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1ST MARINE DIVISION - SPECIAL ACTION REPORT - ANNEX UU 1ST COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT GROUP - OCTOBER 1950 - DECEMBER 1950 Korean War Korean War Project Record: USMC-47 CD: 01 United States Marine Corps History Division Quantico, Virginia Records: United States Marine Corps Unit Name: 1st Marine Division Depository: National Archives and Records Administration Location: College Park, Maryland Editor: Hal Barker Korean War Project P.O. Box 180190 Dallas, TX 75218-0190 http://www.koreanwar.org

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1ST MARINE DIVISION - SPECIAL ACTION REPORT - ANNEX UU 1ST COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT GROUP - OCTOBER 1950 - DECEMBER 1950

Korean War

Korean War Project Record: USMC-47

CD: 01

United States Marine Corps History Division

Quantico, Virginia

Records: United States Marine Corps

Unit Name: 1st Marine Division

Depository: National Archives and Records Administration

Location: College Park, Maryland

Editor: Hal Barker

Korean War Project

P.O. Box 180190

Dallas, TX 75218-0190

http://www.koreanwar.org

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Korean War Project USMC-00101756IH:C LASS IF'IIW

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Korean War Project USMC-00101757

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Ser!a..:U

Action Roport

let' Combt. t Sorvioc Gr_oup, Borvice Command, Flout Marine Force Ih ·_the·· Field·~ Ma.BRD.~ Xorea· 20 Ja.>\U..ry, 1951

From a Tcq

ColllllNld1ng Off'ic.or Omrumndin€; 0-ar.oral~ l~i 1-!:::.rinC D!vist"on~ · W.F

Subj: Specit'l.l Action !l."'i'o:rt- for l?ori?'d. S -t.C~dber "l"i_'? 15 Docomb•r, 1950

3.of: (a.) Division Gonorel Order Nq. 16-50 (b) Division )\omorandum No. 2l!S-50, dtd.. <fi lloc 50

It is tho 11'..ll"POB~ .of tl.is r~l'Ort to desc_ribo the lot­; .,;.; .,,. i ,,,,..,,..,n ... t. n-..llv{,-1 .. .-l hv -t.bt:. 1 • .t.• t':r.mba t. S.Yi'Vi.-,u G.:;•,Juu -~--~-- --.~,-~~~ -·-·----.,. -., ---:-.--- -,----- .. - ---:·--- ---:-.r

-~~--~h~ X -~?_:r:~-~~--U~S:_~~-~~d __ th.o l,a.7 ~r~ne_~ivi~10~ in __ tho \"1{)~;&11'! = lilJ.l:;G.N..:..t.~ ~ t:.H.U~J.tl ~~~.o~crvo1r 1...opera.uon a.urlng tne

1>oriod from l) Octo'o~r to 15 Doct>:n"oor 1950.

Tho locn.tion of the. Group durin(i; this neriod· \IDS ne follo~1s: · ·

ll-15 October 16-25 October 260ct-18Nov

l9lfov--l2Doc 13liov-14Doc 15 Decemb~r

lncliOn, Koroo. .A beard- s...~ip, en.ro-ute to Wo-nsrul, Xor.ee. Won san,·. Xorea l.t,oVing hi p1-f-.e;:;d. scl".af-ons.: via LST's and truck convoys, to HUngnam, Korea .Hung-.am, Korea. Aboard ·ship, ehrc-dte to Masan, .Koroa. Me.san, L:orea

At the beginning of tl1h ppriod the ls~ Coniba.t Sorvico Gro·c\·) '"'!us Rt.~flcho0: to tho 1st },1ft!'lne Division "'ith th~ r.1lssion of nroviC:ing -loGlstict\1 · sunrJort to t·ho 'Di"vi sion. :::'ror,; ?. !~ovcm"bcr U..'"ltil 11 Doc.::mbor tho Grou.n w:::.s c.tt.."'.cb.od. for _oporf'ti-oM.l Contror tC?· t~o X Corps, uith the· in.i.ssion '-'f '.'"'1'-T-fli:-ing TJort. -!tild o;:lu,mp -J):,¢1LH-.i{l~ in tho til'o!~!!••h ttr~, hi'ld su"'vsequontly of O>JCt:\tirig~C_o_~~ In.~rn~si_t ,De_.,·o~s _in_ the :;-.:.ur:.en~ .. m = ~.;.",m.'"lur..g nrc:;,. _l .. t t!lc eml. ·o~· tllO pe:t'!Otl t~O G:ronp r6verted ~o the.lat··t.hfiDo ·Di~_hion for_ omcuntion to l•ia.SD,ll •·

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Korean War Project USMC-00101758

Support Conronny :r.:..in ton.:~D.co- Com~)t'.ny Su!JPlY Corrl))o"lDY. Kobo, J11pn.n :to'lr Echelon Inchon, Koroo l.cttr Echelon

Dli:CLASSI Film

(5-169) •. ~aj, D,:B,i)ooloy . (14-338). 1&\j,.ll,H,V<>orhecs (19-302) );,J, lt.W.Hengeebaok (1<>-1I5) (apt. A.F, l/ilscm,Jr. (2-30) latLt. l!.S. lihson

. J!Jffecti.vo u·)on the WonBnn lnnding,, ~-- OotQbo~.:. UP.int:-onn.ncc nnd SupJilY Co~-niea nnd olOmi:mt~-~-~~'9.~~%-.ttlrS Cornptmy "''~rc rcorgo.:.1izod lnto oi:ferfl.tioi¥\l,;:·ti\ljfJ?li'.\~ynd: -.- .. ,.·;-, w intcnrmco com'l')f\nios, .generally eomprieod of: th&:·:B\i,;nl.Y 1)1!'1- toons, mF'.in tonnnco pla. toons nnd in:tooiril;:fs.~-f;f\~-Sb.C'tioil.s of e~.ch teehnic..-.1. eu,.,;iy Cf'.togory •. Adlr1~nt'etmtio_;i:wae.· continued on tho basis of tho origint;~l SUppl~:,O:n4'~1*t­ennnco CoJr.JA"'.nios by a small administr:b.Uy9~.,-aq·U"Wi..i a..ttnolr­od to the Grm.11) ~lcaQ..qtk"trtcrs. The .orgal)~a· .·o;PO:tf,!.~~·Ona.l units WoiS!l_'C:

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; ' ·" ' . ic.l.. 7th ~·IOtor ~rf'~Usport ;,;_n,.., . _ ., ,- .-. ~<tl:.J:~-- e:· .• ~.' In., sum,ort 26 Oct, ... _. gi ~ov .50 .... _ .. r· . .-· _ ._.· . .- . . · .Att.c-..chqd for o1-;~er~t1on.."'l..l control (iO.e.s··-2 06l'aptl.ll..ioe)

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. 19 Nov >rith fonowins unH~ ·<l'l.Q!'l\~i~~lr·n~~::. · nchod in turn; . -.. · .. · .. :.·. ·,. · · ·~ · · · ·

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lst Amphibious Trncto~ Bn . ~-·-:/ttO~t·-~--Attn.chod for operntional e~t~ol .9:·~~~--:....::_.J();_Nov· · ,__,i th follot·Jing ntt:"'.chod unit1 · .·· _, .. · .· ' · ·'

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Korean War Project USMC-00101759DECLASSIFIED

to ·.h;:t>·.»:-,_rir~G Divi~icni ~acl.:i-':1 :.,A.ct;lti.n 3e-nort

l'lo.t'' 529th QM. Potroloum Nst. 9•.'-u.s.A-. J..t~"-chcd. .:for ope'mtlcr-..al C4:lntrQl ~ ac·t -:- ~0 llov_.

Strangtha gtv~J. nro offaet:h:e...-pt-rongths t-o·J.< 26 Octo"b,r •.

~3 OU~1>~•• nnd ·l65 •nt1itod ~~~npd t~om ~,.a. !\!'lllneemo!lt Drnft. on lt !Jo-y l-950.. . · .

Th.e ;,ln.nnip.g ph.".su of-. th~Q_ Survico Group W.:\S ~.eQIJ._ -Qrt_ tho i:Y·.tion J.··ec(:ivocl.;

Qne.rrit . .i;c;n fc;r -tP,y· l s.~ Oc;bn:·:t fOllo~L~-e; -c~_o;r.-s- :_,.~d ·1n:t:or~

(a) lBt !Mrino Dt•~si~n ·!l»ntt>'t'ivo Oporo.tion, Ordor v 16 .... 50, ~ltd 8 Oct-. _, , · , .

(b) l st -1-~rino DiVhiol\ Mm1nhtrat1 v$ Ordor l~$0, . a.td. a- Oat. · _ ..... ·-... -~- _

(o) let lhrino Dhision- Pi.W.tng 'rnrormtiOII,, 4tA

Tho ;.~~~;, fox plennin~ ..;. 'hili 1i.Q ~rt (iuo t~ 011.0 ~rook), nnd t:oinci-d.oCl with thi;J c.m~:rkn.Uo:n -p~>thxi.· Asa-­ign~d inh-sion_e whi~h r_ac.ulre'd,-pl~nni-ng wot~L~_s·-. toll ow-a-,

(1) '!!o develop U~.sn.h- -pQt'ti, fln:Q,il-i:tiaB: 'tQ .:r@Q~_!:v~ m<'.ximu.'l'l c<':r-goJ 'e\nd on- ordttf!· :~-o--~frl.IW{I?-OQ)).tro~- ot l"-ll.:port "-n·a. cl'.!J'r:"~ ,tj~·H3rr.-.. t!on~ l'J!d nt'~v-tao- ~o-~et!c ~--li,Por:t;" ·tc ·th$ 1st l>~~.rlne' ;;)1Vision.

(2) 'lie o:;.gmc1•-t ·th~ ·1-af. Sl'.Or.c ~rty- ~t~,l::iO..-. _i,n tJ:>;a f',ssunl t r.)_MSQ. of the lr .. nd.l;ni: w1 t-h pars·~nnol, ·trU:cka: ,. f\tld- · rrif• __ t,.;.r-H•l. l:Y..ndiin{.;. etlci.F.,-.,e!1;t. v/

(3) .. To re~\li,s'it1o'n,, -~to-~IJ;_, ~~ i.a.s~o-_.j.tC~~ _of' Bm:mly -,ocUl!r:.r _ ~t-c ~he !-2:-:r-l:nc Ccrot!l 1 ~nc. tc · co:r.:t1nu.~ ·to --a.-o ao aft or_ X Oocrpe h.'d nseW!lo~ lo!li~U<;· r,j11ipl»>.sibHiti',

( 4} To J:~oo-1 v-u·, s.t ~re, n:uA ·.uut::l<Jto.a Qi:Sf""-_16- JJrO-p~r~y not roquirod_ l;ly '1-st l·ln-tJ.-no -:t>lV:t..e:t&o un'i·t~- j,n o~cution of t:.1oi~ nssignod P\i-ae;o_!Uit

(5) To oS.-tnblhh n. re:-l.~ ech~-1-0:~ {f-.30). roSponeibiB "far' tuu sooU.i'i<ty a.'l.Q: C.ru:tlonQ.i:ng of e~aos :Oi·Vt,.ton· bnggn-(;tl: rmd r;J"3 .0(,; __ u.i~~~·nt- r~nr..i~i_ng _!n._ l-t)._¢h~!l.

:T-i.'l." ur~,-.J of ·!,n;llg~~,xa ·1n:bo:r t'C ·-th.c- 1iit!t!.'B'r.l:m. -'ycsai'blo ~;:t ... n..t -J.i!'--:~ {U~ootuG,.

T:~o ~.;l~-:m1n..:; ~o·r te~- a.$co~li,~t- of· th~S!il- C\e•J.-~ oc'L mi<>sionil i~"::.s c.om;>l-Ut,~ 'b_t ll·~'t.ci'bu'r o.:U.d ~0\i..p Op~t".,.. r-.tion Ord~r 2-50, tl.[..tOd .9 ()(;t~ber r-..n.d -Adrn1-lli'e't:rntiYJ) Order 3-50, cl'\t· .. ~(, J.:i. fJGtoC~t't···-w-Bro '-lseu~ ·to-i;W.tc.il ,, rE;Jsnon:;i"o1-l"itioe Hithin the-~th-st;: ·9;tr~1:zri.t1.ctllo 1'tro~-t-¥ ,. nC'..ti-vo ;:or·on...."l.- int,n-·portarS woi,¥o 1\J.:toii to -r\CC"Ob'Mr'.ny tl\t:l l1-l"'011'11 to 'Tcn~--"e.; ~t\"!iot~ -pe:rs<'t!h-<i_l, ~-;'31"~ -a~·!i!eri~- t.-o the G-rou-ri In~or Offie-01" t.o:-1:\:t'd -~~tn ··eaW'l-1\"'~ hiring, '~)."!Sin~~. rme_ di: .. octin; lt~rgo f.."(l;'i';'8~%'-ii .of !-t.a!.-~~n.eu.s 1:-.bo·r-Core.

