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OCR Page 1 of 7The President
CRET
Washington, D. C.
21 October 1950
1
JOINT DAILY SITREP NO. 116
(maps attached)
From 0700/20 (EST) to 0700/21 (EST)
From 2100/20 (Korea) to 2100 (Korea)
1. Situation in Brief:
U. N. troops eliminated organized hostile resistance in Pyongyang.
A Task Force of the 1st U.S. Cavalry Division advanced north from the
city and made contact at Sunchon with the 187th U. S. Airborne RCT. The
6th ROK Division entered Sunchon from the east to link-up with U. S.
forces. The 8th ROK Division reached the east bank of the Taedong River
west of Kangdong. On the east coast, operations were hampered in the
Wonsan area by heavy rains. South of Wonsan a hostile force of 2,000
North Koreans cut friendly communications below Kojo. The ROK
Capitol Division advanced 22 miles to Tangpung. The adverse weather
and low visibility in the Wonsan area limited friendly minesweeping and
naval air operations. The ROK Navy landed a battalion of ROK Marines
at Mokpo. Naval air flew 110 sorties on 20 October and U. N. aircraft
under FEAF control flew 428 effective sorties, including 205 combat.
Strategic Reconnaissance aircraft, observing the Antung area from 5 miles
south of the Manchurian border, encountered 30 bursts of probable 90-mm
flak, at 7,000 feet, originating from the Manchurian side of the Yalu
River. Air cover was provided for the operation in the Sukchon-Sunchon
area as friendly aircraft attacked and destroyed ammunition dumps,
tanks, fortified buildings and troops, both before and during the airdrop
of the 187th U. S. Airborne RCT. (FECOM) (SECRET)
2. Weather:
Low scattered clouds over North Korea with visibility 10 miles,
lowering to 1 to 3 miles in early morning haze. Low overcast over
southern Korea with visibility 6 miles, lowering to 1 mile in intermittent
rain and fog. Forecast: Low scattered clouds over all Korea with
visibility 10 miles, lowering to 1 to 3 miles in early morning haze.
(FEAF) (SECRET)
DECLASSIFIED
E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402
DOD Directive 5100.30, June 18, 1070
SECRET
By NLT-
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NARS,
Date
2/14/81
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