Battle of Osan
July 6, 1950
Osan, South Korean
- American Soldiers were able to delay North Korean from advancing
- Lieutenant Colonel Charles B. Smith
- It began by North Korean soldiers invading South Korea
- 5,000 North Korean soldiers
- 500 South Korean/American soldier
- 60 Americans killed, 21 wounded and 82 captured
- 42 North Koreans killed and 85 wounded
- The first battle American soldiers were in
- Americans did not have enough artillery
- Book- The Five Days of Osan