Seventh Infantry Division - Yearbook (South Korea)

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While Division artillery shelled their positions, the Chi- nese also sent a dozen soldiers against the position but they withdrew following a five minute firefight with riflemen. Initial reports on the action along the Pork Chop line were received from Division artillery at 2241 on 6 July and these indicated that Flash Pork Chop, the close-in defensive fire for the position, was under heavy fire. At this time no accurate evaluation as to the size of the enemy force could be made. Reports on the size of the enemy contact, its location and disposition were vague due to communications difliculties. Also vague were re- ports pertaining to Company A of the 17th Infantry. Since conditions there were unknown, the 17th's Com- pany B was sent in to reinforce the position. The company worked its way into the area under fire and, unable to make contact with Company A, immediately at- tacked the enemy in an attempt to make contact with the initial company. During the iight they reported back to headquarters that groups of enemy troops were

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approaching Pork Chop, apparently in an effort to rein- force their newly won positions. DivArty promptly swung into action, pinpointing the enemy groups and bombarding them in addition to maintaining a continu- ous flash fire all around the outpost. Contact was also made with adjacent main battle positions and they too attacked the enemy with close support fire. The outpost became the subject of a bitter counterattack action which lasted until 11 July. Companies A and B, backed by Company E and Company F of the 32nd, performed counterattacks against the enemy. Groups of Colom- bians came into the battle, went out and returned. Company F attacked the enemy force which had infil- trated and Was beaten off. Other companies were sent in to reinforce the units already in combat with enemy forces. During the five-day seige, the weight of the fight shifted back and forth between the friendly forces and the Chinese. During the morning hours of 1 1 July, the Army Com- mander, Corps Commander and Division Commander Assembly and disassembly of the Browning Automatic Rifle