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The Korean War began at 0400 on 25 June 1950, when the North Korean Army invaded across the 38th parallel into South Korea. United States Army forces fought as part of U.N. forces to expel the enemy from South Korea, and a cease-fire was signed on 27 July 1953. Major battles included Yalu River, Chosin Reservoir, Sukchon, Koto-Ri, Hagaru-Ri, Pyong Yang, Heartbreak Ridge, Pork Chop Hill, Bloody Ridge, Hill 481, Punchbowl, Inje Valley, Seoul, Kaesong, Chunchon, Inchon Landing, Panmunjom, Kumchong, Naktong Bulge, Taejon, and Pusan Perimeter. During the war, 5,764,143 United States troops served, 54,246 died, 103,284 were wounded, 7,140 were captured, and 8,177 were missing in action. Thirteen men from Chicopee who gave their lives were Walter E. Kurtz, Roger Pelland, George A. Lavoie, Joseph A. Lambert, Harvey E. Carpenter, Thomas A. Janelle, Armand Patenaude, Franceszek J. Kulik, Richard J. Provost, George M. Lukakis, Normand Leo Laplante, Kenneth W. Descheneaux, and George H. Lormier Jr.
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