The first oil refinery in South Korea. Oil tanks at refinery. First fertilizer plant in South Korea. Forklift operator at fertilizer plant. Women planting at experimental farm in Suwon South Korea. Laboratory at experimental farm. Men planting rice at experimental farm.
Korean War soldiers of Republic of Korea Army (ROK) aboard Sherman tank, move on bridge in Yongdongpo, Korea. The ROKs get off Sherman tank. Bending down, they run across the bridge to advance. Some take cover against bridge wall, coming under fire.
Opening Slate reads: "2/11/50." Several Republic of Korea (ROK) soldiers are seen running, one at a time, up a fortified hillside in Yongdongpo, Korea during the Korean War. From atop a hill, ROK soldiers fire a round from a Sherman tank. View of the shell exploding in a body of water in the distance. View of wrecked steel bridge over the Han River.
Soldiers of 7th Republic of Korea Division fires at enemy position from a HOW gun mounted on a cart in South Korea, during Korean War. Gun being loaded with 16 FA and fires. Soldier removes an empty shell and puts in another one. A gunner looks through sight. Two men speak over the radio as they get firing orders. A soldier cleans the bore of HOW and wipes the breech block.
Operation Little Switch in which released POW are taken from Panmunjom, Korea to Tachikawa, Tokyo, and then on to the United States during repatriation of former prisoners late in the Korean War. The released POW (Prisoners Of War) eating food that will probably be the last meal there before leaving Korea. Food items kept in a shelf and on a table. A cook severs food in bowls to U.S. soldiers. Injured or former POW seated on a bed eating a bite of chicken is A/2C Robert L. Weinbrandt of El Cajon, California, a B-29 Super Fortress tail gunner captured after his plane was shot down the night of January 28-29, 1953. A wounded POW drinks soup and eats food kept on his bed. Liberated former prisoners drinking. Another former prisoner eating food. (Alarger Operation Big Switch followed in August.)
The American Forces Korea Network in Seoul, South Korea. In a weather reporting segment, an officer points at a weather board. Information is gathered from data gathering devices at a military weather bureau. A live performance by a musician artist at a studio, where he plays guitar and sings. A demonstration of an attack by a military guide dog on enemy agents. Guest appearance by sports champions during a show.