Flight deck operations aboard USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) in Korean War Theater. United States fighter aircraft F4U Corsair lands on flight deck. U.S. bomber aircraft AD-1 Skyraider waved off. A man operates phone with speakers. He checks planes' numbers on windows with pencil. Planes land on flight deck. A helicopter hovers over flight deck prior to landing.
United Nations forces during the Korean War. United States 1st Marine Division troops retreat through snow covered Hagaru and Koto. Chinese prisoners being marched along. Tanks, trucks and jeeps also retreat. Men loaded onto tanks. Marines meet the United States 3rd Infantry Division outside the city of Hamhung. Troops reach Hungnam. Military equipment and crates piled up. Crates being lifted in a net sling for shipment. Equipment being loaded aboard ships.
U.S. Marines advance in mud during the Korean War. The marines advance along mountainous terrain and muddy roads. Army trucks loaded with troops pass along a road. A bulldozer clears the muddy road. The troops march with rifles slung over their shoulders.
In opening scene, as many as 20 thousand American troops are seen seated in sand at the base of a mountain. They watch as comedian, Jack Benny does a monologue. Camera focuses on two senior officers of the Third Infantry Division sitting with the troops. On the right is Major General Haydon L. Boatner, who assumed Command of the 3rd Division in December 1954. Rank insignia of the officer to his right is not discernible in the images. The next scene shows a woman dancer performing as another woman plays an accordion. Another view of the vast audience, with senior officers seated in the front row.
U.S. infantrymen wading across a flooded region during the Korean War. They emerge on a sandy beach near a mountain. Next, they are seen heading up a hillside. A soldier arranges mortar shells in a bunker. He then begins firing them in rapid succession at an enemy held hill. Scene shifts to U.S. Army General Mark Clark announcing the armistice ending hostilities, in July, 1953. He speaks in a hall packed with military personnel.
African American Unit of U.S. 24th RCT (Regimental Combat Team) advances on Western Front during Korean War. African American soldier uses walkie-talkie. Korean boy cranks generator. Soldier speaks into mike of walkie-talkie. U.S. 1st Battalion staff officers watch artillery barrage. Officer speaks into phone.