KOREAN WAR: Uniforms, Gear & Equipment of U.S. Army and Marine Infantryman

In this video ‪@brucecamparmament3728‬ and I will discuss some of the common uniforms, weapons, gear and equipment used by U.S. Army & Marine Infantryman during the Korean War.
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[@Brent0331]

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[@giovanny_127]

This is a great collection I really enjoyed the video

[@THERESISTANCE762]

I remember when I was kid wearing my grandpa's deck jacket from when he was in the army. He was a mechanic in Korea. Unfortunately I don't know what ever happened to it. And he died when I was a young boy so I never got to ask him about his time in Korea. I know you guys put a ton of time collecting and researching for these gear videos. I really enjoy watching them and it's great that you guys document things like this so it's not forgotten!

[@JamesCampbell-g9k]

My dad fought in Korea with the tragic 29th. Ended up with the Tropic Lightning before going home. An uncle and 2nd cousin there also. Your video is appreciated and feels a Gap in the lack of info on the Forgotten War. I thank you humble like. Great video. Thanks again!

[@MountaintravelerEddie]

Nothing like meeting a Marine that served in WW2, Korea and Vietnam. He’s an old guy, but still got the spirit. I had the luxury of meeting him and we talked about a lot of things. I was in Kosovo, Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan……both of us retired Marines. He passed some of his old uniforms to me as he saw I’m a collector. Never giving these items away. Maybe donate them to a museum one day. All I got to say is technology has come a long way, we use vehicles a lot more than in the 40’s to 70’s. Awesome video, there are some new things that came out in Korea that helped shape war differently 1. Helicopters 2. Flak jackets

[@nottwoshurena2769]

Not many of them the three big ones. Father-in-law, P-51 Mustang, WW2, Korea, Transport and Vietnam Air America, gone but not forgotten.

[@EsteparioTrucks]

Colombian here, our own old fellers were forgotten, trench demons. Thanks for not forgetting the sacrifice that was made on Korea. AJUA.

[@jimmydesouza4375]

Thanks for your post, we didn't get taught about Korea at all when I went through school, I had no idea Colombia even fought in the war.

[@EsteparioTrucks]

@@jimmydesouza4375 A lot of countries fought to help the US and Korea. God bless them.

[@jonathanschadenfreude9603]

bear in mind the united states govt LOVES to keep its citizens blindfolded as much as poss

[@poil8351]

that is true of a lot of countries. korea tends to be forgotten about between ww2 and vietnam. brutal war nasty fighting and an inconclusive outcome.

[@1youwatch]

My father jumped in Korea while in the 187th Regiment and later in the 101st. Screaming Eagles. He earned a Ranger Tab before shipping out and told me he got to do some crazy sh*t during the war. He also boxed in the Army. That S.O.B. could hit hard. Thank you for the presentation!

[@Tadicuslegion78]

The TimeGhost channel has been producing content for a new channel all about the Korean War week by week

[@Rokaize]

How is it?

[@Panzer_Runner]

@@Rokaize in-depth, considering nobody is talking about the Korean War

[@threatz7589]

Yeah it is quite good

[@GruntProof]

Freakin awesome man

[@walkercustoms]

I have a few odd trinkets from my uncle from his Korea service. Hes been gone a long time already it feels. All his Korean War stories were good stories. He just didn't tell bad ones and we never asked. I love the memories i have from him.

[@THERESISTANCE762]

The long wait is over!! Glad this video finally dropped!!

[@mikebox]

When I joined the Army in 86. Arrived in Lewis later the next year. I was issued the Ranger Patrol cap, the wool sweater, wool Jac shirt, wool gloves and black leather shell, 1950 green wool trousers, heavy white wool socks, and the white wool long John’s. The great thing was I was going to Batt, so I then had to give all of that back before getting gortex and piolypro. Holy hell.

[@giantskunk]

My Dad was in 2ID in the Korean War. He brought back his buckle boots and some a-shirts. Pictures of him show him wearing an M-41 jacket in winter with a M-51 pile cap. HBTs and the soft cap in summer photos. He liked the M-2 carbine.

