Chronology of World War II
Saturday, September 8th
Harbor of Jinsen (Inchon)
Harbor of Jinsen (Inchon), Korea, photographed from a USS
Intrepid
(CV-11) aircraft, as Allied forces land there to begin the occupation of southern Korea, September 8, 1945. Wolmi-Do island is in the lower right, below the airplane wing, with a causeway connecting it to Inchon city. A US Navy submarine chaser (PC) is the larger vessel in the upper center. Landing craft are maneuvering nearby.