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The Operation Western Region (Hangul: 서부지역 작전; Hanja: 西部地域 作戰) was a defensive operation conducted by the Republic of Korea Armed Forces (ROK) between 25 and 28 June 1950 against the Operation Pokpung of the Korean People's Army (KPA) during the beginning of the Korean War. On 25 June 1950, the KPA I Corps launched a ...
The Brigade was established on 20 November 1948 as an independent 17th Infantry Regiment part of Capital Defence Command. During Korean War, 17th Infantry Regiment participated in Battle of Ongjin, Battle of Kyongju, [1] Battle of Pusan Perimeter , Battle of Inchon, [2] [unreliable source] Second Battle of Seoul and so on.
The 17th Infantry Regiment is a United States Army infantry regiment.An earlier regiment designated the 17th Infantry Regiment was organized on 11 January 1812, but it was consolidated with four other regiments as the 3rd Infantry in the post-war reorganization of the army following the War of 1812, due to the shattering losses it sustained at the River Raisin.
8th Infantry Regiment; 17th Infantry Regiment; 18th Infantry Regiment; 1st Cavalry Regiment; 1st Infantry Division, Kaesong. 11th Infantry Regiment; 12th Infantry Regiment; 13th Infantry Regiment; 2nd Infantry Division, Daejeon. 5th Infantry Regiment; 16th Infantry Regiment; 25th Infantry Regiment; 3rd Infantry Division, Daegu. 22nd Infantry ...
On the afternoon of 17 October the 3rd Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment relieved the 2nd Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment on the left wing, while the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment was withdrawn from the pacified center. [46] Medical corpsmen assist wounded infantrymen of the 31st Infantry Regiment, following the fight for Hill 598.
On 25 June, the Korean People's Army (KPA) 3rd 38-Guard Brigade, reinforced with the 1st Infantry Regiment of the 6th Infantry Division, launched a surprise attack on the Republic of Korea Army (ROKA) 17th Infantry Regiment in Ongjin Peninsula, modern-day Ongjin and Kangryong. The battle ended on 26 June with a KPA victory, but many ROKA troops ...
17th Infantry Regiment (United States) 17th Field Artillery Regiment; 19th Infantry Regiment (United States) 21st Infantry Regiment (United States) 23rd Chemical Battalion; 23rd Infantry Regiment (United States) 32nd Infantry Regiment (United States) 34th Infantry Regiment (United States) 38th Infantry Regiment (United States) 66th Armor Regiment
By February 26, 1951, he was a corporal serving with Company E, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division, in Korea. On that day, near the town of Malta-ri, he was among two squads of men tasked with assaulting a fortified ridge-top position. When both squad leaders were wounded, Ingman combined the squads and took command. [2]