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1ST MARINE DIVISION - SPECIAL ACTION REPORT - ANNEX RR 7TH MARINES - OCTOBER 1950 - DECEMBER 1950

Korean War

Korean War Project Record: USMC-44

CD: 01

United States Marine Corps History Division

Quantico, Virginia

Records: United States Marine Corps

Unit Name: 1st Marine Division

Depository: National Archives and Records Administration

Location: College Park, Maryland

Editor: Hal Barker

Korean War Project

P.O. Box 180190

Dallas, TX 75218-0190

http://www.koreanwar.org

Korean War Project USMC-00101532DECLASSIFIED

C'n cntcrinr, fro:r.t 2.in0 :i)c: s.i-t::J.,;rls .. ? N~Vvmbo3;":. th-1 7~ !R,rinas lttora CC'It.frontcd by tt.m r:.wtm..~nt8 uf 1,t.l . ..21; ~~ 'VC Div:ts:J.on, 4c:.nd i,i(')rpa. . Thaso rap:iMcnts NC!">J rl:i:JJ.o;·c::J. a::.•Jllr": t11u S.:=vJnthls front ~d flttnkBj the 37lst on the front ~"'.nrl ~h.:: LXi:li ("•ost)_ thOc 3"70th C'ln.the rir:ht (03:<t.st).

· lm.rinr; the l'!.ttA.cki:l nrvhl b~r thU:·so l':J{::ir-,)nts thr("'uP,h0ut 2-3 l:rov:Jrn'bor 1950, tho 7th l~d.n-o~~ ir-flict~n. sav:Jra CP..S\.lft.lti.)S, Tho h(II'Lviast r\e.mr;o l(I:'>.S Mmlo(\ the: Yfls t Rer:i;mnt, P.G ?('H'T s' iil.d.iCAi:.orl t~'1 t this unit W\s prA.ctieall~r "tine~. out <'l:urin(." tho nurioi. T.>•.:! lC'ISS of tva .cornpAni3& of th3 37!"th ,.r::~.s 1'\tur ..::stablis.."t~CI. for th::: -~.nCl lJ"}rio.'i..

Withrl.:rP.winh f:;.orn dft•Jct c~ntRct with the 7th l•t>.rill.o~ 4urir-R tho n~ht of 3 lfoV:;:lr!l.b-3~ .t91}()

1 i,.h.} on::·J'll,Y ror:rcn:,pcd. th3. rJon.ants of· tho 37lst 1dth

NsJrV.) Jl.J:'lJ~rb:; ,,:: i...I"L\ Ji'Ottl anti f..:OJ.l back to R. FPnilrn.l da!onsiva line. Jst~blish:.Jd iu tt~J v;':inJ.i;;,.· o:t' .H":il1." ~g.r. (:3: Ooa :qi.ll) (NE of Q:-;.inhu.nc;-ni) -...nd aci:oss t.hJ v.:.:tl.J"J' Go th.l "W(:f,1, .~c ... R."J.:•:t ?S"f (l C;o,. f{:iJT). Ir.3ro tho H:IG t".: ;-.fortr'tr ,Jor.1_7Cn.:', 3/~n<l. fi.J,-"I.':l0llt; h:':.-0. pru:pfW.Jd J:tt.Jn?tve positions •,.,rhilJ ,'!.\>l<litir.c thJ '"~-·~:·Hl::..-1.·.-..><~-·! .. c.~ t.h" a:for.Jr-:Jnt:i.onJd units ..

SU}J:;:ortil\": t.h.J •Jhi.nJSJ CCJnL.'JT.'.Jli<l"~ ~i'o:rC.JS e.ta. inn; tll:ts _:;Jh1"1.SJ 'fJRS a ,·;roup of fivw For'.:b Yo:rJa!1 -rra.n..tt.Jd T-)4 tl\nko ... o;c:·.is .<~.l."l"'Or rtJJ!r..::s.mtwd th.1 r..>mn:~nts of th..: ~~4l~th Ha~:lltunt~ (lT~Y.. 3 ) tR.nk t.!.'oo::_Jc (1\.;!_~t),. Bl:i.zoob c.nd 75mn r.1coilluss r;un fir.J llar,~;dd. onu of tli.osJ ·t:lnks in thu· .:£.rly hours of 3 l;rovur.Jbor 1950 and doatJ:.·oyJd. th,) :~roininr; four durint"; 4 Ncvuilbor 1950. This a~tion ,;~limir.~tlld this Nort:r. K("lrJa.n unit. ·

By la.tv aft0rnoon 1 5 !1ovunbor 1950~ our 3rd :Battn.linn h~.d ·Jsta.blishud conW.ot with tho unilr:JY nt th.J P..:forc~:~.:.mtionv[l. dof>Jns~ line. Throuchnut 6 Novu;.1b0r 1950, .ltij_ll r.nd Hin Cr-:'1_Panius :pr;)ss~d. thJ attaek to the ;JXtont the.t thv .JnG:J.;. callC!Id on Hs rilso3rV.:J rud.oont for Assiat.-:.nc.J 11 T:•is r.Jr,imo;nt, tho 372.nd, M.d bCI.Jn e..ss::~nbl.Jd in th.:.J vicinity of FoyKlr Houso ~:~1 and movad aoU.th to aiC.. thv rcmne.nts of .thG 370th ancl. 37lst a.t dusk 6 Novambsr 1950.

At this ti~il~ "HI1 Co1111J,q,ny, SovGnth, ,e.s wit.."'l.drawn .form hill 8~1 and this J:drmittan the ~2nr'. tn move orlto a hill on whieh our fl.rtillery Anr\ !T't'rtl".rs b.'lil. r:)r:istcra~, l'l.ncl \'><:t.s "')fO'!fl·Till!" ,t('l }fl.y axt.:msivo fire,

Onc.J C'llr -"'-rtillGry fire C('l1'117l::lncot9. tha ~ . ..wast~.tin,a: b(-.mbr\rd.m.)nt of F.ills ~9l.FI.nt1 qn~ it Cl'l..ur.ht the ~r2nd "Ls it ,.-as rnovit.t,-: into front lino· -oaitif'nSo If :1!'1: fir~ inflictof'. StRr.,c:crinl'! c-'l.sualticS tbri:"JU{(hout the nirht of h.-·7 Nov0"1.boo:r on this ~'~.s !~at l1_nh'i-3~. 1".3P.:irnont.,. · Th·J l;";:,:;ult ~s th.) "Ornctic:tl "-nnlhil"'.tif'n of tho 372nd, tN·:-~ther with tho rar.m.ants of tho 370th anrl. 371st:.

Prif'r to the dAwn of 7 Novur:ib.J.r 195n~ th3 survivors of thh artilloJry ba.rrn.r;..'l withdNw north-.,.t\rd in rout.

POW1 s t."\lon subsuquant to 7 Nov-Jr-bJr 1Q50, Jati!'T\t-3rt. that the 124th Division~~ lost so~ 9000 of its 12,000 ~n co~lJnant ~urin~ th3 }Nriod 2-6 Nov.Jrob...)r 1950.

_In th\l n...cntir1;::~ th.J 126th 00 Division aleo of t~o 42nd Corps, had nssunolJ.d ~t th.J top of th~ Funchilin Pnss {xoto~ri aroa). One~ thG t:urvivors of thJ 124th Division had passod throut~h thu !26th, a r"':.Jn.3ra.l north,,c.rd \·>ithdrll\161 of th.J 1-1-ttor unit bJ{tln. This r.ction took pl.ac.o b.::twJoJn 7-·10 Nov..J:nbwr 1950~ No dir.)ct ccmtnct 1#\S ovsr oJstn.blish~d with thJ 126th, ~:r..is unit w..-J.s lf\t~1r r.Jport.:>d P.a op'":"los-ir..:: th.; )rd Inf,'1lJ.try

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A::~~;lr losinp, cr:n'"P..r.t •:·it.t.. th·.~ 4~.!'(1, CC Onr:?s t~u~ 7t; \'R-!"inee C<'lntj:•u:!C. nrrt'·•·('."C6. ,_.{_t;'"'lt n"D ·or.~";~r::n 't<II.t:\1' r'¥\c~l:·.-· :mot('l-r1, Har::l our bt 'J;·' 7~tl:i.rn ,.,,-• ~ Ct'-·•t~'~.ct V'· !'!"0v;nlH!; lCll)r) •d.th ~- CC P"~it. 1•bout 1 ""il~ ~ ..... n:r t}l.a t ...... ·-~. T--~~ •\:5.t. aflti"·"l.t.~'-1. to_?o of "J."'-t l'\lio11 [lt,r~t,--t1,, iB ·~1l:i.-lV''V1 tr- ~"'VC 1>!:91" . .!\n 1~.-a ::Jnt r,.J' ~i'!S ~2.-:fl. '=t"'',d·~.1l"'t, '!ofi11Cl1 ·'·r" Jr.:'lly -'"-ir h••:l .,1-,ht:v' "~n1l t~':an ,.r~Or n.tt1•..cJo" tc -;~'j~.) •·:lnt f'f tha Sw:l:"!r·•s ""1!"!~-:.+:,nns f"n 6 't;"nv·J-,-,:Jr lg51'). It it-: OJli-;.•n"' t!_;,...t this .---rr.u-ry :""l.\;:.!rc·nta-~ ,.!!11:-: ·•-V:l."!."tin.., t(l ':;".}j,...in tho3 h?.:v'! Cons.

!'olJ.t'•··:':.n--: t11~ ··-~ti,..n ~t K('lto-ri t!;.o 7t.:."':. ~-hrinn ~--~v9<1 L11tn g .. _,...-n,ru.-ri ral,..t 1:,_.-3L' · n.('''~'Oin:l.

Co."l~'.,:t ~<>i t:1 tho C-::3 ,_,,.. -· not :•.r;->.2-: Jst>lb1 :.s~·o;rl ,.:.'ltil ('llll" 1st Bl'tttalion l)Zt "=·~·.-<J.:"".;-:r-5 ..).ll)];'ut1 to :~,_::.,.,,,..ni o:> :::c'lV .. ?2. :!or3 t~e 2''-?th '?..s.-:~i·~,h'~~ "'·- .. :. Div'si_ .... n, ?r't:t Cr::'1'11 1 n:?:r'\lr~~- li-.~··J1t r:Js:i.9't--"\l'l;'!:J t" our :r~rol'1t l~he ·:--::.ts. It i:. -~olbv.)d ti'is .r·J,:d!"'!Jllt' 9 :ciss~n l<'El."C- to slo~ .. our ad~nco ta•·rard .. ,: ···-.. :-...ni r'.nd tlun tc- c~ :ti:. nur ·:-rN:raso =n.t Yi::i!'.7.1-n1~ a.s th" raslsi<A:•c-~ o~· · :.·-Jd J, th.) 26]'~~1 ·i)SC"Jl.'.':.) (~o-;:lrMi;,_·_~._:_, ~reo the {tb. )hr!n'$B a--- ·ro~C~t.lL. t~~;') ·~o•.-'!1. T'~ou-;.:,c-ut ?.t)-27 llo·re .. ..:hor 1~;?0 1 th~ 267th fou,?;ht a. , ~,)'--'.1,. to co!: ::aL-, t:13 7-th i-i'.r:'.;us ~·:i t'h b t!l.a Yu ·J~;;:-d. 1.\:'::ta. •

.L·~ "' :!.:· .-::.::. - r.t _.,oe · tic::ts ~t:ld. b~; th<J )th ~.nd 7 ::h K-,r~ :19S "n 27 !>iovYo. :1.· 1S5~) 1 ~i~::.t t.b.a 2)iii• Co:J_JQ JJ:l.unc>.-Jd. c. -C0:1•·d.:'_--·t.tad :'lttl:l.c.l~. Coi:::.:;.~;_(:::.:-.~, :'..t n:;.~·-ro;-J.rr.toly 21)-,J, 27 l;DV·J··-;,ar 1~50, ti:3 20th CC Ccr-,.;>G cc. i..:.u:: . ..:J..: .. ::~ts of Vi117:J-.! CJ.vis~cne in :<1 ~:::"Je-c~ir!'lction.Bl P.BR'JIJ.lt. At taO::!.;-·_. flO:.: Cu;~ nort::. •.•:el';l .:l~.1·:.:~tu ot l;.:O.J ·19th Div1..e-iol".;. ;f~::1 th·J nort_ ,.~st, :::!1•1 :.Jrts of t;,~ ~~~t:1 Dbhion; a.nd fro.:• r:>, ··:octarly (iroctirn., .;1~::.~:--t;::;. r::: ;;~:;! !)~ th Div:.aior..

o-.-r -.-,r.sHit'na ril,"'').in~C: U!l:'.3r !'J.:Y!-VY :.1 t~aa': t.':::.~rl1:.~5l0ut tJlrJ :J:l~h-c .. &'l.Ortl:· J~:fe1:t J t!.."!-·"Jraal·:, 20: liov~ih\,r 1950, the 2.tU:.O::. l13ner.:.xl dl:.<J to ths '.Jt'V~· C".r.-.. ·e.lti~B •hie~. ;y;l "n;m inflict::l::'. by our infantr:r e..nd art1ll9r~r fira co·;·:L~cl ":it~, t~.o: ·:mo."<;' .. •s f.-l&r for our ~-ir ,~~1eh "t.'C''!.1.l<~-1SClOn ··-~.ac-:J ·,o ,.,_c~·.i~re. :By ~t-r:'!- 1 the 59t}"o !\n~. fi9tJ--. Di~riBions bad w!U-'..:rn~_n

-:-r:-n :.ha .o.v .. ~cl-. 1'~1-:-:J?Yr, t~.; ?;'t~·- 'lid. ~!.ntA:tn a fcrc~ of.' -Jsti!!!&t':l~ ~t-· .. ~-1:!.";'1 st 4 "~!l':til ""..r,:a,.i~~s"!'. 0\\I".,.J.~Ha. ~'c'l''J.--.-· t",'il nor~l!~rly ~~'t"~"'·!lt~l" t'lrr:-··---~t'"t r::-'1{) ~va~··:-::- 1~50.

;;xt ---::.1'!\ y·.1 i :-.~- .1-r("_~tic-n of --(''·:•t s t.,..,_, ·s!l (,;~rinr t:t~, -,e-i,..d. 23-30 .)'l'V'?':J~Ial' 195n, ir-rUert.e~ t',~t t1,o ~i;h ~"oi.7·~:·~ Jt.tLr;:·:)s !:t~J.!. in.f.J}cte~ "'Jrl.(!,,s ~n:.'t:'."~~ "'- tha P..t acU.'V: £orc1B d11rl.rr t.~~ :Jl(:bt o..~.. 'Z7 •. oV01'1.•1$r, 1?50. So"L1a sat1rnt-~~ ,··iv~n "7112 . .-::!:'. tl-.o c----..Ql1R-lti.ls a" a-.:.·.,ronc~in~~ tt::s 3.(YX) :'llli'k for tllo nin:lo "'"'ur 'JP.ttl(). ~·ass Cl'.w.ta.lt1~s, cou~l~~- t·>ith t1-ofh1 •r.-~u.~ ... ,~:" {b•:inp t?'le fC1llc-•·ri:--t• t!1r~a M.·~ "O:.tri(l,'t, 'b:' Rir, Rrtillor~· and. ir:;:n.r:tr:·-' ·t·aoks, oasuo:;:1C.. '1. sericus diSr"Y"~tion ol t:h~ ?."ith CC Co-ros 1 ~:.."':fie~. me:· nnt•, ()l"f;Bni·-nticn. T'-ass ]-1 ·n.v::· CP~m!f..'.lt:ln al1111 .altQs~ the mt)~: to ~Y.-k~ .,r~~arationn i1• ~nr:1 o:~ .ro"":t t,loC:':S to ttlll norlh and nr.rti~\·3st, f;i:-.·,·nti;~.:.- ''·":"'ob !!It a.n;r cct~:-- ~or-n.tt.Rc.t._.- tha 5th or 7th J.hrinHS 1:.i::-_~1t l!~_...lrC!t.

i']:;r!';.tt;lumt t:.~is sam.) ,J.:Jl":!.od (Nov 27-30). "7" Cor:~pA.n~· ~;at; :mc~.rcled .'l.n:t CCl1 ta:_, .. !~ on th~ J:ii'·.:: -r~nnd nc:-t:lLJt.-tst oi' S!n:~·,·-~.:."-:'li. ~e unit bGli..lV3{. ·~c- ·~J ~., cr.~ct "~~· th:J 176t!-.i. Rt'I"L,.mt, ::;;·t11 Division,. D.!r~.'l:'~ t. '-~ :d . . :Ls ot 2i' n."l.:~ 2. ::ov-~ ··::Qr 1 1';:1)) 1 Jld;r.,·mts of ·J ia CC r~r:;i;-,.;:n-":, ro.:e h :r:v;, ::. ~tac.ko cr. :rFif Ccr.:p::·.n~--rs ,~csition11 ,'ln(~ B"~t'~"or~d tarri:f'ic loases ·i .r,l.;lt~ ·lOt;,, ..i!>Ct''~l .crs. W::1m t;.llJ reli-.~f c:" DFI Cn".l_~·-'1, t:.f\ S :l;!eCt'ld )

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1J~ccr-1bJr, 1050, "vor 51)0 :mo.l'l;'r 4.'3,...-~,_ l'inr:o.'t th=ir 1'l·Jrir.J.:Jtr.. l•h~:"t· ('lthors 1-r..::r.:: killo"~. by "-ir st:·!l-::Js '"-n't '1.b:i:l.} J,':· .OU"?"'"Jf'rt~n-·: "Frr Cnl'M< .... ny~ An :•.-H.iti"n"'-1 700-lo~;O -,.rr-.s .lGcil""-'~.::~1_ "\; ..... il-..v..:: -l.J.J~ ....... s ""~. rosult "f \<l"unil.s inflict.J"~ ·1urin..·: th-~ n.J.r lr>'~_ ,.:.;:: Ol!C:irc.l m::.r. t.,.

This iisr-r·;:,-r.iz-'"'.tlf'n ,,f ~hv 59th, "{9th "-n~ h?th Dilrisi,..ns -:;rYV".ilVd thrr"U-"':h"ut 2F'--'D lJ,-.v.::m'>or, 19SU) 21"1·'~ -r..Jr; ,.wits nf --.;hJ 59th Division -li:l nrv~ in i"r-siti"n~ ".si;ri-'1..: ,...,ur !-hin Sr•'f)'l::.~,. y_...,,lto 1 in thJ vicinit~• r>f Sinh•..tn;;-ni. ThJa-:~ unit>:l. Jlc.mmt~ r,:( i;;hJl{)th nn-1 176th P.,l,--;iJTiontst 59th Divisif'n, t>ff:~rJ'l. -'1..3\;.:.=:cTJ.~Ln.JA_ rJsi~t-'l.JLC.:l tn ~''.ll" r:rv::::s s,....uth •'turin(·: thv p..::rir-·1 1-2 D~c.Jr'J.::r, J950,. l?0 1·Ps t 10.k.:m -i.ll.rinr: rur r.II"V.J tr H"'.;'l'\ru.-ri in~lic·\tJl th".t th.J lro;3,1a r"m h.J"lVY ::.a th.;::.J .)n:Jm.y units r.urin.-: this onr;.'l.r:;or.un t •

As i"Ur fr<rw11.1'"~ Jlvn.:mts n,.Yl.rvrl H"l.,·"'.ru :t'Jt 3 D.lc..:~mb..:tr, 1950, thJy mot .Jl0L"l-,mts l'f th.J. 58th CO:,: ::Jivisirn, wh:iC~l !n.l J.;.:m .ln1-·'\,"":0d. in n,ttncks ('In H ..... ·'"'-ru-:::i sincJ 2b Ncv:·::il.LJX': 1950.: J'h.J i"Lcnt.ity r-f thJs.::o units is unc'-'rbin, but it is bJli ... lV.J.d th~t thJ ..i)l..i..:"! ::~J;:iBunt rf this Divisirn v.cs tho ..JnJ:ny unit C("lnt--:.ct-.:::1 "by thJ ·rt'"l i··h~·invs~

.2l1vr.~onts ("'f th..; Svcrnc~ E"'.t,tr'.licnr 'rt!! 1'4uinws~ which j~"in.:;,d in thv .::luf.Jnsv C'f E" ... r.ru•··ri~ ::.nd !n >ttJI'1}JtG ~r .:·;;·::..·LUV.J "11?11 0f'O::>'l.ny~ S.::v.::nth, clurii1.:: 2b lTrv.;rd!:l.Jr-·3 D.lCLJ.~ibJr~ 1950~ w.n <.:~ vn:··r.,;ac1 in crob".t wit!l the 172n·.". nncl 173rd 3.arinun·GsJ 58th C(; Div:l.si-.m,.

El-3m;Jn ts tof thJ 53~·h Div ' .. sirn ·"·f.'l::l.~ n off~l'O;"!. rusist.':l.nco tr ('ur -_.... nd.vnnc~s ton 6 DJcJmbor, 195cie Tho rosist.-mc;:; r.".n,-:.::d :f'rrrn lirht tc

rrrr'tor:"'.tJ 1'n rur ri,"":ht fl-".:llc,.

M.J:'.nwhHJ, rasist~.nc.:> incr.:>".sY1.. rn r·.;.r. :.::ft flank (IJT.st) 1 rJ.S n now CC C,...I?S W'\s i'" .. antifivr'l. r>.n".·fl~'"~."'l..rOn·C1~r ,.,.,s in thO net c-f IT"Vin.~ S~">uth 'llrnr:.rur luft fl..n.n.l!: (3,..st). Th.J 221th R.:;,~irrl.3nt, 7Gth Divisi,.,n, 26th C,...~s, \•lfl.s i~ .. ontifi::~ri.'·'\s thb unit 0ff:n"i:ar rcsist"'.nco t,..., ,...,ur l.Jft fl".nk thrru,;.,hl"'ut 6 Dac.Jnb.:::r 1 1050D ThJ 230th Rodr>.Jnt~ Trth l)1vis1,...n1 25th C~"'rns, \.f."'.s l..,t.:.r i~.-:mtifi.'}.-'1. ..n.s tho unit in cront".Ct l'n tho ,...,1tskirts ,...,f

K"tro-ri in. tha c·wly h"urs rf 7 DocJrihor 9 195•Ja Har\vjr ltossas "'.Jro inflictJA .. rn '"Jrth f'f th:'lS3 n.:::"' r.:wir-nnt: ri.urinr thJ r'!r'V:::l .fl"f'n H" .. ....,..,.ru-ri t0 K"tl"-ri.

La'"".vin,~ Krt,.,-ris G DccJm~Jr, 1950~ np:;;:lsi tic"n t·~.s tof:'.)rJ<\ rur ".·"~.:vrw.co

Oy rJmn"'.r..ts f'f tho 172n~ 'l.n-" .. l7Jr·1. P ... wir.'!Jnts, 5:1th Di.;.isi,...nt \••hich h"".o:\ sli-.,·•.Jl '1.lrnr: ('Ur ri,-:ht f1".nk sincJ f'Ur 10"l~rtur3 frrm lf·~-:n.ru-rio

Frrnt lir...J r~:"lrts r.JM . .::rJ"' .. thrr>u..-:h .... ut th0 t'\.nyli::ht hf'ui.-s to! 8 D.Jc.::mbwr, 1950, in'\icc>.t..;:cl r.. .",m.)rn.l 0n0ny f:r'vom;::nt Sf'Uth1JI".r·l. Thv.so onuf:1Y units \.,.JN l)r.-J0.1;rly roor.-:~niZJ'~ \llvm .. :mts o:f tho 59thr '79th :').nd 89th Divisirr..s. At this snr.n tirno i~~unt:i:!ic'"l.ti"n ;.f th0 lSOth R·)"":irnJnt1 6oth Division, 20th Ctor-;Jsl 'tf\S L•rvlv. It is J..;li.Jv:J": tho 6oth Divisi('n .·. v.o.s h.::l_l ir. Crr:r_Js 1 r.::s.lZ.v..J ~l.u:··~-· thu ·y:\ttlJs ('f Yud-"'..m-ni :'"'..nd H.~ '9.l"U.•-r i.

Th..;s.:: r.r:v.Jo . .mts. m:!a durin;: th~~ incloJmJnt to•.J.9.th . .x.· witnJssoi S Dvc0r.ib.Jr, 1950, in~iC..'ltvd th<J vn0my~s intontirns tor l!Vl.k0 n. fin'l.l n.tt..:::c1pt to st('lp rur :~rcv;ross in thv vicinity c-f thv ?':lllchili.n Pass •. A sur'.don rmc~ torrific clrcp in tur:rp..;rn.turw, hnl.JV.Jr, rt.urinr- th.J ni ·ht orf S Dacambwr, 1950~ rvsul td in th..; inflictir'n nf hoavy nrn--·battl;.1 c:lsu".l tios ("'n thJs.:J ,:mJny trN'i)S• nntl. th..; Ct"f.liJl.lt0 clisruption f'f this n.ttunrpt. POlfls ta.kon durin,-; 9 DucJr.lb..;~r~ 1950, t0Ll C'f thu s.::JvuN 1.-'"tn'l.i:.J "uy fl*f'stbito U:;tC"ll i:r.c units; st-wv JV.Jn r::rt"'rt.lcl loo;; C"-su(l.ltivs~ r::Jsu1ti!lr: frf'm suvJr..:l CC'1rl~

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l:·~v.Js :'~c?.rlv iurin(; '····10 :ucJ:10Jr 1 1950, mot_ littLl mr..\ than

isolD.t..>ii ce.s..;s of" s.•i2J.1r :ir.:l -Jnrout.J to Sl-:.inh'll'l{;···ni.

sur~.cnrr of CG::? t•.nhs ·.)oSj:-i,_r.Jl;r i:L::nt!.fi.)(i. Jy :?(11·'•s n.s o:p"::'OS.Jd to th0

7th i-i~rin-.:s: 2 lTnvc:m'b.J:c .. 15 Dvc.;r.:u.Jl' l!:J~")~

CORPS

42nd

20th

26th

27th

124th

l)?t!".

6oth

g9th

76th

77th

7Sth

3IUth }('hi; 3{2nd.

1'{2n·l. ~ 'i'.~l·d

liU·th

1'1'5th 2.. r ~)I_ ~-j

1·r hh

230th

235th 2J[th

lTo'l 2---6 Nov a-6

Nov 6--12

.Nov 2S-9 DCJc·

:rvv 2 T-·9 Doc Doc 3-'>

!:i.JC 'J..-2 :Yov· 27--2 !J.::c

rnv 27-3J

l~ov 21-2S rov 22-25

J.iov 27-30 l'nv 27-30

Th.J :follcwin._-; diat:ra.:·ntie OkJtch.vs illustrat:J tho var~fJUV a..'10t1Y 'l:..tlHs

a.ncl dict:Js cf cont3.ct.

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ANHZX ":OG:<:R ROGE:F. - ~0 1ST MARINE· DlVISION SPECIAL AGTIGN l\EPORJ:

7th Marines :at Nedne Dlvislrn, -FMF In the field ·

'l'AllLE ·oF CONTENTS

JNDEX

Subject

Lnt;r·~,id"UOt1on . . . 2. Te.s::r. OrgEnlze.tion ..

Plannill:g . . . . . . ,. . . . 4,. Tra~ning • •

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Page

1-RR ~ 2-RR

3-RR- 4-RR

5-RR- 7-RR

8-R."

9'-Rl'l - 10-RR

6, 1-iovomont To t.nd Arrlv;..'.l r~t. th9 o·bjeCtive A.r•e£t • • • ,. • • • • • "' • • • 'lJ,. .... Eill

•

a. Enemy . . • • . . • • (o) Tactics . . "t t I .. f

(b) Order o!' Bc.t<:le .•

(c) Strength ond Equipment· • •

12-RR

27-RR \

27-llli

26-Jili

30-RH - 32-Fili

Fc.ur ?nges nna. Three Overlnys Inserted

9. Result 0f Operc.tion • . . • • • (e.) Cc suvltloe . . • • •• (b) Prisoners of War· • • ' . (c) Repl.::.oerJ.ent o • • • • • ' .. (d) Str.tue r' f' Supply

(e) Crcptured Moteriel

(f) Key Lac~tirne Take~:·

(g)· EsHmnted Enemy L.~ses ·· , • , .

(h) Krisl'.rn _Enemy Der~d •

(1) Status nf Mornle

• • •

(j) Vcriat:ons in Combat Efficiency

10, Comruents nnd :-i.ecommen\'ic_tior..s "'

(~) St~tion Liat •• . . . • • (b) Joint OpernHoio ·Order • • (c) Oper~tione In Cold Uef:'ther

(d) l~edicd

CON?:DENTIAL ... .. ' • • ! ... ' ' f _. •

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:.l7-RR

34..-RR ~ 36-Rft

47-Hh

48-h.'<

.54-R"

43-I-.h

47-h."\

53-RH

67-RR

68-RR· 77-RR

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.".NiiEX ROGE."C 1\0CER - TO 1ST >iAFcitiE DIVI Sl(JN BPEC:u..L ACTlu" REPORT

7th .~a.rl.ne s let :'.farine .Ji v16ion 1 FLF' In tC::le field

15 Jant.<ary 1951

From: Commanding Off1ccr 1 7th Harioes To: Commanding Gen,Gral,, 1st )iwin~ Dlvisio:1, F'l•.J!'

Subj: Special action Report for period 8 October-15 December 1950

Ref: (a) Division General Order No 16

1. IifrRODUCTION

a, This is n t~eport of the activities of the 7th l~'~Ccrines (Reinforced) from the dete ·of completio:1 of the !~~CHON-SEOUL CEJ.mpnign at· UIJON:J.BU (80ctober 1950) to the conclusion of the Hl\:,GUNG--HUNmiANChOSIN RESEhVOih GEUll'Jai',;n (15 December 1950 ).

b, Durin![ this period the RCT, nftsr'h&ving boen relieved by ROK forces at UIJONCBU, embcr:~ed o.t INGl10N, moved around :;b:; southern tip of Koreo. t:m6. up the c:nst coFSt to· debnrk ot '1/0NSAN, From there it moved over1nnd to HAl'i!iUNG. RelleYing ROK troops south of SUDONG hCT-7 r-,vtflcked to the north to seiz~ in succession Sl:DOHG, CHlli'iiiJNG--NI, KOTQ-F.I l

naG.l.."cU-RI, positions ens: of C!iObi)'J REoERVOIR, <·nC. YUD..:U~i-~JI. In moving south to H.Al11HUl~G, t:ne Kegiinent w.:.s o.dvonce gui.:.rd for the Dlvlsj,on from YU~i.--NI to ChlNiiUNQ-.NI Nhere clerrten·ts of the 3d .D.rmy DiYision were contncted, thence -c;o HUNGiif.A2:-l.

o. H1es1ona f!.e.signe;;d r,.nd nooompliohed were <::.B follows:

(1) ll.t Wons!ID, :Coree ~o lend c.01d seize the 'wONSil.N r.i::-fie1d

c:.:.ncl adjfl.ccnt arcr.so I•ass.1on Cf':ncelled -~Ihen ~'<OK troops captured WUNS~{~ An cdminis~r~tive l~nding WGO cx~cuteU 2? Octob~r 1950.

(2) .11: ·Hcmh\mF, Kqre£ T:J p:r·o-::~ct GH08IN nnd FUDEN 3ESJ:E.\'GI.h,

nne. ner..rby })ol're't' plr•.nts. t-liss::.on Cf•noeJ.le·:i wh~.:n :.:;.oK troops t':~.U.sd to c:::.ptu.:c-e these i:.i.Btc.llr.tions bcc.s.ueo of entry of COP units into the t-.ren.

(3) Nortbwest from Hcmhung To reli.\1-v-e ROK forces on 2 November

l950 r.nd o~pture l..:OTC}--RI, H.i;.GlJi.U ..... HI, CHOSIN hF.SKfi.~ VOIR, r.nC. contirlllt! to tho 1-Ir.nchurirn Bordt:lr~ Cu.pturedKOTO-l!I on 10 November, 3AGAhU-l-.I on 14 November. &s th~ CHOciiN hESJ:hVO:R ~~'<lS being secured the r'lisoion WPs cr·.ncel=!.ed, ru:d n new nlsaion r.t.s;.igned to the west.

1-llli

DECLASSIFIED


CONFIDENTii.L

(4) ·Jest fror.: Chosin RetHJrVoir TO ccp_tur0 YUDi.H-NI cmd to ccver

p&sse.ge of the 5th k.rine.s (Reinforced) through to the west of YUD£•~·-·l~I.. }:-L'D~~h--NI onpturcd ,or. 26 November 1950. ThGb nt_l3r.ck()d' .to th0 tW~St, _on the flanks of 5th l~i.r.:.ncs (rltinfo:rced) 'tS-~p·8'n8trnte 4,000 yc.rds throuE'_.h th8 ~no..:ny HL:.-i. weot af Y1..-J).fl-i,.-NI on 27Novt.:rubl3r. Countcrc.ttuckoC. py eletlents of four (~) GCF Divisions, 27 ·- 00 Nov,embor os othor CCF force·s r..ttc-.ckoG. h.:J..G..fiH.U-~J-C~~ KOTO-,B.I,_ 1.1eizcd. 1st· M<Arine Division }.~tL-, 1 29 Nov;;;mber. rt:J,d ordered to rejoin Division cler.1en\:s o.t HAG.fJiU-JU ..

(5) E['_st from YudclTI· -Nl .. . To open ~v:sit-7i-.J.~:..''-J:;i.n Dlvi,si(n

elements nt HAG#"\U-.hi, To~vtlwr W.J..'L~h 5th No.r.:nes opened l1't5rt overcomine; hQcJy eneq~ rt:Jsistr~ce <~r.d returned to Mill.!\U-hi on V .-:Jecembel~ _1950 with wounded, guns, c.nd _equipment{. · ·

(6) South ·rrom Hr·ceru~Hl, To be r:.dva.nce Qt.turd for DiYision

to ope,n .~-'ISB. und join Division elements r.t .KOTQ-.H.:. Opened MOF.. ovcrconin~: he&vy enemy resistr.nce, reo.ched KOTO-HI 7 December 1950. ·

(7) South frr.n Koto-h1 To bo. r .. Lvr.pce _gaurd for D1 \;lsi on

to open l•:SR f'.nd join Dlvision elt::mon.ts r.bave OE:liJ-~ .. HUNG-NI, thtm Close H.ii..!.-~HUNG ar.~_n. Oper.od l•iSh-overcoming hecvy cno~_y resistr:nce,--:i:t:-en.oheCI. CHINHUNG-NI c.nd cle;sed. H.t.l'ftiUNG c.rec ;1.0 Dec~~?8r:1 : 1950o

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2. PllihiOD 26 !'

T~St:: u.f<G,.NIZATION I

UNlT ·. S!ri{j<;tlGTH --.-F.OT-7 !i&S Co 4e2 hortnr Co .wJtl-~'1'cnk Co lstBn,, ?tr. M: rln0q 2nd.En .. , 7th l1i.:-.rtn.;;fl 3rd.Bn,, 7th Ma:PlijiJ~ 3rdBn,, 11th J.lu,ipe a 3rd Ki•.iU {less de~)Co 11 D11 lstEngr~q · Co 11 E 11 lst~'edt!n Co - 11 D 1 ~' l8tlfi'Bn· Det·, lstS1 gBn·., NGI'+-nO

· ·· NOI'S~!ll ';ii4Pli'

Det, Rn.dio Re:j.r.y ·J';j:;.~ " Det, SlgOo · ·

Col LJiTZEN3El-tG.'-

l•ir¥jcr _"I.i!:·W I•ic.jcr ··..J.cJ1.RE~J L':~dol Di~VIS Hftjar SA\IYER 1-!uJor ROACH J.!r.jor P.n.RRY Mujor• KIH o·,.pt TURNER

T/>SK 01'\C"'NIZ.dTION, PEiCOD 1 Nov~mlisr l950

UNIT

HCT-7 ...-H&S Co ~4. 2 Mortr.r Go

' STRENGTH

·, .'\nti-Tnnk Co (less TkPlnt) • latMTBn,, (less Dets) · "Co 11 E" lsti..fedBn, (less dets)- · ' Det, ls.tSigBn · , Det l•il?Co .. Det> l.stServBn

CIG, Det, lstMcrDiv .... RonCo, lSt!li:....rDlv

lstBn,·, 7th l-1c-.rinos 2ndBn .. , 7th lv.i1 .. rines 3rd.Bn. , 7th Mn.r1ne s

"3r.dEn,, 11th 1--Ir-rines v2C!.Plc..t, Co ·nn » lstEn~rBn

Col LITZENBE!\G Or,pt SHIELD~ M"Jor ww Mc.jcr' W.'l.RREN

.Lt GROSSMAN LtOol. :J.l.VIS Mnj or S.>WYER l"aj or hO.i>OH I-lc.J or P1JlliY

T.t>SK ORGi.JUZ;.TION: PERIOD Z? - .28 November 1950

STR1)NGTH

P.CT-7 ---u;Qoc. tod 1n Yudwn-n1) H&S Co lstBn. 1 7th Ivic..rines_ (Reln,f)

( l~•e dots) 3rdBn. 1 7th lvic.rines 3rdBn., llth M~r1nes (less dets)

(Loo'<ted 1il Hage.ru-r1) 2nd.Bn., 7th ll.(f1rines {less C.ets) 4.2 Mortar Co (less det.s) Antt-Tnnk Go (less dets)

(Located rt TA 4373N) "F 11 Co, 2ndBn., '7th Hnrines

(Re1nf) (Locc.ted nt Tl. 4175) 11 0 n Oo, ·ls tEn. , 7th J.inrinea

(less dets)

. N.ul1E

Col LITZENBERG

C r.cp t SHIELDS

LtCoi DAVIS LtGol HAMIS Mr.jor Pi\RRY.

Ltdol LOCKl/OOD Me.j or REIG!L>RD Major WAil,kEN

' ' ' 0 c.pt Bi.RBER

Ce1pt HORRIS

DECLASSIFIED


UNJ'f

ROT-7 2ndBn, 7th Marirg•:s_ -~

lstBn, 7th Marin~s , · • , J?rr-vBr:i, U. 8.- .. k~ .. (3J.et :--"S~f)

(R ein~,,J 3rdBn, llth Mabineo 3rdBn,· 7th Mai!inea . Det •. Radio Relar :ream

DECLASSIFIED

STRBN~H

,''ri·i; Qql LITZE!lBERG .;, !!i·'LtCol L.QdX1N.OQD

LtCol DAVIS LtGol ANDERSON'

.,·.

· ~uortne 8: d Due to the f-7-,ot tb.S:t ::;:~;:rsomrei re'c~;a_~·. were at YUDAJii.•Ili to .PI' Went tM1p capture ·bY tl;lc

enemy, personnf;jl str•eGg'Gh. ·atot1~1:i"ic.,B' ~re ·not shcnm in ·the above Task OrgC4'1.lz.a~.toris~ · ··, ·~ ,_, ·

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nm~;~oj'.\n fl. '·'""'r"'~, .. ~ ,. ~).!.,;1'11•.;; ,,.\{1,.\\.~.:.:-.,.~~J. r !fl-· . . l/,,.,~. "'"''·M•'•ii.~ .. ),,l-1:; i

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JO!lFIDENTIAL

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I

DECLASSIFIED

Dl.vision Operation Order 16-50, issued~ 8 Oct, directed e.n a:::sau\·G landing at WONSAN anC_ further- I'!IOVemen~ west townrc. )? IONC"YAliG o:> order, After thoroug\1 plan~ :1lng of tile orgrn~znt·icn for the lending, the shiptD·-shore -phase. rma the sCheme of mnneuver , Regi:nentCp0:::'f!.t~~..·):1Ll Order 7~~50 w;Rs published on 12 October. A chtmge lotD.f\ ordered b;r Divlsior: in the cssnult beo.oh, whtCh i<3qu1r·i::d- further planning on the pnrt of u.ssuul-t elementso During 1ihia time ROK forces Or',ptured t_he llOi:-IS.SU1 aren Onrl se!.zed PYONGY.LiliG. An udm1n1s_tro.tive lunding was then Ordered by Division, nnd on 22 Optober, Dl.v~slon apere.tioriul Plan 4-50 .wns pu'::ilished, ·w:'::lioh IEl.Ve EIJT.·-7 th-3 misSion of' occupying a sector between H.,HiCNG r.nd the ·.OHOSIH RESEH':OIR, c.nd' _estublishir.g rmd m1iin~C.infng outguc.rds n't tbr9e sepnra te pvoltlons wi th.1 n the eector·o Upon lc~nding~ · plo.:-mlr.-g 'to execute ·this mission W9.S continued until 28 October when Flvl.slon OperiJ.tionnl Order 18 .... 50 was published directing HOT-7 to !'elieve elements I RCK Corps fuld uC..vDJlce to t4e r~orth to CHOSE~ RESEhVOIR ar.C. CRAi'JGJIN_, prepe.r·ed for further n.d.ve..noes to north bor6.e1 of Koren.. In!tia.l ulann1:l.g did not cc-no1der the Chinese Oomr::unis:; FO:--ces entry into the wc..r, As a r.esul t moverr.vnt north _wc.spJ.,mineC. ch:tefly on the basis of annJy_s1s of' road. nuts nnd_ terr£-.in features fr_cn: :nc.p and n!jrJ..c.l. reconnF~iBsrnceJ. clirnutic vohdltions in. the regimennct zone of ·e.ction, t>..nO." ~~oh in tell~ igenc·~ as could be gathered on whc.t app~ared_ ·to ,be n beaten nnd l:'e.trec.ting ·enemy. Itr "!'1).8 krtown by 1 'November tha.t the CCF ll..".d entered the Kcren.t1 poli_oe . e.ction, but th<Jlr objectives ·nnd strength \'Jere not • yet dete!'mined; since no ohc.nge ir: orders from higher echc·lon res'-':ted in view of this informn,ntion, .RCT-7 cont~_nued to ott·onpt n ·rnp.td T.'loVe to the northern border. destroying tl).e enemy in zone. Until re.ceipt Uf Division Operr.tiond ::Jr<Oer 21'-50, the. regiment ndynn·ccd n.n6. plr.nned only . for further. 'r;_d~ranoes. to the north. Division Opcro.tio~nl Order 2•1- 50 reo!'iented the attack to the west. ·£L'1d Etsaigned h.CT-7 the mission cf' securing ~DiUt!_...:ur.r.n il:1portunt roo.d junction usod by tl:i.e enemy for· movec:.ent north, B.cuth east and west. It wc.s further impoo:-tnnt 1n that it wo~s :oc&ted or. the line seleo.ted by the enamy to protect tha enst flr.:.nk of fcrces oppJain'g the 8th .Arr::rj •. Division Operntionnl Order 24-50 also directed RCT-7 to protect the Di v1sior l~lSR f'rom B:i..NHUNG-NI to YUDil-ih-NI~ prepC!'ed to advance elc~ents west behind ROT-5 to protect the.D1v1s1or. ~iSR to· N...I<&.-Rr, This was part of a plan to. cut off the Chlnose line·s o-: supply _r. .. nd evucuutlon through YU:J<.i·i-NI, c.nd a further plon to cut enemy lines of' ocmtoun.icr.ticn in l'r ·n·• of EUSAK tl:er£by relieving the pressure on the.t :rront in conjunct'ion with n EUS.hK offensive c.lmeC. tlt destroying the enemy. When the Chinese ettccked our f,,rcee ut YUD»M-ln wHh nume!'icc..lly superior 1'orcos nnd when the enemy couritorof:te:-Jsive cuused EU&--K to withdraw, it wns no' loilger nec'dssnry to pl.1. .. n fer further ncrthwr;r'd or west~c.rd

DECLASSIFIED


ooverr.ent. Plnnnlng w~s begun 1r. coo.rdinAtlcm w1 th RUT-5 to redepl0y the ROT ta the Hlil'GNAM ar%. This plr,nr:ing took form on Joint (RC1'--5·-P,CT-7) Operntlon Ordcro 1--50 nnd 2-50 for th0 rr.ovc froin YUD.:U.T-· NI to HhGMU-RI. Plo.nning wr.s continued. nt H.h.GAR.URI1 for tht: move tJ open tho Divlsion J:.lSR from HhG.h....ltC-RI to XOTO--:"U, nnc1 _ :at.-KOTO~-R~- plc.ns·..,.,ere ir.:.de for the f1nc;.l J?ho.se-. -p.f'_ ·-ttl~.\ ni.oY~t7-Jn'ep.t south to ths bottom of the p~ss c:nd thonoe to l!Al'il!UllG.

h·. /ntelllgenco PlC!.Uning,

Er.route from INCHON. KOI1F'...6. to \/Ol~&l.H, KOE.EA, nboc.rd the USS 1-::ENRICO, "the s~-2 section oolJ.bcted Str.c.tegio Ent~·ineer fltuG1ee: o:':' Roads, Rnilro£;.d6, Porto a.nd Terrain as_ well ns Ai>i8 l~50,000 o.nd 1: 250,000 mcps of the rm1te WO?JSr..N-J.:>YONGY.tl.NG, KoREA • .6-eriul photoe:-rnphs of the WONSJUJ ..... PYONGY.-·~NG r.nD.dwny were air dropped and studies of th0 rocds bridges, terrc:~in f'nd objective e:ren wc~e o.nde .. Supl1le:::~entr.l to tht:>se d.:.tc. were Divis!.on und X Corps P~riodic-rntelll~ence heports ~~d Bu:letins which we;re receiveli dL:.ily. ..inr.ex Bt..ksr to R.OT-7 Operution Ordar '?·::.·bO witl:. Counterir:telligonco nnd Astronor,Jioe.l cppendlces we:re prepo.r~...CI. o.t this tliile <?,board the USS l-iEiffiiC04

With the c01onge of cbjective the S.-2 Section in:mediLotely directed their efforts towc.rd colleoti:l~; infornuti0n c:1f the en0my, terralr.. nnd wenther nlong the WONt:liJ>i-H~NiiUHr~OHOSIN 1-GSFJtVOii:l axis. New mnps, photos and studic:s were Obtrdned r.s well •-• Division and X Corps Periodic Ir:telligence Reports and Bullotins. Liaison between the ROK 26th Re~lment and hCT·-7 was established.

Upcn relief of' t_he f',.OK 26th Regimeni and in subsequent contacts with the enemy intelligence produced in the field. folJ.,owed ~tar:.dard pr·6s-· cribed procedures 1 i&e, the r.cl'mnl flow of in-· formation of the enemy frrrlt, highE:r echelons o.nd from units contact supplemer:ttd by Intorrot:'A.tion .md T:ranslctor Teams, CIC l'er.JIJs 1 ~erial J?hoto-fY"nphsJ Line Or()ssers, .8.1r o.nd il.rtillery Li:;.ison Qff'lcers nt t~w Supporting Ju>rns Genter (3..(·~0).

The Trv.nsln.tor und Interr(lgtJ.t('lr Ter.rn., Consistine: of two enlisted und one civili~"Ln Ko~er:..nC~ir.esc-En~l~sh sp~akin£ interpreters proved to b<J of lnostlr;,r,blu vulue. This teWr. provhled ccrnplet0, timely nnd uccuro.t..:- order of bc~ttl0 lnforms..tJ.(\n concer;,.ing the str~ngth, · compoettion, "doplnyment, tuctl:.::e 1 we ...... pona enG. supply· of the Ohir.ese Ooromunist Forces opposing RGT-7.

While tho g;r"cr..ter p0rtion c.f .tnf'orr:~<t.:ti'iJn conc0rnine_ the enemy was obtulned ·-.y this tcQJil from P0'\¥1 8 1 conslUeruble c.ddi.tion!a· informr.tion wns vclur.tet:red by North Korern Nr'tionnls whc reported &.s promptly nnd us nccur2tely. as they cculu., t;~r:.e~ny strc:ngth t.JovcmGnt c..nd c-.ctiv1..t1cs, c.t _!~ .... :_:: .. ~~-~.~}~rL.~!:~~nt C.iGtu.no0e frco thei:r f.::"rme r\nd

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DECLASSIFIED


1 ' ....... ...., • ....,.,~ ..... ~

1 nnGnil~~n .r~ ~·~r;~~:~·;:nr~rn 1 •.~b~t.< \JI;;{)tS,'.i-U'~;~~--;\ Jil~_.-1~·': '...QQ[LlJlf~.of __ , __ -

villugco to perf:::rm thla service. Crc.ptured documents. while of' consid~1·able volume, pror:ucod .:1ttlc tactical ini'ormnn tlcm ..

A O:LG •ream) cons:'LstJ.ng of one oft.'1ce:-o. o~z enllste0 end or:e KtH'enn N:1tionul, p:-ocessed the civilicns of' the Dtl.r::v y illr..gf! a [;_C/J., 7· paascd tlu'0ugh as well ns :ref\tt"Sf:<J ':1 r.··'"':.seinc tbr.lllgh front: l.ine po_sl t.J..ons, In mcny :._JJ s":'r.nues vc• .. i u0..t:Le t.~.cticc.l 1nforrrut1an WF.-c··

vbtnin~c:. .fTon::: ~hose SO'clrces,

.:-~e:r·tr~l l)h'JtO[.r'lphs, thoUgh seldor!! received in time to be?. of V<;JUt2, 1·l6r<J u.sed. ctlie:C~-Y t~1l'· terrc.J.n rnd rocd 8tl...i.di;:>S end ·Gu suppl<?WJ<:mt the 6ft1me inr.ccurnt~ ~~.--50, 0(.10 .)·f'::"'~.c lc'~.l bnttle onpo. -.h.erir:tl phvt.)~::rcpl!~.c intfJ}.'r;r~tc .. th.ms r,wre norr:.o.lly per!~orrned c.t D1.~~-.ts.;,.0n leYel" ~-1 lwse perforrc:ed nt Regir:1entr.1 level 't.'lre l.~m.;,t;cd by late Qclive;ry of the p:'1otogro.phS1 insuffi:...~.t:r:t light and \\'or.kint sp~ce uncl t.hJ tlt::e eler~,ent ~nvolved..

Volu.!1'~6or North Korean Nutionc..ls, employed. by the Kcre::..n :...1r.1son jfflc€' (KLO agents) _wure occt:.sionnlly c.ssigned to hC'i' 7 ns line cros~ers., ~ll1ile ncny of t:"lese individunls·were c.ssigned r::issions n.nd succ0ssf1•!J.ly :f'!L!.Ssed nncl retl.tl"ned throUf:'h enemy llnos tht?lr incxp: rience r ... "'ld luck of trulning_ soon becwne eviC.er.t. The informc:.tion received frt'"lm these sources wus ~ndoubtedly nccurnte in· most c~see b~t of such n nt:tture :::.s to be of.little or no militu.ry v&.lue. Then, too, the ever pr·esent ooncerr~ over these persons1 lo;n:.ltics r:w.dz neccsscry u consistently lov: credibility evcluction of the inforn:c;.ti(Im g&thered.

