Seventh Infantry Division - Yearbook (South Korea)

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Sgt. Howard S. Roberts fires from the cover of a sandy hill as he sees movement on a forward hill. launched a determined attack on Faith's defense posi- hand-to-hand battle, the Chinese fell back. tion. They came across the edge of the slope, firing Soon after midnight, though, when enemy fire was rainbow-colored flares, blowing whistles and shrieking the most intense, a small group of Chinese slipped as they charged. Captain Erwin B. Bigger, commander through the perimeter at one end. They attacked the of Company D, in an attempt to confuse the Chinese and perimeter forces from behind and charged down into play their own game, ordered his men to fight flares the pocket. Faith sent a counterattack force to wipe out with flares, whistles with whistles. His men charged the infiltrators and patch the hole. Pitch fights broke into the Reds screaming defiance and throwing their out within the American perimeter. From then until own tactics right back at them. Following a bloody morning there were four more penetrations and as many Most of the men were so tired they could sleep anywhere. i is 'N -vm - x. is M . ,,,. , s A vw, ' I ' ' if 1 Y If QLYWKQP ' 'Q 5.15. 0, MIT. Ay JF zzu4r'1a,? rmm:inL. f rsa.gsrvmx...f xnxx- an W-- v.a r.a ' mr 2 W. - '

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I Tank fires on enemy forces enrouie fo an area in Korea. counterattacks. While the main force held the defense line, small groups fought with knife, bayonet and small arms to Wipe out the Chinese Who had cracked the line. By dawn, all but one penetrating group Was wiped out. But this group had cleaned out the American patrol sent to take it and had secured a small hill Within the perimeter. As dawn broke on 1 December, the Red patrol began popping away at the line. Lieutenant Robert D. Wilson, a platoon leader who A mortar crew fires an 81-mm mortar in support of ihe infantry in Korea. W Hmmm: