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Taejon

American  
[tahy-jon] / ˈtaɪˈdʒɒn /

noun

  1. a city in W South Korea.


Taejon British  
/ tɛˈdʒɒn /

noun

  1. a city in W South Korea: market centre of an agricultural region. Pop: 1 464 000 (2005 est)

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After regaining control of Taejon in the fall of 1950, the Army began recovering remains from the area and temporarily interring them at a United Nations military cemetery.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2023

Hill went missing in action after his unit was forced to retreat from around Taejon, South Korea, on July 20, 1950, and his body could not be recovered, the agency said.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2023

Private 1st Class George D’Amico was killed in action on Sept. 27, 1950, near Taejon, Korea, according to a U.S.

From Washington Times • Jul. 28, 2018

Late that day, near Taejon, some 90 miles below Seoul, we spotted a jeep approaching.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the western sector, focus of last week's bloodiest fighting, Taejon and the rail line had a fine natural defense in front of them: the Kum River.

From Time Magazine Archive

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