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Korean War Project USMC-00101760

DECLASSIFIED

T£J.O dirocHvo 1mde!" wn1cn w.u co~q ~bt__:~r~u~;: ft:om

Inchon w:ts th·c 1st }R.ri'nEJ Diyh:iOn. liin~Tkn.t-~il. :ot~&,;:··a-?.Q,

d.··.tod 8 Octobur. The CofiUW'J.ndtng Off"iacr .. 'l::et COm,Qtd;

Sorvtcc Grou'I"J t'h"ts o.s.signod .r>.s Qqmmancl,er l4nbrtrkation Gro:lr)

10LE ..,_rhich included the follfJWiJlg C9.JI1Dttn4a1

Dot-, BqC-o, X CO,!j!F let Gombtt-t So::.--v!ot~ Or9\i."" (l~ss D~ta:,)

1st Sign;,l :an .lB'(:. MT .Dn (loss 4 ·Co_,;-• .) latServBn lstM6dBn {less Dots.) lstEngrBn (loss Dots.) lst0rd],n 7t~~ao (loss Dets,j VM()-6 Nl'./l.C&-2 J'OOI&-! Nl\VBoochiJ.J"'J. CX!Q {l-e~·s De~af:.)

D!v Shora ~-rt;-Totn1 :5..'-nbnrkd;icn C--roup ,..r._3LJD-

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Korean War Project USMC-00101761

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act'l. •\~!f\B~ iflio!!~T AJ..

,.nnox l!t:cri U:10L3 to ls\ M<lrJ.ne ll1visto~. Spool41 -A;>l>ion P..clport

.._w.,, rU,m; .!n 1 ·~ •!'!'umbtl¥!! ?'i" thi $ e.o!f'.nr.nd ....... .... dctr- .... _ ,v<.t 1st Shore Pnrty ~.t\>1:1110, nt>li eml>nrkod t!i'ib .tl>nt' O'r~t.,.U<m,

J.t -tho timo Qf the- eOlJUil,eru:.emont of- ij!JlOOrlmtion .e.eti--vitio•: tho lst Co.ml:ltt t 8<1rvice GiwP wru han.viiy ont:ncod 'i:J:.\ --'WllQI\dipJi, recoivingJ aQ;;ror;nting! ~d -atorin.~ ·or .issuing; _l~.t ~-:rln.p. Divitdon or{11Jl.ic ,1ro:ro:rt,r .n.p,d_ 'l.et· Ro-su"')!ll~ sh~'9JlleJ}!t.• ·HQ_~.v~ from Kobo on :bon:rd .t®. 1)'SS A~hO!'.~-:!' -(._m-53) t-..nd. the .'(.ISS Oglothorye (A::..-1CO),. ·:~>a~.ticu,lt\J;lY <;r""t o&'tortJ ·llete mil,~ to ht~.rry t~'h~'l ~Q,:;:!.'C<;".t'!..~ g¢. -t-iH~u~:nGO o'#, ~~U 1;~~ ¢: rosu·'''l.Y, so thl\ t Di v111i<UI· \1lll4 h lllit;ll.t J.'OQIIJ..v.e ti\Olll 'bsfot>e ;;rr,b~ r!::.L'lg.

oj'.i~-~ ·i'~Q:.r~-v;..""J,. i'-!.'01!1 tb,~ l~t .:t-.. -ri;;,10 :Ji ";,'1,-a.-!-;;;l'l d1tr.e-utt;O: t~. t n'l:l ~o).d, -~j>ol' .eloliW<\& ~,.Ql\ldo4 ;l,r!· :i'h~ .1-fll· Jlila1lll1il,y sh01-Jld. ee t:a....'1t:- 'tp:- ·~o. ":l,at, ·S_~~~.4::.Vo9 Jl.--:-t tt·,l,i<m- ne _qu-A~ki,y- httr it could Qo e.a(;ra€,P.ta.d oq. Ul)lo~dinJ;. ·:~o$f:l ord8r.J-· nnde .f:t im:posa~-blu -to invv.."'rl.o.r.v o..o~nt-oar tllo eup"'Oli.e.a ·:r.~()o.ivod, <HI tl-w· l'OB')0nsil:l1lib-y ·_fOX\ :t'b!l ~~...,e-r rdco1Dt' of t;b.a .r~s'UMlY wns ctlvidod bot\t.eon .. tvo .Q.ft.M0--1zntlons. ·

:.Juring -thh .St<,flm soV~ .Q!l.y ombn.r:-:,'l.tl.OJl p~4.od. tho ls·t­Gmnbnt Sr,~rvi-ao Gro'4):l ~!t$ ~·g:>.:;:.-ed ·in _t;)i3.Gi.vi-r • .c.r.11 . .-..~-.. -...--;niv. ;)r~:norty of 1st" ,.z.,.r~n(; l)'1V1,fi:10n .. ~..tts wt~i."• ~ •. ~Col).;i-d~~;A u..n~'lG''CUc:;ttr.r to 'w.~G U_+.;.;cu~',t;;;t! ~;f f~~f!-1~~.1- .mi:seio.:;:..;-.· .In ndditlon ~\ lrtr£;.::1 l11.llnb:Dr of! $tt.l.lQ't!J!G i tcms "\fore t~;:n-ea!l t.n. fo·r C:.is:ju:.;'"·-1. ~::!•:.> stor~\;;s !".r¢1 i-o-:0 ·tAe- -.tc.: .... i" Got..aleu- wae- ~i-Wt,~ Ii·shed, n.nd n.:~_~.ro·=~.inpt~~t-~0,000 Cli.;ft. o! pxeeeQ .o-rgnn1z ... ntion".l ·-;.rcpc:rty, fl:/E .e:qut-pm~r1t_,. nnQ. BU.ppl~oo -wero 'Pl·fi-eeod· in stor,.._c;o,

Tho t!'.sk ol' om';x.rlm,tion. 1-.ai:!l(l'!f WBs, OQ!J;.~·d*ta.b-~.e :!o-r .s"l:io.Ch. n .shott. timo, Jo6r.us_o of' tM -~t:gEJ run-QW.l-t- C4 Jil\!.p_TJl.-1-ee- ntJ,d. eq~_li;m~t oo.rri(l;o1 'b~.r the ~'ll":c·~.~~-s~_~iea ~~'\..,., ;~!i -r~ tHf!-' /" !cu).t st"&in,; nnd lo<>~~n;;. <>ond'i$lono Gl<lfl>llh; A!> <t'lu;l>.on. Tho -nssifntt.-?:rit"- .of th~· GpiJJ..~_,n..q_~~ ·C'i:!!cel!r1 iUit;· -~l:m.t cffu:arr~ti'-G Groun o.o Comtr<mdor ZmbR>'l<: .®ou" ,\)J;[,!! '>lA<>ocl. 1m ri~tiOM~ hu.:;,vy lt.:r.-d o::::r. CQm.~.r.ti. r,af.l. .r-.d,;~~M~.Gttntr1v-e "PW~ ·n.t n time ~-:h-o;l t~1oy t1S:te- r.l.-r~.4J'" ~VEt~-a-ed •

VL 1:c·.t~J~·~;~ 1'.0 .V:.~ AR..~~.V.A·L !.t:.!BJ'lilQ.~ A!'.E;i;..

Tl~is ·oomrt:'md- -~led i'tl)111. l:'tH,l'!®- 0• l(oo.-@!'1. Qli .15 ~~ibe-r. n.nd ELrri voc: nt l"f.Oll6no, J;otQll. on- 25. Oo.t.obor. · ·!i;9:w- ·-time. ;nll-M-rd "Shi.., l.d\.!1- s..,on:f; :ht br.!e-f·,!.ng _.,.}~:1. :!r-'l.dt on t):-...;t:. ,gv,o_;'-~phJ-~ Nid milit...,..r:r a·::.·~·urd;ion rt t~ Cill~l.ve .'\-rO<"., -At,Ld on ·thu ,rnt•dons­nncl :rBc·~on:::i'"bilitio:s of n..:.,~ -~j,·.toij.· w:tt·h.i,r~ tlw· G!~!!!~~ -~!U'!:l, choc!:s woro wu:1.o cyn i'.\i vo.bio~&-a· n.nd <Jqut~t' -U -1.~ thr~t th'"'" "''-'rg iu. SJ!iU~~rri ~Ql'lP-'l.g ~d:e.r.,

i~ liysentor,v a;.l-4-9J;J-:.y c~~ vu-t <.b!onrd tl;.V.1JB1q. mf-.tn·a l'hoonix whUo n't !>~'<'. Met <>l'!l-irnr\hlY· obr~y -!60) oart~on rmd mon of tt.:.is cw·J~,n{i. ~rut,.·:~en ill. · ·

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officer= e.il.t;b.t (!!) enH~t.-~.~ .. h--t1:d f~'!"& (5) J~ore.l\n, ~~t!'ot..,r.e. were flo1m frQJn Inohon · to- '\fOllBall·. jhosc por.sollJlQ-l: !:-afft Xlm:'o on tho l'ft..1t r:.o;l-1:5-th ·vf ·p.v~'hc.r. T'av .a.ii&.i~¢. ~1 t~~ ~-r·t:y we. a to !ll'.lto tcoom\la-sn.ne-t>· fO't tho IIQlecti.on. .~$ MJmr, ·and

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Korean War Project USMC-00101762

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illlnox UNCLil l,l;.'iC~ tq 1st ~ir~rine Divl_b!:on, &pocinJ: AcUon :?..cpol"t

bivou'l.C nre."'.S, :me:_ to W!.ke ':"Jl;'a:p!'I.T"-tione fOr hil;'lili lr.re;e ii\l.ino­'h,., ...... r-.f' -i .... Ai.··r.,..,,..,,,«!. ,_..,hotto:r!l- Thl.Jtrn·A.I-Gt'l,g were ohoscn,a.d.jacont t~•th;~l~-~~di~~·-;;~..,_;, tHI shown ·on th_B fP.cin~ ,IJkotoh ("!"\SO A). 'r;•.-;,;;:, r;:;_ tiun>< fur lnbor hirina: ·wars m&.d& b:; co.."lt:l.ct!.:c..t l~oal ~~th~~ities, and by siezing large quantities of rice- Which

~~;m0~~~ ~i~~:d ~fc!h:a!0:!~li0~~~~ ~~;~_;;:~\,:;v~~~h~~~;~d be us;;:.:l, 50 to 2)0 ln. borers par, CAy. were: s&curea. :-rem ~~ OctOber for tl.le US13 of .the let £-·.a.:·ine Division advance pe.rt.,Y.

Vll. OP~.:.A'l'I WS

Mmini3trative·'la.n.diu._g of trO:O;).e On Xe:ln--,eo.1'en!nfi\Ua, l'i'op.sa.n co.runenced at ~--rnroXima.te}.i 06-oO. -aud. the \'fork of establisbin& du.nv)e ar~.S. __ t-a!.r!}J !3!.-t~ !!'.0(!!m~:t!d~i1·i,!1mt)4ia.te.1y. Class 1 and Ill dumpe· wer~ eate.bl:1&ll-$Cl- aocordlng to plan, and pe:rsoru>el of tl;.e C..'rdr~nce Su~p.ly fi~.t-oon. opar..-aa t·:n;;; OJ.asa V dump fl.ugmented by the Ainmuni.Jion C'olltpNly·, ,1st Ord.nM.ee Battnlion. The h.?.sty fashion in wh~ch shi,a ha.li Uuen loadod and unloade6.., end the- om"1~is '!')!need on hurried clen.ring of the bench rosultud ·1n r-.11 . .ClF~.s·a U and IV sup't)!i es e.nd ore;fl-ni..c ·wc.,rJrty P.r't'iving ~-t t.hA dui::l:r in ~0

com~ll;ltcJly mix'ccl con~'.ition. The Shin-nin;: r:nd Eo:;cri•:ir.~ ·:Plc.toon moved.- to the

·~ionsa.n 1tir:fiOld-Ma o.ommancod-~tirhea.d 'cne.ril.t:lone. ~~ G1·oun. Ioa-1:;~,£- OffJ.o::~ iiftfi o;.atEtO:Ll~h.;;d f-,.nd 11-t.rAntl' of ~~rg-. numbers of .ind.it;enous ;tnborer.s ocantn"-'nOtld. !l'be J.,t· Combat ServiCe a-rcu'!? assuJned. -eontrO'! .~ &J.'J. port P-'ld ·oes.~h or>e~ ations 21.t 24oo oh .26 October.

27-31 October:

l?ersonn-el of the -GrouP wel;'.;t e.Q~~g~- ·in recove\['!ng r-,nd segref1l,t~ng S11P.Pli&S· Q_f ali cl.BeiHI-$. SQpa.~te- Automo-tive., engineer; 'ordn~~e and S'ignal Class II'·And -IV 'd~n-& were estn.bliehed a.e quipkly es sul)•111ee oould be segi'e~ted fTcm t-he C.-€1ntl!'-~! S'~"'PlY d.tU!!J:!·· :;n.tr1.ng t:;.h~ e: pe-~!od ti>nt-e \1ere erectt~cl f!nd t,Rlleys wlire OtJenod, All d'\llli-P n.c-t1v1 t­i~c ,.,.src -o:n~rr--.td. on ~- 24· hour bae-1-n. A.u.t,QmotiV'o, cn·t;"" ineer, nnd gt:mt:.:rt\1 f:UJ~ly ma.in.tonl".noe a-et1vit'iee oblnU"~ enced. ope-:r;e.tion-a L·n 1'. ;liffiittid. b?.ai.a r.i<· qulcl'!:lY as {iJ:j.Q;')ji:

oould bo plncoJd. .:.:1 oparr:tion, nnd m101n -oou.td. ~e. t;pa_red fran :r .. :'l.ndlin-; ~'l":'Jl2~.s. . ·

Naval fcrr;ds con+.inueC.. tho- ClQnring of'· .m~nea i'rom tb.e apptoach~s to tti9 h< .. :r~\:'-:t of '.ion-SN'l, and a.a iCVn e.s O~c:hes ware i::lear<:Jd, ·t.h~ lst·Shore hrt.t i!e.t_tfl.lion moVed' to the hP!·rOor Md comin~nc~CL :)re,r.rnti6ns ior un.lond.ing ."ce.rgo at the docks. 1st Combl\t Service· -Group oollstruction, force-a praj:>e.red the dock ·"'·r~a· for c".rgo rQ6e_1v!pg by olee..ri-~t; !'1.tb'bJ:e, remoY!t:l.g wrockod l~"~.ti.;!.dinge~ ~..nd ~-ding· r!tf'.d.!, dock, and dunm P.ron~. Only one doc.keide. birthing S1)aco fer .c,..~rt;c clac.;a. r:hi·:r.,!n~ ~'tl-n t".v.n.il~bl.e, 'tr..tt tho·ro l4r.B a.rl

unlimited r.nchornt;o <".ncl st~.ffi-cient d6eks-ide fnoil.i-ti.oe

fM·· i~: ~:~ 1~1~~~ -~~:~1~~:-~~~~:~vad 'to 'the ~'lonBl'.n t'.ir;crt, r-.nd. ritdc i s :fire.-t tte:ri.~l drcm on jo· C.~tebcr.

