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    "ocrText": "of Seoul and continuing northeast. Remainder of the Division maintain\npositions south of the Han River. 25th U.S. Infantry Division units (1st\nTurkish Armed Forces Command attached) advanced approximately 1\nmile against light resistance. Aggressive patrolling continues from\nconsolidated positions. (FECOM)(SECRET)\nC. IX U.S. Corps: 24th U.S. Infantry Division: The 19th\nU.S. Infantry Regiment advanced 5 miles without resistance to positions\nnorth of the Pukhan River in an area 6 miles north-northeast of Kuam.\nAfter establishing positions, the 19th Infantry repulsed a light, platoon\nsized, counterattack. The remainder of the Division patrolled the south\nbank of the Pukhan River without contact. The entire 6th ROK Division\nsuccessfully crossed the Pukhan River against moderate small arms and\nsome mortar fire The three Regiments now maintain positions abreast\non a general line running from Piryong to a point approximately 7 miles\nto the southeast. 1st U.S. Cavalry Division units (Greek Battalion at-\ntached) attacked against stubborn to light resistance and occupied positions\nfrom approximately of miles west to 3 miles north of Hongchon. Enemy\nopposition ranged from small arms and rocket fire to three Banzai at-\ntacks. A total of five counterattacks were repulsed with resistance sub-\nsiding to little or none by the close of the period. 1st U.S. Marine Divi-\nsion: The 1st U.S. Marine Division attacking against generally light\nopposition advanced up to 5 miles occupying positions 4 miles north-north-\neast to of miles east of Hongchon. By the close of the period, patrols had\nranged north 2, 000 yards without enemy contact. The 1st ROK Marine\nRegiment is now attached to the 1st U.S. Marine Division. (FECOM)\n(SECRET)\nd.\nX U.S. Corps: Units of the 2d U.S. Infantry Division ad-\nvanced up to 6 miles against light opposition to positions 5 miles south\nof Tappung and 1 to 3 miles north and northwest of Pungam. Patrols in\nthe area 3 miles south of Tappung dispersed an estimated enemy company\nafter a 2-hour firefight. The 3d ROK Division maintained and adjusted\npositions in the area 2 miles east and 2 to 6 miles southeast of Pungam\nwithout opposition. Patrols ranging up to 7 miles north of present posi-\ntions made no enemy contact. On 16 March, elements of 27th ROK In-\nfantry Regiment, 5th ROK Division, successfully ambushed remnants of\nthe 6th North Korean Division in the vicinity of Taewol. An estimated\n425 enemy were killed and a large quantity of U.S. -type materiel cap-\ntured. The 7th U.S. Infantry Division generally adjusted and maintained\nprevious positions in the Changdong area with elements moving to posi-\ntions 8 miles east of Pungam and other elements 9 miles northeast of\nChangdong. No enemy activity reported in the division sector. (FECOM)\n(SECRET)\ne. III ROK Corps: 7th ROK Division: The 8th ROK Infantry\nRegiment advanced up to 7 miles without enemy opposition to a line from"
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