DELAY ACTION*
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United States Army Defend*
_________vs.*
__North Korea Assault*
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Date: July 6, 1950*
Location: South Korea*
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About the same time as Task Force Smith was headed for Osan, two battalions of
the US 34th Infantry were headed north towards the city of Taejon. One battalion established a blocking position near the town of Pyongtaek.  Expecting a small probe from the North Koreans, the men of Company A were confident
that they could repel any assault. Earlier in the day the Americans heard
sounds of battle just northwest of their position. Unknown to them, it was
the destruction of Task Force Smith. Soon North Korean troops and tanks
began assaulting their line of defense. 
