Evening star., 1950-07-31
I'd Division Troops
Land for Fighting;
CHINO Falls 10 Reds
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H. Walker, commander of the 8tt
Army in Korea, ordered his mer
two days ago to fight or die ir
their present positions.
American pilots strafed the
Reds, claiming to have killed
many. Bodies were described as
littering the field like confetti"
There was one break through al
Kochang, As miles southwest o1
Taegu, emergency capital of South
Korea. American forces there re-
portedly withdrew intact.
Reds Infiltrate Areas.
Reds inf1ltrated Hamchang and
around Kumchon.
Tom Lambert, Associated Press
correspondent, reported Allied
planes strafed and set fire to Ham,
chang. An Army spokesman said
United States forces halted tank
attack in that area.
The 1st Cavalry was credited
with knocking out IL aircraft
guns and an ammunition dump in
the Hamchang area.
But Gen. MacArthur'S head
quarters. in its early Tuesday re-
lease, said the heavy pressure from
the Reds had shifted to the west
and southwest. ,.-
The announcement said the Red
food supply was getting low. It
reported pillaging by small Red
bands.
The headquarters statement said
numerous railroad tunnels were
being used to hide ammunition
from raiding American, British
and Australian planes. Maximum
Allied air attacks continued.
Tanks Moving Toward Hadong.
Twelve tanks were reported
moving toward Hadong to rein
force two Red regiments in the
vicinity of Chinju.
Enemy pressure was reported
increasing east of Kochang. A
bitter fight between the Reds and
elements of the 1st Cavalry was
reported near Chirye, with the
Communists pushing the United
States troops back.
A Macarthur intelligence officer
estimated the Communist losses
totaled 37,500 killed and wounded
since the fighting began June 25.
Previously the figure had been
set at $1,000. He said the Com
munists were getting short of
tanks, except for those reserved
for big pushes.
A Tokyo headquarters source
said 204 tanks had been knocked
out. He credited airmen with Ill
of these.
Maj. Gen. Earle E. Partridge,
commander in Korea of the United
States 5th Air Force, a short
time later released Air Force fig
ures claiming his planes had
knocked out 302 enemy tanks. He
added A Red planes were de-
stroyed in 6,388 sorties (single
fights in five weeks.
Americans Lose 43 Planes.
Gen. Partridge said American
losses were 43 planes. He did not |
say how many were lost in COM
bat, but pointed out that included
ships lost in mishaps as we'll as
combat.
General Chokes With Rage.
Mr.. Boyle said a general officer
who directed the defense of Chinju
in it's last hours choked with rage
as he described the loss of the
vital road and rail center and a
valuable new airf1eld nearby.
They beat the hell out of U.S."
he said frankly. This is the
ninth licking in a row. I have
been fighting all my life but I
never lost nine in row before"
Chinju fell between $50 and
6 am. (2:30-3 pm. Sunday, EDIT
after final rear-guard company
dashed through the city to escape
being trapped by a wide-swinging
North Korean development
through the hills.
American casualties were fairly
heavy but frontline officers said
Red losses were double those of
the Americans. A South Korean
force rushed into action in an
attempt to help the Americans
avoid development.
Thousands of Korean native la
borers were thrown into the task
OF digging new defense posts and
StrongpointS in the mountains
that lie between Chinju and Pu-
san, goal of the Reds sledge-
hammer drive.
Thatched Roofs Set Afire.
o. H. P. King, Associated Press
correspondent, reported 1st Cav
airy foot troopers put the torch
to hundreds of thatched roof huts
In front line areas yesterday in a
desperate move to halt Red Ko-
rean inf1ltrations.
Smoke spiraled high above the
front. Haze hung over the val
leys, hiding targets from low
flying American observation
planes.
The firing of South Korean vii
lages was a scorched earth meas
ure to destroy hiding places for
guerrlllas such as the commandos
VINO raided a command post to-
day.
1t also struck at cover where
North Koreans hid tanks.
The predawn commando raiders
killed one Korean and four Amer
lean officers and wounded eight
Americans. They poked Russian