Twentieth Air Force Bombardment Group, remaining at North Field, Guam as its only operational organization. In 1949, budget reductions forced the realignment and consolidation of Air Force units in the pacific, and the mission of Twentieth Air Force became the defense of the Ryukyu Islands and was reassigned to Kadena AB, Okinawa. It commanded the following units: On 27 June 1950, the United Nations Security Council voted to assist the South Koreans in resisting the invasion of their nation by North Korea. President Harry S. Truman authorized General Douglas MacArthur (commander of the US occupying forces in Japan) to commit units to the
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