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1ST MARINE REGIMENT - 3RD BATTALION - SPECIAL ACTION REPORT- PERIOD 28 AUG - 22 NOVEMBER 1950

Korean War

Korean War Project Record: USMC-1356

CD: 19

United States Marine Corps History Division

Quantico, Virginia

Records: United States Marine Corps

Unit Name: 1st Marine Division

Records Group: RG 127

Depository: National Archives and Records Administration

Location: College Park, Maryland

Editor: Hal Barker

Korean War Project

P.O. Box 180190

Dallas, TX 75218-0190

http://www.koreanwar.org

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Korean War Project USMC-04400029

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Headquar~!!ta _ 3rd Battalion, ht Marin~~ lit l!ou;1A• DivhJ:q.,.; '1~t.F

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Bat.tf11ion I11telll~noe Officer l'1nt Provhl.on,U Combat History Platoon, Oem!Mnding ~Fteral, ltft l•larine Division

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Special .1\ct.~n Reports, Inchon-Seoul, Ope:rat~~~uf;- forw~J.rding of.

l4ajon-ni, Choain Reservoir

' ~ Rettf (a) Your letter dtd 27 January 1951.

l; __ J ___ -_,: n complbnc:e ·•ith instr\lctione contained. in reference (e.) the s\lbject e ial action reports are herewith forwarded.

2, It is well 1--o note this batt11l ion wB.S involved in Speci[:l Action at l~ajon-ni s\lbaequent to this divisions landing a.t Wonoan, r.nd prior to the Ohosin operations,

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}cl id~:~~~~~r{:~s' erh!: 2? ,,

~st , a.di1c: Di Visicm, ::F F' :iJ""PO, Sa.n Franoiacr·, CE,}jf-rn:lr, cjo

c~~~.·:SJ~int Oi'~i9cr

G~'lT~,erHlint; Gun<>ra:.t 1st ~·arino Divisi0n

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Divisicn Gcr.orvl Order r:1. 16 lut; E1rincf:>: eF,:-r<ondtlm dtd 7 F"v 1950 S1_1ccinl aCtion rc-o0rt IJD tho ho:!lding; at !nChr·n, "0-fo~, J)

S<~y.torbOr 1950, dtd 9 Cctobcr 19110 BJ)GClio.l acti ·>n rcp~rt T!' enorcy r.i.ght att~?t1k- -'•r. ?C Scptu1h1;r

1')',0, dt.Jl; I+ Oct··ber 1950 Co, 3dflr. -l tr t-~ G.i:f,_ lst:-::arDi v, c~:nfidontial, t.ltd 7 01;t ·l·cr

l950, .1'(; .11 Snc.·pcrl3c:;pC. neod f ·r r.nd rocf'mHcndotinn c ·ncernin.''

(fJ C-.~, 3d1~n ltr t·1 OL:r; la._t .. ;ar.Div, c:··rd'idnntit<i., dtd ·5:· Dctr;t,r;r

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'l:35U, re ""·,orit~l phs"t-:grapha, ncsd f·.r by o-'·f?bnt t'mits nnd +'•:>

c.;r:~,:!enda·ti.-;r.s c~.'ncorning. u Co, 3d.B.n ltr t,· CJ., lGt'-~mrj)iv, ~··m:fidcnti.al, dtd 8 iJvcmtar

1:)5:..1: r.::: 111 ntellL;cn'Ce' ~ato:d.al rG{Itdred -:·r·r -th<-;, _p,lanni'n'e Etr,d

S"':tl"ld c . .-..nd.u,ot· r-f a,n .a.m.phtbit•us l&ndint-<.: "r{ the ~attalirJ!l: levol,

·luck ;~f ·.and ncod:. f ~r." · ·

a. The p:1rposu ·f tills rcpor't is 't-- u]rr1-,to the~ nlnnni:n~ •. trnin:!nr,,

f~xr;cuU:m, ·a.r..d cr_ncl;llsi·r.·ns C'i' this 'ti:rii t. ·as Elr1 r::rganio pE!l".t ~,f t'flc lst' .. ::..r1r-~.G ~~-ucimcnt b: nar.2··,.,_ .. !nh out :1 ts pn·t.i·)n "f the .m! nsi r- J t,, land et

lnc,b;}n, K('fGf.l. vnd t muvv; inln::1o." t·· scizG ancl se¢tlre th• 'Jity ~t· So"'Ult;

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a. Prl :-)r t ~ cmbArkr.. ti '>n }liln lr;t. l~r..rir.cs

h. Dflrir.l~ assault -phase. ~d..l:ln l ct Lnrin(;s Dut A~2G-I,ICC:, 1st Sigr_,al Bn J,n tr;fJm & FO f'e!'ty, ~~d.Bn, 11th l~Ftrit,c;s

.Dut C\ n, let Led 3n Dnt Ht:,s CP, lst !"arine-s

-:-o lJ.rw j'.i,--:itar 0:_,, 1st iJO:J;'iiH·:s

Soc ~~m:a hG Plr.,t, imti-t:unk 00. :Jet o, 0, 1st .ii:ng ~n

e, J)tu·ilJt;; cxpl<;1 teti -,r. pJ)aao.

• lst J'arincs

1'hc: task -.·r~n,nizutic'n ·durinb' t.i1ir.; phaao vQ.rhiU JT';J;r rl.c ... y t·) d.r1y,

i:H":luCi.!_n~ th:SO UUitB listed ab"VO flS WUll as thu SU}'i-'P''!'t r;'f' tm;kS 1

w:rp11ibifm tr-act~·rB 1 and. .L.:J,' .. la as t.bv u.itua.tir:n dic~atcd..

b~ PC-~.rf.ir·;rt.:ph 4~ .!:! and. _p, r f r~~ erc:.cc (c) arc rur:to:i b.Cteinnf'tor with rt>· c~.tencc. t; ttois .. pb&act

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no. Fr:l .... r ts staging c:ut f'r"~m Kobe, Japan:

"''~•"< , ... , . .'·} 11 (1) 1Jnit or;Jtut;::tndorG \·tcr-- h:ioo bricf·:>d bv th~.Rtf~itKr.t.(')n bN'.1.rd

t;hG·USS no.-.1;:;:: ot J{..-·bG, Jc.,pan~ 'G0pi'cs kt' l-6fr;~o;_~c '(a) _a~~d ·-.yrif lirdt.:;d.

itc.~ts d' 1ntc1ligc.nco deta wcro rcocivod fr"rJ.Rt;..giroent. itcir>rGr.ce (b)

'tm.'i:\ nr'1mlt1cr·t·l)d by tli..is bat·t-elirln.. Sco r{d"orGncu (c) r:.g.erding the lir:r

tt(id graybic intclligonco data r~;Jcoivcd.

11 (2) Bnnch Blue 2 \<ms nosif,;ncd t" thi'fl battnli~n. At the plr.n-·

ni.ug cnnferGn~G6, t[;C; -'~ll"JW1ng·-no~ane _c:·f :i-_tp.Ohir~g t.lw beach ~l'Of\ 'fn j.,,a·:r

d' lierJch F.l ur-; 2 wore Cl1r,sider(;d:" · ·

u(b) An Gntrant t:- the lr:ft (n0rth) "f tho seawall whieh c ..... r.

Edstr:d of & A.trunn ~utl.c·t tbrd:. appere:tt1y"lcd t-: a r~"Ad ·r trnD ir..lEmd.

·. 11 (~.) .. B(;a.ch lilu~· 3. H V("'0l' 1 tk. ust:: ·:f thi(l "rwar.h waz scr

icuc·ly ()UostionGd nnd it wus tr.1 r .. ; cxpl·::Jr(:d Ets P'-l· n ae rraciticublc r~ftor

tilL· l.~.r;dir.g· d the. ussuci: t t.'U.Vli·~ ·j·.:r·thc; :P~'<>si";lc usc ·f t.hr.' 1st Botta)iGr.

wh1 ~n "'·'.l.iS 1 r. ke&i:rnoritf<l ii.os.orvu ..

. Tm:;s, br:oo.u.r.(: f· tnc,; 31 !"·"·:'t' tinr. crv·sin!-;: cxtr...nsivo m:1d flats ot. lc'"'

tido, the dcLLbh·. prr;blcm cd· pc..ssint.~ cv:.= the. r.md flatr:;. ar se:aline.. the

r.naw;_~ll cxtEttl;d, ~·he cm<~r:wn koy prohl~:m rq~ar6.int~ the Jl. ~ticnbili ty

. .:·:!' these mctJ'J-c ..... tiB :\\lfis tho lovol of the tide wh(m LVI!· a hit .• c bee.ch.

Conve:;rscly, i,hc later H-hJUr wus dCilf:lyed, the J.Gss dayligl'lt there wculd

be avo..ilD..blc for the soizuro ··f ·t;hc ini tiol ~bjGc~~i vos :-on the Rct~imcmtnl

0-1 linb f1nd. thu :fuwer waves t!·~&t wc:uld. 6C ash::;rc duo t ·: the. ebb tid;:;.

if.11' cx&r.~plc 1 tho fcllrJwinr,: dntn is portillGLti ~unsot -- .18lJ2; civD. ttdl

ir;ht - 1909: higr, tide ·- 1"919. H-hi'itlr wtl's 'tu.ntc.tiV"G.iy oct f··r ~hrrtly

Uft.vr 1700 <>n n...:d.ny~ J.i0roffi !O<VEl.~.~."I'J.'h}\. i"ntc.lli{tci(CG .it' .W[lS_ predicted th[.lt

. the irtUd. flat:3 w:C::lld. n0t·~b""-.> tril1'HnAb'l;:.. t"r: <;1't.:hc'r wh<c:olod: ~·r -t"rac·>:cd

yt>hicl cs end c~'Uld. bu cr:o·sEtcd by t:r"_0-~p·s ':-~y ·,..i th 'g:eC~t. d1in cui ty.

Thit> C·:Jnditi.-,n roruirt.d Li f'n1r level cf tide nt tl:e time r·f lar,dir;g in

nrdor _t.rJ fi..fHl'li'C u bf.!l'c m1n1mUtl. :Ji" flotuti,..•r. t:, LVrs. T() nnr;'.l.rG nll

possible aids in f.\.SSUrirrg_ the; landing et a:' c~,rly ~ov01 r:f" tido, the frll

)qwin,-; roconureori wc:rc takon·:

11 (h) :!r.e;J\ie;i·;n ·,...f 1&nd"ing i.c.ts 1Jnd 8.r'tlinrl~nt f'ir.thGir <'lttach

r:lGfit tc; the r-ca..;~f!}l t··· insure thG .rf.i.p:I.O. lr.t:tdinf;.: r;f' :::u!:Bor.uent \'ravos •

• 11·.(c). !t,.Clti~i-Cn · .... :f· ·a DGtaohmcrtt, cnmpf!h.Y e,· l.St 'Enr.:;in<:Cl- Bet ...

tnli"l"l, 'tl1.tl'l the fls~nnlt wrlvc of_ G Q:·-~f.lpe.~y tr: rig Uic lari"ding nets at

the scnwnll.

• !I (d) Incl-uSi·"'fl :nf 12Hxl2":xll! r.lr..nks 1n LVTs t·.· ftid tho .'.1~V~>·

wx.t r-.1' t.r~)":pr.- .a~r,; SR the- raud :flnts ;tn the :c\iurit thut. tl:!u t=rrs r..,r-:c.:·.d. d Wlt .s.:>mt> di stru~co 'from the Hh r~,·. I!

tlh •. Ini'\lt"!W.tti0n l'·ci."'"Glv-<id. r~.ior t·:} 'G.':l.i.llng (Sec l"Dfo;r;.lC:O (c) f:;r

dctn.iln).:

0 ([t) .hr:;glmcnt loancl vcrtic:nl r;t;,:rc:,:~·ph;;t :s, 1:ll,OJO, ,Jf'

th\ Ir~Chvn nn;i:l. t, tn:lS"Ul;it :. !' tlh3 p~ri,;d 2200, 7 Scp 19?L;, t o:)OO,

g ;:)Hp: 1•;-J:;O, siJH~•~ tnis wo~ tJh, r·nly C(.t e.vr.~.ile.bl(; tr~ :>tcr::,iwci.t 6lid hi'1d.

b be louncct to other uni tB.

''(b) .~,t 2)C\J, [; Sc):; l:J··O, thr~;, :.:;;.:.t(! 'Jf' lith, {;r~'0h':l ,,,. i1c·.[,ch

Blut·. 2 wcrG received. Thcr,c \tCTC t'lr.l"JSL ¥J'::rthless .

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Korean War Project USMC-04400032DICCLASSIFIED

• 11 (c) .b.t 2300, B Sep 1950,-"' .SC.iJl Scoctct- public.r.ctiop untitlfi.d

"'Sc')ctl c.nd i<~nv1rona'i 't.'hioh o-·mta1fH.>d. t.h:r;ooo l"hnt0s r1f tho·::·_t:QoltGP· a:F~: 4'td tw.; Jf the S(ou.l Broo were rGcoivcd. . · -.· '· · ·

"(d) ... ~t 2500, J Sen 1950, :ln ~do.~:ur.:to nu.r.1bcr ·~f sots .. :r 1-~

50,000 maps cf objective arefl l"<-r-o' ri.:oDivcd: ; !

" (c)' At. 1200 •. 9. ,Scp 1950·,· • COJtY. cf' rc:t'or.onco ( il) • 'r<:g!lrding.

tho hd~Y)lt oj· watGr. at the &Oaw.nlll at•varitJU-p. times· wlls 't1C.cidontfl11V'

-picl(Od up \11hcn the s..:..'3 visi tGd. Div1Siot .• _ .

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(2) 'l'1mnl,:1.nc-ss o:f· the abr.wo- ir.fi;rJ~ftti.on· is i-ridi6'Eltc.d: bY th;;

f'oB.owing schedule <>f e·ctivi.tioe -of 't_h1s unit: "

6 Scp

11 (L) natt&liJ:r; OJ?Grntif·n OrCI.G~- 'l-50 w-s p'rnrr.l11gated.- 1600,

:950.

P ( l1') 'l'i!C battf.•li<m prcpnroQ. tc· leave Otsu; Jr.,r,.r 1. thl: ·cvc;f,irt~

:~'If 8 Sop 1950, and· ombarkod. rJn. ass~£-"l1c4 LSIJ.•q a~- K-5-ie. f.;n t-:w morrdnG of

9 Scp 1950.

(e)- LSiJ.'s d.ep,artc<i .~abo the fi&rl"y morninG of 10 Sur; 195::1. 11

a. See til(; ·o_U()tution in p.n.ra.graph 6, bGl-::r~ ... , f::r an oxt(;r.si ·1n r;1' the

qu'-;tut'ic.r, 01 subparuE,":raph b, c.bovc.

£1, Durinr~ 'th!!: puri'Jri tho .Buttt.li:n?- was r,t~ Carp.p Otsu, Jttpnn, an

~ntGnsivc, trnining Pl"21&rLrJ'Wf.Ls .carried out. :·This trttinini,·cvms:b;:tr:d '~f

cundit!0l~ill~ hikus, SCJU.tin~ an(l p~trolling -8ch0ol1 o.--mp~ny :Hold: Prob

lm .. s, a11d bat.tali-~.:m night axoroiacs. f.~ i-chcars~l WEls··o'"lnduc:te;;d f"JI'

the i~ndint;"~:·nt Inchon.

E\, The 1 -,vdi nE~ nf oc'r..bb "L

5 S.:-r; 1950 t·!!'G dolr.yc.:t Lmt.il shipping wl".ich WFl-S sr.ht;dulcd .. t0 C0f.11."Cnc·o l')r.,

7 R.f.p \950 .bCCf.tllSG (1f P. t;lphn('n.

b. ActUHl looding ·'f the ,LSTs .nss~encd to l'ift this bAtt.elion W£s

fErcilitat.l_d tn tht:t we o-.r-Lly had t:~ l'ond rr.ti(;no, gA~-"'1.1nc, flrnr.ltinitil'"ln,

vehicles, f<nd pGrs~"imol. ·. ... .

.c.,Th.c·L.ST loading t=.li'ofl (Fio.i:. 6i. Kr:.bu, Japan) ~~d n ctqx:tcity r,f

nbc ut llt Ls:r-s, ho,../uv9i-. ·-·nl;y- 6 !.STs wora d~Ckcd nt· "hO tirrG until 9

Scp .,.rhc.:n r.1cr;;, wGrt: brout;ht in and th_o lo&d..ing ana cr·lbarlr··tion cnnrlc.;tt.d ..

r:L IJ1h(_, 1 .-.-u~k nf rnct:.e;-;·r trnns-pot't_atiO'n •t:Ds a cr·uciaf fact:-:·r in t:r.~:; d,.;;.ln,>'S

involved in lo;:,dln{~• It· wnS "foUnd' t:hn'"" 'tho loading oi-ows were f•blc t<·

l,>ud cquiptlont anO. supplies fustc·r than ti1oy o·::Uld. bG dclivorod t-:·.thc

pier in t·hE -t~wdlfiblc t~ucking~_

b. f.·-S~YA!~L~iQ 1 _ -~19_ .. ~li~_ ;~\P&~ "'"~ ~_Q~:~.Q~·I ·v 1~ .AR_~l

H • .n.CCtl,lOQ.fltl.C)US E!UJtHU th~..o i,Sl_'~ ~i~i't;;nGd. t<:· lift t·l",i-S bc.ttLli'.::;n,

rnn&ed f:t(Jl:~ vor¥ pocr t :) ox~ c) lBn,t. OnL "LS'I', · th:: 802, l:avh--.f:· jt:.st been

roc.lahwd- fror.J tho ll(;;r~!l.!-.i:rit J.·.ut~no· np~ wcGk· pJ;ior_ to :loadlng out 1 was .

barul~y li v~nbl<.> r)r ncnwurtl}Y. Thit: snip had. three P.:~jor And e r_ur:~hcr d'

rninur brGa.kd\)WnG •. Plans wcrG' :;JUdo fer t!Jc trr:r.sfe;r. of key uors·-·nncl to

other ~hipc if· ian1irdl., ~LMR 1 . ,how.eve:r.,.-d.id n'~·t bo~.ot!'.c ncc~~scr.y.

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b. It ;wbs 0n 10 Sopt8mbt;;l' 19:_,0, th~ dfiy ·(r£ Q.opvrturc .frm•1 Xr/hc 1

JFtpnn, thctt the battel10n crJmhendor and ·his ste.ff had adcauntG intol~

lit;onco to atud.y the baoch flrGn As· e- rcal.llt r-.f tht;;ac sit\1~i~s rcc()f.'l

ncndr.ttir·l;.s were mado l'oenrdi~g thG't.i!!le. 0f landinG and the·:use r)f otht:.t~:«.

thnn spr,:cj_ fi ed. lnndir.e e.rcfla.

o. With r~ga~d.. to:ol;~nil?s in,. pl~nningf tl1c fnll:Jwin~ oUrlteti"r.

fram :pnr'hg'rElph 4, E_, ri:t' r.?~er_unc_o (e) "iEf'o"riS1derod Po:rtinont:

"o. J~ctio::t t'Akcn a(~vr dop~rt~rc frcr:J Knbe 1 Ja.p~n:

n(l) 1:\-aet·n:."'ling On· thG day 'nf d.GpA.rtu.ro frnr~ Knbo, thG tlndGr

ai~od f.l.nd the bettalio'n staff fr;r .tho .first timn had a b"roly Hdcouate

amtJunt· of into"lligu.n,Co· d8.ta to etudy' thG b6cr:;h are~. J!,.ftor c~msidorAble study ani discussion, .in which he.jor NOCN.n.l\' - the LVT C?crpR.l\Y. CO -

paxtldiplitod, tho folld>lin,;: o::r.clueions word roached: . ' . ' ' .

· 11 ( s.) if Ii-hr;ur '\.,F. a 'oerlicr ·than 1140, i-t. was pr-"'bablo. thet

LVTs wculd becor.1G p.Jgticd d ."W'il rri "r ·to ·reAching the bo11ch ·r:r soawnll.

that the Suction of th~ mud r)n LVT bott1r.i6 _w..,uid deley thoir roflotatir'n,

r:md that the b--le,gin-g d·.,wn -d· ·'th.l: ·til~ t.iUJ. Wlwoa would oa~so c:msido.rableo

6-mfUI!'ion nnd delaY' in the b3oching of sub~eotie'nt .\•:avos._ .r..o:t'crcnco (d)

ir.diCa.tcd tho fcllowing·wat6r loV~ls at t.t;c Se(J.wall: 171.2- nonu:

17117 - fqur foot. · ·

11 (b) Tho Cr.t;rnnt. ld't · (nol!th) "l')f the; soaW~ll wtc.~a' itmro.eJsingly

aU(>stiCm~blC dt1e t:) the bUilt up dolta in fron~ of tho straan outlet

(whieh t~ppcut•,;i t,._ bo~·nud· and tho hGight 0f whio!) waulO. reduce the flc:t

ntirr. lovcl rli' I~V'ls) 'and naturv .:~f the t:r~il,inland f'rf)m tho cntrnnoo.

u(c) It we.s evident t-h~t 11 rnthcr doup ·e.rninagc linn in tho

1::.tld !1t low tld.o c.xtc;.r.Ldu:i seE,ymr~l ,~,mat the GAUth c:r:.¢. o:f the scr.wnll.

If this wore UsaO.,- thG wt-tor level e.brwe the r.ud wruld be erGt-tor and 1

thus,. as£urc inorc~ecd fl''~-t!·tion f"l." LVr:I.'r..

"(d) llescd en (c). ' ~b·:ve, it np-pct~rcd -prr.bFblc th"·t LVTs

C:1Uld fltCend. the; s"·ut£1 t>t:d of thG scnw!l.ll t,r- the mDin bc~.ch hf!VC t" be :r.l.FLd.G t,~ th!': CASt.

the scaw£tll, -pr::cooding thcrcf'r~"·r.l alr:>nc proe fr"~ which the lend nttook wr-uld

, Cauld pl:L s s shnrc· r;1uto

"(c) B•s<rl Dn (c), obovq, i't appeared poss!bl< thet LV~'s

around the snuth ond of the sanwnll end fir.C. ·· prncticel ruJfll:'L

,.n k PoAch ·:Blue '3·

11 (2) :Hr.nwd ~n tho abl·vo fmalyEiie·,.' tho fnll~wint; Flcti"rJB were

tnkon: ..

