THE KOREAN WAR

1950 - 1953

David Douglas Duncan

WHY DID THE UNITED STATES GET INVOLVED IN

THE KOREAN WAR?

KOREAN WAR TIMELINE• 15 Aug 45 - Korea divided into US and Soviet occupation zones along 38th parallel

• 25 Jun 50 - North Korean People's Army invades South Korea - UN calls for an end of aggression

• 30 Jun 50 - President Truman orders ground forces into Korea and authorizes Air Force to bomb North Korea

• 4 Aug 50 - Pusan perimeter established in southeastern Korea

• 15 Sep 50 - Inchon landing of UN forces

• 29 Sep 50 - UN troops complete recapture of Seoul

• 7 Oct 50 - UN forces cross 38th parallel - UN sanctions defeat of North Korea and attempted reunification

• 14 Oct 50 - Chinese Communist troops cross Yalu River into Korea

• 1 Mar 51 - UN line reaches between the 37th and 38th Parallels

• 11 Apr 51 - MacArthur recalled - General Matthew Ridgway given command

• 18 Apr 53 - Three-day battle of Pork Chop Hill ends in victory for UN forces

• 27 Jul 53 - Cease fire signed - fighting ends 12 hours later

• 4 Sep 53 - Processing of POWs for repatriation begins at Freedom Village, Panmunjom

KOREAN WAR MAP

KOREAN WAR CASUALTIES

• Troops serving in theater

• Service • Number • % of Total

Hostile Deaths

% of Total

• ARMY • 1,153,000

• 64% 27,731 82%

• NAVY • 265,000 • 15% 506 1%

• AIR FORCE

• 241,000 • 14% 1,238 4%

MARINES 130,000 7% 4,266 13%

Totals 1,789,000 - 33,741 -

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