"Nightmare at the Chosin Reservoir" Topic
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Tango01 | 13 May 2020 9:47 p.m. PST |
"In late November 1950, a conclusion to the Korean War appeared to be close at hand. U.S., Republic of Korea (ROK), and various U.N. units had advanced deep into North Korea in an attempt to destroy any remaining North Korean People's Army (NKPA) units and reunite Korea under one government. Some units had even reached the Yalu River, which separated Korea from Communist China. But just as U.N. forces launched what was hoped to be the final offensive, hundreds of thousands of Communist Chinese soldiers poured into Korea, overwhelming the U.N. troops and completely changing the nature of the war. Fighting in extreme cold and over rugged terrain, the Americans and their allies were forced to retreat south down the Korean peninsula, suffering heavy casualties along the way…" Main page link Amicalement Armand
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Legion 4 | 17 May 2020 7:29 a.m. PST |
Yes, another battle we studied. The US Military performed very well under the circumstances. The Bn I served with in the ROK, '84-'85 was 1/31. Many don't know the Army was there too. And like everyone else suffered many, many losses. Also the USMC at the Chosin had a unit of British RM Commandos attached to it as well. |
COL Scott ret | 18 May 2020 9:09 p.m. PST |
Very hard fighting- very tough men doing their best to keep the world free from tyranny. |
Legion 4 | 19 May 2020 8:08 a.m. PST |
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Wolfhag | 19 May 2020 8:48 a.m. PST |
A good friend of mine was there with the 1st Marine Division and Chesty Puller. He was driving the first truck in a convoy going along a road on top of a ridge. He came around a bend in the road and a ChiCom MG was dug into the road just in front of him. The gun opened up on him and he ducked down thinking he can't go left or right or he goes down the slope. He can't back up either so he just floored the accelerator. He said he went over a big "bump" and then stopped. His CO was in the truck just behind him and he came up and said, "Cpl Purdy, that's the bravest thing I ever saw. You assaulted that machine gun with a truck". He was later awarded the Silver Star and a battlefield commission. He said what saved his life was the frozen Marine KIA's they had stacked on the hood in front of him. Normal Trucks have a combat and close assault value of 0. Marine Corps trucks have a close assault value of 10 and frozen KIA's count as add-on armor and are immune to small arms fire.
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Legion 4 | 19 May 2020 3:57 p.m. PST |
Yes, it was a hard fight all the way, with high losses. May all the UN Forces in ROK RIP … |
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