Walker's Orders KW (id:#65555)

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Yongdong, South Korea 1950-07-22 (2 others)

Overview:

After the mauling it received during the fall of Taejon, the 24th Infantry Division was relieved on 22 July by the 1st Cavalry Division, which became responsible for blocking the Korean People's Army's drive down the main Taejon-Taegu corridor to Pusan. The 24th's men retreated through the First Team's ranks as the newly-arrived cavalrymen moved to their defensive positions. After 5 years of occupation duty in Japan, the First Team was hardly in fighting shape. Each of its three regiments had only two battalions, and neither the troops nor the officers possessed the physical conditioning required for extended combat. Nonetheless, Lieutenant General Walton Walker provided division commander General Hobart "Hap" Gay with fresh orders: "Protect Yongdong. Remember, there are no friendly troops behind you. You must keep your own back door open. You can live without food, but you cannot last long without ammunition, and unless the Yongdong-Taegu road is kept open you will soon be without ammunition."

Defender: American (1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment and 92nd AA Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division)  

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