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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

That left Anglican Bishop Mark Pae of Taejon, South Korea, a foe of women priests, who says that he agreed to consecrate the new bishops last November without realizing that a full-fledged schism was involved.

From Time Magazine Archive

To my mind, there is no doubt of the critical and decisive nature of Dean's holding action outside Taejon.

From Time Magazine Archive

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