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Background imageKorea Collection: Marilyn Monroe in the Chow Line

Marilyn Monroe in the Chow Line
Blonde actress Marilyn Monroe takes her place in the chow line for some GI fare, during her four-day tour in Korea. Monroe wowed some 65, 000 troops in the bunkers with her gay performances

Background imageKorea Collection: Troops Watch Service Show In Korea

Troops Watch Service Show In Korea
(Original Caption) Korea: Troops of the U.s

Background imageKorea Collection: U.S. Soldier During Winter Fighting In Korea

U.S. Soldier During Winter Fighting In Korea
(Original Caption) Pfc. Preston L. McKnight, New Cumberland, W. Va. uses his poncho as his protection from the biting wind and cold, during a break in fighting, somewhere in Korea

Background imageKorea Collection: Soldiers Walking Down Road

Soldiers Walking Down Road
(Original Caption) As soldiers at right are briefed

Background imageKorea Collection: Crowd on Street in Korea With Signs

Crowd on Street in Korea With Signs
(Original Caption) Photo shows crowds on the street in Korea, waiting for Lyndon Baines Johnson's arrival. They hold various signs that appear to indicate a friendly atmosphere

Background imageKorea Collection: Crowd on Street in Korea With Signs

Crowd on Street in Korea With Signs
(Original Caption) Photo shows crowds on the street in Korea, waiting for Lyndon Baines Johnson's arrival. They hold various signs that appear to indicate a friendly atmosphere

Background imageKorea Collection: Man Laying Down

Man Laying Down
A KOREAN BEDROOM. MAN SLEEPS WITH A WOODEN BLOCK SUPPORTING HIS NECK. UNDATED PHOTOGRAPH

Background imageKorea Collection: Soldiers Looking for Snipers

Soldiers Looking for Snipers
Soldiers of the United States Marines search for snipers in the Chosin Reservoir

Background imageKorea Collection: Marilyn Monroe Visiting Serviceman

Marilyn Monroe Visiting Serviceman
(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageKorea Collection: Marilyn Monroe Visiting Serviceman

Marilyn Monroe Visiting Serviceman
(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageKorea Collection: Shoppers in Korean Market

Shoppers in Korean Market
(Original Caption) Food markets in Korea

Background imageKorea Collection: Men Run Across River Bridge To Attack

Men Run Across River Bridge To Attack
(Original Caption) Capture of Ping-Yang, Korea, September 16, 1895. Japanese troops entering at the gate of the Tai-Dang River Bridge. Engraving

Background imageKorea Collection: Portrait of Shinichy

Portrait of Shinichy
(Original Caption) Campaigning for the May general election for Korea's highest office began with opposition leaders lashes at the administration

Background imageKorea Collection: Ammunition Truck Exploding on Bridge

Ammunition Truck Exploding on Bridge
(Original Caption) this picture was taken by a USAF RF-80 reconniasance plane of actual strafing attacks by 5th Air Force planes on North Korean targets. Ammunition truck explodes at the end of bridge

Background imageKorea Collection: Strafing Attacks in North Korea

Strafing Attacks in North Korea
(Original Caption) This picture was taken by a USAF RF-80 photo reconnaissance plane of actual strafing attcks by 5th Air Force planes on North Korean targets

Background imageKorea Collection: Strafing Attacks in North Korea

Strafing Attacks in North Korea
(Original Caption) This picture was taken by a USAF RF-80 photo reconnaissance plane of actual strafing attacks by 5th Air Force planes on North Korean targets

Background imageKorea Collection: Korean Governor Signing Peace Treaty

Korean Governor Signing Peace Treaty
(Original Caption) Japs Surrender in Korea

Background imageKorea Collection: Koreans Watching Parade of US Soldiers

Koreans Watching Parade of US Soldiers
(Original Caption) US Occupation Forces in Korea

Background imageKorea Collection: Korea's First Democratic Election

Korea's First Democratic Election
(Original Caption) 5/1948-Korea- Koreans queue up to place their votes during the first election held in this country's 4, 000-year-old history

Background imageKorea Collection: Portrait of Korean Farmer and His Son

Portrait of Korean Farmer and His Son
(Original Caption) A farmer and his son pictured in front of their typical Korean farm house, made of red clay and large stones with a thatched roof of rice straw

Background imageKorea Collection: Portrait of Korean Farmer and His Son

Portrait of Korean Farmer and His Son
(Original Caption) A farmer and hi son pictured in front of their typical Korean farm house, made of red clay and large stones with a thatched roof of rice straw

Background imageKorea Collection: US Soldiers Firing Howitzer on North Korean Positions

