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"THE 2ND INFANTRY DIVISION IN KOREA"
A DOCUMENTARY OF THE VITAL ROLE OF THE "INDIANHEADS" OF THE 2ND INFANTRY DIVISION IN KOREA |
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NARRATOR TELLS THE STORY OF THE U.S. 2ND INFANTRY
'INDIANHEAD' DIVISION AND THE ROLE THEY PLAYED IN KOREA. THEIR MOTTO '2ND TO NONE'. |
| 00:03:05 100 |
MONTAGE- THE 24TH INFANTRY DIVISION PASSES IN
REVIEW AS THEY PARADE AT FORT LEWIS, WASHINGTON ON JUNE 28, 1950. 3 DAYS EARLIER NORTH KOREA INVADED SOUTH KOREA. |
| 00:04:18 173 |
MS- ANIMATED MAP SHOWS THE PUSAN PENINSULA, ALL
THAT REMAINED IN SOUTH KOREA WHEN 2ND INFANTRY ARRIVED TO AID THE 24TH, 25TH AND 1ST CAVALRY. |
| 00:06:11 286 |
LS- A GI USES A FLAME THROWER TO BURN A LARGE
SECTION OF BRUSH. |
| 00:06:19 294 |
MS- 2 GIS USE THEIR HELMETS TO SCOOP WATER OUT OF
THEIR FOXHOLES FILLED WITH RAIN. MS- GIS SLOSH THROUGH MUD |
| 00:06:47 322 |
MONTAGE- PREVIOUSLY LOGGED SCENES OF GIS CROSSING
RIVERS, MARCHING ON ROADS AND BATTLE SCENES |
| 00:08:33 428 |
MS- SOUTH KOREAN NATIVES OF A VILLAGE IN ODD
HEADWEAR AND COSTUMES DO A VERY COMICAL DANCE AND SONG WHILE POUNDING ON DRUMS. TRADITIONAL |
| 00:09:56 511 |
MS- TANKS AND INFANTRY OF THE 2ND MOVE INTO
PYONGYANG UNDER FIRE |
| 00:10:27 542 |
MS- GENERAL MACARTHUR CHATS WITH FIELD COMMANDERS
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| 00:10:36 551 |
MS- A GI CARRIES A WOUNDED BUDDY ACROSS HIS
SHOULDERS AS THE CHINESE ATTACK NOVEMBER 27, 1950 |
| 00:11:06 581 |
MONTAGE- SCENES OF U.S GENERAL WITHDRAWAL IN
SNOWY WEATHER PREVIOUSLY LOGGED |
| 00:12:24 659 |
MS- THE 2ND ENJOYS A BELATED NEW YEAR DINNER ON
THE FIELD WITH GIS LINED UP WITH THEIR TRAYS FOR A HOT TURKEY DINNER CAFETERIA STYLE. |
| 00:12:37 672 |
LS- THOUSANDS OF REFUGEES CRAM THE ROADS
HAMPERING THE WITHDRAWAL. |
| 00:13:41 736 |
MS- GENERAL MACARTHUR MEETS WITH COMMANDERS OF
THE 2ND DIVISIONN AT SNOW BOUND WONJU WHERE HE ORDERED THEM TO STAND AT ANY COST. |
| 00:15:39 854 |
MS- A TANK CREWMAN FIRES HIS MACHINE GUN MOUNTED
ATOP HIS TANK, AND OTHER BATTLE SCENES PREVIOUSLY LOGGED. MS- A RAGGED CHINESE PRISONER WITH A PATCH OVER HIS EYE IS SEARCHED BY A GI. |
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LS- AS SOLDIERS STAND IN PARADE REST, THE 24TH
INFANTRY IS AWARDED THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION FOR THEIR STAND AT WONJU. |
| 00:18:05 1000 |
MS- AN MP SPRAYS THE HEAD AND BODY OF A CHINESE
PRISONER WITH A BUG SPRAYER CRANKED BY HAND. |
| 00:19:11 1066 |
MONTAGE- PREVIOUSLY LOGGED TRUCE TALKS.
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| 00:19:57 1112 |
MONTAGE- ARTILLERY FIRES INTO THE HILLS DURING
THE TRUCE TALKS AS THE BATTLE FOR THE CONTROL OF THE RIDGES BEGINS INCLUDING 'BLOODY RIDGE'. |
| 00:22:20 1255 |
MS- GENERAL RIDGEWAY AND VAN FLEET CHAT WITH CHIEF
OF STAFF, GENERAL OMAR BRADLEY ON THE FIELD. |
| 00:22:41 1276 |
MS- GIS OF THE 2ND DIVISION PREPARE BELTS OF
MACHINE GUN BULLETS AND LOAD SHELLS ON TANKS FOR AN ASSAULT ON 'HEARTBREAK RIDGE'. |
| 00:23:21 1316 |
MONTAGE- AFTER BOMBARDMENT BY ARTILLERY, TANKS &
PLANES THE REDS COMPLETELY WITHDREW FROM 'HEARTBREAK RIDGE'. |
| 00:24:13 1368 |
MS- GI PRINTS A RED POW OUTSIDE A POW CAMP
COMPLEX AS THE 2ND DIVISION TROOPS ARE GIVEN THE TASK OF GUARDING THE DIE HARD PRISONERS ON THE ISLAND OF KOJIDO |
| 00:24:29 1384 |
MS- LITTLE ORPHAN CHILDREN ARE GIVEN CLOTHING BY
MEMBERS OF THE 2ND. CU- SMILING KIDS LOOK INTO CAMERA. |
| 00:24:51 1406 |
MS- GIS ADD SAND BAGS TO THEIR OUTPOST ON 'OLD
BALDY' WHICH CHANGED HANDS BETWEEN THE REDS AND THE 2ND DIVISION, SEVERAL TIMES. MS-GIS DIG FOXHOLES ON THE SIDE OF 'OLD BALDY'. |
| 00:25:50 1465 |
MONTAGE- A GI TOSSES A HAND GRENADE DOWN THE HILL
FROM BEHIND THE SANDBAGS AS A MACHINE GUNNER RAKES THE AREA. |
| 00:26:15 1490 |
LS- PRESIDENT ELECT DWIGHT EISENHOWER VISITS THE
2ND DIVISION HILLTOP TROOPS IN DECEMBER OF 1952 FOLLOWED BY CARDINAL SPELLMAN ON CHRISTMAS DAY. |
| 00:27:26 1561 |
MS- GIS PUT CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS ON A CHRISTMAS
TREE OUTSIDE AN ORPHANAGE AS CHILDREN WATCH. KIDS SHY AWAY AS A GI PLAYING SANTA APPROACHES THEM. THEY THEN LINE UP FOR GIFTS FROM HIM. |
| 00:28:19 1614 |
MS- GIS CARRY DUFFLE BAGS AS THEY BOARD A
TROOPSHIP FOR HOME. |
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Year: 1950-1955
Color: Black & White
Genre: NEWSREELS
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