Korea9321

Korea 9321

Nine Facts-
 * At the end of World War II, Korea was divided at the 38th parallel into Soviet (North Korean) and U.S. (South Korean) zones of occupation.
 * Over 23 nations sent armies to Korea in the duration of the war.
 * Because of the war, desegregation was sped up. Blacks and whites were forced to work together to work for the war effort.
 * One of the very first jets was produced during the war. It was called the F-86.
 * MASH (Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals) first began operating during the Korean War.
 * 6.8 million served on active-duty during the Korean War.
 * Of the 33,665 battle dead, 23,898 were determined Killed In Action, 2,536 died from battle wounds, 4,793 died while Missing In Action, and 2,438 died while prisoners of war.
 * On October 15, 1950, Chinese Communist troops cross Yalu River into Korea.
 * The war ended on 27 July 1953 when the armistice was signed.

3 Pictures-

Here is the bombing of Wonsan in North Korea, done by the Fifth Air Force's B-26.



Civilian dead by bombings in Korea. There were over 1,000,000 that died.



Battle in the high mountains of Korea.

2 Maps-

Map of the invasions conducted in Korea, and the offense that met them.

This maps shows how Korea was divided in the duration of the war.

1 Quote- "A month or so before this we had undergone an ordnance inspection and half of our rifles were condemned. They were all left over from World War II, retrieved from Okinawa, or places like that. The same went for the mortars and machine guns. I don't remember ever seeing anything new." -Lieutenant Jack Doody. This really shows how close the Korean War and WWII were to each other.