Korean War, 1950-1953

President Harry S. Truman accepts honors at Hickam Field en route to meeting with General Douglas MacArthur at Wake Island. Front row, left: Admiral Arthur Radford, President Harry S. Truman, and Colonel Manning Tillery. Second row, left: Mayor of Honolulu John H. Wilson and Governor of Hawaii Ingram M. Stainback. Others are unidentified.

A crewman from the grounded Thailand ship HMTS Prasae stands guard as the helicopter from the USS Manchester shuttles the stranded sailors to safety. The Prasae, part of a United Nations operation, ran aground on the Korean coast during a blizzard.

A crewman from the grounded Thailand ship HMTS Prasae stands guard as the helicopter from the USS Manchester shuttles the stranded sailors to safety. The Prasae, part of a United Nations operation, ran aground during a blizzard. This took place in Korea.

Introductory letter from the album "Pictorial Evidence of Communist Savagery", National Police Headquarters, Republic of Korea, Seoul, Korea. From: Photos used in the 1984 Truman Centennial Exhibit. Library of Congress Photo Number: LC-9553.

Unidentified United Nations soldiers walk with Koreans along a dirt path, somewhere in Korea during the Korean War. This is from an album of photos of a visit by Secretary of the Army Frank Pace to the Far Eastern Theater.

An unidentified African-American soldier relaxes in the grass with his gun between his legs during a lull in a battle. This is from an album of photos of a visit by Secretary of the Army Frank Pace to the Far Eastern Theater.

Two unidentified armed soldiers wait on a hill, somewhere in Korea during the Korean War. This is from an album of photos of a visit by Secretary of the Army Frank Pace to the Far Eastern Theater.

A large group of unidentified United Nations soldiers marches along a path toward the camera, carrying their supplies, somewhere in Korea during the Korean War. This is from an album of photos of a visit by Secretary of the Army Frank Pace to the Far Eastern Theater.

Lieutenant General Matthew E. Ridgway (center, in light hat) is meeting with Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (left) and other unidentified members of the United States Army. This is from an album of photos of a visit by Secretary of the Army Frank Pace to the Far Eastern Theater.

Unidentified United States tank crewmen are handing items to Koreans as they climb onto the tank, somewhere in Korea. This is from an album of photos of a visit by Secretary of the Army Frank Pace to the Far Eastern Theater.