Korean War - the forgotten war

War broke out on June 25, 1950 and President Truman ordered U.S. troops to Korea on June 27, 1950. Actual hostilities ceased on July 27, 1953 but the official end date is January 31, 1955. Congress designated the extension to define a period of eligibility to include a period of uneasy peace negotiations.

Battle dead: 33,665
Killed in action: 23,898
Died from battle wounds: 2,536
Missing in action: 4,793 (presumed dead)
POW deaths: 2,701 (total POW's returned: 4,418)
Wounded total: 103,200

Still listed as MIA: 8,176

There are approximately 2.5 million Korean War veterans. About 848,000 of these vets also served in other wartime periods. The median age of Korean War vets is 69.

All so interesting, isn't it?

Thanks to the VA for providing all this information.

I am going to interrupt my series to talk about the American Lake Veteran's Hospital in my next post - check back!!

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