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1950 in Canada
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Events from the year 1950 in Canada.
John Manley
John Manley
Jack Layton
Jack Layton
Dennis Fentie
Dennis Fentie
William Lyon Mackenzie King
William Lyon Mackenzie King
Canada in the Korean War
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The Canadian Forces were involved in the 1950–1953 Korean War and its aftermath. More than 30,000 Canadians participated on the side of the United Nations, and Canada sent eight destroyers. Canadian aircraft provided transport, supply and logistics. 516 Canadians died, 312 of which were from combat. After the war, Canadian troops remained for three years as military observers.
Two snipers of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in Korea
Two snipers of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in Korea
A lance corporal of the Canadian Army being tended to in the Norwegian Army Surgical Hospital, January 1951
A lance corporal of the Canadian Army being tended to in the Norwegian Army Surgical Hospital, January 1951
RFA Wave Sovereign resupplying HMCS Nootka (right foreground) and HMS Ocean (left background) off Korea in 1952.
RFA Wave Sovereign resupplying HMCS Nootka (right foreground) and HMS Ocean (left background) off Korea in 1952.
Flight Lieutenant Ernie Glover of the Royal Canadian Air Force in front of the F-86 Sabre he flew while attached with the United States Air Force duri
Flight Lieutenant Ernie Glover of the Royal Canadian Air Force in front of the F-86 Sabre he flew while attached with the United States Air Force during the Korean War.