Evening star., 1950-07-19
Battle Is Resumed
After Americans
Land More Troops
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reanS were working nara at re-
building the blown Taejon-Cho
ehiwon highway bridge. but several
late afternoon strikes from the air
yesterday slowed them down.
Unfavorable weather hampered
flying in the Taejon area until
late afternoon. giving the Reds a
chance to work at restoring the
bridge.
This is the shortest and best way
for the Communists to bring up
armor and ammunition for an as
sault on the rail and highway
junction city. !
Gen. MacArthur's communlque
announcing the arrival OF the
fresh divisions in Korea said ele-
ments of one "have already en-
tered combat" and that the Other
would be committed to action in
the very near future"
The 25th could have gone into
action at Yechon. So miles in
land and on the right side of a
line heretofore held solely by
South Korean :troops. Unex-
planned United States artillery fire
was reported at Yechon earlier
this week.
Heavy Losses Inflicted.
Gen. Macarthur said the South
Korean 9Th Division inflicted
heavy casualties on the Reds in
attacks along its front northeast
of Taejon.
Other South Korean forces held
their positions, Gen. Macarthur
said
American jet fighters downed
three RuSsian-made Yak-9 fight
ers in dogfights near Taejon. The
Yaks were caught straf1ng and
bombing United States positions.
Red supply lines were pounded
by Allied planes. Pack animals
were observed moving Red sup
plies, indicating air strikes have
crippled their gasoline supplies.
A Far East Air Forces communi-
que said Allied aircraft damaged
six enemy tanks and SIS trucks in
cloSe-support attacks by jet fight
erS.
Fighters and bombers hit five
key bridges behind the front.
Carrier-launched jet fighters
and bombers covered the Ameri-
can amphibious landing at Pohang.
When the job was done, they sped
north to strike at North Korean
key targets.
These planes came from Ameri-
can and British aircraft carriers
off the east coast of Korea.
Red Planes Strafed.
At the North Korean capital of
Pyongyang, the Navy pilots
strafed Is planes on a newly
spotted airfield. The pilots said
they suspected some of these were
dummies. But they set fire to
eight and got hits on all. They
also hit hangar. locomotive
and a rail marshaling yard.
:. A second Navy carrier group
blasted the North Korean key
port of Wonsan. They set af1re
small craft in the harbor and
@strafed railroad installations
nearby.
Navy carrier aircraft and Air
Force planes destroyed or dam
aged IS enemy aircraft, most of
them on the ground. in wide
spread strikes. spokesmen at the
Pentagon announced.
(The Navy claimed destruc-
ton of IA aircraft, destruction
or heavy damage for eight
others and damage to five.
Only one Navy plane went down
In the water and the pilot was
recovered.
CThe Air Force claimed that
in addition to the three Yak
fighters reported shot down, Is
others were destroyed on the
ground. One F-80 jet Shoot
ing Star was reported damaged
in the operations and landed at
Taejon.
Ten of the crew of the B-29
bomber which was shot down
by enemy planes over the Seoul
area several days ago have been
picked up by Navy warshipsO
The Pohang area had been
secuted by advance parties as
much as week before the land
ing by the 1st Cavalry.
The little fishing port on the
generally rocky coast was selected
because of it's comparative safety
The landing forces were more
afraid of possible damage from
typhoons than from the enemy
Two typhoons were reported head
ed for Korea from the southwest
and it was feared they might
strike across the Pohang area.
Front Better Balanced.
With the 1st Cavalry on the
eastern end of the line, the de-
Tenders have a more balanced
front behind which they can
further build strength.
The division is under command
of Maj. Gen. Hobart Gay, Sc, ma
tive of Rockport, Ill. He is a
veteran of amphibious landings
in North Africa and Sicily in
World War II.
The 1st Cavalry is famed for
liberation of Manila in World Wal
II. It fought throughout that
war in the Pacific. 1t long has
been an infantry outfit, but il
was mounted when it fought
Indian wars on the Western
American plains.
1t was conveyed from Japan By
the United States 7th Flee
through waters in which Russian
submarines from Siberia operate
No Red Korean enemy ships o.
aircraft were sighted during thu
amphibious operation.
Ships Land Supplies.
o. H. P. King, Associated Pres!
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