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Korean War Project USMC-00101764

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Ul!CU: Ul!OL>i to ist M!>rino llivision, Spocl~l :Action Report

1 Novemborf

Dum"~- SOf1regn ting t'...nd i ssuin&; con tinuod 1'1. t full scale. The- seE;rogp.tion i"'.nd storAge -of sUpplies flll.d excess orgR.nic pr01')ort,v. in the Genvm.l" Supnlr Ola&S I1 and IV dump wns not eomnloted until 15 llovember.

Group laundry and ba.keJ"Y 'fA.cilitios WtJre placed in operl.".tion to provide serVice to M-\rino and At>m.Y:un1ta in tha \Jonsan ar.aa. Indiganou.s laborors hi:rod roached an nvoraso of 1500 to 2000 daily,

2 November1

Unloading o:t ahips 'in tbo ':;dbeie.n :pocirt area commenCed -'Under' con~rol of-1st _Com'bfl.t.:SorviC:e- Group, Class I and III d\l!DJ'~ were o~oned in•tho 11111'\ediato ~ort nren, wtth tho- Group 1e .r,atiDn ~4 fuel sections "UgmOl\tod by 1\. detechmont ot the 20th .Q11 Sull'~i.atono;e, Co., V.S • .II., "'ld t)lo 529th ~ l'etroleum Supply Co., U.S.A. The bet'.ch du'lnps were e.xhnusted by issUe d.urlng · the followinG ten dELyS. ·

3 Hovembe:q

At 04oo tho Ammunition Oolll)Wly, Drdnance ll<tttA.llon, '~-""'·ll dt:<tt\clled·- :t'rom the .Olnsa. V boo.ch ·d'U.Il'l/ ~nd the A!UlNni tion Sect1oni- Ordhr.noe Oo!TMf'lny assumed full control of the dum,. Dur'ing the followi~lG ten dn.ye thS '.ma_J-ori ty o£ ,.,eraonnel in the OrdnMoe OoJnj('.ny sunerv!sed· fLmmunition hr>.ndling, in the d\.Uilr>~ _"tmlon.din.t; ahlpa, fl.nd lot',ding rnilroad.. -01\~B. During- -thi·a- 7)oriod- R;>~ro~~.tely "3900 tons o:f ·n-mmuni't1~ri- wete 4'-i-e'!)atcbed by rftil:· tO He.mhuog. ··. · 'o, '" : ''. ·. · c '·

4-g N~vomb~r:

All sUpply nnd. ~-i~~~~c~ ~~tiVttie~· eO~-tiriUed UllChnriccd~ Tho Combat Sorvioe ·GrO:u~J -Wt-.8 -E'.881iUed the res~onsibility f~r ioti.dillf:,' . .W.rking, fi.ncl.' c1iepntohinil; G.r--ily rnilrond trn.1ns to ls·t •.n.rine DiVision dwnps. fl.t

c .~r'_:_.:_!.'hdr 1

.Roccivoci'..;< Corus .iniatrD.iiV~ .·Ord~r '5~50-~ (~t¥ 9), :_.,_vv:: ;~ N~v 50' \:ilich. r~t'ttlonod- ~he -l~t ~-Com~~-- ~~rY~R~ .1-r-o-:.~-_! to tnsl_ .1-.. Co:::oJJS f. or o;)t~~n t-:l-ont:l 1_ corltf~l· Slnco ·i~•- i.s prG.ei- cloa.rly d~f~p.ed thv .Ji·,i_ss.~On of· t(le' 'GroUP'· th.ro~~t.;;tJil.o re_zn"J.icid~r c_f h,e op~ratlori:, thtt' di.i'aol; •• ;. i yes· are quotod in c_oD.s~-d.ern"ola d~tnilt .

/ Part I • .is.ssj.(;ll_ad l&_t ColT:ba.t Service Group, rein.-/ iorced·,. nS X Cor-_.:iB Shore Pr:r~y t t;Ql;S:.W) vi tP, the -m-isSion

of ope:r~.t_int:: por~ _:fncilit~es.~-~~ -~u;>Pl.V Cl.v.mp_, Cl:.t .. li.or.~, _ in logistic m:q~oi't, ,of' the ,x 'Qol!'Ji( 1mU1 th~ 3rd, l~>fantr'' .Divisi0n hail_b89~- o~( l.o¥~· ·- Ref{.')Ondbi_li'~ie!i lnclud~li _ in thin mission wcret

(n) Opt.Jrnt1;;1 P9X."t fnci!'ities at i!on_sc.n. (b) Unload all :{ Cor)s el(.mionts of'f'-lon.ding nt

lfonaNl. (0) Move equ1:pll'!ant ll41d aup/liue' to dumps_ e.nd _

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SU)lply points, EvncW!.te ee.Sualtifn~ from e:~r.Q evn.e'W\Ji~_n_· :&tn't­ions. Estnbiish 1\)ld tM.!nt~in n~thend 1\t.llolii!n\i ~. . Es kbli Bh. !\lid m1nt~1n dUJ!lpo ·t~nd '~V.J?Plr. ~p<iintB n-s dirG'cteCt. · · . ·· ~- · · "' ~ropn.r~ _tu,ppli~e- Md p_rov~'de;·:t.cil :a~:j- d$:1-~.v-~ry as cl:lroc-t.3cl. __ · . ' " .' .· · · ~®in_'tt:.ln- Btiparil.te thun:-18:-R$·-~---- $~'": ah.q.·t'p{; suc-nlios pecW;il<l.l· ~.o ~'\'llliill.;!W;;~~,.- --,:'·'. _· Provido fi<>1d ""~n*~"'""<i-~.-~I'JI''lio:M~i! -~~~ tho Won san ;,;p;... · · · · > · -'. / ., : · · :Provide ll"'<Un.~V ~~-~hit~#(; :fJ(';l'Y\i'e~\·(D}V)?.1\:t::s··..iXJ. tho \lonso.n -t~.rea.. ·:,',. .. , ' .. :·.· / · Ptov.ldo locnl secn;1.:ri:tv ·for- Sh~~•- ~·;r.t~ -ln8t.ftl:~ lations. ProVide strot;GJ.vr nnd :tr~ff-~-c ~ontt-ol·. -i-n t-he 7"'JOr~ r..rEJa •

.Pr!-rt II • .Di":roct<>d thr._t ;lnns f-ol'. Itl!trensi_t_ -D~ot· o,.,o~ ettion.s· (l:hmgnum) bo· J1rcrtlt':red in coa~~u."ic't.1on vi-th ~Qri:duct of i.'onsM Shor.o Pnrty. ~sihG to Ewl·{;w.m.:wfie:, C\i_,~ei$-i;ed-on ordvt, consistont wi·tll·~ccorrnllsillh~;zit- J>t tllo·_·MJ'£1119l.O_d misSion t\.t WonSl\n, · . . _ ·. _' . ·,

!'r>.rt I II. As_sit))EYl t11o· ·ht' Qoinb:i't- :Sot:wlao: .!li!o\ii) ·Jio ~rovtdo Intrnn·d t :Po·>ot '<),,omt1~n·o' {£iiu\p~')• · ~rj-~<\1!:' ·, ·. lst.ic SU)>,ort of t;<o '- Co.,s. -'!lle 1"\l~(l,Olt~il-'1. ,ll.\lW~-- · resj)one.ibnitip~ v!-.3re iftol.-~a:-t:n ~f::tt~·.-!d·on(· .'· ·:. . -- "" -· . ·,:' . ' '

(a) Estnbll.oh r~d lt".,..a~o. ~~i~~+l,i.,.;,i,t~ .;i · ·. liun-m; for ;~, roi..11pot1~, .li'f'(iJ,f,~oi'f.le<>.v1fl!i. so;€togr':t1>:ln i ~·it" ~oJ.~Y~ii~~- ~.;·~~(t:!l;!i_tt.t~r. ,

. depots of nll c~e.sa l'o':l'Ij :tff; ·-~' :'!j>f<·lV . au.p_'!)J,i~s... _ .. · . ,_. .....

(l>) Est.oblis!) e:nd 11\P;lnt~l) <>i'thola4al' Yon!;!>'~, . (c) :Provide fiold JM.intonr.nae. ~'<lc6<1·11itliin.

limits of· cu .. na'bili-t)oB .• · · (d.) .Pr~;;nY.,re supnlit.Js n.nd ·"~rov,i.-d,e neot-~e&r.ry lier­

sonnol :::·or f'I.!T delivOry :rrqrr. YOn~.o. J:3 r~a direct.e~1. · .

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Korean War Project USMC-00101766

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i'illncx_m;crz Ul(CI.II to l't~t l_.)' • .p,bie :Jivi~si--on·-,.•Bha6iAl At:t!on Re;>ott

consi'stinc of th!'~o (3') !:S~' e c.:id :on~ !1en..t tg H-un~.:am., ~:cor~~

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Of'drloCoUC.V 0ulflj?D._n.Y {::j.t~-~_it ~o'. Soc) .Si gq.-':l.l .Qom.;~ Enc,.-J.n·ee.l" oom:)An.Y· (:;L'_e_as -~~) Mt~r~~l -~t'!tl:l:mi ~~lp.11b·o:n~ ·sl.l,pJidilt·

ThG-S-.a 8li.1-:PB. •:t:,led. ·tO O:iun.~~~: -on uzll OC:deA • tnefe· ·t-Ile ~~-~-th- bit' if~E~iha~:-. . - -.. -- ,. -···-·--~~---... -· -·,:·-···: ,._

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Poh e.na. -a.lllllP ··qp~rt~;t:~,P.-~t-- -\f<>~~--"¢Pn~t.t_n~:a-,_ -"JN.i:O­nd.vr:nce ?l\~ty e:t. :2.v.n:tt1M. ~"~'ie:li~- ·cUtilp_, Md-.pi-~ri>A to h!ro lnr~~ nUJ!Ibort' ot ·~ni\J.~otui i4bo>'4ro. . ..

l.'l1~ i•t · il)lml_,;1 t,~ol\· allll: ~tfu-~1'jltooli who de'tMb.Od: 'i<> th& o,a.:mtfom.;l ._cCQ~ti':ol o~ t~o 4!·t·~Eid.i~l--.. ~.t'~·n:,;io~,::E.Jn{..~-.-

sire~·.,_,,? i.l,nl~'-'<l<W:~i4~i~i·~l>li~~~~a . .i.dvo,Jto• .J>Iirts :ror-~_otui';lllij)'~!(.,~--~1! ·~ ·1nt'<<ll:roH depot Oj)Ul'''\tioilii, 1«4~~J.l:~ :iV4-~EJP'tl"9'D.:: ___ t'_u~~io¢rj u·_ttu;n ... "'~ reloo,ding, _~a._ -~O.o_t:_~t_iw.-t'~P~- · ~i -~~,i*i~~-~t~~if("~L X~~&~;· .. durn?)S ('.t Htuil~~ '<tor· ~'-X a~-~~-~9-~._-9-t-.~ti.~l.J!:i~-~ : _. ..

Automotlv~r.·S\I.:)~l¥. c.nQ.· ~nt;Q)}.~neo:~e:o~. ~rifll1i.ut..cod londin.c pUt .L~·9)1. •'.fl\Pm:_.l'lciti:W.:..n: :!r;hi.a-:iJh!~ ,.ile.£1~ci tn r:u_'lGtttm_ on· t-hOi· 2o:th .cl~·wv•err 'n~fj V~n 11. :..riA~- a.t:·~~ ~-t'l --_;_h.-. -~'"' +. _ .. ' .. ' '' ·.- .... ,, .. ' - -. -; ---- -,---~ ~- -~-~ -,..~-·.

Tho ·.tUmm.ili'it'!Qn.~·~oi}~J®. ·--:fA~~':. -Col!(r'll~.v :\~.,.,...~~'~;\!'~- t..'l.?,·· · Clnes v ,d\im/ aJ, ttol_1_~-.\~~ :~.lr.f·~.ttYl!~.t-~r~, .. o:rV.~·Eki· ··~ troq~u1. . . . . .. . . . . .

