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1ST MARINE DIVISION - SPECIAL ACTION REPORT - ANNEX SS 11TH MARINES - SEPTEMBER 1950 - OCTOBER 1950

Korean War

Korean War Project Record: USMC-81

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United States Marine Corps History Division

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Records: United States Marine Corps

Unit Name: 1st Marine Division

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ANNEX SS TO 1ST MA.RJ.D DIV:::S'iJ:N SPEO!JJJ A.IJl-tON RiPORT

ll~, nth Nar1nea (Reinf) \.., \ M.v:·D:'. -,~, J:"'l'f:", "•1 i-~e J :l 'lJ.C..

l. !l1'J'~o:r:rt:0T.:on Tt~--~:~.:.;:,,~d.i:;:Ce wit-h the reference, t-his report is aubmitted. to

rQpo·r\.. upon tb.O at>ttonc of' th:i.e or..r,an\:atian fa': thE! INCHON-...KIMPO-SJ:OUL a ... E::a vpe!'el.:i('''l: f·.:om ~J9 A'J¥11~t 19~_:;) t.o 7 October, 1950. Th!e .Regiment \ol's.!J a~:~v:~.e,rod :'...ts ncrme.-l mll;'le-ton of providing artillery support to the lilt ~-U.Jrln~ }lbhdun, \.b:;_Lh in the naxt ht~e~ eehe:lon.

a.. ll.~h MB.."'ine•

b. Attached Units l'it .;_,-:;,;h ~"·-.·k Co~ FMP' .B':-l'J I; [•i': .l.l:r~ 4.511 nJct ).~o, _(;·_.L;·

). PiU!""!.iM!NJUri PL.PJffl.!:N1'1 a: InitiaTI'ilf.omB.t"i'on •

£.nJ!'!!!!\!l,\11ng Officer

Col, J,H, BROWER •

Capt. J. EOO!HOLTt letLt, J. A, EUSHE

30 208 14 71 43 621 42 6~0 43 64<:> 32 602

5 186 4 73

. ·upo~~d· -~h:i.e orgsnj.z:aUo.n a;t Kobe, Japan, on 29 AlJ&Uat. 1950, there was no inform~t~on availab~e pertinent to plRnntns other than t-he fnct ta~t '.ohe unlt wluJ to be bil].etf'd Jn JA.pe.n for only A. shOrt time. This s~rved ns M ind.:l.cetor that plaor.·i . .ng tl"le would. be rolat1vely limited.·

A representative from the rogi~nt, the nss1et~nt PSCC ooordinRtor, had exrived in TQkyo on lS A~tst 1950, with advhnce elements of the Division sts.ff Md WA.S fnm1l1ar wi+·h the plllllfl1ng which h11d tnken · ~lace while the u.~it wns en~oute fro~ the United State~. On l Septe=ber 1950 this'officer arrived at Kobe ~Ad was avail~le for one ~1) ~v to brio! the unit commAnder os to the·~lnnning accomplished on the Division level. This officer provided the infornation aa to the tnrgot location; app~oximA.te tAr3et date, b~s~d on the Septe~ber tidnl conditions in the tF~.rget o.rea; M.d turniahed a limited number of aertf\J. photographs of the lru1ding bonohes Rnd thn is~tllld of WOLNI-to. Also available on this _date were R rougb drnf~ of nri nrtillery fthnOX And a atudy of the :feasibility of1lanci.in.~ art1l~e:ry on ·WOl.Ml-1(1 at B-Hour f'or 1n1-t1a.l support, both of whiolJ, had been :prepF\l'ed by th(!\' fl.uistnnt coordiM.tor; the first tentative drAft of Division. Operation Order 2-50, with operations overlny; and the 1nform~tton that the 96th Fi~ld Artillery Battalion (155mm Howitser) would be nttaohed tQ the llth Mnrinea. Baaed upon the Above informntion, plMnin,g WA.I ini Uated on the rogiment,..l level on 2 Se~tember 1950.

In1t1fl.l plnnning wac Nuttpered by lAck of eultable mapa: the only

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Hq, llth Mnrinee (Xeinf) lstMI-..rDtv, FMF, In the Field,

26 Nov 1950

a.vo.il~ble mnp showing tho target ar~& being a penl.nsul.a ~p of Korea, ·scale l:l,OOO,OC~. An ase1sta~t G-J V1B1ted tbe unit on~ Septe~er 1950 and·1la.do available, for f\ twelve hour period, one mnp of the target aroa~ ecnl_e 1:50,000. Ao nn rulditioMl aid to pl11nniQ81 this mt\'P

wns .utntzed t.e bl"ie:f n reeonnni.eeflnCB officer of the 2nd BP.tt'\lion, llth Unrinell, tiho wns to lenve for P'us~n, tore,.., 1naed1"tel;v .rmd lMd with tho a.ee~t.Ul:t infantry bl\ttn.lion on WOIMi-DO about H-12 houra. The aesistnnt G-3 nlso furnished the informRtion that tho Division otnff wou:td ··orrive in X:ohe on 5 Septel'lber 1950.

This unit coopleted the first tentn.Uve drnf't of the Artillery nnnex (less Appeniix 11 position areas, Check conoantr~tions nnd zones of fir~) !>.!l.d to~ prcpc~ed. ln."ld.ing plan on '5 Septer::!.be!" 1950 f.l!'..d. dell..,e!"e:d some to the Divi&ion on that date. Distribution WBI also mnde to tho regiment and attP.ched unite for p1e.nning pu:~ons.

Distribution of Di•·ieion Operation Order 2.-50 (len wartnin i'"i=

nexes) nnd military OApB for the operntion waa made to this unit on 6 September 1950.,

Tho lN1ding pltw. R.* eon.tW.ned 1n .M.nex DOG to.D1v:i.don Operation Order 2-50, cnlled for landing the regimentAl PAd battAlion roconneiseanca parties and the firing batteries of ~he light batta+to~a by DUXWS in waves And eol.umn• on GRil!al beaCh Co':'UDOnoing nt H-Hour. The COMPHI~'W Ol:ii le.nd.inc plM giving the t:rn.eto:r area, rende~voua aree, lino or dopnrt'Ul'e, loeation of control veaael, etc., we.a received by rog!ncntnl honiqiarters ~uat before aailing from XOBEi distribution to f\J.l r.-~tillery LST 11 could not be tlf\de before sailing •. ~aaed on th~ COMPEl!GRU plan, 4eiatled lrAding inatructiona wore formul~ted by regimental head~uartera enroute to the target, And were diatributod to All RrUllery LST 1o Md the IU'tillecy logistionl officer ribonrd tho G~ control veaael on 13 Septecber. ~here extated oonuidorll.bla doubt thnt this plnn could be executed without reheiU'tial, si'l.co it was en vo.utuo.l plAn n.s ft~..-:- A:J n.rtt.l~eey was concerned, And tho lack of compasses and radios 1~ tne DUKWS nnd ~ v~ promise of guide bo~ts provided nQ positive meF~n~ Qf ocmtl:"Ql~ ·

'!l. Concurrent plMnin.g. Due to the fact thA.t this nrgMillltion WAS enroute from the

United States during the i«!t!ul pl~u&1ng phase, the Di•~•iow ~wt11-le:-y officer had no opportunity to mAke recOllltle.ndn.tions, eatliM.toa, or proposed plMs to the lAnding force ComtlNlder. Coneequen.tl7, concurrent plnnning wna Affected only ln the ~inimum manner described in P~n&rc.ph 3. n. f!.bove.

c,. Alternate plana. Lack of ode~uate plBIUling time precluded the forllllll.o.tion of Al

tarnnte plnna in this. orgMizr-.tit>n RB well ae i.n higher echelons.

d. Knowledge of enemy aituat1on. During the planning phase, intelligartoe infQrmAtinn wne limited

to vertical sterer.t pairs of RO:riflol photogrn:pbe of the itDJ'I\Bdiate targot Aron. Knowledge ~f the enemy strength nnd diapolition in the target Me_n wne totally l,....ck1ng. The onem;r capllbil1 t~Y of firing on WOLMI -DO from the mainland influenced a deoi uion to eatllbliah :tlnsh-rl\ruil:in~ ata.t1ons on the high ground+ 'or the 1sland1 slightly to the re~t.r of g\ln· position area11.

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HC<, llth 114rinea (lleinf) 1 ~t.MarDi v. FMF, :: '1 tho Field.,

e. Plannine; ·sch'edule!• ~·ho planning aehPr!\:ule wa.a limited to .n five dq period fl'l)m 1-

5 Sopt.ember l9';?. as dic!;a.ted by the time nnd .spRee fnctnra described 0.~~-':"E'l.,

· ~~ :Ef!£.t?UU~~te PlNUli¥ ~tme. l;ho aocelero.ted planning schedule resulted in tho following of-

(l) Final landing plMo wore not oompletod prior to e'1be.ri<At1on, w}11ch n'lcer.sitnted diat·:~.·i,.,,:t.t.~.nn wh4.le enr01~te to the target a;rea.

(r:) ~:h~re was n'l !"J~J?o:::otunity "•o p'l..·oparly brief subotdiM.te units ns "'·" the ln,ndine,. plro:-~.

(3) Coordination we.o not effected with kavAl control groups, which resulted in the 'Wlit nnt ludiJlg acoordinc to plnn.

(4) Planning wtts not "" thoro\lgb Alld detttiled •·• preocribed by ourront doctrines.

(5) Ttrne nnd <rpnoo faotora prool.uded " thorouch diasOI!linl\tion l)f pltuln:.'lg infomn:Uon to ·aUbo.rd~nnte. ?l'l.~.te.

4. TEA. TN!NG .AND .REHEARSALS.

a. Trl".ini~. lio l~ibiouo trttini!lg w.:• 'Oiinductod bl" tho )lllit prior to the

ol!lbark~tion, JJuTing tho period 30 AUf:!lst .to .8 September, 1950, the unit pnrtie1pnted in bltsio individunl·trllining, ~.mnentlll ttrtillery S1,:bJ.,cte, nnd ph:reloal conditioning. J)uri,g the. aovement to the obj('oi;ivc area. 9-·:'.5 Setr~ember 1950. ttl1•'ele:.enta con~.uoted intelligence b:.rle""':'int;s, iD.d.nc'" l1.ootioq in the bn.ni\ling of prieoner8-of-w£Lr, and cap• tured enemy docur:te:nte Wld materiel.

b~ Rehenrse.la. ~e"ir"SRJ.a were scheduled or executed for this operAtion.

5. ],O.l.lliNG Al!D EMBA!lKATION,

a. Orsnnizfl.tion. . Embarkation Group DOG was' eate.bliahed b~· lat Marine Diviaion Em

berkl>.t1on Order 1-50. ~hia group oonsiated of' the following unit a:

llth Mll<ines (lees lstBn ond Dot) Det let Xngineer Bn lst AmTrkCo (len Dot) Det 2nd Engineer Special Brign.d.o (USAj

Officer& Enlisted 1011 1523

1 50 4 144 4 100

Six SC.AJAP LS'l'ta and one AKA (USS WASHBURN) were t\&aigned Group OOG. Tho LST '• were manned by .Japanese orowo. LST Q094 was e.oo1gne~. ae the regimt:lntf'.l aor.unAnd ship~ L~ 'a '1.014, Q.OlS, Mt'. ~019 were nasigned to tho 2nd llattalinn; 11th Marines, The 4th Battlllion1 Uth Marines wns assigned ~059. Q.071 and the USS WA.SHBUBN (.AKA-108). 11 M" Battery, 4/ll on~. the ~.etnclltlent nf tho 2nd Engineer Special Brigru'.o were embarked on the USS WASHBUP.N.

b. Lon.d1ng. {l) !bbarkation Grou~ DOG.

LoRding of the six L~ t s commenced on 7 September A.t KOBE, J"Pnn• Approxim.n.tely forty-eight hours wna requireCI. to lnl\d one unit~ nf fire of 105mm howitzer Ammunition, underatowed on the tP~ deck of

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He,, llth J.larinea (Rein!) lrtY.A.rDiv, Fl~, lr_ the Field. ,

26 Nov 1950

each of throe LST' a: t.Ol4, C.018, and !;,019; and one unit of fire of 155 mm howitzer e~nitton, understowed on the tank deck of eaeh of th~ee L>T 1o: <,059, <;071, and I.,J94. T~e loading of ~biB atllllunitlon was a. v~ry Blow proCI;l!i!-B (l.uf! to 1;hn f~ct tMt !i!ho:rt~o ~f t:lll!!e p;revanl;el;t §m

l!llmi t~ on fr('lm being sorted by type a when Ul).l_oaded from other ship a. Arnr.iunit:lon was unlo.r.u:led into barGe&, then the barges wera aent to the LST • s for reloading. Thera ve:re lll1o h\11!Wrous de loy a due to ww.vailr.-.bility of barges rna:·· &hcrt~ee o! vr.ricu: type a of' .:U=tl"J..'l1t1.cn. At P.pproxinR.tely 2200 on 9 SepteMber 1q50, the loading of ammuntion cer.sed, t'itC. vehicles, 105tlrn Howitzers, l55mm HotdtzerS ftnd DUKWS wen loritec1. nbonrt:".. By 0500, 10 SnptoLlber 1950, All ·stx (6) · ·:t.ST r s ..,ere eoaplotely lo~&ed, cargo, vehiclee and peraonnel ware Rbcard rnd tea~ £or sen. ..

Tho USS \IASI!Btrnll (JJXA.-108) was scheduled to begin lo1ul1ng em 3 SeptemOer 1950, at Kobe 1 Jfl.:pNJ. This uchodule wns chr..ngod because a. typhoon 13-truok the KOBE-OS.AKA (1.7'Sll nnd fll.Used greAt dAnf!go to eG.uiprnent autt. the KOBE dock a.rea, thus postponing the loacling by two t'tn:,rs. F\l.Tther C.el1l.Y& were CA.uud by the lack of a complete laMing -plM prior to the comrn.encer:lent of loA.dins. Tha equipment of 11 ~1" Battery filled only n portion of tho ahip. D1vislon ectu1pment 1U1C'. genernl ear~o wn.o tl~en assignee'~. to be loaded nboil\rd the WASHBURN, but WA.S not avP...ila.blo far loadiM. This eQuipment l>nd general car~o wA.s in the precess of being unl0nde~. frnm flther ships fhn.t Md ju~t nrri:ved frotl the United Stntea 1 with the result that loading w~a un~uly slow. Only 1\fter t:1.e ship wns fully loaded wna it poeaible to complete the loA.ding plans. The USS \1,.\SHBUI\N Wfl.& cnmp1ately. lorulod on 10 Septer.:tber 1950~

(2) ]:_~t BA.tt..Uion, llth Marines, Tho lst Bf'.ttnl:!.on 1 llth Ent'inea 1 then e. unit of the 1st

MP.rine Brie;Me, loa~deo1 ~t Pu.sr.n, Ko:re!\, nbo~:r(1. th:rea SCM& LST'• !!: ~030, -;.052, nn{l. C.,.Ol2. LoA.c1intt comeneee. (')n 9 September Md wAs completed on 10 ~eptember J9)0. This battAlion WAS a unit of Ecbnrkntion Gro•.1p ChP.rlie I, wi'th A. plrtoon of tlw let .Anphibinn Tru.ck Cm::m1,ny (34 DUX'1S) r'.ttf'.chet.,

(3) "C"·llatte!L..l_et 4.5" :Rkt Bn, FI<F • • 11 C11 'Batter)", let· 4.5u likt Ba.ttfll.ion, Fltr, nn n.ttl\cheC. unit

·ot tl-.e llth l·iarlne Regiment upon ll.epRrt.Ui"e from the United Stntee was c1.et<\ched w1d .• ~ssigneil. to :Ernbnrk,_.tion Group :Bf.lker Mil. attll.cllec:\ to the lst l.fn.rine Regiment, Loading cm:unoncad on 6 Sept~ber 1950 nt KOBE, J('pf1.r.. The bo.ttcry personnel. and o~ui:prnent were er.~bD.rke~. on LST•s i.lj8, 715, C~073, 1048 ,an·c\. 863. Two uni ta of fire for the 4. 5n rocket lA.unr.h"l"s wns also londE!d~ LoAt1.1ng was. a.nmpleted on g S~ptomber 1950.

( 4) .l!!\.~~t_t_A;l!o.!! 1 J.!t.h_Jinrines. Tile 3rcl :Sa~tAlion, 11th -.HB.rtnts, "'111 lt)Med with llCT-7 in : ·

Snn D1ec;o, Co.lif'Cil"nifl., on eix c:l.ifferent &hlpe. Thie bBtttt~il')n 11.r:rived nt tho tnrgot llrOI\ on 21 s.,ter.~ber 1950, slx (6) l.nys lifter thn lending, And Joined the 11th M~rine Begiment.

6. I·IOVEMEIIT TO AND ARRIVAL N1 OBJECTIV3 .~REA. This phnse wns without 1ncir'.ent Md "Wae onMplatef. on 15 September,

1950! !or l'~l units exce'f!t th~C! 3r~. :Batt:·Al'!c.n. Th<a- Jril. :Bt=.ttr.l!nn f'..:"r!vet". l'l.t the objective ruett on 21 September, 1950. The let Bntt,.lion, :11th 1-h.rinet~, lst Proviainnnl Marina Brigl'lt\e, lic1nt 1 FNF wn·a. red.esisnl\ted £\s the let Entte.lion, 11th M:\rines, 1st 1-lf'.rine Division, Reinf, !l::F c.n 13 Septemberj 1950 ..

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SCAJAP LSTI~ ~td not ~aet ness and rn.essing fnc1.lit1ea. vesse).s enrou:te.

Hq, llth Morines (Reinf) la~M'I.rD1v, J'MF, In the Field •

26 Nov 1950

b"r®. 9tM~.l't\8 if! J"BBpt!u)t tl) aleA,nl.i• ":B11 rnt1ona were conaur.ed abt~ard these

~. Assault Phnee l -l6 S ter.lber (inclusive). 15Sep50: At about 30, M o.<lvMce reconnai .. once P"rtJ of the 11th

Mc.rinea lnnded on Green. Befl.ci\, WOLM:I-00 Ialnnd (TA CS49Fl) w!th the aasP.ult wAves of the 3~- B~ttAlion, 5th MPrinoa. Th.ie m1vanoe reconnaise.Mce pJ\l'ty consisted f'1f tvo (2) officers nnd seven (7) enlisted personnel from the let And end ~att~iona, vlth a miaaion of reoonnn1ter1ng be~ch exits Pnd position areas. The mission vas accompli•hed prior. tn H-Hour and wae of gre~t AB&istance to the artillery elements. especi~ nlly in view o~ the tide cnnditinns! the contusion on Green Bench, and limited artillery ~osition arena existing on WOLHlro •

.At 3ho-ut 1400, ':.!hl.le e.n!'cu.te through the t!'"'!l!pnrt e.re!'!., re.d!o silence was broken a.boa;r(1. the hef\d.~uanera LST And et'torta we:re made to establish the l!.ft~llezy J\8t a!:foat as plonned, COII!'HI! GR\1 ONE OpnO 14--50 qe.l-1~~, fof l>feold~ ratio ·silence "t H-3 ho\u·a Mt'• aet. D--:Dey ~d R~oili" na"l5 Sept artd l700I re&paotively, unless othe...,dee di:rent~d; .while Div OpnO 2-50 said that D-Day ani'. H-Hou:t.• would be announced· Md radio ailonce would be n lifted 1 o.: embarked ti"Of'I.PI OQ.l)'" Qn order of the Off"icer in Ta.ctitJ~l .. Qo~~d .. (iil:.C), o_f,.e.aoh eiement," In the l!l.baenoe. of both the announo..,,.t an~ ;spe,ctfl,c or.~'-l• ,f~oJO .,OT,Q.,, it w"" concluded that the· Utnea 1nd1ee.ted above were effective. since the dhposition of ellips oJ>d lending cra!t indicated tha.t an acph1b1ous assault vaa about to be. executed. Oommun1oat1ona afloat were established with Division and the let ~d 4th :Sa.ttolions, but no oonta.ct oo\ll.d be J!lft.d.e with t.he 2nd Bat ... telion or with the Div Art;r Officer ,o,bo'll"d the AGe.

LSTs closed on the tractnr area abl)ut 1430. About this t1me a rneB&age was intercepted on the LS"'! control net giving H-Hour ~e 1730. Pereonnel were. ordered to loed in their re@pect1V$ DUKWS about 1530 and prepa:e for launching, When Qrdera were received fro~ the Commander of the LST flotilla to beach oll LSl's on Green :Beach. All Lsre "'eished ·AA.Chor Mt'. anilod up uprJoBJ.l.c ur~tm .Dt:tach. Troops were re·callaC :f":rom the tiU"tk deck and the new plan was haattly ~lBined. Upon arrival off the beaoh, or4ere were :receive<'. reacinding benching. of Lg1a and c'.irecting the la"Wlching of WKWS. LSTa anchored where the)" were, eome by the bow) aome b;y the stern. and commenced lnunching DUKWS. The tractor area cUd not now resemble the anchor plan given in the COMPHIBGW order, Md the t&ak af foming wavee as previ~uely planned ?roved 1mpoee1b~e. Columna formed up aa boat e.a they ooull\ nnd f)roceedel\ to the oo ... ch. regartlleea of time aehedule or sequence. To add to the contusion, Bome LSra proceeded to move about the narrow channel. thereby cutting n -cross the ~proach route for ~ight_ampbibioua ornft to the Green Beach control veeeel. The '-094, upon which eletrtente of the regimental. headtt_UAI'te:re we.N •mbiU'k:Ad, Mehl)red b)'" the 'bow,

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Hq, 11th Marines (Boint) lstMarDiv. na', In thR Field.

26 Nov 1950

thus ollO~i. .. ~ the ahip tc head into the extremel:' fe.et e\1!'rent .omd mekin4 the launching of :roiW'S vez7 M.Lii.r40-Uu; When the tt!rd DUI!W to go off waa CAught b;v the enchor chain tmd tow d'".lore and Rl.most lost, the t:r(!op commander ordered the eklpper to coma about Si1.d a.1.Ghor by tbe •tern. 'l'he remtdning elee~ent1 or the regimentel reconn.atsei!Uloe pa.rt;v were lnunohed without incident, The tirst regimontol DUKW beaobed at 1800~ but due to movtns l~a and. . .co.nfualon. within the 1.nner-c~nel 1 Ail element a ·of· i;he. reoori."ne.i11aNit:e party did not, land' ()D Green -:.each wit11 lSI6, ·

At ap\)roxill8taly 181>5 firing ba.tteriea. of tile light battalions began to lend across Green Beach• :The lat Batt~lon occupied a. position in TA 88491, tho 2nd J&tts11on occupied a position in TA SS49LM, while the regimental CP WAS established in TA 87h90. Communi.ca.t.1ons were t..'sta.'bltehed within the regimoni ~t 2045, at wh~.eh tiae regim:ent nsa\lfi'IGd control. It w~s found that ·ditfieult1ea in .radio oomunicntion were caused by aet• being Qut of celibrPiion. no opportunity be1r..g afforded tor e.d,J"Us:t!!M!nt ~.:!'te:r laav!ng Cnmp Pendleton. .After J"a-aalibrnU.on, oonta..ct w~:~.a estn.bliahed with the 2nd l!~tt.Uion .wt· the ·Artilleey Officer on the .1\GC, Oonaidernble diff'1c.uity .. WE\B experienced in eatA.bli8h-1.og- and cfdn.ta1ning the reglae.ntel ~fl.d1o. a.ud. w1r:e ueta because of the ·many commun1cA.t1on pcreonnel who were ineroerienc::cd i.n artillery tield oper,q.tione.

:e~, 2::.50 both Hght battAlions ~ registered atld were in poA.ition prel'aretl to euppo~t. the e.ea~t.ult ret;;:lcenta. :Due to existing ter.rnin. the great· amo'Wlt of smoke 'overhlUli;ing the oity of INCHON, plue tb.e light ree18'1ianoe being offered, little firing w~• conducted throughout the night. Artillery LSTa were beached and general unloading coiiillenoeCI. ~t Approximately 2}30.

lloro nrtiller;v LSTs were beached throuc~>out the night e.nd en.rly morning Md gene:rft]. unloac\ing continued.

L!ttli! ~r.>!it::l.on ~~!! ~rffo.M'd thE~- Cl.!!l!m1)}.t reglmenta nnt'l. both light batt.U.ione displaced to ths mal.nl.ond. Tho lat Battalion, after conducting a reconnaisaaoce, commenced displaceoent.at approximately 1100 to TA 9348G, and waa in posi titn by 17,00.

The 2nd BattAlion CQmmenced displacement at 1200 to TA 9246N, Tbi~ battAlion had completed ita re~istration and was prepared to mass fires in eupport of. the lat Marines by 1800 •.

Elements of the 4th Battalion l~nded on WOlMI-DO and on BED Be~tch and moved to their first position area st 'l'A 9247G. Movement was comQEinced· at a-pp::roziml'ltel:r 1700 and occup~t1on of position was not Completed until after dnrk. About 0800 a helicopter landed at the regimentlll. .CP to provide airapot, A rAdio (SCB-619) lltld "" oboerver were put aboard, but due to communication diffioultiAa the ~iret mission was not fired until About 1100.

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.ANNE!: SS TO 1ST MARINE DIVISION SPECIAL ACTIO!! Jtl!I'ORT

Hq, llth Harinea (Reinf) latJ'fl.rD!v, ;"MJ't In the FiCJlc\.

26 Nov 1950 .

. The regioental reconnai•ae.noc p..,.t:r .went forward at 0830 to reconnoiter A new OP, roturning,~bout 1}00. About 17!.5 the regicsntal cocmiUlder landed on YEIJ..()W bench• arrt~lnu at the GP abou~ 18CO,

At 2205 the lot BattAlion woo attached to ROT-5,

'l'h\11 the asnault phaee wae bsoou«ht to. a aloee.. A. ~:~1n1-mua amount of firing hod been oonduotod b7 the artillerf ba.tte.liollfl due t;o the ;,1f9lt rea::.etAAile !!let by the auault in!e.n,ry lmlts ..

b, !xploitation ph&!e, l]Sep-70et (incluoiTe). l7Sep50: The regioent dhplaoed 1 to d? to TA 92470 at 0800, Due

to the before montioned radio diffioultieo ao4 tho faot' that the ~vision WAB attacking across n ser1ea nt croaaeotapar'::ml3r.ta, the cor:m~uniuations C()ntlnued to be poor, A landing etr1p for OYa had bePn s&leotod on n roQd neAr Di'Vi sion hendq'lltll'te:t"s, but:oASriAl· obearvnti.nn wAS continued. by helicopter Curing the dAy, while OYa ·wer!(!l_ 1>Ut in operating condi-tion,. !l!he regiment I'll, wne;y officer cnnducted a ~orwnrd reeonnaiesanoe b7 heliaopte~ to aaaiat htm tn formulating a aurvO)'' plan,· '

!l'ho ,let :BattAlion Mepl~ed to TA 9950.\.', ~bio battAlion· wna 1n pi'Jeit~.on, reehtered o.nd prepared to m&ll fit•• by ll+Y>~ ·· "~t 1711-G, due tr.~ the rA.ptd· moving· attWJ.tio.n the let lluttnl!nn ~·:Un dieplo.oed to T.~ C)~5L, A hl,;h buret reg1-stro.t1on had been completed and the complete battalion wae again aupporUng tho 5th Marinoo by ,22JO,

!!'he 2nd ~attallo,; ,;;eple,ced to 'l!A 96471., !l'bh dieplacement coomen~d at 1200. Due to the before mentioned rAPidl7 Dovi~ dtuatiOll 11 E11 :Battery, 2nd BattPl].ion. WAI dieplR.Ced forward to target area 99~C!C. ,

!!'he 4th llattAlion dieplaoed to TA 9647C ,,.t 1400. OC<:Ilpntton of position was not completed prior to darkDe1a. CQmvunicati~ were atill ditttoult 4A~ ladk ot cr.~ntact with the flash range OPa denied a liB reghtrBtion, Durlag the night of. 17~18 Sep the lith BaH,.].ion fi""d ito tirot 111\UII:ina.Uon mission, . This waa to become an every night requeat u the division moved father inland,

!!'he 96th J'ield Artilleq llattalion c.-anced unloading over Yellow lleacb (TA 89119Q,Io) and rende .. ouod in !I'A 9148 NOS'l',

18Sep50: The re~imental reoonnat•aanoe party moved forward Bt OSJO, The OP wao dleplaeed to TA Ol50R at 1615,

11 011 llatteey of tho lot 4.5• Rocket :BattN.icn; J'MI', WM detnohed frrm tbe let Marin' a Bl'l4 attached -to the llth Mar1aee at 1600 this date, The Rocket :Batteey selected, 'OCcupied and organized an aal!ller.'lbl:y aroe. in TA .0351W ,· Or,r::M1zn.tto.o waa completed b7 1700,

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DECLASSIFIED

}: I. '-•••

JOOlEX SS TO lEil l<oRllT.E DIVISION SPEOIA"L ACTION RIIPOIII'

Hq, llth Marinos (Reinf) l!!tMarlt!Y 0 FMF'; Iol tha l'lold.

26 l!ov 1950

Tha 4th :BO:tt.D.ion displaced to TA 0455Y. 'Tho baHalion wae in position, reg~stored and v~s prepared to fire in Bt•.pport vf the Division by 1500.

One battery ~f tho gGth ~ield Artillery ocCUpied a position in TA 9641!X, This battery was reg!atered by aerial obBerva.tion at 14lO. , Li&iaon type plan.ee were used. f'or the first: tim&· for this regiatra~il?~· . ···

19Bep50: R<:gimental Ope"ation Order 1-?0 changed organllatlon for com'tat within 1oha llt.h Marines aR follows:

let Battalion: D/S 5th Marines 2nd :Battalion: D/6 let Ma.1·ines 4th 'B~ttA..Hon! G/s "C" B~ttery, lot' 4.5' llkt:Bn; rMF: G/S 96th :Fieli Artillery :Bn: Cr/Si reinforce 2/ll

The. l;t ·:s:-~tt!\liO!:l e!mmenoed.. d! eplae!!.!!!.l8!1t !!.t c600 to 'l'A 0556-0, The battalion· waa In position aupporUng the 5'h Mru"inee "in continutmce of it11 Rtt~JLck b;v- l200.

"Z" Bfi.t.te:ry, 2.r4 :Ba.t.t.iJ.ion, llth Ma...-inG&t di&plac~d to TA 0549L. The battery wao in position and oontiaulng Its support of the ·attack of the· 1st Marioea b~ 1730.

The 13t Amrhibian Truck Company 'Wa& detached from the llth MRT~noe and a;taobAd to the 5th ~nee at 0815.

The 96th Field Artillery :Battalion oloaed on TA 9648X and displaced one battery forward to TA Ol50B, occupying the old 11 E11 :aa.ttery pos:\. tion after dArk.

'rhe regimental CP diaplaced. forward to TA 0756X ,.t 11.100 this d11te.

"C" :s,.ttecy dlsphced to TA 0756,

At 2230 orgonlzntion for combat v"a changed to read as :tollows: let ·:a~ttRl.ion ~nd nooket Battery _:... no oMngej 4th Battalion --General Support, reinforce l/11: ~6th rield Artillery Battalion -- Gener-~l Sujppo~t, T"e1r4ur-os 48th r!eld Artillery Battalion {7th Army Division),

At approximately 0455 llorth KoreBJl W>lta defendinc In tha let Marin'lle sector launched a strong counter~tte.cic:. Scheduled illUJ!Iination fired. by the 4th llatto>J.Ion uncovered the attack as it wrts approaching tho MLR. Normal barrages 'li'Grc immediately tired by the direct support b"ttnlion, Due to the nl!lture of the terr~1a 1 the reported form.B.tion of the A.t• tnck,- and the accuracy of existill8 maps, :lt W4S poaeible to aelact and aeeign unobsel"V'ed miasiona to the 14th lla.tt..Ulon, Su:rvelllHDoe reports prov~d thlt.t tha &ttillery· fire intro'du~d·in .halting this counter-attack ~ccounted for two (2) tanks _.de&troyod, and a.n eet1JM.ted lOO enemy killed, and the preventioa o! 11 E'1 COJnpMy1 2d :Batt~:lcn, ·lat · ~rinea from being ov&rrun.

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D~RL ANNEX ss TO~ >.ARlNE DlVlSlO!I SPECIJ.l. ACTlOII REPORr

H~, ll th Matinee (Reillf) ., _..._u __ ..,~-- """"" .&.~'l.oO.,tJ.L'.U.I.Vt 1:1".0. 1

In tlw rield.

26 llov 1950

At 0700 the lot :Battalion Mil the Uth :S..ttallon fired a 15 m1nuto prep~~tion in the 5th M~rinea sector in sUp~ort of the rive1· c1·oseing.

At 1330 the lot :Battalion commenced d!aplaoomont t<> TA 0761P, This diapl&cement w&a COJ!Ipleted at 1610,

At 0950 the 2nd Battalion, minue 11 E'' Jatttry, commenced displaoe~ent to TA 0755M. Thta diepl&eembnt w~a completed a.t approxima.tBly 1300. 11 ld ·Battery closed Oll 2/ll prior to d:'U'k.1.ess.

The 96th FA..lhl completed displs.toF.Iment. to TA 0150B, Occupation of position was c,OI>ll>letod prior to A.olrll:ne11,

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Harraaeing and interdiction missions were aaaigned and fired bj" t!te med!um ht...ttali~':~.a througho:ut tba night.

2lSep50: The let :Be.ttal!oo d!epl!'t.e~~- to TA 1157!: '"!.t 08,30.. Ooeu-pntion of position. by the :t~rst firing batteey to dhplace wns conduc~ed un~er co~ter-baltery f~ro £rom across the H.\N lUver. · I · · · · · ·

The 2nd Battalion dhpiaoed, b7 aol\Blon, to U ll52L; displacement w~s coaple,·'ed by 1200. ·

Vl•}J-6 l:o~e.n~Q. ape.t~ii em.• ir:om iimpD a.iriield. this date. I

Tho 4th l!atte.llon dil>pl..ced to TA 085711. Dloplaoement was cor.pleted Md the battralio.n firing in support of the dtvleioa prior to dal'k.'lesa.

The 96th PA lln displaced to TA OS55W; dieplacsment vas completed sPout midnight, conBider&ble di~ficulty being ancountered in negotiating a poor road into ~osition.

22Sep50: One (1) 155m Howitler from the 96th PA lln VB8 nttached to tho 2nd »attelion for 1lluminRtion of the let M~rines sono of R.Ction •. This howitzer remained vith the 2nd BAttalion for l.ll\Unin&tlon mhalono on1)' until ~9 Sep 1950,

2JS~p50! TIJ.~· 4th :Battft1!on'" (lese 11L'1 .Patt~'ry) dhple.ced tn TA ll5oH. Displ~cernent w~e completod prior to darknesa.

The Jrd :BattAlion Joined the lltb Marinas BOd waa ae:igned n tactical mi~aion of D/S of tho 7th Marinai. Thv Jrd Battalion nispl~ced from its rendezvous area tn TA 035Lu. to a firlllll: pooitlon In TA 07601', O<>e~ion of position and regietrati'ln was ~ompleted prior to darkness.

24Sep50: Tho 2nd Battalion O'lllllllenoed d!op1aoemont, b)' echolon, to TA 1852X at ~430; displacement vas cnmpleted ~d the b~ttRlion registered by 1800.

The 96th FA Bn diaplaced to TA 1752! •t 1000, Displacement was c~mpleted by ~600 with the battalion registered ftnd executing ite mieston.

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DECLASSIFIED


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DECLASSIFIED

IJ~AS&UED .Alllll!:l( SS TO lST IWUIIE DIVISION SPECIAL ACTION RI:PO.B'l'

25Sop50z

H~, llth Noztnoo (XoiAf) lr.tMnrDiv. DIJ', Ir. the Field.

26 Ncnr 1950

nL". Ba.ttery closed oa the remainder ot the 4th :BAttn.lion in TA 1156H at 1100.

In order to esaure more effective ar\lller.r cnordin&tion between tbe ass~t regiments, direct commun1c~t1ona be'ttreen the llrtillery Haiaon otflco:.-a ILt the intMtr;y regi-mental level wae established. · ·

:RecoUe.1asance ~tcroaa the HAN River wae ·cnMucte". b;r tbe let :Battalion in prepa.ra.t1M for their river croaain&: •

The Jrd llllttnlion (less 0G11 l!atter;y) dilplaced b;y LVfa IUld ferey acroas the B~r River to ~A 16610, Diaplaceaent waa ooapleted with tho battnlion roghtorod and prepared to sup-port the 7th 1-!ari.nea by 1800. ·

The 4th FattaUon Md tho 96th l!A lln were nlerted to be prepared to anawrr calla for :U:e i'rna the aeaault HgJmenta during' that period when the lat and 2nd Dattnltona executed the river crossing.

26Sep50: At 0440, wh,!1o .the 2nd llattaUon wao makl.ng the final M-Justnent for a prep~atton for the lat Marines attack, a strong enemy co~ter-attack wa1 uncovered in the let Marines

. zono of aotion; Once again1 due to the ChennEilised llnture of the enemy caunter-attack and the aacuracr or extettng ~s~ it w~s possible to select and aaatgn conaentrationa to both 'l..at'l raed.tum battUtrms. Although unoburved. these fires together with the 2nd 3attgl1nn fires ~roved highly effective. The c~unter-att~ck waa repulsed nn~ survetl-1enco reports credited "rtiller1 with destruction nf six tanks destroye~ And numer~us enemy de~d.

At 0700 the let :Bntt.alion OODDenced diepl.acEir;lent aoroea the HAN River by DUKWS. The bMttAlion occupied a position area in TA 1661N and was prepared to support the 5th Knrinea in the continuance of ita attack: by 1100.

At 1400 tho 2nd Jattalion oornmenced displacement ~LCroaa the RAN .River, using L~& and rercy, Displacement to TA 1856A woe completed by 2030, with all batterieo in position and ready to fire.

A forw11rt'l echelon of the tegiJllent diaplf\oed. B01""11 the lUll River "t 1330. The forward CP wao eatabliehod ~t U 1660A and contr<A. of the regiment aeaumed bi' tho forward eobelon at 2055.

!l'he 4th Battalion C(lnducted "' reoon.na18.aacse acroaa the · HAN River tbro~hout the d81, oelooting a position in tbe

viql.d W of TA 15591>.