US Soldiers Firing Howitzer on North Korean Positions

Background imageKorea Collection: President Reagan with Binoculars

President Reagan with Binoculars
(Original Caption) 11/13/1983-DMZ, Korea- President Reagan looks through binoculars to view North Korean positions from the observation deck at Guard Post Collier at the DMZ

Background imageKorea Collection: President Reagan on Observation Deck

President Reagan on Observation Deck
(Original Caption) DMZ, Korea: President Reagan views North Korean positions from the observation deck of the U.S. guard post at the DMZ. He is escorted by Lt

Background imageKorea Collection: Poster of Korea and 38th Parallel

Poster of Korea and 38th Parallel
Map of Korea with the caption "Right War; Right Place?" with Pyongyang, Seoul, Pusan and the 38th Parallel labeled. Undated

Background imageKorea Collection: Two Korean Men In Traditional Costume

Two Korean Men In Traditional Costume
(Original Caption) Portrait of Korean men in traditional costume. Undated photograph. BPA 2 #1216

Background imageKorea Collection: Soldier Guarding Farmers Building Road

Soldier Guarding Farmers Building Road
(Original Caption) 5/50-Saigon, Indo-China: Farmers build roads as soldier stands guard against "unpacified" Reds

Background imageKorea Collection: Joseph Mcconnell Jr

Joseph Mcconnell Jr
(Original Caption) Edwards AFB, CA: World's top jet ace dies in crash. Captain Joesph McConnell Jr

Background imageKorea Collection: Cartoon About Korean War

Cartoon About Korean War
(Original Caption) Cartoon illustration, "THE CONTEST OVER KOREA

Background imageKorea Collection: Portrait of Korean Farmer

Portrait of Korean Farmer
(Original Caption) A typical Korean farmer

Background imageKorea Collection: Soldier Holding Governmental Portrait While Transporting After Battle

Soldier Holding Governmental Portrait While Transporting After Battle
(Original Caption) Korea: Mementoes of prison Batke. Koje Island, Korea. Willie Haywood with king size portrait of North Korean Premier Kim-Il-Sung

Background imageKorea Collection: Soldiers Attending Thanksgiving Service

Soldiers Attending Thanksgiving Service
American soldiers attend a Thanksgiving service while serving in the Korean War. Chaplain Burgess P. Riddle presides over the ceremony

Background imageKorea Collection: Surgeon Team at Army Hospital of Korea

Surgeon Team at Army Hospital of Korea
(Original Caption) Korea: A Medical Corps team of the First Mobile army Surgical Hospital, X Corps, Korea, performs a front line operation on a battle wounded soldier

Background imageKorea Collection: Nurse Adjusting Bandage of Wounded Soldier

Nurse Adjusting Bandage of Wounded Soldier
1950-Korea- A nurse adjusting a bandage and comforting a wounded soldier

Background imageKorea Collection: American GI in Foxhole

American GI in Foxhole
(Original Caption) 19950-Korea- Picture shows a GI in a foxhole in Korea

Background imageKorea Collection: Mechanic Working on Plane in Snowstorm

Mechanic Working on Plane in Snowstorm
(Original Caption) 1950-Korea: U.S. air mechanic works on plane in a snowstorm

Background imageKorea Collection: General Ridgway Watching Plane Take off

General Ridgway Watching Plane Take off
(Original Caption) General Matthew B. Ridgway watches as General Douglas MacArthur's plane takes off from Suwon Airfield

Background imageKorea Collection: MacArthur and Ridgway Descending Steps

MacArthur and Ridgway Descending Steps
(Original Caption) General Douglas A. MacArthur and General Matthew Ridgway are shown waking down the steps from a building in Korea

Background imageKorea Collection: Marilyn Monroe Entertaining Troops

Marilyn Monroe Entertaining Troops
American movie actress Marilyn Monroe entertains a group of soldiers in Korea

Background imageKorea Collection: Entertaining the Troops

Entertaining the Troops
(Original Caption) Marilyn Monroe entertaining the troops. Large crowd, stage off in the distance

Background imageKorea Collection: Wounded American Soldiers In Korea

Wounded American Soldiers In Korea
(Original Caption) 7/25/1950-Korea: Wounded American soldiers are given medical treatment at first aid station, somewhere in Korea

Background imageKorea Collection: Stretcher Being Carried To Helicopter

Stretcher Being Carried To Helicopter
(Original Caption) 8/1950-Korea: A wounded marine being loaded into a helicopter for evacuation to rear

Background imageKorea Collection: U.S. Soldiers Rest On Transport

U.S. Soldiers Rest On Transport
(Original Caption) 08/04/1950-Korea: CALM BEFORE THE STORM. Soldiers of the 2nd Infantry Division rest on the deck of their transport before disembarking at a port in South Korea

Background imageKorea Collection: Troops Walking Along Chinju Front

Troops Walking Along Chinju Front
(Original Caption) 1st Cavalry Moves Into Action