[@jordan_velasquez]

Man I can smell the old surplus store when I look at that gear. Favorite place as a kid. Still have my P38 I bought around 10 years old. I'm 40 now 🙌

[@WOMPITUS]

Lol you’re the only Marine I’ve ever seen make a Springfield 03 look like a small rifle on camera.

[@LuminaryCursorem]

I know right? That was what I thought. Thats a 24inch barrel and he made it look like a toy.

[@bassplayer2011ify]

@@LuminaryCursoremThat’s 24 inches? He makes it look like a carbine.

[@Brent0331]

🤣

[@MDR-hn2yz]

We lost my wife’s grandfather a couple years ago. He lived to be 89 and was like my own grandfather. He was a Korean War veteran who served as a machine gunner and squad leader in the 45th and 24th Infantry Divisions. I’m proud to have his shadow box on my mantle, next to my own and my grandfather’s from WW2. We were both members of our local American Legion post (I’m a Marine OIF veteran). You’re correct about the Korean War being the “forgotten war”. He told me when he came home he ran into a friend from high school who asked where he had been, as he hadn’t seen him around. He replied he had spent the last 16 months in Korea, and the guy was astonished to hear that we were fighting a war. A few years back, a guest speaker at our local Memorial Day ceremony was speaking about our town’s service members, and talked about WW2 and then Vietnam, etc., completely overlooking Korea. The old man lost his mind, marched over to the guy afterwards and read him the riot act!! Rightfully so. Thank you both for this video and keeping our Korean War brothers memory alive. Semper Fi🇺🇸

[@kazamakor]

2010 ~ 2012년 복무했던 한국 육군 공병 여단 병장 입니다. 지금은 더 추워서 저거보다 더 두껍게 입어야 겨울을 보낼 수있습니다. 그리고 저 화기중 일부는 아직 치장창고에 남아 있습니다.

[@xxxxxx5868]

Dawg Chosen was literally the coldest battle ever fought in human history, it's not that these guys could get away with wearing more primitive clothing but there was just nothing better available at the time

[@YELLTELL]

RESPECT

[@niceagle22]

노고와 헌신에 감사드립니다. 쉽지 않은 시대지만 건강과 평안이 함께 하시길 빕니다.

[@Sedan57Chevy]

I guess we could blame watching MASH reruns as a kid, but I've always been fascinated by the Korean War, and disappointed by the lack of coverage and general interest in what is really a fascinating and important conflict. While the weapons systems and a lot of the other gear mightve been WW2 holdovers, the way that gear was used, both in terms of tactics and environment, was totally different. I've known a few Korean vets through the years and I always wondered why nobody seemed to give them the same respect as the WW2 guys. It's a shame that so many of them are gone now. Thank you so much for this video, Brent and Bruce. I hope that some people will start to get interested in this era of military history, and maybe now, the Korean war can start to be a bit less forgotten. Excellent presentation, gentlemen! Once again you prove that not only are you great collectors, but you can also be teachers. Love the way you use the inset photos to show the gear in context of it being used over there. It would be super cool to see presentations in the future on other conflicts that have been somewhat forgotten, like Panama or Grenada. You always deliver with these presentations!

[@DruidTimer]

That is an outstanding presentation. Some of the gear was still in use in the mid to late 1970's. I was a tanker in the 3rd ACR then. We still had the M3 Grease Gun, the flat mess kit, the Mummy sleeping bag, shelter half, D3A gloves, and wool field shirt, and wool field pants, half leather mittens, and the fish tail parka, the the beloved OD Green wool blanket.

[@kenc9236]

My dad served in the Korean war. He didn't talk much about, however he told me about this joe that could sign his initials one the side of building with the 50.cal. That same joe also lost his thumb from being frozen for a long period.

[@irregularS-]

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COUNTRIES SERVICE!!

[@themetaphysicalaxe5506]

My grandpa fought in Korea,, he's almost 87 years old and I spend as much time with him as I can. Mow his yard every Saturday and sit and talk with him, I dread the day he leaves us.

[@EthanSnyder-zk5ov]

What year did he enlist? If he's 87 he'd have been 16 in the last year of the war, 1953.

