Seventh Infantry Division - Yearbook (South Korea)

Page 55 text:

' M A I .,, . Wearv after working to clear the road of mines and booby traps. as the enemy rushed down the hill. Caught in the deadly crossfire, the Reds were cut to pieces and finally re- treated back up the side of the hill. Campbell wiped blood from his face and got set for a repeat performance but it was an hour or two before the Reds tried again. Back at the command post, Colonel Faith received orders to abandon this X Corps attack and withdraw and consolidate his forces for more cohesive action against the enemy. At 0300 hours on 29 November, Colonel Faith's executive officer went forward to the battle-locked companies with orders from Colonel Mac- Lean to prepare at once to pull out and join the rest of his forces four miles to the south. Because of the enemy roadblock which split the two elements of his task force, MacLean ordered Faith to destroy as much equip- ment as possible, keeping only enough trucks to haul out the wounded, and head south. To provide protection for these trucks, which had checkers while awaiting orders io move H .nil N, - Nami Sgt. Robert G. Handschumacher and Cpl. Mullin T. Hull relax over a game of o 1i1Y' r-'Q' W'

Page 54 text:

Yung Eyol, u five-year-old Korean girl places a bouquei on the grave of an American soldier, while honor guards Pfc. Chester H. Painier, and Cpl. I-larry W. May come io present arms.

Page 56 text:

.uqj.f' X ng Qi X so vii, 2 . , A-if' c. Karl G. Klein fires his BAR into a burning village. ,ffv Q1 fam, Q A. F is., .. sw 2, V ,., 1 . men .. , . M Q,-Y if jyf , M 'WI , 'si1fw g'+f 1 ' -'f' N, K. . m x gx , A 4 , .M-. , as a if ny afg-.7 , A mf-7 ,FQ - ' A' ' M ,gs I N'JT'4 an , ,, 'il' 35' A 4 2. 'YQ .. .fg 1 ,Q A s G W- . V,5.swjmK2fhm2,ffe':iQ M X ' A '- QiffYf1,f'.,e?sL-Bilge ' . si-QF - W ni' -4 'f , . Members of Co. A use a rope to pull a booby-trapped tree off the road. Attached io the free was a grenade that failed to explode. ' wg S' I 9-4- Members of Heavy Mortar Co. blast enemy positions during action.