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KOREA - 50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK, OCT. 19-25, 1950 U.N. TROOPS CAPTURE NORTH KOREAN CAPITAL
; ...western part of the city. Oct. 19, 1950 - To the south of Pyongyang, the U.S. 24th Infantry Division and British units close on Chinnampo. The Republic of Korea 6th, 7th and 8th Divisions drive from the east to join the fight around Pyongyang. Oct. 20 -- The Red...
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Negotiated joint command relationships: Korean War amphibious operations, 1950
; ...amphibious operations in support of the United Nations: Pohang-Dong, Inchon, Wonsan-Iwon, and Hungnam-Wonsan-Songjin-Inchon-Chinnampo. Absent these operations, the battlefield outcome at any given point during this period would have been decidedly less advantageous...
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KOREA -- 50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK, APRIL 12-18 FEDERAL DOCUMENT CLEARING HOUSE, INC.
; ...units meet stiff enemy resistance before the reds suddenly disappear. Republic of Korea Marines are in place 17 miles from Chinnampo, Pyongyang' s port city. In other areas there are just traces of the enemy or mined and booby-trapped roads and paths. All...
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Sioux's last patrol
; ...waters, to an anchorage in a sheltered bay, right up to and including the order "let go.") Heavy ice coming down from the Chinnampo River was viewed with mixed feelings. While it made conditions difficult for enemy invasion movements, it also prevented proper...
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KOREA -- 50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK, JAN. 30-FEB. 5
; ...pilots shot down 40 MiGs during the month, while two F-86s were downed. B-29s drop bombs on enemy frontline positions and Chinnampo, port city west of Pyongyang. Feb. 1 -- Gen. Mark Clark, U.N. supreme commander, is concerned about a possible enemy offensive...
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KOREA -- 50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK, NOV. 30 - DEC. 6 TRUMAN KEEPS A-BOMB IN KOREA AS FINAL OPTION
; ...establish a defensive perimeter at Pyongyang Dec. 2 but they are ordered to abandon it the next day. As the troops fall back to Chinnampo, they burn all the supply facilities in the city. On Dec. 3, Task Force 90 Amphibious Force begins evacuating U.N. soldiers...
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RISE IN BIRTHS EXPECTED IN REACTION TO SEPT. 11.(SERIES: IT HAPPENED THIS WEEK)(Local)
; ...when flak hit the left wing tip tank. Williams was unhurt. Williams was among Marine pilots attacking the Red port city of Chinnampo on the west coast. 100 years ago: 1903 April 27: Auburn - Foreman Carlton of the Empire Telephone and Telegraph Co. arrived...
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INCREASE IN BIRTHS PREDICTED.(SERIES: IT HAPPENED THIS WEEK)(Local)
; ...when flak hit the left wing tip tank. Williams was unhurt. Williams was among Marine pilots attacking the Red port city of Chinnampo on the west coast. 100 years ago: 1903 April 28: Morrisville - The Wednesday Club will hold its annual banquet at Mrs. Fred...
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BIRTH RISE PREDICTED BECAUSE OF SEPT. 11.(SERIES: IT HAPPENED THIS WEEK)(Local)
; ...when flak hit the left wing tip tank. Williams was unhurt. Williams was among Marine pilots attacking the Red port city of Chinnampo on the west coast. 100 years ago: 1903 April 27: Oswego - Capt. Francis D. Culkin of the 48th Separate Company was tonight...
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KOREA -- 50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK, AUG. 22-28
; ...air forces a farce. Bad weather interferes with U.N. air operations over Korea, as well, but U.S. bombers hit the port of Chinnampo Aug. 23; a supply center at Anju Aug. 24; supply depots near Pyongyang and Pukchong Aug. 26; the Changjin Reservoir power...
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