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U.S. Forces Prisoners of War Returning via Panmunjom

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1. Shot List # No roll marking (07sec) Slate. Inside the individual processing tent, Red Cross personnel move about busily. One U.S. forces prisoner mentions cholera and typhus. Other returning U.S. forces prisoners of war sit and converse with officers. Another 8th Army officer talks with a returning prisoner. (4min 17sec) 8th Army female nursing officers sit on cots conversing. (5min 30sec) Four U.S. forces doctors are interviewed about the condition of the returning prisoners. They generally state that the prisoners' condition is poor. # Roll 1 (7min 19sec) Slate. Filming unit: Far East Command Headquarters, Location: Munsan-ri, Title: Little Switch, Filmed by: Lieutenant Montano. Vehicles travel along the road at Munsan-ri. A train is stopped near the Railway Transportation Command at Munsan station. Railroad tracks are visible. # Roll 2 (8min 20sec) Slate, Date: April 19, 1953, Title: Little Switch, Location: Munsan, Camera: IMO, Filming unit: Far East Command Headquarters. The helicopter pad at Munsan-ri is visible. The control tower directing helicopters and light aircraft, along with soldiers gathered around the helicopters. A pilot boards a helicopter. # Roll 3 (9min 22sec) Slate. The helicopter starts its engine with U.S. forces personnel aboard. The helicopter takes off. This is the grass airstrip near Munsan-ri.

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U.S. Forces Prisoners of War Returning via Panmunjom
Date
1954-04-17 00:00:00 +0000 UTC
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