It is lnterestlnc to note thnt North Koree.n citizens, returnin~ citizens o.nr'. re:fug-ees pr.sslng throuf:dl enemy line.41, were by fn.r n. more fr1J.i tj'ul, reliLiblB c.nd n.ccurr..te source of lnform£Lt.:.on concerning the enemy, hls nctivity 11nC. movements~ Some difficulty thourrh, wc..s c:-cper:.enceli determir •. ing numbers or strene-th of tnemy unlts ·from <uhese eources but extensive in~ ter:rog:.tions wJu.:..D soon develop pc.tterns nnd nverr~gcs of streng t.t un<l locr~tions.

The most tir.wly and accurate information uhout the enemy wus rcceivE:·d. froi!l the BUpDor·til)(: _f.l.rM.s Genter (SAC). Dir. c,; line cuBmunicLtl.on faciJ.ltntecl the r&pic:!. flow of lnfvrrnntl('n frc:.m the il.ir and i .. t'tlllery Licison Officers, loc.-~ted ct SAC, thl.;l S-3 o.nd S--2 Section~. ~nf'ormr..tion of nny portion of the front line c.nd. of the er.::crr.y coulC be obtr:in..:G. in n mutter of rainntcs from forward cboel .. v.ers (For s) f'nd. f'rom r.erlul obser·v.era tl:roui:Sh the Supr:.o.rt1n£~ .dl"J:ts Center.

While much vnluo.ble lntelllfiflnce wr.s received, nevertheless, seper.:-~.tion by §Tent Cist.::.nces wit!'. the ut"'ue::1Cnnt corr.mur::Lc:~tion clif.fiou}.ties, 11..7!tted the fl>Ji'•' of' ..:.;i?ormntion between hic;·hc-r and adjc..ce:It echelons.

DECLASSIFIED

' ....


'1".::-<J.:~:~.r~'% ~-,t..:;:::.l•<; ·:;D::o ·pe:.:'i:i\1. :.2 ;)ut,J'ber t,., -~~6 Q•.;.i;ol•81' :.950 w& • .; (;± n~-~.::t;Bi·..,y :.. ... ~c-.rJ.,~t -~d d:·J.6 l~::t 'i.b.e J:~c·t i~h;~/ the regi.ment

wv..s ~f::.-.. a~.. :r-:&~.1 m0.nt.z..: .. 1~~·;;.i.1:\n5 H~L.toru.n-h.nr 1!---JO d~.:cE::c.\e-1. tt.a~ whlmr;'vG(' p:.Js8l'!.J';8_ h·~t-"N'den ;.;pr~::·::tt.ions af:lb•re. B!:U. d.u:..~i'::lg

-ce:ci0de r~r .-11:.-t~---~:,. '..;:~o.):-J.< -;,..:1~.1:- :;o)ITt~ldBc.e wouJ..d. conduct i.re.i::t

i~g ~~d i:H"l.:>:JV~-~vns ·:, J :::o.~.n tf~~.n 0om'Ua:~ eff~.c::.en~y.. 1'rcd.ning '\l.'atJ :;a-·rltd: ,)Ut <-J.-)e<.r.cL :;-hlp ~nd :::.vve:r€0., in add.:\t.~r,n -;o a

n~viev.: c.f ;:.u"ITI'r.at . .-8-:;q-_,m: :'.Damsd. d.':l:.:ing the !NCHON--0001

dampe.:l.~·n "lo!-16 fl~:-~ OW'.nf; !;·•.-:."'v~f.l.,./~1.'!~ llv:nsnc/..atm.~~;J and funo·b:f.on:tng cf ·wl.lF-J..l'~·n2,. '...Ln:tt "Ga. ... ~l(,f', l:"·.~z.::dt a1'ld hyg1t'lne in ·tho f~·.ald,

brief:inss un ·:,na \lrn.1 c,:~ ~~'LEJ..l .. ~On: h';U.!d.\,:~ng uf PO',rt s s,..."1d· fo::.·eign

r..at:(c:n2.1.s :J.n uc=cu:p.\od ts_."'ri:.;c;.-y~ llvi.ng _and f1ght.in:.1," ln 0old weatha-:..~ \care of feet), guer.rL ... J.a WB..!'fe:te, and. ~.";ambat in t~wns.

Phydcal t:onld.tLnin.-:: vw .. s r...ortt:i.uued e·:; i~t'JfTS.AlT "'.:iy oarc.heF.' a...'1d

field exe:r·dses ~~.n -~he i1J.~~ls nearby~ Th:..o .i.i.mHe-:L t:cai:r ... ing

was adequate b8~<J.uSE· the :.c~lmen·r. ba.d. alreaO.';/ :ce:3.chcd a. h1,-;h

da?ree of contat effl~:.enc:r~ ha:lfing jt\nt ffJ'T!llet.!)d a ('8.'lJ9a1gn

withou·~ ex.c.esshre lczs.es :~n r~en atd. 8<!1L~-cme~lt.. ti·:•g.tmer..t:aJ.

Train:Ir..e; Y.er'.crandum 5- ·50 'rl&.f; ~.1:1r-:uod l~ -NO>"eml.l!.;!!' ~L9j0 emphaeizing

the neGGssl-t;y :fvr coli!. w~s."Ulb:.:-- ;.r~d.o-:rt-:::lnativn to min:~m:t~-..j

caau.H-:'i.t:~.et~ :..~esul.tine :t'l:-;rn :f.!-;)sr.·t.ite and ·~rcrcf;h f·J:Jt,, Du:d.:l.S:

the r.rl.0_dlc o-r }.Tu\l'ei'lber, eaoh Jvmpany ·nad. a eiJ.:l:r·t vcdod of

indoc.trtnaUcn on cold "\-l-eather~ by a. tea..'JI of :\.natr-.J.ctJ:rs fro:-::1 Division Headq_uarters.

DECL<\SSIFIED

.··~

f


· _?tn:·'l:·~-1. enP:•:"Bd :f:cn1r:. 2 Oct0b?r 1950 tn_ 15

.. Deoe;,1ner l.DGG. ' . .

en 8 O'J·;,;, ~ci< -J.£;50 tbe hegLnenta.-L :r:mbarka.ti<>n

Off~ ..;e:o: ::'EI,t.·''r·tr.<i ~:0 l)lv ieL""lfl [<:,nba:. ka~.V·n Off.~_,;e

"cP t.'f-l:~.-.l.~f= :;..;·d'.'J.."'!.;il~-tt~"'.:. l"'.:l··~ut111aG.ing the. 7t.~l.

l'Ji.n.: .'· .;es fo'•t' 1,!:,~ \·;:,:-n3A.N O'J!:-;;:~'at.if"1Ho On 4 Qr,i;o•ber ·

aJ l ~·-J::.t>a~L:.::rt.it..,t.l. ·:..1:-Li or:rs n::--.ru u.nlts nf' t.r .. e l:.C7

re}.· --l~,;G~: t;n Di•,• 1.-.:'i <'E .h:ctar.:u.ltinn Oi"f.iCo tn yla:n.

f r-r ·;:; r.E. :f ,·,rt..b.f><''l,'i~.H£ (1f!o:-'l· g_"<~:·n, I.r>ad 1ng plar~5

~-r(-7r':- ,-.· 1 •:t·)1t:'~_::-:·l ,·,:1 8 -:.~L-l;r•be.:.~, 195(; ;f\·,r 0....1 B.ssB.ult

· lc--.cc.l U.-f3. .. · al.l elitpa w-~ ... --o tc be Of"tthat; l\'laded ... RC'.C-

7 ( }!',r,··~Jd' h. a t;.n;_,· C'r!'· ,-. ~; .OUG) v-rus assigned tbe !.'Pllf"\>;i

ing a r,:i vs frrr t.C.e. ~~-1 t:

US~ IEN'.t-'liC.c ( A~-f.·-·"':±:5) U~-S PX\:~:.~~1-:'J;Y- (AF!\ •.. 8~~-)

US-'3 ~·:vlOI).S';'vG.K (C•l·;.L/ T .. ~·:u: 629· t:here:1 n OAnt'ained

~;;!,"r:l c,l·:·r: D<)t} ~~·(j_:,.;,:i.p!l16U t)

US'3 L'-1T 8C'2 ·' -3~-~:::, 8~1:1 _," l:-J·/3, l.:>.r:-1

SCA1TAP L3'l' _Q,0::...), -.~.{·:.a~ '.i,t)-t3 1 Q.082. 1 g,ogo

Sta~:::\..,_!g Q~"'[!':merweCl 10 O•;t;.>ber :_g;ji'!; muoh

diff.\.(.;1.\Jty was <:~;·~~~~·uf.lt€:"'·ryd d.nt? tt• the l!.r~~::..ted

ar-~c.tS~ Ln and &r-''..~:.~.d IN\·;n:oN~ '/e}-,i_r_.l __ .._,s :f'r,::l the ?th

1-h>-•L· Tr·;;~..ll8:fi~\rt. Ba.'i ra·u.~r~ •. lsi: TaLi: J:ia·~·c.:;:·L:I..r•_:,, and

0i~r1 .H.;;,-~t'~..:-1 _\_.-n .ll~;l.'!. -~~-~·.r-:: <:eS ':1J'O::re Wb.t.(·.rpl'Olt<f'c.d ar.d

s·::.a-::c.J in t.!:"~s-lt- <n'<itl a.-::- ea.:::: nJ.'J. c1t.':·t~:."' ·v .::h.L<.:.! 1';8

bel(·-.-:~3:~ .. ~~g t•' Jl.":u1;:.!."~.:;:.t.t.;il i'~-~-~:·)'-"P DUH \>/ere \"'a'te1~~r,...,..,fed

a:;-d St·:::.<:';Sd lil ~b.l;'l ;i-'t.f:', 'tviG..rJ.r;.e.c:r a:r~a~ L··aa,.~,•g vnm-

m.;,r'.c:-~c. J2 OctnbBr~ 8:! . .-~i.le all L3:;' 0 s we:··e u·~,ed. t"

e.:,._,_·GtJ.~ vchiol.,:,s and Lb..'.rb·n tn nt.!"ler e.hl'_JG in the

ha~ ":Jnr .· they -..iere nnt ava:'l..l..f,'JJe ,._..,r '1Pft~lng m1tal

1~~ Cctn'0bl"Q .All tr0Pl.JS \'l~re emhatked aa St•fi'C- ao

th3 s ~-~ 1-'3 r.rer· e 1'€ ady t,_:. --r.::(· e _b-~ ~-ai."g•' anfl pE:r'S·•nnel.

1\l2. VYL'' s N'r,11-leted lnadl.~Jg. at 0?·:·0 1 15 uct..-··be!/ 1050

and. sa',_~_sd in v•~nv···y f:t~".:ll .~:NU.&uN at 0800.. l'he LSU ·l. " ..

C~"'rr,p.leted Jl)&.d.1 rJ.g Shr-.re Par:~y- hea--:ry equ~.p~en+..; by

Of-;c;;-; ·6.!-,d d.f.'}''--C.,":.Gfl b:"l<:H:;h~ ~'(he k •. P .. 11]?Ai s were cn:n-

yle'!..el.y J.0ud.E;.:r by 1000,_ 15 ~Yl:-t;•b.::T :.t.950. ~Che

Rc.g....r:1cn\,al Zm'h~;;.rkatj_0.n Cr·nt:lrl V:f"fiue clnsed as~1.rre

at lOJ.5, T~·.e Al1 A1 s and ~3D sailed .t'rnm INCHON ,...n

16 Octr..,Ger '195C~

Enr·,ute frrn INOHUN ~- KOHEA t0 1.!J'ON3.AN, KUHEAJ the

l<.:.n1nng '"<~.B r::.hane:ed ~·rnm ass.'3.l.l.;.t tn admJ.;:nstrative.

Pr.ir-~~1_ t;y fn:.: ,_.,~; ·_: :·.p::;.'J.l.Jg .was .. gi\ren tr- 1st :PL·~re Party

De-.tt.si.1. •r: lt:1d. r·1.J~f<t' .D.t•;is:ir•n ~e~vi•.;e Ur.'~ i:,.s, and

t.'1.e pei'6<•i.'\i1.el emll';:ti'.k.Ed_ t'D L:-:IJ:. d. .L'ue t,·, WEia'l;her,

r.t .. 'lE!P ~-ei'S'<'.:lel rllmained ab··a~d until ~;b~ arrar.gc-

ments were r:1ade ash('lre :lr•r blllet:"-ng. ·

l:nlr-ad:l.ng crntlnu.ed 0n a 24 h0ur basis. Persnn~

nel \\t;r·a sen.:: t(' assem'bly areas <:iS unlnac'led ·tn

aweJ.\, t:.:•g;ls:J!r-r·ta·t.tn~ tf'\ th~ biv~"'·J.ac erP-a,.. Vehic::.es

were unl.··-a0.d6. ·as· s".-'TI as the LS'l' be.scr-.. ec. 0r as

land .. ":..;Jg ::.ra.fi, "tv ere avail~iJle.. Un.'t t vem.c1e a~eembl~·

areas 1-;m:·e rJ atd.bl1Shtl~ anJ. the Y<.1-hj,olee were assem

bled and sent ir. crnv0y t('\ th~ 1lvr•lHi.0 ar·ua. These

DECLASSIFIED


•• '• -- - ••- -·-·•• - v-•••- '' ,;,

vehicles 1o1ere unl,..,.1'1ded Rnd returhed · t,., the bi3."!Ch

e!'e~. fnr pers,...nnel anCl cargr.. Cergn ·was unl;.c..ded

int" '3hnre Party dur.1ps anci _s.)grf-€;'-9.'1:;cd by unl tb ?;.end

SP.nt · t,., the biv~"'Uae .r•re~-'l. ~~his 8,~~·.:-egSLTil·n c ..... r.ti~1-

ued until 01 Oct;.be:L' 19S-~l, a:r. vn1.t_cr~ tim,: E'.P:r"xim:ltc

ly 70 percent nf dl8.sS II i t(Haf::.. w,;r.~ .recwv eraQ~ A],l

rther cle.sses ,.,f supplia~ b~.J. 1Jeet1 turndd in_tn lst

Sh,..re P!'l.rty Battalinn d11r.1p :-(~r relssue t_n. unii;t-.

nn the night nf 10 Dec..;.mber 1S50, th;:;- Hdgimc::n.tal,

Emb.<'rkat1'"'n Uffice:- re_pr''l't;tJQ hJ t.:;)l,~J,.lb ...... ne tn 1

Dlvisi.-..n Embf'l"k!"tinn Oft':l.oer and la,-.:rrieri ... that the

Reglml'!nt "''i th certain att5.ch0d un.;it-s lNr··uld emb:tr'k

.,_ .. 8.s S~"'"n .1s pract.i..n3ble ab0f:.rCI. t'ht» U.3~N S. GJnora:..

Sultan. Duet"' thtl lL1ited tiri16 avap.abJ.u, nn

wr1 tten plane l,;erd· mactc. T.n~ :::tvtfe-:1 r'\p_ Er:1b1:i.."t'kcti;lnn

order w.ots r~:mciv2d nt .:.Oau, ll Dtl<_.ambG:.t'. ·._lS~o ..

,StAgtng f1f vehiclL~S c..nd 8qu.ii)G1.Gnt _cn,:,Jm~r.~ed at 1200

.-.n verbal nrdcro. All tht~ r~gi.J.lGOtr ~ vehicl0~ '",'..;rtJ

tf"" be nr~t;anizs.ti~"'nslly lr8d3d abnard the UNTVl\ :,·

VICTORY, Due to the n~1t~re of the outlPading, th.o

Regiment?l Embarkati"n Offiver lna.cit'ld ~"'~r;ly P::--'rs,..nnel; . ,,

the Regicental SUlJply .... _,na Qrdnaw,e t'ffiL>ecrrs .._('aQ.ed

all cC~rff~"'• Vehicles were Uisy-e.tc 1,1.;d by unft thr,.,.ugh....,ut the night 0f 1 l Decel:lbt:r 1960 ·.ar4~1 lo'T<are

oll aboOII'd the UNII\ll VICTORY by 1000, 12 Dece;;ober 1950. . •

Pers,.,nnel C'"'::u;:tenocd· embarkat10n, using LSU r a as.

lighterage, et l.J:GO "il lJ D3C8fltber, 1S:50 ar~d C"fl

tinued ~mtil 1500 the f,.,llQI>~ing day at "'hich time

apprnximately ~100 trnops·werc nb0ard. Tw~lve (12) jP.eps and trailers ~...rere ~naded nn the U . .-S.IfoS.

G~neral .Sultan. A-2.1 b~lk oa:rg;0 1 1hcluding ol0thes

fnr ell units, was lna:1 ed (lfi tf.1e U, S. N 4 S. G.enernl

-Sulton by 1800 nn 12 Dece~,bar, 1951. Tlllf "\'t- ' · lf"'aflin~ was c,..,nfused 9.nfl_ 81sf"rgan1zed clue tr"> the

nature r.f the ("lperstinns, ~rhere speed was G9s.antial,

and the heter~"'~genc:nus Y.JiJtture ,..,f units. N"' t.rritten

p!.ans _tV ;re made, 9.ll nrders. t',...r ll"'lad~·ng· T.re::::-e verbal,

and all planning had been a.·~""ne nn the D~visi.-.n

~--·level. The U.S.N.S. Gcnoi>al Sultan .did nnt have

suf'fioient cRrgn spp,o~ ,..,r i:;!Xper1cno~d orrrgn hr-,ndl~rs

and, sa every man Cr:Jbe-rll:ed ··was e0 exh~ust...::d ·.::!hy91-1

oally from previous hardships, the~ auppli"s end·

equipment ll"{.:?re nnt hRndl-cd pr~'"~perly. ~his rcsu::.tl]d

in. a re::tssnrt;ment m1d s,;gr~a-atlnn rof a.ll n:3.rg0 that

was lo'lded tnpslile >rhlle the shlp was underway.. The

U,S.N,'3, .General '3ulta~ and tht: UNluN VIC'l'ul:\Y arrived PUSAN·~ KO:=\EA at 1000, lJ J.JecemberJ 1950~

All pers...,nr:el except l/7 w~rfd lnaded frf'r.l tho:J

U.S,N,S. Gsneral ::.ultan and PeembarkoC. (IU ~ ... L:3TI a

anr-1 an LSD f,..,r transpnrtati"n t0 MASAi.\! 1 KUREA,

carg~'"~ was unlnaded t0 an LSl alnngoide and 00ntinu0d until 1800, l.J: Deoer~1ber, 1950. All re.c-ichn1ng persl"'nnel

embE!rked ab"ard the Ls·:r Md sa11ed f"'r l'1.ASAN, -KoREA

at 2000, The ve-hfo1es were un10aded fi'0IO the UNIJN

VICTORY by 2000 1 13 Dcceuibar, 1950 and were 'taken

in C!"OVny by the :-tegimental 'l1lntnr Trane_.Jf'I't_ officer

t" MA3AN, KOH"SA by r,..,adJ ~rriving at .rcgimento.l

bivnuao area at 1500, 15 D~Jcdi.:be~, 1950, As L3T: s

beach0il. ~t EASAN, KO~EA, tr;...~">.P~ an.d carg"' were

sent by truck tr th'e regimental bivnuao area .. -;

DECLASSIFIED

-·-..-.,/


a. Move to l•l'onBfln. 'liJlemantE: of th12 regirnont began et:Jbarkatio:r. and loading at TI-JCHON', KC~O. en 12 Octobor l950, uuon tho com"::lction 0f the INQEON~S"lJUL Campaign.

Loading was accomplishad without inci~ent and the l:lOV<3ment was underway by 0800 15 Octobor 19f:i0 when the LST convoy de-oarted. The APJ\.' s dooarted llWF-ON on 17 October 1~50. Mcvc!"lunt to Tllt)NSAN was Witho-q.t- incident, but becauSe .of the n1;3:c~ssity for extensiv0 mineewoc."'Pino; ope:ratiou1il d(;.lbarka.tion was d0layud until 27 October 1950.

All Ghips wera ~mbat loadod, however, duo to tho early capture of ~-'l:)NS..\l\1 by BDK units ashore, the la&ding was cha.n5cd fr0:o. assault to administrative. In view of" this 1 edv.:wcu billetin~ details ware flcwn to the objective a.roa to arrar.Lg:e for assembly arof'.s and. other a.d.ministrativc details.

b_ Move to ?,A.MEUNO. An e.dva"YJ.ce party left "~M:n:SA..~ for the HAMHT..JNG area 27 October 1950 to reconnc: iter an o!:!-S~embly a:r·ea. All units of the RC'l' except the }rd Bat tali::m began the :JOV6-

oent late the afternoon of 30 Octol:::ar 1950 and clc·sed tho HAMHUNG uroa e:p'Proximatcly 03C0, 31 Octnbcr 1950. Tho:.: 3rd Battalion r.1oved by railroad on 31 October 1950 to join thG rest of the POT~ The Move to F.AMHf_'l!.fG :..ras without incident.

c. Move to s.t..lol'nA..l,T(l-.~TI~ The move frcm '!".Al·IHUN:;. to SAJIIDlll"G-1-TI 'lolas accor:mlh;bod 1 November 1950 by op.uttlini; ·paroonn~l in !':10tcl.'" con·-roy. ~'he 11.01' rnovod iuto an assembly area :tn !_)rGparartion for eff'eotin.;; a relief of the 26th "RRK regiment tho followir.E: dey. The movo waG made tdt'b.out inoider.t,

11-RR

DECLASSIFIED


'-'

DECLASSIFIED

~e::·i(n-1 g oc·tv-~c~· to ?.5 Oc..t•Jl:"lc:n· ..:. RCT--··/ er.Jl·arked on 12 v· oc·tu·i;;;?'8i~ r~::-6;;jr-.t~~~::w;;;r;·~- TP.-t-he transpor~ area F.t. wmrsAiJ on the a:f'~o:..·nv· . .HL of· 25 !Jctc:oe:.::'~

Porioci -C~6 Cr:•.;v"her --~ The _rer.:imcr.Lt comtmH.ed doharkat5.on in f'..l1 n;;;F,'TF-z~':JiT.~~~~;::;~-~n:-: Oil tho :-l.Crnin;; .of z(:; Octu"!<-t:::?' -1.950 (·'l i;tJ.(': ~:)03-C':h r::l-:.,d. oJ.f '·'Q~fSAJ)T alrf:.cld, ar.d r:'!CV6d t0 9.!1 fl.SS(;IT!bly

.:~;.·ca no .. ·t-h ,,f 1C.}L3~T. Tho R.o;;:~ncnijFll 0? was located- at St. Ecne::l:".c'l:; s l•1onnl'. tu)'.'y. at TA 59391\r,

;::~~=-~~~_;l_i1. .. 9.!-"J:.9.}~- k1 advance p~·..rty p1·.;~cocdcd to ii.AHlrJ!m "'Cc l<l~--;£-t;,.c e.r..d cet?:..b.:iH~ a f():t·we.r·d ~onmd . .'1d r>os·~ tmd blv•Juac ai:'ea., D~ .... :'.::.ion ·1-pc~o..t,:t.~n ?la.n l.~ ·50 CLL:·actvd ·RC'I--·7 to ~:l'.:vo to or. e,r08. l!rF th of" }!LI-.fi.FJN[} a;.'l .:<f"l~m r.~ ·SUlJ":J J.y and t _,~an:.;p') :::::a t;ion cond'.~ ~.'.)nr> T;~.:>.Cf<:i~t..:i, ·to. p~ov'>.d.e ~-c;;ur't.Ly ftlr nO·-er ·instal-. la"L:;.c-.• ·~~· Jn H.,:.:;·l[r.IJ~TG~r...::-:c,.sn:<· B.GsCJ'I.'·o1.r -~ .. Fl;fS~.J -Re8.or-v:o.?.:t aroa by rel:i..cv·in~; e"i.t'lmcnte 1):f I B.OK &.111~3",. 1 ·ltu;-;j,mva~aJ O_c.oratior: Order 9-~50 ·tif:.G iARUO<l. ·to c:ax·~:y .. :;u,t ·~)!:is mi~sl1)Uu ·unJnad:'..ng c.f por·ser:.n.:Jl1 · su:p'J~ . .i~e and. eq_u.:'.pm~nt- conL.ir.rueJ. a.t 1.~0F:tll~· or. a 2~ b..our basis~

£_c_7f.i9.9: .. 2~_9 .. .9~Q}L~.~ • .JL.Qs:to~~ ·'"' The J.st l•1T BD.ttalion was 1'1·~\:<':,r::hod ':8 B.l/I'~-'( r,o ff.l.i:.i\~.l:at·~ moYemcmt" ;;o ·:rll.M:!.01W •. On 2'-l \,L:;·i·.u·be:::·, J./I P.10v•::d ·~y t.~"uck ·,~v "1P-~~H'U~.,.G. On 30 .Oc"',jobor 1UJ'~L7 i:1e~s 3/r) rrcved vuC oy r:":LliiJ:...• iK•n\r.:l·.:r·to nro-dGsi~atod ,/ ar:;cr:ib:ly n::.'c'HC'. 1r. thn H!\MBlf}."~",':J. R.-r·D3. 1 followed i..he ne.xt day ly t:t.c 3:d ~''ni."La.licn t<~hi:..:>1 m.J·\~ed "Jy" re..il, C-:ld weat:"1Gr r;l,:.G,hin?. was issu.c(L u:ri0r ·Go ·:;he devaT""Gn:::o f:c•.)m '•'O~is.Alif, Inasmucl: as t'!":.:s ·~·l:l.:;it:IC~tt ·was not :ln cM:"!J-ac"i.; t<dth the or.u\!IJ-", a::..l btol~ li.:tcr.c:e in.~·o~r:tA.'ti:'Lon w~s l!;&tborcd ·i;hrcu.eh X Corps ~eriod.lo "L:;:tell:!.,:;cncc SWr.::u::n·:\cs, 1 HJK Cbr9s r(;l'!')c;rr.s, ru:d civilian r<m0rts.~

Pe.ricC. 1 NO"irc.:::-Jber- n.ee;imcntu.l opor1Hion Order· ll'l-5C,· 1)Ublis.tu::d ~t O··"CO, d.iror;.tin•: _unHs of RC'l'-7 to (oCcupy assenb".Ly- areas ii.t the vicinitY of SMTGDAl-"~1-TI (Ti~ 6235). B:=tttnlions 11J'ere ·d:t~c~ted .to· so:-~.d ua·[;1:-cls t·:; flallks .s.s A.

socurit;; ·inoasu-.~G P..nd the lst Ba~tS.lion ·~.,as o:i-dCJ.~cd to establish liaisrm with PDKI s and reCnnL()Hcr o.rea ir;, uri:ip,<"~~r;ation f~r effod:tn~:; 1·olief ~f ~ha'.,. u.."'l.it. :t\o;?;inontal Op.G~a:~ion.-O'r:dcr 11-50, iss·'.l.ed at 20or~ •. ·d~:rected :t:•o::.~.of 6f o::..omeni;..s_')f· I Il.OD-Go:rps alo:.-&: : .. !A~:?IDN~Ci-msnr.Ro.sGrv')ir road~ an-.l ::-a.pid. advance to · resir.tcr_tal nbjrjc';:...ves AblQ., ]eko:r .'lil.C. Chc..t lie and. to D.:!,vision Cb;l•)divcs ·1 n.'1d.. 3 7-1:cepn>:<cd tor further aC·m.nc.o t·::l Nr.rth K.;l.~o.::'.l": bQ:nlc:.~, d.;st:.:0y~n«: cn1.:lal~~ :'..n zono, D:i.yi-:;:l.on :RecGn .eo. c.v::.~chcd, >vaS o1·dort.'d. to movG to 'l'A L:<~3X ·~·J "9rr"wiG.o sac.-urity rm "RC'i"--7. :.()n fJm.k~ "l/7 ....-as --::nlo:r:cd. t:) r.:mrq at 0107301 from }itU<~:I.i'NJ. asso::~b:..~r &.l'C[L "i;.,) .. C.cfcns:i.ve uos'iti· ns ln as(;lernb]y arua t-·1 U·-e rl.."lar- of fd.8nily f.Jrcos at TA !:j,S:l~r~ noa:r MJ\.,JON--DCNG~ RLl'l'·7 bcg•·•n ~·.he fl.:..vP,nee nortn N4d. tb.u~ t? w<.:.s ostablisheC. at '2:, ~2:J_5P fc l' th8 r.il..;h-,; ~ ·

Po:~J.o(l. 2 !"!nvunl~~n·- Passage of 26~h T\CK l.i.nea '.<Tf'.S t;Jffcctod at o::;:·:J)O vd·~l'l -l.n-Battalion. in a.;.s~u.H. ?:eaincrit ·,.d~n:ll1cod a'JT.l:'!:'o:xAnatoly J.)OO ya:~.-ds ~y 1630, · ~orh6n TJ0s1t.:.0ns were cor..or.Hc'.ntcn fn-;- th~~ ni~·h'.;, >:.•it~ l.;?..d:1n.Q: c".:.cmcnts j"ust ·south f'>f SlJ'X:FIJ? . Tho ad.vnnC<J was r.lfl.de.a.:::;air_st rrv;dera:i;e l'~siste.nco, fr;r1'1ation bch=< J.st Ba"btn'l:.Qr. in t-ho e.af;a-u.lt With tho 2nd. Bntt~t.linn f\·~llc'"rin,:. 500 yhrds t'l i;hc rem•. ..!\,t 8.:oUroxil:l.ately 02::.7JJ the ls·~ :Bn:i:.tFllion CP roc:e.i.v€d. th::;;~<W roundS of hoav;;• cali0oJ.• P"l'"l'!'"tA.r fi:J.~e, resultlr.~ in three :rlC"llJ<.;rs ~)f the Bn G-2 Sccti-"r. boir..~ serinusly .,,...unrl.cd._ ·

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PiJriod __ J NDvember - ·'1'h_c on\3my e.t-backeC. the :eft flanks r.:1.11d. rc,;_r-; f il-<=;kQr-()-,ffiuany e1t O·lOO- r1n _) .N,lveml t:'~~ i'~•;/i 1:-y olJ-30 b::'th- t~1c ls~ an:l 2:'1cl :8.~.:,'!..-l.':.~.l"HR ·<~~~r'~ tHi"-~ ,"tssa:ul•-col. :.rnm all d.iroctiuno; wit-h hcr.c,-, _.;rul'i. .::·me, ,·p..::.i:owi->l-~.c- ....-~o.po:ls, wd.

_morta= fire. Twn LtiJi':::: ,ippr;nc:lic."L_I:hc l>ot- 3FJ.i,:,u.l:lon_ CF: one wit hdrC'>'! after b~ in.:. ""_, .t:'-'ld. -,1-:'0U. tO.:~ o L~c-n <~~l i,e Nri t;ne CP a:r'8a 'r!!cforu buiri.: ~-~1~·-'n (;:fF-·1.··; '1'1~-n.r:· -J:.o,~O{'ll£:':\ e;unG :.:n::l ).5~' rockets. It ro'j ::0-'' ~o '· tu_• :c.o-~ ~~.- 1HJ. :fire e:n-.l ,_ra.t:. J.;;..tGl" fo"Gnd rt.estroyr,;d. The 4, 2 v-·-::t~-:..r' J..Jil<j_)'"lll.Y \1.'8'? :;J8.T'!;.1·WJ;:.' Q"J"C:t'.~.lll. One mortar ,,ras luGt t-::J tllu ~_;n;._,f,lJ~ 'J'.h~: ·.;rwJJJ;i''':S·C.~acl: r~nnt. :.1c..e.rt duri~s the rlay. A b;<d~u al, J'A :~~~.l-ttt~fl ~i"c~ Ci.IY1HG"l ·b:J wBl:. t:~ntrenct.ud Gne!ny ;::.;,~'tm<.;.;~vJ oi.. ~~o:m.':•1:'.;,- ~~rcne;th .. Cl.".G~,·:.ng .·~ho MSR anci_ nccessitai;;_n.r;: m~.· ;_~:.!.. (L;:-o-p. i:0 '.;hEc l;;t ;]f,t"l;:tlbn~ Thia st~on,;::: ·pcint w<:J.s e].:u~-:nr.~e\1.. ·:)y '"';;.: ~r~d e:i.GJJU~-;nC_~l ,d the 2r..d

:Bn and A/T Corrmiluy, s~"('r...:·:-_cl.t>d ·:J_y m:;>·.·e·_~'1~7-of tha t?.e~Y.'t'l ,;_,_ ~-t a!Jpraximntely ~6lll,, liu.~.r~<;:n·•, ·:;("lr.t5.nuo:1 f\&~.t.:t .. lJ,tng· f'l?!<omy :Lr:_ ,... ZC)ne. -gtsti.mAte~. cne:ny k'~.ll~rl ir.. ·~s-lo :!:-a ..-::,...·n-~ .-tu:J,:"i:p,f; .lr:w W.8-8 6o2.

Perinrl.. 4 }IT'1YGmb~r -· :l.st B_a;,tl't.~ inr: '.nnrtu:::tti,-l_ v-~~:r:<~.n:ln~ of l'out;-t,;--Sr_fr"Xl}TG-a't--'.:-:~y'bJ.~.,a.h.._, llf,r:"!lllH:\ssr.n•.:e l)",i'I~Jo:-:'1-Y m--..~o'. OlLt e.t 0800 to ne.trr1l n0ri.b o:!' t:o\lr:t~ rt'Oielmep_t· n·_,vc.t ou~ al.i ·::JOO wit":. 1st a.n!l'3rd. Br-.tta'.l!r~ns in •,.(l:!,•-.,nn_ ! ~":. 'BI--1~--~Fc.L:lo.t in EL!HHtlllt 1 2nrl B.,_ttfl.lirm, in res~rvo TJ~") h::c-~:trJe- 1 . .--l€ f).:w\:<;:;.· 1{13 ;on ri1 natr0lle1 Mea-l of lst E:r>.~ Mo--'•3ra.te ·cesJ';):..fl_IJ_.:::e un-:rr;,.~-lt8rofL 4· en8my tR.nks "rere snr;:.;~~3c-'~ Li-hll. ,1_u1~r·oy~-t "t.,J-· :; 8G -~.n [\B it cntcrBrl. O?I1111-Rl1JC..!-.l"JL :1\<1n W11J.'G rl.cs::-i.:·-:-o,l'-olcl ly 3 .. ~,; ;.·r,"ku·,,s, r:ne bJT T5MM .recoilless Emr'l_ one b,\.' A.i.n•-~:::tne ro{';kot;o~; 1-':)s!.-::.·,.··.'lf anf CP! a i..ret(l consoli~FJ.te,-1 for ti'>.tc nkbC a-:;· t,:li'J Sl!l'.l"~.r~::.n !:mf o: tho vA.llcy.at c·--1115-{oJllfG--H! .. -"R~unn c~.~- ani. ·::.s'.:; .er: ;_~"L·'::,·o:·.s cncount~rod heavy· encr:1y res'i.s-~211('0 Ju'i:'·~; no::·th uf .. ~p·.::tr.::'.1RG--1JI anri broko contnct juet "Orlol·· to rlc;.;.·knoss. One e::.UJ'I;',' i:auk approached 1st Bntta1-bn lir.Gs flu"Cin;Of n_.l2ht~ 'l.n:_t ,,;i-[;hrJ.rcl'' 'fl,i"!Jboul coi<Jir.p,-- •··ithin :.-an~~ 0"f Anf;;i..-T<mk .gunS.

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3/7 to ~lakrJ a 9a:;sa..:;'' uf lf"{ ."J~n0s and take up the assa,.J.l t, .1, 7 tu bold -positicns to proto.ct tho flanks of- tho romah,ie:r: ~)f the I'8£imental c::>lumn as it passed thro.u.ii·b, · 2/7' to follow 3/7 o>~~ 500 to 1000 yurds. At·~ack j-u.r.-:pcci of:f .;;:t 0900.. ·;:r,Jmud tttt-nly

\/ aftor pe.ssa4e c1f linl.ls 1 .3/7 vnc0un~e:roct hel:..;.-..r .or..uoy ~ll:JE.o.ll a.rr:1s an.i l:lOl"t-ar .fi;,·e. A:ivance wa::: nBsl~-~:!."~J.c" Jl.:11 <');IJ"f.lHab.J..e .;r'-'-:pport-ing arms wore utilizud. Fr:isltir.ns 't'Gl"O co!J.r>··:.:li . .-~-at·":l. "<.-~:t lue..-Un:; alO;n.cnts ·sencranY al.c:ng a 'linG f!•m:l !fA ~?·.:C to TA 555\G·. 200 na'civc ,ld·ore).•c_ wtJr<; ass t,:rn!::ld. -~(' ~ho !'C--:-:].;]:)cnt t() a3sist tho sun-ply sect.i.-:m, and f.--,r wacmtti'l:l of r.orJ-G...lldcd.

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-P9r.i~);-l' 051700 t:.' 061700 - k_o~:t issuurt Fra~ 0· 05l0-,:0 fii::-ectir.a;continuati'ln of <'"!.t·G;·ck .. 8t 06o.s:oo: 3/~' 1n E'.ssa~_:L-t-._. -2/7 to cD!!.·~;oUr.atc in pns':ltbrw ·;lel.-:'. ·1urina nh::.i:d_; f,~r u't'•)·tec:tto:r. of dumos an1 ArtillurY'; 1/7 tt" Cr'lns~ll.rlatq. -pc.fd."tt0:r.s h.el--l.··nl5:r:tt of 5 Novumber 19 150, R~C'1ll Co A.ft Rcc;tl l Res<.:n71'·e tr.. r.~::1ai..'"!. :i,n posi~ion., tr-; cn·::~y c'l:nt:::r.ci. -~.u.r:ln<>;:ni.r..ht~ J,-.,' rupc::ci..or'.. !:cfLrinA-

y'". ene::ry fr1rwfl.rd nf ucsitb:ls ~t <:":'St))44 .. Art lller-y f:i'!."cri ::r. 5 ener.1.Y vt:lhicles in TA 5~S6s at OC•UI550.? A";.;tack l<'l'!Jlli":he~. a.t ·.-;>fi(IHJC wHh '3/f b. n.ssnult,, ·Att<".c:k slo1..retl b.-r !'.-ei'L\'T Gn~.ra.V ~:::Fill nrms· fir(~. P~utnnc>tic we.<1:pons P.J.lr{' mortn~•s., .Enemy Tot(;!).).' e4:.;,:.·o3nch~d Dn high ~rrn.mrl t" JH'rth" lir~emy .C?Uil-~Ul'f'l:~tack rm )1-"i· at .Jfl.l)30 ·. of Mr:mru.y stre::1gth "ll lef)~ f.~P..nk. 'Ene.m;y· courl.·~k·f'.·~·;-,l'l.c,.lc Eow Comonny on 3/7 1 s ri;""ht fl,mk at ·otl61.0~ Bo-th a~tlqk:::;. wc··~·e rc-r..ulse~. ~nw GL'Dpnny fl.ssault pl•L~·~rms ,,,er>.J .nrr•,._; u11·':c:c· f.i.-re frQm the objuc:tive but 'Prti/?TrlSS '-'Ifl.S st\·lad.jr.. Bp~:_rarl.ic Ar-til~.ery ~.nd.

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~r"J rte.~· fire. -;::;;;,.e~. cnt ir~ Rua:t 1 1 z.Jne n.u1•in?: 6 ~11vembGr 1950.

h'8.:::tl l cu rcoRi·v;,..'!. 22 p."':.s :'..22t·-:M Al'ty fire frr;m· eneoy e.t

9.'Y~nx:LtJAtolY\ G'{l.-/:!.5. ThG ,:•G,r.1rJcnt ·hn!\ a...;_lra."r)cud. .ar.;prJxi:no.Loly

300 yh;:-"s ae;c>.in~t t.O€\VY -N~i~tvnue an~. l:e.rl repuleef_ t·wn

c·>1.:~::1 te;nt ":.t FLC:ks. ·

• :[_l;r:\_r-~ o_6_lffi0 t" Oll7DO - :By o61730 ~...,w Cb 11.•as ·noav).l:,.·

en;::a..!!'~~"~- j_n ;~_very .cl...,sc rt-;.:ll;ci' fire· f1..o;ht t-roll Jl.1J on ;thG

obj'·,ctivu slo-p0s" .Dnrkness h,o::trl. set' in a,n:·1. t~a eno::~y 'ocgan

a ~nma'l.c att~ck \-,rhic:b W~s vory·:off~Jctivc.. At 180.0 with.

R::"•l"lunit bn 10111 P.n'1 '<~ith mai).y criSu~t.ie::;, ~~r....- Co roq_uo·stcfi.

p0rt:U<;.,<;:lnn tn x'·otri.GVe its rtea't and wouui.eil_. ar...-1 wi:.h1r~~~J to

tno :8\'.:·"to.,l:lon pu:rlrr..0tcr: PE.rrr.issi(\n W;ot.S si>antod. o,n•:'. :~:the '

w-Hh:;.rawn.l W<".s.' corrrp:j.ot~~. by zouo" ... !-':C:a:·:r~; lu:t;z c6::J.contratlons " /

wcr t: fi:--c(1 'i:hr· u;;;!lOU~ the pi gl't" At 2COC 1 Rcr:-t is suo d. Fr<'v--:: 0

GL2.00C, rUrGG( .:r~g 3/'. to patrol nort!t an l nn:r-v.!l~ii6St toward

Eill B::Jl,<l l/7 to u·at:.·ol along soutr..Ge.st sl-oncs of ~;lls .987

a...1ct. 1225,. Pa~-:c·olG moved 6u"t ·'at. 090C, . ]y 14l5: ·3}7 l'1.qd

occu1-'iu.'i h1Hs in TA 5550 EFG <ml.51.;.5o .1.-.rithout cpposit.!<)h~

Uni~s otho:e thnn 3/7 ·oc:m6;t:.cite'.-r·a~·:.;i.vc pE::.~ .. :ruli:i.n.g in-~2igncd 1 a.roas. i...ll pr:1:~ro::.s nmort~r, no en:Joy cuntac.t. oon.e •. RvF,t

user, thi~ por:l.Od. t.u·· ,.::oriSolio:<.atG poslti,ns ani dcfor.soe.

l2__o::t.ind 211_700 t0 o·8}-?00 -· RG~t i.ss'.leO. :e,la.~·orr~or o·(~BOO

liircc~:hu~:Re&t t::;. continue ·consoli~...at~p;; =:;r.in~ 1 :prc:pa.:::-e tJ

a'.;tuck on orier; 3/7 -~,.1 p~trol' Ni>rth t;n PO:~UJ/~W tmC. KE: to ·

hill Sql, 1/7 tc, 'l'_)o.trr;l NW &.1:::n?; S~uth(;lq,l:l't s'.\.opas :,>f h:!.1ls

41)7 f\.'1Cl, 1225, "'T'frp<:l.riJrt tn rn1:10~~ 3/7' (}n 0rr~Ql"1 2}7 to propare

t0 cxten~. "QC:timC'tcr- bdlln-:1. i/7; ·~to m.:~e::I)Y-·'>Jntact "'.~_ing ·

night. Arty n~.-1 .. w-:rtm.·s f.il''efl. .th:C0u.£hout ntght nn susuoctcd

ener'Ly tJ:'f'rrp C'l:'l.ct:Jntro.tiC">ns. · !~·t r.s:ioOO· ·3/"{ ·t:':~vod hut- ~rl. {'JCCmlicd

hizh Gr'1und lQOO ~rRrii:o in fro:;i.t it,t oSi~OO. Nn onei!ly. cr)r.tact

ox~eut f.')r 2. C'i,.. nrla0ners tf!.ket:·. A~ l200 1/7 di~patchQd. 18'

nr'm vr:->1unbGor u~1.t:c~1l -6,-, rcc""n'D.n'i·Gcr arcn. t{) P' .<m(t. N· t<:l KOTJ-JiJ.

'li.uz.bont '-",.,ncnlirl.e.t~. ·_:for .·t'~c ni.tht ···:i.th leu'.ing clcmeonta .Jf 3/7

e.stri{o thG ·r0~'\ .in: the Vic~i~I.:Of' ~OYUJ~JG·U 5552.

Perinrl_ O!S17{)0 tn 091700 ":" ~iJgt l're~· 0 03.1830 is-sued. Dr-ier

rlirecten. Rc.~t t"' c<mti~ruG 9.ttf!.ci:: rn-1 o-::nr>.uct e.c.tivc. pa.trollin;;:-.

3/7 tn_ aonti'nue Rtt'lck at .;)SQ_p ·ire: ·~eize. hlll 891 rmrl: ~inc r\m~in,::

east <m'l ,.;,-Ost 5CO yn.rtl._s·. na'rth 0.f.. h:i.l1··_s<;.l~ :pe.trol tr:o h.il1 1081 .

--'.urine: r'\R,.Vl:l,::::ht -to nbsur- o' hill .... :!:~ 57~ 2/7 .:to ·a-vxi:t'ir.:.m; a.ctive

patr,;llin£: t'1 ons~ e.ncl.wost "'ith "Olf'¥tnon·lJat:"'\llini:: no:rth: an'l-·

Cn.st i\r,r:l--=su.rlolm. There· v.ras n,-~ e..crr:y cn'S'tact ·luri;~ tho ni~ht,

1/7 v·IJ:u.ntocr ni'ltrol r0acher"._EI.:po::.r_t ·~nth~ vicin:!.ty of·'!A 505q. ·

at 081825 · f-:J:r·: tb.c ni.,.o::ht; J'rtest c0n-~\:LCtG-~. extensive ,'batro:.:lin~ f· ·

t·~ ft"mt t · fl(\l!.l~: P..!J,'1. I'UE!' _c~u~·bor 1.1\Y~~.i.F:ht hr:urs. 3/7 m·wc:l out

at OS~·80t) t~> -seize· h:ill 1457 TA 5'655 an.-i 'hill :304 TA 5455. 'l./7.

VC'luntc>or.-pntro~. onc0.ti::J.tcre"'~ 35··"61iQMY· f'.t a· ch'-.1ck pOint in TA

49Jl. Exoh.··n:~~r. ·pr.t:l <m·l <mC;:Jy_ ~,_.;_·thr-lrel,.. Rc.::_:;t' consoli0-ated .,

P•,siti(ms .at 09153P With_ :,/7 ru1l1. 2/r ~n .(w.rte ptlsitior.s e.n:"~ 3/-7

as .;follows.:_ · ·:j;t..cm Co- .TA 5355~ t<: T-~ 511·55~ 1 F.ow ·eo !Z'A 5455E

to TA 555£11 ant Goo",;o Co rA.-55~AI' to 'l't, 56341-!R; 3/7 CP at

.TA ~~-~50. .J .. t ·J.4oo 1/7 V<'\.lunt~~·r 'P{-'·tr•-'1. l.~u~·cb.cJ. ·a chock poi:lt

in the vicinity of thOJ vi:j.lD.~e ~-: lillRYO:t-m -T:~ 5457. This ·lung

ran,:c ·pah'Ol·of l/7 ro-Jo.rta1 nq. encrr:y ~qrG obs...irvo:i in thG ·

vicinlty .crf KO'J.'O-RI .. · DU:ii:tg_ t~~i~ -pcl:io{ ·¥ attwnp:O w~ pu:adt\

t•J resupply nrw Cnr;lpl!..."ly_ with r:.it~o1i.s. <':nrl water b;r hi:J.liCcrptcr. ·

~·'bile :at temp tine:: to .hovvr 1 thG !.:Lel!c0ptOr lost' dont_r(ll 1 and· •

turrw-'\. 0VC'r, noccssi-~r:>~~iu<_-" _a sr:tlv;·~{';e ,opcr.iticin. Dur~ng this··

pcri.--.,1. ti1.e rc?:i:-:~nt fl.--l_v~ncc-". acproxii:tat_vly 3500 ytl\'ds. ··

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~.R~Pii~n .:~' ~~~.2~Tr~!·] '·>·'' J:&~I'OEN'DIKTI ''·' ''"" ~--------

.. ~riod Q9liQQ__t0~10ti~Q_- Rcgt !:.ad no enemy C;)nte:t

durinc nic::ht. R•~c;t, ~nir:us 2/7, began JT.OtQr m0vem.Bnt :\.1

ODj 1, KD'IO-Rl, ~~~ lOD:33l1. 1/7 uassorl throu;h 3/7 anol. '0:-ocCo:':.ecl to an-: sC<X.roJr'l_ Obj l <'l:t 101000. Unicl.cntificcl nlL":l~or of ent>cy t:r..cnuntcrc'" ::;t T..o\ 5460Y at 101023. Air strikes \o'UrG cr.llo<\ b <"n:i en0r:1y "'ithr<.rcw tn n_nrth. Rl.l'gt cP cstC~..'olisl".oi 'TA ::;56.)0 ,"lt 101"255. -'P_egt ~ · r'l.isulf\cut'l. t 1

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';:A y;l)c:nr l'lt lOlfJ.J.S. Air strlkua w"ru ccz;.•luc~od in the :::rAGARI'J-t<I-rr-=osDt 'i.ese::rv"ir aren. · Strilms <1.e"Str;-.yer1. 2 enemy tru:!'ks. PDsiti:ms ..,,ere cnnsr·liflntuc'i, ·~,ith Baker 0:-: "'n thG b.h::h .e;r<'unil in vicinity of TA ~+6os to TA 5561Q, A"blc Co oh the hL:l"·. er0unil. in TA 566oC t0 Fn rth enil Chrtr:.ie Go.., lo C::ltert 561-iYC tA 0. 3/7 0n hi.e;h €;:rol;..D.rt o.l'0un~'.:-""Etoo<;tt1 en, ,.<,_ur:ps, l:l.OtC11' p;1.rk anrl 3/lla It was 0_irector1, th['_t an OY stl'iu bEl cons'.:.ructe-'l. aB a·rxm ~s -orncticablG at lill'ID-!U, All 'P.C'l1 sunpl.:e·s ,.,erv now looater't at troTO-:H ..

