Evening star., 1950-09-23
Korea
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Americans were advancing around
the southern end of Seoul at
some distance south of the river.
7th Division Drives 8 Miles.
On the Marines right flank,
the United States 7th Division
drove 8 miles beyond captured
Suwon along the major route
south of Seoul. Suwon and its
important airfield fell to the in
fantrymen yesterday.
Big enough to land C-54 trans
port planes, the airfield was used
July l to evacuate civilians from
the onrushing Red hordes one
week after the invasion of South
Korea began.
With the 7th Division contin-
uing south, and the United States
1st Cavalry and Gath Divisions
driving north. the Reds were rap
idly becoming trapped in their
retreat from the southeast beach,
head.
Gen. Macarthur reported the
Red NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in fight
or in an effort to shift forces for
the defense of Seoul-was costing
a heavy toll. The generals sum-
mary reported $500 Red casualties
and 685 prisoners on all fronts
for the "a hours up to last mid
night.
SOUTHERN FRONT
The 1st Cavalry's rapid advance
to Sangju-35 miles in IS hours
accounted for many of the Red
casualties. After crossing the Max
tong River over a repaired bridge,
the troopers encountered virtu-
ally no oposition on the last seven
miles into the rail and highway
junction city.
Meanwhile. the United States
oath Division punched to within
2k miles of Kumchon on the
other main route northward to-
ward Seoul. The infantrymen
drove hard on the heels of Reds |
fleeing toward Taejon and Suwon.
The oath calls it "Heartbreak
Highway" because of the divi-
'sion's bitterly-fought withdrawal
southwark down the road earlv in |
the war.
South of the oath Division were
the Argyll and Sutherland High
landers.
On the British right flank,
United States I'd Division troops
drove west of Chogye to within
four miles of Hyopchon-rail and
highway city IL miles west of the
Naktcng. The United States 9th
Army communique reported the
Doughboys gained three miles.
The United States 25th Division,
punching westward from the
southern sector of the old beach
head, was reported meeting in
creasingly heavy resistance in its
drive on Chinju. One forward
element was reported within 8!
miles of the city.
The 9th Army communique re-
ported no late developments on
the South Korean drive along the
crumbling northern stretch of the
beachhead. South Korean troops
had entered Uisong, a highway
town IS miles northeast of Taegu.
Other South Koreans, fighting
northward along the east coast
highway, were nearing Chongha.
10 miles north of recaptured
Pohang.
WAR IN THE AIR.
United States B-29 medium
bombers and B-26 light bombers
teamed up last night in blasting
enemy trains and other Red tar
gets in Southeast Korea.
The Super Forts dropped bril-
liant flares over rail and highway
targets and the light bombers fol-
lowed up with bombing and
strafing attacks.
| B-29 observers reported seeing
one ammunition train destroyed
and two others damaged following
combined aerial assault north
of Kumchon.
Near Taejon, AZ miles northwest
OF Kumchon, the B-29s dropped
flares over a Southbound train of
20 cars pulled by two engines. The
flares outlined the target for the
attacking B-26S.
The 5th Air Force announced
that it's fighter ,-bombers knocked
out 20 North Korean tanks and IS
artillery pieces. Fifteen of the
tanks were blasted near Uisong
and the other five in the Kimchon
area. Uisong is 38 miles north
east of Kumchon.
B-26s attacked TOO North Ko-
reans with fair results" the 5th
Air Force said.
NAVAL OPERATIONS.