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OCR Page 1 of 12The President
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Washington, D. C.
23 September 1950
TOINT DAILY SITREP NO. 88
(maps attached)
From 0800/22 (EDT) to 0800/23 (EDT)
From 2100/22 (Korea) to 2100/23 (Korea)
1. Situation in Brief:
GROUND
US troops and equipment continued to pour into the Inchon
area, as U. S. Marines battled stubbornly resisting enemy troops in
the outskirts of Seoul. Bitter fighting was experienced in Yongdungpo
on 22 September, as the enemy strongly defended from prepared posi-
tions. During the night of 22-23 September, the 7th U. S. Infantry
Division in the Suwon area dispatched patrols to the south which en-
countered only light, sporadic enemy resistance. Eighth Army troops
continued to advance on all fronts. In a sustained drive of more than
20 miles against light scattered enemy resistance, troops of the 7th
U. S. Cavalry RCT crossed the Naktong River, 8 miles southeast of
Sangju on the morning of 23 September, and continued to advance.
The 24th U. S. Infantry Division advanced against light resistance to a
position approximately 5 miles southeast of Kumchon, while the 27th
U. K. Infantry Brigade attacking west was last reported in the vicinity
of Songju. In the south, the 25th U. S. Infantry Division made gains up
to 6,000 yards on 23 September, as enemy resistance decreased from
moderate to light. The 2nd U. S. Infantry Division, capturing Sinban
and Chogye, continued to advance toward Hyopchon. The ROK troops
cleared the walled city north of Taegu, and captured Kigye against
stubborn opposition. In the face of a northward drive by the 8th ROK
Division, the enemy shows evidence of a withdrawal to the north.
(FECOM) (SECRET)
NAVY
The HELENA provided effective fire support for the 3rd ROK
Division in the Pohang area. The rapid advance of U. S. troops is
rapidly decreasing the number of targets available to Naval gunfire.
MADDOX and THOMAS maintained patrol of the east coast north of
DECLASSIFIED
SECRE
E.O. 12065, Sec
BOD Directive 5100.30,
By NLT-
NARS, D
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