[201] One Victory ship, the SSMeredith Victory, evacuated 14,000 refugees by herself, despite being designed to carry only 12 passengers. It was a review of the book in Sea Power magazine by Jack Hessman of Rockville that led to the formation of this veterans' group, the Chosin Few, meeting for the first time this year. Arlee and Robert Johnson, Marines, "I keep telling people my goal in life is to live until I'm 110 and be the last surviving member of the Chosin Few. "One regiment, close to 6,000 people, knocked out a whole Chinese division in two days. Everything else was tents, but they had a metal building for the beer to keep it safe." [2][62] Before arriving in Korea, the 9th Army was also reinforced. Chosin Reservoir * It was bitter cold. And then he starts running. Since I was in the dark, I sang songs to make sure they knew I was an American." The ambush is classified as a defeat for the Marines. He threw two grenades back at the enemy, lost a finger when the third blew up in his hand. [88] To start the breakout, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines (3/7) had to first attack south and capture Hills 1542 and 1419 in order to cover the road from Chinese attacks. Most of the senior officers were killed or wounded. Then, late in November, the 8th Army, approaching the border, was hit hard and pushed back in what some called a rout. Five months into the Korean War, American troops found themselves surrounded by Chinese troops, and at risk of annihilation in the frozen Chosin Reservior. [45] Four divisions of the PVA 26th Corps initially were held back in reserve, and deployed after 20th and 27th Corps had exhausted all their available strength. Some scholars even go back to Xenophon's in 400 B.C. [243], By the end of the withdrawal, the Chinese troops had advanced and retook almost all of North Korean territories. Unknown year, a street in Bayonne, NJ was named Chosin Few Way. The battle raged on through the night, with the CCF finally withdrawing at dawn for fear of American air attacks. I had no idea." Harold Barber, Marines, "We had just been so strong in World War II, I thought the Koreans aren't going to stand a chance against us. "Joe" Harrison Ager, Army. The men (and some women) were photographed and interviewed at a reunion of The Chosin Few in San Diego in August 2016. [216] After Operation Glory, 416 Korean War "unknowns" were buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (the "Punchbowl Cemetery" in Honolulu, Hawaii). Several miles south, the situation was similar. [123] On the same day, parts of the PVA 94th Division[k] and the rest of the 81st Division[124] arrived as reinforcements for the 80th Division. "At Chosin, the individual surpassed even his own capabilities," said Gen. Alpha L. Bowser, who flew from San Diego to speak at the reunion. Guns refused to work in the cold. We didn't see any signs of friendly troops at all. We were always outnumbered, often surrounded. So I gave them everything I had. The Marines tried to hold the road, their lifeline, by commanding the high points on either side of it; the Chinese tried to block the road and engulf the trapped column, creeping along at 3 miles an hour when it could move at all. And talk. [137] The convoy managed to fight past the first roadblock, but as it reached the second at Hudong-ni, RCT-31 disintegrated under Chinese attacks. ', "I said, 'Ray, I don't think they're there. Col. Robert Taplett of Arlington, commanding the 3rd Battalion 5th Marines, was stationed in reserve behind the road junction, a couple of miles back from the first shooting. They hope to collect 1,500 next November in San Diego for the 35th anniversary, and they publish a slick 24-page quarterly, "The Chosin Few," full of reminiscences and appalling photographs of the terrain and the men who crossed it. The U.N. army fought its way north almost to the Yalu River at the Chinese frontier. At Koto-ri several of us set a boxcar on fire and climbed inside until the flames drove us out . [221] Allan R. Millett qualifies his assessment of the battle as a Chinese "geographic victory" in that they ejected XCorps from North Korea with the PVAs tactical failure of achieving their stated objective of destroying the 1st Marine Division, adding that the campaign gave the UN confidence that it could withstand the superior numbers of the Chinese forces. [218] From 2001 to 2005, more remains were recovered from the Chosin Battle site, and around 220 were recovered near the Chinese border between 1996 and 2006. Many were just teenagers when they arrived in Korea, though prior to landing, they could not find. The retreat of the US Eighth Army from northwest Korea in the aftermath of the Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River and the evacuation of the XCorps from the port of Hungnam in northeast Korea marked the complete withdrawal of UN