Operation Little Switch ((first phase of Operation Big Switch) in which released United States prisoners of war from the Korean War are taken from Panmunjom, Korea to Tachikawa, Tokyo. The wife of Captain Dean of the Air Force, a returnee, chats with U.S. Air Force General Otto P. Weyland. A U.S. aircraft in the background at Tachikawa Airbase. Captain Dean walks down the ramp of an aircraft with his wife. He kisses his wife. General and other officers stand in the background. Both of them sit in a car. The released POW walking at the air base. Women take pictures.
Operation Little Switch, the first part of the Operation Big Switch repatriation effort late in the Korean War, in which released POW are taken from Panmunjom, Korea to Japan, and then on to the United States. A medic instructs the returnees how to wear Mae West jackets (life jackets) for emergencies. The returnees wear life jackets. An aircraft parked in the background. The released POW boards the aircraft which will take them to Z.I. via Hawaii.
Operation Little Switch for repatriation of former prisoners of war late in the Korean War (followed by Operation Big Switch in August). Released United States soldiers who were POW (Prisoners Of War) are in transport from Panmunjom, Korea to Tokyo annex in Japan. Medics load sick or injured U.S. Army soldiers aboard ambulances at the Tokyo annex. An African American soldier, former prisoner of war, smiles. Ambulatory former prisoners walk out. Several views of smiling African American patients. Mrs. Maruine Doran Clark, wife of General Mark Clark, shakes hand with repatriated U.S. Army soldiers at the airbase.
Operation Little Switch repatriation operation late in Korean War (followed by Operation Big Switch in August), in which released United States former POW (Prisoners Of War) are taken from Panmunjom, Korea to Tokyo, Japan. The liberated soldiers get dressed in clean uniforms. Red Cross workers make tags for the returnees. A Red Cross nurse smiles. A Greek patient reading in bed. The patient smiles.
United States Attorney General Robert Kennedy visits communist Poland. Polish civilians crowd on a street at Krakow, Poland. Kennedy with his family in a car. People cheer and greet Kennedy. Robert F. Kennedy arrives at the Jagiellonian University (Gołębia 24, 31-007 Kraków, Poland) in Krakow. He waves to people on the street. Robert waves to the people. Kennedy and his family in the University. He is escorted by the University members. Robert Kennedy looks at a Jagiellonian globe. People crowd outside. Kennedy with his son. Kennedy meets Polish women. U.S. Attorney with his family in a car driven on the street. The crowd follow the car. U.S. Attorney General Robert gives autograph to the people. Kennedy's son gives autograph. The statue of Tadeusz Kosciuszko, a Polish who fought in American Revolution. Kennedy pays tribute to Tadeusz Kosciuszko. The crowd follow Mr. Kennedy and his family. Attorney Kennedy waves to the crowd.
British Indian Army 19th Infantry Division beachhead in Kwauk-Myaung area, Burma during World War II. The troops near a cemetery. The troops on a boat cross Irrawaddy River near Singu. The troops on the boat talk amongst themselves while they cross the river. Natives on other side of the river. The troops in a jeep drive down a muddy road. Insignia of the United States on the jeep.
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