The role of nurses in the United States Army during the Korean War. View of tent hospitals. The American flag on top of a flagpole near tent hospital. A group of United States Army nurses walking back to the tent hospital. An army nurse inserts thermometers on patients. Female nurse checks patient's pulse. A nurse spoon-feeds a soldier with soup. A team of surgeons performs surgery on a wounded soldier. A nurse assists surgeons during a surgery. Army nurses making snowmen during their free time. Two nurses play table tennis. A nurse clapping. Nurse applies nail polish. Nurses on street buy souvenirs. A nurse buys souvenirs from a Korean shop attendant.
U.S. heavy artillery gun crew fires a self-propelled 155mm gun on M40 (T83) carriage. during Korean war. Multiple rapid firing of the gun. Crew members stripped to the waist. Some hold their ears, during firing. Brief scene of U.S. soldiers riding on top of a Tank destroyer moving through water.
24th Infantry Division advances up a forest hillside. Well equipped troops firing and jet planes strafe and bombard Chinese positions at the crest.
American tank crews prepare for an armed reconnaissance mission, across the 38th Parallel, into area formerly held by Chinese forces, during the Korean War. They are seen loading machine guns and preparing their M24 Chaffee tanks. The tank convoy underway. Jeeps seen parked in background. An M24 tank fording a stream. Infantry moving ahead of the tanks, check for land mines. The team is delayed at a culvert, where retreating Communist forces had destroyed a bridge. Army engineers take measurements to determine equipment needed to span the gully. One of the tanks by-passes the spot and follows an alternate path near some village dwellings. A following jeep bogs down, so a tank returns to smooth the area, allowing the jeep to pass. Tank passing a local house. Another tank caught in soft earth at edge of dirt road. Another tank attempts to pull it out without success. U.S. soldiers gather and discuss the situation. Several soldiers pick up Chinese propaganda leaflets. Tanks continuing on their mission.
U.S. soldiers of the 8th Army are jammed aboard an M46 Patton tank as they participate in a UN counter-attack against Chinese forces in the Korean War. Several tanks full of soldiers and some in jeeps, are seen fording river swollen by Spring melting and rains. Closeup of GIs riding tank. Narrator states they are heading beyond the 38th parallel. U.S. troops seen hunkered down as UN shell fire strikes at Chinese positions to slow down their anticipated Spring Offensive. White smoke rises from nearby exploding Chinese shells. U.S. 8th Army troops fall back as shells fall around them, to take up new defensive positions. Scene shifts to a large gathering of South Korean waifs. Closeup of some in a line, and inside a building, receiving clothing from U.S. Marines of the 1st Marine Division. It had been collected by the Marine Corps League, in many American cities. Marines are seen helping Korean children dress in the new clothes. Closeup of Korean children huddled down for a photograph. (Korean War)
A U.S. Army at snowcapped bunkers at the top of a hill during Korean War. Soldiers keep a watch from atop the hill and conduct routine patrols. One soldier showing a army jeep under a camouflage cover. Soldiers occupying their positions in tanks and a bunker respectively. 1951.