June 25, 1950 #KoreanWar UPI Seoul bureau manager Jack James was the first in the world to report.
Troops from Communist-dominated North Korea launched a series of attacks across the border into American-backed South Korea early Sunday, fragmentary reports from the frontier said. https://www.upi.com/Archives/1950/06/25/North-Koreans-invade-South-Korea/1012416555294/
Chinese state media largely abstained from commemorating the 75th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War this week, in line with the Communist Party’s preference to reserve high-profile memorials for the official entry of Chinese soldiers into the conflict in late October. But at least one English-language article highlighted the date to criticize the […]
June 25, 1950 US Seeks Action In Korean War
* The United Nations Security Council unanimously condemned the North Korean invasion of South Korea with Resolution 82. The Soviet Union, a veto-wielding power, had boycotted Council meetings since January 1950, protesting Taiwan's occupation of China's permanent seat.
On June 27, 1950, just days into the Korean War, a U.S. Air Force F-82 Twin Mustang scored the conflict’s first air-to-air victory by downing a North Korean Yak-11 near Gimpo Airfield. Originally designed as a long-range escort fighter in WWII, the F-82 proved its worth once more in the early days of jet-era combat, marking a significant milestone in aviation history.
Sep 14, 1950 Most British newspapers today express enthusiastic approval at General George Marshall's appointment as US Secretary of Defence. "The Times" says the appointment is "an event of great importance in both world and American affairs." No single man could command greater unity and respect in his own department, in the Administration as a whole.
* The appointment required a congressional waiver because the National Security Act of 1947 prohibited a uniformed military officer from serving in the post. This prohibition included Marshall since individuals promoted to General of the Army are not technically retired but remain officially on active duty.
PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. - This Thanksgiving marks the 75th Anniversary of one of the most grueling and hard-fought battles in the history of the military of the United States. A force of nearly 120,000 Communist Chinese attacked the United Nations (U.N.) forces, mostly United States Marines, on Nov. 27, 1950.
Feb 26, 1951 #KoreaWar NYT The thirteen members of the United Nations whose armed forces are fighting alongside United States and Republican troops in Korea have suffered a total of 2,785 casualties. United States casualties, according to figures of the unified command, total 49,132.
Australia, Two hundred and sixty-five casualties, including forty-eight dead, 219 wounded, six missing and two prisoners of war. (Australia has about 1,000 men in Korea, including Air Force and Navy units, and her casualty rate is one of the highest.)
https://www.nytimes.com/1951/02/26/archives/13-allies-in-korea-list-their-losses-total-for-nonamerican-units.html
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