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North Korean Forces Massacre in Daejeon

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Shot List. Korean War, ruins of Geumchon and 24th Division transport passing through Geumchon on the way to Daejeon / 1950.9.28, 29, 30. #1 0:00 A destroyed bridge, the transport crossing a stream. A tow truck passing through a debris-strewn area towing a disabled 2.5-ton truck. A half-track towing a two-wheel trailer turning a corner on a devastated street. A 2.5-ton truck towing a tank trailer p assing through a completely destroyed area. (Long shot) The devastated landscape. (Medium long shot) Two Koreans on horseback. #2 1:10 A Korean motorcycle with a sidecar bearing the Taegeukgi passing by, followed by transport vehicles. (High long shot) A long convoy moving along an unpaved road. A long convoy moving. Filmed from behind, same view. Filmed from behind, several vehicles moving away d own the unpaved road; mountains in the background. 25th Division personnel in vehicles entering Daejeon to the cheers of Korean civilians. A captured Russian scout car also in the convoy. A Russian scout car in the convoy. #3 2:12 Filmed from a truck, Korean children along the roadside, several military police. Brigadier General Church and officers inspecting a ditch where soldiers came under fire . #4 3:06 Troop-laden trucks entering via country roads, Koreans cheering. A truck and a high-speed tractor with covered guns passing the camera to the left. Two soldiers: "You are now entering Daejeon, 19th Regiment." (Close-up) Sign: "End of Daejeon, U.S. Air Force." Jeeps and soldiers in the background. Completely destroyed Daejeon, a few vehicles passing through. Part of the city, almost compl etely flattened with only a few buildings standing. A C-47 that landed last in Daejeon parked on the runway. Korean War, Lieutenant General Walker, Daegu / 1950.9.30. #5 4:47 (Front shot) A C-47 taxiing to a parking signal. Lieutenant General Walton H. Walker disembarking and greeting officers. General Walker and Brigadier General John H. Church turning away from the camera to talk. INS correspond ent Lee Pereira taking notes while interviewing General Walker. General Walker walking toward a jeep wearing sunglasses and adjusting his helmet. Massacre, Daejeon / 1950.9.30. #6 5:32 About 400 bodies discovered in the prison yard. (Mostly Korean, very few Americans.) (Close-up) Some bodies with hands tied behind their backs. An officer pointing at the bodies. #7 6:27 Bodies in a ditch. (Long sho t) Bodies lying in a ditch at the top of a hill. (Close-up) Two bodies lying in a ditch, one seated. Flies buzzing around the bodies. (Close-up) The hands of a corpse. Flies circling around the head. General Edward M. Almond riding in a jeep with Colonel Bowen, commander of the 187th Parachute Infantry Regiment (11th Airborne Division). General Almond speaking with Major M. C. Shelley, operations officer of the 3rd Battalion, 187th PIR. General Almond speaking with Sergeant Ulysses Perry near the front lines of the 187th PIR. General Almond, Colonel Bowen, and Major Shelley surveying the battlefield.

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North Korean Forces Massacre in Daejeon
Date
1950-09-28 00:00:00 +0000 UTC
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