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2ND INFANTRY DIVISION - BATTLE FOR OLD BALDY
The 2nd Infantry Division supported by tanks, artillery and aircraft mount an assault on a prominent hill during the Korean War.
(public domain films) 1952 BW 27min (SILENT) |
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| keywords: korean war, fight for old baldy, 2nd infantry division, digging foxholes, military police traffic control |
A DAY IN KOREA
A day in the life of American soldiers on the front line in Korea from artillery fire to medivac support.
(public domain films) 1950s 28 min BW |
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| keywords: korean war, front lines, artillery fire, medivac helicopter, air ambulance, chow line |
ARMISTICE SIGNING - KOREAN WAR 1953
Armistice signing to end hostilities between North Korea and South Korea with US led UN Forces.
(public domain films) 1953 BW 7min (SILENT) |
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| keywords: korean war, panmunjom Korea, armistice signing, north korea, south korea, lt. gen. william k. harrison |
ARMY AVIATION
Highlighting the different aircraft in Army aviation with demonstrations of how each type of plane and helicopter is used.
(public domain films) 1950s 28 min BW |
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| keywords: army aviation, cessna l-19 bird dog, sikorsky h-19 helicopter, bell h-13 sioux |
ARMY RESERVE TEAM
Story of the National Guard and college R.O.T.C. programs that our Nation rely upon during natural disasters and war.
(public domain films) 1950s - 1960s 29 min BW |
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| keywords: war, korean war, natural disasters, national guard, rotc, r.o.t.c. |
ATROCITIES IN KOREA
War crimes and atrocities committed against American and United Nations Prisoners of War by their communist captors.
(public domain films) 1950 - 1952 BW 27 min |
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| keywords: korean war, communist atrocities, red war crimes, pows, prisoner of war, general mark w. clark |
BLOOD AND BULLETS
Focuses on the need for a ready supply of whole blood and importance and techniqes for quick battlefield evcac of wounded.
(public domain films) 1950s 28 min BW |
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| keywords: korean war, battlefield medicine, medivac, blood supplies, army field hospital, hospital ship |
CARRIER ACTIVITY USS INTREPID CVA-11
Top-side activity aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS Intrepid CVA-11 with scenes a Vought F7U-3 Cutlass being raised to the deck via an elevator, launched using the new steam catapult, with fly-overs by F7U-3 aircraft.
(public domain films) 1954 BW 5min (SILENT) |
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| keywords: cold war, korean war, us navy, aircraft carrier uss intrepid cva-11, vought f7u-3 cutlass jet fighter |
CITIZEN SOLDIER
Current local, national, and international news plus educational opportunities are relayed to US Army personnel worldwide.
(public domain films) 1950s 28 min BW |
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| keywords: citizen soldier, korean war, communist political officer, north korean soldier |
CITIZEN SOLDIER TAXPAYER
Operation Rollup was a massive undertaking of locating, transporting, and rehabilitating all types of war equipment abandoned on the Islands dotting the South Pacific after WWII.
(public domain films) 1950s 28 min BW |
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| keywords: operation roll-up, korean war, rehabilitation of war materiel |
COMBAT OPERATIONS - THE CONSTANT REALITY
Combat scenes from WW II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Operation Urgent Fury (Invasion of Grenada), Operation Just Cause (Invasion of Panama), and Operation Desert Storm (Gulf War).
(public domain films) 9 min BW COL |
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| keywords: world war II, korean war, vietnam war, operation urgent fury, operation just cause, operation desert storm |
ENOUGH AND ON TIME
Enough And On Time is the science and the motto of the Army Quartermaster Corps as they move supplies around the World.
(public domain films) 1950s 28 min BW |
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| keywords: army quartermaster corp, military supplies, airborne drop, aerial supply |
HISTORY U.S. FOREIGN RELATIONS
ROAD TO INTERDEPENDENCE
Compilation of major U.S. events and politics as World War II is ending to the post Vietnam era and the Middle East oil embargo.
(public domain films) 31 min COL BW |
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| keywords: berlin airlift, berlin wall, korean war, cuban missle crisis, vietnam war, moon landing, nuclear disarmanent |
HUNGNAM STORY, THE - 1950
The 1st Marine Division withdraws from the Chosin Reservoir toward to the Port of Hungnam, North Korea on the Sea of Japan in the freezing Autumn of 1950 after Red Chinese troops entered the war.
(public domain films) 1950 BW 11min |
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| keywords: korean war, 1st marine division, red chinese army, chosin reservoir, port of hungnam, uss leyte |
IN DEFENSE OF PEACE
International events since the end of World War Two such as the formation of the United Nations and the rise of Communism.