27Sep50t · · ThEi ret;imentlll. rear echel® oommenaed dl1piaaeme.nt "orosa tbe HAN lliver at 0900 and oloood on tho CP at 1)00,

· · 1!\.e '4th' ~at tnli on commenced dhplaooment aoron tbe HAN ld.ver, by !e1·ry. to T.A. l559D. ~D.1apJ.ac.~t -waa··compl.et-ed

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DECLASSIFIED


v~;-.~.t'.~~~:~lii.~~·f} .9.?!?.:-lr~.·;:~t

..oor= SS TO 1ST !WttNE DIVISION SPECIAL AC'ltON IU!l!'OiiT

llq, llth Marines (Reinf) 1 ~·tfhrDi v. Fm', l;r tlle l'lold.

26 N.ov· 1950

prior to darkness with the.battalion regioterod aod firing in support of t.he' dh·ision •.

"CII Battery, lat ll..511 llkt :Bn, Wl', received 3500 KI+8A-2 .fuzes t~·s ~~t~.

28Sep50; "O" ll"ttery, lot lf.5' Rkt lln, Fill', ·~_xecv,ted their river . cros~ihg.and established a rende~ovous ~reo. .J.n TA 17631 b)'

29Sep50:

30Sep50:

llfOO, . '

The 2nd :BAttalion commenced Ct1 epla.cem~·t., b)r E!ohelon, to U 2J60H nt lJOO. DisplaoOIJ\ent .was'.oomplcted Md ·the battalion regiatered and firing in suppo:tt of the aasault reel-mont by 1700, .·

Tho Jrd Battlll.ion dhpla<*d to TA 25620, by .. eobelon, com-pleting displa~ement prior to da~kneaa• .

One battel:'y; of the 96th J'A valll detached at 1200, revert-ing·to control of .Z (;orp.s ~1ller:y, ·

Tho ·remainder of ~he 96th J'A Bn. wa$ detaohed troD the llth Marineu and reverted tO=~co.ntrol of X Corps Artiller;r Bt 0930.

One (1) 155oo howitze, from the 4th Battalion wae attaohed to the ~Jld ]att!llion far ill'IJr.li.nntlon of tho lst ·Marin••

' At npproximRtel)' 1215 tho 2rtd llattalion commOlleed diepln~

cent, by echelon,- to T.A 2861-I. l>leplaceaent was coopleted and the batt,..lion regi'etered by 1640. , :

' At 1500, in oomplionoe with Div OpnO 14-50, the following

attachments were eff~ctea:

lst Battalion attached to 5th Mnrineo 3rd :Battalion f'.ttnched to Jth Ml!.rinea 50th AAA/AW (less "C" :iltl'l') atti<Ched to llth M"rineo

The 2nd Battlllion was aasl£ned the tacticnl m1ae1-on ot . · G/S at. l9JO. thlo date, · .,

"L" .BatterY, 4/11, ~proximately 1800. mately 2400.

commenoed dioplaoement to TA 2662~ ·at l>ispl~e~en\ vna completed. a\.·q>pit0x1-

lOct.!)O: The regimente..l reconnaiaaa.nce party dePft.rted at 01345.;! ~he regi~antRl forw~rd CP was opened At TA 2761U at 1100 and control of the re;gtment vr.a auw:ted a.t that time.

The 50th AAA./JM commenced closing on the 11th Marines area at l~OO ·;ihh date. !.11ct1cal m1u1o.na were au1cned .a. follows: '

"A" llatter¥ "tt .. chod l/ll 11:a11 l111ttery - G/S 11 D11 Battery· att11ched J/11

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DECLASSIFIED

~ED .\NNEX SS TO 1ST IWUllll DIVI SIOll SPECIAL .AC'tiOI! lii:POIIT

2-l!Oct50:

H~, llth Marines (lloi.Jlf') l•:rt.u,.., ... ntv. 'ftfl'.' i~ -t·he-Fi~ti~-.

26 !lev 1950

The reNI.int'.er of the l+th :St~.ttl\lion closed' on "L11 :Bt.~.ttecy in T.A 2662S at 1200,

Ul-jll :Bnttery diopla.ced to TA 26675 nt l7}U sn..:;_ was ASsigned ~ission of G/S reinforcing 3/11,

,Litth firi~~& WI\& oon~ueted duriac these dl\\eo,

On 2 Oct, uon Battery, 4.5" P.kt :Bn, cloaed their renc'.esvous area in T'A 17631 ~.nt\ moved tn TA 2761G:.

On 3 Oct 11.t nwroximR.tely 0730, "C" :Battery, 4.5" .Rkt Dn, v~~oa dhpctohed to CO, 3/ll 1\B requested b;r 00 7th Horinoa · tor a fire 14iaail')n. This mission waa not executed "Until ~.fter ~-11rk <:~n :; o.,.t ..

Tho 50th AM/ AW we.o detAched at 0800, 4 Oct.

5-70ct50: !rJring th!a period elements of the regicent cloeed en tbc rog1mento1 ~aaembly aren. Diaplaoementa nf the regiment-- (less atta.chmenta) were 1'!11\de at. the fCillowing times:

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Reg1nenta.l hetW.qu.r.~.l'te:r:a HD~ aew1ce battei"lea -pl-Lliii the Bkt Batter:r C'.1spl~ced n.t 1415, 5 Oct, arr1v1ng 1n the Inchon nree (TA S95lSX) at 1950, 5 O.et.

The.l~th BattAlion coocenced displl\cement to the Inchon rer;iucntal El,aser.::~.bly nrea ·.t .04JO, 6 Oct, cloaing on the asseJably Area ;l.t; 1500.

The 2nd BattRlion concencecl. diaplace!'lent to the regimcmtal asser.ibly area n.t 1J001 6 Oct. Tbe Battalion clnse~. on the Inchon nren n.t 1700 the aeme o:l.e.te~

The lst M.d 3tcl. 'Battalions had closed on the regirae.ntc.l aeaeubly area by 1700, 6 Oct,

On 7 Oct the regi=ent ccnti:::.ued. e;tabli=hing a ter.:p~r~-,· crunp in the assembly area. StEJ&ing n.nd planning for the Wonsan lMding waa commenced •

n.. Ta.ctios. Observations nf enemy tactics, due to the elilployment l\lld loca

tion of this organizati·on, were generally confined to enemy uee of h1• artillery one, hia fiCtions in !\UI' roar """"'· ltoporta concerning othor ~hnaca of enemy tactics were ~most entirelr aeoond hnnd and will not be re:-,eated in this. :repnrt. ·

Enemy artillery tiree a.tJainat our roar o.ree.a, Md our own arUl~ecy i,)O&itiona wero elttremely light conalde::rillli the llClOUD.t nf' n.rtillory eatinP.tad n.a nvailf'.ble tn hlo. They were. chn.racterized by being epornf~c in nature ~nd coneiatinr, of only oAe or two pieces. In o~ntrnat, his uaG of t\l'tlllery Md oortara againat our forwOl"(". positlC'Ins was fa.irly condstont Md A.pparently delivered 1n oon•it\erabl.y gr&Ator volume.

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iJtJXf~&S,Jfl) .~!1'~E:n'Ii~:

Jlll!TEK SS TO lST ~;,;IUNE DIVISION SPECIAT• AC'I'ION P.EPOllT

H~, llth Mar1nea (Re1nf) 1£tt.lar:rav, FMF, In the ]!·ielr .•

l6 Nov 1950,

Locations that the eneoy ahellet.4., a& taken from shell! llP.' reports received by this he~qunrtera, are shown on "OverlRY of Azens Sholled11 , apr"JOnil.i% VI trt this IUlllBX. Du;pl1 'l;C~.tiona, 11s well as shelling r€!l'orts thc>.t cU~. not iucl.ict~<+;o aree. aholj_o(l., are not_ shown on this overlay •

.c\ aUJlllaUtln of arofl8 shelled shows thn1J 22 torwl'l.rd areas Md 20 roar nrona received nl)rtnr or Artillery fil"8~ Bone of them indicn.te that the ene.ny was A.ble to na.ss the fii-ea or n~re thM 11. 8if¥!;lG bo.ttery ·- or else indic:ate thn.t ho l'tit'. ·not choOse to: f.o ao. The overl~, of course, ahowe onl7 ahellinga l~ported. It 11 1mpoea1ble to estimate bow DMY shelltngs want \Ult''""Ported due eitl'..er to COD!il\Ulicatioll difficulties or ln~ of a.ppreoiatton of the icp?-.!t'tance of oaklng shelling reports.

A genorDJ. aUima.ly 'lf enemJ artillery and no1tar _ fire.s againet our infnntr,y nnd fo~Td ~ositiona ae ~nrte~ in Dlvision Intelligence Succ3rioa of.eneoy nation follows:

l51800-l61800:

l61800-l7L800: l7l800-l8l800:

l81800-l9l800:

l9LS00-201SOO:

201800-211800:

211S00-221SOO:

. . . Land1"1: on Inchon effected agn1nat oedero.te al:ll\11 arcs, Jilachine cun. and gorta.r fire, No artillery or mortar fire during petiod, Our .nvanee continued against eonttere~ maChine gun, mortar, ~- artillery fire. A henvy nartnr and artilleey A.tta~ in the· lat Mnrinea zone during the la.te afternoon closed the r.tSriott. 1u :. :Jle.~-·y fell in the Vicinity of Kit:tpo llirfittld froJII: 2(.4•{ t.o ''105, cnllber unknown. BeaietanCe ('Jn the :-1g~1t of the 5th MArines was oodernte to hetJ.VY coneist~ng· of sllA.ll anne, machine gun M.C'. onrtl\l' fire, Prior to j\'!l:l:P o!f, Jrd BattRlion, 1st Marines received oortar fire in vicinity of CP. Consistent enemy oortAr 'M arUllery fire to the r1P,ht and rear of 2nd Battalion, let Harines throU~;hout period. Jrd liattalion, 5th Ml!l'1nes met moderato SZ>all .,.., •. nnd epo:radio mortar fire nt .1"\UJill off. lst U&rines re~orted Artillery fire received all morning. Sporadic Blilall arms and artillery fire in 5th Marines zone dur1n,g the night. Jr<l Dattal1on, 5th Mar1nea received artillery and ~oesibly heavy m~rtAr fire at 1400, l5 rounds of art1llery fell 1n 5th MArines CP as ~ertod closed. Artillery end mort~r fire fell spnrad1oolly througho~t the night in 5th M~nee Bone of action. 5th Marines CP shelled, ant\ several officers ll.lld enlisted personnel wounded. Light rea1ai811Ce con.aist1ng ot' small arms and mortars encountered by 3rd J3nttol.ion.·. lat Marinea on moviAg intQ position, lat 3attal1on, 5th U:u-inea was herd hit by obeorvo<\ artillery fire as the period opened. Xne~ activity continued duril'l{.t the night in 5t.h Marines zone, with sporadic small arme, and artillery fire, ls~ :3attol1,on1 lat Marines received harraaotne arttller¥ and nQrtnr fire during the night.·

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.AlOO:X SS TO lm' MAIU!Gl DIVISION SPllCI~L A.C'l'ION IIJli>Olrl

2}1800-241800:

241S00-251SOO:

251800-261800:

261800-271800:

271800-281800: 281800-291800:

. 291800-301800:

.J01SOO..OllSOO:

OllSOO-o21800:

021800-0)lSoO:

031800..041800: 041600-051800:

_, ·r

Hq, llth KRrineo (Reint) lat.NAr~iv, Jll.'1 ,_ Io:. ·thf! :'~.elc\.

26 llov 1950

Light aaall arma· Md mortu fire received in 5th llarinea m'one d.uri!'l-8 the: )iight~ En~ ire :regiment"-,_ ·!one (5th M-!!.rinee) fr:.;.bjeeted to oortlJ.l· nnd artillery fire. 5th M.:l.'t'iaea - l:t'poradic st1all B1'I!1Si aortftl' 1 .n.nd artil~t' ry ti;r•· re9e:h··~d durine tl:.e night, Sporadic mortlll'

- Glld arti}.le;:l:'Y. fir~ received. within th= re;;:t:nt.al iiOn.~ th:':'ouG}iout the mo'l:".ning M.d afternoon, lat Marinee -Deterntnea reetetanco troc strong ene~ pooketa .upported by small nrms• machine gu.n and I!I01"tl\l" fire e.ncountat"ad turouetuJFt Tbe la~· HP.rineB •one c.uriug tho mo~i.nt; ar..d F.ft6rnoono 5th H~~ines - No rep?rta ot enemf artillery fire during tlle por1od. lst H~rlnoo - Light artillo<7 8!ld r.:ortar fire with delayed fuze e~countered during period. lot M..rineo - Light an~l.l arma, Qortor ..,..4 art1llo<7 tiro thro,ghout tho lo~ !wines &one during the night. 5th Y.11rinea - ~o mortar, artiller1 or ~ tire received during the r,»oriod. Neg"t1ve. Intermittent mortu tire in l1t Marine• scme thro\Jgbout dEll". Light ene1Df omall armo, lllMh1Jie '!Wio Md l20mm.£1ortor fire fell in 7tb KIIJ'ines &one d.urlnl! nigbt. 2nd ll..t~al1oa., 7th Ma.r1nea reoe1vea: heav7 eaem7 l20mm mortar fire at 301000 !n TA 2465~ -Dr lat.!! af't!'!rnoon mortar firo h~d practically eeaeed. 7·~h ~Flrtnea - The attack prooeededt over I"U£484 terl.·e.··-.:-., against li!iht SllPUl am•- machine ~CUD. and aorta~ fire .. 7th M~rines - Aa period closed tbe euecy wne reailt1~ ou:..~ BllVwce with heAVY machine gun: and oortl\1' fire !~om t.ho htgh_ ground somt'l 31000 ;rarda south of UIJONG-DV,

7th MP.rtnea - Enemr reahta.nce wnB made Up ot ac'mirate small arms, machine gun, moderate e.rt1ller7 M.d mor-tar fires. For the first tim& in B8VerRl dnya,·he

-employed ~rt1llary,, shelling both frbrit lines ~d CP areas. Nega~ive.,

Silt to ten rounds of mortar fire fell during the night in the 7th Marinea a?,

Conclusions regarding enemy tactical emplo~ent ot hie arttller,y and mortiU"s drawn fror.1 locatlnna shelled and artillery tlree reported as listed above a.re 1\B follows: ·

(1) The enemy did not maaa hi a firea. It ie not kn~A it tbi& was through ehoice or 1n~b1l1tye

(2) The otrength of hlo artillery ettort vo.a vesk in 0011traot to tbe piecea he hnd avA.ilable.

(3) A prepoqcterance ot hi a artllleno- and mortar effect vaa C\1-reot•d ~~!n!!t oYT r~~a~. pne!ticne, !ndi~~t!ng thr.t h1= tactical doc~ trine calls tor uae of llrtillery tn the aupport1ng role.

(4) Though not c1eul;y 1n~.1CR.to~. Df .tho report a above, H h believed that a maJority of hle fi_re wM delivered without adJuatment.

··r~: :····-:-· ::·.~:-~-. i"

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inforM~tion ooncerniUA tho 6DODY Alttl•

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ANIIEit SS TO 1ST IWII!IZ DIVISIOli-SPEOI..U. AOTIOII BE!'OII'r

Hq, llth ll•rlneo (Belnf) lotMnrDlv, Fv.F, In the F1.eld.

26 Nov 1950

lery effort indicP.tea that the ene~ ua'd bf-PASaed ~ortBra! m~ed either by soldiers or cor.umm.iet eleme.nte of the olv:U ptopule..tion. to barre.ss our reru- Rrens. Such fires were reported but twice, And were ~>oradic l'lJ'lt. ineffective. There wna one reJ;~crt thRt the enemy uaod :o:nm.rd obse:"'•ere lccr'.te(l. beh!nc.ll. ~'!.!!" f!'..,nt linea, but th!! was not confirmet'. by e.cturU. FI.J)T.'Ireh~n1S10Jl or ct\f'lture of auch fJf!l'eOMel, On Another oee~eion thP ene~ waa obaerve~ ueing a t~nk to fire into our roAr Areaei ~fter flri~ two or three rounde, the tAnk wnuld o~Te Along the roP.fi tnA. new pos1t1un .:-...n.i\ :r~~rt th.,; fire, The r;ner,y -.:a; al~o reportocl. to be usinp.: the rR.ilroA(l. tunnels \teat ot Seoul na I"Z

tj:lery poeitions 1 rUnn!ng th~ ~ieoea bnQk into tb~ tunnel when under 11ir or nrtillery a+.tA.r.k.

Enerly gr0cund AOtion ~ninat Our poalt1on Mens WAB negl14ble. 'llho~ mMy en'E!cy trnopa were b;,-pAaaed, thfl? wera t:enf'relly Wllll'l'l&tl., leadorlesa, An~ nnly ~~~ti~ fnr n chnnee to surrender aafelr. No ra.ic\a or r.tteJ!JPte l'.t Ftnbntnge by the ci•1i1 ;tomll.A.ce were re'(lorted.

b, OrGMisn.tion. No positive infom,.,tlon n1 to f'ne~ .atillcl')" nrgan1BA.tioa. Wl\1

e;Rined by this orsMisA.tion. Probable ·.o:rgM1aat1on b!llaed on ener:f¥ otrength 1o cove""d in p•rograph c. below.

e. Strent~:th. Durin~ tho hperattnn n to\nl ~f 52 ahellln~ re~nrta Rnd 99 l~

cat1on reports vet"~ ?ro-:essed. The aource of the location reJ)Orta were as follows:

API (Divicion or C~rps) •• Ai'I (11th ~inrlnes) •• -••• Flaah Bonge (lltb llnrlnes) Air ObeeTVere •.• lnfMtey ••••• Ft:~rw&d Observers. .

~OTAL

~~ 23 10

9 10 .

-w llo positions F~.ecurate (lnt)w;h tt) be uaeA.ble vera received froo

prisoner& of war or frorn f!'i(lnc.Uy civiliMa. Of tho 99 Tlnaitinna obtained, 15 ~re confirmecl. f.lnd 84 remaio.ec.'t unconfirmed.

By tyPe, the nosi tinna re:f'Brred to nbnve were claseifiet'. RB· follows.!

.A.AA (:Battery n1' 3 or more guns) AAA (Single he~vy ~) . . FA (Self-propeller\ gun ot howlt..,r). FA (Towed-oultlple gun pooitlon) • • J.a (Towod-singlo gun :"Oaition) •• , Coast Defense or Dual 't)uruoae • ..)t.t)rtara (~or ln.rgo'r-multi..,le

0 j 0 • 0

noaition) • ~OTAL

And the tottll number of p1ece• ao reported wre:

AAA - HeAvy.~ •• , , • , , • , ~ , , , , , , , , , , , .• ~ ~, , ~ ••.•• _ 19 lied!""'· ••.•••••••...• • . . . . . • . • • • • • • • • . • • • 7 Li~t ...........•....• I • 0 • 0 0 ••••• 0 •• 0 •• 0 • __ l_

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~~!?.:{ SS TO 1ST MAP.INE DIVISION SP:!Cll.L ACTION P.!POP.P

CD

Hq, llth Marines (Reinf)l l.1":iMarDiv, FV?, 1.1 l.:1e :'lolti.,

26 Nov 1950

- l¥.)mlll· •••••••••••• 0 • 0 .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 5 76mm ...................................... 14 120mm ..................................... _1_ 20

SP - 76mm or 85mm ........................... ". 13 120mm •••• , •• , , , ••• , •••• , , ••• , •• • • • • • • •. • • • __ 1_·

14

FA - 76mm Gun.,, , •• , , •••••••••••••••••••• , ~ ~ • • • • S:O 90rrm G...-:.n •••••••••• , , , •••• , , • , , , , , ; , , , • • , • , 2 105;nm :-tnw ••••••••.••••••••••••••••••• , •• ~ ~ 5 l2:2mn H?W, , , , • , , . , • , , , , , , , , , •• , , , , •• , j; , , , 40 l52mm Gun or Oun-How •••• • • • • .. • .. • • • • .. • "-1-

128

l<!ortare - 82mm, , ••• , •• , •••• , , • , , •••••••• • ~ • ••• , 14 120mm~ •••• 0. 0 ••• 0 •• 0 •• 0 •• 0 ••••• ·-· •••• __ 6_ 2G

tt'C'l'.AL •••• ~

In attempting to arrive at an eBtimata bt enem7 artillery strength based on the looations tabulated abcvoi the following faators must be conaideredo

(l) It rnuRt be assumed that the enef.i7 Waa auooeeaful in employing and firt·lf:; his r.rt11lery nne':. tu:riif\rs fr01:1 positiona never detected by llny [Jj u:J.r B.P;Oncies.

(2) The h~.!;l1 ra'·io of suspected positions to confirmed poaitions. This was pr~.nn:-1ly due to nn inadec,uate flow of shell reports, and the incc.r;yp:ete- Md inl\courn.te nature of rany of the reports received.

(J) A single pieee or battery, ns n result of displacements, might be reported several times.

(4) Lack cf ,..nv detectinn nnnttrtLt\lR c~pn.bl'! of SUCC@Ssfully opero.ting. n&ainet norte:;. a - as w~~l ~-~ .. th~i; r.1obility nn.d poaition aren requirenenta.

In view ef these !ectcrs, a:td ba;ed C.."l tho loc."l.tiona rGported, the following concJ\:.s~.on1:1 regarding enony f\rtillecy strength RrB mnde:

(1) The total number of orti1le<Y pieoes shown above ie prob.nhly :1.:-~eC"..tratG- to the e:xta..1.t thu.t the en&t",Y wn.a uble t.o provid.u FUtsrnate gun ~s1t1ons and to .displ~oe his venpona.

(2) It is believed that the list of Mti-airorl'dt and mo:rta.r poeitions falls considerAbly short of tho total available to the ene"Y' The natur.,;; ot thiO!Btf wenpona ia auch that· ahelli.ng nnd locn.tion roeporta of' their activity were usuall;y tracmentary. or of such Mture as to l:lake cont'imation of positions impoeeible,

(J) In the J:>~>tter of coast defense pieces, due consideration ha.a been given to dual-put"paao typea, The type of emplACement wna made the detercin1ng factor as to whether·they were alaaaed as AAA or a.e coast defenae. It is probable thnt mAnY light coast defense guns vero not reported to this orgAnization, It is believed, however, thAt the l5 medium p1e~P.8 reported represents a fair estirnnte of ths enenyls strength in this field.

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Ai111EX SS TO 1ST MAI!Imi: DIVISION SP:EOiilL "OTION RliPOliT

Hr., llth Mnrl.nos (Relnf) lctM~rDiv, Ft.!l', t.;: t::,e Field.

26 !lov 1950

( ~). l!o &otimate of en•I:IT oelf"'Propallsd artilleey otrelll!th can. be made :fror.l theee f!~J.ree. P.epcrte ree-eived ueu.~lr cculd. not di~ti~guiah·botwaon artiilery, salt-propelled ar\1ller,r, or tank fi~es,.

(5) It is believed that the nunber ot field artillery piel.iEiB Usted above represe1rt fill uVGl'Ei'iitii!iAte of e.neiq etrengtll. It 1a observed that the eneoy when retreating withdrew aB much of his .-.rtillery to n~ loentions AS possible. The use ot alternate positions by the (.lnemy woulcl. N.eo tend to ine,rease the nur.:~ber of poai.ttons ropt:~:-:-ted. In tho light .ot these conS14eratio.ne eneey :field. a.rtilie17 f!.trength is est1o.:\te.d to have r.ona1sted of the following:

Approx, Six llatterie0 .(36 piece a) APT>rox. Three Batteriet!l "(18 pieces) Approx. One Battor7 (~ pieces)

76mm Guno l22r:LO How 105""' How

(6) If this strength was organized 3Ccordlng to beat available inforl!lation rega:r:-dirg llor.th Korean order of battle, it indicates the p~esenoe of one artil~ery regiment. 1n the area of operation a and four ~:o .. fiv~ artillo:cy compM1os orgoNJ.1.o to infMtry regl100ntu, probably Rug':?lented by R. few captured .AlbAriOM. or South Korann piiBQEIIe

d, ~loymen t, ::;n&my de-ployment of hie artillery ie 1nd1a.o.te on 110verlq of

Hoetile Jle.ttecyfMortRr Poe!t!one". f>..ppe!nd!% V!! to th!e a!~!'le%. Th!e overlay doas not tlhow poHit.ionB or.it;lnal prior to 18 Sap 1950 eince no shelling reporl.~;: ur l~'CR.tiOll reports w3"re received during the period 15-17 Sep 1950, A.nd no· poattiona l.rere el').nf1rmed. Ene:~ deplo7JDent 1nd1cutei that he tas~d-~he ~~lk·of_his a~t1llvxy detav&e of S~uul ~£ positions in or ,near the oity. The e.nezq positions .may A.lso indiOI\te that the -enemy expor1.en~ed diffieulty in ~:~oving his 1\i-tUlecy n.eross tho H!Ul Ri vor. ·

o. Probable ·rder ot battle, !nf·:ruation as to enecy organisation and. probable order ot bat

tle h almost entirely negative. No t:':'anBlA.to.:rs or interrogators were atta.chad to thh orgMiBA.t!on,. and loc:!lll:t procur<>d interp~tcra war not l1111!uiat1call;y "ble to .. conduct 1nterro,o:l!.ticno that might heve re-

. veale{l, inforrntt.tion aa to M.ern;y_ o:rd~r of battle.

Information taken from :biviaion Intell.isence SWnrna.riea lmU.-cate the presence of the following Artillery units:

4th ond 6th Coop.nioa, 2nd B .. ttaUon, 918th Al'ty Ilad. 4th ltegiment, 18th D1vle1on. Art;y En, 17th Division. A.A Oompnny, 17th l>ivislon.

f. ~uipe1ent. oey ar.tillery equipment examined by thia or.g&.niiA.tion showed

fair workmtu'lship "lnd eouml principles of co.uatructton. MMy refinetlVi!:nt!! were l!'.oki!l..g; dghttl'-G !:!QUiptJent in P".rt!Ot..ll.P"..r 'fould be eo.nsidsred eub-stnndnrd byU. S. Artillery. However, tho eneay light ~rttllory pie· cea seened to be designed f6·r e. ~.if:ferent method of e:cploynent than our own ond it is probabl~ that lese stress w~u lnid on sights 9nd !1re cant rnl equipment.

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l!q, llth !!anne a (Roinf) l::JtlfllrDiv~ M, ln t.hA Fiold.

26 Nov l950

No detailed examinations or teat-t1r1nge ot enemy A.rtillery equipment woro conducted by this organizAtion.

No cor:vnent.

e. !2-anning. It is believed thAt current Cl.octrinee related to planning om

pl-.ibiouo opcr.=;.tivn;;. ram.r-i.n a:f'f'activa. :: ... anta which UCOUI-i'et\ t'bl.ring thia operation serve to emphasizo certnin planning chnr~cteriat1ca which are doctrine, but which were 1e.rgely digrognrde~. during the planning phase of this operation. thereby causing inade~uacies in the finnl plan, !:hat tha plfli'l wn.u $U.}Dti&e1\J.lly t«ecuteo'i. despite ita inr..deC,plae'\.es may be ,,t t:":"ibuted to the ,_ight 4ef9nae of the bsa.ch b7 the enemy 1 and to the excellent· on-the-spot decisions JQI\de and actions taken by the many Mn.rine officers and Marine non-commissioned officers who were experienced in nmph1D1ous operations.

Current doctrine ineludee the following charaeteriatios of lnn~inb force planning:

(1) The necessity for concurrent plannin~ in lower eChelons. (2) The necessity for c\etfdlet\·'!')1Mn1n«. (3) The effect of ti~e r~d QUAco on planning.

Concurrent planning requires thAt preliminary 'Planning be 1niti .. ated by the artillery comruander on the ba&1.s of adV8l'lce 1nfol1liE\t1on and tent~tive cl,ecidon~ ..;:nnce:rn:lng ehipping. JU\V!M gun.f1Te l'Hlr::'_ air !l'"l!p!_)O!'t plans, location of beaches, and the landing plan. In this operation the advance inforoation was extremely li~ited and arrived onl~ aix (6) do.ys prior to the loAding date1 n a·.utable map waa ~..de ELVrdlable only two (2) dayf; prier to the loadint:; date; r..n~. ea;:cnti:-.i !.:;.:f'"cr=. ... ttcn co."l= cornin& the .naval len<\ing plan was not t.!.Vnilable until the ni~t be ... fore sailing. As a result • plena fnr the artillery were hurriect.l.y made M.d diaseminato~jloading plMs bad tn be issue~. verbally in fragmente..._,.._,y fum; the advanoe ftH~finna1BBMC& pA.l'ty hat\ t.o depll'l.rt with incouplete en~ tentative information on the nrtillery plan; nnd the regiment sailed for the tAXget o.roA. before a detrUled landing plAn could be C.rawn up.

There is R necessity for detailed pliWlil'lg becauae M fWphibious assault is n coo~lex opernt1on in comparison vith an operation on lMd. This operation was pMticularly cocrplex for the artillery becnuse of the extrooe t:i.dn.l cond1t1one at the target, the :fact tMt artillery wQs to bo lnnded at H~our on an off-shore island which offered olll.y very licit.ed positions, anc"l. tho aastg.nment o:f Jn~•anese-manned shipping. To insure success. a written plan eovering ell ~.etFLils wne indiel\ted, even fQr troops e:xr,er1encec1. in &lpbib1ous overa.tions.

Howove~, the planni~ method utilized preclUded thorough coverage of Rll details. and ililportfl!lt details concernin,c the ship to shore movenent t1ere disseminate<\ only twenty-four (24) hoUrs prior -1 0 ~ As a rosult of the lack of tir.:~ely details A.nd othP.r fnotore beyond tho•

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.Uil...X SS TO 18'1' !WilliE DIVISION 6PF·CUL .AC'riOll !UlPORT

llq, 11th M•xines (Reinf) 1 ::tM.'l.:rDt vI PH? 1

ln -;,~_1o !"1 el(l .•

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control of ~his heaitquarters, the ship to shore n10Vement was .q. c:l.taorgMized anti. hapi>aztl.l'd nfi'air, r.nd t:tw tliioliveey o-r efiecUve n.rtillery uupport wns th£J::eby c'i.Gla.yeti.. Ceil. there been /". rehearanl, the e.xperio.nce wo".1..1cl. l~avo !lUp'llhcl T.lll.nY .of t-be dct~ls 'l~Mt'~werilt". in the 1And1DI; plan1 Ol.'.~t C:Ji'Jm"Jnioa.t:1.ci.Os f.Ul.•lre!l wouB. : ·vtJ been retU.ized and would probably ha;o baon co:r.rGctl)d •

Doctrine calla for incroaaed Utte ~~- apP.OO fAct ora in. "PlMAin&: M omphibious oper~tion, to allow for the anenbly of widely eeptl.l'n.tod force:1 1 9pcoia.l trn:l.n!ng, reb.'SI<~raaJ., eabn:rltt-t:i.on, Nld movel'le.nt ovorsoas. Tiocter x'nvorabl'J c~m!itian~, Hll c·lora.ll planning IJOriod of ninety (90) ~-~:YB io indlcnted. ~·or t.t..is ope:rntlnn. the J=-1Nm1;ag per1ot.'l. wns r<!duced to about thirtY (";:1) r;l.a.v:!. Md ·thte ia the l!l.a.1<>X' fe.cto:r which brnucltt A.bout vnr1atioits fxom d~ctrine with the .f\tte~.ant ro.sult& 1n~.1C'\ted n.bove. It can not be detemined trom this e~er1ence whether or not the n'lncty (90} ~ay i)eriOC, ie ,!t~.:r;c; a t:L!".~; but tt er:n l'l.afin1tel;y be st~tc('l_ tluo.t tl"J.:rt;y (301 !1.cye !e 12.!L!:t-2~~ n tine t~ !'~low f!lr tho fornul('ti.-.n (I.Jld f.:l.nf.tl~l.n<lticm raf n d~ta~.:..cd plan, tha specip~ trainin,-;~ &d .,he reheA.:rsa'.; uJ.e::J.en+,s whi.~h n.re still believec"~ to be oseentinl fol" ceeuranoe of auccees in naenult of n defenc".ed beach,

Recomoendtitton; That every attemnt be tlade to follow existing plannill{,-; cl.ootl'lno in future operations.

b • ..§h~l!Lil€· 'l'ho o..ll ocotolr>n of &hipping ~e s-hown in pnr~rnph 5 Rbove resul

ted in tho fo~J.tn--; __ ·~.- un(l.flcira."ble fenturer.:

(1) One ( ~.) ~.5:;"VJ howHzer battery was reap'r.oible for tho lo.Min~ Mel. 'l!nlc£1d.::.nt; uf r>rt cntiro .t....U1 ttl:.hcrul':h t.he batteey Mteriol coo;_,rieed on~y u PC.U·.ll pv~··b:i.on of the c~g<:~ smbai-h:ICI., rm.d the battery hacl f~.rst priot'i ty 0f l.'Ol.('lruiing. rt ll.7l"PC'Ma unnec.essll.ry to n.osi~n such n. logistical respo:1sib1lity to o. tFLCtic,...l unit.

(2) Tho henvy mt'.terie1 of one modium bl\ttery lw\ to be embarked in lUlc". lnndP.<l f'ro'll i!'1 AICA, whsn a more efficient mothoc:\ nf" hamU!nt; this !!!!".tfr~!el hl !!'.ff~H·t.:1.ed b;t the J .. ~:o"'.P~ ·

(3) Rl)f;;irnuntR.l .hea.cl~uarte::rs was e~;~t.nbHshed nbol'l.rc'. B. SCAJ.AP LST, therefore dlt\ not ho,'-·e 1\oocn to the eru!lplete ne.vr col!II!IUiu.cntiona net. ni'lr tho o.r~.ers M.d ~t:.blicA.tinns nomnll? distributed- tn n.ll .nF\V)" vessels, c •• mt was d..~r:lvac't of ths full usc of. iHClP.ll "beat a N"lc'. tha ;,m ... :rthibious kno~<:-how no;cmRl~.y _:found in n Nnvy cr~. -

(4) Up to 250 ti"ooi)s hA.d to be eoJai'Aed on ench eh1-p 1 whcroM tho rated capacity is only about 150.

AllowinG for the -personnel lUld vehicles normally embarked with the infn.r:try rr:giDenh divisii'}D heN\Q.watersi' Md div1aion 1'61\1" echo .. lon hn:cy snc'. vor-eotino:~.L tM a:t>t1lleq reg1·went hM 267S of!ice.l'a ~nC'. eniiatad r;wn ~d tha following vehicloa for ectbnrko.tion:

197 2! Ton Trucks 44 82 t Ton T,.,,ko (cargo) 13 47 t Ton T:.:-ur.k:s (rl\ill oJ 18

183 1 Ton ".:, •'-~··rs ~"~'!'&}: · 3 S2 i Ton Trailers 5>4 5 1 Ton ~rflilers (greA.Be) 18 5 l ~on !!'railers (HPCU)

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300 Ool va.ter Trl'lilera TD-l~ Tractor• Tl>-li3" TrR.Ctora 2-! Ton !Ire ckora l05Dm HowitzerB 155im Ht1wi•,~e:-:s

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..uii!EX SS 'l'O lS'l' MJ.lU!!E DlVISIOll SPECIAL .Ml'l'lON l!EPOI!r

Hq, llth Morineo (l!einf) latlob\rlliv. FMl', In the l'ield, -

26 Nov 1950

Attachment of an rwph1b1oua truck compr..n7, a.e :recommended in parncrllJ)h O. below, WOUtc". P.dd aboUt 'l C0 'PBl"SOnllGlt 110 ttJ'XW$1 3 2.§-Ton Trucks, 4 ).-~ml Tr11ile:rs, oml. 5 ~on Trucks to the nbove figures.

In ~onerol, the most ~.ee1r~ble means of shipping aM. landilll; o.rtillcry o.re considered to bo aa follows (in tho or<".er of -preference):

T_<l. _,_ • ..__..c 'I 'I---·~ii taT·b;~~~ed for lnnding, if LS'l' can be be~ebed eArly.

(2) LS'.t' n::el'>Adacl in DtiK"·Ts. (3) LSr:' '0:-el.)Pded ~n ~VT~5h; where a coral reef is pre

uuntad otfsho~o. (4) f.PA 1s lMt.ed in LCM(6) '• or LStlo (5) Al(AI e l1111ded in LC11(6) 'e or LW,

Modi um Art ill!!,l ~) LS~ bo•C.:1od for lMding.

( 2) LSD "lrrloded in LSU. (J) AKA iMdBd in J,f"J, (4) APA landed !n LSU,

ReGimental Headquartere ll) LST, with 3 ffi'AWS 'Preloadec\ tot reoob.nainance. !each

LST to land rerurlnc\er, (2) .bPA, london in LCVP1a and LO!,

In e.ll of the me'.;l':'.odR indica.ted nbove~ except the APA: A,llequ.\te bWlk epMo ~· not nvo.ilnble fot artillery pereonnel• If the &Mling timo ·.is ·short (sey, up to J.O ~.ieys) 1\11~. the wel'lther is oilt' .• loading '- r.~~ir.mc Qf 25C !lersonnel on an LST is considered pr~cticnble, and n'n ~,1j;l~t:_~f\n ... 1 .. h-t .... ,4~g .f'n.;. f' ....... n .... a 4 a f\ft,.<'!aaa...v_ nn~a> .... mn ... Q AY+.'I'A!"IA -~ ~-•--w-v•n- •·n-o.~J•~•"'Q ~"" ·~--t"- -- ••-----.v~•·• --.--,~ -·-•- --·----sailing conditiona; c~bout 1200 troops ahou:i.d be embN'ke,_... on nthor shi:ppin,-;, an(l. be t:ranssidpPel! to the LST at the tA.rGet Brea.

:Ra co;r.ori de;.t i nn .::;

(l.) That 12 LS'l' 'e be as eigne~ to lift tho ~rtillery regiment when DUla'lS (()r LVT 1e) e.re to be uAed in the ship to shore_ mnvemen.it. Ihis will allow sufficient onrgo apa.ae for the major .items of mnteri'ttl · listed ebovo, Pnd will carry Bll.thc troops if woAther and sailing con• dltions pomit overloodillf!: ear..h'.tCl' to 250 men.

