United Nations Command Attack on Incheon Landing | Iowans in Korea

Lowell Lein, U.S. Marines, Korea 1950-1951, gives a firsthand account of the battle of Inchon, South Korea. The Republic of Korea army was cornered near the town of Pusan with its back to the Sea of Japan. General Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Commander of the United Nations Forces, chose to make a risky attack halfway up the western side of the peninsula at Inchon, just outside Seoul. Lein was part of the task force that began its assault in the early hours of September 15, 1950.