Evening star., 1952-10-18
u. 5. Troops Break
Last Red FoothoId
On Triangle Hill
BY the Associoted Press

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BY the Assoeioied Press
SEOUL, Oct. 18. - American
troops broke the last Chinese
Communist foothold on Triangle
Hill today in vicious. see-saw
fighting on the central Korean
front.
Two miles to the east, South
Korean soldiers fought off three
Chinese attacks on Sniper Ridge.
All day allied artillery hurled
thunderous barrages at Red posi-
tions north of Triangle and
Sniper. Allied warplanes roared
down on Papa-San Mountain,
dumping high explosives and
flaming gasoline on the massive
hill, which the Reds use as a
massing point for their assaults
'on Triangle and Sniper.
The American and Republic of
Korea troops five days ago
launched the biggest Allied attack
of 1852 with the goal of winning
and holding these two hill masses
north of Kumhwa.
More Red Jets DOwned.
In the air war, United States
Sabre jet pilots reported shooting
down two Communist jets in
Northwest Korea's MIG Alley.
The kills brought the 5th Air
Forces october jet score to 20
MICS shot down., one probably
destroyed and % damaged.
Eight B-29 Superforts ran into
heavy flax and rocket barrages
and fought off at least seven Red
night fighters early today in a
bombing attack on a Red army
headquarters at Tosong, in North
west Korea. All eight planes re-
turned to their base on Okinawa.
Associated Press Correspondent
Milo Farneti reported that United
StateS7th Division troops stormed
to the top of Pixies Peak, at the
northwest corner of Triangle Hill
just after daybreak.
Americans Retake Crest.
Intense Red mortar and artil-
lery fire forced them to fall back
several hours later. Mr.. Farneti
said, but the Americans counter
attacked and recaptured the crest
Pixies Peak was the last RED
stronghold on Triangle Hill. How
ever, a few Chinese suicide troops
still were holding out in scattered
caves and dug-out positions.
The bloody central front action
added hundreds to Communist
casualties totaling $4,000 for the
last nine days.
Associated Press Correspondent
John Fujii watched South Koreans
dug in on Sniper Ridge stand of
three Chinese attacks, each
mounted by 1000 to $500 infan-
trymen. He reported the Reds suf-
fered 110 counted dead, rs addi.
Itional estimated dead and 25C
ESTIMATED wounded. This was ir
addition to other hundreds killed
and wounded in the first four days
of the fighting on Sniper Ridge.
Up to Friday night, the Chinese
had lost an estimated $3.50 sol.
) diers on Triangle Hill.
Eight U. N. Planes Lost.
The Air Force said eight U. N
warplanes were lost over Nortl
Korea during the week ende,
yesterday. '".'
Communist MIG jets shot dow
one United States Sabre jet an
one propeller-driven Mustang O
the South African Air Force. Re,
ground fire knocked down fou
!. planes. Two more failed to return
for unexplained reasons.
Allied pilots during the weel
shot down 10 MIG jets, probabl,
destroyed one and damaged tw,
of the Russian-type fighters.
!, Intensity of the air campaign
was shown by the Air Force an
!, nouncement that it mounted Z,
720 individual flights during tn,
seven days ending yesterday, tn
highest weekly total of the war.
Communist artillery and morta
fire across the 155-mile from
amounted to 23.493 rounds be-
tween 6 pm. Thursday and pm
yesterday-double the intensity O.
the previous "a hours.
Fighting continued at Irol
Horse Mountain at the western
end of Iron Triangle, and at Fin.
ger. Ridge, west of the Pukhar
:, River. --e...