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22 w w w . s o l d i e r s m a g a z i n e . c o m
KOREA
The Official U.S. Army Magazinewww.soldiersmagazine.com
Courtesy of the staff and collections of theNational Museum of the United States Army,U.S. Army Center of Military History.
1st Cavalry Division
IX Corps
X Corps
25th Infantry Division
40th Infantry Division (NG)
SEOUL
45th Infantry Division (NG)
Pusan
K OREA, a rugged, mountainouspeninsula, forced American sol-
diers to battle nature as well as theenemy. The steamy summer ex-hausted troops, while monsoon
rains pounded their ponchosand sub-zero winds whippedthrough winter clothing. GIsof all job specialties ducked
bullets and froze their feetin the line of duty, whilenurses in the new mobileArmy surgical hospitalsfaithfully tended thewounded.
Overshadowed by theAllied victory in World WarII, the Korean War hasn’tbeen well remembered.Tested by both communist
attacks and Asian weather, the soldiers inthat conflict paid a high price in service and
sacrifice. Our nation must never forget theirsobering lesson. Despite technologicaladvances, the future will again, no doubt,send our soldiers into the mud, to take andhold the high ground.
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I EA-B ID GIs IN 1950-53ust aflerWorld War II were a time of transition
'military uniforms.The 1946Doolittle Boardwanted
niformsfor officersandenlisted soldiers, and9 9 UniformBoard wantedseparategarrison andfield
Budgetsslowedchange, mixing oldwith new.meant cottonkhaki for summer and interim useof the
olivedrab (OD) wool field acket andtrousersasgarrisonwear, until the presenwrmygreen 1Showingthese changes areoriginal histori
of the Korean War.'-!,q?-.'
;A- eadgear -Awool, taupe hat
gave women anewsnappy
brim. Enlistedd!,,en wore summer
&on khaki or a woolgerrlmn capwith branch-braid.
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mba<f@M,rebrmed andHe&wf barsW o t n ~lqhtst*cambatlmdem idsntlfieationandlnWltry
weadded in 1951and4952.
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7 -& .
,, ,are= olan createdthe . A AI
current grades and led tn chevrons. Small gold an
andnoncombat nsignihe three-stripea rocker." but heWorld
ODand blue
he necktie changed m WwldWar IIto OD. Enlistedmenreceived he cottonshirt in place of the heaviertwillfw wear wit
wool ackets.
L service FootaearBoots replaced ow-h uartershoes.
Commonwere the1943 eathercombat servlce
cuff. Also popularwastheFffM-pattern, full-lace russet GOING
C"cumbatbootwith a captoe Personnelon rotationor r e - ~~~~~
and grain eather. uniforms. InJapan, enlisted mersummer or winter khaki cotton UI
(withoutcuffs) andwool trousersneckties to wear with their comb
Authorized in order ofprecedencewere theNationalDefense Service -
Medal (1953) for Cold War , 4
service, ith the Korean. .
SeiviceMedal (1950) andh e UnitedNationsMedal(1951) in U.N. blue and had to bepractical.,Their ,
uniformsresembled-* , 7.white.uniforms, but werstairMBd f qfemale figures.Therewerg', ' - Ols to dig in quickly.wtttifherringbone twill , - A Copied fmma World War IIfatigues in summei, &eODcotton acket andslacksfor folding steel blade.The newerwinter wear.
.-, ... . , ledpirig ~ a g sY reptawd Grlier heavyODwoe,
blanket$. The waol bagwas
with pcst-1941modifications-' . . "mummy-style"
forautcmatiqflreused alaced ntoa cotton
30.iound-mag$1zine~case. The M-1949
Basedon a Marine Corps system, theM-1945combat field pack (carryingunderwear, toiletarticles, mess kit, poncho) oined to the M-1945 ield cargo pack (extraclothing) and belt with canteenandfirst-aid packet pouch.
. . -~'REP&EME~ &&T w@ 0932) Korea.The 1951-1952 winter sawthe
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soldle&* i? he Korean Water gf operatiomreceived ' '' intloduction of the new"Mickey Mouse'
V a l cloth~ngnd equipment, whioh includedsummer ~bber-insulatedombat boot,which
cotton,ODherringbone will fatigues or a wink& e m b l e uchas Wasoflen t w warm.
the M-1943 field acket andtrousers. inODcotton, d n w 4 .layers, with pile cap, parka-styleovercoat andM-1944 shoepacs. , ~.:
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23S o l d i e r s • J u n e 2 0 0 3
TODAY’S soldiers fighting overseas against the nation’senemies and to safeguard democracy do so in the spirit of
a generation that served 50 years ago.When the North Korean army invaded South Korea in 1950,
the United Nations responded. President Harry S. Trumancalled upon Americans to once again become soldiers. Eventhe “push-button” warfare of that day required GIs on theground to force the 1953 truce that remains in effect today.
The pipeline to our forces in Korea was the crossroads of
Japan. U.S. occupation forces, present since the 1945 endof World War II, sent combat troops. At the same time,reinforcements and support personnel — includingmembers of the Women’s Army Corps — arrivedfrom the United States in great numbers. Newarrivals in-processed in Japan as others enjoyedrest and relaxation leave, or prepared to rotatehome after completing their tours of duty.
TOKYO
JAPAN
Yokohama
By Walter H. Bradford
I Corps
Eighth U.S.Army
2nd Infantry Division
3rd Infantry Division
24th Infantry Division
7th Infantry Division