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The eneary continued to resist the 326 RCI' attack on SRWL by heavy tomoderate anip9r fire and street tightin& The Regiment advanced zooo-3000yards to the vicinity of CEOR3RYON-SO. Rlements of the 17th RCT protectedthe RAR River crossing site and engaged in mopping-up operations.The 26 Battalion, 31st ROT, reinforced by one compaw of the 1st Rattalion,attncked south of SDWON and met well organized defensive positionssupported by tanks and mortars. The attack progressed slowly. General Barrthat evening ordered the 31st RCT to conduct 8 coordinated regimental attackto clear the enamy hill position south of SDWON. At this time the Regiment-al Commander had dewtedwith a task force on a wide PlankIng movement tothe south and east. The orders Were delivered to this column near CSAN-NI. (118. JCTNCTDRX IITFf RWRTR ARMYz 26 September 50At 262320 September, element8 of the 7th Infantry Dlvfslon met elementsof the 1st Cavalry Division about five miles south of SDWON. The last leg ofthe advance of the 1st Cavalry Division elements originated in the vicinityof CHONGyU. This juncture cut off North Korean Forces located in southwestKorea and marked the first meeting of the Eighth Army units from the south ofKorea and X Corps unitein the II9ZHON-SBIuL area.9. 0-Z OF SROULz 26 September 50During the day General ageArthur issued the following communique:VXSJL, Capital oi the Republic of Korea, is again in friendly hands,United Nations Foraes, including the 17th Regiment of the ROK Army and elementsof the U.S. 7th and 1st Marine Divisions, have completed the envelop-ment and seizureof the city.While U.S. and ROX Marines and special troops drove to the northwestastride the RAN River to expand perimeter defenses, other Marine Unitspushed into SIWIK from the northwest. Meanwhile, the 326 U.S. Regiment ofthe 7th Division, with the 17th ROK Regiment, In a bold saeep along thesouthern bank of the HAN, accomplished a second crossing or the river southeastof the city and occupied the convnandlng terrain on the outskirts, forcingthe enem gerrleon to flee in disorder to the north,(1) 7b.r Diary 3unnmy, 7th US Infantry Dl~lslon, L30 Sept 5022