Korean War, 1950-1953

The commanding General of the Armed Forces in Korea, Lieutenant General Walton Walker with Colonel Alford G. Katzin (ret.), personal representative of United Nations (U.N.) Secretary General Trygve Lie. Katzin had just presented the U.N. flag to General Walker.

Photograph of a map of Korea entitled Current Military Situation.

A South Korean infantry officer points out cover positions to his patrol working on the Korean battle front.

A long stream of refugees moves along a road leading south after receiving evacuation orders from the South Korean army. The South Korean forces were reported making small gains in a counter attack near the fallen city of Pohang.

President Harry S. Truman and General Douglas MacArthur at President Truman's arrival at the Wake Island Conference.

President Harry S. Truman and General Douglas MacArthur held a shirt-sleeve conference at Wake Island on Communist aggression in the Far East, the Korean War, and world peace. In this photo, the two meet face to face for the first time.

Press Secretary Charlie Ross informing reporters that Wake Island is to be the scene of a conference between President Truman and General Douglas MacArthur.

Left to right: Lieutenant Commander Dorothy Richard, United States Navy, secretary Vernice Anderson, and Ambassador-at-Large Philip C. Jessup in Hawaii on the way to Wake Island.

President Harry S. Truman after his return from the Wake Island Conference with General Douglas MacArthur. From left to right: Special Assistant W. Averill Harriman, Defense Secretary George C. Marshall, President Truman, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Ambassador Philip Jessup, Treasury Secretary John Snyder, Army Secretary Frank Pace and General Omar Bradley.

In commemoration of the "Black and White Yanks" who fought in Korea, 1950-53. Original color photograph is in oversize file.