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The Chinese People's Volunteer Army (PVA) and the Korean People's Army (KPA) objective was the bulge in the U.S. Eighth Army lines that began roughly about 3 miles (4.8 km) northeast of Kumhwa, extended northeast to the hills south of Kumsong, leveled off to the east for about 10 miles (16 km), then dipped to the southeast for some 13 miles (21 km) to the village of Mundung-ni, northwest of ...
Kimhwa County was a historical county of Korea that lies on the border of modern-day South and North Korea. Kimhwa County reorganized in Chuncheon in 1895, [1] then in Gangwon Province the following year. [2] Kumsong County merged into Kimhwa County in 1914. [3] North Korea abolished Kimhwa County in 1952.
Kumhwa, North Korea: August 14, 1952: Company A, 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team: Killed while assisting the corpsmen with casualties and evacuation Melvin O. Handrich † Army: Master Sergeant: Sobuk-san, Korea: August 25, 1950 to August 26, 1950: Company C, 5th Infantry Regiment Killed after fighting off an enemy attack.
The chief local industry is agriculture. Local crops include potatoes, maize, rice, wheat, and barley. In addition, livestock and silkworms are raised, and orchards are cultivated.
In mid-April 1951 UN forces in the central front in Korea were engaged in Operation Dauntless to advance UN positions from the Kansas Line 2–6 miles (3.2–9.7 km) north of the 38th Parallel to positions 10–20 miles (16–32 km) north of the 38th Parallel designated the Wyoming Line which would threaten the PVA/KPA logistics hub marked out ...
Following the Division of Korea in 1945, all of Cheorwon County was part of North Korea.. During the Korean War the region changed hands several times during the UN invasion of North Korea and the Chinese invasion of South Korea, by 1951 the frontlines had stabilized, cutting across Cheorwon County and the area became part of the Iron Triangle.
Operation Courageous was a military operation performed by the United Nations Command (UN) during the Korean War designed to trap large numbers of Chinese People's Volunteer Army (PVA) and Korean People's Army (KPA) troops between the Han and Imjin Rivers north of Seoul, opposite the Republic of Korea Army (ROK) I Corps.
Clemons was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross while serving as a platoon leader in Company K, 31st Infantry Regiment for "heroism in action against the enemy in the vicinity of Kumhwa, Korea, October 28, 1952", a part of the Battle of Triangle Hill. In that action, Clemons led the attack platoon in a counterattack, leading multiple ...