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Korea 1951 - Artillery Blasting Hill 477

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keywords: korean war, hill 477, 3rd infantry division, artillery shelling, underground bunker, perimeter trip flare

Synopsis: Unedited footage of the 3rd Infantry Division as they shell Hill 477 in preparation for an assault and an infantry patrol into Tokson-Ni...(read more)

  • Date: 1951
  • Duration: 00:09:01
  • Sound: No
  • Color: Monochrome
  • Type: Public Domain
  • Language: English
  • Location: Korea

Korea 1951 - Artillery Blasting Hill 477

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Korea 1951 - Artillery Blasting Hill 477

LSs, Hill 477 on the 3rd Infantry Division west front. Artillery blasting hill 477, shells breaking on the hill. Panning view of surrounding area from top of Hill 477. Panning view and CU of bodies of dead Chinese soldiers killed by the soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. LS & MS, of top of hill 477, CU of entrance to large bunker dug by the Chinese near top of Hill 477. Bunker would hold about 90 soldiers. Pan shot looking down from top of the hill. Pan shot of surrounding mountainous country. Soldiers of L Co, 15th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division, relaxing after taking Hill 477. Some of the men wave to the camera. Two African-American (Black) soldiers hold two captured enemy MGs (machine Guns). One MG is German, the other MG is Japanese. Shows the two machine guns set up in firing position. MS, Chinese corpse lying face down, pan to another body.

Several soldiers foxholes or slit trenches on Hill 477. Four soldiers putting water into canteens. Soldiers sitting around. Several of them look like Koreans. MS, two men lying in slit trench. Several slit trenches; one alongside the other. Can't see the men's faces, probably sleeping. Right above the slit trenches is a 57mm recoilless rifle. More soldiers resting. A Squad of African-American (Black0 soldiers on Hill 477 get final briefing before starting a patrol down to village of Tokson-ni (Toksonni) South Korea. Soldier pointing to the map. Single file of soldiers starting down Hill 477 on patrol Mission.

Patrol Into Tokson-Ni: NW Chorwon, Korea: 10/08/1951

Squad of African-American (Black) soldiers making their way through dense woods. LS, looking across the field to a house, the patrol approaches cautiously. Several soldiers moving toward the house. Sgt. motions to squad to spread out as they move toward house. Squad walking single file through field on way back. African-American Sgt. of the patrol making report to CO of "L" Company. Looking down hill, a tired still photographer with the patrol climbing back. Black soldiers of the patrol back on Hill 477 playing cards. Black soldier writing letter. CU of perimeter "trip flare" on Hill 477.