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USS Saint Paul bombarding communist positions near Hungnam, South Hamgyong Province, Korea, 26 Jul 1953	F4U-4 Corsair aircraft of US Marine Corps squadron VMA-332 aboard USS Bairoko, off Korea, 27 Jul 1953

General Mark Clark signing the Korean War Armistice, 27 Jul 1953, photo 1 of 2	General Mark Clark signing the Korean War Armistice, 27 Jul 1953, photo 2 of 2

USS Saint Paul firing the final US Navy salvo of the Korea War, off Wonsan, Korea, 27 Jul 1953	French aircraft carrier Bois Belleau moving to Norfolk Naval Base, Virginia, United States for aircraft loading, Dec 1953; note New Jersey, Albany, and Casa Grande in background

USS Randolph at anchor in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, fall 1953. Note that the twin 5-inch gun turrets have been removed from the flight deck and also note F9F Cougar jet aircraft forward with wings folded.	Regulus missile aboard USS Tunny, off Point Mugu, California, United States, 3 Sep 1953

Lieutenant Commander J. O. House, Jr. relieving Commander W. P. Murphy as the commanding officer of USS Carbonero, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States, 30 Sep 1953	An oblique aerial view of the Ewa Plain, Oahu, Hawaii looking east, Oct 14, 1953. Barbers Point Naval Air Station is in the center and the former Ewa Marine Corps Air Station beyond.

US Ambassador Carl Rankin, US Vice President Richard Nixon, ROC army chief General Sun Li-jen, and ROC secret police chief Chiang Ching-kuo in Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, 8-12 Nov 1953	Lieutenant General Clifton Cates cutting a cake during the celebration of the anniversary of the establishment of the US Marine Corps, Quantico, Virginia, United States, 10 Nov 1953, photo 1 of 2; Brigaider General Robert Bare and Major General Edwin Pollock in background

Lieutenant General Clifton Cates cutting a cake during the celebration of the anniversary of the establishment of the US Marine Corps, Quantico, Virginia, United States, 10 Nov 1953, photo 2 of 2; Brigaider General Robert Bare and Major General Edwin Pollock in background	12 P-51D Mustang fighters of the Chinese Air Force, Taiwan, Republic of China, late 1953; these aircraft were purchased from the US with money donated by the citizens of Taiwan

Shigeru Yoshida and his granddaughter, Dec 1953	Shigeru Yoshida, Dec 1953

Lieutenant Commander George Kittredge being relieved by the new commanding officer of USS Sterlet, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 1 Dec 1953	Submarine Tinosa after her deactivation overhaul and decommissioning at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 2 Dec 1953.

USS Manta at Key West, Florida, United States, 14 Dec 1953	Inauguration ceremony of President Ramón Magsaysay and Vice President Carlos Garcia, Independence Grandstand (now Quirino Grandstand), Rizal Park, Manila, Philippines, 30 Dec 1953