Battle of Taejon during Korean War. Views of rocky hills and mountains with the U.S. Army 24th infantry flanked and circled by North Koreans. Soldiers of 24th infantry attack the enemy with tanks and guns, holding position. North Korean troops and T-34 tanks encircle U.S. Army troops in the streets. General William Dean arrives, inspects and instructs soldiers. Troops idle awaiting instructions to advance out of the city. Battle scenes with tanks advancing out of the city. Views of city destroyed. Taejon burning. Reinforcement soldiers preparing and firing mortars and howitzers. Soldiers waiting in chow line and enjoying meal. Artillery firing. Foot patrols descending hillsides carrying wounded. Exhausted looking troops.
U.S. troops march across the Han River Bridge. South Korean refugees move along the frozen river. Men pull sleds loaded with luggage. A motor convoy of the 29th British Brigade moves along the road past a wrecked T-34 tank near Suwon. Tanks and other vehicle pass on bridge. Wrecked tank on broken bridge in the background. U.S. troops dig fields for a delaying action in Suwon. Tanks at field. Soldier shovels fields.
Scenes inside makeshift shelter.American soldiers drinking and relaxing. United States soldiers try to make some practical use of a wooden shipping container. Debris and bombed out buildings all around the soldiers.
' Hungnam port destroyed ' by United Nation forces in Korean War. United Nations forces evacuate Hungnam. Military vehicles being loaded onto Landing Ship Tanks and troops of United states 1st Marine division and 7th Infantry division embark on an LST. Landing craft carrying UN troops underway to Pusan and Pohang. Navy Underwater Demolition Team, Detatchment Bravo under the command of LT Mack M Boynton, demolish a nitrate plant. Explosion occurs and smoke rises. Demolition charges being put underwater. UDT Team layout TNT ( Trinitrotoluene) filled hose along a building. Links of the hose being put together. Ammunition dump, docks and piers being bombed and explosions occur. Troops withdraw in landing craft. USS Begor (APD 127) under the command of CMDR Archie Kuntze is standing by to evacuate the UDT (Frogmen). Christmas Eve 1950
U.S. Marine convoy arrives at the Chosin Reservoir. Marines in truck at the road side wave and smile. The truck convoy. Marines jammed in the military vehicles. Tanks and jeeps in the convoy. Marines wave as they pass.
U.S. Marines retreat in the Chosin Reservoir during Korean War. Shadow of a C-119 Flying Boxcar as it moves along snow-covered ground. A long line of marine convoy on its way to Kotori. Partly snow-covered mountains. An officer briefs the crew of a C-119 which will drop bridge. C-119 in flight as sections of steel tread-way are dropped to encircled marines. Pilot in C-119 CU. A Major speaks over the radio in the C-119. Pilot at controls in C-119, looking out of the plane. Area around Kotori. Kickers push out the supplies from Inside the C-119 . Smoke as a result of marines blowing up their camp as they prepare to leave to join the marines at Kotori.