Talk:Battle of Kowang-san

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Which Battle?[edit]

There were two notable battles here, which seem to be confused in the article. The first was from 22-25 Nov. 1951, and the second was in 23-24 Oct. 1952. There seems to be some confused joining together in this article. Tennisedu (talk) 06:17, 10 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The US Army’s 7th Infantry Regiment played a role in this November battle for 355. Do your research properly. RIP PFC Lloyd P. Anderson KIA 23 November 1951 on 355. GeorgeRaynor (talk) 00:35, 19 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I presume that 7th Infantry Regiment was part of the US 3rd Division, to which the Canadian Royal 22nd Regiment was also attached. However, in the Presidential Citation for this Nov. 1951 battle, the holding action of the Royal 22nd Regt. (who were attached to US 3rd Division) was not mentioned in the citation, even though they held the western slope of Hill 355 after the US forces were pushed off the summit. This holding action of the Royal 22nd Regt. allowed the US forces to retake the summit the following day. Tennisedu (talk) 20:27, 18 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, the 7th was part of the 3rd. The point it was not just the Canadians on that Hill during that battle. The 7th got hit hard, it was the deadliest battle the 7th has faced since WW2. My Dad shed blood on that hill that day; his buddy, PFC Lloyd P. Anderson died that day. Wikipedia’s article is lacking. 2603:6080:BA00:629B:7DB1:227:5D15:54A (talk) 21:10, 18 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, the US 3rd Division and the 7th Regt. were the major UN forces involved. However, during the course of this battle, the US 3rd Division was pushed off of Hill 355 ("Little Gibraltar"), and the tenuous hold of the west slopes of Hill 355 was maintained by one battalion of the Canadian Royal 22nd Regt. who sent a single platoon of 20 men to retake Hill 227 on the flank of Hill 335. Those acts made it possible for 7th Regt to retake Hill 355 after a back-and-forth battle of two days. In the US official history of this battle, the Canadian unit was not even mentioned in the account. That is inexplicable, because Royal 22nd Regt. was attached to US 3rd Division. No medals, no mention in the official US history. That should be corrected.Tennisedu (talk) 17:24, 19 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

My comment is strictly a criticism of the Wikipedia article. It is not an endorsement of a US government document. US government report and Wikipedia can both be inadequate. RIP PFC Lloyd P. Anderson.KIA 23 Nov. 1951 on Hill 335. 7th. Infantry Regiment. 2603:6080:BA00:629B:5066:5122:8841:C95A (talk) 18:41, 19 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

As you can see, I have added mention of the US 3rd Division to the description in the Wikipedia text. This is just a brief summary here, it deserves expansion.Tennisedu (talk) 21:11, 19 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]