Search results 1 - 7 of 7 for the tag Korean War
“A real naval hero”
Commander Charles A. Iarrobino described Lieutenant John K. Koelsch as “a real naval hero” in this letter dated June 3, 1954. Iarrobino recommended that Koelsch...
Crashed and captured!
George M. Neal wrote this September 13, 1954, letter to relatives of Navy officer Lieutenant John K. Koelsch. Neal, a crewmember of Koelsch, describes events...
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity
This April 8, 1955, citation accompanied the Medal of Honor presented posthumously to Lieutenant, Junior Grade, John K. Koelsch. Koelsch died in enemy captivity...
Korea, 1950
On June 25, 1950, North Korea invaded South Korea. President Harry S. Truman returned to Washington, DC, from Independence, Missouri, and met with his advisors to...
Removing MacArthur
Formerly classified "Top Secret," this document is President Harry Truman's proposed order relieving Gen. Douglas MacArthur of his Korean War commands due to...
Vigilant!
Sergeant First Class Forest E. Couch of Des Moines, Iowa, uses his binoculars in this August 17, 1950, photograph at the Naktong River in southeastern Korea. North...
Winter warfare
Soldiers from Company F, 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Division pose near a snow-covered camouflage net on a hill in Korea. The...
Search results 1 - 7 of 7 for the tag Korean War