인천-Because Inchon harbor was so shallow and muddy, the timing of the invasion had to be synchronized precisely with the autumn high tides so landing craft could make it to the shore without running aground on the mud flats. In addition, Wolmi-do (Wolmi Island) provided defenders with a strong garrison flanking the harbor. In spite of intelligence warning of the attack, the overextended North Korean army was unable to maintain a strong defense. The city fell with Allied losses of only 20 dead and 179 wounded.
한국의 도시 서울로 향하는 문- Battered from the onset of the war, Seoul, the capital of the south, was a valuable prize for both sides. It changed hands several times, to the North Koreans in June 1950, back to the Allies in September, retaken by Communist forces the following January, but finally regained by the Allies in April.
실향민들-Displaced Persons, or "DPs," waiting for evacuation to the South. Long miles of travel, cold, and hunger make this period only a breathing space on the long road to safety.
기동부대-Corsairs return to the fleet after strikes against targets in North Korea. Attacks on reinforcements and supply convoys behind enemy lines helped keep Chinese and North Korean armies perpetually short of men, food, and ammunition. The effort eventually ended the massive Communist offensives into South Korea.
비행-Planes of Task Force 77 pass over the fleet in the bright waters of the Japan Sea.
전함-The battleship U.S.S. New Jersey arrives off Korea to join Task Force 77.
엄호사격-Patrol makes contact. Sniper fire heavy; mortars bursting close. The man firing cover is as important to this isolated operation as the supporting artillery. This trained fire team, its timing and coordination, make this a fast-moving "kill."
접근-Under constant mortar and artillery fire, the company command post has the war at the bunker door. The shortest distances that must be covered in the essential jobs of laying communications, bringing in needed supplies and treating the wounded must be covered on the run. When it's incoming, there's no time to think and barely enough time to duck. No home, no hole is more welcome than the inside of a Marine-made bunker.
표적-The city of Mokpo in the far southwest of the Korean peninsula during an attack in the early days of the Korean conflict by planes from Task Force 77.
고향을 공격하다-First aerial torpedoes since World War II were used against Whachon Reservoir.
스카이레이더들-Planes of Squadron VA-702, USS Boxer, in a bombing raid on Hamhung, April 1951.
포화속의 탈출-The "copter" gets in and it gets out in a hurry with the wounded man. Time, the difference between life and death in many wounds, is now an enemy of only hours and minutes, not days.
언덕 아래에서-In the mountainous regions of Korea where the going has been tough, many a combat Marine owes his life to the men who took him off the hill the Korean Service Corps. All civilians, many of them old men, many of them young boys, they work for meager salaries doing such thankless jobs as carrying litters, running supplies, digging forward aid bunkers and laying barbed wire at night.
특수부대의 공격-Throughout the Korean War, the United States Navy provided substantial assistance to land operations. Planes from carriers gave air support to combat operations and destroyed factories, power stations, supply trains, and other targets that interrupted supplies to the Communist army. Big guns on ships, such as the 16-inch guns on USS New Jersey, also fired on inland targets. Along the coast, minesweepers worked to keep harbors clear for Allied operations. Most importantly, Navy ships provided platforms for coastal operations, such as the invasion at Inchon and the evacuation of thousands of encircled troops from the city of Hungnam.
한발 명중!-Task Force 77 systematically destroyed hundreds of bridges in North Korea.
콜세어-An F4U Corsair fighter plane fires its rockets in close air support to ground forces.
해군 제트기들이 북한지역의 표적을 공격하다-Hunting for a second target, the sleek Banshee aircraft from Task Force 77 follow rail lines in an effort to cut off supplies to the front. The ruin of a North Korean railway station shows clearly the force of Naval interdiction.
미 해군 소장 터너조이-As Commander Naval Forces Far East, VADM Joy directed all naval operations in Korean waters until General Ridgway appointed him Senior United Nations Delegate to the truce negotiations at Kaesong. He served as chief negotiator until April 28, 1952, when the talks broke down.
The Wheels-Seamen use this good natured jibe at the importance of petty officers.
잠자는 사자의 수염을 뽑다-In January 1951, the combined Chinese and North Korean forces pushed United Nations forces back below the 38th parallel, and for the next five months the war was one of offensive and counter-offensive, as the Chinese poured hundreds of thousands more men and tons of supplies and weapons into its attempt to destroy the Allied army. Finally, Mao Tse Tung admitted that his army would be unable to administer a final crushing blow.
