Seventh Infantry Division - Yearbook (South Korea)

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Honor Guards of the Communist Forces on duty at Panmuniom, Korea. Regiment, now a sergeant, who had, on 21 May, 1951, single-handed, smashed the hold of a fanatical hostile force occupying well-fortified positions on rugged com- manding terrain. Rodriquez killed 15 Commies and wiped out several pockets of Reds before they finally abandoned their position. Colonel Don Faith had been awarded the Medal of Honor for his courage in the Chosin Reservoir battle-an action which had cost him his life. Lieutenant fthen Mfsgtl Benjamin F. Wilson, 3 1st Infantry, led a bayonet and grenade charge against an enemy position near Hwach'on-Myon 5 June, 1951, in which he killed seven Communists, wounded two others and routed the remaining force with a rifle butt and an entrenching tool. Later, Lt. Wilson also won the second highest honor, the Distinguished Service Cross. On 9 March, 1951, Captain Raymond Harvey, 17th Infantry, leading a company charge near Taemi-Dong, personally drove through intense machine gun and grenade fire to wipe out three machine gun implace- ments. He then moved close enough to a camouflaged pillbox to rake it with carbine fire and kill its five occu- pants. Though painfully wounded, he led his unit for- ward until it accomplished its objective. He was award- ed the Medal of Honor. Corporal William F. Lyeli, 17 th Infantry, won the Medal of Honor on 31 August, 1951, when he grabbed a 57 mm recoilless rifle and charged UN Delegates fl-RJ Rear Admiral A. A. Burke, USN: Mai. Gen. Paik Sun Yup, CG, lst ROK Corps: Vice Admiral C. Turner Joy, Comnavfe and Senior Delegate: Mai. Gen. Laurence Craigie, USAF: and Mai. Gen. Henry I. Hodes, Dep. C of S, U. S. Eighth Army. .55 s ,L as.

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Mai. Gen. Blackshear M. Bryan, lsecond from leftj Senior Member Mllltary Armlstlce Commlsslon UNC Component and Mal Gen lee Snag Cllo fthird from right! Chief Communist Delegate, exchange credentials In the conference room at Panmunlom Korea and grenade attack and demolished equipment and installations before pulling back. The 7th continued probes and assaults against.the Reds until 14 November When the War-Weary Division Was finally relieved of sector responsibility by the 25th Division and We headed for Kapyong to assume the role of Eighth Army reserve and begin a period of retraining designed to increase combat effectiveness. A major part of that program was a much needed rest for all of us. Of prime concern to the Army is the morale and Wel- fare of the individual soldier, especially during and im- mediately after periods of combat. Our first five days in reserve were spent in rehabilitation and rest. Every effort was made during this part of the program to keep our morale and spirit high. Regiments kept a close Watch, through the help of chaplains and aid stations, on the morale and combat efficiency of the Division. This was important not only for the planning of future operations but to determine the length of stay on the line. Those five days were the answer to most of our prayers. Mail, stationery, hot coffee, and soap Were the things most of the men looked forward to most eagerly. Combat fatigued and exhausted men were cared for first and treated so they could return to the outfit as soon as possible. The constant rotation of key personnel and the loss of experienced and combat tested officers

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