Salt Lake Telegram | 1952-03-19 | Page 4 | Rains Soak Korean Battlefront, Ground Planes in Air War

Rains Rain's Soak Korean Battlefront Ground Planes in Air fir War SEOUL Korea March 19 PI I.-PI- Rainstorms soaked the quiet Korean Korean Ko rean battlefront Wednesday and wash washed d out out the air war in the morning But it was a bright day for forI or I Gen James A. A Van Fleet U U. S. S Eighth Army commander He HeI celebrated his birthday with I I i his son an Air Force lieutenant he had not seen for 15 months James Jr arrived in Korea I Friday He flew to Eighth Army headquarters at Seoul in one of the 30 weather all planes to take the air Wednesday morning He begins flying combat missions as asI 1 I pilot of a B 26 26 bomber next week Gen Van Fleet told visiting I newsmen that Red infantrymen could break through the United Nations 1 s lines if they wanted to pay pay the price in casualties casualties but but I the allies would would pinch off any such thrust Then he said the I allies would follow up with wilh a aI I counteroffensive offensive of their own The battleship Wisconsin and I two American destroyers stood I off the eastern end of the mile battle line Tuesday and andI I hammered Red troops around I the clock The Navy reported I the Wisconsin's inch 16 guns destroyed destroyed de de- strayed Red bunkers ripped trenches blasted artillery batteries batteries batteries bat bat- teries and wrecked a boat yard The destroyers Duncan and Hig Rig bee also scored with direct hits I