September 15th
D-day

  The high-risk Operation Chromite was finally launched on the shores of Inchon.  Seventy-five thousand soldiers and 261 battleships sailed north from Chejudo to the West Sea .  U.S. intelligence officials arrived in Inchon beforehand to relay reports to the headquarters.  

UN troops arrived on Wolmido at 6:31 AM, ready to begin their attack.  Based on the original plan, they were one minute late.  Soon after, the smell of gunpowder and smoke permeated the entire island of Wolmido, and the attack began.  

 The North Korean troops were too taken aback by the unexpected blow to counterattack.  As a result, UN troops were able to seize the entire island by 8 AM.  From the commanding post in Mt. McKinley, Gen. MacArthur was watching the successful results of his plan with satisfaction.  

A violent battle raged on in downtown Inchon on the night of the 15th, but by dawn, the North Korean troops were forced to retreat.  From the Operation, the death toll for UN forces was 20; the death toll for the North was over 1,400.  The plan turned out to be a huge success.

  The U.S. Marine Corps seized Kimpo Airport and moved war planes over from Japan to Kimpo. Before, warplanes had to fly all the way from Japan, but now, they were able to save considerable time by flying from Kimpo.