Korean War, 1950-1953

President Harry S. Truman and General Douglas MacArthur at President Truman's arrival at the Wake Island Conference.

President Harry S. Truman and General Douglas MacArthur held a shirt-sleeve conference at Wake Island on Communist aggression in the Far East, the Korean War, and world peace. In this photo, the two meet face to face for the first time.

Press Secretary Charlie Ross informing reporters that Wake Island is to be the scene of a conference between President Truman and General Douglas MacArthur.

Left to right: Lieutenant Commander Dorothy Richard, United States Navy, secretary Vernice Anderson, and Ambassador-at-Large Philip C. Jessup in Hawaii on the way to Wake Island.

President Harry S. Truman after his return from the Wake Island Conference with General Douglas MacArthur. From left to right: Special Assistant W. Averill Harriman, Defense Secretary George C. Marshall, President Truman, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Ambassador Philip Jessup, Treasury Secretary John Snyder, Army Secretary Frank Pace and General Omar Bradley.

In commemoration of the "Black and White Yanks" who fought in Korea, 1950-53. Original color photograph is in oversize file.

General Frank Lowe, Lieutenant Colonel Roise, Captain Hume, and Marines of the Second Battalion, Fifth Marine Regiment talk over the taking of Kimpo, South Korea. Lt. Colonel Roise was the Commanding Officer of the Second Battalion, Fifth Regiment.

Sinchon, Korea. North Korean prisoners captured just south of Uijeongbu.

Marine tank returning fire on Hill 296 near Sinchon, South Korea.

At the ceremony officially returning Seoul to President Syngman Rhee and re-establishing Seoul as the capital of the Republic of Korea, (sitting on platform left to right) General Douglas MacArthur, President Syngman Rhee, Mrs. Rhee, and Defense Minister Shin Sung-Mo.