The Forgotten War Michael Zeller ED 648 2 25 03

The Forgotten War Michael Zeller ED 648 2/25/03

The Korean landscape contains many mountains and hills which often became the sites of huge battles.

Machine Gunners from both sides were often perched high in the hills.

South Korean Troops Resting

Anti-tank Gun

Russian Tank that was hit by an Anti-tank gun

US Tank Source: Truman Library 1950

Heavy Artillery

Mortar Crew

Over 100, 000 U. S. soldiers were wounded Wounded infantrymen of Co L, 31 st Inf. Regt. , 7 th U. S. Inf. Div. , light up cigarettes after receiving first aid following a battle for Hill 598, near Kumhwa. 14 October 1952. Korea. Signal Corps Photo #1 -4885 -3/FEC-52 -30953 (Sylvester)

Nurses Do these look like the nurses portrayed on television shows about War? Were these ladies in M. A. S. H. ? "Pretty Nurses" by Manuel Tolegian WWII

M*A*S*H* Nurse Margaret

Nurses These nurses don’t look as glamorous as the nurses in M. A. S. H. Do you think this picture is amore realistic portrayal of nurse life during the Korean War? Why or Why not? Write one paragraph answering this question. "Nurses In Tent“ by John Groth Korean War

STATISTICAL DATA ON THE CASUALTIES OF THE KOREAN WAR § Click here and find out how many U. S. ARMY soldiers were killed in action during the Korean War. § Also find out how many soldiers in the Army were missing in action at the end of the war.

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Activity Pretend that you are the man crying in this photograph. Before your friend died he asked you to write letter his fiancée and to his family. Write one of these letters. A grief stricken American infantryman whose buddy has been killed in action is comforted by another soldier. In the background a corpsman methodically fills out casualty tags, Haktong-ni area, Korea. August 28, 1950. Sfc. Al Chang. (Army)

North Korea Click on the map to go to a list of maps to answer the questions on the map worksheet.

THE KOREAN WAR How it Ended § When fighting reached a stalemate, some in politics and the military—including General Douglas Mac. Arthur, head of the Far East command—advocated the use of atomic weapons against targets in China. Although the Korean War was fought solely with conventional weapons, peace came only after the Eisenhower administration threatened to use nuclear weapons.

WEBSITES § DOD 50 th Anniversary Site http: //korea 50. army. mil/welcome. shtml § Marine Corp Korean War Site http: //hqinet 001. hqmc. usmc. mil/HD/Special_Interests/K orean_War_Commemoration. htm § Korean War Chronology http: //hqinet 001. hqmc. usmc. mil/HD/Special_Interests/K WC/Chronology. htm § NSA in the Korean War http: //www. nsa. gov/korea/index. html § Korean War Veterans Site § http: //www. nps. gov/kwvm/