 The Chinese promptly withdrew as the morning came on November 26 , and a counterattack by the 38th Infantry Regiment later reopened the road to the rear . When the ROK 3rd Infantry Regiment of the ROK 7th Infantry Division suddenly appeared in the 38th Infantry Regiment 's sector , Colonel George B. Peploe of the 38th Infantry Regiment realized the right flank of the US 2nd Infantry Division and the entire Eighth Army had collapsed . Under orders from Major General Laurence B. Keiser , commander of the US 2nd Infantry Division , Colonel Peploe immediately took command of the ROK 3rd Infantry Regiment while trying to refuse his right flank . At the same time , Colonel Paul L. Freeman of the 23rd Infantry Regiment had also tried to lead his regiment to capture Chinaman 's Hat , but without much success . 