11 (0.,) ThOs~. noos<·t~<;s wex;c ·sent t ·· tht Rogimor. tel cGni~ild ship

(L:.;T 715)- by sign~l lit.:ht duo te; rAdio· siluncu: ·

1 '-~1 1 ) RoooJmr.lm~daticn that H-hr.llr l'tn !'lOt oarli or than

J j'l __ l-0 f,·:r tho rer.l.s:,nS stRtod in ~t]b:.pa.ra._,1'nph c (l)' (e) _nbr1vc. (17oto:

e..Ctunily H-h 1ur wns aubsoc.ucntly ae·t· at -173b .which WF.l.B ·a; rGI'l.con~bln

c·,mpr'omisG. ~":iowovor, sihco tb; first t.ssl'mlt' wevo ·h'it th<> bonQ-h.ab"lut

l74J, duo t.· inaduQU<lt(; cor,tr-.1 u.t tho line of,dopnrtur<..:' and ln.Ck ·;f' 5'td.dcs

t-: tho 'roach, tno niniLmm. rccor:ml_ond.od H-h-mr wvs P.QtUEL.lly r.wt).

u (?.. 1) lnfurnt:!ti:m thut ti:;is 'tm.ttr.li;u:; in j ts f:-u,; b-.'ltlts

would o.xpJorr: tho f>'H3Gibflity '.:li. LVTs climbing the fF>llth end -'Jf ti-.u Ron

wall nnd. using Blue Jlepch .3. m:d thnt_ usc. r:f· tho ontrf'nt 11-Jr~h '"d the

nonwnll wua .o,-·naido,rcli auos.ti Jr.· :..e. Slnao no_ nogettvo dirccti vo wAs

rGccivdd in r'crly tr: this mosafLt;;C, this ·rlan w$.·s carried cUt ns o;xpln1n--

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• • • ' ;;f 11 (b) Due tr) the ir:;prn~ti(m.bility •·f :-:1r:difyit.g tho ·lanO.ir.g

plnn in any HF,y while cnrouto to the ~bjGctivc*' GVen. ~r. the oxtcmt nf' designAtinG 1\l ternatG lar.ding areee' bfls-cd ~"'n the. crp1-0rfltion ')f tho frrre b~llts duf.:l to Cl~mrnuni"fltirms lind t8ti,...,m:. it wee: ~O.ooid.ad .first t'> ·eX}'llore tho entrants s"'uth nf' :tho eoe.wall by t_he .:free .b ..... ets .. _ar.d, sooond, if st1oh Gxpll')rAtirrn_s were AilccG·ssful elld tpo nr'.lr.-"th entrant was n_0t u.aable \;)' clq,gr;ed-with LV~ls,- t0 direct· euccai:dit•'g w.S:ves virr thn "LY'l.' uommon N!:>t tc uso the s~ut..h_ ont:r"antS~. Thit?.J)l'n.n .was 'Pt"tJdicutcC._ nrl

tho dGisirr,bi:.i ty of s.ese.tllt· un~.ts landibg ~:md c0ntf:hUing tr"l their rhj8t1tivos ·in thai!- LVT~~ Th:!. a, if pr&OtiCH:t'hle..-. Wfl.llld: t.n:~s'u.re a m"~rc re·pid coizure 0f the ~'ojcctives rm tho Regimental 0-l l!nG~"

d; This battalion errivod J.n the cb·jootive """" during the Gerly afterneon or.. l5 Sl3ptcmbor 1950. During tho m"JvClnont t!') tho :":bjoctiVG area r;1Uti'no dobar.Ktlti"on drills W(;r(; hold, and. tho LV11a ab-")ard tho lending sh1p3 WCI'O l'!"OlG~Od With C>BECJltial S'UfpliGS &nd OoU.iJlffiGnt •.

a • .ll.SSaltlt l?Jlo.so, l.5-l6 Scpte1~bcr (Sue alrao rofer~ncc (c)).

(1) Q:~ - .,h.~ noted ill· thiJ cUotnt~OI). f;J pttrH~ra:Ph. 61 ab·l"/0 •

the foosioil:l tY of usir.t; tho 1cl't (north) entrant wes .seriously in ' aUGGtion and tJlc usc of the S"lllth ranip of tho sC:thv~ll Bnd Bva.ch -Blue -3 · were oonsido:l"oci. . .mc:r~ pro'be.hlG. Si!1o~. tliie. was dGtGrillin<>d only cnr::.lUtc t . .J tnc; tar&ot aroa .bocnq.so '.:r late rocoillf'rf 1ntclli·gonc,<.<, d<:;sirod. chnn[:ce in plnn Cnuld not be nade due to l1nfitcd ·~::.rnrdur.icie.ti.or.s ft.Vaila'bl.o botweon LS'l's. · Tllcret'tlr·c 1 t. wa6 JJlannGd. to htrvti 11hc> oo: s flnd E:xeco= s :Fro~J 'Bn!lte

t.:; oxploro t.rlG hsr.bili ty Of thz.: south rArr.p cf' the ae~·ell and. Beach .f:luo 3 if~!E.t:: lc:;f't GntrF~nt b~e.ame a bottlcnooJt.:. rh1 s c·:ndi ticn 1:nm.cdiote:.ly b.:;ca:r.G app<:.rcmt ~~s \'l{~Vq 2 .hit tho bcnol1. · !'hCl"c!'hre; the t\'V! frse bor.ts o.xpl:J:t"Gd the afurcsuid. monn:J. r:f reaching thG 'ba.ch apd werG fr.·ll0...,·cd l::y e. lnrge;; prop,rtion ~f ~ll LV1's,. tile two 'fr~e b;·ats be~ng tho first r,n t,Lc: hr_1A0.h, Thi£: development '!)rGVented ·g;t"GFlt C:''nfuAi~'~n and dc1E".$'1!lb bGnchillg LVTs Elr1d rorsnnnel •. c·nd ... pri:"'bttbly more imp.;rt'F.lnt,· ·cnB,hled the; uni tG of this :tw.ttaH"rl tn takC rnaximuO fldVrm'tf!ge. 1'\.f thG li ~th:.: lit;ht r6me.inin[S 'tn puph ('n tr, thtdr nbJoetiv'Gs~. Sec rc:f'cror.oG (a} f"'~r a dctf.tilcd E:l!lnlysis r·f the landin[' } l!11SG,

(2) 1730 1 15 Suptotn);or ~n OSOQi, 16 ScJpterr.ber: Til, 3d ]ettelior. l~nc'i.cd in six: ·ov·nvca r.vcr· ihu(..; :Bor.ch' TW:"; t t'"UChing ~J'W':r. et ti.E?·;:l9 v~.r~r!r.g from 17115 (H f .15 minutes) to lROO, InitiAlly thoro was cnnsidornblc c~~nfllsio·n Etn1l intorm1.nt;li.h(!: 0t: untta· otiuBGd 1• J'lti:onar,ll~,, bY th(l pQJr_· n.avnl

ccntrol of thu sllip-oto-eh0ro m~vomcmt and, aec()hdai'ti;{, by sharply de~rc.a.sed vi si bili ty' rvsttl tint~ f.rr:Jrn the hCnvj' am"'ko bV:wing soaward nnd hy approaching dE<ri>r..aarr.. Fu.rthor intoJ;"rninelir.c wa~ .ca,uscd et the b·.:lnch line by the ·ioubio ba'rtiors_ .>L t·ho l·5""'.f.qt.)t seawall .fil.nd.' extonsi ve rn"J.d ·flats.. Oilco &ahore, OSJ.ntrc·i WftB Qu!,Olc~)r i"Ct;ained i~ Wh!1t Wll.S. fl.TJ .oxnmplc of C:IXOolhmt. f'l.inall U·n1 t lee.d(".r.shi}t. Er.olt~/ rees.atnnoe waa limi'tod t.; 11~ t snall ll.XmR · Hnd mortar n.ro and, a e. darkness fell, t-ask units wGrG well on their way to thG 0-l.lino. (s;·;r,: r..I.tn..nt~or •. ski-itCh) .. 0bjaati.Yc~ ·.,~ere ABcu.Z.Gd at tll>'[•roxirntltely ·tho l"ollowfnt:: timosi

(a) Cor,1pany U. (li.Gi..n:f;)rcred) ::·.n ·tno 2.'cft· sccuri;d its fh,r:ks nMut 2015 r"r1d f:illerl. in. its OCXJtCH"' 15 minntua .ln.ter ..

(b) OompElny I (.ttoini'rlrocd) r th.Rrgcd w:ith. tho oa.1c:t- par:t •;f

Objooti vc Onarl!u, WflS (Jn P·1~ttioil. abo tit 1900 .. but did nr)t· hRvG ph.veicf:l.l ccnt~<ct with Clither Compnny t} :m it.s lcf": mr with lst .Plnto'1n. C'1t;"Pflny

H, on its rir.:;nt,

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1st Plt.~toon (Rainforood), Cor.lpnny R, retched the capo il·!q '\Vhich was Objuctivo Baker ab(;ut. 2039, Rcsist<'=tnoa hero WflS mhciqr,<:..t'&;~.i:'r;li3'•' hill boin5 invostod by po:r-h.aps 300 onemy ir, woll prop~l"'od p>si tions. Huwcvur tho cuelity of thuir resistance WE.s }?o1r fm:i the nbjncti vo Wbs ta.kon •,oJi tn fln enemy los a nf Ab<ut 30 killed and woundod.

· (Q.) 2Q..Pl~to.on (l\oJnf'oMod) , .. ·Qorr.paey lj, h~Yil\g ihG .pr~-f.tssit;nod mi's~io.n,_a;f·~otlt-p('Stii?-~ in "'~ti'(Ji~th ~lis ;18.Q·:n.D.d •. 233,· 46- · mcd!'lc:d to t'ho .. l'Gfl~ of..O.?mpci.ny :I Un~il -2330 •. -~a.--pltitpnn th_al\ moved t:;w_..rd its d.Ufll 'objoctivo3 but failod t,:-, l'Ofloh t.b.eo, lAr~cly because ;f p_ -';!' vis~b.ili_ty .. F.n_d fn:U:~Y _c.·m.J.mU.JliO_ati('lps ..

(e) The; rcrnoindor oi'C~mpeny ·H.·· in· bflitnli~""~n ros.erva, fcmnd And ,_sc~!!f.~d .. l~e pss~m:hly- /~ro~ nb,...U;~ 21QO.

(f) Woip~n_~ Co~paey,. mi.nu~ :its ieqhino (!tm ahd _:.X,ti-Tenk Jl.ssntllt ,.111to~~na (which wc.rc.. flllr._tJ;od -PY- soq:tinn t0 tha rifle ~?nmpanios).,. Qocu.rc_ii the 'aelcr,toct.Slmr.l Vort,ar .. pnGi.tJnns.flnd established its firing · b>;ttory r.no' l!'J)C sbout i9-30; ·. · :. .. · . · : · . · ' • I• ., • • •

. ('t;) Sur'ij~tt;g flros durin~ .the first night. wero liJ.llitGd to' :;;:..:1ri.ch illurninnt'it'~ ifircd 'bty~ thC; hR~tali0n 1 s._suppr.t.t~n(;-,.'dos"tz:r-.Ypr •. N0 Bimr.i m'"~rtnrS wero firGd and. eupp ~ ':"'l;. frnm 4. au roo.rters and ftrtil].CrY: _Wft.a n·Githcr !J.Vnilabl'e n'nf. ~c·odo~, r"J;a ~b&t~~l.i."I'lr•--·~·~vorin~- a f:."n~ ;-Jf 4000-plU.;' yarda 1 was cr,r;~J'id.Grt\bly~ I')Ver-extrinded, 'but. Wf:l-S at n'l ·~ lme "th~catcl,1od by sori,'lllS Gnef.lY. cr,Untqz·"·ac£irn:."o · · · ·

(h). At 0730, tho. 20.· ~lO.t0·';n, Oomp<•ny H, mr;vud :f"r•rward thr-hugh 06npt~ny I an6. ';ucc.OOd.o_d in Outp:!BtiA~ Hi;Lls ~BO :ftnd-F33 witp.:ut incid<.mt •

. ·. (i) .G£~ualtios l'c>r tr•G 3d.:Fi.~ttniion during)bq lrmd1n;: nr.,d first r<:ie:Jit ff;hOro wure .4 ki,llc;i .<.·~~d .15 W :U!1dClP,. · · . -. .·.

(j) SoQ ;reforcnqo· (c.J f-)r_'S. dut.~iled .s~ntament y:f the E!b.;vv. 1J•ndine: phf.i.s?·

· ()) £800 to 21101!, l6 Soptn.rbor: ·At 0920, thJ' bnt·t~iicr. ntt~ckod t::.wm:~.d ·the: Q-2 lir;.c, GN:lp<::ni os G and _r -in the essF~ul t and th.,; rGC·"nsti tutcd C;·iupany H i~ rcac;rv-"0 • .it br."';f,d f:r~·nt :WFs ~-vorcd, thG br,~tflli~n· ·m. . ...,v:~:r:_g. , . p'nrtir.;lly _0r~ fo,"lt,' f'f~rti'ally by .. IN'::s. ·· Ini.tinlly· ,~hOre WN~ r.r. :rG.fl:i.st£,p.Oo. ~ ·;W,F;rd. f,_.t<.;- oift"oi-r~ :~·n the .ad\ri:!r.co ~ -iltiO:uC:d Elgeirlst l-~ght sniper" f_ir6 • .rl.t_ iyob .the btlttr.li.On w_;·ts reliev~d ~{.r'uCp?nSibillty t\·r the D~visin{'s rihht" flLnk. by .. thc Division RG~''>:m~isafcnnc Cc.mpl'lllY· Tho :bat1{aH,._.n 1 rcvcr"tint; t:) Iicb1.mcntrol ro.acrve,· ·~.-wod tr. en: flaaaDbly ,f-lr:of.i et .T~i-.'9646 G.

,(p) Cnsur:-l.tic-;~_ f·,r _J,h _S<.1y:'t9mbu.r wGr-e· 7 wrun4c4.

(b) Er.e;my d.cr·d 1'--r 15~J r. SGptcnbcr were estiml':ted t·· bt;; 100. l'iftc~!:J. ro· s \-:c.rc., h:~kon, five ''f them W"'~d~;.d.

·b,. RxP_l··~ tr.-tirm Ph.t:~'o",_lJ .~op:tc·mr.0~· :-· 7 ~.ct'l.bp· ... . · '-. . . ·, . ' (l) :U. Scrt~nbCr;.. ~Cnctr}~i< O,~__;;:b~-; r'il LVT,s .'rmd· :sunri"i"'~.G'p: h;{ tnnks,

r:~n\rci out f,i lObo af~ the Ine'h·.,.,n:.r;u,.,Jl hi'gl-:wrty." The c'"l .·m wr·S · st.)ppul f,t the dcfilc;;.J~l!St wooLcJ:f. SOS.i., . .A. vi~lent _;'jre fj ·;ilt dovul-:pod, three 't{lnk~ Were anri_n'c~hd Bnd ... li·~ .• fur._trl6r Fdv$-.T;cc; .Of' .. uic.,'bc mfl:d.C. Th,c •.. , r~m&iild·O_r, ni' th'c · b'a t t'tli(:n r.w\r'l>'fl t>:- t_ho. .. _r·G'n·.r. ~~f r,()m.p_t.nY ... a: .by' mCMt:>. ,1f · l,"'VT.Q Dtr~r.IS ,rind' "jcGps. ~~~ 'd'nrKfiG's~. ·.toll', ,0.--;rn:pc-.n.Y 1{,\ia'S.~:Q:ciTirr~~-t~d.:. t0 tho r'i·,:;ht' o:: Qom}1~,;~ G 6n~ )n,G. h~l t:.t,,_ ·_, · ;'r .. · ·pr;~p~lf~4· --~~~.-~~f_~ns._~·~: -(~_.r' p)ic~ hi 2;ht . .Duril-ig_ tiw J.< .. tu_ aftoru,>m lin~L _..n.i ~ 301~ .r.r,.:mds. ·fr'ir.j!? .6...-inch _.'iri~tisR c . .rld.sc;_r 'fj'?rc_ :iirod..:~:nt:0'~ ·s~SJ~, v.;~:·.:/ilf ~2-3 iU ~\lP:P,·~·~t ;~f th'0 b_n}ic.lJ ,,}. · , Oar ~E·~~llnj. t.l/:r: :rar .tn_v ,d~w: w;.;_r(. t- w~,··'-1-_J~d:o.U;.- }':'nt._ii:Y _.t;~~Ufll.tt L.:'3· U:nd_Q~,orr:,iuo •. J..

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• • (2) f_8 SopttJJ!bcr.: The u~1ttF~~1on, Ccmpnr.it;s (} anC. I i:n -1-h~ . ..:

&sse.ult, jum:p0d ofj' 'in &n oarly morninto; atthek elc:sG :>n -~-.h0 :b:ecle r,f~'f,lr,, ·

artillery _proparatinn. Thy c,·-lumn. _.mG:Yir.t; _by .mcrms_ r:f :.. ~s, Dli'XWs, and

jeops, WIVGd ac:~"Dinst ict'Aigibl~ cr'Caist'~'n'Oc thrr1ueh SOSJ~. PJ)d.~u:rn __ od_lBft,

occupy! no: th;;:, b6ltt&li0n, objoct.i.vy, i:.ho. h·i.~ _gX.r'IJ.i1d in the vi clni tY, ·

of Hill 123. Honvy onomy mori.ar ·nn blimkctBd this .. nrea thr•·ugh ·

lntn BftGrno;;r •.. el).d '6vcmin.5:• ih tn Til) ph.],n;~ca_l. .clz:.tect with ~ny_ other t'ricndly. urU t, tJ)c battalinr. prcparr.O: :r:)~ :~ 36o dG~-~c _dvf:"Ori~G. ·

Oasualtl.os ~·Cr .tl)o <>or~od wqro 1 killed, 2 :iiod of wounds! And. 38 W')Unde;d.

(3) 19 S~ptoroocr:. ·T~c,.bettel~o,;, C;lll)i,.nio•jl r.n& I fcrc•tl>:d,

~-·nti-nUGd i ts;e.tt~ck Wi t{lin th~_ rogimGntr;l z~ne "f actit')n, ijli-Jyin~ nvcr

~xtremcly ruggpd o~untry_ ~gRiuut light bllt,utubb~rn.oncmy.dol~y!rie acti•n;. Tho nature of tho ·torrain modo it impossible f·r the nicohenHo:l. alvmcnts of tho batt~ll:i:·l) t·' fc,llow oloscly,.sn thai the batta.linJ:··

roA.chGd its u.ltimatD rbjuO~ivG with wh!:'t was r·n its bBcks Apd n(lthi:f•c"

t:lso, Dut'irJt;. the r:•i5ht, the· 2,d :RattDli~n (rn tho ri@lt bUt n:-Jt in

]'l;;(S!Col c·~tMt) .w.os )lit hard by a e· UntorattMk, .~:i )latt"li/Jn was

n·:•t directly inv~lvcd. oxcopt t"· rGlf.y cnr.tr.lilniestifli:B t'! ·Rci;irr.Cnt:

Cr;su>ll tics f.,_ the. )'lor! (•d were 2·.killod and 15 wnm~cd.

(4) ~~~- . .£.qll~1bcr: Tho lli:tttftlic;n. rcrJeinGii'on F'siti0n Dlld

e;m_tinucd _tc, :Jr,r;ur.~.i.zo 1 ts do.fonB.9S whioh d.;,,min.atod .thu nppr()achcG t8

YOl~& DU.r~G- P 16......rt.L Thu ha.ttDJ.i:.\:, was nc.'w vi thin ai~.ll.t t~f tho. bridccs

nc.rvss tb.:.; H:._n: .·Th.:.; W!LJ'nintG ~·r40r .. _.:fer the, next d·ey, s nttr.t.ck r.l.~·ct-:1 ·~hi.s · t~nttnl.ion ·,in rcscrv4. IJfwa_ putr ... :ls suc.CGsSfully m~ja:c· 'contaCt with thb'.

1st· Battulion. Thcr,u were n:J ca&uaitius ::.;"f the daY:•. ·,

. :; (5) [?l--Sq:i0~~-oi-: . Xht -"\ct::iuont att'hcko\l ft&sir.at YON'G Dm;q P 10-?..I

witll tho ls1> .Battal!.c.n en tn,~ lott, nnd .the 2d llat'tali;: , a.str.ido th(>

r , .... ~, l.~CHOH-S..J.6Ui, hib'fi...;ay,. ·,_.n t.ho .rir-;ht. ~n~ 3d Bf .. ttali"~n i .li~Wcd in. the ..

intervt~LDotwcon th(... asat:tult bnttali.-:r.s mNi~l.b d.'1Wn. :f'loni t.hc· liit'")i c. r·.·~ ·

.hT•)u.nd. -acr.:-o~s the r-i~c pad:d-ic~ t" thC vicd.nit'y r,f the; d.ik.oa e.hd Wc,tc:r

·· •.:-~ ;gat·e just ou.taldG .YONG .DUNG.Y:O~ii.L ·Thc.'nttl~Ck wcis halted, .the 2d

i. ~~ ··1: ;Battl~l·i.rm bcins hit rarticu1flr.ly hnrd·. 'The 3d Batta11r;ri was On~Mi·t~<:>d. ·

l.~:;w".') ]at 1?)0. He .air. Gr artlllury. suwnrt was f::rth¢,--..;Jli.ni;. Co.m1'f•r.y' _G wr;G

6.uplr,ycd.. ~~r: the luft. ~.nd Compttny I ni: the rir;ht, ·tha ftttflQic rir..glint:;

t.'lw~rci,. th.o Il~Ci:,QN-S..:.Qtr.L hie;h~t-.W ii).. ~.·,rd(:;l' tc 'pinch riff the hrird :P~~sood

2d iSettr..linn •. b'non1;J-· rcsistrirc~.c., Pnrt:inulf.rly.· s'tr,"ng in r.IF~chil:it: g~e, ·

.,.,res o~trcL\..lY ntnbq· rn. Tht;; :Bf,tte.linn suc.cocdod in rr.;Bchirig. th(.. hit;h

w~y on4 LSt' blisho~ its ni,;ht clefoniCS alc"g th.>t line ~bout 1930. Our·.nr..sUq.t:'tus f·:r the· pod~·d. wQtG .. ll kil+o:d 'rind 18 w"i.m~e:i. J:ln~~w cr1su~",lti~:;s worv c!llt:iflll:lto.d flt,200 d6nd. iJ.WoD.ty-fiv~.POtlfa· wGro tF:kGn

a:o; wns f l.r.re:=;c f'·I1C'Ur.t ":.f cr.CM.V :n . .flterifll~ ·

(6) .j2_g_j_~J?.\_c.\'Q.c:r.: The .FJt.t~ck ~~~ .c: r.t1T.uu(;E}t · 06~0· f'"llr..wirit( r.n

f.lrti~lery ):rcpnp1ti;:..l}. ThG -fir'st '"'bj(..Gtivt.,.. wee rea_ohGd, rc·'rt11r.i~flti"'r.

cffoctro; i,~1d th~ ~ttnck rcr.um'pti t:t O~i30. R.esistanoG we.e lir:Jitcd t·1

snipt.,;rS flnd. la;·l~tud. a ~1~1-;rr;l"l. C':'~'Pfll".IY H, in rc~orvc, wes shiftGd' fr"r:1

the loft to the rief!t t ..... 'PTCJtcr.t. f"~l:".-GxP·:scd flimk. The Pttt:~ck wfls st·)ppod nt thG. next .. ~'ojccti vo, t". D:ll{lw .the ur::.i·ts 0n' oflch fl~nk t,.., ol\1St:

up. At 2l3Cl a c.ombe.t pat;r·,l waa rlispt1tch . .; . ..i ·t, C"Vor tho t;np ·o..::twc.:.:n.

tho b_f.tttfl:i::n:. nnd ~~r1:1y ~.:.nits, tr- .t.hc ~iplt .• :No CBtJUaltics wurc rccc:(vcd.