(2) ~hnt \/"han sufficient LST 1 s nr.e not a'··aile.ble, an DA be su·oati~uted rather than an ilKA •. In aooordMce with the ·'Drefeioen.cee l.isted nbovo, it 1a believe~ .. that the mediUm batt~ion Md the light battal.Hns SUpPorting the ·naea.ult regiments should be L~43:ornet while the regioontn.l hoadquartere an~. poaoibl;v. nne (l) light battalion cnn be next be&t emborked in M~- landed frOl!l an APA. The APA · would alae offer n doairable solution to embarking thoae troops who could not be cnrriod. on the LS'l' '•·

(3) Thnt when foreign-cMned ehipa nre utilised, ~t leaet one .Ar.!.erican shi:? capable of earrylng the resicental hendttUI\rtera be aaaigned the artillery e-mbnka.tion. group in order to a.aaure poeitive communicntion nnd pr~per cnntrol.

c, Uae of DUKWS. The let' Al:lphibiM Tl'llok Comp:my, J'MJ', (85 :WXWS) wne attnobed

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Hq, ll th iiarine e ( 113 in£) ].~'!-·LiR.rC!.:vr :r.Mi' 1

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to this organization for the li!U\ding. Since the rated capacity of thl.s amphibiour. vehiole is 5C'10 pO\lnde Bl'd the 105mm howitzer (with A-".f'""'R~n,..-:_l"'P.) 1tf!1il''n~ !~·•j ... ht.l,v- J"llore t~M th.~'"' figu-re~ then the hct .. tit~er ~,~at -r.:..th~~· b~ i~~"::~- ~i1;h-~;~-t--a. eretr ~00. ammu.r.itlon, O:':' the DUK~J must bA o·;erluad.ed~ }l.,.~_ther EOiuticn is de~~-:-a"tl:Le 1·rom the ta.otical viet1-po:tt-~ ~ ar.d thex-e:fore the p:r.eeent DUK11 :i.s nvt ·an ideal vehicle for landins l:!.gh.t art!ller,f, as may ba -cOQI:lo-...lr balie,ud, Hc,.;eva~, it doe& of;fer the best nenns now available, under l.lOat conditions,- if' a suf!tc~ ent nWJber of ::)UK'lS are oade ava:'.lable to perJ.J.it a a01.md tactical land.~.ng uithout ovt'n:-lt~ad,.ng.. A com~.ny o1 110 DUKWS, distributed as i;~icated. below, is cons~derod r~cestiar,y to land the light ba~talion, and tho roconnainence ele!10nta r:1l the uadium battalion and. rog1cental he~ quarters:

DUKW caintenance,., ••,.,,, ••• ,, ••• ,,,, •••• 5 Regillental Bnconnaissance Pnr~y •• , ...... ,'.3 liodiur.1 Ee.tt~.i on Roeo:u~~-P.Gt...noo ?arty,, •• ,3 Each light battalion-•••··~····•·••••••••33

Rocouuendation: That the DUK\"1 bo ;o-dpaignod to carry at least · i'51le·pouDds; or ·that tho .llllpllibi"on Truck Ooupaey be roorgonizod as

follo\1s: Co Hq - g DUXWS 3 Plt 34 DUKl-IS oach

d, §}l.J?."el!Q~._q_~q_ ""~~en~ •. Up:J~. ;;.:.• · ·.r .. 1~ r.:i Cllr.lp Pendleton, this unit carrlod \·lith it o.l-

r.lost lOO~J o:.:· &;h ·::·.·: ka- ;md equip.-...-:mt .imthorizo<l by the T/A Clnd T/E. It \"ltl.S nccns~~ .. ;· .. ~ w~vu all of this cargo froo Oonp Pendleton to tho docks nt. Sun lJicg;;.,, :..c.-vi i.t aboard ship, unload at KOJ3.E, and roload it nbOD.rd nssou.lt sh~ppjng. p ... ior to entry inta ccubnt, Sinco tii".lo was very liuitod., nsfln.~.l<; £:--..'!_.J?ping wue· liui.t~..:(.\, M.d. it was rol\lhed thnt trnnsportat~.o.n Ll~j~or.-c W<':U.1C:. t:ocGlD o. or~ tianl prohlou, rul'Off<Jrt · w~s. nndo nt KOBE to 11 :t;.ght~;n 10hjul1 bY warohouc~_:n.!! tho.-..c, tmnnl1nt:~ and !to;.J:;~ of oquipLiont ~10t ~.:o:1sirlorod Osso~ti.d to coubc.t, -Th:;--;~i~~~ of co.rgo wnrchouscd \Jt\S lm·go~

It !e bcli!Jvcd t!>~t tho lic!tint;.; til:.;u i"..r..d. DjJr-~ ... factor& oantioned nbovo \·dll again occur in f\lturo J.larlno Corps oport'.'tiona ..

Recom10ndntions:

(l) That tho T/A and T/E liot· ~plios ond oquipuont uodor two separntc nccounta, garria.on cwd cwJbllt.

(2) Thnt thQ ga.r:dson account 1nolude thoao additional itoua inturA.ud for usu by an o.rt::rod.za~~ion while in a garrison or training atntus, wh11El tho coobat ncaount list 'only those 1tous ossont1al to conbat, , i"· .

_ J ~ ()) _ i'hat nll if.oue in both oooou.nta bo cra.tod and i.larked ~n a unit is or-de rod. overseas, but that only ·tho coubnt itona· nccor.1pany the~ unit ~~~n it is dost!nod for itv:~diato _coub£\t; ond thnt tho BCU';l'lson 1 te •. 1s ba shipped at n lntQr ~to, l·bon and \·lhere thay ru'O roqUirod,

·It :16 beliovod thnt euch .on organization Of suppli·o·a nnd oquipnent will £'~low for a uore rnpid DJld ord.orly trnnaUaon trou a. t!!;~r1-eon to 11 coubat etntus.

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.ulNEXX SS TO 1ST MillU!IE DIVISION Sl'EOIAL ACTION REPORr

e. Motor TrMsnort.

Hq, llth Hl\i"inea (Bein£) l·yi;Mn.rl)tv,· F~, Ia thert ::?hld.

26 Nov 1950

It is believed. thnt the trnnaport,tion provide~ tho P.rtlllery re~i_mont. with ~.he e:r.ception of rogtmentp.l hetldq\V\!'tera 1\11<1. eervice ba+.";eries 1 '-a adequate to mer.t t-ho requlrementa of M. Bmpb:':.bious operc.Uon. It ia ex~;Mme1y ctlf!'ic'!.llt fC'Ir the l.'egtmont~ 1-..ed.qUll.rter& to Mint::dn contin':.\D'U.B and effective control <luring t'l.isplA.cementa and to provide efficient counter-battor1 intelligenco with the nuubcr of vchi olo s now pro vi c1.ed.

Tho amount of add! tionol trMoporto.tion required for extended lend cnrwaigns is dcper..d~r..t upon ~Jeve:r.ttl variable fli.Otoraz

(1) Tho number of eervice elements supporting the operation. The lnCk of eorviCA cl~rnftnts m~y fQree the ~tillery to tr~vel fifty C 50) m1loa 'or more. to An· /ISP.

(2) The ro:>ount of ro:>munition Md rAtione vhleh the tacticAl situation dictates n· .. u=.t be r.Arriad by a unit Msign.ed to n particulAl' mission.

(3) The season of the yolU'. Adt'.itional. tranvnortation is roquirod to carry the icpedimenta neceaA!!I.!~ for n. w1Jotor ope·ration,

In general, tor eweeud'""ul .;,parat1r.ua 1n en exte.mted land oar.tpair;n• the artillery rElgicent ahoul~ hAve wch t.rMaportntton AI r:lt .. vision artillery in tho Army.

- . . .. . .. -.. .. --- - ·- . l'or tne AU.'i~-·NI ('.q,cnatgn, tne regU!Ient \R1~1B84! J.~ "J:t.JS trana-portation E":tccp~,1., '!oro. ~rnilers, which were taken ~;:enerttlly,on the basis t>n ono ( ~) , ..... :n:....·~e nnver. Short~ a were ~Ma up by (o.) atrit,_ pinr, cl.own t~ t~l<' "or.xe!_-t C'ssentinls of eq_~itJment nn.!i supnltesj _(b) r.tttkin~ use of 11 lioorro.tec1 .. 11 ftJoi,;or ti'RllB'f!O:..·t; (e; ('l"terlon.dtng vehicles; M.d (d) t:C'.kin,c; nunt:~rcme f'h1l''i~.;lc trip<l. In one nnse in snuth,•rn itnmA where tho tran"Jpo,..{~,.•;io."l. s1.o,..t.~~J;O ooul~. not be ovol:'e~ by nn~ of thoae r.Jet.hoc1l', gfll:le:t eql1lpr.1ent WAS Rncr.U":tcC~f!. to the eneoy.

~ecoanendntions:

(l) That. in consonance with the ~orad force concept. two or nora notor trans~ort bnttnlions be f~rMed ns ,nrt of force troops to provide tho necessAry augmontRtion in trnn~port~tion required·by a tHvieion or olenent thereof cornnitt.ed to n lrutd Ct'tOP11igni assignuent of ndditlono~ trnn~nort should be baBe~ upon~ onnsiderAtion of the variAble factors list~cl. ll.bove as relA.ted to e. particulAr campaign or oiasion.

(2) ~hat regicental headG,:unrtero bnttery bEl o:uthori Bed the 'fnll_nwi.ne ~rlrlitintu1l tr!'Jl.Sport-n.tion:

One. (l) ,\--Ton Truck and two (2) l!-'l'on Trucka with l.Jton trailers, to expedite wide reconnaissance end rapid diaplRcement of the E!f;.u.iprnent &Tl::1. peraonnt:l required tn sa~r;.bliah from. two to four :f'la.ah ranging OP' s acrose the C.ivis:\ on front.

One (l) 2[,··1'on Truck ..nd one (1) li-'-!on Truck with l.Jton t~nllere to cnrible the displaoement and installation of the GR~a sound ra.."'.ging ec;uipma.nt soon to bt:~ dt!livure~ to the w-t.iller;y ragir:rent.

One (l) liJlon ~ruck with n 1-'on ~railer for the displnceaent of the reginentel FDC.

One (1) J/4-Ton Acbulaoca to provide the regiment vith ouu closed 'Y'ehicle car,ablP~ ot eva.cunt1Jll: Ol\aual.t1ea.

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.AIIHEI[ SS 'l!O 1ST .;AlliiiE DIVISI~'I SI'ECt,>I· A('~~O'! roli'ORT

R,, llth Narinea (Roinf) letMarD1v, :n7, In tho J'ield.

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(3) 'l!hot rogl""ntal oo.,.loo battol'7 be authorllod tho following add1 U onal tranBJ'ortaU nn:

One (l) i' ... l'oa .• ~rack, -oM (l) li-Ion Truok, and nne (l) 2~oa. ~ruck with trailer• tn :"rovide a t~.eena of novt~ the buJ:lQ" but important equ1poent of the flerooMel and disbursing aectione.

(4j That the l-Ton TrnU.era =n exoraa nf the number for which "Price r.1overa are availEWl.e he ~-l'eypped f':T:CJm 'Lhe ~/'n, aince their preaonce 8pp&a.re to offer no pP .• l:tieulAr advantage.

( 5) That tho preoont JOO gallon Vllter trllilers be replaced by tba 250 gallon type used in the U, S, An!q, !lbe p:reeent wa.ter trailer does not etand up over rough roada, repeeted tnUurea occur1ng in the towing bar at the 1'0inta whore it joiDS the fr~~.r.~e.

· (6) ThP.t TD-18 tractoro v]angle docar replace the !I'D-14'• pna-antl;y nuthorize~.. Tho TD-14 1a too light for r.111ch ·of the work ra~uired.

( 7) Thnt n welding un1 t be nutborbed for regimentAl service

( 8) That all 2j-~on !l'rucko ill the arUllcl'7 ngiment, except price novers, be long wheel baoe trucka ao ao to provide •n~1tionol cargo e,nce.

f. Cor:u::1u.nicnt1 nne, !i!he COI:ll:lun1oat1nn peraonnel M~. equipcent authnrhed for the rasi

ment are, in generAl, coneic\ered ndeqW\ta. llnJor ~.eflcienotea ArB not~d balow:

(l) ~he remote ·power rela;v in the mounting rack of tba AlT/!~C-5 n.nd SCR-60S r&\io did not stand up to the lo.ac uBe over ro\lgh I'OP.t'.s H.ntl 1t baew:i& AtQ0888fY to i'Cr.IOVO this relay fi'Oi!i the Cii'cuit.

(2) The liB-54 wet cell bntt•l'7 for the scn-619 portnble rMio provee to be nn tnt.deqUAte nover s~ly. It waa imroaatble to re-Charce these batteries with auffiolent apeed nnd in autfictent numbers to keep forwQ.l'd observtra MC\ liaieon officers aupnlic~, and the bJ~.tteryitaelt is not strong enough to witbatnnd the rough handlin.e; of nomal uaoe;e.

(3) Present .All radio •'-ulpoent <looo not hl\ve enough r"'lflG for extended land oenpf\igna.

( ii) Preoent FM equlpoent uoed by forward obeervero ( SCR-619 or SCR-610) doea not have enough range to otter reliable, dlreot contaot with the J'DC.

( 5) llo equipment 11 nov nvllilab1e ln the ngit10nt to nat vi th the VRJ' rndioo in h1gb-pertomance llirplanea.

(6) !~ttalion ~/O'a do not euthorise eutficlent radlo technicians •

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JUlllEX SS TO lST IIARI!<E DIVISIO!I SPECIAL ACTIO!! ;u:PORI'

~£2_llll!£..n~e.t 1 one:

Hq, l.lth. l!arino • ( a>inf) :lf:.t}·~s.r"'l]'l~ .F•·Ci'r In -~l.u;, .t·iqld'l

(1) Tha~ a. r-att-er remote system 'be ~.omlcr!;led for tho JJ.f/t.i:?..C-5. ( 2) l:.he:~ the tlf'R< ·f1? b;) im.'UOd ~ at·~ly rc;>lD .. ~ed ty tll "l ~'ln- ~lC

(or ldor dovflJowm.-~~t) 1 a"l.d ~.1'!'3'.· c:.t.r:_.;ai,·;.c :.~r;L:,Y ~:t:c:'·)_ors ·.k.l _p.rc·:mrod for "booa~ing•1 fo).''\'"l':!..Ld. Ci:'·><;~:rvo:ri.., i)J.'i'~:lr"'i..;Ai<>r. tJ;~-C~- trJ t.'.~--· :"'"'C:~

(3) ~ha~ r:;~g:l::n..."'~i;cJ hcM.t'J'.li!l'to.,..s C'.tlll cu::-h ~·a~+:1·1~.oa b..J au":hori'Zod one (1) AlT/\'3..f'>. 1:> ry;h•.l "i.":J5' _part,.o:':l. cf thi.t-o set •-O'l:.d ;.-~~ l:o.)d for cC1nl..ln:o.irc:·;~.c.'l \'ii•.h J-.1..f:l-)~.Jl0.'L'·f..,l·m~r~cr• .;:rlrct'W'+,~ \·.'l.J.l.o tld hB~' po;:tio':l (SllR~J.93) 'froc.ld p:rcvj.r~.c: 1". rn-;ro !•O~rorful ~i rn.•'U.o,

(4) T.P..ll.t oo.cll bt.~~·vnlion bo CI.U.tl:.«.rizod onothor radio toohnici!Ul in tho rog5.mcuta1. l i.<.d !30J"I. sootione

(5) ~~hl'.t O""J..o Md:i.tioru:.l J~/M:RQ-··5 bo ou:tho:t:"tzad rogi.Ilont .. ~ hond.qUArterP. bl'.ttcry f o:r nssiguL"J·:mt to tho :t'lcu: ... l::L rnng~ sout-.i.vz:,

g. ~::...1£! . .2bqervnt~0~~ O';.:so:vo:.·t- p.ro\'lid. by th~ T/0 ":ere cdo!!'~Dh~:D How-over~ tlt..c num

ber of lil'J.Mn·-t;t!'.::~ :pJ nnoe in V"1i0-·6 ~TnH so l:i.tJitod the:'.; o:r..:i..y onn n!r observer cuu.ld bo kopt r.ir"horno for tho ont:1.ro dlv.tsion during: tho grantor pm·t of tho c-porntionr- Thic obso."'"Vor. h.:ui ttl :1.ct Cl.fl U<.t.h ~a.c

tiec\1 ru1d. gu..unc..r:v obf:G:;.~"cr~ nni ainc~ .:. n.:;H mr~j.Jr t.u.otio.:\:~ m.~.&:ri.c·.1 is to lond. in nh~ stri!o;:ofl~ O""l :i.mpct'tl'.ll·G nnd :..~l'.th..-;r :fr~J~.t:..oDt +,aook, th•.J single observer ooulcl not pO%:i~l? s~ti£fy Oath tho tad;i,..a.l w1:. f:~nnct·y roq_ui:.."C:n.:::nt a~ i"c)."r sv.:t~.l:.ft~l:l;ory sor·,ic.o. tllo r>rt:t7.lu;·y <·:J 1):\u i.lUSt ha.vo th;...•.Jo (3) plt>no~ nvo.ilv.b).v fo1· simu.lt.c:.nGous .:ni.tts·=.vn'Jb

Holicoptors C\..1:'0 vnlunbl.:: :for nrtillor7 r;pot in apcci . .l F>H".lntions, such cs ourly in c.n OJ)'lr.:tt!on ~1hon nirst.t"ipfl· f'.r..:: not .nvl'.::Jc.b,o, b117 in gon0rnl thJo DY is considcrod .~ b0tt0r spotti.ne p:inno, "r:o11r.u<;Jr; E is mol'<J mc...-wu·ror<".blo r.ml lues vulr.orc.1llv to \;lnol~~ D.:l...r c.tt~Cl'- t>Jl1 6L i:lro~ Bnsod on rvoomoonda~:i.ons of ci>S,JJ"V.Jrs1 it is Wli<Jv~d. i~n\. tho ·,1;0· shculd inc1\1d.~o~ s:!.x. (6) h:.:l:lc-v::-tors for thouo BprJci<i!. miM·iO!ls t-lhic4 tho un'quo Ot'Jlubl.litios of this c!':'El.i't onl'-bl .... it to nuc·~opli£h.,

(1) Th~t ThO "to provi:icd with sixtvcn (16) lini£.on type plnnas in ordur to b .... C'\"P'"'blc of mc..:.ntc..i.ning or .. o tc.c'i.i::.nl L-.0.?. thr.oCl e'~"l.IU' .. .nr,y obsorvoro en stat.j Oll_,

(2) Thr.t l".oJ i.(.;Ol'tora ·oo -Ll=m.1J c.wnHr.blc to oporc.to from thu dock of .m LST. for cu:t::.llc.l"Y spot. dLJ.:ring tho i.r..i t:lnl stugos of 04.1 l'~.hibii.1Us opo rnti on11

h!' ~~:~.2~ . .!:S . ..:~~-i'":_('_., ·vT 1\:,:~c \'la.; u:;oci. on on:'.y "' few misctor:.s du.r~.vg thls Op;lT{'.tion .bo

CC".Uso of tho \rffG'nin-<; rf!t>t':'icUons f'.ad. t:!tk:t~rh'l1t dclr.yt>·i..rop~:-HC'd l:y highor 0-:ohaJ.o .. l tUlU -!.hP l..h'').:.·.,;,:-.inout. terrain,. X Gc:rps L'c:'? roJ.Lti..-a •to :f'l:dng VT .. fuzo ia que; to~'.. in :?··.rt;

Tti.Jf ~!"J(;~.f.lr . .'"\·1.:\on cf the mission \"Fill bo tro..."ll.Siil:i.ttod o.s "f: :o.J.J.~·,:..; !!.u;;_,_r.~.'C"':!L~ (J;.T C Lt)i:_.'...'I.'I::}i); A.SP.e.'J~H

t\:'1. ~i-C1il1m::;~ .rlJ (i·.J·,.r,) (r.m"'~;;!on :'.11d~iiJ:0..th \oiJ . .'. 'i. --;:x:---=:,;::·-· i:'\ t:'-1.~~~·1.;:~;.0 c:C"d.t:"· 1 .

nc. (;c-ps .Ar·~j Un:I :i' i.\~ Di~.'oC ·;_h):r C·..:nt ... :r will l"lOt.~d7 nl.l [\l'~.illc,·y nl"d"tt. 'Jj"~j·b_ tlw CoJ•p::: (..ll t:-u c.-~I'f'') .~-·"i,i'",.l<J~~y

- . J ····- • ~--' . • • • • ·-c."?,iJ1" .... .ljC1 ilO': ~~.-~.;~-~·.!';))) o!· tts.e r.a::.~;:'i~~'l.. ::·o;:j_>e :.:..r·t~:ll..:ry

hg.l:.-11 nvi".::;:l.on \J!.L. be notif:tod "tt.;.T Gr:o.J:"po .l::.·tt.Ll"-3l".\' Fir.:; Dir11-Ltio;.1 Cw::.\.o"t" 0:.1. tho Corps Al-tLi.locy .. UR S.?O!'

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.INN:!:X SS TO 1ST !W!IIIll DIVISION SPJOOI.U. •I.O~IO!I llEPC!!T

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Bq1 11th Marines (lk>inf) latl:lcn:·DiY• l!'i·il', In tlD l'iold..

26 llov 1950

llET (SCl!-6oS/619), Division Artillery tlill bo roa})<lllliblc tor notity~ng aU lipt airc.~ntt Wldor division con-trol. ·· · ~b artillery unit will direct ito own 1icht aviation tO cloar dtu\COr ·croa•• Units inl.thtlng VT niu1ona cuat <.110\f n reaoonablc tino -::or 'tho d,,ei.JI.ll~t:lon of tho Wo0n11DC aoe&Q~:o~ Unit will not pNCou4. ;lit:O tho W.UiOll \l:lt.il 10 clnutoa nttor Crll'JHI .\r-~11.':l.ol",V' wurnins: ~., !MoJa.s-:." !.u r.or~od.oe ot ocorgoneb tho Uo.rpEi JU·tillory-C:tt.:~i.innd.or ~· ro:thor.i:o thG !iri.:lr.; o:f 1!' :t'.t!O~ \rlt),_.ut dol!t¥ o-r W~!;"!:i~.. !n such ooooa, g~Oill'·d obaorv~tion I>•••• can bo utUhod bT Wlite fi-·1t"b1 oo ~\B to l!olOJ i'iro whon planes o.ro nonr thu +.:.:o.J~.~ct"ry, ft

Tho notitiontion oyatoc 8!lt dQIIl in thia SOP doponda upon~ dittoront c""""'lontiona noto, nnd 11 ontirol;y too alov nnd polldorQilo to poral.t tho ot'!octiv< u•o of VT. 11110, It 'ia n poace-tit.IO syetoc nnd 1i 90«i1dor-ud ovvr--\.:c~~otlo-1.1.11 ror war, which 1& in ofioc~ n continuous etnto of owrgo1'\.cy"

Rocotnond.nti ona:

(l) Thr.t tho warning syotoc tor VT tu1o allow direct 8\li>POrt bnttalions to fl.ro thia 11110 attor oloiu'anoo with tho supporting n:cs cantor of the su.pportod intM.tr)" rogiDont t to inSUN thi\t nirorn:tt aro not .eiriking in irho vioinity ot tbo propo.ad ttt.r&tJt•

(2) Thot cl,:,nrNlOO for 4ivia1on gonort'~ ~ort unlta bo obtained thrO'JI;h tho division :rscc,

(3) 'rho.t clor.ronco for corpe gonornl support units bo obtained. thrO\ICI!. tho division !'SOC whiah oocrdinnto·a enpporting a:ca in tho prOpoaod tc.rgot aroc.,.

(4) That dopono\onoo for cloarnnco Of ci8CullMOOU8 aircrntt bo plno~d upon nir aohtrios.

1, Solf-Propollod nrtillo;r. In tho fns~-noving aituaUon owr n w1do frO!It onoountorocl. in

thia aporl':.tion: $.J:'..f-rrol'Ql1od art!ll~r~ ~uld ha.vc boon :to:!rablo froo tho to.ct iccl ~.-!o\'!po!.nt. l:!:owovor, oona,.d~Jriric; tho probloo of tho e.hi~tO:..ahoro uovl"t.'('!nt·l· tho licitod rood. not \·tith l'lN'cy' lig!'t brid&o•t nnd tho oxtor,aivo rioo pnddios alongside tho rood~, it ie boliovod thnt t~~d. liGht artil~orJ· w.:..• ttw 'bott~r wu;;;.pun £or d.iroct BU!lpo-rt, .n.a far as t10.diuc .ru'tnlo•'Y i~ OO!Icorn<cl., tho a<1f··propollci 155c:, howitoor should oz'fo_r :w ·groatcr }.roblone in lo.ndin,c or nogot,.a:\l:lng tho tn!9 ot torr~n at.CQJ.nterad thon t}-..o :Pl""GBOnt 14'1 hmtitzor •f!ith i'I>-lS prino .Oovor. It cctll.ld. W enpln~Jed £ULd d~.apJ.ncod ooro rnp1d.lfr N1ll. would. atford. groo.tor !loxi't.il~.ty in covering D. 1-.rido sono of tiro. It is noted thnt tho eolf-propolled l55t>TJ ho•r.lt•or 1 M4l, is not enpablo or high Mglo tiro, High o.ngl~ ::1 ro ia considered n nooeeenry charnctOriatic in tho tarrnin oncCJI.mtorod in KOBEl\.

BcCOO!londo.ti On&l

~hot tho Marino Corps M.opt aolt-:;4'o:pollo4 155'• in liou ot 'ho Proeont towd woapona na soon aa a WOl",pon onpnblo Of.h1Sh ·NJCLJ f'iro baeouos avnilnble, nnd thot n liDitod nuabor of BOlf-propel1od 105'• of tho lnto at do aign bo _procurod ~cr ox;po!"ioont.~ po.:..~=C=•

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li~·;-•l !L'';i::pl' ~~~T!..'lf!. '··'

DECLASSIFIIW

A:.I1!F~~: SS TO lS'r J-.{.M!NE DIVISIOU $PECI.AL Adf:tON P.mPO~

HCJ., ll.th l!o.,l.nos (-:oinf) 1 t: t~iCLr'Jl v; :r: i111

1

In th'l ,.loid.,

j. !!!.~~.£.J2.~~-los, rnuoinc.ting pro~of.;.i.illos t·roro vory offoct.ivot bu.t have r. rnngo

limi tction imposed by t,l~c G:5 ace on~\ :f\l.zo (V5l+)., IJ:·::. .o.v(li.d th.te lim". to.tion, a l55mm hO~iit~or ;-;ns f.r.cquor.tly !!.SSignoG. tn oMh D/$ }lnttnlicn for illuninntion pur:f)O~OSt. ,Ln on.:: cxpol.'imou.t to obt:~oin !$:::'.;l.""l.to":" :ra.ngo, H67 f'u'lios (75 soc,) \·rol'O rn0017'iod. by rcmov~l of thJ bootrtcr Md firod ,.1lth 1llu1.l1r.o.ting shclJ.r. A l"CJ~o o:.t lD,O'...'lO yc.rd.a ''litiS fired o.r..d tho fu.zod c>.ppoC'I.l'od s.:-.tisfnctory, "'oll.t fli.:t.th"r usa Yill.6 sur.poniod. p.::md.:tr.g further ox.pcrimcnt nnd or:llm."lco npp:rovnl~

Ro~_Oll'mor..d~ti or!_:

(1) Thnt o:t'dnNlCO exports oxnu!no the posB1b1l1ty of incroo.eing tho ro."'l~ of tho :p~Sollt illuui.no.ting shollo

(2) Thnt the ['1,\0Unt of' illum'-.nr.ting sholl in tho unit .or t1ro bo doubled., -r·ho prosout o.llownnco of 7 roullds por gun is not enough to supply infantry dcncnd~ for 111\lllint'.t'ion,

k~ 4 .. J:i 11 :rockets ... ~t~.::rY11cn; lst 4.5 11 Rocket Bcttclion, H-iF, consist:l.ng ·of six

T66:2 rocket lo.unc.hors, \>Jl'.S nttnc.hod to the Divhion throue.hou'G this opcr~tio1;.11 During tho c.sf'nult :phnsc l'.nd pf'.rt of ·tho o::;p).oito.t;.ion phnso tho l"!!.ttcry wo.e op.:lr.[',tcd si.nilru·ly to tM ra.H-ty:po• truck--oountud lnunchors o:f \/orld Wc-:r II, b.:Jil"lg o.tto.chod ·to :ac~-·1, whilo dul"ing ~ho rcr.tnindor of th.J opcr~ttion it wns lltto.chod to this Eogin.ont Ol)d oporntod ns gcaorol Sl.1.pport ortillcry9 Pl"iOl" to·so.\lint; £ron K®EJ tho bntbry was provided '~~.th l·l5L)~ fu~os r>.s n substitute for tho st.1.I'ldnrd. H4SJ~ 1 since tho lnt.tor l!orc not thon nvdlcblo t:'.lld tho two fuzes .aro nornr~ly considered intorchc-.:1.gor.blo0 Mtor firir.g oissions for ].0~· .. 1 1

it bucnoo .app.."U'ont tha.t the i·i51..:..4 fUzes 1:aro not f\:mctioning proporly, sinca c..looat r.ll of the rO'..l:J.ds f:-.ilod. to t~.trs.t o.n iopD.ct; S".tbeoq,l.Ont tests indicated tho.t r. dofl.igu t'o.::.tu.ro of this :f\lzo provonts ~.t froo a.roing uhon firod -..,itA t.ho 4 .. 5" rol".ltot, As n roStllt, tho bnttory wa.s out of notion until about 2{ Soptoubor when ~4GAZ fUY.oa woro rocoivod. On.o cission wns firod \"rHh, this f~1zo ru1d waa OO.i"laidurod Vol~y iio..i.CC..iaef"..U. ~his .IJiseion otlphaaiz:Jd. t.h.o pr1nciplo of :r.apid disp~.acouu.nt ir.li:1odintol7 nftor firing, since a.1 onooy uortar concontrnt:\.on \/DJI brotteht d01.-m on tho firing posttio.u "11th1n f':tvo ui:m..tcs l\ftor tho rounds woro co:..~ploto,

Rcconncnric-.t1:,on~.:

(l) Tlmt ord.-"l.nn.co cgol'lcios conduct OXJIOrioonts w1t.h tho Vl\rioue fuzes which ~1ill fit iho 4.,.5 11 r('·Ckct c.nd V.l'blish dofinito inst:ru.ctions ns to which1 if V.:lY 1 wil~ .t\tnction so.tisfoctorily C\B a. substitute for tho H4GA2.

' (2) Thnt sineo tho 4,5 11 rockot lmmohoro ~xo or~tc>:tiood no rocl<.ot nrtillcry~ thoy- bo habituo.lly ouployod by c.tto.ohr.lent to field nrtillor:r rothor ~he~ infantry-units,

l, Cotu1tor-'bo.t;~Q!t:/2:x.ltcr-!·Jcrtr:.r !!".toll~~..2.· A CO"..mkr--batt-.;r;/ooun·~cr-~r.1Qrtn.r intolligonco section \'ms a..:~t up

within tho S-2 section, ho<ldod by tho nodstnnt &-2, and functionod throughout tho oporn.tion, Procvduroe o.nd tochniq,uos o.s proscri"ood in current .ol.....""'l'.1)" Fiold. Hr.r.unls ;o;v;ro oup,.oyod. ~llld fvu.nd. to bo auun.d0 Du..ring tho oporntion, nincty-·nino (99) suspoct cnony c-.rv:lllory or tlorli:-.r positions \'tore ncquil·od, f'.nd of thoso positions, fi:f'toon (15) 1rrcrc conf'irr.lcd,

CC!<FIDENTI.oL

MCllSSIFIED

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DECLASSIFIED

Korean War Project USMC-00100743DECLASSI FlED

i; i,;idii .... flt: A··-=~fl

Hq, llth llnrinoo (lloin!) lst,Mf!.r:l'v• !t-\F 1

In tb·J Fiold.

26 Nov 1950

Tho noccas1ty of tmintrJ.ninc a· oounto.r-bc.ttory cho.rt and por!orc-1ng othor countor-battory \10rk on n t\10nt~-:eou:r bnsia, i'B woll tl.t porfoming nll tho norual dutio-a of nn. &-2 soctto.:t plncod .1.n unduo strtdn on oocbor~ of tho stH'tio!l.~

llooomcndo.tion, Thnt tho curl'Ollt T/0 (X-1226 w/chMgo 3) tor tho artillery ~:~-:rs;ctton be incroosod by tho follo'f:ing additions:

1 l

SSgt SSgt

I>1lolHgonco ilo.n MOS 0231 FA. ~lcr.l~iOl";.S ~.asistrJlt MOS 08118

n. :nua...'i. Rno-~~.!!§.· ThO F!c.tLii' Icru;t,ing Section, roinforeod by tho Sound Rnnging Soc

tion, Wl\B opomtivo th,:O>Ji;)>.m;t tho On!JPO.lgn. Good tlnoh rnnging positions woro ovn:~.la.blo end oxcollont ;ro sult s l'IOl'O obt.N.nod. Tho tulluwing: pro'b1ous in tho cr.apJ.o;yoont fJi thil ila.sh RAD€:ing Soct1on woro oncoantorod!

(1) Insu.ff'iciont poraonr.ol tor tt~ont~tou.r hour operation Md provision for loco.l security. !fhie. .w~• solved b¥ o.ttcclu.lant. of sound rnngine; po;reOlUlol to tho FlAsh Bo.D&in& Section, ·· .

( 2) ln!ldoql!nto trnnaportntion, Two DUKIIS waro nttnohod to tho aoct1on during 15-19 Soptoobor, :providing sufficient trc.naporta-tion during this period, Utor 19 Soptonbor, only ono joop nnd ono 2/r~ tru.ok woro o.vn~.lnble, ~lith thia ooount of transport£ttion 1 throo to four round trips l'JOro necussc.ry upon displncor.JOnt, provonting tho section !roe stcyj.nt;: in notion durin& taat uoving o1tuat10llEia Thta problo!· """ pnrtinlly but unsatl.st~.ctorily so1vud b;y strip-ping tho soction to tho bCLr<J t1i1liouo ot :pors~wl C".nd oqui:puont nocosea.ry tor lioitod opc;ro.tions. r-....'ld cfl.rrying the rcunining _porsonuol 4'.nd ;:ao.r with bnttory ho1ldq1.1.U-I;or~J, to reJoin tha aoction whon tho eitu!\tion po;rr.Jitt-od.,

(3) !:q.ruloquntc rndto OOJ.U:lUnicr:.tions, Co:1sidoring thv distMco 1nvolvod 1 lliro Coanu.r.ico.tions wo:ro OXC(lllont through.-ut tho canpaig.n, During tho fnst noving pht'.so s of tho oporo.tion, the fl.ash ranting soction, following bchi.nd tho ir.!.r.ntry, ~-:a.; r.ot c.blu to go into position until lf'.to nfton:.oonQ Undo.r those oolld.itior,s '·tiro could not bo instnllod untillato at nig~'""• or the following doyi ond thoJ •sc:a-.610 radio nsaignod tho eaction 1\Stl:~..::..ly cC'YU.ld not roC'.ch tho :rnc, llo at,lutiou to this problou litiS f wnd.,.

( 4) L:tek of ,Jrvoy control, Insut:f'ic:lont p.:~rson..""lol aro provided in t~ cux-rout T/0 to :po.rioru intorior survey, except at the expense o.f oth~r :f:w~'lt.1or,a!l !'l:.o :ro~:U.1ont:U eurvoy scotion 1!! :nQt so co-nstituted as bo be. i.J.blo to ro,u.le.rly po;rf'>~1 t·his additional oission. .As a rosult, thu najo.rg7 ot :por.i~to;.li'J \,l~C:.J:!Jiod by tho Flash Ran,go Section 1.-.tlro J.oce.toc'! ll;• i:"<::pootfoll.o.

Ro~?~c!lt'tet"':.£!!~:

122&-W) (l) Tb,,t ~ho ou"ront T/0 for tho J'laoh llanging Section (E

bo Gc.nr.-cl lod .1.r1d t.hg follOP!dng T/0 S"'.!betitut;;;d:

Lt MSgt TSgt SS,.:t fil'/U , __ _

11}'L.ASil JWlGillG SECT I ON"

Flash RBnE!ne ~rinnP F:'.r..ah Rru~~~ Chiof 0.'-l:..-J.~ vhsorvor Fla.s~ Rru'~;;,fl..g ~\.ssiata.nt

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DECLASSIFIED

OSC2 06118 0845 004.l

le 1c lo 2•

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DECLASSIFIED

JU:rp:;<;{ 5S TO lST HXR.IliE DIVIS!Ol.{ SP:EOIAL ACTIOlT RIIP()Rl)

SSgt Sgt Sgt; Sg' Cpl Cpl Cpl Cpl Cpl Cpl p,.t Pvt Pvt Pvt Pvt

T/O'st current

J{q_~ ll."oh 1-~a.,..S.nea ("aoin:f') l~e-hr'fl·:.~~, rt~':. I:.1 ~-i'l.e :~ .. ~-A\O..:t

~l~Ah FBnging A@srt (Plotter) V:l.!-e Term f'-hief S"i:"i t.~.h bt:·ll.:l:'c1. O;;erntor :r .!."-l'lh p_,~l'Jr;~ng ./t. 3•~) si· fll'l."!; ::fin'lfi 1W.n~.:.r:s P.ao~ . .a-~e.n~ ~P.d ~') Opo:::-a-~:·,rp Lc~; b~od. D'~"'Ed't; 6i:la."1 GCinpt.":.te··: Trn~l: D'!:'~.ver '\'/iJ"~uen. F,i.ash RJ.r.ge Ob~srver F;_ash .'R.ti.t":.~G Obf!l!Jr,·~r

W:\::..~e:1e.n D !"aft UT.lml

C'>T.Tf'.tte;:

0648 2f;:il

. 2jl1 o:~lrt !}1!.;.1

2:"3:.L o::44 ~:u

.3?3i. ?.~U ').!(<')

o~:c..o

?.~D'J o:~o0

QJ,))

·:.J:a:': lo· lo 2o :_g .. lp lc 2c 3o (,• -~'!)

So Go Jo 2o

The tota1 mmbo~ of person.~l reQ.u~.red to fj 11 ror.onrJGndod 1 officer, ~!'+ cnJ.!r.t.od.~ ~otal. lWI.tber of !JOrs>:~nnol ca'l':'ried on T/0: l off~onr 1 36 onlistod..,

( 2) That tho problor.1 of :proviCI.ing into:do:r sn.rvoy fo:-: tho Flc.sh :ill'.nghlg s..Jt::tion ·oo FJolvccl by c.roc,t:'l.l1if; n SUI'V<:Y uoo~;ion with1.n the rntcll:tgcnco [i.O.Cl CO"mto!"-Bntto1:Y" .f'J.I.\.t·C!On to po:fO~"'ll ~hi;-; r.rtns:l on. :l'his SQctior. C\OU.ld l.'..lso bo ot.tp.l<Jylld to pnr:for.u t'n·~ SIVJO: 1.:j sn:\<)~1. tor tho Squ.M. Ronging Section, thus .L.ml::ing for. on ovc;o:oaJl co;o,~l);_zy' in tho uso of porso.<mcl,. iloc'-'r.'ir.londod T/0 lor o. proposod cowltcr-bi\ttory survery section:

"S"J¥J!l'f S~OTt OJJ"

TSgt Sllrvo;r Chi of os4s 'lC ssgy F .. 4. C'l:Jorttt.:lo~lS A.s5iPtant 0348 lc S&f; FA Ji'i,..c Cont;:-ol l.i.un o;;<l.~. 2c Cpl FA li'i'70 Oo:atro1 loillll 0844 ec Pvt }'iTO Oontrol A3sicttmt osoo Go

':rotDl strength of roccr.Jr.lO!ld.cd T/Ot l2 ·.:..Ja.Ustod.. No oquivalcnt section exi~ts ,d_t!J..in m1.,;-ront '!!/Oi so-

(3) Thnt ~-hl' :f'ollO\'tin:::; ::tnjD:":" itcr.1s of oquj-poont bo l\ddod to tho Tnblos of !krtt!pr.l.:mt f"o-:o u~o o:f' "-'ho ]'J.neh R.cmgh.g Soction;

n. Sou.J'I.d. Ro.n{r~t.:n~

~T.q·-c;~-;i~J. · : ... i~· ii6iug Sc ct ion wns not, cr.rploycd du.rivg the opo rot ion, !t:itiE".lly, it '-"lC.S :not cor.1':l~.t"tod. bca.::.-.ut.o nv s • .d.tt:L'hlu rosit:i.o~1u oxistod on t.i~c j~1a.'11 of \t!C"_,l.;[ 4110 (!.neou:Uiciont long!ih t"o:r roq_r:lrod "t.::l.sc) .. Duril:t; ·~ho o-x:p~oltn:.~.on phns.,:, 1t H~Ls !tot. cor.lT.littod for tho full•.-\'Ii.ltg rur.so~s:

(l) r~. w::-u.ld hav•J l"tJiii.llrt.JU. Uotnchr.~unt 0f sound ranging; personnel :':':ro-:-.1 tl:tc., fi.n~ ~l'41.g;i.nt; sn~tiC"'n to mtch D. clogrou tho.t tho .futuro GU.CcosP. of t-~"\t· snc"'~ion l·tould bs inpoJ.·~.tod., ·

(2i Uo tr.~~""it::):'jJ•t.ntj o•·l wns nvn.:.:tublJ fo:..~ ascigr.uor,.t. to •;ho scction1• ~:ho ~p.JoU o;c' •·ho in.fc-... "l.i.:xy' r. c.dva.nco \llV.:l s'..:.ch ns to p.!"oclvic any ot!:t;.;r Y.10thod of di ::;1""1lur".o•x•n-;:-

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DECWJWfB, ANliEX SS TO 1ST !lARINE DIVISIOII 5P!X:IAL ACTIOII BEPOR'l'

Hq, llth llarinos (i!Binf) . ...,.lvtMa.o·':"I:i"'''f FHF, · ln ~ tho ·l ..... i.e ld.

26 Nov 1950

(3) Tho sect1on wa1 o~ippo4 >1i ~h Dodar Sound Ranging gew instead. of tho Gil-Sa !tho 100t1on lu¥l hod no opportunHj' to teat thia gear after tho section was tormo4 l.JI Comp Pendleton, and autfieient doubt as to its acC\U'acY and WiPQil.d&.bility e:x;_iv~v4 .. _t~ .--:-'- -it .. ur.n"i;;a to put tho :1'1ash Ranging Seot~on, tho!>. obtainl~J:& !"<CGllent .. r~sulto 1 out of action in ordor to £urn1ah the SOUnd lltl.ngine:. Soet1oon wit.tl necessary poraonnol and tro.nspor~c.t:1.0llG .

No dotollcd roo~nd~tiona oro aubmittod for tho Sound Ranging Soction,

o. Oountor-corto.r radar. Dotoction lU1d 1of"-c.tion ot one~ aort.are ia dtffiou.lt due to tho1r

mobility, ease of eonooellilent 1 and position area roquirooonto, Tho.ir ~o!'t !"~ rmd r.c,n.'t"®fn> tc tho -£rout linos olao·ooaplicjltos tho pzob-o loc of location. Floah and ~JOU."td rango \nstl"WlDnte ore i\o.t' !ory offootive -egD.inst oortars due to tho rolativo look oi cuzzlo:·r1nah or aCIWld ae conp~od to convont1onal·artillory,

It is boliovcd that oounto,...,ortar r!ldor o!!oro tho onlt pr.;,..· \icablo solution to tho probioc _ot Oll.OC\r aorta.r locntion. 'rhou.gh.·o·act( light batt,.lion r"tce ri countor-uortar rt\llar oot, nono wro ovoilnblo i or this oport>.t 1 on.

~ ... Rooowondntion, ~hot ol1. poaoiblc notion bo tokon to opood de

livery of th~Jso rndnrs~

p, Sbolling ropor'h!,. Sholliug- ro:Poits aro tho oost ioportont f'actora in aountor-bat

torl' intolligonoo.' ~hoy furuiah tho prhlncy wthod of oonflriJing loco.tions rooo\vod :troo all othor 8CJI1l'COS1 nnd. aioo L1Q¥ s;ivo imiioations na to cnony artillery oopob111t:\.oB,. acploynont 1 and atrongth. Cgu... P"'ioon of BWJLiario• or onooy ortillocy octlvity and aholling roporto roeoivod, as 'troll as ol)sorva.tiona dur1ll8 tbo oporntlon, 1ndionto that Lln!ij" onooy sholl1ngB won·G unroportod, Ql\d o. conaiderablo nwlcor tho.t ~ro roportc ·~ woro unnocossoriq trogoentt.l1" or undul.)r doleyod.

~his un•ntt.fnot.oey oitU<.tion is nttributod to tho tollcwlng :ro.ctors:

(l) IU\JlY .ton11U'd obsorvoro >~<>ro not trninod arUlloey ottlcore, aDd did not ronl~.zo the iuportM.oo of' r:wkins prot1pt.' ahollin,; roporta1•

nor fully Wld(.: rai.nOO. bow to IlCiko thollo {2) Ho tiJ.lO f'o-.:" tro.~-alT:.$ 01: indootriuc.tion WA'il avi'lilo.blo prior .

to tho landing, no: dill"i:v>; tlw ol'Orotion, Ol,ly ono o1' tho throo litlbt bnttnUone was .. , .. niln'LJh! f'oc U•:!!tod indoot:rinnt·1an.· in thl• f'inld_

(3) Tho o:rono014e beliof thnt dclcyod or frngoentN;;-ailClling reports woro of no ~·aluo.,

( 4) T~ mw'Jor ot ro-tranmioe1cno nceoocazy to 1ond a aho~ ing x-o;porl f;..•c-r:. l!'C~F .. ;.old I•ilO' a. to tho llogiwontal &--2 wotion.

Rococr.1"Jnf ':'!.li~ 'Jn._ That a BOU.roo ot trtdnod. art.llloQ' ott:lcora bo dovolopod. ll·~ un:H.s -lnl\..1Y1 nnd 11.0vor dU.riJtg op.:..rntlonnl por1oda1 ·

havo tho tiw nnd ";"nci.l:i.tic'i to conduct apocinlia~ trai.nin&: tar Aon- , IU'tlllocy offlcors, It •.s .[llrtho~ rooonuondod. that Mnrlno Corps training progrlllla1 pnrl .".,-..:.:~-.1~· .:Ollooo :for o£f'1aore, oc:phnaizo the f'ollQWine;: basic !oota zegar! ... 11g Cln. .. w}' ')-r·tillDry ~:lroa1 . ·. .. .

(l) em- own nrtlllccy,

Biref8mw air ond NGJ' ,;,..; oapablo :ot d11:11!\nt ing

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Alr.TEX SS TO 1ST 11AIUNE DIVlSI~ SPECIAL ~ION REFOllr

llq.1 llth Mnrinoa (llDint) lstti.CU"!Jiv, l!".t-tF, ln tho ;11'ioldv

. . :. · ., :~6·llov l.950 · ! '; • - : ··L···-1L\ J_;_~ ~- tf..1

tho eouroo ot o;peoy artillery ·i\nd ··cio.n'ci.t ...,ifio·afJ (2) They can o""rciao thia oopnbilit;r only if tho;r khov

vhoro tho !JllOtlY nrt:Ulor;Y is locntod., (3) :Roports of shalli.ng~ oVQn thOU£}1 doln-_y~Pd or fl"liC.lOntn-'"')",

aro vlto.l to tho proooss of locCLtiJlS anor:<.y- nrtillcry and :uortars. (4) Such reports should bo sont to tho r.oorost nrtillo,.y of!i

cor or unit as rnp:lily ns possible~

q, Locnl soaurity0 .

Loci\1 socu.ritY' uc.:l.E>Uro s cnlling for on ELll-··around d.o:f'onSo 1 o.a pN'I.Cticod during \'lorld l'Tnr ll, ~rcJ:ro utilhod ":fld woro adoqu,:,.to, In hillY or r.oOI!lltr.ine>.::.s cou .• "l.tl'Y; it is oonsidc:'tid :c ... ::u:~og~ney tc ocoupy noorb;r heights tor a<>tis!nctory so0\lr1t;r, end this oODbinod vUh on nll-o.round 24 hou.r wntch pln.cos o. honvy strr.in on tho :poraonnol provided ho!ldquartors units, It is boliovod thnt 1oo~l ooouriW or tho roginontnl hondquc.rtors could not hnvo boon LUU.ntru.n.od ~rithout. usin& pors.onnol of tho sowld rl'lllgo section for this purposo 1 in t\ddi tion to OOSS1.1ont btu>bors, proporty uon1 _c.nd other ois,collvnoous pors.onnol.

Rocouncndntion. It is rocow:10ndod thf..t tho l.oonl i'IDcurit;y probloo bo rocotlllizod by doloting tho sorgonnt (1ocol socurit;r) (OBll) lUld including a loct'.l security section ns ind.icntod below in tho '1:/0 for hof'.dqt.l!'.!'t!:!!"S -!IJ'I..d sorv!cc b!'.ttorice. It it poi:nkd. O"r.l.t t.."...c.t trw T/ ~ 1'\uthorizoa 4 .30 col., :W.t\chillO gune, 2 .50 colt> rmchino gu.ns, lU1d. 6 3,5 11 rocket lnunchore in onch bntto17, but tho curront fl/0 .nuthorhos no porsonnol to nan thoso woupons, 'l'ho section indio.n.tod below wOI.lld prO'tid.o skoloton .:::rawi for thoiiio wGu..Pona.

~ooal Security Section (One for'onoh ~try)

SSgt Sgt Sgt Cpl Cpl Pvt Pvt

Locnl Socurity Chio:t J.ft\chino Gun I.cl\dor ~ti-tQnk Lcador

· ittlb.iljno Ckum~r 1\ockot La\Ulchor Owmor Hoohine Gun' Crow.:1on Rocket Lnl.U1.Chor Gunnor

0316 0335 0337 0331 0334 0300 0300

·lc 1c le · 6c 3c 12 3

(1) It was Oeliovod that tho 6-l .!lild s--4 (uonbcra Of Sorv :Btr;y) hod to bo loontod in the vic1nit;r of tho FDC !or cf!iciont oparr.tion ot D. CP.

(2) Dhplnc~ile!lte '":ore o;o troqucm:t and rapid thll.t oatnbliBhnont of b"cU cor.u.unict".tions f'ror.1 n forwAl'CI. CP to o. roar sorviae oron wns not pro.oticnblo.

(~) ~rnnsportation outhorizod both batter1oa is so liDltod that !t h:.d to co poolod to tlovo oithor bllttor.v-.

(4) Sorvioo ~r.ttoey hn• so fow privntos m~thorizod by the ~/0 tlu'.t is iuprncticablo to ostcblish its O\olll loonl. soour1ty ~ gQ.lloy •

.AlthOU&h tho bt\.ttOrios 1·10ro usu:-~ly OJ.JPlo,yod na n sin&lo tnctienl unit :n th1s opora.t1on, it is bolicYod tha.t tho proaont tw()-obnttory or€Miz,,t1on should bo rotcinod. Such orgl'.Jlization :f'ncUitntos sopttr:lto or.1p oynent, and l\l.lows noro ot'f"ootivo control "'han :1n 0 garrison lt~ttis~ 00

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iUUi.Bt~ SS TO 1ST i:ARiliE DIVISIOl-1 SPECIAL .. i.CT!Ol! m:pQRT

Hq, llth·l;arinos (Roinf) lstl:nrDiv, F.:F, In th_e l'iold11

26 l!ov 1950

Roconr.:onO.n.tions;:

(1) Thnt tho 11S0rgox1..t twJor "oo onrr:tod in earvieo bnttory with tho porsom1.0l section, since .:..ll of tho. parsaru10l ho sup.;.rvisost and tho oxocutivo stuff uii'ico1· to whot.l ho reports (5-1) uro now in this aoction. ·

(2) ~hnt tilo Onptnin (Spocinl Sorvicos Of'f'ioor) bo do&ignatod bnttory cOLu.1.'l."1dor of &orvico bn"Jtcry instood ·of tho S-4. It is bol.iovod th.:-.t a tlOtfDor or tho rogirJOntal. oxocutivo sto.t:f Bhou.ld not bo rogulnrlY nssignod cou:.lC\lld rospo~.lsibilitioB as .:-Jiditionol duties.

(3) Thnt tho rol10>~l:nS logistics ""ct1on bo addod to sorvico

Co.pt ( OS02) - s-4 Lt (0430) ~ Eob~rkntion O!ficor TSgt (o43g) - Loodir~ assistant Sgt ( 04}il - Lcodi~ nssistor.t

(4) ~hnt tho nthlot1c ar.d rocrontian ctficor bo doletod frorJ tho '1':/0:;

(5) Thnt tho ~Sgt (Ass 1 t \lpns llopnir Chiof), SSgt (FA 11pna .Aruoror) t~nd Sgt (FA Wpne .Arr.oror) bo dolotod froo tho ol'd.nnnco Daintononco soctio:-t of sorvico bat tory 1 ond tho following bo oddod:

TSgt (.inrJwtition Chiof) - 2316 Sgt (Joor.lWlition Ass't) ~ 2311

Sinc"C ;'l.C tool~ nrc p;-c-fidod. tot thi.a uch.Ylon :to¥ ttw rCJpuir of f1old artillery ordnonoo, it 1s boliovocl. thnt tho function of this section is OO.visory nnd ndr.linistra.tivo in no.turo, and thorcto:ra tho FA .Amorcrs listed nbovo are not required. Rowovor, oxporionco ho.a ahown n do.t'ir.ito r.:;od :for Lli.ll.W"1.itio;: sr.ocialists iu th1i section to ko~Jp tba

, stn:ff ond tho coor:Landor coastvJltly odvisod of the stntus of euwly and. rnto of OXJ!Ondituro of n..'1J':'t\lnition tllroughou.t tho rogiDOnt. '

s. Pcr~omlcl. Spocitl.l coneidorntion should bo _civoa to sut\lifiod o.rtillocy 11-ou

tona.nts AB roplncor.10nts !:;.1 tho onrly plmsoa of operAtions o..'ld contim~.oual.y thorotd'tor. Exporionco hn~ shown thnt fOJ;"Wo.rd · o"!)aorvore suffer a hie:h pvrcontrl(?;o· o: cutrll(J.t1oi 1 w1th no 1'0Plv.cooonts a,vt\i.lo.blo wi.thi:l tho artillory ro,;iiJOnt unloBB othor ossontinl T/0 billoh aro left vaoa.'lt, Junior officer roplncoJXJnta shOilld recoivo instruction in tho u, s, prior to baing eont out. sinoo 11 on-tho-Job trnirJ.ng 11 is not :pmcticablo in car:iont. Such on tho JO-b training is nocoasnrily restricted to tho billet r.ssigltod, whoroa.s nrtillsry officora ·should havo a working knowlodge of nll pht'.eeS of f'.rtillory gum1ory, ·ontor1ol1 and tnctlcs 1n ardor to proporly discht\l'GO the dutios Of the billet to which llBeignod; nt1d to pcrnit job rotation nocoesito.ted by norual coubnt nttr1tion. For oxnoplo, supposo o. bnttnlion hE\s throe o!:f'ioor CQSU.oltioe dur.tn.; an utto.ck - tvo observers rutd one bo.tt'?ry oxocu.tivo,. An 1I..10odinto rotntion Of Jobs is nocoasarY in ordor to fill thr,!:II!{J thrgg ko:y !!pots for tonorrcw1 = a.tt~..cki in ordor·to cUoc~ this rotntion, thoro" wst bo <>niatllllt oxocutivos qunli:tiod na f'onrnrd obsorvora, and assistant atrd'f otficore qunllf'iod ns bnttory oxocutivos, If sowrnl of theso jobs oro held by officors undergoinG on-th.JJ-job training, then ic:.lOdintu roplaoor-10n.t J.lQ¥ not be fonsiblo bocrueo nl1 ~hoy hAvo boon ablo to lonrn so fllr is tho,dut$98 of' thoir asa1Gnod billot. Such n sitUAtion onn lood to aor1~s.radu0-t1on in tho offoctivonoss of artillery BllPPOrt dolivorod during tho

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..UIIlEX SS ~0 lS~ i;.utiiiE DIVISICN SP.:iiOii.L ii~IQI; ~IIC!'().Rr

llq, llth :1nr1noe (Rein!) lst:;ar:av, F..Il't ln the Fiold. ·~ ·,

· . 26 llov 1950 ··:' :.

the tiue it tCikue to trnin pcu-tinl]¥ o.xporienced ott_ico~~ .~.n now dut1os •

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.AP?:ENDIX 0.~ TO 11TH IW!IllES SP:!'.OUL .I.Dl'IOII llll'Ol!:r .01)

let llattal~on, In t:;,.e J'ieJ.d,

11th Marinea~

_24 November 1950

1. XN'J!lODUOO!IOII S:l1Y7 re;po~i.·. eubmitted in complianco with ·Divieion Oezl.eral Order

·llo. H>-50, an~ l.D accor~oe with the t>roVidano ot Cbapter ll, l'aragr~ph :.l40l..-. H014t· J.Sh3. 1'ha ~er1o4· OO"'(arod, from G Septombol"' to 7 Oot<lbor 1950, · be~no wl.th tl>e close o! :too South Korean oempnit;n and' includea t:'le c:ttire IliCHO't.i-sF.X)UL 1nv'Bu1c.n ]i:bseo. ! · ·

2. l:.s.s:;: 01.-'.Q..Afii.z.ro: J:Oi:i (l;j. 0Sep~t~J~6ri9501 th,.. ).t'."t ~·..::·~~..,._1 •. '\.on, lltll M8Ji1nea, let Pxoov1s1oul

Ua.rine. :SrlBade (:Be1.n.:forc.;oJ.~, FMi' 1 flonv.~-ttted of tbi;.t;r-nine (39j ;:,fficere ..,_a fou.~ hun<J.o·ea an~- •evo,ty~rour. (4711) onl.hted mon. ~bia f'igu:ro inol.u.rlei tb.:l'oe (3) o:f:f'J.oers ~ el~ (J.l.j er~ iate:l 11. s. lf&:ey. F6-r117-n.1:·Je' {~;:) So\tUl J;:ot-eau PoJJ.ce~en. a:1ct one (1.) EOK J..Y:Q o'!'fiJEtr wo:.-o at~c:o.c.!l~:U. Dw::lng 5 n.:l.d 7 S:3pt~l:'oer, tn.e )l&;t:~te.llon joine<! one h,Jf\dred· t..o.d s9'\~e.c.ty-:f'o1.!~ ().~(l~) o:1:t~.sted &Jld tbae· (:.i) o~f1c:era. Tho b;!t.t~al.ion ";aA oo.r._~ti t\l.ted as t'ollowrH

lleadqu.artore Battert& 1~ of'f'ioe:ra; 152 enliated

Service llatteey: 8 Dffioerar 105 enliated

!!e.tt.ecy 9 A": 6 off'ioere: 127 enlisted

:BattG:cy"" unn ;_ 5 otn'l"ui ' I '

~9- enlisted

!.E!lli~~-·- ,? ~:i~~~~! }.~2 ~~~~~~~ 'l:'CY.l' ALJ .,..._ V&;I..;.""".I;D;: ......... Qi.J.,J..;a.i:IIUUI.L

'l!b.CJ batta:!.ion we.s ~.n bivouac &t Pter No. l, Pv.ae.n, Xorea, :f'raa 6 to lO Dcptelllllor, 1950" On 9 Sep~e.u~Ol' 1 1950, tho lot A!lr<h1b1ali ~rue!< COJU;\."'l<.Y • I)OORif:t.j.ne;: o:! t.wo (2) · o:fticere an_d nino;;y .. fivo ~S5) e1:.liotod ""-oro tl)::.:!pJr:"l:;:oil;r a-;;ta.~od to tha batteJ.10n.

3. F~·XIl!l;AJ!.!_)!A.~.Q: !f;:_,n ;-:te.u.r~.r1e: :l.,._. w a.os~t lat1<.1.1ng, a.e. :i.ndloate-1 by the limited

~.ntell:t~enoo ri•'1oivod 'by 'i.-bi& ba.tta.1l.,n1 vas neooei!ezlly roet~·lc/Ged to J.ogial>!.~~ ar:.oi ro-111'\'!:JP;'I.y., ~l.le op.C::':'Rt1or.:s cf the battalion in Soutt,orn Korea, ~:r:Jm 3 .\l:lf:U~t. t~o 6 SoptOmber 1~150 1 bAA \aken a :eovli#ro ~c,U. of oquipr~nt. ~hi(' '•Ho1.9. par',;:tc,UJ.a:.-·'·1' tru.o :tn conne_o.tion with motqr trnn.a• port&t::i.J."l, eoomur.1cet1cnfJ lllateriel, Md galley equi~nt. ·Eeprcan.if:e:~io:.,: ot tho i'lrir .. e; ba.ttc:-iea wn.e necaosa.r.r in ot-d.Gl' t.u convert t'rom four (4) to Eix (6) g~s pe:':' bcd;tory and to e.sB;I';ol now 'Per;Onnel .to a.pprt~p-r.J.a.to !'w:i.~ti-olls w;ltM.n t~o1_.r _ oe~l?.a.t1o~~- -~io;J._q.a as ~nr_ a.lll, · .. prMt1cablo •. Tho battal_ion propared to comba~-- J.ood aboard_ threo_ (3) · L&'r t s; tho C'(0-3(), Q.0-')2 1 .ani! the (j0-12, Six t6) 'n<>W lO~ howitzers Wf)~e r.oceivef.!., bl:.t ~!ghte, e!mir~g poete, an-'. !!.LtOOeeor!e<J dld uot accompa;ly t.ho guns and were 1mpoadble to obt~.n until. 19 September, 1950. Tho :following tablo :\ndiae.tos motor tra!laportation veb1cles a!ld oqul.pment on h~d _end the tote.ls at"Jer ro-s·~~)pl:f 0:1 S S£J?t.amlJcr~ 1950: ,

