THE BIG PICTURE 6th INFANTRY DIVISION in WWII & OCCUPATION OF SOUTH KOREA (1944)

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The 6th Infantry Division” (TV 214) is an episode of The Big Picture television series that showcases the famous division, also known as the “Sight Seein’ Sixth,” as it fights in New Guinea, the Philippines. The episode also features a bit of propaganda—an “interview” of a U.S. soldier posing as a Chinese communist private. The episode begins with Sgt. James Mansfield’s introduction to the segment ( 00:50 ) and Col. William W. Quinn’s promise of a rare interview with the Chinese soldier. The episode then cuts to 1947 Korea where a Korean man prepares food and coffee in a kitchen as men from the famed 6th Infantry Division take a break from the Korean conflict ( 02:16 ). One of the men tells the story of the division. The story of the Sight Seein’ Sixth begins in Oahu, where a woman performs a hula dance ( 04:17 ); the division prepares to depart for New Guinea. In 1944 New Guinea, the men of the 6th train and march along a beach ( 04:50 ); this is followed by footage of the country’s forests. The soldiers make camp in the bush ( 05:45 ) before moving to Maffin Bay where they receive supplies ( 06:12 ). The troops move through the jungle ( 06:35 ), and soon take fire. A firefight with Japanese forces erupts at Lone Tree Hill, considered the bloodiest ten days in New Guinea. The episode shows a dead Japanese soldier ( 07:16 ) and men of the 6th evacuating their wounded brothers. The division pushes farther up the hill using guns and flame throwers to clear Japanese positions,…

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Running time

27 minutes

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Ephemeral Films

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