(7J .SL.§cl,'ltcr~~uz: 'l'hc., .Be'ttrUi_.m f;lttaokOd ~ith: th0. ultln-,.tu

vbjuot.ivc (d IIill. lOj:). ,\)l_l .th(..; G:1uth bonk .:)f the Hr.m •. Oonpani(;s G nnd I,

IYI.YinF£ El~&ir.st_ nci:;li-r~1Plo rcri:':·'"nn~.:. ~.nd. StlJ.·P?r .. tc4·b;v ex.tcnsivc J:l·:rtnr ~nd nrtiJ..lc:ry fire,. by n·.;~·n , . rcttchc~'l- tl:nir ·1.bjoct1vc :whfch d ~~ninat(·;d

the r'ailrut.~d and :lif.;'h\..r~y .bi'L.t;L;s ink S~:D.iJi;. ~hG, p0si · -~.r:'p Was' natHrally

a stron<-; ·t.)IO and .. t)~tiailizati(;_r_ of tho t;round. ·c:·.~n.tinued \lr.ti.l nightfP,.l:t;

Oasufll t;.ic s for· tho d. ay ·w~.r~i 1 Ki'lL;cl ''.nd 7 w.'oUr.dOd.·. ., ·

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(B) 24 SCp~ombBr! Tht Battnlion !'c:neinnd !n n·'eit~:Qn,_cn·~ill ·:~*-llh!>1 ;)becrvinc;; oxtonoiv& or.c:ey mr,vCmcnt within SIDUL but u·nr.~Q~·a::"o_.:".c;I~OY

air ,-,r 6rtillcry El5~inst thosa tl'lrgots • .b.t 1530 ~rdors wero receivod to crClss t.hc ri,icr'Find Ei.&s·c·i,lblc ir{ a. m!f.W F.trCt'l' in tho vicinity ~·f TA 1557. Co;opony I ·)/IS ~ivon · t))o missior. o:!' ·outp• stint; l\ill .105 (TA l-757) wh_!ch douinnto6. the Rog!fuqnt~l cl' •.. Compa·ny I Mc~pj.od F-ill 105 in .tho dotk after a Sr;1all but she.rP 'fire fight • .' Ten· P.m~:E:l· ware. t'Etk;Gn ·q.urine _tnc · .. · per10d. Our CEtSU.ElticB WGt:C l killGd end: 2 W~tUfJ.dGd.·

(9) 25 Soptombol'i · The Bottfili•n w•o.ordcrcd: ~·· uAss throuch the 2ci. Et:,tt&li·:Jr:. !:inC. ormtinUG thu edVF.m-ca thr~".t:.F;.~ SIDL'IL. The i' .. cGi{~nPtcd line uf deu&rturq w~s ,north ot; the fepr<>a<i·· tr•cks (!l'.Al856;195o) •. Roaohine tho LD invr:lvod t:> 90 d. agree Ohttl.flO in .dil"cctir:n ~md. tho rworcrpinr; r.f

c:~r.s:tdurablc ros'i stanCe~ ' The attack' w'aS ·n,...w· ~riont.od ()tJ. :·:A ·~o Bhulovard with 0<':npa;,y G li•tddo the .s~c<it ilnd Oc•:nprozy H •Oil the- rir;ht. By 1515 COC!l)Ony H hod rciehcd ·tho :,!(• phaso line (-TA .2058 n':rl but httd lnst bth rndio • nd !Yv•icnl ·_e"ntact' with 1 ta f~~nks _·~_~oar. __ o:rnpm_zy G move~ Up thG atrc(.t, 1;10i2ing ·lnO barrh1fldU VJ.'~ 'l':,J'b UJ At li::'3U BT.LCl. !I SCC~'nCL

(T;, 1957 !;) at 1300, ~or,ks supportcid"tho1r effort at 1205, w1thdrcw· to rear" at 1315, e.nd rcj:'inGd at 1345. Ropoatod attacks, including fl.ankiti& mcyer.wntiJt., 1-'e..ilod t.: dial":d.F;G tho cnor;y frnm the third bp.trioli!.dl. ( :I;.t• 2057 ~~J." CnrtrO<i··y G1 s cil:a~J+&ltice mrtmt~~.d with n~ npparcnt reduction of th~ on~uiy~ s ~111 · ti'J. ·r-esi ct.:·· JU'tilh.:ry. 'air I F~nd 4. 2'1

m<)rtar auoucrt .wt.r<,; -rCoucst~d Sever-al· t;it.ws but. wurc n.,r. f')rthc,)minb. IJ:t:.nks. end--c-r.t;anic blril:m .. m<•rtote: w.:.rc crnr.ils-yCd t:-: t!}t,;' J:'lt'lX mWll. b'ut w-ere inaut't'ioi cnt t: .ncuti"Hli 2t. t11c str n~ly -<.;mplaoc-d (.,nOr!IY. .Ab,:.,U~ 1800 1 t was deCided t· ·~ithdraw t'nc assault C·'mpariivs_t·· A m"X:·(., dof'unsibl•o p')sition 1m~.t) tiL hl ,·;n the rir;f:•_. with thG lst. B~Ut!}li•)J::. 1 S lc.:t"t' flank. Particular vmpuasis wuB paid t•' th<.>·dcvcl~pmcr..t. 'r:f s._.t('Bci bl-"lck in tht: Vi·Cinity of .tho socc·ni barricade. C·'mpany G OCO\lp~cd the smell hill just t1 tuo,J.IS.LL>··.:J. t..:u~ :V-•Bitir·n. C,)Ifip&.ljy I ... HUj:'J)'·f-tGd by hGE'r'V"j i1iachinc E;Ur.

fire, occuplca hi5n ,;r:und·,,cll on t)lo ~ip;ht·, 0 ''l'Pany H, M it. wes withdrnw-ri anci r(._; ·rt:;~_riirpd- (h&vin~ punStre.t(.ld. .the heart '-:;f t~c ei ty 't·,- A. r.;ru:~tcr ilf.nt.h t.h~n 1::.-nv ,...t.hc.;r J',,l3_1""irn r,-:m'nt-ITwl. fTlled in thn ccntbr ~f thL 3ettt-'li--·n p~;1t1 -~;~··- ~;h"9· ~.~~d- Pi-- ~k--~a~ -~t-r:-~giy~·~P.~~ccl-~i.t~-h~~~f rn~c.hino f;Uns, D sc.cti;--n :;f 75m'r:~ rcc<')ill,(.BS ,~ur.s. r-ocket J.eunehcrs·;. and :t~"- dc,:lotcd rifll. sc.ut~ds. Juflt t·: tho rit:;ht l"Gl-lr •·f thB r"·Fld bl--ek wee tho Blmt(l :,:,rtor pl&t',e;n. Tl)c botthli ,,,;, OP was l ''catcd 6:!,.1 ;rerda t the roar in tile re:.C. bric.k So•:,_u,l_r~tsn_n. J-Jncmy d-o-ed· wctc Lstimatcd nt 250. ~hirtyfivc r::·\·:s wcrc.tak;vn. Our ofl.Su'alti(;e:.wcrc 15 d(wd, 77 w,;~ndyd. Frnd l I!ilst:ing in f!Ctir-~ •. - (Sec :_f.ls~ rGforcncc ·(a)). · ·

(10) 26 Scptc6b0r: Shortly. bof'rc nidnie;ht, thp Bottnli on was :;rdG,rt.d_ t.-- ucn.:_ a. .P~tr~l fr_,rward F..t;.d t" the lc.ft t:-- f:\~~c C"'nt<".C:t with the. ~d. Ji,gttnlir'n, 5th . ·arincs. Thi's ne-tr---:·1, cir:~ht -1~erinos !lnd throG r:f.l,ti ~cs. w;r.S -f...iSpAtchod fr.-·n O~t:rPnny G. at OD45 with, "rd_or:s t" rt;tn.rn by 0200. bt 00';0 ·rdcra were rco-rivc.-i t·: e.ttnck tr thG -fr"'nt at 0130. This r·.rdcr. was pr0tcstcd. 'find the tih(.; r'f Elttac% was O.olayGci t·· 0200." A :r..cavy prLpetN~tir-n· ~f artillory·~as ple1r.ncd •.. At 0145 cnGMy tflnkn wc..rc ro-p:'l.rtcd Ap·pr"f,Ching tho r··Ad bl .... ok and' e h6flvy -<me9~a!!!Gnt iMr~cdil'ltoly

. ensued. •. The;· onor:zy attaok rcl r!:.licd. 1 ts hcidlt ab~·ut 0250-~ · tho:-v;.;ftor it sub.oidcd unt~l 'tht;.J.ln:st··o.flcmy- 5un was _a-ilonccd .. ab·,ut_or:;.3o. -N:-1 typi.:s -··f' firct inc::lu'ding fivG bl:lttalions ot' ar.t'illcry, voro ':'f'r;U~t· d·wn nn ttw cnc!'!"-\'1 in "!hat wns pr~1bebl'Y' thO htc:atcst c··'ilccntr~~v ~n .Of'·firC- p~"wor in t'hc u-:.tirc opera'tion~ lr~tc:i.lic~oncG patrJls aDd PO'J iilt'Orr:-Jt;ati >n rcv;cnlcd. thHt tho attack C"nsi stcd :d' l·ot BattE1li ~n, 2~th Independent ho.;imont, (750- 1000 mon) r,·~nf'.rotd with 10 :rc-.3~65 .tan:!<s &nd 15 ve.niclu-drftWn artilll~Z:Y 'pi'ccus·. EnvJny···li\BfH.a~· wuru indicated t--· be ab:,ut lf50 cp.suc:ltico a~d mat~-~l"ifll l·)sai.u ···t ls t.al)-ks,· 1- 76!':1;·H sclfpropelle(i l;u.r., 1-7?tl!Jl Arl. t;nL 1 3-l~2rnm· · ·n .. ·.wi tzors, 5-37ml!l -~T ,stiris ,· 4-45,1·:71 .n:I r:;llns, ab1lut.· 25 Al rif!GE> o.ild. .wllny· ·smell arms- ana. macninc guns. :'llc pHtr ~1 4i'_sputchod Rt 004). rvt --:- .. ud_ ·su.cccssf'ully nt 0400~ ·~·he }?. 3c:tt<:lli;Jn

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• wr.s· rcli~vco. b,y ·\ho 2CL Entt_all0~ _at 07QO. j;r1a-sin?; 1nt" rrJgir.tom.nJ.. rcscrvL tlnd naS[.:r.i~liris in SuOt!l ?risOn,· "Orlsurilti(;fl 'f"r the/ ni~_~ht' nncl c,·,rnin,; were 2 killed, 40 """''dod. Durinc. the d>"Y ab ut 100 PO\is wore, tnkcn~ {SeQ rc~·~r·r.;m~c {d)_ f r n. rv~rc.. '0.-;t:plctc piot,u~c -,f thi_s nctinn).

(11) 28 Scntcmbcr: Ordci:s wct·y rc.,cqi-vo4 ~md PlllnS r.l!Cldo f ·r N•"tCOti0il r,f, the_ rnutc ~f tl,~rch f0r' th~ rc..:ont_r~ !,tfb• ~l):)tJL "f ~.fl<:!f11 1-l:nc. Arthur r:-nci .th6 ~-cSur-F;;cnt Sr:'qth ,Kc~rGFir.i G·:vo~nnent;_.' sc,,J·(:;n PQl.·rs .r::-nd ·no spy >~c.rc t~kcn. 3d EntteJ.i.<ri 'haa. on·o "':" w~und~~· .

. ( ],2) 29 ScptcMll(,t:' The. cnt1~~ ~nt taH ;n wn·~ 'pi Stcd. alone; l!" Po }!r.ulcv6rd from ·t46- Han Ri vc_1" n-·mton br-idt';c t·.-.. tho P;:"'ttornr;fcntnl nroa f~r vtr:-~tcctio.n c,f the ·c:rnc u::::r pr-,rty •.. Socurod 'frcw 'th.t·s 'tlotr.d:l' A-t 1500, tho battalii.n returned t.o tho outskifts of tho."cH;((~A 2560)'; Coonan;,· (} was dotnchod. and eont. back f.or tho l.ncb.l 'eo curl ty of the paiMo grouno.s, C,:.rnpflny ! :fnuid _nn _oBtimat~d .250 man~ -Wontn~ ·arid ·ohildrdn ·brute.lly 6.x.cctttcd by tho North lCCJreens wi thili ttio!r oss.te;noo. areR, l"ifteon po·;s woro bnkcn. Thoro WCfC r.; 3d Bnttol! on ·oaeual tioe.

(13) 1Q_§o-ptomb6r: '.l.'hG bt\ttali~rl rt:lmn1n~C. '1'n1·:60a1ti')n f~:!ld.'l!ns doai&n&.t~d. lli vi eion_ roaorvc.. Twqnty-f'i vo _Po·,,·f:i wo-ro taken~ N-"1 oasu~•-l!.t.i ea.

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· (14) i 6c£(1_bGt-.: ·k.~ii~vQd.-_:t''z\·m· D!v_j_bi'<?·i~ ~i-uSorvc,:: tn~ 3d Ent'tnlim: was ordereC. by Regiment to novo· tt1 ·, "oC.oripy. ~'·rG~n'li2'0, and do fend ·:rJi v1 Bi r··n

ObJccti vcs. ) AnC. 4,. flnd to -crnduct ar:;ti vc pntr·1llin5. Tho battf'.licm 1:1ovod .by f'o< t to its nuw po'Utio~n •. li:;ur pa:trols ·.:are sont out that nibht; -~nc c.f thco makin~ c-:cnt.!)'Ot .wi:th a 5-:mm oncmy patr:-:1. Two POI~ts

wcro c:~-11cctoCI, ~4-rinu tho da~r i'h(;) jd .aaq.f,;t_i ~n _1-od~i ve~: n~ ·c~SuPl ti Gs.

. . (15) Z October: ·or.;ml:.wtio~ of Division obJect.: tve 3 and 4· · · ( T.iis 2465 V,,,; 2565. JoB; 25~b \\XY, 2666 P Q~. · z6S5· DJOSil', \nd 2664 CH<l) inolud1no:.a r:..i.~ 't!~c~k im th0 PYOl~G-Y.tHfG-- SJ!P~_hir.~Q~A§;o')ntinU.ec.~ · · · iw,:: POiia WQrC t~kon:: _R:Jb.tino pa~r\:llini~ wns.<F;nduotG-i~ · Qel"Brinl_ti_os' f.'r t~o d~y,woru tWc wnw,1d~cl~- '··

(16). 1 Ootobsr! .. ~h9 bnt.t$lion C'.'nt.imte:l. ya~rf'llinr; to tho ff~mt <".•nd tlnnke •. 0:')mpt~lJ.Y. I! s pBtrr:l qn tho I;"iE',,;ht. flank f~und · s~voral Koronr.s with bond~ tiod whr.. be~~ bOOn :;.lr·t.. · CklDpony l{'s patt'"l·, a roinfrrci;-d · · plr.~tr0n in sti-ont:?:th, r.1~t determined rc.SiStarico~ in t·hd .hiils r.tt -Tj\ 2'367 .. The. pc.:tro~ \<rl'~tS suocoeefllll;y: o7>td~e.Jcd· and. \'Jithdrawn After auffcrin,.::; oi{~t _cAcu~1~1p~·, r41 W":llndbct·!Jy woil t_>it~l?d).-~mnl),. ~rms_ fire:. Enm·w stron,';th W"' est1mAtod to :bo 50-100 W1 th' 7•6 f·~torn~t~c· w•~r?'ms.. Six rOoonnnissFnlCG pntr~~El aent n1;1-t_ clu.Pinp; the· ~ight rGportctl. .nn· c;nl->1-.~ cr:ntnc·ts. . ..

,. ..- . . . ,• . . . - .. (17). 4 _Oct0DOrt ·_t,.. s·_tr(\ng cr:·mbat. pntrr:l 11-ol~ c·om:p~n.,y n.; t1 rdn

f;·ro'od PHI to -,n · wi.th. fl.ir, · artillGry .•. ·and mOrtar B!l'PPn,rt, ·we·s _ ear. t t ('• clor:n_ >ut .the p0ckct nf. r<>sistfl.ncc. encC"luntcl'-cd: thG_tl~y .'PreviMe.· ·The ar.o~'IY \<H:t.s. f,-:und t,,. hevG. Wl thdrawn.' s1:x: reo·'.-,·rlnF.~i.SS.ancm 'pa~r;:l$ ·dls.pl'ltahcd· durin,; the c\ay nini1o i"' .C•'nt~ot with'. tho tnonv. Tho· bett~lhn was •lortod to .i:wvo. He caa_ufll.ti.~s wOi-9_ i_~pil,rro~. c'._tP_-inf';'~!l.o d~1y.. ·

'(18) ,. Q(Jt.(~'oUf-: not.:;Rti ve r.ct>UJ. t~. . :. ~ , .

(lC!}, 6 O.Ct!;b~Gi'!. ~~: ._VGJ~Ic_n"t~;l:_ra~r-s i-'-~ .. :it~~. ~;1··,~p,r ~toVG t:-' INCHON \v-\.ir(;

issued and nxc9.uto~: The• <icfon'eiVc-·p,s!ti'n wr.s 'vi,.o~tod ot 1330 rnrl the ba.ttnlion · hnd arri:v.o.d at thu irr;n t" 1,Un:1.r~ asso:::bly ~on (~LA 9050 E) in IHCHON by 1(,00. ..A wDrnl.n."; :1r .• wu.s rcc.;..ivc..J. t;_, prop&r<.· t·::. lc!."<d !:.nd. b?&.fd l,anci.inc;,: ahi.p.s .. f,,_r lf·_pl", ..,,uatoc1_ ;p~rf•ti:..-n.

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(20) 7 Ocbbur: The '-"Y wan d'<v toe\ t ndoinistr<.tivo dotnn~ •.

IJ.'ro•-pe turned in thoir t'~.>ll':"tunit10n, end. or.uipocmt sh·,rto<,os were i:n'vcrit-,r

iecl. The bi W;Uflc nror( \\lf!S f.tdoouEJ.to 1n sir;a but very dirty. Pln:-minf·:

f.:r tnc :f~ture Ol:lpl_[)YI:lcnt_ ?.f t.hv. battflll:I!.J. cc:nti.nuGi •

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ll, Tt-1cttoa Cn_c_r-untc~od fr.n~,I~oliqn t0 Scf'!ul ·woro 'tl}·;;sr.; rif n .. c1Cl<:>y_:

inG nnturc, On D plt.ts 3 the., bAtt.elinn ono".u.rltc'rcd. str"'n<~ r;rr;ani zod

rosie.tnncc 0n thG Sootll-Inchon '· . .~.·e~hwt:~Y, but tho anon~ wt~s oa"8ht by

surpriso''ani' about. 100 .,.oro ~nio~W: .oli:ninntoc\. At YONGDONG. P'9-l<I, the

battEJ.lion (JnC:-lUntcrod. nnd cvorran Abl"'Ut 250 onorny in e. woll-'lr~~Anizri"l

dof'onsc ... The dof'onal vo tncties ino~UC..Qd. lonvinf~ Men. 'behind t0 hide r:n:l

t~nipo flt tronpe .nG .. tho~. ~fino·· thl"?ue;h "tho_· ar·oa. ·Ef"effiy·-f!)rcos _ofton

discarc\od thoir u'nit'<'rJ'tltn~rh.on '-f·":'un~ :btlek. dGs6Tting, nr 'bainF; loft

behir>Cl to bo employed a's. sni:Frs. dffm;s\VO tilctias o~:Lo:fod by t!K

i'c)rcos w-ere (;moOunt~orod. cr..iy ,r.ri.co. by-,(hiir bflttflli0n. c.: thO 26th r-f

Soptombor l.n Socni ,; .b~ttelion 'oj'.o~er.w enppc·ftod by a 'o·:mpfiny nf ·tE>nks ·

tmd other truok dr"riwn arti1lory lau.no!-.. Qd. f.! nteht Atte.ck. "ThO orioDy ·,

ll.tt_a.ckW.. or. an oxtreu~:>ly nerr,-·w frl)nt 1 mt.tking full usa 0f his t!:.nk

supp.Jrt. :POW interr.~gl\t1 On rcvo;:~.lod thnt t_hG. on a~ was n"t preparo~

to -exploit his cxpodto-i auccC-.:;e arid that the mi:ss_ion 1~1 v6n t0 the

attack~n~,; h&ttalion w~~ t) '~cut. the mr fn;rca'~- in --~oatil -~n· tw>' p"aits.--!1

(Soc rof'oronco (d) f·or :~~c\itionr.J, <lotoils). , . ·

'b, Ort~lmiz~ti·o~ 'of' th_e on~lny" we~ ir.~J,r;ssiblci- 1-ri. dotornihu duG tr) :';unurrJ

i6Dor8nca. of tho PbWs. .1 t ~ns .detorminocl, howevq;'. _t,hat tho lsi :l%.ttali c:n,

25th J:tot:;i:·.ltmt, .{(e.inf\·rQ·¥d..• a,·hl)cked ~his battalion. ·on S~Ptoni.Jor ·t:6~ .

c. iJquipment. usect oy tho LI.ltinl,Y wvro stnnt'l.nrd Runeif·.n typo wenpons.

i'lost enemy woro arued.wit.h tho i".!-1891 rifle. ~he ::lnly time oneny usocl

titaol .hclr.JGtB wne: at ym;GDOllG :p '~ttL ThsY _wGr_o .:f0UnC.' tc. have !r.6ri CFln

Qo~Pr.wnt inQlUdir~ cntrenohfn6. t~)nls, ormtoeris, eart1'1dgo belts·, tr'lilet

art1cloe 1 nnd. ei-eflrcttop. It is.boliovod tl;J.fJt thi:s·unit hnd acrv-Gd i:n·

South ~;;ren. N.ri: St lal' soldiora had t• firet ni:l·. -pnckot tJ~d.G in ·ntis Sit-e,

nnd c.n.rric~l either 2 "T 3 ~ronaO.os. It _r.1if.,tt be n;-,ted tht.lt prior to

oOub~t tho l":lajc;ri ty :-:f e-~ldi ors_ t~~e; _ •~ff their shr}uld.er "t),.:·fu."CI~s."

