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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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Chinese forces repelled a U.S. attack on Old Baldy hill near Seoul, Korea, in intense fighting on Wednesday, with heavy casualties on both sides and U.S. troops returning to starting positions.
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Attack on Old Baldy
Hill In Deadly Fighting
SEOUL, (P) - Fighting in a rain of American fire, Chinese Reds broke up a two-pointed U.S. attack Wednesday · in the bloody trenches of Old Baldy.
At nightfall the Americans were back where they started, about 125 yards down the bare, windswept western front hill.
The fighting, now in its third day, was vicious and deadly.
The Reds were reported taking heavy casualties but so were American and Colombian units of the Seventh Division.
A stream of wounded moved to the rear. Helicopters shuttled from front to hospitals and back again.
U.S. B-26 light bombers started radar-directed strikes this morning, one every 20 minutes.
Fifteen B-29 Superforts from Okinawa and Japan plastered three Red troop and supply centers and frontline positions.
Weather cut down other air action. Sabre jets sweeping northward reported no MIG engagements.
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Old Baldy, Korea
Event Date
Wednesday
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heavy casualties reported for chinese reds, american, and colombian units; americans returned to starting positions about 125 yards down the hill.
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Chinese Reds broke up a two-pointed U.S. attack in the trenches of Old Baldy amid vicious fighting in its third day. U.S. B-26 bombers conducted radar-directed strikes, and B-29 Superforts bombed Red positions. Helicopters evacuated wounded, and Sabre jets saw no MIG engagements due to weather.