Almost 70 years ago, a US merchant marine ship picked up more than 14,000 refugees in a single trip from a North Korean port. This is the story of that journey, and some of those on board.
Still, the UN forces reached Hungnam by December 24. A 193-ship armada evacuated the soldiers, along with 98,000 refugees that the UN and Marines Corps troops protected on the long march to the sea.
On November 30, MacArthur ordered X Corps to withdraw to Hungnam, a port city south of Hamhung. The Marines and soldiers had to fight every step of the way. Chinese attacks occurred every night ...
17, 2024. The campaign eventually enabled 100,000 civilians to evacuate from the North Korean port of Hungnam to South Korea. (Yonhap) (END) [We Welcome Your News Tips] We invite our readers to ...
On the east coast the R.O.K. Capital and 3rd Divisions had moved north from the Hamhung-Hungnam industrial area, were forcing disorganized Red units into Korea’s highest mountains, 65 miles ...
It said a fertilizer complex in the northeastern port city of Hungnam expanded its output by over 150 percent and a children’s knitwear factory in Pyongyang by 170 percent. The claims couldn’t ...