-~1Q ~Q"l,!F ·~~-,,~~~' ~j,;··-~~ :*'~ :~~~ .. "?.) 1t; .. ~.:- f',r..~: let SP.cre· ~t.t; -~.~:~~~~~ ~-;·~~flo·®~. ti~ .~~.v'~~:: · .. : ._ control, t9: n~·S'\Jla~r r.:G-):j~q.llj;M;o;l1.~~-.:fQ_~ ... ~~:,)Q-~·y~j.:

--. ~ . ·., .. . ·• . .. CoamQ~~otl. lc~d.tn.g -~~ \1)&··~\t ·!.-QJ,i~,- ::,tt..~h ~-elflb}imt~ p-t

E.oo.d'o,ut"rturs, -Qi'dn.."'.ll!Ut• Imd' GonerttJ,c:S\,\P~l.Y'...i{Jo~rilllS, ·tiild the 2nd a~;.tcfl:.ion of tha- lst l~-r ~el,t-ver-y f.l~tO'Oll (7 ... 1:3?),.

t . • '

DECi ,ASSiFiF.D

... 1 'C

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Korean War Project USMC-00101767

IH:C LASS IF'IIW

\\ttFM~$~Htk Annex mrcLE \mew to ],st l·~'lrina Division-, SpeC::iP.l ACtion

~~nod · ·

This ehiJJ wr~a londod w_ith c;,;roxill't'l.tEil,y 100,000 cu.n. oi bulk C1nss II·nn.d t-v cR.r~o- o.hd.Air Del-ivery eu-,•ll-1()&, 'I'hiE: shi·., sc.ilOd to El..Ult;:taa.m ori 21.- .November I bu.t c.\ebnrli:-· r,tion r.nd u.il.lo!"'.c\ing were nO·t .aom]'llated:until the .25th. Tht:l Cl~ss III clump n.t 11on~n Wns turned-over to 3rd Infi"..ntry Division, servico ;t.-rooj>S. -. . ·

20 Novcmbc:r:

• Commonce~ -lo."!.dihC LST·. S4.5 ~ith i~~nitig Olndf;l·l~ nnd IV bulk Ct\'rt';O, n.nd the-~Gl.noo-r_· OO~.ny--j-IW.l!' ec;holCm. This shi~ Sn,i.lod to Ru:nt;n.:n.m o~. 23"'lt0-~e~l:!Ot"., 'bu"t de¥1-lc­l".tion rmd 'lmloodill;G l'lorEl no~ -oomnlCte~\Ultil tho 30th,

M~while Autocmotivo·, -.!ln~)iiqCr. ·ot.a.nr\nCe, -"'.nd Sit:1W..l !·~".intenr.nce PlP.toons r.t H'Un.Glt'.m "'W'e~O- •·bed in· oa:tr-.b-_ · lishin& shoy..s :!or field JIV\1ntonr.n~O~ Doole Md Iu\rl".ncit Do·.,ot o.,e:rt.ti'oils ·in the··HUngnt"~1 .lu'~ fV!'1'1"f'9tl.ohod e. "100.lt, -.ri th df1.11jr eu~orviflory .f..n:d -f>'Ufl,rd· .r-equ'l~'emontll o:l 24 officers "-n·d 175 (ll1listod. ryure'oni-1-·el·: ' ·

?1 Uov(Jmbor1

A Cat'.SS I J· Ft.nd IV c:~-,s :of itJJ.mB ,e·ouUnr to the M!>,rino Cons \-l.fi.S o~onad. i'n· ;tf~o ~loelto··:P.lnn~. ~rot'., TJo. 7908, Hun;;nnm. by tho OenorrJ. Sil'f1Till'. O'o~t;. -as eu'!J;Jlh:a \1ere w1lo!".d-~d· (;.Pill -IiS~l.,.. .

l'orsonnel of th£1 lilnt;ill_O-I,;)t' ~~tnt.~~-o(;:"fln.to;?on._re:­,..risd ,,nd ~ut into sorvioo throo. ~;i.:Ct60'0~1yoo, A iock ltorkinr; ~.:rty commu.tor •·ervico Wt\.e o-e-tA.'l>liehod on the. nr.rrow P,Ql'.go .. rn_i1r0nd fro~n the ·st~6l Mill_ nroo to the docks. · . · · · 'rh.e Clnss -I d.uinn o.t ;tOnsf..n "WC.e tu.rn«l ·over- t-o tbo

· 3rd lnfr'.ntry"Di'v1Bion B•J'f~i'ey t:voO';la,. · · .. . ' .

22 liov.ambe'r: · -----. ,._ . . . _: .. :·,.-· Elt.ments 9f"tihe. JthJ~oto~ -~~$p.m:;~·-Br.ttn.lto·n ·.moved

"Jy- truck coilvoy :f'rOm UOn.s:m tO: l!tinQUitd·. A .;un:).l 'numbor of pursontlol from_ Ho."".~l...uf..rt,;)r:S rmd Gonernl SU~lY Cor m;'rmi·os nccom;>.".niQd ·thi-s convoy~ ~

23 iiovumbcr:

'rho 7th l-iotor Trci.nS""'o:rt ~.ttnlion,-oor.mcncoli ·"lon.d~nc LST 898 nt ~Jona~.n •. -.A SI~~D.ll nu'mbor -.of T-.larao;"inol from· Eot.d(j;u ..... rturs nnd Gon'-lrr-.1. S\\]J:~ly· C()~i)ief! ~-:?~l)tl.!l."l:ed-·-on this shl·, on 24 liq~t.•ti'o:>~r •• ··Tho iihl_!' ··Bn.l:t~G:- -::-{, ·:-~oV;.}!JlbPr i'.nd d.obt-r:~tion rtt P:un,~m \'1f\s· e:Dlqnlotod· qn~-~h>l_ 27th.

24 Uov0mbOr:

At -:->cr-.k --.oint, .tho ln.trnrisit: D~:o·t;:· .onc.::-rn.tione l'aovvd 6000 tons in ono 24 hour 'l")u:tiod. 'However, ·the to~co ~;.-.ndlcd ,quic!:l_y "toll. off to -,..bout 2000 .tons ·A:-r -c1.1\y ns limi t<JCl by tiw --r~Jcoivint~ Cf.V1f'.ci ty of tho: liP~-\\-_'~('; . ·ium.,-e •. Roquii-vr.l0nt:~ _·for Jndi,-::,nous .. lr·bor. in ·t-r~-B:,;.U.o=t-:-un n.roo.

. o.v"r~cod ?.COO to 2500 dr.Hy, · ·

Ti.1o ~."!.tion Soction, -Gunor".l Su~-lY sootion ·1rooeoded

DECLASSIFIED

-~· .~

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Korean War Project USMC-00101768DECLASSIFIED

DRCLASSIFIF.D

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Korean War Project USMC-00101769

\ ' \

\

./

Oli:CLASSI F'IIW

. . .

C~f~~r . .·· . . . n~Nt~l\1 · • · · · · 9JQM!Ill ·CU: J])ICL!J· to ·1.-e ~1ii<> lll:va!o~>, -B:>eo~nl ~~U<in ltoeof1i· ·

from Hun{:;1JAm to ·~Uiit:; t'o fl.~~nt' X ~~pe· :t't\t.ton· ~ p.Jrsonnei,; · ·

J.!r:fJ,old; qucat.s.., Ol>~o•lll<•Jl,t' oncive. · int: "'.nr.t ,ieol.:tted

!l'ho lost o:)e :m t i;:;:.JIDl

29 l-iov~Jm'Qyr.1.

·wt<e dom01i~<1 fr911i ""M'!t>l.l~ HW.l!MJ~i•· . , . '

Tho ~&i'll1!~' ~·~ - ·'*"o~ ·~~ ...ntt 0: ·rJl,lW job o:f o. on"~ ... '"1> l)lAil1>Pot~.·· l.J Jl,'!l .. ). :!Ill};· 7~ ~J{iio>t;,u. .. , o illt•n. d.,a for &eorvdoy <tf.l: tAo- Q.bln~'t ·XQt9~~t t'OQ.~().iJ.· of ~he, ... sa , wne p~:tl·ortl'J:,eij. - , .,

30 i~qvom~~ ' .:<t 0600 tr,. lot QOrnb~i lll:>l1'ii¢" ~ "9..;,~,..d :!4

l"o•~ -'·U.l'l<mmt'iou Oif .·~·~~"~Jar :lo11Vqry ~#~11 wt>fl<c ho tJ>irt¥ linn •!Uttlit.. 04 t:.~a ·e;.; to tl••· $~t .li:!..i< ~v<ir;y l'antoo~ di'<m101'd ~vel:>'.~~.i~O ),:;u .. ,,~ ~OOI'l4:r· o\li.:>\i9e· -to X Co::""''S unl ts. · · ' ~ho eaoond soc flo!\ ~ :l'ft~:Sh!.ti~J.ns Mi1 11eo.>tv111o; .

l'le.too~ .;o~w.a "1rhQI\cl '~'"""'~•"fl. ··•·· 1:iQil"""• ·"""- "ovo4 by r.ir' to. '1:01\c>o t'o ~i>p~~~~ l"' :r~!W'in~o~. of ~h.li> ,lr.toon. 't.ll C COJ!Mli:,tet;l,. tlle ai.e·'~-~·"'OiJii>O:.i!.-t vf th0 ·Q:l;'I)Q,") ftoom tlo(l,ertl,t to lilmml"'.m. '

The t~u,;montr.td.o~· 9'f·'.~ ~~·~ Mr ·~~V<I}'I':Plnto"" ·lw.s inoroo.sed to t\lO .¢5;_~ts .. {lq!'iiil-~~O:· of J, Qi:'ftcor, .80 m<>~~, nn4 9 trucks, o~omjfing im,j; l211. ho~ 'bt\~1,.. ·· . .·.

DECLASSIFIED

~··,. ··t" J

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Korean War Project USMC-00101770

DECLASSIFIED

f .i-.nne.x UKCLE UNCLE to l s t l~r~ne Division. Special Action

!tsport

The .?.a.tion Ssction {2-28), O.u:nsl'"a.l ;;~~.~;pp.l,_v Oompan.r rnoved f!rom Ham.>-n.mg to Bunt;nam to Cfltftblish a new X 001"):18- ration dtl.m,,. This dump, ca1')8.ble o"f :i'.J~ndling .10 days ratione for the Corns, wa.s whollY set U!) fl.nd onerated b.v this. section during the peri'od. 4-il DeCe~oiber, ai _which time. X Cor,s uersonnel, ~ssumed r:ont.roL ·

T!-..a 24 hour augmontation of the lat Air .Delivery Pl."'t.Oo:m ~.ras increa/sed to ninety t90) mer. ner ;;hift commencing \.If th the 2000 shift.

4 :i:loecmbcr:

Unch.."'tnged.

Ti1e Group CP and Headq_ua.rtcrs Company billot Was tptally dostroye~ 9y·firo (caused by~ Overh~tod t(;nt stovo) at about 1500. ~c.ord."bookE!.;·Mf~H!-. somo files, a.nd some office e~:..ui1JJ:10nt ware sa.vod. ~ow--­over som<! records ri.~1d property \leN.: lost,

6 .Doc-.:m'bcr:

tinuvd ~•changed.

_7 DLlcvmber:

il.UQ'IICnt<ttion of th~J !!'It .Air Dl'!J,_ivn-ry Plfltoon ,_,. roducod to SO men ~er shift. Ai~ drons aocomnlishad this dnto included t!to ·"}O_r.".c:·r.ltO .d.ror) of a eoil'li:ilot~ 3aily Llridgo for tho rop.'l,ii• of the Chinhun~ni, I:oto-:ri !"O-'Ol.d, tl:uo. i,irp::i,o:nt,l,!c -t.!•v !!t'v..!-h'!'R".rd. adv!'.nCQ of tho 1st ~hrinc Division.

3 Doc.Jmber:

l~o aorinl su-p~,l:r nl.i.:ssionB could bo a.eeoJrrl')lishod du~ to hvavy snov t'~.ll throuchout tho dA.y, Other oryr_:~r~_tif.ms continue:l at f1J.ll conle.

9 Docor:ber:

Division directing pro~~rntion for e~cUAtion by soa of E!.!..!. uersorul.cl, S" .. !.':nlics. n~d '-''lcipm<;>nt· from the llunbJlBm nrea. AU coJ:r;cnius beQln aacW'inc cp:..::rrt t.L.:ns .r-.nd P<~cking su;1f.il1oa tL"ld e!s.~1pmvnt.

Au,:;montf'.ticm of the lst .h.ir Delivery Platoon was secured u~ o£ 1900.

:I'b.l,} Ss Cv.Md.a l·~il was r:.ssit,ned :fe-r outloadin& le.t Combn..t Service G!"oup bulk C!!.:reo E'-tld. vehicles~ Loading corr.menced immecl.in toly and wns continued on a 24 hour br,sis u.:1til cumple.ted nt 14oo~ 1) Dacemb.:.r. D-u.rin{;

DF-CI .ASSIFIED

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Korean War Project USMC-00101771

DECLASSIFIED

to ltit Pittrl11--e Diviuio~; Spe-oiai- Action ®port-

this pel'i.od npproxtmo.tel¥ 200,000 ou.ft. of ·bUlk Mrgo supplivs and property, ~d 230 VQhtolQI WQfO londod. Tho SS Cr\n&da. l·~ail eailod froin Hun,~iri l,4 _Doe<Jm'bal' ~'-Pd nrriVII;)d at l?u6l\n dn · tlio "l"lt.h •.

11 offic'-lT~ !'t~d -227 ;;l,1~t!id peieonnel of Haad= ~" l,J:"'! rt ers, !-!!!.in t:..::nn.ice-, C'..;.'l.d Su.;jpl.r COmjXl.lliba ;;;mbatk~ r-.i;.oe-.rd LS~ ~n4. Tl;,is shi'J -BAil~d ll l'ttt',;mb~r, arrivod P...l.sn.n 13 :'Jeo.;r;lb.o:r-, r~nd. t\:urivod ~ disombatkod -'tl.t i~el"Jl on 'tho 16th.

