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Harbor at Inchon: The time is September 15, 1950. The place Inchon, in the Republic of Korea. The largest amphibious landing since the end of World War II is underway. AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM.......

A Marine bids farewell to his wife and two daughters as elements of the famed Second Marine Division leave for the West Coast. This photo was probably taken as part of the 2nd Marine Division was sent from the Atlantic Coast to California to help form the 7th Marine Regiment, circa August 1950. The 7th Marines subsequently were sent to Korea in time to take part in the liberation of Seoul late in September. Quoted sentence is from the original picture caption. The photograph was published in "All Hands" magazine's March 1951 issue. Official U.S. Marine Corps Photograph, from the "All Hands" collection at the Naval Historical Center.

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In 1945 Korea was divided and the South was left in political turmoil. The North grew more militant, organized, and more supplied by Russia. Over 60,000 North Korean troops invaded the South on June 25th 1950. That day the United Nations asked for forces to restore the peace. A couple of days later President Truman ordered the Air Force and Navy to the area. Soon after that Truman approved ground forces and air strikes against the North. -- Photo Credits and Descriptions Below.

SOURCE: U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs -- U. S. Government Statistics May 2001

NOTE: THIS CHART IS NOT OFFERED AS TOTALLY ACCURATE DUE TO INCOMPLETE INFORMATION AS TO POW'S AND MIA'S.

Eighth Army Commander Lieutenant General Walton Walker (left) is met by Major General William Dean at an advance airfield near Taejon, July 7, 1950. Photo: U.S. Army. Source: D.M. Giangreco, War in Korea: 1950-1953 (Presidio Press).

24th Infantry Division troops of Task Force Smith at Taejon railroad station on July 2, 1950. Photo: U.S. Army. Source: D.M. Giangreco, War in Korea: 1950-1953 (Presidio Press).

Marines of the First Marine Division pay their respects to fallen buddies during memorial services at the division's cemetery at Hamhung, Korea, following the break-out from Chosin Reservoir, December 13, 1950.

Cpl. Uthe. Photo -- (Marine Corps) & Marine blast North Korean gun emplacement. U.S. Navy Photo.
Marines of the 5th & 7th at Yudam-ni Temp. fell to 25 Degrees below zero: DoD Photo.
Inchon, Korea Sept. 15, 1950: US Navy Photo.

Kumha, Korea Feb. 1952 Wounded soldier from 3rd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division: US Army Photo.
Aug. 1950, 105 MM Howitzer, 25th Infantry Division: US Army Photo.
USS Gull Minesweeper off Chinhampo, Korea: US Navy Photo.

September 1950 U.S. Marines; Seoul Korea: US Army Photo.
USS Begor Dec. 24th, 1950 (evacuation and demolition) Hungnam, Korea: U.S. Navy Photo
USS New Jersey, Korea June 6, 1951: US Navy Photo.

USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) Flight deck scene, looking aft from the island, as the carrier is enveloped in a snowstorm off the Korean coast, 15 November 1950. Planes on deck include Vought F4U-4B "Corsair" fighters and Douglas AD "Skyraider" attack planes. Note men on deck, apparently tossing snowballs, and what may be a toppled snowman just in front of the midships elevator. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

WAITING, WAITING. These frostbite casualties of the embattled First Marine Division and Seventh Infantry Division who linked up in the Chosin Reservoir area in a desperate attempt to break out of Communist encirclement wait with set expressions on their faces for pickup by planes of the U.S. Air Force Far East Combat Cargo Command . Incoming aircraft carried supplies, rations, and ammunition to troops. U.S. Air Force Photo Natl. Archive - 12/1950

Fighting with the 2nd Inf. Div. North of the Chongchon River, Sfc. Major Cleveland, weapons squad leader, points out Communist-led North Korean position to his machine crew. November 20, 1950. James Cox. (Army) Source: 50th Anniversary of the Korean war web site.

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US NAVY PHOTO: JUNE 9, 1951 (NAVY GRUMMAN F9F-2 PANTHER)
SINPO, KOREA: US Navy Photo Oct 3, 1950
MARINE TANK: Returns fire on Hill 296 near Sinchon, October 2, 1950. Source: Truman Library.

A grief stricken American infantryman whose buddy has been killed in action is comforted by another soldier. In the background a corpsman methodically fills out casualty tags, Haktong-ni area, Korea. August 28, 1950. Sfc. Al Chang. (Army)

US Marine Corps. Photo: Feb.; 28, 1953 5th Marine Division.

At Panmunjom, Korea, POW's (recently repatriated in the UN POW exchange) are off-loaded from ambulances. Note the ones in the foreground walking towards tent. U.S. Air Force Photo.

NAPALM CARRIER... One undred and fifty gallons of flaming death, seventy five gallons of napalm in each of the dark colored wing tanks, speeds on its way toward enemy lines in Korea through courtesy of an F-80 jet fighter of the U.S. Far East Air Forces, 01/02/1951. Department of the Air Force Photo. Natl. Archives.

SC350457 - KOREAN CONFLICT - Wounded soldiers are evacuated (foreground) as M-4 tanks of the 5th RCT move to the front in the Kumchun area in Korea.6 October 1950. Korea. Signal Corps Photo #FEC-50-20137 (Chang) Photo from Center of Military History.

U.S. Army Photo; U.S. Infantry & 8th Army heads toward Yalu River.

BITTER COLD, BITTER FIGHT. While units of the U.S. Far East Air Forces Combat Cargo Command made an all out effort to aid embattled units of the First Marine Division and Seventh Infantry Division, the men fighting in Korea were trying desperately to link up in thier battle for survival. These Marines are shown moving on to the link-up point. Wet, stingining snow and ice made the operation the most difficult sort, as unleashed hordes of Communist troops charge again and again into the United Nations forces. Natl. Archive Photo.

North Korean POW Camp at Pyok Tong & 06/09/1951 & With her brother on her back a war weary Korean girl tiredly trudges by a stalled M-26 tank, at Haengju, Korea., Naval Photographic Center. Photo By: Spencer R.V. Major.

Generals: Kiefer, Hodes, Almond, and Barr at the Yalu, unaware of a grave turn of events about to incur as a massive Chinese Army marches toward them.

Korea: The Forgotten War

DID YOU KNOW? That the number of living veterans who served only in the Korean Conflict : Is 3,769,254; For Korea and other conflicts the number is 2,976,446: and for WWII and Korea only the number is 370,864. Source: VA Living Veterans Statistics.

Air Force Repatriate Returns. 315th Air Division, Japan--Staff Sergeant Robert M. wilkins (center), 15494 Lennhurst Ave, Detroit, MI, one of the first U.S. Air repatriates to arrive in Japan after the prisoner of war exchange under Operation Big Switch, smiles as he talks to Col Jesse E. Grace of Russelville, AR, commander of the U.S. Air Force 6481st Medical Air Evacuation Group, after landing at an air base near Tokyo. An unidentified Army corpsman assists Sergeant Wilkins. In the background in the huge U.S. Air Force C-124 "Globemaster" that carried Sergeant Wilkins and 60 other repatriated UNC men from Korea to Japan on a flight of 4 and 1/2 hours. Today's airlift of 61 men brought the 2-day total flown to 125 men. Seventeen Americans, 27 Turks, 10 Filipinos and 7 Colombians made up today's airlift, 7 August 1953. AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM...

Personnel and equipment needed to save a man'life are assembled at HQs of the 8225th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, Korea. October 14, 1951. Cpl. Charles Abrahamson. (Army)

Korean War Peace talks. Kaesong, Korea, 1951 NARA Photos.

The Faces of War in Korea

MAPS OF KOREA

THE BATTLEFRONT: KOREA 1950 & THE BATTLE OF CHANGJIN RESERVOIR
MAPS FROM BILLY C. MOSSMAN; EBB AND FLOW NOV. 1950, JULY 1951.
(WASH. DC CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORY 1990)

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General Douglas MacArthur

L to R: President Truman reads citation to General Douglas MacArthur following their meeting at Wake Island. In the background are from left: Press Secretary Charles Ross, Commander in Chief Pacific Admiral Floyd Radford, Secretary of the Army Frank Pace, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs General Omar Bradley, October 14, 1950. Photo: Papers of Frank Pace. Source: Truman Library.

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