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Korean War Veterans Return to the United States

63-1175-02 (untitled)
Accession Number
63-1175-02
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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Related Collection
Pace, Frank, Jr. Papers
Keywords
Korean War, 1950-1953
Ships
Soldiers
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Credit:
Louis Ward
U.S. Army

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
The United States Naval Ship General LeRoy Eltinge arrives at the Seattle, Washington Port of Embarkation with over 1,500 Army combat veterans who are the first to return home from Korea under the Army's rotation program. The side of the ship has a "Hello Seattle" sign hanging off the side. All are unidentified.
Date(s)
May 5, 1951