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

Logistics & Support Activities in Korea during 1951-1953


This page features views of Korean War logistics and support efforts ashore in Korea in 1951-53 and provides links to other photographs of support activities in Korea and along the Korean coast during this time.

For additional views of logistics and support activities in Korea during 1951-53, see:

  • ... Medical Activities Ashore;
  • ... Shipboard Support Activities in Korean Waters;
  • ... Hospital Ships in Korean Waters.

    See Logistics & Support Activities in Korea for other views of support operations and facilities in Korea.

    For broader coverage of Korean War logistics & support efforts, see:

  • Korean War Logistics & Support, 1950-1953.


    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 #: 80-G-441385

    Pusan, South Korea


    Korean longshoremen unloading grain from a merchant ship at Pusan port.
    Photo is dated 2 April 1952.

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

    Online Image: 141KB; 740 x 610 pixels

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

     
    Photo #: 80-G-479409

    Pusan, South Korea


    Aerial view of part of the city's waterfront, taken on 4 April 1953.

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

    Online Image: 165KB; 645 x 675 pixels

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

     
    Photo #: NH 97034

    Pusan, Korea


    Army and Navy personnel fighting fire at an Army installation at Pusan, 19 February 1951.
    This fire appears to involve drums of fuel. One flaming drum is visible flying through the air in the upper left center.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the "All Hands" collection at the Naval Historical Center.

    Online Image: 115KB; 740 x 615 pixels

     
    Photo #: 80-G-428655

    USNS General J. H. McRae (T-AP-149)


    The 56th Army Band plays "The Saint Louis Blues" to Ethopian, Dutch and Greek troops as they arrive at a Korean port to join the United Nations' Command, 8 May 1951.

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

    Online Image: 129KB; 740 x 610 pixels

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

     
    Photo #: NH 97070

    United Nations Cemetary, Pusan, Korea


    Two sailors from USS Toledo (CA-133) pay their respects at the American plot in the UN Cemetary.
    The men are Engineman 3rd Class James E. Gover and Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Ralph H. Miller.
    This photograph was released by Commander Naval Forces Far East, under date of 19 October 1951.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the "All Hands" collection at the Naval Historical Center.

    Online Image: 120KB; 600 x 765 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 97138

    Marine Quintet


    Entertains front line troops during a recent musical show held in Korea.
    Photograph by Cpl. Bob Wilson.
    The original photograph is undated, but was published in "All Hands" magazine's October 1952 issue.

    Official U.S. Marine Corps Photograph, from the "All Hands" collection at the Naval Historical Center.

    Online Image: 127KB; 600 x 765 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 97110

    USS George K. MacKenzie (DD-836)


    "Clad only in light summer garments, Korean youngsters eagerly surround Lt. James S. Lampe, USN, ..., as he places a Navy P-Coat on a cold little Miss. In the background, a ROK Marine also assists a little girl in putting on a coat. However large in size, the amounts of clothing donated by the destroyer USS George K. MacKenzie through the efforts of Lt. Lampe were sufficient in helping to keep the children warm against the cold winds and freezing temperatures of the Korean winter."
    Photograph and caption released by Commander Naval Forces, Far East, under date of 5 February 1952.
    Note snowy conditions.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the "All Hands" collection at the Naval Historical Center.

    Online Image: 112KB; 740 x 625 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 97135

    Korean War Evacuees


    "Trip Out of Danger -- Aged and young, this family of Koreans are evacuated out of possible danger areas near the front lines by a U.S. Marine transport truck."
    Photograph and caption released by Commander Naval Forces, Far East, under date of 10 April 1952.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the "All Hands" collection at the Naval Historical Center.

    Online Image: 128KB; 740 x 625 pixels

     

    For additional views of logistics and support activities in Korea during 1951-53, see:

  • ... Medical Activities Ashore;
  • ... Shipboard Support Activities in Korean Waters;
  • ... Hospital Ships in Korean Waters.

    See Logistics & Support Activities in Korea for other views of support operations and facilities in Korea.

    For broader coverage of Korean War logistics & support efforts, see:

  • Korean War Logistics & Support, 1950-1953.


    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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    27 August 2000