Chongchon

In the fierce fighting, B Company, which was under strength, was reduced to 34 soldiers. Among the survivors holding a hilltop adjacent to the Chongchon River was a defiant black, an enlisted man, who wielded a Browning automatic rifle and was destined that night to earn a Silver Star.

Source: wiktionary

The U.S. search for remains has focused on former battlefields in the vicinity of the Chongchon River, north of Pyongyang, and in the Chosin Reservoir area, scene of some of the most savage fighting of the war in late November and early December 1950.

Source: wiktionary

He was 20 years old in late 1950 when Gen. Douglas MacArthur, commander of the United Nations' forces in South Korea, launched the "Home by Christmas" offensive. The goal was to evict Chinese forces from the country and end the Korean War. The Chinese had other ideas, launching a counteroffensive that left the entire 8th Army — including Rangel's beloved 2nd Infantry Division — encircled at Kunu-ri, located near the Chongchon River by the Chinese border.

Source: wiktionary

The Mundok Reserve, which lies at the mouth of Chongchon River on North Korea's west coast, is an important habitat for such endangered migratory birds as the red-crowned crane, hooded crane and swan goose.

Source: wiktionary