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Battle of the Bowling Alley Monument- 27th Infantry Regiment 'Wolfhounds

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Details:

On the hill top next to the museum. Monument


A concrete monument with two inscribed green plaques attached to the front.  The memorial is formed in the hope of a large "V" for victory during the battle of the Bowling Alley in August 1950 in South Korea.

In the Battle of the Bowling Alley (August 21, 1950), United Nations Command (UN) forces defeated North Korean forces early in the Korean War near the city of Taegu, South Korea. The battle took place in a narrow valley, dubbed the "Bowling Alley", which was north of Taegu. It followed a week of fighting between the Korean People's Army (KPA) 13th Division and the Republic of Korea Army's (ROK) 1st Division along the latter's last defensible line in the hills north of the city. Reinforcements, including the US Army's 27th and 23rd Infantry Regiments were committed to bolster the ROK defenses. This battle and several others were smaller engagements of the Battle of Pusan Perimeter. For another week, KPA divisions launched all the troops they had in massed attacks against the ROK and US lines. Their attacks, which usually occurred at night and were supported by armor and artillery, advanced with infantry and tanks in close support of one another. Each KPA attack ran into well-established UN lines, where US tanks, mines and entrenched infantry were positioned to counter them. Strikes by US aircraft ravaged the attacking KPA. The fighting was fierce with many casualties on both sides, particularly where the KPA and ROK fought one another. The repeated attacks eventually broke and pushed back the ROK forces. The KPA continued their push against the Pusan Perimeter until they were outflanked in the Battle of Inchon.

Source: https://koreanwarmemorials.com 

Monument Text:

Upper Plaque:

MEMORIAL

OF THE

BOWLING ALLEY"

VICTORY

TABUDONG, AUGUST 1950


Lower Plaque:


THIS MONUMENT IS DEDICATED TO THE MEN OF THE 27th US INFANTRY REGIMENT (WOLFHOUND) (COMMANDED BY COLONEL JOHN H. MICHAELIS) WHOSE COURAGE AND SACRIFICE REPRESENT THE FINEST EXAMPLE OF THE STRENGTH. DEVOTION AND CAPABILITIES OF THE AMERICAN SOLDIER, AT THIS SITE IN AUGUST 1950,THE 27th STOOD SIDE BY THE SIDE 1st ROK INFANTRY DIVISION TO STOP AND GIVE  COMMUNIST AGGRESSORS THEIR FIRST MAJOR DEFEAT OF THE KOREAN WAR. THEIR INSPIRED LEADERSHIP, FIERCE DETERMINATION. AND AGGRESSIVE FIGHTING SPIRIT HELPED PRESERVE THE FREEDOM OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA AND WILL BE LONG REMEMBERED.

ERECTED BY THE SECOND REPUBLIC OF KOREA ARMY

THE KYUNG SANG PUK DO PROVINCE AND THE CITY OF TAEGU ON 15 DECEMBER 1971.

Commemorates:

People:

John Hersey Michaelis

Units:

23rd Infantry Regiment

25th Infantry Divsion

27th Infantry Regiment

8th US Army

Wars:

Korean War

Battles:

Battle of the Bowling Alley

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