Seventh Infantry Division - Yearbook (South Korea)

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had directed mortar fire throughout the night, wearily volunteered for the job of recapturing the hill. He jerked an American tommygun from the arms of a stiffened Red corpse and yelled for volunteers. I need some fighting men, he said, We've got a counterattack to make. He got his volunteers. Mortar shells were gone now and the small force attacked the hill with small arms and rifles. Halfway to the top of the objective a bullet ripped through Wilson's arm, spinning him to the ground. He got up and went on, leading the force up the hill. A second bullet caught him in the chest and he fell to one knee. That one bit, he gasped to a comrade nearby. He struggled to his feet and took two steps and a third rifle bullet smacked his forehead. Lieutenant Wilson toppled down the hillside dead. SFC Fred Sugua rushed into his spot and waved the volunteer squad on. They charged up the hill. Near the While awaiting transfer to aid station wounded soldier gets help with his cigarette. 2 W Vo ' Q

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South Korean trudges southward to escape the enemy. top Sugua whirled and fell dead. The remaining men swept over the ridge of the hill and wiped out the Chi- nese in a short but savage gun battle at pointblank range. Until now, daylight had usually spelled an end to the Red attacks but now the Chinese were more determined than ever to Wipe out the back-to-the-wall force. They rushed a 75 mm recoilless rifle which guarded the road, coming down a deep ditch along the roadside in two- 1 I 'g ! 5 X '-1-1:4-' X f 4 I UNI t ' . . 1 i Y , I 3 r ' , . 'li '54 A .i ' ' ,Y ' - R N Y U l A 1 I K .vZQ 'J .QE J . il-,, ,, Hey fellas! Look what Special Services gave us! Filling mudholes wifh boulders and crushed rocks in the mouniain roads of Korea.