troops from North Korea. Some survivors of the unit reached the Marine lines at Hagaru-ri on December 2. Chosin Reservoir was the first battle where the Marines employed helicopters and jet aircraft. [141], The original Chinese plan called for the 58th Division to attack Hagaru-ri on the night of 27 November, but the division became lost in the countryside due to the outdated Japanese maps it used. Then it seemed like the whole Chinese army opened up you could hear them whizzing byand there was no hole." 75% casualties had been suffered by three US Army battalions East of the Reservoir in five days of attacks. Military Life Marines of the 5th and 7th regiments who hurled back a surprise onslaught by three Chinese communist divisions wait to withdraw from the Chosin Reservoir area circa December 1950.. [231] Zhang Renchu, whose 26th Corps was blamed for allowing the XCorps to escape,[5] had threatened suicide over the outcome, while Song Shilun offered to resign his post. So I opened up my 782 and pulled out two cans of chicken and rice which I hated anyway and gave it to the little girl and she put them in her apron. A first lieutenant named Herb Kelly fought his way back across the road to repair the radio, 75 yards, while my operator covered him with a carbine. and they'd get up and get hit. At a hydroelectric plant above Chinhung-ni, the Chinese had destroyed the road over the spillway, but Smith had foreseen this and had ordered a portable Treadway bridge airdropped in sections. [242] With the absence of 12 out of 30 of Chinese divisions in Korea in early 1951, Roe says that the heavy Chinese losses at Chosin enabled the UN forces to maintain a foothold in Korea. [204] Despite the losses, the US XCorps preserved much of its strength. Some companies had approximately 150 men,[65] while others were reinforced with more than 200 men. [109] As morning came on 28 November, the 3/31st Infantry counterattacked the PVA 239th Regiment at the inlet, driving the surprised Chinese back in a complete rout. [33] On 14 November 1950, a cold front from Siberia descended over the Chosin Reservoir, and the temperature plunged, according to estimates, to as low as 36F (38C). John Sinnicki, Marines, "I have three sons. "We're all getting pretty old," White said. Between November 27 and December 13, 1950, 30,000 United Nations troops were encircled and attacked by approximately 120,000 Chinese troops. John Farritor, Marines, It was always a somewhat unusual feeling when you woke up in the morning and you had to dig holes to push bodies of dead guys in and cover them up because the next night it was going to happen again. Those guys landed on airfields no one in his right mind would touch.". Stanley Wolf, Physician, Navy, Marines, "Two of my guys, we went off the ship at the port where we were and there was a warehouse that was full of food. Chosin Reservoir The 1st MarDiv command post was moved to Hungnam on November 4, with the 7th and 5th Marines operating north, closing the "stretch" to less than 60 miles. [48][49] Furthermore, the strategically important Hagaru-ri, where a C-47-capable airfield was under construction and a supply dump,[50] was not a priority for the Chinese despite being lightly defended by the 1st and 7th Marines. [235][236] The Marines returned to regular and heavy action on 21 February in Operation Killer. [109][110] In the afternoon, Almond flew into the Sinhung-ni perimeter of RCT-31, convinced that RCT-31 was strong enough to begin its attack north and deal with whatever "remnants" of Chinese forces were in their way. I was a Navy doctor, but there I was with the Marines. [58] Indeed, during the course of the battle, Chinese prisoners of war reported that most of the 9th Army's divisions had become under strength, numbering about 6,500 to 7,000 men per division. "It was difficult finding where the companies were. The Battle of Chosin Reservoir was a decisive battle in the Korean War. [81] Aided by artillery from Hagaru-ri and Marine Corsair fighters, Fox Company managed to hold out for five days while enduring constant attacks by the PVA 59th Division. [37], Although the 1st Marine Division landed at Wonsan as part of Almond's US XCorps, Almond and Major General Oliver P. Smith of the 1st Marine Division shared a mutual loathing of each other that dated back to a meeting before the landing at Inchon,[38] when Almond had spoken of how easy amphibious landings are even though he had never been involved in one. I was his Sargent." [168][169] Much to the frustration of Song Shilun, the 26th Corps did not arrive before the Marines broke out of Yudam-ni. So we had to put some guys aside. He writes that the retreat from Chosin following a "massive strategic victory" by the Chinese has been represented as "a moment of heroic history" for the UN forces. Delbert Houlette, Marines, "I still dream about it. Song