The Korean War 1950-1953

Douglas AD-3W Skyraider early-warning radar picket aircraft flying in formation off Korea. These planes belong to squadron VC-11, based aboard USS Boxer (CV-21). The photo is dated 27 August 1951. National Archives photo.

Soldiers of the 19th Infantry Regiment work their way over the snowy mountains about 10 miles north of Seoul, attempting to locate the enemy lines and positions, January 1951. US Army photo.

A Thai officer instructs soldiers of the Thailand Battalion in the organization of the infantry regiment and communications personnel, November 1950. US Army photo.

A Korean family from near Masan, now living in a refugee camp at Changseungpo (Jangseungpo), Korea, October 1950. National Archives photo.

Marines board a train at Pusan, August 1950. Sergeant Frank C. Kerr, USMC photo.

US Marines during mopping up operations on Wolmido Island, September 1950. USMC photo.

3 soldiers, of 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, probably on the road from Songju to Taegu airfield. The soldiers are from left to right; Private Lance Gully, Private Max - (with driving goggles pushed up onto his forehead), and Private Tom Saunders. Australian War Memorial photo/Donor I. Robertson.

Flight Nurse 2nd Lieutenant Pauline Kircher dresses a patient’s wounds during the flight from Korea to Japan, May 1951. US Air Force photo.

A wounded American soldier is lifted onto a helicopter at the 21st Infantry Regiment collecting station, Painmal, Korea, one mile south of the 38th parallel, for evacuation to a base hospital, April 3, 1951. National Archives photo.

Corporal Andy Dore, Company C, Royal Canadian 22nd Regiment, prepares to go out on patrol. Imperial War Museum photo.

F4U Corsair from USS Leyte (CV-32) readies for a mission over Korea. National Archives photo.

Soldiers of the 1st King's Shropshire Light Infantry man a Bren gun position as they view enemy lines through binoculars during Operation Commando, October 1951. Imperial War Museum photo.

Aboard USS Manchester (CL-83) a Sikorsky HO3S helicopter, of Squadron HU-1, lands on the cruiser's after deck after a gunfire spotting mission off the Korean coast, March 1953. Courtesy Naval History and Heritage Command.

Republic of Korea Marines move down a trail, while three 1st Marine Aircraft Wing helicopters (one appearing as a dot in the distance), bring in more Korean Marines. The helicopters were from Marine Squadron HR-69. Photo and caption released by Commander Naval Forces, Far East, under date of 20 April 1952. Courtesy Naval History and Heritage Command.

Father John J. Morrison, 2nd Infantry Division Chaplain, celebrates Mass for soldiers of the Division, ca 1952. K.H. Kim, a Korean soldier assigned to the Division, assists Father Morrison. US Army photo.

Marines of the 11th Marine Regiment, swab the breech of their 155MM Howitzer, after firing on Communist positions in Korea. Photo by Sergeant D.R. Thompson, USMC.

Trucks transport Marines up to the battle lines on the Naktong River, 2 September 1950. Photo by Sergeant Frank C. Kerr, USMC.

Lance Corporal M. R. Neyland (left) and Corporal R. N. Parry, of 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, keep an eye out for the enemy on Hill Sardine, April 1951. Claude Holzheimer photo/Australian War Memorial.

US soldiers, in a rear staging area, either pass the time by catching some sleep or simply waiting until the order to move out comes, ca July 1950. US Army photo.

Leading Aircraftman G.D. Johnston, NO. 77 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, refueling a Meteor aircraft after its return from a mission, Kimpo, 1951. Australian War Memorial photo.

Marines, of the 1st Marine Division, fire on a Chinese roadblock in the Hagaruri area, December 1950. USMC photo by Sergeant Frank C. Kerr.

Private First Class Leland E. Lipscomb and Sergeant Ramon Cruz, Jr., D Company, 10th Engineer Combat Battalion, pose with the 3rd Infantry Division sign they constructed near Yonchon, Korea, January 1952. US Army photo by Private First Class Henry Kato.

