24th Infantry Division (United States)
The 24th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the United States Army that was inactivated in October 1996. Formed during World War II from the disbanding Hawaiian Division, the division saw action throughout the Pacific theater, first fighting in New Guinea before landing on the Philippine islands of Leyte and Luzon, driving Japanese forces from them. Following the end of the war, the division participated in occupation duties in Japan, and was the first division to respond at the outbreak of the Korean War. For the first 18 months of the war, the division was heavily engaged on the front lines with North Korean and Chinese forces, suffering over 10,000 casualties. It was withdrawn from the front lines to the reserve force for the remainder of the war after the second battle for Wonju, but returned to Korea for patrol duty at the end of major combat operations.
24th Infantry Division (United States)
Men of the 24th Division march past Filipinos on the beach at Leyte Island.
A soldier of the 24th Infantry Division waits to board a plane bound for Korea in 1950.
The Pusan Perimeter in August 1950. The 24th Infantry Division held a position on the western line.
The Korean War was fought between North Korea and South Korea from 1950 to 1953. It began on 25 June 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea and ceased after an armistice on 27 July 1953. North Korea was supported by China and the Soviet Union while South Korea was supported by the United States and US-led United Nations (UN) forces.
Image: Chosin
Image: Korean War bombing Wonsan (cropped)
Image: Namdaemun, Main Southern Entrance to Seoul (cropped)
Image: Korean War Refugee With Baby (cropped)