11 :J\:lc~mbcr:

X ·eor:,s lntrnnsi-t :PoJ)Oio- o;,or'nt1one were e6cu.rcxLat' 1200, ttnd opotntion:nl c.Qll-trol o:£ tbv -~&t Comlx\.t._ Svrvioo Gxou~ N.:VOI!tvd t·o tho l.a1r ''~.rintL D1Vlt:~i9J;l~ !l'ho '7th· -bl.iotor T-ransport . .Ba.ttnl-i'oh \of.-'\f!. ilO:t_!"~t,oa, :f-!'Q.!!1 Oj)\1~,~~-P.lk'>.,l· control; t>..nd t'hn .;l.$t Fl.l.m!G"~t1t}n .f'..hd ~th Ple~09!'!. Wtl.!i! l"Oturn_r.~(l; frO!:! th.,~ o;">t~i't.".t!p!)l!.~ cont!i.ol _o~ th .. _ ls-t, Hild:te.. .... l .rl..!'.H.-;.l!on~ · ·

let ti~.rino ::U.y-laion -~tt.~.·r:x.tipn, Ordo~ -)-'50, d..":vt.Ycl-11 .:k;,cunlt.;:;:.•, , ..... ~ r.;;o..;;ivud. J.t;t O~}Ql:rt\t .Si;itVlr;:,.,;, V:ro1sn, lo-ss- d..;;tr~chtitiilht 1:i&a·-~Vtli:t8i~d t~ ~9ti.Jik il,i-Oi.tp A.J"Lij·._ 54 oifi.::crs nnd- 664 Jr~en- ·o£ ·Group :lion.Q.q;Urt.rtprs· .n.nd nll units etxeept !fmlak" I}Omp._.,~ \)m.k:rltcd nboai'd th~ USli~ . Gvr.,.;;rn.i Do.nio:.~l :r. Sultan. Tll.o Genort'tl SUl tr.n se;il0d from ::unt)l:\lll 13 ,Jeo.enit>tJr ::-t:nt. nr.;M.vo·d Pus.-tn on tho 14th. Wrsol'.nGl \-:t=<rC trh.ne!orrod. to tho LSIJ: ~42 nlul crrivQd in 1•·asc.n tlJe snml:' ni·t;h~.

Tho ·LS!i: 898 1.rnfl fUlly !oo.d,ed with G-~'1..!, V~!liCl.:s !'.nd !:!mbn.rked. 35 o:f!'io~i'-e .1.n1 5!7 men. from Hwd'-i"u:..rt;..rz, !·<c~i~-.:t<;!nr:.nce, Su;))lY 1 end Su.J;ipOrt Comp.n.aiua, Th~s lk~~:; sc.il;;.;d thi> G[":.jj"u:; night ru1d .-~;..-·rlvt::.ll n.nd d.iaem~r.:,.rko:a in h.'J.Sc-,;.;. Otl 13 Dt~cul;)i.Jt;J~,

'l'hu 1st Co:,;1Y'.t St~rvleo at'ClUJJ .?.~r 1lo9olon ·-1-n lnohon, i~orun cow:.<..:nced uvarnuttiort pi' rll l~r-ine Oorpe· su.p:;::-l!!.!s~ oqui:_Jmont; r.nd vQI:!--iclos U.'ldcr thc-1-:r control, upon :vcrb.".l orcl0rs roco!vt:d !ror.1 !USA:;:. ThG SS s~.r.thmorv Victory \'J:"'.S f'.S"Sii_,nud. :for cr-,r,~"' 1 t.nd 35'0,000 CU,ft,.Q/ b\U.:->:_Cf'.i'f,;O \·,c.o l,ox.G..;;d in th'' iollQ:I·tlJJb, .ten -dt_>,y~ by yfdrsonn~.l oi tho Ir~c;.~wn 3t1B'-' COLiJi{~Jtd, u.s.A..·

. ~l'lv lL~st ~omb;rt S"'rv'ieo · oJ-:~:·oup ~ere.onnel ill 3:tm.-~m emkrked. n'i>oo:r.-d I:tS'r l.iPS"6 .'\lid ·.SC'.1led. the· arune d.-i.to~- !i.hi·e ~rou-, o"t 7 o-.fficers l\-nd 167 men Oonl'iist..ed of IJ!tot'lt"!k -~.._ PMY, with sDVtl-1 da.tnil~· f'~oll! Supplf !'.n\1·-~i:nt~~~ti;-Com'"X'.nio-s. ·

""'••••" •'•"••"h.•,•, .~,P-'l"l" •~-1... <, ~- ---· """""'"--"' , --"'' ~ -"·'m ·,....,},II~ -- • -VU\J..L~O-I- l,f1oUU-IU1;>U'VI:1~ ..L\XI\,1.,1..~16 :U.,;t .. ....,..,"f with priority cnrgo rsqu>}st_e_d bg t-he liSt Joln~i-.nu. J1 viaiou for shi ;;morJ.-t tv Mastu~ •'

...J.l ]Nl"BOiliJ.·el of tn.e G-roup wh.o htl.d arrived. in ~sen

-l}·

I DEC] ,ASSiFiRD

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Korean War Project USMC-00101772

DECLASSIFIED

Annex u-,rcu UNCL» to lst l.,_;ri>lo. Di'o:l;).i\'o~ :S:p<!~~.;l ~16J,;1 lioport 1

twmod to on constru,ci-ti-on of cc.mp MO. dump si tee:.. Olfiee I .f'.nd III supply d.:tul'!}-.,.8 wer-€1 {IJ'~n~a t9 w._JWort th,e l,s·t r~.rino Divlsion,.

VI! I, o::N.::.I<Y

l~ot A-p7Jlicnble

l.IL ESnhh_TJ@ BESUL~S .. QF.OP~ION§

]_. l'rovi-dod c.nd i-slhied t>;l-l; b:VniU~'ti~e- :Jl&.SU!ml\f _t:Q ~(l. ·[·S-t 14'1rine Division priot t;;·-c it:a Omtl~.rke.tt-&U f.t:Olh ~In;Qh~ .•

2, Reooivod end stor9~ or tl'<lll11;'>o~I!:<IA .l!li~~-~l'&>.Jilii'· nr;:Y;H;rt :· of 1 at ~;fc:rinp D:i\-• i a.lon -u .. .O:l!.'~:a,_: ''f1¥'!"i .. ~: :~.e.-:no:st· .-r,~qu!!'­od in oxocuti6n- ·of tbollt-- h$8-~til.ed ,mt.S'l'Oh-s\

), Su~orvisod ombe.d(~<ti<m .of ~~q,;a~·· §ofn lt>ohd~·.

4, 41JQJlUnted the lot ~-r~n~ ~i'f1oicfu•'-Bh~-...lPo,if~.)' Wi't:h"';>j>. ro:;x:u-JRtcl.v- 300 ortlcur-3 r~M.d .r,a-:q., t-,a T•.«l1> :'~ ~,:"'.:.dit..; r.:nd ll'll.t­

urir.~ h"1ndlinr.; cqui"1mcn:t.. dul:'i·nc .t1l.e· ,:f:~'t-e'.t~ ~-Y o..f tltei- l:o.nSA.n l:•.ncJ.inG•

5, Onorn ted 'Jonsr,n 'ben:ch, ·lo:rtt,,. nr..til ·,crt of thD lst Y~.rin~ D-ivisiOn frcim t.>n::btJ.r.

Cl.Up.m~·. -in l.Qg.h_t-.ic !itl..:P­~7 :oe~qb~t. to s l•roy;,..

• 6. OporC'.t..,d ... onsr-.n ·:,Olit r...nd .c:.~e, in !1:.()£+.$:(;:1~ Ei\i)Y')OJW Qt,· the X Cor:H;, from 'J l~cycro"o!3r '.!n~,.l".!.. ~t>"~i-~'ZI.d:- .'ljy tlin·- Jni· . _ lnfnntry Dixiaion, -rmd Q..\n;iq,c t_jl.'1.;~. ·ti:~ .. Oi::f;,..:lQt!.dQjl'th~ JrQ. In!nntl'y Divit.io:r~.

7. Oporntud A Corps Inl:ra.n.BJ.1i J.Je.,ote -:j.~;_BU:ll~liJ ·~-+.-_1\1¢_:1$ l~ovcmbor to .:11 Decumb~r. This .1n:;volve_d~_t~;5kt'A1l~.:t:t:,. ~*'~· focxe, su~ru6fth!k,., H.Il.d shtppill.l] ·ii.Q"lfiJ.$~~_,-a~ .. cf~,~ · 1500 to 6000 to~~ p_l::l!' df\Y o-f ~,DJ, r4~-~-ll~· r;i'!- ... s~!-)j)]t,i·oa.,•

~. Providod. fiold·~T-.fl:i-ntmmrteo. dn- :t-. 1Si~il'J'·~ ·b!'.~!s·· ·z~r~& out tho o;H:rr•.t:ion,, ·in 19g.f.st1-c; ~1Q-~:P~ Q.$· ·.eyrtJ lS:t M.""'liillfJ.· Ilivi ei or ••

9. Ordo.;re<:l, ~.o~ .. v~.:>ww, •:..o~\4 ·i.sst.ed Ciey:s:S· -.l''ld'Jld:- iV ·i·~e-ms af' equi-pment pcqulier t'i:;)' tl;fO· M<\:rlne Oorpu;-i. iJ.il: 1~t;1:sti'C SUJ"" :port of the lst 1<-ir.rinf) DlY..isio'i1!

10. T'nrouc:h tho 1-st A.ir ·;pal:-iVq~y: ._·P~-t--j)o.h., ~"'~V;'i:'l¥ .c\U,.,""" !'!Cntod, J?rov:ii\M. l'l.i-.c;.~1y c?.tt~·C'n/J; .. m . .t~l -~u~l.f· :t·b.- ·-t~~n;­tcd 'UJ').its of tho Xi Co:t'!ta-. :D-'11~ . .l:p.F t.he' _:,}er.to-a--lxt' th~ s O:-Jcrr.tion th~ l~t .ll.air ·:Oe.J:i'\"er~· Pl,t:~-,t.e<el). tt"¢0< ... \~i!.1:~ht'ld· '1.1!29 r.issiono, h-ith Ft t:otnl e>f.J.343 tons. Of Sllmll-1-itS.-dolivO'i-i:Ml-.-· th.::: ·c;rer-.tc.r ·2jf'.rt of this -oi't'ort· 'J:oin~ ~-en~tentmt:e-d -~:n .. thb nuriod 26 l~ovombor to 9 :P~c~l'!lbo~~

12. l'rov·idnd m1scollrme-m.tc; Or.kinG, und Wt:'.ter supply t'o ~.onsM f'.ncl Hunt;nn.m.

~<n:_V"i·c>Oa a~';l _a~:- ·1-tt.un:i+.".Y, Mni:~n• ollli~ .A~l!il'' U>\~ ~~ \,n

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Korean War Project USMC-00101773

DECLASSIFIED

, "' }'~·uvi.:lud· L r.::1'I' u.;;:hel.Cn i:r~ !~obu, Jc.t;:',."l to otore t',:t:::'!.

:;_~_rd eJ:cosc. o:.·crmlzn.tionnl rmd :JorsoMl pr_o_;,erty of tht: l3t Mt'.ri:lO I!i...,.izion, ........ ,; '"-"' ·.,., ........ ,...,.; .,n +."h.,. ... Al"'f'i .... t. •<nd.

roloc.Ubt: of i~t<-.rin¢ O~;~B v~;;·J:t;~-;~e~i~od -r~~~~ ·d·o~6ts.

