United States troops move through the snow covered mountainous terrain in Korea, during Korean War. Tanks and Infantry Unit on a road. Troops rest on the side of road. Troops move down the hillside. U.S. Marine officers in combat gear. Troops load up and move out. Snow covered terrain in the valley below.
United States troops move through snow covered mountainous terrain in Korea, during Korean War. Tanks and Infantry Unit on a road. Tanks move on snow covered terrain in the valley below. Tanks and troops move out over the road. Troops in cultivated fields. U.S. Marine officer helps a wounded man. Houses in the snow covered valley. A man in the foreground with a pair of field glasses. Troops sit in prone position.
Large ambulance trucks arrive at Camp Munsan-Ni in Korea during Operaton Little Switch, the first phase of Operation Big Switch prisoner repatriation efforts. United States Marine rides along the side of a running board of a truck and guides the driver to the parking area. Prisoners get out of the ambulance trucks. British flag and large tents in the background. Activities of the troops. Trucks and tents in the entire camp area.
Group of senior officers at Camp Munsan-Ni in Korea. A sign on a tent reads 'Welcome gate to freedom'. Korean, British and United States officers. A British officer, U.S. Army officer and U.S. Marine officer in discussion. U.S. flag on the left side and UN flag on the right side of the tent. Two Marine officers assist a wounded, liberated prisoner of war on a stretcher. Liberated soldiers who were prisoners of war get out of ambulance truck. (This is during Operation Little Switch, the first phase of a reciprocal repatriation effort that was followed by Operation Big Switch in August 1953.)
Group of senior officers at Camp Munsan-Ni in Korea near the end of the Korean War. A sign on a tent reads "Welcome gate to freedom". U.S. flag on the left side and UN flag on the right side of the tent. Freed and liberated American prisoners of war get out of ambulance truck during Operation Little Switch repatriation (preceding Operation Big Switch later in 1953). Ambulances leave Ramp area. A freed American prisoner of war escorted by U.S. Marine in dungarees. Some freed POW soldiers are carried on stretchers or litters. A liberated prisoner of war lying on a stretcher gives a thumbs-up sign.
Following the Japanese surrender, ending World War 2, on September 2, 1945, U.S. Marines were sent into China to help the Nationalist Chinese Government with the surrender of Japanese forces occupying parts of China. This film shows Marines of the 6th Marine Division marching into Tsingtao (aka Qingdao) China on that mission. Headed by a brass band, they march along an avenue in the city. A number of Chinese civilians walk alongside them. A man riding an empty rickshaw, is seen on the sidewalk. A U.S. military policemen stands guard along the line of march. Some Chinese enter the roadway to follow the band, walking, riding bicycles, and several on a horse-drawn wagon. They have to move aside to avoid interfering with the first contingent of marching Marines following the band. Next a squad of Marines is seen marching onto a dirt field. Many Marines are assembled in another field across the road in the background, where a U.S. M4 Sherman tank and other armor are also seen. The squad is followed by a larger group of Marines. Shift in scene shows Marines marching past a building displaying the Nationalist Chinese (Republic of China) flag.
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