Poriorl 101700 tn 111700- Fra,;: 0 lo:...yoo issued by- Rc~t, ne?t to c:msf)lirlatc gair..s ani conriu~t uc~ivo patl".)llin~ to flii'-"lks, frtmt 1 ,!'l.ll'l r...:Ar, a rucr.nne..issa.ncu in f~ree. to bo made by 1/7 tc TA 47563 at 0800 ~.:ith 13n ::.css Rf.l!nf Company, 3/7 til patr.'Jl 3000 yA.rcls to frnnt 1 ·2/7 t'J nnvo bY no-:;'H from ureseP..t uosition t-"1 vicinity of new Heg-t 1 1 loc<'ttin:, all ullits to· Consol1·"lo.t~.3 uosi"tionsa N: encr.ly cnntn.qt durin.:; n\~ht. ,&atrolling cond-::c'torl d.urir:~ dF>.y'::'..,;h-1; haurs \'Y J../7 and 3/7. 2/7 beean movu to vicinity of Obj 1 nt ll083D; arrivert 111030. ..;,t 110800 e!lomy fired on 1/f positions

v' ~orith small am::; ruvt <.:rutomr..tic weapons,. .T<lhcn fire wr::.s roburned enc:ny wi thirew, 1/7 Charlie nnd Jht.kl!.r r.1ovod out a.t 110810 to reca:nnciter hills 1305, 1301, a.1.d. l4ol.r;· regained cont.c.ct with ~nr<!my in area betweom hills 1301 and llJ{)4; 1/7 in contact w.ith oneey all·rJ.l.w .. Sizu·of' ene:ny d.otermincd 1;\S at lue.st ~lllC company rein;f' with MG 1 s and nortirs.. Aoprox 4o enoey killed .. · 1/7 ]ak(lr and Chl.rlie retumocl to -perimotGr for· ni,ght. Deft:Jnse purir::oter established ?..rounri KO'IO-lU,

_ _P.I§..r1..-.r .... Jll]QQ_t:2.,J .. 21700- F_eet issuer'!. FrN; 0 '111730 • Orrlor r1iructu'"' '1-le-:t t0 coP.s'"llir1Ftte "D<'si·ti"ns at KOID-ri fin-"~ c0nr'tuct active pl'•.trnllin,;r.. 1/i ..,.,~.s .-H~ectorl. to mnkc a rccc:nne.issn..'lce in force to SIN~.TNG-NI l'ln1.- return. .Tir.1c 0f ronP .. rture to be 120800. 2/7 .WP.s .'liroctofl to outp'='st 1/"( uos'!.ti"lnS nu:::-in.o:: recrwnnissnnce e ... ._n Sl:lhrl tt patrol to :PUWNG-FI. :X./7 k -o::ttrn::. east t:1 hil;j. 1210 (TA 6o:::;gL). Pr-•.tr-:1ls WGre to be of oorrmnny strcr:eth. 1Gcn.l patrolling "'P.s t0 be ct>nr1..uc~e-i_ tn fl.ff(lrfi. securit~· t(} thG front, flanks, f'Jlr\ ronr 'Ji the 'R.eet 1 1" p0si tbr"<:· There was :r::> r::l..ght activity. At 12001~ Reet 1 1 Frne 0 111730 was oo~ified. 1/7 to pe.trol west only F>S fnr r.a rlocn:tert .noc0ssary to develop :esistuncu uncnUnteref, on 11 }Tovembur. To 1Fltrt;l t" SI!J:"-1JNG-1H only on orrler, 3/7 was rt.ircctorl.. to l.imi t its 'Patrala tn 1 nlrtt A.ml the iistance· to 1 Mi:e. Patrn<3.lin=: C"rJ.nunco:\. ~t 120800. 1/7 ;:1wlu !'~cr.mnu.issancc ln f'Jrco w~st. Pat_Ml advt·ne"ta to a ·ooint l'l.pproxir!:rLtely .1000 yar-ts west of hil:L in TA 51?9. A small ener:~y force WA.S· oncoUlltorod west rof tO'.m in TA l)yjg,. J!bemy with<lra.w to nf'\r"lfh.northwcst, P~trol '.;o tha onst I:Utv!l.ncc<l. t':'l town T:A 5959. No cnc~~r cnc·mntarori. All u".trols l'-3turneQ to 'l.cfen-sivo neriooter by 121700. Duftmsive positi,'ns A.ll:"~ C?l s remfl..i.nod stu!lo as 111700. 1st En •.-.as :!.n pul':itiona a:cin;": a lir.<~ running ?1;1norally from TA 5458:J thrnu,,:h 54 59 I to 5~60J, Thu 2nd 3n WHS ir.. p0Si tioJns elon.; 1'1. ,--;.'8r.cral lir.e fr0rr. 566lK

DECLASSIFIED

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th:<c-ll.P'h ~\66o(·1 t.o 5759P. ~e 3rd Bn oCCilpied 1'csit'ions to prot-oc.t the 'R~.g-·lr-1 l roS1.:r •. •he OA:rip ,.,_, co,.,leoed .""''- in ,opura'oion.

~-~~0- .f.~~/Q.Q..1Q.J:,1!, ' · · ... At 121800 Reg~ issue~ a ]'ra;;. 0 'RlH!:t, >-rA;,; to a'l.·t:'il.;t~e-Dt::L·tm.:;,'l.~r Allli cvnti::mG pat-."t:.lliu.g~ 2/7 1.oras n __ ;~-FJ~:';r>l't L) Bft'V·:.u;·Je Rt i.)[.1K30 to ~CC'J.PY' h::.J.l~ lb7!t anr~ 1132. in TA :~~_-::.0~ ?n-l r:t.·l:L 5~')(:::{· mvl. tO .9ons...,lirlate positi(,n::: an~ conrl.uct 'P-='.t:"·J1l.•nor t" i.c·ond, F'..Qr'l. -:f:j.~mk•. 'l/7 waP> to con--:unt· reconna:t.;SH.n.;(~ -~d.: l1 J.. cc-am--u1_r to- ~---~;,~59 ~t 13060.0, 3/7 was <Urectod tu ,n:;·.ra t-o :ae.v p-"JS~~t~~C.l'Uil -v~c.1n::.ty.of)toe;t_l_l CP. Local patrolling w,·,te :.:. 'te C(...n:9x;_<_.tod_ <'tur~~T:.:-:~<U-~ht hoUrs •. _There was no one..roy a~n" tty- ri'""!'l·•1e.. bAt< I!-~€:~Lf:;~ ·.: ?-/1! .. ~veft .ou.-:. _at· 130g~D to·_. seize V the h\.~.1\ ~-~-f1i..t..'1.d ·ln.-.?·j ~ini t-y. t:(.o'J.tn TA ~-Hi,3. A. tma.J,~ ~n,~oy f<'rce wa>: !:'!!.: -~uu:c .. torerl- :J.n 'iA. 53.63!-t . !~-i-~'y ,a_lm. P.i::r rr.):~e).tu~:;; . wore_. conducted. C''- ~~~!o.l ~ ... ·;:,-~;-~: :;1..-}~, i:J .. ;:: c~.-"le;,;y ..,.,~tl:i't"i'~··w, 2/7 ~~:i...z:ad ob·Jec;_tivQ hills ll:!C: 1:'-.uri. :Ui'>S "~-~inst, nQ ~l.IT·C·_t:..":l':.inn !:1):1.·': CXJr.sc-l_i.:::_nt:~d pcsitions i:n t.ha~ tJ_:t•e,'l. :fr;"I' !frt1e nig;:..t~ Ho c>tb.or enomy ac.:tivity wv.s oncount.;-~·..:4. fl:v..:-:~;J.·,;; i-l'-":rJ.;:.d~ ?o.d ·t:i,:m,:; wcr~· >eonsol:l,-:l.e.ter'L_ ··lfith 1/7 occ:J.-pli.n? ·tlJ.~;; no:t-th· ~4-.Lf pf .tr.u. Re~t.· 1 .l p<J::-::f.m~t81: _a.1.d 3_/7- occupying tho :c~;-..;t.L'J,'."L< ::ll.)l)!-c.r,. ~;/I· q£) \1'-S;S d.\•:vla-3od. t\. ~A: 5)~H~. D<Jfensiva · po3:H5onr-- wcr·o sot up· w:I.U1 liia-'.'y i.,5{.; •.m· h:.;.l: lo7.5 1 ]}_,,;:::: Cc .. on hill l.1.G2 anrt JOg C0 'H .. cu~·;Ang I-.:.~.!'1_- g;:·o~.d j:n ':..A 5l:.f?+~, Tho lst ]n and 3r'i :Sn ramaitwd -~n a '9ar:.~~'!,(:r' .:...r~:.mf. tho to)'ln. of Korr:o·~_Rl.

Pori'7·1..J,J*]~~O _to ll.!J.J.Q!i .:·.rr.~oi!it ;l.seuc.d F"('"at: 0.1-318"30. Or<:ier dirc-ct.e,t Rogt "to r·-.-,~"'lt.'.,tuc. ";.l:o a-.~·vcnce a-:. l4.:J5}'' 1 ~.;cnd:uct .~ct.i-vo !H.:.tro.il:i.ng und \-'"<.'b0t::t Y..(l'I'O··-~T.b 2/"{ 'ND.S _i;o:\ cd.V~'PC:6 8.t 14083¢ and. eoi~c h:U.l -::;~··s (~').:· :!26"() a:n.~-· uJ.:l1·_'n62 ('~A.546S). ltf.was to fl"..vance .~~t l~r: ':]JO ~r't -q~~·:i..tp~r· hills:;_' 1,67-d .'Mfl._. l~L82 .tul1't by. 2/7. 3/7 w"ac to a0_v8.nc8 · ,.,:l.th :RG~t Q.$_·j_g~·~•·l' rusi;JrvQ, 3/7 .(·,·) .-to .<Uspl<".ao to ·..;ic"inity o:f, 'no·~~ n.egi;i 1·. OP ;,i'vu·::.: l'Jl":tuf' by; 2./5.· ··Allunits wore 4.irocto<t to 'conrl'-ut.:t R.{.._U-;ro _pr; .. ~?O+Jln.<! _upun rCact.ing ne··· pos:.ttions, No Gnemy ¢::,ri.te.ct-;; wC;~rO .m~• .. ic .-1.u~·i~.g- r.:·~r'.{ht.- Suvc:rc 1--wcnthcr oon~~H1.ons;_·-r.no:w.:_mtr': '.co:~. t)J -1~ :~C?{!:l'9(l~ _ce;u3_El~ ct.i-~coofort to :'nmc·;:~ne tmr-.-ps •. :Rugt "n.?i.yFIJ.UGcl an:'_. 2/-7 .t~c:cu.picr: __ t:i.v Ol;:j 2 (.I.'AGM<.Li·--[/1). Rt ~)+l.}JO. Sub---<"er"Q _tor:fi-:'0';-e.tures -~.nd .hiE-";~"l ~trln~.r.---. cnu~ol9. r:on-bl'l.ttlc. cn<--'"'.J.f:tltiG.S.' fr::Jm .. t:rodbHc. No cncm~' Gpp·1sitior •. cncuun·Go:..-8'.-'.e .P•"Jslt:~·JD.s we're· cor-.so·;:,irl.a:te"'. P.rid. CP 1 ~ l1iC:J.:.~orl: .':\.s foll0;..•,:;: 2/7 in _:oo·U.Hion hi€h ··,i.~,-~:U.U,-1 '1<.-:.::tnHy ~(JA..WJ·~Ri. · -1/7 in '!JOS-1 t:ion' h:l.ils 1::.62 an'tt .l.!~"(6. · J/7! le:H\3 GlXlrc:c >1}::._ in nosition rcP.:c ·i:lt:.o-ply -\UP.JilS old 11r.s1ticn. Re.gt 1·l GP. ~A..-556~0. 1{7 CP TA 54E:Cr.J, . 2/7 CP TA 5170, Goo'r.:::c ba provi:·"l.lJ.-d ._. -;>erime:ter -.~_cfc::l".8-e, for li.eB:t "1 tlurrrp an". OP:;' _.

Feri(ld 1~·1700 tl".' 151.700 ·_:...· Re~· :::l.~s·_,:ori :FrB.g 0 1410_30. Or(t~n· d.ire(;i_.c··,l -neet ~o ao •• ~oTld.l'!,te ·.FLll, olqments :1.:-J. !".AGA~-·!U aroa, or£"r-,n\ze s'tron~ <lofonr;iv·e _p9sl'v._i:m9 B.t:-·'l ccnr,;~qt pa·;r-rjlling~ 2/'( •·-o rQma.in in puti-;i.;;..__;,n, ctm·so.>li4.n.~e po~::-::.'ji(ms, ·anc. pt•Gt"cct Rug-til :··.n:ltB orit·!l_l'"in;:<: ~AGJ;,'R:J -~~;-... ~/7 :Wa~ a,l;;·a.·_·ta c6n;i:.1'c;:t ~ pai;·rolling·· no:...··~ b.. ti:: P_GKKo-c=r, '' a·as.~ ·to 'POKTONG··:NI,·.~ and·."west to hi'Jl 1'1'(1+· (T,A 50/2)·; · 1/7 yas to a!nincc e,t I5;')q30 to. h'il.l in · V' TA 5J.7J.:Jt .h:l.:.l 1:!.24 (·l'.b 50"(2)',- and hilJ. iu TA .. 5l7;=;ar e¢ntJolHato defeneJvo' posHi-:·ns nni. c.on.iu_d :.-.• ·or~l patrollinr::.- 3/7 ill'fl8 to e...'l:v<->n..'.B "by n'oto·r stu-t-n,J.a :ftQ;'!! ·its .posit ion-s at ,·J.t)C':lOP to Ucfcnsivc pr"' s:\.t .i.ons bctwuc~a :!'dl"J<..J. ... U.>--:1 <j.nd.· ~::AG.r..RtJ·-.R:r an-t·. cQ·ns0Iidato dofer.~-sas. This wu.ld. brine; ~:~e--~m•.i:ro· P.c.gt \;.c. tho sou·~;:1.1:.;~ sOuthoaato:rn of th.,_ Cli-.:O.SIN,:::t~?E:u.::·v:d . .r~ NJ. un_c:mt wf'_tn~:Jts .,.-oro.-.ruu.d.u l1:u.r'i'n5 ~ho ni?-:ht., Tem:pe::a.Yt:.!-e :irdppod t? ,-:J-.5 _de_.i:-vu:::; .. ,l!'~; .. E.0gt_ ~:;.yud· :;ut at ., 150830 anr~ c·:Jr.ml•Jtui occu-pat.\-un of :.rJ ... ::;:~·-RI; Dc.:fen.siv.o ;:c.aiti:::ns w,.;rO cont·::.>l.'~rla~(:j,,__ ·anC. pat.cu11lng aot~."if0-tGo:l.- No onolf.Y. coOtac,tB wore r.10:ic oi.·u::in.g r.l:Jvcour:.f;~ Dvf'e::J.slvo sectors were set _up ·!Jn a pG-r'J.motor br.:.::.ic t!.l\Jl.:.Wl Y] .. C'-J...:nLJ·~11.~ w:U,h tho l3t En in tho. northwest Gcctor. j"r11. 3n nn._·l,huuij~ soctGr fL"l~ 2rH1 ]u .A-nd. 3/11 dofo:-lding , the s:Juth-s-::uth.wcst sec·~o:r.

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DECLASSIFIED

Korean War Project USMC-00101553l t

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= • P<u'ibf1.~;l?l70.0': t'J:·.).l5~t.QG . ..;. -o_e;?-t i_~u,OO;-. Frag .0 .1516o0 .. to __ :Cr:nJ~.oM.rl.atiOI: ;oosit.d.Gns p,nr>, .Cpl,1.uc~ uat:ro'llbo;. 3/7 was. to . patrol to RUPO ( TA 5376) NOJIDONG-N~ ( TA ?674) aU•i ?Al:JGOMll1-.

'GANG' (TA 57'3) •. 1(7 wa.• to path I to C:';lANGllUPG-1!1 (TA.4975) M<i to SJ'o'Ul\'G-N1 (.~k 4772)·,. 2/7 w'·" t~ p.a.trol. to SUCHOL-I,l

'(TA 551·0), All units :were 0-iroCt~rl._ k· iT:Jp'l'<?v,e_ defensive positions ar:rl mPke- exteuG·h13 use-(cif barbOO wire, tri:p fllir.os

· ffild- mines. There. war:. n,c e'nomy ac~ivit;Y 'i·p. :t.h-:3 Regt1 1 'are_a:_ d.urin~?; tho night. Pa.trolfin#=; b;;;gcm ut .. fJ,rBt light •. ~l/7 .

. patrol~ -to ~rest f:l:n.". north•Je.sl an_Counte:r.-ort ~wall UnCrzy groups at 1610:5 ::~."bout l5CQ _yar0-s wost of "perimeter. Aa d.fi.Y -orogzr;:n>::1od, dtuati0n -~ev8lcpec1 ir_to determined enE!my res_i'$tanC·~ .g'?llcrally ?].on..; ~ine TA 4372K to TA 4<173l!l. Estimated strength of onony at 200, well antrac,ched.. 1/7

. Was directed to elirqinatc this ot"70n&. poir.t. Able Co ·attacked at 16oo aftGr an arty .,S:U:i· air pre-_Ja.ratbn. Resi.stanoe was.light a.cri Able Co, u.C..vano~d -abQut 1500 yards. Enemy withdrew to no":.-th. A,ttack se&co.red at 1730 tu1f.. Co r.oturno.i

·to defensive -oerime:ter. No ether enemy c::nitaots in the Regtll zone. w Dufense sectors .'an-t Cl?l ~ rornainorl th8 same as last ·period. All RC11 su":?ply installfl.ti::ms now· woro lc. cnt.ed at :;:;agfl.ru-ri. Traffi.c c;ntr0l posts wc:oc os.tehli.shkrt t~ ·insure ·t~.at not lass than 5 vehicles .. p.or convoy travo:porl between ROT ueriJr.eter and rRil:t.eai. by dP..Y• T:-a.f:fic was prohibiterl at ni.e:ht. Cbnvcys forme0. at .pQS;te llrar·c to re:nain tol;ethor! · ·

Porioo .161100 to 171700- ~co:t i'sstied ·Fra,<: 0 161q30 t':' cons':llioiP.te'uos-:tiona P.::UI\ ccn~.u6t.:·a.ctive P.ri:trolling tp .frorit, .. flnnks, e.n<\ .rear.. ·1/7 was to oonduCt.··pt\t.r:;la to· .. sfU!Ie ·-points as. on'.l6 N9vl:lm:twr Over· rtifforent' l'')l,ltGst 2./7 to send ·-pf!.trol s~uthwost to town of HONGMUN-Nt than·-to town of SUO"Olr-11 uorth to. hill TA 47681 o.n to h~ll Tp. 4S:69F ann. return thMlJbl". KYONCt!A~11.£. '"2/7. was to send. un,othpr llA.t·rol oA.st t'J POt:'illNG-Nl ooutheast to SAHPOK-O:!l:I southwest to hi'll 1162 ( TA 5468!) tO ·:uaill road itn('1 .. r'eturn~ 3/7 was to conri.uct patrol tn same ~Clint as It.cm Co -pf.l.trcl of 16 iTovembcr ove!' different r(;\u.ta and. ·to .. send patrol north along ~ain road to h!ll'l221. ('!'A 537SUl woat. to · r6s.8!"'"V"oir. At" apn=ox 161745 2/7 ~EroOrterJ:: a:ighting· enemy tr')Ops dig?ing ift- or.. hill 1280 (TA· 5cJ68) •. 4.·211 t;3J11 BlHM Mortur fire Was· _cnllod on the a.rua; At d·~b·r'eak no enemy troops were ir. the ~arg~t aroa •. P_~;J.tl'ollihg commcnc~ort at 170800. 1/7 Able patrc3.. receivod· small armo · fire at 171020 at TA. 4'073Y. from enemy .. on:nnl-·1286.' !In air strike. wns oo.llod on tlic hHl. Winq. en.eJ!lY dea..~ wore found. ann believed i0~entified as .. NK troops. Romaind.er of pe.trol.s mude nc· enemy c8nt&ct_, P,atr.Cr~~·:.rat':l-rUe~ to defer.sive."-per:imet.el' far t4a riigb.t.- ~~:.s· ·ana: d~ftmsive podtkns r~:rr.ained tho ··same. An Fl.JU aircraft ciai>n:landed noal· an OY strip .which Wf>.S "Ulldel' en nat ~ct ~on· at, this time.· ·

Per:!.')C"\ 1717~Q__t2.__131700··~ ;Re~t ,issUed Fr~~ 6. 1717~5-to Ct:lr;.soliiiRte positi(lns end conrt.uot -oA.tl\?ls •. i/7 wits· to sen-t Qne c01:mn.."'ly to .vicinity .of ·trnJl junqti~·n'TA · 4g76A a."'l-t cnn~.u~t UF•.trc:ls to UQrth, n"rlhwe_at, and wes~. f'lbOut l5GQ yflrrl.s fr'"'.ffi that f'XCF!.. 1/7 WRS ·alJ?0 ·ttY ea:nr\

' <On". COlliPI'JlY vest nle·n'! inain ron' tc hill 1519 ( TA 4 37?) . .... f1nrl ~nn.uct.nRtrol;;: t'j ·northwest A.Urt snut"h·~:tout 1506 '

YRrrtS. . 2/7 to sor~"· 0ne· cc.~nny to 1)P.tro l '<~eat ·to hi"ll ·: 1323 (~A 4370) ·to hill.l502 ( TA 4570) s'nuth to · trRil '

. \ srmthwest .to suc::.roL-!.I an,l .. :rdui'n, 3}7· to· "t\atrol to .... !tt':XlNG-N:j:l n'"lrthen:!!t f\.lfl.n.o<;: trni·l tn h:l.ll 1973 fll"lr'!. rqturn•

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S')uth .q,].on"~ rif'?e to ·TA 'J~75I ann_ •..rest· t·:l dafmiaivo pcrim:;tcr. 3/7 olso -t0 ,,c·n1 o. ·ro.trr.l ·caat tr !"O'KlX'ltG-'tn,· mrtlwast to hill TA ")3}5I a;_l.il :c•nbm~ Ti:ln·c· wcro ll(' eLl my c(Jr.tacts t:<.uring the ni~ht. Patrol~ •••c:r0 qcm·:lr~ct9r'L F~S rl.irccte;l duri:r.? lS Noycr.:(bcr. lJa G:-lelllY c~:"lCI\,_d~R. ,_,_,.,cle an-4 ·n"'. anomy ::;eon. Civil::.l'lll ro;b?rta r ir.1.ioatod onony hM cl-'earod zoneral <'!rea of J-.:AGt'L.'q].-}:'.l. z ... 3 il..ays·· prbr tn a~!'ivA.l of ua·trols~ · --Qpt e,_ an".. l!cfcnsiYo· PoflHi-:ns ror::11.inc·l the sP.:io. Air ·af ·Lhis t,im(; F;"S:ve o:~ntinuin;; rep.,rts ~r r:~oveme~Lt. 0f smc:.lL ~rr-.uo~ o:f enemy tc -::.ur _southwcf.lt, _wdst, anC.. nortilwl!f!t:,. Civi.ihm rofll,f';CI2l~ 'from thes.e nrt:~as nlao· rept~rto:i r.:uC:1 eJ"smy. activ,i~y* · ·

:tg_~J...2.tL"i.'rliQQ_k__~U~J.Qp_ ~ "P.:~~t 1csucof. Frag 0 'lO_lSOO.. 3/7 was direutl.l". t,_; .ce:t.:loG·e olu:mehteJ 1Jf RC'Io..."5 ~-~ KO.TO-P.t, pr(Jtect tbo -ysR ann. can(~lld patrr.dling ).:u that al'eav .. 1/7 wsa .t·• o;o:1tinuCJ C'Jn--. solLl.':l.'G.tn~ 'P'J .:=.! t i?.J113 <:.'\l'l;fl: cO,:n..rlj··ct • sccuri ty !=H.trola. ~qqq. y.·J.:;;·-d.a t:J n~1rth a.1."l west. 2/T wa,s t:.J · qollt'buc cr;nsoli..!at:lll<; positions ancl, c::miuc'-:.. plat dzo patrol tr ... S"~"i;Uol(est tJ hill .:..281~ then to SUC.:~CL-·1·.··. f:;,•"m suc:.:or,.. J,I to hill ir. T.~-~ 4763':r,· hill T.A 4S65J: and hill TA 1.!969:-r no·l :t\~turn. Ono plo.~ 2/7 Easy' _was to p8..trol s,_,uth E'.l.'Jn~ main· ;;:-oad to 'IOE:S'J---ID NJ tho:-~ T.'J ;:lob to hill :l'A ?47DD · tr:· &':.MD:JK--·C?.I ~9 ?OZ'j_"')~lC-Nl, s":n~th·,....ds't to mab roart -and _t'a.tul"ll. .The •l )nly enemy nctivHy r'l.uj_·inr;- thL nLgh~ co_nsistc1 of im osti:Jat,cd 2 one::Jy who uxchrm~c.i ·fil·e 11.·:1:th fl3rl::wtGr guar::s :!.n an .at·t.e:Jpt· t? inf.t.lt:ro.~e·- at 19'0100. Patrcillin.¢·-by 1/7 ao-~ 2/7 was c-ti.rJ;'iOC.. o".l.t as d:lrectefl.. N .... en..:n~y ·was c·.nl;nc;tofl. by p.rt'1:-~l;::n · 3/7 r:):.)vo1 byJJC>t'lr shut.tle to KOTO~RI M·"!. ·t:'stabj isho1 ,_-<;efensive po.si tionS tf'. OJrntcct tho !l:l.v Msn in thnt .AT!;i?.. 2/5 assum.Pd rc~cmsibi:.ity fr,r the n~rt'1oast. s(~c·tt'll;' •.il:)_en 3/T movtY', sr::uth '""o KOTQ.wB.!a

Porl,-1_ 1grroo <:;.-. 201ioo - 1\ofttr:. :Tr?...::- Or·"1o::::- .191139 A.tructed cnntinur·ticn 'lf C'1!Ul""1ir1 .. <>.tir'l_:r. af :?.e.-:tll .i.cfensivc.:;JOS*.ti'lns- e.ni P.ctbrc natrnllbz~ 1/"( QJ:".erc!l,· t·J CQn,..,:Uct D::noc.ny 'siZe pat;rol to 4774I Ani!_ uat:rol 1000 ya.rrl.s NEL.o.n.il ·N~-' fl"nn tl'..P-.'t 'OOint~- 2/f orrlerod. tt~ IY'n'].uct "Ol'·t0on 13he pa-t-rols .tC'I hills- at ·TA 466gB P.n-l 4265D • ." 2/'(.a.lso or~.ere"'~_to_·--i,iaoa.i;ch moto:rJ:f!.trcl at.0900 v~ <'lnrl.. 1500 to mP.ke cp::1.t.act with 2/5 in :::.FX>NG-Nl TA 5376 .. - · 317 or.--1.ercvl t" c0ntlr..ue -prot.ect D~v Ms::l. fi--·:li!I .-p:..~eso_nt location·.a.-.,d tn":l'.ld.::;.J·~ .. loc.;a-.;, -yu.t....-oli.ingo' .yp auti~Hy-or uncny c:inte.~t!(ittade "tu::?-infl: nia;ht.. Dc:f'en~lye -qoaHi. ~s and QP~'a rt:!:-:-.ained, samo .. as 141'(00. 3/7 rcmain;l.n~ in positi.-:n vidn:!.ty (!f KO'ffi ... ,'li:I. · Pa-trols departed _200900 returning aftnr :r~ac..'lin.:: Pat"t··~l C\bjeotivos; No cm~my cnntaot-~

Period 201]00 to 211ioo ~ !lc~t !ss:~cd "P'ra; Order 2·0.1900 iir"3etin.g 11-efcnsoa cC~p.tinue. :to Du oc.nno::.lclate_d and. pafrD:.lint," aoo·r.mlished. 1/7 nrdared t~ uatrol nnrth to ~A 5C76D, BQ~rc~ lD.ko f~l~ s:-1aJ l .c:raft, c.ni patl""ll 'N:cst t:) 40704. Tll1~ was later chM;::ed to 437JOTY. 2/7 was 0i'd.er.Gd ·t•.• :pat!"ll S0uth t') · !.n•;:-ostie;at~ r:1:.nu shCJ.ft N:!i: of hill 16'[8 Tb. 5364, and patr::il e'as.t · tQ 5469 Met ?4613G. 3/7 Waf'! ·'Jrdurod b• patr("ll t:r.r.~->ush'nl.t 3/7 area,· raol:-ic1J.t -icfcns:l..vo pod.~ir)ns to wast~ N·~ cantac..ts nr onomy activity v tl:.rrJw;~lUt · ni.;ht-.. Patrols departod :f·Jr ol:lj::Jct'ivcs 210900. 1/7 patrvl, lla.:l<;cr Cc 1 · st:1p'?Gd shc-T.t of rJbjt?ctiv~ by roa.CL blook and, sDall arms fhe f=orn n·n·"t;!l. Art:l.lla-ry conc€1ntratior. roduaed enemy rc::;!.stancc· A.nrl :Baker l/7 !:1'.\VCi ~-n-t--- pos:!.tbn on hill ilt TA 4373 as scrccnin;; fnl. ~e. 2/7 patrol uncnv_l)r.3d l5C·-200 cases 0 f a.--nmo and quantity ~f mor-tar ammo' (Chinese a.n.C. _>\.~r.Orican rnadof at .thuir :)bjaot:l.vc.. Nn 'cnm~y cnntacts" 3/7 -pat:colled to' ll.ill 1)48 aP.d l)C4 ~orith ne~!ltive results~ 3/( rleLmoi.ve -pcsi't.i~ns wo.re rolocated t,-, buttur rl.cfonr'l. tho aouro~c~_f:m!!l t:r.e··~~est. Dafonsiv-c·posit_ions and C? 1 ::: of "Pe~t, 1/7 f'nr. 2/t remainod as of 20170C with exc(..>pti(l_n of :!3Rkcr 1/7 iii nozitinn on hill T:i. 4·3T3 to CJVCr :::'JiW~r.lQUt ,.,f ·P.C:l~t ('•ll f0llowin~ .-l.!J.y. N·1 c:r1ntacts rn;- enemy aot-iv'itJr.-thro:Q.~-;:-h::Jut .nisht. ---

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,. :. · ;i~liod- 211.700 to ·2fj·I!~Q. _-~ ~.g(.r l Op0-r;;L.tiun:- _or<10:r. nu. l':'lbB:tt .: 12-50 S5>UGd . .-211S:OOJ., ~ho rn.Le~:..,c..n of the resiroon~ bem2; to , .P"~tQpt·.n~,.,- laft f~~..~l-,_k ~j,+,h =-~st :an ill p0si'tiori between ·

• HAGA:W-Jli _aud Th""'DAM---NJ• . .re.L~f..[v_e .alcm_ont,._s.;:PC%-:..5 an:d :nroteqt .DiV ;.M$_R 'in.-_z~ne fl"orr.. p;s:.ti~ns'· -:.1_~-~.~-~:tt-·-~$~I.~q-NG-NI att'l_· · :··. :::AG:A'RU-~1. ..L~t ~n ~tr1'Gh I 13 t.ry., ~-j- ... 1. at'-~a.ch~;~d, rwvrad uu~. as. dirCCtCd e.t. D830.a_lona: ror-d: t0·--IJ:..~ 4373YT an0_· CC''ndnctod'ua~-rpls

./ _ to ._nn.rth _ap.:J. ;._!est ·f1·om that prJint. · Nc 1enCmy ccP.tc.c:t_s_ m~d~~ · Regt.l:i. m~ssion t•f TJl\Jb;.co;tn~; W3E from-' cq.IJr:..lTNG:--:tTI_ W[l.U caucel~ ed. Re;;:t! l Opn Orr1er l}··'lO iss·J.eit a.~ 20001 ~1 N'1vember f11r r1efcnse r.f ~·A.r:-~·-"''J.-.P.L A:1r. CJ:bst>rv.;ora ·r0Do:..~terl 'bhn~ th0ro wero 14 roArl hlr,cks 'between ·~-"A.iJA1;;'f.r .... :ru artr' YUDAM .. •N:r.. Nino

·. 9f.:thcso roni. bl>:1cks waro cticryu:l.terG,i_ .!'lnfl" ramQvGd by ~he . .:).Et Bn in the. first three mlles,?f its Mvnnc.o 11:"? ;~c. i'OM •

. . . . _ _..p~·ti:Jr._ ·2~17~0· ~2__2_3.~QQ_ ~ 'Fr~~ Orde!-_,2218.30 ~'~.j.rC1c_ten' Pozt ·t0 ;-1rwe 0n·e -"Bn to bi~.., ::kbz no si tions vlcinHy Ytr'J..'i.M-NI· ann cnn~'.ict. ·aggresh.lva u·atm11iTii .•. "De:-<; 6lljnany .. n1ua ~.D.e

·.~ l'lectirln· 31MM t"!lrJrta:-s "riJ~-o attache:.d. c;o l/7 a."lrt <'.oD<.:.:rtort RA.G-Aro--:ur area· at 0700 tn act as security for He.rr 'l3 try. ls;t Br.. C?nt'inuorf tn ffif'vc wu8'j at 08:)0~ Ihemy· r:f S.P:?~J~

/ c011t0a.n.y si~G ono:r:lli~orod alon~ .r:..r:.e:c ~:A )9"(.2Jll to TA 4.074F~_. l.st :Bn _e.tte.qkod. With_ ar"'dllu:.-:y an:~l· a.~r ·strpport_, _. forCin~. -withd:;:-aW?-::.:!)f· oriGm~· alon;: t:.-an· "'est frc>m'ltJ' 'l'A 49'(5~ ·l~t :Br~ ~\:i.Sdl~ila.terl -oositinns· at <r:A 40-{5 ... 'l'hanks~iv~n~· dim,lCl' was servod +.n all u.nits of thG ttCT extam"t; the 1st Bn . .,.;b:) roce.ivc:l. theirs on tbe folloWi'ns rlay. - '

PG~ioC: 231_'li_Q t~ ~~_J:f~ M •• Fre.g Or~.;~ .qf ~3.lt:c~ ... RQgt C'JUlv.;lid.atcs dufonscs- and C:.'nfl_ucta -p1.ct;r<:llj.n2:. ls.t Bn RGinf r~a.~r., in ;pc~it:!.uns .9-s ord . .Jrei.J (Y~~aolida~·~. d~fon'sO~ .: · a.~~- .mn.inta~n blockin>6 1,;~:-sitb .. -.::s en ro<J.d to N,··. S,· ·and ~..:t · 1iat~l t:o 4Q7CF -lmd: J6"{6D'an.d 418.0.: ... 3rd :.Bzi.· o·Z:dc:r.:od to . con(lUt;!t :!.imitoi. patrol·lin'D an-.:: bc .. l?·rcp;tret\ .td;.-j')~h R~gt_ .. upon re:.iof in pro:.;-unt p~;.s;'._tbmr.: ·patr'o:la pbni'tuc_tcA_. · .".

V 1st Bn p~tr:Jls had throa cnomy:.contacts ··whi'Ch· o. -p.Siste~ · of .ll~:),.l, .ener-:!j' §;~!WP.s, \!iho withrlrew upon~ t-eo:e1viilg flro~ R8E;:t. CP r:cm.ain.c-i. t:r_e sar.1e.· !'rag Or/Ler· t·ssutid'· ·at; 1400 ·: dot.achillE;.Eusy· fi-•lt;: 2n-t En i\ni ai;.tachinf- to .. ··lkit: !1n .. ··.' lst ·

;. Ma_r. -piv OVn .0 rn._9r 23-:--50 is.~ue ftt!. OZDC; .·' !2-3 )I,jv6_ii;~!l at.'t ', wua :.ecoi:y.ed, .·es.,si-~ln? nt;ctr 1· mtssi0n of·"COnt"inuolt?-~ .. .. Pvttack to selze Div Obj 4 (YU1JAM-NI), anr1 vr0tect"Div 'fle'st f::..ank by establis!:J,in.r Fm.-'t mahtair.in~.Q~qckinP. P,O.a.~·t;i-;-·ns ... b(:'ltween_;':.'"AI}Al=!J"-P.I· .fll1·i. Objci:+,ive 4 Yl."TJAM""-N! •.. At 240200 . ;mem,.v .a::teckeA. ·•·•ith op.chine fmnt> P.W\ -·r:t:f~ti f'ii;e :fle:nln0;1t '·

_u .... ::;it-1:->nq frnm ~orhich 1/7 ha1 n'.iffplacar1 jtlSt ;ori'5I' tr1 -:1-Eiik-. nul;:s. ··: ... , · . ... . , .

:Perir,r'l_ 241700 tn 251700 - :;s.t Tin. (~e;inf'):··(P,_.4~~an.co"~, ~0 &eht;J obj 4 Fr.t· Q!)C.O :25·}if:>v"laav1nri: ~::>.r;y Cn :in :v-.lcinity · .. TA 4oy4r:e~: ''-'c~.-~:r'te· fr·•m ·Pi:C ·irir1.iC.ate'~ tha.t·.an ·eet.irrir~te-"". . . nn.~t'. fresr.J.y tug t.·:~3itj,.;.n~ r,ccuo.feri_ th'o .. hi_O{h i<."r,,w.·~ nOr(hh of .YU'JA!!~c:~r ·in the v!obity of rA 41Z2 .. · 3/7 at fi,·st light m.cvcrl f:r:,:r, KQ'IQ .... RI ·tr~ -p0sibio'r .. s al:m.g ton,:'L.tn·· .. r.JFLr ?f 1/7.

-· l!ogt 1 1. CP· . .-Us-olacoti. 1\t Q'>3).0 ·. fr:nr~ :""~\GA~7:!t~ .. t.'l·. :±~]~!F~ . ~cift~ l·. ~loments left 1!1' ---AGA"!'-tT--:ru S.:r<ifl-: 2/7. loSs. DOg an:'. 'Easy -cnmnanies,_.S0c l+.2 11 '1 A.T c~·~'r_t, ar::'~. ;.d-t,w·~\?tr:Y,'' 3/llw 1/7 ·

·?.-·ivanco~. tnwai-rl t11wr~ of YIJ')Il..V.-~~r ngai:'l.st'· Ii,:;ht .')p"00.s~ti-:;:n. Pp.tr9ls reu0rte·r1 or. en<Jrr.y· 0r.ntaots nn~= ~ct'unsive.'pnsitin:q.·~ es~abl:!.shei. ao f0llo"I--:S: AOlo Co at ·TA;· 4t~7-'?.L-:, :SP..k~r Co

·at" TA. ~12:QD~ t~~ 423CKL.· ·c:w.·r:.iO at TA 4079FGI.Q., 3/7. mr.tvc1 ·mt .in rtt.t · r:'.k at·l4l5·· ar_d .e:\3-l~o·L'Obj hill in TA 39tH!· Patrol_so11t to-::C.U.ian-n:L·at "1545 wit·h nO aner.~Y-~ntaot as' Of ·1700·. G-.3 1) rf,7e Cr, at 3~·SbODIN. }:i:0w _a"'; 39803R~V.. ~t-~m at 3981PQ.R. ne,;t 1 1 CP roc;ainnd nt 41-75!'~ ·

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'-'cricJ. 2]lf0') -~c 28170.0. F:·."" Q:;dcr ·71f 2 lbl)(; d:!.r(;.-:::t~~d t:v"t li.e{,·t c0nt1n·J.e 3-ttacl-: tc ~eizc '1ir_~:1 ::c'}"J!{.d nort'."!. of Y' 1J.<U·: .. :q. :me' c<-•1c1.'.;..:,; t · -~:n t rol s • 1/7 Hi tl•. Tln '.(),. .... nd_ ;_, s:.- Go (:css 'ono_ :t:!.· t-:-on) r!t.teckrd ••"re .r,r(lcrec1

. tr: s· i.zz.· l1ill l2CO ~A lil8.". ?nC .. ccn":~.::me ad>r"nc.c to sdzc >il: 11"67 '::A l~2G?; ccnl1:ct 1'"'-~~r-(11 tc "-,"";{ to :r-:R:~s;\•-w,~'--1': f!:A 3676. 3/7 crc1_,~rc:rl tc cm::.rclJ.. ·ate 1:rerHmt l;):>eitions cloa.rir.~ .'li :1 · rct.:..'1d. tf' ··~c~t; rccr.nr~oiter tr~.-il '!:J.. )SirY::-:; rc:Jconnr-itar rr.r•in r~r-.o'·. :,.~:- ::~t cf YV:c.JJ,'-'!-T! to P.J TA 36~H~l ~ste-Jii~;:.l blnc;·:.... in; -,-.c,~: .. tirn 0~·'1'1tron{.th vic:.Eity C:w~ 3952, 1st F..n rr:o'•red r'J.t P.t 0.S.3C W!.t:_, De~ :J:tL'•. :::a!Q' Go !Jtto.c·,_o:'. ·<:'t:~.- Gd.zo•::. ::.i~_lo:t l?.f":o P..:-::.d J..Hi7 \•rit:,·no cn"'l::.y_ rusis':;d.i:cc cnccu.'l.tore~ .• J::ct:"" -:u in . .,..,osl ·o.:.on f~u- ni ·.~:t· ~J.t '!·A 4-lei2L ..,nt'. :~as,y r:o ,.,t 'IAl;c~:::2c. 3rrl ."i'3n r.-,ov:::ci cu~ "t.O. clc8r hi:·h ·roWJ.CI.·t ... w•;8t, T"!lt'.

::!H'SG o: :-till TA :;cs3 at m;3Q· ~:.Toor- Q. 11o :c""t::-Jl lt.'P<; c·-·c·crec'.. tc s~izc ~li.l:;_ 1~~25 in ?.A }--1~~-, b.:.t en D:r"";')l"Oroo:-:~in: t>c :\::.L., wr:s Tlinr.ec". CtC\·.rn by_~1<;E~:··~.- 1;n::nr..Jr mc:rt11.!' .';'ncl. sn•~~-1: <1!'0lls ~ ::'ire. Air 'e.o.r.· .. ?.:-t!lle:.cy \'.'8-S cn.ll:::cl. in a.)"I~D. t~,.c •.:·-".tl·::-1 w~.s cr.t>Oll:: tc .~cl.v.-,J-:.c.:; 'l.i''iCI. 'lC01:.t t~l.c f-::-rwe:::-0 3lC~)C'1 (,f l~~-~5 .":i.(. t?.1 >.i, "1 r-~·-.mcl tc H.s :tfl,{, ·.e~-o;·. rL.:t-:.E·::-. of t:'(~ ·:·.:>.tr-:-~_: f!.t c;_uc!-:, fir•J Wl,f1 B·""t'ir: roc.oi""~6- fr:--m '---.·:.:1 1:125;. A~t..i.ll;~ry f.'Ju H~"'.~ (ir.;ct.::d on t~·.c ·:1.i),.l .'"'n<'. ( :::cr~ t> Co ••ent i::1t0 ~--;sitic.:r. jast !;bnrt of,it. :~--,r t.'~.;,.; ~-:.~;"!-J.t". ~bm p'l.'lt-·,-,r. m..,v~(. ,.;c~;t to cJ_q~r l1:L:.'7, .{-r...,·..t."lcl_ ~A 3913::_ ~n<;~ hPcl. n·"' c""nt.---ct,- 1 }l~,,.,,·ycr U"') ·n >_;rrJcr-Jcc'.~.r:., p,c::-n~R Yfl.lluy tr: r.c::ICi ?A 39...:32·-,,...,fl fiT'1~C. -~n by ,,z-.L{'m;r .fn ~l"t ~·siti1f,., E·-.n• Cn _u.,v-·:;~1 t,)·~-:-~~ "ocurr-(1_ nr.~.g_; .-..:r:: .'1111 in ·TA· Y'f) ."t ~-100) t'·,--n p:c:~·r,·.,c:_r:(_ s~-r

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6 ·n tin.ucd. ,.. c\von c-:: e.t;;ni;'i.;st 1:-.o,-..'l'~ fi rq. t-J .pt:;l1i.~i ,,ll_B:. on. hill T.t~ 37 SO "t--1500. Shnrtl.~' l'.ft~r thia .till'tc, Q-nor~c·.·a~:-·wr:i,s h~t by~o ..... ~.ry enemy fir:c ,nne'. farced tO mr:r-rc off th_:: h,iJ~_.,._ l.t-:1m ~e 1r.0:~cl Up to .

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· tllcso truc!ts c0ule~ not rCturn due to -_?IJ._Cf!l~··:·~~~·:)rd_ .. , l)ll. 11.rr-: i.v-cd in n.ftcrn0-:m ns dicl 3/5; ·:rLS/5; l/5.<.":~~vc~.-~:t't_or d,.-.r:-::.r ·. ' . . ' - . .

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·~·"~·OY ·.Co :POsitions. T.Ho pln.t·:Jons of Abltl---1 :;>·~~nlo-yod_',+r~t? ~:o 'oroak:· C.IJ."l(: ::XU•":Ct-d to hold linC I Othcr.·b _l'!;t!)Qll,_~.'~tp r~~nfor~ , Dj7. ::lomr.nts of D~Co f_orcC'd_.off- tl}t?:·hi~i.'.ti.\" 28,045q;Md· 00. 1/7- ordered coun~ornttuck_. At 280510 ~9-~CJ·';~/7)-'.C::_:l.CftOd. being in "'· firb fi(;l:t wit:,_ .m ·· undcrtcrmino,d llwri.Oqr. -of .-mcr.;y. Chnrlic CJ uadur attnck sinco 280250, ropnrt·~c1'on~my nttndr: :;Ltcle:min£,~ off r.~ 200525 with. t:i.c -p-o ssil:)ili't':i ~-b.at t_hc ·oncny W<>:a· rot;r . .:ntpinG• l~t 05.30 3A.~J was .bci;ng" :fn·ccd out of p:::s--1 tion "but rc_turncd by 065Q-..A-~on ono.rrw a·ttncl~ _:>l~'~.ckOnad o·f:f !'.!H'...

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•pcri~.i 28.17·oo 't'o. ~i700 ·:..:. ·.o:rD.c·i- t-r.0.c. cG Lst .. ,-M'lr.· ·Di,.~ 'da,tO.d 28l'i~r:i-;{f::":i:-ct~.~~J :tJ.:;tt kSI-jt...:y~o?ll -YB:~·IJ·:;..~!-::"-ind ~-lLC~/L."::TJ--~1- bo · ... · . cluar;)d. c<:i:J:Gn~tr.c _29·_:-~~'r';._~·!-l_C~f:i~-·c_frOr.i. CG-lst J.W:· _Div d.-;,,tod 213"lb_36 st:?l.ted lluntil·. ~r~··s~n( -'S.i-t'.:~6i an ol~:rific ~ . .'_rGnA:in··_f.rC-· · sent :9osi tions in. li~-~71 >rf-· .~(-Sj;~_.m· __ ar1Gi&·tiod·:m:.." O:on _Order: 24.:..50 1_1 · vi.1ich directed R.G'l'-·5. to pP.·s.a · 't;b.r:'J'..l['h. Rt."!·.-7- nr.d .r.lOV':J t0 otaot. · to seize diviSirJif obj~CtiveS_'l''nncl_ 2 .. FrOm 2~1700 tO 29170:) thc·,·c w.<~.S. f'nomy. c?n:t;Ct o:qly .. r.>l-int.;· the :10rthcrn _sidO· of the pcriwcte;-; howoyc'r spor~.d~c_C~ecy m-:Jtt.-'l.r fire wP:o i:-oqoivo:t'~ throur;h -:.:u.t the d.l:for. si ... ..-e sector. ..:~:rrtillur~~ firod cou.'l\tcrl:·nttcr;r on· t!'.r<HJ'd'!'.fft~l·ent gun locP~ti::Jns 1m.t the results Arc unla:o\·.'rl., ?ox 2/7 V!<".s undor inte1u;.e 8no.my. c<'"tr>~ck t:~rou· h?1:..t this ucricd .'lfi'?" it .,;r-<'.s·foa:·\11! th~·c'.ofonsi'~c nc::-tr::EJtor .h:l.d_bccn pcrt~trntcdo .A C..,m_P0sitc unit' W<'.3'r'o;:r;,cd with.'Jrdcrs to _.1J--:-o nt 0900 to ti:c relief of 1'ox Qo. 'l':"l,ls R.1. c::msisto<t of J3n Co pro-rldcd by, 3/7 1 o~1c rifle c-1F.:pPm.y. GP..Ck froM l/7; 7f( .-f:nC. Able CQ of the 5th H<-ril.H .. ;_H. Elci'!On t::J ·'lf 2/7 Md jth Un.r~p.c s· ;L0co._ted in :-:A. -.!,L;.:J-?J woro · ordcre_c'. to rilovt Rt -0.3QO _to joi:n :f9.X Co. .\t ~o9q.5 the ~-d Pro~~ ::&-:- :-.nd ·::Jr)_G co. __ w0ro: -.u sbnndcc¥·-·:md_ Dog. Co \Ills C'HJbincd "'i t11 !JF'.EY ·Co, oW:j_ng to ,!-.o~.~.ry CRSUP.lt:foso IiHSY ·Jo then . Wf'.S _.fl.ttr-chc~~ tO ·117 ~' !lloo:::nt~- Of 2/7"_.~\_rl~n&r'co Iil,'~'TCd c;mt nt 09 30_ ·'lib' 0pcn the .H~.t."l,~.Fo~_. Co -'"<~ -~;"dt::rp<'t -l::rl.:~-!tfrq _h~~- ~c~-- in ~..'\. 4076 by sl.1.'1;crior m:i.uOcrs·of· eno.my 1\ncl dJ.r~ctf!.d;tO .:::-cturn':to - . , ' l. . • - ~-· ' • , :-~J.';:;·, '··· •"·' '• I E'1' .. G~\RU~RI. ~Ol:l!l')s;!. te,·.~.-,._ .. ·8.0?_'\lt _to _.~c ·GU~r.o'-W-·q.~d)·';.:-~~--~ .ordorC_d:·.i to return to -+ofenai:vq:,pf?fii:-.E:itar ·.A..~ 1500. ~'-'rt:tc1:~c .o:-if:lO n.nd···· .... · mort['.r fiio racriYed. tl,lroU.gt-.::~1::: .'!le·cto::t:" ~ur~r~~--._: p_c~i'od~ ~-~~$1~' tion of tho .u.~j..ts fc!' 'i;-'le ':.i,:"t ".1"" ·"·" follo••s: BokerJ/51:~~. 4u:2FLM. C!1.'1.¥it·a- tn -rcsei--v:e.·-~ Do(:'2}5 T..'~ _37S:l~-OID•to TA.38S·L"{Y .. En.:lf TA· }SZ2U""i\/SX.. :?ox in .7'-sl'l!'~. G~oK:o'l'5 in _rcscr'vo • . .fub.r TA Y'~2~to ~-\ 4oS_2:tY7"'I.i2-~k·4cs.~:~;rsDiu 7~!J~1o\ll1J~,~ .. l/7 g§: s::,~9 ~79Yr·roz~ :~ ~A. ·30i;J.-:iJ. t-1 ~ • · :i_~~ ~-'- 4or~rrs to C'· 4179i:Y, c;,..,4;i_o ~.\ ;'iY<'(£3 to·TA ~C79D5, ~~A }o'\(JAG, E!9Y ~r)J"up 'A 38,001~. ~ ~·::i&7H.A~. c,::mosij;Q_]IJJ: !L'J.:~tlc, T.A 417.~ t_o ?~\ 42'{9U'J;LX. 31J_ G()Q~9 T.l~ 427qR to TA 417°-J--::1 to t:::A 41SOY'Xl,• 2/f _E~-:<-~' 'l'A l.fl80I-nJ,

Pt:riod 292700 to 30l700 :_ In -YiC'A IJf·. t:-ic c~·i tic<1.l 8.r-::.illcry aru:TWliti'on s._l-_tortnr;cs, all Ul1ita· ~wre cPuti·meC:. to· 'J.sc it· On :?l'oii tn.'ble ~-rtille ry t n.rget o 'lnly. .\t . ~~0510~- rr.e SS·"'t~C re cei v:-::1. froL1 CG l::;t l·{~· Div- f;iving i~forr:""'·:tiOn- c:f ,"'l,t't<"~.-c.:t on ;;-_.AG-A?..U-:?J

• qnC. cstill' .. 'l.tCd lm.'er,:y r~€1:~.snt _b,ctwcor( 1L'J.!),?.U-?l 'n . .ntl Y.O'!'O-RI. DlEDurillb nibl?-t of_' 29-30 1-T·qv._ ~h,cte._~;f'.s' ·;;:o_ cYl,(ll:ly. c.:mt_rJ..ct -~xci:.!pt -3Al1 .units reuortcc1 receiving -mor~.ic s~.l'l. r..rms tiro· tb.roue;hout· night • 7t!: !.U..rine ~ Rnd .-$ti1f_·.t-~:dri.c a';Joiil, t· Q:Pnra._tio 1: ··brdor· Eo. 1-50 issued nt OEoor 30 ~Tovel'!)bei-.;.. OrC!.e·r ¢l.i~cctod' tli~t:5th ~!nr tmd•7th Mnr on 30 ~!ov 'nnd 1 Doc ·f1.0.~·J.st ··pci.st'.t!on.s to ':Prot9ct Wri.AJ..! .... P! And conJ.uct qpcrl:'.ti0f'.!'; to clc.<l.:i!' Ms?. to l-:A0.-i.W-EI .._' Defense s.octors ,...-ere -"'.Ll.ju-stc~l with limttL--'-C pu:ints rv;, rO~l0w.S:".2/5 P.t ~j. 5'38·JJ_~ o )'lS2K, 3/5 from t~l...,.t -p-1int tr:f 41SQ::J; p:::-o•t Bn from t!-]. .... t point to' li270F, )/7 f)·or.l tl1~·.-:. :!J')int to '4-078~ ,:nc'~ 1/7 fro;; thr-tt'·::?Oint to J:980J' 9 . l'Tork on "n OY Stri::_:> in ':}A +17G W<>.t! bo~u..TJ. ·F<.t -0900 • 1/7 1_)rttrols were sent i''J.l·~m.n.l nf uosit!.<:·-"s .::o.t. firot 1~ ht itp.d,· Rcr,t oxp:-~.ulud )JCrinctor SDuth alone; HSR to ·r:;u:.t,"'ble jUiil);l off l1osit-

-----~ ions to cnrry out -"'.ssicnad.nissi~not 3/7 mo·n~c'!. 0u.t flt. osoo nnd : )f~7rr4{[ #i -· -· -ol~ c;ner.~yin unc:etcrrn!nc~- nun·oCr~2.u:rinG" no~•c. Air nnd ~'i".t--Ji}jftii£iil!JJJ.~~~fNt'HfefiW ftrikcs wolu cR.llocl 011t r:~~lts ~c~in u:u-::n.own.