fil>E Truck, 21: ton; 6x6 Truck, .l .~on1 4xl~. !rruc.k, i lion, racuo 1

Truck, t ton, amblil.ano<J Trailor, 1 ton, oargo ~railor, t ton, oargo

~~~i~~: ;;so TD-14 Trailer. wa.tor, 300 gnl.

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ON~ IUCO'D ~!)TAT,

28 l5 lij"""' 15 3 18 13 2 .15.

l 0 l 9 20 29

10 3 13 l ,0 . l.

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APPJ!NDIX OliE TO ll.TH !WliNl'lS SPECIAL ACTION llEPOl!r

lat Dattal.1on1 11th Marines, ·ln the Fiald1

24 November, l950

Communications equipment requisitioned wae not made available.

~our (4) fi~ld ranges and three (3) immersion beaters wore &upplied to suppJ,.omont galley equipment on llal;ld.

In e.C.oor~ce with :Br1ga.do planning and-1st Marino D1vieion

d.!roctivcc, a personnel sootion of th.roo -(3) enlisted was detached

and ·reo.diod_ to join the division perli<Jnnel· aectlon in XOBE1 Japan.

All diarioa, poreonnel reports and oorreapondGnoe wor~ brought 'llp

to ~to. Publica.tionB, fil·c·a·,azid f'oma··-~ra' so Bogroga.ted ·aa ·to

fUJ.'"lliuh a field working w.,it.. att"er·the pereonnol eoot~on w.e,e·aopara.

tod in possession of tho sorvicCJ reoorc.".a .and tho· bulk of- tuu adl:1in ..

1otrat!vo paraphernalia. ~he rear·porsonnol·aeotlon was left in PUS..W undor aupcrviaioh of Brigade upon londins out by the·· battalion,

4, TRAINING AND REHEl"RBALS No forcal_trnining or rchoarsala·wore conducted prior to· departure

~ron PUSAN, .No.wly joined men.wero indoctrinn.tod, where nccoeeo.ry, into

t.hoir asaignoonts by •ron the jobii .training incidental to reorgan~zation

and routine activities wh-tlo loading out,

5. LOADnlG JiD El4llAJixATION Loading of tho three (j) LST'a et~ted-at about l~OU, 9 Septonber,

l950, and was coopleted at l200 1 10 Scptet~ber1 l950, :llnbarkl\tion of

pe.rsonnol waa CQI:lPletod 1r.un~d1aiely ~tar loading, Personnel eabarkod

in 'tho ,followfng manna;-; · ' · · · · .\.

LST. 9,0-30• 11 011 llettocy (less LllO and FO tc!ltls); Headquarters lle.tto17

Tiass lloc.o.nnaiosnn:::a ?ar.ty elemonta)j Servico .:Batto17 (leers reoonnaia

sanco per~On,.t"J;el); plue cno (1} ·pla.toon of lst Acphibi~ ~ru.ck Company.

· LsT -•,0-52: , •.iv ·lla.H.ecy-'and 'B" Ba.tte17 (~ss LNQ ana.:ro te.,;s) i · • "·' Roo~naissan.oo ·porsonnol fro= Hoad,quartere and· .service Be.tte1:iee; plue .':

one (1). plato. On of li>t .A:::phibian T%"..tck Company~ ·· · · · .. · : · .

LST 'Qo-l2:' One,(1) ~ffioer :and .twonty'-two (22),. ~oto~,~t;,;..Qport ·ope~ .... : to•f· This vo.ssol ·carr1.ed the _ovc_rf).ow .of twenty-two (22) vehi(U.es · ·'

which could not be .loaded ·ou tho other .lsT.1.~.

At 1.900, 10 ·Soptet~ba~ 1950; th~ LS!i!' ~ got .un4e,.,;q. a.n4 pulled out into the stream. ~They laY e.t anchorage. untU. 01.00, ll · September·1950,

and·then ogain got \tllderway tp r~e.ke·rendezvous with.the ·oonvoy. ·LSTI's

'IJ-?IJ and ~2, ·trenspori.iing the Min body ·of the ba.ttal.ion personnel,

were .Japanese-manned arid under Japanese of'fir.-ere. ·-The ·battalion mesa ·

personn.ol and eQuipmerlt was dia~ributed .aud food. at oaks· divided, 1n.

order to 'uet up -meSseD a.boerd •. 11B~er• J;"ations:.were. ee:o.-ve4 'while -under

way. 'l'he two (2) LS:T's were overloaded. for.- most troop 1traJ1sportation

'Pueyoaoe. Battalion perionnel, after a aonth ·in ooinbat. -did not con-··

eidor t.hG: eono'l!fMt crowded conditions e. hardship. · ·

6. MOVE:!l'l!IT TO, AllD ·AIU!IVAL AT,· OI'J:!:~IVE·AIU!lA '·

Tho poriod :f'rotl l.l. soptomber to 15. Soptembar 1950, -.vas.:sprnt on

ru.itc a.ud. wil.; 'll:leventful. Tha oonvoy arrivad·at the objective ·aroa,

WOilli-DO Island, ad,je.eent to INOIION,. Koroa, th~ .l!lorning._of 15 S~t!itlbor

1950, On l} Scpter.lber l95(', the let l!atte.lion, llth Marinos, let· Pro

visional. Marine :Brigade, Reinforeodt ·FMi 1 wa.s redesignated as tho 1st

Battalion, llth Z.!ar1nGit lst Mr.rine D1:v:!.e1on, Roinf'oreed; FMF! by auth-

ority CG lstl-ta.rDiv l-teg lOOSOZ. ·

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.6PPENDIX Ollil TO UTH !WliNES Sl'ECIAL AO'l'IOli.Bl!l'ORI

~st Br..,.tta.llon,· llth-Marinea, In the Field, . 21~ Nov~t;"Dber 1950

7. OPl'!JlmiONS :;::-:7' Assault Phase .· . ,_ .. , . .,,. ·, , f , _ •

On.l5 September: 1950 1 an advanceip6rtyr.tr01n; the~ be.ttaJ.ion~- '13ona1et1ng of. two (2) office•• Md th"ee (3), enlisted .men, landed .wi tli ·wavoe- ot : .. , bho 3>'d Do.tteJ.ion, 5th Marinos on Green !leach, located o.t (SS49:t4). (Map of' Xo1•ee. 1:25,000 matric u.s. ·Army), ·on WOLMI....OO Island. This' landing

. was made·at.06j7. -,'Battalion pos1t1ona·w.re:-ae1ect-ed·-b:r·t:h1e,advanoEf:: party, •~he fi~ot elements ofc.tho. baUalion:landed"'iero· the Z'MOlUI&iasa.noe group, cloliely followed by. the f1ring:batter1ttS,·-. •.Tho .1and1n& ; started nt 1530,· and wa.a a()complhhed'.in' ahtP:..to-ahore· moveaent by·· D{T£.'W's mannod o;y the lst Ampn:.bl.an·-~ruoi:'_'Ccmp.-,·-a1•taclled,- Some· delay was on.countered 3y ·the -!9F.al:i..-boaoh.&pact. ·a.c.d :crowded, n.ar::owi ~' _, , roa4ways. BOgist>.'at1on, b;y·high·bUl'ot &dj~tment; Wal <>Qmpl~ted- at 2:50. ~!le CP. end FDO wero.loe.;tad e.t ,(6849J14), , !luring tile night tho' bai<talion j'ired a too..:J, of nine (9) o0~oentr.ations fro~> -tbie position 1n d!roc.t support of the 5th Marines. P.eeult.s'.Were· gener&;LY--.'\lDknOw duo. to poo:r observation· d,~e -to rainfall-and t't!sultant"pool•'vis1b111t7. D·-~1ng 16 Sep·~ernber J.?50 tile LST i.a· were sucsceeefull.¥ beached and a full ur.lt of firo o!'f-lol'.d.ed to .1\\lglllent the bnoio load lo.nded with the firing bat.terieo. Tho bnttnlion, oont1nu1ng .in its. L'l~sBion ·of :dtraot 8Up')ort• c.t' .the 5t.h 1-~A.l'inos, d1splaqed by eoholon to A. .o.~w posit1oh in tho _vloinHy· of TOh1Y.a-RI, CP location (9J4~G3)~ ~c.a.e_·:pO~nt_ regletra.tion w~e C•>mple~od hy l701J. This """" t·ad ]leon'l'~>•oed. ~bro1JO> by faot moving in.fantry 'UA\ts of thct 5th Mro.•1neQ,_~'-A.l)d Ml~ ar'\r.tt.orod- enemy· troo}Js re-:ma1nod in tho nron, Tan (lO) e~e~ were ~~~l·~ by-our oocur1ty elocents and twenty-fo\1:":' (24) prisone1•s wore ta!(.en. ·Fourteen (14) concentrfl.tlone wero fired "With good re~ulta :re-ported. \

b. Explcita.Uon. Fhase At .0630, 17 St<p-i;c-tt:b~E~r 1950, e. ·battsllon •roMnnaiesaneo pl\rty pro

ceeded in rtJar "f the advru:wing :i.nfa.nt:-:oy column." This party \'Ias held up for aove~al hours by R tnlk-lnfantr¥ battle ln s~lectod positions for the battalion. .\dvance elet.'lents,· including one (1) !iring 'battery 'W'Bre in position by 11~30 and- '!;.ho remainder of tho battalion nt 173n,. CP loca~lon coordinates (9950A4). Registration ws.a ~ompletod ~Y ~1 . f'1t1ng .'.Ja.tterlE'Ia ,at "_J.62:J,_ :·but ·no·· other rdseions -~were .fired· duo to: t-he·, rapid e.d~anoo of the l.ni'aotry; · ~ho 'batt a11on,egain ·. d1 oplaeed ,a\· llllO' "' ' to r>rev1ou•l;y oeleotod poe1t1ons. ·.: CP ·1ooation'.(0354i.v; · Beg1Str&ti'on ;: wee co~letod by h1gh.burat adjustment ~t 2250.· A total of twenty· (2q) .conoentr3tions were fired d~ng<the night;;· !ighteen (lS) '

." eneJly p:~~ison.ers .-.,ere taken in thfJ I·Jmmediate area~ ',Reportc indicAted·· r<sults of our art1l~.ery nrs ''" ·exoollent-. (>n',l8 September in l!llti- · ~ipation of ·an Oal.'ly d:lsplac:f:ltlen~ th,. renonnaj caanee party mcv&d""out · aod oelected poaitions in the vicinity of ·1\:IIIPO Airfield, whicll.hli.d bean oac.u.rod tho prt-viou.s Q.igh.t .. · I.n .. order to oont1nue ··olooe· support'· ndosionot one (1) ·gun frOm Bat tory ·"A11·'vas·'lllaVBd foi'Ward to.'ooLJplete Baso .Point: :B.eg:l stratt"oll prio~ . to· moVe!J!ent r:i! ·the. entire . battal.ion .. Wiro.wae lo.id to. gun poaiUona·BoleOted.' and to ·thQ !DC'.end· CP,., :Dosora wer& r.:~oved up and dug in· all emplRceme~1;.s..-1.a· preparation f'or.-battal.1on. oeeupa.t,.on.. Tho batteries were not d1BJ:'1Rood until o6oo, l9 SeptcmbAr. A total CJt thirty-nine (39) ccmcentl~ati{.;ll.S, •.-~S_T~ f'1~d. l!'brCie (3) -~.priconerc tJore taken~ The .. CP·-was locattd ;at coordinate a ({')56(12). · On the night of 19 September ·seco.nd L18'tLt.elii\nt· Kennet.h it. 6'2.311Am, USMC, with ~ttery IIA,11 FO· !I!Oam ·Bccompe..'liod J»."V~e1on.B!!Q9Anaiaiance.·:-; .. · Odmpany :t'b. the cr0n1ng of \be HAN R1vo;r,.,. lieaY)" .tire. m1ss1·ons-.. we~·: ealled 'by FO in· ord101r. to cover ::f'orOEid witl\dre.wal. after initial croa-. · Bing. . . \ '.~.M

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1st :Battali.cin, llth M~in.,, In tl\e Field. ?.4 Novembar 1950

I On 20 S&ptember 1950 advane~ reconn61esan~a chose new po~itiono

i.n the vitC!1!'11tv nf' PONGlTh'A-RL Rflvnlnr rin•m.n~tiBaan~ hroUl'). \ll'ith

Battl)ry 11 011 ,- m~v~d into position ~t--i330~ 'An i~f~t:ry. ~1~e .. ftg,ht delayod ~~anned Qar11er- d1splaco~ent. All firing~batte~iee moved up and completl3d l3aoa Point Rogie:tr&tion by 1610. Nino (9Y .oildmy'. · p~!aonera w--.3ro tc.\::cn in-the area. CP looa.tion oooJ."d!n~te; .(E176J.P3)~ -'rhe battalion ·roo1dved · t~e followin"g mo;tor· tratJ:ep.ort vehicleS~··

-·~ -· . 4 Trucks, 2! ton 6x6

3 Trucko. ± ton· 4x4

..., 2 Trc.ilers, i ton

l Trailer, wRter, 300'gal

On 21 Sept{;!mber 1950 t.he bP..ttN.ion started disple.eement to coordi ... nates (Tal.l57~) at abou1,,- t:tS:3~"~ Heavy enemy ooun,.erbattory .:fir~? was_ l"Cacivad., and_ continued:intermlttently for· several, houts.- Nine (9) (l:Qemy prisoners we.re..iraken end tva (2) killed.( Sixty-four (64) con~-~ntrations ware· :f!rEld. On 2.2 -"Sept!!l!\bt~!' th~ batt~.lion rt:~coi""led heavy: cnuntorbattery fire R.t about 04)0 •. F.oUl"-·{4) rJen were wounde~ in action. Af;. o630, a tvonty (20) minute·:pr~p~e.tion:~ae.' fired in -.111\lP"DDrt of the

-:~~~:? ~v-~:~~towar~· ~~~:_:~t~f~3?~~_:_~~:?=~-=~~d ",;,~~~t!:.: ~~?\ t::..1l'll;l ~Q, ~'\l.lll.Vl.OD lUlC. 1i00Y-"· l:CU. '\""t} ;'<:IJ,lU-IUl !1.1.-.I.II;JUU.Q.Io.-II;J• .,.._~ YJ=u.,u \.1-1

conoont:rations were firBd~ · : · ' 1 . .

From 23 throU&D 25 September 1950 the_ battalion did not d1eplaoe. b~~ con~inued to f1xo supuort tor the 5th MaTinee moving-on S~UL aoroua tb.e rivQr fro::~ the. battAlion poe1. t1on. .Movement of\ in.fantr_y: ve.c lateral to ~ivar, 20. suPpo

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:r-~·, cont,inuad to ba -poesibl8 and· e'ffectiv~.: One.~und·rod. and, twJ:J.nty-four (124) honcentra.tions _were .fi~ed d.:uring tlw.· .. "PPl'~od. On- 25- S,epte~ber ~:advance party eroesed the ~ rival\ ··to .. ·J..Oea.to new positions. These were .chosen in the vi;inity ·o:r .the l.st :BattQ.lion, l)~h. MIU'lnes C;? area, loca.ied: tit coordinates (J.6f)U3). The/ advan~ -~tf ·,' oroso9d at _tho initiel- :river erossirut. On -26 Soptecbe:r when,·c;l,irec,.ed'-, t.p ·utilize, tM ~~~ r,~o~s1ng the raooM~e8tllloe-p8.rty:&ncOuntered oon- J

aidorable aif:f'ioulty getting to position d~ to ~he inabil.i;y ·Of ll1JXWis used for tran15port to _negotiate. the ·.tarrow thOrouchfN:"e.e'·on;<th~, outekitrt·e;: of SEOU:r... Forward. ala;ncnta of b~ttalion, int'!lud!ra..g B!!.'l:rte!'Y· n_p' .~ oeeupie~ :pos1t1o.:ls at 1100, and rcgiatration- of Battery no~' 't(S.s;coi:lJlleted. at 1700. TM:rtaen (13) concP.ntra.tions were fired. ·' ···

Dur~ng i!f end 2.8 Septeober the battalion did·.no-t fi:n>- ·~-u..e tQ Act!cn · · within the eity vrop~r Rnd copPing-Up_ operation~ :urrela'to_d· to' support -by artillery.. ·

29 Saptombt~r 195C the situati~n roT.ltf.ined 1.10e-:v~ntf'ul.. cP l~oatiou ucr.l:l.angud. Infantry mopPifl€-'llP opel'at1ona con~~~~4-·

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on "30 S~"Ptcmbor Bat.tery l1 on was dete..cbed fol' operational. puTpoaes _to the ~rd B(Lt"t-al.io~ •. 5th Marine e.·. On l •Oct.ob&r ~An 'Battocy, !'){•th

AAA. .(AW) Battalion,· u.s. Amy, vl\1! attl\Ched te; the_ 'ba-ttalion for opArational contrO~. On 2 October nne (~) pla.to_on of th1.s 'bat1;ery waa ~tta.oh~d to Bnttt'!ry 11 C" w • •

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let llattfllion, 11th Marinee, In. tho Tie_~d, 2~ November 1950

During the 'night o! 2 October 195' Datteey . .JIO" .. was··att.a~d 117·.. ; , . twenty (20) to thirtr· (jn) enom,y' troops, and wae br.oU&ht. Under. en•~W··

mortar f"ire. One (l.) scau.rity ·outpost Wll-8 eu.;r.ound•:l bY the .Clloer.cy' • . but suooceefully defond.ed _its ·})Osi-tion. :1'he e.ttaok·-ve.s ra~,.aed •. ~. ',;

. J3a.ttory 11 011 took forty-two (~). prieoners .. the- f-oll¢w1ng dq, -3 OctobE!I:r l950' .

On 4 October 1950 the u.s. Arm;r .AAA lll'ttor;y wae dpt .. ohed. On 5 October ~attery non- rejoined the battalion. ·At 1400,,5 Ootob~r tho b~ttnlion .cammcncod Uisplaaeoont to tho lot Mn~ine.Divi~1on assembly arce in lNOliON', Xoroa.

6- a.!td 7 Octobar 1950 the battalion ren;aine4 izl b1vouao at the ·Divi-.ej.on Assembly Aren. in INCHON. ·

8. ~ TAill!IOS, OllG.\NIZ.'Il!ION I ST:Rm!1l'H, Ill!:PLOYMllNT I PROl!AllLE OllllER O:i' 5R!'J'LE, A!ID J:X,UIPMEll'1 .

Ganoral~.~nknown; inf~rm~tiryn Qbt~nod from in!~tr.Y S-2 reports wo\'.ld be of groator ,-alue.

!tlonians and ammunition eXPended;

TYPE 10: SSlON . NO I!E ,WP .Ar~7sf0no 3116 lli,974 ·1,707 Precision miBoione 29 1, 8l2 ,• lS5 Haraesing mieo1ono 147 2,250 l)l Dofons~ve mionione 2<) l67 1J .<~.oaattl.t m!osions 1 --~ TOTALS 543 19,2l8 2, ,36

Tot:U e.xpo.nditur(t of. MJmWlition: 2l, 254 .r~unda

Resulta of ,firing: Enemy killod: Ilnocy wounded' l-!achine guns dectroyed: hT guns destroyed: Automatic wJepons de_ot-.

royed:. Mortaro-destroyed: O.F t a noutralizad: Tanks destroyed~ Vohi~lae deotroyGd: FA piecoo d;.;stroycd:

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Additiona+ pertin~nt otatietico:

One hlutd:red and 'fifty-six (15€)) enemy_ poiaonnEll wc;rc el'lpturod by membors of tho battalion. Thirteen (~3). e~umy .wore·~lled by battalion oec.urlty 'o.lemc,nts. ,!1'\ll"o (2). lf\5mr:l. how'-.tzli:lia ..,are. r:Oe:a.pturod ~rom the enemy. Four (4) tons of s.ooortad-ou.ni.tlons Md damol1t'1ona wt:Jre· also captured. · · ·

:Battalion p;aBun.ltica during the Qaml)aign wo_ro as :fo11oW&_:

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It io the opin~on of th1a command that the 105mm howitzer has proved. an extromoly eff.aetive weapon d.•U"ing the oonrse 'Jf' the Korean C3.:..np.Ugu. There are, however, certu!n fader~ gcvo:::rn:!.r'.g the ue.c of this wea.pon which ohould be t"'k:en into eonsidotation in an effort to inoronoo its ctfccth~·enuaa,

D-l.lring operations in which this _com."'llar~d was a 'Part vf the; l;;;t Provieional V-arina :Brigad~, it was f·ound.that-·a e-ix (6J gun bf!,ttery_was nat. e. practical soJ.ution to. the problem 'of .H,rtil~or~" e .. .:pport.. .The naturo of tho terr,flin availAble for use au artil'lery positiOn artJas prAoluded t.ha uou of a bnttery containing in· excess o"f iour (4) -pit~uttos. The · tE~.ctico of the anomy, -:who ware adc-l.pt at ,inffitrf.ct.ion &ld guerilla taetice, nooeasitnted Rn all around per1met~r of local security dafeneo by artlllery unite. T~ro proved to be in~uffieient looRl s&curity poroonnol included in curr&nt TFLbloo. oi' Or,ganll~tion :ror artillery unito. It was, therefore, nccescary to compre~a the battalion· po~ition into a oorrrpa.ct area in ord6r to aChieve the necessary security ...

It ie rqoommendcd that, whenever poae~blo, the above"""C!Centi~,ned factors bo taken into condd£->t•c;~.tion in. dotennini·ng the ·nU!!'Ibor of e.rtillory'pioces to be included in a battery of Rrtillery for'n· Gpeo1fic' · car.:~po.ign.

It wao tl.lso found that twclv~ (12) Artilbr~ 'pieces per battalion, as opposed to tho eil",htoen (lS) J,iecee provided by the T/0 (War Strength) gaVE~ anple fi:I'f;l cupport to art !!'!fMtty ·:regimant in. th~ ~ype nf ~eJ.gn whiCh was foUE,ht by tho let Provisional M,ar~ne Brigade. This opinion iu baued on th0 _fact thnt oV6r ~5:' bt the 'artillery ·-ooneentratitme f'ired were batteey concentrat.ions. A battalion conOQn~ration waa RJl

axca;Pt.io.n :rc.thar th~ tho rulo.

The value of white phoephoroue cannot, be ovcr~mphaai~C~. It was learned, both fr_om observation and p~~so~~r 1nt~~ro~a~~~n~--~~~t w~~:e }lhitu pho.Bphol"ous shells were \t::r,y tlJ.;J.~c".~ov'>:l t!.tS'-'U.J.'Ill" wu.., trJJ.trw.y,. . .LIWJ

to tho mourit..aiAOus terrain; WP chclls ·were 'USed 6'Xtrnnive1r·· for rf:lgi&trat1on purpOeos, theraby saving many HE ahellu, which would othurwit~e bocol:l6 loat rounds. It is b~lieved that artilleey effeot1vene·es would be 1cproved by 1ncrcae1ng the amount of WI'. pr9jectiles ocmiB.ineJ. in a 'Wl.it of fire. It' is tt.lao believed that the peret:~ntage o_f ~ eholJ;s contained r. a unit of tiro should 'be aubstant1W.1y inCJ:eaeed, and t~a.t at .l.east ~vo (e). rounds of cannister shells ~uld be inoluded ~n a; unit vf firA:.

Both fuze tima ~d fm:e VT wer€! f,:,und to be pa.rtic~ly ·effective, It is to be notod. how~ar. that very little f~ze V~ was used dua to the unreliability'.or tho vorticW, control of the firing·oharts available, Since tho use of f'uzo, time, wtul ~:;asily controlled b¥, diract obeerva.tion, this problem wae not prooont in uoing this type nf ful;,e•"

Thora io a vory pre~sing need for_ an 1UUD1nat1ng shell f~r uso with the 105r.un howitzer. It is :unf'ortun-"'tA ,th..'\t an accurate pount of the

_nlll:lber of requests for illm:d.nation received by .'this unit wae not kept to lend. ~uppcrt to tr..e a.rgo.ll:le.c.t 'bhat J.f\5mm. h~wi t'!er !ll\l!'!ineo.tiP,g: eh8ll!! are an. eboolute· neee~;~sity. · · ·

It 1s W.oo beHoved th.~t some serious thou,sht should be givon to tho eAv1~ab111ty or 1uclud1ng eulf-propD!lod artillerJ in tho ~/0 1 a. ThP. extromo nP'tl'rowness of. m<-.st Koroan ·roads makoa- it v:trt\18117 imposaible to turn a towed load around. The cont1nuod-J)oa.s1b1l1ty of ambush in this typo of campaign increases the n&&d tor extremoly rapid amployment. oi artillflrT. 'l'heeo f'actorc 1 .combined with soil. cu.ruli-biono whiuh nncaoaitato thfl use of t~ackad vehicles, are· strong arguments in f~vor or the use of self-propelled artillery pieces,

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1St ~attellion, 1~th MarineB:t In the Field

e4 llovombe" ~950

The uoo of liaison type airera!t in tbil type of warfare haa provod invaluable. However, it is believed that.ths e!tectivenesa of thetr e~~~plo;vmont would be geatly enhaneed 1f they were pl&eed 'Under the ouora.t1onal contr.ol of the battalion· oommand&r. ~is opinion is based on P_ra.etioa.l Bltper1enae. ui!\l)e, .in ,the. oamps.1gn at CHlNDOl.m-~u. the artill.er;y spotting pl~l:l operated· trcun a'landlng str.ip adjaoen~ to -bn.ttalion ,headqua.rt·ere. /, ~t was fOun~ that the pl~a~ eo~2d 9~ ~oTo ~ff~~tiv$ly employa~ When ope~gtt~g in this

,manner,. Their incrf;)ase in affecUvonoas was d;1e· mainly t'o the tact that they were more eaeily a.vatlable for aes1g!lf:lent, they would. bo .. diroctod t.o effective spot-ting podtions nuab mo~o qui•klY~ plus .~.;hu !~~-;; tl"'...ct the pilotct obae:-ve:r>3t £tnd the ba.f;taJ..ion cpere.t1onc o!!!oo:r oo~.d es·tabli eh pe:.-a:;"~nal. lia1 eon, which .is of grant value to all con.cernod~ '

It 1 e t""u.rthar ttlti opinion of' th:te, oomnw.ui timt . the following ~~teriul i:nprovorJonts wallld greatly iucreu.se the·· ~f:teotiven~ss Of artillezy fire a

a.. Night li,;hting devioos for aii:Iin.; poste chou).d be suppl1.ed ·by A. oot:mon electrl.cal source ~d shoUld be· t'\enT·rally .controlled fron t~e b.:::.ttoey e.."toc:utiv$ ot:f'i~:erls podtio·n·.

bo The left- shieJ.d o1" the.how1f..Ser should be lowered. ~t l.oA.St :tour· (4) inohes to ~ow ~roator signt visibility.

c. A radio, w-hich can be elislly transported ·by· a li!ingle indlv14~ 1 shoul.d be provided f-or usa by :f'ol'w-~ obsorverD. !rhis eet should be similar in- design to t-he preSent ,300. aeries· ueAd by the i.nfantr,.-, but must have. grllator .:-e.n~ caps.b1l.it1ea.

d~ T.argot "3'rit;ltt ll!1.4!t be nA,da of mora durable fila,teria.l., Podaib~y

one oade bt" ple.atio or aome f-ortn o! pttrchtl~.nt mu;y be tho snswor.

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~bjt Spet~ial M.t:ton P.epcrt fc.:r period 2 Sept&mber 1950 to 7 October 19!'0

Be:f': (a) l>ivis1on Goneral Or:ler No. 16

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The -:rollClwlllg repc.rt sots forth 1n Bt>%!1~ detail the act1vit1ee of thie uni 'i,; irwneU.i ately ·pr!or- to and du:rill€ "ihe l:lfOHON-S:OOUL oamp_aig.c. 1n X:?rea fx·ozn 2 Sopteu.:bor, 1930 t\) '( Oc·~obt.:r., 1950. !-"'. attempt. has tJ<J~D. ma.:lA to s9t forth t!le }jrl)'bJ.eme \(h1oh wnfronted tbia wr1 t and the met.il.,O.s wo:Jd 1n solving these prtitl.lct:.a in clear, concioe ter:oa.

, It is .be:t.ieved that auy_Cne -vi·l;h a. knowledge of a."t'~.;illery oan derive useful into:..·wa·liion WJ.d proZ:!.t by the _experlo.nc,ea of' this tw.it by anaJ.y-zlHg th~ coutent.e of this repo1't. . 1

' Tho nss:\gru:;d tA.cf;1CI\l rnissio.n of th:!.£" battnlion was dil'tlct sup~rt or the l'lt l'ar!no Reglmont,

Th'e -nex~ higher e,cholon. wa11 the l:J.~h ~nr~ne Regtment.

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COMMAnDING OFFJ.CEn LtOol,ME!UU~ ADEL!WI,USMC

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Capt. B. R. MF..B:RICK , 1illl<lC. 7· 100

Capt, A.B. STIIOI!MENGER USMC 6 117

Easy lltry Oal/t, '~·, C, MC 0~ USMC 8 l2J

Fox lltry (2-27Sop) Capt. o:M. OOLE .· USMC . (26Sep-70ct) Capt, G,J, IWVICJ! . USMC 6 :.J,ll_

TO'!' AL lif" '620''

(0) A'l'l'ACHED UNITS NO!illl

J, PP.ELI!~I liAl!Y PLAllliiNG PlaM.ing scheduleS. :formulated by this unit w_ere minor in scope l\lld

content. Upon our .arrival_ L'l-081DP .. :~~. Jap~~ tho llth Mar~nes furnished prolimir~ plannilJ&' information -to this .'Wlit for th~ purposes . . z,f loading aboard asoault sbipp1ng, movement to ~he ~NOHON UOR,· and initin,l operation on WOLZ..ii-:00. "A-plannlntl: room w.-s estn.blis:Q.ed by the lltb. l·~inee v.t CfiiDp Snlmi fWd mado -availn.ble to the following officers: CO, -Exeo0 1 .S-2 1 S-3t AeSt' S-:'3,· ELnd s.:.4. Detailed loading plane were :formulated and exec;Juted prigr t9 our departure from BOn, Je.pa!l. Opera.tionnl. planning wao routine in nature sinee the Qmploy'mont of artillery for the _INCHO.N landi.rig wa.B generally in accordA.nce with procedures outliried in lnnd'lng !oroe mSJ~o. !l'he formulation of a. c!etailed landing plan I'W.d DUlG/ loa4ing plM was necessary however, because of the extremely unueWl]. Udnl oond.itiona at INCHO~.

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• f;:\{ 1h.~."<tal19n, ·:llth.·M~inei :rr. t:-::.:.. Fiel.d :.a· ~Tr .·e:ra1lel· 1950

It was im;pere.tive thn.t only the most essan·J:t.f.~o"L Pt;!'rsonnel· and ·equipment bo in the initial landing of J)'L10i1S sln.ce t}\e tide effeot p~veiJ.ted adrll tic.nal ~anding. of po:t"aonnel or e~u\pment 'rOr A. period ot h:elvo h•J'ltl'a. Conaide:ra.tiona \rf3T'i'l lilac ma.dt:. 0:1:' the weight limit .of 6ooo lhs/DTJlC'.1 !mpo20d by the DU.I!.:w Conwnny. .Ancorpj.n~ly, the problem <li' just:tfyillb the ftllvoation of f.iereonnsl. au<1 &qtdpJnOnt ag(dnst, thG woibht restriction jmposed·waa ec::.ved durim; th1B plan.n1ng'pha.q~. · Tho dotci.iled l!)n~J.ng plru1 of Dt.JJn(~ o and·.t~ m_etho~e uSed to solve these problems arc inolude'i in pn.r_agrcyh -~. c:f .t.hic rep~~~

4, TR.U:iUNG AND ltmE.IiBSA.liS 'Th;;' pe:l-:t.od_. (".Qvoi=€.d by this re:vor:t waS nQt _.atlitable ~or. the oon

Quct of n trtdnil4:; prcgralll prior to .:l'llr _e.rit:r.y'into· compFtt. Trtdning -:fndlit,:f.'3s at Onmp Sakai,. Jal?atl and e.l)oard.netR.Ul~_-_shiPl'i.ng w6:re .. 1muleqtl41".:e and uoed little by ·i;.his U.'1.it.· ·

No rehearsals ·f'or the INOHON-sroUL opera~ions ~~r~·· .io¥,.lote'd by thle-t. · · ·

5. ll)~!iiG i>N'O -lMBJlRKh!riOii ·ThiQ;TJ)Sc"'"ifaP'"iST'S"were aesigubd th:!.s batt_alioli::.on 3 Septorob6r.

I.oni!.iOt;- :PJ.Ms woro 1rnmed1atoly cQJ!lr.lencod· aml -'.were cor.tpleted· prior to 0800 4 Sc:>to.,bo". Ono fir~~r..'bn~tery ·"'·"" ae•igno~ .to """h !.S'l' with Hoadqu.."'l.·r.to~s 3ntte~- and S6.rvit;O ':Bntter.r ~Yen;v s:Plit on all 'thre.e. ships. Directives -from 'highc.r nuthor~ ty epec:1f:1.ed thAt eaob. LST, l'roul'1 cnr:cy ono be.ttnl.:ton UjE w::.c1.erstu'lteU 0;1 the t~ dock: •. T.llo aesi(~nnont l)f personnel was as below indi(:mtod: · ·

~ 11 D''i3try 3-100 Hq3try. 7-56 N"vy l-l} . ScrvEtry · 2-0. 11 !:'1 Btry 2_'..;5 11F11 · Btry 2-5. lst.Amph TrkCo l-30

,r.,Q 1~ ll.:i:.)1f"3t.ry

Sc;JJtl-y Sol"VBtr.v

. Det E.'l;; Bn . l O$tk:l:phTrkOo

~2 ~ry Sa!"V1ltry Serv:Btr-,, llth..\!R.r l s.t Al:lphTrkC? · · ·

2-95 2-115. 'HO 0-29

Lor-din€ W.s.·.sta.rted at 1600 on 7 Soptelaber. ~he ·next 48 hours wero conauiuod in undorsto'w.in,::; t}lc l05J!Vl fi.Jilmwiit1on. ~h1s was a slow n.nd tct1~ious process in thnt; tba 1\J:II'l'Wlition W. ·to be off_ load.c.d from shipe to Ottr;;os, tho bfir~-;cs were, towed to docks ·and _tho' o.mmun~t~o.n. un~oadod onto tho LST. Co.naidernbl.o-·loa.ding ti1:1a would have bo&n·snved· i:r--any of the_ nbovo hand.lin,;- co,uld t..ave boen elimi~atod. · · · 1

!4uipnent-for this bntt~~ion was loaded aboard the Gre~n.Bay . Victory onrouta fron the United S,tAtoe at the time that ,a!3eault shipping wa.e assir;nod. This ship arrived A.t KOBE, Japan on 4 September. All tho olluipment was lmloM.ed :rl-o::~ the· Green liny- Viotory 11 t wa.s. 1mino.CI.-1ately pl"oceesod in prepnra.tion for loRding out on the LST 1 s.

Loading of vehicles COIIlf.lenced on ·the LST' s at --2000 9 · S~pt~ber and wa.s ~O!Jpl.ete(\..and persqnnol. embnrkeCI. by _0200 l.O:~~ptember • .'

~hie 'W!i t wo.s ·aseit;ued '33 ·roxw' o for uso on the INOHON-~:OOUL ·l.M4--1llf;. .a.:nocntion of ·the- J1JD/I S was ·oA.de' A.B f.oll.oWa:

· 9.IUDfls_/firiDF,. Qo.ttery (6 .• gun ooxy1·a~<2 al::t:lo,-_a,zld l_pe,~sonnel): 6 IIUKt'!ls-·for Rdqrs:_and ~el"'(ico .Rnttcrios · · -. : · . · · .

(3 '2Dco.rinniss8,ll.ce.'PE',rty," l. er:lmo, Md 2 personnel) · · ' • ; ' • ' - ' I • '• •.. <

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2d BattrJ.ion 1 11th Marines In t'.~ Fiol.c!. JO P_.JO.'.C:r.l.bOt' 19~0.

!:o.ch fii-in.; battery was lo&'teC. .1\8 shown beiow:

6-:rowitzer nuiG'Ps: lol'\din.-: tOr· 1 DUXW Dr!v;c:r l'lll(l. AssistAnt Driver 5 · me.n r'l'\Ul CI")W

1 Hvwi t- zor·, J.05r.un 10 Rounua ~f l05am ~ition

2 :Oays ration" (Type C) 5 Gallons of water .Section chost

24ar.~.uni tion .DUIDVI s:. loA.di~ for 1 :omt:"1 · 11rivar. Md .fl.tHiiOt-ant Driver 10$ Rount'!.s of 1.05mm ammunit~.ou

].5 --..;J"'llcmg of "r!ater · 1-Per~onaE:ll D~ ,

Drive:r and ARsistF.I.!lt .Dr1ver Battory hec:u.tivo Of'fioor Firin;; .Battery Hsadquo.rto:re and. Local S~ou..r1ty p121rsonnel(20) .. :. . . ' -:·

~ ~~:tla~~c?' ~ l._50/Battol.ion · · •. ' . . . - .

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',, ·:·· :aa·nd~unrter~ _n;nd Sorv;qa ~~~-~~n' :+!~vi.5i ~~~e_)o~~d

below: ; · _ ....... - •- 1 ' '.·.·;~ ....... •:··_·'·: ,. -.

· ....... 3 - Reconnr..!esance ~ 1-~

No, l JXJ:{W Bnr.o---coL'IT.:o .it.SA~ .. -:~

-ZllCinOorO 3-&dlo ,Op,, 3--lfh·omon i'-AN/MR05 2-619'• 500#0oT.lo :Elq\lip

3 -~ Roar .El&Oent Hdqr_s No,· 4 DUKW lln Elcei!O lln S-4

l~adio Opr 7~col1tione nan

15-J!E-S 1s . l-NljliRC5

2-l-U. 'i'i-110 Wire

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lloi 2 DUK1I , . No,· 3 DUKII . , •1D !ltryCO ·-, ._I•FiiBt:eyCO --. <.··' "E11 BtryCC Hqlltry()O ..

. ~. . .· 11 )"" 11.Btry~ec0 . ~. ·· 11 D'1 lltl")~Ez:Qo0 Bncurv~.,O "E":etryE!co~

3-Mhre Su-.:ovey So.~· ~~ : 23~~i·o~r·. ;y .'~~10 •.. ' 2-Rtldio Onr ~ uu 3-W~.rer:len.- · 3-111re¥.n'··.",· ' ·• · 3,-Y.ilC r:ien 2...FDC oon /. ' 6-:'l~10ry :Rauen mon.· 6-·Btry P.eoon r.~.en 2-6J.91 !i! . l-De~ol!ticn ):t.f...,l .500f0o=:FII.uip . .2-619'•· .. · · • ...

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Total HdQ.rs nnd Sorvioe ·:aa.ttery ·perBC>nnei Total llnttol.ion persoMal. in• DUKW 1e

'75 225

T.otc.l 1;.~% Howitzer CU!V'lUllit_ion· 943 ,.,..a. 6. HOVJil>iZNT TO AND .aiiRIV .AL ill O:BJJOOTIVS ARillA.

The LST'I s o:.;.ol4. ·o.OlS. and "'--lG with· nerao.nnel And eouinMent of this b!'.ttnlio~ -omb;.rke<".- ~d. sa1·1~d trol!l Eo~~- J-'P~ -~t _0500-; lo Septe~ber. The ship& wllre enroute to the obJective nrea. for six'

·days and arrived at H-2- hours on l5 sePtember •. Oons1dernble unploeso..'ltnces re;ulte~. fra::: usilli; the SOJli!EP LS'! ~.; in· tha.t the:; _'!or~=~· ·

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A!'P]J!llJ!X TWO TO llTR, M:'UN:ES SPE.CIAL AOl'ION.llEPOJ!T

2d llatt.:U.ion, llth. ~inea In tho:J J"ield 1

. Jo lTcnember 1950

not up to the nonnal expected stan~a.rd of· cleanliness· A.lld in th.nt 11 B:I rc.tiona wore e:maurned aboJU"d whon it waa haliovBd- that 11 A11 r'l.tiona coulcl_ llc:,vo baen provided.

At tho objective area during tho le.undliru;" ·of 'the·. DUXW} s one DUIG'/ was loct :from the .C..OJ.8.. 'lllis ShiP got_ -im.den.-ny .during the 'launclling and cUd not !lOtify thp. ·tank ~eek. .As tbe Jltrr<li was· being launched the r.su.ip dropped an(l. the DUX\'{ immediately ·-ao.nk. · ;_Thrao· demolfU.on men f'rOJ!l r:]n Conpr.ny1 lst Engineer 3attAlion wex-e -droWned Md one 6os rndio jeep lost .. · The ret~o.inder of the .nrtillery rozyt.s .:_were l.and~d--on Green :Bee.cll l').t R houro

l• OPBRlU'l OHS ~.-:~t Phase .·.

15 Soptewber, .1950. o6l~O- A recOnna.iaaMce party ~naistiDG. ~f tho S-3, a.ssiatant G-2l E\ll(\. four (l.~) elllist.ed personnel

.: bmlod on WOli!I-DO with ELT 3/5 to 'loMte. ~d ootabl~oh a · pceit.iou area fo1· the .'tlattAJ.1on •. ~os1,t1on-.area• s&lE!ote!l Md

OCt.'Up:fod in·TA 8El49 L-M. 1745- Zleoents .·of· battalion began lMO,inr.; nt Gre.an :Baach. 1 193Q-EleltlaP;ts. of·: all bo.ttories ashore nnd oetab!isX:lqnt of poeiti~n ~re&s underway. 2150 ~All bnttf".cy positions estf1blished Bnd the bat.t.a.1ion reacy to firo. "fi·) · f"!.ro cl.csions coopl.eted this' date.. · · ·

16 Saptcober, 1950. 0140- Ocmce~ced·hi~ burst ~egistrntion · uoin,;; Saay :Sat tory as reg1ste::1n,;; bnttM"J. 0200 -· Cocpletod · .COI~istration with th6 followinr; .c9r:Nctions ~or11yuted: Def"leot!.on Corrootion 18 yi left, Ra.n~e Oorreotion f 100/lOOO. ·. 0735 -.Co~~cnc~d Basepoint registration usl~ an·observed.£1ri~ chnrt. 0755 -· corJplei;od registration. J.OlO ... Battalion ,Co~e.nder and roconnro.esanca pn.rt;y departed t'rc:o oJ.d posit!on aroa to reconnoiter f'or a.. new positiOn Al:'ea ... 12.00 ·.- iirin.; eler.l~n~a of.· bt;l.ttnlion dis.,.Jlaaed farwu.rd to new•battRl.ion position·J.o.cnt&d in :v .. ~2lil~ J.- 1815 -.All elenents .of battt'J.ion in pos1i1.on·.and rr;ady .to fire. 1915 - Attecpted .:a'a.seJ)oint ·regi.etrati.on without• success due to· d'U'kness.. Severa1. attBlilpts _were· ~.e to estnb-11&:.1 a short base from which a. h1gb ·burst ret;;ietrat:lon oould be contlucted, however, .conaitterable firin;; of ame.J.l e.ms in the

,. pos+tion. area preve.o.ted tllie,.· Six (6) missions ·CC?Ja:plet~d th1a · date.. 90 rounds oxpende.d.

o. :scploi tat ion Pho.so . . . . 17 SCJpt~JDber, ·1950. 0729- Battc~1on. Co~e.~·aod·reoonnaissanca party.departed to roconnoite~ for new position area. 1000 - AILVIlllCO =· anC. su....-ey Soct1on d1ap11>00d fon~ard with one re~istOri~ howitzer to rendezvous forward wit~ the ~nt.talion conrJa.nder. .1230 -.New poe1t1on .area _ostablia;hed .in: TA 9647 L .. · 1300 - Doj~ and J'ox batterios ·ordered to .l.'l.iaplaoo forwnrd. 1400 - Ro(~1strat1one co!J.d.ucte~. with ·reg:istel'ing howitzer froo Dog·bnttcry and usin.~ ,sorvicelil of the Air \)beer:ver. ·1520 • Headqtia.rters bnttorJ ond Ea.Qy battery were "Ordere_d t.o displace· to positi"on nreo, loCated in.·1'A 9647·:L. howov>J:r .. RCil' 1 movod f"orwnrd at auoh a mpid rate 1 t bjlcPJllO oby~o.US .to the b"tt/lllon c.ouc.a.ncler that to Jilai~tf;\i·n·,pr·Opo.:r.·.slf.PP.O,::'t:t. of_ .. ll.C'r .. 1 he ,l:)u,s_t leap .

~ .fl"og:.the. bf\ttf\li.on.: ~oorclikJY, ·zat}<b.Attery,·.:'Ant(~Ona· ae·ct1on ·· of :tho Fire Direction. Cen.:t.Or: oont.inuEI!d disple.®qent; f~rward ·

• t.o a. position aroC.·.in TA 9950' X,· • 2010.-,JI:aoy''l>llttery fired . .its· nomal ·b.~aso ··asunst a -small ·.c.oUnter.· a.ttaolf·in..:aCT ·1 zono. · ·of .action;· :;:Attack .W:'l• .. ropul,o,•<\. (ln<l::arulleey ·~i~':Va~ ,~orted

..... ~o .be vel;'y' .effect1ve~ .. _.·.zl·m1es1ons ·plt;a·:Q·'B&I···iDl~,l!s~q~s~coop~etod ' "this ·elate. 870 ·rounds·. expended. · .. · :·\!}. '·:! .. · ." ~-1.· .. \· :: .•

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@fCUSSIItED &?l'l5TDIX Tl!O TO llTll !W\INES SPECIAL ACT!Oll llEPORT

2d ~ttalion, llth Marines. In the Field 10 Nwa~'beX" l950

.lS Sopt:o"bor, 1950 •. 0545 -Battalion besan firing preparatory :fi~ras prior to j~ off of ·ROT l~ 9755 - Eas-y ba-tt~ry roei@- . tereil. .on e. chv.ck point uei~~ nottlP~' Ground' :observer procedures •. Ea.;ia:t;ration corrections cor.putod· 'were· as· foll.ows1 'Deflection Oor>•ecti.on Loft lOp, llani;e Correction f· 5;6/1000. 0930 - Do{: ::,..'ld. :f'cx plUG e~cQ.cntG cf .E:~ndq~-tC:re =d Scr,..ice- Battcric;

. bet~nn displn.oeuent :f'orwn.rd··to noW· p6sit10n··a.rea loo8.ted in TA 0150 ll-1 •. 1535 - Easy 'bnttery · oioplaoo~. forward· to tho battolion position aro,., 1615 -.All batteries in position' t\fl(":. ;retl(1y to :fire. &:i,..":iatre.tion oQn? .. uoted with corrii!ctions co~utod as follows: Doflodtion Correction ri~t 71 p,. · li<Ul(;O Correction l 21,8/1000, 25 cissions plus 3 K!oi ois-sions ·con.plo te~.- th~e · dnte. · .. 456 rounds ·expoM.od. . . 19 Sopton.ber1 1950. 1028 :_._ COm\uctOt\ :Sa~topoint rot;istratio.n, by A!r Obsorver "1.th correc;.ttons computoc! n.s follows: Deflection Conoction Loft 21 {l, : lltuv!e Oorrcetion ·1 69/1000. 1500 -96th FioU . .!.rt1llory·Battn11oll assi,;ned ~jiB cispion· of rein• 'foroi1;,; 2/11. LinisQH 9ffico;;- ~po•t•4 :~o Ooocan~ing O:f'tioo:r 2,'U fo" instruction•• ·.1730 ~ !i<lrY !laHeey plus· one sootion of the ~iro Dirootion·Cantnr were-d.iBDlnced·forwnro:.\.m:roroxi-"'"toly 2500 ootors tq fl A~!! battoey pqs~~~on 1n To\ o549 L. "This t".iaplaoer.:~.ent ;waa nOceasltatod:'itue; tO!"~he ·.:trict 1··that-· one·

• :OLT•of RCT l ~oul<:.bo boyoM. the oaximw:r:rl\!lo,..., of'the.batta-· ' !)A . "1' .

... ·lien. by clcyli/:ht of·. the· next ·de~ .. · '--35 ":~Se".!6·rp.l··ette!:!pts wore l:"ll"Ji.l.e to· ;rogistcr·Easy ba.tter;v, hoWvor 1 ·regiatra.t-ion cnrrcctionH Wi)rG never obtfl.inod· due to ·a:iitrene .rana;ea· oneountOl'O'l nnc1 -p:.i'lt' obsorvl".tidn of 1thG tBl'get· arec. expei'ienoed.~by tho furu'-l.l'd \/bu;;;;rve~u. 26 o1¥donu.rpl.·..n; 8""m4-- i:liuii10ilD wero ·co:-.- · pleto'l this d.f'!.te. 409 ·rounds wo~a cxpondoc'l.. ' ··

· 20 Soptc~~~r, i950.: 0455 -.llnt.talion bo.;an firi111; Do1,1 and Fox norDt'..l ·be.rro.;;vs against l!l.:·co"untor. at·taok'in.RCT .l·zono of notion.

· 0!)06 - ;;,.sy battery bo,;o.n firl.n.·; their norcnl borro;;o on'tho · · ·. smo. counter at·tack.. 0555 - 96th Fiel~ Arti]J.ery. 1\atta.l.ion roin

foroO<l 2/11 o;;nins~ tho .counter ntto.ck now roportod in TA 1454 ll · Md 1051·4-S-T. ·, ·Ob55 · ... ·Comnon.d.il\"'.:·Offiocr, Oonpn.ny E, ·u. Bat-, tclion, let M . .,rinas sent tho followiQb survoillanca r.aport to . 2/ll. 11 dno truck, two to.nks ·,..nc"".. .apprtJX1Ilt'l.t0ly J,.OO intnntry . troops c1cstroyad by your e.rtillcr.v fire·~·, t'lithout· ortillcry :f'irc t:11s- Co:.1pruzy Would.- hO.ve. been wipo.cf" out. tl···. 0720 - Britto.lion roconnaisiU".noO 'pnrty plue.Dp,_~ ·llJ1l!. ·~o..'t ba.tto.rie.s bO{;an 'C.isplnoooont fon<:\Xc\, 0950 -·New position aro" ostnblis.'toc in TA 075? !1, 11Wi. - Cnnrnnt.At'l ..,. 'Fit'!aAnnint •rArin.t1."A.tinn uti1h:i.n~ tho Air 6b~~rvor~---:c~~;.;;ct1;~~ -:;,~;;p~t~d··r~~~-·-z.e~1stl-~t1o~ ·;e~ nS follow.s: . Dotiection Corroct1~on Loft :7 .,(J~'· Rango :Oo.rrection · f ·17 flVJO, 1210 - ,Jlettol1on,'.~oo~ve~ ·throe ·rounds of'-o~o"1 . r.lo.rtr:r firG. ·'Upon co,.,.-'"'lcticn·ot ~~·.firi.r~,·;·a. crater ·~ya:!.~

· wns pone.uetod M<l it wll.B detorcin~d'}:U.t :.the ·eJiccy·fire waa i'r.o."J C!.l1. one!Jl3t 62om norta.r. · .. ·~2l.i':liaaions plus· ·10 .H&I misai'ons oouplotod this date, 1656 ·r?unds 'oxpondc(!., · .. ·' ·. ' ' · · :

21 Sopteobor, 1950~ · 0700 .., llatt!llion COCJ:tander and roooannis:aanco pt'l.z:ty depArtet.". to roooruioitor .ftJr it now battalion. puaition. 0730 ·AdvMco F.DC nnd. survey· eootion plus one re;liatorin.l howitzer -iron Fox 6c.ttory ·dc~od, Zor the 'new bAttalion ·po~i·tiori. J.200 -''"" battalion pooition ostab:!,islt.ed in TA·ll52 I.. · 1245 -\:Ensy end Dog bnttoriea fired o. two .hotir ·c()ncent_ro.tion,.·froo·thO· rear position (TA 0755 H) on mortars, infantry, and ortiUory, . ·' .. '· ·

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.APPI!tiD:X TUO ~0 llTlL 1-L\lUNES SPZC_IAt ACTION' lU!IPORI!

2i ~attolion, llth Mnrlnes Jn the Fia1d ).!) :Nover:~Qe:~; 1950

fi1..u-vo1llanca' report reccivad 11]l(ccJ.lont". rosuJ.ta 1 area. well .p._a\ltrnl.hed.. 1335 - Conducted. !lnscpoint re.-:-istra.tion. Miseion.prolonc~d for over two hours duo to poor cocrnunicntions.

,.wi·i\_ ·.1500 - :Bt-.tt,:Uton 0?. was ostn.bliahad by_ tOO, s-3 se.otion • . Visib_ility :wne p?or -d'l:.e to· awoke .and _haze .. nr1e.1n; frotP. Yonr; Don,.::; l'o_. 1505 - ~emy no~t.ar fi;o· ro_ceivod 1-1'1 position aroa.. ~955 - Easy an1 :Dws ba.~_tories p,l,u~vservice. el.o::~:onts. of Headqun.rtors bat tory. arrive~! 1Jt' noW poait,ion tu'cin. 38 missions CO:JplOt~," this date.. 2682 rounds ~ended.

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22 Septor•bor 1950 •. o6:;o ~ 3~>ttnl~.oll:!irad propr.ratol"l': fires· p_ri9r to· ju.mp. o.:!.'f- of R9'l': l .• < ~245:.-.EattDl.ion: oonduoted a.

· :Dasepoint -r:_et:;lstration:vt~lisi-nk- .M.:r Obaervor. ·.:Corrections . co:lputBt"'~. we:ro ne- :follO;,..a: · ~f.}.e_Oti9~ O!)rr~otion .:Rir;ht 50 F ?.ru>..~G Corract.ion -f 1.4/1000. :1825 -.Firod ?ox no:rmal barroG• on. Cl J.nrge on~· t::·oo?: conc~mtrl'ltion. No· survoi_llftnca roport l""OceivoC..., 18 wfr:.sioJlS· :;:lus · 7: f&,I o~_$_Sions .ooopla_tod this C:ato. 459 l'OUO.ds o~ndod. · · · 1 •

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?3 Scptwbor 1950;. · oino ;.·on~ ·(1) •1551Jo.l!owitzor fro" 96th. ?iol;:1 .A;:·tillory- .B_/\ttnlion wnp .~r:rvlo.o,o.d wGll. f'?rwe.rd ·in ?.OT 1 z:o!lo,o:f not~on to:bo_ u.sod.a.s P ... "l illu:;1~n~tion howitzer. ~hio 1lJ\·.it2pr rono.in~c: with tho Bn:trt.-n.l~Qn, U.'lU.l· 29 SoptO+lbcr .1950. 0:900 - Con<l~ctoc. n :Bnsepoint t'Of.;htro.tion ut1J.izint; tho Air Qboo.:t"'Ter. O?ri'botfons cor.:putoil. 'W'El:O- ns :follows: ·lloi'~Ctctio"l

Correction lli,;ht 46 f. llan.~< Corrootion f 3.2/1000. .2305 - 2/ll r<Jil:::orcoc'l. by 4S:th F;i.c.ld ·.Artillery Bn.tt.:~.lion. 27 miosi.n~s plv.s

·. ~0 £!,! _::lisSions cnr.JI>lotod. this cl.lltoo -. 954- rotmds. expen~od •

... 21; Scptoobo~ l950. 0705 - OondUDtod ll<>sepoint ro~iotratio~ . ut1l;!.21~-,;_ h.:lr Ob~e:-vor.. Oorraot;lcms oor:tputod wore &a· follows: .D<iflocUon. 00rroction Loft 14.p"Ilnn.~o Cor;roction. -,1 •. 1/1000 0735· ~ Cond.uctoC :E~sopoint r(l(11t:rtira.t1on_ for &>.ke.x' _ ba~toxy\96th

.·J'~ 'Batt'olion. · 0950:- Zln.1,tnlion Cot)CtM.dor ·Md. reoonll,fdsooo.co. PftXty depc.rtcd to ~·o(:OIL'l.oitc~· for new "?odtion aroa. lli-JO -nC\1 position-aroa os·~nblis!loc1 in.T.A 1S52- X.·,. J.645 ,_ ConChlotod n naROpoint reGistration usi~~ tho·Air·Obsorvor. Corrections

, QO!l".::>utod were o.s fol.lc;..rs: :OOf'leetio.n Cor~Dction -19/1000. ~900 - 3oor elEments of but"!>nlion ~rived in ni3W ,po.sition aran. l7 :llissions plus 5 W:I nissions oonpl~tod this dAto.

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25 Sopteuoor 1950. 0700 - Conduotad fi•Jlaaopoint rer,iatration usi.n.:; t1~ sorvicos of- t!J.o Air Observer ••. •·Oorrootions.,·coliJl)uted wciro :\s follows: Doi'loction Corx-oction Le:rt;,,l3/l, Bani~O ·Corro()tion ,-f 4/1000. 1045 - Pollowinc; T.(Oaeor,o rocoivod b;r

.. · \>C~,ttnlion ~n ponjunction w.tth f\ fiz:o.~rqque:~:t. _n.InfnrJ.·try oa.nnot ·\·rD.it :for artillery-. tni'l"'.ntry yrill advnncc' anr. tnko -:tho oonsoq.ucncos. · -Ko.nry .3 .s\)nde '1'hanka n lot :for your .artillOry stt.r;r.:>ortn • . (~:U.s t:l.I'l~ot -,lottCJd behind :f'ront .l~no r,~os;i,tiona· .. o:(' adjncont

.;·"Wlit: tho.t wore· ro;?ortod 2 hoUI's ~prior •. ' ~-~3-.nttocpto.d .t.o' check :tor-.-ocl'aty. nne. recoivad tho_ nbcivo oes.sai--,J··in.roply .• ) .•. : -In con;ncction lfit.!i t:iis nission M(l .. tllG t;enorAl s1t'lll\t1on fo;o·thQ dey

·.:it ·,.,~ll i:lO .of intoroat to -O..""CPlnin .tha.-<t1t~ioult··I!lalleuver in-. Volvo~!~ 'l'!».s unit continuotl its L\ssir.nod"-·niee1on ofr tUroot ·su~port. of RCT 1. The bntt.olion wns 1n ·,pOsition' .on tho_· South bonks of tho l!AI1 RIVER. 2-l crosso~, tho. river; to thl! northom• -b.:-.nks, a.t d.eybrec.k to n point lt'WroxiJ:Vi.toly· 20QO yards_ behind tho :f'ront lina olouonts of ReT" 5 which had bocn ncrosa tho river for

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2d Bnttnlion, 11th Mnrinos ' !n tho Fiold :!.0 llr~ 8r.l'bor 1950

. tbrDC6...do.Ys. From -tho position a:ron of 2/liJ. tho anslo ~. to tl1o :front lino units o:f 2-·l . wae 2COO Ilils. During tllo planning stOGOB of this rnanouvor it booooo obvious to the o.rti'llory that a~~ ~oren o= "r!co~hotsn 'l~~Ci~~ to·tho front of 2-:!. woult. fall clireot).y into 'Wli ta of ROT 5. Accordinr_,ly tW.a 'Wlit sont a. 11Rison officer to 1{11 1 who wore in n fn.voro.blc ppdt:5.on E\.l'Otl. to support· t::::th·rtCT·l n.nd ROT 5. 111To f1ro0

rcst~':"ic·~ions r.-cro imposoc"" on t!'.J.a u..-u't by Ir.lt'UC"J. r-.. '!~ooent of .Rd~ ·rnna ·:.:~.o:r 5 ti.n:tll. front lino ol.oconts oovod llaat of'· n .g. 20 north-south ~;ric'. lino. · As the units pnssod the 20 grid lino tho nn;:;lo T 'fror.1 this-unit ~o 1".01' 1 zona of' action wna D.!)prro:;im'..liOJ.Y .L)VU !:llJ.B.. MHlor-y t~Jport for this intric[J.to

(Ot"JlOuvo:o l'tcl.S not up to its- noroa:l sta.nt\.r..rd, ~owover, this \.U".it wns provontod frotl nevin..; to fRvorc.blo position nroas ~:u.o to the tiw c.nr,. s~a~O f'a.ctors involved, and Division l'>:.:·iorit;r in crosdnr; thu 1LUi lU"v".zRo i]ho Division Oporntion

' Ordor was rooe1vcd nnd ~.iacuasod·nt ·an ROT l atntf' cootin~; at. 0?.3J tho i:lornin,; of th'3 25th wet ~Mlod for its execution ot- drcy-·i)~ak. T'o oc,-,r~ ~.;o o. fQ.vo:•.•nble l)Osition e.roa this unit \1,.-.lJ.lL havo had to diBPln.co ovor. fi d1.s"Gll;ll00 of 15 .cilos in tho

. 'lcMlo of tho nii;llt !llld J>o pror..a.rod to f~.-e at ~break. · Uifficult opornt1onA of t}l.ia nat'W'O oust _\)o disscnillll.tod to

.:Jl oahc-~ions Oa:rly so that.p:ropOl.'·Dl~i~ p1•oCoc.ures can be nl'.clo and B\'fficiont tina· a:J,loWai··fQr·~:p.otr- auccosafu1 oxooution.

· 15 r.!l.ss:ona plus 10 .!II.I o1Boions oOJJI>lotoa this deto. 3S5.rounds ~pondoCl. · · ·

:?.6 ·sopt;onbor 1950. 0440 - Snttf'Llion ba~.an :firint; on·! lnr11o on~ . oonoontrc.ii~.Cin~ nt a l'o.:r>if. rntot (Bnttnlion. cx:>enC:.od 3776 rounds

· · \:lr..:-tr.:rs ni0B1c.n}. ~rov:ps MC'. tll.t\lce roportOd in ll'.A 2l.57 u. ;J!;ctinl'1tct1 i.000-2000 troops with .tw..ke novin:; 1nto RCT ~1.- J~~Qno ()'f aution') 4th F.A :Sattnlicn nnd 96th FA J3ntta.lion roi~orcod 2/.11'on this_nission. Aron·;wc..ll nautrcU.izOC'.. ~q-~tillciry · m:"olitod wtth d.oet;"U.(;t:\.on of a1x (6) •out of .. twelve- (12) ·tanks. o600 - B~ttolicn Oo~n~~~r a~t r.ooonnaiaea~~o· ~ty· dep~stod to rooonno~to1· for a· now ;..>oslt.ion nron _across tho RAU· RIVER. 1400- Battalion.ooononcod displaoocont.aoross BlN ~I~1 ton now- position A;roa. in Til. 1856 A.· :St\ttalion usod LV':' 1 e 'f\l"ld tho fori"¥ to i3l'Osa tho rivor. 2030 - Di • .~,.lai-Ooo.nt· a.c;;i-os; lUl1 ?.IVEa cooplotcd. .uJ. bA.tto_r1os 1n 'VO&ition fll1d' ready to fire. 6 · n.iasio.ne plus B &!-I cieaions COI.t)lotod ·this \'(.nto. 5814 rounc'l.a OXl,10ndoC!..

?.7 ~optoubor 1950. o6oo - llnttnl.ion ·fired prspar<>tozy ·fires 1n· :lt{Y.tl l zono of ~.ction prior- to infnntcy jilop off.. Nu::larau.a Dia;siona woro firod throur,hout tho dey .in SlJ!lPOrt ·of RqT l. ,.tt<>Ck ·thro~';h SIDtJL. 43 nis&iona pluS 4 H&l oiasionB ooopletoo. tide C'.nto, 1467 rounds o~on,1et't. . . . . ·. - .

28 Soptonbor 1950, 0615 - llnttnlion firod pi:opBrntoey fires in· ?.CT 1 zono of net ion prior, to infantry .junp o~t. 0700 ·- :Bnttnlion CorJrJM(tor nne:\ raconno.issM.co pa.rty dopar~od to reoonnoitor for · n new position nroB. l£00 - Doh And Insy bnttorioa disPlaood fortmrcl to tho .now position .aren loon.tod, in ·the Boyal.Pnlaoa Gro1m:le• · ~...!. 2}60 · G-H-L~o!. 1600 - Forwnt'('l. -- ochelon . or bnttnlion in position r.nc', rcn~.y to fire. 1730 - llntiro bnttnlion oooplotod Cispl~~oont. -18l5- Conductod·~nsopoint rQ~ietrntion

utiliztn-: tho Air Obaervor. Corr.:Jctionif ootrouted wero n.e follows& Dofloct10n Correction-Ri~t 6 ~~ ~;0 OorroOtion·- l2flOOO. 22 nissions plus 8 H&I oissions ooqpletod· this date. 821 rounds OX}_)ondod.

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2d llr.ttal.1on, llth Mar1neo In ".ibe Field. 10 Nov•mbor 1950 ·

23 September J.95e. OSOP - Batta1.1on conducted a_ ~epo1nt registration UBing a g1•r.und observe!'. · Oo:r.rectiona computed were as :follows; DefleL~tion Correc:'.;ion Le:f't 27 fr Range Corrocticn f- ~3/1000. ·12CO - 9Gt11 FA llattaliOJl rooo1vod a new t!to.t~.ua.1. misa~.on oac.cel~i~@j t~ei~_rtljn,tarc~ng llieaion of' 2./ll, l)C.O - One ho~i tzer from ".Jfll -..·a.fl emplaoea in our poai tio.n e.ree. tv be uoad aa an :l.llumina·t'-on hoH1t~ar, Num&l"oU& missions were fired thro~hl)nt the day in snpp··,rt. of_ROl!' lis moppi.ng 'U;) aotivitiea, through Sl!X.>t':t,, 26 mieeionn plus.} l~I m1ea1ona completed this date, 52:5 :t'ounds expended~

30 Soptomber 1950. oG35 --l3atta.l1\.n fired prep.ar~tory :f'irea· in· Rm 1 zone of §.OJVi«;m,, 0735 ·- ·Basopcint reg1etrat1on eon'"!. ducted by an Air ObtServer. .Oorreottons compute-! wor6 e.s follows: Jlefleotion Oorraotion Right lS ~. :!lan£0 Correction

· -r l3/lOOO. 0920 .·- Battalion S-3 dop..,to~ on re.eonnaisoonce ·for a now pos!.tion areu , .1215 - Firing olemOJ>ta dleplaeed , !c:":Yard to the·new }.losit1vn araa. l"<?ated in TA 2861 I. l620

- :Sasepo~.nt <agist ration conduct•d by .e.o. Air Obeerver. Oorr~«c"t-ions were computed t~.s f'oJ.l.-~wE>: Det'lect1cz:a Oo:rreotioc. !<·;g:c.t 29 f>, Range Oorteotio:l .,. :ril!lQO. 1815 - Dieplao<>ment (~t~'npJ.eted, ail ·ilat ~l"ri€<13 eErta.bl~.l":lh-.:~d in the now podtion .a~ea, :i.;:ou - .Ass:l.gued t"'l" :J.t~•·· ·i; c·~:.r;es.·. ::r·.ssJ.o4. uf Gen.e:r-dl. SUp:pal"t. 1...;'3.iaon of'ricwre and ~or-11ard ob~;;~P.l"t"e-r~ rf;tmained with .R0 ... 1 l, ho.qfiVa:<':'.~ 2ill ~·aa :":'IO!qu,ired t..o clear all firtt rtiqueets thxo~ ~;he llth l·Iarines due to our a~13;i.p.eCi. m,iBaion.. '.i'his eitua.tion wall ex·~reJJ.e>l.y awkwd.Td Pecaus(t EGI• :L had b&oome aooustomed to ir..J<.di.c...t-e J<;~.t>Jiao t~J thai:.- :f'il"tt r"e(4util10tu. ~g misSto.:.u plus 11 ii&l m.is:... i. l.!Z.s coiUI-lflteri ·thl~ dattJ_, 925 rotmdfl expended.

J. Oct.Jhor 1950.. 0700 .. ~ JJat.talion wa,e asdgned a sector of ~iro 3000 p uj de .therefore bht$ BalitaJ.ion Commando:":' had ea.ch fil"ing 0-'l.tte:,:'Y ley c'l f'. l.l~f:f'~rt11·t ('.ompa~e tl) a..'\oquatoly oovar

-th•-3 a'1.'tH.\~ ~og :Sc:.ttE·rY wao :tc.'id.· on· OA lO:JCI1 Easy _:Sfl.tter_r laid on OA ~!!'JU, -'Ul.d. Fo..."C· :Sat.t'=!:r,:y ~a'td OA 1600. · 16 lld.s.&io.nf! ocmpleted t~Ju ~ate. 99 loJ'Jf.l.d:J expeno.e;L.

2 Octobe\' 19:;0 .. Ba.th.J.iOIJ reWntdcl. in poeltion wtth. mission of General Support, l!l:K"i;;re:nely quiet ~ fox- artille.r,y. 4 missions oomplSted this date, 398 roundu expended.

3 October 1950. :S~ttnlion ~omained 'in preo011t poeition area. with mission of General. ::J·uppor~. Very lttt1e activity thro'U&hout the.day. 2 ~tss1ons completed this dato. 79 rounds expended.

4 October 1950. ~nttnlion remained in Freaant· poe~tion area with ~iBaion o:f' General Support. 2 miso1ona ~mpleted-this date. 24 rounds expende!!.

5 October 19.50. Ba.t.t.al.~.Dll. ~emajo:~.ed.in:praeent·areti.·with mia&ion of Genoxal Support •. ·No· artillerj·miBsicine fired this date. . . •' . '

6 Cotober 1950. 1300 - Be.ttnlion· dllpQl'te'd ·:trom.Pooition """" via. bQ.tt.al.ion motol" ocnvty e.nrQ-qte to -..aea&~:Qbly. area. in INCHON. 1700 -Battalion arrl'\ed in as&ombl.:;r BTa\e. and b~g~ ·to establish camp Rtte. g · · ·

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2~ llnt.talion, llth MIU'inos. 7::J. t!.":.t.:• ]'h)ld

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7 October 1950~ Battalion rome..1.r..od 1n ·assembly aroa, icprovauant of o.::'l,rlp s1to ..md ::~atntonanc:o of tlatoriol waro tho pritla%7 functil)ns ,.,f 'por::--:>nnol throug."l!Jut tl~o d8y. Be.".itt'll.ion Comandor ostah.d.shcd l';.momand lia.iMJ?. "'ith l~l}l' 1 .for plaadng purposes on \·rons.~-J operation.

s. Elimf.Y Thu.i"'ng th.u · portod frOiil 15 Septcrlbe:t·, l.95Q to 7 October 1950 tho

intelH.gence soc1;ion oJf the 2d"'SattaJ.1on, ll"th MA.rlnes wu actively ongeged in opera.tionFJ a,&e.itlst tho ene~y~

J'nf{!Twatir:~n dtroctl~· ~onCI'lrn~ng tlto ooel:l,t eunh ao his tact1cDt organi~~t~cn. doplo~6nt., etca 1 was rep~:ted to +~e 6-3 se~tin~ by tl:.oa:) ur.its in :pb~.:sical oonto.ct with the eno:oy, Dividon Periodio J:r.~tcl~~-f.;'<!no.a r~o.r.t,, a.djacont and a.tt.ached unitsv nnd fron higher· ocl:.C~lc.r:.. 'l'harc:f:'oro cur nllin aaux·oo of in!orc.a.tion ca.ce to ue socor:.dhe.nd. lntelU.gono~ data ext:ra.ctoq. f'rou prisoners of war was ·nocligible,

. ' The -r,," ·Dac:ti on took a to.ta.l Ot ·ninet~on (19) p_risoners throuehout

the :pe:T:':'..~ l n'::me of Ttl".ou "Were aTmod• e.t '·he time of capture, All had E<i.ther lest, 04· diecardecl the:\r :we.~pon~., . :!nitially th.;.s saotiou had no ::Uto:rp:~e:t .)T; · ~owovcr~ whel\. t~ey ~ere ~1la __ tJJ proc:u;,-c one: au~· prot;ress wna oad ... :~n d""::e~il'in.~ the Rtatua or l>"J:"\a('lnors~· ~1he s-.~ iH:Jction. ~e :P:t"oper C.1.sp:>&itivn of pr1Gcnora a~· ou~J.1,.-,oc!_. fn· :Div;h:1on o,eration l'lan No • .2,. !I!b,e fac~~+itioe of this.unit-C.~d not perait ua to cexcy_ o~ axton&:tve interrOgli:U~. · ·

On·WOUr.I-DO=' n~ our fi.rst fir~ng·.podt1on; s~er£~ riflEis of typo MASSJ.N-llAG-}.N·~~ cuo P..eu,~y .na.chin,o go.m __ M.AXlN.·l9l.o. several bOxes ot ~d gr~nE".dea riia· z:mcl~. at:_P_ll w:I:ts atlnttnit1,on wero. rooovoro~. All· axma vere f'orwo.rdo;i "tC: Aegl~:~o;.ut and l.a:it_er retu:ruod.:-to- UB"!or !doatruc::tion or. d:l atribution ciS E:!o:avenirs .t-1 c..:rici:na.l finder, Dllr1ng the -·t:UCHON-S!OUL ca."lj;laigrL·, our Battalion recovGred or _found in our·r.attBlion arona tho follcving oqu.i.pnent: fou~ (4) t"ucks and two (f!) clvilinn oe,u, l5 SRP.A.cn:r 11 :Bt!Xp Guns 11 , four (4-) S!thlNOVE AT- IU.flca. 1 FtnJ. several tona .of an.:::auaitivn, _~ ~he disposition ot recovaxed r.r.nt_e.rial varied. Acu:nuiHion WP..S bu.'t'1od or f!!.iE>pcrsod_, etJcl.~ a:r;::as eitho:.· trtkon as- souv:on1:t'8, forwarded to high.Gr c&!oll)n or disabled. .ln several instl'.ncos .the Bnttal1on .by paasod eovoral cn.c.l1.ae ot 11J"ltlun1t1on. '\'lhich W(lre reported to ll.egillCnt.

Morc.le of thQ onooy. ob_s~rv_ed f~oo prisoners cf war, was lOw in ell phasos of tho CD.I:lpn.ign. In lnt:.tel-' stago~- of the~·opE~rntion prisoners were uoro inclined to surrender than' in the Ql\1'11or stagoa. of ·tho· op9rntion. Fower pr1son0rs wore found hiding in fields and abandoned hou.aoa. It is felt the.t the enocy .begnn _ronlizing ~he ~futility of the situation, thus cora· roadily. surro.ndaring _theQselvea .at tho oloGe of the en::tpaign.

It ·io nlso i'elt that the eDer.cy- was definitely weak in artillery. ·The enet.ly conaiatently failed to 3hell tho bc.ttolion_ position or on&e.ge ~ur guno in counter batt(;r;y-.fil·o at any time.· Only -on two OOCQ!"i.OD.a did tho bn.tto.li-on ree.Givo ccunt.er bo.t~o:r_y L'lcrta.l'. fire. The ·fi'ret t,.me wu en 20 Soptaub&r, 1950J when th.roe (3) rotmds of S21m oortnr 1Maed-1n tho Vit.:in1ty of :St\ttnlion Het:r.dq\l£LrtertLi Ha'l the enecy continued hie fire it is believed thnt the battalion would have suffe:t<ed ·ao~eiderable dnncgo aud cc.oualt1es. On the 21st of SeptoJ:>b<Jr, 19~, f1vo (5) rounds of 82nn uortar lDnded in. tha v1cr1n1ty of tho Ba-ttalion :FDC narrowly miSsing our in.ete.llntione. Here -again the 'on&I:~Y failed to follow- 'Up· his obvious rulVnntnie. lt mey be au'Utled. !;hat the e~tly we.a low on

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2d ]n.tttUion, llth M&rineu In tb.:. :fia:ld ,. :r.o :r.~-..·...,.~lbo:'!' ·1950

W!i.IfiU.Ilition ww .. J.nlinnu.eu only to ha.rra ... o ou:r 1.~oo.ws cr he may .u.ot have real.ize~. tho e...ffootivcnetta of h1.s cho·~ti!.lg. O:l b'oth oc-casions when the :Battal!9n recai·red c.ounter ·.10rtar ft.rf", c-..rat.Er analyoiu wera made and repor+Ji. ·~·ur'3 forwarded to roJgimeut. l'crw&rd Obeervera wit~ r!fie companifJs nc:cinally were unable 1;~ m£.ke C'<:'c.ter a.n.al.ysie i'Or seVt~nW. reasons meJnly; :t . .nad.c'luato lolow·lf.dp,e or '11\n':l\1-':hoW_" in the prcpor methods o1 per.ior.mif'.t; n o:ra.ter a.na:'l.yoiat i.Jl.~.: ra.pidity of a:lve:~.ce-, and beoat!.se of ar&as exp(lsed -~? intonao smal.:i. _a!"ma .:firs~ . The reglznentsl liaison officers did1 when. poJssible, _-send. in :ahel.J. reports which "'ere rccorcled by thiS eecti;;,n and forwarded on to. regiment. Due to lack of Ghe:!.l reports, thi.~ w.1 t dld. .oot · attemrt -tu. _engage .the enemy with .!CUI'lter batte~y firo. ~he bnttalion il.id however conduct H!cl :t'.ires on susp-:.c·l.if'ld en~ ~rocp conl;entrations •c.t~.d ta':'gets bo.s9d on ret'lommenda.tion of tho Jb.ttal.ion · S·-r! when practical.. ~·ho Battalion s-2. conaolldated lnformo.tiou (lbtained fl'om peri~dic 1ntell1gonoo r8p~rto nnd tu"t"ned it cver·to tho Battalion S-3 for rec~mmended ni£htly B&I firoou ·

The b~ ... t:talio'l raconna:\.ss!moo part~.e2. eneountered. eeverel mar!ced ~ino fi6 1.t;.'3~ In vial\· of the fa!.:t that i.:\fan~r;r and·_pnginear~ had };:recad.cG. !:r._;) t;,...-t.iller.r t in mc:;t cc.cEH~ 1 _. :t t :h: u.nder:;ot::md.3ble tl!ut- f.ew \ mines· wo:r~ nncountered... On on/t oeooslo::i a batt£~~y· vehicle. of thl~ battal:l.on was compJ.ete;Jy d.l3stroyed by-·r. mine ·!tilling one mar-inc. ~>..nd sCVcrel;y wou.nd.ing ·;,;hree (J) others. ~-n t.hls instrw.ce thfJ m1ne p:':"OVOd to be cVuryl.o;;tely e:t"tucti vG.

!rho be.ttc.li"n did not enoounte'r any d.eli'be:rate :road blocka o:r obsto.clcs ot:b.er thn.o mines F>.nd blown· bridges. ·HBro again it oan odoly bs ns£;umod \11'3.':0 "t;he onginecre ei·ii.h£U" repaired. or .-umovcd obstacles Which m!ly hnve impa.tred. our. 1:novomonte •.

Sovo~& area.s C'OC'Ilpied by thiA batt~fl)n, wh1c.:h he:l been prcvjously utilized. bY tbo encm.y-. indicated i"hnt c:wo~lJ'ltigfJ wae uued e:xta.nsively and to e;oci· effect •. Du"t'!ng tht:; in~ tia.l' stac;os o:t this OaJD!'laign the f'1r1ng: ~nttexias Clll!lcuf:tago!l tluilr rtJepoctive pissit1M.e.., · "l',ator on, due to ln.ck of on<)my air activity. tho' bntt£4,1on dispenaed witb oxtoneive ce.mou:flc.go Focedurea.

!Che .S-2 section ectablieheC'. ba.ttRlion obaerva.tion posts en two occasions. Becau""e of. h~..zo end ornoko ·1n tho &ir~ -the .OP1 s we::ro not completely effective.

This ba.ttalio.n did not knowingly experience fW.Y nigh~ infiltration or sabotngo. · P~r~on~cl !n t.h!a bntt~,_i~-did·not encc~t~r any boobytraps. The ba.tt..ory positions were nove:- ~aidEi_d :or -attaoked by .eny organized or· unorJ;nnized enemy troops. Jhemy, av:iation did not_ at Blr3 t1mo ·c.ttack or boob tho battnlion. positions. ' /

9. liSTU!AT:llD P.EstJLTS OF OPF."'n.!.TIONS The ~atimatrid nm~Unt of'·damago.inflicted upon the fJn~ by this

unit during tho INCHOII-S:OOUL camp<>ign from 15 September 1950 - 7 Octo~bar ·::.950. '

.Approxiillatoly two thous.uid (2000) enemy we;.; killod," eight (8) · tanl<;a destroyed, one (l) 8lllll!llllition dmp oo.ntaini'!ll !' eondderable

eo.ount o'f' high _explosives dost:o;yod1 ·thirty-five ;(35) truoke destroyed and oix (6) mortars doatroyed. In addition, nn undetermined Mount of

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small orms, w.chine ~B, aod. l:l.ght a11ti-tarak, wapo.ns wet-a neutralicod over tho entiro period.

(1) CX'Ml<'JNIC.-TIOI!C ' The "ar:ty~Te missions rooe1v~. from forward. obsarvera

