Jipyeong-ri

Jipyeong-ri is a village in Jije-myeon, Yangpyeong County, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.

A memorial has been erected at the site, which is split into three portions — South Korean, US, and French.

Surrounded on all sides, the 2nd Infantry Division’s 23rd Regiment with the attached French Battalion was hemmed in by more than 25,000 Chinese Communist Forces around Jipyeong-ri.

[2] Sergeant First Class William S. Sitman, a Medal of Honor recipient and Bellwood, Pennsylvania native was killed during the battle.

Various older historical landmarks are located there, including the Jipyeong hyanggyo (village school) and a three-story stone pagoda from the Goryeo period.