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    The Battle of Taejon (16–20 July 1950) was an early battle of the Korean War, between U.S. and North Korean forces. Forces of the United States Army attempted...
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    United States in the Korean War (category Military history of the United States during the Korean War)
    Force Smith was overrun in the city of Taejon. Troops from the Army's 25th Infantry Division were deployed to Taejon to establish a new line and pullout...
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    24th Infantry Division had been pushed back to Taejon where it was again defeated in the Battle of Taejon. The North Koreans, repeatedly overwhelming US...
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    there to cover the retreat of the US 24th Infantry Division after the Battle of Taejon. The 1st Cavalry Division soldiers, however, were untried in combat...
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  • a road north of Hwanggan to block the North Korean Korean People's Army (KPA)'s 2nd Division, advancing following the Battle of Taejon. In an unusually...
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    of battles with most United States military fatalities, in terms of American deaths. This article lists battles and campaigns in which the number of U...
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    Mitchell Red Cloud Jr. (category Korean War recipients of the Medal of Honor)
    first battles of the war, being pushed back during the Battle of Taejon and the Battle of Pusan Perimeter. The 19th Infantry also was part of the Eighth...
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    William F. Dean (category Recipients of the Legion of Merit)
    Korean War. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions on July 20 and 21, 1950 during the Battle of Daejon (Taejon) in South Korea. Dean also became...
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  • Taejon Airfield(대전비행장) also known as K-5 Air Base is a decommissioned United States Air Force (USAF) and Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) air base northwest...
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  • Ópusztaszer National Heritage Park, Hungary. Taejon Cyclorama, depicting the Battle of Taejon. On display at the Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum in Pyongyang...
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    committed, took heavy losses in the Battle of Taejon in mid-July, which they were driven from after heavy fighting. Elements of the 3rd Battalion, 29th Infantry...
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    24th Division's retreat to Taejeon, which the KPA captured in the Battle of Taejon. The 24th Division suffered 3,602 dead and wounded and 2,962 captured...
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    Daejeon (redirect from Taejon, South Korea)
    2021. Kim, Yong-jae (1993). Hanbit Tower and A Song of Asterism: A Literary Anthology For the Taejon EXPO'93. Daejeon: Moonkyoung Publishing. "KTX Train...
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  • Lee Kwon-mu (category Recipients of the Order of the National Flag)
    back further at the Battle of Pyongtaek, Battle of Chonan, the Battle of Chochiwon and the Battle of Uijeongbu. At the Battle of Taejon from July 12–20,...
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    in the Battle of Taejon, where it was almost completely destroyed but delayed KPA forces until July 20. By that time the 8th Army's force of combat troops...
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    Line (Battle of the Kum River) near Taejon. The 24th Infantry Division would again be overrun and forced to retreat during the Battle of Taejon there...
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  • Taejon and ultimately ended in victory for the UN air force, which was able to destroy the small North Korean People's Air Force. On the morning of 25...
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    several days until it was engaged in the Battle of Taejon, and were principally in charge of the defense of the city as the weakened 21st Infantry and...
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    Bazooka (category Anti-tank rockets of the United States)
    The rockets were deployed during the Battle of Taejon on July 18, and proved their power by destroying a number of North Korean tanks that entered the...
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  • such as this one for two more weeks until it was overwhelmed at the Battle of Taejon, where the North Koreans advanced on the town with the 3rd and 4th...
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    George D. Libby (category Korean War recipients of the Medal of Honor)
    Division, Sergeant Libby was attempting to withdraw from Taejon after the Battle of Taejon when the truck he was riding in was disabled by North Korean fire....
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    lieutenant general and commander of the North Korean 3rd Division during the Battle of Taejon Kim Il Sung, 1st Supreme Leader of North Korea, (thrice: August...
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    360-degree full-scale diorama and cyclorama of the Battle of Taejon during the Korean War, along with displays of North Korean military hardware used in that...
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    2019-04-17. Murphy, David (2019-07-11). "A TALE OF TWO HILLS: THE MYTH AND REALITY OF THE BATTLE OF BAYONET HILL". US Army War College War Room. Retrieved...
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  • Kim Ung (category Use of the text parameter in Infobox Korean name)
    [uŋ]; 1912 – ?) was a North Korean general and vice-minister of defence. He was a member of the Yan'an faction. Kim fled China to avoid the Japanese occupation...
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    The Battle of Kapyong (Korean: 가평전투; 22–27 April 1951), also known as the Battle of Jiaping (Chinese: 加平战斗; pinyin: Jiāpíng Zhàn Dòu), was fought during...
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    and Pyongtaek. The 24th Infantry Division made a final stand in the Battle of Taejon, being almost completely destroyed but delaying North Korean forces...
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    such as this one for two more weeks until it was overwhelmed at the Battle of Taejon, however by that time the Pusan Perimeter would be in place, and other...
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    Lists of battles Before 301 301–1300 1301–1600 1601–1800 1801–1900 1901–2000 2001–current Naval Sieges See also This article lists all the battles that...
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    Thomas J. Hudner Jr. (category Korean War recipients of the Medal of Honor)
    War Medal of Honor recipients The first chronological Medal of Honor award was to George D. Libby for actions during the Battle of Taejon on 19 July...
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