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William K. Harrison, Jr. arrives to sign the Korean Armistice Agreement in Panmunjom, Korea thus ending the Korean War.
The Korean Armistice Agreement signed by Communist delegates and United Nations delegates in Panmunjom, Korea ending the Korean War. UN (United Nations) honor guard lined up outside the building where armistice is to be signed. U.S. Army Lieutenant General William K. Harrison, Jr. arrives with other officials at the building. Delegate Harrison and Communist delegates sign the peace agreement. Harrison leaves the building. Far East Commander U.S. Army General Mark W. Clark signs the Korean Armistice Agreement at a base camp. Army cameramen take pictures.
Released POW eating food what will probably be the last meal before leaving Korea in Panmunjom, Korea.
Operation Little Switch in which released POW are taken from Panmunjom, Korea to Tachikawa, Tokyo, and then on to the United States during repatriation of former prisoners late in the Korean War. The released POW (Prisoners Of War) eating food that will probably be the last meal there before leaving Korea. Food items kept in a shelf and on a table. A cook severs food in bowls to U.S. soldiers. Injured or former POW seated on a bed eating a bite of chicken is A/2C Robert L. Weinbrandt of El Cajon, California, a B-29 Super Fortress tail gunner captured after his plane was shot down the night of January 28-29, 1953. A wounded POW drinks soup and eats food kept on his bed. Liberated former prisoners drinking. Another former prisoner eating food.
Men carry released sick prisoners on a stretcher with their luggage out of annex ward in Panmunjom, Korea.
Operation Little Switch in which released U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force POW (Prisoners Of War) are taken from Panmunjom, Korea to Tachikawa, Tokyo as part of repatriation effort late in the Korean War. Medical staff carry a number of sick or injured US military personnel (former prisoners) on stretcher. The first one seen is A/2C Robert L. Weinbrandt of El Cajon, California, a B-29 "Super Fortress tail gunner captured after his plane was shot down the night of January 28-29, 1953. He is seen being transported with his luggage out of annex ward. Several views of the released, former POW including several taken on stretchers out of the ward, and others that walk out on foot, smiling. Soldiers grab packs of Lucky Strike cigarettes from a basket. A car parked in the background. Officers and nurses in the hospital. General Shambora shakes hands with a released U.S. Army soldier.
U.S. Navy Chance Vought F4U Corsair fighter bombers from USS Oriskany bomb Korean shores.
USS Oriskany in Korean waters. U.S. Navy Chance Vought F4U Corsair fighter bombers on the aircraft carrier. Freezing temperatures ice the deck of USS Oriskany. Airmen clear the iced deck with shovels. Ice covered deck gun. Planes in flight. The planes reach Korean shores and drop bombs. Machine gun and rocket fire over supply routes, railroads, coastal shipping, supply dumps, troop concentrations and transport columns. Clouds of black smoke due to the explosions. GIs arrive at the Do-BONG ORPHAN ASYLUM in Korea. Korean war orphans run to greet them. Soldiers distribute warm clothes to the children.
Military Police at Operation Big Switch in Korea. Exchange of prisoners of war at end of the Korean conflict.
Activities of the U.S. Army Military Police during the Korean War. MPs are active in Operation Big Switch, involving exchange of prisoners of war. A sign on an entrance gate: "Welcome, Gate To Freedom". Military Police (MPs) standing at the entrance gate to Freedom Village. The U.S. and UN flags and Korean flags fly from flag poles. Red Cross vehicles arrive. Wounded are carried on stretchers. Men walk with belongings. Korean prisoners board buses. Red Cross workers transfer the wounded.
United States forces move across Han River to capture Seoul, Korea.
Focuses on Korean War (1950-1953). U.S. tanks and troops cross Han River to capture Seoul, Korea. Tanks moves across the river. River village is taken over by the U.S. forces. Tanks and troops advance on muddy field. Words written on tank read 'We Three My Driver, My gunner, And Me. Enjoy Yourself It's Later Than You Think'.