9. . :EST!H.j>TEll it'lSlJL~S OF Ol'EIU.'r;Q!l§.

a. Fnr the opo:rP.tionel porlo9. o;wer~(l 1~ this _re-p_":lrt; the ciJ.sunltics

of this unlt totr.lc<l 277, or 23.7% of tho bettel1nn 1 iTnittel stron<;th; Th-?BG P.rc ·orckon ~.r·~·ln .tn 3~ Kl_il.•. ~_37:_\HA, 5 DOtv', ~ HIA.

b. Thoro woro nc rOpl~'CoJ:,crits rflb.eivac1. by thi'e batt.1 ·li~h ~ltir1w:

tbl s period.

o. This b~ttaiion oporottng es ll Pnrt .of tho let 11arinc Ror;incnt

}:lleyod. n promt.nont r'r·lo in "tho ·"flSS;BUlt fmd .soizil~o .. r:·r tho cnmmi'Jn(li"nt;

_ c;r'~Juncl. sr-uth · ancl .On s~ ,r;f InC1v:n. · _I't. spoarhori-:lcd "tho clri Vo Up thu ·

Ipcncn-Soonl hft;hWoy thl'cngh tjj.o ,t'M'n h'f SOSA; !'.C.vano'oi r•pidly f'lr

ward 'over: difficLl'l·t tor_ra~n,,; and: toc'k:' pP:it in tho- s;Oi'zu~o nf ;Y01$G-DONG

P 1 0-E.l ancl thO .cr-ues-inc ·e.i't.oii.; ;:;p_ tho Hrin ri vdr fr'r. ·"tlici ro,:;imoflt-t s ··

entrunco in tv SooUi:·· This' bAttnlion t-~~J{ p"Eirt1

:in 'thi:l. 'bnt"tle· ·i1)r SodUl

and .asaigtod_.in. maintairtinE; tL:tl; .. socuri ty d' thnt c.i ~Y. durin:·; tho ro-

stor&ti_on cf Ui'o hoDd. c!'. .. its' -~ivii'.,_;_:-)vornr:Jcnt. -~':)li~)win,; tho socurinf.':

ot' Seoui, outpost,. p.~-~1 t.i.ons 't.-:_ .th~- nr~r.'th · :;i't.hP joi ty .weru ·- ccllpiOd .

'nnd ncti vc dfly. _a:rul ~.ic)lt ·.~nt~:lii~~ o'·niu_ct_e&.,. ''·

,d. The onomy lossOEI ;;.urir -~lie ·:·_;,t;ri':d. \'lOre 635 l'.:IJ1-, 493 \·iL~, f.1;1~t

285 .pris;'}:nor~ of W!:<X .•. P._r.-~~-I}~.J.G. o~ony _l.LH;~s.sboul,l~ l;ub~G tho I~L·1- t:ml

\ilf\.t ' . '

o. ~·hf.; .. mcrnlc .d' tho .bflttt_3,lf\~:p f-,_r . th_i,s, pc:,.r.i0j\ wt,·s 6~c l3~1 cJ1t. ~- J:l1e

cvrribat 6ffiofen6Y varif.tttciri ·wA:s 'es · fr,ll0\~'st

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2 Oct---bor 1950

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10. COJ:::liJITS AliD llllCOl!J;:i!-!DATIGJ.§.

• ·n. F0l' tho purpneoa ~t· clnrity t-Jn(l nr{~fmizotir.n thia pnrl';··rnph

is br··kon d··wn intr: severl'll sub 'PRrAt:;rnphs oAeh 1nv"1Vor1 in this "~pornt1cn

tm1 folt w:·rthy "f C('lr.mont:

b, PLJJ~: '(Sao roforcncos (f) one.(.;)).

(l) It 1s boliovod t} •. c tho current dootrinps rclntei t·•

planllinf; are s.~llnd snd eho.uld bG fl')llowed. Vflriatlons frnm the prenieQ&

set fcrth in !'}:vGrn1n& pu"Vlica+..tons rceultecl in this 1,1nit havint~:

(a) .Inauffio1ont timo t,) plAnt proparo, And isauo '1rders.

(b) Tho porsonnol end len:l1n, .. ; or'flft aes1c;nod tn ah1pP1"1i

prior tu d.oc16.1n~.- on ~ho tacttoal plan~

(o) VerY pqor t:) non-axiatcnt intGllil;';enoe data. (Sec

l"td'erenco (o) ) .•

(d) Ln·•s assi,;nod on tho basis of corryin•, thirty (30)

por.sons Ot1.Ch, and. w1 th no sp~lco pr6visi0n Iilfl.do i'·Ar oouipmont "r crew

sorvecl Wot'Lpons.

( o) Untimely ehanf";as in tho tnek or~anizrttion which en.nsOC.

thl$ un1 t tc ravine its tactical plan.

(f) It wros o,;ain roloarnad thnt OVf·1labili ty nf n~ooueto

intolli,onoo prior to phnn1llr; ''" the b"cttolion lovcl is abs-olutely

oooontal •. (Soc roforencos (f) Anr\ (,J.

(e) Bt'lttalione anc1 pru.-cnt :tef;in(mt oc billettnd in clr.se

proxirni ty sr' ·as t" ft~eili tl'lte 00nourrent pl~..nning.:

(b) .Ir.toll11;enoo material be ;onasod !"Wn \ bettal1.on lnvel

iM!Uediatcly in order tn t~i~'·.J n bA.sis f.')r plnnninr:."

(o) Battalions be allnttod nt lonst four (4) <\nya tc pl~n,

prepnro. r.md iBaue their operAtion plan or ~'l'dcr ..

(:i) Aes1 0nMGnt of poraonnol- and lnn:linr. craft t' shipp1n,; bo

based on tho tnotiool pltm.

(o) Tho LVT bo onnsiderod_ to havo twenty-fiw (25) bont spncon

and in tho aasibfl,oent. thereof OMlBidera tion bo tokon :-,f tho spacu re

quire~ent& of weapons ani oquipment.

(t•) In proparinr; for an oporation· when tir1o ia lnokin1; at

nll oohelone tho lGwer units bc.i ineluclod in confet'(mcos :m~ uootind"s

ot'feotinc, tlloir employ~Clont. This will onnblo tho b&tt:dicn staff to

hnvo nt tl:lo onrliest pr:saiblo tima nll o.vailnblo plnnnin,.., in:f.'"~rr.wtif""ln.

(l} The liavnl o·)ntr.ol of 'thv ahip-t ~-shc;ro m'lvcmcnt wns VCJry

poor and EJ. erot:tt claal !)i' oon.fusinn rosultocl booP.usc :1f t}"lis .'ld'ioioncy.

Tho pr~imi!lM'y bonbardnent or.usocl fires Ol"GStillF-; F.l ·~oflt donl nf Sr.l,"kO

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---wb10h drifted r'VCT the b:JOt lctnee, Al th,-u,_:h thia fiCtor. ~_;f~~o;o~n·~l-~ Or'Vori~ th~ l'Sseult crflft. it Rt tho saro .time resulte1 in those smm oraft bOO"min{~ cr'nfueGd aa tn diracti(lr. nn.:'t l11otttit1n. {Son !!len pn.r,,,.,.,,ph 13 b cf roforonOG (o) ).

(2) Tho f-"llowing oonnants end roc"nnoniElti·ma (.lro rnn1o rof;nr:linf'; the ship-tr;-sh0ro !:1->vomcnt:

(n) It wno found thot 30 r.10n plus thoir weapons en.:\ oouipmont ~-~rontly ovorl~adod en LYIJi; {Sea. a fl.b:·wo).

(b) ~he LY~ rndio,was ioun(, to ):lo unsi!Hafnotc,ry for inter LVT ~ommunicntion.

(oJ ~he battalion oor.1r.1aildor d<>es not have on~ll,;h positive cnntrol nvor tno LVT (A)o supporting hi's BLT. it l.s reaomnondod this be ehan,;ed and. the LVT (A)s be put in oliroet support •,f tho battalion oor.lE1Wlder over whoso beach they. land.

{l) As montiC~nod ab()vo, tho assault 'ln tho Peach was extremoly <:L;):lfusecl. due t~' the grallt v::J ~~i:le of 'Gr.l,.,ke d.rif'tin~~. off'-'shoro. .Alsn tno selection of a landin& boaoh fr<mto'\ by a fifteen (15) foot soawall and a thirtyc-ono (31) fnot tiile wllich expooed' exto. >1Ve mud flnto at low tide createci. E~ravo pr:,bloms not ueulll.ly enonuntm: 1d 'in a n·"rmal beach &eenlllt. r-~1r f~ oornplct<:> d.ieouesiCln of this battalion's atudy, ''· n rooornu:endations, and L1eth0d tlJ: ovcaronrllil'l6 these oOstr·cle.s aco rofOronoo (c),

(2) It is beliuved that beoa~ec cf the ornf'Uatr.n of asanult wavoQ and. the {!lOSt undersir~ble ~each 0 ·ndltlr-ns a determined. onerJy onulcl havo nado tho lanning oxtrQmely o~atly in mon ~nd oouipment. Bpcause ~f the ah0rt tit!lo avnflablo when Rssnul t crt'1ft c ~uld got· tn. the be~~oh l'l dotonnlned am1 (lrn:mized boAoh dGfeneo may htWG even er:~uscd a· rGvisi"r. nf landinp:: boAohe:a find pl~ns.

(3) Additi~nnl cnmmonte and recnnr.lGndations regFlrdinfo; tho FtsSf;Ul t pheso arot

(n) The initial 'oouiproont roonirocl to bo earric1 oshoro 1B ti)O honvy and oumbcrs[~ma. The tro'1pB hnd.. tn lonil. with one-third nsaapl t ratior:.s nml twc-thirde rtc 11 rations which nlsi" F.td.ded tr: the loAd. It is rec.:.:r.1mond~ that assault tro"Ps be roouirod t0 _ee-rry ns 11 ttlo ne posaiblo nehnre. E.xtra fif.lld shnoa and ut~lity Ol(lthin~ ce.n bo brou~:jht in ltttor f!.nd doltveroJ. on pnsition.

(b) Tho usa of LV!l's tc carry troops to their cbjootivo pr:>Vo:\ to bo sound and provided opeo~ in attaining the objoetiva. It is hoportRnt, howovar. th~t thoy be able to gain accoes t:j the ba<·~eh.

( o) Tho front asoi;;.1od thie bntteli.on was fn:- too lor,;o. A fr.mtai;G of o_vor 4000 yards with tho n.~.diti."~nf.ll rr.~as1r ri of outp,.,stJne: two hills tv tha front r;reatly ,wGrextrmclod. this unit. .11. reserve 01tilcl ~6 maintained only at tho expense oi' 0'-tps in thCl front lino, nnd r.~ail6 tho battalion oxtrGr.Joly vulnon:,!Jle t.'J a &otorminocl' defonao :r strnng oounterattn~k •.

(c'..) A1 thoUt;h tho ':Nr .. ·• .1 c;Unfire support ueed. by this bnttnli('n consisto-.4. S(.·lely of 111um1nat1 .,nit wr,s tinoly nnr.l excellent. Sr;rno diffiCulty, howcvor. w&u ono-..,ur:torc-.:1 in 1oturr4nin~~ the. rndio 1'rcour.mcy and fire Bllpport otip. lt is ;t'el.t tho prrnul.:;ati --n Of a nnval gul)f!ro annex would. allovieto thio.

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• ,_ • .:\. ~OITA.TI Of1 PHASE:

(1) C.:T:r.ente nnd ·r(lcdnnendnti"ns c·"ntnine{l hcr~i"n f;onerr<'llY inclu:le the rJ'"'rv se,rious. 'Pl"'lbler_~~- ano--untero'i in thQ .npGrElti"n nshorc.

(2) ~: 'Xhrt_,Ur:}lr.ut the'· OjlGio(ltieon rJI'l·ny"r:rdoJ:"B. woro- issue(l,

_Verbally. Tht_e WIJ:S c~u-a tn .lnQ.k of tine At All levels. ',LnlB nl"·•

h0wevor, "{.r·rk a r::rcat hArdshiP nn onmrwny coooendor» n.n:'!. platr:wn lcl'l-i.cre who aoh!!lly ha~ t' at.taok ovo~ sp~oif~ed torrrtn. The issuance r;f ·verb~l cr:lere ,_,ftnn left ,no t:!.r.le for l!nl"ni:> or·:\ers; ·-parts of an- oio.:(or would be 'ovorloo;:G_d (mi.ssions · 0f adjaoCf.t tLli ts. flr' pr1t:r1 ty 01' aupportine; :t.'~ros).

(a) Hit',hOr echelons s)lou.ld Plnn far cnou;J;h 'uhoa:l sc ne tc porllltt rog'iqonts ~d. b!jttal~oz:s to issue written orde_rs P,l"i'"'~r. t0 exo-eutton. A'batt!!lior, ehou,ld have tl!r 0o to four hours to plEu)\ proparo, nn'; issue 6~d.or~, ani~. tO lf;l.\ll)Oh an attaqk:. · .. ·

(~) Throu;;hou~ an '.perliti:m available jlborr.,raphs and lar,;o acc.lv waps shoUlcl b~ &ivan i~r.1sd_iata:l:y ·to &sssUlt ttn:!. ts. ·

. ( o) .Wrii:l photo,;:rnphs shoUld be made ~veilable and doli voroc\ t-) aseoui t ·units priOr to ·opoi-nt1 ~ne ~n· M aBs~f;ned: t0ne~

. (d) Tho doctrines sot fcrth in existing publications rcGardillc; ahacks at !ll;;ht eh.oul<\ bo adlleroC. to as closelY 'IS possible.

(3) CWtt411NICJITION~: It was .i'onnJ..th!\t wito con_lit not bo ,. _lnid. t'ilst ono)l,_.,h 'to koep uP with tha opcfa.tion. Tll~s -put a strain hn rmlio cor.~.r.~~mio~~\.iJtns in. th~t thoy w~ro fpou.lred. to, be in fill~ 0pGi-ction ~lr.Jost continually, Tho moi~ diff~oul ti os aw\ req~l!lf.lOfl$1ed sol uti or.s pro ·as, fol~owet

(!') The SCR 536 l) unrolteblc .• tc,o linl.t'ec in· rimi;e, nn1 cennot stand tho,ubu.~o it i-oo~iVGs f'r"r.l er-r:1pA.ny' uaG. It is dosirF·ble thet a st.1all ¥et · strnng JUl S'et be pr:"'1Ucc.i f."~r Cnf.ipt.mY u·ae, 0r, Fls r.n al,tcrpat.:<ve, en additional oompa!IY not ~sini; the SC:R 300 be ostob-liahod. · ·

I•\ 1'1\, __ ,.. .... · .. AI'. ··~-•'-"~ -·-~.__,_ .. _ L>--- -'----"- .:11.,1..-- ... ~,_ -li-\ UJ :J.'lliJ D'.ll\' .. )VVj W.l .... \;1~ tHt;L 1.1!_-.l.V~b ,j.l.',j.-. tll~':-'-'\.1 U.,J,l;>V<"~.ii'-'Ybt w~<r) ..a.u-

P~1eauat6 b(th in n~bor ·""d porl'ormarce durln&)~is ope;ation, 'l'ho distanCes 1\nd. terraiJ'l. involved. betwoc'n compan!Qs and. battalihn, rmd battalion ,nnd. !"BG!man.t eomotimQe i-oBU) t'ott in ~~n'rn_plo,to l?es _-·of cibnmW>ioation", of_t.im 11t otitioel poriorro, .. A mo'o P<>worfUl sot ia roquirod in place of tho SOR' JOO, lllld a minimwn ct' 14 should O'o r,ssi,;ne:\ per bat tal~. on.

( oLlmi~Qa et>,ol\ '" th'o ~PI'. ?,19 and tho l'i.i.:w:\<'hioh havo. wet ooll tatte>:·ios ohoUlc\ bo repladod with' radios eai'rybi/; ·a dey call. This wU,J. oliminate tna- charginr;:: ·unit whioh ')CcupioS oonsi·iorable spacw ani

, ,·is vory f-1l't'1cUlt t(< use whon movii)C. rapi_dlY.• H i~ bd ieved the carry. ~~& of extra_ dry, ocll batteti~.s ,w.c\Q.d.. ;b.e 'the mo'to.-~t'fioient ·mothod.

(d) .ilc.th tlie MAw tin;, tile t.~~/ftao 9 were 'i·cunci t'> bcJ'tc>o bUlky and hard tc hand;o. ~hess :r.nii '" .llQQUld bq r.opl"96d by o m·oro comp,ct eot _which _oan bo r.aoro onaily mHn Paokod:,

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nrtillsry were. Qffsot1 vo. whon .utili~o~. · !l'lio ·,~ollow1ri'' 'cor,,;Jonts oro fcl t tc, i.lo portinont: · ' ·· ·

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(f.) Lor.':G bettnlion ,cne& of notion roouite on JMC bo

rtssi(:necl t" each F'ISS!"ult C"MP!'Iny in l"l'dor th~t )'>lFJnos mAY bo t\1roote"~.

'nt<> propa~ ~Ar~:o,ts . ., '' ; I • ' ' . '

(b) 1~eHeal ~ir ~Upj>ort·t~~· oxoollont' when ottaino:t. Ths

ueo, hnwovor, -of Aii'al'aft against tar~;ots whic:h e··uld t-· tter bo

attnol{(~d by l":ther_ weapons ahr;rtlc", bo st~ppad. It is bel· oved mnre in

etru.ot1c-n of ~he :.i~~antrr. "~ 1 ~oOr ani f~eter del·i·vcry. nf roauestolt: fire

of other suworhng 'wo!'op~n.• ·woul~ prevent ,,t/;!~.. ' ' ; ' .· '

(c) Hi t;h perf -~rtianco a_i_rore:ft wore :"allqc\ r;Upo.n f ··r search

an.t att"llok r1issL·n4' The' se\'li'oh e:,uld betto~ be pert'c•rmod· by an OY which. could. then C\1roct oithot 'air<jJ'aft ·."r 'l•i~llQr;y ;.on ;tho locntod

·tart:JGt. · ; ·

(M .i>rtillocy support was hirid.ori1 wiro and inndequ.eta OtJmmunicati on faoili ties oncDnntc.:red.

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' by inability for tho typo

to koop in nf c:poration

· (oj•''rho ·ton';;th: ;,f time whicll olnpsod ~n m-c;it oases. ootwoon the

roquost frot ar.till'oti'.}if'o ·~nil its.· aotunl 4?li vory ro~ultp.i,· in this

nattQli en canoollinel moN ot. the roQUos.te\1 .m!s~ions tban wore rocoi voi.

It is felt th!it tho· iioley in. tho d.oliyory of .ar~Jlhry. :!'~r.•• must be

decroased~·: In a ·rapidly Dr:Vin5 ot>erati:Jn fr~:nt lines ohen.,~e OI'Jntinually

nne~ a means of r.JF>kin~ a more tepid. declei~·n in tho FSCC is dosired~

Bettor ccnm~iclltionfacilitios .would. .~nable FOs _and./ or; _battalion

liaienn c-~'fi~~rs ~o _rop9rt_ ·-~~mtin~al~_y th~S.Ii_ lt~c&tif"lne. · · . · : l

'(5! ~: ~anli-f.nt'~.it~;< cqor.:.i.nqtion wq~.founc\ to l>o un

sati sfoctnry fDr the r.t.ost -per to- 'I"t was n-eoessary t" usc tnnke in

sonll units (i.e., platoon in direct eupport of a battalion) thus

·erGett·ng ~ Jr:fiinte;ntlnoq Fl.n~. eupnlY _prr-.1~:1-pm. ~ t Wt1s fr·und that .tank

plat'C'!rm o·omr.lfl.nd:ers. in snmo oe.soa ~id· nrt .rop('lrt. to_ tho battalion··· :.

· cnr.;m~m1.-er· A't--€111 whon Ont;ori!J.f.: f'lr.lae.vtn,; hi.& zo-rie f'lf fl:Otfnn .•. l-n :'ina

i•hst'ant· (the' n~eht ... 2);-26 Sript'ember) tonka ronorted· t'• t .lh battalion,

but tho officer i'n char,;o stet.J. he had srooifio ordorc· fr.om his parent

.-,r,;anization as to his aoti'tS ani woulc1, not prccooed ol·:ser than 600 yards

· tn the line of etJntr.et. _Thp fr:llt•Win~~- i-oo·,mno.ndations aru made re-

garding tank-infantry ooordinatl.OJ\i ·

(n) •Nora· actual tmw;-inf•ntry train.~n(l:Should be unc\ort~ken:in

,1rdar that ·both· tanks and infnntry have ~ hotter un.dorstanding or the

othor 1 e problems.

·(b) Tho fact that tariktl aro nt 'iim~s r,~iilG t.-, h"vo t· be

oorn:J.litted in small &r(:\lpB fJilSt be aooapted. In c~-nJunc.:ti;m with

this, 'sup;olr arid· mAintonanoo facili t1 os should l)e Qr)q.;ht _forwar4

to the tnnkli instead :·::,f ·thu tE~nks _ptil~i.~;~ OUt of' the limt find ;;livin.~; f'El-."(' tn :tho .re~ t'0i :eer\fidin~t ,· - · · ".· · . . ·

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(c) .Tho possibility of tho use e>f tanks at ni(,ht should oo

otud.iGd ~~nC: eXploi"t'e'd.

( 6) 4~ z·n ~!ORT'JJ!s·:· This .... i;•pnn · wr:s fcund' tn., t<:> vcxv offecti ve

whQn H• support .ccculd be' u.tiir.~i.d. L!r.,Hed trpv~.~e ~~d rr·n,;e kept

.the QXplo·it.hti"n {'If- it's· ~apt,btlitioG· t ''· !.'dr..ir.!\.t'\1.~· ~Phe f'l1"J\<!l.n;.:-:

rooor.me.na.at.~.Dns arc e~un~tt~i : .... t.' ' '

(a) Tho rt<nr;c.> slwu.lcl bo incror>sed. AB muoh as pnsei !.Jlo.

(c) -ThQ-4o·2-11 Nf'JT.tflr Cr;r.tpr.tmr be incrensee. tr: threo (3) plFAtCI<ms,

and a&ch pl.-at.oon '1Ye .on):)lible of su.pp0rtin~-'~ aepr.1rl.ltely E:::r. infantry betteli:Jn.

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•• , (G.) A stm1y sh'"'Uld llG und~ ·"f tho trananrrt-tRti "n Find nersr<nnel

·'roouirotJontt:: t ·, e.ocn;ml1eh (c~·· ao1va Ein1 the re'Sulta inc ·rnorotocl in tho T/0 ond T/B.

(c) At lot~st tw" t>rward nbsorvor tonns Shr·ul.l "!)e assir';nocl t(J n bt.LttnB.on when this weo)')on is nlacOd in sun~1tJrt.