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Air .~;;;;~i?n -i~ clos;o SUJ:l~ort of 7th .•:mct.5th :!nrines C.udb.l'.' d.,'\y, as well as airc>:.ny r·ncl. l;tcl:ico:f.lt9r L-·VI'l.du,-..,_tiop.~ f't:rnishcc'l. with oxccllcr~t results~ OY stri:9 'reported 65:; C0!'1plr>toc1 . ., A Pi'l :.ntcrrogafl!. ti-on this C."'-tc rcvc~lcc: ~ho f.:Jll;::_wir..f" CCF lLY~.its butwoon ~UiiJ.M-:tTI ·"'nd E.\G.A .. W-RI; t:tc i75th :t0,.t Jepliy.Ji. ..... lon ··t::o a.bo7C MLR? the 177th Rc;-:t W0P,t .-,f. E.A?.~G-_s"·.:>G-~·:r~ n:·.- t:1.c ry6th rtect in tl-:c v~.C'...inity of SOJUi~C--~TI. Pi'f ste.tec'. tbA.t t:c sc cuits hc1.':1. ')r'~_ers to f"efend at a.ll costs.

Perioc'. 301700 to 1Jll7DO.- Frll-<' Or{:er )Olr:;OO issT:.e(~ d:rectir.(:; Regt to ar'_;n:urce on or:'.cr to cl<:!F>:' E1SR rmr,_ e~~ablisl:". crJntnct w: th ]'ox Co. 3/7 O:::'(lercr' t-J srlll<".. pe.trol ::~t OJ.07JO lOOOy,ls t.J front a..'l.\~ prenare t<J acl>"ar..ce on or.'.cr. l/7' ?r lf;lr~c:. t.o !1a,·e c:r.e cDrr'p.<my urC';)?.rci~. to f.\•'."R.nce on ')r(~cr to S'.Ap~ort r>.clvanco of 3/7. !!.CT-5 Bnd-::!.CT-7 Joint Operati•on Or~:.er F-50 iSs:J.El~:: ·av·cll2JO c:.:."-'cctci'.. t.~c movement to ?~\h\.~-RI. :S.C~-5 hat'. ul"~')l"itio:f a~r, P,r,tillcr:T, ~"n.:':. tank BUY)DO.rt. (1 tszlk: Y..---26) Cturin.C ibr wH :i.ff!'i'fal frr.:m ti-...c hi£)1 gro·u..-:C', no·rth F.tnC. ·west of f'UDM:i-.!!I! 3/r mQ · ~ 91:lt at 010900 to A.CCO!:l[.llis21 mission. ltasistr>~"!oc:.· bCc~m·-~--11'~~- .. ·-~.t _l5QO,.r:~.s ~Co reF!.chml hill"'in TA 3977f-li Mc'c ~: r~n-~"lo(l ~i' TA 417::~.\ ?~. WI"LB b;:t.l..ly cut t:.p in this fl.ttrtck f'.!l.C":. r--,~H3~{.:l~eC'~· to 2/7 c.mtrq};:. l/7 Joined. 3/7 upon relief' by clement's of 5:.il K<:>rines. 11.-t-·.t:mt. of period. both 'Br~s anC. 3/5 in contnd witb the cncr::y _on f'. E:r.._o oxtomling ccncra:.ly el'1.st from ~~ at· ':'A 3976~ to 3_nk.Qr TA 42{6U'7 .. F~, still i.s;lntcc'c, rocci•70(\ Ao'l. a.::t.n~!"op nt 17 30. All supplies ;-on~ supplY person:-;.c1 of t~;,o 5th -''~ .. '1'-~- 7-L'-1 J.-~r-.rinos woro poQl-cc'.; n.ll tnlCks bcir . .( utilizoL tJ y:.~.rrY Hounc:.ed f1nt~ vi tel oupp-11 o s.. The convoy dcpl.'.rtoL--.. from Y'JD..'IJ,i-:!-TI with oYer 6oo Q.-,,t tlc caS'.tf'~tiG{; ... nc'. :"Iriyc(', ,"_t RAC .... ':!I..i-RI wit:;. ovor 1000 b,..,_ttJ.e Cr's

unltics :?::.us 900 nonbJ:>.ttlc c."'.s-..:.. ..... ltics.

·period Oll700 t:> 0217011 - Attrr.ck Wt\s l.l.n>'.o:::w.;t.y n.t t:;.o be~innint; of this period wit!: 1/7, 3/7 ,.,.,n(', 3/5 in c1ntnpt w:.th t:'le enemy. 1/7 movc_f, out c:'rly in :9criod _-"t 01?100 .<U'l<:-'. soizc~. !:i:.J. in '!'~'!. 4274 1500 ~rn.rC'.s f'rom !ox Co in f1. ni~'lt nttn.ck .<1;~~-".inst n~f.Crfl.to cncrzy rOsist...,ncc. No cont."\ct mnCce witt._ Fox Co. 1/7 in cnntF'.Ct on two flnnks dw_:_- in nt this ryOs:!.tion fr'l~ 020)3C until f_..'cylit:ht fl.t ·whicb. tiiile C'1r.tf\:::t t·Jns :ol~nrieii! 3/7 l-"1.l!l.Chec'!. tbroe ntt;:~.cks P.urin{:· nicht to brenk en.oi:tY rcsistn:J.cc trl ·fr?n·t t'lith')ut succ0-s1::.. By O~Y700 cno::1y counter ...... tt:>.cl-ci.h:>c'. lcsec'ncC. nnd wero belicvccl to b-e c-:mtn.i~ecl :>n( t~10 bn.+-t~lio:r+s vrc-c.n:::-otl ta continuo the RttP,ck. 7th r-~r:d .5th Mn.rines _cl)nt1nuccl t--~ lf..uncli, 'thu n.ttnck n.t oroyoo. Net t!'idOr;'1.te t') ~:.c:-,;ry rcs:!.stnwe \'ih:i.c."l continue<: thro'1J.Chout tho C.f'I:Y• l/7 n"l.dc c::l:r.tfl.ct with F-')X Co nt 021125 nne'!. 1/7 sdzoc~ key tcrrri.in nt W'lt1Jltr.in '?n.ss 'J;·AJ+'3730T·!. ?c.sist."nce ~~Slr-.ckcnec'. r'.ur:n[ tho 1:-.i~-~ftornnon ~nd tho Roct I 1 trn.in. iWIVOt'.

~ut nt 021500a ?.o .... r".block ,.,,t 'E~'l. 4176Y hcl~ .. Up pro.~;ross 0f t:1.c 3.cf,t 1_1 trr."in' ~-s the -owrt:Jd closer:.. Fox C0J in vcll 7.il"'nr..~~c. (:.of~nsiYc ::nsi ti :ns ;~d su~portcC. ·by~(:ro:ps, h-'1.C~. Selcl. off ruh:. infl:ictcci. r.i.'1.Ily cn.su,-..ltles· on . ...,_ 1!'-lmcric;.~lly sup-erl·)r u:r_ony ..

Period 0'170:-:J t<) 03:.700- As :period 'o?oned, r0nC. block in :Sw;. 4176 holding up rto::t'l t~ai.n. "''lS ulon:rcd. b,i' 1·.rtill~ry rvtC'4 :110rtr:.r firo •. Att."'ck 11m: ::1.-:vom.cat of c:1nvoy by units of t~o ·<?.cr·t to cl"Jsc on F.:AC~A:JJ-Pl C-:lnt i:mc(l._. t:1rourhout the ni:·l'lt. of 2. Dec MC. e-.e day of 3 D.::o 1950~ Z.wmy rt::c:is.tn.nae wn.3 .r:ndor,-._to t') :'lep.v,y~ -~lon~c; tho routo of a<.l~·Mcc • ~~ftor cl<JUllinoss lifte~ nQout 0300, air cover-· ~c WD._$ excellent axn'\. f.\idoi:l tho ·.q,tt(ol.ck imr.1o<1.8urp:~ly~ 1/7 schoC. hills in TA 4.372Q.'VR :ond TA. 447 2D:S clcn.rin(- ti".e p~ss nnt", mn.C'..o contact wi".;h clements of the ~h i·L-.-..r:l.nes 11bout 031300. 1/7 _thon l:w-oamo nt~Vnncc f:,il.'lrc: for t:1c fox·cc. ..ln peri0U: closc{1. 1 lo:=-. .C:L."l.g olomcnts of tho force cntcrcii tho pcriractcr of E.l(--.APTJ-:;u~

Period 031700 to 041700- :P.o,<;::i,rr.cnt moycCL into ,"'S!'li!c-necl n.ss-' ambly FI.:!.'"Cn Hit:hin t:-.c ucrimctcr of H.A(.~J..,-c:.u-::i.i t;u·<:-n . .l.~_~O>.lt t:1c nit;~·t of 3 D~c rmd ttorni!l.G of U. Doc. Or.c c<JJ?}:l·"ny r·.lcrte:-(. :for c·mploymdnt f'.s rcsc:-vc on perimeter in c-Omnlil"ncc \ll'itt. DivO~N·r~tion Plnn 5--50.

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!,t 04l~O ,-.:.1 ;_:l.cmr:nts nf r•:.t-'.r ':."'!.l~n'. (2/5 "nt". <./""() ru-"'C.'·cd. ?.crti'L. Qp1 s :~AC-.A7J-li. -:;.~r'2.y ir: t··-l·; ili:"JTnint·· 'lf 4 =''c t".o'~;'lerr.::r ~-F!.c'nr:t:::(;_ "11 nm"bu,..;· c> -".in.st t'·c c:~n-·CJ;:~ in t'·c ··i.·bH:r c-;.- =:::-j_ l.c;__,IJ,

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cd ,jfB..!fi!.···~ .Ji (0 (c'<"'lli•, ,N tj~fi~tnbti"'~;!f;~;...~:;:~y;;"' ~~;_<,.~

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trains elong rout-s: cf c·Ti thdtu.walt. 1/t to laavu ow ccrnar.J' cr. hill 1304 ~cr.d with rams.ind.er of Bn Secura c..nd 0u t~Nst ,;::SR bot,,.,.;),~n OJj Ol:'.ar1io ar.d. ~oint oi contaQt,vritl:il/1<.>. 2/7 to l<3o.v~ en~ co ::]?<l::J.y Hi th JlOf,t 11 train and out:)o st NSR l:ut",.;:)or.. . R<Jt,imcmtal OJ? an~~ Obj C~'lac:li-:3 with remaind.Jr of 3n. 3/7 UI'C.n rt3liof :-n Obj A'.;Jlc to th1 in •·Jith c:-rrt:Jan~' of 1/7 on hill :.)o4. 31/7 ('C"SA) to r-0~tir.uu to occup;/ hip,h r:r0und bohr.J.Jn Obj~ctiv:JS

Gl:arlic and D~d laavc ono cc:nnany tc :prot:Jct "'uridgG. At ~6JQ-~~r~i?uli.1V<-!d 3/7 or. O":Jj Abl:::. nnr:1. 3/7 mov:Jd. out t~, sot

__...up dsfunsive :positions on o·:-J Cha.rli·:'.l· ..:::n~rr:y r.Jsistanco was li=;ht to Dr:>d...!rate iuTillf-;: the da;.r. R~r;t I]_ and Div tndn bc{'Bn DCY~l:JCnt down tl2c ?S.SS et ap::-;roxirre~tcly 1600 <"-nd continued to rr.ovc as th..; p0riod cl0scd~ Pur:;.:Jd CSl700 __ .teo 10~700- 3/7 c0ncolidatcd fo·r thJ night 0:1 Ol:~.fOh<1-iiiO(TA.~54"s56DH"r) t>r:.th ~lc!'1~nts of l/7. · .i~n0r cr~c:::ty c:cntacts alonr: nnun"':;<:.in road throul"!:hcut nir:ht. J·,:ovcr:lCnt cf Rnr:t 11 ar,d :J:.v trains cor.tir:.1..c.Jd

sl0wly thr0U[.:;hout tho n1g-F.t 1 harnp.Jrod by ono' i~y 'b~rpass in tl:-3 Yicinit~r of l'J. 5554 B. At a~T,..'Irc>x:matol~.c 101()00 2/7 _l;JSS ?f.l-s~" C\' Q3~an mnv.;!'l.:n:t d\l,..,.n hill t0 c·--r:-t:-~'\~TG-lTr f0llo\'1::JC. by RG,g-tf1- ::-t:S CcrlM~tnd Grou-p. 1/7 a.nrl. Jl/7 (USA) Fr>VOC. as nrc'~Gred 1 t·rith 3/7 "trinr.::i".£>: un ::.·3ar r-f ~or:t 1vw!..nk b:Ji3n rl.osi,-;-natod r::ar t,~nr<1~ A11· .• JlJ:rJants ..... f th3 :':Jrt hc"::l r~acl-.CJct c·.rr::ri-:tr_<iG----NI "b~"

lnl6QO ...... ft~. t!:o !:':0V.1M.:Jnt v.B-s crntinu;:!'i b:,.· 1':!,-,t:"r c.-.n,my FLnti. tn:..e.!r4 Tr(l("o-,s 1troro trahsfar:r._:.::\ t,.. r,..i1-,'I'Ly nt !-ic\JOr-DrrG-, th.::: rallh.;'l.r.. - ,,

P0riod 101700 tr· llr{'lO. x~ t:'l-1 -:-)Urir··d ··n.m:~d t~'l:J·~--~wct:tl c:nr.

YC~: Rni trf'0lJS w::~r.J o;;routo t0 P'~i.L2::J1JC~ ar.::l :r:u:t:"GE..i.i:. Tn·0-:~s

abrard traL"!3 d..JbtJ..rk.::d n,t th.l ra.il::-Ntd stl'ltkn in H.'G.J:uTG. 0..nc'. · ~·Jrcc'-'Jclod. O~· tru.cl: tn th.) bivrl.l.ac arva in th.J vic:.ni ty of YOT?O n.irfi0ld at Ic""Ui:TGL1.tl. All JlJ!:l~r.ta .:-f tb.:: :=;>_..).-:t hac1 r.:>acb.)d \.h..; biv~uac ar,m by 1020;:-5. t·:n.its brok.o c::'l.J:J.P clurinf": th._:. dn.;>~ cf ll :J.Jc 1950 n.ni ?~t;an Jmbark~'-tiM. e.brard tho 1J, s .. :~ .. s. G.Jn.Jral Sultan. ~~1~s 0r::Ja:::oka,tic:::1 ,.,.as und.:ln.lfl.;r az th.} p.;riod cl('u,:d.

?.Jri0U. ll:lJQO tC' 1217:)0- All units (-f th..l E.vr:t w.1r0 aboar{_ shij_~ ·o.:r ::-~:Y.Jr-rxi:~atvly 112100.

F>rincJ 1317hO tr 141700 ~ DifJ,\J:b:t.:'Y,.)ti r>.t PUS,U:r, Kr~- tho !:r. rninr?: 'f 14 D...:c 19JO :tnd • transf on·.::d t-:' LST T s f 0r J";l\'VV.r.J..:.:n -~ t,... i ;:l&Ur, rm~ . .JJ..

F.)riNl 141700 ti:_ 151.700. TJr.~.its r'!.is.:mb'C.r:cr". fr•:-:1 LS':'rs clc..riq·; tb..) :r.::n'i!"'d <>.nd r::rv...::d tr f'. Oivni,...,c tl.rafl. n-::C\r ·:.\S.:lJT (1'.-'l. 6ypJ) t" b~:·in "- porir'':: rf raf'r.~:r1.nimtiC'r., r.J,JqtJ.i~'JJ1D:'lt, t•_nti_ tr~tinint: •

......... -~

DECLASSIFIED


c. Tt.otlcs

~he Gh~nes~ ·Commun:1a~ forces hn_\rc> bu~l t t·1.•.ei::' 'uc.ct_ic .. l doctri'ne an th\] bi\sia of mc-.~power. The :_;'ck of 10·dt¥quc.te .~-.1r, arrr.o.L'·_. c:nd r .. ;rt11:!...ory supp:)rt, c:ouplo::d with logistic:·l prob~t.:ms diot.J.t(·S theil' choice of- t,·,_otlcs~

Employ~r.ent uf t>noirdlcmvnt f~nd,mnsS r,ttc.cks du::oi:1g the -~i(_~NS~H~ - lLO.i..tP..UNG - CH0SIN Hf.S.<P.VOIR O!.mp-; itn ln:.U~ c:-.te th-221~ dieregr~ro:i of- hef'vy pcrsonnE:l loss..;s. The <-.bu.::nce of conof~r.tr.,n;I:Jd r.ri:;~llt:ry ,..;.nd mo:rtDr ~ire.- poi:;.t up .;;-i ther the 11 ck of thc~e Wclrpona .or c.n.,1ne:t':t'ic1ent supply s~rstc:mo

Enciroll'rnent 11;r:.s· ensily r.~Jcomp~_iflhed by :he enemy : s result of five ..:':·.ctorB f:--vori~g this ID• no.:::· ... n~r: (l) nu.mcr3.c~....l 8Uper:\orit.)f, (2) "t;t;~.t'~"t:O.~.n fc)l.'.tu-rt:;s w':llch offGI'C'd GUperior obG8l'VI!tlon iJ.Uci r.J".dily c,GCeF..sible Cr;rrtdors !'tmn:l.ng par.:,,,llt .. l to t~:.t!' f::..:.nkS! (3) .bB~'nC() of friendly tr~ps o~ ei·ther fl<:nk, (.£.) limited lin<:.'!r:>" of of CO!Ilr.1Unic.:-·.t.icns_. L.nd ( -%.) i.'.n ext··:nd~d ; ,nd +~ghtly protected fz·icndly ~'LJE,

11,\ss .:.tt.·,.cks were negess.::·:r11.Y r.::st:-ic"'cCd to the hours o~ d<'.r1iness by h.tnv~ lossEJB o",us~d by lrltmd1y <.ir in n~'Ylight. Ordincl'ily 1 tht..:&<..: Ltt.:nks ~..rare·:· ho;;r •. lded by prelimin<..ry :p;.:obings by "Jlil<' 1.1 l"'18ll.tly ,J.rmed ~::.roups of fr~m. 8 to 15 cnem:y·o Usuu.lly the·. numbers of k1c:se groups :+nvolv2d ·indictt"!:ied the prese-nce of .. nt· lb.st one Lompr.fiJli(,. The gr•.)upe l'C'tT!.L~n:~d itr close .c,qnt-r ct cud W0I't:: us~l.llY .very. we:.~ c·ontrdlled by tn.:: comn.:-..ny cl":"1rnmr ... nde!>.. The g0i1urr.l mission· of thc:s<;] 11 feB1 ere 11 w~- s to det(lrmina ou;r frOnt linJs, t u::om<.·tic l"ltie:pons i<.nd stron~ poin.ts, 11 soft spots n, r~nd. C;:>,s :Jr' nnerve c~nt.;;rs·n.

Inflltr-.tion would be c.ttemp"GCd if our front line. positivns wore kna'ltm~ Evidence u:' t~1eir cunning nbil-. 1 ty in this mr.veuver ccn be derivt.d fr:;m t~e success they enjoyed in approuchlng our posi tloni p::-c.cticclly _ undettJct~d, Frum oloac in, tho::w grovpa w::mld then r~svrt t J ..;he extensive use of grenc_dea in :·.n r:tttempt t0 infllot hervJr CLSUI"t1ties r.nd to crcuae C:)J:;lfusion c.mong ,ou'i. ... front line tJlementso By axt~:me.ivl:l obstJrvatl,:;n during dnylight hours, the c•nemy W£..s 1.:o1e to ·accurc~ tt;~.y l1.:cr t e th~ pi._-\Si t ions of o.u t om..c·":;i.c v.reapons nnd perim<::t~r lines. N~•rmulJ.y, there would be n thrc.:; haul;' lull n.f'tcr df.;.rk. 1L'h1s timo ~ms noces.BLrily ·used ty tlw ene;ny tc. prep:'..re food :-:md rerssemble t~1.o..:l:i:- t~ttl'~ck f·""~!'Ces f,~r the night!s LCtivlties. B u~-111 •n this t im.e tl' sl:.l.if't parinwtGr locL'.tJ.on o":"~dy Dti·~om!"'~fcglrWC.pons pQsl tlcns, friendly tx'.oops wert- .-:.:ble to dlarupt the tlmlng r'nd coordin;..tion ~lf pr.;.·conclevt:C~ enemy :~tt:~c}l: plc-,ns.

Pralimin,.ry probes were Ol'Cini,.._!lily follofr!ed Dy stronger .:,nd bc:Jo."trie.'t' nrmed gro~,.;.ps vrho n tt~.-~cked o>:rer t21e tho SLJne ground, Wl10n cunfror.tt:d by stfong c.utomc."tio WOLpons w• smo.ll r.:rms fire, th~ enemy w.- s l.'!xtrenely ndept < t 11 sliding :')ff 11 to .bit m0re lightly dsf'ended pcH3it1~ns.

DECLASSIFIED


.~ .. -~ 1" ~~,. ~ ... ,,,\-~.J

(l.';v•;;;·~' GV~~El~TZ.~L

DECLASSIFIED

The wholc;sL:.lu usE, .::,.f th0sa r~t:.ll groups ind1c~".ti2G tho willingness of' -~h8 Ul'-::rny tc s~~crifi-ce mr.npcHt.r ~n D.n cttemp't: to mc.ke tli·~ d..-·H-:~1_j_~rs disclose their p·)Git1ons end tn p •. rtl<.....lly cxhc.t:t:·.; fY'.1.!3_nd~.y runmJ..!.n~t~on s~:pplics. By keeping f ira s t•: c llL~.n l!7 1nW:: c;tt.Ltns,t~'l.Ulprodur_: t:. ve tc'.rgcts ;_nd by t-!1•:; £,}·.-t::::r::s~_\re v.·o~J (;:[':the frcgrJ_entc.t~c.:n J?;rOnt..de, our fo.r·c..::r-J r,rr:. llG.'J.CC ~l)is tr.::,tic "'uc 1Cbl:! IIJu.ch -:.;f its cffectlv8rl~s3~

Following these pP::b:nt,: n'~tr.c-.tts, wr.ve upon WE'..ve 0f hei..vllv •.. rrnf;rl_ n··JIJ;_;tl U':..~~)[.:.lllt;e.-3 in tlt't~cmpt8 to 11srr.othE:r 11 fr ;:;-;t :..:-:1 . .:; : ... ,:-.f~itl'-'"'·'·~~ '1~be enemy r~t;t.uck force ''res gc~E:..."r;;J J."'i r·.'t:;:..8illl'_l (c<~ in dep··;h,. On se•lCI'L'o..l. oacnsions it v..•:.·.e .:.~~.-1 i.:.:1t. ti:J.!'.t -=~L.: rt)girnents we .. "'8 committed rbrec.&-t:, ·w.1:~h bc.tt~-~=·-~onJ in cvluw.n.

Du<:; to tbc_;r-· ['..:'c·_r r;_l f'rlt;ndl_y L.ll·, ene1<1y unlts would retire :'nd b.t',;:· .. li C·J,Jt: c;·t.. l:f.'. t,h the nri•n-;:1; •:~-~·

C.c.y breck, excc)_f)t, ~1:1t'!i e:-Q:>:!.··;-U.".r.g· :::~ •. ·..:r,.:.e{J.:;:~-lJ.l -p~nf.t-·trntions of ou." p.:.sj_:: .. -:•.:..n:;;_ \·L"'r: :::~.·-·~c::·g(.J_;'tn[:, "lm .. -},1 groups of ene:ny w;:·iJ.-,_::i t.:xp.;BG tl'V:!:b"''--: ''l'i.:! L:J ih·r:Ji f.i!"e Lnd tr:, r:w.sk th::J ••11t~1.:~-, · . .,-._:; ·f' t~~--- w:_'.J_il r.'.:>~:~~:.".~.ng

force. The 13nemy w.::1'-.:.C t.h~..:::-1 t J..sr o:-:r.s·· t:-.\'.::-, 5:r.<:l~:.

groups :.nd tc~kJ c:.·n.-!" ·.~J ::...i .. ~- ·.;,~.·.~L·.U:Lu ~lJ'.. ... ~:~cs 111hich wsre ~J 'o used <·.s w~ .. rming shsl tc·rG~

Visw ... l t .. nd. s~··mtd sjgr.,, . .J_s (fl--.r·.:.:~, b1.";.(.{l.t..~ .. ar~r1 Whistles). \·kre: VBud t._ ~---'--lll0h, t'i':r~·.::l.''c f.1F:·~,-,·~ (;l-Jc.u~eJ ef direction 1 t·nd t . .) ]l,·ecJ-t ,,ff .J,~r.Tt,'::.Li:,_ .;_:_J::-;·~~ .. .1. <:· .• :0. sound codes dlcl n·.Jt remc.in. ccns·~d1~ tuL v .:leJ f!"'cm dr:y t, dn.y f,nd :.c~m U!l:l.t t:J ur .. i to

On ccoc,sion the t:nemy reso:;:-tt=Jd t·~ f.::ur---c1.4rcotivr.rl r_ttncks, preoum •. bly to scc.tter deJ't:Jns_.,_yi-: l'.i.ree ...

Defensllftly, tJ:lt; E:nGmy pJ.1·nned tht::':_r• .-:rg:_,n.tzntior-. '1n two t:Clt:o:~:.-.·.1.0s; ( L! thL.t. HC wo1.lJ.d be r·0 ;Ld, . .'bound1 (2 J thGt -..,,~ would not m•;ve . .1r =,·ct~·.:.::k ~~ft81' Qr .. rk~ By the use of n:·turt.l _f?•·V .. ;rL.(l T".;ute::; .. ~f' r:;p;:n'G:-.1':~1 lntG cneny pr.si ti.-;ns th1 a ~-tr .. ·~· .:.:·.on :-~ld!. S·'O' t.u=~rcl b i::: .. -::.y <:uucess:tul ctt,.._cke, r:ttc.1:-l.~r:.g t.t .. 1:· v.'t.:T'!'!8.1t 1:t:' :Jurr.r;U->.:.: ·.m n eneoy dispo_se11 t._: '.'C~'t-,.--:· on: 1 r ~!; .. ,:. .r J,.,.:(s ;~nd t-r,-:--:2. 1 a ··,.J.th defonsivo !'irLL LJ~t:·,-d:w_. 1~;/ p.c·e- dr.un :J.t_;t:J;~-r Jll.l' '\.."raps wer.e rble to pcne:.t- t..;:-; t;I1•:JI.1L~· p:,r;;~:t..i.-~nH h, • . ...,.-~r:::h tb.>.> enemy 'It:· s fauna • sl-..:.-\':3) ,N-,.t.,l::'.-.-.-.~: G·:(:;h n"J.'m.~.:t. G~-:m.1.·J.~y posted~ In rtddlt l"JJ (J·_,:;·r.j_r,rl•_,(') :n,> rtni.i::-~1:·, , f'tt~(- -:","":c·_tr:.~-S~ h.:d fn.llen en·:b-t-o.:d ~;'.!.-' ::·· ·p:.~ r.-_. ..... c.r,!:_"J.~..- ,Jno:-:Jy 1f:(r-,r:-stvc positions which ~-'h: \J::~1:.:.r:'(l·i;~.n'?,' ·J.'J'~ 1 !.i.,,d ·:_of·~() o;~.GS(;:)ffi·ble rt 171GBsin~: tXI:OC.b, :u~ ~:;.J.i.:e ;:.f t.h<O!Pt:: .1.ns·~c.~1 .... c.s t-he en~my m. lle no ~LPP''J'CJt c.r.,-.nf~c ~n li~a ricfe-r..2lve .tnc'~.u·;s.

One depr.:ctn;r>c :fr.· .m ~ . .::;··rw·l t~.r.rntn urgr~ni~ntivn

w:: s noted. Fl"C\lU!3:1t ly t:1.::: r::i;,:ny _,:~·;ok up P·JBi tions t::: srtddles, witt:. -i1~m:ny p.:rnt1 ;ns ;-:,,,, ... :;:·the iull~.: r•:t crtst of th~J hills en e:1.t1lV:t' ei-i~;.. .Tt TI!T:··.s h:_

1,d ~.J ·detect

tho positions in tbu s<:dG..lC:s~ _:,t one pojut1

the Ern-smy h<----d empl~.ced 122::1tJ0 c.nd 76!nm r·r'L:'.llery :pleces in Q prt_;, .... nounoo2d s, .ddlG covorcd.. 1Jll f·u·(.:-!. f'l: .n~cs 'JY r.utowc~-ic wec.pons <,r:.d SL'l<.ll , rms f:._ !:"<:. L'oJ:J th0 h.~ .. gh ground ,.,n either side o.t' the s<:UCU.v ..

It is lntt:.rosting t-.:· nvt0 'tl-..:.t on sevcr ... l occa-

DECLASSIFIED


."":~~.~,..-"'.'' ) .~l!hi!.'C . . oicnss wht.n denhd the hi;;h ground covering· ro::.d u.pprocches, th0 en~my did not hes1trJ.te to fire on our fri(;ndly coLwn e. f:t:tom drrws, r.t.vines, <~n::.. stret:rn beds ::;.d.jc..cent t;• the ro.::.Cs.

In r.LdGJ tir;n to weJl r.~rgunized r nd str~.tegic['lly pl.:..~ccd posi·Gicns N+ .forw11rd slopeS, th8 ene:::y ulso p:;."cp~_r2d f·lte:r·n~ ti;.! positicns on ravl . .t'SJ olopea. They utiJ.lzed the ._ .... 8ver~:e s+o:re poalti:ms fox• :w ..... dlstl:"lCt-. lY c'iifferent purpL'BtSg .'When under < ir . tt~~.ck or he.-.~ c:urt.: .J:' r .nd C.l"tlJJ.ery ·oonl.<i.rdment tl1e ent:Jmy would rct:.re t0 these :c·evc_rse slc.pe · ')OSi tions thereby esoetping- th .. ; efftocts cl' .tl1eoc c·1;t;7-cksg Also, when under rrontc..l. Lt-:;c:.ck by o".lr t:c·oops the ~memy 111ould w1.tb.d:>:·w tL) reverse sl~,pe DI)Sitions. Upon rer.cb.ing the hlllm.-·cr.;t; .Jr' ::•i:igeline o:1.r troops would flnJ. themst:lvcs :.l:l.d.er f.!.rc i'rom mnrt:rs c.nd intense r·utorn,_tic w2:.pons fireo Foll:=',~,Jne this ·flre th~ onemy would J.r ur.ch :. a~~termined cour..ter.' "!;tnck fr(~rr the :oeverse sl;:,pe posit1ons~ They c·.:ref··tlly ore,-ccniz:;d tho gr0und. die;51n~; emplc:.of;:men':s end constructing Q\:crh:.;f'd ccver :Ccr ther:~ whercv...-.r· po£sible~ Tht::~ir pcslticns v;c..rc wcrl] well cr.ri:toufl: 15·ed . nd. v::.~y d.lff'~cult to dutcct.

·Iviost of thn c.utvm .. tic wen.pon8 emplccc.nents er.c-.:unter-· od ·~rere .::::rg1•.n~.ZPC.. f:)r. Elutuc.l s:lpport,.

. The ener.ly rfr;.a r~ls0 nr·one to use :-.oses of hills :i:' ,ther t~l< .. n ;,12-lit-.~..ry cr-t!sts foi> r:utorn-.tic. wer.pons positions>· thereby obtc.ininG cnfll;-.di·.1g fire upon ;-.t;";:;r.cklng troops.

It is f'.lso inte!·estin·g tc n:)tt .. thrt the enemyoften JeveloJ!ed ·defensive positionr. ~n l?.igh eround. whlch hu1 11 ttle cr no te.ct.!.cc.~ V1 lue otha• thc.il ·.;.nlimited observr·tion. WithoU't norf.l, l mortr:.~ r..nd · .rt 112.ery support, the so P<~Si tions were r~ndered. vr.lt.:.elessJ since they were out of smell' t:rms r·.•:1g8 of tha t~.rget r-r.::fl.

b.

'11, hi~

to be

Or•gc··.nizrctif"ln

Ex~ensiv~ .i.nterrog,. tion o-:.' Po\'ft s rever~.lcd tl:e ;:,f '(J."~'.:.aniz.·~tion of the Chint:se Comrr.unist F8rces t.~.""i•>ngul<·r in co:nposl tiun.

The orgc.nlzetion. ot' c CC Array ccn be brcken dnm .::s follr;•.;c:

Three Dlvirion6 comprise c.n Arm;J (Corps) Three _ln:f~ntry ?.egi:o<Jnts plus Divisioncl ilcc,d-.

qu~ rters r.nd 3ervic•2 tr0ops conpr"ise n DivioionQ Thr,.•e inf2.ntry B;··t~r:116na· plus G. Regimentr.: Hec.d

·::p.!<'rters end Service O:Jupc,ny comprise r.. ~egiment. Th:'·~e lnf' ntry Compn.nles, n her·vy-J.ir chine Gun and,

lv.Lort~ r Ccmpe.ny, rnd. o.. rle;ldc~u,.rte<rs [ ml Service Compc..:1:. co.':lprise 1· .t:!,.,ttc.llon~ : · Thrt;;e. lnt'.:.r.tr·y .PlLtoons plus r. l1r,Qhine Gun [·n.d

Mortt·.r Plut·.Jon cor:lprisc n Co::1pr:ny o1' In.fn.ntry, The lnf<";n try !n< ~chine p;un. (tnd mort·· r pl.r. to on s :.:re r.wdc up of thJ:'<ee squr ds Cc.Ch.

:::t ~II',J..S :r-eported. on occnsions thnt r,rtillerY sup-

29-R!i.

DECLASSIFIED


port HC\8 ,· vr.il, .Ole to UGF Divisions~ The reported sii'.l'. of thtJse . rtill..:.:ry units v ry from B .. ttery to B<.ttc.llor. strength. Oonstr'.lction of ,_ Cninc;~e u;·tl~lcry un~t h< a not bc:&n UC:Jtl:)r:nint~d.

'Ehe lili Fore .... ~ ln.:..e:ed on tlwir" trihhghl<:ct' composition, c.re stE:!c.Qf'tst in cf:'l::l:1~ num.::r-lce..l desig:1ntcr3 to subordin- te units, Th~.r·...:f0P8 c,·unjto nu.:nerlcr.l _D.esi6nf'.tion cc n b;:; deter~.inf.>d by muli..iiply.:.n~ the pr<r-~nt Unit 1 8 llU!L::ricc.l 0.eSi§:.OL,t0r by th1'08. 1fhe rE::.SUlt-illc:, nun~ber ylus thE": two lower nl-<.mbers in nur.r.cricr.lsc.qut:nce · c re tho nur:lt..:rlca.l 6.8 slt._nc.t6:-:-a of the subot·dln,.tr:: units"

For c.:r,mplv: to cletEJrnint; the numeriN~l deslYnr:tions of th<:.: suborC:in. te: unlts of the l24th CC.i Dlv'rsior; r2ultiply 124 by \5 - th.:: r...::st:lt .ts 372, or the 372nd heglw:ont. Tills iie§.ii'll:nt JJJ..us thG ntJxt t· .. tTo lo;-.rer nuo-b<.rcd r~·~gimonts {370tl, ,:·nd 37lst), 1J1ol:ld con:pri.:=;~:.. the 124th CC Divisicn.

This r.1c-thotl cc..n b-.: .~.p:;li.::C.. r .. t B: ttnl3.on, fic'gimentc..l, Division, Army, 'nd hig·h\...r l.E:vt;l.s 11r1 <:;h but c.n-J exception .. The one ~xoentlon conc~rns bc.ttr·.lillr. id<2ntific[_tions, All GC fLglLI~.n--:.:;o c'1.r.;6l~n· tL.: thelr OL',;:.·nlu ·;J._t;t ... llonG r.;;;

tho lst 2nd ~.nd. Grd B: tt~-~lions. SuborcUn:.te ca~crc.-.-·.::-.ics, ho\.;ev~.r c.:-n 'be c\ .. torriin.:: .. J by us..:: 01' the ,-_for,_:;mcn"tlotH~d mcthoC., 1. 2., ':;he 4th, 5th, rnd 6th Corr.)Jf-!11- s co;;r.pr2.sc tht: 2nd B- tt<'.lion, ~t cctc-:rr .•

A c:T.::ful ; .. n: l.vsis of lnform~.tion f··.incd through PO~I lr::t-.:.rrog:.tio:-1 is th-: b sis for thc: follo~·ln& ..:ctim,t,_d f;tr-... neth .nrJ. ,rr:J.;rn...;nt of Chlncoo Conmunist units. ·l'h<:: o:.:-stim: t~s e:;lvt:E in ·c._ch c:_:t~eory pcrtr.in to units of tile· 20th GC hrrny nd cr.:.n bt.J np!)li.~U. to units of the 2oth 1.nU 27th .n.r·wi~ s r .. s ltk'lL HowevE:l:', rJ: fJddi tionn.l one-third should b0 e.ppl.L::c.L in c-c,ch c .. so wh1::n cor:sirlo;ring .strength of 42nd .. .::..rr.uy u'ni ts.

Inf::ntry squ. do < rc coDpos0C. of 10 m'-'n, o:r:e squ:--d. lc,rclcr c.nG. on..:: 'ssisttnt sqUi:.d len.der. A~proxirr:nt~ly tw0-thirt":s of thv ri!'le;mtan r.re rrcod with en , .... Sf:1ortment of Ar.:!cricttn, Chlnt;;Gt;, r.nd -Jr ptcnl,se sm•.ll rrms, nnd Ozt1chosl~ .. vckL.n Br<.;)n Gt<.ns, while the i'em,r-,ining one-th::rd aerv __ c:. ; s grcn·.klo;;rs rnd b~...:.r'-'rs. Individ.:.u::.l ,~.:nwunitinn supr}ly v1 rl, s from 50-100 :r·ound.s ,._nd is euppler.wnt~.:.·U. '",11'1 th ~- supply of i1d1c~ grunc.C.:.:-s which v~.rics fror:-:. 4-8 _pt..r in

'.:.".ividu: l. E, ch squ,..:: lcr~d<)r 1-nd 1:ssistF.nt c•-rrit'ls F'.

Tl].omusonfSu8· -01•1 ch.:..nt~ e:un w-1 th fn ind3.vidur.-_l f'.i'"-'l"1T.m1 t10n et,;.pp1.y o <:::: or rr.ore rouncts.

Inf~ ntry pl~ toone number r.pproxlm tely 47 men. Thi:..sG units ~r~ composed of on0 pl~toon l~ •. der one ~ssistl-nt pL- to on lc.<f\'l', one ~ossnr.n~ eight runn~ru, ~ E:Eiu; d llJ::-:durs, .3 o.ssist.:..nt squc.d lt:< C.Grs, -<:.nd 30 riflt.)lilen. Pl:·to0n lt1·.d<.rs ~-nC. esslst.::.nts r..re <..crmc::d with Thor11pson 3ub-~kchln.:..: guno "'hila m._;ssrnc::n t..nll runn-...·rs 1 ru unl ri!l<Jd.

11:_ cbln-2 g·.1n t.nd Nr:-rt,_ r pl teens number upproxi:u~.tcl:r 40 mtn. .E.rmcd 1•11 th sl-x AlrL ric<-~n, J~:p[~n..:se or Chint:::.a8

···~ .... ~, ~-~ JONr"IDE;H'PI">L

DECLASSIFIED


ntc' ·:. )

\\~~1ii~r"<~L liEht :r.:J.chine 6u:-.r: ;_mC. 2-3 ArrLric~'n or Jrip[,neso smr,l: ~~wrt~.rs the pl; t(;on scrV<:JR its t.rm<.mc.'nt with 4-m:·n

r..: .C11iiJ8 foUD cr01.:J~ ·:.mfl 3-m:.n mort:_ r crc1,1S~ Con~ro:

: nG .scrvici.. yJ_·rsonnc<:: .. 1.;i thin thle. pl toon , re c.c

:._;t'iv"'G. of inc1iviL1.u.:..l· f.m:;~_ll :.r.mo ltJith tL. oxc.;;ption

'of the pl-.to0l1lb•(c·r cnci his r·ssist-.r,t wfw c< rry

Tl'"~or;_,·pson Sup-~;t.-:.cirln....: g'.;.hsc .A;:~)Tlun;l..tion supply vr.rics fro:a 500-l5GO roun-.ls p2r Ll-~iG ·:tG. 05-60 rounds :~_>:r

twrt, ra "l'ht::E-3 pl: toonp~ o~~t .. : nic to the_ H~c.vy lJi, C~1inc

€,U!l : r:d Hurtr.r Go.-npr'.n,les :· r.:; usurlly r_ssi.gn.:d t..:

su:pport infr.n try co~npr·nlo:: ~.

Inf:mt~Y compcnltis tot,~l somt: 2CC m~n. Thr~;e

ir:fr·-ntry , nU Ol1l~ n:ort, +' pl~ toon 'O.)OUDt for 179 IT!Em

,_~hilo 21 oont:i>ol.) cor.miur.ic. tion 1 _n(: sup~l:1 pc;rsonnel

s..:rvt; r:t compr.ny 'leV~~L .. Hero, /1fnln:, o.ll vcrsonr.el, unless p~~rfor-mlng __ front line {lutl'"'s· ~-re ~eprived cf

indlv:'...G.uc.l w~:;:r.pc·~s~

H~u.vy l•IaDhMeGun'&'l4oi't:..r Comp,,nics, orgo.nic with

in inf1 ntry ·bnttnli:ms :-r·E:; :re:?Or;,cC. to number tpprcxi

r.1: t:_:ly 9Cl mL~n~ Arr,,·n-:nt for tht;R6' c::xnpt~nh.'S vrritJs f::--ou 3-5 wi.. ter cccld"l L<:.:: v.;r lvl.~vhinc; gun 8, 2-4 60:nm

uort .. rs, 2-4 81 or 8;:.';r:::l r.:ort .. rs t nL: ln sor:~, . .;..nst;: nc-::s

~ r~';-' 182~T!.rn 1..rlart .. rs w~.,re r8port·. J." No .ln:::i.viC:ur,.l

oi:L 11 rrw.s <. re issu ... d. ptcr•scnnol of tb~·sc units. i:l.m

r::.ur;..:tion supply r•.nE_,us f,;.~om 1_500-201 J rounc"·.s pt:.r

r.-,v c.hir . ...:. c·ur: 0ti-rJ0 r;:~unCs ~:.~-· r mort'"r .

.. h bJ.tt{-·.:u __ o-:t lit:r l~qw.rt. rs u:t S<:;rvlc~ Compt·.ny

w~·.s r,;port __ Q ,_nl'. oe.tiuk.t ·C. to nu!7lb.::;r E-8 m-;.n. Supply

• f'.\..~ coi:.wun.ic-. tlon :p<.Psonncl cccount fer th~ m; .. jority

0f' t~~ .. COU.If-DY 1 S COffil.!::_,;~-1C.Et, .

::'-'-"&;im.;:nts consist of, ~~t,.I~co Inf< ntry B< ttt.lions

D'J.ffib-.r1ng ~.pprox:m .. t~..ly ?bO m"':i , .~ch, t nd n h'--g1men

tc~ n.__., __ d.Qur-.rt rs •·nU Borvice Gor'lp; ny of roughly 250

men.. h,.;git:lt.-nt:·.J: str~:..:nrth th.~roforo, "'ould vnry from 2300 - 2500 don C.e!J'-'nG.ing upon itG supply L~nd

trt·.neportction stc.tus.

InC.ividun.l equipmt.:n't, L t},, uniforr:J. otc.,

f'.J)}J~;..C":r::.:d to b~..: I.Ci..8qu .t.__. c;:C3!.Jt for footwc.:rr ::~nl~ h .. nd

cov,:ring. Q,\.li tc. oft.on .:::ntirc unit'3 ~-.rculc' b..:. outfit

ted. •·;i tl: c,~nv.-.s sho.:_. s :.·rhich prcvc.r_l hig-hly unsui ti. bltJ

for th8 clim--tic con0lLloriB r:n~ r0sult d !n beevy l0ss..::s due to t:'l .... t;;;ffccts of .frostbite~ G:..ovcs were

con-splcu::msly :·bsvnt .:nC h mpvrcd tho ef'.f'icie:ncy of'

front lino enemy tro0ps.

TlJ...:: focd l:;l:.lpply of' certnir. un1 ts wc·.s soCI-:.·tioor:

critic c.],. For tho :nest pr-rt, enemy 11ni ts roGor:tecl

to for ging from North Kort:·un f<rms t.r.d v.tllr .. ges. T:'lt.rl: W"".s of't.o;n .:::vi(<:.ncu of thv C:1.l~my h~ vlng· O:'.t(;p

t.:.1eir c,.m p. ok r.nlr.:t: ls •

.tilllJCJUni"tion supply, e.ut... to tbo l,._ck Or ~ .. cleq>A:r.to

tr,.ns)ort_. t:.r-n ft. cfli titJ:S 1 VJ: .. s for the rc.ost p, _rt

l1. Dl~-c:.rr.i-..:;t1 from Mtnchuric.. JUtnough t'-'< r:1s of five

or :.10~2 hcrsvs, u~3Bd to tr~:nsport suS:Jli,·;s, H.:rc re

::>ort~c. :~t bo tt, l.1.on :.n:~ rvtim..___ntr..l lvv<J::. thu in.:-.bility

nf thu CUI" to '-".st •. blish enoily .-.ccc;GG bl"'· supply (~o2pot

of't'--'n r~_;::m:.. t~d in st. vd~c <.ri:l!'.uni t:ton short. &:,L s :·.mong . "

DECLASSIFIED


front-lin.: units. 'Unhc,fil1J•·.r,.::cl by he-.vy equlpEh .. nt r•.nd n limi t.jc.i_ ro~.c.1 r\e;t, c,nd,- utllizlng p< ck · t:.nimi·.ll::" lnst.;;·,....,_d_ af mot.~r_, tr,,oim;lrt, tj,o ,coemv we~· ee;o~ci.c:U:r; r;.r.1·1ctec1 rol2 "G.fio..: ,:,oU:1Lo(t'l. •• w,~rL r ..... ,nf"ti Ct.l.uue~.. .. ~--.nc. v.;,,L.o ~·-t:: e 110

mov.t: rapiC'.ly ovE:r tLe pl'O clpl ~_o~;~-_s. t~rl-D:in_· corimon to the t.ro( .•

. Eol,•Jcvt..r, thos'0 SD.!TIC quell tics th[~t 89 grsc .. tly ;::-.. i,'::.ed his :nobility c .. nU mo.nnivor, d.etr,...,cteC. imm>:A. sur£-.bly from his sh~cking p··J·,~.:-r, far, uns~pp0rtctl. by h8r.~vy t·rms r.nd. ndcqur t.:: r.u.ppJ y, ~.nc:., J..imi t..eC.- lJ;y· the t;;illt'.ll . qut..ti t:_ ty of cmmunltion Cttrried by the ind.ividu··-1, nn ·enemy unit wv.s 1nco.p<'..ble of sust1.1ned. u.ttcck~ ·lJ.'hls resulted in but on·:? L.ctor remtLlning in fnvar o.f. the ~nE:my ~ m;:;.ss 1

but it wc~s mnss Nithou.,:~ :t'i:re:p-::v;e'l." -w.l:Jich t:r_e · er~err.y often hurlcG. r,t o·J.r positions tC! be followt'cl ·by h.tthLrto unCollJmittcd olcm ... nts or l~eservGs--_of" J;~;hicb: heh:.d-·1-n L·.bunc"'..;,.ncu. The CCF re· .. ,cht:d tae resE'lrvr;1:r rlvcr ~car. movn tr:-,in ro,,,; R., Wl th the me. in rou tcs n O\"f r.vr~ .. ~-lc.l:1e 1

l('"gistic sup pert mc~y be m'1re no.::•.:::-ly '· (leqv: teo

Hotor V(;hicl~s 1,1lc::re; ·rt.:porti::cl •:.t ·c11'·llclon lc:vt:l or.:y.

