Eugene Clark1 September 1950
Put ashore near Inchon to gain information about the harbour prior to the US landings
United States of America · Warfare / Korean War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Put ashore near Inchon to gain information about the harbour prior to the US landings
US destroyers & cruisers shell enemy positions 2 days before the landings
Directs the Inchon landings
Turns on a lighthouse beacon to help guide the X corps to their beacheads
The US forces launch a surprise landing at Inchon 150 miles north of the Pusan perimeter
US forces capture Inchon
North Korean units begin withdrawing to the nth
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