50 years ago today - 29 Sep 1950

[Ed Evanhoe <ede@oio.net>]

September 29

The 2nd Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division, fought 
its first battle of the Korean War on the southeast side of Seoul when the 
North Koreans attacked their positions.  In this battle the 2nd Battalion 
suffered 79 casualties.  The North Koreans suffered more than 400 killed in 
this battle.

In the 25th Division sector, division units took the town of Iri while 
Kunsan, the port city on the Kum River, fell to the 1st Battalion, 24th 
Infantry Regiment.  Meanwhile the 35th Infantry moved around the east and 
north sides of the Chiri Mountain area, a750 square mile area of 
6,000-7,000 foot high forested mountain fastness with Chinju, Hadong, 
Namwon and Hamyang as its four corners.  Several thousand North Koreans had 
withdrawn into this area intending to continue the fighting as guerrillas.

In the southwest corner of Korea at Yosu, ROK Marines landed and liberated 
the city.

On the east coast and central corridor, ROK forces made rapid advances and 
were approaching the 38th Parallel in both sectors.

Meanwhile, General Douglas MacArthur received permission to cross into 
North Korea.


Ed Evanhoe, PO Box 916, Antlers, OK, 74523
Author: DARKMOON: Eighth Army Special Operations in the Korean War
Member:  American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA)
Life Member: Special Forces & Special Operations Associations
Web site:  http://www.korean-war.com