U.S. Army soldier of 82nd Field Artillery Battalion loads and fires from a bagged emplacement next to the Capitol building in Seoul, South Korea. (Korean War period.)
Admiral Halsey seated at desk in a conference in South Pacific port. Staff is seated in room. Admiral Halsey at desk looking at papers. Staff is at far end of the room. Staff officers with Admiral Halsey seated in middle pose for a photograph.
Crew of destroyer lined up for presentation of Navy Crosses by Admiral Halsey in South Pacific port. Line of sailors and officers at attention. Crew of ship cheering. Admiral Halsey speaking aboard ship. Admiral Halsey pinning Navy Cross on Commander Arnold Ellsworth True, Commander of the Destroyer USS Hammond. Presentation of Navy Cross to Commander Wallace Frederick Peterson. Presentation of Silver Star to Seaman 1st class O S Downey. Admiral Halsey leaving ship. Halsey ascending ship gangway to dock.
Gunners put parachutes and 50 caliber machine gun into PBY- 5 Catalina float plane in South Pacific. Plane crew climbs up past waist hatch. Pilot and co-pilot climb up into waist hatch in preparation for patrol.
Coal mine disaster in Coalbrook, South Africa. A crowd of relatives of coal miners gathers near a coal mine where 440 miners got trapped in a deep shaft. Rescue workers dig towards the miners, near the shaft. Women in crowd weep as their hope fades as time passes on.
Soldier of Republic of Korea 36th Regiment fires at enemy position from a 30 cal water cooled MG equipped with a shoulder stock in South Korea. It jams occasionally and the soldier pulls the release.
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