Outpost Harry

By 1953, the Korean War had come to a standstill, even at Outpost Harry, a UN coalition outpost located in the middle of the Koreas, 60 miles north of Seoul. The People's Volunteer Army's 74th Division launched an 88,000-shell bombardment on the defenders on June 10. K Company, one of five companies that would hold Outpost Harry, was then attacked with artillery assistance (four were American, one was Greek). While Outpost Harry's elevation of 1,280 feet gave it a substantial advantage, it also had a disadvantage in that it was more difficult to supply and limited the UN forces to only deploying one company at a time.

The conflict would last for eight days, with the defenders being compelled to take a chance by hurling flaming 55-gallon napalm drums at the oncoming aggressors. The Chinese soldiers showed great bravery despite suffering significant losses, and the defenders frequently had to engage in hand-to-hand combat.

Only Sergeant Ola Mizes received credit for the deaths of 65 attackers. The 74th Division stopped attacking on June 18, 1953, having sustained 4,000 losses and being classified as a non-operational unit. 200 of the defenders were dead or missing. It may be said that it was all for naught because only 15 days later, a cease-fire that was universally accepted as the end of the Korean War was signed.

Date: 10–18 June 1953
Location: near the Iron Triangle

Result: Greek-American victory