26-30 Korean War Facts
26. During the Korean War, 635,000 tons of bombs were dropped on Korea by the American planes. – Source
27. In Korean War, 600 soldiers of the British Army took on a force of 30,000 enemies. The British officer admitted the situation was “a bit sticky” to his American superior. Such classic British understatement failed to secure them reinforcements or permission to fall back. – Source
28. After he was KIA during the Korean War, Sgt. John Rice, a Native American, was refused burial at a Sioux City cemetery because of his heritage. Hearing the news, President Truman ordered him buried at Arlington with full military honors between two generals. – Source
29. During the Korean War, U.S. warplanes dropped more napalm and bombs on North Korea than they did during the whole Pacific campaign of World War II. – Source
30. Turkey participated in the Korean War, despite not having any political conflicts during the cold war. Nevertheless; they sent soldiers to help the U.S. because they desperately wanted to be a member of the NATO and their previous membership requests were denied. – Source
31-35 Korean War Facts
31. US Army officer Lewis Millett received the Medal of Honor during the Korean War for leading the last major American bayonet charge. – Source
32. 3,158 Ethiopians fought on the American side in the Korean War. – Source
33. At the battle of the Chosin Reservoir, during the Korean war, infantrymen fought in temperatures as low as -54 F. – Source
34. Luxembourg sent 44 soldiers to fight in the Korean War. – Source
35. Out of the ~150,000 South Korean soldiers to die during the Korean war, ~130,000 were missing. – Source
36-40 Korean War Facts
36. Napalm was so psychologically effective, when pilots bombed targets during the Korean War, the soldiers on the ground would often surrender to the airplanes on their subsequent passes. – Source
37. During armistice negotiations of the Korean War, delegates from both sides brought in increasingly large flags until they could no longer fit in the room. The North settled with a wider flag, the UN with a longer one. – Source
38. During the Korean War, the battleship USS Missouri responded to a failed North Korean attack by shelling the battery responsible with 998 rounds. – Source
39. At least 163 refugees were killed during the Korean War as American troops were told to attack civilians fleeing North Korea. – Source
40. India provided aid to both parties during the Korean War. – Source
41-45 Korean War Facts
41. The South Korean government executed at least 100,000 civilians for suspected communist sympathies just a few days after the start of the Korean War. – Source
42. Second Korean War was prevented by President Ford by chopping down a Poplar tree. – Source
43. During the Korean War, the Chinese People’s Volunteer Army belonged to the People’s Liberation Army and was separately constituted in order to prevent an official war with the United States. – Source
44. Joseph Vittori killed over 200 enemies in 3 hours during the Korean War before being overrun and killed. – Source
45. A British soldier once won the Victoria cross for attacking the enemy with beer bottles during the 1950 Korean war. – Source
