A United States Navy documentary about U.S. 7th Fleet and 1st Marine Division in Korea during the Korean War. Marine Corps tents at a rest camp near Masan. The flag of the U.S. at the camp. A Christmas tree with a note over it expressing Christmas wishes. Marines of U.S. 1st Marine Division march. A marine lights a candle. Marines sing with books in their hands. A marine walks through rice paddy fields. Korean children slide on sleds on ice and play on ice. A guard on duty.
U.S. 1st Marine Division in Korea during the Korean War. Two marines from U.S. 1st Marine Division pull each others beards at a camp near Masan. Men unload bags of cigarette, candies and other supplies received for Christmas. Recently arrived U.S. marines ("Replacements") stand in formation. Marines at the camp area. They stand in a chow line for the first hot food they have had in two months, following retreat from Chosin Reservoir. The food being cooked and served, including steaks flown in by the Navy for Christmas dinner. Marines pour coffee from one container to another. Marines standing in line for food, including an African American Marine.
1st Marine Division in Korea during the Korean War. A marine prepares artillery shell during summer or fall of 1950. Marines performs fuse setting operation on shells. Battery of artillery guns firing at enemy positions in hills.
1st Marine Division in Korea during summer and fall of 1950 during the Korean War. Marines of U.S. 1st Marine Division walk on a mud road. The marines walk past an enemy tank burning beside the road. Fire on a hill. A tank driven on the road. The marines fire machine guns during battle.
1st Marine Division in Korea during the Korean War, in the summer or fall of 1950. Marines of U.S. 1st Marine Division walk in hill terrain. An M9 anti-tank rocket launcher 'bazooka' fired. 81mm mortar fired. The marines run on the hills as they advance. Explosions in the hills. The marines in prone position. They fire 75mm recoilless rifles. The marines fire machine guns and rifles and Browning automatic rifles. Marines in a sandbagged position fire a M1917 Browning Machine Gun. Two U.S. Navy F4U Corsair aircraft in flight. View of F4U pilot talking over radio in cockpit during a flight. F4U aircraft bank to left and then dive and strafe an enemy position. A Marine aircraft drops a napalm bomb on an enemy position. Explosion, fire and smoke seen.
1st Marine Division in Korea during the Korean War, advancing and taking hills during summer and fall of 1950. Marines of U.S. 1st Marine Division advance on hills. Explosions on the hills in the background. Marines carry wounded on stretchers. They help the wounded Marines to walk. The wounded are loaded in an ambulance jeep.