Men of the 24th Infantry Regiment move up to the firing line in Pusan Perimeter Korea. July 18, 1950. At the time this photo was taken the 24th was still primarily a segregated unit.
On 17 July 1951 during a patrol of the Chinnampo harbour the HMNZ Rotoiti carried out a ground attack on an enemy gun position at Sogon-Ni Point. An assault party of 14 men, supported by gunfire from the ship, landed and took two enemy soldiers prisoner.
Marine observation post overlooking the Chosin Reservoir. 1950.
Marines and armour of the 1st Marine Division move through communist Chinese lines during their successful breakout from the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea; c. December 1950
Marines file past a truck loaded with dead Americans during the retreat from the Chosin Reservoir, December 1950.
Army surgeons performed an operation on a wounded soldier at the 8209th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, twenty miles from the front lines of the Korean War on August 4, 1952.
An American soldier comforts a fellow infantryman whose close friend has been killed in action, Haktong-ni area, Korea, August 1950. A corpsman fills out casualty tags in the background. US Army photo
HVAR air-to-surface rockets being mounted on P-51D Mustangs of the 39th Fighter Interceptor Squadron at the Chinhae Air Base (now Jinhae), South Korea, May 1951.
Boeing RB-29A Superfortress (s/n 44-61727) from the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron over Korea. This aircraft was shot down by MiG-15s, possibly over China or the extreme northern part of Korea on July 4, 1952.
Demolition charges destroy Hungnam port facilities and remaining U.N. supplies at the conclusion of evacuation operations, December 24, 1950. The U.S. Navy high-speed transport USS Begor (APD-127) and a motor launch are standing by offshore.
PFC Walter Smith, Corrigan, Tex; PFC Robert McMahan, Springfield, Tenn; and CPL Hubert Hightower, Rome, Ga (L-R), all of the 5th Cavalry Regt, examine a T-34/85 tank captured from North Korean forces. Waegwan, South Korea.
Sgt. Charles J. Burns, Galivants Ferry, S.C., Med Co., 5th RCT, reads of his outfit's achievements after participating in the fight for Weagwan. 19 September 1950.
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