The Korean War 1950-1953

[Louis]

This Iowa soldiers serving with the 3rd Division's "Rock of the Marne," are shown in this photograph sending a New Year's greeting from Korea in 1951. The 3rd Division's "Rock of the Marne" was known as a rapid-response unit and even nicknamed the "Fire Brigade," and while their last Korean combat was in 1953, the division remained in Korea until 1958.

 

[Louis]

Too fatigue for this marine, unperturbed by the presence of young and old residents in Seoul, Sept. 28, 1950.

 

[Louis]

The crew of the USS Leyte spells out the name of the ship while she lays at anchor at Sasebo, Japan, during her Korean War deployment.

 

[Louis]

An intelligence officer for the 98th Bomb Group, briefs a B-29 crew on hitting a target in Sinuiju, North Korea with conventional bombs.

 

[Gunner]

Whoa, nice hats.
I guess when you're on the flight line it's easy to see who is responsible for what.
Looks like the guy in the middle is everyone's BUD

 

[Louis]

22 year-old corporal Leonard Hayworth cries after running out of ammunition and losing most of his men, Aug 1950. Hayworth was a machine gunner with Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division.
He was killed by a sniper on Sept 24, 1950.

 

[Gunner]

And the politicians didn't call it a war, they called it a police action.
WTF.

In a few months from then the 5th Marines will be in the hell called The Battle of Chosin Reservoir.
Semper Fi.

 

[Louis]

T-34-85 of the 1st Platoon Leader of the 105th “Seoul” Tank Div. knocked out on July 20 1950.

 

[Louis]

Men of the 9th Infantry Regiment man an M26 Pershing. Sept 3, 1950.

 

[Rico]

US Marines, Chosin Reservoir, December 1950

 

[Gunner]

Mother cold that was.

 

[Louis]

On the freeze Imjingang River, in northern Gyeonggi-do Province, Korea, Canadians soldiers play ice hockey. During this game, the 3rd Battalion Princess Patricias won 4-2 against the 1st Battalion of the Royal 22e Regiment. Winter 1952.

 

[Gunner]

Wow.
I like the white shirt team against the dark shirts.
White shirts might be a little chilly though

I always wondered what it would be like if they took the red and blue lines away and let the lads skate.

 

[Louis]

US paratroopers drop from C-119 transport planes during an operation. Somewhere location in Korea, Oct 1950.

 

[Louis]

This British gunner serving in Korea reads The Gunner, the regimental journal of the Royal Artillery, April 1952.

 

[Gunner]

I like the name of the magazine.

 

[Louis]

I like the name of the magazine.

I knew that sooner or later you would comment on something.
I thought of a friend I have at Blue Point when posting this. Sure you know him.

 

[Louis]

Sea Furys and Fireflies with WWII D-day style invasion stripes were applied to avoid misidentification as North Korean aircraft, ready to launch as part of Operation Pressure Pump, July 1952, West coast of Korea.

 

[Bones26]

Remembering Hill 355 — a forgotten battle in an almost forgotten war​

Canadian vets recall the second-bloodiest day for Canada in Korea​

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/korean-war-korea-hill-355-canada-1.6625880

 

[hmstanley]

would be awesome to see a Combat Mission Korean War.. tho, not sure it was a war of any real maneuver or interesting weapon systems.