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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, September 29, 1950

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 29, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes september 1950 prisoners say half of reds want to quit sept28 North koreans captured by swiftly advancing 1st Cav div troopers say about half the communist forces want to quit but Are forced to fight by their the prisoners also told interrogators there were three russian advisers with the North korean i corps he in the communists put up Little opposition against the dramatic dash of the 1st Cav dive task Force Lynch from Tabu to Poun and be the three Day Advance was the longest of the korean Many of the reds Are fleeing so fast they Are leaving All artillery behind and taking Only such am munition As they can carry by hand jails set afire six South korean who said they escaped from were picked up 12 Miles North of Poun by a reconnaissance they said the North koreans were in such a hurry to get out of Chingju they shot 100 South korean prison ers and set fire to buildings hold ing Many the six said they escaped after beating Down the doors and Walls of their flaming some of the villages along the route of the Advance Are untouched by the others Are piles of in one a wasteland of residents erected two Victory Arches trimmed with Pine every korean child Waves a Redan Blue South korean Flag at the troopers Riding through in jeeps and Korea of set for combat fifth of sell 28 Dean of bom Tinnes called a Oneman air proudly led a flight of f51 Mustangs piloted by South koreans into Kimpo the 5th of who has flown More than 100 combat missions in had trained the new South korean air Force at on a tiny foot Airstrip behind the old Masan front in Southern there were five Mustangs bearing the Republic of Korea Redan Blue insignia in the flight Hess led into to spearhead raids shortly four t6 train ing planes with patches from the strafing they received at Kimpo by enemy yaks at the beginning of the conflict flew into the Airfield carry ing staff officers of the Rok air they were led by Brig Gen Kim Chung 38yearold chief of the South korean air the 5th of said Rok airmen from now on will spearhead air strikes along the Northern Hess trained the pilots Between combat missions and frequently they were simultaneously learning to drop bombs and fire machine guns at enemy a fighting Man takes a rest tired and Grimy from 43 straight Days of pfc David of grabs a few rest in but he still keeps his Rifle and grenades photo from Acme favors wider Burden if in forces Cross 38th by Edward to War 28 the United nations undertakes to restore peace and order in North american officials estimate that other member countries must have troops available for the Job without the is telling Friendly in informal that they must carry the main Burden if the current military drive for Korea crosses the 38th Par Roberts advises using asiatics in Fareas fighting los sept 28 Brg Gen William head of the military Mission in Korea for 26 suggested Here that the United nations us Only native troops in Asiatic it is my conviction that Only As 3 last resort should White men be sent into Roberts my observation in Korea indicates that we might use native troops with Good Roberts said he believed Cap tured North korean communists could be turned against their for Mer he also suggested the use of filipino and japanese troops in any future Asia landmark hotel razed 28 if famous Case a landmark in this area for Many was destroyed by leaflets Teli of souls fall 28 mass leaflet drop by United nations planes announced the capture of Seoul to North and South koreans planes dropped leaflets bearing maps showing How re capture of the South korean Cap ital Cut the North koreans Supply the leaflets were dropped on North korean troops and and on South korean population Cen ters still controlled by the the Back of tiie leaflets carried this message the United nations and Republic of Korea forces have captured Seoul Inchon and Kimpo Airfield have of occupation in North the communists have been dealt a severe the loss of Seoul cuts the sup ply routes from Theta Materiel t factories and arsenals of North j new Belgium and Korea to the communist troops in the definite offers South or if the in decides to place an army this attitude is grounded in the disavowal of any territorial or permanent military interest in quiet russian fears it is also aimed at quieting possible russian fears that the is edging in for a position from which a blow might be struck at the soviet such plans Are based on the As sumption that the user and communist China will not move into North forces in South Korea Are in process of being reinforced by some ground troops from nine other in virtually All 53 countries which pledged support in the fight against North korean aggression have Given Aid of some kind or have made officials Are hopeful that India and Pakistan May contribute sub Stantial forces for such duties As and for supervision of summary of Aid authorized officials give this summary of military Aid from other countries Britain and the Philippines have troops in troops Are due to soon from aus the it shuts off the flow of reinforcements to these forces and severs their path of further resistance is the in representing 53 of the 