Yongdok bombardment highlights eastern Korea clash
US and British naval action pounded Yongdok as U S forces under the 1st Cavalry and 25th Infantry press an east coast battle. MacArthur reported bursts of shelling near Taejon and Yongdok while tank advances and aerial interdiction push back North Korean units toward Taejon and Taejon’s approaches.
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Zhay
U.S
Far Eastern
Yongdok TM
Yongdok
Shigaway
Pohang
U. S
Cavalry
Pusan
Cuny
U. S. ‘Sea
Eighth Army
Nuarters
Yongdox
1St Cavalry
25Th
Taejon
Liat Rai
Dustrial
Doy
J. M. Higgins
Yondok
Joy
Knoke
Vaang
Charles
Wiggins
MacArthur
South Korea
Ko‘rean
Nnils
Ignetors
Nongan
Nonsan
Stokesman
Chonju
Senchon
Peninsu
Troop callups expand as mobilization begins
U S mobilizes on a global war footing with expanded reservist calls. Marines and ground force reserves activated, national guard units slated for active duty, and civilian loading and unloading units to support logistics. Specialty units such as engineers medical and intelligence officers prioritized.
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Kent Hunter Thy Licht
Washington
U. Snes
Tyumen
Marine Corps
Eldors
Navy
Fleet Reserve
Ing Emirand
Glenview
Til
Korea
U. S
Pasaroa
Alaska
Mawati
Puerto
Rico
National Guard
Negro GIs Capture Town in Korea Victory
In Korea, United States forces led by a task force including Lt. Col. LAMBERT drove North Korean troops from Yeehon, securing a strategic rail and highway city after a 16 hour battle. Casualties were light for US forces with unknown enemy losses, marking a significant ground success amid ongoing combat operations.
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Lom Lambert
ASK
South Korea
Yechen
Negro Roughboys
Yeehon
Iday
24Th Division
Yechon
U. S
Carlton, Johnson
Chester
Kenneth E. Brown
la Mesa
Texas
Call to Arms Raises Questions in Oklahoma City
A 21- year old boy visited the Associated Press office seeking details on love and the Korean War. Officials note Oklahoma's 40th Infantry Reserve Battalion was placed on 24 hour alert for possible active duty. The boy asked about Marines and mentioned a girlfriend’s boyfriend enlisting, prompting him to inquire where to go.
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Oklahoma City
Associated Press
Okshome
Man held after alleged assault on two women in Scottsbluff
Walter Dermer, 24, of Scottsbluff, was held by police for allegedly striking two women. Officers say Dermer admitted slapping one woman in a store and later choking and knocking down a 60 year old woman, then apologized saying you’re not the right one.
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Scottsblufs
Ned
Walter Dermer
Scotts Blafs
Dermer
Satid
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Ohio Agricultural Experiment Alalion
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