X. CCMM:.CiTS ,Jc.l r~COtwmND.,flOl!S

1. Ccnce"lt o:f .Er!1r'l6YnuiDt.">~f:"' 'ClOln'b..;:.t. Btif'v:-!'i;Q -Grbu!' ·:.'•. · ..

~he_ C-·:m~cril ~:f _·,ml<~:Gf.t.Uo!::·_-Or,~:ni~-·u~~n,' .... u~~i~'?i · by .EOI'.dqu·.~.toi-i, · ~.1--rln•, -c:ii';>l> ~~iioloeu~o)· '(1) •to · OMO'it·;-·.­}.m:.nG4G9Ti _d.t(~ ?Z A~i"il;··'l9~0l !G;Cr1':;oa cc·r~~'i.n oonO,~t.~ of' tho miQ$1on.-s,, 1\ulotlMt~iCf'.jlt\:~i,li'UOS·t Pnd 11mitrit1c.ne• ·

~!r!~~e~~=~-~i::~;;~t:?f~~~:~·:-~t:~·~!~~:~~~~ ~~!·· ~~ ' I-:orsrcn o:;:;urr-.ti'::m.a to ~:.-..tGi -1n.ol~1n.-; t~ .!no~.:.On."'"SeouJ., f'.n-:'. -~jcm IV'.J:l.-l~~llll(:-- Ohodn;-~80rvo1 jo· -~ifroB thD '·fClllO"":"" in.: comments <'.n;l r"eoomm.c.nJ.n.ti'..lli.B .!\1'-t; iii~clo cuncv:rnint;' tho conco.,t of um')lo~vn:.ant o.f, tho Cotn~.t· -Sorvioe · GrOUil•

T'.n.u C:J!!Ct!" .. t. nf i"M'1'. r .... -..l .. tlr. 0:!<:;;:\niu-,tiun-.. htd;i i:C.ili:£rr .. c~.

itself with the f~~'tio*8'~r,o:;D,l"':.J·~:t ·'Sct:viea·(!rOu·~ 111_;1~~~: is tic s-..:~·oJr<y ·of .rn ·A.~.1..,hi'Jicill0·' C-<l:r-,s,·· ·o·r !-. 'Divisi0n·. 6~ "'.n _in:l.;·,F;m::cnt miasi<~4 In ~orp,t. tlle 1st l-1-\rine niv'isiOn iu~s o:>',u:tYtt.u:. r\5. ~: . . -rv'.i't uf ~n .Ann/. Oo.;.-,s .t-.ihlch 1}.-,C",, :or .w.~s

su·~·)Asal:. tf) lnvo • · ·1 ts ··1)wt.· -r:i-enC·roe "for-· lc'(:ieUo- · 8\.i-)·iort, · ~ence there ,, .... ;s ··n()o&eF .... ~i_lr·.sO~ .·.~.vor~T>,~ilt~~ of.~-.fUtto:tio.nS-.,

Jupth:or -~~ctOr ih· the l~or~·ln· o"")"",jl"f.".tira». WhtQ;h .hrt.& ·' .. ~ ., si ,-:ni fi can tly rd'.i'cc to::". · tho ·eonoe.,t of· er.r'fl O;finciit :-~r: 'ttie' Cor..'.J"'-t s~rvice C-roU~' hns bB£-n t-h!l> <!~~ .. rCil!'!t-o J!!O'b~~t~y __ pf, t}J,Q

C'~.rt:Y'.i-·:n.- ·.:hieh:hr.s· ·r&'t.Ui:rad 'to. ·1~0" ·I!HW'e'Ml ·ComiUet~.- .. :lis:-,l<\C6iiiO>nts ·Of l"&Ot· on,l:~• ·.th~ l!.i .. -.".it::·ioil!·.· :_.-..ft_- _e'f>r~i'.!. "e"~ ··:·

.... ,. rtin ... .s>lrvict.l fr~boe. ·.Most t)h-r!no Ccl'!'s. "ci:ti"ic'e'rs lv-.Ve -... rt;viouel,y "J-..,o:r. ··"'xr''·'riunc-:,·.:· oni,y ).!1 ··ihv--.;;:ioh:i''li ""'·l"»-·.;;;S:l l".n~: limit;;~. islr.nf. OPi;)Tf'.tions of ·.Jorli :,l".T H, Tho, ne"' cx~-.~rionco :nine~: in :!:oren· a:i.'.-..'1'Ul~~-·'Je· consL.ore:i. very sir~n""".

lftc;"nt in· t~is r'-S~~~ct, n·s it iG. -.,.r:;b~·.l>lc. ·thf..t tho •:future JYil•y ";;.1·1.n1: tll\fiY siF.ilaJ:' jo1n!~ cnm~p-li.-"T•i> i:iith th;;> .n.na.r WhGT:o H~rin" Jivisbns mr.y 'J~ uso:'!,. r.s u"ithor tho s::-;>(!."1rhen1. o:f r.rr:··~hi'!;:iou3 0~1\.lr,".ticns on: continvntn;l 1.-..n(. rrnssea,·· orne tho 11 fi:r:e (:o·Vtrtr.x'mt" roaor.ve fcrcv in ·oxtcn:"~cc. ltmc1: o~)er."'. ti ;ns.

B ~:O.JILlTY •

· 1~e Conca·)~·. of FMF ·~i;~~t~~~r-.. r.n·~."~-t~on_ ~:P·~~~~ :~.!-~~~-ccmJ<", t sor.;!c::r t.'-rou~ r-..na. f'.l.l. :. '!<S • eom:,on~mr:-!> ·.r>.r..., m"' "':'"!.., ... u~·o<>D • I:owover 1 t do us nc t p6in t. out.:. the tAct tw t ·· the•.mo'J.ili ty of tho· Ocmbf'.t So:n:·ic~-. Grv~.lp ··i.s inve.!-glll~ ··~:;-~o~d-'.l!l.<?.l. ~o .~th"

nmou.nt of ·9U')"llies P.n(l eltuipm9rit· which·:tlle · 06m'bP.t ·S{t'rViee Orou:~· if: requi.rof.. t<J O!':rry With :.t ~. . :".ti~ tti()Oil,t·.tf. oi_-... tj,e C~.rn:1f'.t f,e:r-dce Grcu~-.- f,~ ·~t;i:iried. ·:o"nl¥ .. ·'a.9 .l~G .• ttl it ·tm.vele relntiVoly li-·:ht. Y;hen sev:err-1 ·r8EJU:"',l1e"s' l'.:p.c. .. a lAri~

"~"N)unt of or,;-.n!:£"ti: •.n!>.l ~~!!'m~t __ Ar~ !.n. th? t.m-ndl!ll .ot t)\~

Cor,;Jr>t Sorvicp Grcu-:-'~ ... 1ts mQbtli.t~ is _Ole~t'~m0ly·st~.1ned.~ ~o d0,: .. .;:.r.~.£-trr-:tv thO'· loa" a· of m·o~il·tty· ... t.:.i'.O~ · ccoure~- ~n

the Comb.-..t Sorvlcc Orou~ ~urine ~h.o ::o_roc.ft o;e"n>t!Ons "'tO :";.tttc, :"!.n:·~ to s:1ow th~ reecl._tin:r,-·ao!!-t a.r! t;;..!~mii of -i!il].tr;•pir-~--; .,

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Korean War Project USMC-00101774DECLASSIFIED

l:..n::1cx U:.\Ol.Z l.Ltc:.:: to 1st lt. .... rine Division, Snec!P.l Action Ro';'lor~

t:T.r>TJo'lt~r rvquirementB, the 1'ollol::1nc; eat1Mtes nro ,•,;r,.:r.tc{l. t

(::_) ':'ho t;;.t.r·l ~<'--!'-';)in;: t1mu '.~y !0'!.''·~""'-'!:!oo iJ..aOd 'by C·~ r::'..Jr> t S .. n-vico &r~-·u:> from loe11n.~ out t>.t I:qbe to roceipt

:·J.. l62 Sh1TI c~.y~· LS~ 96 Shi.,. .f.nye. :.m:~ 2'1 Shi·J (i/'t.:f$

J;~J 3 Shi~ .e ........ ys

(.2) Cr.nv-.)rt"~l to lST C.ic-"-tc tho cq_uiv.:-.L. .. r.t of

c~:v.c::. ty thO -::t,'bove o~Him.tes in-607 I.ST shi r>.!.".¥S •.

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e>:,Jovc s~1Lnin-'; 1 nnd :•rim.".rY sO_::·rf;;i,;-,tic.n i:..:t,.....Qlnes Il & IV c ..... r.:c, V]:.clu:-~Ll;·; ~ !1 lc."'.~dnc ··.r;nc r.t ::obc, ls ostinr.tc~'i. to b" r-.~·~nxir.r.tcly 6c,-ooo r. .... n-t:..-.ya, .-..t the ~.t.:; of 5 to:ne ·J,,r m"'·•• ::(.;r 10 l~o\.:.r ~1"'·Y•

(~:-) :.:'~w r-,'Jsol';ltc I.:~"-Ximu.m l,..bor .f,n·.a<J out~JUt at tho •J')J,,:;~_t S-.n-'!!ao Gnu~ ,,_1."\rinf:.this"'1Cl;t-io.i 1-!l e:Bti!!l!\ted to be

, ·~·- !! --., . ., ;_;r ~- . • t~·: .. ": .-~-;·r

G-r(;u' •,.;r.s ,...,:;l:·.:;:r""" r.t !nchcn ~ ~·:.,...n a" n! f'.,."'l.~. ':F'W'l;'1"'!'-"''::l.~

VU!"if.

1:"".:..· c' :.1ur,:J(.)rs it is clot\l'lY o":>v!oua th ... t· tho Oomb. ... t ·sorvico ::;-r_,u--, ,-:·:n.u·. :r-.. r:vo usct. 6"0% o! r._il c:ffoi-tc in mero.iy le-.,1-in:·· "'.n.:: unlo"".".in· sh1--,.,1n--:. Ae it·"'m.e, th~ roroont., .. --:o Wf!,s

su~h th·. t rnr•.n.-; 'J-th:l' lu."l.cti ·Jns of thu Com~. t Sr:·:rvico Gi'ou.-;:; . -l"il .-~ :;.:' nwccssi t,Y nc.-;lec.t'oi.

?, :r:,..,·~s nf norc if'l·,.~.J>tt-.nec in tho oatlilY'.t~on of the ~ ') F':t :;:f I;·:.viw~ tl1.c Cr:mJ" t .Scrvl. cu Grou:i when 1 t. hf..s in

~ ·,;·!>r.0t:si:.r:. l:'.rt~ Q.'~'!{ltiti:·,e .,f 81!_ .. ,-r:'llo!! ,..nl\ oi;t'tl_l.,_ ·:nt, is tll(~ coet. cf Jr::.b.m, ·ln.rrn;:o:t, -~u:rcr.oP,, r"~Jl.i lost

uc_ui·-,r;,,:;nt ·1uu to_ CACvSSiVO roh.-n:l.in;: in rrrny .T.OV'ct:. :m·.::.r~··.mr<toly t>.is ccst O".n not Jo n'Y'r(;Xi~r.toi, ;iut ·1~

·. vio:.-usly y._,r~ e _:J.e:t--~-'.'!""':".:.1.;:.,

c,

In tho.; ::·)r-J·Jl 0- ~1 ... -';.i-.nts thn U.S, J..rrr.y t .. r-.s t ... ~::·t tho r.Js•.-nsE-ility :li' 'ruvi.-',in-. -'''.11 ol-"tsSOs of s.u•r,lioe oxceryt Olnse I:i rm::'. l't items ~~:culir-r to tho_ l·i'-.rino Ocr;1s. :t:ow­(:V :r f'.t JetE. lnc:Kn rn:l ::'mG"'ri~ .Arm:.r Lo.'-1Btio.••.l n,-o:1UC1<>s 1;•·vro slow to -'":.rriv-.: or ;;.o..-vor :U·l ·jooom..; o·wrn.tionr.-1. -•-•net.• t-ho C..-:.!!lJt.t EerviCfl Gr~u;J wn.!! ,~llod ... U;'lon··to -:-":rovi:l,Q Oll".SS 'I I I rr. :-:.n{!. v SU')plii.!B for tho ... ~l.til'fJ ~r',')s •. Not :mly •r;v.;.:: :f.Cl; i-toras of Cl~aa II f' ... o·li ·r-! common it.'oms r~ c .... i v,1..;, ·from Jl.rmy so"Ul'cos, but. in- f~c:t mr.n.r 1uuoo I.Jf such , '·""""' HC!"O !n"l.·.!.'-' :fr·c.m r-:~·rino !)::lY."H! eh~a~a. !,;_, Arfl1Y 1.illii.-~ :li!

t~1..:: Gt·r·1a, ·.ri .. m thu lc;t 1.~ ;;:·i;:_o :Jivision l;.;f'(; the c<-..'"iti<.l~"'ntr-.l

U:lltc::: S-;"t.::s, ;o (.f:I.J' ro·~l--nishm..:nt ~t·,:;clt:s wuro 1n th..t ·~l"n .. s :J.f :avi:"Ji'.:l su:·via<. units. :1o'l:oy;,;r tho lat 30 .?J'.:f

.::Z.su·)'~ly \."'..s not in tho h."ln~:s cf tho C(lJnb"'t Scrvlco GrO'U'J,

:> :'!.·_·ct..~ino ·~l·:.:vit:.ca, bcc"'.uso eu:-:rof'.to~l 'a.t-·o1:s _wcro not ;_.' ::;-'~-t.nl.;r .... v.~.'il.""blo, ;·,r•vint: 1Hl:J!'l. -~roviously sont out

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Korean War Project USMC-00101775DECLASSIFIED

tt>.rtne Divi&ion, S;1ecil'l.l Action

Inchon l!~.ncUn,"; all repltmish~nt stocks wora off-loe.dei in i:.n t.hf'l ,-:r.mh"' t. ;...,,.. .... .; ~c• ,._.,..nn-.a ri1u..-~a ,.,~;: !:hAT> ..,..'"'; <!llnnr':

~~- ;oq~isit'i~~;:~-~-tO -tho ~~~;;i ;~t··-~i ;1~1;~--~v;.;!~~~i ts. ~hon~ bup:·,J.i3H w.u.:ro nut;.rly tho or.o.ly touurco o·£ Cl;:;.aa II

'r-.nC. IV fiu;,.,..,ly ,:ur'in~ tho Inchon ... So"lul Ci'Olfl.tiCln • .Fnrte of tho lat Rouu''T'IlY botnn to r.rriv.o .n.t I~chon

just e>:s thcl Division wc.s prD:mrinr to rcomjt'.rk tor •;:on$-"~n.. !iurri<Jcl· eoL·:r.:;:p.tic.n t>.ni i'ssu""e o-1oZ.o ~·.ttl.JI~t;,to·:~ .• · but· zr~ ..... ny of thos·:) su;";"!l!c.s vorn c~~rr!o~·- !n -etoc::~ t.IJ ~!t.:n~.n. I'll'

loft vith tho InchOn tot'-r ochc:lc.n. i'io furtl\or roau·~"'llios, othvr t:~--:.n on-nll shi-:m;,:r.t~ of in•::ivi.:UC'.lly rcg:u.cetot'l U:t""Cllt itoms, \lor<.: :r·c.cdv.od. until t~1o :Jivisian r(x•.c1:on i·bsrm ,.,_ft!Jr t:1r·b.., ccntl!i\\:J\H! i'il,~1thB o-1' :f.i,c).,". c;-,;;n•r,tLns.

