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"Inchon" prismacolor, by combat artist Herbert C. Hahn. This drawing depicts landing craft headed for Red Beach during the evening assault, as Inchon burns in the background. Destroyers firing in support of the landing, as well as LSTs, stand offshore. To the right is Wolmi Do and the causeway leading to Inchon.

[Iris7]

Howdy, Snippy.

Big fan of Inchon and the General myself. A nice short history.

Inchon was just over eight years after Guadalcanal. The 1st Marine Division was nearly 100% drawn from Corps Reserve, and most had a landing or two against the Japanese. A private landing on Guadalcanal could be a Gunny, or a Captain, Major, eight years after Guadalcanal and still be only twenty six years old.

Army had almost no long service WWII field officers (Captains, Lieutenants, and below). Recent draftees, no war experience, most of them. No good NCOs at all, hardly. Very bad. With too few exceptions they were not competent troops.