Shilun (middle), commander of the People's Volunteer Army 9th Army at Chosin Reservoir On the night of 27 November, the PVA 20th and 27th Corps of the 9th Army launched multiple attacks and ambushes along the road between the Chosin Reservoir and Kot'o-ri. At Hagaru-ri, engineers dug a landing strip out of iron-hard ground in 20 hours. You could see the Manchurian Mountains looking way out on the horizon in China. I called the regimental commander, Ray Murray. [101] Although the Chinese believed RCT-31 to be a reinforced regiment,[83] the task force was actually understrength, with one battalion missing, due to the bulk of the 7th Infantry Division being scattered over northeast Korea. [94] As night approached, 1/7 finally captured the peak and started to march through the hills on the east side of the road. He refused and continued his deliberate withdrawal, packing with snow the 12-foot holes blown in the road by the Chinese. Edward Phillips of Woodbury, Conn. [229], Patrick C. Roe, who served as an intelligence officer with the 7th Marine Regiment at Chosin,[230] asserts that XCorps directly allowed the Eighth Army to hold the south[m] and quoted MacArthur in corroborating his view. Many were just teenagers when they arrived in Korea, though prior to landing, they could not find it on a map. Robert Henderson, Marines. They compare the retreat from Chosin Reservoir to Bataan, and to Dunkirk, and the Alamo, and Valley Forge. He'd drive the distance of this room before the convoy hit another roadblock. [207][208][209] Fourteen Marines, two soldiers and one Navy pilot received the Medal of Honor, and all of the UN troops that served at Chosin were later nicknamed "The Chosin Few". On a famous night march back from Yudam-ni his unit fought all day, helped take Turkey Hill, was forced off the road and into the rugged hills where snow lay waist-deep, slogged through a blizzard so close to the enemy they could hear Chinese chatter. "We had the point position and were supposed to come into Hagaru-ri first, but when we were in sight of it, they pulled us off to the side and made us the rear guard. [56] As a result, the 9th Army had almost no winter clothing for the harsh Korean winter. Bill Beasley, Marines. [90], On the morning of 1 December, 3/7 Marines engaged the PVA 175th Regiment of the 59th Division at Hills 1542 (402606N 1270625E / 40.435N 127.107E / 40.435; 127.107) and 1419 (402541N 1270806E / 40.428N 127.135E / 40.428; 127.135). [178] The Marine night fighters, however, returned to subdue the Chinese forces,[177] and most of the blocking troops were eliminated. Time and again, Marines peering into the dark, the fog, the blizzard, would touch off a flare or gasoline can . [212] Regardless of the varying estimates, historian Yan Xue of PLA National Defence University noted that the 9th Army was put out of action for three months. The other battalions in the perimeter had . . Picture an insanely twisted road making a Y, the stem 56 miles long and the branches beginning at a hamlet called Hagaru-ri. [76][77] As day broke on 28 November, the Chinese and Americans were locked in a stalemate around the Yudam-ni perimeter. [26] Under Mao's urgent orders, the 9th Army was rushed into North Korea on 10 November. First, according to historian Shu Guang Zhang, PVA commanders were persuaded by their victories at Chosin and Ch'ongch'on that they could "defeat American armed forces", and this led to "unrealistic expectations that the CPV [PVA] would work miracles. See, "The difference between a very serious reverse and a total disaster was a near thing. [93], At the same time, 1/7 Marines also tried to break the Chinese blockade at Hill 1419 on 1 December. document.documentElement.className += 'js'; We thought we were okay when we got to Hagaru-ri, but then we saw the planes strafing on the other side of town. The Battle of the Chosin Reservoir, in Chosin, also called Changjin, happened early in the Korean War, part of the Chinese Second Offensive from November to December 1950 to drive the United. Bob Atkins, Marines, "The only metal building that we had built on this particular base had one door, and when you went in, there was a counter with nothing but beer on it. Darrell McArdle, Army, "I came around the corner and walked into a North Korean army guy and he probably was the same age as I am. Medical supplies froze; morphine syrettes had to be defrosted in a medic's mouth before they could be injected; blood plasma was frozen and useless on the battlefield. [152] On the afternoon of 29 November, Task Force Drysdale pushed north from Koto-ri, while under constant attack from the PVA 60th Division. Where a corpsman, hunched over a wounded soldier, would dip his bare fingers momentarily in the blood to warm them. Battle of Chosin Reservior Maj. Gen. O.P. By the fall of 1950 the invasion of South Korea had been stemmed and