Korean War photograph album

Collection

Identifier: RB-8033

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This photograph album contains photographs from a soldier serving with the 11th Marine, 1st Division, "K" Battery in the final months of the Korean War. Approximately 20 of the photographs show the soldier at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, in California, and with his family. The rest fo the photographs depict travel to and from Korea and service in country. Those photographs includes shots of the countryside, ancient statues, various military vehicles, soldiers patrolling with their weapons and in foxholes, views around camp, and candid pictures of soldiers resting, reading, cutting their hair, and playing ping pong.

Dates

1953

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