1. mcst si~ :nificr rit :ff'.ctor r>.lfoctin:· tho c:oncl.'!;,t of cm·~lo;;rrnn."lt of lor).:;t1c for.ccs in tho ::c.ra--n ~;"lO::'f'.tione is the c:xtromo ·~~ist~".noo of tho ,").,or.ti(·n from SU";l'I"J:-;rtin;~

ocnt.ino .. :t·-~1 U.S. ;Jo ots, r.:.nd thu f.--~,;t. thr~t, :u.o to tho c:.:t:cumo mc/bili ty t.f the ro'rutm Cr~"..i·;n. Cf'.r:;c from tho u.s~ hr.s -~.wvn tr ...... na-ahi-~0·~- ~m~":. at".-:u.":. in Jn~..n 'Jcforc boin-: ~-1 S;'Jr'. tC~'l.C~1 to t."'l.o forw."'.i-::1. r.ro6.a .• . The J~rmy Lo,-:-1stiy Cor~rc.m'ls in Jr.:;1nn lv:>.yo boon sot.~) r.nd or:-r.nh(;d tc. :,c,r:f'.•r.m t~!!S f'1.l.'!Ct!on cf :'L·JliV<..lr!n: su:-o:,lHs to t.ho c0mk.t r.rv~.s only cs l"Cif,.uirc::'l..

:L'ho !·~""-rinc Ccr-~ti l(;(:ictic a.Jt \1 ~ in tho Er.r .:....~st i".ran iuis ·nc,t b6on 'tnuc.roi t ... IIIDt t tho· -~oculir-1" sit-

~: ~'~;nt~!~1 ~-1!hz~~~4·::~~:~~~:t;~~~-!~~;v~ot~:9 rma thla iot.,.,,cr .. 'll"nt hr s _;-.rovoi in."'.:i.cQ.U.'\ to to: ~"":C!Mni t tJ;.e :f''J"rwr'.r1inr; Oi' SU.:}r-llOa· to I:oroo on n ffsc.loettt ,.;,n..e~s. Since nll cn.r-·;o· is dm·~ly roloo!od '\fie'~ forVt'.r::W., l1ttio .,h:1.~so is survOC.. by thO trO'ns-sh~·1"'linr;: ril~".. vi-.lun"Jlo shi·~';"linr:. nr.lPouor, i".nc'. ·tiino is H"'.stoU., J.~oc.nvhilo tho C·:mOr.t. St•rvioo IJrt:•IJ.,.,, whlc-4 th~~n roct)ivo~'. -t;;ho 5u·nly shbmonts, is r;vorlcl".:\c-i 1:citb unnoo:"..ot't £U"'~~lioe which r.J-:J.at be cr'.::·ricc'!.. !rOl':l ,.,lncc to ~ll",co. Tl::.iG h. ..... ·rnor~ mo'bili ty, c.-..Usos ·, .. ·,ror::.t loss l".n''t .:'~-\rrr . .-~o tc cqui ..,mont,

~c~;.~~: ;~~~~~;~-~~~d~~~t C~~~·.~!u~~rvicc Grou-. !z:om fully ··.:.:rfbr:r.!n 1ts ·~rc-cr mis~:trns. In n:'. '.1 tlrn! tho C ... mJr:.t Sorvic" :.1rn:.1.·~ is roqUiro~ t--~ :trJ-;:o u:·· 1nv.,1cos on tlhi ~Ju..::nts \·;hich lir:.vo, l:n Dffoi:it, 'boo;rJ l'VC .. i vot NlCl .ro­iasau.: 'by {~n· intcrrnct .. iii.to r-.rrrnivo.tion. I'llua the ·ro­e:,onsi.t:ili ty for proror rocoipt of SU!':'l-lioe is S]'lli t ,~.n·". o!:foctiv~l:r lost.

In vio\·.• of. t:1e t>.bov:ii .:f'r.cts, co:rtnin rt..:c..:.minendr>.tlcne fr-r t.:'\tJ :!\l.rtb.:1r 01!1J"l1J,ymtint C.f t.ho C!•.lJ1l~""'-t· S(•!"V:!OtJ IJ!'(IU'!" in tho l:orut".n C."..Jl'!l~t.irn t.re clo:'!.rly :'.tx:uoi"Jlo.

I

(l) 'l'ho OomJ~;~.t So.rvlco Gz:OU,"1 .. 0l".:ss· I, Ill, and: V S'U.'TllY t<Gc:tinn>< e:r.:n bu usui t.c,- t\u .. -·m~nt Cur..;.-,g o;.arv.tu .. tr~o~~~ vr to· ·;u:?n~nt ·nf;i.~.i~~ -.~~iP~ ~it, ..... i:f---t>oy· :r-.r...: tc- ·;:~,;.! t".edc.rio~:.. tho mie~i..'=-n of !ully S\.."J'l'!10rt-1n,·: .-:. Ocr:->s, thoy sh'oul:i bo C\':l()'nontoC!. ·or 1ncroi\sod ·to mvrc ~u..i t.:.'l:rlo si ;:;o.

(2) Th<Jru iB no ~roper f'UllC:VJ.on ~or Combr.,; oorvicl;l Grou:) Clfl,ss I r o.na IV Su}'l"''l.Y P.f::l)nci<Js :f(lr items common to tho .t.rmy. D1v1s1on sorv1co uri.1ts C£'.n <1.1roctly ro­qu.i si tiLn slJC:h 91.l:f.'~"lioe frOm eo.';ni"Z!'l-nt J-.rMy e{ll.trco! ~

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DECLASSIFIED

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Korean War Project USMC-00101776

• DECLASSIFIED

::;) Tr.o ,Jr·,:,~'''l C-":oc"t-..t!rm v! the pom'bc.t $orv~co Group ,_,_ t:si ::.n fo!' .i tcms oi' Clnsa !I n.nd :!V oqui~;n"!ent .;)oculirti' v _ t.~\.; :-.;,..,_:!":..ne Co:::~s ruq\'~rus ·c. st~ni!~;:Johlf:".n(Jont loM.t1ou in

_....._ r~'~--r r~rl'lc-'lo Thi-s loc."'l.Hr~r. l•l'JSt bo at -t,ho_ t:'C,n:;-ship;"Jint; "l·~-nt Hl"":~r" r:..~_rr;o frl ]T '=cmt.irtrn1;t,1 -u.:s·. )_)PpO*s- ~s _fil'at' "U...lll ::>/'.do:"... 'r.1i s lCCf"!, ti···:i: ·:_;h~•.tl<.l 'w_o _cr>,Si,l.t_-~p~c~~d b;lt to

t~o ::;r:::·'.-~·:::i::.:::;':~r::,;~~i~i~~~~{~~~~.tion uov.:~ .. ..;r~o:"-~lu thil C~litb~.t SO~.Y-\'c'i((.~?~\~~;;jp;_;:.~.r~~~~~-F(!nd. :o;~::·c.-;-• .. ta ;1r?·-..,.;;:Iy tho ·.:':d~t.:->:1~5; ... _ ~-t_16ks\ .. :.$;t:tP~~-)f.~~-i ba re:--".;lily ~.v .... il.'"l.:::lo f'or (!U:lck' ehipmt'.n~. 'to.-~~vr~Lif,.~.IJ~_tvic:o l.tnit~ ::.n n nsoloct 1' tPs'Ja;_ao·Fw"l<l-whun roQ;\lPEi.teG.. _·r.:..~~­sos Gf v",-,.J. U't-:>lo tiJ'lO 1- shi!'l'pin{r .· mnn·.1owor·, ·.',r,ll.d.· '~-u_.,.,:.;ii~tJ . . \ '

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::J, 9:LlAl!IZ.~~I0:!!4!._!:S1J'l?1~~- · )

ussr>.ry to tho- fi;.:l(t· o~,~~~~~;;~~~:~~~~;j~f~~~~~~ it is alo.-~r tl" ... -".t the shoulo:' .. be C""t.rriac'. 11y­d.c(1nl_tqy -litt,J.~_ot.~

lo,·:l_st_io:r.l t'.:).:.ncy ~~'!~.,~~,:;\•~;~~·~; of' . t.,_kin;; -\l'? ·sUch it: ·fi·ai·l 1lrti t·R· f'.rl.: -whun t!"lc·-eHW"Ltion !-£n : .. in0 :C-or-:~.e· C~mcopt tr.c: iofinitcly limitt:J~, n..-'.ture_ of tho -~r:in~· t_ ~--~" ·•-- T.,-

-"•l .·r~-\i-.~ .. ;~;;;~n o~u;.·.~-~-i;ns, n.~l\ :)ivi:~i~~-~~-is. \'~re. . --~~~;~;~~~ :~~ t~~i~~;~~t t~p~~ll~~:m~:;;i~~l~·t:P.~~~- -~~~=j -·r.-;.-;:;orty w-r-~u turno.:":. over_ to_ :tt, Cr;;m~~~t .~9:1"".-"l:(f~ 9-rOU"!'l rc...'\r t::•;.~.:.,l:m.,· r-.n~~ nmountocl to 6oo,ooo·'cu~±'t~ ·At" ln.chon· tho .. ,_;_r_~·-.1; Survico G-rr.i4Jl rtJ·t:?~Av.o•l 1 so;;~Gt.t>t~~~~-:~: S_~OiQd

.... ;nro:tir.ntolY 100,000 cu:.tt. o! cir;;mli. ... ,tJ~nl"-1 ·~r'O~crtY 1-,_n.:o::. in ru:::~l.ll'.lt shi;Y~i_nr;. j~% o:r ·thos.q novor C-::'1.llc.::'1, f-:•:r ·:Cy m.-.-nlu--: unite, ro.n:!. ;"Jic!~o:: u~ c0uJ...: J30lc-:orr: ·oc ~::?;::::l:~ .. 1~,cn'<1t:1c>~.bo>C<\UI~O

·:.,r-.cl:in . liSts ol' cont't:i-l;..'s ~~ nJlo. ·1-hny ·or tl1(,sd Jo~o·s·

:~c~~~-~~:d~i~~~ :· ~~=f;!!1~-~ -•~•1•:~.; it-.:·ms 0!' Cqui·-;mcnt 'li::;t:)('t. ---·~;.ich never cauL,_ ~'be :cQ'!U!.roJ.. ·

?rl or tp om~Jc.r·Jao. tioil '..U'.i ts ,.,r;re n,-:n.in ,-.. ~1:i1"Jmont to ·cl)m"Jr:t _,,. st:-rcC. in Incih(n S''l"!O (.:f 1.'!-'!ich ' .. 'f'.S to G'w.J.-.t Scrvic.::. G-rcu:1. J~~tr1r:r:.:thor,

~·...:cel';'u.~.-~. ;··.rw::i:.rtoly c;oo~ooo _·::r.:..ft• _ "".'·' cnH>• :-~· -...._r.:..z ..... tion."".1 t:tq'\.~i·i:r.lOnt. for "bich_ ~1.1~~1\r,

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·..-._t -~:~n.s:-.n t~1c C,CI.'lb .... t Scr~i·e~·· G!'l)~_::pl,~~~ J:i n.nd·JV ·-:-• ,_,,_"J 0. t'.1:l OVC:rlOfl.iC:i With n-i'·::l'i-oii~~?-·t~y lUU.;t..u,vJ oU.!t .•

DECLASSIFIED

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Korean War Project USMC-00101777

-~'iD:U~t{f, Ui.VL"~~n;·n .. )/

DE.CLASSfFfED

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.lml'.ex mwu: tJ•1C!~ t.l') lg.t. Mr,:r!ne. D!"v-!sion, Sneci~:~.l .o\ct!')n. RO'i:lOrt

o~ o~·f1l.niz,. .... t:loml bo:r:t.s •. Sei;rE>i?\tion .~a lnos.t diffic-JJ.t,

;~~;.:~.~:r;Q;;~~~~f~~t;::~ ~~~~~41;~~;~fn~T~i~s 0~~ee 1:ot ''"'''""'.iJ.::-_:..>\t>, ivp.b !'1~.ro t·bt•.J;~ 75% of the sa :.:-rxcs wllro nsvor c:--.llOJCl. fCJT 1 to.::t& o;-mtnr: unfts wo:r;,'C .:.b:)rivod of t.no .nvnil-,....,., ..... ~· .. ,~--- ..... __ -* .J--~----+ =·- .&'...- ....... _ ... ............. ..,.,.., v.o. cu''"" ... ~vmo V.i. ~"""" 1 ~.a:•"'£•11• .~.~~ ..... ;,Lt\1,;11 ............. 1/

')V:rs.>r.:t<:•1 ·of o,min•; units M~t ·to ~.J n.dmlttQd to tiurn:>a to io~;;;·:;; f.:n; '!Jo;~'i8 0 Jllf.rltJ pOSEI+I'lJ.O lal'(;.J SC.."'.le riJ.f~rin~: oi all ty•,os {)f s'll~1''lios! pnl-;!culn.l'l.Y ~!~tee so .roo.ny :;,oxoe n."'..C'• hc..;.'l b:.·oJcm. in Mudlir.£;. . .