Forward observers of the 2nd Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, reporting enemy positions to headquarters in Korea. From left to right are; Gunner Robert Pollard, Gunner Jack Riddle, and Captain Warren Carleton. Imperial War Museum photo.

USS Iowa (BB-61) off Koje, Korea, firing her 16-inch guns at enemy coastal defenses. The photo is dated 17 October 1952, the day after Iowa completed her Korean War combat operations. Courtesy U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command.

Sergeant Robert Greig (left), of the 1st Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers, shows Staff Sergeant Victor Halley, Heavy Mortar Platoon, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, how to fire a Bren gun. Imperial War Museum photo.

Sniper, Lance Corporal Alec Jamieson, 1st Battalion, The King's Own Scottish Borderers, maintains his vigil over enemy hills from his camouflaged position. Imperial War Museum photo.

Marine mortar team in action. Caption on bottom reads: “Fire and Fall Forward, that’s the order of the day!” USMC photo with release date of 21 June 1951.

Artwork side for a Chinese language propaganda leaflet used during the Korean War. The cannons protruding from the blocks represent the sixteen nations that supplied combat troops to the United Nations. Titled “World Solidarity” emphasizing the nations of the world opposed to Communist aggression. Designed by the Far East Command, Military Intelligence Section, General Staff, Psychological Warfare Branch. US Army leaflet.

Soldier from the 65th Infantry Regiment fires his Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) at Chinese positions south of the 38th Parallel. US Army photo.

Three New Zealand sappers have a beer outside their hut. From left to right; Sapper Graham McClelland, Sapper Arthur Green, and Corporal John Fraser. Photo taken in Korea, 1951-1952, by Ian Mackley – courtesy National Library of New Zealand.

US Air Force F-84E Thunderjet (s/n 51-613), of the 8th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 49th Fighter Bomber Group, fitted with bombs and HVAR rockets, Korea, ca 1952. US Air Force photo.

Lieutenant F. J. Winslow, Korean Military Advisory Group (KMAG) Photo Officer, photographs activities near the front lines, August 1950. Gene Putnam photo.

Four pilots, of NO. 77 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, prior to taking off on a mission shortly after their arrival in the Squadron, Kimpo, June 1952. From left to right; Pilot Officer W.H. Simmonds, Pilot Officer D.N. Robertson, Sergeant T. Armstrong, and Sergeant G.W. Lushey. Australian War Memorial photo.

Wounded Marines placed aboard a DUKW for evacuation over the Han River. Sergeant William Compton, USMC photo.

Private William Hunter, Army Catering Corps, prepares a meal of eggs and chips for soldiers of the 29th Independent Infantry Brigade (British) at Uijeongbu, north of Seoul. Imperial War Museum photo.

Private Kiriakos Zounis, of the Greek Battalion, cleans his M-1 carbine. Imperial War Museum photo.

Personnel of Destroyer Division 91 crowd the foc'sle and superstructure of their ships in Sasebo, Japan, to receive their Navy Unit Commendations. During the presentation on the Mansfield, a crane crew in the background continues its task of installing new gun barrels on the De Haven. Streaks of red lead on the Collett and the Swenson in the foreground show the work that has occupied all the crews while in port. By coincidence the famed 'Sitting Duck' destroyers are berthed in their numerical order: USS De Haven (DD-727), Mansfield (DD-728), Lyman K. Swenson (DD-729), and Collett (DD-730). Photo and CAPTION released by Commander Naval Forces, Far East, under date of 18 December 1951. Naval History and Heritage Command photo.

Private First Class Robert Smith (left) and Private Carl Fisher, 27th Infantry Regiment, engaging North Korean positions, 4 September 1950. US Army photo by Private First Class Thomas Nebbia.

Two soldiers, of Support Company, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, during training with a bazooka, Haramura, Japan, August 1950. Corporal G. H. Pearce is on the left and Private E. K. Bates (on right) is loading the bazooka in preparation for firing at a target. Australian War Memorial photo/Claude Holzheimer.