Salt Lake Telegram | 1951-02-03 | Page 7 | S. L. Navy Flier Leads Attack

I I su S. L Navy Flier Leads A flight of U. U S. S navy ers from the ton an aircraft craft carrier U S S Valley Yaney Forge led by Lt Roy P. P Gee 1335 Logan Logan Lo Lo- gan gari ave e Salt J. Lake City has been c credited red i t e wit with h a 1 large a r g tl k share of the rescue rescue rescue res res- 4 cue of wounded i i members s of surrounded surrounded sur sur- rounded American Ameri- Ameri nr J. J c can ant troops ro roo p s. s trapped in the Jj M Jf ip town tow n of or Chok- Chok l Chok-l H J song-Ni song Korea Gee Jan 11 H. The surrounded American troops were attempting to fly their wounded out by means of oC three helicopters while vh lIe an American truck convoy sped to the area 20 miles south of Enemy troops thought to be guerillas had control of high ground around the town and also of heights overlooking the only pass leading into the town The truck convoy seeking the rescue was held heM helpless outside the pass military sources said From their concealed positions the enemy troops poured an almost continuous ous stream of bullets into the U. U N N. ranks tanks On 01 orders dei s from an army aimy controller con can ti plane which pointed pin-pointed enemy for the naval fliers Lt Gee and his unit relentlessly relentlessly relent relent- lessly bombed and strafed the ridges All enemy action caine to toan toan toan an abrupt end An witness eye-witness account of the attack came from Ens Edward J. J Richter of Cincinnati Ohio who said saide We e knew our soldiers were in a bad spot and getting g worse Boy did we pour it to them There wasn't a shot fired filed back at us once we got started I