Evening star., 1950-07-21
Korea
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planned a flank attack in con
siderable force. Earlier yeSterda!
Americ an artillerymen f1res
against the sides of mountain
where Red bands were reported
infiltrating toward American de.
tense positions.
Red tanks that might be uset
for a renewed drive down thu
main Seoul to Pusan rail ane
highway corridor were believed t
be halted temporarily in the re-
gion Of Taejon.
Retreat Under Sniper Fire.
The American withdrawal from
Taejon was made through heavy
Sniperfire-and around road
blocked with the GIs' own flaming
vehicles. Mr.. Moore reported yes
terday.
At one time, the North Korear
Communists piled up burning
American vehicles on a road te
block the Americans exit route
to the south, he said.
At another, the Reds tracer
bullets fired an American ammu.
milton truck. It became an ex.
ploding obstacle in the road.
CAN the while, Communist
snipers covered the roads for at
least six miles east of Taejon,
Sergt. Ray Turnbull, Miami
Beach, Fla, a Signal Corps
photographer. reported after his
arrival by plane in Tokyo)
With their trucks blasted from
them by fire from tanks, artillery
and machineguns. many Ameri-
can soldiers took to the hills. They
Estin were finding their way to ad.
Eanced American positions today
"A lot of the men figured Il
is easier to get out through the
hills" Corpl. Richard A. johnson
20, of Sioux Falls, s. Dak., tolo
Mr.. Moore.
''The Commies carry little hand
torches that make a light not
much bigger than a firefly. SC
they can identify each other at
night.
when our men see those little
lights they just duck into bushes
until the lights go by"
Ships Destroy Town.
Balancing the American with
drawal from Taejon. Allied naval
guns destroyed the Communist
communications center of Yong
dok on the east coast, Is miles
north of the beachhead estab-
lished Wednesday by the Isl
Cavalry Division (mechanized.
Progress Of the 1st Cavalry anc
the 25th Infantry Divisions -
which landed earlier this week
was not reported by Gen. MacAr.
thurs communiques.
Yongdok was destroyed by gun
fire from two cruisers, one Ameri'
can and one British. It wa
knocked out Wednesday evening
and night.
Vice Admiral Charles T. Joy
commander of naval forces in tht
Far East, said the cruisers gum
started large fires in the Red.
occupied town with smoke still
visible from the ships after /:
hours.
Yongdok may be an objective o1
the First Cavalry Division.
Weather Hampers Flyers.
Bad weather hampered Alliec
air action. but more than 1O(
sorties were flown. United States
F-80 jets shot down two Yak-s
fighters near Taejon. Three Rec
planes were knocked down there
yesterday.
B-29 Super Forts roamed AGAR
over North Korea and dropped
more than 160 tons of high ex.
Iplosives on five major targets
airf1elds and bridges.
Yak planes attacked B-29s neal
Seoul but were driven off by thu
bombers' gunners. Two challeng.
ing fighters appeared damaged.
Two B-29s were damaged-ont
in the air battle and the other BY
flak-in the Seoul area, but both
returned safely.
2 Yaks Shot Down.
Two Yak fighters hit at Ameri
can F-80 jets near Taejon ans
both were shot down.
Gen. MacArthur's communion,
said South Korean regiment OF
the central front recaptured Ye
chon, 40 miles north Of mali
United States supply line from
Pusan.
Other South Korean unit
pushed to the outskirts of Pung
gi, Is miles northeast of Yechon.
Gen. Macarthur said in anothe
communique the once seriou;
| problem of enemy inflltration .ha,
been reduced to manageable pro.
portions" and soon may becom,
unimportant.
How this is done is a secret. Blu
| the method is working so smooth