▁and ▁the ▁order ▁effectively ▁ens ured ▁that ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁brought ▁back ▁to ▁at ▁full ▁strength , ▁it ▁never theless ▁reduced ▁the ▁company ' s ▁effect iveness . ▁Rein for c ements ▁from ▁many ▁career ▁fields , ▁including ▁many ▁non - com bat ▁troops , ▁joined ▁the ▁company ▁and ▁ ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁retra ined . ▁ ▁The ▁ 7 th ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁reached ▁full ▁strength ▁and ▁saw ▁action ▁around ▁Ch ung ju ▁and ▁P ye ong ch ang ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁push ▁the ▁North ▁Korean ▁and ▁Chinese ▁forces ▁back ▁above ▁the ▁ 3 8 th ▁parallel ▁and ▁away ▁from ▁Se oul . ▁In ▁early ▁February , ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁engaged ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁successful ▁" limited ▁objective " ▁small ▁unit ▁attacks ▁and ▁amb ush es ▁before ▁adv ancing ▁slowly ▁as ▁it ▁cleared ▁enemy ▁hill top ▁positions ▁throughout ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁month . ▁In ▁this ▁time , ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁R anger ▁Company ▁acted ▁as ▁a ▁prob ing ▁force ▁and ▁spe ar head ▁for ▁attacks . ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁February ▁it ▁led ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁Infantry ▁Regiment ▁in ▁an ▁attack ▁on ▁Ch uch on , ▁taking ▁the ▁town ▁from ▁a ▁superior ▁force ▁of ▁Chinese ▁troops . ▁The ▁action ▁was ▁undert aken ▁with ▁several ▁war ▁correspond ents ▁obser ving ▁the ▁battle , ▁bringing ▁international ▁attention ▁to ▁the ▁R anger ▁unit . ▁The ▁R angers ▁were ▁comm ended ▁for ▁a ▁particularly ▁ag gress ive ▁attack ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁purs ued ▁and ▁surprised ▁a