[Plaque on monument commemorating Task Force Smith]

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Title

[Plaque on monument commemorating Task Force Smith]

Description

Photograph of a plaque on a monument commemorating Task Force Smith, South Korea, circa 1950s. The plaque reads: "In commemoration. On this site 5 July 1950 406 men of 'Task Force Smith' 21st Infantry and Battery 'A,' 52nd Field Artillery Battalion, 24th Infantry Division, fought the initial action between United States troops and the communist aggresors."

Inscription on verso: "7 miles north of K-58. First engagement of U. S. Forces in Korea."

Date

1950s circa

Subject

Coverage

Bibliographic Citation

The James C. Stewart Fighter Ace Collection/The Museum of Flight

Identifier

2002-02-13-1098_image_601_01
2002-02-13-1098_image_601_02