Korean War, 1950-1953

United States Marines and Republic of Korea Marines gather on snow covered beach on Sin Do Island after it was captured.

Crew members of the USS Bass help transfer injured crew members to the USS Manchester. The USS Bass was hit by enemy fire from Wonsan shore batteries in Wonsan Harbor, Korea. All are unidentified.

United States Marines walk along a snow covered path in a forested area on Sin Do Island, Korea.

A shelter on Sin Do Island, Korea, has writing on it that indicates it was once occupied by a Soviet Combat Engineer Regiment. Original caption: Note the thickness of concrete and the Russian inscription on these fortifications in Wonsan Harbor.

Captain Lewis Smith Parks aboard the USS Manchester.

During a blizzard night the Thailand Corvette Prasae grounded on North Korea's eastern coast in enemy territory about 200 yards offshore.

The USS Manchester helicopter brings supplies and helps evacuate troops from the Thai ship HMTS Prasae that ran aground in enemy territory off the coast of Korea during a blizzard. Original caption: Several hundred enemy troops visible at times but gunfire from ships kept them 2000 to 3000 yards away during evacuation of personnel.

United States Marines capture Sin Do Island located in Wonsan Harbor, Korea. Small clusters of Marines can be seen near the coast on the snowy beach.

This is a photograph of the bow of the USS Manchester and Hwangt'o Do Island in the distance. USS Manchester Marines took the island on March 4, 1951.

Lieutenant William DuCoing from the USS Manchester inspects the remains of machinery left behind by North Korean and Russian military forces on Sin Do Island, Wonsan Harbor, Korea.