Korean War, 1950-1953

Ground troops of the United States Army board a transport plane at a Japanese Air Base for shipment to Korea.

General of the Army Douglas MacArthur (center) and members of his staff appraise the terrain conditions near Seoul, Korea. The general flew from his Tokyo headquarters of make an on the spot appraisal of the situation developing in the communist North Korean invasion of the South Korean Republic.

An American C-54 Military Aircraft burns on a South Korean landing strip after being strafed by Communist North Korean fighters.

Boxes of Russian hand grenades taken north of Seoul, Korea, during the Korean War.

Far East Air Forces Combat Cargo Command Airlift Airbase, Japan. Rolling across the world's only airlifted pontoon bridge, are these veteran U. S. Eighth Army Troops. Airlifted from Japan by huge troop carrier aircraft of Feafs Combat Cargo Command, this bridge has become the key crossing point on the Han River where United Nations Forces are driving north in pursuit of North Korean Reds. Three bridges which had previously spanned the Han, were completely destroyed by Air Force, Navy and Marine Fighter Bombers.

General James A. Van Fleet, left, and Lt. Gen. Edward M. Almond, former 10th Army Corps Commander, snapped at a Senate Armed Services Subcommittee hearing today where they were questioned about the recent serious ammunition shortage in Korea. The Committee is trying to fix the blame for the shortage. From: Beth Gore.

General James A. Van Fleet, 60-year-old former 8th Army commander, told Congressmen this morning that the Korea deadlock is a sit-down of our own choice. Van Fleet, appearing before the House Armed Services Committee, also suggested the draft term be lengthened from its present two years "to 30 or 36 months." In this double photograph, on the right, Committee Chairman Dewey Short (R-MO) greets Van Fleet upon arrival at the hearing, and left is Van Fleet as he testified. From: Beth Gore.

PFC Paul Cecil mans a rocket launcher as PFC Junior Coram loads a rocket on a ridge in the Chigong-Ni area of South Korea. Both men are from the 35th Infantry regiment.

President Harry S. Truman addressed the nation, spelling out the steps the nation will take to meet the danger of further communist aggression at this time of the Korean War. Donor: Hennepin County Historical Society

President Harry S. Truman (center) congratulates Master Sergeant Hubert L. Lee (left) of Leland, Mississippi, and Sergeant First Class Joseph C. Rodriguez (right) of San Bernardino, California, after presenting Medals of Honor to them for valor on Korean battlefields. Donor: New York Herald Tribune