Remembering a vet
Published: 07 Jul. 2004, 22:12
The 540 soldiers of the 24th division led by Mr. Smith, at the time a lieutenant colonel, were sent to Osan, Gyeonggi province on May 5, 1950. The troops battled with the main forces of the North Korean Army’s fourth division, who were armed with Soviet-made tanks.
The Americans lost 150 troops and reported 31 missing, but were able to delay the fall of Daejeon by five days.
Mr. Smith, who graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, was promoted to brigadier general after the war.
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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