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Nobody, apparently, remembered Churchill's sage advice as the operational order was drawn for a routine, company-size raid by the U.S. 7th Division on the Korean front near Chorwon. The focus of attack was a knob called Spud Hill, in the T-Bone mountain area. Air and artillery were to plaster the enemy position, then tank-supported infantry was to move up, grab prisoners, finish destroying Communist bunkers and tunnels. Code word: Operation Smack...
Triangle Hill is just north of Kumhwa, on the east face of the "Iron Triangle" (Kumhwa-Chorwon-Pyongyang). Two miles east of Triangle is Sniper Ridge. Beyond them to the north towers a much higher peak called Papa-san; the three together form a strong Communist bastion on the rugged central front. Last week the 31st Regiment of the U.S. 7th Division attacked Triangle, while South Koreans of the 2nd ROK Division stormed Sniper...
...Marines and the French battalion attached to the U.S. 2nd Division fought sharp engagements. But as the week wore on, the Chinese concentrated most of their fury on the fight for White Horse. The U.N. could not tolerate Chinese on the hill. It stands near the Chorwon corner of the old Communist "Iron Triangle"; from its crest, enemy observers could look across 15 miles of flatland into the heart of the Eighth Army's fortified positipns...
...hotting-up along the battlefront began casually enough. Concerned by a Communist buildup in forward areas, including much artillery, the Eighth Army stepped up its patrolling and redoubled its efforts to capture enemy prisoners for interrogation. In the west near Chorwon, elements of the U.S. 45th Division attacked and seized a T-shaped hill mass from where they could almost look down the enemy throats...
...intelligence officers to question. The ensuing skirmish was typical of dozens during the so-called "lull," which has cost the U.S. 200 to 250 casualties a week. The Eighth Army's Communique No. 938 reported it this way: "A U.N. patrol operating west of Chorwon engaged three enemy platoons at 2215 (10:15 p.m.), directed artillery and mortar fire on the enemy, and was ordered to disengage at 2257. Estimated enemy casualties in the action were 25 killed and 25 wounded...