USMC 111920: SFR 102--Korea (July 1950)

Description: Item Description Title USMC 111920: SFR 102--Korea (July 1950) Citation information USMC 111920: SFR 102--Korea (July 1950). (SFR 102.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 13/4657 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 Additional identifiers SFR 102 MIRC inventory no. USMC 111920 Decade 1950 Date 1950-07 Description Staff Film Report #102. Review of the opening of the Korean War from June 24, 1950, and the subsequent United Nations authorizations for use of force. U.S. Airforce and U.S. Navy attempt to delay North Korean advances. Evacuees are airlifted from Kimpo to Japan while others arrive by boat and are processed by elements of the 24th Infantry Divisions (Army). South Korean forces struggle to regroup. North Korean POWs are held at Suwon railroad station. C-54's fly in supplies to Suwon airfield. General McArthur visits the airfield on June 29th as does President Syngman Rhee. U.S. Army ground forces (24th Infantry Division) in Japan prepare to be flown in. They arrive and move up to the front with South Koreans cheering them on. They enter combat, engaging tanks and taking the first American causalities of the war. The USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) prepares to deploy to the Seventh Fleet with jet aircraft being loaded onto the deck. In early July, the bulk of 24th Infantry Division boards transport ships in Japan. Location(s) Korea.; South Korea Genre Conflict (combat) Film date (note) Filmed in June and July 1950 Division 24th Infantry Division (Army) Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color B&W Original audio Sound Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Positive Original physical length 500 Original aspect ratio 1.37:1 (Academy) Original media type Motion pictures (visual works) Language English Contributing organization University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections Digital collection name United States Marine Corps Films Rights information Public domain. Digital media type Moving Image Date digital file created 07/15/2024 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 14:15 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords Korean War