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    "ocrText": "7 miles northwest to 9 miles north of Hajinbu. The 3d and 5th ROK In-\nfantry Regiments remain in reserve in the vicinity of Hajinbu. 3d ROK\nDivision: The 18th and 22d ROK Infantry Regiments advanced without\nserious enemy opposition to positions on line from 9 miles north to 11\nmiles northeast of Hajinbu. An estimated enemy battalion attacked the\n3d ROK Division Engineer Battalion in positions approximately 10 miles\nnortheast of Hajinbu. Air strikes forced the enemy to withdraw to the\nnorth and northeast. Elements of the 23₫ ROK Infantry Regiment relieved\nthe 1st ROK Marine Regiment and maintained positions in the area 8 miles\nnortheast of Hajinbu. (FECOM)(SECRET)\nf. I ROK Corps: The 1st ROK Infantry and ROK Cavalry Regiment\nof the Capitol ROK Division continued in previous positions and reported very\nlight contact in the area northwest of Kangnung. The 26th ROK Infantry Regi-\nment of the Capitol ROK Division, together with the 9th ROK Division, continue\nsweeping operations against the 10th North Korean Division in the area north\nof Yongsan. The 26th ROK Infantry Regiment reported that air and ground\naction against enemy groups in the area 7 miles east of Hajinbu resulted in an\nestimated 700 enemy killed and 17 captured. Six hundred enemy troops re-\nmaining in this area are being engaged by elements of the 26th and 30th ROK\nInfantry Regiments. Farther east, elements of the 28th and 29th ROK Infan-\ntry Regiments continue to operate against enemy groups in the area 10 miles\nnorth of Yongsan. An enemy force estimated at 1000 is reported surrounded\nin this vicinity and is being engaged by elements of the 9th ROK Division. In\noperations against the 10th North Korean Division during the period 14-17 March,\ntotal enemy casualties were estimated at 1498 killed and 265 captured.\n(FECOM) (SECRET)\nNAVY\ng. PRINCETON and VALLEY FORGE aircraft flew 331 sorties during\nthe period, striking enemy targets along the battle line and in the vicinities of\nYangdok, Iwon (40-19N, 128-37E), Tanchon (40-28N, 128-55E), Wonsan, and\nSongjin (40-41N, 129-12E). MISSOURI, OZBOURN, HOLLISTER, and\nTHOMPSON conducted destruction and interdiction fire at Chongjin (41-46N,\n129-49E). EVANS, MASSEY, KNOX, and O'BRIEN conducted harassing and\nillumination fire at Songjin. MISSOURI bombarded enemy installations near\nChaho (40-12N, 128-38E). At Wonsan, MANCHESTER, LIND, ENGLISH,\nEVERTSEN, and other ships concentrated fire on Anbyon troop center, and also\nstruck other enemy targets in the area. Shore intelligence reported 400 enemy\ncasualties on 17 March and 8, 000 to 9, 000 casualties resulting from bombard-\nment 15 March. WALKE conducted night harassing fire at Chumunjin.\n(COMNAVFE) (SECRET)"
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