The Korean War

The Korean War

In June 1950, President Harry S. Truman ordered American ground forces into Korea. Some Columbia students volunteered for service in the conflict; others were called up in the draft. At least fifteen Columbians are known to have perished in the conflict in Korea.

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U.S. Marines launch a rocket barrage against Chinese Communist forces during the conflict in Korea, c. 1951. - National Archives (127-N-A156882)

Students walking alongside Hamilton Hall, spring 1951.

A student fraternity rush in front of Butler Library, 1951.

Drilling on South Field.

Midshipmen in the Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps program pass in review just south of College Walk.

In Korea, February 28, 1951, U.S. soldiers with an antitank mine crew check for mines along the road. The American M-4 tank in the background had been disabled by an antitank mine that it encountered along a road. - U.S. Army Center of Military History, courtesy of the Engineer History Office, Ft. Leonard Wood, ES119-13-95

Private First Class Julias Van Den Stock rests on a Chinese Communist bunker along the slope of Hill 902 north of lptong, South Korea. - National Archives (111-SC-365083); photograph by Sgt. Bobby Bethune

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