Machine gun emplacement overlooking the main highway bridge across the Kap-ch'on River on the outskirts of Taejon. Major General William Dean's 24th Division had been unable to maintain the Kum River line and fell back on Taejon by July 17, 1950. Photo: U.S. Army.

Machine gun emplacement overlooking the main highway bridge across the Kap-ch'on River on the outskirts of Taejon. Major General William Dean's 24th Division had been unable to maintain the Kum River line and fell back on Taejon by July 17, 1950. Photo: U.S. Army.
Source: Truman Library.
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