Background imageKorea Collection: Strafing Attacks by Air Force

Strafing Attacks by Air Force
(Original Caption) This picture taken by a USAF RF-80 photo reconnaissance plane of actual strafing attacks by the 5th Air Force planes on North Korean targets

Background imageKorea Collection: United States Helicopter Hovering on Korean Mission

United States Helicopter Hovering on Korean Mission
(Original Caption) South Korea: War Is "Hel-icopter." For the first time in any war, helicopters are being used on the battlefront as liaison planes and for evacuating the wounded

Background imageKorea Collection: Officers Inspecting a Telescopic Sight

Officers Inspecting a Telescopic Sight
(Original Caption) Korea: Col. John Michaelis, CO, 27th RCT, 25th Inf. Div. (center) inspects a telescopic sight captured from a North Korean T-34 tank in the Taegu-Waegan sector

Background imageKorea Collection: Soldiers Seated In Airplane Cockpit

Soldiers Seated In Airplane Cockpit
(Original Caption) 8/29/1950-Korea: Crew members of an L-5 observation plane are shown preparing their craft for a mission over enemy lines in Korea. Lt. Patrick G. Sivest of Elwood, Indiana; Lt

Background imageKorea Collection: Soldier Hovering from Helicopter Above USS Mt. McKinley

Soldier Hovering from Helicopter Above USS Mt. McKinley
(Original Caption) Korea: Personnel are transferred from LCVP to hovering helicopter near the USS Mt. McKinley in Inchon harbor

Background imageKorea Collection: General Douglas MacArthur at Inchon Invasion

General Douglas MacArthur at Inchon Invasion
(Original Caption) Inchon invasion, General MacArthur directs the invasion at Wolini

Background imageKorea Collection: General MacArthur Touring Korean Front Lines

General MacArthur Touring Korean Front Lines
9/23/1950-Korea-ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Grim-faced General Douglas MacArthur is shown in a jeep as he toured the fighting front in Korea, after the invasion of Inchon Harbor

Background imageKorea Collection: First Sign Posting of the 38Th Parallel

First Sign Posting of the 38Th Parallel
(Original Caption) 10/9/1950-Korea- First UN trooops to cross the 38th parallel hold a sign-posting ceremony to let the world know that the Third ROK Division made the historic crossing

Background imageKorea Collection: First Troops On Line;Marks 38Th Parallel

First Troops On Line;Marks 38Th Parallel
(Original Caption) 10/11/1950-On the 8th Parallel: A patrol of the 1st Cavalry Division, along with some South Korean Guerillas, stand on the imaginary line marking the 38th parallel

Background imageKorea Collection: Soldiers Moving Towards North Korean Capital

Soldiers Moving Towards North Korean Capital
(Original Caption) In the Race for North Korean Capital

Background imageKorea Collection: United States Battleship in the Ocean

United States Battleship in the Ocean
(Original Caption) Korea: They're From Missouri

Background imageKorea Collection: South Korean Soldier Stepping on Picture of Stalin

South Korean Soldier Stepping on Picture of Stalin
(Original Caption) 10/22/1950-Togwan

Background imageKorea Collection: Paratrooper Preparing to Board Plane

Paratrooper Preparing to Board Plane
Corporal Joseph Reyin, carrying plenty of gear, prepares to board a plane for a drop behind enemy lines

Background imageKorea Collection: Chinese Troops

Chinese Troops
Troops of the People's Liberation Army, of the sort that poured across the border to defend their neighbor North Korea

Background imageKorea Collection: Military Airplanes in Flight

Military Airplanes in Flight
(Original Caption) North Korea: No Drop In A Bucket. With an ease that is quietly deceptive, paratroopers of the 187th Airborne Regiment float earthward during the drop north of Pyongyang

Background imageKorea Collection: Loading Wounded Soldier Into Helicopter

Loading Wounded Soldier Into Helicopter
(Original Caption) 11/8/1950-Korea: Wounded man being readied for loading on helicopter for evacuation to the rear

Background imageKorea Collection: Survivor of Lost Battlion Unit

Survivor of Lost Battlion Unit
(Original Caption) 11/14/1950-Korea- 1st Sgt. Roy Larkin, One of the survivors of the 1st Cavalry Division's "Lost Battalion, " is interviewed by Capt. Alfred Naimo(right)

Background imageKorea Collection: Soldiers Reading Mail During Korean War

Soldiers Reading Mail During Korean War
(Original Caption) 11/15/1950-Korea- There is no soldier who isn't delighted to receive mail from home. But the outward effects may be vastly different. In this group of U.S

Background imageKorea Collection: Marines Man A Machine Gun

Marines Man A Machine Gun
(Original Caption) 11/15/1950-Korea: Corporal Jack Felts, of Houston, TX, and PFC. Jerry Conover, of Seattle, WA, both of the U.S