Comounic ... tl-,n fr"lr th0 most p .rt J.,s cc-rrl<JC. e-n D:I I·unnc-r. Rc.GJ..o COh1Jl!tl.tllC, tl.ms is reporteC.-1:t eiv1En~,n level 1Ni th occr:sion1~l wlrG ·commU.nic~·-t.l,Dn s5r",':.cing nosc.ult ·bc:ttr~lio:--ls.

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"J,_u .:.''""- ~~his o-;-•cr,-_t;.:i on 1 HU!.'•-·7 er.countered 10 CCB' l'er , __ '1E.l•.'~ ;; - .;:·:-·o~ 8 ·('![". -:,~ ~·.tsions. One of tt•.esc d..tvie':..~•rl."~ ~;:-:-.~.~::;: .. : S•l~''f(:.n.:~ ''f;_;,& crSU't.ltl"es •in ,5 0:-•.YSD

J:·t.:::·-~8 ,):·_· ·::,L·,c t.-: '"~.t~.'=.r:ns (.5S.Hih1 ?9'iih n.n_d· 8~th) were sc1 t·.:.•..:s-:~~ ·,i";:i.<u:.t-<1. :3'.l.:!:'jnf unsuocew:::.f,;:l c-t~~r.cks '-t.<lnst \:'t":~ !:.-:·:1 t!'."cd. ~'t::t 1·-1...-l·il~~.:· in the Y'J.C..rm--Ni c.rG(t., The 5::.:·•:.!:1 -i'.EOD .:·~::·,'.:-;:·ed _very herlVY cnstu·.J.tles in un-Cl.:•:·c.c-':..'-,!·:·~~ ~- .:•'::tnah.~~ .:t_:.) the li.,.f['.!'U·--Hl rt.reo., A:;-;tions wJ_~_ --~-. ':.~k t'n1:ee r~;;.:rwJ:'.LDg dtvl::.:lons (60th, ?6th L".ncl

_,7',·r>;,; :•;:::r·t:J ~.llCC:tl•.(!1 .... e~Y<;;:~ .a:d. CC:F fcruca s~tffered ct.Vt::>:·2 ... ·y· "f.;~·or:, tho sub···<:ero ';'1Cnther encountered during t.h::...s -~oDpU~.t:;n>~

I.r. t.h.is f~.rSt Co:lfl~ c."t b2tw8t.n .V.arlnes and Ol:inese Ctx;:;..'T!.·.; c~ . .-h F."J.:>uet:J, the ·:.t·J ;:. ;y cf. tbe 1-l;.rir,c tef:-,1 ~· Lir Ci'~ ~ 1 .. !.c.;·y-, eq;:.u:~eeJ'e, j ;;~·~~~<T·y :,riO. tf!.::1l~G ·- to hit hL -~··.::. l:1l.d. !J•JE~~n:..··_:u,;Jy '..,r,·:cl ).'.'":·VCDs c:.r:d t;he C.::·mb:.t efft:..:,'t~·JdU0.'3S o.f ·:;h~.t; t:;er1J .l..n U:t fcce of oC..d8 of 6 to 1 wc..s 6..0Ftord:l'tl'o.i..e:'L ..

Dtosplte the obstD:~}.es :tr:pcse-'!. by nc·t1....<re (;;wu.ntc:i.f'L~i)c; t,.ol~.t·r· .. in r,nQ oc,~:. -;:.<Jr-:.> we:;_t1Jer-! rnd in th.c fr.ce cf ~::···cJ ~y :..'o:·c:es f.J'f...~.:'.L c:; J.)1..':."·5 cr :'tn nm.'ibt.?rs R:J·J.' .... 7 cr•.r:-.:· .. eG. cut; promptly er..oh m.:.. s e.l en ·· .. ss ::.t{neC. durint t~1e ope:::'<:. tion:.

M1lG."'·f?8 covered:

270ct lNvv

30Nov

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hunr:l.r.:>d t>-l~cl ,~_:,.,-t.J-·Scv.::m r:Cisor>_ors c:f Ua.r v1ers tak.nn ar.d :prn

Ct::~;;,ad 'by the· 'tth !•'1:Lrino~c T:·.is o:;rm.l? can ~~c. ca_~o,~orizad as

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Au a f7a:1 Q~a.l :rulcl1 iho Ohlnuso ·soldier· ·wil·llnr.,:l;y: sul::

~-li ,._,ted i:o ·;_,, +-~r l·c,1;~-i :i.oi o.:nd oa~c:::·I~·- d.i''lll.J G:::d w~1a t: h::::orF.n..t ior:. ·":1::.: ;m:;;,;.~:.;--~,.t.:. ,;.,_Q,n~i:.~!c.1~ •J.•Y'.'t,. r_cloo r~f't, r_ }~is lack of :1:::;. t:i..s.-

~3 v·~ to "cr.o\·1 Lis u~d.t 9 ,'i't'o :oir:.s.Lo:n., Ol"(.:~nizlition, stntus ,of

sup:"lY. a:10. a,...r.-;:v1cnt lGft r.mcr_ {o 'bo dns:.rod~' ·

T!:lo r:ajo:r--1 ty of· _?Otrr s :;r-ocwssJd 1)rovod to Do farner 1Tationa1 i:o(, iJhi.na AI·zy r..~Dbw;·s J .\.to suc..~ 1 they wore ordir.ciri·-ly dom:iy.cd of i:cl.: ita-.:"y ihic:C":r.a..-1:-lo.n "by thoir do.:mp .. :nistic o:ffic~:rs,. Dc<-::;itu Cv;nt!llrtist.:.!pro:P·"-canda. and ~.qc closo gJ.O.rd placed. npor.. tl'~cm~ :;hoy_ did. o:;q)ros<: ar. · cnr,or:~.css to ourrJndor

und antic~patod l~ind troatnont whor. dqint; SOc

Tho Usc of a t.nit idon'tifiCrd,:cn cod0 systotl b;v: t.ho

Chino so 112-s net Q(:;:On oncountorod.~ ~"11J:..•o;~ol."'o! POi·J\ s r,aVO. };ro_po;:o -.;.nit :I.C.o.r..t.t..f.i.uht.1cn .on .!.n1~0:t'.ror.;e·~br.~ Eo\<10''/0r? on occa

:::ion ·it ,.,e.s noted that. P(Mis oifo:r·l..ld uni', nur.lo:r.·:.cc.l dosic:rw .. -

ti~ns in .'"l. rovorso n~nnor; ieo(l .. · t11c· 1·{5-:;h RdG~.r:dnt vrou,.ld. bo

civon ns tho"57lut Ro!";ir.lonto FUr.·thCJI'" intcn'o(.;;ation failed to prod.uc,:: <1 :c.·cnsor..nblc· hnsis .f(l.r ~uch <!- li ~\·ri tch'1 ,

(avilian reports p:t"O:VCd "to be t"{lst &.CCU:!C-30 and a VD..l

ub.bl~ soui.~cn of. cncny -inf0rr.Ation d\.X~·r..r: tho ·\'lonsa.n- R11:rhung

Ch0 sin· Rcsvrvo·ir Ci":.npa.lr,n~ ~i s-:p:!.o.C.:~d p:-l·Sons · ttr.d. ro.f'ut;;cos

P'-"!.t:.;~·ly di.vulr;cd dJtnils concm:·::tinr; dric6y 'inc\vdmu:n·t~ w .. d str.}nr:th fron fi::c!::lt---hamt oOscrvt.d:i~:n.s mac'1~ in the on::m;J.rl S a,.rco.s~ Ilov.

cvcr it "\O,V".s i'~:.ffic:1l t tO ·e.cco""0t thoS0 roports as rolia"blo ·l'lhon

-rccoivod ~nd in r:an~~ inst~n~o~· t:q.c:ro ~R.s too r.;ica~ a time lnpso between r:occi!Jt ar.d confirnatirn as ·tr roridor ··~ho in:forrrr.t.icr:

Wi.lt:-olc~s~

·As fn.r. A.s can .:-~ iorn.inad tha'ro is no rank .insi~nc. ar..nr.r.:; officer nr onl1stod in tho (jQ'!.'.nnd::.r .iibl\'1 .. ,Conditi0ns~ :3?-.n!: is d.Jslt;no.tull by job title ·rnl~<. A dis~i~cti0n O..oos u:.~is-;; bcl~woon officers an<3. ur:listod lovol1 ho\NVC:r, in that of.ficors l..u:ifc-,rr:m aro trimr:1od. "rii.h rod ·p;i..Jl.ill{':~·

1t is intorOsting to n~to the rdn.ction of onomJr civilif' .. ns to tho occur~:hior: 0f thc:i:c ccunt.ry "b;/ U!T··Jo:rcoso S9uth Koren. E'lnr;s wore nrrr:dmontlj · dis"':l:..;=~,ycd over most homes and a.rc!l"Kl.Ys r wi ~ a f ow: Wo:r ds·· of ··,.;ni~.o1'ln, -'garlrt.rodod with oVorcrocn "":)onc"!.st sr;anncd road cntrnnce.s and exits to all Yillagos 0 i"!hilo tb.o {Oivllians al)ponr,::d p11ssivo~ ov~idc.l_.co. o.f thai:- uor~ su;::>port soon Ouromo a~arantJ. Aid tir:to woro 'on iho:.r SUlJ~ort "l'.rf'-5 offarud rr..orb opunly· and Soon f.'.n incJ;'Ql'~sh.[;ly v:r;luma of infor}!)tinn frrn citizens of: cities, vil.lc.'.{:<;~s apd j:'a..:.;.:;~:s wa.~_bpint;

subnittcde. i'Jl.1ilo tUci;o rolJorts usually conV.iinod a6cou:1ts o-t: :lopror!<:.:.tions in the fan:: of tf'..xus, r .. ovDr tp.o loss~ ~nny r;avo nn ind::.c!'vtir.n of stroncth, r.1o.vomor.t, woe..~ons~. activity end E>"\1.p)ly u.s well ftc tho G')nc..ro.l policy of· the CCF f.:l,·.t-T...r.g

c-:ff the l.::tncl11 ., It is be{Juvcd tl'.:?.t those inron.!is on thw Harth ILoreun individuals nolll;or f'0od. t=d;;:d::s bui~"',; ·up ml·'.:.)r~':lity 't-o-

.~'-'.:t.rd Cor:rrunist lr1rrcos and t:1.0.t. rosp'Jct :for·.:Priv<>..to pro))Ort:~· R-3 "11Jll ns_co0d t;r-oo..t::K~nt Goon r'tcvo.lo:pcd tho friendship, mcrn.l support and C0tlp0ro. ti0n so ri.cicossar~,r Jor .c. r,~ l.a._•)..;..':" rrx.cr nrcc:!.

o:por_r..tic:ns~ Tho ·\l:isdon of suc.h o. ~olicy E!.s omployoC~ by tnr

J!'1)~·cys -h.-mlli.~,:, rti_J.d GOJ]."Ll.Y.Hlr;;; onc·2:1y Eb.ti."nals cnnno t "bo denied anc1. is 0. t:ron:t stride forvt.~rd rer.l(JVir.r, ~h:J t;hrcn.t of

an C!lOr.l~r 1fund"Jr_r;rr.undH. ,,.,.

C :~nJi,FJ~.AL : ·~·.

07-RR

DECLASSIFIED

' ' -~

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\)t~~~t d., BT.M.'US 03' SlJF~~"? ·~'2. iffi,\J:TSFCRT_'I_TI'"'IJ

JJurinr, thu :Dc:t:!.0c'1._ 2-S Octrbor 1950 I'U<'U supT:l? rlur::ns •_,r.:r ~ m'l'.' ·d tf' nTCHOlT, fr.r so[:;r·c.-n.bi"n awl. ~trv•:in{; ;fnr. tho ''r:J}~S.'i.F or>C'I".:'.-ti"n• .\11 q;ons 0f c.L'-1.3s n 81'-"'l_Dlivfl t-}Y'1t 'li10Ul1. bo raa_uircd :fr-r the 1•TNTS},_}T r71C'£"ti"n -wor·o EJ'tittc3d in aroas a.ssio·:erl b;r tho Divisi'ln• T'f,CSC SUJ':JliGS '\·[8l'0 011.tl,"!P.tdod 'by un::t su·.'}J1.;y-pJrsrnnol~ :aCT :,n~c~lios- wo;.·o (Y\.l'blt~Ft{'!.o':'!. b~-- tho Rot~ino:J.':;9.l Su-:--ply'Offico:r- n.;Ji1_ T!>.vls~~">n s:)i-·dea u.nlts~ M.r.y i·;cmG of. Ol.n.ss II or.-.:o.nic :::C1ui~~r.1ont I'O:'TI.:d:J.ud. :[.FCtJnT in custocl;,• nf thG !s": Crr,ibnt Service G~·ou:J 2-!:ld lmvo ~"t ~~q~ beer. rOG!J.VOro0. ~ Sup:;:Jl;y of o:•r::n.n:lc.: '"~-Hd. ~;i,+Jctcho.:l 'll.!lit<; _durW, tl'_js ::::he.sc w2S norl~'-l~ Tho rc:~~:i.r.:t<:'ut harl l'•0tm ·a;;>Jicnod ·G {ld4.Hi.--:n(;.l 2~T 6x6 trucks on 9 .October~ mrtlr:ir.:r; n. t.rtrJ.l 'r-f 16 abr.v-.;) tho ·"J!/ID'~ Thoso wore allocD.tod e.s follows~ ~/:On~ l/~1t~·co, 5/!IJ:;So

arro u.t suoh n<l

JL\K:'iR t8ti0ns .,.,oro· isSUed a.nQ. fed ~n th:.~ stag:i.r:.:=-: TI:TCHOH to <'111 .U.'lits<t .Sf':TIC G~JS~t?-~:f-0 uc.u:.:wnents. bonod chi..~konJ han, "apcl fJ,our WG:I"O not r::~-co:!:vodo

.:~rra.nr_;ot1vnts w-."!ro mclc for 1 1100 to accq8Pe.ny }J..>rsonn0l effects cf tho RC:', that wvrc "biWJ.Ght ~:""! I':or:lB. oricirJ'.ll;r 1 to l:obu, Jar[;;.nr; TllC'so wJro turnccl ov.:11:: t:J thv 1st 00nbc.t S-:Jrvicu Grcu·,J Roprvsontat.~.vcs in K(ffi.1;~

U1x~n u:;-rival at ''1DiiS.:'Jr ,;n 26 Cctobo:' 1950 all clt-.sscs of su~)~)lics wcro t,Ll(~uG.cd into ':.he lot S!'-:Jro Pnrty Jl(l.tt;).li--:,::t. du=-ilsc Cl<J.P..s :::r r:n:._·9lius 1·.ro:C<J svc,:--u{/::"l-tcd 1:;;,· ur,tts c>..nC, tran:;)ortcC. to tho rc[;i!!h3lltr:.l. bivouetc arcao:- o~J~1.Jr cJnsso~ of suP".Dlias wore ru-clruwn frcm :Divisi<.n <:lGr~·ico:: units as noodaU~

Tl:·~ .A.ssist<:>.nt SupJ?.'LY Officor r?r;:1:dncC. 0n tho bGn.ch

to c0or~innto tho ~ctiviti~s of tho beach srrtih~ dotnils fr,..,r:-1 all,un;Lt;;::,. Durinr: t}H3 porinct. 25---)1 October~ A.ll leVels nf SUTJ'llics Cf"'lntinUD:i 'tr-. be bu,ilt Up ff'l' tho. !i.fl._:·.i-<JJlfG mrwcmon t, ·Tho Roc,i.J!lont-'11 Sui'!'liY Offi cor :ror:01;tc~. that cC'lld weather clnthb.r· , . .rnulft bo received rn 29 ,Odobcr 1950~ consistbr: r.f th~ f:"~llo1;1inc;- articles!

C<:'..ps, fielcl, OD Gl(lvcs, w/ 7'~Lsorts (! stron~th) J.fitton:J, "l:l inso.rts C-k st:·cmr-;th) IWodsJ Jo.cl::at Shno :p<l.clts 1 w/inMlcs r.l'rousors~ field Cr'ttDn, OD .'clpn.cn ... vest ov~rcoatl r.~rka

:J:OwOV.Ol" thi::; 'r]/).S UXJ:OJ.itcd. duO t0 tho- tnotical bit_..:. ur:.tirn nml is;;uc ~or;ar: or+ ni~~ht of 23 Octo1::or 19.,

150 to t~o

follo"1.·1int-;: units;

7th l·hrb.o.'3 3/11 ~'u1G1 ico t1 Ell i·Iocl IIDII .i!Jncr

-3400 700 122 107 170

Tho bnl~nco of clothinr; 'Iotts

isSued rtt n lo..tor dn.':.C!~ till:"".) lovC'ls l Nov:.:-:-J'bor. ;1.950~·:

.:f ,...._ \."1. ·.; " CDJI~;ql~'Tifit:' ~ ..•.

cn.rriod by ti·uck and wcro r.s f("\llf'wi:: on

..58-RR.

DECLASSIFIED


Gla:;s :::::r Cl~J..SQ rv Cl0.ss v

DECLASSIFIED

4 days 70~ (Orrf'tn:lc brc-u.t:ht :fr0::: 1~~81-:C·H)

4 rlnys 1 fu.w· 2 ujF

_-\. 3 ,:_a~rs ?X ratif'n \I.C.s issued at this timJ b the :~CT., c-4 np~x:.·0v0C. our rGr::u<Jgt for 12000 ·11 Cl! rati,..,ns~

It Wf'.S r.scJrtt=-in::~d ir. r. c;-,n:fc;ro::1cw with Jivisinn ('r--4 th.:l.t th<OJ :t.CT W'll~ld carFy tl:o fl.bovo· sUJJTJlics initially but ti1u ro -st:.~;r.:.ly 0f Class I e.nd :II "mulc1 be~ tho ros:~onsibility of th'-' 1st S.:trvicc :On.ttal:J..r·n; ClGss Yt' thu .:st Ordnn.r.co 3rtt~£!.li~·n) th2so wculd. be ostal:Jlishcd. in the vicinity of R.'i.i'1f!lr.-IG B.n~ lX•int,a noTt.h $.s :.he tcctiC31 situa.tinn :.JUTI:J.itt..;d thu TG

i:.:.J:ount trl q..dvc.nco ..

Thw. lat Iff RattaJ..ir:-n •~ns u.ttact..:x:l tc the ROT and \•~is used. in i tG 'i:lntiroty by the :itGT .f0r ~hv n-vGm..ln t t0 !:L..U-ili"UNG. R0-':t.d ITU:;?s \"rore abta.ineC',. £rom th...; Di visi0n l-ITO f0r the ill' OS.

n0rth and ;.rost of 'WO"NS.'\11' nr:.:'l hA:.r:mrG~ The roadr; ::'::C00T:1 \'101:5.\N to 1L~I2f"t...1iG were fc'J_nd to be ycr-;; rinr::'O\'.' 1.odi:h ·very steep r;rac'tcs.

A Diyision 0l."d..'1.''tncc Or-nt.J.ct to:n ro~>0rtcd ?n 29 Cctn'bor 1)50; all t<rOai><;>r:.s 11JOrc checlr:ac". and. re:;.:;.c-'1-ircd~ A ~on~ tact 'Jonr:: w_:.s avnilrt"blc nt all times vlhcn nllodod c'turinr; "C·ho o¥>0rntjrns 0f this RC'l'~

~'~ helice,....tor and ;;ilot re-Jort·oo k> the ROT 2-nd. ,.,ere !'V'lint.'\i;.c(t lor:!.:;tic~;~.lly r'~urinr.;· the 0y:Jra';;ir-ns lll';:'th 0f :e.:.E:~~'TG"

Vohiclr\G wore. chocl~~d fo::· anti-froozo and DrOur,l:t

t("l -20°. ..l,.r.ti-freezo ~.as at all timos a cri.tico.l i tom~

S!:'.lw.c~o systom r.por.itad a.nc'L sal~-;oa.blo r-:()l).r was aontinoualy. san t to the rear. \'!inter clothir.f; was turn...;d lnt0 salv>{.C frnm all caS'J.altiQ.s unloss i,t l"{('!Uld ond&ne.Jr their livlls"

furi.J:'"r; th,) nOvo fr'11m \•rmrs..;,w .to H..\1-UfutTG, truclrs o.nd train tr.<~.ns:;;ort::>.tir'n wure.usB::', .. All t::r:uP.}::OJd vvhiclGs anC. 3/7 \·!Ont by tnir.... All: su:;.lJ.Jlius and. cqni:lr.!Vnt vr6ro Stlnt to the .,·2-rohous<> n:rci!, n.t 3'..."\.:.El'NG. ~he _l::>sistv •• "'lt RSO reminGd in this .:tr0a, when thu :.c~ moved. north1 to crcrdina.+e n.nLl Ox.;_Jod:'.. to t:no C'..clliv.)r~· oi' all cll'l.ssvs of s~r.~~:.1i.:Hl to "the RC~t

"Jn:.ts r::~ the RCT c.:'.I'riocl.., at all timos dud.n1-; tiN ::-or:!.cus ~0v~mo::.ts, 2 dayr: Ckr>? ·:r nnd. III nnd 1 U/F~ . r:L'}1c .ccSO O.:l.U. Ordnnr_~o o::f-:.ccr c.""lrriocl 2 U.ays Glr.tss I and III nnd 1 TJ/F for e .. ::.1 ur .. its in tho .i.-'_CT. Due tr> tho shortngos of ~tor t:r.".il·3rs -:;h,..-,t hM.:1rovailod sincv tho I!TC:~Ol{~s_::oui o::.lJr.".tions 1 4 t>Jf'-ter .tr<:-..ilors wero Oo;rrowad fr0in tho lst :.rT Hn. This ;·ormit ted a~>::;roxim"'.toly" 2 watGr tru.ilcrs ~cr batteli0n and 0nc :~or so:va.ri'"'.. to Cf'~:~,;.xtn:r.

0~ 3 :f0vcub~r, t-w0 t1.ir drops "'fGl'C roquost.3ct, nne fnr a roinf0rcocl rifle. CI"'-S.''"·hY nnd 0no ·fr,r a 11K\LD'~i!J~T11• Oomrnonts wore Submi ".;hK1 soiJn.rntoly. ('In :,thu. sui tl'tb:Uity rf- subject r<.b:

dr,.,~s, In tho'main they wcrro' not sri:t1.sfact0ry ..

A shr'lrt 1?.1..:..,..,1:' 0f barb,]d torirei• Rnd C0ncGrtinaa rosul t.::d in tho rcr.~0~J<1.l. ... f all suCl: · i tc:1s frrm each tn:.ck ~:pore.tinr; with tho ?.CT 0n 3 !<TpvombGi- •

DECLASSIFIED


. ":~-:;8"J ... ~ ~-.. ~

~~NFIDZNTIAL

DECLASSIFIED

EvacuJos "'ore so~1t dircct:..y :f_r'"lm the. 1\e,-::;imer: t<'t1. Aid Stc.tion tn t!:.0 :)ivisi"n Hos~i tc.l at HU~Gli"l\M. ',ll' l::::;t; .MT :Bn ve:t.iclos did not remain in th.J for•:J8.I:d Rocir.1ent..'1.l arca-W1.'.t raturi'"od dt' r..i£;ht to ::..:lJ·(WNG~ this ·..ns ilun to the tactical. situut:i'm~ Sun-,1lics \·Jor.3 hu.ulod._llo.il:r by l;.hosB t::·ucks,. A combinatir:n c{.'"su~)j_;,ly point n.nd unit ~~str?-butirn :provai1cd.

Pris('ncrs <;oro fed 1· lY:Su~·~i-visicn of th0 S-2v·

Thr- o 3/4 ton a:obulancos "to tho RCT nn 5 liir:vcnbcr 1950 duo a~?roxiHJ<.'l. t.uly 30 I:J.ilus0

woro roquos~ccl to Oo ass it:nGcl,. tc tho long c:-vacu.:ltiori line,

Lnbc:rors wcro e.ssie91~d t'? the R011 ::r.d ¥JO:t'O n~8d" by tho units ::or thu sup]lY of Units aml a.s 'Jtlorkinr, :!_fl-'U"tics an0_ tho Sup:vly im:tal:tr:~~'tiCn·s~

Tho ror.;imontal sui!'llY C':~tqps, all cl.<>.ssos ~10r~ novon_ cnntinu0usly in ncc:,.-.rclc-"\nco ~.dth tl:o tn.cticnl situ_l:,ti<"'nl E:U:Cl-

lllics' w.Jrc <>iicl.cly disporso3·:\ n..t ell tir:1cs.

Du~ t" tho tncticn.l situ11ti"r.. 011. 5 Noyombcr, 1950 Rr.c"L n':J;U tir'nn.l U/F f,..,r S1_mm m0rt,t1.r13 ""'cs rbtain' .. lfl n.wl ~.istr:t-; butuO. tn all ba.'ttrtli,..·ns., This '\lt:l.S in ~.t.'lc1itirn t1' the rnc U/3' m<'tiittrdn6<1 "'::ly all units ann . .-.nu t:/F ,.-.n·· han<'t· in tho :rt.CTQ RTimuniti~n <'tump for nll wca~~ns in tho RCT.

Sclactod "')':\rts 0f iiEI! ~bd.:.o..'il dr-r.:"!l<"".nY ftl"±:ivod A.t • CHINH.t!NG-~TI 0n 6 Novanbcr~ One W<ttar trailor fl.nd tw:, ;?1.! tn!l. 6i6 cargo trucks \•/OrJ d.atrk':l.~od nn 6 1Tr:V(1i:fbcr bY en cuo.ny ffi..0l"-

tar sholi.

A tro.il:.. Hii.h su;!'lli.os fer ROT-;-7 clopn'.rtcd IL'i.Hi!O!JG. ·at 12J0 1 6 Nover.:tbur. Train;; Cantlnucc:.· to :br:u~r: sub"JJ:(::fos cf all c:..O.sios tr> or:urr:IDTG-N:.e A lovul C1:f' ·2 da~-.s .Class I n:ld III o..nd 1 U(E wore t.-.. ·!Jo r:f'-intainvd at tho rv.il hCl'~d.

· :DurinG an n.ttoiTQt to. ro. .. s"l.\l!)?lY 0no corr:pnny, o:p. hill 13S8 \~ith wn.t.)r n.nd J;'·"ti,..,.us by h.olicc"ptor, one l;lol~c,..,ptor was d.Jstroy.;U. whon it turnvc: upside d..--v.'ll wii.ilQ nttomptl_n.r: tv lS.!!.d. .

Tiro "tools and tiru chtL.i.ns ware cri~iC3-1 it.:>ms. T'no~• wc;ro cor.ti:uurl.Hy :t-c-qucst.Jd bu~ not mo.n:>·. were l'Cooivod11

Troo;;_:m 1 ocr.~.i?nont·, and. .su~pli~s .~1oi>o rrt:'Vcr,. by bctor t:o XO~O-RI du.rinc; tho J_)m~.ioC.. lQ-.. 12 1i0vo::-Jbor i950,. ' A l.:wol ai· 2 c~::,·s Class. I nnd Ill nnCt 1 U/F wc.s r:m~nto.L"lcd by .thG F.so. Units CC"ntinuod to ·c.."'.rry twr d.<1ys Class l and .III and l U/F for nJ.l \'JCC".pons. Wat.:.r "\\Jas f~t.rniG.hcd by 11Dir ·C0!:tpany,. ·1st Erlt-:-;inocr :Snttcllrn. An OY·strip wn.s.aom:tructod by t(..at unit r>.t ~:OTQ-? .. 1~ Crnsic:'Leu.l.'blo difficulty W"lS onMuntcrcd by tb,C t>Jr>.tcr point, lru..:ndry :1,ncl bath uni'ts ·n.t· K.O'ro-RI am\ pcints ::'Urthe~ !lf'lrth dna to t hf, m::t~emo c,-,lC.~

9il 14 N,-,vemb>3r~ th·u CC dil.•octo."l tht:tt 5 c1,.'tys Cl.<.tss I R.:nrl ITI.Anr'\. 1! U/"i' ,.,,...,:llCI.l)o m::>..inir>.inoc1 at A.ll times in'bho ROT fb . .ll:t_t1s~ T:lis ·\.f'l.s carrlo<1 r-nt· 1:r~t w:"'.s n .crn~ill_c2·n.blo "bur-dun tn nll s-.1rrply !lCrsnnna: ""uo t0 t~ns~flri;;.ttic-n d;i_·t:Ucul•w tio" ard nrJil.Jrf'US :1.n.<'t rn.~ir"!. dis:9ln.c:cmont nf th0.IWT~

DECLASSIFIED


", .. ·~

T_:_,_, ~-i.-,--,rl -.. ._ . .-. r:x~ :'.'i-v-J 3/~- tnn u.m':.Jul...._ncas n.!lc'. thoy tv0ro

:.cs.tt...:!. ·?(-!. n .. :.:/bntta~i"n nr~d two tc ~-.LS c~rrr_'·'ln::t~

~\ ·:-.;n_~':.'--1: 1-k!~' r->"''!.0 to CG-.lstl~rDiv ff'l" nd.:\iti .. nc~l nEt~

r•·.t..:.r~· ·;··~,·:·o-.nt-s snell r><S sour;s, cnff00~ crnf'J!l r~nd su1:;r•-ro

T'l ~-~- -;.n~; -' . .JOJC!ur:_ llJt.:CE:s~.ry f0T t~a-hcRl-th "f tho trno:;:>n H;tcl

tr ,._.._.._l:··~t::~,i; th..: :r-.:,<11"'-r Fen rcd.r-nt :--n-~ to :r..nvc snmo t~'Po rf

. '!10 t p·,i·;.,•,~- :n t-:19 ~tror.o C\'lr'I_P

:;'iv·CJ ~>:n.li;1; fiolrl rp.ngo~ :~oro' r.or~.-iv~ct',.,n 14 1!0vo:r;lbvr~. l.:"!t:.·~.:u:~'~i ..... .:-~s -~:or·~ .-:-:1von t0 'l..tni_ts ('fi c'"~.rc Ftr..rl us13., The!:!~ "-'O!'O

;:o,J._;_ ··r:..."cG-J;i'L t".s f,llo<-:so 2/TJ.n ~c~vt 2/"7~

Jlilu,., ·iiP L-'l·•.tr·"n 11/ttS utilize!"" :f("r tr·~fic ·crntrol r .. nd

-'l_ir0cti~;"n:.; l 1o t.1·n:!'fi0 -~(.'I.e 'l..li0"ro"'. Rt ni,-;h.t c:x:c.-rlt in cnso o£

O:.'l'l(,'J_';:cr.:.:~y s:-·'t:.th of f'~i.G~mT~':-3.I..c. Tr-'"'.ffl'? ,.;,ti tho.I:oTO-R:",:~:-~ o~:an

nr::r;. .. ri.!._l[.v1i:\1_,.t• .. ill i"u•.(l..\•f'. 3 ccntrnJ.;i.0(1, 'by lst 11TB:r.. rn:-"_if'l vchi

uL-C~a~ (..'11..: \-;n:~ b''1f£:t.c rnly £0r 2~T "tntc'.':'S ,..r l·"l-::1:;-t:Jr vohiclus

~~-S: r.ll0w.·~:<~

T'1.,:_~ li:lt ;·.iT Er:. f:Y:>VJ<l_ a:i.J. ~;;'u.d:: co;:i:-,:>.nL.J.s tr- :--:...\G~',.l.U--:rt1 C"n

lj' !~('V2Mb .. n.< · FJ.·ie.r tn l;hir; '<~:r • ..J !-:'11 2n hJ..'lc~qur_rtv.rs wna at

c:~r:::·.u::c;...:ri, '11.:10 oy st:d:; ,"J.t :r.;.G~'I.Rth:a.: ~11'.1.S-- boir..r: ir:r.,,r0v0d to

::.~co::odo.to R!t-.r.P.s, · ·

Thu saX.v:.0J ]o..'.ita::.i~;:: assuD\Hl cni:.trr!l :;f all. ?.CT dur-r-'!3 c-r.

lS l\0v0::iluJ:n For dls!)O""sl::n~ t;~,o' lJ.'S;:j t:.n(1 .Ordno.r.t~G Cfi'iccr

GS't<.".bliE:hod n<Jw du::1jfs. ncn.:r-. tho air _at.ri:) :in ~:A.G)..?J>-:B.:r~ :. Thu tblt":;!.-:' l.JV.Jl v.c.s tO 'be two ci.a;vs,,C..'L!J;s·s :c. v.nd. III and J.f;/U/"2~

This was ccntostud 'b:{ !livisirn 'but UJ.>~)r0vn.l ....,c.s given~

Th.J. l(;lt · :.rr :E!1 1 oYJi't;d. to .:;)iVisi.--·!'~ crntrOl 8.nd f.'nl;Y Ono true!<;; com:._')C.p_y v.B..s assit;_cc<'l. ~q·. ·su:.,Jo.rt t'ho. ;.CT0 ':uowovorl a

t;(lw~rn1 a.Dr<}Go:;crJt ,.1us mr.do with tho ·cot!:3 cf_lst !·?ISnt I\.OT 5

r.nc:. tl:u R9c:u.hotiri'g DotH.Chr;:~uj-.t: tn I';~,,ol v.ch~~o~ v:hon l?--;)cosst:t.r~r.

On 19 Hov0m~)or r;uC.,..z_J":"0 '1.-ron..t~ur"

s:'lr:t"tC"v cs in tir,). c..'1.ains- f,.,r ···•1'.). ::-:cT vc:r.iclcs ,.roro :rc

q.;.os~Gd but nrt ."~.11 , •. 0ro ;rotoivod~

A r9r-,1.~"'.tin,r: Dot-".ol"~':l~nt •1>:'"].s 13ct v:~ n,:";_-~T~\GA"?u-7..1. r.p 21

· ::rrv:J!"'11) or" T!:.1r0-'"'.f tor rtll roo;J.ost ~--.f,.. ;:·,nll ~1-"'.s~os 0f ~~"')1."Jli os

v.·cro su'·,r::i t~Jr'.. tn _·Gh:-~ t uni_t r<:'r i-ssuu~

'?.0"'-:4.r:· ari:". 'brVI.,-:os ln thO nror:>, cr·ri i~1.1cC. t0 'ba irpr(")vcd

by 11 :>11 9r~nn.p.y1 1st ~nr-;inqor E-~.t~n.l~r-n.

A •.:.:·::r:w.nksr:iv--lnr: :c-"\·ti,..fi ~.s

v~-s issuo-1 tn nll U!li ts ('f thCl

vxcol.J.ur:. t"'

roco:i. ".red fnl- 5100 !)Ul'sorinol .ftnC.

RC~~ ~,'\lity and q_Unntit:r wero

Tho ~"-l..vn.r:o sYsten ·w~"!.s 'rovisGcl rn, · 21 }T()vinbor1 and .a. t;o;

or.'?.l_ sh::tl~u(.Pwtl of all C\Xcoss ocj_ui:;:·!1.JU t v.ns P"-<:~Q in alJ, 1_Ulits.

Sr.lv0.::;() ari~l c:x:coss t;o~~r ,¥!-s tt~rnoCL_int" t~.:t ~.l)gulo.tintt; Dut,-:\oh

mvnt.,

41-RR

DECL<\SSIFIED

·'if .:lt

J ._;,:._;'-·


AS thu ?.C~ adv.<tnc,:od a forvu.rc1 f.UY.l]_) was csta'Jlishe~n0rthwcst of lr.AGA.:<:L; .. i\.2:: nn 25 N0vcr;ltor e..s follows:

Cl~ss I Cln.ss III Cl:;.ss 'V

3 days lfCII r~tiC'ns 1 dtti,•

l./5 U/?

This (LlL7i.p lovol 11n.s incro:>soc-l ~t J:"UU)...4jA-J:T.r nn 26 Novombor t() throo'f1.n.ys Olass I 9 2 d,c.'"'>..ys PX P-w1 r-no ·"1-~y-l'rcsl:. brcr.tfl.; Clf>.ss rr; tar..ts nnr\ ~nll<:J'~·.·strvos; ClrLss III~ '2 1.-'iys~ Class IV, c"lr1. wo:i.thcr cif'tl~inr; 1 3000 'Df',ir tr.-us.n·a:, tent st(lvos nnil. Clf!.ss V, t U/"3\, IJ:'his llr->.s in. :v'l~.i tif'n t0 2 ~.n.ys Class I n.n1 Ili n.n0. 1 U/F in hnm',s f'f nnitso

.4..n adv"'.ncC oc.l"wl0n r'lf tho ncptlati,.,ns Let.-..chr.Jont \'ti th 9 trucks of Glass I.nnA III Mr>~~~~ t,-, YU11Hf--1JI., U(,tt rR.ti .. ns C"ntinuarl t0 ·_)o in sh~ri:; su?pl.y ar;c1. J;'3.lc-r ret:!.,..,ns,wvl''-> 1'vc1 n.s much ;;.s pnssi'Jlc 0 -~n ·il.: •. ~Jv;:,o. .. : V/,l.S .Jxchnnr-:ud "by FAC wi -l:h th.l sir-:-r.'-1 :?..Jll:tir unit 0f th"o lst lhrinw DivL;i,-,nG

Th·J Znr;in..:ors ir."!"nrcvc-1 tho .ccu:1i :=rrrt. YDD.'l.:-1--:t.fi tr- 3AQ-.t2U-2I~ Tr:cfi'ic c0ntrr.l ~)oints woro ost<:tOlish~d d.urinr~ -~do.~'li,:.:ht h0urs ta C>'n t:-rl r.rvo;:~or. t of ho<.t.try 3q_ui;;m...:m t :o..ncl cn::1voysa

~1. rowr du.q; rDDftinc(. nJ. :L.G.:-iL.~?..I r>f n::)llr0xirn-...,.toly lS 2-!- tr:r.. truc!::·:ocds of Class I, li r\nn. I\"~

,:ill a.vc..i=....l.Jlv t::-t.Lcl::a \-.roro E!or~t tr: IIA.GA£~U--F.I nt 1400 en 27 Ncvo:J'J..:Jl', k r~ul :mro sv.:-;:1li<J.s and to ir.r.cror!.so tho. dUz::-p luvuls. Those trllcks (;iCt not raturn duo t0 anomy nctit'n c-:n 27 HC'¥01:-ib-::r, A crnv0y r:-f 11 2~ t0,n trucks with CL~ss I~ Ili ::tnft V nrrivJG. nt 20:JC, 27 Hrvot.ibor and ror.c.inJi:l O"Vornit:-!hto ThJso trucks. ·war0 lo.t-..:r used to h::r.ul · s:.tiJPliJs i'ncl tV"::--un~loc! tc E.'i.:J-.iS.I.,Lii.I., :;uo t0 t:r~o ,;ncmyT s o.r.tinn "f cutt:i.r:.t; ou::- M~C., air dr0ps ,.,0ro quosto(l for critical su:;p::.ias durir.r; tha j)Crind. 23 lTr>vumbor ... 3 Doc3l;iJor l950. I-hn,y ituus 0£' au::_y~l1os t>b..JrJ rocoivod th:tt l.~CT unlt.s CA1J.ld n:"'t us~ such as 57mm an:l 2 4 36 r0cko-~ amrrrJ.nitif'n~ ~'l.p_proxiI!k'"l.to:;:,r )! nir cb.·0:;7s, rf nll--c::.nssos ,--.f GU]!J:liOs, wc:r'c rocoi.voct~ C·':'-r'tlino fl.:!!l'1Ulliti,.--,n, 105rrn:-t "-r:mnmit!.0n, h''.nrt hron;"\.--1.os nnil. r:n.s.--.linc crnti.'mod t0 11o vm:y critictt.l~

),_ tc:r:rK>I"('.ry OY strin wo.s Ouil t f"'r c:'.lorhoncy ovn.cuati0n. R"clicnptor~~·,<l"orG "..lsocl ox'tonsivaly frr' this tr:.ll'})iJSO n.nd P.ls<_tr DrinG in 5 r.~ll0n c~ns nf g~snlino, Dodicn.l sup~lios 1 ftnr1. <"'thor criticnl itons c-f su.1~~1y thl".t '"ord nrt tnr- bulky~

.Ul·. cturr..s wore Cl'hSC'lirln.tod with tho ?th ~4"'\rl nos 1?.::~:1. SU?T->iios W\JrJ "'"'""lofl.. nnrt issue(!. j('intly tl' 8.11 units in YUD..\H--·NI • .

Durin;; th.J I:' .. r.:wo f"rl'm J:lJD~H~NI tr H..\~AR.U-----P.I tr.':l.nS..~ p0rto..ti0r. 1::ns utilizul1 tc th0 r.l::':t.:X:imu.~ frr 'Wr'un1o-:t frr-m D.ll units .ancl f0r vibl SU.1)2lli0s~ Amrrll.::.nitirn ~·s furnished ale~ th.J rC'utu ns rw.a_uns~oci.~ During th3 j)r.3ricd 1·-l~ DOcumbJr, su:;):i,ilius _wvro m .. st or1 Licnl" tfu.ch oquit1m .. m-:: an:'t nrr .. oss,:;nti.-'2-1 su:;_J~-.,lios wurc burn.xl. cluo t" lnsuffici.:mt transy•rta :..i0n.

42---RR

DECLASSIFIED


vvticlos woro r'I.ost'!ycd r;_un fnlJ.uru -':'I' ~·:·l·:J=-"{- n.-~t. -t.-n dLt'!·ir-~'": thi-:'3 1'Jl'i0:-l..

:~·,-L ~ r,-. -\~

~-- ~-~ 'l~ • '-~. 1 ,, r ~ •

~~.4 - - - ~ - 11 (,-z') - - - - - ~ - 4.

11 1 1 1

--------

tn !!lcchnict!.l

} .. 11 P::;: r·c.tinns wcro iusn.ort ~nn. r>thor supplies Horo'rlrtcc-1. Al!~(•:-::,i~.G '.;!l0 :L·r·1.(1, frL• :.my·-n:J \>!h.(• rlosircl"'. thor.t 9 ~a rear r::u·".:!i~l -·L:'-t ... ·r·.rc,d ";>be '!.;.8-:u-,.nr.:v ·that '.""-S no

4

t :oic_~ci-·U).1 b.r pcrst"r.n~.l, Cv .Jt' GrJJ U!·.;u.ti.-~--; t~.C!:l ,,f RDT -7 Wcrfo cva~-matod- with t:h.c r.:l''tr•.:· ;::,1:;·:~!<'L .t"J:•r .. l 1.;·~,.\·,~--~1!1·: t-his i~S i~Ju:r.-oa~..;d t;-. rvor ,1000 1ur ;_ r,:_-: t.J~.- . 1 -~-- ir r1 i\·r m '.:;"!JJ.~l·{ ~F1 ",;0 !·3..\G-i:~U --:Iii 0 Tho so cc.su-...Hivs viCL::~ o.Nat~U<''.tuc'L b;r a}r u:P0n al:rivql at Ki.GARTJ ... l'\.I~

Ec:.'lY ::lh\!'tar;us in cq:J...;..:~::Jclit. n.n:l. SUililH.cs ·~JOI'O mr;.Q_o up at ~L.·.G..:'L.':i J:'~ -~·i.'J.:"'r ·i;(" 1:::w.··i.n,:: f~l' :C:O~(I -l."i<:> lllhiJ :'"llO\•rint; suL;J.·::.o:::. 'r'"""·o c~..r·:i :!.1)": u~,,..,r: dq:ar+.uro :u~'"u:u .. :;.r3

- t-::>n(.·;:;~ tf;nt stnvos~ r,rdluy oqui~.,m-.mt, M'lllcm f.i-~l[,i X'O.-"lt";'-l(:!' .

Clr'.ss n: C:!.L).O:(:! ll

J. dr.,f

1 'c/1!

1-i':'.x::.'?'lur. Cl"'n.~oti'<:ttirn cf nil su;J:_1lfus anc1. oq,"C.i"j!mcnt 1...r.s of :i~ar.~,m.-Hmt ir.!po:rt.:~ncl..1,~ A.Ll clot.hinr.: r,hortc:;.hos w-3!'0 o..1.clo u:;:;

. arl(( slo•)p::~lt": bnr;s .'\!J.d nthc.r·· CI'i Gica.l· i tCJ:JS \W""CO flo1t.n :tn "by ....... ir~ G<.GcJ..i:n..J l'f'·fJ c:r-it:!.cui<) Ovgr J50 e<':'..8ualtius torero su.fforod

d.l.l:rint~ tlw I:l">Vo t.-. £0~·()....R1. Q'ho ·f0llo1'rin;: vriliic.los· wc:.:-o dostrnyoct~ .

Tr!':; ,Z. tn:. 4x4 - - - - ~ 4 T1·l~ i tr-r:. C:l.rf!.-. - -·- ~- 4 i}1.I"k; 2.r t0n bxt - - - .;. 1 T:d, lTJ :-,no n'11 ,_.m,tc..r - 1 l·hlL-m F·i.)ln. R,...,.nf'C - t• .- 2

Tho RCT W"-S ro-suil'lior't ,.ritb ~":f':.S0lino 1 rn.tir-ns, £'.ncl. nr:ll''n..t~ r,it:ir':i! Rt :a'TC-:li ?T'i,u' tr t:hv mv:m:.cdt t(' C~~D-r'TITI-TG-HI- T"::'llJG~:'Al<.. T1~0 S:"..11C' ;•l·"tn i.'.•J.~ T:J"~VC!1CUi;: t·~ Cr;_rp~:U!>TG-:?<~ i', 'lj,J:t;;: ufi'or.:Oad. . • '1.., frr-I'l r.~'LG,'.:-l..fJ-~3.1 t·~ ?,':(;f{_!) -=:.r~ U"':rn crl'ivnl nt CEI2T:1).!.fG--:TI» tho Sc:t:vico B-c~V..,lir-n isb"l.lOrl r~cs:---l:!.no ·'l.nr\ rn.ti"i.iS tn o;,c~l unit~

T~10 f,.,ll0\':in~~ 'V'G.~·1tclas 'IITOIO :-l.ost,r·,-,~·-Jd :lurinr; :Oho ;;t'lvor.~unt :t: l'"' rr: ZO rrt'-;.r tn :lU!\ LHT.il..:'·~:

r:2rki ~ tr-n 4x4 -Trl, -f tnn Q.n,rr-:'1 IJ:'rk~ 2-~ t0n 6x6

4 2

- -·- 1

F-:~rs."nnul wvro l<D:'1.c:od r-n all avn.iin'blc trucl~s for movomont tr. El1l':!'}lJLi.11f:,. 2/7 \>/<Ls t ·l..lcon to li., . .7(HJG-'-~X\NG by truck nncl. 1J,..nr1,ud tz-u.b:=: thurv fcr t:-10 tri::~ to ElilJGN.'..l·l']. TJ110T. nrrivul of un.its at hl.E!C-N~i.t"l thw :CU[;:i.muiLt 'llfl.s 1Hllotocl Qnd. 1':10SSOd. in it~ nsSOZ!1>lY n.rvn in v. -;rc·.·"!..a'I.L~l,;' co~ r."Lruct~c'. c:.ID:" e Thusu ton i.:s anrl other c·~::::1J cqul}J;Ont bur::tnu the; prn:_:urty r>f ":<he 7th r-;"Lr.:.n.os~ Clothiilr, M.'.s c~:cl\\1".1 fr"'·f.l tl·.Lc:: lst Sorvic~ :3n.tt0li('ln nnd \·.rn~;: cnrriod n'b0urd sl-_ii.' f...,-::· n lL~tvr iBni.lCe Durinr; those ~'2'ura.ti0ns thu ROT \'f).s crnClnunll:t· lli''1;::r,:-'0l"Oll by thu woathcr;

. . rc ,~·<.~·~~' ~~*'D;iuTr.t

DECLASSIFIED


Dt.u:in~~ t!:c "'"'U:t~0't 8 Oc.:•;~·1Jc:..· tr i5 Dac·:Jr:ibor 19)C, thu 7th D_CT C-".:'1turJ~. n.nr j0r rlc.strr,ru.-1. onUjny n".tcr-i:-t.l :•.s listen_ bolr>w:

.A.rmrr:J('1, vehicles

'i - r34/ S5 !\J?,ium Ton!" 2 - 8l)lf Pr"'--ollod Guns) 76nm ( SU -"[6)

_\rtill~t'_l

3 ~ F/A Piocos 1 76mm 2 -.120 wn, I·U93B: ?. J{:i:.'!vt-'1.1 i>for·tnr· 2- 1051":1:-:J ::0wltzJ,;g C::t-:.rrr:·.:d !.11 .T:o-::~cl~S.) nya~le :f(ll' Cb.irA)

An unkno\>m q:u/lnti t~.r 0f sr.::all n.rms nn ~ infn.ntry 'ITOI1J)0llS wurv 02rturJd nr rlostrt"yt:~d. c0nsistinr: <'f tho ff'llovinr; -:~;:.J:los:

u.s. :rtif'lo, G"l• .30, l0..903 u. s. Zifl.J c:~l.~3o~ :·-a U.s. T1lo::1psnn SUb !.hchinG Gun~ Cal • • 45 rtiflo, TJ<J.ioJ 99 1 7o '(mr.1 (Jcr.:~.:o.noso) :Bron Gun, (OzochoslnvoJdr\) Lit-;ht i•achino Gun, 7 ~ 7:nt'1 (J,.,_·-,.~nvso) Knoo I-brt'!r, (J,':Ip..'l.noso) -u. s. ·l·brttu·, 6omm . u. s. Uort&l' 1 8lr.1r.1

Ar:u:ru.nit iron

An un;1ot.:::rminorl ni10unt 0f sr:J.rtll nrms 1 ll¥'-rt<.~or, nr.d n.rtULcry lli!lT'll.lllitir-n, h~n-1.. r~ron<".clos .<~.nrl rl.omolitirns, wor::; ::lostroyod Tho :,olo\r list shr-ws typo "'"rd c'"'.libru~:

122mn; .'crtillcry

120r:F'l~ H"'rtn.rs 85P.-:r:1, T···.nk .\rm; 76rilll, ~nti t".nk

8?T'li'1 1 · i··~'"'rt-:.r 50mm, J.t .... rt'"'.l'

/ ;(r:JF.J, nif).8 ,.tn'1 :{--..ehir..o Gnn

.r:~ i";•,

co1mnM·i'.L ~-.t-RR

DECLASSIFIED


'"'"' .11\ c~~~Jmy •

""~'~'"'f ~ l~ey; .Ln c--:t t icms ~J;,.-.J.:on 1~ ~ME'~ aurl n~;:r::ow i':,"'.nr.;c rail·~uy fr:::m ]{\JON-DONG to C!:BT

·EillfG--lF~ i:n:::.::.urb.n.:; two b.y<:Lro aL:;,ctric :.Jlants.

