USMC 112074: Withdrawal along the MSR from Yudam-ni to Koto-ri

Item Description
Title
USMC 112074: Withdrawal along the MSR from Yudam-ni to Koto-ri

Citation information
USMC 112074: Withdrawal along the MSR from Yudam-ni to Koto-ri. (1D-16-237, r 1 of 1; canned as ""MWTC R39"".) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
BY

Marine Corps Library Number
1490-16

Additional identifiers
1D-16-237, r 1 of 1; canned as ""MWTC R39""

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 112074

Decade
1950

Date
1950-12-01

Description
In the Chosin Reservoir area, 3rd battalion, 5th Marines (3/5) prepare to leave Yudam-ni on December 1st as the lead element along the Main Supply Route (MSR). Filmed near the 5th Marine command post, it is a clear day with trash fires burning on both sides of the road. A number of the men wear bright red cloths around their necks. Civilians with baggage have assembled to the side of the road with livestock. An officer (without overcoat) can be seen wearing the green neckerchief of the Damnation Battalion. Dog Company tank (D23) starts forward and the crew waive at the camera. A C-119 drops supplies. A second sequence features the Koto-ri area. Heavy snow falls over the base, covering tents, trucks, and equipment. Dog Company tanks are parked with crews preparing them for movement. 105mm howitzers are deployed but not manned. The tanks continue to assemble on the road. Along a ridge line south of Koto-ri, 1st Battalion elements of the 7th Marines (1/7) take and search Chinese POWs, some wounded (this sequence dates to December 9). At the entrance of a building, one Chinese casualty lies dead. The Koto-ri material may be associated with History Division index card 1624-16 (1D-16-237). Marines known to be present on film: SSGT Russell A. Munsell (in D23 tank).

Location(s)
Yudam-ni (Korea); Koto-ri (Korea); Chosin Reservoir (Korea)

Genre
Conflict (combat)

Film date (note)
Filmed between December 1 and 9, 1950.

Division
1st Division


Regiment
5th Marines
7th Marines
11th Marines


Battalion
1st Tank Battalion


Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
Color

Original audio
Silent

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Reversal: Positive

Original physical length
430

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
10/08/2024

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K

Digital runtime
11:01

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
Korean War