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OCR Page 1 of 9The President
SECRET
Washington, D.C.
1 September 1950
JOINT DAILY SITREP NO. 66
(maps attached)
From 0800/31 (EDT) to 0800/01 (EDT)
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From 2200/31 (KT) to 2200/01 (KT)
1. Situation in Brief:
GROUND
In the south sector, the 25th U.S. Infantry Division was heavily
engaged near midnight by strong enemy attacks along its entire front. The
Division continues holding its general positions, but has been infiltrated in
three different areas. Reserves have been committed against infiltrations.
In the 2d U.S. Infantry Division area, the enemy crossed the Naktong in
several places after midnight 31 August and engaged the Division in heavy
fighting, penetrating one flank position, and forcing two friendly units to
withdraw up to 1,000 yards. In its sector, the 1st U.S. Cavalry Division
dispersed an enemy force which had crossed the Naktong in the vicinity of
Tuksong and used its artillery to shell enemy positions northeast of Waeg-
wan. No significant changes in the positions of the ROK forces, except for
a 1,500 yard advance by the 3d ROK Division against stiffening enemy re-
sistance. (FECOM) (SECRET)
NAVY
Fast carrier mobility made possible the diversion of PHILIPPINE
SEA and VALLEY FORGE aircraft from air strike missions to close ground
support for the 25th U.S. Infantry Division. HELENA, HAMNER, and CHAND-
LER furnished naval gunfire support to troops in the Pohang area, while
aircraft from SICILY gave close support to troops in the north and central
sectors. ENDICOTT executed fire missions for the 25th U.S. Infantry Divi-
sion. The ROK Navy made patrol landings and enemy shore point shelling
operations among south and southwestern Korean coastal islands. Navy air
and ships patrolled Korean and Formosan waters. (COMNAVFE) (SECRET)
AIR
On 31 August, FEAF aircraft flew 542 sorties of which 377 were
combat. On the night of 31 August, 25 intruder sorties were flown. On 1
September, 18 B-29's attacked bridge targets in central Korea with fair to
excellent results. (FEAF) (SECRET)
DECLASSIFIED
E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402
DOD Directive 5100.30, June 18, 1979
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