A ceremony on pier C for the departure of U.S. 25th Infantry Division from Inchon, Korea. Soldiers gather near an American Red Cross donut wagon. A board on the wagon reads: 'American Red Cross service', 'Welcome 25th'. 25th Division band plays. Trees in the background. Soldiers carrying barrack bags walk towards a train.
A ceremony on pier C for the departure of U.S. Army 25th Infantry Division soldiers from Inchon, Korea after the Korean War. Soldiers gather near an American Red Cross doughnut wagon. A board on the wagon reads: 'American Red Cross service'. A Bell H-13 Sioux helicopter approaches and lands on the ground beside a railroad train in a rail marshalling yard. U.S. Army officer exits the helicopter. Soldiers stand at attention before a ceremony begins. Korean children come near the soldiers. They sing songs for the soldiers. The soldiers carrying barracks bags thread their way across docks to waiting landing ships. U.S. military officers view the line of departing soldiers.
Republic of Korea Navy sailors aboard a battleship number 61 in Korea. Various interior views of ship, bridge, engine room, and Korean sailors at work during Korean War era. Scene of radar giving information of another ship approaching. Sailors come out of a compartment and climb stairs to get to battle stations. A sailor looks through a targeting device on one of the ship's guns. Sailors load Korean naval guns. Firing from naval guns. Signal light being flashed. A sailor steers the ship. A gauge shows direction of sail. A sailor changes speed to full. The crankshaft of the ship in operation. Close-up view of steam driven crankshaft up and down motion. Sailor detects problem with a steam fitting and delivers part in need of repair to another sailor. That sailor is suffering sea sickness symptoms. He puts on a welding mask and attempts to weld the needed repair on a valve but collapses as he is seasick. View of ceiling lightbulb and moving ship. The ship at sea in calm seas. Ship doctor washes hands and examines the sailor. Sailor is determined to be unfit for service on ship and assigned a new post upon docking. The sailor walks through a passageway and leans on the rail. The ship at a harbor. Sailors anchor the ship. The sailor says goodbye to his friends aboard ship before leaving. The sailor carries baggage and leaves the ship. Other sailors wave to him from the ship. The reassigned sailor walks on the dock.
People waiting at a shipyard in New York. People holding placards, boards and banners welcome soldiers home coming. Soldiers of the 45th Thunderbird division return from Korea. Relatives and loved ones wait to greet them. Young soldiers kiss their wives on return. Family members hug the returned soldiers. Soldiers embrace their young children. A mother hugs her son on his return.
President Eisenhower in White House addresses the citizens of the country. President appeals to the citizens to contribute to the aid funds set for Korea as the country is suffering from the war devastation. Appeal message appears on the screens requesting citizens to donate generously to the American-Korean Fund.
A United States mercy ship to Busan, Korea being loaded from Stockton, California. Ship named Hawaiian Bear at the dock. A man writes “PUSAN” (“BUSAN”) on cargo. People gather for a dock side ceremony. Nina Elizabeth Warren, daughter of Chief Justice Earl Warren, snaps a ribbon away from the cargo during the dock side ceremony. South Korean Ambassador Yang You-chan accompanies Nina Warren. Spectators clapping. Nina Warren holds a letter “From the American-Korean Foundation to the People of Pusan…”. A cargo containing blankets is loaded to the ship. Sign in cargo says “Blankets for Pusan Save The Children Federation”. Food, clothing and medical supplies being loaded onto the ship. People applauding.