(public domain films) 1951 22 min BW |
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| keywords: combat, world war 2, wwII, D-Day, german surrender, japanese surrender, united nations, cold war, korean war |
KOREA - FIRST 40 DAYS OF WAR
Documents the first 40-days of the Korean War as companies of the United States 24th Div fight the North Korean and Chinese Communist against great odds.
(public domain films) 1950 BW 28 min |
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| keywords: korean war, military combat, united nations, u.s. 24th division, north korean people's army |
KOREA REVISITED 1969
Over a decade after the Korean War Armistice South Korea is looked at to show the progress and development of the Nation and its people in a Western-style Democracy.
(public domain films) 1969 COL 28min |
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| keywords: korean war, south korea, nightclub scene, signing korean war armistice, dmz, de-militarized zone |
KOREA STORY 1945 - 1955
Though guaranteed to be a free nation post-WWII Korea was still two split in two at the 38th parallel when in 1950 the Soviet-backed Communist forces of the North attack the pro-western Republic forces of the South.
(public domain films) 1945-1955 BW 19min |
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| keywords: korean war, u.n. military forces, u.s. soldiers, 38th parallel, operation chromite, chinese military attack |
KOREA 1950 - BATTLE FOR TIME
South Korean and American military forces fight a defensive war in an effort to tie up and slow down the North Korean advance until help can arrive.
(public domain films) 1950 BW 9min |
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| keywords: korean war, south korea, north korea, u.n. forces |
KOREA 1951
27th INFANTRY WOLFHOUNDS UNDER FIRE
Soldiers from the U.S. 27th Infantry Wolfhounds come under fire as they then respond and maneuver to counter-attack the enemy positions.
(public domain films) 1951 BW 9min (SILENT) |
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| keywords: korean war, 27th infantry wolfhounds, m-1 rifle, rok soldier, chinese prisoners of war |
KOREA 1951
ARTILLERY BLASTING HILL 477
Unedited footage of the 3rd Infantry Division as they shell Hill 477 in preparation for an assault and an infantry patrol into Tokson-Ni.
(public domain films) 1951 BW 9min |
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| keywords: korean war, hill 477, 3rd infantry division, artillery shelling, underground bunker, perimeter trip flare |
KOREA 1952
AND THE "KITCHEN SINK BOMB"
A literal kitchen sink is attached to a special 1,000 pound bomb being prepped for dropping on North Korea by the Attack Squadron VA-195 "Dam Busters" - everything and the kitchen sink indeed.
(public domain films) 1952 BW 6min |
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| keywords: korean war, aircraft carrier uss princeton, cv-37, douglas ad-4 skyraider, kitchen sink bomb |
KOREAN WAR
PRODUCTION AND THE FREE WORLD
NATO Troops and planes from many nations arrive in Korea to join the fight against Communist North Korea. US industrial production of military equipment and arms become critical.
(public domain films) 1950 - 1952 BW 17 min (SILENT) |
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| keywords: korean war, nato troops, american industry, auto factory, general dwight d. eisenhower |
KOREAN WAR, THE - TIDE HAS TURNED
American troops fight to hold onto the Pusan perimeter, the air support they received from carriers, and the march on Seoul.
(public domain films) 1950 BW 26 min |
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| keywords: korean war, combat, pontoon bridge, propaganda, b-26 fighter bomber, wolmi island, marines take inchon |
KOREAN WIND-UP
Chronology of the Korean conflict between July 1950 and July 1953 from landings in Pusan to Armistice Agreement.
(public domain films) 1950s 28 min BW |
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| keywords: korean war, pusan landings, gen. mark clark, operation big switch, inchon landings, armistice agreement signing |
LETTER FROM THE MOJAVE
Documenting the day-by-day training of a soldier-tanker at the Armored Combat Training Center at Camp Irwin, California.
(public domain films) 1950s BW 27 min (SOUND - SILENT) |
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| keywords: mojave desert, armored combat training center, camp irwin california, tanks, tank combat, armored combat |
MARILYN MONROE IN KOREA 1954 - VOLUME 1
Iconic Hollywood Actress Marilyn Monroe visits Korea to give the troops a much-needed morale boost behind the scenes as Marilyn on stage in front of cheering troops.
(public domain films) 1954 BW 7min (SILENT) |
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| keywords: korean war, hollywood actress marilyn monroe, morale boost, cheering soldiers |
MARILYN MONROE IN KOREA 1954 - VOLUME 2
Actress Marilyn Monroe travels to Korea to entertain the troops, sign autographs and perform before the appreciative troops.
(public domain films) 15 min BW (SILENT) |
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| keywords: hollywood actress marilyn monroe, korea, korean morale tour, stage performance |
MARILYN MONROE IN KOREA 1954
TOKYO ARMY HOSPITAL
With her beautiful smile iconic Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe visits an Army Hospital in Tokyo Japan to her personal thanks for their service in the Korean was to boost morale among the wounded soldiers.
