Some things never change
Even though the UN approved the UN-led fight in Korea, the Europeans criticized the war effort there.
Front page of Syracuse Herald-Journal from December 1, 1950
Marines Battling out of Red Trap
No need for A-bomb says MacArthur Aid*
'We won't be pushed out of Korea'
Must meet Red Challenge
'Facing heavy odds,' MacArthur asserts
Frankfurt, Germany (UP) -- Gen. Douglas MacArthur said today that his United Nations forces are fighting in Korea against military odds without precedent in history, and warned that failure to meet the Red challenge there will leave it to "be fought, and possibly lost, on the battlefieds of Europe."*Truman had hinted, a day or so previously, that he might use the A-Bomb. *******I told the general that ... European statesmen ...saw war in Asia as a nightmare, retarding the successful organization of European defense. [snip]
As to the opinion in Europe, the general said: "There appears to be a general failure, intentional or from misinformation, to comprehend the mission prescribed for this command by resolutions of the United Nations of which their governments were joint architects and directors, or fairly to recognize that in success or adversity this command has proceeded unerringly in compliance with controlling policies and directives."
MacArthur said he could only attribute such comment to a "somewhat selfish, though most short-sighted, viewpoint.[snip]
"The issue is a global one and failure to comprehend this fact carries the germs of freedom's ultimate destruction. If the fight is not waged with courage and invincible determination to meet the challenge here, it will indeed be fought and possibly lost, on the battlefields of Europe."
From page 16 of the same paper...
'Hampered by UN Curbs' -- MacArthur.
Washington (AP)-- Gen. Douglas MacArthur said today the military situation in Korea is serious and critical but not hopeless.He added, however, that he regards as "an enormous handicap, without precedent in military operations," the United Nations restrictions against unlimited pursuit of the Chinese Communists and aerial attacks on their Manchurian bases.
MacArthur made the statement in a copyrighted interview with the Magazine U.S. News and World Report
115 Americans who were 17 years old or younger died in 2 months to free Korea
(November and December 1950)
Donald R Abel Pennsylvania 4 Nov 1950
James V Ashbaugh Ohio 6 Dec 1950
Donald L Bakie Maryland 2 Nov 1950
Ronald R Barker Virginia 2 Dec 1950
Robert A Jr Best Jr Wisconsin 2 Dec 1950
Curtis L Bowman Virginia 24 Dec 1950
Donald W Boyd Pennsylvania 28 Nov 1950
Kenneth L Bridger Washington 30 Nov 1950
Buddy B Burris California 4 Dec 1950
John M Carnes Ohio 12 Dec 1950
Melvin H Chantre Massachusetts 2 Nov 1950
John B Christiana Pennsylvania 30 Nov 1950
Freddie E Church Ohio 1 Nov 1950
Arthur A Clifton New Mexico 11 Dec 1950
William Colletti Maryland 2 Dec 1950
Clifton W Conley Pennsylvania 4 Dec 1950
Henry D Connell Massachusetts 2 Nov 1950
Howard D Cook Kentucky 6 Nov 1950
John E Cook New York 29 Nov 1950
Patrick H Creagan Iowa 3 Dec 1950
Arthur E Crim Ohio 28 Nov 1950
Harold E Dale Michigan 13 Dec 1950
Edward H Davis Mississippi 2 Dec 1950
Amos Jr Douglas Jr Ohio 28 Nov 1950
Richard D Espinoza Illinois 29 Nov 1950
Gene E Evans California 12 Dec 1950
William F Evans New Jersey 3 Dec 1950
