On Feb. 12 and 13, 1951, elements of the U.S. Army 2nd Infantry Division, including 38th Infantry Regiment, suffered severe losses in combat with superior Chinese forces, near Hoengsong,during the Korean War. Photos shot three weeks later show the carnage on a frozen battleground. Remnants of a destroyed U.S. field piece are surrounded by dead U.S. Army soldiers frozen on snow-covered ground. A severely damaged U.S. halftrack sits in the dirt. An unidentified jumble of burned out war machinery. Damaged 20mm dual mount anti-aircraft guns. U.S. Marines, of the 7th Regiment, in full field gear, entering the area for the first time since the February battle. They march over a snow-covered road, past remnants of the U.S. Army convoy that was fighting its way out of the area besieged by Chinese forces on all sides. A destroyed U.S. Army truck. Sign next to wreckage reads:"38th I.FL Co CP." A dead American soldier frozen in a rice paddy. Smoke rising from Korean village buildings burning in background, above terraced landscape. More views of wrecked equipment and fallen soldiers. A mountain pass in the background. A destroyed truck. Suddenly black smoke starts rising in the background. A U.S. Marine standing near an M46 Patton tank. More debris and destroyed trucks.
United States Marine casualty carried on stretchers along a road by the Naktong River area in Korea, during Korean War. First aid bandage wrapped around stomach. Planes dive and strafe. Stretcher bearers move along the road. Gun of M-26 tank points towards the mountains. First aid station. Marine receives plasma. A wounded Marine lies on a stretcher with bandages on his body. A Marine talks to a wounded comrade. Corpsmen treat the wounded Marine.
A plane dives and drops bomb on enemy positions in mountains at Naktong River area in Korea, during Korean War. Explosion and smoke rises up. 60 MM mortar crew in action. The crew works in fields. United States Marine troops move at the bottom of hill. A destroyed M-26 tank parked. Mountains in the background.
U.S. Marines sit by enemy pillbox with weapon laying alongside him in Korea, during Korean War. Dead Korean lies on the ground. Korean civilian prisoners with their hands raised in the air. Marine with weapon pushes sandbags away from a pillbox. Marine stands by an entrance to steel pill box as Korean civilian stands along-side him. The civilian talks to someone inside. Korean woman washes hands of a wounded old man. A sign in Korean writing with English writing at the bottom 'Zuan'. Marines in full combat gear. M-26 Tank guided by a Marine. Nude North Korean prisoners.
A South Korean civilian kneel down on side of a road at Naktong River Area in Korea. U.S. Marines with weapons in sling arms advance in scattered formations alongside a road and rice paddies, during the Korean War. Marines advance along the farm terrain. Several Marines move along through the underbrush terrain. Marines fire M-1 rifles. Marines dug in on top of hill, fire weapons. Marine with a radio. Marines go down towards the valley. Marines in crouched position. Marines advance towards the top of a hill. Marines go down side of hill. Abandoned Korean machine gun. Marines prepare to fire 30 caliber air cooled machine gun at a village.
United States 1st Provisional Marine Brigade sits on a dock in Japan. Marine sits on the ground and cleans parts of disassembled 30 Caliber air cooled machine gun. Another man comes and assembles the gun. Both Marines wear dungarees without jacket. Trucks loaded with Marine troops moves along the dock area. Marines sit on the ground. A Marine cleans M-1 rifle. Marine looks over the gear on side.
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