The war became one of dogged endurance. Both sides entrenched, and for the next two years as peace negotiations began, broke off, and began again the war continued. The battle line wavered above and below the 38th parallel, but changed little between May 1951 and July 1953.
타격-A battleship scores a hit at Wonsan, during the siege of this Korean city.
큰거 한방-A destroyer rides out a typhoon in the Sea of Japan.
대조-This small, ancient South Korean craft is dwarfed by the huge bulk of the cruiser Los Angeles
흰 부처-Away from the busy roads of Seoul, the roads once leading to the front and the roads south, is a quiet valley. Untouched by this war or wars in the past, its only distinction is that it is the home of the White Buddha of Seoul.
국군 병사들의 휴식-Republic of Korea soldiers relax after fighting on the east coast above the 38th parallel while local civilians go about their daily task of washing clothes in a small stream near the R.O.K. encampment. In the background can be seen a bridge which was destroyed by planes of Task Force 77.
의무병-Two U.S. Marine Corps tanks pinned down by artillery have suffered casualties and are coming under serious enemy fire. In the rugged mountainous regions of Northeast Korea, naval hospital corpsmen go in to evacuate the injured, wounded and dead. Under fire, the corpsmen carry a .45, medical equipment, a small corpsman bag and litter, if he can manage. He is helped by frontline cooks, bakers and ratings generally considered non-combatant in his effort to administer life saving forward aid to the combat man. In the Marine sectors, one of his most valuable friends throughout the Korean war has been the Korean Service Corps. (Item Company, Third Battalion, Seventh Marines First Marine Division)
원산의 미 구축함-A tin can patrols inside Wonsan harbor on the alert, as their position is to draw enemy fire. The enemy's carefully concealed shore batteries and bunkered artillery require expert observation from destroyer gunners' mates and a high element of risk involved in detecting gun positions and eliminating them. (on board U.S.S. Gregory)
접선-The cruiser U.S.S. Los Angeles receives vital guard mail from a destroyer.
원산의 항구-During bombardment of this city, the U.S.S. St. Paul fires from inside the mined harbor at the closest point to the target. (May 1951)
급행열차-Keeping up a full head of steam for one year, the press train in Musan-ni was one of the most efficient and well-coordinated assets to the entire peace conference. Housing some of the world's finest war correspondents, primarily men of the various international wire services, the train served as a communications center, berthing quarter, messing facility, supply point and information center for the entire world on all news in all media regarding the truce talks. Located in a shabby Korean village, a prominent rail point in peactime, completely destroyed by the explosion of an ammunition train of its kind, the press train will always be a part of every correspondent military and civilian alike who covered the Korean War. (Musan-ni, Chosen)
한국의 찻집-The site of the first Truce Talks, just below the 38th parallel.
판문점 평화의 텐트-After a three month suspension, armistice talks resumed on October 25, 1951 in a conference tent in Panmunjon, a village near Kaesong. The talks would drag on until July 27, 1953, punctuated by protests and suspensions. Meanwhile the fighting on the battlefront continued, though by this time both sides were so firmly entrenched, little territory was gained by either.
한 다리를 가진 남자-Waiting for the doctor to have a look, this man smokes his first American cigarette and looks at the men working on the receiving lines at Freedom Village during Little Switch. He has a hard time realizing that all the new faces around him are friends; he feels good to be back but can’t quite believe it. He wants to say he’s glad to be back but he doesn’t, he just thinks, thinks of going home with one leg.
명단-One of the most complicated and time consuming aspects of the prisoner exchange was the exact listing in all languages of the prisoners held by either side. Chinese and South Korean officers checked the prisoners as they left the trucks and ambulances. For the South Korean officer, this is a sad job. South Koreans held by the communists were badly mistreated, some were dead by the time the ambulances arrived at the exchange point, but this job was routine.
소음유발자들-Screaming and waving their makeshift flags, North Korean POWs stimulated by their leaders make their way to reception officers amidst the torn clothing and boots they had recently thrown at the United Nations' officials.
북한인-This North Korean prisoner is one of the many that shared the same baffled expression upon seeing the Communists and their noisy, motley reception. This man did not shout and tear his clothing and swear revenge against his captors, nor was he merely sullen. As the doors of the ambulance were opened, he was then released from prison but not freed.