Background imageKorea Collection: Mortarmen Adjust Their Mortar

Mortarmen Adjust Their Mortar
(Original Caption) 11/15/1950-Korea: Two mortarmen of the U.S. Marines are shown adjusting their mortar so that it will be ready to open fire at a moment's notice

Background imageKorea Collection: Marines Crossing the Yalu River

Marines Crossing the Yalu River
(Original Caption) 11/16/1950-Korea- A leatherneck patrol of the first Marine Division moves over a bridge across a tributary of the Yalu River, west of Kotori

Background imageKorea Collection: Lt. Cdr. Amen Being Congratulated

Lt. Cdr. Amen Being Congratulated
Lieutenant Commander W.A. Amen (left), USN, of Coronado, Calif

Background imageKorea Collection: Marines Covering Moving Troops

Marines Covering Moving Troops
(Original Caption) 11/16/1950-Korea- While one of their numbers keeps a sharp eye on the hills in the background, a Marine heavy machine gun crew covers the advance of other Leathernecks

Background imageKorea Collection: Soldiers Braving Cold Weather

Soldiers Braving Cold Weather
United States soldiers try to stay warm during a Korean winter

Background imageKorea Collection: Soldiers Gazing from Afar at Reservoir

Soldiers Gazing from Afar at Reservoir
(Original Caption) Hagaruri, Korea: As Marines Look Over Heavily-Contested Waterway. Three U. S

Background imageKorea Collection: Gen. MacArthur and Walker in Korea; Jeep

Gen. MacArthur and Walker in Korea; Jeep
(Original Caption) 11/28/1950-Korea: While commander of the 8th Army, Lt. Gen

Background imageKorea Collection: Marine Troops Gathered Together in the Cold Weather

Marine Troops Gathered Together in the Cold Weather
(Original Caption) Korea: Halt On Long Trek From Frozen Hell

Background imageKorea Collection: United States Troops with Weaponry on Ridge

United States Troops with Weaponry on Ridge
(Original Caption) Korea: A Fighting Team Of Yanks. Fighting with the 2nd Infantry Division, northeast of the Chongchon River, SFC. Major L

Background imageKorea Collection: Aerial View of Korean Based American Marines Camp

Aerial View of Korean Based American Marines Camp
(Original Caption) Chosin Reservoir, Korea: Eluded Trap

Background imageKorea Collection: Soldier Patrolling in the Rain

Soldier Patrolling in the Rain
(Original Caption) General Winter is a Tough Foe, Too. Korea: Maybe you forgot your rubbers this morning and felt that the world wasn't treating you right as a consequence

Background imageKorea Collection: American Marines Rest In Snow In Korea

American Marines Rest In Snow In Korea
(Original Caption) 12/23/1950-Korea: Though tired and fighting the intense cold of Korea, this group of U.S

Background imageKorea Collection: Troops Move To Ramps Of Waiting Boats

Troops Move To Ramps Of Waiting Boats
(Original Caption) 12/26/1950-Hungram

Background imageKorea Collection: Korean Civilian Refugees On Large Boat

Korean Civilian Refugees On Large Boat
(Original Caption) 12/26/1950-Korea: Here are some of the 91, 000 Korean civilians who were removed from the Hungnam beachhead in the big naval operation that was completed this last week end

Background imageKorea Collection: Marines in Korean War

Marines in Korean War
(Original Caption) A group of D. Company First Marine Division, mounted on a M-26 tank to spearhead a patrol in search of guerrillas

Background imageKorea Collection: George Marshall in Jeep with Other Officers

George Marshall in Jeep with Other Officers
(Original Caption) General Marshall departs from Fusak GC, Korea, for Fusak advance and tour of front line command posts

Background imageKorea Collection: Soldiers Eating Rations, Celebrating

Soldiers Eating Rations, Celebrating
(Original Caption) 11/51-Korea: Diggers of the 3rd Australian Infantry Battalion welcome troops of the Philippines regimental combat team with A.C. ration luncheon party

Background imageKorea Collection: Portrait of Matthew Ridgway

Portrait of Matthew Ridgway
(Original Caption) General Matthew B. Ridgway is shown at Imjin in a full-length portrait

Background imageKorea Collection: Lewis Pullen Walking in Mud in Korea

Lewis Pullen Walking in Mud in Korea
(Original Caption) Brigadier General Lewis Pullen (right) is shown plodding through the mud in Korea. (Photo by © Bettmann/CORBIS/Bettmann Archive)

Background imageKorea Collection: Soldier with Pig on Camp Site

Soldier with Pig on Camp Site
(Original Caption) Korea: The Pig Who Came To Dinner



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