The USS Missouri at Chong Jin, Korea Firing a 16' Salvo
The USS Missouri at Chong Jin, Korea, firing a 16' salvo in an effort to cut northern Korean communications. Chong Jin is only 39 miles from Soviet border.
Korean War, 1950-1953
Cabinet Members Listen to Truman Address
Members of the Cabinet and others attend President Truman's Address to the Nation on the Korean situation in the White House. Front row, left to right: Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson; Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer; and Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson. Second row, left to right: Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman; and Attorney General J. Howard McGrath. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook
President Truman Addresses the Nation
President Harry S. Truman getting ready to address the Nation on the Korean situation from the White House. From: Oscar Chapman Papers
Washington Committee for Korean Relief
Boy Scouts help to load boxes of clothing collected by the Washington Committee for Korean Relief into a truck on the Washington Monument grounds. All people unidentified.
Committee for Korean Relief Clothing Drive
Boy Scouts help to load boxes of clothing collected by the Washington Committee for Korean Relief into a truck on the Washington Monument grounds. All people unidentified.
Cabinet Hears News on Korea
Members of the Cabinet and others listen to President Harry S. Truman give an address on the situation in Korea. Pictured, front row, left to right: Secretary of Defense Louis A. Johnson; Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer; and Postmaster General Jesse M. Donaldson. Second row, left to right: Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; and Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman; and Attorney General J. Howard McGrath. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook
Truman Addresses Cabinet
President Harry S. Truman gives an address to the nation on the situation in Korea. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook
African American G. I. eats from mess kit during Korean War
This G. I. digs into his mess kit full of hot field rations and looks mighty pleased, because a hot meal and a hot war are rarely found together. African American G. I.
A South Korean soldier and a fellow wounded soldier
A South Korean soldier comforts a wounded buddy before he is evacuated to the rear of the fighting lines.
Wake Island Airfield
The airfield in Wake Island, where President Harry S. Truman traveled to confer with General Douglas MacArthur. All individuals are unidentified.