Aircraft carrier, USS Oriskany, conducting flight operations from Yankee Station, in South China Sea off Vietnam. Several A4-E aircraft return and land on the carrier deck, engaging the restraining cable, without incident. (A fire broke out on the ship from accidental igniting of flares, in a locker below the flight deck, on this day. It is not clear whether these aircraft landed before, during, or after that event.)
Scenes from Funeral with full military honors, and burial at sea, for Lt. Commander Omar R. Ford, aboard the USS Oriskany (CVA-34) in the Philippine Sea. A Navy Commander (Chaplain) at podium on deck. Ship's officers and company with bowed heads. Navy officers as pallbearers around flag-draped body. They commit the body to the deep. U.S. Destroyer, USS Chevalier (DD-805) and another Destroyer are seen in water nearby. Bugler plays taps. Marine honor guards fire three-volley rifle salute. Officer pallbearers ceremoniously fold the American flag and present it to Ship's Captain, John H. Iarrobino who carries it as he leaves the deck. A Commander announces the end of the ceremony.
U.S. Combat Engineers with the help of local people make tramway in Korea during war. Soldiers drill through rocks in order to make tramway. Combat engineers and local people hold wires and make tramway. Goods transport on the wooden slabs through the tramway. Soldier talks over radio. Army aircraft drop equipped paratroopers on the field. Soldiers check and load parachutes and other war artillery. Soldiers gather at airfield for short briefing before take off. Soldiers climb in C-119 boxcar and fly towards war area. War artillery and soldiers get off the aircraft.
Smoke rises from a village in Tabu-Dong. 81 mm mortar crew and 3rd 8th Cavalry Regiment soldiers fire WP shells. Ammunition bearer getting load of mortar shells. Removing mortar shells from container. Bulldozer working on gun entrenchment for 105.
8th cavalry Regiment during the Korean War in Chilgok, South Korea. Two M4 Sherman tanks moving on the road. Soldiers from the 8th Cavalry regiment sit on tank top. Soldiers capture two North Korean prisoners and put them in the jeep and move away. Soldiers gather around the ambulance-jeep and one of the wounded soldiers lying on the stretcher attached to the ambulance- jeep. One South Korean soldier carries another wounded soldier on his shoulder. A captured North Korean prisoner with hands tied behind his back. Camouflaged net is seen on the captured prisoner. Several soldiers gather near the truck and discuss. Soldiers run on roadsides to hide. One soldier lights a cigarette, while others are lying on the ground in attacking position. Some soldiers sit and hide by the stream side.
8th Cavalry Regiment in Chilgok, South Korea. Soldiers from the 8th Cavalry regiment sit and hide on the stream side. A M4 Sherman tank moves on the road and firing from one of its mounted machine guns. Soldiers move cautiously off the road as the tank moves on the road. A soldier without helmet walks over the rocks.
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