Evening star., 1950-07-20


British and American carrier
planes rained bombs, fire bombs
and rockets on military installa-
tions near Pyong and on rail
yards, truck conveys and coastal
shippings.
Red Junks Strafed.
Besides providing cover and air
support to troops in the amphib-
ious landing at Pohan Dong on
July 18, carrier Jets (F9F Pan
thers) strafed five large North
Korean motor junks near Wonsan
and struck train of tank cars
and boxcars near Changjon, set
ting two tank cars afire.
Units hitting Pyongyang de-
stroyed one locomotive and liber-
ally strafed 81 camouflaged air
craft, leaving six Yak fighters and
five 1L-10s burning and others
badly damaged.
Rocket attacks near Kumsong
partially destroyed power lines and
q power substation with rockets
and burned five Oil tanks south
of Kojin Nj. )
Heavy damage was inflicted on
the marshaling yards near Won
san, and rocket attacks damaged
a rail bridge at Kumhwa and de-
stroyed a railbridge at Kojun Nj.
One unit destroyed q six-car coal
train with laapalm fire bombs,
damaged a power Substation at
Kumhwa with rockets and strafed
six boxcars at Yangyang. A sec
ond strike returned to Pyongyang
and burned more aircraft for a
total (on July 18) of IA enemy
airplanes destroyed, 8 destroyed
or heavily damaged and dam
aged. The second strike hit the
Wonsan oil refinery and left it
badly damaged and flaming. with
smoke visible so miles at sea. On
July 10 the first Jet sweep strafed
Is 1L-10s at Yonpo and 8 at Son.
dok, burning IL.
More Planes Destroyed.
A second sweep famed three
more 1L-10s at Yompo, making a
total of IL out of IS airplanes de-
stroyed at Yonpo and three out of
three at Sondok. On returning
to the carriers, the airplanes also
destroyed a gas tank on a jetty
at Roman.
p The first large strike Of the day
strafed two gunboats near Won
san and found the oil regnery
still burning from the previous
days strike. A chemical plant
was set af1re at Sansong and five
oil tank cars were burned and
four locomotives, one truck and
one jeep were destroyed along the
coast.
The second combined British
and American strike blasted four
water tanks and nine locomotives
near Hongwon, destroyed three
airplanes and damaged two under
camouf1age nets on a field at
Dentokjo for a days grand total
Of 18 enemy airplanes- destroyed
by burning and two damaged. To-
tai sorties fown. on July 19-s2. ,
f LII
TOKYO. July 20 A-The
,tert OF q con1mnnique, No. 102,
issued today by Gen. MacAr-
thurs headquarters at ITO pm.
I1:10 pm, EDIT, yeSterddy)::
There has been no decisive
ground aetiop pm thN Kereanfrdnt
extends the lull to more than 48
hours and indicates the. Com
munist invaders may have been
hit harder than originally esti-
mated.
Minor actions which have con-
tinued are South Korean attacks
on the Reds in the vicinity Of
Yongdok. South Korean marines
were also reported engaged in ac-
ton with North Korean forces
in the vicinity of Kunsan.
In the Taejon area. however,
artillery fire has opened up on
the oath Division by the Red 4th
Division, which may indicate a
renewed offensive, Hostile troop
movements continued to be OBJ
served moving into the area
around Chungju.
The naval patrol off the east
coast was particularly active, fir
ing 6-inch guns into enemy troop
concentrations, traffic on the road
and ammunition dumps with con-
siderable success.
TOKYO, July 20 (P.-The
teTt OF contmHniqNe. No. 101, ;.
issued by Gen. MacArthur's
headquarters today at 1:10 p.m..
H1:10 p.r1a., EDIT, yeSterddyJ,:
! In a general order published on
July II by United States forces
in Korea, made public in Tokyo
today, 1st 1t. Gordon D. Mohl
of Minot, N. Oak, was awarded
the Silver Star for gallantry in
action.
According to the citation, 1t
Mohr. an adviser to one of the
South Korean army units, Joined
his unit on June Is when it was
under heavy attack by North Ko-
rean forces, including heavy ar
NOR.
When enemy armor launched an
assault on his unit, 1t. Mohr
realizing it was in grave danger
OF being over-rull, secured ar
anti-tank gun and using his owr
vehicle as q prime mover per-
sonally moved the gun to the
front without infantry support
and fired at the enemy tanks.
The officer fired the gun at the
assaulting tanks until both his
weapon and vehicle were over
run and destroyed. He then es-
capped on foot and rejoined his
unit.
/ 1t. Mohr's wife, who resides in
Japan, is the former Doris Grone
Of Webster Groves, Mo.