Korean War footage. On September 16, 1950, marines of U.S. First Marine Division, occupy streets of Incheon, accompanied by tanks. They advance on Incheon City streets Marines walk past tanks on field.
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.
A ceremony restores government control to Inchon. General OP Smith and other U.S. Marine officers stand on the steps of a building during the ceremony. United States flag and Korean flag fly from a balcony above steps. South Korean officer, Sigmund Rhee with General OP Smith. Korean civilian officers march to the steps. Sigmund Rhee leads song from the steps of a building. Marines stand in attention during the ceremony. Civilians look on. Marine and Korean officer reads proclamation. Korean civilians clap. General OP Smith shakes hand with Sigmund Rhee.
United States Marines walk through a Korean village. Several Marines rest. Parked vehicles on the sides of a street. Marines talk to a Korean. Rifles slung over the shoulders of Marines. Quonset huts and village houses. Plane flies overhead. Telegraph poles and wires in the foreground. Sign reads 'Greater Los Angeles Press Club, Kimpo Branch, Main branch 8000 miles'. Marines walk through swamps. Long line of Marines advances along the roads. Mountains in the background.
United States Marines walk through a Korean village. Vehicles and Marines with weapons slung over their shoulders advance along roads. Mountains in the background. Marine dungarees fly on a flagpole. Marines in wooden hut and several marines rest along a road. Marine talks to a foreign soldier. Marines on a truck move behind a barbed wire fence. Trucks parked on the sides of road. Marines in a dug out. Clothes hang on wires. Marines look over motor of jeep and 32 Caliber automatic. Korean civilian sorts out clothes in yard. A sign reads ' Restricted area, keep out'. Koreans sit in a yard. Marines with weapon stand around.
U.S. Marine convoy arrives at the Chosin Reservoir. Marines in truck at the road side wave and smile. The truck convoy. Marines jammed in the military vehicles. Tanks and jeeps in the convoy. Marines wave as they pass.