[@themetaphysicalaxe5506]

@@EthanSnyder-zk5ov I'm not sure the year I could be off on his age by a couple years I know he joined either in or right out of high school

[@FuriousMess]

My dad battlefield promoted from Corporal to Sargent shortly after Inchon. He was lead behind an M1917 all the way to the North end of Chosin and back. Thanks for a GREAT video.

[@midnightsailor1]

Thanks for doing this excellent piece of the Korean war as and equipment. I'm a long time student of the "forgotten war" ever since s childhood as my dad was a Marine Corp pilot flying mostly F4U Corsairs . I had original issue surplus equipment ,tents, web gear, helmets entrenching tools, ,just about everything you showed and still have some of it including an M1 Carbine, Garand, bayonets and an M1950 gas stove. I enjoyed very much seeing you go through all of this.

[@robbylock1741]

Before the start of Korea, my father was in VMF 121 stationed at NSA Glenview, where they flew F4U Corsairs. When the war started, he was pulled from squadron duty and ended up first in the Pusan Perimeter armed with a BAR, then was injured at the Chosin reservoir at which time he was rotated back to the US were he received a medical discharge. By then VMF 121 had transitioned to Skyraiders.

[@BullMooseFox]

Love the M1948 boots. They look so good.

[@remo_williams]

187th RCT Rakkasaan, my grandpa, served in the Korean war. My uncle served with the Marines in Korean war, and I served in 2 I.D. in the 90s. God bless the infantry.

[@심성모-i5l]

한국 전쟁 당시의 총기류들을 그대로 재현하신것에 깊은 감명을 받았습니다 한국 남자들은 보통 군복무를 의무적으로 하기에 이 영상에 깊은 관심이 가는군요 돌아가신 아버님은 카튜사로 18살에 6.25 참전 하셨고 5년 복무후 제대하셨고 저희들 역시 3년 복무후 제대 했습니다 보여 주신 무기들은 원거리 무기 위주고 고지전 근거리 백병전은 철모와 야전삽이 주로 사용 되었다고 합니다 지금 생각하면 끔직한 일이죠 백병전후에 몇번의 고지 쟁탈전후에는 땅속에 시체가 너무 많아 참호를 못 팠다고 하시더군요 다시는 이런 전쟁이 없게 하기 위해서 제 아들은 지금 전차부대에서 군복무를 하고 있습니다

[@roquel20]

excellent work. I see very good preparation and commitment to the project. As always reliable and convinced. they simply know what they are talking about. Gentlemen, your recordings are a pleasure to watch.

[@TheCouchCommando]

After watching yours and Bruce's Vietnam equipment video I click "Like " very moment the page loads lol.

[@Brent0331]

👊

[@user-lu3fx2tf3f]

Awesome job wish I lived near you guys I have so much of that stuff to share with the public

[@IIIIIIlIIlIIlIIIIIIl]

Nice to meet you, I am Korean. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to those of you who have sacrificed your lives to protect Korea's liberal democracy from communism, including the United States and other countries of the free world. 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇮🇱🇨🇦🇹🇷🇫🇷🇵🇭🇰🇷

[@Valorius]

Great video Brent. This is one of the most brutal wars in American History. The unit i served in (many decades later) was virtually annihilated fighting on the Eastern Side of the Chosin, absolutely massively outnumbered, cut off, and surrounded.

[@Psyminds]

Much more than just "American History" involved in the war of Korea.

[@LtActionCam]

I just re-read “The Last Stand of Fox Company.” It’s incredibly humbling to read the horrors of what the Marines went through. One thing that stood out to me were the casualties in sub zero temperatures. Marines would get hit, the wound would freeze, and the Marine would be evacuated to a higher echelon of care. Unfortunately once the Marine went into warmer areas, the wound would thaw and they would bleed again. We lost Marines that way.

[@keeftaylor834]

Love the historical content, especially the individual equipment breakdowns you produce. Thanks for your service, and thanks for the education.

[@oiitzME1266]

Great, informative video. Since I was a kid It has always astonished me how quick we were back in a war following WW2.