( 7) J5r1u .RECOILLESS ;rU.FI:!§_; This woenon wus n~t usc:1 ns nuch an ioe1rGd '~urin~;. tho operati :n booauso it aio.pl¥ Cnuld not .koop up with thrac uattal!c~ns 1 By oGin,_; under l"Gr;ioental Oontr~)l, their ntlod at bo.ttalitln level had often ooasai by tho t1oe thciy c~uld arrive. It is ooliovod that excellent ruaUlts oan De 0bte.1ned in tho attHek if this weflJ)On QA.n bo usecl with the assaUlt oor:1pRnles 0 By n~kinr_; this weapon ore,anic t.o the Weapons Oompalljl' of tho b~ttali.on it wo~k satisfy tho neod f·:T a h1t~h-vcl,lcity ctireot..;.t'iro weapon to snpnlor.~ent the lir::d tad r&nr,:o vf .tho 3· 5 11 rock at launo.her. As a o1ni::'llll1 reo:m:.1endation, the present platoon shoUlli oe inoreaaud. k three (}) socti\1ns.

( &) £itG.n.1li0 WJW'ONS lli.<il lil@PIU:N~': Tho Gffeoti Y({noss of weapons {lr~ani c to t.he in:fantr;v bat tali en was ,f!Jund to be, aatt sfao.tory, Tho lack of t.1otor ti-aneportation, h')wevor, Croatod mflll¥ :rr~blons. The :followinG er~r.unonta end recomrnendattnns roge:rd:ln;:: :irgtmio weal;lons and oquipoont are aul>m1 ttad:

(~:,) Tho six (6) heavy r.r&chino ,;uns nr•w ore;~nio tr·tho ~nfa.~~~Y. t>attali rm st.ohl.d oo inore•oocl tr· twelve, This unit GOlJ'loyed that . .,J.;.ilfl numbor with very ;t'avcrf3bla rosults ·in b0th E!ttnck and d.·ofen·se.

(C.) The Blmm H~"'.rtnr Plntn0n f'"und it neoossary because r'f tho rnpicl· acl.vb.neo of.AesAult cr,u,lt.tniGs t'"' aatablish 8 e'"'ocie.l 11 AssFJ.ult 11

section t0 ·f'nllow clnsoly bahJnd the lenclinr:. rifle Oli:!!fJ.' nios. This prnved very setis:fACt'"1ry Antl nrnviflod C'"lntinunus Bunn;,rt;v even thnu~,h doviatin,.: frr.M t}Je O.'"mvon~ionf!l. d.~ sj)ll'lConent moth~:0..

(c) Ccmllpioation faoilities nrgr.niO tn the 8lmr.llhrtlll' Platocn are not ade(I.Uilte~ Wire CAnnht bG lfliii in fl f'nst M''Vin(;··aitua.tinn; tho .SOR 536 radio is unrelieblo, end the ueo of tho SCR 300 on the bot-talicn tactical· not puts ?ll"?fe ttftffiO 0n ~n. alree.d.y· nverl(V"ded system. A s_GpAr~to··l··aclio n~_t usin~ Sqlt ,00:1 . ..,(ll.il~ !.tllCylE1t0. this situatinn.

. , . (d) ~he UsG pf an,><>p~i' sOOpO. woui.tl be of groat YalM to M infantry unit. It io. redcmmendo\t that thil! item be proourrei end a1ded .. t, tho rrostmt T/E: (.F.·,r· moro· detail ad disoU~sion or· thi's sub~oot SGG roforonco (d.)).

' .. (o) Thrcu,.;h(;~t. ti;o opa.~aHon lack of edoq"~to motor transr,ort

hind.orocl anci. ;nnd.O more. di:ffiCUlt tho nooomplishment ot" tha 1:11 ssi0n essi •. ;nod, l t h. atrmi,ly a.tve>oatod thet autfibiont whoolod an<l/'r tri.tck;ed. vohioles'bo ru&do· availEWle to" enable. a unit tn oarry·rJUt its mission effi~iGhtl)r .. ' .lis' an· O·xamP1e cf tho hhed .. f•Jr suoh ti-anspr>rt~ thiS battalion ·war;; orJ.ero:i trJ ettaok c~ .D 'PlUs 3 ::ver a distance nf several cil<;s and throu<')l. the town cf so sa, . '.rho vehicles provid od f<}r this attaCk. ouna1e-te·d. ot' tanks, ·LVXs, DUK'ils; f.1nti. jc:~ep$,

(f) In conJunction with (a) nilovo it is felt odvisabla tn add that pl;'oper ;reo,~nhf.l.1es8noa Vt.tli'io-lo·s- elso c be Dbtnined ·r~:r-· units rOouired ~o patrol lEIItbC z.:Jnt.;B aiit: oVur oflos· \:f r·1FJ .. d:s. .

( 9) 11MUiliiNGt Tho ff"l:' · ,.fin,_.; cr,r,:r.;onts nni ~ecl)r.n·.ondati ona ore ino:ident tc·-ospoota ·(,f traini- 1~· Which· it is :re1·~ a·trf·:::s sh(IUld ·!Jc plaood: .

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(n) 11iE1Tl stucly and ovt_ual exerclsos~ in which sr.~all aoat . .o r;~a·

Etro u.sed• sh·1uld be eroythaaizh_.L. in trainitl.{~ prrf:;I"fH.ts oBpc,c.iailY fri-

offic ora emf. NCO e.

, (~I Vinlatir•n ~f, .ijQou~in<; a.nrl ~atrellinG 'lrbq!.nlea wor.e

O•ootly, M~.r .. e ao~u~~ a)lpli~a~ion, tyno inotrucHc:n. in t)lo f!oH ie

roq11irod. -<~ . • . .· . .

(<!).Small,. unit trai!lil).l :1o esJionti,,l, ·'Each quarterly tr•in~

114, pr"~rnLl. ohoUl.d Jirovido tho piatoon 1@de;r .w!~l\ · anplo opporturii ty ··

to train with hie O~··r.;p±--ote pif1.in,::n. · 1 • •

1 ; · ' · ·

, . . (d) 1n 'ocnjllri~~ionwlt!f (c) ~o'vo QxO~Ojsee .'f ~'"'P~~~ .~nd

9att'e11on. si_ze . eb6~d t~O .. h~ld a.~ _.-~.eaat o.n!fe. qt~P;:;rt.~rly .;, ' ·. 1

~ •· '_ ,.

. . (e). 1:rainin.: ,(includi~,; !"itinb! 'I~.o~ow ~orvai ~o~pons at!d'

fiol~ t'ii-inv \'f ind~vid~si woapqns J1h·ou14 \>e omphoaioad. ".It is felt thAt

·tho I)X'f.lonse invplvad ~-rt tn.is. flmcimni tion 9l:P~nii.t.ure 'is minor compr.t'ed t{'

tho iesu.l tant · kn0~le.i,,:a .~ttain.Gd .. ' : · 1 . · • . •

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(10) ln i;"Gfiat"~l it ia DeliGVG.i worthy of C-"mment- thflt tho

assi~-.nment (!i' le.r&G· ione.s of action ('tn(L dofant:~e Booto.ra 'PUts l\ t:;'I"oflt

atrnin· on al.l exie~in~ j~_acilitieS --~1r-: oo_rxiil,lniQrition 1 trnn~fl('ttati~n, su-~

ply, c:mtr<.•J., o.nd .p;lenni~t_,. I~. iB.,_racr,f.'l~rHjQCtod · tha~. e.iGoUl'l~e pr0vi sinnt

be J;1ad.e to BUpply Mfl.riri.o 'O:rpe lilnite t,; 'norfnrm dutloB roatdred flhon

'lporatinr:; on 1'1. land rnl',lo·e· and uriloz: -Ar~ ot·:ntrnl. It is fa~t that in

the·fututo we will ~-:~in 11¢ .;roq~;ed t' operoto with nn~ oe'pnrt o{

fln Arr...y unit and. eh<'Ul·:~ !PranAra ou1;.sal ve.ti P..c_anrdi?F;lY. ·

(ll) A more O,"mDl.ota En.l 4atailod report ~·in he submlt'tod et

tt lot or t.\t~to on O\\ml'lont s a net roc'"lrilm-en·:'lf1 it'":nS ros~ul tin/; -·,·rr~m th.i's unit 1 r,

oparvtifl.ns durin~; tho -:por..iod ,ccvorucL ' '

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lie

• •• DECLASSIFIED


• J:l,_ .,dY.u ...... .rters

3d·~ C~.tt: .. linn, lst ]\•>rines l'st J~·~tirine :Divisinn J!'h.l!'

l J'""'n l~V!

:. · cfo Fop:, S-;;.i-1 ]'r ... nc·l sco- c,___lif. Sc.a.JJo en.

VID m: To: Viu:

C01JHnc ndfn( Off:i.cer Coirur~o.JndinL G-eriE.~r~l~ lut J\ii;....rinc:i Di.vtr--:;ion, J!.,.l11~IJ' commundint- Officer, ·lut J.-~~:ritlen'. · ·

~1•ecJ. l ~.ction_·revort coverinG the ~Hriof 7 Oct !YoU <~>Nov 1950 jnc.::lu~live

(.:,.) 1.dviGLn1 Gc~ner ....... l Ordtir N0.·J.u··ai:-.-... U oc·t· L.:bO (t)) j)iViBirm J-8mor:;...ndwn Fri. r:A/3 ... b(J_ of ... o- :;.;ec L~J() (c) en lut ;.,, .r di BJ:Acl1 /f;.:?,c Obi. of Doc· h bO (d) Ch l'8t k~e-.r 01-e.r .. t:i.on order 6.-.bO 4 td- l0. oct llj~v (e) CO lst M,r Oc•b'"tion Order '1-50 utd.l.7 ·oct hoU (f) CG lCJt J'.:o.rino Division Orel' .. tic•n. ]'Ln .4· oO ~td

,;;; Oct 19:·0 (;;) Co ::'d Jn ltr to COfllllC•llY CO's dt~. u oct b50 .

. ,(h) CC! ld J.> ... r:inee Opbr .. tion Ocder ~,bv utd ,;'/ oot 10 [JO

I ~ \

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f~l

CG l st. jvi .. -.r Di v dcl.endum nn. l

dtd 4 l .. ov lS~U

dJ.GJ~..,tch :-;·; 7l?:.::.j2'r of uu" .L~uo Lo CO lf:.t );PT OJ.iGJ~o.,'7,ion o:rl~.cr

en lst J.H~-1' nrd_rs to :)d 'Vi·-·.C }~.n (Jtd _l_lJ Oct CO 1st j,_.., . .l' di sv-- ten ftlJ.:- ... · G0Joi' :-~·ov 10:JO en 3d Bn J.t1~ to ~)ci ,1'1l0 }'n dtd 13 Nov lVbU CO lnt l\,<..cr nl-,e.r_tinn order .... -:--50 dt•:l 1:s :: .. -v lli.:-t>O

]__,.t1C1; (l) L-i-~u~.tjnn ~JketctJ shLJ'..Vin~~ posi-Lirn1u et:~t lJ.lil;JJUd .. t } .JClJ,T ... ni

·,.

( ·) CVcrl jl Gl'j_owing ""l'8e- 1.1 troll-:.d lr1 vicj_ni 1.-,, , J(l)\.-lli

Tfle }!Ur}-.n~3€ of _1thilt l'OJA'll'·l. :ir:; tA infn!'rn trw. <.\lll'[jBUC.~t) of the -·.ct:i.on t·,_J-:eil l1Y tl.du cnl,ri:J.~lH.i ;i_n lJL.nnln,, ,..JICl. c ... rr~vin,c_, out ite L-:;:...:igned m"in(';irm to l,.i.JHJ. ... t ,Ol,S---" t }<':"r~rl~'""·• to move to .. nd do1'end J. •.. -.JOl-.!.:..r.Li • YGr1-;. ;rl'.i to move to ......n -·r·;, Cdb.i..J- _,re.._~ __ ,t CHIGY0Y'U~ ~~'"0rt1 ...... Jt j;J .l..:n tat.: :int.er,t)nrl of tL-<-:: rero~·t to CXJJrCL'.t3 1.-fH') piT•bJ.."<·:'m:::: cncnunturod~ .wa .. t .... cLlon ,.,.....,;_:: t,.;;t,'kcn to r;obvc them, _ _rjd .cnmrr:cn't.'s ~-r.d reonrilii'l0!kc1~-tir:rlu rtt..iUlt.i.n,; i.r-•-~lll f. etc_> ::·:Lc ..... nr:d in thi~ c..·Jt-}'srienco.

L~O T. [_}( OH(l.j'IJ.Z . .'I'J()}J ~-,-- ---- ~--------. --~-~---""""":":"

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(J) lrior t.0 emll_ rk \inn ~:SU ·i)n ll-:;t }J.:.rjth;i.\

... ) ])t..ririg Lnc;i ng :':IC: 1m lf>t t arinC;l>

· ··uc1t ~ , __, G-_w] CO 9 ll..,t Li F J'.n LD. 'liri '& }!'tl 1--rtlcu~ ~ bil;- lltil l:,., __ r :wt~ Co D) lL·-t Lul l3n :>E·t t li.&b (;(1 ~ ,l ;,t J..,. X' (, ~-r ~TIJt.:ll) FO 4.~~~ ~n1·t~r Cn .-.q [ __ Qct~- '?;,ll'nm J~-~-crill -·'·· :..:uJ. l L t Bd i·l~t~ Co c, lc1t ~n: :.11

:uct.~ H·ccr.n 'J'm, l~·t T!t J:i"J

DECLASSIFIED

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DECLASSIFIED

b. 280ctnbr_.r to 6;l~ovombcr l\i50 ··:

3d Bnt ·let J-;~<J..r:i·nc;c Tift:r-;·:n~n·co··;~-rsts i e Bn Ln Tm" nne! F0 .I•art.y ~'/ll "JJ" ];try 2/ll ;:'Jd })L:ct, Co C • 1:31.. },n~ Bn ]Jet C:o Dt lst l!.ed Bn ]Jet !.& 8 co, lst ;.ur

c~ 4 Ho,renfbor to ?.NOV(;~mber S&mc ~s (b) a~bve plus;

l.Co ,., (Hei.nf)

d. 8 J1ove:nnbor to 10 FovtJmber f) ... me .. dJ (b) ..,,bove :t.dus:

l ~~ect, .. _70nufi }(annillesr. cruu }'l<·-~t, ,d• co, 1st ~~~ .... r

e. 11 N cvember to 1;~ lJovc:mbcr [_i, ... mo .._ •. s. {1:.) c...bt~ve plus:

f.

l.sect, ?5mm RG6ollless Gun rl .... t, ..--.. T cc' 1st :•:[<..:.r ~~.3d FJ"'.C Jm

14 J.Jovembcr to 17 November ·ad Im, l st I<ur Det, -.nglicoJj lst SiG llll l:.n & 1''0 p:.rty, '"/ll "D'' B try, ~~ ll ]Jet Co D, lot J.ied Bn :wo })arty 4.;" Lort Co

•

3.d J•l-t co c, lst Ene Hn P b t , Co .ll, ? th J. '1' BD

g. lD November to J~ November 3cl En~ l Bt b,~r Det~ .. nslico, J,st E..iG; Bn :;:,n & .8'0 J•-·.rt;·, ;.;; ll Det Co D, lot Led Bn

3 • tBJif.:l~~J:.!i_-~_: .. IL£- J-Jt~ Jt,·g __

[;. • . Tlw }:!·.~climin..,...ry _pl ..... nnint~ i'or the •NONb . .2-l lHndLI0 oncr-,m:po=,rsecl 1n ..... oerien of confc:rpLcos with roe;i.ment. very sm.:...ll ".nwl..Jfl t. Or intelligence d ..... t .. , w"""s rccej ved.

w .. s

':e. It w.:.t! r1L.:mnd t" L .. nd over ··:-Je .. eh -~_{l!;.L.lJ.JW l J but on ~he night v,'e s'""j_lnd verbt .. l l_r,structione: Y'l0rG .recS"i.Ved tfi.;;...t tJlB li::~ndjnf! V/ould bC , .. ,dm:ini.str'-.51-UVG ,J1d lYh.-.C!.e ·over )'1c ... c'rJ ){J!,ll• }'~eQ(,:.USO of tldfJ ,~nd· subQOl{uent· ch~.,n,:;0a .it v:~-S very di1'fic'!..llt tJ "'rrivo -...t""' f:inc.l Hmdin;:; lll<;.<,n. Ccwr:wrilc.::ttion restl'lc:.iJno mu.de j t extr elJIO ly d iff i cult to keel' •.:.L_e c otrq.-8.-nies, e<.;; ch 01: ~ sep~r ..... te L'ST, informed of c h...n::eo in :_i.., ... ~1 o.

• o. There V/~:.;.;J no ~~reJ.)m:..n~ry plllnn:.n:~ ur. tllo movement o1' this .unit to ~,-~·~JO:N-rd .• References.(h) <..nd (j-) w~~1"'e received on the morn:inr~· of 17 octol;or l8t10) ....nd t_he movc-.w~s sL,rt.t'd tne mornjnL oi'·~_.B october l9SU.

4 • .Ts-~p; 1.EQ._-:.:lt!Ll.E-ill£@~.J.:L u. Nu t3veCiu.l tr_i.rd.t-lg or reht;:}-r~L],.S v.'Gre h~ld in pre

p&-rt=:.ti.on ft;r oQ.rrying out the ;;-_.sni_l.~ned mirooicm: no reJ-:e .... rs-....1 w~-,:::; held fc~r the L .. :.r.:ding .::.:.t WONS;~N·

• DECLASSIFIED


• •• '"·. Ln .. diD·: ;....,nd ':cmb_.....,rlc~-"t ion· w-~~; ~'.i.C<::oml- .. li she:d wj_ th li t·t.ll~

di1Ticulty .f'br it onco ~ot under w~~·. The til<e Vc.ri'"tion m:•.do j t d:fficult fox- 'the shipril)·E; to ro;.,ch tho be•.ch .. nd the· b .... ttsJ j rm lL.d ·no w1.:ty Of knowinr. ex ctly whon t.:.. ~.r1ir: 'iJOi.Ald bl\ L v, j L .. ble fnr lfl,.-,djn,~ until i.t h~ d . ctu lly be .... cl:~ed.

b,· '!'he b .. tkl"bn W•.s emb.rb,d. on five lLSTG which provj dccl· ·~lde"iu to B.J:>~_ce for '~ll pprBm.a'lel.

c. J3Rfi;,.J\-IHl C.J.U J;fJ.J if! .DJ.NG -J~C':R h JON-1\l.

(1) }lefurcnce (h) w' .. received by this he .. d'J'Lrt<Jl'D on the l·L1 1!;ht rd'' .... ~? oct01Jer l~J50. lt:mJGdi tG :pl....ns werQ rr.; .. d~

_wjthin tlie b~ .. ti-~liron to strike c.:mr ~.nd bt~r:l.n ln.-·i:i..nt~ rrur·~.lli.en .~t 0by:1¢ t:b.e ne:.xt morning. 1fh0 V6llicl 0:3 for lo:.clt:1[; ::Ul;l)lic::-1 J~r:ivcd ,2,f-· cc~lcdulQ;d nd the- b·.....,tt ... -Lio!l w .. :a p::::'L"J-··~.rud to

nmv o :: t d~.·Yli~ht. de wore ·held up. howovo:r, lLYl til t.-.} __ .r:Jxim'"'"-toly l)JfJ)J 'Vf, i t.ing t)l.; c.rl'ivc.l of trcnBport~tion :'or Jlcrlwnnel.· .L()~.dtng w~,c c0mpl0tcd ~.nd the movement to ~ •. : .... JOIJ .... ni r~t . ..rteci. ,_t 1,015 nn "tl Octr•bcr 1c50.

6.

,.,. .i~ccNnfldi.;-.t~ons. --~b0t·.rd tlle .LSTc L.cr;igr:ed to _lii't t.l"iis b: ttl:.l:!."n wore rJ;.titiL~ct[lry, ... nd~ c.:·.c the· b.:..tt ..... liof, 'I'Y· sunder c.trength, C~"1rHli tionr:~ VJ(:;:l'C lop;., arnwO.G-d t·h ·n norrn-..l.

·b. d .. > ,.,,rd WL;j received on the niV:t of :.:,_..·.ilins th ... t. .. -.-n :·:.C:Ir!lin i ~J tr , __ ti ve l.,.,n din(';- wc::. ·'to be· m...:.do over Colo diff\.~ron t bc.: ... cL1, there w( :;~ n\l O})portunity to brief LlJ .. _ comp ... ny cm;_:.r~~c.r.J.cp~-.·,.

c:. }Jur}ne: tlH~ m0vem,:..:nt to "the objective ~_:roc\ in~;tru-ct]r'Iu; .r •.:oc:i.vc·d .\ y·· the shi1) indj c: ... tt::d thc:.t the: 1·:.-,nd il-1 j. v.rr-ul<i not ·oe m~·.rle nvcr- b-c; ... ch ,-c..;D~-G pl;.nned •. In ....n ~.ttc.mpt tn l.ir(:_i) •• r.:..: the cr.mp,:..,ny cc.trmLnd~~~r-::> fC'1r 6h·:XL:;uu in yJ. .. no rcfjre;noo ( :~) w .. -... .P'omul13;CJ.tcd. Hel'·i.):~~cncc (:!.;) cout·_..,;i_rwd inutruutiono for unj_ts Df thiB b,.,tt .. "lir-n '.~hJch ·,;.!nu.ld yrr.vidu fo:r t~l<: l ndjJl·.~ on .:...ny ,:,f the ,,ntici.IJ;.,tcd beL.che".

d. 'l'hiB b ·tt~ .. ljon w~rived - t; the objective v,ru'.... 0n .,..J!) Octr,bor lC~U.; 'o:hc LVTs LbC'~.rd thE; l .. i:d1.n::': oh~p:J l".i.,.d b(Hm. J;-l'u..:' lo:. .. deJ wjth en enU .. ,l j_;u.'.t<Plic.n : ... nd oqui)ment. · Tnt: ..... ct.U.;..cl L .. -.nd., inc; w~~:J m~-.de ovur 'tl,of.i'--':'Ch Bi}J)~ ;~t .....nd tfw b ..... tt .lion };rc- c_:(:ccit.:cl i.:,IDledL.tely to ,J1 ·.cr,E> bly ,·.re ... ;heru :reforoncec. (e) "nc.. _Li') wuro ). r·uc·Jd. · · ~-

( l) 'l'h C m\lvemen t ·tO' h~·~_Jql\1·. ni w 4,13 v.Cc:nmjJl ).'shod by ITF'·VirJ. g the) b ... tt,._.,,J.j 0fl irJ 'bN0 m.,rch tuii'i...r; With C. timG int(;rV.U.l 0f· t0n (10) rninutcn, tho firct mcrch' unit. clo,,.ed '· .JC1il~ni .. t l/,Oo. thf~ r:.ecnnd m rcl'l unit clnse:;d 1\· .. ~jOlJ .. nj_ ;;.~t .;;..}J 1;r,.,xim:.tcly lo3u. Jmrr_edi toly UJlOD ·re~.chJ.n~~-},_;_.JOF-ni tha rto_r .unit .. thcru ... t w.-7.D ruliCV<;d .nd .... _ rerimeter cl~fe:n~:;e ·w .. F; o(:t Uy inc-.ludin~~ tf:.reo rN·d blnckr::, one ori e~.;~Ch nf 1:he rr-.-.dD lO:ldin:-;,~ into ;.,f..JO~'J-ni. J)U.rin,,o; the mP.vernent 0f thio unit tc'l M ... ~Oll··ni t'nE!r~ . ..,,._c n(' en8m:/ ::ctirm tmo(lunterod •. · · ·

·( :·) Upon bein3 roliciV0d by the l.;t : •. ~.tt,.licn lc>th lnf<:tntry (Hed.nf) U.S .... , on ltl }JI"\Vombor. l0!.JO trd.:.> unit movod. by

DECLASSIFIED


nwtnr C0l1Vny t." _,QN~_,_J~ r'n th.~.t d. tu. '='ilL::. rllliV~ W:...:_, Jli ... uc "Nith the cnnvny broKen into th:r-o~ (-:::">} ra..:.Tch unitB c~nd w~~ru.n(~vcmtful ~ t.he bL.tt,.linn_ .c_lo~;i.h ~~ \'VOli!~)_·y <~,t 1u3(,'.

