Korea War - 1950 | Movietone Moment | 30 June 2023

On this day in 1950, President Harry S. Truman ordered U.S. armed forces to assist in defending South Korea. Here is a British Movietone report showing reinforcements leaving for Korea. As reinforcements leave for Korea, President Truman promises victory, however long the job may take. The aircraft carrier “Bataan“ is leaving Norfolk, Virginia. In Korea, the southern native, under the direction of American troops, build and repair the all-too-few airfields. First the wounded GIs are brought back from the front. Refugees present a problem, following the pattern of all sudden aggressions. Meanwhile, against heavy odds, the Americans fight a vital delaying action. Undoubtedly, their presence has stiffened South Korean defence. KS. MS fighter aeroplane. Aircraft carrier “Bataan“ at Norfolk, Virginia, comes alongside quay. Fighter planes being loaded aboard, below deck, CU ditto. Tail of plane being hauled by mechanical tractor along deck. Pan along plane being towed. GV carrier with planes on flight deck, loaded. CU planes, wings folded. Wake of landing craft. GV landing craft, stern. Sailors on landing craft. Landing craft entering parent landing craft. CU & CU ditto of same. Ship with supplies in hold. Crate labeled “Dangerous Explosives“. CU same. Sailors with crates of explosives. Negroes carrying equipment down gangway. Negroes on dockside. CU same. GIs wave from deck. LS ship. SCU group of sailors. Relatives wave from dockside. Aircraft passes over. CU ditto. Natives work on airfield guarded by GIs. SCU native. CU ditto. Natives clear rubble from airfield. CU natives. GV airfield. Wounded GI soldiers look at same. Communist lieutenant wounded. Wounded being tended - CU. Policeman on point duty, house in background. Crowds of natives. North Korean interviewed by GI (silent). CU ditto. Refugees on railway station. Hundreds emerge from platform stairs. Various shots of refugees on station. GIs stand about. GIs board goods trains. Several shots aboard goods wagons. South Koreans board goods trains, sitting about. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do not represent the opinions or editorial policies of the Associated Press. You can license this footage for commercial use through AP Archive - the story number is BM54053 Find out more about AP Archive: #koreawar #korea #ustroops Twitter: Facebook: Tumblr: ​​ Instagram: