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1ST MARINE REGIMENT - HISTORICAL DIARY - OCTOBER 1950
Korean War
Korean War Project Record: USMC-2853
CD: 25
United States Marine Corps History Division
Quantico, Virginia
Records: United States Marine Corps
Unit Name: 1st Marine Division
Records Group: RG 127
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
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FIRST EtiDOR.S=.:-1ENT on CJ 1 lst }.1arines Hi.~toric~al Diory for October 1950, d. tel 8 :-;ov J 950
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Comma!1ding General. lst Marine Divisio::, FHF Commandant of the i~ar1ne Corps (l) Commandi:1g G
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SECOND ENDORSEMENT on CO, l8t MP.r1ne8• l8t MarDiv ltr to CMC of 8 Nov 1950
From: Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific To: Commandant of the Marine Co
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o~ 6 Oct~-b-r 1950 tbla r:-'~·lf:Jent rfr~~tcr mnrch_.r:'. ,t::: :o1n ··oc~r.fcly er:·r "1(,1ithin th:-· :-·r~un!?.e rf thr Chos-:-'n N ..... ct.inc Co:".'"p8DY J:'.t Inchon,. Kn·J ... ~!.', to r-,....or.":'~'niz.:: r.nr.l rc--:.Clulp fer rn;th--r Drr.· hlt.:Lu.s cporE,-t-_ i "'.... . ~~ ...
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Durin~ th ... p·_·,ricCi. 26 c~ct·c-1--:-:r· 1 '1-~0 t~ the cnfl ~f ti::.is r:r-ort First 1-J,.,rinos (R\31nf) N'l.Ei t:;n:··"'r-.-:::1"9 in op--r,:;ti:"nB "Elhor::; 1-rith "S_-:.-i::':cnt;-·1 CI' ;:-._nfl C:o>in b"C. of op_·r·~-t.:--(1. n::: ..... r th Vil-lr-;': ;:,f T.0f?'~!C'n 1 K::-:-r:Jf'l (4 r.Jil.:.--:" north of •:lonsan.)
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H:;~ C· l: 'u,y, lst [;:-;ttnlicn 1 reli':'V:·.~ ::,l,;;~·::r1ts of KlW '-nttall,cn on Division Qbjcctivo 1 (TA 3~61), Tho. 3
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th\_c Five 0.":' p-;ri'"~" .-.11, '"l3f:;:ns1vc me-:>su,reo .lnclnrlinrr rr-.,_:'1.
bl~c~zs, •-r~.-.. ~ Utlllz:rl 1Jy·.-,_ll b·tt..,li::ns. _TtC 3r~ ·E·:ttnli~n ,,,...,c
h'':'Jpor -;r~. s:-- n:e,·rh8t in the rcs.p:-ct lnnsmuch rS t"f· .. _ ~.;n_in_ h1Fh1''DV 1:.7-"r~inp: thrr:uph thG~r position ·NZll'th t;; 1Jij~n,.;tu h.'l.rl_ t~; ~z:-.1.-:-tln _
~-'P~n r..s tho MSR f~l" tl:c ?th MnP1nns .--:r::er· ti~,G' 'in t:v.'t 1-1r01, H:.·,,J-
GVC'r, .:':tlr mlssL:-.n cf bl:--c~inp. th3 ,::_f)-Pr~!"chcs.ttJ ths~~cltb~ :.·f S.):::i.ll
in ~'ur ~·_El'iP·n-:"- ac,ct::-r ,.f r.>er-nrlib'i1,1,t~,·-~.nr~_·.~"f cl,islodgirtrr nne,,
·'~.-":·str"yinf! 0ny r~.r::1F11n1r:p: ::l3m-::-nts "f :n.:::my :f'""lrc~.s ,,,ithin 'thle
"r.-:. 1:' \.r.---s 8\XCC·"'Bsfully Cr:!rri:~CI C:'J.t.
6, This I'~~~ir,cnt 1 pursu£-nt t-- :-:rr"--r•a r-::-cc-iv::;cl._ fr;':"; lst~·"ic>_rDiv
-:n 5 Oct 1950 1 1•r,.-,A r-:--lL~v·-,r:. ~·f ite miAfli,:-n :·!".c~j· -~,rith .r:-rf':"'nlc trL.ns-
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nvoy of sh1pa l.n
to n.nchorDp~ ''-~th. aor..e ~·leP'~_~o of. ·:a~r~t:_v. Fo:t• :f1ve ~.r1y1 th0 oon..,
vry c:ruiscc ap enr1 fo)c\ t::>o const rr.-ns of lessons
Lrrnec; du.rinz the INCH' ON·~ ~IlYiL cer:>pniJtt~lion .o.t Koj:J rellovcc1 th0 '!OK unit th;,ro one, out-
poster th2 town 9.nr1 surro:JnC.i.ne- Hills.. At opprox1mRt1:>l_y 1?001
they I:Jc,re ~~ttnotct by rn esti:T!'\ter ... :'nrcc 'Jf l000~-18CQ NKS.
(l,tor ifor.tiftoc~ by l'O'~B ,;s ::lcmcnta of the lOth :,:gt, 5th NK
Div\a·t~n F.{nCl unir1.c·nt.l.:0.:::-( r.:-uJr--rillA~ fc.rcaa). IJ'his A.otL:·n cor..t1-
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se:med to b2 eovclc~ln;· into R major ~npr~emcnt ~ fscisi:n ,~ns
maf!.c tc mov.::; tho 2C Ef:t.ttlilion "'1ith thG r;:ma1ninp. cl.:m-nts CJf
the 4., 2" Hortllr Conp nny vn,c Ant1-TM1< Ooqcccny ( ebor·rce. tho USS
OKANOGA,_1 (A?A 2.20) ) , tog-cthat' ~~T1th a cor:_~---!nnC1._ (_O'r:'JUP of R;;gi:".":-:n-
tf.\_1 hcnCI.C'.uartc:;r·ll, t:::,. Ko.]o to r2:1nfoi"-ce thG let EAttali.:n's ··
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lJSS OKA~lOGAF to cxc ,ut .. tho l!lnt'lnve et first ll,:ht on the eBth,
(llo~B· Ko jo. j
S:-::: EnuloaurE: (2) r.~)r r::port of lAt '2<.~tteli~1t1 F1~ti0n nt
• ?8. Tho zn_ Petteli.,nJ rn(!i un::..ts embnrk--cl en the USS
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GJ01 ?.c·r. l1mf\cC ove-r B---- ohes yrzLLOTV' nnd RSD. The 2cJ Pattqli·:n
enr- (,JO:-l.:nF'.nn P'I'"UP of HsQ'1~rnte.l F.end.ollo.rt~:rs v.1et'l$ entra1ncc1 on
t,,,-: ·tr~.ins r.-fl~ flop"'rt'.:~ T~nns_"lnf---r Kojo .c~t s.nprox.imf'.tely 1 1630I~
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llth He:rinos plus the r.Jotor tre.noport sooticn of 2/l ,,·cs.al-er1nocl.
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H1_stor1ocl Di· ry for Ookb:.r 11'150 (Cont' c.) - - - -. - - - - ~ - - - - ~ -- - - - - - -- - - - - - - ~ -to roovo to Kojo in c·nvoy tfn th:• •oorninl" or tha 29th, The ~,,_ Br't'-llli-:n ""rr>e order::c". t:J mov~C~ frGm its P:rcsent p:,siti')na t:J thJ to••'!l of Hejor.-ni (TA 3830) 1 rclLwo ::loc.:mts of 'i.OK unit thoraat, estRtJish block1n~ Pns1tbne et· tho NOR!rH-SO'J:F:! one 'CAST-iiSST Roar, Junction, r>nr:~ ~.-:-strrJy e.ny :-n~r::tY forcre :-rr.oountcr::::r'' l·,Tithin the Ft.r::,'"• This ::J.ovr~mont T~n·s o.,rJ ~~,1thout inc1f1.Z!nt ~nc1 r.::li:f cf '\OK olemont oocopl:.t: .. fl;?TBn D::.ti .Co D, 1st~~- •;~~~ 2 P ~t[ 1 22r C;-, ~·tb EYC Bn 75H~·.: "'1.G Plrt, -~-;i' r)o :!)2t 1 An r.l'li C8 1 1:, ~ ·: iq3n
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KYOI'SAll-NI ( TA 6832) 2;1?n, 5th~-f!'r -~ Btr-y, 2:-,.~?n, llth:1f'r 1 Plr,t, 4, ?.11 1-!ort ...,r· Co Co :pony C (-), lstT!
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"f ·-f~ne•n. 2f1 '?r-tt•J]i· n, 5th u!"_rinr·.s, rcr: ... rt-:;fll n!" c~nt..,cts
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n.~t r·-,nuiror~, L3T r,c.:P"'l:'tcr~ r,t 1300! •·.rith t.or'.1:·G .~f(lq) t.;;~C.
r.1orin:o hnf oov:nto:n (17) I'O'·Ia. P"tr.ola fr :.: tln ~'' :Jotto.l1-n r::pcrt J~ n~- C:"n':; . .-._cto r.:r:-r.r:, t..ut th,..·t civili0_ns. t-r.:r:::- l;.::·f,1:lning to r::·turn tc th.: surrc-un"'1n,.. v1ll"P'--S in lnrf;.:. nur.1b:-·rs. ·rrt~ lst Erttnli~n p··trcle rJ~~rtc~ ·no unusurl nativity in thc!r e:ct~r. Aloe. r,·,pr:-rt~r"1_ nll ,;nu1p1:1:nt 1~-t t". the ::·n:::-:y in th:· .:n"·~·~;:-;.1cnt
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• OP'::. '.~10~13 0F FT ":.TT ·LION. 1ST l:A'UN'::S
T.N KOJO I KORt _:, t .... ~-, TG HT 0 Jf
Th:: firs'c ..:n~·.;Jy e·-·nt••ct o·-----!c ,.,')..,·-ut 1800! Mh-::n.., ~,,ir· . .-nr _!?UEL1Y p~rw:_'f t,,~~ je;;pe, one tr~ilc-t>, '"'nr1 ttr..: r.1cm rr.:)in;r tG .b~ .. K-::~~ G"'7:Prny p:-:eitlrna ;._,cr~ f1re:0 UPCn Dn the- r~nr:, .-.t T.!~ 0807 frr.'!'. p~sit~::--ne r-n t!;.:; ridr'~ ~t TA 030?TJ tc T( r'·+307;!. This inf~r-M,..,ti::-:n r,ir~ n0t r·:..--.ch th:;, b··-,ttnli:-· n CC:i7l.i:'!""ml. }::"1St untll th:: j;in :;f the l,..t Pl·,t.---c:n. ,:·.t ·2215I B.o.K"CH C"'::-:1·• n.v rGbcrt ~r~ thrt r run-n."'r' ~r"·"' th~ l:=t Pl t,..,~·n r~:r''"'rtpf1 thrt hift~pl,.t.-:.--n p:--sitiJn hl'1r t2·n t•.v~rrun hy r: l"i'r:'('- r~rr'rr-. ;.f pn my -;·n
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.;Sti:n~t ·c, 200 _en:/my ::~~\!']~. "Ut. of Ko·Joi fr::r.: eaat .to tl)t.Gt ""Ql-qer. .,:th.::· v.
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1:',-;tH~.an IhK.EFt 'Cc•r.~r'"'nY. , .. nh''Ut 0030! :--ri ~7 Oct.~.b·· .. r, A Oti~·re'1n"t·r :""tt.r>Ok.
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CH!~-qLr~ QC"r::r•f'ny .1~1"8 rrvi{f!r'i BUPfl''l't:tnp: 'fires ,;y ."'rtill:·:'y,
1.2 11 Ec-rt'r "n"1 81H"· M~·,.;·t'"'r! ~y ~ryliP'ht CHC:RLIS Comr··ny ~1rht
fl·~n 1-:. .h,....··-~ b·. ·"":·n r·~eti~rcr1. 1:-.ut ~ ........ e et!11 unfl.::-r :--n.::Mv f1r3. En .. ~my
c---nt"lcts ,"ln th..., .~tr~ht flrJnk. o.""'iit.in'U:- ,_., until ... h~Jut 1ooc:r -:;n 2fl
Oct..-·t....,r l-.rhcn CH~.cL!S C:'lr'!r .... ny '"r.i'"k'J ~f th·-, rct.i;-n en c:r:9.· .. r tt tho
3r..tt:"'li~n Cton:···rn ~"1 /"lr nnr mc·v,..fl tn1., .... rr,. tho· ne'~' r:,;fc:nsiv~ p~·sit.:tcn1a,
~n Hill 11?. Th:: :--ncm.Y M8r1 ,:'l E)~rr· ~ffC'rt tc PU!'SUc CH-R~IE G~J;}
Dtny but o"'nt,ct '··'''C :r· ,...r"!1l:r ')-,r·-~·~-:n,
In vi ~t,J r·f th ..... :· r"S(';flC: ~·f "n l~riJ'·.~ :n:..:~rr.y fcrc·:-.; .in th..:: via!.-
nJ.vy ··n·;l th· f'·ct th~,t the. XOJO 1":-ilh::ar: n"' l::nr:r·r ccntn1n~=c1.
·n.y r:1ll.t;-,ry surrlic,_s, th.J n:;e:·~nq1t'y for ~11 r::.unc1 prot.:·ctiC'n
"n..=::J ..... r.'.C' r· rO.r:lrlUnt. o:--neoou.__:·ntly th.::- ?·-·ttr;l1."":·n· C:::·;.~~::."'.nt.:::r crdcJrccl.
th0 r .. -:-tt ... l:tc'n t~. 'Jst.nr.l1sh " ti~rht r: ':r1r;:ct _·.r 'r:>t~.ns• :Jn Hill 117
.... n,:'l rnov~·:n .. nt t:. th .... p.:--s~.ti::ns M"S st.c,rt ( ·~t,.,ut 1200J: en tiL
28th, Ir:!·- :!{if·:t::ly uron .. lJ:-~.nr'1~nw~.nt ":f th ~r:;vi .. ·us m'"'in pe:s1-
t:t·~ne, th,; .-:-n r;;y .. ocur1·r"i. th~ hlf"h 9'~~unc'1. ·Gut ~r"s c.r.iv n off
by h:.··vy .. ir otril~ c·t~,r.r-th.r 1!J1th r:Y:·rt·1rs ~nli. !':':"chine: c:·un fir::s.
C:)~t.:tnuoua h.r.vy :;;.-...rt~· .• ., ~nr'l "rtiJ.l.:I"'y fires ,.~rcr .. :· pl·c ~,on rll
knot•rn :n r'!'.Y p."siti:"""no .... 11 ~:.ft :t"n:":n ~n~ thr~UP:h'"'ut th: nirht.
Hcl!c~pt !> .r·:c."''m~ise,..,nc: .::·n ~;9 Oct:t. ·r ""t11~ ett·:··n:·"" p-tr~lo
.:::·n 30 Ootot;·r intb· th~~ ·r:'lr,ro '''h:-:r? th0 rroti:""'n he.C'I. t ..... k.:.n pl·· o.':'!'
~-> :::t.:1·1· dti: ~:;.t.~1 :q;.: .. r~,t "EO~.~ 1nt~Tr,J{'".-t~ __ -:n ~t.v ]st. ·':"l!":'f,_ ?-~ ":"" .... ,t-
toli:::ns, hr1vo:,; C.lccl.os:.f. th~.t th~ ;l~;t Urtt~li"n ...... e :~·t·, ·i:- :,-" ::n
the n1pht ~f th~ 2?th hy th_ 3 :ott~l1··ns of l'L1 R~;i~1·nt, 5th
NK Divleior~ "'·nC th~.t c:rlt1r e'ni~r·~y 6tr.~·np-th in th: vic\ni ty of
KOJO· r,., ... s ft'o.':: 4000 tC"l 7000. ?.t.Y."-:~ Ccr:~··!'lny l~'"'B in c· nto_'Jt ,,v1th
2 s~ttr.li~ nE:~ ~f th·;j 1\.'th R--·.")'i~:::_nt. Durin"" th~, -;Jtion on :tho
rlf7·'ht flr·,n!~ ['.f c;-r·~=tLIS C-:-:,::Jpnny; a le.l'" . .-·-~ f:rc. ·.:0v::.c~ o.or·th thr::.urtl<
th:, v..,llcy ,\l('Ot ·:"1f CH.:'P.,LI'E C('·mparty p:--l?litions. Tot'"'l r:n my ct·s-.
U .• :_t,i · B for th? ro:>ti--..n c:stir:J"'t ·fl ..... t f"{)Q, O~rm C'"'SU"'lti.~S t1A1lmty
t;,_r,-- ( 2.~) Kl.A, tl:'-:.rty (-i;0'ht ('38) ·.I!IAJ ..,n,:. r--.ur ( 4) F!A.
Th·~ :m·:"'J;;Y C'"'0~'1uct::-c~ iJ. '''!:11 o--·~rf11n~t2f1 '"·t~--·ok fit fOintEI
.... l0nr.,. r tct"'l frc·nt ')f rbout 10,000 Y·"rf~· .. Fl'"r·- 1 1.-rhietl:-, rn0.
v-ice;· eirrnt'.le ,,,Tr!'r- u~;r.l'l ry thr.-· enoC'ly. ~'i.J.fJ.. s, r~u~.;ccrtiJ ~.,r;·,-.pone,
1':-s:),Yi'nCts,· p·rc::n~.·r'(:ti, ,....n,, r'·::rtrrs ~.r"":r~ ~le0 ugrt'.. S~:!':~' CDCr.lY
~··,nfl. ,~re:r.c ,.,~r-rin.,..,. f'o ~r.l~ck c-v~··r"ll 11ni:~ht ... fit"ht!np- 11 tnit.. The
t:~·lic;s .'"" !' f~ur "n F-.y ')fficcrs ,,,:-·r:"": fo•ln(, l-!.ll enci7!j' C!.::"'C!. h~C'.
f·'or:. fDr f1'v · (1ryr.; in th:::·ir pr)cks re ·w?ll r-e ~ r:0r.C: SUI> ly Df
f!lr.:'Xn1t1:>n. Clr.thin.-.·, .-;1\-:·1s 1 .... n .. ~ ~cu:tl~:r:'!-:-·nt ~f -.ur C'.~flfl v.rJr:::: n.:;t
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Korean War Project USMC-04100026DF:Ci,A.SSiFiED
HEADO!JART':'\S, FIRST l·:.ARH'SS, FI"!ST MAR WE D!V!SIN1, FL -"!' •nton'" FORCE,
C/O FL~S'r POST OFP!C~J SAN F?--..~.NC!SCO, CALIF,
App.onolx I to H1stor1cal Diary for Nonth of OctobJr.
let Nerine Division Oparctlon .Order !'umber 16-50 (Top SJcrcti
let '~a:rinc Diviaion Opct-ntion Plan Number 4---50 u/chG~~v 1 . (SJcrc;t)
lot Marin3 Division Oporation OrCL·r N11r.1h:r 18.-o-50 with moC.if1ce.tion 1 an~. 2 (S:;cr ~:t)
Directives issued arc sa follows:
Opo':'ation Ordt>r Numb.~r '7-50 (Bccrot)
Oporetion Plan Numtor 4-50 ( S: crc.t)
9-50 {S::or t)
OPN•pt1on Ordet' Numb·cr 10-50 ( s~cr.•·t)
DECLASSIFIED
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Korean War Project USMC-04100027
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DKCLASSIFIIW
Hq 1 lstMar, (Rein f) J 1 stMarl'li v, F}.JF, IN THE FI!J,D l5oOI: 22 ... ~·an 19:11
Annex ABLE to·opn 0 4--5~
T.ASK QRGAPIZATioN
~ s tll?.r.tD_~~J:~_E?_l_l!t}_ H&Bco ~ ~st i1far (-) ATOo \···: {):) D; ls t.~·k j_2::1 Det; :.s·c;~:.'.gBr. lnTm, 9/11 'l'l,&ffic Pl8t, :p Co 4~ 2 ~for tar Gu ~···) Det 181s~; ere
Colonel PULLER
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