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SECRET The President Washington, D.C. 29 September 1950 1 JOINT DAILY SITREP NO. 94 (maps attached) From 0700/28 (EST) to 0700/29 (EST) From 2100/28 (Korea) to 2100/29 (Korea) 1. Situation in Brief: GROUND Organized resistance is disintegrating as the Eighth Army advanc- ing to the west and north meets only scattered remnants of enemy units. Elements of the 25th U.S. Infantry Division advanced westward to Tamyang. Eighty U.S. PW's were liberated at Namwon. The 2d U.S. Infantry Division entered Chonju. After eliminating resistance 6 miles east of Taejon, ele- ments of the 24th U.S. Infantry Division entered the town unopposed. On the east coast, the 3d ROK Division advanced northward through Samchok, encountering light scattered resistance. In the Seoul area, strong combat patrol action was initiated to destroy the remaining enemy. Early on 29 September, small-scale counterattacks were repulsed by the 1st U.S. Marine Regiment in the northeastern portion of Seoul, and by the 17th ROK Regiment, 6 miles east of the city. (FECOM) (SECRET) NAVY On the east coast, HELENA; MOORE, MANSFIELD, SWENSON, and ENDICOTT, paralleling the northward advance of the ROK Army, blasted pockets of enemy resistance as requested, and denied the use of the coastal highway to the fleeing enemy. MADDOX and THOMAS maintained the sea blockade above the 38th parallel. Naval ships patrolling the west coast continued ready to provide call fire support. Naval aircraft, flying 137 sorties, assisted the street fighting in Seoul, and ranged the surrounding country for suitable targets. (COMNAVFE) (SECRET) AIR On 28 September, 721 effective sorties, including 342 combat, were flown. Seventy-one additional sorties found no targets. On 29 September, 40 B-29's were dispatched. (FEAF)(SECRET) 2. Weather: Scattered low clouds, becoming broken over southeast coast. Visibility unrestricted. Forecast for 30 September: Scattered low, middle, and high clouds. (FEAF)(SECRET) DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 SECRET DOD Directive 5100.30, June 18, 1979 By NLT- NV NARS Date 2/14/81