Gerald A Farris California 2 Dec 1950
Eric N Jr Flackman Jr California 11 Dec 1950
Irvin E Focht Ohio 12 Dec 1950
James L Franklin Virginia 6 Nov 1950
Royce C Gibson Kentucky 27 Nov 1950
J W Gilland Alabama 3 Nov 1950
Larry O Greenfield Iowa 14 Dec 1950
Raymond Gunderson Wisconsin 10 Nov 1950
Lewis S Harsher West Virginia 2 Dec 1950
Clarence G Hartley Washington 30 Nov 1950
Paul E Heald Florida 3 Dec 1950
Glenwood C Helman Pennsylvania 30 Nov 1950
Jerold C Hoffman Pennsylvania 15 Nov 1950
Charles L Hogan Texas 2 Dec 1950
Theodore H Hopke New York 2 Nov 1950
William C Hunt Kentucky 26 Nov 1950
Jack W Hutchison Michigan 30 Nov 1950
Harold S Jackson Ohio 13 Nov 1950
Herbert Jackson Pennsylvania 11 Nov 1950
Joseph B Joe Louisiana 1 Dec 1950
Eldride Johnson Louisiana 27 Nov 1950
John B Johnson North Carolina 15 Dec 1950
Wesley Johnson Alabama 2 Nov 1950
Robert N Jones California 26 Nov 1950
John J Keglovitz Pennsylvania 15 Dec 1950
Donald E Kelly California 3 Dec 1950
George E Kessler Virginia 28 Nov 1950
Martin A King Pennsylvania 2 Nov 1950
George H Lawall Pennsylvania 15 Dec 1950
Ray K Lilly West Virginia 2 Nov 1950
Kenneth W Lippert Ohio 2 Nov 1950
Richard A Lucas New Jersey 26 Nov 1950
Marshall F Lyons Michigan 11 Nov 1950
Donald V MacLean Ohio 2 Dec 1950
Henry E Jr Matton Jr Wisconsin 11 Nov 1950
Donald McClellan Michigan 11 Dec 1950
Richard McKinney California 2 Dec 1950
Gerald W McLean Kentucky 30 Nov 1950
John D Meikle Virginia 15 Dec 1950
Norman E Moore Massachusetts 28 Nov 1950
Roland B Mullen Pennsylvania 21 Dec 1950
George R Jr Nedley Jr Pennsylvania 29 Nov 1950
Henry R Oneal California 28 Nov 1950
Dick E Osborne Pennsylvania 2 Nov 1950
Edison F Owens Illinois 28 Nov 1950
Michael H Paczocha Wisconsin 28 Nov 1950
James R Palmer Ohio 2 Nov 1950
Thomas L Parker Georgia 27 Nov 1950
Philip O Peterson Minnesota 2 Dec 1950
George Jr Petty Jr Pennsylvania 27 Nov 1950
Walter Pierce Pennsylvania 2 Nov 1950
Roger W Pleshek Michigan 30 Nov 1950
Alton R Register North Carolina 2 Dec 1950
James A Riddle Michigan 2 Dec 1950
Kenneth M Rinkes Ohio 3 Dec 1950
Joseph A Roberts Massachusetts 2 Nov 1950
Joseph C Robinson Pennsylvania 28 Nov 1950
Herman Rose North Carolina 3 Dec 1950
Paul E Rose Pennsylvania 3 Dec 1950
Joseph Serback West Virginia 27 Nov 1950
Anthony R Sidoti Connecticut 2 Nov 1950
Marvin M Sihrer South Dakota 27 Nov 1950
Donald M Smith Kentucky 28 Nov 1950
Donald R Smith Ohio 2 Dec 1950
William Sneed Michigan 3 Dec 1950
Walter A Snyder Ohio 6 Dec 1950
Louis Jr Sonnier Jr Louisiana 28 Nov 1950
Elmo M Spiller Washington 2 Nov 1950
John O Strom Minnesota 2 Nov 1950
John L Sullivan Tennessee 29 Nov 1950
Earl W Taylor Missouri 28 Nov 1950
James W Teague North Carolina 28 Nov 1950
Billy E Tennison Texas 1 Dec 1950
Ernest L Jr Thorpe Jr Pennsylvania 15 Dec 1950
Barney A Tolbert Alabama 2 Dec 1950
Alfredo T Trevino Texas 2 Dec 1950
Darold D Urbanski Wyoming 1 Dec 1950
Richa Van Newhouse Ohio 6 Dec 1950
Rex E Wagner Ohio 2 Nov 1950
Lawrence R Walker California 30 Nov 1950
Donald E Wallace Tennessee 28 Nov 1950
George W Walters Maryland 2 Nov 1950
Kenneth E Walters Oklahoma 6 Dec 1950
Calvin Benjamin Ward 25 Apr Maryland 3 Dec 1950
Willie Jr Watts Jr South Carolina 27 Nov 1950
Berl D Weekley Florida 28 Nov 1950
David G Wheat Louisiana 11 Nov 1950
Richard W Young Pennsylvania 26 Nov 1950