the daring flank landing at Inchon had broken the North Korean army. His request was strongly declined and led to his later dismissal. var googletag = googletag || {}; And thats like the frostbite, it gradually gets worse. Lester O'Neil, Marines, "I got my 45 out and then I see something move. And I just looked in his eyes and he looked in mine, and he ran that way and I ran the other way." [205] About 105,000 soldiers, 98,000 civilians, 17,500 vehicles, and 350,000 tons of supplies were shipped from Hungnam to Pusan,[201] and they would later rejoin the war effort in Korea. [244][245][246], The Battle of Chosin Reservoir is regarded by some historians as the most brutal in modern warfare by violence, casualty rate, weather conditions, and endurance. [44] Believing the bulk of the US XCorps would move to rescue the destroyed units, the 9th Army would then block and trap the main UN forces on the road between Hagaru-ri and Hungnam. Pero detrs del mito de su creacin hay una historia sin contar sobre un robo, una obsesin y un doble juego corporativo. [35] The cold weather was accompanied by frozen ground, creating considerable danger of frostbite casualties, icy roads, and weapon malfunctions. Yu Bin states that it was the 32nd Regiment of the 7th Infantry Division that was destroyed, reflecting the Chinese mis-identification of the composition of Task Force Faith. I've been cold ever since. It was at the pass where I lost most of my casualties. It's a pivotal event of the 20th century. [5][182] The PVA 180th Regiment that occupied Hill 1081 (401359N 1271934E / 40.233N 127.326E / 40.233; 127.326) blew up the original concrete bridge and two improvised replacements in succession, believing the bridge was rendered irreparable. He'd come back and give us each a snowball and we could suck on it or eat the ice. Medical supplies froze up. The youngest is 83. And a little bit later she walks over to me and she gives me this thing to trade for food. [237], The battle ended the UN force's expectation of total victory, including the capture of North Korea and the reunification of the peninsula. At the same time, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7) would attack towards Fox Company in order to open the road at Toktong Pass. Took it right off the rolls. Director Brian Iglesias Writers Brian Iglesias Anton Sattler See production, box office & company info Add to Watchlist 3 User reviews John Beasley, Marines, "They said there was a dead marine in this hole and they wanted me to go down there and take his placeSo I jumped up, started running my zig-zag path to get where he told me to go. I lost 120 percent of my corpsmen. The bravest men I ever saw in my life. The wind hit your face until it was raw and the driving snow half-blinded you. In commenting on a study by the Marine Corps Board, he wrote: "The Marine Corps Board of Study rightfully points out that the campaign of the 1st Marine Division with attached Army elements in North Korea was 'largely responsible for preventing reinforcement of CCF forces on Eighth Army front by 12 divisions during a period when such reinforcement might have meant to Eighth Army the difference between maintaining a foothold in Korea or forced evacuation therefrom.'""See. [122], On 30 November, Major General David G. Barr, the commander of the 7th Infantry Division, flew into Sinhung-ni and met with Faith, who by now had assumed command of RCT-31. [233] The collapse of the army units fighting on the east of the reservoir was regarded as shameful, and for many years afterwards their role in the battle was largely ignored. "My people were sloshing around in their goddam mukluks but it was felt there'd be no trouble once we got past Toktong Pass. The most crucial battle was in the northeast, at Chosin." After 60 years of silence, the survivors of the Chosin Reservoir Campaign of the Korean War take us on an emotional and heart-pounding journey through one of the most savage battles in American history. Then every hair on his body stands straight out. Each of its three corps had four divisions instead of the regular three; thus it had 12 divisions, with 10,000 men per division. "Here they are in a foreign place terrified. He and his buddies batted back grenades with shovels, leaping from their foxhole when a satchel charge plopped into it. [19] By 24 November, the 1st Marine Division occupied both Sinhung-ni [f] (403325N 1271612E / 40.557N 127.27E / 40.557; 127.27) on the eastern side of the reservoir and Yudami-ni (402848N 1270643E / 40.48N 127.112E / 40.48; 127.112) on the west side. He was covered in blood. [5] The airfield was opened to traffic on 1 December, allowing UN forces to bring in reinforcements and to evacuate the dead and wounded. According to a Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) white paper, 1,394 names were also transmitted from the Chinese and