Chino in San Bernardino County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Communist Military Casualties of the Korean War

Photographed by Denise Boose, November 1, 2023

1. Communist Military Casualties of the Korean War Marker

Inscription. On June 25, 1950, at the encouragement of the Soviet Union, military forces of the North Korean People’s Army invaded South Korea in an attempt to unify the peninsula under communist rule.

In November 1950, again at the urging of the Soviet Union, the military forces of the People’s Republic of China entered the war to push the United Nations forces further south.

The Soviet Union provided military advisors and weapons, but no military forces. As surrogates for the Soviets, North Korea and China suffered over three million casualties. The Soviets suffered less than 5,000.

Communist Military Casualties of the Korean War

Killed and Missing
North Korea: 406,000
China: 600,000

Wounded
North Korea: 1,500,000
China: 716,000

Erected by Planes of Fame Air Museum.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Korean. A significant day of the year for for this entry is May 31.

Location. 33° 58.97′ N, 117° 38.382′ W. Memorial is in Chino, California, in San Bernardino County. It is on Cal Aero Drive, on the left when traveling west. Within the Planes of Fame Air Museum in the Korean War Memorial. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 14998 Cal Aero Drive, Chino CA 91710, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Los Angeles,

in the Inland Empire,

in the Peninsular Ranges,

and specifically in the Transverse Ranges.

It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: “Operation Moolah” (here, next to this marker); MiG Alley (a few steps from this marker); A World Turned Upside Down (a few steps from this marker); The Korean War (a few steps from this marker); From the Ashes (a few steps from this marker); Duels in the Sky – The Aces of the Korean War (a few steps from this marker); Care and Comfort – Doctors and Nurses of the Korean War (a few steps from this marker); Daring Aggressiveness (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chino.

Photographed by Denise Boose, November 1, 2023

2. Communist Military Casualties of the Korean War Marker

Photographed by Denise Boose, November 1, 2023

3. “Mig Alley”

Photographed by Denise Boose, November 1, 2023

4. F-86 Sabre

Credits. This page was last revised on January 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 5, 2024, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. This page has been viewed 241 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 5, 2024, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.