The Chaplain–Medic massacre took place in the Korean War on July 16, 1950, on a mountain above the village of Tuman. Contrast to U.S. Army's official history, South Korean local natives claimed that it took place on a mountain above the village of Yongdam-ri, which is next to Duman-ri. Thirty unarmed, critically wounded United States Army (US) soldiers and an unarmed chaplain were murdered by members of the Korean People's Army (KPA) during the Battle of the Kum River.
Herman G. Felhoelter, a U.S. Army chaplain who was killed in the massacre
Front line of Korean War, July 13, 1950
Task Force Smith arrives in South Korea
The Chaplain's Hill monument in Arlington National Cemetery, where Felhoelter is memorialized
The Battle of Taejon was an early battle of the Korean War, between U.S. and North Korean forces. Forces of the United States Army attempted to defend the headquarters of the 24th Infantry Division. The 24th Infantry Division was overwhelmed by numerically superior forces of the Korean People's Army (KPA) at the major city and transportation hub of Taejon, now spelled as Daejeon. The 24th Infantry Division's regiments were already exhausted from the previous two weeks of delaying actions to stem the advance of the KPA.
South Korean forces in front of the Taejon Railway Station, July 1950
The front line of Korean War, 13 July 1950
Task Force Smith arrives in Taejon train station, South Korea.
A US howitzer position near the Kum River, 15 July