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N”Pr Ar$!&;Y Total Hit Action Tactical Operation D%- Arrli;Sjdi- Sion Strength Virionr Days Number Rates Number Ratas - TABLE B-K-US. Arms division arliller~, bu krelical [Rates stated aa cases per day -- Number Killed in N”Pr Ar$!&;y Total hit action Tactical operation D%- ArrlI;SjDi- sion strength virionr days Number Rates Number Ratas _- -- I. Total U.S. Army Division Artillery. 4 Jul 1950- 8 6,519 3,367 4,911 0.22 928 0.04 27 Jul 1953 Total Combat Operations (leas redeploying, 4 Jul 1950- regrouping, md Army Reserve). 27 Jul 1953 8 5,253 3,356 4,691 0.27 901 0.05 II. Defensive Operations (major Communist off ensives) . 7 375 2,795 2,060 1.96 533 0.51 Delaying invaeion of South Korea. 4 Jul-3 Aug 3 68 2,229 417 2.75 132 0.87 1950 Defense of Pusan perimeter.. , . 4 Aug-15 Sep 4 168 2,665 757 1.69 179 0.40 1950 CCF counterofleneivs in North Korea.. 25 Nov-15 Dee 6 34 2,622 333 3.74 72 0.81 1950 CCF counterattack in Wonju-Chipyong area. 12-21 Feb 1951 3 24 2,949 339 4.78 115 1.62 CCF fir& spring offensive (1951) . 22-29 Apr 1951 5 32 3,259 121 1.16 20 0.19 CCF second spring offensive (1951). 17-22May1951 3 15 3,741 30 0.53 9 0.16 CCF attack on western and central fronb (1952) . 6-13 Ott 1952 1 8 3,501 15 0.54 - CCF attack ROK II Corps front (1953). 10-18 Jun 1953 1 9 4,046 26 0.71 5 0.14 Battle of Kumeong River, salient.. 14-20 Jul 1953 3 17 3,769 22 0.35 1 0.02 III. Withdrawal Operations (Communist general offensive) . 6 194 2,779 163 0.30 15 0.02 Evacuation of Hungnam . l-24 Dee 1950 2 43 2,077 69 0.60 9 0.08 Withdrawal from North Korea to Line “D”. 2 Dee 1950- 4 151 2,808 94 0.22 6 0.01 16 Jan 1951 IV. Ofiensive Operations (major UN ofiensives) . 6 630 3,148 766 0.38 122 0.06 Breakout of Pusan perimeter. , 16-27 Sep 1950 4 48 2,932 147 1.04 25 0.18 Inchon landing and liberation of Seoul. 18-30 Sep 1950 1 11 2,711 10 0.34 2 0.07 Operation Thunderbolt-Armed Recon to 25 Jan-20 Feb retake ofieneive . , . 1951 6 125 2,976 126 0.34 20 0.07 Operation Killer-to reetstabliah UN Line 21 Feb-7 Mar eastor wonju . 1951 4 56 3,076 32 0.19 3 0.02 Operation Ripper-to outflank Seoul and 7 Mar-4 Apr capture Chunchon.. 1951 6 161 3,017 120 0.25 21 0.04 Operation Rugged-to secure Phase Line q KANSAS north of 38th parallel. , l-15 Apr 1951 6 44 3,192 77 0.55 15 0.11 Operation Dauntless-to secure Phase Line UTAH forward to Line KANSAS. , 10-22 Apr 1951 3 30 3,285 25 0.21 3 0.02 Operation Detonate-to return to 38th 20 May-8 Jun parallel third time and retake Line KANSAS. 1951 6 88 3,414 115 0.38 9 0.03 Operation Piledriver--to eecure Phaee Line WYOMING and The Iron Triangle. 3-12 Jun 1951 4 35 3,499 39 0.31 3 0.02 Operation Commando-to secure Phaee Line JAMESTOWN. 3-15 Oot 1951 2 16 3,511 46 0.81 9 0.16 Operation Nomad and Polar-to eecure Phase Lines later designated aa Line MISSOURI. 13-22 Ott 1951 1 10 4,484 29 0.64 6 0.13 V. Pursuit and Mopping-up Operations. 6 303 2,874 322 0.36 55 0.06 Pursuit and mopping-up south of 38th par- 28 Sep-30 Nov allel....................................... 1950 5 113 3,123 91 0.26 13 0.04 Pursuit north of 38th parallel to Yalu River. 5 Ott-27 Nov 5 162 2,612 213 0.50 40 0.09 1950 Iwon landing and pursuit north of 38th par- 31 Ott-27 Nov allel....................................... 