Evening star., 1953-06-12
U. 5. Infantrymen
Smash Red Attacks,
R0Ks Plug Lines
BY the Assoeiofed Press

SEOUL. June 12.-Unjted
States inf fantrymen today
smashed new attacks by two
battalions of Chinese Reds in
Central Korea while South
Koreans battled to plug a gap in
the main allied line On the east
ern end of the front.
About 1900 Chinese troops
charged through driving rain
behind a thunderous artillery
and mortar barrage in the sec
ond day of heavy attacks on
rugged Outpost Harry. They
were thrown back by fresh
American reinforcements after
cutting off the outpost, the 9th
Army said.
The Army said that in two
days of fighting for the strategic
height 10 miles northeast of
Chorwon, an estimated 500 Reds
were killed and 1000 wounded.
Six attacks involving more than
1000 Reds were thrown back
Wednesday.
Taylor Visits Scene.
Associated Press Correspond
ent Milo Farneti, reporting from
the Sd Division front, said the
Reds artillery knocked out
numerous bunkers and at one
time allied soldiers had stacked
up about 100 Chinese bodies as
protection against shell frag-
mentS.
Eighth Army commander. Gen.
Maxwell D. Taylor, visited head
quarters Of the 18th Regiment,
fighting to hold Harry.
1t. Col. Jess Willoughby. COM
mander of the Sd Battalion,
said the American soldiers "are
ready for anything the Chinese
throw at us tonight"
why do you think they're
willing to waste so much man
power, like they have the last
two nightS?" Col. Willoughby
asked.
IF they're serious about an
armistice it's silly for them to
keep running into our superior
fire power"
Heavy fighting was reported
in the 3,OOO-foot mountains of
the east central front, where
two Chinese regiments cracked
through mainline positions
Wednesday.
A Chinese force of about 1900
men charged through the ROKs
and moved along a ,curving
ridgeline to the southwest. ROK
counter-attacks pinched from
both sides and the Reds were
apparently stopped.
Communist troops dug in on
three allied mainline hill posi-
tions were battling hand to hand
with counter-attacking South
Koreans at last reports.
South Koreans killed and
wounded 1873 Chinese early today
in hurting back 900 Reds who
attacked two outposts on Sniper
Ridge and a position northwest
of Kumhwa on the central front.
the Army said.
Red troops pulled off Christ
mas Hill on the eastern front in
the face of a counter-attack by
bayonet-wielding South Koreans,
then drove back to the crest
late in the day, the Army said.
ROK forces counterattacked
again before dusk.
Thunder storms and heavy
weather grounded most aircraft
during the night, but a handful
of radar directed strikes were
flown against scattered troops
and supply points.
The 9th Army reported heavy
artillery duels at embattled Out
post Harry.
U. S. Artillery Replies.
The Sd Division reported
nearly $4,000 rounds of Red ex-
ploSiveS fell in its sector during
the early morning battle. Amer
ican artillery thundered in reply
and tanks poured point-blank
fire at the attacking Reds.
Despite the supporting fire,
American reinforcementS thrown
into the fight four hours after
the attack started had to cut
their way through to the outpost.
The reinforcing troops broke
through to the outpost just be-
fore dawn and the badly mauled
Chinese pulled back a short
while later.
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