Korean War footage: Aircraft lands on the flight deck of USS Essex in the Japanese sea, Korea. U.S. Navy F2H aircraft lands on the flight deck first. TBM aircraft lands next. AD lands on the flight deck. F9F lands the last. Men watch the planes.
United States officers arrive at the flight deck of US Navy ship USS Essex (CV-9) in the Japanese sea off Korea. Helicopter in flight. Officers come out of the helicopter. They discuss amongst themselves. An officer wears a uniform. They walk on the flight deck and enter the superstructure. United States flag over the superstructure. Officers talk to sailors. They board helicopter and the helicopter takes off. (Korean War period.)
Troops of the Republic of Korea (ROK) during the Korean War. ROK soldiers marching along a road in full field gear with rifles and backpacks. They scramble through rough terrain with natural foliage on their helmets and packs, as camouflage. Shells seen bursting in the air with smoke descending. ROK troops firing recoilless weapon and shells seen striking distant targets. An ROK machine gun nest, with crew firing. Numerous artillery shells seen bursting on targets.
Soviet Ambassador to United Nations Jacob Malik says the conflict in Korea can be settled and asks for cease-fire negotiations among the belligerents. He expresses confidence that a settlement can be reached, with both sides withdrawing from thirty-eighth parallel. (Korean War period.)
General Omar Bradley presents the Medal of Honor to families of American soldiers who died in Korea, during the Korean War. Women with their children receive Medal of Honor for their loved one who died. General Bradley talks to the kids who lost their fathers.
A U.S. mine sweep boat operation in the Sea of Japan off the coast of Wonsan in Korea. Mine sweep boats underway immediately after backing out of an LSD-16 (Landing Ship Dock). A mine sweep boat backs out of the LSD-16. The mine sweep boats hook onto the magnetic tail. Boats in sweep formation. A boat pulls the magnetic tail through the water. A smoking ship in the background. The boat pulls the magnetic tail through the water. The coast in the background.