King's Pawn to. . .Taejon? (id:#57367)

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Near Taejon Airstrip, South Korea 1950-07-20 (5 others)

Overview:

With the Kum River line broken, the important road center of Taejon lay wide open. The collapse soon brought Eighth Army commander, General Walker, to taejon airstrip on July 18 for a conference with General Dean to appraise the American military position. Walker's first problem was to stop the North Korean advance. This meant the battered 24th Division, still the only force available on the battle line, had to hold up the enemy advance for as long as possible. As a team from C Company, 3rd Engineer Combat Battalion took their positions at the crucial road intersection leading toward Taejon Airfield, they were issued the M20 3.5 inch Rocket Launcher and they would learn whether it was the answer to the heretofore unstoppable T-34 or face the fate of those that had gone before.

Defender: American (Elements of Company C, 3rd Engineer Btn, 24th Infantry Division)  

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