? f.IST:l. Hl_,_)·r.,-; r.!.')'.l.!\·~-·--in pn.g . .:;. fr0:.1 CEll:L:iU}T3-lfi f:.r. KC!'IIJ-?,I, sc:~-.. .. .r.int;- a f0rth0ld on tho n0rthorr· :)l<:..toau e .. m1 cnrturin(; t~1(l hy1 .. rc electric ::;lr.nts"

4t- J:.i.GJL!:l.U--f,r 1 ror.cl cantor Rt southor:t cnr'l. of CEO SIP' ?.o~a: .. •v" il.';

"(., YUDJJ,:~-J.Ir"[~ i;rr-;nrt-"l.r.t rnnc'l. center .. Ln.:::hC Qhinoso forcos fr,-.n the unr~h- ""1f.1sscd thri"U:":h l1JD-'H-~I·T! tf' roach t:r.o ~,..,u+h mlrl. ::f cnOsrw ?.oJ~u:L"\•rd.r in Octc.l1or~ D-.1ri!l,:c; !\-.vcrri!N:r~ (;hlnosu tr0rs;s a.r_~-- supplies trf'IVOd int0 l:'UD) • .14-HI 11.nd th1~n mnvod s::"uth~Nst tn roY-' .. oh th~ o:-tst :::1.'1r.k rd' t.n::~ bt.h A.t•rnyJ 1'\.nd "oui1d -"'· line :n· .. tcc.tinr~ tlla o'lst. flank 0f thuir f('rcqs .-,f'}lf'd!'l-:": th,, 8th ,''!,Tr"lY; ~bh lina ')rntoct.::;cl. tha c::r.:~m .. r~r - YUDA.U-lll - SAC!l.1.1JG. r0ar1,., ffrt'm Ytm..\J\f-N.T• a :cnn.::l ran ~ust · c:--nnoctin;-~ with tho Chb.oso i-l:Si S('Uth fr:--.m IO.J:iG-G:tE., The l'Vcrnll plrm r:f t-h-~ TJiJ forc~s i~ LC~.tc NoYJ:r:Jcr wa.3. far the Sth .';.rr:::r to c:rivo nort}?., whil:> lst r-:;'lrin? Di 'ltisinn drC>vo west frnm Yl..iiUJ4-lfi to cut f'ff Chinoco 1Jot;.roun this rc.n.d t:-tha wast and th..3 8th J~rmy fn:n t, Tt.is :plP.~n 'diet" rv>t .rrc.t~ri.n.lizo as Cl:inosc irt sv).J0rlnr f'orco .stc.rtcd r~ c;oncr~'.l offonsivo ('Ill 25 lTovo~"'uo:r; driviru:;-bc.ck thv ::;-__o:r Crrrs nn .thv CIC.si; f.lr.nk of 8th .tt.'Tly ~".nd. forcill{; l~ forces t" tnka thu dcfonsiv~~

4D-RR

DECLASSIFIED


Kill.:>n. an.rl W"'unrta:i in acti"n- - - - - -Hon-B."l.ttlc (iasw'•.ltios (frr>st C!to) Prisr-ners ,..f t.r."'.r - - - - - - - - - -

The n.bovc ostimFLb~ CC"V.Jr tho ~crii>d 2 li0~.ranrbor - lO Doc0r.1b~r i950 ;.nrl f:>.re ~e.sa-rl 0n the rosuJ, ts 0f -:.he P~ct ir n r-f tho 7th li.CT •. L<tn·iod in those ost:tJJJ'i,tos arc prol::Ja"::llo anomy lf'lssos in:flictod by fricnrlly A.ir in tha 7th ?.CTt s ZI'"'UCS "f.~ctirr.o

Tho cJstimctud I'.:!.'~ Is A.nrl ':TJ:-'\.1 s r.ny bo br(l}tor_ rkwn ir.to ~has~ ~s f..,llows~

2 - 6 Jlov - - - - - - 9000 7 - 25 HPV' - -' - - - - - 2500 27Hov - 3Duc - - - - -- - - - - - - 1500 27 .- 29Nov - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3000 }Ollov ~ lODoc - - - - - - -\- - - - -- 7500

(oHo L) (Note 2) (No ~o 3) (!Yot.J 4) (~htw 5)

f'rotl.l 1 j_ POW int-.Jri:or,ati:n rovoalod :~ho.t tho 124th CC D'ivisi0n suffuroc't a-~~-,roxilik.1.t~1Y 9000 cr.r.R-.tnltios (ldllcd a.ncl '.'K'-Wldod; durin(~ the 11oriod 2 - 6 llrvombor, as a rosult rf oUr comJinod infa.ntr~· ... art ill'<Jry- nir Ucti.-ns,.

Nato 2 · Duri!lf-:; this p.Jril')d it is ostim.::;tod. tl_1 .... t ";.he infG.ntl·y '[',ncl SUJ:I'~Orting wOa;cmns inflicted <l}lpr::::xirnD-toly 500-·cn.suo.ltios • .Air 'llil.S nuti·.ro nr;ninst enemy ·mt;ver.JOn ts ."'.nrl net 1 vi ty th~ G ~"Jor~r :1 nr.{1 it is "boliovoc~ thuy caused n.t l.Jn.st 2000 cn~my ca&u.~ltios~

!Toto 3 F0x C('r;;p.".ny cstira-""ttor. 1500 onomy cn.m:""tltios in their Zf"'nc 0f n.cfd."n C,ttrinr tho pcri:--n 27 Novom'IJcr - 3 Docon,)or •

}Tptc 4 It is cstin"".tor. thn.t J)(lO enemy woru ldll.::::rl nr \·!('Unrlor1. r.urin,"": the "l.;nttlo n.t · YUD.l\lf-Nl ty tho 7th :2CT 27 !·T"vcrl::~o.:Jr - 3 Dccctl'Jor.

lTf'tO 5 Duo t0 thu nn.turo r-f" tho r•porFt.ti"n :'l.urinr~ tho pGri0r1. }) Iir-vcnbGr - 10 Dcconbo::.· H is oxt:::-cH)loly flifficult t.:-> nrrivo C'tt an ostimto d ono::~y lossos thA..t C<"-n be :_lP..rtiCllly subst~nt-iatud '.Jy fn.cts. IInoJ"JV0r it is believed th8.t tho 7th :?cCT r;.~yl. friundly air i~fligtod c:1surtlti0s f"'n th0 .:mcmy, a.rJ..')'.llltinF, to 30~, nf the o<::t iJintod 25000 troops in our Zl'~o of acti,·n.

Non-·oattla casun.lt.i.Js - Frison!Jr of N)l.r into:rro~ <;n.ti0ns rovualacl thA.t thu ChimHN forcos suff3rml h.Javy losses. fr0m frr.si;;·,oit:ten f..lct ancl hn.nd.s. I'hv Chinose solcllurs woro no ,.:;loves <'.tnd hl:..d in..'J.doqu~te. footwear, in mo.st insta.r~~os onl~r a pai:;; ol tennis shoos 1 and it is lo{';ic..'l.l to ['.ssUlllo a voril"· hi~;h p~rcontiJ.(.;O 0f' ncn-b11ttlo ca:ml:'.ltios. iivon th;..w;h frrcstbi to will nc t e<:tuso c0~lote 'i.ncffactivonoss nf an lndi vidu~ initially tho onomyts disr~·:<trcl cf prr'mFt mudical <'"l.ttonti"n ur.~ ckubt.::::~.J.y rcsult0d in total inoffGctivcnoss ,'J.t a lo.t~r.; dnto.

CONTID.iillrl'I}jJ ~,.~:-~ ~·'

~.--(

46-HR

DECLASSIFIED


"'If:· e .. ~- ~~.1,~)) '\\'t~\~;2'.!!111:

DECLASSIFIED

•rrn,. tX!I"'n:d;o rof 7500 n,...rt-·bttttlc c:'!.r:U'"'..l tiG? crnsiders r:nly thc·s~· ··r .. \'h,...~,:bll~ '~<:: r·c:n;lcJ~c.rt. 11(\h-·L:!ff:,l.t\vO r".UJ:inr. thu ;::ario(1 2.~:"y·::~.1:x•1· .. ~11 ::Jcl!cmb•1r )9~0"' r:rc-~.oc-.~o!.';; oaamy s0lP.i::Jrs ,:t'!.J.t.~ :f'c.· .. -lt:~-: f,_.,_l"r: .t'i-"3~ 'b.it:c.J ·in~-:u, .... c(. tluTi· . .r: tl·~3 ln.st fo•,J t'lr-:tys ,...f

th~ ~-~.J:::!1.'- 'l.:--nr rt,;;.'.:.·..:...":r_')J(!_ ir:tl- C .. ::!.G'q/,1] J:l.os Hfi.;ur ~"ntact ""i t!t the: (·!"hl:J:Y ,,,,_;: br- kc,;l :t:'.iL ~..:.Ji; be; tt!.l·::)~'l ini:.-. (.:l"ns.::r'l.arn.tt~n ''d:"~--.1 cst·i::n,,,_,,,-: 1:(1,;<1:. c,:,crny- ],--.3;;(1:;~ l;::t;tsrr:~.---h A.~ t.h.J ':l't-~·.1

w..::·-.tl~L~;- "c·:..,.·:-:iH,- c;LG : r'le': f:'l'l.r! ...::~'1?.:: "~~thO c:im:r<tir,n \\•a.g ox+,:co;:wly 8(..'/C.O. 1;1:~ O.(JI','r.J' "'Jlj~·,; h .. 'l:\":J SLffOr;)rt_ heavy rt('ln~battlo l<':ISSOS n,:C~..;-' . -=:1 .:;on::; t~~vm,;-il-~ ~

h,, !J"l.:.:d.r.,"· 1~h-.~ rm.JU-.. i-:::r rh<.1.~e ,-.f t:"l ~ o-;-:~cl'tttif'n when ~-ur unit·; \-.-o·.:, n"t r.fl•.r.-·.~-~eJn.r: -r.r"l.~r"h the .~.i.·crts J,n ~rl:i .• ~:'l Gnr~a~~:om::mt~ ....... ~" ('<..lA~~-: :..:i. r~ro:'. du,·!.nr; t~l<3 or.tir.J :n:C.:.a.::'-""' ·."':.L'C'J.: J:;J:.\t•1--N1 S()1J.tll to ~-"o.:.• . • ':JH·~, it \lll;l.;: r·o:h":t'"f.l.::..J.y i.Jf.I'1~E:ibl<J :.-.nfl. :~m:->r~J..:·t-ioY"J.1)J.O tit m'l.kO

A. c •l;;.nt .• ~;;' ~w.:..my U.·x~d-" \l<:"l~ !.1"'2·;; of i;~ll~ st;g.:-;.;:~·m.Jr~f.:t:: dur•in;:; tr_._.J <'{IJ:J:a.r.~•':.l b•rk lll"J.cc- q.,-,~:..lF~ t,l](.l .r~r·r;.rlo3 0f darkn<J-.ss P-nrt un-1-,::s;. ;;;. .-:~,..1.~:-:.t ··.-,G.'J nnrle ~ml'fll"lcl.!.atel:,)' r,ft..;:." i::ho oncn;Jo' ·Jrr.ko. conta.ct thJ do,;P.('i 'W"\'l:t.ld b..; l:'C'I!!OVG1 11

TJ:c:.·c~:f.'~:-·u~ a. ,-;mw-7- a;.:'t. S8i1.>;".-;l:1 cf enomy don.(l wo..s ::-nclo f'nly whr.n ~:im(_ an:l +:hCI sJ-:.-uaL5Pr~ p..;:..'Jli ttcd 0 Tho fi{ClNS

-pr.___ sen kJ. bi.ll('W cnv,•:L tho p.Jrio·i 2 I-;,;yc;m~ar to 10 Dcccm'Jcr, 1950o

lst $.t.'/JliC"'n 2nc'. :ac. t ta.J ·L., .t. )J;"C. :Sattclinn

TOT~U.

Dcc.ull .. ::n t

- 1065 - 1177 ~·· - 1076

'Iho crmbat i.J.:'ficicr.cy r>:f tl--',c r,..,p:-!mcnt was cxcBllcnt nt th~ her.:5 . .nnil'V1- l'f tl:-w n('lrt.hcrn crr.:·unfl.iFnc. r.·.~-1 p8rsonnGl hA.vinr, bocf"~O 1v-t{; L.lG hn.r-:l.onc.-t rl.urin;:-~ tho lYC!['l~···S:!.t.UL rperetirn., R::>~l-'l.comon ro:: .:·ur,:ci"'t·od _~urir""o; the ,-.pc;.(·a'G'i.-.n we: C: lA-rgely m.1.rlo up n:f rwsm~~ru~·. ·~;:v, h-'1.4. h-'iii CC't:-b~t G~-l:!:•o.:::.cuco~ ~.;.'lcroft'Jra officioncy romn.inul1. r:,..,.,.n_,.. .\f~or tho' onomjl F>.i t;f',·:::k P.t l'l"D.'WrN:: and duri.t4; th3 mn~t.amC>r.·.t '-J,...u·"·b. cr-mbF.I.t e;f'ficicmt::,.· l'f<:\S fnir- d"J.O t0 the high. rate ,-.f cl'l.S'oJ/'.1 ""iGs.,

47-31\

DECLASSIFIED


--

DECLASSIFIED

.Q:ill!.D r nl

Cold 1Jc ::thor c onsidC'-rO ti o~ s during this _:JOI'iod wore of p:rtr.tc_ icnportvnce. Non--'ont":.~c losses f'ror.J frostbite :''nd exposure were scricus problcns, cspcci::tlly dL1rlnb those dnye und nigh":;s t-Jh,~Yl ccntinc~ous,., flghti.'1.6' wr•s necceDury in suj.-zcro ter!'lpor~turcs.. Lhe ;.Jn.JiY div<:rsc p:!.."oblmns noted ln this cold ·won.thcr c·-~r.lp"lt:n nrc di.souMsed in 1\pprnd:x 3) Hhich cor.t~ins conr.1Gntc end rcco~w;ndntionG in rr .. gnrd to o~1or:-:~tlor:s .in cold VJcnthtJr. Tp.cse r.'_re Ect 1~cpc:::tod in tl:is p r:rc.t .rl:p h •

.An r.CT is bolievPd to be too sr::Jr:ll n force tc op·crntc independently ~g.r.inst .:::n orgnnizod c_no.r.Jy J supcc·ior in nui::tbcr.s, f')r prc·lonecd periods in rn.ount;;inous torrt•!n. ~1 defcr;.civo ue:;_~ir.Jctr.r oust 'oc L"rgr enough fop r-.rtil+r.ry to fire defensivr:. fil1 CB nor.r front lin::':s; conGidering _r;-;inir.1Ul'J r .... nge liL'li t·~tJons this ro H.lir"1'd n pi?!r:t.ineter .-,lr:_cet too l1rge t·o bt.~ defcndod by th0 trc·ops r.vn.ilA.blc in ~n :lGT. F.ffo1:•ts to corJ.p!"or:Jlsc tfw;-~<.; two llnitr1tions r_f>sult cithr.r in the: surrPndf'r of r.:umy crltic.-.1 tcrrnin fcntur::s cv::=-rlocking n_r~illr"ry positiops 1 Cl.t~:-Jps, "!Dd Cor:nn,nd inGt~ll.ttiorl.s; or lnsu!ficit';;:t clcs~-ln. protection fo:::o these inGt.-.ll:".tlcns in the v··,lleys.

The uinl.r.cu!:l depth of :)Ur p:::-siti0n.s 'W".-S 3,00C :.r..,rds fixcrl by J-:-:.l.ninur:tl05nn r.-nsc·i:J. support of' i'rcnt lin8s1 :'nd protc~tlon fror.t cne:-:.y :fire_ 1·•'hcn tho depth oxceudcd 6;000 yo;rdo 1 ~,Jo :'oir'ood ti·lc perimeters. '.:i."hc fcrw··rd perimeter conslotcJ. c:r tho inf~wtr:l" b:~.ttclions; thL ro:1r 1 of tho r:rtlllcry · b,'l-:;tnllcn, ono inf::-.ntry 'bntt~'.lion 1 r.._.bir:tont~l C.P :lnd dul:!pG. Lihcn it :~.1)pcr,rcd thnt our nt.t[~Ck wns going 1oJ<:.·2.ll fiG st~rtod to displnce .lJI:' tlllcr·y by b8.t tor1cs

1 co.':lm.c-:.nd lnst_..,ll.-,tiono ,;r::d dumpr.J so <'S to cloao up to r.bout 3·1 000 y·'1rds by iibcut 1600. He CC'uld then llttVO r· rc~lSor.. ... bly tight porirr.etcr fe-r tha nisht 'lnd be !'E:!ld.y to extend f'orW'I!'d next r:lornlng~ .nrtc~: ... our first c.xp¢ricnce on the night of 3-4 t-Jove.-:J.bcr, none of our on~or llnits l';ora ot;.nin cut c:f'f.

Instructions wcl:'(· iRsqed th-":lt, i::1 th..._. O'Y"-.~ .. t o· ... tr' peri:~wter w'"'s cnto--.ecl in forc;J, the enemy would b~ cont ·incd by fir£ W0-ile units Cl"do prap-:r~·tion to ·tt~ok ··t first light to al0 r the pcri~ctort It wrs fE~l t th;;.t tLio w·('.uld Cu.i:tHO .feh'cr c-~su.'l.J..tlcs to our own people: th...,n would night countor.-·tt:wks ~~~1 thin thn position ..

In g-r,nf'r...,l 1 wo 'lttcr:J.pt8d to IJ"I:!S tho l'O.'lr bottolion through the i"orword bott"lions. so thrt in f!ff0ct, "'" hnd ,., p0rinfltr:r rnnving ·.-.lnn~ tho ro.~d but "lw·~ys int~ct.

46-RR

DECLASSIFIED


. ···•t'~ ' 0~."-.1-_'~"'t·~.:~J

c~~~t1JT/l. Becfmse of th~; c~: .. .f.fiC'.ulty of clirr.binE'· t .. illa

~ nd time conouocd t:cer-:::.i-r:, w~> trieC, to nYoid sen:".:int. one unit u· L- bill t,:, ~:--e~: Leve e.not~1er, rnt:'ler v;e sent the s"econ(: un:'!.t f::-Jrw;·rc1 t;o se2urc [t h:LLl in F' n:.ore · r.dvr_r,ceci. lot~nt:.c1n_,. '1:1.i.S h1.C.. t:r.:.e ("liS",dvr,n--tug.e of inteJ;>;:J.inf:lJ.riE- c6:1r rnic.s o:!' c~if£:erent bflt-~ toli-ons, ·bl,lt t.tio; L-~lB.<I"1-.r:·ntr.c·t:! lti-~-'-8 u\.tt,we-ighec1. by the t.l,t!:,e -.F.!r:l•_ of for·•: st-.'.>0-~.-- -.",h; .f.r.,quun-t.l.y ci_etf'.ched reinforced. con:,. r,nics f.r· )r:J. th.:.:d.r -:Jf<l"t~nt b11ttc..lion rnd rssir;neCt thc:n to Lh~ opG;-~·,tl~nnl control of &nother b0ttnlicm ..

Tl:..e builC.ing of .:-;,n fl.~.rst:r·5.p .LV:rt!:Gr Com~lic0."ueo tL1e :~roblem of rttcmr:,c.:inl to clefenc'. renr instnll?.~_ tlons t.t tne srme "t:':.me thr.t f·rc•:::s rm.:st be mr,ssel.l for 0-n D~tacko

Tne l)r.otection of ·.-. J.eDgthi.y :hq_B. deti•c,cts m£,teric.ll.Y f'rorr. the\ forcus r(vc.Ltr.b.le fer effcnslve cction. ·

o.. C O~H-1ENT

Tbe., (eiG.y fn inovin~ c.ir contrcl ~'r.rt,ies from· ono roint to r.nother ·ln ob:er tO' cont:.uct c.ir strikes in mountnlnoUs tcrrC'..ln whci'e cbse:t''ntion is limited, C::.onfes the uso of close BUf;rort r.ir-· cr.:-.ft f.t.":·o.in st mnny tnrl::_,et s of or; ·ortun:t t'y"" There were times w~'1cn e.nch nssrult com'•r.ny should hc-.ve hF-d n For•wnrC_ .n.lr Oon"ti>olltor -r.-Jl-th .1 t..,- Vl-1 th f'lr

sti'lkes in the d:-.ytif.'!e Mt. hecklerS to G:"onti·cl et nir:ht '. f.ir liE:.is·on c.nc: controllers were worn out';)

a. hECOl-ii•.END~.'I'ION

Thut the T/0 De in Cree sel1 to y-.rovido cr.oh lnff.n try recln:ent td th two c-.ct·i tiotl-'J.l For-;'!o~rc.l. ~~irCcntrollers, ench i-ilth· y.erSonnel rnC. equl~--~cnt to o;·--ernte in ti;.c T.LJJ ne·t ..

b. GO~-'Ei.SNT

In moun t'nin -,.inrfr.r.re·, :;: roblems of sur·r·lY <U1(1 evc_cuntion becooc sigi:i:'!.ce:.n-:; f:~ctors in c~~t.:'rminint thr;:· out~om.- or ths combr-.t. ..~t tir::tesJ r.r.. entlrB %Qr;;'·lny· l;~.bore(~ for r..s rr.uch r-:s ten h0"..ll'S aft\S-r o

,_tt 8 to n:ovo wc.unc~c~: "out of the: hills to ri(1 .• str..-

ticr.s. In ttnot.ht..T oc..sc it -:;c.'o~.: Of, rne:1' eJx .Lou.ce t'Y rec-.ch !.'. cor.:I;·-c.ny Hltb .mi'ficit..nt r..:n=nu:nitioi-1 to L:.ol(l :: :,oslticn.. It ls ec.siJ.y r.:co'gnizec.· t!.1.c.t trcor1s must c~:.rry l'icht" lc:ucls 1'1t1:.e1i c.ttc;cking !n .:nountc:.!.ns r:nd thllt they tterefore quick:..y run s~1.ort o.f. £>JUnlt:..· ... nitiv~h

In ·rricny· cases·, lt is ·nece·sstiry tO p_ost out-. c,uc.r~-.s, obscrv-c:-t.:..on !>Osta un·c:. f'orvm,....O ·.c11mrMn( 1-roR·tFJ on hlc::h firounC.a R::q,icl r.tovt:rwnt ls often requirec"1•

to t[ke fl.(.:V[.ntcge of DlJ1Jortunitles for ·ta.cticr:l eir.-plvymt:nt of these p0rsonna1., ·

(1) Thc.~ c.. s·mr:ll hellco>Jter JJf'r_ bnttr~llon enC .. et lr·.r,:.--.J l~clicol•Lt~I' ( squE":c.l slzc) P'•r ret;;im::-mt be £,uthorlze~ ....

( 2) I' h.~ t :rA~cl~ Rn irr:o.l s b0 rr,[J.C1.e r..vn.il&blc for sup::_-;ly one."!. evt>cu~.tlo.n 1n :-'":ountf.ln· wl.'.rfF;.re.

DECLASSIFIED


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d, CO~JhENT

.:-.. t no time were aerlnl ~--ho~ogrn.Phs received ::_n r..dequ,~~te q'.ln.ntj ties. Requests :or spec1ul !)hoto-5rr,r·hY t.;ere rr.rely tliled in tlmB to bb of prr,cticr.l vt~lL<.e·, evi(Lently becr,usc rec;.uests hnG. to !..,<.~.ss th:>ough a num:ier o:t: ~.gencies._ ·

Thr. t chD.nnels be a'lmplified' • . ; :

Excessive nuto;uv.tic firing nc.:nins~ llmited tR.q<,:ets creoteu· n Continuous shorti ge of cr.cr~ine Em:-:r-lnition.,.

Tnr·t the full outcmHtlc. settln.g nn the 11-2 cr:l'"bl:-J.e be eliminntecl.

r-. ·om.n,j:NT

The suprly o:r Grenr,<_es Wi:',s "J.U'- te l"nn..dequnt-e. Tbe hnncl Lr.<.~ rl:rle crcnorles werB: soon s.;·,ent in sltu-r. tions 1nvolv1n£ clos.e O'll::lbr,t. (The U, S.- h· .nd t:renctC.e, frrtsmentrtion f's ·~reC!tly sui~,erlor to the potb.to mc.she~ tyf)e userJ by CCF 1•

Th<:.~:; the nllowcncc of hand 6renac1es, rifl~ t:~r'enc..(ea~- and ·rirle e;rcnade ,launohc:r:-s .. _ln a unit ·of fl:ce be :ncret,sed. by 50)b.

Tht: ·oornrr.ent 'WE',S · frequeritiy heapd _th~.t- enemy WGaJ)ons \"rere very difficult 'to 'ioC.:_te aa there was no s:noke <--'...nd 11 ttle !'lush compared t.o . 0ur evm., .

<!• klWO~il·.END;;'j'ION ...

Thnt re sen.rch· be ·con't .inued t'or ~;o,.Jdem proOucing less smoke nnd less flash.

50-P.R

DECLASSIFIED


,'t~'x1 ~~~e~·· ~··· h.. ~-\-l·:i iENT

Tl:w s:-'1 ts in the cPllb•:;r , 30 N-2 crrtrld~.o rlm,-.:r r.rc very ccrrosivc4 We::.':cr.s were cUfflcuJ.t

"to kec:;· clec.:-1, in t.h..:· ocd.1j \\'L:tth~~~r '4hGn :!/<'re hnl"Jfts v1ouL~ quickly :rrcezeJ ~~_p.d the:fe wns n unlversr.Ll short;-:.c_-G of' cle1.n.lr::;- C<:O<·T'~ 'J;'he comld.nnti r-n of these thin~·s :r.:.t.;.ri•llY cfr.._.ut.::C! riCf:fJcn ·:perfu:::-mr.nce.

h~ HECUW1E(T.~.i.TION

'i'h"t r I··rlmtor with les~ corrosive ,'l-otion be sc,.uc·ht ..

1. CO!'J.E~~T

Cleanint.. rods for K-1 ri:!).oa· r.re ecBily lest ln the contnt c.re&, esl-·OClnl~y ln snow :.nd nlc:nt 01,CI'L_tions ..

ll'h<'.t fer.slblll ty of modlfylnt: th2 butt we:l of the 1•i~l to l'rovldc s:-t.ce for u collt~jrsible cler:ninE.. roC: \112 lr.vtstlt::~tetl~

Unt~0:> the combi't condi-tions enccuritered, e:rct·tc;r use coul<.1 hnve bec:n rJ<C::e of' dem9litlon ct:r·r~es h;·ct <:.hey b~c.:--, rv~.ilr.b:..e.

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Th, t er.ch ~~T-C"..ssuG.lt sqt:r.r..d 'ae furnished L squ<~.d l:L:'JJloll~lcn ~-:c.ck.

Sle~.l·lr.~:: b~,t.S co~::!.tJ. not be used fo,r men N-1 th let 'ArounL!·s : nc'. blr..nkcts wGre -r:ot nc:c-qU:t~te , r:.tocion.

Th: .. t th,"· sleeJ,ln,c· bn(:", Hl9-±9, with fu::.l l<Jnt:th zi: · cr be t~L"'..o1·tec:.;

'i'h<2re :.rt::: not encuc:;h lnrni>S provldetl. in the T/E for uoc lr. the fie~d.

1. h.Eg_Ol·,~Lv.lEND,(=·riuN

Th[ t T/i bt1 revlseU tQ l-'!'ovlde one coleman L ntel'n for er·.ch blr.Ckl"lut tunt. ·

The cxc·minc.tlon rf rr.tlents W' s very uns, t--1Sf<·ctol'y c1uc:: -'.;0 l~:c;~ of l:lhelter, lFck "f illuminntlon r.t n~t:,h:; ; ntl .fret thrt ·.1r tic::n t 1 s stretchel' was on thr.:~· :§_round.a·

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DECLASSIFIED

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m. RECOHi•.Er\IDA'l' ION ~--'6'\~\\

"t(!,\f~.:'l.~ ;v \II Th. t clos,"c vehicles, sl.mi2.r:c it: size' to

or·dn; nee re- r.ir tr;'il<:::rs, rnd ~qui!·)o.:.:c"l. like. the sick hr.y ('f r GTnf..ll shi:•,_ ;,rith Gi-'Ot lic--hts ln the ovcrherr:, e;~J..re_ency wrt,·:t· tr-:1:<:8 1 ha0t; .. n(1 !·n e~<r:1~ninf.( t.'·";)lcf ~c rov!~0C for e~ch rid. strtion~

.: .. Jc-r,_c :·;rcr;ortlon o_f men 't sick cr.ll htC1

syr;1J tomr'tic comi·le.lnts such 0s sore ~:hrottts, o:::;~s~l:-·L tion, nnci corr.~on colcle. :'he so;:; 'could not be trcl:t~C~ bt:c< use 0f coDr.·l::;tc lt;,ok of coui h meClcine·, throc.·t lozcn,__ ~-s, lnh;:,it, to:· s, ltnln;cnt s- l. nG slr:d .. :.1;: r 11rut o. 3sscntlal ·(.ru~: s to prevent ov.:;rr~rhelQin;:: infection wore rcs::nt.

n. Rh.COL-0~_;~J-"~·:'_IO~

':'he t sy:c1-to=;;r•tic c1ru; .. :s for common cor.:.rlnints b.:; 1':1clu(:_8( in rJ .. d str'tlon su~~r;_,lies •

.:!erne ffi<o:<ms must be }.>rcvi1:ec', to ;..;rm.lt tht: troo}-fl to ,::1~ r11·icl~y in frozen ground. -Frozen crus'::G of c.:t.~rt~l r:s r;.uch ca twelvt: (l2) inches thick -~)rov~tl c:..l:lust ira' osslbld to o~et.k thPcu.:.-·h ·with ccmb1Dr.t1vn c~ltrcr.cl:lne tcols·~ The h.·-,:-llJl¢.a frt·qu0n-~J.y broke.

Thr t t~ l~t;st on& :·)ick mr.ttock be llrovh'.ec~ ln erch t'lre Ler.IT;.

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, kl·.:--ry· <·_ir dro~·s were· i-eceived by thiS·RCT. bnr.Jo_ :tcr:s Sli.ch ;-,s lC5rnm cmr.1unltlon, hdnd t:rencdes, t~uso..~..ine! comT!'Ur.lcr.-tiori equ1;:-!illent, r..nd ::--&.tions wer'e not_ r~o..c(.:ed correctly r.nC. t-reY.e dnmc·t.ed. .Sene 1 temo sucn ~,o 57m.'E r:_n(' 7 bmm 1 s:::munl t ion! ~1rniderchiefs ,.,nd ?· L s w2re recolved t!'...; .. t werot not: c.;·;l,llct.ble tc L

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DECLASSIFIED

(plcn only)


?O;v ur: 60h;:n:- rr:c·rtnr: llJ.unlnt't~n~ fl.m··~un~ t~-' n fc1.:led t-t' illtdtlin:-tes;. 'I'h.'._s· wr'G i'rund tn be caused by oorr0sir::1 cf tht: sJ.e<:.:ve thGt I'roze .-the fl.::-.re lnslG.e. Lots 167 !1.nd 155 d~ .ted Auc_·ust 1945 rcprosent&d all nvo:.cilr.bleo

-·Thnt· old.· l:lt.s of this t;tl·e :'If .nmmuniti:-n be tested prior.:.::' iSsue by_ dey_;cts~

s·, COL-il!ENT . ~ .. A criti~c~ shc•rt;-.ee ot· tire ch<:.~ns existed··

throughout the cJeriod,. As n. re:.mlt 19 vehlclcs without cl:<;ins ere kncrw tP h~:ve sllrJ:_··ed off icy ·_:1U. snow covered r~-;-.ds.

'::'hc~t edC1ticnl~l tire ct.c.ins (one set frr f'rnnt r-:.nd rer1r) be r;uthcrizeG nnd. issued- when· uperc.t1nt: in ?::>ld clirr:c-.te.

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Insi.:.ff1ci-8n:..; trnn8·:)(1:Pt.-:-ti· n is Gr~.:O.rlic tn the lnfnntry re£..·1ms:-~-t. This· 2.G·:r r:nd more y_.crt:.cul.:,rly, tho tnf'r-r.try br·ttr:.l~·-~~1S cx-,.,erlenced f?'!'Ct:t difficulty in hc.ndllr.f sulJ;_;lies r.nd eq_ui;:;nwnt due to lu.ck of trucks •. (Thrv..:; 2-kT trucks wer-e z,s_slf:·ned. to e[~_cn Bn). ':'he 1..ren.· .::m s C(.fT!;K.nh::S in ·-Je.rt iculc.r must be uble to trc..nsi~:)rt e:lolit_.n rDmun-i"t:i· n tci sus .... ta.ln tht:im r.nd. SUjJy,-ort tDe unit; r,nd bo c.ble to .move its m.Jrtr,l"S r:.r.d r.1c.chln..:; f_uns.

· Th~J A'i' Ocm:>t.ny ln n:-1 InfantrY Re~lmc.nt needs c_ vehicl8 thc.t ¥J.1.ll c;~rry. the AT Jjectl(' n, · ·rhe 2!' tc·n 6X6 truck is too lc .. r,. e fi.nd bulky tO. ·ennble tl:le Jk'I' S~ctlc-J? t<1 co .1,r.-to ·f'_ction .ft~st.. I'lie :t tons,. · -:Ox4 c:-..;.r} c truck < nC. trt'_ilei"' is toe s~:1Rll .. .--.s it can..not t:rc .. ils1_•ort · tth_. .se~tion."t ·~J::is is o.lso· 'true with thE. .~. 2 ..t.£0rtr.r ~eC.i.:!:onj but -the 2i t0r:. 6x6--'1s n-t:co.;-asc·.ry -:or the bulk cf f't1r:ufJ1ti""n.of' thnt unit.

Th. ·t· th.e ir.fr.mtry retlro1ent be nutborized 'n-r: nllowr.mce. c,f' 25 --- ._2i ten 6xti c~'r:'ff) vehicles -'to bo· nllocr.ted ns fcllot1iG: b/Brttnlion, 2/AT Com_1>Pny, 2/4. 2 11'ortr~r CcmJ.~nny i r:·nd 6/E&S Cnm:•:m'y- (.suprly r.nd AT). Th~t the la ton truck ~X-.: Otcl:'~o with 1 ton trailer be r uthr.rizee. iet the re;,irJeett ·to· be <~loc<:~tecl r-·s follr;Hst 1/AT Sectinn of the AT . GGIDJ'i-'31Y. { nd l:/·l. 2 l"i:ortc·r St:ctlc.>n.

DECLASSIFIED

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~~s \\~)fEx NO, 1 TO APPENDIX Nu, 5 TO ANNEX R<'Gm ROGE:R OF 1ST !IA'!JNE DIVJ:SICJN FMF SPECIAL ACTION REPO::lT FOR PERIOD 8 OCTO:CE:E TO 15 DECEhBER 1950

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Headq~arterA 7th lll.c:.ri:J.ea. (R'e·inf)

lst Mrn·ine Division, F"lviF . FPU, San'Francdsco, California

4 NClvembEJr, 1950

:i\ECIJ!ENTAL ~RAINIHQ l<t:l-J<.lRANDUl<) Onld '\'leather Indoct::-in~

NUi4.BER. • • • • • 5-.50) ati0n

Encl: ( l) CoLD \IEAT!iio:R ?h.pWIPW!;S AND GGIDES

1. Cold "!,rJjur.~eo auoh as ,frosl~bi·te and trenoh:(nnt., frequently S8't.ert~. and di~lablin@; 1 be(<nP'te maj(1l' problema in cc<Ld i)-o.si:hc.•.', ~~uGh ltf<?atl:e~ me.y b& e:qJeuted in KDrea frcm oct.-,bor ·.mG1l A~r11. ·: Und~Jr .cond..ltir'ns· no .more sevHre thctn t~i.ll be &no'.Juntored. ih the Korct!.Il operati("\n during th·;Se rr:onthe, approxlmatel.Y {'i\ 000 oaseS of trenchi'r"'(lt

1 moE:> :;ly 1:1 :·ront lin'3 trc:<JptJ, were experienced. by our armies in Europe durin,g :'Jnrld ~Ver II.

2. Trenchfoot D..nd othe:r injurie$ resulting from eX·prrsure tn cr>ld can be crn":irolled and held to :!.ns1gn.1-f1cant prnp,•rt;tnna only tbrnL~gh the a\'alla.bili ty of. pr0per cluthing FJ1d equlpme:lt ~ thuroug.h indnc. trina,tion of trnop.s .1.n t.he use nf such eq•J.ipm~n'L· 1 and· energet.:o Uf'rnr.,and te"l ensure the appli·.:,.;-:,tinn r•f t.he necessary· prnphylac.t.ic meaauroa~ C,..,ntinuing a.g~;"":·ressive Cnli!mand actir-n in !'elatinn to th1s matts:r TJhr.,ughr"'Ut all eche=..on6:! 1d.ll res.ult ir. fewer losses: ('If personn~l in c~mbat elements.

~. An ao.tive trenchfMt and· cold injury preventinn ·prngraml based ("In the abo.vB r.)r1nc.1ples Wll b~ vigOrously al.·pl.ied; specifioal_ly, the follnwfng measures wlll be adnpted: ·

aa Cnld weather clc.;thing and equ.tpmer.t t-all be issued as RVailable; onmbat tro~pa will be given prinrity~

b. Whenev·er pi1ss1ble 1 trnrps i>T1ll be r('ltnted ~n and out 0f' assit;nmenta 1nvnlv1r.g :.0ri~ ex~:..r'IS".lre tn cf"lld and wet.

c. A frwmal 1~r0grarrl of tra1n.1.ng L-: the proper uge of' various i terns of winter clotbir:g and eq_u11::mer:t an C. the ("';ausec and lJrcvcmtlon ·o~ ool6. injury ·~·ill be instituted.

d. :Jnit rr.ed,ical of::.'ice'rs. W..ll re..L.ort the occurrence nf trenchf.nrt to unit commanders immediately.

4. Inf'ormatinn regarding i~:lividual prn(eotl"'n agai1~St frostbite and treno.h.f'n~"'t 1a· attached as enolnsU:re l, ond '•ill be given wide .l'ublio1 ty in tl1e training program.

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DIST'UBUTiuN '3fleriial. ·

OFF'ICTAL:

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py·. ·;D.D~~ .. .9_~, CULONEL LITZENEE,RG

L~eutenant. Cnloil~::J U ., s. ~~1.s.:r.ine c ..... ::-- _ps Ex.ect.: Ci "..'O

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Enolt'lsure (l)_ tn Rl'i.gi.:nenta.1·'Irain.in'g l•wmor:.t..'1dum 1~0.

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a. A c'inver_~ent ke:' ~.,~;r-d to remember in· c::.v0id.~ng harmful effects nf c•1:.d 1.rf:laT~1.E;:r la thQ • .• .rord C-0-L-D 1tsel_f. The _princ1.pj_ee ernt:;(;d,l{;;d in cn.upatting·c0::.:d Neather may be e:<!Jres"ed as f0~.lows: ,_

C: (Clean) Keep bC>d.y un\1 clnthes -:)le·an~ OJ,can o_lnthlnf is~fo.rffiecr than dirty clnthlng as griJape_ nr dirt he+ps ~nn0uc t he:_'t away fr0m the_ b0dY. ·

.o:· (0verh.')At) Dn. n"t.becr-me nverheated. _The nltf!'lber ';;f li"W~rn !3.h~"'uld be act.jm3ted tn t.te tenperC1ture and' the degree of actiVity anticip~:ted";· · · Care sbl"uld .be .t1:lt,en tn avn_id perspiring aa _damp clothinE< .ohl,lls readily; .Inner lay0rs of ·ylothing · Ghnuld be rem0ved ':Jhen an ind.iv:l,du?-1· is t0.0 ltlffi_"IDJ · n0t the 0uter i'lindJ:.T'0nf jack2t. Ventil'ate ~-;hen on ·the march. · ·

·1.:. (Lo..:.se) 11_eai- clothing·l0~se.in laye;r-s·. An inr'Uvidual is kept w2:rm by bnclY haat, nnt clothing. Olnthing retains 11 J.ayer of 1-1arm air ar0· .. a!.d t.te tody and P,revents c0ld 0uter air frl"'m ci11llinf::· th~ _skin. In still. ai:rJ Y'l"armth is· equlva~ent tn ·ytiokness of 1nsul9.ti~"'n, Still nir is· obtained b.v v.rearinG-:.Nindprnr>f nuter clnthlng: and layers o.f iTisu:..atinfS clcthing underneath,

e.. When clothing "bt:!qom·ea da~v f:>om yers ... ~irati"'n s"'m8 nf the bndy heat n0rmally. ·used·. t0 k_ee.v an indivLiuu.l'wa.rm is dir~::.ted in drying oUt the·aaa:.t-' clothinR.:. In th1.s way J l-Jers 1Jlrat1.nn. ·makes !;;he ln...,.

· divioual cr;lder and in· sub-free~ing we.at.::iv·r maY help cause fr,....stbl te .-·

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~.tfb1f£~i~'l!3 . b. In c·_f"lld wea~.ih(jr dc:n•s .. nf :;he feet ls as

im~: ..... r:~".:..:.JH'~ as·: e;Elf(-!: 0~ "tho rifle. · I'fhen -·a mah_1a ~eet · a::-e vrf!t,:·.l!•·..:Cft, o.[!-,1. in·aoti~"."; t'nl~: per-1<-c',s C'lf m.,r·e_ t.han ,....ne day

1 u~Pcul·o.t~""n is ru~uo;;::_.omd -~f_it dioa.Jp~nrs 1

trenchJ;:'nl't t•Ct.-ur~. 'l'·t:'tJr:c.:.:n..·.n0t anc:. the aJDf;utatinns . 1 t 0f"wcn t>aus~:.1 van ~--~ avc • .::.ded b:y ·pr'aotio·in~ t.ri.~ r.-.ll0N~pg:

(l) Dut"ing w·,pt· ·cold ·,Jr.:at.Der .Y,.rear pr~· 1-Jar:'ly f1tt8d shoel-aos 1'nr -thase_re'asnno: ..

(a) The l"...:..bber shel: and_ heav'ily ~iled leather tn~ Wlll ke~~ =feet·d~y .

(b) Th8 eh(lepac is sized 't0 ~~t nver :2 pairs (lf heEn·y Gk.i" socks, insulat·l'C>n ne.~dS'd f~r p::::or;-. tac't:!.rn agftin_s·t 1·,<in_~e_r cOld-. '

{'c.~. The· .shoJ~uc hD..s a high··tOe a<'l· t·he.t' the::'! Ql"l2 not•· r·0Stl~ictcd. · i£ven. if- a man· is pinned d0wn ·CJl.d o8.ntt r.un·"\J·e'h:ts bony-,. h<S. can t.dggle }_.is-tnes in2id.l: tt!::-: sr-~,lt:l1JGOS .:J.nd in th:s '-;o.y st:tr the circula~ ti nr~.

"("tl) The ohQel:-'ac has a r·.-::o<'l\;ab::_c; 1nS0le ,.,r_:t0.t addG insu:..~ti"n bo.::::..0\1'7· :hG fn ...... -:; .:::nd a:bsn:-bs per.s_:J.:ras.l,...,n.

(2~ Enaurt: that c.f'~(h'lpai~A "f1.t _;_)rr>pcrly· \I'll ·u.h 2 pair.' of 11-ki O(lcks, &nd th:;~t, tn_;~y ar:.;.: Nell r1broken ini• ·_ori(JJ:· tn ·.-warir:.g .th0m C"\D long marches.

2. C•'L!l '•ISP.'THE?. GUIDES

a. Tight f'i tt1ng clothing ah,.,uld nf'lt p,~ .. rnrn in cn1d weather.. T1ght. clothing or fnntgear. rt~etr1ct ci:rC!J.lati,...n·_,and invito frostbJ.te or tr~nchfn..,:';. If

. b0flt's fit cn'mfn~tab1y with 0nt'! ·p-air ('If aoc.~s, addition&1 s0cka ·ah('\uld n0t 'be w0rn as th0y Jnay· cause "'uha·bt1r;ta. t'" fit tf'l'"' tightl.y thus r . .-strictine;- thlj ciroulat'i.nn. similarly' a f icld J ackat wt.l oh f.ita ·an ugly and' lcnks sn·avpy wh:m w'\lr'n nvBr''a l.l."r:Ql sh'irt alone, ~lill be to·o· tight durin:g cnld' -,~raather \'Jbe-n a mieater or W~'">o'"'il jacket is n'wded under tht3 outi;)r jacket.~ .·In ":;he .sam0· ltJay, · · .-.n~ pair of 1~"0Se gloves is TrJarmer" than tt . ..;ro pairs of tight on0s. · · ·

b. F\IOd producBs body :b.~ at. 1,1th21n ·an in..:ll.vldual has nnt eaten f0r stdveral. h(iurs, his heat outFU~· ls··lot"e·r.ad Rr.d h~ fr<J~lu<:.mt.1.y bt;:C0mue cold~ Tro••ps shnu:::.d be ir.'·Structed to oax•ry in the .t'~okcts O:f their par1u:ts .or field jackl.:lts a ftlw .our..ces. of' ·fClod st:.ch as' candy or biscuits fr("'>m thG rat.;i,..n •. In cr1d w.:utht)r an 1ncl.iv1dual shn~ld· ·fjat· smail· quS!-i"ti~le's, b:-'-t a8 r.ft<3r.i c:s p0ssib:..e.

c~ An individu~?.l sh,...,uld havo:: aa much 1ns~..<.2.ati'"'n undt::r hiill as ov<Jr .r.J..m. •. · "Tht::! 1r1aier.' rJpo...ll~nt (n'o.t lvat..::r-. prn,...f) rJ08~ i_o w·~ndprno:f'. Ins.tdc it th..: ffi"'Ur.tain sJ",~tJping b_a·g or· ·l-wOl· slo::la.b'ing ·oag llle:tY td uso\i f.nr insulati .... n. As. ·thi-s insJ.latinr_ -is c6m_press0d by thf.?' 1~r\.ii?;ht 0f· tht2! bfldy 1· additi0nal insulati"::-1 is .ro-JqU-iro.ad. Dry shelt-'-:O'i- h:liv<·JS, extra blanketa, haversacks,· f±o.:ld p.':'Cl(S

1 1.1rcb equ1prr .. ~nt 1 fibt.::r e..mmuni.tl•·n or f("\,...,d ann-·

triners (suoh ae 10-in-.:. rati('\n box.as t0!'n up)', packb~ards1 tr.~o branc.b..etJ end bus[lt9 1 or ~xtra clothlng 1

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may bl3 plE~O·'d under- th•3 sleeping bS.t;; cr blanket; ae

thP. mnre !nsulatl~n 0f this ty~e th0 ind~vidua: haa

un::lr::o!' him, the WarnP~r h.::; t,rill sletJfl. This is !:Jarticul.qrly n~"'tic.::8blJ in a onunt3.1n slt~~plng bag, v1h::1so d,.-,;,.rr:: filling eo.sily cr-mpr•_?ssc~• un'ddr tb.e bndy.

d. i.fany mun rnflk<;J th.~ms,':!lves cnld by sle,~ping ''lith

t,..,n much clnthing. This cl nthing, as ~he~' t:.1rn 0Vcr in

th~ir slci:p, re:stricts ulrcm'lati'"'n at th.:: _shnulders c.nd

m."11r"ls thr-;m 00ld. Ii' l-368 clothing. were ,..-nrn nnt only

"'r"uld thor.;; bu less cnnGtrict..lJ'Il C:ind· the;>• w.-.;;ld sl~,.;-p

warrr.er, but th..; extra clotbing c.-.uld Ql;;:) used to advan

tage as insulati,....,n undor tht3m •

. e. Brie.f exercis.~s bef('lr~ ·enter;l.ng tlle sl<J8ping bag stimulatds c1rcul2·tir.n an:i c.~c.usiJS ,tha tag t() b~nt

more quickly. A small man ho'·J~Ver 1 may find the bag

lBrga and sl(nv tn IlJ"arm. If. s0 1 h~ oan fold !-'art of

the bag tir.der hlmJ in th1s "to111Y 1nc~·Ga8ing insulatinn underneath and r~::;:duoing th.:: am nun t nf · a+r that .J;.is

body. must 1.·rarm.

f. Never wear Gki socka insirie cr1:1bat b0nts or

field shnt:!s sincG thvy Vlill r0strlct circulatirn ar1d help CS.US8 _fr0stbi td·.

g. !Jcvcr vn..;ar bf'Clts or sho.;yacs fnr- pt:::rlnd.s of

several days l·rith0U.t taking t_hem off. Eao.h cnnsl3cutive

day nT wc8.I'ing them N1thn1;.t rumov.lng, circulatinn be-

c ..... mes 1-1nrse and frQstbite ·m0re likely. ~'lhtn,.;ver _pruc

t1oal dur1ng c0ld '"eo.th<!r, r~mnve boots or .shCle.~..:.B.os for

at least 3 minutes every 24 hnura and. rub t.:..3ot· well bcf..-.re replacing ·fnntgear.

h. 'Nhcn wearing Shf'lepaoa, dry soOks Td.ll .tBlp .9:I"P.atly., 11.eplace s..-.cka, damp fr0m perSp1ratf,..,n, "'-"ith dry snck::;~. _Unlike dry socks usecl in wet cr>mbat bf'r,to,

theSP ·SfiCks r-1.11 nnt becnme wet frrlm the f"l"L"..tside.. As dry o.ncks ;:~ro '·Jar·mer than damp o:nc-o, a.Iterr.e.te tvrn set 13 •

nf sr.cks :md ino0les: 'r/hilG t•r\~arlng 0ne set, dry 0ut

tb~ nthcr by b("lqy hva.t 0r any other .av.ai.lablc mean~ (On<~ K""d methf'.d is· tn .h,t body ·-huat dry them at ~.ight

1n the sleeping bag).