:1ust. of t:w· Jivisionlil l·oxc.i·c~·r'·ni~.tt~iont'.l ~)ro:·nl:rty

.:U1.C. oqu~'"'m.mt \'/aS r~nsJO';t:>~.ed .rit l·~"\sn.n 1 ~ftor tht:~ 0"'\"!lOunt­ion t:.·f 3t'-'l-t::..'\r.1. ~'-t !'t·.:Jm l:e:~~!:l ~-?~~ sent ?,he.,...n. 1y !ST f'l...n:! CE'-l't~ shi;-r1:lm;. :Lnt "'h·om Inchon wn~ ·J:L"o.urht to J.hSNi

. by ;:;.-.r.:::. shi:nin~~ o-:liu;_. In_ob..:n~ y;.-, ii u·~·r·.U.u<.· tud.. T]..,.~. t f~OJ'ii lbns"Jl hr.Q boon rueh!~_;)o.:~ to. Hun."';t'lnm, P-:1::..:-:- ·thctn ovnot.<'~.tod by c.".r-·:~ e:1i;1 to i"'J.f'~'"'.n. z;:"l.iS nr~c~t,Y.l'.rt'ivo\7: in :t' ..... er-.n in n c<?r:t:1l.Jtol~· mb:or. nr..'i r:-LUch 1/>JI'l'l..-:od con{~ition. .h. lt:>.rt;u ao~·;ruir~tiiv;; 'jt-.rt~ ·lW.e.' :t:J.c~. w!.th .rq;~ll"'VXii7"~-.. tvly 3001000 cu.,i't. ·of such oqulylin\.•n~,·. wirlq~ ff'.r .!'rom Dvor· bibi!lt; o"f vr;.h;.O ·t>J tho :~J .. y.iai.On·, ~.J.·. '1r::voc~ (l..·::htinot hin:~l'fl.ricc. ' " · ·

In tho P.o.Jrmtil':c moSt 'linl ta ~111.e'. r~J>ln.cor~· the mCirO nocof:!':f.l fl!: .H:o:.1~ of. i~· st. o~t~·-1,JTI~rit ,.,j th l'lW ·hr:;,ios fro.., Oor.•~ .... t Sorvic~ Gr,.up or A;oW stocks.~ ~.11on th~ :Jivis1:-.n m~ve:"L from :4 .... s:""~r~.! '·it ··\·:r.·; d:oc:i·~c! ·to. r:1~.l~¥: ne f.'-.,uothor · effort to rostl.)ro ·~his·.'or!'Jintvti~·.noJ. c:oo:r -to unl'ts. O:r·~l..'n'fi 1"i;;Jl'U.tJ.v~n _to o_r"i~..! ';;.o~;;!;' ~-~;._;to tur.i:! ~E ;•,ll ;:H,u,,,e of' equi-,f.lont to ·at·ock o1' ~·o ·Mf.v~.;:;&, rq:f.npnl:ioobHr ... • r

:n-or.• 1tho t>.".:·ovo o':neri~nO.e e·e:ior!:".l o~.nolueic·ns C.':'.r.·

(l) 1il"wn :Jivision un1ts.em~'l.·rk on iiolc'.. o<emt"ions.,-­u~:. .1 "toums •Jf or:'f'.nio· equ;;)mo_nt which ~ot bp .Ct>.rrie-l it.o.. (il.rro,nic trf'.ll~nc l"tr>:tion shoul-1 bU turned,. in tG · C'mb:".'t Scrv1co ·: G-rou.:,, nne~ COmb;..t 'so.rv.ic,, G;ou·_.,:·.e~cuic~ -return such oqui~1mcnt; to $took· or :sn.lv,.;.,::<,' ·t'.s TIO.coeSnr.Y;

(?) 1J4on tho: t~c.tic.~.i £itu. .... ti.C:n ''._.rmits ·or rocuh·.oa the roiasuo ot suol~ ~qu~~~(flflnt, .it shOUL.~-- ·~u: r-oi,tnn~ed fr•):Ol atock·o

k.sk (~~- !~ ~~~~~:-/~~;,~~~e~~fs:~f~~fi~~;!~~~~-:i!:~:~ wquni!JUnt, t.ho Cc;:f~"tt .So.rv.!ca. G;o~;.; iliiUit. ~;;:: in· n r;El;rJ.­;~urr.r.ri0u t loon tL:n in n r~'"r r.roo, Jut. wi th.~n on.ay .pcn,.oh o:f the; O~ji.il"'r·.tinc ':units~

·(l,.) T:n~· :fr\ct tht\.t tho· W.rino :H. vision .ovtr.ontly Ms. so m.--:.ny T/3 0(,_u1:)lncnt nlluwr.nec&. fa.:r 1 f..;n1e which M.vo no Ut>O in n..n o:-:-owtin{; then.tre, r:n:1 oo .. ll'tm.r· -which otmnot bo Dff.:-ct-i?cly u_sc~ .. -:.:r c.~ttio.r in . .;f'iclr: 'O?c:Tntionc, in:".! c ... tea that soJl.o ravi'si:.;:,n·S or b:t'<Jt:'.kdown ot· T/ll nllow­~ncee \t?ul:'. l:o }lith,li" "!JO..'lO:f'ioir<J,_ .•

E. ..,, .,. . .,.,.-...... _ ~~-

T'r.0 ~J~:mco·~t of F!-!F LQ:;1st1c er.~,:-·:,n1~"'tion stntua t:4o :_nintc.o:".l"l.C•) ros.;,nnsitiU·t.Y pf Oot~ll:nt .SQrvleo G-rou.., "B tho ":lrO..,.ioion of field iiC.iii'teril>.no.C SU"'l':lc:tU :to~uj,re:i by eu..,_ :"ort.:C. o:rm.niio.ticno "but ·'!)eyond tho·cn~'lG.~il~.ty of thoao

DRCI ,ASSIFIRD

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Korean War Project USMC-00101778

DF:CLASSIFIF:[)

.-: r.-f'.ni-::~-ti<:ms 11 • O'bvi··.usly this r_OS'"'OL"J.sibllitJ:.,_.m..Jl". ~noluda tho -,r;.;vi sir1n of n~"l.iri._ t·on.'"Lnce of t\ hi{")\oxr· OC})i;l:l'OJ1.. --~than C.'!n ~o ~'rovi·lod ·:.:;:Jividen service units-, or mn.y moral? ro­qu.iz·o the ';)rovifiicn of o.d•11-tionn1 mintont\nco ·of tho e."'.mo oc:I£lon ~-s ·h .'\V, ... ,;iJ.E>.blo in tho ;:)ivieion•

In tho ~:-jrcf'Ji o:.,orrtM.onS to· J.,_t·O thQ-O_ombo.t SGrvico GrCJUji m."-in tunrmc..G r.cti vit.ios hb.vc: be on ..;;:-X_trolliCl~ i'im1 tt:):\ J.uo to tho fL>llo":in,-· fnotcrs:

(1) Tho c;ro~t n1lll\bor of movoe ,..,.,~·o: e~~ tho •jwr't . times- tho·'W'lits rom~no.i tn_ ()(l~eh ·1()~~1~-~~"-'-~(f~,:-Jor-.ve

suf:ticiont timo to so~ _:U:J r4."\~ntien:~c~ &~¢·1~--~n-.tlll:·ta_cnlo v;1o:."ttionn.l Jr..Eiis. . . · . · · · " . .'-···~ · !-.·· .. ·.

(2) Tho ~u·tordon of U"l.n7)0'trCr to· s~OvoCI.OrL~f; an~ Bilft-' · ·1ly nctivi tios r:'k".(.~q noooa·a'\r.f llY .tllB · uvorlo.-il".ln( of .Com"J.'"I.t Scr-:lcv Grou1 frccilitlcS .. rmi i-oquircnu.m~s.. · · · ·

1

. (3)_ The critic. .... l 1b.ok of ~-·t;o .,. ... r.ts, 'fh.ich~_t\._~:~·e from the dif'f'iculties oncountt~rod ·3.n so :rwT_tint; b"U;;J':'l~os in tho fc.ce of conatnnt movement, &.nd ."bod!".uall· ~ocu-'YI"'J.,Y ·thi,')ments

·, . ' - ,( .. \'wro not received. · · ( .. ; · .. _ . ·- · ·

(4) The f,n,ct tl1f'.t :1~~1-f!~on-~~rvicG .~;iifs. di~·-~O:t ""'·•' ''n t:•o wor::lool. in o.woa,· of)ho~f;,n;)l\o1Ut1Qs, Until n-ftor t::-10 :Jivisbn rc;t"l.titno·d _to;·NrU. .. UJ.

I.t is consh':.urod, 1;hr>)t tho lnck of_ :full Utiliz,ti.on of Co~lbr>.·t Scrvico Grou:r mfntoll!"l.nco fn.cil1tips cnuso~ •. '--by tl-:.o ::.Oovo fP.ctors 1 ro;,rosontcd P.~ stc;n1fict1Jl1; loss ·tn lo,?"' ist!c~' .. l su;"~~l01"t to tho let J.lr-.rino :::livisicn. As n result, -,r.'"';ctic ..... lly th.) full initin.l t~.llowr..noo of-~:~Y?-JOr .1teme cf Jivis·i-'m oqui':"'!Z!'.Ctnt wn_s in n·ood of'· IOCI.in.tEm!'.nco.whbn tho :Jivisicn .:.·vnc~o(: ~ .. "1.ar.m. ·

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C!e ..... rly, th:ro£; ·~c-~e!Mlitioa ~;!ist tor tho futV-ro cH,loyn<cnt .,f Oom,'!:ll"t Scrvie¢· Grou:, ·mintcno:-neo f'·"-~11 ... itic9 in furthCr ::oroon o;-,ornt1ons~

(l) i:st::. . ..)lish sor-;1---.,crrrtment ron.r Gclu;U.on mintonn.nco o;hu·Js in closo :·,rc-.~:irdty to f'.·:'.uqu-':\tQ stocks of &-:>."'.rO "\!lrt.s. 'I'his ~trould CJnr.~lu !}ivit;bn "Wlits to rcCoivo t.llo most :eo­r:nlDtoJ r•.nC:.. oxtonsivo rrt1intvnr.nc·o sorvioo ~Qee.lblo without :roturnin~·; oqu1"1J';li,::nt to oontinont~l cto:,ot~. '

(C) ;~ttnch Coml·"' ~ s~,l·vic<J GrOl.t;J oointen,...nco 71iAtoonB to r.uc:r:;ont simili'l-r s~otir.·r:.s in :Jividon e-orvieCI units • This t:oul;". clh".in...,_to Q.u-..,liCI'.tion of ff!.b1litiea nnC.· offort. r-.n·:'. wouLL insura c. prO!JOr . .,--t"vr.iin.; of tr~(l. mn1ntenn.nce '.I'Ork lor.::..

(3) i•;-),o somo combinc.tl n of (l) ~.na· (2) e.bovi> to· fit the.: rcquiror.tonts of the eitu.."\tion in the soVOl'l".l io~h.:;. ;1::.J~.1 CtJ.to:·:oriCI3•

T'nv Canco-,t of :n~' :".or·istlc- Or:;nnh-r:t'io:n st!"'.tcsi thnt 11 ~-~ ·r:.~1rintu cloJJLents- o'! tho Coml:>~.t·,sorvicG,.()rou'l') sboUlc1

· ·')0- consL:.oruU r-.s c.vn.il'1.)lc Ftu~-,ont,..Uon tor thO 'shoro

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Korean War Project USMC-00101779

DECLASSIFIED

P~rty ::urin~..~ tho ;1.n1 tlal ste.e,ee of 9- l.:".ndind'. Eowever • tO.~ Cuncc:Jt mt'.ke~ no f'..lrthcr b!-enkd,wn r"-e t9 t.thlt!h olr:u:':lnt ~ -e::tou.ld Do ConSi<'.orcd. .,.alY;')ro;)rir. to'11 for thi a .=.tssion.

1.n -H~" !nehon ·l•~m'Llii<? m:rn:ru:i:l;;-HtOl.v rjOC o:f'!'!eota an-,.'. men :rom ih.o:,.,;K.,rt nnd·· Su,.~i¥ ·o-:lnx,ni({6. ,.rero \tstd to ,.,,.. ,.,...,,..+ __ .;..,..,. -,.;.,;,..;,.,,., sn ... -...-..·.;;,...py,v·•"n.-.. T."ro;,. i'rr'Rt. tt.,.i'>'-UI"

't1~~;~~··d_"'y;~ of-·th~-~;o.;;;ti-~~--·.·Tho:-i;·t "C;rn~t ~ So;Vic·~-G:•ou--, w.-~a ·o.:-~llo.:". UjjCn ~o ost.-:-.tl!-sll :1-w;,::;s cr _,...ll Olf\~e ... eb to a-u·..,.)o;t t: . .:.:_ ·unttre l ··CO:t:le~ ·-c~lll1il¢iloilit;.lr~th tho s~<;~conc:. ..:..r-.y o:.<i .t:w -onjt"h-tiuii. l'n ·~:>oi~O:t":IT!iu;: 'this ·mia­.sicn t:1CJ GrL.>~,n: a CD.~.blli tY an<'.-- o:f'fioi'tlnoy. Wo:ro a&yo,ro­ly sttainod 'i:ly tho t1beonoe o£ eritiet'.llJ~ ~oe:f~ca J10re­onn(ll n:nd nq,u~:;.rnont o_f tha Su.~.'!y nne: ~'-I:''I')e:.rt Oom;-"'U11-os.: J.i :;L~~dL·t~!l~U$ lo.'Jcr ,1'\_"'..i no-t bco.n nvr-.ilnblc}''·it iS doU1t:f.Jl if re;:quir!;mcnts· eou.l~~. :ht,V.a ·o~on -met..

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