History
Inchon, Korea, 15 September 1950: First Lieutenant Baldomero Lopez, USMC, leads the 3rd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines over the seawall on the northern side of Red Beach. Wooden scaling ladders are in use to facilitate disembarkation from the LCVP that brought these men to the shore. Lopez was killed in action within a few minutes, while assaulting a North Korean bunker (NH 96876).
Background
Origins of the Korean War, essay by Kati Engel, NHHC Communication and Outreach Division
Operations
History of U.S. Naval Operations: Korea, an online version of James A. Field's comprehensive history of the Korean War, first released in 1962 and no longer in print
Navy Interdiction Korea Vol. II, Task Force Seventy-Seven's "interdiction" strike to deprive the enemy of supplies and transport facilities (1 January 1952)
Mine Warfare in the Korean War, by Edward J. Marolda
Naval Battles of the Korean War, by Edward J. Marolda (reproduced with permission from: Tucker, Spencer C., ed. Encyclopedia of the Korean War: A Political, Social, and Military History)
Operation Chromite—The Invasion of Inchon
Overview: Chosin Reservoir—Battle, Fighting Retreat, and Evacuation, historical summary by Emily J. Lambert, intern with NHHC Communication and Outreach Division
Hungnam and Chinnampo Evacuations, by Edward J. Marolda (reproduced with permission from: Tucker, Spencer C., ed. Encyclopedia of the Korean War: A Political, Social, and Military History)
A New Equation: Chinese Intervention into the Korean War Colloquium on Contemporary History No. 3, 20 June 1990
U.S. Marine Corps History Division: Link to in-depth operational histories and well-written and -produced short pamphlets detailing specific aspects of the Marine Corps’ experience in Korea
U. S. Navy Special Operations in the Korean War: "Revolt of the Admirals"
Korean War Naval Operations: A Bibliography,
H-Grams
H-Gram 050-1: Naval Action in the Korean War, 25 June – 1 September 1950, by Samuel J. Cox, Director NHHC
H-Gram 054-1: Inchon Landing and Naval Action in the Korean War, September−October 1950, by Samuel J. Cox, Director NHHC
H-Gram 055-1: Wonsan: October─November 1950, by Samuel J. Cox, Director NHHC
H-Gram 056-1: Communist Chinese Offensive – November-December 1950, by Samuel J. Cox, Director NHHC
Navy Ships
- Ships Sunk and Damaged in Action
- Loss of USS Pirate (AM-275)
- Korean War U.S. Pacific Fleet Operations Interim Evaluation Report
- U.S. Navy Active Ship Force Levels, 1951-1957
Naval Aviation
- Naval Aviation Confidential Bulletin
- U.S.Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Tactical Aircraft
- The U.S. Navy’s “Dambusters” at Hwachon Dam
Action Reports
