This page features views of the activities of U.S. and U.N. Forces' commanders during the period of the United Nations' 1950 Korean offensive and the subsequent offensive by the Communist Chinese.
For other views of command activities during September-December
1950, see:
For pictures of other aspects of the Korean War during this
period, see:
For a precis of our Korean War images, and links to more
comprehensive pictorial coverage of other aspects of that conflict,
see:
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the Online Library's digital images, see: How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions. |
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Photo #: NH 96379 Liberation of Seoul, Korea, September 1950 Senior U.S. commanders assembled for the formal ceremonies in which General of the Army Douglas MacArthur returned the Capital city to the Republic of Korea Government, 29 September 1950. Those present are (from left to right, facing camera): Major General Oliver P. Smith, USMC, Commanding General, First Marine Division; Major General David G. Barr, U.S. Army, Commanding General, Seventh Infantry Division; Brigadier General Thomas J. Cushman, USMC, commanding forward echelon, First Marine Air Wing, and Vice Admiral C. Turner Joy, USN, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Far East. Photographed by Sgt. Ed Barnum, USMC. U.S. Marine Corps Photograph in the collections of the Naval Historical Center. Online Image: 91KB; 740 x 625 pixels |
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Photo #: 80-G-707908 General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, Commander in Chief, Far East (left) Greets Admiral Arthur W. Radford, USN, Commander in Chief Pacific and Pacific Fleet, at a Tokyo, Japan, airfield. Photo is dated 20 September 1950. This is a wirephoto, with vertical transmission lines and some electronic "noise". Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 109KB; 605 x 675 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-420485 General of the Army Douglas MacArthur Boards USS Missouri (BB-63) off Inchon, Korea, 21 September 1950. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives. Online Image: 83KB; 590 x 765 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: NH 93034 Colonel Lewis B. Puller, USMC Studies the terrain before advancing to another enemy objective, during operations beyond Inchon, Korea, circa September 1950. He was in command of the Marine Regimental Combat Team One of the First Marine Division. Courtesy of the U.S. Naval Institute, Annapolis, Maryland. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 75KB; 585 x 765 pixels |
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Photo #: 80-G-430078 Vice Admiral Arthur D. Struble, USN, Commander, Seventh Fleet In his office aboard USS Missouri (BB-63), off Korea, circa October 1950-March 1951. Original photo is dated July 1950, when Missouri was still in the Atlantic. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives. Online Image: 86KB; 740 x 615 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-430079 Vice Admiral Arthur D. Struble, USN, Commander, Seventh Fleet In his office aboard USS Missouri (BB-63), off the coast of Korea, circa October 1950-March 1951. Original photo is dated 20 July 1950, when Missouri was still in the Atlantic. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives. Online Image: 80KB; 740 x 615 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-439866 USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) Rear Admiral Albert K. Morehouse, USN, Chief of Staff to Commander Naval Forces, Far East, disembarks from a Douglas AD "Skyraider" after being flown to the carrier on 13 November 1950. Assisting him is Captain Joseph C. Clifton. Note the decoration on his flying helmet (the back view of a cat) and life jackets worn by RAdm. Morehouse and Capt. Clifton. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 102KB; 740 x 610 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-423956 Rear Admiral Allan E. Smith, USN, Commander, Task Force 95, (left) Discusses Korean War operations with Rear Admiral Won Il Sohn, Republic of Korea Chief of Naval Operations, on board USS Dixie (AD-14), 6 December 1950. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 73KB; 740 x 615 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-424768 Rear Admiral James H. Doyle, USN, Commander Task Force 90, Major General Field Harris, USMC, Tactical Air Commander for Tenth Corps, and Lieutenant General Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., USMC, Commanding General Fleet Marine Force Pacific. Confer at Yonpo airfield, near Hungnam, North Korea, on 8 December 1950, shortly before the Hungnam Evacuation was undertaken. Note planes in the background, including a F7F "Tigercat" (at left) and F4U "Corsairs". Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 84KB; 740 x 605 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-425454 USS General J.C. Breckinridge (AP-176) Captain Fremont B. Eggers, USN, shows Major General David G. Barr the course to another port, during operations off Korea. MGen. Barr commanded the Seventh Infantry Division. The photo may have been taken during that unit's evacuation from Hungnam, North Korea, on about 21 December 1950. This photograph was received by the Naval Photographic Center on 18 January 1951. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 95KB; 740 x 610 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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For other views of command activities during September-December
1950, see:
For pictures of other aspects of the Korean War during this
period, see:
For a precis of our Korean War images, and links to more
comprehensive pictorial coverage of other aspects of that conflict,
see:
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the Online Library's digital images, see: How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions. |
New links 5 August 2000