Chongchon

Proper noun

Chongchon

1. A river in North Korea.
   • 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.1988 November 11, David K. Carlisle, “Black Veterans: Justice Overdue”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 Aug 2023, Opinion, page 31
   • 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 1950.2003 July 8, Robert Burns, “N. Korea OKs Talks on U.S. Servicemen”, in AP News, archived from the original on 06 Aug 2023

   Synonyms:

   Seisen, Qingchuan, Ching-chong