Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. Activation of 1st ROK Army, Inje, Korea

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. Activation of 1st ROK Army, Inje, Korea

1954

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MS, reviewing stand with several rows of high-ranking American and South Korean Army officers. MS, Pres. Syngaman Rhee escorted by Gen. Maxwell Taylor and Gen. Bruce Clarke arrive to take up positions on reviewing stand. MCU, Pres. Rhee, Gen. Taylor, and Gen. Clarke. MS, South Korean Color Guard carrying National banners of US and Republic of South Korea. MS, Gen. Clarke, Gen. Taylor, American ambassador and Pres. Rhee saluting as National Anthem of South Korea and USA are played by Korean Army band. MS, (Live Sound), Lt. Col. reads the formal notice detaching several Korean Army Corps from control of the US X Corps and assigning them to the operational control of 1st ROK Army. CU, Lt. Gen. Bruce Clarke makes address and then introduces Gen. Pak Sun Yup who proceeds to address assembled formation in Korean over loadspeaker system. (Note: Framing at times is poor on CUs of both speakers. Gen. Pak speaks in Korean and English.)

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eng, Latn

National Archives at College Park

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SNAC Resource ID: 6433818

National Archives at College Park

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Clarke, Bruce C. (Bruce Cooper), 1901-1988

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Bruce Cooper Clarke (1901-1988) was born in Adams, New York. After graduating from West Point in 1925, he commissioned with the Army Corps of Engineers. In 1940 he graduated from Command and General Staff School. During World War II, he served as combat commander in the 7th and 4th Armored Divisions. He made brigadier general in November 1944. From 1945 to 1948, he was a staff officer at the headquarters of the Army Ground Forces. During the Korean War, he was commanding general of the 1st Armor...

Clarke, Bruce C. (Bruce Cooper), 1901-1988

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Taylor, Maxwell D. (Maxwell Davenport), 1901-1987

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Rhee, Syngman, 1875-1965

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