Word: 8th
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...8th Division. 3. 82nd Airborne...
...line with MacArthur's orders, the deepest northern penetrations were made by South Korean troops. On the right flank of the U.S. forces, the R.O.K. 1st, 7th and 8th Divisions joined the R.O.K. 6th Division in a swing northwest of the enemy's main line of retreat, then cut back to the northeast along the Chongchon River. By week's end the 6th Division was north of Huichon, about 50 miles south of Manchuria...
Finally, General Kim stopped bowling. Instead of trying to take the road headon, he tried to cut it off by an enveloping thrust. Kim sent his 8th Regiment through a hole in the South Korean line on Michaelis' right flank...
...find their primary target, asked a spotter plane over the embattled 27th Regiment if he had any job for them. He certainly did. The spotter guided the B-26s-with only enough gas in their tanks to stay in the air 20 minutes-to General Kim's 8th Regiment, just as it prepared for a night assault. Down thundered 20 tons of bombs. Later reconnaissance showed that the slaughter among the Reds had been tremendous. Mike Michaelis' artillery, with a nice assist from the B-26s, had broken Kim's drive...
...takes his athletic conditioning almost as seriously as Stranahan (no smoking or drinking), celebrated his victory with a glass of ginger ale spiked with lemon. Said Sam: "I won this tournament for my brother Joe. I really mean it. He was killed fighting in Germany with the 8th Division. He was a greater golfer than I'll ever...