[@alexander0125]

I met this old man once at a convenience store. His hat said WW2 & Korean vet. I put on my best behavior for this man because he was the closest to a superman we have IMO. He just said Have a good life and not in a condescending way. Clearly hes done alot of thinking and observing of his countryman over the decades.

[@dus777]

The Army mountain bag is what grandpa(ww2+Korea vet) gave me among other things...jacket and liner(with bullet hole), shelter halves, duffel bag. It had a cotton liner that grandma had made for it. Also, had the outer shell that was only a little water proof. I am so glad you made this video. Let it be a primer for those learning the history and impact. Those that fought, very often left a legacy of honor in their posterity because of the sacrifice that families made. The impact is felt generations later; in understanding the warriors' trauma and the challenges faced when trying to get back to American life.

[@menachem2521]

This is the first video I'm watching from your channel, and I'm hooked. Excellent presentation. Thank you for bringing much needed attention to the Korean War.

[@Brent0331]

Welcome aboard.

[@virginiareenactor6732]

Great reference video guys! I appreciate the effort that you went through to make such a comprehensive video.

[@JonathanParker-n5s]

Awesome video I always feel like the Korean gets overlooked glad to see someone paying homage to our Korean War veterans

[@backachershomestead]

Excellent video! Well done! My grandfather served in Korea. He called it the Korean conflict.

[@johnclarke9498]

Great video and learned a lot 👍 from North London UK

[@tristanholland6445]

One of my uncles was in Korea. Before the war he was very good at math and worked as a draftsman at Chrysler. When he got drafted of course the Army discovered that he was skilled at math. As a result he got assigned to a mortar unit and he was one of the range plotters who filled out the range fans. I saw a picture of him once in Korea kneeling down with an M2 carbine slung over his shoulder and a range fan in his hand. He explained that the picture was taken after a several hour long battle over a hill trying to stop a Chinese attempt to take the hill. His efforts at plotting the range fans helped “liquidate” a lot of Peoples Liberation Army soldiers make the ultimate sacrifice for their country. He said “yep my math killed a lot of Chinaman that day”

[@crusaderforchrist8430]

PLA didnt fight in that war, it was CVA aka Chinese volunterr army.

[@tristanholland6445]

​@@crusaderforchrist8430 dude you are the poster child for the "Actually" meme. And don't split nit pick hairs when you yourself are wrong the technical name was People's Volunteer Army but it's all semantics anyway because they were Chinese Communist military forces no matter what the name was. A duck is a duck is duck.

[@braunwm]

This is an incredible video Brent! This is a museum quality presentation. Great job and thanks for covering all the details that make the equipment and gear unique!!!

[@Brent0331]

👊

[@iseeunwo7390]

I Learned about the 65TH INFANTRY Borinqueneers that was one of the most decorated units that fought in both Korean Wars. Much respect to all those veterans.

[@ppspsd]

Good stuff Gentlemen!!! I personally appreciate all of your hard work and dedication in the making of this video!!!👍👍👍👍👍

[@Brent0331]

Much appreciated!

[@louiscyphere7888]

Exquisite material sir, as always. Keep up the excellent work.

[@Michaelsamy-lh2gs]

Salute you brother i followed your great channel since years ago keep up the good work 🙏❤️♥️

[@Brent0331]

👊

[@nathanshirk-zr1mn]

When I was in infantry school I had a week stretch where thing weren’t going right for me. These Marine Korean War veterans came and talked my ITB class. I remember saying to myself these are the men I want to be honorable and courageous. Left me inspired to keep driving forward.

[@fritzvonhammer3578]

Great job guys and enjoyable to watch. Not over winded and very informative. Semper Fi

[@Brent0331]

👊

[@TheMidwesternViking]

Aww the forgotten war, amazing display and review, super jelly you got this cool kit, all i got is chainmail and plate armor.

[@phillipcole3068]

Great stuff! Thank you for documenting and demonstrating this history for us and future generations.

[@nicholasstilley2370]

I've been waiting for a video exactly like this thank you

[@tomdulski3729]

Amazing work, thanks for putting this up.

[@timgeisinger8479]

Very comprehensive information on Korean War gear! Thanks!

[@JustMePeriod.]

My father was a Marine who fought in Korea. God rest his soul . Thank you dad .

