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Online Library of Selected Images:
-- EVENTS -- The Korean War, 1950-1953 --

Inchon Invasion Command Activities, September 1950

This page features views of Inchon Invasion commanders taken during or shortly after that operation.


For a special image selection on the Inchon Invasion, plus links to additional pictures of that operation, see:

  • The Inchon Invasion, September 1950.

    For views of other aspects of the September-November United Nations' offensive in Korea, see:

  • The UN Offensive, 15 September -- 25 November 1950.

    For a precis of our Korean War images, and links to more comprehensive pictorial coverage of other aspects of that conflict, see:

  • The Korean War, June 1950 - July 1953 -- Introductory Overview and Special Image Selection.

    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the Online Library's digital images, see: How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions.

    Click on the small photograph to prompt a larger view of the same image.

    Photo #: SC 348448

    Inchon Invasion, September 1950


    General of the Army Douglas MacArthur (seated, center), Commander-in-Chief, Far East Command, on board USS Mount McKinley (AGC-7) during the Inchon landings, 15 September 1950.
    The others present are (from left to right):
    Rear Admiral James H. Doyle, U.S. Navy, Commander, Task Force 90;
    Brigadier General Edwin K. Wright, U.S. Army, MacArthur's Operations Officer, and
    Major General Edward M. Almond, U.S. Army, Commander, Tenth Corps.

    Photograph from the Army Signal Corps Collection in the U.S. National Archives.

    Online Image: 87KB; 590 x 765 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: 80-G-423198

    Inchon Invasion, September 1950


    General of the Army Douglas MacArthur (center) confers with other senior officers on board USS Mount McKinley (AGC-7) during the landings at Inchon, 15 September 1950.
    Officer directly behind MacArthur is Major General Edward M. Almond, U.S. Army, Commander Tenth Corps. Brigadier General Edwin K. Wright, MacArthur's Operations Officer, is also present, wearing a ball cap.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 67KB; 740 x 640 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: 80-G-423190

    Major General Oliver P. Smith, USMC,
    Commanding General, First Marine Division, (left) and
    Rear Admiral James H. Doyle, USN, Commander, Task Force 90

    Confer on board USS Mount McKinley (AGC-7), in mid-September 1950, immediately prior to the Inchon Invasion.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 58KB; 655 x 650 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: 80-G-423189

    Rear Admiral James H. Doyle, USN,

    Commander, Task Force 90

    On the bridge of his flagship, USS Mount McKinley (AGC-7), in mid-September 1950, immediately prior to the Inchon Invasion.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 62KB; 640 x 675 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: 80-G-421944

    Inchon Invasion, September 1950


    Senior U.S. commanders inspect the Inchon port area, 16 September 1950. This appears to be in the Red Beach area, with the northern end of Wolmi-Do island in the background. Those present in the front row are (from left to right):
    Vice Admiral Arthur D. Struble, USN, Commander, Joint Task Force Seven;
    General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, Commander in Chief, Far East Command and
    Major General Oliver P. Smith, USMC, Commanding General, First Marine Division.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 110KB; 740 x 610 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: 80-G-421945

    General of the Army Douglas MacArthur
    ,
    Commander in Chief, Far East Command

    Makes a jeep tour of Inchon port facilities on 16 September 1950, soon after the city was captured by U.S. forces.
    Seated immediately behind him are Major General Oliver P. Smith, USMC, Commanding General, First Marine Division, (left center) and Vice Admiral Arthur D. Struble, USN, Commander, Joint Task Force Seven, (at right).

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 102KB; 590 x 765 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: 80-G-668791

    Inchon Operation, September 1950


    Flag conference on board USS Rochester (CA-124), flagship of Joint Task Force Seven, during the Inchon operation.
    Those present are (from left to right):
    Rear Admiral James H. Doyle, USN, Commander, Task Force 90,
    Vice Admiral Arthur D. Struble, USN, Commander, Joint Task Force Seven, and
    Rear Admiral John M. Higgins, USN, Commander, Task Group 90.6.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 107KB; 740 x 620 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: 80-G-423716

    Rear Admiral James H. Doyle, USN
    ,
    Commander, Task Force 90

    Congratulates four sailors who have just received the Silver Star Medal for service as coxwains of LCVP landing craft during the Inchon Invasion. Taken during ceremonies on board USS Rochester (CA-124).
    See Photo # 80-G-423716 (Complete Caption) for identities of the medal winners and other information.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 87KB; 740 x 535 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     


    For a special image selection on the Inchon Invasion, plus links to additional pictures of that operation, see:

  • The Inchon Invasion, September 1950.

    For views of other aspects of the September-November United Nations' offensive in Korea, see:

  • The UN Offensive, 15 September -- 25 November 1950.

    For a precis of our Korean War images, and links to more comprehensive pictorial coverage of other aspects of that conflict, see:

  • The Korean War, June 1950 - July 1953 -- Introductory Overview and Special Image Selection.

    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the Online Library's digital images, see: How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions.


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    Image added 23 January 2000