(public domain films) 1954 BW 9min (SILENT) |
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| keywords: korean war, hollywood actress marilyn monroe, tokyo army hospital, wounded soldiers, morale boost |
NAPALM - THE 1950s: HANDLING AND TRAINING
U.S. soldiers during the 1950's mixing and handling Napalm ordinance then loading them on B-26 Marauder Bombers as they practice Napalm bombing runs against a small unknown rocky island surrounded by a larger bay.
(public domain films) 1951 BW 13min (SILENT) |
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| keywords: cold war, mixing napalm, sticky fire, b-26 marauder bombers, napalm bombing run |
ONE YEAR IN KOREA
Events during the first year of the Korean War starting with scenes of the United Nations General Assembly, U.N. military forces rushed to Korea, the landings at Inchon, Korean refugees fleeing the combat zone, bitter Winter weather near the Yalu.
(public domain films) 1951 BW 20min |
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| keywords: korean war, u.n. general assembly, marines landing at inchon, north korean pows, bitter winter yalu river |
PICTORIAL REPORT NO. 7
Army Combat Chaplain, Military Police Crime Laboratory, US Navy Explosive Ordinance Disposal School.
(public domain films) 1950s BW 29 min |
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| keywords: korean war, army combat chaplain, military police crrime lab, nave explosives and demolitions |
SOLDIER PATIENT, THE
Injured Army veterans and returning Korean P.O.W.s arrive at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center for care and treatment.
(public domain films) 1950s 28 min BW |
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| keywords: combat in korea, korean war, korean conflict, war in korea |
THIS IS KOREA - SUPPLEMENT 876
Unedited footage during the Korean War with scenes of Korean people and refugees, a firebase of 155mm Howitzers, tanks advancing with infantry, interrogation of captured Communist Chinese soldier, naval ship off coast firing its 5-inch guns.
(public domain films) 1951 COL 11min (SILENT) |
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| keywords: korean war, u.s. marines, firebase, 155mm howitzers, winter warfare, chinese soldier, prisoner interrogation |
THIS IS KOREA - SUPPLEMENT 909
Unedited scenes from the Korean War; Battleship firing cannons at night in a fire support mission, United Nations cemetery on hillside, US Marines in combat, Aircraft Carrier operations.
(public domain films) 1951 COL 8min (SILENT) |
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| keywords: korean war, battleship uss missouri, fire support mission, un military cemetery, aircraft carrier operations |
THIS IS KOREA - SUPPLEMENT 912
Unedited scenes from the Korean War; Marine commander on field telephone, UN officers interrogating captured North Korean soldiers, naval operations - ship refueling at sea, Battleship USS Missouri, Aircraft Carrier operations, Aircraft conduct airstrikes and close-support missions.
(public domain films) 1951-1952 COL 9min |
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| keywords: korean war, general douglas macarthur, battleship uss missouri, aircraft carrier operations |
THIS IS KOREA - SUPPLEMENT 919
Unedited Korean War footage showing entrenched Marines firing a 75mm recoilless rifle and a 50 cal. machine gun at multiple targets across a valley while a H-13 Sioux Helicopter is loaded with a wounded Marine in a medical "dust-off".
(public domain films) 1951 COL 4min (SILENT) |
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| keywords: korean war, u.s. marines, 75mm Recoilless Rifle, medical dust off, korean refugees |
THIS IS KOREA - SUPPLEMENT 2243
Unedited scenes from the Korean War; Activities aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS Philippine Sea (CV-47), F9F Panther aircraft, F4U Corsair aircraft land on flight deck, convoy moving through Korean village, Platoon of US soldiers with full field packs, Aircraft providing close air support.
(public domain films) 1951 COL 12min |
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| keywords: korean war, uss philippine sea, aircraft carrier operations, f9f panther, f4u corsair, korean village |
UN OFFENSIVE, THE
U.N. Forces with Marines and U.S. 7th Division troops advance into Korea to recapture the capitol Seoul under enemy fire.
(public domain films) 1950s 29 min BW |
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| keywords: korean war, korean conflict, war in korea, us 7th division, uss missouri battleship, sakai army base |
WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER
Medical care of U.S. Service Men wounded in Korea in the 1950's and evacuation back home to Walter Reed.
(public domain films) 1950's BW 29 min |
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| keywords: war, korean war, war casualties, wounded, medics in the field, amputees, artificial limbs, walter reed hospital |
YALU RIVER - U.N. FORCES ESCAPE TRAP
U.S. 7th Infantry and U.N. forces advance towards the Yalu River using aircraft and artillery support until troops from China cross the border in a lightning attack that pushes allied forces back towards Hungnam.
(public domain films) 1950 BW 16min |
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| keywords: korean war, yalu river, u.s. 7th infantry division, chinese pows, 1st marine division, korean refugees |