~rhc~ !lt·)rjnd frnm d cct0b(.:r t(l ;:.;D Q(.:tnbvr l90~v 'd .• L.kon up <Vl th pl:.ni-1jnp; i>..,r thu ·;iOl:;~;J_ 1·-~- l..:~lcilnC ..JJd the mnvornent· t0 the n1J,i.eetj_ve re....,.

\:! • ~-:-~}:J.D ~J~Q._I'.I~:k~~-L~·;~q -:~:!: . 0.9 LREJ!L~~ : . {l) I..J octn--cr: Tfd:.:. b .. t·t.~.li"n lur;ded in'-" Or•]Ul!Jn

nf Cf1ITIJ' ... rdc;;· nvcr bt: .. cn lh.t.J:b •_;• ·JrderG, wsrc r ... -.~coivull 0Vdr the )"e:--:jtrHmt..,:-.1 t. ctical nvt tP m\lvu dir:.ctly int(' .~n ,_,['o::t{'J,.

bly ,-,rc~. jn ·re~r nf tho b0~.ch ..... nd ~-w-it fv.rt:t-wr inGtr,J.ctjolw. , Hef'erGnc<lc (c) t.nd (f) were r~ceived immod-L tely dt\'r rriv<d,

:in tlw '"·• ~ embly :.re:), ... nd i -.nJc<.ii .te ply.nr: Wt3l'G n •. da f·'r tho ~ut...:rcu .;l0 the· l:H-)1".' .!J .umbl~l .. -.re .. ~ -~-. di;.ltc·..rloo of c~rl£Tr'Xim .. ~tcl. 7-~ mile[ .• Trw b -tt.:_.L.inn cl0 f'iJd r'n itD i'·<'-Cf•i-bl:y .rc t lb00 -.. nd f_ol:t up < ver:iTfl('ter defcmno r:.r the rd~~ht.,.

(:~) '·? (lct,ber: Ttdo uni.t r(.1TJ.,illu:J in jt:: ~.:::..: ... U111bl;y j.;re Hf1 t'th f'lf wcrfo .. n ~ 1'1-.n~> ·,•jt~ro !·1-·-dc tt'- Cf'Hduct tr .. .inine; in -_~he flclcl, es_vc:cj.: il.y field firj_ng ·of .11 W0·---};'0n3. 'J.'~".L-J .ce-JIJ j11ll.er nf th·.:; b .. -tt. l:inn_ OUl-i,l:-·li·:.:G VJOrc WJlo dud :.,t UJ.O bc .. cl1 <.nd wero br0u;s .. ·.t th til.>·-~ ."u:'.embly u.r0c

c 0 ~~~~Qli_:_!1 i 1-'~l:..:

(l) Jn ._cnO-r~-1, o:pcr-.. -tions durin:; tnL~. 1,er:t~"1d v,·Grt~ ch~r- ct.ori tie ni' f.'Hl ll, :nwdorn f(·rct: ol.[;li' .. LiL,~ Jn 1·-·l'•.:.·):;~~ ~.nd s,ritJlit:ivo tercit 1)ry· .·r~;~ .. in~-,1; ""nwneric:: .. lly ::.uperj_or~ p0nrly r1 rP; .ni;~ed. ;..~nd oquipJ!Od, demor.·.lj_zed oe:rd--~.u~;rill: ... f0rce.

( •'.) :-.d octnbt.Jr; r.rtw b. tt li0n m,··vz.)d in two ~mbelons fr0m the: bivnu~ ... o f'lUtsicle ·;,OFL_--J:~ io 'the J(Jr·_unt jn vili.~e;u nf L-.J-0}!-ni~ : .. b(;ut ·::tJ r0 .. d mtlc;s tn the ·.ve::·t. M.Jo\: ... :ni, 1 0 nis-nifjo.-·ncc l:lef\ in thef ct t'h___,.-t; j_t .lf;1 ~~ }-Hljn:~ cf cr•nJJ.ue;ncG of' t'hroc r·--.. d ..... ,~- 1t:· tllnt~ r~·:r_-,!JoctivE<Ly t0 ·;Jn~:-b .N·~ ·~ Ym·.(.i-·y JlQ, ccnJ. L:'..DIJJJ~ r.L'h0 f:',_rf:'.t ucL1Clon clr·:~cu intr tat~ vLL.u .. ~~o .:__b,~ut 1400.

t t .t Umo the rtOJ( b.tt<--,lic-.n bojm._:; rel:levud __ j,,,.u.rud to be in vory dis,-,re;< . .nL.:.e_d nt~.tG, sm. l.l. r~r"'lll;G 0f RO'-:-:~ buin._,; enp_:,_r~ccl in in6.incri:m:in ...... toly executj,n_._,, ._cu.:>piJC~eO. i~('rth }\t•re~.n -guerilL, .• Tf .. c fH:W~'~Jid echol0n ,__rrive:l ;,..,b,....l,;,t 1630. p~:riliJ;.:tcr w: c;::;1.ablid-l.:.:d, -~unt!r: . .Lly fr,llo:',ine the tr"".ce of tno fj_rnt ridn·c ljnl~::. r>urrr,undjn~~ Uw vill~ .. :re. 'J1nruu rr': ... d.tlocl-cJ w~ru eot·.~.bl-iQhcd. c: ch ll1SJ1nLHl by r.:.ec'tinn r.f :1'b.sy lll-~Chiu~.: :,:unP ~.,nd t.n ::ntl .. tr)nk i·-.::.~::::k.,ul:t UE;Otion, The J~r·rth 1'\Ld bloCl<" Dn tJlt: T'''·-d leo.di.nr~ to' FYONGY.~J;fG w· ·~: d.L--;fli'~n~ .. ted ~·-ll !1-:GJ'Ji rn,_-(t lJJ.'(lCJ.:::. Ttic Sn'J.th r". c1 bl0ck~ ·cr·yeri·n.~ th~.:: rnu·t.._. tn SbOU.:_q -'~'•'. ~' d.u::oj_r_,;n{..:t;;)c~ i.(h rr,Ld bl"ck. 'J'tlU },c.~.;t . .r/'.:...:.d' blc~ck~ _ .... :::·.tr~_ ...... ;:; Lilli r0c.d tr< ';,'ONL.J-l, 1.:-/ .. f-: n .. ..til•.·d G~·,OHGJ.:; rn .. d-'bl(';Ck. In :·.slm.:;r"l.~ C01d}~-ny J vrr,tcoctel.l the __ nr-.rth ,;lJ,,:C·•<-':cn~s t_o t.t:.c VL-.l~,_':';e~ Cnm ... ~v--ny !.-i tho 3f'1Uth, .-:ucl Cr.ml•o..ny' G th,"J· t': ::.. • }i'0r ~ J'i(Jru ':x~.-c-:.. tr!--Ce 0f the J•er:Lun~ter f;.E;~·e Ch cl0-f~ure ( 1).

(?') ?.9 Octf')bCr: /1,:ir ":rrivcid Nl r,":;.,.t]nn ,.._t O?l.5,,nd two mr,tnr}.zod _p<.d,r:<LF> l!Iul'~:; 11ent nut, (.:t.lfll: .ny 1- _1_· t_t~oi~"::: ('bJc:ct.!.vc w~;,c n,-,rth t0 'f. 3'l3[JV. CNn':; .. ny H :o~,trr·1 1 r.; ;nj.:,oi{'ln w .;-. tn mnw> :::,~uth tc' 'Jl .. ~)6,1)1.• }~~rc-.1:~ fnund rsr·l·r-ll.·:~.t.,..,ek_~:.il~Sn nf ~.lf..r1UD i tinn ,:<nd f:'lilli(; Eim ... -11 b l') ·.'-'_~03 destrr!yvC.. - ]h t'J:lU , fturncon Cr-mp~ny J (;XteJ1dctl ·:i t::-J ,.- ~~tr-.0J, ('11 :for· t. to ·TI'\. :':l!.);:O:K. c;nlilJ:.-.ny H 1 b ~·;J0t0ri~.od _t;h ... trr-1 extond.()tl·itf~.r- Qju.s t·c-· '~'-·· 341;:-J. I~Lr' r_.Qm.;,..,~ned. 0n_ r~t, .... t-inn until 1645. -""t, 1600 ;_;_._ :JUl)}-lly c,..,t1V0)1 ••• rr._ ~\o!lJ<t.-un:o~D~ Lly fr>')-m \{Oi:- ~,_,1<; ~ unl~"·.clE;J, Wld u.Gp~·.rtud , .. t l? lb .•

• -4- • DECLASSIFIED


• • ( 4) ?10 nc:t~'.bfjr ~ J,'0r1t ~~,~trrolc wur~~ ... O'l£1,) by C.:r•mp ... nL~1~ Jl u.ru·~ T t(\ the_ or:uth ·.nrl n_(\l't!1 T't~L!.tJtoQt:lv~:ly._ IJ d.u .•nc1 11 ·llt r .. :in l:inlitc.-,~ y~e.)b_~_u;t .. ~- ._ Tul:: p~-t.'ro~.f: J.'L~tu..rnGJ, h~.vin ~ ·m.?,d8 li-n cnnt:aot. Th_c I~c:.;tr .. "~.ll'in-.r ·w<;::.:J __ 1>'8p.~·c..t_C)d .,-3.-)1_ t_J_-l<.:; · -ft,:rnr"n, :n the \'ll'l'l .... thtJr clo .. r-l.':d- 1 ~.:i r cv.r:ie:. oh :;t_~:-~U.d1 ,,nu c.Lrr.p}JCCl -eurr.dr' er p-·JnphlE.Jtll• .. ·syuten1. nf lLrr.-.seing ·:~d':.l) Jnto.;.r-djr-tj "n' f:irr::a with .:·.tti.L.Lor;:, 2..n{l ·dlr.m i:n0rt;..;.rs \\T~s Gtc.r:~.:;J.

(t;) :/.1 octnber: l.r ... c.n 0.f tr-.e rii'lt/:·coml;o;.~.nier. -~st~J.ld-.lE:!hl:d f1Utp0r::>tr-\ tn thr~iJ~ f'r0nt. J;Jorning .... nd &-ftt:;:r:n··-on J..._ .. trnlliJig c0ntinue(l \'l1tb cdr t'll st,_;.ti('il. lJO"g~ti\rC: rc-su.;.ts W!.):t0 rt~:t:~;lrtccL i~rt:iLLc.:r:,: cnntinucnl tn rugist- .. r ~~n '"'J..J. B~c".otJ.' u;.~rt-s .. rJjnr !.~nd intordictinn fires ··.··.ore cnntinuo.l, ··

\(J) l jl·r·vt•mbt:r: Hr,utine lJ, ... trn.c.l:i.n .. ~ cnntiDl.ll.:(~ witl-1 no enemy cnnt~~-ctE.; Tf;l~r,rteJ.. 'J.'he temr;o 0f h,,_r,·ssinz c<nd int-:.~.r\::1ct~

jnn ~·Jruu wu0 fncrcr.~ed. The usc 0f OY for uprttin~ .~tj.J.lery g··c· ... i.l.~r u.(!rle(; tc· tliC·; c.J.:_1"t:~C11.j.vnnt:~88 ('j' t"ti:·)G,:; fj.re;i.

(?) c'·1:,.vcm"'.l:.ro H0utJ1H> P"-·tr(1ls '!!Drc ~lis.v .... tcJH;;l\ jn th· · m-'•rnin•.; •... bc•ut lUOO cr'mJ: .... n:~ 11 1 .~: } ••. tr·~-.L, mnt-~r;L.:;,oJ :·nJ cnrH·d l'>t:i.r](?; r>f' ~·. r:i. .i"l1~ c_pl. .tonn "'!.'(~inf,..rcod .\d th mn:rt,.rfl ~ wur.chirw F:~unn~ :n .rt:i.lle:.:ry "11'0 t0 .. :.rn~ , ... nJ f0r·::." ··J. ~:;ir· c('ntrn.LJ. ... .-.c tl.'·-) ''/ ... (; ·~rn1luch'd jn ;;;, C.;Ci:·:-r;· f.;nr_~l. :i.n tl'lt.::. ·vicinit~ nf 'you ~.;..ri. ·r.~ ~~?;::4).'' Ht:: ... ,vy O<:.~u-.. lti.-.~J ·,·: ... :rc ;i.n:t'.l.;i.cL,_I (~n tlw i--· trol b~. t.l1r..~ enumy 1 S v.C,CUTHtC £\Jr; 11 .. rnm .,nd _Utf'lJ"L.--.tJ.C fire, J1.dU .i-L.t:L'!'•l cr.,uhl"nllt diuc-ngc.~ge it~JC:lf bcCL~UGt: 0f' tilt: tr, ... ffio· j:.~nl c .. ili."·Vd b:·: the' VC;djCll.f)J J.,cr: nf ;c(wm t0 d~.iJ.~..Ln).~ ~-:<d tbu _,L;Ill)C~.l.2_;y l'iU}·,(·::ri;,r r;0Siti.-r;n 0f thf...: uncnny. .b;.ut no()n trLe h~m~ in.},.r n.f CnrnlJ.;-..11:~ g, rCj_nfnrccd ~o-ritll n"c,v.v;y m ... chino ~,WHo ~m·:·,· ,_)l:urr. ~rF"l'L r~;) ,_.,~· s :Hmt fr·•m:'; .. , .. J"OJ.f-ni t~"~ oxtrlc, .. te tl:e J•--tPnl. ·nd u '"-'~ r\ uuccw;;uf'ti.lly dr;nd· ... n~._~ ;.....ll ,_,.r~11S 1 (;),:lUif'UJc;nt, ..:..nil V0.i...:.JCi.u;; ~:0r~) c.· vc(i. our c:· nu-.,1 ti8s f(lr t:r.w d,·.y "\oierc lU kilL:::d •.. r1J .·,(; vir-undell. l·ri· ::it l"lo.rl.tf\s:ing 11Jis~i0ne \'J>.:.:l'e -.:xc:cutul.

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hc..r, .. .-, .. in f·jr·us "\JTCro -)ul']vur~.:J~..1 ·,.,n ~u-·-rr,undin:.~ viJ:.l. <-.~(~s.· · (~!) ~ }.10-ve·muer: G . .nd ] rec:"lnll.·,iu::, ..... .no' 1~,.trnlD rerort. .. .-u

ncp;i.,tj.:vu ruculte.· C0mJ'~-.ny ~1 1 ~: nut1Jr---.;t :~,_c f'r,rcr.:tl fn by U11:~ c··.prrro: .. ch r.f :':nr f,.;J.l'CG frnm thC:: 9~1it.h~ '1'hj_:.J ff·rci:: ·,·,: r: ..... ~~ .. ttcJr·6l~ by 3lmrn 1,/.ncl l?!Jmm. firo • .. 0nv ~·: .. :.rJ w .... '1-~ ..• o ...- ·u.n,iu.l.,

( 10) b l-1-~'V(.;lJi't.l<..lr ~ Rnutjne p .tr0ll~.ng ·,.: b O"nJ.L,ct.:.J..:;. ·,rj "Lh nn ont:m; O"'nt. ctg r~vr-·rtuG. (;Nnp,.ny· __ , r0inf'"'l'Ce.i., l~.:L J\"<-.rJ.nt.:~,

arrl.vod :...~ ;):.;c:;,ort· fnr · DUJ'VlY CnnVr'y frr1m \V0FL. l':. C0H1, "r1y .... ' \'/< ;_. ~-?,ign.Jl Tnrtl.nn ("If tbt:.' f;nuth sectnr b•...:t~·.'t.:)',:ll G'\ITll·~ .. nj 1.)>3 c; c.nd. H.- He in f0rClng l:lement.~. i·noluUinl~ '1.,, -~-ect.icn nf 0J!UJJ ,

rnnrt.Lrr;.· .. nd i... '(5mm rl:ccill8liG gun c.oction 'i'.fL:re int:..;gT, .. t,.::."' h) the.·:::·.: bl.tt_c.~.li!'rJ we Pr•r:r.; ontnp::.·.ny;

(11) 6 N•"'·VomiUr~ ~- m("\t(lrizc .. 1 c ...... mb .. t ll· trnl~ Cc•nu:ic.'tinc r'lt· Cnm.rJ~.nlc:R G ~n 'l !'tdnfflrC(;:::_., \!.ith .:d~n:vn~s r_•f :.e.]i0:lf~ Cr·m:v-'l':Y 1 '1·-'•·-~> s:;nt 0n r<:.:girrwnt: .1 c1r.:;.:;r tP T ... '34-;-'.l} _rn·r ·J.,"qt.J J -.v.OL·~r"J.}!G rr''···-~ vfi"H:Jre J._ rge jrn,t/.":3 0f l~Jff.; ~:-.<CJl'~ r..::_t.i0rte:c.. -·.i:.seb·Qlul.: .• Th8 p·. t:rnl m:....•.\(; n0 o·,...,nt- ct ul:tb. th .. ..: t:r.,;·rr:y out Ji....t .. t. .. ,:;E.:· _dl v("lltlnt~ry }'0';/u. Crorhv:_,,ny .H, J.-l"tr'clli.lJ~-': -::.n ti1e ·o~.'utll, Cc•r.t~:.ct.:. e11, {ifrJ<..,].J .. grnuy1:3 ('.f JJrYrth Yr,rf;·:..r?·t> n(l ::::HY·t 0nc. tr, .... tj v't;·3 \"-':·. trte...: thv.t r .. c.~J(']-] .. nj_ ".11._,.;:) i,l""\ be ,..,tt.;.cb:....!. t '11Ut. •.. T'••~'rj }_,/,til)Of?.V(Oi'~ v.rnunclcd. .:···

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(1··) 7 Novc!nbe>r: .t 0130 Cnm],.,ny A, rep~rt.l'<' trip

fl res ;·.nd bn --by tr::.,ps cxpl0jll')U tn thei•~ftn,&.1.:.l;1'~4ill'.~?::::~b <:~

f~.irly intLmne fire fjght J.cvtJlnye,J ~'·•hiofi"!"~lt\!rihlnu~~~il. _:~-\'.rrl, invnlv:i.ng &lsC' .:o pnrtir;n of Cnmp: .. ny G 'r:- right fl ... td-::.

4r. lil·"r.nj_ng •--.lJ1JJ'n,_,_che(1} "' hc,::cv;v f0g cettJ.eJ which r.0ducv·.~

visjbiljty tn ~lrnnst ?.iern •.. t Ot>lO~ the B~-tt~ ... ljnn oy, lw•.nnet.L

hy o.rl .rty l!'C:· t.ec..m "~nJ ~-n dlmm i~'Lnrtc-.. r nbfJOrVVr .;..nJ VYiDIJm<:.. .. n rL<:.,uur"'itl;;-~ j_ U:nm:l.n<-~t .. c·-n. )_.nemy. b.:Qprn""ching the 01" C"~UlJ b8

hU •. 1'c~ but n10.t: eccn_. .. .. t Ob'.~b the p...::cBfl:t:mel _rlr~:nning tn.u Ol· wlt.Ji~

orr~Y~',·h.,vjng exJ./ur.\,}0(:'.. tlltd.r . ...nnuuniticm. ThG o_tiC:Jmy occupit:~.' the OP ... nr_1 ;;:.t OG45 dlmnj mort,,r fire w_c n brr-ugnt tr b~;'- .. r. Nl 10 trld,a.

'Ih1 n w::,c, fnllm:·(j~l ~-t ·oooq by dirt>ot. e;.rti"llery fir_t::·. incHuvi..in;__S

time fjrG. :c.:v 0030 the ~..;nomy w~ .. o ·.::~Jfinltuly 'ditfiJ.l': .. wing •.n.J

fih.f'.:'"'t]y tht:re: ft·~ _thu Ol w· .. H r0t.::,k'un by J-!&8 :r~ronnnol wJ thnui..

-~iff) culty-, The fng bcg . ...n t-'"~ lift ;-.~nJ. , ... ir Cunw on f.l-L .. tj nn 0.br•ut

074.5. .J.J. f:.UlJJ)(·-rting we .... 1)0no O"ntjnuc:U to firv .... t t•utr ..... tin~~

t~.rgl·t~,. Our C,;.;.,,u~..--.lt:i.c~ vH~ru tw0 w0unde.l. Uight firlng mi::..;

sir,n:::; :curi'iG~'- nut t~.r0ugh ut _the night.

(1;\) 8 }lnvernbcr; /'t 0100 thv Bc-tc, __ J.i.nn Vl-o ~lortcc.c for

~-n <>ttc-.c\ 1-/hjch f ... il1.;U· tn nl-<.-..t\Jl:'),.tli·.w. J~t 0Ju0 :.ll 0Ut'.J::n~_.tfl

''-NOt'c m~.ni1c< ~n(l r·cc"nn~isD~.:nco p .. .-tr0lc. s'.:)nt nut. CnmJ;u.ny 'I p ..... trr'l 'U.rcci.o:.' th'; Dh·-~lling rf'..., vill .... ge witt1 gnn-.... ·rounlt;;.

Cf'lmrJt-;.ny H pt...trnl witl1,·1.rcr .. ~· .._.,f.~ 30-·~0 ET'"B , .. ttumytc.c1 tf' 0noirclu

their- prnttj_r'·n. A r.:.i.nf•,rcoJ. Jd.~t\lr'n· tn-igc:..gcd th~:; enorr:y 1-vnn

built up 'thoJr i'nrco. \1W r0r:L.in·~k·r 0i' Cnm_t-- ii}' }L 1'-..dnfr·J'euJ

with l'wc~vy mfhchinu gunu, ~;n~] .. nne p1~'t'11'H nf 00l1'l;,·•·J"1 y ] \h!r't;'

r::ont nut to ;.:.s si :;t. .-.rti l.1.0ry ctond mnrt ..... r J \:lvl't.: brou,_;nt tn

bcur ,.::.J ~h8 enemy wi thJr 0w in c onfUfl i 'm. our c.:..rm,~l tics

w~:;rc ('DC· 1-:-ill..,J.f t0n. \'/0Ul1dud.

