Chongchon

English + River Etymology From en ko ^청천강(清川江). Pronunciation chǔngʹchǔnʹen 1952 Chongchon River Leon E. Seltzer The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World https://archive.org/details/columbialippinco00selt/ Morningside Heights, NY Columbia University Press 802473294 404 https://archive.org/details/columbialippinco00selt/page/404/ 2 Proper noun en river c/North Korea. en November 11, 1988 David K. Carlisle Black Veterans: Justice Overdue w:The New York Times https://web.archive.org/web/20230806192958/https://www.nytimes.com/1988/11/11/opinion/black-veterans-justice-overdue.html 0362-4331 1645522 Opinion 31 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. en July 8, 2003 Robert Burns N. Korea OKs Talks on U.S. Servicemen https://web.archive.org/web/20230806183902/https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:Qz1btMsvoDgJ:https://apnews.com/article/dff14c67d315cdad396c7ec45cfb31b5 https://apnews.com/article/dff14c67d315cdad396c7ec45cfb31b5 w:AP News https://archive.li/1iqdw 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. en July 3, 2013 Catalina Camia For Rep. Charles Rangel Rangel, Kunu-ri battle was his 'last bad day' https://web.archive.org/web/20130707043632/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2013/06/29/terrifying-kunu-ri-battle-was-his-last-bad-day-/2475773/ w:USA Today 0734-7456 658972642 News 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. en March 16, 2018 N. Korea to join Ramsar Convention in May https://web.archive.org/web/20230807102058/https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20180316008500315 w:Yonhap News Agency All News 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. en SEPTEMBER 10, 2018 Phil Stewart First two U.S. troops from North Korean remains identified Paul Tait; David Stamp https://web.archive.org/web/20230806154311/https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-northkorea-usa-remains-idAFKCN1LR05F w:Reuters WORLD NEWS The remains of both servicemembers came from the same 1950 battlegrounds near the Chongchon River in what is present-day North Korea. U.S. troops suffered heavy casualties there against Chinese forces that had intervened in the war. en Synonyms from Japanese en Seisen from Mandarin Chinese en Qingchuan obsolete en Ching-chong Translations river Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 清川江 Korean: ko 청천강 References Further reading Chongchon en 2008 Chongchon River Saul B. Cohen The Columbia Gazetteer of the World https://archive.org/details/columbiagazettee0000unse_l7h3/ 2nd 1 New York Columbia University Press 978-0-231-14554-1 2008009181 212893637 791 https://archive.org/details/columbiagazettee0000unse_l7h3/page/791/ 3