Korean War Timeline By dshirley96 Feb 11, 1949 USSR pulls troops form nOrht Korea; US pulls troops from South Korea Jun 25, 1950 North Korean army attacks over 38th parallel Jun 27, 1950 Truman, wanting unification, grants MacArthur permission to attack North Korea Jun 28, 1950 Truman meets with leaders of Congress Jun 30, 1950 US ground troops committed to conflict Jul 7, 1950 General MacArthur picked to oversee U.N. forces in Korea Sep 11, 1950 U.N. forces pushed behid 38th parallel Sep 15, 1950 MacArthur launches successful surprise atack at INchon Nov 11, 1950 Chinese Troops swarm into Korea and drive back MacArthur's Army Dec 25, 1950 Stalemate in conflict along 38th parallel; Truman and advisors seek armistice Jul 11, 1951 US air and naval units commited to Korea; Truman asks U.N. to condemn actions of North Korea Mar 29, 1952 Truman chooses not to run for reelection