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...Massive U.N. air strikes softened Inchon's beaches and all land approaches to the port. As Admiral James H. Doyle's task force approached, six destroyers gamely plowed ahead, drew and silenced the fire of hidden enemy batteries on Wolmi island. Several ships were damaged, one severely. Then the U.S. ist Marine Division hit the beaches...
...enemy's beachhead resistance was negligible. Within the first four days of their assault, the marines stormed Wolmi, swept through Inchon and seized Seoul's Kimpo airfield. Advancing rapidly, they entered the capital's suburbs, prepared to cross the Han River and get astride the communications to the south and the rear of the enemy's army around the Pusan perimeter. This week the enemy rallied; on the edge of their advance the marines came up against stiffer resistance...
When the speaker announced: "The American flag is flying on the heights of Wolmi Island," MacArthur stood up, looked around with a smile. Admiral Doyle said: "Let's go below and get some coffee." The CINC, who, at 70, had conceived an operation with the daring, aggressiveness and imagination of a young officer, walked off the bridge...
TIME Correspondent Frank Gibney went in with the marines who captured Wolmi. His report...
...WOLMI (Moon Tip) ISLAND was a rather useless place. Its only local reputation was as an off-the-cuff summer resort for the town of Inchon, to which it is joined by a long causeway. The northern end of the tiny island had boasted a large inn, complete with swimming pool, where Inchon's successful merchants could enjoy the summer breezes. After the Communists invaded South Korea, they set up a small guard unit on the island, ringed it with earthworks and hastily dug trenches...