Korean War, 1950-1953

President Harry S. Truman, right, presents the Congressional Medal of Honor to Marine Staff Sergeant Archie Van Winkle, 26, of Everett, Washington. Sergeant Van Winkle, a platoon Sergeant of Company B, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, though twice wounded in the same action, led his trapped platoon in a successful charge against a larger enemy force in Korea. Action took place near Sudong, Korea in November, 1950.

President Harry S. Truman stands in the Oval Office at the White House after presenting three Korean War veterans with the Congressional Medal of Honor. From left to right: General Harry Vaughan; unidentified Army officer; Korean War Medal of Honor recipient Sergeant John A. Pittman, President Truman, Secretary of Defense George Marshall, and unidentified Army officer. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman stands with Korean War veterans after presenting each of them the Congressional Medal of Honor in the Oval Office at the White House. From left to right: Senator Earle Clements of Kentucky (partly obscured); Senator Hugh Butler of Nebraska; Governor Lawrence Wetherby of Kentucky; First Lieutenant Carl Dodd, Kenvir, Kentucky; President Truman; Sergeant John A. Pittman, Carrolton, Mississippi; Master Sergeant Ernest R. Kouma, Dwight, Nebraska; and Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall. Others in the background are unidentified.

This is an example of a propaganda leaflet from the Communist forces fighting in Korea. The top image shows two couples sitting at a table, drinking cocktails with the women wearing swimsuits. The image is captioned, "Mr. Moneybags is in Florida this Christmas." The bottom image shows a line of soldiers marching through a snowy landscape. The image is captioned, "Where are you? In Korea!" The caption at the bottom of the leaflet reads, "You risk your life, Big Business rakes in the dough." From: Gene Putnam

At dawn on the morning of October 15th, President Harry S. Truman is met at Wake Island by Far East Commander General Douglas MacArthur.

Korean children are watching a man dump trash from a trailer. From: Gene Putnam

A helmet and rifle mark the spot where an unidentified soldier was killed during the Korean War. From: Gene Putnam

Two unidentified men are applying clay to the walls of the building in Korea. From: Gene Putnam

Equipment used during the Korean War. From: Gene Putnam

Unidentified South Korean women are preparing food and placing it in a basket. From: Gene Putnam