( 14) 0 Hr>vorr.iJvr: N,Nln;_1 outpoeti.ng ..r1<l l'~trr>llin;,; lld'JJ

enn,lue;t.-.d Y-tithnut inciJ.nnt. Night u.nd U:.:~y hcr'-ol<ng un-..l 1nt· •.. T

dictir,n f:ix·c~·, 'N~ru 0X:CJCUt.J-c.1..

(lb). 10 rnvember: 'R0Ut~no 0Utpne.ting a.n,~ .l''·~t.rn11Jnr.~ . C"ntinuc:_:. A rl:infrorc;Ol-1 rifle.: plc:.tr-0n \\L-.u tJ 0!;1-t tn :-:J }j<;.<.-t,t.. .... .:.j or.,

lr:1t J.i.urin 0D 1 tn :...:scnrt ~~ T.l) ... lu.a .• cmnbin..;.tinn of c~ir o..nU

..... rtillo.ry inflict(;d t. larg:~J numb0r nf c...-uH. ltit.::s 8l'.i unuu1y. vrl,_,c;mblwl tro the pnuth. A, £rc~:p.f,lY cnnvny, w000my .. n.i.oJ b~i a

Vl1•LC b--tt, lj_,...n~ 8.rrivu.J ~·.t L..:i~O frrm ·_,nys Ji!. Onntinucll.· ni.6ht

fjrin£~ miro.r:jr·nB nn t.___,re(::tr:. uu.rrr·un.Jlng tb,,: · .<: ... ;

(16) ll ]·~r,vumb'-~l': Thu ,-rJ.iLC bL..ttr,li0n '/{ab "-LH::.:I.g~1~;;_L t;l._.

S0Uth SOCtr,r Vc..1.C i..L--·:_·t by QOmy~,ny .:'.t l~Jt. }d~rin(;s • ~j"h~; SU:tJ.:t:!ly

cronvr;y ·".Lp rtc;:l : t 0~00 fnr wo~;·t; j-.T. ThG" YM.C su_pvlY tr. in

~rrivc-:: ... t lf,7J0. R0uth1t.: Jk.trf"lli.n!?. c0ntinuv~: thr0ugh!ut

the ,.,~ y, Extonrd.v.tJ h:....r,_.r:aing f:i.rt::s wvrc.; dwliv0ru.J on r':lJ:Jrtud

,mcmy c;r-nccm"Lr-. tj_on 1.;,r...: . ..:.~. ·

(1'') L.: \'lovcmbccr: At 01:?>0, ,, North )(nro,,.n fnreo bcgon }•r r·'f)in.':; thd T,'11i;.C frnn t .. nd the left 0f 'C0ffi}-'£Lny H., s _pn ~;j_ tir-on"

rll-;;mltnry fire figi1t l· ... :...tu-J until Ob-UO~ 'l'tJ.0 .bc...tt.-li,--,n OJ·

Viis oli:>r· L<-:;,_-.jn, ,-·.t..Lc"k.0l} •.• t oaoo~ in._.~-'l,.._itinn t(i rnu.tin~~

recnrm-... j L;f;.-,rH~U }:1.l..trr·ls by _thu 3 .i l3v.tt ... l-ir,n,· th8 J-Q,•j:(:! b. __ i,i,_,,~.U nn

fJCnt ... c.:0m1, ... r.y Htrongth !k."t_rr·:l tn thi; _iY·ut"h. Th] n J; tr:l~.

cnntc.-<.ctc{.l Mt. ui:1.g ... gL:d. th..., •...:nqmy ,·vtd.th th .. :.:.rup:pnrt of ,,·rt;i ll(jr~·

o.nd. mhr t,re. v-.li.~C c .. euo.t_l tj_, :c·· Wl•.t"ll. ft,u,:r ','.'-c,l.urJt:d., U .~,. 1.-t<-·!'-inu

C'---SUc.'.ltioc wuro tw·-- "kill(:d ;,.nJ t'./"' ',Jr:un,led.

(13) 1:~; :Nt~vember~ }fo r.~· ... tr".I.'r. o.wre di.tir---tCht~d but nut-prozts wore nLnned. Vl::LC _p..:.trril C.AmbcHl 1...nn B0U.tn rrr'lnt fr 1 r

b.b0ut ~~ooo y .... rds et-.;.;t, we.-,tt .... nd s0uth~ t>Ji1;.h n-e~~~--tiv{j ros-u).ts. At 152>0 the 1st Bo.tt·U0no.lbth :nL.ntry, beg"" ,::criving "-t l· . .:'OH-ni ,·nd J:'Glief nn J)nei.tinr: cotnnwnced, _,t :'o030

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• • the Y,r.-._0 rx~tt,, __ _,:jnJ1 r.9r;ulDO':i a.··:rJi-0~-~n:g eff'r·r.t t·) t'r.w:ir _frrn:..

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(19) 14: Nrveltlbcr:· B>ving' buen f 0 ritl6.lly·· i-ri:-l:h.:v~;d· by tho lc;t )latLlJhn, lbth Infwttry,, 'tne' 3d nattal10n w,,b,,rlud "D truokc <·.nd_ dC.fJ--l;'ted frr \iONS--~~ ,._t lQlb. THe lli''.Vvm<;nt 'd .. s dl vi dod -:i.rit0 three. sccti0no, tho first :eect-it'r. ~-L~ri ved ,..,t thw l';:;t ~-'~rinuo CP' ,-.ro.., .. v.nd mr.Vud ·intr·l ·its b:.OtH.nnbl;y ..... ru-..·.;...t l! 00. 'f.f1c ·r-umt;..in iilg Uo.,-cti0ns cl(•SC.:d, by- BUhdc\m.

(?(J(lb -.~rrvember: H.vcOiv,jd ruf,__·:cnt:e·(n) Hi'tr:t ·nrdDrs tr· m·vl; tr CHIOYONG ,ti1G f"llnwiJ)g lfil"rning. onv cnrn.F'·"ny (r.L;:inf) war. tr m\-..Vt.1 ·by mr·tnr C"l"l.Vf'Y- 6-.t O?uo•, The rutJ;....,..indG.r pf tl1;-: 0G.ttal)rn, ·d~.S t0 mnvo V-i<--" rail u.t (Ju~O. . .·

(~~.L) 10 Nnvu:m.b0r: :'l'f(ld p(\rt-i"n nf :autt~ .. lj_;,n. tn C:t;_lGYONG. on·(~ rlflt::: cr.m1,;9 .. ny did nnt wnve this d, .... tu • .. ll u.r•unU dGl'wn~::.(J ;m;..s f'.t_-,t up in ~~sr::a?!mblY ro,.. 0n~1 ·_t..'l.<-.. t'n("ln Yh-S eont tn thu C1iJG\nl'G r,___..:ilr,"'·..._..d et .... tirn tn gw..rd ouypli..;r;,

( ,;~,) }-('r;it'inn;\. cr,ld.

1? F nvembor: C 0n tinuud "im:f;r"r•vomvi1 t 0f' th\J dvfun ~3i vu .. ll units cr.::•ct,·;d t..;nttJ ...... s pr"'t Ctjnli ~·-i]/ .. inut tlH;

(~-~:3) lJ )'!0v-.;mbJr~ on.: r::1'1L~ c"•lllJ. ... n.J r•rd'.J.rt..:d t~> Ji ...... auj_.-G :t~~r diltY \dth X Gnrl e~ }'l.. .. ns being m;,..,do f,.,r po ... trr·l..Ll.J'_;g 0f tJ.tc 1--<.I' __ h t'' 'tti north~ '>.'LSt~ <'_1nd ·snuth. ,.

U.:'.tf} lD ,l,;r•V_(.'1lnbur;· 'f',lf'l pL~-t'("\r-n niz.e 1~--trA·le SL.mt f•Ut <..t 0?30 tr• tht: hH~h gr(•i:tl1d wost t.nd snuth\V_.;:'st. }30th rl;t'L-11'~1..:.-d ,.~t lbOO, · nv_g ... .ti vo run.lll ta. · 'rh~ b.;,tt ..... l.i'n"n · cnritinu,·.d t'0 j_rr~.wr~·vu

·, .... nd C''n·c·f,l:i.,d,.~t'u its pnsitinn. ·wi-~h tUnts UI.J ·i11_u ·ui'luc~ (~;::· ccld on· t~~r-,r· ps_ w~:-.a uogl_~g .... b.Lo.

:,.: (;:L} 2.0 Fr·vcmbGr': .·. TW" .roinf,..rc<.d pL .. tnr.n_f.i ..... -trc·lD d1.D• ;-__ '};p:.t<ih'-'d t0 n0rth·-nd n0rth~ll'vst~ .-.. Dd t0. ·thu s·r-U'th ~-~nd ~:1nuth~

~,;cnt, N" c r-nt,.--ct.

( :;6) ·' · nn0 tr, tf~...; '·,

~~-;l p_r;ve~bd~: N_nrm.~l Y.'-·tr"ll..i: nuu tr• t .. l; ::: u L1J < .. nd U.r>UthoJvSt \'H;r-.:;, -:J(.:nt ('Ut il.'nd t'~··JJnrtt.:d Tlfl Crlnt ..... ct. . ' . . '

( 4;8) ,-:3 r;-r·vc:mbor: 'l'h .. nk£>glN"ing D...-..y. Ni J-1<--.t.r ·1 ~_: ,.r ..-:.ct .. ivlty. ,bt rtod 1~L.nrting f•'r m:ve t;, Ji,(}-.HI)-ri.

( ... 9) .-:A ]l,rVernbGr; Tw: !Y-~tr···l;3 ;.:;ent rut. j\Jr• c:·nt-.....eL. c~~nt:inuod pL,.n'ning f-·r rn-·vo t0 H. .. G nU-ri. t 0tlt recr·lm ... l;jl:~ _n ce 1-· r ty t•· c "'Ver r ,..,u tt"1 ¥

(30) ~b Nrvom~?~: CnnplBted. JlL,n s fr-r mnvt: f'"'r trw nev,r urc~. .

TvJ~--p~ .. ti'r·l.q sent r-ut. ·uc~ cr·nt."'ct. tc· }],,,G .llU"b. · :,dv •• nc0 · dct~il oc;"'.,rt~d

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....... 11he -~-"'_cti6'~ 'uncr·ui1t-er~Jd by" tfdc·unJ.t'·in thG-;-; ,JON-!l:l :?l::G"- were r-f ..... n: nffen:-:iJ Ve nL;.tu:r·e cr,rr~;j'HtinG 0f c..;m'bustlt;;lf.! ...... nd nfght -~.ttu.·cJu·,_ 011 NH' pef?mt:tr.;:r~

.. :ere ,,...,.. I~ ':1 ,~ '' •'

( •, ' '• ' . ' :" _l':":l. The enmuy t":·~- ... dv .ntr.~G~; :11' n~.~,rrnu, rnr,unt,~ir~ IIJ'lely rug~;ed turr..:,-in tf' ....,CGi""m_:,li~~h ~mbushes

Vl'el), :pL.-.nnt:d ~-nd oo0rdinu.tt;d , .. nd cu.rricd out i.n .:Jl1

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off:tcicnt and effective mw-1nor. Obet.~-.cll•S in tht: fr·-rm r·f blr'\.m nut bridgee, 1 .... ndslj_dul1• .l .... rge br-uldf.;;rs .... nd minvu "<-.'vl'u usod tr. blnck· th~..t r;.,c~ds ut crftic .. l :p"ints \:l'h~oh r ....... mpcrLU vohjclv m0vemc..:;nt. ·. ~._ll .... mQubn ... t"'l·voro oh"-,r-~ct~rizod by tik unom~, 'r-~ ·rcx-mi tting ie"-d ulmlJt:m t's nf t1iu cr·mv,0y t(' p ...... r,::; \ll..;:ll in tr. th(J. r.cmbuDh ...... ru....~. bof,..re nurpri. s,i om ... ll u1~mo ...... nd c:.u t··rn- tic w<:~apr.n firing onmrnencvd. N0 .... ttemftS \01\.)r{! rn .... d,v by the Uflt;;i!('f tr. explrdt hif3 ..,.dvu.nt ...... ge nf BUrprise to ,...Vdrrun the cc•nVr'ys. In mrnt c ..... nes his t.:-cticl:> wore: tr. rem ... in in u.n. vxtrurliv-~..y ·,vell cr•ncor.,J.-od fjring rn:;j_t,ir,n whi.ch uffucti.vuiy J}inn--d d.n~vh uler:H.mts nf th<.1 c~nvny -.-.nd c~~uned a f--..irlj l~rg0 yurc~.mt ...... ;:;u r'f c ... l·u&.lti~.;:o, 'rho stru:rtgtb r-:1.' tht.: unumy .::ncr,untvrt:d en tlJM,e r"'"d blrck type · •• rnl,mohcs vc.riocl frr•m forty { 40) · tc •cnv hcmdrcd { lOc) llJcin, l'h.o <Mil bushes were .evtden tly pL.nned L·r the f,..ll"1fJing· _pur_b.I:"'!SOS~

, (1) T(' suvor 0ur. line t~f cr•mitJt.mic ..... ti0rtf:l'··'nd su~;ply by cutting the \rf0FS,JJ - i·: •. ~J0U-:h,i pn-. .. d. :\' ~ ·. (",...) '.C'n g, .. .J.n· supplL . .:D o~.-~~rried in 0ur C"rJV0YS···

( ·,) Tr> ha.raF>e (lur _p •.• trt"'~ls .. -.. nd priJYont "thvir mnv~-1n1m t d':\.,'f"i tht: i':i~"~Uth-·bnund rr). d f'l'r,nf h:-~JOJ~ .. n i,

{ ") J'.• JGHT . TT .• en:: Oli OUR l'.•~RIHbT.·'.R' . -~·ft-7""""'"'ft••-·---·---ft~r··-··--· ••• ··•···---- ·-•·--, {:..:) f(t)1Jnrtu frrni :POW ~n·d civil'ian :.w~rccs ht~d jnd:i c ... ted tho enemy's build-up· tn nur n"ut:n·;;0st .:.,nd td::; intent ... j 0t1r.o 0f att ... ckjng L\.JON ... ni. Theuo prodj.cti0ne vwru v~,;rJ.fiud by Et ;.,urhw f'f pr"'b~ng r.:..t.i .... CkS v.t nig.lit V·!hiCh w ..... s (llin~t.-.X~d by t}l.:,ir nln;-;t strcnu0us effr>rt <~n the night 0:f t.)-7 l{0Vwmb~..r. ThL.BC ,,tt;~~cks 1·· 1 t..·:ro n0t G"nductt::d ;.;.ggreusively ~d thu J:.lr ... ;!2,vnoo (lf f\Ur nli"rlGt"' ,.l!d trip fl'-'.res OVidontly di scourugo.;;:d. hiu , .. ti..~.:JJ;Jl't:.; t0 prnbc 0Ur ljn~;~~. On on, OCCc<.Q;ion the enemy GUC0(,10ded in ::>uj l.'iing ... r. :i.r~Jrnrt ... nt hill ov.::rl0oking th~ b ... ,tt.-..l'i0n p$rim~,.·,t...:r. Jnst,.::!, .. d of httemptlng t0 uxrll('\it his Succoso. h._::· vvitl"l.dro-. .. ,r quickly ;Jhcm o(lunt.Jr·w.t,t"".ckod. ·

(l) ,~.c·0Vijntua.~.ly l..'Bt<.-.bU.nh,;d by, 10\l l.ntvrrngation tlw m:.jor pnrtifln nf the: ... cUon ~-g~~.hnst nur :fn1~coe· 1 ·,,, s c··ll"Hiuctud by o2.umontB 0f tllu 15th NY Divi:-d.nn. ..,t .. bus~l •. octi0!l H~-.s Cc rri.1.:d nut by Olf~m(mtn 0f tbo 4bt"n }tbginwnt ... nd t!:H:,J ~)d };.....,ttalion ('f this r~,;gh11 . .::nt <.....tt ..... ckl..!d ("'IU!' l;ouitifln 0n th0 '?th o1. ... }<•f\Vt:li!bi.:~r. on th..:; nL);ht r:f 1~-: }Jnvbwbur thu let .. nd r:.:d B ..... tt~-liono yrnb~..-d ·,t nur llnt:iti~ln frnm -£Vr0 diffurunt cJjrvct:l.ons tilth un ... r:ucceGbful r~::;.r;;ultu. Th~:;::L; S~J.ll)L· B''Urc0s ,.luo pluct.d thv <'J,J:tb. !(<'gt 'nd tho 50th ]lee(t of thia. 'ni vision Jn the ,~ro<.< -~ tiwugh this b"tt ... linn did not co;:nc ·in onntupt, VIi th th.,ur •. (r~) 1:'h-~~t th_uro were oth,Jr t:~l~inoni...f.'l" 0·f V"l:lrious unit:.: 01" tli.o ·1-'T<"" ,rmy ln thd, r~.~v. 'IJ~~:s.rtlportod . .:Cr0UJ E;ttr b.i1d c'i.vilL;,n I''·urcu''· Jt io bdioved 'that those. units were byp .. ossing ; .. ,JON-ni in an ..::ff0rt tn e80 .. ~l~o t0 "thv nnrth. r~risor.u~rB Vlt::ru. tt.-.ken 1Jlhn r8presentud str ... eglers '"'""nd decier·t~re fr0w l.J!ct.ny unito. (~'l) :B~:.::;tirtktttold onc'[YJy np}.~~ej:n.~; this b.:;.tt1..:linn dul!Jng the ,;ctinn covered by this rtJpnrt ''···" ''Hl.rnxi.r.Jutcly ~o.o'u • lb,OOO v.ll :·:.rmud with m-:ly sm-.,11, ;,..,rmp. Of .tht:.J nw.1bvr 525 lib.Jru killud, an unknown nurnb\;;r wore wnunded, ~d 1395 '.-r~.lT.'U t:.,ken prison,.;r •

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• • (4) En<mJY troo.ps in. ,c,nt.uct witl;l ,this h."tt-lion ~,., 1:

lnpt;:d smJ.ll .r:::..rw1:3 ·sim~lar tr. thq tyros •~:,mc0unters:i in th.J JNCHOl~ ooGEOU:b .. -C<.;.}~1pt~igry I Thuy :WO!'fjj ~l 8("". ttquipped ~~l tn bt~nd: grcm.U.oo but omJ?l0~·<..:d no mr,rt~,ru nr 11th'Or SUj)j.>orting: ·,~·t.:c.•1JC!ns,

Civili ..... no ..... nd.. wvr·e('lurcos indic .... t0d v ...... rlnuo lL.::rO.:.:mt.::.ogus r.f unmny gr0upa buing unurl1J(.:)d .... ltW"!Ugh it e'""n pr"'b;;..bly bu ~!.SUUil1cd th.e:t :the UJth NK Divieifln w . .._s ... deqLL.t.oly _rr.wd with c..t 1-:: ...... st m;·1~ll arms ... nd grcnu.de s. L;nemy cloth:~r.g ·'\'l7od:1" r~f. IJi tht;.:r thu Oiviliup. fir c"nViintir·nc.~.l light ·sUUlliiCr t·Y!Ei nf··NK fiLld unifr.rms; The fc.ct tho;~ the· cnewy IJ;.•D ao .ill equipped >litJ1· "d~qu~tc cold Wclt;.,ther clnthing ll-d to lili:.,ny 0f thGl:J giving \tp cmd surrt;nduring c.;.t nur r0~--d 'olilo'ke. •.rhro;.:e br, .. nd nun t:uB~-.i<..n lUOd.Jl field r.--dios vH::ro c~qJtUr,;d in t:.dditinn t0 nuuwrouo q_u.....nt1tios of U.iLu .. u.nition~

grenc...dos, and UtJ[..,ll ~+Els.

( l} ]3uo-.UB0 nf thu l: rg~~ nw~lb;,,r:::; of prisnnurs t .... kun E. t l'.·~J-ON-ni, ._.,nd thv nU1!1bur r;f civili(.tns v.•h0 h ....... d. t0 bu }Jro ... cosRed e,-.ch ~l~-~Y ·it ,.v.;),s ncceao .... r:y ff\r this b~.tt~li,-m to ::J..Jt up e01rw s~_st0m for h-..ndling th.~ situ~.ti0n. ·rA.i:J ·H ...... o donu l:y ii.liJl

odio.tely ost.~blishing ro~d l:>l<'Oko on · •. 11 ,rn~dtJ ~nd ~~~i,o;nin~ a Ci vi.l .. ..ff._ :LrB Qffioc.:r '.~d th ;.-. fnrc;:e _t(\ l'llollldlc :thte:Bt.l porznnnul b0th milit ... ry •.. .nd cj.vili:n.. civili .... nr: \I'CrLJ pr0C\.HJL\Ud in Uw f0llowing m:...nncr;

( ;;, ) n ln t. rpr1.~tljr '~i{\;,o yr.,..,victt:d ---t~r-·r·· ·c ... c!J. of t£w rN.td blnck'~3 ·,vho briui'l;y intl:!r.Cf'\g.~.t..:od ~·.ll civili.. .. nl3 ....-1.c1d ;....D::;ist..Jd in jrJB}l8Cting f0r WQ...,·prtnS .• :.l1d CI"Dtr,,\.J.. ... nd t .n,S UOI'fl :.1;;; r..l. ,~·rnU}:,

0f twenty nr thirty wurv .cnllootocl ~ .. t ,_., r..., .... d bJ..nck. ti:..o....:y >i'JL-!'0

t.,ken undor llU«rd thrnue;h the vill;.g~ tn tho Civil _"fL"irc Off • ... i.ccr f r,r <.t nw rL_. c "m:pl ute scr et.:.:n ing. 'rh_c l.L.:..j 0r it~,: nf' the :.r •.. f f-~ ic w .... s frn1;1 '·'''eEit t0 east. Nn tr.- .. nsj.ent civiJ.L .. -!18 hl..lr~.,..· )Jt:;r ...

~m:ittud tr, rtJu . .-._jn i.n },._,-~JON-nit~ but d..!t8r beir1g· yrnc:~::.;s:..::d ·.:..;.Cu

~ t.Jocnrtud undur gu,~rd tr' tho exit rr, ...... q_ tl0ck. Th~~ .._.,y~r~ .. ~v ct~ .. J .... y "'nur<Jbur ni' civili-·nc v,rhn lJ~-ssad thrr'ush th0 ro""'d blocks ','/.;.r:.~

.... :t frrm 100 tn ~~oo. Tho tf'lt,_.l nurnb0r prncC:n3Hed during the st~'-l-" . /'"''\ .

