Monument to the US 25th Division’s Crossing of the Hangang

On March 7, 1951, the US 25th Division undertook the Hangang Crossing Operation to facilitate the UN forces’ recapture of Seoul from the Chinese. The ROK government raised this monument at the point of the crossing on March 7, 1986 to commemorate the contribution of the US 25th ID warriors who took part in the Hangang Operation. The 25th Division, comprised of the 24th, 27th, and 35th Regiments, was the second US Infantry Division, following the 24th Division, to be deployed in Korea, arriving between July 10 and 15, 1950. The Division successfully counterattacked at Yecheon and then engaged in fierce fighting along the Busan Perimeter, particularly in the Masan region. The 27th Division was charged with defending the US Eighth Army and was deployed in regions that were in danger of falling to the enemy along the Busan Perimeter. Their efforts were successful. After the 1950 Incheon Landing, the 25th Division moved southwest of Jeonju, and while marching northward, waged multiple battles with the Chinese on the Cheongcheongang line. When the UN forces counterattacked in 1951, the 25th was part of countless battles, including the Iron Triangle. During the Korean War, the Division suffered 3,048 dead, 10,186 wounded, 67 MIAs, and 384 POWs, for a total of 13,685 casualties.

Memorial erected at the point which the U.S. 25th Division crossed the Hangang to retake Seoul. The emblem of the U.S. 25th Division is engraved in the center of the monument.