Research Guides: QPME: Marines in the Korean Conflict, 1950: The Fire Brigade, Operation Chromite, and the Chosin Reservoir: U.S. and Allied Forces

Korean War Armistice 60th Anniversary - Wreath Ceremony

U.S. Forces

"The safest place in Korea was right behind a platoon of Marines.
Lord, how they could fight!"

—MGen. Frank E. Lowe, US Army
Korea, 26 January 1952

The U.S. Air Force's First War: Korea 1950-1953 Significant Events
By A. Timothy Warnock, Editor. Air Force History and Museums Program, Air Force Historical Research Agency. 2000
U.S. Army: Korean War
U.S. Center of Military History site provides references and archival material from the Korean War era.
U.S. Navy: Korean War, 1950-1953
Online resources related to the Korean War, including Navy carrier combat action reports, discussion of Chinese intervention from the Colloquium on Contemporary History, and an overview of mine warfare (from the Naval History and Heritage Command website).
U.S. Marine Corps Reserve: Mobilization of the Marine Corps Reserve in the Korean Conflict 1950-1951
By Ernest H. Giusti. Historical Branch, G-3 Division Headquarters, U. S. Marine Corps Washington, D. C., 20380.
U.S. Navy: U.S. Navy Seventh Fleet in Korean War, Formosa Crisis, Cold War (1957)
"Made in 1957 by the U.S. Navy about the Seventh Fleet, this historic film shows the activities of the 7th during the Korean War, and during the Formosa Crisis of 1954 -- Quemoy. The protection of Taiwan, Japan and South Korea as well as nations in Southeast Asia is described. Korean War end of hostilities are shown at the 6 minute mark, with the signing of a cease fire in July, 1953. This date marked an expansion of the Fleet's responsibilities to the broader Asian region."

Allied Forces

Out in the Cold: Australia's involvement in the Korean War
From the Australian War Memorial.

The United Nations Command was a "multinational force formed under the unified command of the United States. Formed in 1950 not long after the People's Army of North Korea crossed the 38th parallel into the Republic of Korea on 25 June 1950. Although the U.S. military dominated the coalition effort, 21 countries contributed combat and medical units to the United Nations Command in Korea." (Source: UNTERM)

Follow the links to explore the different perspectives on the Korean War by allied members of the United Nations Command Korea.

UNITED KINGDOM: Korea, 1951
Includes UN maps, military operation reports, official war photos. "The UN contingent included troops, not only from the USA and Britain, but also from Canada, Australia, the Netherlands, Colombia, Turkey, the Philippines, France and many others. The USA made the largest contribution of troops and equipment; Britain the second. By Spring 1951, Britain's contribution to the UN forces was 12,000 strong." (website)
CANADA: Korean War 1950-1953
Website provides history, video, medals and memorials about Canada's involvement in the Korean War.
FRANCE: The Korean War 60 Years On: History and Rememberance
Article in English. French Ministry of Defense website.
PHILIPPINES: The Philippine Expeditionary Force to Korea (PEFTOK)
"A total of 7,420 Filipino officers and men served in Korea. They suffered 116 killed in action, 299 wounded and 57 missing (41 repatriated during POW exchanges). The last of the Philippine troops left Korea on 13 May 1955."
DENMARK: Legacy of ’Jutlandia’ lives on 62 years after
The Danish hospital ship Jutlandia arrived for her first offshore of Pusan, Korea on 10 March 1951, about 200km from the front lines. Her second tour was also served in Pusan, and her third at Inchon. In 1952, Jutlandia was fitted with a helicopter landing platform, and wounded personnel could be on the operating table within 20 minutes.

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