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The men of the 107th Regiment reoeived an average of 20 to 30 daysof military training. F'W believed that very little cooperation vms givenby South Korean oivillans which was believed to be compulsory. SouthKorean oivllianewere employed and paid by the Rorth Korean gov#?nnent.Heard that General MmArthur was appointed Cmmander-in-Chief of theUnited Nations Forces in Korea. No intelligence reports -uere received con-cerning the U.S. Han River crossing, however, was expected and that a Marine.Unit would cross by amphibious tractors and landing craft.?Jhile attending a military school, RI learned American strategy throughKorean translated Russian books. RI had given up hope of &&mii~ Seoulwhen ha first learned the lauding of U.S. trcops at Inchon. North KoreanArmy has no possibility of defeating the Unite6 mations Forces. That littlemilitary strength remains in North Korea is very poorly trained and equippedand is not sufficient to be used in combat. However, he bslieves tiiat gum-rills activities will continue for quite some time.war.The North Korean people had confidence in victory, however, did not desire31
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Page 3 and 4: TABLE OF CONTENTSPART1Foreword 1Ope
Page 5: YloArthur told hle Chief of Staff,
Page 8 and 9: Irrigation is extensively employed.
Page 10 and 11: 'IRE PUN FOR THE ISCHONSEOUL OPERAT
Page 12: At 0628 hours l.5 septenrber 1950 t
Page 15 and 16: landedexcedltiously.Cn 17 Se?ter,be
Page 17 and 18: their positions before beginning th
Page 19 and 20: WAm Ccmpanymaneuvered to the righta
Page 22 and 23: The 7th Marine Regiment had little
Page 24 and 25: Reorlentetion of the Reghent was pa
Page 26 and 27: 1st Earins Regiment, continued the
Page 28 and 29: The liberation of the city was cond
Page 30 and 31: t90ttrg the corps iert (north) flan
Page 32 and 33: Emea !p mosalng the 38th parrdlel,T
Page 34 and 35: RI frequently lectured his troop th
Page 38 and 39: U S Marines unload suppliesfrom IST
Page 40 and 41: Fortified position on WOW-Do after
Page 42 and 43: South Korean remees, who returned t
Page 44 and 45: ?&an of the I& Mar Mv me up the roa
Page 46 and 47: ldultiple 4.5 inch rocket launcher
Page 48 and 49: Men of the 32d Iti,7th Div, capture
Page 50 and 51: Members of the 5th Mar Regt move to
Page 52 and 53: AMTRAC's wait orders to cross the I
Page 54 and 55: The railroadbridgespanning the HAN
Page 56 and 57: An amputation in the field being pe
Page 58 and 59: United Nations troopsfighting in th
Page 60 and 61: These picturesare of thestreet figh
Page 62 and 63: ",‘/A r)c~;las MacArt:hgr, CISXX,

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