Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the "Combat Bulletin" Program Series. 1944 - 1951. TURNING THE TIDE [ETC.]

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the "Combat Bulletin" Program Series. 1944 - 1951. TURNING THE TIDE [ETC.]

1950

Reel 1 Part 1, 1st Marine Brigade and 25th Infantry Division troops move up toward the Naktong River line and South Korean civilian labor throws a bridge across the river with the aid of U.S. earthmoving machinery. Part 2, British troops disembark from the aircraft carrier Unicorne at Pusan, Korea. Part 3, bundles of surrender leaflets are loaded aboard a C-47 transport to be dropped over North Korean lines. Part 4, 24th Infantry Division and South Korean troops move up near Pohang and 1st Marine Brigade units assault a hill in the same area under cover of mortar fire and aerial strafing. Reel 2, Part 1, U.S. Navy carrier planes load up with Holy Moses, Tiny Tim, and Ram rockets and take off and strafe North Korean targets. B-26 (renovated A-26) bombers take off from Japanese bases and bomb North Korean bases. Part 2, U.S. Marines land on Wolmi Island in amphitracks and landing craft under cover of a naval barrage from offshore as Gen. MacArthur watches from the bridge of the flagship. Part 3, tanks and troops of the 1st Marine Division roll into the streets of Inchon, Korea.

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MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964

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General of the Army Douglas MacArthur (26 January 1880 – 5 April 1964) was an American five-star general and Field Marshal of the Philippine Army. He was Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the 1930s and played a prominent role in the Pacific theater during World War II. He received the Medal of Honor for his service in the Philippines campaign, which made him and his father Arthur MacArthur Jr. the first father and son to be awarded the medal. He was one of only five to rise to the ...