This Week in History
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August 1, 1950
General Walker orders Eighth Army to withdraw behind Naktong River and form the Pusan perimeter...
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August 3, 1950
The first Marine Corps aviation missions against North Korea are flown from the USS Sicily by...
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August 4, 1950
Marine Corps helicopters from the Marine Observation Squadron Six (VMO-6) undertake the first...
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August 1, 1950 to August 5, 1950
More than 9,000 officers and enlisted men of the 2nd Marine Division and newly activated Marine...
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August 6, 1950
The first Marine aviation missions to be flown from the Badoeng Strait against North Korean...
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August 4, 1950 to September 16, 1950
A total of 84,478 U.S. troops participate in the defense of the Pusan Perimeter including the U...
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August 4, 1950 to September 16, 1950
84,478 U.S. troops participate in the defense of the Pusan Perimeter, including the U.S. Army's...
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June 27, 1950 to December 15, 1950
U.N. Defensive (Phase I)
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May 20, 1951 to September 20, 1951
Operation STRANGLE. Massive all-out air interdiction campaign is carried out by FEAF, TF 77,...
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July 9, 1951 to November 27, 1951
U.N. Summer-Fall Offensive (Phase VI)
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July 10, 1951 to November 27, 1951
Korean War truce talks began Jul 10 1951. Although the talks started slowly, on Nov 27 1951,...
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July 17, 1952 to August 4, 1952
First Battle for Old Baldy (Hill 266) fought by the 2nd Infantry Divison. The battle marks the...
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May 1, 1952 to November 30, 1952
Korean Summer-Fall (Continuing Stalemate) 1952 (Phase VIII)
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February 16, 1951 to July 27, 1953
Seige of Wonsan. Task Force 95 (U.N. Blockade and Escort Force) blockades Wonsan Harbor. The...
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February 16, 1951 to July 27, 1953
Seige of Wonsan. Task Force 95 (U.N. Blockade and Escort Force) blockades Wonsan Harbor. The...
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May 1, 1953 to July 27, 1953
Conclusion (Phase X)
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July 13, 1953 to July 27, 1953
Battle of Kumsong River Salient. Last Communist offensive. CCF launch a six division attack...
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July 27, 1953
The United States, North Korea and China sign an armistice, which ends the war but fails to...
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July 27, 1953
Last air-kill of the war. F-86 pilot downs an enemy transport near the Manchurian border.
Timelines
Historical Photos
- DoD Korean War Photos13 Photos
- Korean War Memorial2 Photos
- Big Guns19 Photos
- Army--Medicine8 Photos
- Wounded Soldiers25 Photos
- Fallen Soldiers6 Photos
- Armistice3 Photos
- Soldiers and their Families4 Photos
- One Team One Fight31 Photos
- Miscellaneous82 Photos
- POW19 Photos
- Korean Natives24 Photos
- Korean Soldiers8 Photos
- War Effects16 Photos
- Air Mission40 Photos
- Land Mission109 Photos
- Water Mission17 Photos
- Troop Efforts116 Photos
Marine Weapons 6 Photos
Marines--Aviation6 Photos
Marines--Fully Integrated3 Photos
Marines--Allied4 Photos
The Women Marines' Third War5 Photos
Marines--Cold Weather Equipment and Training5 Photos
Marines--Body Armor3 Photos
Marines--Call Up the Reserves3 Photos
The Coast Guard20 Photos
Marines--Combined-Arms Teams6 Photos
Air Force--Air Superiority6 Photos
Air Force F-80, F-82, F84, F86, F9419 Photos
Air Force--Air Power Partners in Korea7 Photos
Air Force--Interdiction: Tightening the Noose18 Photos
Air Force--Close Air Support: Battering from Above5 Photos
Air Force--Mosquitoes8 Photos
Air Force--Tactical Air Control Parties6 Photos
Air Force--Strategic Bombing10 Photos
Air Force--Reconnaissance8 Photos
Air Force--Airlift: Cobat Cargo6 Photos
Air Force--Operation Kiddy Car6 Photos
Air Force--Special Operations: In the Enemy's Backyard7 Photos
Air Force--Leaflets and Safe Conduct Passes16 Photos
Air Force--Air Rescue9 Photos
Air Force--Lifeboat from the Sky6 Photos
Air Force--Prisoners of War11 Photos
Navy--Wonsan 18 Photos
Navy--Wonsan Mine Ops9 Photos
Navy--Allies7 Photos
Navy--Allies Korean9 Photos
Navy--At What Cost?12 Photos
Naval Gunfire Support16 Photos
Navy -- Submarines5 Photos
Navy -- Underwater Demolition Team4 Photos
Pentagon Korean War Exhibit14 Photos
Heroes Remembered, July 27 Commemoration85 Photos
- Operation Reckless Dedication15 Photos
Marine Corps Parade10 Photos
Unforgettable: Letters from Korea7 Photos
Twilight Tattoo10 Photos
Korean War Veterans Memorial24 Photos
Videos
Korean War PSAs6 Videos
Videos from Heroes Remembered2 Videos
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Updated on: Sep 30, 2013*Outbreak of the War* The Korean War began with a surprise attack June 25, 1950, when eight divisions and an armored brigade (90,000 soldiers) of t...View more - Korean War Medal of Hono...
Updated on: Sep 30, 2013-------- DUANE DEWEY, MEDAL OF HONOR, KOREAN WAR ----------------------------- On April 16, 1952, while being treated by a Navy corpsman near...View more - Korean War Medal of Hono...
Updated on: Sep 30, 2013-------- WILLIAM BARBER, MEDAL OF HONOR, KOREAN WAR -------------------------- From November 28 to December 3, 1950, while suffering from serious...View more - Korean War Medal Of Hono...
Updated on: Sep 30, 2013-------- HIROSHI MIYAMURA, MEDAL OF HONOR, KOREAN WAR ------------------------ Corporal Hiroshi Miyamura covered his unit's retreat during an over...View more - Technological Advances
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Korean War News
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