9/6/2023 0 Comments Army signal corp50 caliber machine gun gives covering fire for Greek troops of the 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, as they advance on a Communist-held position north of Uijongbu, Korea. Signal Corps Photo #8A/FEC-51-13738ĭust and smoke rise after a 8-inch howitzer of the 96th Field Artillery Battalion, X Corps, let loose with a 200-lb projectile along the central Korean front. Signal Corps Photo #8A/FEC-51-13488 (Solivan)Ĭhinese Communist fortifications and camouflage used to prvent aerial detection. Signal Corps Photo #X/FEC-51-13581 (Ruplenas)Ī machine gun crew gives supporting fire to UN troops as they withdrew from Hill 412 south of the Imjin River after a fierce battle with Communist-led Chinese forces. Gilman of Peroria, Ill., assistant gunner, fire their 57-mm recoilless rifle at a Chinese Communist pillbox during action against the Communist forces at the bottom of Hill860, near Kaoch/Eang-ni, Korea. Signal Corps Photo #8A/FEC-51-12902 (Welter)Ī squad of the 3rd Ranger Co., 3rd Infantry Division, moves out of assembly area to probe Chinese Communist territory north of the Imjin River, Korea. Men of the 3rd Ranger Company, 3rd Infantry Division, adjust their gear before undertaking a dawn patrol across the Imjin River, Korea. Signal Corps Photo #8A/FEC-51-11374 (Welter) Rangers, 3rd Infantry Division, advance north of the Imjim River across the 38th Parallel in Korea, while under heavy mortar fire from the Chinese Communists. Men of Battery A, 17th Field Artillery Battalion, EUSAK, cover their ears as unit leader gives the signal for firing the 8-inch howitzer, north of Chunchon, Korea. Signal Corps Photo #X/FEC-51-11067 (Ruplenas) Eighth Army, pull 155-mm guns through a detour near the town of Tari-Gol, Korea, in their advance towards the 38th Parallel. Tractors of the 196th Field Artillery, U.S. Signal Corps Photo #FEC/51-10169 (Chang)Ī 57-mm recoilless rifle team opens fire at a Chinese position three miles south of the 38th Parallel in Korea. Thomas of Honolulu, T.H., fire their machine gun on Communist positions as United Nations forces attack a hill, three miles south of the 38th Parallel. Signal Corps Photo #8A/FEC-51-9245 (Welter) C, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, throws a hand grenade at Chinese Communist positions, as UN troops launch an offensive attack against the Communist near Uijong-Bu, Korea. Lieutenant Ralph Barnes of Arlington, Va., platoon leader, 1st Platoon, Co. Signal Corps Photo #8A/FEC-51-9343 (Welter) Signal Corps Photo #X/FEC-51-7416 (Hunkins, Jr.)Įlements of the 15th RCT, 3rd Infantry Division, fire upon Communist dug-in positions on a hill near the village of Uijong-bu, Korea. Div., prepare to launch an attack north of Chae-jae, Korea. 50 caliber machine guns from an M-16 at Chinese Communist-held positions, as men of the 3rd Battalion, 32nd RCT, 7th Inf. Men of Battery B, 15th AAA Battalion, 7th Infantry Division, fire quadruple. K, 35th RCT, 25th Division, fire a light machine gun in support of a rifle platoon attacking Chinese Communist positions north of the Han River, Korea. Signal Corps Photo #8A/FEC-51-6715 (McDonald) Infantry Division, goes aboard a tank to be evacuated to rear areas after he was wounded by mortar fire.7 March 1951. Korea.Ī soldier of the 35th Regiment, 25th U.S. F, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, although suffering from severe neck and face wounds as a result of an exploding Chinese grenade, braces himself upright between two jeeps and refuses to leave until he has finished directing first aid treatment and evacuation of wounded men of his company. Signal Corps Photo #8A/FEC-51-3526 (Watson)Ĭaptain J. The photographer who snapped this picture was hit by Chinese Communist fire a few minutes later. Waiting for the counterattack, these men of the 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Division, dig in after taking a Chinese-held hill along the Han River, Korea, above Ichon. Norbert Brzycki of Chicago, Ill., infantrymen of the 5th RCT, dig in on a hill captured from the Chinese Communist forces overlooking the Han River, Korea, as UN troops continue their offensive in the area. Signal Corps Photo #8A/FEC-51-787 (Elkins) Their job to blast Communist-held positions in Defilade, troops of Heavy Mortar Co., 32nd Regiment, 7th Division, move into position in a pass between Punggi and Tanyang, Korea.
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