Korea, 1951-1953

To the 1997 Edition The fiftieth anniversary of the Korean War gives both the Army and the nation an opportunity to honor those veterans who served in that bitter conflict. This volume, a companion to a similar work treating the first six months of the war, was prepared shortly after the war ended. Despite the passage of time, it still provides a valuable summary of more than two long years of combat through its text, photographs, and maps. Keeping this material in print for the commemorative period provides a new generation of soldiers with the opportunity to better understand that struggle and the sacrifices made by so many for a cause that was central to the international security policies of the United States. I am thus pleased to release this new printing of a classic photographic collection. Since the source of every photograph is noted at the back of this book, it is the Center of Military History’s hope that various commands and offices throughout the Army will find this work useful also as a catalog of available photographs as they develop their own projects commemorating the anniversary of the war. Finally, I am mindful of the fact that as we honor those who served in the Korean conflict, we are also recognizing by extension those soldiers who continue to serve in Korea today, doing their own part in preserving freedom in a significant part of the world. Washington, D.C. JOHN W. MOUNTCASTLE 11 Oct 1996 Brigadier General, USA Chief of Military History Foreword In Korea the American soldier, with his Korean and United Nations allies, fought with bravery and skill against his communist foe and met the test in accordance with the best traditions of the service. His valor and determination defeated the communist aggression and stabilized the battle along the present demilitarized zone. The location of this line largely above the 38th parallel is historic evidence that in Korea aggression did not pay. MAXWELL D. TAYLOR General, United States Army Chief of Staff Preface This volume records briefly, by text and photograph, the Korean conflict from January 1951 to the cessation of hostilities in July 1953. Like its predecessor, Korea 1950, it attempts to provide an accurate outline of events in order to show the U.S. Army veteran of the Korean conflict how the part he played was related to the larger plans and operations of th United Nations forces. For this reason Korea 1952–1953 focuses on the o rations of the United States Army but summarizes the achievements of the sister services and of the other United Nations troops in order to make clear the contributions of all to the successful resistance against armed aggression. It does not purport to be a final history. Fuller, more detailed histories of all phases of the Korean conflict are now being prepared by this Office. Two of these have already appeared in print: Captain Russell A. Gugeler’s Combat Actions in Korea and Captain John G. Westover’s Combat Support in Korea, both published by Combat Forces Press in Washington, D. C. The text, which is based upon records and reports of the Far East Command, the United Nations Command, and the Eighth Army, was written by Dr. John Miller, jr., and Maj. Owen J. Carroll, using, in part, drafts prepared by Capt. Robert K. Sawyer and 1st Lt. Walter K. Lukens, Jr. The photographic sections of this volume were prepared by Miss Margaret E. Tackley. The maps appearing with the text were prepared under the supervision of Mr. Wsevolod Aglaimoff. Those inside the front and back covers are from Army Map Service. A. C. SMITH Major General, U.S.

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