U.S. Army soldiers board trains; Caucasian adult male Army officer counts troops with pointer stick. American G.I.s smile and wave from open train car windows.
USAF Operations in Korea
Three shirtless Caucasian adult U.S. soldiers carry large bomb to supply area on tarmac, position bomb in holder. Caucasian adult crewmen load bomb into belly of plane. Caucasian adult flight crew member boards plane. Young adult Caucasian pilot seated in cockpit. B-29 Superfortress on tarmac; bomb doors open, propellers turning. POV from cockpit during take-off; pilot in silhouette. Bomber in flight over runway. Squadron in formation; aircraft with bottom doors open.
Grenade Lessons
Adult Caucasian male United States Marine Corps (U.S.M.C.) instructor explaining to young adult Caucasian Marines the correct way to throw a hand grenade; recruits practice throwing explosives.
Special Forces Unit
Young adult male Caucasian U.S. Army Rangers training on obstacle course; soldiers cross monkey-bars, scale wooden log wall, jump down from platform.
Combat Training with Flamethrowers
U.S. Marines operate flamethrowers on marked training course; two adult Caucasian male U.S. Marines listen to instructions from adult Caucasian male officer seated next to sign (#4). Large explosion on course. Smoke billowing from explosion, troops run up hill. Soldiers lay on stomachs firing rifles, then run up hill. Large explosion on course (marker #1). Troops patrolling hill (marker #4), direct flamethrower fire at camouflaged area. Smoke and flames along course.
Task Force 95
Rear Admiral W.G. Andrewes of the Royal Navy with adult British male Navy officers, standing aboard small boat as it approaches USS Rochester (CA-124); Rear Admiral Andrewes and British officials climb metal steps (starboard side) onto American cruiser. United States Vice Admiral Arthur D. Struble shakes hands with Rear Admiral Andrewes, salutes other British Officers. VS adult Caucasian U.S. Navy male sailor showing adult British male sailor 40mm anti-aircraft battery aboard flagship. U.S. fleet tanker in open water alongside Royal Navy Destroyer. Partial view USS Valley Forge flight deck, sea in BG. VS adult Caucasian USAF pilots seated, listening to briefing below deck. Skyraider aircraft takes off, USAF flight crews scatter on flight deck. Corsair fighter bomber speeds down fight deck, takes flight. Panther jets catapulted from flight deck; two USAF jets in flight over sea, white puffy clouds in sky in BG.
U.S. Troops in Korea, Medevac
Master 1848 - Tape 1 MS white male U.S. Marine (USMC, U.S.M.C.) wearing winter parka and arctic cap with earflaps while loading shell into 60mm M2 mortar, firing weapon. TLSs mine-damaged half-track vehicle laying on side in ditch, Marines staking out wreckage. LS Marines carrying wounded officer on stretcher to awaiting U.S. Navy Sikorsky R5/HO3S-1 med-evac (medevac) helicopter. MS Marines lifting stretchered officer, loading him onto helo. VO: "A patrol moves up to rescue the crew of a mined half-track. A helicopter evacuates a wounded officer. The Raiders finally pull out of this hot spot.
USNS Marine Phoenix Returns Home, Troop Homecoming
Master 1486 - Tape 1 Excellent sideview TLS U.S. Army soldiers returning home from overseas deployment in Korea, walking gangplank with luggage and Army-issued duffle bags, alighting troop ship; both black and white soldiers (integrated armed services). Great LS crowd (friends, family, relatives, wives, girlfriends, etc) gathered on dock, watching for arriving ship, some shielding sun from eyes. LS USNS Marine Phoenix (T-AP-195) sailing into harbor, tugboat in accompaniment; steel trestle bridge in BG. Nice DOF TLS U.S. Marine Corps band marching along dock with instruments (non-performance), U.S. soldiers, sailors, marines standing on decks of docked Marine Phoenix in BG. Excellent LS white male U.S. Army soldiers walking along dock, away from transport ship, surrounded by family, wives, even a newborn baby (homecoming). Great LS U.S.M.C. marines, U.S. Navy sailors, U.S. Army soldiers standing & crowding decks as Marine Phoenix transport ship pulls into docks, lifeboats suspended overhead. LS Marine Phoenix pulling into port, U.S.N. sailors standing on dock. LS crowd of well-wishers, family members standing on dock, waving.
Grenade Instruction
Adult Caucasian male United States Marine Corps captain instructs young adult Caucasian male Marines the correct way to handle a grenade. Troops wearing round-rimmed hard hats, listen to instruction. Caucasian adult male hand holds explosive device, soldiers gathered in BG. Two rows of young adult Caucasian male recruits practicing throwing explosives and collapse to the ground for cover.
Crew Activity Aboard U.S. Aircraft Carrier
Two adult Caucasian male United States Navy crewmen carrying air-to-ground rocket across flight deck. Adult Caucasian male crewman driving a tractor-like vehicle (moto-tug), hauling F9F Panther jet backwards across flight deck. F9F Panther jet and several crew members raised on platform from below deck. Adult Caucasian male crewman wearing goggles, walking around aircraft; more planes and crew in BG. Moto-tug driver hauls another plane across flight deck.