Korean War, 1950-1953

Undersecretary of State James E. Webb arrives at the State Department to take part in hurried conferences called to examine the situation in Korea where North Korea has launched attacks on South Korea.

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

Tanks and Marines advance towards Uijeongbu, 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.

Scene at a railroad yard in Seoul, South Korea.

North Korean prisoners captured as the First Marine Regiment moved into Seoul, South Korea.

Seoul, South Korea burning during the early stages of the Korean War.

The remains of nine North Korean boxcars, once loaded with ammunition. They had been heading for Seoul, when hit by Air Force B-26 bombers, near Susaik, South Korea.

The hangars at Kimpo Air Base, Korea. Enemy forces were hiding in the hangars while they were burning and this picture was taken.