United States Air Force In South Korea of South Korea in resisting the invasion. United States President Harry Truman authorized General Douglas MacArthur (commander of the US occupying forces in Japan) to commit units to the battle. MacArthur ordered General George E. Stratemeyer, Commander in Chief of Far East Air Force (FEAF) based in Japan to attack invading North Korean forces between the front lines and the 38th parallel. That day, two Japan-based USAF F-82 Twin Mustangs destroyed three North Korean Air Force planes over Seoul as a C-54 Skymaster was attempting to evacuate U.S. civilians, including many women and children, from the advancing North Korean Army
1950 in South Korea on 26 April 1953. Finally, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Chinese People’s Volunteers, and the UN signed an armistice agreement. The Republic of Korea refused to sign. However, hostilities ceased within 12 hours. Terms of the armistice included creation of the demilitarized zone, the DMZ on 27 July 1953. 1950 in South Korea Events from the year 1950 in South Korea. Korean War 1. Synopsis The Korean War happened because the North Koreans invaded South Korea on 25 June 1950 in Korean peninsula. The fighting ended in a truce on 27 July 1953. 2. Involved Nations a. Victor side: United