1950 1 28 3,387 18 0.19 2 0.02 VI. All Defensive Lines (including Limited Opera- tions)...................................... 8 3,751 3,518 1,380 0.10 176 0.01 Defensive Linea (excluding Limited Opera- tions)...................................... 8 3,494 3,511 940 0.08 100 0.01 Line “D” (furtheat CCF penetration into SouthKorea-1951)......................... 5-29 Jan 1951 6 107 2,925 14 0.04 1 0.00 Line BOSTON (south bank of Han River; 18 Feb-6 Mar southeast of Seoul in I Corps sector). 1951 2 32 2,932 5 0.05 - - Line KANSAS (Eighth Army Phase Line acroea Korea; north and south of 38th parallel). 4-29 Apr 1951 6 48 3,218 28 0.18 6 0.04 136 operation, U.S. Army, Korea, July 1060-July 1963 per l,ooO average etrength] - - Wo.mded in a&ion Diaeaee Nonbattle injury - ._I - ._I - CR0 cased Admieaione Inal. CR0 canea Excl. CR0 m CR0 cmwa Admisaiona CR0 oaaea Admissions I ._ I I I Number Rates Yumber Ratea 1Number Ratel3 Vumber Ratee Vumbel Rates Number Rate0 Jumbex Rat88 ._ _- 720 0.03 3,263 0.15 24,145 1.10 20,490 0.93 3,495 0.16 15,160 0.69 160 0.01 5,330 0.24 679 0.04 3,111 0.18 19,685 1.12 16,930 0.96 2,635 0.15 12,425 0.70 la0 0.01 4,505 0.26 234 0.22 1.293 1.23 1,650 1.57 1,595 1.52 50 0.05 1,165 1.11 5 0.00 430 0.41 30 0.20 255 1.68 220 1.45 215 1.42 5 0.03 175 1.16 - 40 0.26 101 0.22 477 1.07 840 1.88 840 1.88 - 685 1.53 155 0.35 40 0.45 221 2.48 145 1.63 145 1.63 50 0.56 95 1.07 44 0.62 180 2.54 170 2.40 185 2.33 5 0.07 105 1.48 60 0.85 10 0.10 91 0.87 110 1.05 105 1 .Ol 5 0.04 80 0.77 - 25 0.24 6 0.10 15 0.27 40 0.71 40 0.71 - - 25 0.45 15 0.26 1 0.04 14 0.50 55 1.97 40 1.43 15 0.54 25 0.89 15 0.54 1 0.02 20 0.55 15 0.41 10 0.27 - - 10 0.27 5 0.14 - - 1 0.02 20 0.31 55 0.86 35 0.55 20 0.31 10 0.16 - 25 0.39 25 0.05 123 0.23 1,010 1.87 1,000 1.85 10 0.02 555 1.03 445, 0.82 - - 60 0.52 200 1.73 195 1.69 5 0.04 65 0.56 - 130 1.13 25 0.06 63 0.15 810 1.91 805 1.90 5 0.01 490 1.16 - 315 0.74 105 0.05 539 0.27 2,380 1.20 2,285 1.15 90 0.05 1,755 0.88 5 0.00 530 0.27 30 0.21 92 0.65 145 1.03 145 1.03 - - 120 0.85 25 0.18 - - 8 0.27 5 0.17 5 0.17 - - - 5 0.17 12 0.03 88 0.24 590 1.58 590 1.58 - 425 1.14 - 165 0.44 3 0.02 26 0.15 245 1.42 230 1.33 15 0.09 190 1.10 40 0.23 17 0.04 82 0.17 600 1.24 590 1.22 10 0.02 450 0.93 140 0.29 10 0.07 52 0.37 170 1.21 165 1.17 5 0.04 125 0.89 - 40 0.28 - - 22 0.19 60 0.51 55 0.47 - - 55 0.47 5 0.04 - - 21 0.07 85 0.28 325 1.08 305 1.02 20 0.06 240 0.80 65 0.22 5 0.04 31 0.25 115 0.93 110 0.89 5 0.04 90 0.73 20 0.16 7 0.12 30 0.53 85 1.51 55 0.98 30 0.53 35 0.62 20 0.36 - - 23 0.51 40 0.89 35 0.78 5 0.11 25 0.56 10 0.22 47 0.05 220 0.25 1,030 1.18 1,020 1.17 10 0.01 795 0.91 225 0.26 12 0.03 66 0.19 370 1.04 370 1.04 - 305 0.86 - 65 0.18 35 0.08 138 0.33 545 1.28 545 1.28 425 1.00 120 0.28 16 0.17 115 1.21 105 1.11 10 0.10 65 0.69 40 0.42 268 0.02 936 0.07 13,615 1.03 11,030 0.84 2,475 0.18 8,155 6.62 110 0.01 2,875 0.22 214 0.02 626 0.05 12,660 1.03 10,270 0.84 2,280 0.18 7,585 0.62 110 0.01 2,685 0.22 1 0.00 12 0.04 _ 535 1.71 525 1.68 10 0.03 385 1.23 - 140 0.45 1 0.01 4 0.04 140 1.49 130 1.39 10 0.10 90 0.96 40 0.43 4 0.02 18 0.12 180 1.18 175 1.13 5 0.03 145 0.94 i 30 0.19 137 TABLE B-S.-U.S.
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