[@originalpastaman5470]

Just recently got transferred to a forward position called Chosin. This vid definitely helped me understand my kit better, wish me luck!

[@eltenda]

Excellent video!

[@arthurshoemaker2172]

Outstanding very impressed with the details. Seriously good work putting this together. Ty

[@chriswooldridge9636]

Outstanding video! You and Bruce did a great job! I can only imagine the amount of resources and work the two of you poured into this. Thank you! Again, great job!

[@Brent0331]

👊

[@brandon7482]

There’s a really great organization called the “Korean War Veterans Association” that is open to any service man or woman who served in Korea, and open to any of their children.

[@reedcerveny279]

Absolutely excellent video!

[@jenniferbauman4802]

Great video. Keep up the great work. Thanks. God bless. From Glenn CATT. In Massachusetts.

[@protectpersevere2030]

Outstanding work gentlemen! Very cool video with a lot of detail and hardwork.

[@Brent0331]

👊

[@surfinoperator]

What a fantastic gear review😊 THANK YOU

[@meanjune]

Gonna dig into this one 😎 love from the ROKMC brent

[@jwilliamson196]

Enjoyed the video. Been collecting for a long time but even at that picked up a lot of new information. THANKS, Joe

[@Brent0331]

Glad to hear.

[@Allofthemonkeys]

Great to see, my grandpa was in Korea and had some great stories.

[@timfarley274]

Great video, there is a great PDF on the CMP's website that is an analysis of what the troops reported on equipment usage in Korea.

[@devinrivers5808]

This is awesome! Seeing what the soldiers wore during the Korean War is amazing; I did realize how 🥶 cold it got in Korea…my grand uncle was a Korean War veteran, he passed a way back in 2017. Good to see this equipment in good condition, excellent learning tool…thanks for sharing 👍🏿

[@Nyllsor]

Wow! Super intresting and in-depth video!

[@Psyminds]

Nice video thanks guys appreciate the work you put into providing a look at this gear

[@ericmiller9688]

Awesome video gentleman. It's great to learn about the history.

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

Oustanding work gents!

[@Brent0331]

👊

[@jacobnugent8159]

Love the look of the Korean War equipment

[@Mariner797]

I think my grandfather was given a Garand to fight off the Norks out of his hometown. Great stuff.

[@estevangarcia2690]

Great presentation

[@ryanbales8116]

My grandpa was a Marine and fought in Korea. He never talked about it.

[@nunyabidniz2868]

Per my dad [Marines, KW] the Marines had the Thompson & shotguns in their TOE, but no 12ga ammo. Nobody wanted to lug the Thompson around on night patrol when the shotgun was better for blind engagements at bad breath distances, so they traded their Thompsons for some pallets of 12ga ammo from the Army guys who didn't have the Thompsons in their TOE but did get plenty of shotgun shells & 45acp to play with. PPSh battlefield pickups were also popular for night patrol as a discardable throwdown and then shift to your trusty M1 once the initial flurry of the engagement was past and the mag exhausted, according to him. Dad never spoke much of his experiences in the KW until one Thanksgiving in the late '90s after the memories had lost much of their sting. He grew up on a dirt farm in TX, so he went through boot at Camp Pendleton here in CA and met my mom [that was long before the state morphed into the PRK and the Granola Curtain went up...] EDIT: WRT the "found dead in bag," part of that was due to the venomous snakes slithering in for warmth & then biting the sleeper when they rolled over in the middle of the night.

[@dalesql2969]

My dad got mobilized out of the navy reserve for Korea. He spent a couple of years on the USS Porterfield mostly doing coastal bombardment missions, plus doing plane guard for President Truman's flight to meet Macarthur.

[@Sam_the_Sham_and_the_Pharoahs]

Stares in envy at that BAR and 30 cal Browning* Just beautiful collection. I own two Korean war era M1 Garands. Still rocking steel at long distance

[@Supercereal4]

I actually just finished collecting my original Korean War uniform. Shelby Stanton's "Uniforms of the US Army in the Korean War" was an excellent resource

[@chipchaffee2416]

You guys do a great job. Thank you

[@moolieboy]

Great Work!

