Seventh Infantry Division - Yearbook (South Korea)

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Mm Enlisted men and oflicers sing their praise to God during services held by Chaplain lCapf.J Ray D. Seals. for Campbell meant his Wounds were doused with dis- infectant. He dozed there for several hours then report- ed back for action. On the line, the men were near the cracking point. Captain Seeber sat on the edge of a hole discussing the battle with Major Curtis when an enemy shell whistled down a dozen feet away and exploded. Fragments fell around them but neither man was injured. Seeber just shrugged. I feel like I'm a thousand years old, he said. Colonel Faith realized now that the position was hope- less and the men beaten down. He decided to break out of the perimeter and make a dash for Hagaru-ri rather than risk another night in the defense pocket. An air strike was scheduled for 1300 and he decided to break out when the planes came in. He ordered all artillery batteries and the heavy mortar company to shoot up all remaining ammunition before that time and then de- stroy their Weapons. Another group Was assigned to select twenty-two of the best vehicles. The road was

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was carried to an aid station. But the station was full and he was placed on a stretcher outside. Colonel Faith appeared a few minutes later. We need every man possible on the line, he said. If we can hold them for forty minutes more we'll get some air support. Otherwise we're through. The response was poor. Most of the men were seri- ously wounded or in a state of semi-shock. Come on you lazy bastards, Faith said, give us a hand. Faith's biting order carried enough impact. Several men responded to the order. Campbell, still bleeding, dragged himself along a railroad track and found a carbine with one round in it. He crawled a few more feet and collapsed in a foxhole before he reached the lines. Someone finally helped him back to the aid station where he received treatment. But the medics were out of bandages by now and the morphine was gone. Treatment General Matthew B. Ridgway. Y' W are r ,.-I in Ax n Aged man carried across the icy Han River by his son A mortar crew in action covers advancing troops.

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1 ' was 915,45 A -f 1 ,, ,M ' 'ww W A 5, X we A an ,, In M Pvt. Robert Bechurd, Sgt. Howard Richards, Pfc. Sal Dedimon, and Pvt. James H. Rooney write to the folks buck home.