North Koreans during the operation, of which 858 proved to be correct. Unaccounted-For: This report includes the U.S. personnel who are still unaccounted for. His fire-team leader, hit on the helmet by a bursting grenade, shook his head and kept fighting. [126] Again, the 57th Battalion's AA guns held the Chinese at bay,[127] but supplies of shells were desperately low. [1] The UN forces had a combined strength of about 30,000 men during the course of the battle. See, "The third uncommitted division of the IX Army Group was the, RCT-31's anti-aircraft guns were from D Battery, 15th Antiaircraft Battalion, which was attached to the 57th Field Artillery Battalion during the entire battle. About 1,400 of the roughly 30,000 who survived the battle remain, and of those 160 are expected in San Diego this week. [12] North Korea is divided through the center by the impassable Taebaek Mountains, which separated the UN forces into two groups. And then the last time he lets out the most bloodcurdling scream I've ever heard. Taplett's story is one of many told in "Chosin," by Eric Hammel, an hour-by-hour account of the retreat. He'd jump out of the jeep, grab his rifle, grab his medical kit, and take off with the marines there, fighting the Chinese to get through the roadblock. There were standard rations, but the men craved the sweet syrup. This number is calculated by inserting the 1st Marine Division's casualty data into the XCorps' total casualty report. George Klenk, Marines, "The corpsman said, 'For god's sake, you've got a bullet in your stomach? My job as a Navy chaplain was taking care of the wounded. You had to keep the cans close to your skin or you'd be gnawing on sherbet. [98] Although strong air cover suppressed most of the Chinese forces for the rest of the march, the cold weather, harassing fire, raiding parties, and roadblocks slowed the retreat to a crawl, while inflicting numerous casualties. Finally, the PVA 60th Division surrounded elements of the 1st Marines at Kot'o-ri from the north. The 70yj anniversary of the. The battle took place about a month after the People's Republic of China entered the conflict and sent the People's Volunteer Army (PVA) 9th Army[e] to infiltrate the northeastern part of North Korea. [11] United Nations (UN) forces advanced rapidly into North Korea with the intention of reuniting North and South Korea before the end of 1950. Before the battle, RCT-31 was spread thin, with main elements separated on the hills north of Sinhung-ni, the Pyungnyuri Inlet west of Sinhung-ni, and the town of Hudong-ni (4026N 12717E / 40.43N 127.28E / 40.43; 127.28) south of Sinhung-ni. [232], The battle exacerbated inter-service hostility, the Marines blaming the US Army and its leadership for the failure. [143] Almost everyone, including rear support units with little combat training, was pressed into service on the front line due to the manpower shortage,[144] and the entire perimeter was on full alert by 21:30. [19], Chosin Reservoir is a man-made lake located in the northeast of the Korean peninsula. And the admiral came in to give me some papers he had something he wanted me to do. [238] By the end of 1950, PVA/KPA forces had recaptured North Korea and pushed UN forces back south of the 38th parallel. Smith and 1st Marine Division headquarters were also located at Hagaru-ri. The driver never said, 'What's happened to you?' On 24 December 1950, MacArthur submitted a list of "retardation targets" in Korea, Manchuria and other parts of China, and requested 34 atomic bombs from Washington with the purpose of sowing a belt of radioactive cobalt to cease further Chinese advances. [84] At the same time, the US Eighth Army on the Korean western front was forced into full retreat at the Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River, and MacArthur ordered Almond to withdraw the US XCorps to the port of Hungnam. Bill Mills, Marines, "We were fox-hole buddies. So I walked away. [113][114][i] In the aftermath, the PVA 238th and the 239th Regiment together had fewer than 600 soldiers. The Marines attacked in the daytime, when they had their air support. Only then did he realize he had been fighting in the snow for five hours in his bare feet. [101], On the night of 27 November, three regiments from the 80th Division attacked the northern hills (402920N 1271532E / 40.489N 127.259E / 40.489; 127.259) and the inlet,[102] completely surprising the defenders. See, Maclean's final fate is disputed between US and Chinese sources. Although both sides agreed that Maclean was shot numerous times while running towards the Chinese soldiers, Chinese sources claim that Maclean was shot dead on the spot, while UN POWs stated that Maclean later died from his wounds while being moved to a POW camp. [15] One of the first Chinese units to reach the Chosin Reservoir area was the PVA 42nd Corps, which was tasked