The first lieutenant's undertaking came during the vicious Battle of Chosin Reservoir, as tens of thousands of Chinese troops streamed in from North Korea and threatened to cut off an American unit.

Clifton was a 17-year-old private first class when he went missing Dec. 11, 1950, on the arduous journey out of the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea. U.N. troops had been surprised by a large ...

U.S. Navy pilot Jesse Brown was shot down over North Korea on Dec. 4, 1950. The incident led to one of the most heroic moments of the Korean War, one that was later immortalized in writing and film.

They found themselves freezing and surrounded at the Chosin Reservoir. Today, the men they call the “Chosin Few" are well into their 80s and 90s. In this gallery, we share their portraits and ...

Clifton, a private first class, was killed just a few months later in the early days of the Korean War, one of many who died during bitter fighting at the Chosin Reservoir in cold weather ...

American-led United Nations troops were outnumbered and at risk of annihilation at the Chosin Reservoir by the sudden entrance of the People’s Republic of China, led by Mao Zedong, into the five ...