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Washington, D.C
17 October 1950
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JOINT DAILY SITREP NO. 112
(maps attached)
From 0700/16 (EST) to 0700/17 (EST)
From 2100/16 (Korea) to 2100/17 (Korea)
1. Situation in Brief:
The advance on Pyongyang continued as the 24th U.S. Infantry
Division moved to within 42 miles of the city; the 1st U.S. Cavalry Divi-
sion, with the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade attached, reached
Kuam, 20 miles east of Sariwon, against deteriorating resistance; and the
1st ROK Division, against possibly the heaviest opposition encountered
along the front, captured Suan, and continued its advance northwest to with-
in 34 miles of the capital city. While the 8th ROK Division advanced north-
west to within 13 miles of Yangdols, and the 6th ROK Division moved to with-
in 9 miles east of Tongyang, the ROK Capitol Division marched northward
20 miles to the large industrial city of Hamhung. MISSOURI, HELENA,
WORCESTER, ROCHESTER, LEYTE, BOXER, PHILIPPINE SEA, VALLEY
FORGE, and escorting destroyers operated off Wonsan in support of ROK
troops ashore, and continued minesweeping operations. THESEUS group
supported minesweeping operations off Haeju. Naval air sorties were
restricted to 55, because of bad weather during period ending 2400/16 (KT).
On 16 October, U.N. aircraft under FEAF control flew 251 sorties including
84 combat. On 17 October, 27 B-29's were dispatched to attack visually
and by radar, rail and highway interdiction targets and marshaling yards,
(FECOM)(SECRET)
2. Weather:
High scattered clouds over north Korea, becoming broken to low
overcast at 2,000 feet in central and south Korea. Visibility in north and
central Korea 10 miles, lowering to 1 to 3 miles in early morning haze.
Visibility in south Korea 1 to 3 miles in light rain, Forecast: Scattered
low clouds over all Korea, except southeast coast where low clouds become
broken. Visibility 10 miles, lowering to 1 to 3 miles in early morning haze.
(FEAF) (SECRET)
3. Soviet Participation:
Negative.
DECLASSIFIED
E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402
DOD Directive 5100.30, June 18, 1979
By NLT- HL NARS, Date 2114151
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