General Douglas MacArthur Assumes Command In Korean War

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keywords: korean war, united nations security council, president harry s. truman, general douglas macarthur

Synopsis: The United Nations Security Council invokes sanctions against the Red aggressors, President Harry S. Truman speaks and General Douglas MacArthur assumes command of the United Nations forces as Free Nations rush forces to South Korea...(read more)

Date: 1950
Duration: 00:02:47
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Type: Public Domain
Language: English
Location: United States, South Korea

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The Korean War Begins

The Korean War Begins

The conflict escalated into open warfare when North Korean force, supported by the Soviet Union and China, invaded South Korea on June 25, 1950. By a vote of 7 to 1 the United Nations Security Council invokes sanctions against Red aggressors. Shows President Truman speaking after the U.N. vote taken.

General MacArthur takes command of the United Nations forces. Image of General Douglas MacArthur deplaning in South Korea as he takes command of U.N. Forces.

LS view of United States Seventh Fleet task force at sea. Shows F9F Panther aircraft on elevator being moved moved onto flight deck of the USS Valley Forge (CV-45) aircraft carrier. View of A-1 Skyraider and F4U Corsair aircraft on aircraft carrier flight deck. Shows ship's officers on the Bridge of aircraft carrier. Shows F9F Panther fighters being moved into launch position. CU image of a pilot in a F9F Panther fighter aircraft. Shows launch of F9F aircrafts from the flight deck of the USS Valley Forge (CV-45) aircraft carrier. Shows F9F Panther planes in a “flyby”.

Historical Note: The first carrier air strike of the Korean War was launched from the flight deck of the USS Valley Forge on 3 July 1950. Successive waves of A-1 Skyraiders and F4U Corsairs struck the North Korean airfield at Pyongyang bombing hangars, fuel storages, parked aircraft, and railroad marshaling yards while F9F Panthers, flying top cover, downed two Yak-9s and damaged another. This was the world's first combat strike by jet aircraft.