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Munsan-ri Wounded Prisoner Exchange Operation (Little Switch)

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1. Shot List # Take 1, 10(01sec) Slate Lieutenant Colonel Hollingsworth (C.E. Hollingsworth), 45th Army Mobile Surgical Hospital adjutant, explains the wounded prisoner of war exchange process and the handling of returning wounded prisoner of war on April 15, 1953. In an interview outside the hospital tent, he stated his unit could handle necessary emergency surgical treatment for returning prisoner of war. He also explained the hospital establishment and that conducting trial operations on patients could expedite the repatriation process. (3min45sec) Brigadier General Ginn L. Holmes Jr. (1902-1971), U.S. 8th Army Medical Corps commander, continues the interview. Ginn explains this operation was the 8th Army medical team's wounded prisoner of war operation prepared to handle casualties. He outlines the procedure of sending wounded from the 45th Mobile Hospital to Yeongdeungpo temporary camp and then transporting them to Japan. He emphasized that transport speed depends on each prisoner of war health condition. # Take 1-11(5min46sec) Slate Interview at Munsanri Railway Transportation Office (R.T.O) building with two soldiers. Private First Class Hall (D. Hall) and Naylor (E. Naylor) explain how the base and facilities operate outdoors to support the Little Switch operation and repatriation/return of prisoner of war. They explain how services were extended to support prisoner of war in conducting the Little Switch operation in a devastated area. [NEEDS REVIEW]

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Munsan-ri Wounded Prisoner Exchange Operation (Little Switch)
Date
1953-04-15 00:00:00 +0000 UTC
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