Korean War, 1950-1953

Photograph of Army tank that had just exploded near Pyongyang, Korea.

United States Army Fifth Cavalry Regiment troops head into Pyongyang, Korea. The smoke in the background came from two ammunition dumps hit by the U. S. Air Force.

Sergeant Eugene Milburn and Sergeant Bobby Hall, radio operators, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, in Korea.

Lieutenant Colonel Paul Clifford, lying on his stomach with suspenders showing, the C.O. of the 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, the first unit to enter Pyongyang, North Korea.

Colonel Marcel Crombez and General Frank Lowe. Colonel Crombez commanded the 5th Cavalry regiment when they captured Pyongyang, Korea.

Radio station in Pyongyang, Korea.

Three African-Americans with a banner that commemorates the "Black and White Yanks" who fought in Korea, 1950-1953. They are standing by a statue of Abraham Lincoln.

President Harry S. Truman with General Douglas MacArthur, taken through the rear window of a car while the two were meeting at Wake Island.

President Harry S. Truman signing S.J. Res. 72, which gives benefits to Korean war veterans, except the GI Bill of Rights. The Chief Executive asked Congress for the bill after hearing that a Veterans Administration hospital in Arizona had refused to admit a Korean War veteran because he had not served in an "official" war.

Sergeant First Class Melvin Jasper and First Lieutenant Arbrade Posey erecting flag of their unit, 715th Truck Company, National Guard of Washington, D. C., in Korea. The "Blair House" sign is the nickname for their units' orderly room.