Word: wolmi
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Dates: during 1950-1950
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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...
...Wolmi commands Inchon harbor, and enemy guns from the island could wreck any attempt to land in the port area. Thus the proposition facing U.S. planners was simple: capture Wolmi fast, or the Inchon landing would fail...
...Happy." One battalion of marines had been assigned to capture Wolmi. They were good troops who had already fought well. The bulk of the enlisted men were youngsters of 18, 20 or 21. Slender, dark-faced Lieut. Colonel Robert Taplett, who commanded the battalion, said wryly: "Of course, this is the first time they've been in one of these...