th seven assault infantry divisions, a tank brigade and two independent infantry regiments. United Nations Security Council resolution calls for an end of aggression from North Korea. June 27 - United Nations asks member countries to aid the Republic of Korea. Republic of Korea Army abandons Seoul. President Truman announces U.S. intervention. June 27 - All non-Korean civilians evacuated from Inchon by air and sea and from Pusan (women and children only) by sea to Japan. One hundred American civilian workers asked to stay in Pusan and await arrival of American troops. June 28 B-26 aircraft of the 13th and 8th Bomb Squadron attacked the enemy with 12 aircraft and had the first fatalities that day. The first missions were flown against North Korean troops in the Han river area and other targets of opportunity.June 28 to 29 - Seoul captured by North Korean Army. The Republic of Korea Army is destroyed. Explosion destroys the Han River Bridge. British Far Eastern Fleet ordered to assist South Korea. June 30 - President Truman orders U.S. ground forces into Korea and authorizes the bombing of North Korea by the U.S. Air Force. U.S. troops notified of movement to South Korea. July 1 - General William F. Dean is U.S. Commander in Korea. First U.S. troops (U.S. 24th Infantry Division) arrive. July 3 - South Korean forces mistakenly attacked by Australian and U.S. Air Forces. July 4-5 - Task Force Smith under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Charles B. (Brad) Smith, moves into position north of Osan. July 5 - U.S. ground troops in Task Force Smith, fight North Koreans for the first time north of Osan. U.S. forces retreat with heavy casualties. The 34th Infantry Regiment moved north from Pusan. This Week In Korean War HistoryJuly 5-August 10 - United Nations Forces fight delaying actions across South Korea. July 7, 1950 -- President Truman authorizes the Department of Defense to draft young men in the nation's build-up for the Korean War.July 7...