1 .. summary

(i). \•lear. properly fitted· shnor-·aca "-lith 2 pair· ..... r s()cks.

(2) If ·onssible ," br•eak tht::~m· in ·for 3 or 4 C.ays bef0re ~aking long marches.

(3) AltJrnate 2 ·aJto 0f <J-ki· sockn a:p.d 1ns0lE!e ln 'order tn ke· p :fGtft dry and _Warm.

3. BTVOUAC .~Nl) SNr..P" CA-~?ING HI1>~TS

a. Blvouo.c s'lt0 .. .Al:~·ays sel\.wt a bh,.cmac Eito·

well up nn. ~hs lutn••ard· sidG! 0f f~ hill \d thin th0 tim berline. Stay out Qf valltiyB 11t, night &.6 tl".klY ~:•.re

mu~h onlder than the letiwar>d side ;.f "bills. '3tay in the timberline - thG tr0(js br<Jak _thiJ 1,..·ind~

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M.tt-WiiG "::1. _f..::t_q0.i!g drn~Q~· 'Bdd d0Wn under shelt8r tonts,

ur:d.:n· U}-1 :cn:.·i.:;cu :.rt!-.;S or ll)2,fl•- tns, If tt.o e;rnun:l .:s fr0:z.Gn -?r::-: .l8 c:1v.:;rcd :·!l. th cnr_:\IT, -~.Jila up a lot of Gnnw ,)nd pat_,k -,_1_; ci.l'wn. C~:.-~ tro..; br.•-;s and.· place them nn i,lk paok .... ct t.n,Y;.,;~ Flaoo _(J0nr-ho and ,t;ar'~{a ·ove.r tlw b1)'·s and th<:..:n :3 .. -.r~;ad t;h., sl~;;e,~. .. lng bag nn _th;.; tDp. Fnck.?d s:~m- •_ s ill:"": 8XCell~nt insulat0r ae;oins.t the c02_d of th.::: fro:?;er;. gr-ound. R~mtimbt:r t0 Il~3ULATE.

(1) l','_t:.q_) uJatollQB q __ l;"y~ y0u ma,.v l(;t:JC ·ywu.r lighter or fluid or flint.

Al•-raye c:-1rry rr.at.ch•.HJ 1

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run out, 0f lighter:

(2) Cer::-y a ·tJ,).;.;;:et kn:tf~ 1-,r hunting kni_fe.

( 3) Fl.ll o.cmt.:::~3nr:; 0nly P8~b full, this allm,rs ,_,rat.-~r tn s:nsh abnu·t Gher.~b:t• k-.~t~:.:>1ng 1 t. frr.m frGezing~

(4) Carry a piece; ...-.r Jin~ nr t..r::..r-~ fnr UG8 BD

8IDCf'!?>·;:--;c:y ] 1Ghing.

(5) Urush lnns0 sno~ 0ff clo~hing tn raducJ ChaLCI!S ~f gdtting ~·~t.

(6) Nnrmal o.:.r<J of W01:l.;_ ono. in· t<Jm.i.:.-eratur-.Js 1..rhich ':/lJ .cx,~·c') t tn unoOuntc:- l/ltill sufficl:.'; kt:!op light 0il nn wea,J:-.r.o.

{?) J:-re:_r.;ar\3 foocl by S-""!U-C'.ds tr l')l:;taln efficiency of cf:'0rt 3nd ruc .. uce number ,...,f firt!s.

(8) Al,.;ays gat.htjr d.ry w00d for use th~ nt3Xt mf'rning, at r~ight bc;fN'<3 tu~>ning in. Bur:-1 heavy JC"Igs instco.d 0f Slilc~ll li . .:::bc J you "lrTill rcc:::iv.:: :nnr'3 b.:tat .:::: . .nd your fire· wil.L burn :::..op.g·oc;r,.

~9) E.·.nh equi:td st.nu:ld try snd gvt t~..r(\ 1 0n0 gRllnn cans :f:""rr h.!ating 1-Iato.:l.t', making coffo;e and pre .... p.'l.rlng r<'_til'l13.

(10) Thw fnllowing s~~cific duties shnuld b0 asc:igncd am.t;::.g m..;mbcrs of t!_ach squa.d or scrctino.

(a) Fire Wr"lf\d g.:.1.:h.;r,;rs (2) (b) oow trimmers o.nd sn,w po.ck,rs ·(4) (c) Cnoks and fi!'d ten~ars (2) .(d) Lnool socuri~y (4)

(ll) A ~800mm~nd~d m~thnd nf yr~~clring Lond (Charlie :.i.::~ti,....na) is t.; rr.ix ?2.1 r':ltj rn;~ in a_ C0ffi..1V'~n cnntein,~r, :.'1\~.d a CL<l) ·"f watc:t;' .:,n~.~ .h '?t. ':'bis mcthnd 3.s.v,_os ti.'Jh:, P'Jrml ts th·.) dcslgr.ated Cf'nk t0 p:-epar0 fnrod f0::-- th.~ cntj rc squad wbll"u th.,; nthur men gather 1v0nd, mu.kc c:wipj -..:Jtc_

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( k) Cr.vack onl.y l1tiCIJs ou.ry ge.~r :Jt night -tlrr::..: in g-0tt1ng r )£\dy. '.:;0 m0v0 nut· th,__: n~xt R...:m~1in t: .f.'<.':Cl".<Jd up 11 uiJ iiJuch as l.'"DSiblG.

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this mnrn-


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litttf&!l;\{~>:V (13) '.ff'~0n f:_;::-._~c. c.r::: l)....:rml.tt;;;d tn bur:r;r

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. ,. --l··l.'~Knn~ D.1VI8J.UN }!...,~\J.B" SPECIAL .bCTIGN F.EFORT FOR ·. , .• r- <l:j2P~l:j_l) b on·IvE~EH t'r 1::3 I:ECE:i•lBErt, 1950

JviNT. OPErtA~I~~ URDErt)

.• 1- 50)

nGT.-7 ?.CT-·5 IN T liE HEw e5001:, ;)C lYCV 1950

1. aA Enemy ...,ocup.:J .. es _pns1tir-ns tn l.J'\';~ X E and SW ...,f prGs,;n"t 5'i;)1 -· ?'';h N.ar:.nes pns.l:tl,...ns and has .establis.~l<;d l~iT~-l. f1•nm 'lA ~39?5_ A ·t('. ·TA 4675 F tn TA 41'75 R t·-- '.r~.; -~_2?5 L aar! OFIR. t,... 'I.A ~ ... J.-;'5 G t.-.. TA 42.75 N, Capable nf: atk :trrm ru~y dir,;;ct1nn "'r cutting MSR.

b,. 1st MAW prrv:l.dt:ls cl("':St3 a'lr. GUp)nrt. Elms 1st 1t.arines ncc.:upy ::?f'Biti,...ns e.t ·Hagaru~ri.

? .• a. 5th Ne.r :md ?th i:•:.c,r nn 30 ~Jrv ,:;:~nd l o~~o a:ijust n,..,sitir-ns tr pr:-•tect YUDPJ•l-HI and cnnQuct ~"~perat1nns t,., cli-:!ar i18!1. t("l Hegaru-ri, ·

b. F~r brundriGs, def0nso Sd~tnrs see attaah~d r>verlq:y.

3. a~ ~Sl.ltr'±-iith l'<.iar'~n:=s____fri_cdnf , at -9£:!00 30 ~J~"VoJmbcr up,.,n relL;f in St.:Otf"lt'· by 2 5 10~ve t,..., ne~.r pnsttlnns ss shr.r~rn nn .Ann~x ABW::, patr('ll t('l S t,., v-icinity HILL 1548 in T.A 09?.7 ··a.,v.r1ng day, _prapar.a tn e.dva.1.ca .-.n ('lrQcr 9bnut 0800 l Dec tn destr~y enemy in ·Z"'n~ end clt:!ar r0ad bl,.,c¥. in vicinity T_4 ·:~.:ns.

b. ~n 5th ;.,erincs (:o\dnfl, at daylight 30 N~v rcdievns~ in acc,.,r.dam;e t.z:ith Annex ·ABLE. Cl"'ver withdrawaJ.· 0/5 and .l/5 with l("'ng rang,; 1-'1G fires and }'i.-..rtar fire·s, l:lt 1Jrcpared ,ff'lr ffi("\Vement t..., s0uth on r-rder t"' 000upy pi>sltir.no n;,;:-ar r::A ~..i:l78 ron 1 Dee,

c. lst B!) 7th h!lF1nes (i'<oir,.r.i, at 0?00, 30 Nnv, cn;nmcr.ca patr,..,l al0ng ridge 1000_ yardo tn the s..-.uthJ t:xte'1G perirn.Jt~.:r as Sh"'Wn .... n Ann8x J':.BLE; pr.)pare t,... r1tlvanoe nn ,...rdGr abnut 080U 1 .Jec, t.•• viot.r:J.~ty TA ,.!::::76 C, t(.'\ dt::strf'y enumy in z...,nc ·and cloar l"'"'ad blrock.

d_. 3(1 BQ_ .. 5th l'llarint~s 'c?.ci.inf) 1

,...n ,..,:rdar "n 1 Dec Nithdrf!W• tro and assuJ.u.a de:"~mH!ir~ t'rSlti"'ns ,..,f l/7 ,"ls st.;.,Wn ·"n .. v,::n .. lay pr.eya.r~d t0 c,...ntinuo sd.v;:'!nc··~ ,...n 0rde:r .

.J. C,....mp-,....s1te Bn it·h UEJrin(~s, at 07rJO, 30 Nrv, C<"'~Inrr..:mc.~ putr~l al("lng hl~h gJ..'nund lOJO yardb t..-. the sr-ut.i1 nf pros0nt P"Sitir~n", cxt·end pqrir.1eter as sh,...wn nn Annex ABLE; pr,)parG t0· adv·::;ncc r:n f'!'dJ:r-· ab,...,Ut ... _t 0800, 1 Ddc, t,.. pros1ti,..,_ns vicinit-y 'l',A "::.177 N t,.., • su_ppnrt by fire advance nf RC'r-7 A/5 revert t0 cnn- ~ j;rf'l l/5 upon· 1/5 ai'I•ival ir:.. · s0ctf"\r. · · · ~

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f. lst Bn 5th Mar;.nos (Re}nf), pr:~r to ·1200 GQ I\~'i re:1eve lJ.th }1ar· elm nr, right· flank B/~ .and ('l00Upy assigned' sect""r ss sh,....wil 0n nv~:rlay, 0:1 nrder nn 1 Dec 50, ·withCrm.; tn and ass·v..me ·pr.sitic,ns n.f C:"'.'llP~'"'Bite En as sl:rnm 0n

Annex ABLEJ pr.c:p?J'ed i.;~' cr·ntlnuc adv .. oncc.

g. J/11 displace by battery et about 0800, 30 Ncv, tc firir:g pr.si ti"'ns as .-shDwn r-n _r.,.pnex _WLE }Jrbvared t,..., SUPP"rt RCT_:7 tf"' s·::"Jth.

h. 1/ll dlsplpo.; by ba'ttery a_t ab,...ut l%00, ..50 Nf'IV, t" firir:~ pnsi ti"ns as si"J'T,rn rn _l\nnox ABLE pre!Jart:::d t('l SU.P.t/"'rt· D.CT-5 tn Nnrth.

1. Jth Pn l1_:!;f_l_l1.?.:£1:2..Q.§., diap-laoe K:'..ng Bette)ry ~t ebr.ut 1000. 30 N'"'V,. tn firing .cjr,sitlNlS as shc'~"~·m rn Ar.n·8X ABLE.

~Up)Y'i't ~it.h~r :9.0T.

j. 4,2 11 M("\rtars Bt~, cstBblisp fir:j.ng ·p""sitl,...,ns in 5th MaY' z"ne ,~n 30 Knv. lle pr~parcd t0 displ9Cu t.-. vicinity T t>. ,1979 V prir>I' dBylip;,b:t 1 D8C tr SUJl.;;)"f't .:!"V .::m:mt "f 5th. N~'l" ··.t~"~ s,..,uth.

. ¥ .. 4-.211 M .... rt!"l_r c .... 7th' MB.rin·ef' _(lass Dets}, at 09001

3('! Nrov, Oisplac<J 1J,..., :rlring pns1t1,....flS-~vic!.ri1~y 0_7 Gp t,.., sup

p,..rt '!:IGT-7.

(1) All u:oits defense sectnrs with t0 ins1;·t'c c,...n tinur>us

cr"r.rdinatc Lr:r-v~JmenGe_ in and ,...ut 0f

8dJ:<c<Jnt J)reoedil)g ~'"~r' sucreeding units defense. ·

(2) All uni'ts tie in de.fense ~<ith arijac~nt units. All unl ts ::;_·ay minc:s cmd so:::t b~,...by traps· where Practicable.

~. Admini~trntl0n·

a. ~/l:::.. f'.lrRlsh 10 .truck 2~- T' .tn ?th l'1ar1n0s l-'1TU. other units be prep_arBd tri fur;Ll.sh trucks- r'IU ("lrdc:r._ ·

b. k,...Vl'!ffient. f'f equipment 1 supylids and -1tjstallati,..ns· in fnll"'wing firl('lrity.·

( 1) Dead (Gr&v&s· -~e-gis trriti,.,n-._ :t~eSJ:)'"'llSl"Pili ty) (2) Aid. St:ati~"n and Wr.tundtld (:h('IVG tr. Lrve Btry 11

Mer tents initially) · ( 3) Sup'ply Dump

( 4) '5th end 7th Installati~ns (priority t~ 7th).

c. All units draN rntir>ns. Si,!l"unit10n, (-nd f'tll8r supPlies ·rr,.,m ?~: h' }Hrr·ine s Duu_y 1-Jl~inr t0 1000. Units must use"r:wn.trBnsnnrtatfnn and shuttl~ if ·n~cessary,

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n .• Vehicln ID~"tnrs \>fill be npera"t;;ed ,..,~ abst:"lute min ... im'...lr.l dUP.. t,..., shnrt9.g~~ ,..,f gl.'ls,...llne. Diesel tract,-.rs l,rill Qc utilized f'llllYst oxtont as :prima mf'"I'V8rs. D0ad·lir.ed vehiclAs lncded -t,... capaCity and t~"'t<.rod by -±/11 tract,...rs. C,...,..rflin'Rte with -7th !-4erincs hTO. '

' .... ~. Det~ched f.ip· Pli:1·t .... 0n furnish ·traffic c,...,ntr('\1 p,..,int

At all 'bridges ·-~nd -unit ar.J8.s~ 5th l'larir.'Js }iP ·ot::!tach'Y!ent Officer cr.nrdinate snd este.bl·iah cnntrnl. P"'in ts.

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:t. ·.vater pr-int m.-·,v·s ·An .-..rder. Prr:bsble time nf Iunv·e e.i't.Jr S8curlng JO N,.,v.

g. Eve.cuati"n tr"l L,...ve Bt·;o~r <±/11 !;:l.rea c..,mm-2r.cing 0800.

h. Tre_ns vnr tati,....n frr persn::.nal nnt aveil_.::t:le.

5. a. OP EO·r-7 O.isylactJs uOllOO t~ Vi'Clnlty 1/7

b. CP RCT-5 dis1-1laoes tr vlclnity TA 4081 M '30 Nr>v,

BY ()Q.J)E?. OF. <1uLu::mL liTZENo.E.(G AND L:CE"J·rt~Nl1KT ~~oLuNEL UUR.~.

F,· :ot. DuwSETT _L1€!Utenan t C .... l ..... nel, U .. S. :~arine: Cnrpa

Executive Officer,- RCT-7

Lieutenant Q..-.l~"~nel-, U, S._ Marine C0rps ~xeoutive Qfficer, -qCT-5

DISTRIBUTivN I Syec1al

OFFICIAL:

H. J. WUESSNE;R MaJ~"'r, U.S.t:;,:J. 8-3, !lCT-7

L. W. SlHTH, Major; US:OO.C S-3 1 RCT-5

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.clN~f.fY SITULi.T!()N NO OliANG:!J X IL'•GA.i1.tJ-RI UNDl:R t~TTACX. 302.345 TO 010600 mOM W.lST .<;o .ilMT l( 3/7 CC'llTINUil ATTACK li}JD

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S2liZil BLOCKING POSITIOHS X OI~ oi:Dill il:JT12..1l VIA MOUh"rTAIN :rtoli.D X COVi!:R REA.:fc O:i? FORCES TO ~1\G,."Ui.l~l\I X 1/7 ATTACK

S:illtZZ LI.OAD VICilHTY T.j. l.:-373 X B.ELI !J'IE FQX CO X ASS1:ME CO~ }M.t--m OF I'l' X CLZ.'B. ?..0AD IF f30T.F DIIU!ICTIONS X 01\1' ORD~ AT'::ACK

To SEIZE ROAD YICinTY 'Ell. 4473 Al:!l ADVANCE ON YMJC!J-F.I X COMPOSITE :Sll A'3S-:.J}r3: BLOCKING POSI T!f'J:.T VICINITY !TILL I!T

'l'A 1 S 41.76.,.4276 X 0}' OhDT. PROC3~D GEN"!IF.ALLY ALONG '/l',\IL OPTFL-~W. :2.-:lSIST.-t;~CE P01..:DI1JG UP 1/7 IF ANY X Tr:::ill-T P?.OOJIEID

T0 VICil'ITY TA 4673 X 3/5 PJ.OCE'ITD AT B!JST SPE~D TO TA 4075--0 X OP~N WJUNTAIN 301\D TO 1/f X S11IZ3 PoSITiflN VICnTITY TA 4iT&~~: X

?~T3CT PASSAGE OF VE::--IICL3JS .\NT) ASSJ~T 1/7 -IW S]!ZlJR] oF ROAD H1 VICIVITY TA 447~ X 2/5 COCUPY }JJ:L0 :93..!!-..:nl:ill FP...(1.M lflEST )\!L'J

NORTH POSITIONS VICINITY TA 4077-A- 4079-·X X ON Q?JJ&l Pli.CC3JD TOW.:.:.ill T:l 4573 X ULTIM.i.TJ D1lS1NN.t~Tirl-J ALLUNITSf::A.GARU~lU X

SP.ElCl:iL J..TT.ill:JTIC'l,y TO C..ffi.il OF WO"J11'JED X P.!1RSN1NE1 C.:L;m,y ONl DAY CI-k-:rr.I.3 :a..'..'I·S X FFI~S CA.R~Y ONE D~\Y DRi.:aLT..:ill :tw1TS X USE

iLL~ZONJ T.LBhl'~S IN EIVlllit OR SEUl~G WJ.TZR. X 1>-f.<ThT ft3.}.{-.m inTE FIC~"OL C~Y N:-1 on, C.:...ct:aiN.dl X ISSU.ill T\ti'D .ill:'CT;..A BAliDOL~S

IJ.IO .:~s lW1Y·Pi!nSONNilL .AS POSS!J3LE X V.ElliiCLllS ''JILL 3E llJ.A.DllD FOh CN1l 'JSIF v.r!TE 1lSSilNTL1+ !T.ill"HS S.!!LiCT.:JD :SY ttlT!T COH-

f..i..[!.:C£3.S X V..!1EICLilS i'JILL :a.E F'"l]t.}T!SP..1ID AS llECil$_&1RY ~·PROVIDS Elk. ST~UTC[:i!fri F.:..TI~!'l'S X O!'!"LY ffi!,V][",S ..-UiQ VJCIUNDED \'liTE:

DOCT:JRS NOTATION Q.UOTE TO RIIJ.ill !!if Vli.HICLZ IDT~O':'E .:->!-"!]} HTITTALS ON :-:OS?IT.AL T~',_c;. ~!ILL :aiDE ·DT VEEIGL.IDS X V~:ICLES WILL JifJCE.eD

IN -.l..CCOR.DANCE t'IT:~ P?.lo:?.ITY TO BE ISS"JED LATZR X PiJL'>.OHUTES .<\?.E ESSEt''ri.AL A~TJJ '\'JILL J3E C.d..?JU~.l X U~.TlRTEL ~liUCH ()Al'1l"0T- _B]

0_\RRIW OH V~:tr.T.JlS ('ti :O:<f~SOF WILL ]3]! DEST"?OY"J.'! X ~.~.-'l'Flh.I~·.

TO TIE :n%T3D "\I!.(LL:·B.1'1 ~IJ:.ASITilUJ YN ))]f. P-rLES _!11 T:-.'1i1. VALLEY X ONlil

"'l:ttT_lM 03' FU3r. "'riLL BE OBTA.I!'E:') FP.rH JOINT DUMP AlTD POURED ON PIL!lS X CON3!JSTIJ3LE l~~T3RIE'U iit"'LL ":;1: nrCLy":JEJY IN P.l'LES TO

INSURE COJ,.PLETE C0!-D3USTI0U X "F!Rl13 1-r.o:.L· ].] IGNITED O'NLY. ON Q~l)ER OF LTCOL ROISE REli.R GUJ.? .. !J 001~!-r.A.l·IDER X UNITS TJS.!NG

l·Vl'NT.UN TRAILs VIILL .lSSJllSLE VlllliCLF.S :Dr TA~ 417S .UD .W.\.IT OKJ.Th.S '1'0 JC DT 1-tTOR CJ:SUMN X Al·L UNITS JCi;EP REGIM~.HTAL

cm·!:>If-.}LJ .A.lc:::l 1: .. '\.CTIG.nL IJ~:s O?.:!il.\ rrc ?:iREi.rr· UrH·:::: X 3.Ei?ORT G:Pl S i'l!LiL.f ..:;:T~\2LlSJ-IEI:: X _l)TH .-'JIJI'l 7'Tf[~ r.tUtUWS cp:s CO~~HT.IiD .tT

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,~~~~} AP:PENDIX NO. 3 TO ANNEX ROGER ROGER OF 1ST MARINE DIVISION F~,F SPECIAL ACTivN REPORT FOR PERIOD 8 OCTOBER TO :.5 DEOK,lBER 1950

OPERATIONS :N COLD WEA'fHER

1, INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this appendix is to record-10he problems encountered by 7th Marines (Reinf) 1n its operations in cold weather duri~g the period 10 Nov~mber to 12 December, 1950 .. Prnblema discussed will be lim~ted primarily to thnse whiqh were experienced at temperatures be .• tweer. zpro degp6es farenhelt and minus twenty r1ve degrees farenheit.

2. Tl!AINING AND P?.EPARATiuN FOR COLD '1/EATHER OPERATIONS;

a. Training for operations in cnld weather was limited to group disoussinns by unit· leaders on the prnblems involved in cold weather operat,inns r..1i th emphasis on oare of feet, i4dividual eQuipment and clothing. The nu~ber of personnel within the regiment •..;1 th actual experience in cold weather opera.tioha was limited to a~proximately 350 officers and men of the 3d battalion who had participated in operation NORA!4EX (Labrador· October 1949). All per~ snnnel reo~ived briefings on matter contained in Annex l (Regimental Training }lemorandum B-5"> - Cnld Weather Indootr1nat10n). ·

b. Preparation of eQuipment was 1.1mited to the winterization of vehicJ..es for temperatures down to t\orenty below. Specifically, anti..:.... freeze in sufficient qn8..nt1 ty to accomplish the above was placed in th~ radiators of a,ll vehloles and oral') .. ~ cases "t.<rere filled witJ;.L·No. 10 wt~ oil. No speoiaJ. artie niJ.s

·or lubes were used a~ none ·were available.

c~ The rnllowing 1t~ms of cnld weather clothing were issued to personn.Gl of t_.he :ragi.ment· on dates indicated: ·

HA'AIIDNG' OHINllUNG-NI KOTO--RI 28 Oct 7 N mr 12 NDV

HAGAI'\U-RI J\2-20 Nov

'CaP," fiP.ldJ oottnnJ OD X Gloves, shell, leather Gl,...,ves

1 lnsert 1 W0~"'l

Fd••d. jacl;:et f'1Gld .: .-~e..-.ies, :felt (extra pr) M:1.·r. tens

1. s-h:sl1 1 trigger

ringer Overcoat, Sh,.,epuce

parka type

Yl?9t, Alpaca Trn;1sers J .flFJld, O:l

(1 pr) ::<,1e:-cs, Elki (1 pr) S0ol-.s, ouahtniJ sole (1 pr)

( 1) X X X

(l)X X

(2)X

X

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X

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(3)X

X X

NOT~S: ·(l) .c'\.:_Jpr0ximately 757c 10-rere glovt:ls and 25% we~e mittens. (2) Ap.iJroximately 1{')00 distributed on a proportionate basis ( 3) Apgt·ox.irnntnJ.~ .1?,00 d.t.s·trlbut.t7d on a proporti,.,nate basis.

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. 3. FIRST EJ<!FE'liENC!': '•.IJTH SUB--ZERO TEhPERATURES: nu:ring th," ·~~ftcr:r-_:i·,:;;·-n:~T-n~gh;:;-;.:;r-lq~.il N()v.:·mb->r, th0

t·-mpc:t;'.<:~tur.~ drClp icd aho::rply f"r0H1 .RP_l..l:-'0.<:1m.;.t;,__ly _r;lus

3:? tr. :::inus 8 a!~d SJ. 11inQ ni'ap_p:r,~xirnat&ly t<,renu,y· tr. thirty kn0ts wh~pped up., lhtJ ini tj_al shock 0-::' :3· .. (,;.

ze:rn tempcrRturc Gtunnod porsonn-::1 and Q\rer 200 11urned in -fnr m.-~diual treatment·. ~h< .mc::rr.i,ng' o:' 14 Nf',!Um

ber found the r,;giment in ~?!?· .. a·~.-v-:t:q_k>.:~-'t· soizlj b:.AGiffiU .... R.I. Men} vehicles c~nrl equi·pf!lCU'-t··.;ha(\:.;~-~,fficulty ln

gettir1g stnrto·Q~ Th3 ongines of Vi.:hiCles that ~.~.'t):'O

11/'P.rmed up pcri0dic~lly t.tr·nugh..-.ut the pracedlnc .nlght

"toTPre los:; difflcul.t_ tn got star~ud ~hat morning t.han thnso that he.d nr:t been run~ Troo_t:;s unc;,n,custo!il0d tr.

clumsy shne · paos, suo...:. zero teillp8re.turcs o.OU.!Jled rri th

a 30 knnt 1.,.ind blowinp; d.iruotly lnt" their facoo; .;;xperic-mceq. gre:::tt .difficuJ.ty 1n movin•.:. r.-~rcr mount~.:..in0ua

t•""rrain Rnd f(lr" th?t me.ttcr .;ven. marchinG alcng the

rrq:~d. Cer~~in vchJ,.olt'G ~: froze-up 11 whi2....: on tnt.. moveJ

br~kns 11 grobb~d11 , tr;msL'lissirns wero 11 stif~11 and'

'''heels. frr.zc nn ceT't.<:rln v·.'hioles .that ucrtJ rcqu.t:-ed

tn me>"T,,.. thr-"'ugh tl:o ioy wators nf bridgi3 Ozr-p~sst:a.

Trnflps \<Thr"' l:rd bc,~n 11 tc-.l.d 11 or frnst bite, ~;rind ohil:::.

and .th'"' mann8r in ~which to guard again:Jt sa.r..H::J .~n

'prl'lctice 1.;er-3 QUick tn 2.'i0pt .. the buddy .sys t'"IJ Hnd 1•rArn P·::?>.ch r:>th8r · ·h.~n nnsP-s, chef~ks, and ears s.hD,.fCd.

elg-ns nf'·turnlr.f- '·•hito. A numbe!' nf K.?rmir.g st3.tif'hS liT8T'~ est~blished in hnuses. and 'sholter.jd. p::_!'l.OeG

.ctlDr.g thfl MSR. ThGs3 P_ffnrc',cd tr0np8 mr>vir.g &,:.ong th.a

rnRd an nppr;rtur.J.ty tD \lf~rm-.up por1_0dically.

4, COLD !;'E.\T)j!:"< OGNDITION AT H_eUA)'\.U.c:RJ:i

a. rurlne; th,; p13rlnd at HAG.ARU-RI t'empCratu~es ~~r.g~ ed. fr"m r~.pprnxim.l.tel'y plus fnrty six tD minus twunty.

PrGcipi t9tir"ln in tho f"0rm (}f snr;w,. raih .'ll'ld sl2~t l~·aa

e"'pericmoed~ L.o.t.._~ o:~.ft()rnnons and night.s WdL'~;; cll::t!'B.ct~:-

ized by fr ':.~z.;:-ups nr precipitati('ln w~le the d.:ylight

h ... urs, in. ~cncr9.l, r.-uJre ch:~r?ctorizcd bJ' htJavy t.iaw·sJ l..rhiol1 .r.<"+used slush D.nd 1i';.ud •.

b. The t"ctic•cl situation at !lbG:iliU-RI w~s or.u ~nvnbring s p:,.:,~irm~tor deL.mse onmbined 'dith a.ggrtJ:.;aivJ

p8trr<lllng. Ir. this s11tuat1(\n 1 it 1-.•ae r'l0()1d<.Jrl. b;{ ths Regimental t10mmRr.dE:r tn tlsta[llish f0r ·Jc,ch onr.1pony a minimum nf' ('lnJ 1,i3.r:nlng statlnn (pyramld2..l t u:.1t Dr hnuse) in \.:hie~ there '1,\rae eroct~d o. ·t<Jnt stnv'c; and

P CM"~klng r:lngo fnr th<,j prepo..ratinn nf hot :fnnd .:::md.

Cf'lffeP.. Tr0r.ps lllGrc mrwed off thu frcmt linvs at pro

soril".sd ttme"l o.nd in eer't;tin numburs · ur..d WCJ.rmed up.

This ::::yst~.,m 9.ffnrdod each man an ·opp("lrtuni ty tn get

w.::<rm ~t l·"~:st. 0nce !'l day, dry his RhDe pacs snd fel ~

1nsnl.es, ~nd gc:t b0t Oilffc~ :md soup.

c. rt.1...ras requested th.s.t .trw regiment b.G prD-

vin.ed 1...r1'fh ,..,.ight00..n M9.llen Fi~l9- Ranges f0r uoc- nn tho

bcrsir-; 0t ,.-.r,..? per cnmp~'mY. Only fiv,~ r,..•cre rec.r.;i110d. sn.d tht~sn 1,r'-'r·J diGtribu ted as follnwo: ·

lst B~tt~linn·- ·2 2d 'Batt&l~("ln 1 3~ B~ttR11('\n - 2

DECLASSIFIED

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fi[tl:~~*-u . . -Hn~ :V'U;). e;,)!fr.;:e o..nd ste, ... ~ Here prepared in galleys, <"~n~~ '"":··.~-:.1.·::'. t-) L;.c jl.~-f~rent a:l.ulJ:llnivs_in tl:e ranges an~i. '' .:J. ·· -:·C:.

R, H.~·- t r:u '1·--~-~----~l-:: mcicerl -t.i\'fa:-:--J. 'YUDJ.l(-NI 1 er.err.y rcsi:~:eo:1.:·,._; .. -:::-.1 :":Cc·:s:"l., t:.::.:·~-·.::-.1~ bc(-a:r.e ffil\re .T.I'~..<.nta1n-;-r.Ld '\J,."i. ;,··1·t· ... e::- t•~~l~:j~Jr.•:::u:c•b't~ .!Vrl~ mnre frGqu~nt.

~-:--.;,;; !v.~_-ll -~-,;, ~1 ~· ::, ~ l?::-N-.U- >-.i. EJ.nd YUJ::1':•."i--NI w·as o. w~inding, 81;-·v _., .. _.-.1 .:~-~ c.:-c-;: ''t";ci. r:•o!.Ft::;atr! r-:·c .. ci capable of sup.-p·:· :_~~'b ~~-· r ur.•;j l.•~!:.t.J troJflr.; over approxirr.SLtely nne tt:.:.-C. •.lt r.:.:-, i r]!:gt,J.:-~

b; '.f"L· ::.·J.l'=~'i_.j_\·.dy br...,ad valley i:V whlch TJDA1·1-NI is ~LL'tl~,:~~_,-JC:._ t·~ ~:"t.:rt·t··;.:~r.::<;:d._ on _alJ. E~;tr'Los by_ very oteep 1-.-:~.~-:: ):;~~-~f::"·L.-..1"; :::p L·""~ 1

•• '

00 r·f:!~·l·" 'Pbe gr· .... un:'i-,..·as 3r'>vcrud. •vr.(~.- t . ..:,.: &·.d f'n<':iv 1 lL~--.-;.-·.it--:;ll,.ut t-he time 1;he: regiment cq;:.J:.:-·-::i·r.-:·1 ~.r~ t.:1n ar~~:i.: '\.'J')·:·)· :-B.c,tlC'-al f:_1tuati0n :J.ic.:ta.:... b.:j_ i-.~~c .:;' "J_r-:·.l:···y vf t.b .... ~ :tU .. ~.~ C'>JJ.·:i.~·'Jond.ing tl:<:J v1-;,ll,:;y c~- ·~·L.'.rs -'Ot~· J'.".l':OT C:2 br~t·-~l]jio7JS~ ThusJ t~le prl'lble:ns inc.~;~f?:· t l~, i_:l,' s,;~~<.1 .y :!l' -~r(.nr.·a R1"1 deplnycd b:Jc•-.mes c.vp::.t.rc·nT. ~,._,._~~en 1-l; iF i~.-··>loJr. ti-Jat t't snotitimos tn..-.}: two h0urs t(·· cli:rj "t;r 3. ,h.~·ll .t-'oa:ttj.("'n, ·

q. Tb1s. r-.;g.trnint" was fa.ccd '.-.'.it-h th2 problems of m~unta:..ri wr. r··f':J.r·,) me.d.; m< ,_"'G c:c-::~plc;x by t_h~ .:;xtrcmB onld 1·:Ictc.l-1 KitS >.Jr~~ ... oun:::·vroe~l. :vntcr} _ r·atJ ..... ns ,· and atnrral:l-~ ~ .. 1.-...1 :--:;;.1d tn b<J. oarr>.Lad frn;:: d-trJ!ps l0cat-.=d e.t tbL:.: bc.,q'--' ,)f" t.he h:U lfl ~ to ChtJ "i:;l_p. A 1-.rind ;.;rv.:.~r·f-1.r:::::~c; 25 knots ~~~.'Lr:·i:; tho J;jO"I"nt;ain tor.)O· day in and day nut. FJ.re '.-1(•.-..·::t. tn:-~~ .1:-''-".J.Gt.ioc:J ly non·-JXJ.St:;;!nt as the t0ps and s."iop0o3, o:f _t.r~u hiJJ e w<:Jrl..! bx.."'ren .:xctpt fo:: splo"!:lch~o ,--.f S'J.ru.b. tj.r,,b~ro, t·b-.:J.•,.;f'orJ oven firel.ror>d hfld .to 0·0 -hnr.,d-o-~-:lrrJ.c;d fr.~m. t.hJ .vall~.Y fln,;r. Propi:)l t:::.tl~"'n ln t.ht:J f,-,rJu c1f .llght t0 ·_p.isyy. wind· driv·on. nnm!l :wr.o ·JY:t-:or10na\Jd. G.uring 2.ate e.ft~Jrn(H"~D9 arid · · ni-e,:.!Jts ... 1f].11s S!lnw fnt;_nq. 1,ta·,v.;ay i:1.tn t-he. reCess;.;s, p0rt-s: Bnd r0t::!i~Jiv~rs o:c- w~a ... ~ons _c:ld froz_e, .thu6 · C8U5_lnc; -wJc~puns tn f:ttl· to _fl_re ~~ t() ,:: J.Doti_tJn loss 3ffcotivcdy. ErClWDLt~ uutorJett1.c .rifles Bnd carbines wc~r-3 2t.-Jn.C.F•T.!<Jd in fav:1r 0.f h-l' s· 0r oacturt.id 80· s, Th("lmp:Jiln s·:.:.t lvJaeh1n~·_Qin~ .1nd ~h.J En~·i;~ld Ri:':._e Jif-191?. I38sc p:3_L•.tos nf m"0:::-'tars ~')cnt c~nd 'tT'lrped qs a r1!B~l~ r·f h~rvy firing Qnd continu~l expne~re tn tompr(rRt•_tr.;s f'lf frnm --2.0n t0 -:--2 11 .'. • · • '

d. Du,J tn tho tactin al si tu __ ,)tt .... n 1 t W:-'.s:. pr~0tically 1~pr,ss1ble fr•r front~lin8 t~0nps, tn heet CE.Aii.L~:L 1'-:ttirns · (cNnpl.;t~~-Y th5'.l·l ~·han nut). or_ t() oclt ~he icL.: in thcU:r: (:E.U1t •. ;.1r.8 1. ·. '.L'po.;y 1v~nt 21ungry; T,ofater purl flcRti. n units fr~·Zt)-·llfJ 9.8 did a::..l bu_t t1-10 f'lst r'Uf>..!.lJ ll(;' S'G:-'.J.am:J~ Wat..:.l• SULJp.ly b .. ;CPrit;J CT'i ticzil ruid troops .... n the line melt..;d sn-:-.w :'nr dri:r;tkj_r,g pt.:.rposes •

. D,:-mi.:.::d thd C;_yyortunl ty tr' t>ot ~rc_~:rJJ snd . .:try socks Elnd lr.s.-,les b..;c.1-USd L"J:' c.nt,+.inu•Jd ~n<;;1:1y :r;;::-JssUr~, a nunibcr nf h&~i~86 .~egun tn, turn tn tn Aid 3tat!c,ns with !'r~,zen f".e..;t ,"t:d hondo. Th..: co.;i..d lrTC'athtr i'l9..S·tcJring ita tnll. ·

e. The for~going• d1so~1$S1on of" c<'~ld t-to::!f-.tl:er cnr.di-til"lna at YUDAL"l-lH wa.s pur_uoa~ly rn-"J.de _g":;n::?ra: tn n . .::tu:re in or-d..;r to .lJrt3Bdr.t OOJlioJ 0f tha CroElC..

DECLASSIFIED


Ht\;M.~H~~ ~sDr.Cte nf ~h:~t u:=J.rticular phase nf the r~g~

rrATits1 ~"•P?.rA.ti'"'nS.

6 .•. C0hi1'SNrs AND RECtll··J1tEI·IDAT:,J_Ns~ ·.This p0rtl0r: of th.:>: ~nnn'{ will be c.;r::pris(;d nf ·un analyois 0f thel,..,p.:istlcfl.l a.nd t£-ctical pr0bl~r.1s · ..::noruntcred snd t,Pe me:nn2r in ~~hic!I th0y were. ~f:'ected by cold r,H;!£>,",:;he~.

fl •. T_':lct~ cpl Cnn-sldere.tinns

T·hP. succ\"Jssfu1 er>nduct nf mill tF.lry ..(ll.,~erEl.tl 0 ClS in mnunt.o;~innus te:rJ~ain un1Lti' sub-zero 11ea.t.n<ir Cf'ndit!ons h<"s P.Ieny reqUisites. On0 of thu -t1ost in.l-'ortant is the pr~'visi('ln of a force nf' au1~ficient s"Crongth (well .aquipp€d' and physically onndi t·1oncC.) to per :nit tho pt~ri-0dic relief of assault un.J..ts~· T110 vcr·ind 0f tir11e th?.t a· un!t 1n sub-zero weather can :~:·0main 11 ir. .th6' line" ;:md main.tRiE 1 ts Cnmbat 11fflc1cncy ·is 3..flJ.JrDkic~at_;ly hslf

·. th~t ,nf TIIJ~'11ch a unit in warm '.V<.::Rt~.:;r ) .. a ca1.1Bbl8.. Units required to r:jnain 11 1n thtJ llnu 11 for p..;rioris lr~ 0Xcess of 3-5 days w111 00nn losG th~ir ·cff1Ci1..mcy du-3 tc-' C<"~nt~:r.ued

exp0oure t"" th0 cl<J!,1c:r.ts_ ·

(2) [!._ocfrmmondc.tin:t:

Th~t in the C<"'Dduct nf mlli till'y 0fJUl,",atinn_s_ in cold ~··~ather, fnrc ~s in ~u fflclen t' s t~ength tO' p0r11Jl t -;;he perindic r0ll0f of assa~lt units bu ~ade ev&il~b~e tn !'1 cld C"mmand.Grs. This a];..plies as rec:dily t0 'r...:gj .. -m.cnt~l Cn!!!!JS'l.ndcrs as 1 t do..;s to d.;ivisiDp ~e.nq corps C"r.l!Tl?ndcrs.

TbA e:ff''?c~iven~ss nf trr~Qps, equipmtmt .an·d ···~apcms

d~"OrP.?s,."s mnt•;orially !:18 the- t~IJl:"-;;rp_tu:oe drops ( fnr p8Tsnnn~l ·:tDp:::'f"IXi.rn."<teJ.y tw0 ne.rount · t'nr ·..;Doh· dat:rJ.J brlnl-r z·~rn). This decisive f:-::tctdr m'·ust b6 ont'lsi.dcrcd in thf a~signment 'nf miss.lr>ns '(nbjdctiv,;s) to suhn.rdinatt: ur:·its. ~~rhnn flp6rSLting, il) Ctild:y.reA:Lh.:;r 0bjcct1 v ~a shnu:..d b~.:: .1lt'"'l"i~ li:\11 ted in n~ttur6 j_ e, obj ,;cti v :::a w.hns'"" s~11zure r:enuire lDGo axPdnditut'e rlf eff.,rt; nbj··'ctlv;'!s which Rre in closer ·prnxioity ·t,-,_ ec:.ch'' nthHr. · ·

C0nslG.e.r'-l.ti0n ('1-:: qbnvt;; Cr>i,JCJ.~n.t by Ot'lffiffiF.•ildcre of

tr""PG r.lpereting und0r cnld •.v,;athc:::- cr-nditi0ns.

(5) Gnmmant:

CP.mnu-flRgc in .c.nld wVAthcr 0perat:nnsi p~.:J:·ticularly

when 01'JOr·atir.g in Bl'!"'W or,vercd: terrain,· is' a tnotio3.l . pntentiql, 1·rhlch shnu:d b.,; Gxploltvd· .:-:·nd Cf'lnsidJi.'ad ,;;,o

a vit'-'l ,;lcmcnt 0f thl.l t:·wt1c,3.;L pl:?.n. It i's an el.0r:1cnt .,f th·), princip~:.. of surprise·. on sev0r.J.l oocusit--_rr-s at night th·'!. C}Ln.J.s~J, d.rt:.s~<Jd i.r; wl:Lite. un)..·f~rmo,' c]..r>'s'i;Jd. nur p("'sitinns tn withi:;. i'\ f~w yc~rds·w~tbnut ·bt:lng dl3-t;~ct~Jd. l'uring th2 d.~y it was r;:.r,rc d1.ffioul t ·-ti; dot...:ct th.:;1r m~v,~rn ·nt ·thpn ~.t .w:1s t0 .dett;;ct .the. fUf'IV~i.n..:nt of p:TC~C·)O ?lg_d ivf?:rln<;S •

DECL<\SSIFIED


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DECLASSIFIED

\\ttt1iw~~:-; :_ t.3 : ~-;~~~~~:_[l__t:~5.~--~02:!..!...

:t-ienui'F.Jctu.r-o ·,,.,._l~e;'" 0.t6Ui-i-ng.·'~nd ~cl:::~c.t ~o-.;ers·-_v;ith 'a '"'111".: 1~ ·2 _'1(1 gT;)·.}E 'E.~l:Jc~ .t~1at; f!l&\Y ·:Je rGverEied t.~rhl~n rc-qUi'J-:o·c: -l>.:.r Sh.J tc:q:;tlu-&.1 ei,Gu&ti0r:o.. ·

b.

Th.3 r.ajr-r f";;-_,:!t>:::~ ,,..,hjfJh affeo·tcd th.J supply 'lnd cvacu::n;J.r·n s3.tu:-l~_.:1,H.L ·t<:...:l'e:;

·(3.' ~-~L·J:_;L~d tr<:elBp--•J.""Va'tir.,n t:·wllities. Cu) L:::..;:·~i(, .... r.'.l r.:.;;.C. TIC}.>~ r.-,'• ?:--~<:,:·c:l. -n:ltura nf_ th..; t_e:rrqin. (d; l,fl'~d,<.tl· .J·t: ~u._...•pl.y and r::v9c',1<:>.t;l;.0n lines. '· ( 8) E",it):.:y ~ol,;,ir'!l,. .

It iG tn b0 re!J0r .. bcr8d ~t~z,t .th.:.: :fs..ctqra- lj_et_0d f.lb0ve \..rer0 in :l.d.di tirm to· lee 1 snoN, ~vind :f.!nd oub-zero ";emper ::>turo.

Su}.;_p.ly r;f1lnt d.ist:;·ib'..lt.i()n Wf.~ in eff~ct within the rBgir.,2nt oJXt.tCipt for the ;teriod l'.t H..~GA..li.t:-RI 1 t~~here unlt C:.lstr•.fb;_;.tinn ."tvas e=cpl0yscL St~pp:· y :md. eve_cue.tirn between r.:'t;ir.ieni; ar.d .battali(•nn .r;..:ct:Hl(mt:,;d DCJ, (..utstnnding prcDlt...'::JB. The r.ws t diffi0ult pr0blc:u1s l.S.y with th0 ba.tt·-:.lir-r~s .in SU!J.i'lying f':-r~nt llnd alt...·men.ts which "1'-'"ere nni·:.13.lly- sent fr0w _"Lhe hill topu · tn th~ duJ!lpS be:!.nw~ DutJ tr. tho no£!1' super-:-- hu,;l.'lr: eff0rta required t0 :1 lugn re.ti....,r.s .o.nd w2.t0r up tl:u l•i("'luntain sides,

· trnnps r-n ~""~Ooasit>ns clecttJd t0 gn .hungr-y c.nd welt snnw fnr wster. · ·

Evac'..t S~.ti,...,r: nf Wf"'luhded d0'1Jm the s.tG~p hills t~~lS r:-:r.si; l£'bnrinus ·;md tine ~rns'..lmi'r:g, par-~~c.ul·grly at nig)1t.

Pack ·ul1mals and tranaprrt' ht5lipnpt:::;r>s ,.r0u1d h-9ve beer. 1nvaJ.ur.bL.J in supplying trr.("lps dcpl,yeq_ 0Ver wid.'e ar.~:=:t.s E".r.d in ~Jvacv..sting vnund.ed.~ ._

'(2) F.Gnf"'mo8ndat.itm.:

It iA rea.lized thrrt tha h..;J.i.o,...._.l),;er deve:.-.pm_ent prngram within th0 !"Brine G0rps is well undartve.y 1 hrwev.;r

1

?CCClornti0U 0f this· j;J;rngr·~'.r;; ls Strnr:gly· r,3C-;'l"•\.Tiended.

o~ ;e.ati('"lns :<:·.!1d Nater

(1) Onnliilent:

Trf"'lf"_;_)S engAged in onmbat with the ent..Jmy rr-crely, .1.f e-ver, had" an nJ!i:.,f'rtuni_ty tCI h;;at their C,HARLIE rati,....ne 1

the 11 wct 11 c:r.r.1y("ir,ent: o:~ .. ~.rlich :(rnze {lf'llidlY.. ,·Tborefnre, 'in i:!('IS t inot arioe s 0nly the ;: d·ry 11 o"mp,0n,.:m to we:-c o:..:ton. · .'J.,nss of w~ . .1,ght rf .-frr-ro 15. tr; 00 pt;undS;_ p2:- me.n w!:~s cn;nrnnn.

DECLASSIFIED

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_..._ . ~\.'\l

~~'~" C~~)Ne>ilAL ·'-:)'·.,- . (:?.) Rccf"'ra:~end".l ti,..,n:

DECLASSIFIED

Pr'"'lrng'ed perif'dS ~"'n: CH.4..'8.LIE re:.tinna must ba av....,ided in

c·<Ld ~,reOOJ.ther. ~J.!.C?.t in il_ry; hArd s!lusagc ('lr aa.:..9.mi f,..,r.!tl 1

B"'UP P"'.rdcrs r.r c:Jbcs, ff'rtlfied bre.?.d, fruit bBl:'s, che"'SG ::md ohncnl_qtc .:-re sugR;USti,...ns fi>::" an npcratl""nal

r8t~.~"'n fnr us~.; in c,..,ld >;Je.?thcr. Hufl_t t'aba shr.uld b.:.:

5nciuded in e:toh r.:Jti ....... n~

(3) Ccuoent:

A cas~! ,-,f CH_.'ffiLIE rntir-ne ( 6 rati'"'n!3) wcigbe 4(1

p'"'unds .~ In fnnun t s.~nrus; Sp.-.~i crv· ered t ·Jrra~!l where

tr"rps sllways nocupied the high grnt;.nd, r~!luppl:.r r"~f

CHARL:p~ r·9.tir"'ns placed ::t trB:JandPua b,.l.Y"_den nn oarry-lllg pArt :Les. ·

( ·4) Recr.mmtmdHti .... n:.: Package_ CHARLIE ratirns il'l caoes onntaining. ~b",rati·--r~s instead nf 5~

( 5) CNlmen t:

The p-r+;':sent five gnll0n wc--t.ar can when h.ill~;Jd ~s t,.....0 heRVY fnr a r.I-'Jl1 t0 cerry nv~r fill;)'- a.."ld .·l"Unt.<:>.i.nnus

terrain.

