13-15 Feb. 1951: The 2d Inf. Div.'s 23d Inf. Regt. and attached French Inf. Bn., supported by a field artillery battalion, ADA battalion, engineer battalion, and Ranger company, stopped China's furthest penetration to the south at Chipyong-ni.

Led by Col. Paul Freeman, some 4,500 UN troops managed to stem the Chicom torrent in a bloody confrontation that left 51 GIs and French dead, some 250 wounded, and 41 missing against as many as 2,000 Chinese killed, 3,000 wounded, and 79 captured from a force believed to have been 25,000 strong.

For details, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Chipyong-ni

ILLUSTRATIONS: (1) Flares provide illumination during a night Chinese assault at Chipyong-ni. (2) Men of the French Inf. Bn. defend a sector of the line at Chipyong-ni. (3) A 155mm howitzer fires in support of the 23d Inf. Regt. at Chipyong-ni. (4) Army Rangers help shore up the line at Chipyong-ni. (5) After holding out against repeated attacks on their positions at Chipyong-ni, men of the 23d Inf. Regt. launch a counterattack supported by tanks.