General Douglas MacArthur commanded as supreme commander until his relief by President Truman. LGen Matthew Ridgeway was then appointed o the command.
NATO and mostly us troops
US involvement in the Korean War began with troops deployed to Korea in September of 1945. On July 5, 1950 US troops formally began to fight on South Korea's behalf. The battle of Osan was a decided defeat for our troops.
About 37 thousand.
The US sent troops into Korea from Japanese military bases where US troops were stationed to help South Korea resist the North Korean invasion . The intervention of Chinese troops widened the war .
UK, Turkey, Australia, South Korea had the most troops
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Douglas MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur
to re-enforce US troops already serving in korea.
July 1953
NATO and mostly us troops
South Korea to settle the republic of Korea
28,000
John J. Pershing.
The Communist invasion of South Korea.North Korea's invasion of South Korea
US involvement in the Korean War began with troops deployed to Korea in September of 1945. On July 5, 1950 US troops formally began to fight on South Korea's behalf. The battle of Osan was a decided defeat for our troops.
North Korea. Also, the American troops spent a lot of time fighting the Chinese since China sent in troops to support North Korea, just as the U.S. sent in troops to support South Korea.