59 member nations of the have guaranteed humane treat ment for All North korean soldiers who if the communist leaders insist on continuing their War of aggression they and they alone will Bear the full responsibility for the needless death of Many innocent three other definite offers Are under consideration and others Are believed to be the new zealand and Britain have naval contingents in australian and South african combat planes Are in action or Enas Are transport planes from Belgium and other nations have made non combat the Cornstalk flew into storms of dust by Jimmy Cannon new York Post War correspondent reprinted by permission of the new York copyright York Post with marines West of 18 were two tanks in the Gully and a Bulldozer turned sideways to Block the beyond that was the mine Field and the country which was the along the Ridge the platoon that had attacked in the night Lay in the holes and looked across the Hay stacked Valley where the communists on the right flank the corsairs were rocketing the smouldering Crest of a Low Hill and the morning wind brought the sends of a fire Down the sunken Road which straggled along the rim of the sgt John who comes from shambles with a bloody he got it right bet Cea the Creech and held the helmet out and i could see the Small tidy Hole in the sergeant was hit dead there go a couple of shouted sgt John of who was watching the Corn the marines crawled to the Edge of the embankment above the Jelich turned to his bar give their a Little he said not looking at them but at the Corn they started Over the Wall doubled Over and moving go Down advised Cpl Alfred of take your look out for fire from that Damn we watched the bar men until they reached the Knoll above the Corn As they settled sinking out of sight in the High another of the enemy came Cut of the get that Bauer said the Soldier ran through the dodging and the marines fired at him with their the bar men worked on it seemed it would be impossible for him to get there without being with the whole platoon shooting at the Cornstalk broke and flew in Little storms of the bullets hit All around the running Man and then he was on the Edge of the cover of the he Slid the Way Jackie Robinson goes into second the stalks shuddering above him with the they fired for a while and then two rounds of mortar fell into the Corn and they moved Down on the Road an old korean Farmer led a Marine toward a Rice pointing to the Marine Knelt Down and fired into the the water splashed where the bullets he was Frozen in the position of the Marksman when the grenade came up from the Paddy and hit on the he turned in a jumping run and made the ditch before it the old korean stood there the grenade exploded but didst hit the old papa sans Lucky a Marine said and then began to fire at the crawling around until the Guy Down on the Road came up out of the ditch and shouted Back the communist was dead i stayed with them As they ransacked the Hay stacks and the Corn Fields dead communists Lay where they had fallen the night we were Down behind a Rise in the ground As the marines threw grenades into a when 1 noticed that James of 7004 third wore no socks or of this Earth and Good air on your he i asked Why he was going what really beat me was these blisters i was glad when we stopped walking to he turned the soles of his dirty feet toward they were raw and bloody and pitted with craters of deflated i didst get the blisters for Mcguiness i know i killed one maybe i shot some More but i sure got me one any last night they give us the Banzai hollering and jabbering like a lot of i see this one he Rose and posed the Way he remembered the North his Arm Back in an attitude suggesting a women throwing 3 he had a Glare grenade Mcguiness he was figuring on lighting up the i let him within two feet of me and then 1 give him my it blew him three feet in the they had just dug their holes the night before when seven North koreans came Down the Valley toward they were like men strolling through a tranquil sgt Jelich just like farm boys out for a walk to a Moonlit they had Sling the noncom they were nothing we played it we let them go right to we opened up and that was the end of the army Field forces order helicopters Niagara 28 Bell aircraft announced that the army Field forces had placed the largest single order for helicopters Ever awarded by of the Mili company spokesmen said the exact number of helicopters could hot be revealed because of be the army designation of the Craft is the a 200hp three place Model equipped with ski Landing Dupont Dies 28 Paul member of the prominent Fame collapsed and died Here tues uncovers ring smuggling aliens new 28 powerful italian Combine smuggling aliens into the us and said to be linked with former vice King Lucky Luciano and slain sicilian Bandit Salvatore Giuliano has been uncovered by immigration a High government official Dis closed the rings operations yester Day with the arrest of eight stowaways and three strategically placed crewmen who escorted them ashore from the is italia owned liner of panamanian the Combine reportedly is rooted in the sicilian and Southern italian branches of the notorious or Black hand the official stated that the smug Ling Combine has grossed in the past month by running dozens of stowaways into new  
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