Combat Mission, Vietnam 1964
Extracted from US Army film “57th Transportation Co. Combat Mission; ETC, 05/01/1964.” National Archives description “Summary: 606′: LS, CH-21 landing at Soctrang airstrip.
VS, American soldiers doing maintenance work on CH-21s on field. Viet soldiers seated on field by copters.
CUs, names on copters: “Teddi Bare,” “Cherry Girl,” “Hedge Hopper #2”, “Rebel Rouser.” Americans working on CH-21s lined up on strip.
LS, UH-1B ambo copter on field.
LS, Viet soldiers walking to copters.
AV, terrain (hazy).
AVS from copter of Viet troops rushing out of copters then coming back.
Int, Viets seated in airborne copter. Back at the field. Two Vietcong prisoners are led to a jeep. Wounded Viet soldier is carried on litter to UH-1B ambo copter.
TROOPS OF ThE 4TH INF DIV RETURNING FROM EXERCISE POLAR SIEGE: McChord AFB, Washington: 02/14/1964 and 02/17/1964:
245′: Night, C-124 taxis to a stop. Troops come off the plane. Brig Gen William R Peers is on hand to greet the men.
Day. C-124 landing and taxiing to parking area.
MS, clamshell doors of the C-124 open. Maj Gen Claire E Hutchins greets returning officers. Soldiers unload barracks bags from C-124. Troops board buses.”
National Archives Identifier: 29341 “Troops Of The 4th Infantry Division Returning From Exercise “Polar Siege,” 05/01/1964″
