Korean War
In June 1950, President Harry S. Truman ordered American ground forces into Korea. Some Columbia students volunteered for service in the conflict; others were called up in the draft. At least fifteen Columbians are known to have perished in the conflict in Korea.
Alumni who perished in this war
- CC - Columbia College
- GR - Graduate Faculties
- PS - Physicians & Surgeons
- UNC - Unconfirmed
| Name | School | Class Year | Date of Death |
| Allen, Brad | CC | 1953 | April 3, 1943 |
| Amyth, David | UNC | ||
| Baetz, Robert C. | CC | 1948 | January 3, 1951 |
| Buchmann, Robert E. | CC | 1950 | May 29, 1951 |
| Conserva, Philip J. | CC | 1950 | February 6, 1953 |
| Couch, James Brewer Crane | PS | 1949 | April 5, 1951 |
| Cutting, Jr., Victor Willard | CC | 1953 | October 17, 1952 |
| Dinger, Henry C. | CC | June 15, 1954 | |
| Feldman, Robert L. | CC, GR | 1951, 1952 | December 10, 1952 |
| Fields, John Herbert | CC | 1940 | May 18, 1951 |
| Fow, Jr., Benjamin F. | CC | 1953 | March 25, 1955 |
| Lichtman, Robert Benjamin | CC | ||
| McCaslin, Hugh T. | PS | 1952 | August 31, 1953 |
| McVeigh, Thomas Lyons | CC | 1950 | September 11, 1951 |
| Molinari, William J. | CC | 1942 | February 23, 1952 |
| Shaknov, Irving | CC | 1952 | May 15, 1953 |
| Simonson, Marshall Edwin | CC | 1948 | January 2, 1951 |
| Smyth, David Wilson | CC | 1951 | |
| Swan, William Kenneth | CC | ||
| Trevisano, Donald | CC | 1953 |
Midshipmen in the Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps program pass in review just south of College Walk.