0 s ▁from ▁the ▁Philippines ▁to ▁Ta egu ▁AB ▁( K - 2 ), ▁South ▁Korea . ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 8 ▁July ▁to ▁ 3 ▁August , ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁Group ▁operated ▁directly ▁under ▁Fif th ▁Air ▁Force ▁then ▁passed ▁to ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁ 6 0 0 2 nd ▁F ighter ▁( l ater , ▁T act ical ▁Support ) ▁Wing . ▁Pil ots ▁ex changed ▁their ▁F - 8 0 s ▁for ▁F - 5 1 ▁Must angs . ▁Com bat ▁targets ▁included ▁t anks ▁and ▁arm ored ▁vehicles , ▁locomot ives ▁and ▁tr uck s , ▁art illery ▁and ▁ant ia ircraft ▁guns , ▁fuel ▁and ▁am mun ition ▁d umps , ▁w are h ouses ▁and ▁fact ories , ▁and ▁tro op ▁concentr ations . ▁ ▁In ▁August , ▁adv ancing ▁enemy ▁forces ▁and ▁ins u fficient ▁aircraft ▁par king ▁at ▁Ta egu ▁forced ▁the ▁group ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁Japan , ▁but ▁it ▁returned ▁to ▁South ▁Korea ▁the ▁following ▁month ▁to ▁support ▁UN ▁forces ▁in ▁a ▁counter off ensive . ▁Because ▁the ▁front ▁advanced ▁so ▁rapidly , ▁operations ▁from ▁P us an ▁( K - 9 ) ▁soon ▁became ▁imp ract ical , ▁and ▁the ▁group ▁moved ▁in ▁November ▁to ▁Py ong y ang ▁East ▁( K - 2 4 ), ▁North ▁Korea . ▁The ▁ 2 nd ▁SA AF ▁Squadron ▁joined ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁in ▁mid - Nov ember . ▁ ▁Maj ▁Louis ▁Seb ille ▁was ▁post hum ously ▁awarded ▁the ▁Medal