The New Jersey Korean Veterans War Memorial

History of the Korean War

The Korean War was the first war in history in which troops of a world organization - the United Nations - acted as "police" to fight an aggressor nation. The war began on June 25, 1950, (Korean time) when troops of Communist-ruled North Korea attacked South Korea in an effort to unify the country by force. The U.N. charter, signed by the major nations of the world in 1945, had outlawed all such aggression.

Korean War Timeline
Biographies
Fact Sheets
Glossary (PDF)
Korean War Tidbits (PDF)
Highlights of Mobilization (PDF)
Operations in Southern France, Rear Area Security in Russia 1941-1944, North Africa, and Korea (PDF)
Quartermaster Field Service Platoon in Action (PDF)
Statistical Data on Strength and Casualties for Korean War and Vietnam (PDF)
The Effectiveness of Air Interdiction during the Korean War (PDF)
Sources for More Information (PDF)