Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-30
4 Korea Reds Killed
Infi|trating to South
u. S. Deaths
Rise to :
In 2 Days

Strengthened United States
patrols backed by South Ko-
rean national police, killed
four heavily armed North Ko-
rean Communist infiltrators
today in a hunt for Red raid
ers who have slain three United
States soldiers in two days.
Looking under every bush,"
in the words of one United
States commanding officer, the
forces hunted down infiltrating
saboteurs on missions close by
the headquarters Of the United
States 4th Cavalry Regiment
command post, 6 miles south
Of the Korean demilitarized
zone.
The fighting was the far
thest south of the buffer area
since the Korean armistice was
signed July 81, 1858.
The action was set off yes
terday by the ambush of a
United States jeep in which
two United States soldiers were
killed and a third wounded,
below the Korean armistice
line. With vigilance renewed
and patrols strengthened, the
hunt began for those attackers.
Another American Killed
AS troops and police secured
the area, another American
soldier and a South Korean
police officer engaged in an
other clash that cost their lives
in the grassy bottomland south
of the Imjin River, near Dang
dong-iri.
In Washington the Army
identified Corpl. George F.
Larion. jr. "a, Of Dawson,
Mich, as the American soldier
killed today. He was attached
to Headquarters and Headquar-
tiers Battery 6 Howitzer Bat
TALON, S0th Artillery, 7th
Infantry Division.
Col. George Creel, the United
Nations command spokesman
who confirmed the four Com
munist North Koreans were
dead, said they could be part
of the same raiding patrol
which machine-gunned a LIST
Cavalry Division jeep yesterday.
killing two United States SOL
diers and wounding another on
their way to guard duty in the
demilitarized zone.
There also was speculation
the four North Koreans killed
today were agents bound on a
mission of violent espionage.
They carried automatic weap-
onS and hand grenades.
Surrounded in Grass
The first North Koreans
were gunned down about 9 am.
1t was in this clash that a SOL
der of the United States 7th
Infantry Division and the Ko-
rean police officer died.
At about 4 pm. the other
two North Koreans were sur
rounded in deep grass west of
the road to Panmunjom and
about a mile south Of Freedom
Bridge.
While an American Army
helicopter lowered overhead.
about so national policemen
and half a dozen United States
soldiers closed in. Two hand
grenade explosions were heard,
leading to speculation the
agents took their own lives.
Associated Press Photog-
rapher Kim Chong-kil and re-
porter An Mu-hun arrived on
the spot shortly before the
shooting started this after
noon. They interviewed the
husband of a woman who was
held captive by the four Com
munists.
Yang Chon Soon. So, was
out collecting mushrooms in
the bushy area where the grass
is head high. Suddenly some
one grabbed her by the wrist
and demanded: why are you
here? This is a firing range.
Do you have anyone working
in the government.
The woman was held about
20 minutes and let go. Her
daughter ran to the police box
to report the incident to police,
but policemen were out search
ing for the North Koreans.
The North Koreans came to
the area three days ago. they
told the frightened woman.
All four were wearing green
fatigue uniforms and bill
caps Of the North Korean army.
Dangdong-iri is about two
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