Pr,...,Yid8 v:'Olter Cf'.ns .--.r w<:tter b""~gs w.1th SL .ce..:ps.ci-::;y 0f

?.j- t,... 3 gallnns in lieu nf the yresent cc.r .•

In gRner~_l t~c :tutnmat-ic 8Ud' ser:.1i..:.autrom;_tt1c \'J8a.fJ..-..nS funct·i,...,ned prngrcssively ·1.ess ef.fectivaly as the t_emperature drr.pped. This W3.S ·especially true ~""f the 'carb~nes ·~nd DA.S.·! s wt.ich w·o:ra aband,....ned .tr.. !'av-r-r ,.,.f th<:! ~~1 ';i;ifle by pr:-~cticR.lly .illl frc:r;.t llr~e trr,...ps bef..-..re·' the ,...per8tinn w~\3 onncluded. The· :V.~~ ri:'l:;:

functinned in flll excellent oRnl}er '.'rhen .ke.pt "11-freG, dry ~nd t.rhen the ·onlT- W:<9.S peri,...dioally· ',,lf-~:rhed b~::J~--1.. ~: 1~ 1 d fnrth tn prevent its beqrming ol0gged ~~d frnzen.

Lig-ht A.nd he'i.VY oBchlne· guns fnnctinned Well in' a.ll . temperatUres. One g::-~llnil 0f anti-freez.s· .f'r-r !Jd.Ch

'heavy m~chine gun WRS fnund t,... be suffioiiJnt~ }l"rtars

fUncti,....ned woll with the excepti,...n f't' th8. crnneotr.r r"d . .<:~sse.r:~bly ,--..n 4~'2 11 s P.nd t,he bf~Se ple.t;;.'ls\f,.,r "vha 8118

1•

whioh \vere IDIU1UfactureC. in 19·14. The J. 5 rnckets funot1nncd well. Flr:rne thrnwers arid en3rge. grenades were nnt emplnyed. ,Hand grenades ~d trip flares funct1,...ned well and were very .. ·..::fft~c41:v~~ It .w·ns fnund th!lt a mixture r>f 50% kerrsone -a+ld 6C'1j6 diasel

"11 served well as a -lubricant- f("'lr l'leap.n~~s. in extrer.;e cnld, hn~.rever ce..re· and Ole.aning of wea!Jnns i'Tas· eXtremely difficult •. This is 'attribUted ·directly t,..; the di"tnger inv..-.lved in tnu_c}t~ ng me. tal papts with bare hand.o and the shrrtnge· nf cleaning i:a?.teri:9.ls. ·

a. 4. 211 M'"~rtar

.. -(~:, 6~;·-;,>:,

.,~.,,.

00N}l'l~il'!J\-L '".'''·~· ~,~ ~<'

DECLASSIFIED


·rhe o"::.nL~L-tf'r I- rd. a.ssen.Jbly is r>f t,....,.., light .'C"ristructi<'n. In sub---zPr·n terr:p0rr.tu!'es 1 t freq'.lently sn:~:vpeJ. ~Il tw·c· when th3 f'ir-st rr-u£J.d ~~'i'lS fired.

O"ns;:;ruct thoJ crnnuvt(•l' r,-,d 3BS8~;!bly nf hl)e,vle:;::' 0r r.1r-ru dur:·,blu r.1ete.l.

C. Sl'mra .hrrt s.r·

"(1) OrcuJen~·.;

The ).l-4 8l.u1 . ..1 l~<~rtars and f.cc"!;:.yanyiri.g base plg,tes menuf~ctured in 194~ we~e rf t,..,,.., light c~nstructinn. BPse plates bent easily when Q,..,rters· were fired nn frnzen gr"'UEd and Sf;her-ical _pr(' jectl~"~ns wnuld nr"t seat i-'r,..,per1y.

(2) ReC~"'L!ll"lendatinn:

Cr-nctruot b:?.Se plates en-:! r.tnrte.re nf .T:'"'re dt..:.rc:.ble ;netal. It ia c.ls~'"'> desirable the~;:; the ~eight r.f the rn0rtar be red;,tccd.

(l) C,..,wment:

Ic: sub..:.zer,-- teruperatur9s the oarb1~e r·ften .f!:tilcd tn nper."ltC r·nd it was aPe.nd,..,ned by fr,...nt line trr>"DS in f?vr-r f'lf the·l-i..-1 IHfle. Its f:lllure tf'\ .. functif'IU prnperly is attributed t~'"' its 11 lightil, 11 weakn J llaht"'r")!i acti,.,n.

In or

(2) RecoJ:>me~datirn:

the mr.nufacture 0: t::te c:rbina inor::n::se the 1o1eight uetal in the 0perat1ng _rnd, bnlt .<>:ld spring.

d. Brr-frnlng Allt0Emtic F.lfle _j.v1.,..1918.

~ 1) Or-r::.uent:

The BAR nrnved tn be unrelio.J.ble in snh-7.i·H'r- terDperatu:i-Gs ~-nd it toms ~band\lned 1ri favn~··,..f -the. N-1 rifle .. Gas p(\rts·boc!?.i:l\3 olr:g~od 'L'lith ~ce .ind sn,.,w, snd the br-lt fr0ze in a clf'lsed }!"'Bit.i,..n. This o,..r..ditl.-.n "1'ten res'-l:lt.ed. in ~ cr-;,lJ:.-·l,.)tf.:: f:::llurc t!"'; fire at timeG ('lr failure t,... firB fulJ. uut~'"'roatlc~

In C~""'nstructi,..n 0f the BAR, O~""'nsidar~ti,..n sh,..~ld be given t" a1::Jplif1o1::ti,.,q. r-f ,the .we&fY"'n.

( l) OomiJent:

DECLASSIFIED

.o • . ~

I

'· '·


when fire-d in sub-zarC'. :w.;:at.Der th~ 0 .. 5 l~"cl~et h!:!.d an eXc~ss_'i"ve . 11 blnw-bctck~1 •

Th~t ?.. c.-.verlng cH:tse which N'ill rr,..tuct t~1.c r~'"'cE..et · l!l;..,'t·~r frnr!i annw and 1c·e b,3 d-3VC::l0ped.-

S. Olnthing

dnld ,.re::tther cl ..... thing "nd equipmen-t p_ers,...nncl C0rD.!'l8ncing '28 0ctnb0r pnd bP-CRJT!8 ~vailable until 20 -N~"VCEiber. l'hnd wear were cnnoiderGd t0 be--the

·r.:r·~r:lll. items' issued~

( l) PRrke. ~verc~at ill-~

(a) .Q~'JQqr_l'l1_L

was ie sued t,...., c"nttm1.edJ £1s it t?,..,..t gef'r !:'.nd. least ef'f·~ctive

This item r>f clnthing is· very WP.rm, hn::ve'\rer it is t ..... ,... heavy. It is r·cstr:':.ctive acrr1 GD the ·Ghnul.<iiero_ and t~'1e hr""'"'d. is -t"" sh('lrt· and tnn or:w1l. Theref0re ~t causes sh,..ulders, neck and head t" ach~'- and t~r0_· quickly .. The Chinese w('\re r<Jversiblo C~'.:tto 1 'i·~hite und khak:, 1t>1ith the white side ('Ut, it W?.S very_ difficult tn datect them in thta sn,w, ~lspcc1.8lly frf'1I.1 t1:.e a:'..r,

(b) Rec('\omundutinn:

That t.h'e l€ngth e:nd ~"'Ver;l{ d.:~menslo"\r:· r:f t:he hN'd be ii'lcreB.sed, sh,.,.u1.ders mado f'u.ller 1 weight ··re:::.J;oed and th.qt;. it be made: reYersible· wi ti? a: :white s1.9-e and grBt;~n

side.

( 2) Sh0epac ;

' :(a) Ce>;oaent,:. '•.

The shf"GT-J<'.C has the f~J:lnwlng oh0~~Cruli.nge::';

(1 1 ) -r~~ heavy artO.' clums~' ( espccial:y in terl":=tin).

(2 1 ) N"t wator prncf (le~ks c.r~und Geamo).

·.· (3~) R,..,·.1gh senms wh~r~·leE"Ltl:Jr tnps j('\in J_;.:,,.r0.r rubber pr:-r-ti~'•r. cause _blisturo "'ll ~-euls <p:d otdes nf

; :f'Rnt :·.

( 41 ) *D0es n~'.t · perlni t .. ttc feet to"\ 11 br-eathe11 sufficiently, thereby c·aus:l-ng exc.essjve pers,1-irc.t.:('\ri t,rh~:ch rr~ezes sh,.,rtly Hftcr .m('l_.vement is· st,..pped~ _

.. (5 1 ) .*.Breaks.arid·.W~A.rs.rlz.'1i aorcoss the t~"es and ?.r,...unc1 tlle heel, eapec1alJ.y ·wqJn w('lrn'" by· tr,...,...,_p·s- ..-.per at .• ing in rugged, r,..,oky ,m,.untain~us t~_r?.in.

{b) Reo~~nd.£l-L-1('}"'~t

The 3h..-.opac was n,-,t CtesigncC, f~"'r woD.l' in tei'•PCI·atures bel~w zer0j thcrcfnre the deficiencies ~,...ted by asterisks. ah~ve aru n,..,t GurprisinB• H~'"'wever the rtht.:::r

85-RR

DECLASSIFIED

·.__..·

\

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\lt.~~~~t'J a_ef'~ ..-~~ er:·.-·: e~ n,;~ed a.;uyly tn all we a'~ her c('"\ndi ti,...;rls • . tl w:::t··:.;:::r. ~_:.:r:"~\,·.f

1 J." g.ht ~tljlg~y!-; br~P ~ f':t Uu:r:ablB ma.'teriala.

~~-'- \ ... .ia~-,~: .-:;; ~:,-,r- U!-iO :~.D t.-;1:!"'. 'J·..,~-.d c..£t \vE<.il B,Q' e:xi:ren~e cnld j_<.:, rJ~.:;l.r-c,:.'L ~; •:;.:•:r·. 'j)nn~:.;o -w·r•u.-:.d. lF·'L ia;re 3U.i""f:'i.c8d due ::.· r.;_,,~ 1.-2-~- :'".id !;r•r.d:: . .':;i:·•:;!;j C><~:-.('\'.r~te·'>;G ·,:b~J.e at; }I.\C;-_;..,·:u .. n:::., 1h.~ .:a·my ":~-'P~ c:.,....c:ba·~ b-.,-.·:, w.tth PVars~1nes (a·;-·:~_t-;-:.n) ~-'.i.~- •. ,-;_J. be :)nlH-Jidl:lrE:C :::'np V'.'er.:r· -.tn the rrct

Gnl.:"~ ~.:•·:.yi.i.. ~l,...~li:iq

'I' he Dl"l'f~'-'.''.lr.t:'l 'f"''f tl:l: s reg:Lraent ;r€1re equ:tppod w1 th cl,..thlr;e; :P:-·•:r=v.~·~.Lr3Q p;;-.~.-n-s'P~.:~-:Y ·f·-·r· 1'wet: C'lr.:r~d 1i o~-n~.it_l,..,no. IrJ. (:·':!:~'',TC'J.~!. J."~-ti.s .:.1•.-.t_'"l~H! _fe 8~-tJtn'a.:;:.i,;".!'Y f'"'r _s-..;;:.::h cro:-:;Ci._"t t .1 c-::,G. "l<i i.-h t.ho >S;XC-<ep:';.:_nr; -r.~ati .iter wei~h·t. is ex,... ces€ .. 1:·:, ~~. pq::.~ 1 l·Y<JlC!.PlY

1 t.l:ie :pb.!'k.:i~ 'l'i-\J,. weathe".C' of"'mli

tj_rn -~.;:;i"-le "t&l""'i.l L.~ _1.1;-r:.~.udec} ln .--.r::r~:r t;.--. p.-._~_n:; up the ne~d :e.--.:r• a b:1 ng."-.e ·c_\rpe c(•.Ld -~ .. rE'!E.t.'·l,Jr uni:f•·rn. t:.h.at:; rnay be EtCl.j;.,:;">Jd. t .. 't ~·1.·i~ ";.hr~ t•~~::.JK:(atv,·::-·f·· . J·~··ic felt: thct

such a :••·:··. r:···:rm lf~ c-t-1.-:e~~-~-ial- .~ ~J ~-1.-... J·l. ,..,f· thG faot th::?t.t .' it ~~S ll.••-~' ~:~ :~"r.J ':_l1.':J~·oi~Ja::_,1.<J tt;--.:,t E:i. ··l~t)_t-t; Ifl-9.Y npGr'atif3

u··,der P. .---.:·D·.)~_n:;l-::-~.tnr..- ···f 1N'i~t, ... Ci:.:-·y r;:•ld :)i-r.dit:'v--ns f..--.r a pbt'i-·;'1_ c•f ;;-:,_r;")tj a:1d t.'·_H'"Yl 8X_hlC'.C~.:::::-:lL8 R Q0fi:"Jit0 ty:W. >:·me.-t·l::.t:'X' ('.''!::fi·:_~;_,·•t"', 1.c" U.~--;r '·''~--~ ·':;:· 't.<Jl"lt. 0"0:-'.-.:l".; Ir~ prn-lr.r ... ,;ed r:DJ.:i ~a.:'y r•snrat·:;_,··:\e_ wlt.bi:\ the :l·':rt1:ern pnrtir--n ,..,f the nr•rth i;<J:nyerate Zr"lno, ~!l~'&IJrYt,;;: is ~i;·J.e,

,,11F:;.~-~W.J3 __ 0~~~-l'tJ;9l~---~T:~~~.J.E.

DATE LUCATIUN FRON j~O

}0 N~"'V 12.: Nrov KO'J\).-fti

15 Ncv 24 Ncv HAG/8U·-RI

30 N cv YUDA!1·~NI

10 Dec YUD/.":1- -N.l ";r Cir;l<fiUHQ..!li

TYPE WEP5'HER CONDITIONS (;=;:.F::_v, JL:h.S) . .

DI"Y. G-"'i(f:·--~):1.;_--TO~~il.N,··V t~mper-att:.re drr'P.J;.H::.·d · sha:cp::.y Trnm apb-'r,..~.rr:Btely pl,t:~B .3'2 tP :a.•.nus · 8 1 :and .. 20.:..30 krl0t w . .tnd "~~1.ip1--eJ. u.:9.

P:redr:oin ::.tely we•c Cr".ld.. Wa.rrr. slr-vpy dcys··. E.n·d cnJ.d n.:1ghta witp s.-.roe p~e?i.~Yitatir'n e.t nj_ght.

D~y orld; ~e~n tn ~1nus'25

Dry c ..... lll - st.--.rrr.y tv1n.::1a r;~nd mN'ler?.tc t·.-.. ::1eavy sw'tv.

(b) Rec"'PlrJen;'l..g_tir-~! ;

'l'hE'lt the . 11 ~nterm;~d:l3te 11 .i-:c-t':t-0 UtJ..lf,..J:.m replnco the present c,.-<L.~.~ W<o:3.tt".er un:i.:t'nr.:.L 1-i'~ .. :rel' glf.t;;-,s l:ners rr.ay be r8ffi'"'Ve..i fJS th~ teo.peratw.~e r."..S'dS n.r t.I-'H:l :t,.uterll

ur.ifn:;."'i:a may be aC:dcd as _t.i"ls. t6mJ-]t::t·c.ture "dr ..... ps. A r.lt..'t•)-r:·, !'l.l m-'r_:s dura-:.l~ than ·r.-.tt·er g;; • .a.as ·ah-=-u,.Ld ·be d_eve1-nped :t'0r use ·al:l· J.l~;_ers. 0'..1.-t·l-::·· ol•·-t.hin~ (:p~kas and. · trr•user3) ·sh·"u:l.d he.ve a.v;-.hite -and e-toec~ ot.:1G.. The w.hito U:1.lf;'l'ill r:..J.ad o.n~.nesei-"w-er:e Ve:.·y d'lffie:ult tm de·~ect exoept at· .cl("'se ;range .. -- · '

Bn-RR

DECLASSIFIED


(a) C: , ..• l,_!f,'-' 1 t ~ ---------Tw,... tyi_:;os r.f hEme'. 1!i•':Ef(· i.oH-'IrG issu:-;(1_ r)r:::x"Pr>nnel •·.7. thls

regim•::nt; glnvc:e, sh·~~~.:.L, ]('A.th.er w.:l.t.Q wr-n]_ j_r._sljrts ::me.

mittens, shell; t.,r-.i_ ggf.lr.· f·t ·:gc:c~ wi tn w_r,...,l .:.rn.:;E;:rt,. Of

the tw'"' typns t1.J.<.1 :u•,tter .:;.;,rr-ved m<"'re effective. ':f'h13

is Rttribute('i prlr.ifTl:!.y t··· th•3 f'o_ot ·that r1ht~n r,..'tJaring

gl""vc:s the fingclrs arc: se;_J?..rs tt3C • .:.nd d" n·,t pr-'""Vide

rmtu:1l .,.,9.rmth as they iin wtt..t.'l.n the m~.tte::.. The v; ..... .-.1

ins Arts fn:, b"th the gJ.,.,.ves _end rJittoJ~lS .-.ften bec~me

unsro,rvicaable (w,.,.rn •'Ut) within a '.-:~el':.- \·ih::':!n Sl..!b:dc.ted

tco bRflVY t'tuty Wi>:Ck~ . .

("h) It3£.:.J1l..J!..Q.r.:!_f!.n tin!"'

(1)-~.NGl(·'p a mn:.."'3 du:cqble i:1sert 0f

hcl'l_ViBr ?J1d w~p·•:n~r materieJ.s fnr use ,,,rlth })l'<Jtlr:3J.l·~ type

~l.;""'veG s:n-"1 mi.ttens.

(2) Di::vel~""'p a leatJ:~r tnitt0l"'c v./0 g.:mnt-

let, which fi t.s snuggl~r :-~rn•·r.nd th~ lNI'lBt~ :-cns0rte shr-ulc'l.

als.-. b~ cleVIdlr,p._;;,.q f,"'r '.·re£".r With the II.::tten.

f. E9uipmcmt

jli th 'th:..'l GXCI:l_b.Jtl•'i: ,-.f th:.J ill'"'Ur!tain Rloct\31Jing brg_.

equipment espuclally cl.:;.sign..:;d fr-r use in c· ...... l~. ~..ves.thcr

_r-porati...,ns ,.,as .n"t ava:.:.lc.blv f0r. 1sSU0 tl""' t:1is rdgi- .

m·:mt, therof0·re th.; crr.1monts &ncr roc,....mrnundati("\ns l1ste.1.

bel.-.W p0rta.ln t.-. th0B<:l nrrm.al _ita.ma. 0f ;;;quipiJent fnr ·

which it is fult that a substituti0n~ 1nor~~se 1 ...... r

mnc't.ifiC9.ti0ll t3X1Sts. . ,

(1) Tent, eyremidal

( q) Cr.mment:

This t•mt w3.s us~;n. ext(jnsively thr"ugh,...ut th0 l'l~oc:r

~tiron f'nr the fr>J.:lrowing pur,.yrS(lS:

Cnmmanc'l l~ns.t

Aitl "-3ta.tinn C ~"'m.mun i cat i~"' n St,....,rage Y,.Jarming steti"n

~hult8r .in gGn0rnl

It ,..-r:s f,....,und "'w,...., bFJ m,....,St r'tu:rabl.?. P.n<l sq:!:'fic:i.ahtly

••rRrm T•rhf'in prnpGrly er•oot,~ .. ~l 2uJ·4. · be~.t~rl t•!l th· the. ton·t

strovA M-19.4-1.-. Str,....,ng winc'is -ripped 1::t fe"; terits, ·but

nn the wh,....,le thGy l.ofi thst0nd the hazards f"lf c,....,lc1

Wl7~th8r very '"ell. Tho ].)riroa.ry ·criticiso:a .v,..icod by

.<=~ll h.8nis.·. T,r..;ro. that 1 t v;as t""' h8=tVy :::..nJ. bulky c:.n~l.

its silh~"'U0tt0 tnn_high • •

( 1 1 ) R,onuco silh,·uotte (2 1 ) InstRll ninv (9) plas.ti·c ~.rind.~"'WB

Hi th bl.-.ck ..-.ut fl?.ps rigp;Ud with zi_.;.;.],.k:rs - t.hru~ ( 3)

in erch sifia 0xcept the fr0nt. ·

n-RR

DECLASSIFIED


t~ ie~igo sp0ciflcat1~ns,

\,/:_lich t•c:tdi·• Pnt-.. mn$ w2y

1Fhe C~"'.r:H.!:->_~!.:1 P·'St ·t;._;nt ~·2·,./ed . . tr ·;:,e y·ery sat,isfaotnry

:.rJ ti1 ,..r,c l>>:o-.::p•,"1...-,n.; U~d plr,_:stic .\rJ:L1r'1_r•vJ'S uraok·Jrt 'ln-4.

rlppecl eJ.r:n..J .. J ir Bl..:..b---ze:cr-._ w9Etther~ ·

3.UlJJ :?.~r) Drt:s..;::i. tyt:-u ~..r·t.:-HJr·w2 \d. t;':J_ ::t m~"'r<:3 fl.ure.ble £.Ia~ .... ~.~J.--~.a::.- '- o··r,::.I.Jle ,-.;: \vt·~:~::::t'"'l.:-1d~:.;; S11b---za~~" t\:lmperatures.

Inst<::.:.~l zJ PI-'01"8 -r-n· wi.ndnv-j bl-::tt:l:'•'i..l'L flB:-ps a

( ~;.) ~~l!-.1. ..

. The fr,..,zen1

r1 1chy g'l..'·,...unJ. cnC'. Bh('rtEtge r:-f entronchine; _t,-,nls, r\ue tn l•"'~SS nr 1Jr•-:onk_sgG, fceqc .. cntly ffif!.(\_0 it i'TIP'~.ssibJ.e 1'.-.r trr.rps t,..._ u.Ig· in pr-'"'pcrly. ae '3. result

r"f which a llu.-::bC'r r.f oasnqltitJc- ·wore sUst?.in.;c1. Thv sh,.,.vel 3'06. PJ.vk matt<·.::~k pl'B'eenU.y_ J s,:.."U(jd fr>r entrenGb-. ing pu;-.:.:;,...,sl.i8 ,;:rc entlrc~y ur;.sat':..st's....:.t·-;x-y f,..,r u~c in

Si;.b--zer(\ r.eo.::Jeratu~es~ L<..Uger ·t;•"nl~, w-,..,uli~· in all

prr;h~'blli ty, b..;. t·-,., heavy· and, t('\0 bu"!.ky f,..,r .. the in-.

tl_ivlt':i.ual r,1;;_rir.;;: tr>.,CBITy.· . A pract:l.cal S',..,lutinn tn -the

pr,-..ble~a ,-,f l'~·"¥ tn d1g-~-in 1n~un ~~l.md ·is unknown t" the ,--.ffic.ers an:l me:-1 r.f ttj_s r egtment .. It is ,ne h>"weifer th~1t .leser·vee so.ri.,ue study ..

(b) Recr.mweniatirn:

(1) Retain presEmt entrenchir.g teels

fnr ~se in tempor~te clim~tes.

(2·) Issue " hcn4. axe (Boy Scout Ty:Je) ,....,n b ~81 s ,-,f' "'ilB ( 1) per- fire te :?.m. rhis tr-nl i 8 ·'I G-sl:r'J.ble frr us12 in ter~pers.te olims-..tes :s \-.re:l 8.8 in

cnld_ 1:eaLher npere.".~~i'"'TIG,

(.3) Asslgn as 9. prr ject fnr etu:9_y by

the Jxtarino Cnrps Eq_uJpr.-~en~ Br:J.r<.l -c;--..o· pX'_aoticB.l s,..,lu

ti,....n t0 the prt'blem 0f .!1.2~1,, o.;l:.~{"L1:::L'-'.!P.at rtevic~_§_hqll

the l::H' iv :Vlual iV(ar--.i.nt" r·n thB ':"::"r':C"lt 1l:1C::3 · ·Ug-1::1 w·hen tTie-gr·::.:uni-ro-:-Tr-0~6r!--h~:r·l. · -

{ 4) Heater imme:i'-slo.n

(a) CC~mmEJn't:

T::-:e immerslan beater d0es ,not provide sufficient heat

to Irra.intaln wata::."' used, for '-'las.h1.ng and· sterilizing mess gear etc. at desirable. te!r.per~tures·. ·

~ --~~;~::,,~

GONF~~T:rAL ~t_,,'''

88-R

DECLASSIFIED


-SJI'<P' co~~<;>:,;k"' ""+)\J (b) ':=tr:cnrrill}.~lldat·lnn_;_.

DECLASSIFIED

Develr.u· an imrncrslor. heater COipable of J?rnducing mnre

heat 1n a shn~t~r perind of time.

(5) Cnver helme~.L--c__ani\luflB:g§.

(a) C0r,:ment:

CaonuflRged helmet c~vers worn by ffiarines are easily

discerna,ble in sn('l~·r covoered -terrain.

{b) HEio('mm:enda"ti(;n: ·

Th?t. a white helmet onv~r be adnpted for uee -in ·anld

~.Jeather ('lperatlnns.

g. Vehicles

Vehicles perf,...,rmed very well •·rh~n m0t0r's 1•rere run f0r

ap:?:--,-.ximately lB minutes' r'IUt 0f evei'y_ h0ur t.l:"..roughnut

the nip:ht. Nineteen v...:hlcles of varioue< types Jli[lp.Jd

nr ran off th~ icy, mnuntain roads du~ tn nnt having tire

chalno. Vehicles t~1.at had chaine negotiated th0 rr:ado

w-1 t.h little diffi~ul ty. V0hiole breakdoo.rna werld much

mnra nurr:0r0us in su":J-zsro weather than in __ ~.,armcr •veather.

Arctic ,...ils snd lubricants ,,.rC!re nnt· used ao nrn'3 ,,,erG

aval~able; hnwever a nead fnr them existo~.

(I) ~ruck, 2iT. 6X6 0 !lrg<'>

The Zi ~-nn. tr·u~~s. ,IT_e'~"e 'tbs t: WN"'~ --~~~~es 11 (lf -the regi

ment. Sub--zerl'"l temperatures hRd .. 11 ttle .effdot ('In ti:.e

!JCT'fnrma_ncc 0f these vehlcl8s~ Due tf'l lnglst'lcal de ...... _

m!:'nds -they were ('lften nver.lo_aded with n~"~ aJ?3"'tlCif'~blo

lncraase· in nperati""ll0.1 prnblems.

Perfr.rrned very .·.vell under a.:~ conditic-ns.

( 3) jlmb·olence, tT, 4X4

See p"rRgr'Rp:o h. · ( 4).

(4) Ambulenoa, 3/4T, 4X4

P8rfrrmad· ve~y well under all oond1ti~ns. RGater

desired in ~0ld weather nperati~ns.

(5) Truiler, 2/wb~. water, 300 K~112D

(a) Cnr:tm8nt:

(1 1 ) S'ilJ::nuette ·too high, (2 1 ) c .• nter of gr·avity tno .high;

nften f'IVGrturnad. ; .

(3 1 ) Opening on tnp cm1et be mQdified by

·..rF.lding lin a spa.ciel f~ tting in C'lrd-or to U10Unt :the imtner-

~if'ln hea-te-r. · .

· · · ( 4 1 ·) li'raoe fork-. an C. cnupling eye tnn l<Teak;

,..ften brn2{.e a'1d. had tn be weld13da (5 1 ) Faucets snapped nff easily.

,..·,,;.~(.'\~ ·-f:~"'::-t-•lil

::iONFI_,14f_:li,'i'J,~f9· .. . .,._ ..

DECL<\SSIFIED


. clean. (31) Srr.all ~ip:s and fittings cnnn·3cted

t.-. b'.lrn8t' snap:pGd in tw0 a:·C 1'.r.::,ze--uu. As a rPsult 011 burners ,,,eY'e· r8IDf'Ved anC. ,,T,.od ~~Tc-.7;, burned as a

subst.ttutc fu.cl.

Develrp a lli,...bilt; kitch.:rl CD.vablE: f'1f being fur"lunt.-!d in the b0d {'f' tha tru,Ck, ~13·'I 1 CX6, Ca:rg(l truck.

h. Hedic .s2

(l) During the aftcrnncn and nJght nf 10-11 N('VGMber, 1950 while at·KQTV-RI the t~lrcpe"'aturc dr0pped f'r~"'m ayprn-.:::imatel;,r plus t.hi_rty ...... t"m dt;;!(i!:r'·~.Ss t'1 minug

eight d.;-gr·>.:-s. OvCJI~ 200 ·m1Jn W0rt~. treate'i f'nr vari'"'US

dngr'·~cs nf G"llaf.se in thJ vtll"iriuS aid _atati,...:1s i'f the Reg1rJt::1t. In a numb~r 0f cas~s roepiratlnns. became

depr-2'ssed tn a rat,~ 0f 5 t0 10 .per min~_t,..;:.. Brandy scrv..:d as t.n 8}\cull.:m't st~x.ulant f(')r: tlv~ milder ·ca~~s 1.1hile O~"ra:.:.llnc: '"as· r.:.=qu;lr2d fflr thL: mn[.,.; s:;.'V<Jr>e caS.,Hl.

Althr>ugh cnld...;:r .~:eath1'Jr v;aa _cri~0U:ntJr.Jd- J-at,e:r "in. the npers.ti"n, th(j sevcr_(:J. statoJ 0f sh~"'ck· and cr.llapse w~i'c

n"t again .:1ncr-untGrJd.

(2) During th..: .first enc>,unt2r with s3vere O.l'lC. r.1nst wato:;r Sf\lublc IJ...;dioo.tinna frr>_ze. Mnrphina wns 8aintainod satisfactnr~ly by oa~rying it on the lnsidl; nf persr-nal cln-:;_hing Vlh<Jre bndy h~at kept it warJi1. B.lf'l"d plasraa f:.'C'>Za and c.-:uld b0 ·...tsed ,.....nly aftl.':!r

60 tn 90 &1 nutJ_s pr.1paratin::1, .A ·.Na:-n:ing tent nr aholtor was rGqt.Lir..;d frr th<l lJI'rJ;Gt" a.dmin.tstr·at1nn nf pl&.aF~a. In t .. ll_s rt.;JE;at•U: a· pr·r~a·oloa hnt watar warrr.0r is c,...,n-sid-3rad vital.

ltmt. adnnna

(.3) Larg._. nurdbGrs They \•ltlrl3 r•uliGv~d

d0sage.

r>f' -Jardir>ar}aelll were prova.by. r·.-.u tine tincture .--.r b~ll-

( 4) Tht- sev0re c,.,ld ro:'~dur..od usc: ,,f jeep a..~r.bul

ancns cnople'tuly lmprac.tioable due tn expnsure rof _the .pat1-ont t..., the c,..,lq_b This· l-IS.$ true, wl tb ·the· exol.lutil"\n 0f emergency ·shr>rt ·runs.· An e::1cl0sed jc<::!p statioD wag"n type ambulance is highly d3~irable.

(5)_ 11(;;;n \'11th l.:.::g 'N"unds cnuld n,--.t· be placed· in sleGping bap,;s duu t,... "th...; a£Jail ,..,p-2n.ing ir: tha bag~ The.

lato m0de-l 111r'untain sl~cping bag (~· 1949) .fitted TNi th the ouiok r0lo.asiJ zippa·, which extands thG er.t1ra length 0f the bag, o,....uld havcl been used tr- p:reat advantage. .Acquisitif"'fl ,..f this typ8 r<f sle8ping bag r.--.r use in aid stati"'ns is str.-.ngly rl:cnmmor.df~d.

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~{t\..~v.)';;0) 1. :Jnrmnunioatin:ns ·." ..

0f'lr:mur::icat;l.,..,.ns p;o-ca:ne less effuctiVG as t~u1Jerat:;~08

dr0~pecL :tadin ·battGriG9 fr0ze"J .h.EIHlsets bvca.:.'le 'faulty, 'I.Ti:r'e became brit-t].e an:l .,cnulC. nnt b~ sel~vic~J. and teleph,.,ne ar.d · s·..ri tcr~·o.~·a:::-'i generatrrs nften fuillrd tn functi,..,n. In Cf'lnsideril~e C\IIJlLilJ.n_lc.uti("lps in· extreme Cr">ld, th-} t1-Jn primary factr>rs'· that sh0ul':J. be;. st· ... v'li<3d are· ,:::q,11pm0nt and pcrsnnnel. T.hu sy0ed nnd e~i'ic.1.cncy

r"f p1:rst'"\nnel .arc greatly rLdlJced. P.rt!SCnt day o"m'9at tact:l_cs md t:;chnlQues ar,':l de,;;enden~ t">n oaff'!ctivo crom~

rmnicatlnns to Sll')h ~-' Q(.;;r&Q 1,:h.;.;.'0 l·.i. .J...:-:·· '1..:.:. c~·..i.nlr.g 0f cnmrnnn1cat1~"n pel~S<"'~nnel in Cl"'!ld o.rea:ther {l'!Jera t'ir-ns is Param,..,unt. -

(l) ~adio· Set AN/~~C.-9

(a) Co01nent:

The radin set A~/G?.C-9 functi""'ned excepti-0nally rrrell during the pi3rind! hn~mv.er· snme di:E'fiou~ty was caused by the ,gc:; being 1' fac~ up 11 during· /llr>St 0:f' 1 ts 0J:-6l"'3.tlnn and it cn:;.ld not be c~verBri suf'fic.tently tn keep nut snr-w and :.co. · '

(b} R~cnmmeD:j?-_tlr-n:

That a durable trans_1.1arent C("lVGr capable 0f lNi ~hstand

ing sub-zern temperaturco be adapted 't,'o~' 'thti radin sut AN/GHC-9,

'· (2) Radin s·et Al'l/t,JlO-.~

(a) Cnm.nen tL.

The radi("' set AN/h:-tG-6 dnas n'"lt give a. 0\1• sidet0n13' when sending. Extornal lubr~catinn s~nuld be 9!'0-vidod. fror the gener·at....,r. The amm.e"::;cr <"~n the g8nera ..... tnr shnuld b.a ·Placed i•rhere· 1 t can -b.e r.e8..di'ly SEJen.

(b) H<E:Or>f:'lmendatiGn:

A large ganei'at0r fnr bnt.h jeep rn("ltnr aqd radio running nff a 12 V'"'lt bat~:e.rJr be pr,..,vi1~1e ·

(3) ~adio Sot S0~-300

(a) Cf"lmment:

.. The r~;.ver f<"'~r the :::-ad;t("'l R(it SGR-300 Sh,...uld .l:;e ·mad!'l tr. o,..ver all unl ts 0n tpp nf the set; transparent onver pr.;ferred. L0ng ·ar.terna ~ecarne snmetvhat br-ittle, h~"'~wavGr th8 antDi1na·c("'lupling uriit. allovia1Jee this c"nslderablye Old batteries (BA....:70) did n0t stand up (By old batteries is m~ant 10-,3 y0ar old. . batteries). _ Hands.=;tG f'lln_z.~J, the tr_~nsmit.ters· being. frnzen by mr>isture fr0m the bruath. Piicrnph,.,ne C0V8l'S t..rare us8d; hm..reve_r: at ti1~ws. io!;;i· w0Uld fr.rm r-n the 0Ut-s1dc 0f t.l)e m!.crnphnne __ o~ver~ ·

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Ti> nVfTQ00B th:; _difficulty ("It· f:.1(.zl$n· tr'ansm1tters in

all handsets· a:rd rr;iur,..p.b,nos; it is ·rGcr"''mmond-Jd that

thr0at m:i.cr.r'.;;h"'il.Bs b<; -:i,SSl.led e..nd used·· 1.'1 c('"llcl. .lor8a_thei'.

An attC~.c.hr:,unt fnr ada_f.tatir'ln nf th0 SOR.-~00 tn a paok-

bnard ls very ·:ieslra.ble_. ·

(4). Switc~hb('lar_L_~P 7l· BD--72

(a) C oc,:roent:

T·h8 "ri.--0ff switch (In' the ch~-ot set r .. r ~h.J e'rf1tch

b0arda ~JOaiJe innperative when 1-laced in tha- ndf'lwn

nff11 1--rsitinns after sub-zsre> t<1J..'1peratur:Js were en

CPUnt5reri. Thi~ ta.Qyep"Jd on all C.l'i.:.;S t sets fnr the

swi to.hboarde ~ ·batteri.ea ,_ BA,..-00, were c0nsumed by the

su.•i tchbilards at a ·much greater rA.te ~han in ter:tparate

cli:Jatea. The ll0l'L.lal life CXlJ•Jc.tanc•y 'was f0ur h,...urs.

Car2 wao taken tn k80J;J .. switohbnards sheltered arid as

wB.rJ.J as pr<ssiblo dir1~1g 'the o;;,orat:f,..,n tr< prelfont gen··

eratr<rs frr<m rr~ezing. 1n ·gen0~a~, the -switchb0ards

functir<ne l sat":..afao"'.JPrily whcm this \'las· d0ne. ·

(b) Recrr .. LJer:.dut~ ,.,n-:,

That in addit1°n t0 reduati"n "f tba w~~ight and

bulkiness '"'f thi3 swl tc.hbn-ards, t.f1e alJ0ve cr.mmGnts be

given furt:10r study and :i'e_So.)aroh.

(5) Teleph~ne EE-8

(a) C'"'rem..;nt~· .---The hand gonJratn-r · ,..f thG EE~B frnzG ·at eub-zern· te.m

pGratures. Groat car0 :nust ·_b0 taken tn pr.evont ffi("l1s

tt<.rl3 fr .... m gatting t~"' the trans:.:itters and rocaivers.

This was d-"'n.o .with tbG m1orn:phrne cnva:>E! that Wdre

r<bta.i"'lable 1 as well 9.8 l•1i th j;)i0D.:!S f"lf wate~pl;'r<0f.

O~"'Vero f,..r rifles, and. "the .Plastic bag .in -t,he C-6

ratir.n.

Bettor telephr<ne~ aja~t~d t~ sub-zer~ temperatu~es,

( 6) 51': .. md 1-"W~Jr' t:'.br<n<J·

(ci.} Jnmuunt: . - . The o ..... J.nd-p:--o·.rfc">r .~:-·h"D0 func~~-"'ntJd satis~aot,...rily

thr~"'ugh('\ut thu 1 ... e~~f'ld,

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(a) C<>mtJen t:

i'l·ire \~·-:10-B was Sat.tsfaqt ..... ry 'thr~"'Ughrut; th~; ·("'perati,..n·.,

Wirv '·r-ljQ f'J.ncti"'n0d sat.lsf eo tr<rily e-xcvpt. l"'lfl rw,t;!r

h<:;ada '"h-~re ·ice and BD"W f,.,rrr~.:JC:. ,.,.n the •111r.e thereby

causing it tr- _snap. ID."gh spe0d \o.•.irtl dispene0re w·,...,rk

cd' very catir.fsct"ril,v, h'"'i'f0Ydr a sturdiqr O""ntainer

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was r~duoed mainly due tf'\ the fac,.t that w.iremen· had t'n malr.;: snlioes end repa.irs w.:!.th,..ut. gl;..,va.s. Snr~w, lee, and lf"W tumpe:ratures r,;d11cn;d th.0 spet1d with which t.;ire

o"'uld b~ instal:ed and mainta1n6d--...·, _Xh~:elem~Jnts, the rugg~d terrain, and ~actical: l:l~ tll-8.t~-~~-: h.SJP.PBr'(Hi oacl: mr.ve:mGn t r.:f r..v1rcr:1en • '

. (8) :tcel Eauipment GE J.l

(a) C('\rr.nent:

The reel equlpmvnt CE ... J.i is, t~~· fliO~-)( f~r; ·£andll~g, The screws nn the handl,e a,L-39 crntin~1!3- tn. 'w('\pk ('lu·t · and become lns·t.

(b)· Reonmmendatinn:

CnnstrUot a ffi"'re durablo l""ce.l.

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.. : :. ~~D AI''.' END IX NO, ',.TO f,Nl;EJC ROGER :RoGER yll'.lST Mt.RIN~ lJIVI8:cON Fru"' ~PEOHL. ,>CHON REPORT FOR .pE:HIOD 8 · 6crofJEH ~o 15 DEOEMBE:R 1950

M21?.IQ.J1b ,~~rhe nim u:\ thls report is .to review the

pJ..n'nning ond executjcm ·ct t:he North KD:enn crJcp-t.'Lgn.·, from :Ohe v.~QNS.a.N lending to tne em.-~m:rl!:<ltiu:J. c.:t I!UNGNij.M,_ ·

~'he regll!Oent wo.s a~. el~hty-ocven (8'1) percent ut the Tnble of Qrgftn_.1_,z_cd;_.1,on -~n _c.o.rptll1J._~n -~hen_ ,the ll.illdlng -wns _ mude'.i': ... ~-:~@g~zlltmt:f··.f>.-~_e·r~_dqu;_?-rt_er-~ .. --:~~-~ -:

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Service Com-or.ny.· W/lSi.nt,,.tu:J:;t ,,strength.·1~.th,·.t);Le.; _. · ,., . I battc.llons C.ver~.¢~rg npj?~ii:X,lillfcte+r' w:,rtiy~t~c;r (34·) •.

corp~~ en~ . . : ;~- ·- }-\:'\~~lfi/~;;!~: ~~~-:....... . .): .. : . -~~~X: ~:.:~:'~:: <.~~-.:,\~'/ __ ; ... _.._·-. : :· . ,' E"ch bnt·tnlion'hid' :thi'e~.·(3)' je~P.' runlmlnnoos,

( ench w5.th n cne~qlioi'ter tOn~' 4ra1ler-) one ·~ec:!.Ch f'rcln bnttc .. lL:m ~otCi- trl::n:sp'Qrit ~ ·-r.~giment-:..J:_·. me·cu.cc.~. _ section nn.d 7!E 11 mfJdJ.cc .. 1 c:)Opuny., ,. HeRlnie:nt' hcd twe jE:ep a.rnbulhnces (ol~g,:tniC), one Jeep nmbu.l~;i.nce on cuBt.)dy fr0m 1~E a medicra vehicles wer~ pc.r·t a:t· th>a coll<:iQc'G1:tg com:p-nny r.nC. each vehicl-.:1 hud or:.e !~nrine driv·er. r.J1d t~'l-:.1 corpsmen cttrched,

O~igin(~l p~l0,..'1S. colleO. for len.p f'roggin.g sn_t::.port by the tiTre8 medion:.. cleuriiJ.~ oomp.-:niesJ w.Lth .evc~cuut5.on .going .. f.rom :bntttilion to regiment t ~~ the ::1e Dr est ·!Jle4lcl'.l-:cornpnny.;~ Supplies t.:. ba obtn:tned Over s·:1mo : che.~n. in reyerse-. · ·

·~he r·6gJ .. m. -Pt=•.W~~-e/~.q Cp.t•ry enou-~i"l mediC vi' supplies on. hanQ. :to·:tpl the' immodl.nt~ :·needs ··ot: · ., the bcttt.l·iona1-. .:the~reg).mEmt;.to j;•ep).&:hiallji:~Vl;pJ.J~es from, fU'ed:1or.U. ·p~P-4U~-1S-~;5,.·:::/;::·_··· '· · .~:< r \:r o '} . - ..

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. Roglme:>tcl medionl·))e;>soimel were cpli t between the ;.pJ> HEHRI6o· tmO. the . .o.PA FIOY.AWt>.Y as wer>e tbe VehicieS r,nd ·ti-r.1lei-s .•

rJ-ue.rds were plf'.ced in the hoJ.ds but .tn spite of tbls there wus ex·tens1Ye p1l.fer1ng of suppJ.ies ubo[l.rd l~he HENRICO..

Bo.t;:.tle al.~:pplies (morphine, pJ.o.sma, o..nd bc.ttJ.c d.resslnge} ·aer•e :cnrrled_ P.s!l."Jre iri. be-ach (jags tu cover the ln.g u::-J.tiJ. vehicles- crune ·ashore ...

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• 'ill unoppcised lcpding .we.s ~ade ct iiONSi.lf o.nd tJo.ree jeep·· e.Jiltr,l:J.qr.ce~ r.nd two supply .trailers (one qutt:~~i?r ton) -·~ere·· . .:.rr~~C.if:,t_elyt·-.-r. Shpr.e .• · ·.~b.e 't~i~. · · . ·<.··,·-:,_-.f.c.~: a F.l."L·-4-0n wns se-t up· :t.n·.:c. ·morns __ ery .e·lght' miles· _West_ .... of ~v'Ol~SAl\T., . ~yri.cp.:!;.ti~n~ WE(~··;~:tp <th~ b8D,Ch n·t. tl;is' · , '.,_-·~,fb~:~;:,_·. tim a unC:. aeve-rnl-_-n_CJ_n_~~nt·!;i~~ . ."c¢1.sup.:.l tJ._ef!" w~rf( ~_vncU:·!'.ted,;~~;}'t:2•

-~ ·:.-.-;-~; J' _(-~- ·,::·v .,_ :·· -··!"- · J·,:?.--":··r.:· The. m:.ve to HA!"JIU!JG·· W[l.·s ·uneventfUl., ·fiE I!·

lvledic_hl company·· o.trfvcd. wi:t"t1ln tw~nty.'-:t'our hom:•f;l cf our ur-rivul th_.Jugh' the1~ triclli ties we~e tim.t tedr. · Flrst bnttJ.c Cf'.sur.:ties ocCu!·red on· 2 Nave~nbc:t> l.S 60 d·.J.:ring ad.·11Tnce on S'UDONG., HeD.'If'Y c:;u.aunl t·les 'i"ib""0

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e·.,:·:·_c;~r:~ucl t:ho ·nlght of' t~.e 3rd n.nd 4th of NQ~v·~ ~m·t:-.er,.. :~o"ti.Y:' t:rn:.1sport t:::.~ucl'is hfld to Qc used" thlB .nig:r_t n.ncl. pr:.t.'Len'ts were tc.k.an to the _DLrLu.cn lh1 spital end ::.21st .f..rmy Evacuttlon Eo s-pl.tc.l in HU.tUi-N...:li·I. 1i'be ::_"eroirne~tt p"l'."'oceerlcd t0 KC'l'0---R."r. uncl wr.s sqlh~ enly lntr0duced to aeve:."e 00~•.d Wt:Plthl-r {flpnr:xlmc:tle:!.y ~0. tc 20 degrees. ueJ:);..,- zel'Ci}.-. ·on- the night o:t.· •.10- -J.l Nv"verr.ber :8CO over 800 men tJare seen in vnr·iuua slck ·nr.~;;tG Sl-:.::·fcrl~·.g vm~lou.s degrees of ccllnpe.e -~~"'•'rn th"' se-ve·,··e cc-~cJ .. , rl~spirr._tions ,:epressed tN t'17E: to lO uer minute 'in severr,J.~ Brandy Wf'~e u.-1 excellen::u atimulnnt for the ml~der ocJ.aes while cormn,ino wn.e needGd .for the' mo;'e -~·.e~rere.

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Though -colder weather wr...s lr..ter ericou'ntere_d these severe· stc:tes of shook .!l..,nd'. coll.;:,pse were n·:Jt c.gf!J.n enoount ere d..

·uur.1r.g the firs-t; cold encounter moat wcto:r s-Jl'..tble ~eO.ic<;tions r~·ere fro:~en fl:Dd glr.ss con ..... t<;.!..D t::rs ::t'r ozen.,

Morphine could. be kept sc.tis.ff·.c"c:Ji-.1.1y cn:..y agc.J.net; the body~ Plf'smt .. could be used. only D.ftcr 81Xt~r'to ninety m.l.nutes pra~arntlon m:c\. then crily in n wcirm tent~

L£1rge numbers cf ca.rdj oepnsm wer.~ noted. e.:~1 ly ~n our exnerienoe with the oolC., . These' Wt:J:"G :::-·elieved bY I'f'\Utine t1,nct_ure of .belladonnc. c~J!.'Lge ..

~!J->e se~.~er•e a.oJ..O. mncle use cf jeep nJ:fhUfances CQmple'i.0ly imprnoticc.l becmuae -.;f patient ex..: :posu.-r·e J except· fL)r very sb.<:r"~li ·runs.. ·

Blt'...'"lk.ets w·e~e :round ,-to be nl~ost- useless ir: ke8p.'J.vg pntiento wom.• Tb.Jse men who lost t!"!eir s.l.€c·ping- bf'g8 -,Jufl'f.irof: .'I).A.J.y ua tt. re1V.1l:t,.,

}-fon with leg wo~nds couJ.d nat be pt:..t 1n slecpJ.n~ be.gs becc.use of the small oper-.ings

1~?.: rr C·~edical Compar..y set up 1n H.r~G-Lq'J.-...Ll.I boO:lt\;.r·t;; 1.9-e re€_'.iment= r~·cceed~·li to YUDi..i-i..!..NI.

__ . ..ri.b.'}ut, t·o.l'iy :::1en were evacu uted b.y convey_ {.i.rmr. amb'..l.lar.(.cJ e_11d m..--to.r t,ro.nspo:rt trucks) on tJ.1e eveninE, or 27 N-J-vcmber 1950!) The next morning these runbulunce·a were ar.Jbushsd by Ohinese C,Jmllt'Urlist ~·orces on their ottemtli~t3d_ return -end- · three v:ere _de_stroyedor:, · -

Hea·vy ca.Bualti·es began to arrive nt' .the nld · at.n.tion !n the eurly hotu•s of 28 D;?vember~ i'furd uo<-:.1 :rcoetv·:d :f.'':' om ffif)St cnmpnn:'l AO J.2 udvu.r:>.ce of' t-:'~ c~·:.t'lf:l or pctientsa By n1gbt;:ro.:.l .::.<f the ~-'--'~l'l ~ ... :1~;-:--0 r.·~~re 'iOO pctients in the flid stnt:i.cn .. ln -~;1:-.e _,/.'Gcl:-ndon of the ·28th the J.•eglrn.Pntnl ntd Gt n--;-l,"n ,y.': tile E, th Rct;·.1 _ _rn,~n tu'l ':;:."'':'ib<·t 'l\.:t-..n :'Eo: k ;;"8d

f;_ .. _._,;-.-: n f:.-J';J,"l"'d po~:tl.::,n ~-Ld set_•up in ccmjuncilon w.tt:.n tJ::.f! rrth Ilr;-glm.ent~ll Combc:t 1'8r...m,

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