wo:ro l,..C"Jctng oaea.nt:'lc.l·elemaDt:s .. -~bese eJ.'('Ocnts wore oither loft out by c·bsen.ers or l.~st .. in tho lir:d ted oer:lr.l\".ll1ce.t1o.n :faoilities .. 2!1H> rap,. d. a~lumcooent of troopp and· thl• l~mi ~ed -range of· tho 619 l'&:i.:l.o, :Jmmod:.Lnt.ely int~oduaed the necc:~es!ty of using 'both ba.tta11on at.-i !'C.f.~mc.ntal. l~e..ieon offico:a. as reley otatiOJne. !rhe mp.jorlty ·o! fil"o n~:lsstons wo:ro condnctod ·over one- 'ha)vtalion CXI!'lr;)On f'ire direoHt)n channel., Radio r.ocotes· did·no~ operP.te .. _sat1sfn.otortly. :A, tolo-; ~hone li.no wa.e :nm from the :t:"adJ.o "joep to'·the .l'DO. with n talke:' on oacll on<' of 'ho l.ino. ~I' r.ho hl.co a !Oll .. ion rbROho~. tho FDO 1 t had bocn soL.".; thTO~ i'vur raJliotJ a.1.d two t.o~.ophonoa ..

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· The' rft2id m.ovenont of thp infll.lltr.y dio~)atod that rol.a;y ' r.to.tio:u~ :Je lWnto.lnod., ·!1-'}le · arl1ller,v · w9uld d~epl(l.Ce. tc w1 thin a·· ~~houeauci. ynrdR• v:P. ·bho front J.~~ee. · .An.il cu occae1.011 'beC"..ame pax"i ot tho fr~4t·lin~s, only to find'that·th~ inf~try:was out cf thei~ e'lpJ?ort!.ng ra.u.go by n1t;ht fall.. :Sy· ma,l4ng ~at da.il¥ d1aplacoinenta. thie ba."i.tlll:!.on did fuX'nish oontinuous support.-.. However,: maintAining eons tent CI)C!.tunlcr.tl.one ra~ait:J.e.d a chlll.lenge i.a all si tuatie;JUJ..

r:~ :lnc..roaeo C'1mmtmications, f.Drwa.rd, obseryere wre inotructC.!. tco. lc.:avo o·..:.t the wo:o:'de 1tforw.IU'd obaer,vor~1 :bl. tha!r .firo roq"UOst; tv i.len-:.,.:ry tl,eoaelves by bo:~t.,~.cy·nnd nu::~bor; .1 .. e. ·'1Dog One. or Eaoy !t'wll"~ &>ley e~a.tiona discontinued 0:roa.ding bl",c.k fs:r poaaiblo corroc~;l.cn11 • They tl\l.GGt1on~d only ,that part of ~ho f'iro .r~quaat whioh \'.raa noJli un.do~~tood. .Retloteo li.'G:t<o ·rupaired' o:;:o repla.eed and·l'Sm.lted· dirl)ct:Ly to th~ FDOr. all stations woro notified that the traffic load and not a i'iro l1'l.!sston tiod up u. n.o.t ... , 1'ho ~e.IIQ 11 Gct of£ tho eir, ·I; have a.· :f'iro · mias!..on 11 we ..a dis·:Jonttnued •. , Tho words 1f1rc r.r~ssionl do-. notod '.only pricrlt.y., As Il1flllY as th!-ee miCaione. oan bo .conducted eiLlulto.noously ovor tho one cotlllon channel,

b. forwa.":'d obsorvor with .a. f:1.~ cipsion listened .to the .net· until he wc.s sura ho could got his nieeiun ate.rted during a tra.nan1u"J.on brenk. 1 Hu would thon send hlp phsion to the ?DC. With two or aore oisaions on tho e,ir ca.ch obee~fJl". Ltn.st. ~du.nti·t)'hi,e rntbacquo.nt oorrootions, 1.o. "Dog One, R~ght ,zoo·Md 40o•.,' ~ho :r;pc must not1:f7 tho. ·obaorvor tl-.at 'llis · iO'Wl.ds N"C on .tho way by .1dont1fy1ng .thf;t observor; 1,o, 8 Dog Ono on tho w,y 11 • Tho 8-3 1:11\intain,•. pl,oeo supervision of. this channol. Ho· koeps miuGions aograsa.tod an'd unneoeaaal")" tra.ffio. off tho atr. · ·

Tho s~atcoont 11no eotmuni~tions;· ·n~ artillerY' has prcrron. itsolt' nany tir.w:s in the Xoroan cnrnpai.&no .Inj·this :f'nst moving citua-. t1on, w!ro cor:llJWl.ications wero seldom eatF\blished forwr~rd JJf tho »n.ttnlion Lio.iaon Officer~ Oft~n wire did .not got further tlmn tho Regiao.ntal. Liniaon Officor. l'Tira was usunlly:1n to the .. ~&i~~ntN. Liaison Offioor by night:f'nll, It was 'alwfl)"e a problOJJ to· keop 1n. 'Wirooen would lay . a. llno only to turn around e.nd trouble shoot 11;;.

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2d BattaU.on, llth Marines :~n t;h~ F.~CI:Ld. :w li. :.vflmbfl:r ~-950

!r'h9 maJorUy of comrn.u.nieatiClns _w_o~e depe.ndent upon radio. The 619 rad:to ?roved ine.dequa:ta. The 610 waa.cons1d.er(LbJ.y better with its d:~y bhtt&rie:s, Ho-w.:eve:rr the 610 d&t.'lallris d.t.l!aate treatment. This t-reatment. couJ.d not be given ptO:"ti~.;u.l.ar~;.y a.·® ilo :l.naufi'ioilii!lntly train-_ ed personn(,l an.d the :fa.ot that only one :r:-;ldi';) te~iC'IiaJl tfa& available, FrequentJ.y a. radio O"'Drator needed both c~ 1'-.!s hands to oiimb a hill, The 610 rra.e eepeciali;r hard to carr.y in ~:.n cpQra;d.ve position. For this roa~on, liaison of!,,cers were not -:\r.. O<.mr.t\lntca.~ione with their obooNe:rs '\o!hile they were 0.1. ·tho move. Oommu.."licntiona must be oaintainod in a rapidly chant;J.ng s:l.tua.ti.,.n. A mor.e ot"f1a1ant Nld adoptable ~t.>.dto :I.e required for the forward u'Leor.ror. .. ·

Due to the grel'!.t nnmber of O\\tpost.a manned al'ound our positicn eroa and thtot .nocesei·l,;y for mainti'L.\ning 1;1. .flll,o't! loop11 of c~rnoi

. 1JniC'a."~:lons it Wl'.s foWld tha.t the num'l:oer of telephones al.lottod on ·;;he :pl'ljsc.nt 'l1/!i s was grossly lnad.tJquate.: ·

It wato f"lund that the comr.l® D!l.lfunotio.n cf mike buttons ~.o,:tld b~ el!l:!inut~d 'by :mek:t!!;g a e:tra..i;g>ht, :;.:r-nneot,.o.n 1n ·the mi!!::e.. 'P.h1c p\"oduC'.O:'J <-"':. ru1ko which is aJ.wa.ye :t Ft.liv.c 1' ~ Thtl operator pl'Q.€e tho miko ~.n O!ll:y -wh;·n ho de-~irea to UBtJ it.

The f.:::.:t"War'cl obaer'l'ere had: ce.n...'J' problems arise beoa.uoe, info.ntry of.f:t')~;o:t'A ve1·c not r.wa.":"e of ·t.he :Ll.oltattoDa and co.Pa.bilitios of their ~l\P:P-.~;&.·lJ.:.::.,~!.G u'\.-.i~'<.. ObaUNtU'u rac;-~;i.'l"aU. uuch hipoasiblu roquouta as; lf_I wcur\. fire L1Hh F. ·wf:tdC:I E>,.,(tep of the a..'l:'m) he:r:e1 here, and heror l waut t~;: i\.-c'J,f' ·t.!:1.'• . .J .( : .. ·:c in :f'::-ont t):f a$ e.s we m'lVli out. We cove out in t-,®:iiy T.l~-.t_lutot~il ~ ~·.:1 ... ollse~."V·~J.·e vai.n:Ly t:r].od t·o cee.t oa.ah roqUbttt 1 howovort it wc.t:l :'.l;;poss~.ble to P:\''-,ntido !'ll.l':'!h ~ goi.J.Cl"al pi'GpiU'Otion 1n tlw tiuo spoc!-I'Jo!l. ~'he obsoi'vcr.l' ev£ln1;~J-.v \'Nl'ked out a ayeteo that wa.e sa.tisfn~tJ:.jl' to the 1nfan·~:cy.. The.y W.l'l:..ld' ~..:e~!l t'or a ba.tte17 concontr.a.tiou and infOl"P tho FDO thRt t·h:i.P wna .-. p!':'€rpai'tl~1on eouoe.ntre.tion .. ~cy would tll\Jn shift the fire. :~.'or <.;:f'foct ·t,.. ·t111.,. B.l"cn pointed out by tho sl..-pportod U.'lit and udvanoa the fi:r& olUX"lng ·~hu inttd.a..t: ""osal!lt. This u.:~thoct of p;.;oopa:ratt~ry f'!rea was a;pr:Ucd :!.n f\lppo:rt or ".W.!toa of bnttnlion s.trong~h ~r loss. l'rom:rrat:tona in· B"..:trJtiO:t-1. of a -='Jord1na.tod BOT o.tt:::.ck wore -conduc.ted :5n tho- normal llllUllloi-:-- ~:l.aiaon Ot:f1cors -woro oho.rgocl '\':ith tho ros!)oneibility of !'rottuont tioo ·chocks botwc;~en tho atti>Ckine; and suppo1-ting \Wit, PrO!Jj)t roporta we,ro !>ado of MY chnngos in tho Ol'ieinnl "PlQ...."l ..

Ml'.ll.Y ti!!lOS tho forward observers worD not lnfomed thn.t pro~nto_ry firo was to fa1.l :l.n -t.hoir Z_oilc ,_of __ obeory~tion- .. ThJ,.a occurred when t!lc- infantr.; failud to kuGp thu ubaarve-i'& 1T..forr:-tU(t of· t:rw1r- pll:ltli of notion, Tho oporution plan wou:td be rooeived so .lnto at night by tho i.nf'ac.try ~cc:inoo.t thn:t- it wC.e 1mpous1'hlo_ to dieeonlnc.ie j.t ·through nort'IBl channels p>·ior to tho j1lmj) off t11:1o, In those ins\anoe.o }lr<lpAratO"l' :fires would.bo planned by tho Rogitjlont£11 l·iW.son -O:f:fioor and ho would subr.Jit thoo dirovtly to tho FDC flftor ob'oF.illin& approval froo tho infAAtr;y roglcont. If ti'me allowed tl~oeo :t':\.ree ~rq ~d ,-to confom with inflllltry bnttalion coCJ:1SI1dorls r•quosts ui>:oP.. which ·.tho regiaen-tfll. coJilr.lnndcr hD.d conourrad. In '!ihe ahort uma·- ·avail.R'Pl.e-. f'or planning on attack, infantry unit c0n!'lanllera s~t1IJlE!Ie failo4 to call in tho1r nrt11lory licdson of'fioor dul'in~ the planning phnao. Liaison off1cors had to bo cggreasivc ·1n obtn.ining infomati_on, \o nVoid l:e.at ·minute .roquoste boing imposed on tho Rl'tille:cy. · ·

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APPEtlDIX. T\10 TO ll.!I'H MARINES SP3:0IAL ACTION l!E!'Olll' . . . 21 lk.ttl'~ion, 11th Mn.rinee Xn the :JJ'ie1d J,O Nc_ni'..lbor 1950

!l'ho prob~om of oloa.rly definod. bo\lo.CAri~s e.e expo.ot~, arose in Y.oron. They did ·not a1ways follow torra1n features nor prod.na.nt land mo.rke. In ono 1nstJUicc 1 oc. the outskirts of SroUL, the nrtlllery was furn~shed one. set ot• .boundaries aod the inf'antr;r lU'lOt:here A c.."lnnge was ;i.<;1£,~ ,_~a tlv- bour.dal"~ea and the E'Ztillery waa not i'nformod~ ~ermindon to fire into adjaoen_t sectors was alwqs hard· to obtain, The Regimental Liaison Officer did not he,ve direot contact with the FSCC nor the adJacent ~-1~son ot'~ioers.

Hand in hand -with the problot'l Of boundo.ries ve:t-e the probl.•ms of fX"ont lines, Due to tte. rapid oov:l.ng sit"UC.tion aztd the l1mitatiJns {l:f the 619 end 610 rad!.os, it W"i!.e impossible for the forward obce • .ove:<."i1 ·co k~=Jap tho FDG inform#;d of- the .disposition of their fr-ont J.i.a.1es. tio"tTeverr a generRl.'.lmowledga of the front_ lines oan be obtninod· 11· tlle observer gives fre~uant ooordinnt.es, of his posi~ion.· llhP.n doing this the observer zomst state wh(lther he ~.n obeel"Ving from an OP or :\o pb~tsi:Ally with the fron'ii lines~ U.nlc,ss stated it fs always aflsuned tha.t ho "!.a -_1f:tth hio unit. ,~he observer has V(Jry' little dif':f1C\"U.ty in e;1vj.n6 h.l-fJ location by_ grid coordinAto~;> prov~de:Ji that he is. equippad u:lth a :fairly c.ccu:-a.to oap. 11he DtL.joTlty pf ~1 .fire Dlsslon ·requests located the tcrget by crid cop~dinntee rnthnr than·by ratere~oe tO a known point or aonuent:t'R.ti:m.- 'the· n~~ U!:ed in tho IN.Oli!JN-S30"JL opera+.io!l were: auffloiently aQcurnto 1 bu:'.- \ore;-e la~ldng in Uot&ll. ~ho forwa."':'d obso:?Jrvere usod tho l/50, OCO me.p as a .ta\':"t~cal tlap and .the FDO used the l/25,000 a~ a firing ohl\rt, . · · · . ..

IJlur.:rtnr.tion )!as a big prob].on. !l'h8 155mrJ howitzer ·was·· usod exol.ut~ivoly dut:. to its limiting, raitge of seven thousand yards· and tho rapiJ. advrutcouono of tlte fxont lines, the 155m !battalion cQUl:d oeldotl l"u"':n.ieh ~.lluru.ina.t1on :t'rotl 1ta poait1on. One medium hOwitzor W':'I.B attached to th~.s battalion and overoame the ra.D&e 11I::iitaUons .in nost oit'Ull.tions.,. On oeca.e1on this howitzer wa's emplaced in front of the 2/ll poBi~:ton area,i.n order to :tulfill ita ill'Uill~nation tA8a1on~

(3) Qlllll~ . The Koreon cal!lp<ll.gn furnl.ehod the Me.rine Oorpe with· its

first opport~lty .to u.ae tho !tlar-&et Grid. System o:f' £ire \li:t:'~otipn'under. conbat co1Jdi tions. Tho systom proved ... to be far superior to t..'le old syst&l&l in tht1.t it oli1:1inn.tod ouch. or the, ionG to.9hnic..U. training req)li~ll, qf · observers nnd· fire direct1on·pers·onnol. · ·

Tho ~nttnlion·Survey Section hoe had little difficulty in ncco::ll)J.1sh1~ ita clasion.. Dua tc tbo. n'UIIKii'ous displaoonente by tho be.ttoiion, it. was 'ir.tpoos!bl~ to .shift .to regil!lo~tn.l survey contrOl. Only on two oeco.sions during tbo INCHON-sEOUL caDpaign was regirnontal control qar:i:'ied to battalion in tioe to be of value and then only for a short poriod of tice. ' '

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With tho l/25,000 map"" n 1'ir1ng cha1,'t and aombined with a position nrea e\U"V&y the battnl1on was able 'to util.ize vertical control and .mass firoe sat1efacto~1ly. H1~- angle fire was used froqugntly dur+llG tllo lr:.tor stQbCe of the operat·ton. w.ith ·6"Qod ,rl)eul.ts. \ Somo :nol'DEil 'barrages -~~re fired aa high ~~ ·mesione. 1 ,· •

Nomal bM"ra&es vere .fired ia as concontra.tions and numbered. as auc.b.. The o.aslgilmcnt of a spocific oonoen tration ru1 a nol'l38:l bazore_,"'' was not dono until all the defensive fires had beon.fired in for the

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2d ~attalion, 11th Marinea In the J'io1d lD Uovembor 1950

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ni;;ht, The battalion liaison offfoers would moke. reooi>men4ationa to the aegicontol Liaieon Officer aa to whiCh concentration ~e7 doairod· for their· normal barrage, !L'he,I!egimantal L1Biaon Officer would eon!or- with tho :Regimental COI!'If!la.ndor ud )oake the. final deotaion as to whloh ooncentrf'l.tiona would. be the no:mal -barrages :for .-the night. 'l'ho l'DC. would be notified and batteries voul.d 'be assigned ·thBir bar~•· All cooput.or.o would ncmapute d·e'ua !'or their .battery_ to fire on _all-de:f'ondvo conoontratlons. "lhis' -datn WOl"ld be plnoed on a·ne ahoet ldth tho· pe.rtinc..1.a:r ha.tta1-y: s no mal barragr1 at the top· o_f the pago. Whis pago 'Would ~h?n bo lE>.bolf··i 1:li.'Qer~n~'}- :Datntt and the batta:lion eoul.d bo mt~.aaod. on any con~nt:rat:i.u;, :l:::J.r:tedlnto~.y ..

Tho ta-..·:.•l.hl onUt..untel."~d 1n Z:or.lfl. •.f8s well suited for tho UftO o:: 'Vhite PhoRT;I.\IIY"T-n._ OPe<:J;.-ve-\·!.~ ni"+.m,_ TAn\'lRated t-OO u..~B of_ WP .!'!\thor than :i!E.. It 'wa~ -:h'_ ,~,:;;;ll.7 u\l~;;:fu.l :t~- fi~-1~ 'k-nig.'l.t' defensive firos, 'W!licl?. i":r~Qwmt-ly "'E"B doue ai't-or i~k titn~ the infantry did not utop · untD. d.a.J.•k.ncsso :~!.'ae_ J.a:rce neca.nd for 't~ l<lade it na'lSS!'J8.ri' ttJ fire nheT!. nix>J•l to cc.;: ;:c-1--ve I'll' •. Wht:'n th~a ~ms dc:;.s tho Jl'DO ha.d to oOi:lponsato. :rot the ,';_t ft'e:r.-mt:e ;tn · thf;l wlght of tne' ~wo pr~je:ctilea~ In

1 tho on.rly stoge:· of tlw 1;.porutio!l: th~re were ln13ta.noes of' short rounds of liP. ~h~e W0.-3 -cnutied by tha dlff'e_ro·n~ in; thO waisht~ of tho two proj~ctilca a.nf'.- ·;ha tao~· tba:t the. lrT:.',bH(~ BOl14;t.1~U. \WU~\1.1.\l,ly wlthtu the projoc+.ilo._ lnatruotionu \o•erC ~iv_en'·to ·the bat 'tiers exeout1VG .of~i~er~ ·to sto:c liP ill tha up~lgb.t poe1t1on'with_ tho projeotiltt rosting: on it_ a bM.~~ Th'\.£1 proG-edl\.t'B 1Jllllroved. :!l:ring r.ewl.tfl. However, the ·aG-e of Ho,..: proje.,~il.'t~ 3tiU -,e:used e;raiiio ~undB. !'ll,e proper ~dl.1ng: givf:n,-'\;;!1(; P.:t"Ojr.,c:t:i.le :tn the ba.t.to:ry .pQs~.tlnp. ·w&a not eu:rt:tc-1on.t to c.vo· .. ·.:-· .me the 1 "Jni~ period o:f' tmprapcr t~-towa.g'9. lS.f ltle},ti!lg or softe.ni;lt; ,,:;... ifl' ~r.i.J l ~j-t'-b ·"·"·thin tho p:oojcotU.e and co.'ac el"a.tio ~ounds vhe;\eV;:;:r the :t•:C..),1t.c~1lB h,_a bt:.en axpooo<l t:o h." i!J~ temp&:rature• and ~-m'P:.:OIJI'(-:.': stow~.. ·

R-.lggod tor:rain Md #>ocr roacti woro very hard pn howlt-cor t:!.rou" ·n >t!a.e noCessa.rJ for t.hO :Battalion to replaoe four (4) hcw1tiO%' tirou f,, .. which thoro wo.B no ·l"''PJ.&ool:'lents.. Neithc.r tho.·s.ta."l,dl>.rd 7 .. '50-24 hovitzo.t• tire nor the combnt 9,00-20 tire were i""'ed1ate1:v gve,t:labl,c,' The etandnr.d 6x6 truck tiro 8.25·~0 'nnd whoel were used ~& r.-;:plf\comenta_._ :rho !l2Al :.owitzor c"rr1agoe were r.lOd1f1ed to take tho' 8,25--20 tiro by

.. cuttlll£ the $l;,i~ld. mo\•i:n6: t!!e lower e.ltiel.d bre.elr.et, modi.iying the br'*e handle, nnd utilizing the 112A2 brAke baok".ng plate; U 'the modifiO<\Uon had not 'boon DE'.do on the M2Al ~ULrrlageo tho wheel hube would have beon too. widely spr.cod· to f1 t. in· the DOX\f. · ·

· Amlunit1on resup;>:Cy. was generally vezy good dttil)l! the ent1:ro operAtion. HO\Irover. 1t is f'elt thAt _N:Ull\.Ulit1on trucks wasted unn~coasnry tico. in going froo one ASP. to' 8notl:i.1)r -,mtil' they fo1m.l tho t:,.-po. '~Ui'litiou needed. They could· not go d~N,')tl;.r t;J the ~ whioh. had tho propor typo· 80Jm:Jl1t1on, bu.t. ho.ti t..:.-·follow _the- :r-o·w,t.in(': of :p,.cJt.~ 1ns:- up ntnteuonta f'roD each .'$P oof'tl:!yi.~t; that ·it ·did riot _have: tW.. t:1PO o.cr.~unition·doeired. · ,. ·

(5) ORGANI7.~tON . . ~hO'INChON. .. §'S.Jt7L tenpatE;n lorna oht,..ra."J1;er1z:)Q.- .~Y ·.rap\.d1

oontinual, Md oxtrOm~ly nc!:l~.l~ ·O'pol·a.ti·ooa, T.hll\.-. aitue.t.iC"n.ne-.lc ~he duties 'of :tt~ Regtlllentc·.l J,ie.".lion O:f'fb.Or ~duly, ,CJ:lf1C\'l·~, r1.s Q.v,+.ics requ!Tc:.C. cc-o:liinuous at~Jen·:~ir):l l:>J;th dey Md n1.~,. ThlTl~ thl.. d.~"l.:!.~t

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Dft9Ui8iiftd . .APPlli!DlX TWO TO llTH MARI!IES Sl'EOUL At'riO!I REPORT

2d Da.ttr.lion, 11th llarinco J.n t.ho Field :;,_o Ho•tcn':~-~or 1950

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hours h~ Ilonitor f1r_o n1es1one, auporv1ees the. proparation of prGpal'atory fires within tho rEJgit~ent ~ oRnd keapa·. the Infantey B.ogicental. Oocman.;;. rli"l' ... ~h,..Anat. ,.,~ ·l:hA .._.,.t~n 1n1"V ait.,ult.1l"'I1'L 'l"h,,..inl" .t.hA hn\1'ra nf dArlntnRr:l

h~- 8t~~i~-~~nito;·;-ali "fi~-;;,_;;1~~~~-~~po;.,i;~-;~ tb; ~~tab1i;I~~t--~f~ night r.\nfor..l3iva fi:-es 1 pnrtioipatC}a in 'Gta:rr· co.nforoncos for tho nox"t tl;·.ys opor..!'.tion~, Nld plans ·l;hc follow1116 mol"!'",ings proparR.t:lon. The prvpi3r uccol'.lpl~~Bl .... .LW.Oi.t; of these Va.l'i09. an.l 1;w.l:l.ou& dutio& arc felt to bo too trv.ch (lf_ a work load for ona officer.. Accordingly, thi u unit assigned nn additional officer as a.sc1stao.t liaison offioor with tho inf'~.ntry :Rcgiucnt, '

It olgh.t be of intoroet to tbe reP..Cler o:f thiu report to lr..now tho co:.1pooit!on of the Re€:itu)ntl"11 :Liflison TerJ:L, as aet up by this un1 t. '~ho tear-1 wna organized witb. 2 oa."":L':Iistdonod of'ficora and 27 onlistoCi.. Tho det~locl. b~ea...ltd.own of t~ia toeo is na S;hown ·oqlow~

l Mo.jor, Li~son Off!ct:l::" 1 Captain, Aa~ietant ~iaiBon Of~ioor 1 S•):t:'t.~t.t.nt, Liaison 3 Dr:!Yere (2 - 1' ton and ).-2·~ ton)"

15 WirOL\0~ (3 - );iro ~~.,. r.n:\ l - s,itohbpar~ toar.~) 'rwo of tha wira· toeD& w~"Q.ld ley i;he lin.oe .tc.. tho assa\Jlt ~e,Hi1419ns "1\d. t!w third toM would actab:Ush c.o:'l:lunioatio~s 'witb tho< reserve bn:~tlll.1on• · artillery FDO, .and .t.roublo ehQo~ al.l l,.ine~;~. Durins active oporatione -tht:lse w,.re teams .laid. np):lroxioo.tllly 20 oiloa of wi.rllt-por day •.

·7 F.adio Operatora · 1 Cion'=lunic~tion Chief."

(6) Hif.CEiiLAJJJIX)US T~o handlinG and safe-ka~ing·of·clasaifit:ld dooucenta

be Clll.lO ·inc.rea;;::ingly d!.f'fi.oult e.a the CfWPr.dt:n progrossQd. 'The'· bA.ttf'.llon safe wLLB 0: constant nuis4tl.CG WJ.(~ iioon 1 bac~o · o· ... -orloat..od. ,1, th nor~eesentil:'~ c).o.et3ii'1ed c~te.rinl. !rho asBistnnt s-z _is custo~.1an of classified publicationo. This UAi.t ~. C!i roceipt .·to tho Chi of of N<Wal Operations 36 pu'blicntion:s of which1 at ffioat, 5·l'te:re utilized · durint;· t:r .. c· oporfttion. rt 1e ·rceoiJi!1end_Qif3 that1 f&ll· non-CssOntiAi ·

.publ1oo.t1one1 for battalion levol, be ·.6o.1Atl\1nod ·,_t .Regiocntnl or hi~or o chel op. only. · ·

On tho wllolo l'!lodicnl f~ilit~l3s 1 ·inoludiQb both poraonnol ~d supl)lios·t h...--.:ve baon adequate to ceot the neoda of .this bnttal.1on during the period covered by this report. Casualties due t.o 1\iseo.ao as wall ns OnetlY ac·~ion ha.ve been no.zliclblo. w1 thin the vn.rious pou1 t1on areB.s. Consideri.og tho obsto.oles-oot, .and seosraphical area cit operations, Sf'Jlitat1o.n .has boon very goot!. ·Thore have been. no ·epi~or.iics of any nnturo. Go.stro9nterit~s hn.s be on. the ··noat. COlnJQOll eoeyla.int .-with appro~in~taly fifty (50) ~~soe ooourin~ durins tha entire opor~tion~ Only t1fO .. (2) 'ca.scs requir!Jd Jlospito.lization, ... T~ .qun.ntity nnCI. quallt:y of rn.tions ·haB been a.dequat.e. TrM11J)4)X'tLl.t:i.on. t.or .. modiOC!l :aupplioa e;.nd Dod1oo;J. pers'?nnol hns boon inn.daquato, nece~aitBt1ng an .absolute ntni!!'..l!l o! S'\.."Ppl:tee be c".rried. Y.uch o:f tho foJJ.l .30 dq! initial eupply was loft in a dur.rp in tho rear nrE~n. 1 . '

. (!I) I!JllCO!·ll·iEliD.;llOllS (1) A light;, o\W"U.Le,· ane . .'b.igbly m0o1~a.£~to. ~1::~lar to

an SCR )00, wl'"th in.or~aq.Q.d.. r.s.DSo, ,shoul<'l, be dovol.opod o.nd provl'dod f1or f'.orward obaervors.

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APPJ:I,IDIX !!UO ~0 UTH MARI.ns SPECIAL,.I!.P'rl;ON lll!l!'.Oll'l

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211Battol1on, Utll Marines In the F!el.~. l!J l;ovorilber 1950.

~ llo;;1mentol L1fl1eon Offioor should bo furniahod with e. ~Cs u..dio ova_:r. wl:i.ioh la.tez-al. aomiJWiiuation• Can be r.~.a.inteinod, bet-ween ad,Jaoont · r.ei.:lmenta, and manitorad by tM: artillery regiment. 1!':11s tto':lld fo.>ill.tato tho obtainine. at c~c,.ro.noo to fiN ciaeicms in ndja~·;w.; 6aet0.~~ ..

"{3) .-!l!ho·_-;;•ese;.~t 'l/7> s4ou.1.d. !>c ::,.v.~~a3Gd b;,v- tw~ (2~ :an...7r.. B"~it~Jhba~t.J'~i!;.,' 'i..woJ.ty~·~:l:..: (~6) l!)l .. g_ teJ.e:phonaet cVld t·-;ant~v-::~~ (2'3~ hE;a:t anG. o1J.e;f;i~- a'E1ts .. · (soB oor.m:11.mt ·,md ):t: ooo::t'tq:;.(..a-Hcns).

~h.• prosent T/0 ohoul.d. ~. t<'\Wlsnte.d· to provide a\ l.'.1.dto tocbnt,:J..c..u ~-11 t:ho Ra.;imQ.otal :.~iaiPG"J. Toe.c aru:1 ¥.',<;,) (2) .-hA ... ~:l''l::..oian.S i.U ~t1;e,4.iou l:!~a.dqu~t-e:..'f'"

(5) T!;.a Reg:tme:1ta:'. L:i~i:1on ::.ll: :.M 1;'\4 6 se~~t: ';!I 0 -to :Pi 'llti?n Sur-t:tC'!l t;b,lA:f' l!ffj.C~.t't>

&.::rf,Lm. shouJ.C. be ina:roasad ~n~.uJ.a. ~ Tol3hn:'.ca1. St):t•goant nntl. Gart_e.~.n,. As de~tan+. L:la1.eon

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(6) The preaen'; wartl.uo 'J!f'J f<>r oo.dl (J) llattlll.ion ILaisOll SeC"-t~ons &ou\d ~o iJ\t.:roe.;aaC. t., ~.nolule .J-Ilt. a:c,cpleto w~r~J tsaJ:!. Mli a- rrl!E'f: for. -thr1 p"':'eaont. l'EL:'\1o C..l~ora.tor. A &Ut>:,;G:sl·~e.. ~oJ.:po&-i t!oo. · o£ thv.. aoot!.Ou is_ as' -ro::.lowei

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~he Hoo.1QU!U·t·>rs and Servioe :Batteries shoUld be o~(ranizod into one bn.t_te~ in pl~oa af the' present . , or~=;sn:f sa.t-ion of -~'tJO sep.n.rato batteries. On l3attalion lflv-a:L tlK :f'UlotionB~ prob~oma~- azld nct:tv,,tlee a."ro eo elc!:-u•J~·- '1-'0.!.utAC tMJ; they a.ra trr.ra:r;i,£Jl1y ornploy&d M

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{'{) ~~he pr.~s.Gnt w-artir:x-:: '1../0ls Rl:.ould be ail#.;Ueni.ed .t->:. p"r,oY!dc a :~oca.t sf'-cu.~it:: .sect :ton 1.n the 3:cad-1_1.l.c~'t"";;e:o:;;: c.o.d. . .Serviw :L~atte1:~.os ot~opoaed of a.t least tw.:•;p,t;,r llcn.. 1

\One (1) e':n:f-;oMt~ fou:r (_4) C.Jl'pol"alfl:t an(!. f'.i.ft~Ac. l15) pr.tYni.rus fh·s~: c1.Ufls o:r 'P:O~va"iiell). J.oca1. f.\OCl.J.r:..ty !If n.n ~'::"t:i.rLe·ry hEJ.t-~E\"!.iOllo is a mut EUl.d yet thet'O N"e e..t t-1:..\J 'tll'$.;;ent _t:lue ~.ns\:..f::"ioiont poraJ;.nnel of tho propor -~l."lf,!S~--t'iccdi1on tQ ad(lqua.ta~.y :?3rf'~t'o."l the jobe

i:9) -A. 155tollJ HOwi·t!Zer ehouJ.d. bG a't~a.,Ued to E:tach dir.)r.t SUJ/t)urt. batt.r4lion dw-int; .:'1. fasr:_ oov;";.n~?: e.i'ii"t"Rt1.o:'1 aa fl.!l :Ul,JI.J.1n1~,t.,,1m gnn.~ o~ a j_C5nm 1J.hu-j1nn:tlen cruo.::1 ha Covo:t.opcd,

(J.Q) ~'he M2 llll.d MZAl. carr1~'""6 of the 105l'lrl ho\dt~er Mould be r.~odi:f'1ed, _f\o that· tl'.J:-1 ~h.ea:t.s ot' ·:.oo :rrlrte .rno·..-er RrO in'i;f":;:: d1.11.nPe::tb1e with the hcwJ.t:zel· wr.e~:.s. lfiee' oonnont undc;-O~lii~~bE) ~

(:;.} A 6o,..=t c~ >:::lJ:ln !~ortr.r wo·.U.d be ·in>lud•d in \illo wa:..-tiJ:IC 'S:/1. 1c.;:o unoh r-W"·!:iill~ry bett!"'~J.o--li to ·"ba use~ -A.F> ru1 1lluninc:liinb ueapon :tor _J.ocnl se~J~Jrit:r.. ~:rip !lo.roe and. 1ll"Wn1nnting t~ronndes l\l'O int\C:Squa.to.,

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l!PPurDlX T'flO TO UTJ! ~!ARIW:S SPECIAL .AU!JWN REPOilP

?.d :9attPJ.ion1 llth Marines l:n th~ Field lCi No..-c.:-~!Jer 1950

(lg) A ·l-ton, trailer wf5br sonerator unit should be in;,. eluded in the TiE for an _~tillery battalion to p:rovido tho source of oloctricity used in tho fire direction center.

(13) To :facilita.tr~ oe.rrying max:f.r:mo cubic CI\IIa.oity all oer;ico ba'ttocy vehioiC:Is sb.,n'lld bo 5 toll capEtcity, partiaulall.y for amt~.un1t1on. 2! ton vohi'll.ee havo proven· inadeq_u.ata whc>ro l~ng h8.ul.n wero involved.

(14) The present ·•a:rt!.oo T/E should bo au,g.>ontod to ~.nc:!.udo tho addition o£ five (5) 1:§- ton, or~ ton trucks, o~o por. battery executive offi~r !ect1on, ba.t·~aJ..ior. w'iro c:oct,_on, and ta.tt6.11on g,J.,.-.o;Gy iGOtion.

Each prfr::le t:~ovel' should have a. p:f.nt1e hook attached t.o the front bu;::~p8r to fe.oil1tat0 OI2plaoing tbo howl.t:z(lr i.n tUf:ficuJ..t positiono as was :fra:quently oncountorol! Oy thie unit durii'.! this operation.

:!'IJI.I!_L Cl)}l01USION

Sl.:aco tho T/O's, T/ll'• ond T/A'• a':"O be.oed 9n an asi!UAOd ocploynent ("s tau,?J.t 1n too llarino Corpe Se.'loole) of tho Karina Oorps, ·vir.; tho (Httnbli~;~lmont Of R beaclilia~ .no deeper thnn l.2 (a:pproxiJ::18.to) r:JilCfJ it io rooooncn<1.cd that the ooplo)'ttent .of tho Mal"l.ne· Corps bo approaohod r!lolistlcalJy nod ba r.:ndified to ino.lude· 1an.d we.l'fs:ro.. ll'hia wo'Uld require" roetu<ly o:!" all ~/0 1 s, '1/E's and '1/A's to provide fo:r such typo wr ..... -faro. t~-ona:..·a.J.ly cp.:.;::Jd.ng it is 'b@l!C"-:cd t~t tho lcgbt!c :rappon o;: :i'LiF =its nood a cJvl.or,o to cope with lend warfare. It 1a felt that tho Xoroan War ia p"C"obably ono 1n a eerioa of ·inCident& in which the llnrino Ooxps will bo thttsly ooployed. · ' ·

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Al'PEtllliX ~I!REE !00 1~H IW!INES SPJ!CUL ACTION RliPO:R':

3d :Battalion, 11th Marinos ln the Field 15 Noveober 1950

O~~anCing Officer Oomanding O!fioor1 llth Marines

Subj: S?oeial Action Boport foT tho poribd 15 3optonber 1950 to ' 1 October 2950

Bot: (n) Division General Oraer Nu."!lber ~6

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In accordance with instructions contained in'rotoronco (n), this rcpo:-t :l.s aubr'.d. ttcc!, cvvcr:lng tha oporation of tl"'.! a bc:l.t teJ.ion in tho nnJRON-XUlPO-s:fOUL campaign,. M a pfl.rl of thu Elovcnth Marinos, 1tle niesion was to support infnnhry units, as ttirootod,

Tht:od :Bnttalion, Eleventh Me.rines- MRjor Frfmc1s l'. P.ARL1Y 1 USMC lloadquarters llnttery, Third :Battalion, Ej.evonth l'.arinos - :i'irst l..ioutonant Michael. B. WEIB, USMOR 1

Sorvico :8attery, !l'hira llatt.alio!l, I!D.eventh Marines - Captain Rebert A: !l!HOMI'OOH', USMO ' ' · · . :· · · 1

lk>ttory •(}•, Third Battalion, I!D.eventh Marl,nes, On:ptain &tnlol A., llAli'".a.AH1 USHO . .

Bat tory "H" fl !rhi~d 3P.ttnlion1 Elevonth Marint.s - Captain :Ben.janin s.. ro.l.\1)~ u-;;; :n l3a.ttory 0 1'1: ~'l!Jl.'i.ll1,.~ ·;;~ion: Eleventh Marinos- Captain John l.t •. MC L.AUm'l!, lJ$::-10 :Be.tto~y ":P", 50t!l A-li< Alflh, USA- Captain FINE:, C.AO, USA ( 2 to 5 October, l950). · ·

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Vory litHo fomal prol1:Wlnry pl""".illl: wna dono by this 1l!l!t duo to tho fact H wo.s onroutu -n:ou {oha aont1nontn.1. U.ni tGcl Stc..taa d:w .. ~~ pl.anning pl"..a.so, and t'.id not fi.X'rivt~ in the ·objClotiva art~e 'Wlt1l l> plus six. (6), Soma ]?lenning wao done, bnsed upon ofi'ic1a:L, s<-,tJl-oftioial nnc1 other roporta fron tho objoot1vo 1 sro~

4, T!WllllJG .1111Ii ~~

Tl'lis bo.ttal.ion trninei.l fo~ a'!?proxir.lUtoly twolyo (12) d,cye during tho GJqJo.neion pha.so n~ Oacp ¥J?ndJ.eton. A;tproxinato):y_ onea .. third of 1t'a onliatocl pol.·so.n.nol wuro Jo!ne<1 in the tht'90 (3) days pri~r to scdlingo All ·possiblo training was ~XtD-G.w,tod aboa~d1 abip enroute to the obJoctivo Rl'0£1.. lro ~eholll:'sala wo~o helCL.

5, .!Q£ING AllD :a.!BARY.ATION,

~D.ie ~u.ttal!on. \o!aS o~..1or<:-ia.lly loOOo~ with llogit:lo.ntsl. Combat Totm 7, frot1 San DtocO, C~11'orn1E\t- in six (6) ~ifforent vosa~ls.

6. r:ov~= To, .AW-l .A.'UIIVAL Jtr =~rvE .AI!EA.

!tlhis phase. we.a without incido~tl; a.rrivod at objective area. .. on 2l Se:ptombor, 1950, '

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3d :Battal.1on, llth Me.rl. nos In the Fieia 15 November 1950

This bnttalion did not participate in the assaUlt :pMoe,

b. hplo1tnt1on phaae: ~is OO.ttel1on was l.andod duri~ the night of 21 September,

1950, a.t INCHOU, Jtoroa, On 22 .Septel!lbert 1950 it proceeded to an· E'.8BOI1bly aroa south of XIMPO Airf"iol.d.. On !23 September, 1950, 1t oooupiod firill(; positions near the BAll River, llorth at XIMPO, in diro·.t support of the Sovonth'l!arlnee. On 25· September, 1950, the batta-

' lion, loss Ba.tteey ~Qii; crosaed. the RAN· River ·via. LW'l and ferry, Q.Q.d occupied firing positions Northwest of S!)OUL;: ~his' battel~on: vas the fo.,at artillery batt•lion to arose the !WI River• On 29 Septomber, 1950, tho ba.ttoJ.iOn displaced to ponitiona North of' SlOUL1 along. tho Uijongbu lload, 'still in e.iroot support of·the Seventh M&li·nea,.· On 30 Soptembor, 1950, this bnttal.ion wa.e attaohed t.o 'EeGim!>ntaJ.· Ooobat Teauf 7 for tho advance on Uijonebu, and remained· oo \llltil, tho end .. of the operation, 7 Ootobor, 1950, During the ,operation thie bat'talion firod about 280 . miaaions and Stl·34 rounds~ --~ ·1 • •• ,. .,

e .. ENEMY· ;,_ ,,·

Enemy artillery vas 1o littl.o evidanoo during thie oaJ:l!laign, It is ostioatod that not care than one battery of'light artill9ry opposed o\1%' forcoa, idontif'i'lC.' as the art:l.llery of the l.7th Div.is1on.. Artillery activity wne li~ht end epore.d.iot genere.lly ver,r ineffective.· ~he oneoy us'IJ£ll.ly ar.:tplvy-....:'. hls L\l"t11lery in single pie.o~s. It is believed· that tho orwr..y -wag cogo.:tzant of our artillery strength and positions, but

. was not capa.b1G of effective ,....ounto:r:-batte17 fire. ·

9. BS'i' 11-!AT::D llES!JLTS OF OPERATIONS

·I-!ioaions :fired during this oaopn1gn inoludol". eneoy troops, .cortars, na.chine (,'Uil.D 1 anti-tank guns, a.utocnt~c weapons. AA gun~ and vehicl.oe. Ma.oy of' their inatal.la.t1ms nnct aquiprnont wore destroyed.. 1t ia ostinatod thot 250 to 300 enolly were killed by nrtillory fire during thio """ll<liG'l·

10, OOi·ll~lTS llllD P.EOOl~lll/li!!OIIS

a. Aftor carof\J! study of the omlpRip;n covered by this report, it ia tho opinion of tho \uldol."signod tht\t tho d.efic!anoies ~<~Oat rasporieiblo for haoporint: oporctic.ns o:r th~.s 't:t~.'lita:tion a''") o.s fol'lowPt ·

(l) 0o!:liJ'Jllioat1ons Good relia'bla ciom.-:runloationa nre Bheolutoly eaaential. to

tho effective Ol)Gra.tion of 1'10ld nrtilJ.Qry. Upon ontry into oOJ:lbo.t, tho eomounice.tiona eoot1on of thie ba:ttoJ.ion wns poorly organised, poorly trained enO. poorly equ1ppod; this •·ae du; to tbe fnot that tho Ooor.Nnications Officer was Joined on(l (1) day prior to saJ.l.iDG froo. ~he Oontinontal Unite~. Statoe, About 50% of the oomunioat!on po•sonnel wero Jo1nod within throe (:5) dey-a prior to sailing. ~hoao were for the coat part ve-ry inaxporienced peraonne I• ·-The o.nly training '·tlle;y reo&ived· wo.s giv~n aboard eh1p enl"outa to the objcotivo area. ln f¢d1'fi:ion, au.ch' of tho communication oqu1pment was received just prior to eailitlll• with no opportunity to cheolc, test M.d. ropa.ok it. Many items were later fo\llld to be in poor repair, This battal.ion vas oemmoro1al.J.T'1oadod io.

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.. DfCYSSfR£ .. AP?ZtiDIX Tl!3ZE TO llTI! MARI!!ES SPECI..I.L ACTION :aEl'Ol!l!

3d :Bat tali on, ll th Marinas In tho Field 15 November 1950

si.~ e.."'lips, and so.":!e !':'! t!'>.ie equipr!e!lt ~e never recovered 'U!'~~ l!.>.!ldi!!e:, in spite of the moot dil~gcnt e:f"forla to spOt end reoovor it. -·Great dii:ficuJ.tl{ !>as boon oxperienood in J>aintainin~ both S()j! 619 Md S()j! 603 rnc\l.os; SCR 608 tr.oubloe wore mostly due to meohanicnl failuro~ of vohi i:1.us c.n.d. also· oxtzosm.o;;ly poo.r ?6r!Om&'106: u:f'.· the rSi:iots W"'litso Thoao rc~ote un~te are dofinitoly.not satisfactory. Whe SOB 619 was i'ound to g1vo excellent servico so-long as freahl.y charged-batteries could be ke~t up to forward observer parti~a.; this p:oobl.em was--partially sol~:od by pla.oing battery chargers on tho li~oou- offioor! B ~go jeopiJ, alld.:f'urtber by keeping o.Pat·g~d ba.ttt;tr:te~· on battery oomoaruierla v>hiolo• ao that batterieu oo1lld be oxohen.:;ed avory tina the battery c~<13r ·,qsnt :f'orwnrd to Viai.t·hle.l1fl.'lBoJ;l and forw.ard. observer t_oatlB. '.C~·~o SCI\. 6J.9. has l)rovcn far s~rior· to the seA 6lO. Tnts oac.paign l,las p.rovad again t~t artilleey osnnot. shoot w1 thout oo.LWUllicatipna.

(2) Liaison · · . · · · · Lial.son 8Jld rolotions in genersl.>Jith infantry 'Wlits hau

b?on cood,. In tho matter of cl.e_aranoe of fir<,a, considexoabl.e dl:f:ficu+ty !:..:t:l been oxvoriancod in ma.intnin1ng current front lin~ 1nt'omat1on •. bia hn11. boon due moRtLv. to noor Cbmmmiea.tiona. both artil'lorY and · .• 1~·~ti;.- ~hi~---~1t~~1~n-icP;C;od-thrv~out ihe .c~gn, lloWOvel', c:tille.cy ou.st knttw t":t"10ndl.y troop locations, pa.rtioul.arl.y in. this t_ypo of torre.fn, where ono forward obae:ver does not la1ow ant'. cann:Ot ~co ~nccnt ~~!tG.

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Zo;;;uJ!UJ,L'n.L :::ae generally. bcen.so.ticfactory, -exCQ"pt. that'~unel'U woro oc.,.-ly sho.,~imgtla ~ieliunt iu lrW Ue.ttW.ion, .. arid -em UOiiiG -crit1ooJ., itonti> no resupply waa availa.bJ .. o.

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';?Hc:a~.AJO~ ':Arn 2295 Ser 72-50

CoLl!:la~"l.dint; Officer

4th llattelion, 11th J.!arine1, In tho Field 15 l\<>.-eubor 1950

FrOL1t

To: CoULJanding General, ls t Va.rino Divi61on, Fla'

subji Spoc~al Action Ro:;>ort for poriod 31 Aut,uat - 7 Octooor 1950

(a) Dtvision General Ordor No, 16 Rof:

1. UTTrtO~

aQ The purpose of this report is to sunoarizo all occurroncos incidon.t t.o .-:ombat ;.)o.rtir.~.pa~ed in by this orc;cmi=ation du:-inb tho _ Inchon. ·Sooul··ICi:.tpo 2l'oa oporat:l..on incl'lding plo.nning imalvod ('..ur!r.c subject period.

b3 The mis&iOll assignQd this orc,;anbe.tion 1:a.8 that of general. sup::,.ort n.,..tillo::cy of tho 11th t-W.rincs B.oin:forco<\1 1n tho zone of action.· of tho ls•.; Ho.rino Div~_si "ln. ·

c. Tho dcsicnc.'\t.ion of tho noxt hichor ochclop is Kce.c1quartor~ 1 11th Ec.ri:l.cs, 1st taino Divhion1 F!-2' i

2. ~SlC_Q_~G.t.!!rZATI01_2

4th :Battalion, 11th acr.rinos Hejor ~·~illioo 1:0 :itt.~:R:lLDS

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Hoa.dq'\.lO.r tors 3~ttcry Captni!l Charles S. Ct'lllill!GS { 0~22~) U::l :0

· ·:L·s::o - ., ... us-.; ........ __ or·fio""Jra E."llifltod O~i~or Enlisted

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Scrrico 3o.ttory C£t;ptnin At'tlalld a.. D.t\IID.AZIO (012961) USl•OO

Ztrongt-h USl:C :oft:tcc:rs :E:n-1.istod

8 l.!.9

:'Cinr; J3D. t tory :c'irot Lioutone.nt Robert c. li]SSlt.W ( 039208) u;;;ro

3 troli(;th USl:C Officvrs ~istod

4 112

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strcn;;tll USllO Officers Enlisted

4 115

Co.ptnin Vernon \1. SaAPlll.O . (017363) us:;c

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:nv:ttc.lio:n stront.:th . 1!'::ilc US1f :Qlnl~.stoe~

n. 0 ·f:·:' ·:. ~~ .1 • ' 'i:_; t; t.,J ·1. Off~- cor

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e..5 1'rou -~·lJ r};~i- .. th.., )f' 1;tn.1 ion arrivnd n.t ('.n:"..lp Po:&ldJ.otor. and

coi.L'1Cn0.l.li r•.oo•·c:;~!..Jil 31"-:; tr· i;~-.c- •!nr !ll/0, l~ho o..t·:or.t9 of c.11 hnncls vera·

dircct-vd ·to :f .•rJJ!l-~\0> r.:-:•1. ,_ TJ :.j?IlJ.:.1f~ r:j, modilll\ hcrit:l t3cr ·ba.ttnlion cr.pnblo

of J:lCI;"l'<'•·~-•:b..:; et i·y_,_,l.r:~~l r. ;p-d.1:i~,~~<-- ro1.c tc·.-1". c.x_poctocl \!ithin n liarino

D:b ls · ·Jn~ ?x·•Jr-cur:.::.:r:nt;:_rm .1a.1 c.:Jr.;/.t .;tci 27'-' ;1 ~ to o~.i'c£\l'ketion i'o:r ovo:r.BcfU!

'h:.·.(. t:.sr,;_,:_,.-.JJ~~'lt of c·_t:·.::Jj':,":·.t +,o .,~-,:-nrd:tn:.:.iv U.."lits vo.~ not, (lll?'. vcr:.

fur+.h.F 21.lrJUOd (ur.'.lY k .. ~J porioc1. GJ.):..:nt by t.i1c Uivislon il: Japn.n.,

b., U:o.Jon rcce:tp~ ~ ~ Jiv is :l.m~ :Pl.nr.ni:nt; O:f(or ~-:unbar 2, a.:.d l:hilc

ot\n 11;~-LonU:Lc{~ ·~~~- ~~·o'\.l• '· ::l.'l: lK.,;a,lt oli :~ol?t>.:..·t'.tJ.l'\(:; c.q_uipoo:.1.t to NJC tcJcon

o:'. th.; ·--~1 Jr{).t:\.>)!l .:~.r.i~ Eo" -~:,.":io::t :,~1 follow at l1 lator. date. :lost. of tho.

~r_._z:..~~.!.::_;; :,J1.£:.ns' Cf):tco:• ... ''··-; · bi~ b:.ttnlio~ Hero acoocpliahocl 0:1. hit:hor

l~;l.-~ls :')lm1.:1i::~; i:·.f._.r··-.t·-Jn 1"Ul1 .~ucoivod n'ii tho ~oc,;ir.1o;:.tel :pJ.:-.:.'l..:-:.il~

·~. •_•orJ n.J(1 ~~snC"•<l on :\.:-- :?::t .,-r.-:o~t1J.t•y 1'oru to po:rs<Jn;'!.o~. as n.JcdoU., or 1>.

·w.:::.t,G£"_lfc:_· co.;tforc~c,·~. "?:.•JG,l)octivo bnttalion :?osition nrol".S uoro

s.;·~N·-tcc' 1.:--" th0 cbj :V., _ oroa :':':ron st.o~_'3CI-:pr.J.:-a f~'l.t':1iflhnl1 by :t~".tcll1-

::•. ,.! x:., l:J?f)'- nssit.':';~!· J ·: -~· :• l:li.m> ~.:r,;, i~ -..ms ::it~-~--:.cd to spl!t J.ho Hoc.d

r..:_;.J.l'to;·., nr,·;l Go~vic ;:.r- .. 'tiu:r-ios i."!to o;tiy tuo cootior..s a.s only i!·CJ

:)ils·,'.Jl~ ,;~,_-;_~s 1.ro1·.:. .; 3" ·:::-~c<l. ·c0 i.:hc 'h':l.t~:alton., Othor pltl.:;:rni:n~; })().,;~.:tli!'.r

·_, .. ,he :···1 '.•'_i~·;.{; £-.rJ~ --->.!..·:.:;,,·_, vf th...: ·.nr,n::.i·u·.ti·m :wt covorocl-iiy

:',.:·." "i"-::"'.! .... ~ >. ".& :troD !--:' z _; 1· · ·_t:.tho:d.t-y, 'J~: c o:~--~t:1·.toc1 ';:y ics-:ll'l.noo of

t~-:~~~uc:;<~.·.\_~y 0:t'11,_,.,.,j ":i'.•l DUl"r:;o:-:c'J. r;~~;ot"•·islon 'by c-:£porlcr:coL l..t ... f:i.~ors

•~s~i{.;!!C:'.. fl'<Y.'J vi:~L.L--: ·;l·:l 'of'.:~_t::li.vr~,.

c.,. U·-)o,;·. :.n~··r '\• :·~·be: -'ir:.rJn...'11 <):1. ;~s }}l(~nEt J.9~. c::O. :)!Ti('>r. to

:r;::cob_~t uf r.::.; d~', :i~.- o -.;o:-.Cllt::,:l,;:>t-; f1l~-uxo ''?)O.C'n.ti~.ll;,e 1 t!1o :f'l)1tc:.-.'ii;-.(~

hi~Cl i.Jo..,.::; .. C.CC.·.J;"r_plil;,• 1 •

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';;, ;:',il:ir:.{; C:"".routo ho.!'. bc.:.:1 oxocuto<l to "ovor

-~ r.rt:ilLj:ry soo"!;.to:;: tr.:::.i!:i:l[ uithi~ tho

2,. .?1<.--:::.~ h:.~C. b:J.:-:l tc.:ta•.-.'!.voly J.l<.......C..o t:> oont:.uct t ... st fi!'ir.;; of

r.ll'.cht:.:...: lf-~.:.::s ·...:·_:t. 1..:·.~1;.-t ~--'.u.r~cn•u t.J, ;-.;·.c. ·~o ccl.:~bro.to tho b::-.ttnli.Jr ..

houitzol."a.

· 3a It uo.~ t-J r,c_, --~l..t'~·.nod to co~:Cuot l.".rt:lllory trni<":.inG to

i::-1clud.::. nt loP.st 0~1/..; ·-:t.cf;:::P.isec.:.co1 SoJ.oction, c::d OrGJ.r-.-lzo.tion of

?as i tio:-.} ns' th(.) fir~.t ·,_,L1o tlm.t tho bC".tt::-~io;: hrul boon tosaooblod :l..i.

o:;o loc~.tio;1 O~Jourr .. ,•l ,J. .. o:·. onbnrkc.tiQ:: on tho US!'!S GZ.i!RiiL ';TEIG'i!L for

ovo-rsc~t;. i;v•,;::vcr, ~'l" ~ ·:·.:1.-".10 nl.tur.tion u~:_1lic~l il'~ tho :Far :rl<2.st i".r.?-. upo:-:

~'-~br,I'l~:.'.~i.?:'!., tho ·unv;n., :• Jn ues ::Ot rissonblo<.1 i:!. c. oi!'l{~lo locntlon ~";!'.in

u;-.tiJ. }.[>;:_~<".. fro:1 r'.es.cr.:l t shi::op1~c:; r.t I~chon, :Caron. Trni:-.d::lf:; :_:~roooo<lod

ho::,y.rc.;:::- 1 or.. f'. Oc-.tt-:::::r :;:<.':. oootior. lcvul, usi:· .. c r.vo.llo.blo j?Orco:·.n.:.l'

c1~tri:;,G tho poriod. :f::o.~! 31 i1"1l(;t!St to 15 Su?tCJj'.lbOr 1950. :tio rohol'.roc.la

~~·~rv ~~·._:c.;. !;ost r.JL:~·"J'-::>.j::o c;u.=-.s C'.:"di. r-J.l ir.U.ividi.u\.1 tnblo of or;~"'.l".izn.tion

!•uc.'?o':~ ~lf'i !Jucn :t.'itc·.L duTir.t: tho l')Crioc"'. tllll.t tho bt".ttriion vo.s i'or;.1inr;

on th..:: :;c~t Cot'.st ..

n. T!1is i:lnttc.J.ior:., f'. ·:>c-.rt of :::ribarl~tior.. Group Do.:;, hn.d a.s its

ussi1·~~~ou shi~~}i;:c; for the nov'on:mt fron Xobo, Jt:.l)tL"': to I::ohon, ~:oroo. 1 LGT cp 59, LS:: QP 74, o.:.:.d. !:,&-lOS-- (USS ~!.AS?.:atB.lT), I~~ £>.!ditio::1., tho

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4~h Et~t-~E"-,_ion, lJ.t-!1. .H'l."':'?-r.o~"~ 1 ' ,·tn"-l cha:t:'c00. t-!'~.th th.;. rospo4.'l.eib1l1ty . u:..~c.to:c~·.t~.n-:Li£: onu um.t vt 1'~r~ ox.~ :i-55i:li'J e.o::n:ru.rj:l,tinl.l-1):;1 LS~ QJ 94.

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L~-'I ~) 59~ !~ir.c RJl:ttcrY: olur.lo::~ta of Hc-nd(,l_~to:rs 3a.ttory, olollOllta of Sc~r::.co .i!ni<t-o;:-y (,-.:.J. 4-·11 \4""lits) ~"'ld ono_UiJr. on orb'M1c trnns,ortn··t.lO:J. o.at'~ -:.:r.:tv~·Rt:o•:fv;'~, ~~~r ~~-,ip._,ras t"lo :1att~tcn-QP c.:f"loat.

LST Cr) ·, l~: 1wc :.:;c.';'~c:~:t, uluu.:Jr!s vf L.~""~afoo.,.llL\.:dors ~C".ttcr:y, olor.10~1ts of Sor--vb..:: 3n"'.>tery (['~~-:;_ ll--.tl tl:'".d.tF.'-) r.r..a o;~ U/'I' on orbn..."1ic. trl'.:Leport_n.tio:'l. n::r.d u.-~cl.oru·;oul/<1.~

KJ~-l~)g, fii.l::::c :Oattory, olcua:rts of Hoo.~1~"1l"tors Bnttory. olouOr..ts·of Sorv~.u.:> J:l~+-t.J~Y (c.l1 4--...J.l'U:l.itf.), t.~ ono·-_U/'3- en c:"(in:1ic tio,.,..n"sporto.t·i_cn .c.r.s "·r; c;on~1.·n~ t'.a.t'G'Jo l~: a~:<~!~.;~ on, C<;!:uiJ?UO_!I.t .~f Iliv::l.~ion unit~ ~"'ld· ' DivJ...;~.O~'l G=-~~ore.l C.Zt.-i:UJ 1'C'r!.1 l.oP.l1ot"' · · ,~.. · .. j .

. i::i.ko :ao.tt\:l~Y 'hoc;-~.:1o~.:1 ·the .~:~.:.::.os Q.Ol 4 So=.>to:J.bor lg:Jo. No plnn t.raa forr:;~4.o:t.vd :to:- lond:l:.:c :Jivieion" ,~'q'utlwOr.t ·~:l_e:;cr.crcl "uc1"€Dt t-r:l,th -~()i · rosu1.t. ~h.D.t. -l')a.cUnc ucs U.."l.dv~y slcY.t. O;c.ly o.f'tor th;~ ship _ua.s -fUlly lo~.d3d ··f, og, ;I. t J::li'J!:;Sf'J).(-1. ;t_<.o- ·~!CIP"J}~.Qto.-- thq- .~Qat.i;~-:;·;l';Ei..l''lo l'h0 lOC!ii'.(;:_ 0~ ·,-th.~.~ 1-'b..,i.:~, \:IC'.S {I'?~J:i':_i)1;Qd Vl\ Jo_·~:fJ;l?tOD~ 19~0~- . :. ' -. . ,,: ~ . . ' ,- ., . ~ . . . . /

J:.oo.d1.~; o:t; ISTt.t ·.ra.s. ~r..!tir..lly~-hCJ.l.ll.ar·od :by·l~ck of ontl\l.~tiOn:_fo;r· V-i.UoY"s'~•n:;:· .. -;.;; .. l:'tu:;.~r- i0-: r<hc.:!.l: ~-llu:Jtri~'L~JU::, ~torg. not 'i.UllQtl.dod fl"oD·~.' tho 1T0041.i.l:,:~ Vid·O+T .1.:.:. R1l!±':i.olcn' .t:\,rlC>.~p bo' ~ol~..do4. in P.Siaul t'. ' sh~.:;,:>j?:'.::-b.- :1 ;co<~,si tnt:tnr~ o.irlit"iiir.c e-p99. ~o ;torvc.~ :So.oh bc.rco d.oliv~ inc· a:--..:.•.u:-.:i~-:i.o.:~ 'uo u:Otp-s~do ,cor.o:r.~.l'\.;,",.oon.t.c.~.n?d 9W.Y ona typa,_ i,a._ H,.B. ~holl~ c.t.::., :!o•Josaitt>.ti.il(; roB"_,IJ_t~i~ Q~ _c.·~Ul1....-~t1~ bt}rc.oe- -~~;t.l· r. coz:l.:_)J a·~G ur.i'l: or fh•o N-r.ti solo~tc..:l~.~ ·

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i.FB!DIX FIVE 1'0 llTH ioiA~NES BP!1CIAL ACTION REJ'ORT . , . U!JIT: Btry "O", lot '4. 5" RktBn, F'MF Looationi Hawhung, Korea Date: l'Z Novembtr."l960

Frcm: Commo.ndtng Officer : ·'lo; Commanding Oi'i'icer, .!1leventh Vla.rineo

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SubJ: bpcoial Action Report tor period 28 Auguot 19b0 - ··.I ? Octobe'l' 19o0 ·

fccf: (a) Division General Order No. 16

1. IN~'RCDUm·ION '. 'l'hl 0 report 1 a a special aotl.on report. covering.

the assault and .ex~lol. tat1on phane of tho I nchon-Kl.mpos~oul operation 1nclllc11ng the arrivlill· of tho unit into

. the F!':C' o.ml opsratl.onn nu.tq~querrJ; ~·tp \:that arri Valo, · uc~ . ·bat tory, .Firnt 4.ti 11 flookQt batt!lll.OJl,!'Fleot Marine· Force, wan attached to the ~l~venth'~ar+.nco tor opcr~tional .· .ond .ot1n.lnintrotlvo control.' on 4· AUV.Uolt l!JbO and Moil'mcd ao 9. fSCnerry~ a up port qn1, ~~ "'.:-!·' -

2'. '.l'J;tlK ORGJcNI Zl\.TION

'l'atl~.~ of or()an1zat1on . atrungth of the, b,'lttory io: Officcrc 4, Lnlio,t<ed 66; actual_ otrongth ett beginning of tho op~r.sJ.tic•n: Officero 4, £n1intcd 73, unc1ur tho como1and of F':trot Li-:-utcnry.nt Eur•.cnc J~ .. BU~.H·!E; u. s. ·f.'.a.r1nc Corpa. '.l'hcr~J ~re no JJ.tt,J.chod Unito. ~·wo hoopital c.:orpomon aru detailed from thu !I:l~Jve:nth M.arinon.

3. fRSLiill:NJ,PY PLAHII>G;

~·h·o 4. b' Rocket !Jqttc,..y wan attHched to· the FiNit !1o.r1no Regiment and ano1ilncd to Emb~kat1on Group· Baker· under F'irnt M.rari nc 8egi.mt:ntr.tl Comm~.na. lo!'i t.h t·he.: _miooj,on;_ of nupport1ng that unit for thu annault ·.and nel.zure, o:f'' Inchon,. 'l'hc battl;ry Wllfl._ to land .with.· pocket· -~aunchorn arxl firing bf>.ttory ·pernGnnol embarked '1n.LVT.t a and' LVT 1·.a wux·u to· b~- ut:tl:t :Z.l:d :ac; Pl"1uiu mOv'-'r-o untl.l. ouch timo -ao: organic p:t'imc movc1'n ·and other vch1cl'co c 0uld land from. LST' 1 li.- ·In a.Q.d1t1on to tho' six !..VT 1 o t'·oqui,rca. to- move.:" tho rocket l<~unch<'ro and ·rirlt:lts ]:lattcry, thro.c. LVT 1 o · wert~ to bi.'l loaded with 4. oi.1 rocket /llllmun1 t:tori and ·u't1~-'

. 1 z0d aa a floatinp; dump on call, Plane C'lllod· for. o1x . LVT' o to land the batt'(rY> each ·'LV.T· :).oadcd w.1th·cnc. ,4,p'1,

rocket launcher, .forty-,cight fu·z.Jd roundo (.to bo ·, :f'uz.od on thG wo.y into the beach) of . 4,•f>!'ropkct ammun1 tion, ·

, and o0ct1on· Cl."OW. Sach of th0 throe LVT' a· 1n tho floating dump wore to be. loaded with pno,-hundl."cd round" of .{.b 11 'rocket o.mmunltion wi'th tuzc, KivinP.: ll total ot f1vohundred und oit>hty-o1ght roundc O.n<l ruztie to bo landod

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IJ-HN'.JIX riVE TO 11TH )l,,;t,HSl:l SP!:CIJ>L AC1'IO~ R£;1-0RT

in tho a.osault ph!lnC •. In. '1d<lit1on, th\.J p.Z.imo movcro F.\nd

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hundr·t;d .SJ.nd t"tlcnty rounda· of; fuzeo and· 4~.0~ rocket ·. '

ammunition (·one unit· of fi:('c) an.d·one unit' of firo· for amull arma. l;cr-oonnul wcr..; :to --bo 1nouud· one un1 t of :, firtJ of amo.ll arms ammunition.·. 1 ''l;he rookut batt·cry ,?,arri'od out plannin{l dl.r~ctivco of the· ElcvcQth llarin~a prior to attachnwnt ·to Firat 1\arl.n.:n ~;~n(l thcroat.tcr oiO.rricd out >'irot 1\arin.:;:pl~;~nu. ~na· diroctivc,n •. At ·all t.imt.D tho· bat.'i.t)rY-· . ·.rcPlli vud. (Jne.my··, ·ai t.uation· and -intollig·"·mcc :rcporto f~m _th~_ E.~ • .-~:v~.n~n~·)IJ'~rinea and _F1rot · , llar1neo.. In a<1ciltlon· .to,'·l>.l~v~.l1t.p ,M!U·inc . plan~ and · dlr~c\lvcn for ojlcra•ion~ • and).o;sin)aco the i>attcry rucE:ivod thor.c -ot' :tht:· f'.i'!"O:t~M.ll:ri\'}en ~ncl· the :i'1.a:'flt ;,.mpl-,-

1b1oua 1'raotor B:itt.til.ion~· ~ -.~ ... ' ':,- :, ; ·'

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1'hcrc· w~r<'. no 'retie,ll.o~l~·;., .' )Jpon arrival. 1nt.o the. FJ10 the battery' cbntinuod ,t;al'!l~.ng·, cmph,w_it.ing. r.oo)lct b.o.tt.,ry. taotioo and tc·ohniqu~o;, .!ind,alco tr>:~inln& wi tjl -au-co·m$J.tic ~ee..;:;ona and bazooka.a, f: .. ,t>nlall arm a, arnmun1 tion, m>:~p rv~dint; 1 fHld' r.anitaq.on,·.•.and 1nd1vidu9.l co!!Jbat tr.,in1nt. w"n co.rri<,<1 .out accpril,ins.·to i>att..;ry .trainln(! nchcdult.:.CI· In a.cW.1t1on~ pcr~inc:nt''1nr.truc.t1on data on ·thC em.:_my such o.n taction, un1tormo·, o!1pab111 tico o.nd ·unoitationo of h1t1 \<caponr. and cQ.u1pmGnt, r.ituatlon, tre11tmc nt, etc., \•I ~in -·a1 vOn. Di vi nion Find· rBBim~ntal :.:OP-1 r, wcro~: !'c;t:td anQ.. t.~tl.....:f'y inntructed -~o: to how to cr.J.rry. out r.•,_mc. .1: c.l'C~onncl aon1Bn0Q.. to _-~he batt Cry on th.;· .:cnt l!o~nt to br1n,s the batt"ry to wartime· otrcnl',th

. WJ.!'c in··~cerl:tt~d ·!Jr. to dut_icc J".~.nd· m.:.·thodo· of operat1onc

·m::linly tr:.rouoh the mcrlitt..'!!. o:f me.p pro't.lcmn. -,

Comtu.t loiJ.C:._ing commenced on 6 t;uptt:·nibt::r 1960: ·n.t

the dockn SJ.t Kob~J Japa.n, and' 'pl~inO wore C"lrr1.ud out

•"' diocuoocd in plli'at;rapu thr~c; Th~ battery wan .cmi>llrkod on Lo1"o 1138 1 715, .<O 73 1 1048, and 883 .• o· followo:··

•CP, LST' 715; firlng blltt<;r-Y pcr-oonncl,. L_ST 1138; :prlmc mov:~.N~ and vuh1c1wr., LBT 1 o 883, 1046 and-_Q.O ?3. 'l'_ho .

battcory drew two unito of !i•<'C.· for' all· oDJall: arrup wuapQno and 1,308 4 .. od rockc.tc .o;ind .!uzon from tlic·Firr.t k~rinc·

ftq~im..::nt. 688 fuz(;;.r. u.nd I·ounclo_ W0PU oom't.at lo.!lcl:.;U on LVIJ.' 1 ·o in LSi' 1138 anc.1 720 tu·zea.· and .roundo we:rro combat. loaded on prlmc n;ov~rn and amm<ln~ t1on, truck a on LST 883, · One uni.t of fir:r..: of nmall ·a:c-tua: w~a iooucd to _p.:::rsonn(::l,.

·anc:r one unit of f1:t"e of t1mall ar·niO wat-; oombB..t 'lo;idcd· on.

· vohiclco,. Load1~_ w11s cocaplotcd_' on B~ ~.cptt.-:-nJbt::r·--1000

and p(rconnol en.b'l.rkc.d on aooif!,'nud ·Vcooclo·· · · . ' . . ' ,. ·. . ' . 6.

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Battery oo.llcd an part of. convoy ,for"Ino.hon, Kor~a on l.O ·boptcnJbl;)r .l9o0. .Sn~out.Q. to;·otjc~t1vcJ p~.~r.oonnol were

briefed on miooion •of bat.tcry; · mioniona o.f -'the -va:r=iouo

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infantry rut;1mconto 1 · the 'lrt1llorY·l'~g1mcnt, e.nd oth"r.· armn r.)f tnt~ d_1v1n1-on. In mld'ition,· thr. .batt~~ry. l'U).B

inotructcd on 'lll 'lva1labl~ informatitm ·of the eno~.Y, including h1o pooi tiona; capat.1!1 ti,;a, tactico~ atrongth, probable couro~ of ~ction; etc.

7. OPERJSIUNS · (e.} ''""""lt phaoo.

t.~u 8§;~~';~~~ 6~~~a.~:~ar,lth rc;~-:~n~ion~.ncC ~tt~rg~ant ~nd r~J.dio operator land•d on l:i':a0h Bluo &t H !JJ.'"' 25 in the ocvunth wave. 'l'ho fir in~ DIJ\ttcry,. Oflib~r.lr.::C' op I,VT 1 o, ll:tndt•d ~t 1846 on blue, Beach 3, 1'MJ146X4, With no canualti,t:o. ED.ttt':r"Y a!H1UnH;d tho mlcnio'n of ouppor"t- · ing tho Firat M'lrlncc &nO. occupi<"d· a tiring pooition on tho:.: t.;':\ch. batte-ry l'lnded With 088 fuzed rookl;ltC combat loaded on nine LW 1 n. tlix LV'!" a wcrtJ.loaclcd.with 48 .. ~ock~~tD, ~h:~ct.icn cr·m·l f:mU l~uncher.. '!'t".rctl LV'l11 u l~ndt:d loa <led. >'ith 100 rollndo of· rocket· amMmi t 1on nnd ·lUZOO• Spor~dic mortar o::- 76 :m111·1r.•1.r~cr. ·_.i;'!.rc wan. dir.cct~d ... at .• trc.ctoro >Jhilc' ~pproqchtne. the bo'ICh, nut no :"hltr. Mcro a.f:i"i,.;CtGd. , ' .

16 Scpttimbor ·19o0 !.tos:lb- tha-tott,·ry ooorn,oncocl dinpl'lcl.nt; ~ollo.wing

1>nc Fi rot h.-3_ri·i1EH1 ty · ·w undH Ul5in~ Lvw:r ~ o· ao_ pr.i.r.;o t::KYl/l:i.t"O. !'art· of the batt...;ry pr1u1o moverll -t:md- otht3r vtlh1Cluo ·wcro met during t.h-.:: .r.10rn1ns Jlt 1000. LVT 1 •o .\•H!ru :ut11-1zed;;QD pr1rliC P.IOVUru until all vuh1oluo· rt.Jj01nod the. tatt.0ry· Qt 1~£.8;:.~7J;.). ..ith thlJ arr·i.val oi ba"t"tDrY vchiclco ~,-tot.:';!.l of -l 1 30e ~oun(LC\ of rockGt ammunition t.tn<l fuzCo w~ro ··on hand. IJ.'h~· ba ttcJ.,Y arr1 v~;.~d at thio fJOG1 tion 'l t 1700, and took up a firing poo1t1on l.n nupport .of tho J"1r,ct >,o.r1noo. Qn~ wQundud pr1von0r w~r. oap~urcU a~.lOOO:~nd ~urn~d ov0r to tlhoro Party on·· the t.;aob. ~'hr0~. c1 v111<ll'l Jlr1QOncro ~orJ.:: apprdi.ondod at IJ.'APo".i.7J3 'at :1730--and:·-turnOd ·ovo..:r to th" F1,rnt .iJ .. 1!'1nca. 'I he b••tJicry .Gomo,anclcr "~nt ·forward on· thD .I nchon-til.lo~~l . highw~J.Y ~:t 2llo On rccqn!1fl1t.>t>11n.cc for f1rlnt\ pO<iition 111'0'10. • il pon1tion;~<an foun(l·'l.nd tl~~ por;>.ttt·ry ... ,~:to -lli.Jrtcd· for .gl,t)ht fi::rc n.i1iH~1tii)O.,

. (b) :;:1';>101tl'\t1on l'h<lOO• , · :.> .. '. ,., 17_£..C.R.1!J;!!!b.cr lOoO . . . .. .,., lOOo • fire 01innion ·Of 180 ·roundr. .w.o:r.. -rl.,o(l \)t

·cnorodi n'l10t'o ( ao, o90-i9 ,(J90) f.ro.m· TA9o47J~ on cnc.•.ll' bUn : pooltiono ~nd _,'3_ conctmtr_~:tt.ioo :of __ troppL•.~ -. ·~·h.tJ{'C -W-'l.o: p.o o.urvcill~nco rc·port· on· th1o ml.anion. ·'1'h,c:. l;latte"'y ', ' 1mr.wl11 •t••ly cl1riplaccd to. a· f1r.i.n~ .po~1 t.l.on: at··1:£.9547ill • .ht 1'?.00 ·thl~ bntterv dinnl.qct_:d to ~ fi~in~o~_ .norlo"iti.on .at

.. ~;~9646:i::<:··- At .. l32.o" tho br,r.tt<;ry .. rutui:p~d'to.' o.' rond~zvpuo.· o.:rua ctt T£1l.A7J3,. o.ncl "t 1800. again di.aplacod to.l). rcncl.czvout> 'll'<'!l qt TA9849K4, in the v1.o1n1ty of tho.Firnt i-!~r1n!..!n CP~

1a ~0 ptL-mtl--r 19oo . . l>t 0· 00 thobQtt~ry dl(>plao.:d to ·~· fl.r:l.ni.S pool.tion

~t TJ~OZbOYn~ .h North, KurG~J.n.:J~oldiGr _W.I'lfl .c.".\ptur . ..:...-d _in thic 'lrt::a. ·ll.nd tu.!'ncd ov~r to tht.: f:}uoond B9.tt'il1on, EliJvonth

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M!tr1noo. 'I' he battery fir~-d 144 roundo fi-ollf tL11o ·poo,.tion ··~t. en~my mortnr um::olacementc "lt coor.d1nli1;oo (06.o00-'bl.b90) at lbOO. At· lolo· the battc't'Y · Hr,d 14~ rolindo at unoruy mort'lr. pc>01tlono· ·'lt coordinatco ( 05; 300-ol. 590) f L'om· the. n~?:.me por.iti.qn. 'lbE:nt::wcr~ 'ltth unobocrvecl f1ro

· m1r:t11ono. 9.nd_ no . tmrvo1ll,-'l1.1Cc. re?orto wcro o'tita1nod •. ~t .. 1600 the b<J.ttcry __ war. dtJt'lchcd .. fronJ..the ii'irat iUll"1ncnj · ~.1/Cry,ched to tnc -. .i:!..lcvcnth Ma:r_1ncoJ, .cJn(L aoo1gpcd ll.- m1oo1on

·. ot u:cner11l ~,u,port. A.t thin· :t1bi0;_ tho-.bat-tcry dio.plaood to a .ron<lczvouo <U'C9 f.lt TA04o4£4· inctho·v~cl.n1ty of ·the Eleventh Marlnl.lD _CP •. ·

19 s_\m_tcmbor 19oo · A~6C~e battery dinpl"toed

at TA0756Y no'lr Kimpo '>irficld. · to a rcndczvoua.aroa

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20 St.mT;embur lOtiO. .. , .. . ·J>t 1000 th~ batt~rY moved'to ~ rond0zvoul1 aroa. at

'l'A0?ti6U~ .At -l.o.3b 1:1 tcr;t· mloc1ori;'-of 12 rouridn \'iF.lo ·r-1rod at Yo% Dung Fe in Thl3o4~1'XY from. a f1r1Pg. pooi tion. at 'l'AODoOdO. '.L'h~ ha'tt~:,;ry Couuhundur On~.a·n OP con11rmod nuopic1onl1 the.t i1olJ>4 i'uzoo ·wclrc not ,exploding the rocketo. Cc.'lGt::d flru ,'Sl.t 1540 and r..;turont::d ;to ronch~z.voun. arL:a rtt TJ\07t>61J. . ., .,.

21-gz Scptem~.:_lOoQ .. : .;,• ;,,, '· . 'l'h~ bc.tt;...ry r~nn.lnctl- at th1 t1 t"end0zvou.a: a.rua. awa1 t

-,~LD6 arriv~l of !J:<:OA2 fuz~J0 1 and- rJ.IJ.int'lincc.l local -·r.tJcur-ity with. no ... cnu:ny ~ctivl ty o.thcr· thq,t -apor'!dio and.1l'll;lCCU.NJ.to mort::~:r' fire.· · · · 1

'28 Lcpt~r:;.b~;.~r- lOoO · 'ihc b~?.t't.:.·ry Comm'lncl.ur <J.nd Eiattc!'Y Ho!ldquartt.:ro c.lio

pll):cod 11cronn the Han ri vor _f;l.t 0&£0 with the r.oma1m1vr .of the -t<J.ttcry bJ..vou"l.clng on the SL.::bUl r::tirport ,1n tho vlclnity of the pontoon brldgo at i:leoul.. During the avon1ne: ·M48A2 fuzr..~o wor~ locf;\tod. · .

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· 29 Scp temb_£r._l9o0 . 'l'ho rum.aindcr -of· tha ,bo.ttt.::rY croon~(! :tho Ha'n· r1v~r

:;uK~S o.nd amppibiouo tr'lctoro ,d1oplac1ng to ~·Al76?E?.

· 00 S"mtL:mt.cr ,];900 , Rout1n~ necurity lll~'lOUL'eo •. · Sovcl'<tl nlght pooitiono loc<1tcd and prop~r·•tiono completed for ni.>ht occupa-in 'CA1763Nl 'ln<). TJ>l664C2. . . '.:

1 Octobcr'l9g0 Al( 0700 the b'lttery dioplaood to TA'>.66lN3,. utilizing

thio '.111'£:'1 110 1=1 rendt;1ZVOUO_ llr(:-9._, ' ,· "1

~ October 19o0 io 11cti vi ty.

3 Octobc·r 19o0 ht 0730 the b.'lt Lcry diopl>o,,d to firing pooition at

.~'A'2&74Uo and wo.u in pooHion .o.t OBlt> in oupport of tho

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StJvcnth i1J;l:£"1neu. A m1oa1on .wa.a not fired aE1 9.Dt1c1pat'ed duv to tho- lack·of obGe~vat1on. Ruturncd to rend~zvouo area Qt 1600. By 1916 the batt,,ry hal'-· ~r.ovod again into flr1n~ poo1t1on ~t TA'2:8?6P2, 11nd·l4.~ roundn.Wcrc i'ircd ~t 1930 at trnopo 'l.nd flrt'1llo:ry dug in on hH1o o.t TA28?~FGH!J. ~urvt::illanoc ·rcp-ort.tf ·or the' 'l'hird l:i'lttalion~ E1ovcnth M'u•ineo obocrv<r oaid the miooion wao excellent.

·.'J.'hl:: S"vwntn M-'l:r:•int;O roportcd th~ro wao· no :furtht:r act1v1 ty fr,,m the target arco.• At oomp1et1on··<>f. tho miooion, the firing battt.::rY dicpl-'J.ced to· a. ror!tle::z:vouo area in thG rfhird h!3.ttlllion, .!:laovt~nth M-'ll"'1nca f1r1:ng·· area-•

4.0ctobcr UlbO " Returned to rt::nclozvoun .a~t:a·-.:~nt.oaoo.- No i·u~thur

11ct1v1ty fc<dng the day.

:; Octo tor 19o0' . , ; :, · · .. , i'he Eleventh M~>·1nc.o. dinPl'lc,><•.c,l:by motor· march to

1 tr. ot'lr,lnt; f;!r,;o. ~t Inchon·, Y.ore" at 16~0.

&--7 october 19n0 · . . . The batterY rcm'J.lnod in tho' OtMtni' ·""'"" reti tttng

. oqt>ipmont <>n<l n10.ktne;· P\'rP~r\l,tlOflP ~o;;·:rurth,•r o;~l:''"ttoniJ.

8. ENEMY

:fJo org'lni~cd enemy were r.it$h'tcd. Upon ··ooD~plotiOn. of thc .. firu m1oo1on "t .1930,: 3•Qctobur l9b0, enemy ~iro

. dcotroycd; the previously · occ:up1 td·:·be.tt tt.~Ioy pe:o1 t 1on·•and 1 nterc1lctod t cw roac,l approx.flitat ely ··1; 000 · y!lrdo ·nouth ··of por:i tlvn. - · ···

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1 •. ,_; ·-i'h1r. 't~tt~ry oPcrat.t.:d i"or· thr.cc d4yo f1r1rig urlobocrvcd firco ~<ith the MolA.O fuze, ao ,fuze io!48A2 wore nQt avail-, abl~ for 1oE~uc at the on•bark,.t1on···po~nt for tht::. tr.~.r(Sct f'J1'~11. · Uoon blJ1flll.: arwit~ned the 'fi:rP. m:bHllon·· On -Yonu:'Dunp,: P~;- ab.nuf.vation Wao acOo.mpli~;hcU ~nd the. J?Og1ot;u:r1iig -roundn wero ~ont11dcred loa11 1 e. a.- lfO ~ l"OP}tt.Jt· burn to. were. ocl..ln ·in· the t~J.r(Jut ·art::ai thorofO~o·'1t 10-00flGidc;rcd that thr. battsry oxpondod: 480 rocli6to th.~t failed to dt:tonate due to impropcr fuzoo. fit no t1mu dUl"in~ thia po:riod wao o.1r obncrvatl\>n or a:rt1ll'e:ry · oboavo.t1on ,. ~vail·'l-Olu. Upon ri::ceipt of: correct· fuze& the· r;11ll01on . ti:rcd in ouooort.· of the Seventh' Mar1noo·:.•oo connlder'od t::XCt;ll..;nt a'O- OVldo;;nCt.'d by .the; t1UrVC1llF.lOCQ :.l'OJ=l.Ort .. baood upon tho ror.ulto obtained l'r'Om ·th1a mioa1on,· it 1o believed th~t r.1mll1!\r excellent .off,ct'(.'••ould h'lVC been

.reported for tne ili1no1on''· Hrod ~o.rli('r.:ip·,,upport of thl.) F'irnt M.n.rinel3, h'ld prop·l..':r fuzG~ been 'nv'11lntlc at th~lt t1ruc.. · ·

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ba 'l'ht1 nr1 ncinlm..: and t11ct1 on nr; tJ;HH·~ht ::t't th.! TI'lold- 6rtih(,ry Schu,oi, -i'ICS,- anclin p";uv1ouo trtJ.ining· with thu ~l't:;nth M1.1r1.nuo arc conoid(,lrod oound.

c. 'l'hc M.)\.b.4. f'ui".IJ. 'WP·<:l:r" • .mtly fry_ilnd to arm when' fixed \·11th th~ ro.ckcto. ·

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Houndo c.:>m~· f1x~cl With fuz.oo. ?-'h'lt lln art~llery rcconna1na.IJ.nce ner~oant6 MOB (084.6), bo inclctdod in the b"ttury ~-/ ,• 'fhat a ~·GB radio to ann1e;ned !or uoc when oucr'3:t1ng 'l.(~ s::t diroct OUDDort!nf.': un1. t to ,,:n 1nf~ntry r~t;inwnt and- ft>r air obnurver · control. · · 'Ih'.lt tho rocket l'lunohcr be a utilt'l\ropellcd '\o'lt:apon capat.le- of to\o1lw.,s .IJ.n ammun1 tion trailul'. 1'hut • more reliable· !'9.<lio ·co oubot1tut od for tho BCR 619. 'l'he M5LA4 fu.zu nut te UfH:)C!-· w1th ,ruckcta;

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