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Flags of the 16 nations who fought as part of the United Nations force against communist agression


The United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Korea is located in the South Korean city of Pusan and commemorates the dead soldiers of 16 countries who fell during the Korean War between 1951 and 1954. The memorial was constructed betwee

Although the United States, France, Norway and Thailand mostly repatriated the bodies of their heroes, 2,3000 allied servicemen are buried in the memorial gardens.

Nation Interred
Australia 281
Canada 278
France 44
Netherlands 117
New Zealand 34
Norway 1
South Africa 11
South Korea 36
Turkey 462
United Kingdom 885
United States 36
Unkown 4
Non-combatants 11