bobdina
06-29-2009, 12:57 AM
June 29, 1950: The Commander in Chief in the Far East (CINCFE), General Douglas MacArthur, flies to Korea where the South Koreans are attempting to hold a line at the Han River just south of Seoul. Efforts continue to assess Soviet intentions. The President holds a press and radio conference. Detachment "X," 33 officers and men from the 507th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion, arrive at Suwon and set up their weapons. During the day they engage 4 enemy planes, shooting down one and damaging another. These are the first American ground troops into Korea and theirs are the first shots fired by U.S. Army personnel arriving from Japan.
Gen. MacArthur flies to Suwon and confers with General Church and KMAG staff, then returns to Japan where he sends a message to the Joint Chiefs recommending introducing U.S. ground forces into battle. President Truman receives and approves the recommendation.
USS Juneau shells North Korean positions in the Samch'ok-Kangnung area (east coast.)
North Korean troops cross the Han River in the Kimpo area and take the air field
Gen. MacArthur flies to Suwon and confers with General Church and KMAG staff, then returns to Japan where he sends a message to the Joint Chiefs recommending introducing U.S. ground forces into battle. President Truman receives and approves the recommendation.
USS Juneau shells North Korean positions in the Samch'ok-Kangnung area (east coast.)
North Korean troops cross the Han River in the Kimpo area and take the air field