Buildings on the sides of Kimpo airfield in Korea, during Korean War. Airfield in the background. U.S. aircraft F4U Corsair taxis with two auxiliary tanks. F4U Corsair parked. Pilot prepares to get out of the cockpit. Men stand on wing of F4U. Group of Marine officers including a two star General. General shakes hands with pilot.
Large ambulance trucks arrive at Camp Munsan-Ni in Korea during Operaton Little Switch, the first phase of Operation Big Switch prisoner repatriation efforts. United States Marine rides along the side of a running board of a truck and guides the driver to the parking area. Prisoners get out of the ambulance trucks. British flag and large tents in the background. Activities of the troops. Trucks and tents in the entire camp area.
Group of senior officers at Camp Munsan-Ni in Korea. A sign on a tent reads 'Welcome gate to freedom'. Korean, British and United States officers. A British officer, U.S. Army officer and U.S. Marine officer in discussion. U.S. flag on the left side and UN flag on the right side of the tent. Two Marine officers assist a wounded, liberated prisoner of war on a stretcher. Liberated soldiers who were prisoners of war get out of ambulance truck. (This is during Operation Little Switch, the first phase of a reciprocal repatriation effort that was followed by Operation Big Switch in August 1953.)
Rocket barrage fired from Wolmi-Do Island towards Inchon in Korea (also spelled Incheon). Silhouette of destroyer. U.S. Marines in combat gear tying an American flag to a weather vane in a town. Marines pose near it. Marines of the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines and 1st Division raise first American flag in Inchon during Korean War.
United States Marines with weapons move across light underbrush terrain in Korea, during Korean War. The troops move across a corn field. The Marines talk to a Korean civilian. A Korean civilian in the fields. Marines pass by a sign. A pole in view. Shell burst and smoke rises on a mountain in the background. A North Korean prisoner. A group of Korean civilians in front of a native hut. Several Korean houses in a village. Smoke rises from the foot of mountains.
A ceremony on pier C for the departure of U.S. 25th Infantry Division from Inchon, Korea. Troops train at Inchon with battalions of the 25th Division soldiers. The soldiers lined up prior to boarding vessels. Korean children await the departure ceremonies. Trees in the background. A group of Korean children sing songs. White and African American U.S. Army officers stand at ease and watch the proceedings. Infantry soldiers carrying barracks bags make their way across the docks.