with stopping the eastern UN advances. ", In Chinese military nomenclature, the term "army" () means, The town of Sinhung-ni referred to in this article should not be confused with another identically named town located at south of Yudami-ni on the west side of Chosin Reservoir. The CCF struck the 3/31 Infantry and two batteries of the 57th FAB, overrunning much of their perimeter. With nine Chinese divisions now looming on all sides, headquarters authorized General Smith to abandon his equipment and just get out of there. By 1 December, the PVA 58th Division was virtually destroyed,[167] with the remainder waiting for reinforcements from the 26th Corps of the 9th Army. [74] Close quarters fighting soon developed as the attackers infiltrated Marine positions,[75] but the 5th and 7th Marines held the line while inflicting heavy casualties on the Chinese. [44] Caught by complete surprise, the UN forces were cut off at Yudam-ni, Sinhung-ni, Hagaru-ri and Kot'o-ri by 28 November. [196][199], In what US historians called the "greatest evacuation movement by sea in US military history",[200] a 193-ship armada assembled at the port and evacuated not only the UN troops, but also their heavy equipment and roughly a third of the Korean refugees. [96] On the morning of 2 December, a joint attack by Fox Company and 1/7 secured the Toktong Pass, thus opening the road between Yudam-ni and Hagaru-ri. [66] However, attrition due to UN air raids, poor logistics and cold weather had also taken a toll on the way to the battlefield. [1] The road was created by cutting through the hilly terrain of Korea, with steep climbs and drops. We couldn't get across the river because the current was so high we couldn't put a cable acrossI turned and looked and here's a little girl and a little boy standing there they looked like doll babies, hair was hanging down and water was dripping off. See, Misidentified as the 90th Division by UN intelligence. The Chinese attacked at night, coming on in thick columns, then spreading out at the contact point, flowing through and around the defenders like some deadly, irresistible ooze. [111], On the night of 28 November, the PVA 80th Division attacked again with four regiments. That was the most difficult thing of all. . On 4 December, when most of its survivors had returned, the 1st Battalion, 32d Infantry, counted only 181 officers, men, and attached Republic of Korea troops, of the original 1,053 that had begun the operation. As soon as I touch him he calms down." And the brutal cold added another 7,388 Marines to the list as non-battle casualties. And it was kind of dark. But behind the myth of the games creation is an untold tale of theft, obsession and corporate double-dealing. Get the latest on new films and digital content, learn about events in your area, and get your weekly fix of American history. When Taplett arrived at Yudam-ni he had 1,500 men. Canteens froze and you had to work the bolt of your M-1 so it wouldn't freeze shut. if ( 'querySelector' in document && 'addEventListener' in window ) { [182] In desperation, Song Shilun ordered these troops to dig in at Funchilin Pass, while blowing up the vital bridge (401355N 1271746E / 40.232N 127.296E / 40.232; 127.296), hoping the terrain and obstacles would allow the 26th and 27th Corps to catch up with the retreating UN forces. [180], After the failure of the 26th Corps at Hagaru-ri, the PVA High Command ordered the 26th and 27th Corps to chase the escaping UN force, with the 20th Corps assigned to block the escape route. [172] As the 7th Marines pushed aside the PVA 76th Division south of Hagaru-ri, the 5th Marines took over the Hagaru-ri perimeter and recaptured the East Hill from the 76th Division. Grenades and artillery shells refused to explode or went off among the GIs. [33] The area around the Chosin Reservoir was sparsely populated. Initially the 9th Army was intended to be outfitted in Manchuria during November, but Mao suddenly ordered it into Korea before that could happen. Of those eight divisions, two were forced to disband. [194], By the time the UN forces arrived at Hungnam, MacArthur had already ordered the evacuation of the US XCorps on 8 December in order to reinforce the US Eighth Army, which by then was badly depleted and retreating rapidly towards the 38th parallel. In the end, one can only compare Chosin with itself. "A man had a desire to prove to himself and his buddies that he could do this. They were elated. [144] Another attack was planned for the night of 29 November, but air raids by VMF-542 broke up the Chinese formations before it could be carried out. [190] Outmaneuvered, the PVA 58th and 60th Divisions still tried to slow the UN advance with ambushes and raids, but after weeks of non-stop fighting, the two Chinese divisions combined had only 200 soldiers left. 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