EVB2946099: Soldiers abandoning the sinking SS President Coolidge in Espiritu Santo Harbor. She hit a U.S. mine because instructions for safe entry into the harbor were omitted from her sailing orders. All but two on board survived, but the loss of equipment and supplies deepened the crisis at Guadalcanal. Oct. 26, 1943. World War 2 / Bridgeman Images
EVB2946115: U.S. Army gunner (crouching foreground), fires a 75mm recoilless rifle. They are fighting near Oetlook-tong, Korea, in support of infantry units directly across the valley. June 9, 1951. By the end of June the battle lines near the 38th parallel would change little in the remaining 2 years of the Korean War / Bridgeman Images
EVB2946267: U.S. Marines advancing in the Naktong River Battle, Sept. 4, 1950. The men in the column are spaced out to avoid casualties and walk around the burning North Korean tank. Second from left Marine carries a flame thrower, and the man in front of him has a rocket launcher. Battle of Pusan Perimeter. Korean War, 1950-53 / Bridgeman Images
EVB2946141: Commanders of U.N. Forces in Korea, in a jeep at a command post, Yang Yang, approximately 15 miles north of the 38th parallel, April 3, 1951. A week later Gen. Douglas MacArthur (right, sunglasses), was relieved of his command and replaced by Lt. Gen. Matthew Ridgeway (hat with 3 stars). Beside Ridgeway is Maj. Gen. Doyle Hickey. Korean War, 1950-53 / Bridgeman Images