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Battle Of Pusan.
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Located Near 8th Army Headquarters at Yongsan Garrison in South Korea.
Battle Of Pusan Perimeter
Lt. Gen Walton Walker (Left) And Maj. Gen. William F. Dean (Right)
Heroes Of The Activity
GENERAL
COMMAND
Situations requiring action
- Lt. Gen. Walton H. Walker
- Was awarded the Silver Star Medal For Bravery.
- Assumed command of the 3rd armored division in early 1942
- Also awarded the service cross.
- Distinguished Service Cross (2)
- Distinguished Service Medal (2)
- Silver Star (3)
- Legion of Merit
- Distinguished Flying Cross (2)
- Bronze Star
- Air Medal (14
- Marines nicked named "fireman" for putting out hot spots during the battle.
- American Soldiers held back the NKPA for 6 weeks which lead to the counter attack Inchon.
- By the end of the war, 42 Marines received the Congressional Medal of Honor
- Marine casualties totaled over 30,000; just over 4,500 Marines gave their lives in Korea.
- The first Marine mass helicopter resupply mission took place during operations at the Punchbowl on 13 September 1951,
- North Korea backed by the communist party.
- The US joined the war for containment of the communist party.
- UN army of 140,000 were on the brink of defeat by the invading North.
- Forced back to the Pusan perimeter, by invading North Korean troops.
Location of the fight.
- Pusan Perimeter which included key positions such as of Taegu, Mason, P'ohang and the Naktong River.
- North Koreans had control of the scarce routes that lead to the perimeter.
- 140 miles from Korea Strait to the sea of Japan was the length of the Pusan perimeter.
- Outlined by the Sea of Japan to the south and east.
- The Naktong River to the west
- Extreme mountainous terrain to the north.
- Summer of 1950 severe drought.
- Heat reaching 105 °F making it hot and dry
- Units Involved:
- United States US Eighth Army
- South Korea ROK Army
- United States US Fifth Air Force
- United States US Seventh Fleet
- South Korea ROK Navy
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