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Online Library of Selected Images:
-- EVENTS -- The Korean War, 1950-1953 --

The Wonsan Landings, 26 October 1950

At daylight on 26 October 1950 the First Marine Division came ashore on the Kalma Pando peninsula, near Wonsan city, welcomed by the South Korean Army and their own Air Wing. Marine fighter planes had flown into Wonsan's airfield twelve days earlier and had been conducting flight operations ever since, supported by airlifted fuel, weapons and supplies.

The division was entirely ashore by the end of October as efforts proceeded to bring Wonsan's port facilities back into operation. The Army's Seventh Infantry Division, the other part of the intended Wonsan invasion, was diverted to further up the Korean east coast to Iwon, landing there unopposed in late October and early November. The Marines, after a period of clearing operations around Wonsan, also headed north, to establish a new base at Hungnam from which to strike inland toward the Manchurian border.

This page features views of landing operations at Wonsan, beginning on 26 October 1950.

For a special image selection on the Wonsan Landings, plus links to additional pictures of that operation, see:

  • The Wonsan Operation, October 1950.

    For views of other aspects of the September-November United Nations' offensive in Korea, see:

  • The UN Offensive, 15 September -- 25 November 1950


    For a precis of our Korean War images, and links to more comprehensive pictorial coverage of that conflict, see:

  • The Korean War, June 1950 - July 1953 -- Introductory Overview and Special Image Selection.

    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the Online Library's digital images, see: How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions.

    Click on the small photograph to prompt a larger view of the same image.

    Photo #: 80-G-421392

    Wonsan Landings, October 1950


    LVTs and LCVPs land elements of the First Marine Division at Wonsan, North Korea, 26 October 1950.
    Note the very heavy wakes produced by the LVTs as they churn toward the beach.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 150KB; 740 x 615 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: NH 96880

    Wonsan Landing, October 1950


    LVTs and other landing craft head for the beach to put elements of the First Marine Division ashore at Wonsan, North Korea, circa 26 October 1950.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.

    Online Image: 99KB; 740 x 595 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 96881

    Wonsan Landing, October 1950


    LVTs, LCVPs and an LCM beaching on the Kalmo Pando, at Wonsan, North Korea, to land elements of the First Marine Division, 26 October 1950.
    The LCM at left appears to be from USS Union (AKA-106).

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.

    Online Image: 119KB; 740 x 615 pixels

     
    Photo #: 80-G-421315

    Wonsan Landings, October 1950


    LCMs unloading on the Kalmo Pando beaches, at Wonsan, North Korea, with LVTs standing by to assist, 26 October 1950.
    The stranded LCVP in the right background is from USS Bexar (APA-237). Several LSTs are beached beyond that.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 100KB; 740 x 605 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: NH 97143

    Wonsan Landings, October 1950


    U.S. Marines disembark from Navy LCVPs on the landing beach at Wonsan, Korea, 26 October 1950.
    Note construction equipment and vehicles on the beach.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the "All Hands" collection at the Naval Historical Center.

    Online Image: 113KB; 740 x 625 pixels

     
    Photo #: 80-G-421388

    Wonsan Landings, October 1950


    Six U.S. and Republic of Korea LSTs unloading at Wonsan, North Korea, during the landing of the First Marine Division, 26 October 1950. USS LST-1123 is the second from the far end. Nearest LST bears the side number QO-83.
    This view looks approximately northwest along the eastern shore of the Kalmo Pando peninsula, whose northern end is seen in the left center distance.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 127KB; 740 x 610 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: 80-G-422281

    Wonsan Landings, October 1950


    Six LSTs and many landing craft unloading on the Kalma Pando beaches near Wonsan city, circa 26 October 1950.
    Amphibious shipping is anchored in the right distance, with Sin-Do island to the left of the anchorage.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 125KB; 740 x 605 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     

    For a special image selection on the Wonsan Landings, plus links to additional pictures of that operation, see:

  • The Wonsan Operation, October 1950.

    For views of other aspects of the September-November United Nations' offensive in Korea, see:

  • The UN Offensive, 15 September -- 25 November 1950


    For a precis of our Korean War images, and links to more comprehensive pictorial coverage of that conflict, see:

  • The Korean War, June 1950 - July 1953 -- Introductory Overview and Special Image Selection.


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the Online Library's digital images, see: How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions.


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    New image added 18 January 2000