[@Brent0331]

Thanks

[@jesseventura3576]

Great video guys! Keep up the good work! Just suscribed!

[@kevinandreneemclendon3059]

Hi Brent you guys did a. Great job on your video.

[@corymihal7789]

my grandfather served in korean war he was in the army from 1946 to 1950 and he was army single core and jump school and then he went to the navy from 1951 to 1954 on the uss tarawa cv -40 he work on the flight deck

[@jeffkardosjr.3825]

I was at a Canadian museum and it was interesting to see photos of South Korean troops in Canadian uniforms in non combat areas.

[@armynurseboy]

Minor correction: original M1 carbines did not have a bayonet lug. The bayonet lug was added in 1945. So was available for the last year of WW2. This became the standard pattern and was added to all M1s when they were depot refurbished. The M2 (full auto version) came with bayonet lug already attached. The majority of the M2s in Korea were depot converted/overstamped M1s.

[@paul7754]

Amazing collection! Really interesting the WW2 era surplus variants, the cold weather additions and the infamous 'over whites'. Thanks Brent and Bruce for the effort putting this all together - couldn't have been easy! Suppose I can't get one of those 1917 water cooled machine guns with just a C&R license - damn it! Bruce needs to give de Gaulle his hat back...

[@이정환-x7p]

1950년 겨울의 끔찍한 경험때문에 주한미군은 알래스카 주둔군에 준하는 겨울장비를 아직도 지급받아요. 하지만 현재 한국은 9월 17일에도 온도가 낮최고 섭씨 33도에요. 너무 덥죠. 두번다시 비극적인 전쟁은 없었으면 합니다. 3년 1개월 2일동안 민주주의를 지키기 위해 싸운 모든 유엔군 병사들의 희생과 고통과 헌신에 경의를 표합니다.

[@davidkelly7459]

Awesome very good video we Stihl used similar equipment deering the Cold war in Germany in the early 1980s

[@Crustymarine]

Enjoyed this video. Pro tip.0:31. The open flap of the long, or short blanket roll should face to the rear. Reasoning is, if the opening flap is facing forward, it could be a snag hazard when moving through brush. The same goes for the pleats on the helmet cover. Pleats face the rear.

[@rubberduckindustries6665]

You guys need to be involved in the Korean War series from TImeghost and Indy Neidell. The timing is perfect.

[@alancranford3398]

In 1964, Hasbro put GI Joe on the market. The Action Soldier had green fatigues and brown boots. The Action Marine had camouflaged fatigues and black boots. In the early days of the Vietnam War, some Army troops still wore brown boots.

[@gmlals3179]

0:16 Man IDK where did you find that location, but as a Korean, the trees and the color of the dirt (which is colorless dead brown lol) is almost the same as real Korean countryside ! I can feel the nostalgia of when I was on military duty...

[@Brent0331]

Its north Texas 😂

[@gmlals3179]

​@@Brent0331It was texas! Looks like gangwon haha. It might be called a "Forgotten"war, but in my country, the impact caused by this conflict is massive throughout the entire modern day Korean culture, society and everything, and the war is still going on right now too! Thank you for making this video !

[@YELLTELL]

RESPECT

[@NYRM1974]

I still have my late fathers gear from his time in both Korea with Army Rangers and later with 5th SF in Nam all in mint condition. Including some souvenir goodies.

[@jamesbragg6452]

Thanks Brent. Bruce looks good in that hat.

[@gustonzimasheen]

I have to say the first introduction I had to the Korean War was the M*A*S*H (1970) movie and the T.V. series (1972-1983). So a different side to the war while still making ppl aware of the war. Ofc I have learned more from channels like yourself and others on KZbin, so thankyou for that.

[@RKim929]

As a Korean I am Thankful for the MARINEs of the PAST, PRESENT, and FUTURE

[@hamnuptra]

No matter what political purposes are, the intervention (more like support) of the UN brought decades of peace and order to the East Asia. Much appreciated!

[@tomaszbojda9901]

Great video guys, I've spent 11 seasons in Korea with some crazy dudes and gals from this M*A*S*H unit. Greetings from Poland!