,:,.;.,.' .' .-'cLt l,_,~JON-nl '11 :,;_;, 0V:0r 4~000 • ......... 'li '

~- ';.,-~' .. ·~ i (:J) c>. "\..0-L,l nf' 13~5 Jli'ipnnern ·,.--~.;ru t'--"k(m "'~t ~,.,~,J()N-ni. •\.-... ~.:..._::_f: ~o number 011 h ..... nd ,t ono tirao r.-.:J. ol1Gd 69o. '1~niG hrldover Of

j,rj sr,nnrn '.'.r. o.:.Uf.:led boo .. ·.UBO flf th,~ ir. ... l;j lit;y o:::· cnnv~y~::. to r.Jf"VC betY.roen h·t.~J-Ol'-ni .nd -:10~;~.wN fnr tJ1_c !l0:.t:'iod of ~. nu1~,b .... r "f dt-.J'.E'· Wh(m tht::. r0 d \,H.l.>J cut, ... nd bJ._0okud bJ.• :.ne on~Jmy. Th.~

prionnors c~.1H.lud n0 trcublv t..nd. ~Unor,'.lly g~,vo thl;' iDpr<.Jstdon thl'y ·._ororc }i..ettur fed ~-nd t'lnrl·, ac,tisfiud <~D prJ.snno1.·s th .. .n n'thorwiEH: •. It W"'B n.._ci_;u:..; ... ,ry, hoW\JV0r 1 t0 :Jb,~--rch -=·,ncl inturrogt~to oJ·vvrynnt;. Thif> v·ut :..l gru .... t str ....... in on thu Lirui.t~,..-..J. :intu~.iigt:noe st;ctJ.nn r'f' ,_ . .,n j,nf~.ntry b ... ttulir-.n. j-.'~uch infor.Id'-t-tirm. H .. ,e gL~in~,;d rug, .... rding OJ)pr~~dng ~nroua-c..qt-d, ctionB t....,kcn by thio unit b,,(-;uU on thesc·J intl.!r.rpj;-...tic)us ·IJl" 1 'V\..-d to· b.;; v,.-r-:_l uf•. Gcti'vu aga..in.:_:..t the un..:L1y. J;. ,Cf'\Ul'}turintcll~-cScn_co tu;_,,d rd' i'ivC V0r,,,).nc w8.e '"tt .... chod t(i thio unit tr. .... id in (lbt,_d.ning inf0r .... mC~.tion frnm pr1;snnorB.ctncl s.urr~unding .. 035~1]:1- J'.-~!-:<H~Jl· TUOY .. prrv~~d t(') be (jxtrl.!r::?l;v yal~~jbl~~&.s sp.l,ur,; .. nJ POW- intqrrr.\o; ..... trrJ>•

9 • E!A~J-!bTt; _Q~- OP~B~!-I0}z§_ ...... Frir t1:10 01)0_r'-~ti·nrlc:.i, po'rin(l.c~,V'..!X'Od ;in thiD·rt:port

the c"' s·w•l t i"s. oi' .. this . uri i.t. tn,tui .i" ,p:;., ~:i; 7% of til~ · ini th:.:l, · strength of \llO .With. Hhich this w'i.t 'Cnciv•c.~. trl,_/, .JOH~ni. •. ' These C•··S~l1;ic's _;rd 'prnkon dowh 'tn i6 iG " 45 \/I:., 4 Do\/,

IIIG~'~g· this :ruriod 231 ropl•-ocr;nmts wuru rucdvud •

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P,•, ;rr,.i,~ b.'.tt•. U0n npcirC:ti.J;g "" ~ 1.c.rt. o:!;', tflc l"t Jl·:uritiL' Hcgim>;;"nt h'~,s ~_-ssi2:'l1~~d .. :th-q~II_If:Ss'inD f'i', Bt.:t'tJn:., ur t.l d<::fcno.j yo }'.\nui tihn ;:..-.t' ll~ ... .:ro·H.,.fli_," <.lt.:.'otr0yintJ; K!( fq.rcvs., '-"l"ll deny ...

_ il)Z. th-~-~•].·th;.<?"(u3'": nf _t}flS'~r~'·'f·d nc~. ·lri -l~~it~nn· t~·+i9 unit 1d'"-iJ t0 .r:h tr,-,1 rr:-~do :to· th0. liP_..,~tl)._,_ e.0u.th~- \t0nt., · J..n'd · k0up thv r~-~ .. d o,:t.iOn 'fJ,._;tywen .i·-~-~·JO!:f-ni ..... n(l"WcmS.J-T. 1rhiu 1<...-tttt)r V/c .. r.; ;:rubscqurntly mnclifi~J by v..-r'Qy.L inGtr:,uctir-nu in th-.t \Ju \.'tJf'U rL:li~v ""d c'f

'~1,1.-.: rc.HJ"Unrir-dbility· of k00}Jin.:_, th~ -vvrn.;s_ .N·<. -~fOF~ni rna~. O,ilC:Jlo Yi't; hv.d nt't bG..;;n 0:--.:fl'-"'b_l(_' rf ln:.:rforL'ling· th~i-t Liio'sinil ·f.,l11..c Ji;..... nn t .:~ o?r'".nJ).iG~:-.~, j,l. · UpNl' :;::e,~chlng .J~o • .:"'JO}-i -n i :~-~q L.u.i~~li...~t,; · i:llil'ilidJ

. t~-;r dt.:funqu w .. ~f> oct Ull· · ~.11 uni to :•./wro ·.t;ily_SiQo.lly ticJ. ·jp. L:.ltll0:~~ bt;c,·~uou 0f ~~-J.G .n .. tur-0 f>f, tht: .. t,;.;rt~in th.) I)~rh1~t~..:r

· vn:...a Vl:-l')' t.~xtonEd.vo ,,;,r~J. nuctmui t .. ,to·_. tuu 'u:::..u "nf ~~rti1J.vr.~, onD;hH;C;:::'Qr ~-D l h;,:;':""~LiU• rt.~r-fJ JiwrD"!Ul-.:1 tr· fill, in B'-"'lJS• l•Hidt!J'I" ,i.-,tulJ U})c'n '-:.rr:i vin.::; _.,.,t .·j· ..• JON-ni ~ thi'ct".:· r·,;:::.u._ Plr·Cks ·,;0_r.; ~-~t.:..,bli._Phull, nne: nn >Ji...-Ch ;rC\ ... (1 liJ~r.l.).ilg intO t!h; vill, .... L(;, :,....(1-..l

--~"11 1~'"n'!'L;'""'ns wur6 prnccaoe;;U tho:cu:...t., .·~ Ci yj J .. ·~ff'""~ rs· '"i'fj our· :-v.i~f) (i,D!Ji) :_;n, .. t .... d ;.,n,l bv_.:,'-'n functinning th(.J iruX·t ,,t ... y. ..n t!Y ~;trj.!J

,. ~~~-:s o .... n~tru0t .. _;cl •. .'n2 UUC';0. i1.1 c"'nj1.U1ct10n with th\.J l<:~rhlin.~~ '~ _,. -:,~reL ,pl .... :...!'I.-'J .f0r h;..:iicn}.Jt'..lr·r.~ i'rr :t.,.b-t,:;..,-ininc;.··vit""1 nul~.l/liwu

\'.ihich o<~uln nnt b, · .::.h• (li :dJ1-)t:d ~ nJ fr·r .:jy·~--.-:b\.k_ton. ~:::.~,:.r-...... ,:J:i.ve ·p.<.~t.r<'_lling,\\T ... l:l G•.;r.riutl ('.ut t0 ti1u nrrth,' [cJnu_y,1 · ... ntl VV'J:Jt .• 1,1ll..; :t;'0£;,c1 net'<! .... ;~ ~.1cnitJd thl! ~nCJJY ;;...lth('lugt~. hu bUilt up 1,-rl' . .:..G f0rcuo tt't the: BNl.-l.;.h .. rh1 '-.ttvi:-~_pt;;J til flVt;Jrrun trw 1-'n;~j.tirm,

• Ll •. The :.nu:.;y 1()\':;;.Us ~-~w.,in~ thtu J·'--'l'itJ .. l '-··''-~1'8 tt!'b Y.Il\ Wllt

Wiii. c.c-ncl l:;)Si b vriu'n!..irB "rd', :t;.r_. It j s h~.~~aly- pre:b:...Plw t~ ...... t thu ·unuuy .lo;:,,-;L-G >i.r..:re Embl>t(..< .. n_th,. .. l.ly higllJr ;:_n ·t.n""t t1 . .t;;. uuv of t ...... ctJ.c-.~.i ~ ... ir ~~:~uir1.1--.t t~ r :;ct·u ::·lu:~huJ.-by:cy ~.iiry¢t0J .;....rtillL:l'Y y;.__,u fjrnt cfL .. ctt-:.(:, hul'<J" Ttu}l-''rt~.!;_by air~ 1dh.ioh ··;t0r-.; -l-tvr· ul.b· .. t-'-' .. ntL~tl:;,_l Vy cjv:i.l·i.;.nEt 9t ...... tu.1 tht-..1.. tJLis u~t" 0f· .ir _;nJ ._._-::til..i..-

- crY killed .i.li.,ny qrH.;_i;·Jy. 'fh!.,.i ~:ruut nuwbor e>f priunn.Jru t..-.-kvn ·:.;.nJ. }Jl'0CU3ut.:J.. io b~..:liev-:~J tn be ~·nu .... r ruCrlrJ .fnr ·"'unit 0:t'· ·thfe ··i:t.o ,_,nd \Ji-ti".t .tf.Ll: f;.;.._ej].itius .. v .. .dl-b:..t_;.·,

_L.. Dur]n_·,~: the pe:riod cnvcrej b;y this report und es,eeci&.lly during. the movemep·t to ....,nd· fr:run j1,-i ~J~~N-nj ~ .;,nd the occuy~tion Of thUt llOHitJon •the morc.le of the b, .. tt,di.on \I~S 6XOellent, Completely cut pff l)<:;.rt of the t.;i.mo ._...nd const.~iltlY under ....,.ctuct-1 ,,,. thre-tened '"tt~ck ~y nUillorio-lly S'-'l'erior f'orces· this. Unit· m....ipt~'ined ~ .. n estj_m;__,·t._.d· 0(\)r!b<:~t efi'iCiB~.,Jy a:s fol'lO\-JB; ,

··14 october ;-?,8 october 4 110verub6r

. _ ,ll.l~·ovembe~.:-18 Novembe"' }~b lT ovember

9.b(~ tJE!fo 86 • 90% 8;~ - 8 f>l" 8? - 90) v7 - 90:fc

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a. For. t.·ne· ·rttrpose ·of Cl~ri t;/· &tndJ.o:r:_::Sc..ni~b.tion ·tlui'B p~r·agr:;;.ph js broken -dohn ih.to eev;er .... l· s_:u.b-l)~r~g~~.tJhu.·o~cn ·of which w"s involved in 'thi's oper~tion'. -nd felt to be 11ortilY · . '• ' of c ()m:m:: .. n t •

.. ·,," ' ' -· _._. • , __ • • c

(:l.) · )i,xcept fbr the 1;.,.nd-~ng .- 1>1~-;.ri · -i:[H;,d.\,.~u"' te tin!e Has ;. ... l.l.m'!t?d ~or thi& -b~~tt.,..l~-.o't:l: to l'll,~ko ·abcHi··l~.:!ih,.r; ~-:tor .j.ts .opcri-.lt1ons •. Refer,erio· G (l;)•,,.nd ('i). y1e,re .~ceeived by'··ttlic; b"tt~Hon·on tne. evening of,, 8'1. oct·l\J5CI· •. ·, J'he 'lth l.totf>r ·:r«nsr•p.rt :Hil.tt,"lion didno~;#Jv~ .. "\)t~:l,£;'100,?•, The~e-,w'"~ n~.o!rortun'i.ty aff?rdcd to sen~~n ~dvance d_-Gt'b.-li·'(lr lJalson of.i1C2r' to .::.,J(i}i-lll~ Jt vk.S pousj ble to _make only a chart reconn.:: .... i.ssu.J:ce ~f t~w route, ;_,nd reto·ul.t·etS'·:·.liatnc bw.tt .... lion movj_ng out 'w~n-out ,;,:..ny sort of guiUe' ·over dif~ult v.nd un:f'.. ... miliar ro~ds.

----------------------------~·~1~0~-~~~~~~~--~---------------------DECLASSIFIED


• .• .,..~ . .., '(~} ·.~hcFo ·:r: •• ~. v041 litH~;~ <·1~<1nc; iermiH"~ ;oo.· ti111 ·

mnvc tn 'CHlGY.0EG ~ Tho b""ttu.lion v-.ru.e: to mo.Vl! by both ve!li clO u.nd tr,~in. hdoquc;;,to tr(.cnsporttttio:n did nr:t ~:>.rrivp ..... rJd r~r::.-ul ted ii1 thj_)\: U11 it .h;.-- Yin G' tc, rrl0 VC in 0oh<.:i lon S OVG j;-·. t:. vc: d od of 'tv.Jo ':d,<Yci,- It fB fe~t_ tlllit this w~s ..... rt.;leurt of 1'V.I)J~'1i~[,; t n. movo fr,rcu !'!_ ,,_u th · tnt.~ .. lly tn_<.i..deq_,,;.:-- :.e· fc-,_ci l·i tL.:_o ~ !Jl'ttrm in~~ ,,nd f·orcthnue:ht; .• t.t~ -r·t~ng td~T• t. .. cti cotf un it>J by Jh vine; ti·w:n 1N ... tcl{ f(•J' SUDply 'tr<'"'Jns ~.nd ·10t::...d <,·B m .... n:y 'lf(.cn <:d:i f-Oi..>.-:.oj_ bl:..; b thought tr• b0 11\oth ineffioivnt '<nd clungerouc: from a t. ct~ i·c.;,vl Vim··fliDir..t.

a r .9.?.~~~-~~::-2!_.~!}:_, }-~~~~~-~.~.;-: (1)'!.1 111::·_ 'rnrlmd.n~~ c"mnF;ntn C;..J1d !'~COltl(·md .. tion:::; rv

gu.rdine ttw cJufon:.;c of the l ~-.JO~T-nj . .:.:.re:c., '"-'·r:;:; bC:..i.:.>o..:.d on t.t!L'

'-~XJ}~..:ricmco:~ c·f. thj tl unit \':hilt· .. estc:.b.Lishing ,,nd m,;,~nt:....ininG

(;") ·'' shmm on <mc:l.o•ur8 (1) tn,_ p.rLnuter ddUlh>O c.ct '0-P u.t '} .. ~JOH-t".·i vr.'.o ~n ~.1.1...: .. rnund. de!'{.;U::llJ _-,d,~·a. ;,...dj .... oent u.nit:J t:ted 1n J,.i{lysicH.J.ly •.. r.; much .... d3 ·_pntH~iblc. ~l1 .t:.l.l.:: tot, .... .:.. yurd~~gl~ CflVVl,'ed i.n 'th~.: _p~;ril'!h .. tG!' ·v;,_,.,c t0h 't;xtcn,~iVu fen~ -~uJu b~-.tt l.ion t0 oo·vc:r ~--dOtf:.l.<..i..Cl~· with thr·;·~. rii'l.0 ·cotn}! ..... nie;l:l ~ The IH..,:rinwt(n tE-cl tn lx~ :Jttch. ho·:;!cv .. r ~ tn·_mJ.kc.·. t.r11..·· bct;'L -u:~c of. terru.in in .r.;ut.tin~ ur: tlH .. d.uf...:.;-:;nJull t1:.1.C ro~~-dbltb-c.k'S," tlH; ~-rt!llc1ry pnt.~i.tlr~n, <.~nd tn ;.lJ.o·.v for• coneLp~c~).pn nf ..... ll OY strip. Thir- ri.::uultL;d in tnc dol\mt.;;u line bc.d.nc;; bnl~Y or;..;: nJ ... n. dt!0Jl ;...,nd m .• do it ll00CV('d..i •.. ry for f•C:l'tlO!Hh.-1 frrtn .!'.;.&[, C('llll~~-·r•;Y_ ~nd the [.:.tt .. chud .... rtilJ.ury ;,.nd ongit1D<::rc tn occu_l-,y •... r~iJctor of th·e J•L.=rhb tl~r~ ET#h <..ft,_,r ULJtng .... 11 tlk f"!~GJ~)_ ...... v~~L ... ,bu.r

nd':m .. int<-~.in :i.118: ~-~ minimum ~-nd unn .... "t.iLof~~o'Lnr;y- r~Pl~r.ve tnj ~~ .uni L cnu'iJ. not _o!J;dO·:.J.lLte.~;y oCCUlJY the ·.~:,er•J.m,,ter. 1'td.: '·:·.<r; dijHLOH:_:-

tr ...... ted t·d..i C•:.: by t"b8 G,_.tJo 'N;i. th Which ~t reini'o.coed. J.'.i l.'.Le,. ucnnJ_.ur,.y one tjmc •!-,nd ·~ Vl:G b-~,tt:.:..~i.m1 on ....... rjC?thur oCic·~t.Jl~-..u \.'tH't: o·ln:or·ueJ intf' tbo J.efer:pw. 'I'l·1e fOllO\;~ln8; ·Cormw.nts c...nd ro::-,C'lr;;IJ;,cmU.~ titlll.b . .. re <oubmltted.

(,~.) .~/hen unJt oi' b .tt-.~1Jor: <dze lf (•.,t~t~lhJ..Lll 6 u def'eil :~i v.e J,J-:)si.t.ion ;,... t1ed .. ln ,l:ll~rj nt't.f~r de1'i-:rwe be utllj zed •

... -~ ~Jnlvuf..l trw' fl .. ,nln.'l _;ru uecuru on ..... nott.t::lr unit or on tl.L m~:cll!O u '/\ ·thE: yrc~'cnt unom;r Y.rLl,.l in~~i.J_tr.:.tt-J .... :nd divJ:d6 t·ne:: du1'e:H;u· to

L.n extent th.~.."t tht: b .. tt~ lion · .. Jill lone cnhirf\l .:-.nd uc.oh •.. onmv-ny or sm·.11·er unjt :ic f<~rced to :j:'jr:;l·Lt ,~n individ.u...-..1

b·tt:Lo. "

,.._.I (b) , ll.<::n c..~;~\igning '-<- un j t t... aec'tcr to dc-i't)i:td tl1e

Bjzr.:; of r:-.uch ~J()Ctflr r.:;hould un.;,.;,'olt: '-1 b'"'-tt::..lion to ; .... o~~c;.mJ..Ili.oh . {:.._) ::,.bQvc ,.,nd otj.ll _m· .. jnt ..• in ·v..n .,;d0\(..l--tu ru~H..-r-vz:. ·

'(o) .. IYH:'n .:.....,-r~:.mctr,.~tion -i'o m.-.d,u in th0 dofL;H>3t: J .. :or ... imctor durjnt n.ight ... tt ... ck "'· -oo,urrtu:r~ .. tt ... ok ahou.ld. bu.- .L ..• uncuet.t immedbte1y .nd not )i'Ut oJ'1'. 'untU· d;.<yiignt. · Tl1i$ _-,r;.s found t0 bo very cd'fuc~j_vy· · nd· rer1•uJ.tr.i'd tn.-:rt-Jutor,..:.t.":i.-O"rt -ot· tho ~),;.r.rmctlh:' J,~rio.r tu d[...,yJ.Jght .nd Vli'th no o ..... uu:.. .. lt.il:ls.·

( ;, ) H•"-'·1. 1.ll6.oku, -··-··-· ··-----:---··· ·'

( •. ) Tllrc,. rn .. d bloCKS .:8r0 ~Stc.bllsll~d by :h<: ' we..-..ponfl cOill_rJ<.ny .,of thu Q .... ttL;.linn. It -,,_ ... s fnund th<-t -~"': t1;, tt1G

bctt~r fi(:ldo of firo in Uh: vicinity qf t:r1o .rlli;.-..(_i :Ulo9~:-,:; t!ll:! ho:..,vy mc,chinu gunp could· form ..... gQ·od bc,ai~3 on ·v.rhicli t·O"'Llllild tho defence '.c.nd -t the O>.mw tim,;: _~.rotuct t)lu rn"d.· Thi" wcthod .:..lso i)bl'mitte6. the rifle Ciimp"'-n~<JC"I:·.-tn. cr:;"!CI3ntru.te. more on. th't:dr

DECLASSIFIED


II:'"

DECLASSIFIED

x.~ :J ~F';\f1~~t4~• defensive pm~imcter --"nd. t0 li.~vo.'"" minin.um of de ... din~;~~ vd tn civil:L.n trc~ffj c. rrlle J.ntcc;r~tJ.on n~ ~.ho ?bmm rccoJll~uu guu section into thlc: d.cf_onse of t.n.t.: rfl-.. d,.b.Lock Ui.l-Qt: Jt uv;:..:n w-::'lro dc,sjTb.ble th"t tho oon<n,.n<l of thec,o ,rn .. d blocks bo undcJ!o Uw dj_rect comm.-.nd of one officer for Cli'ntrol, ccr>rd:n •. tj en~ .~!Jd OJJer~~ tion. " ·

· ( 4) S~2.!!~~i!n.~.E.~ ~L ~-:::~ i

(c.) During Uw period 'L.:..i~ \.l~ttu.U_on \L.s dei .. :ndins 1•it'..J-Q)\:-ni tb.Q b •. ttc.liolJ JJa.)~;;~~" .. go OC:ll:tt;r '"·-B ofl't.:rL:d j t:_. fjr:.::t ·oJrpor.tnnity .. to '""qtu-.11~- i'u.Jct~_on_:_'-~-G ;such. ~,l)lJl'C\X.iili..:..tl;;)lJI 1;.:.0 mudf>--._~-~t:s wert:: proc_esD~:d. ;fh_,.,.:_;psp .t::5u,y ·w~s., efJlpJo~~ed bJ: .tui~. cb~tt;.liClj .for the fil'l\.t•t·i·Me during thio·porio<\. ,>)llll'OX.il,)lc.tol~ ~~~?J;'of .~11··-.t:rJ.C·lileG;J .... g.t:·~ wurco codvd.

(b) JJt1re .... g .... ..jn 1uueb. t!"nUl:l( -.. ~~"s OXJ.J(~riunoo...:Q..-.-ijtL r--dio cnnmlunicL.,tJon with r-ug"iment •. 1'hj u vr~B du~< DotL''-'to tu....: dj_i,t._.nce Jnvo.lv0d , nd t.he !;h.ysic·.:J,l roo,ition of ~·.-..:.~UON ... r;·j. T~w vll.!.o~gu .i:< ·lo::L.ttJd l.:n c.. v .... l.b;:y ::;urrnc-1.nde(\_ ~y v..::::vy J.J.J..gll J;rnw:;.d which•~.;.;!Yf) radio t.r ... ffic very 1:001', Jt ·,h~t; f'ot .... nci tu~,t t.w only ~ltt y;ldcll v.rorkud 0ff:i.ciljntlJ! v1, D ..... Vl;ld.:;::ulc-,r r;Jow·JtL~d ;;.;.J/Gnc..:9. H·oth. _wbiJl .nd lone; 'vl'_i,r.o _.:.;.nntcnm . .:.<J ·,ve,!'IJ! u~w.u wj. tJ1 tho, .• ll/i'-·:RC-6 ~-nd tl.J.G "(tT/VH.C .. J.. ..1 tl".LOUJ,:ll_ r. ~; ~.t:h..ll.' W·~, ·.1 C r:irJl;l<..:t~..- iy D·~ti::>f·_cctnry th~: \-\1b:ll1 1-'rnv .. -:d ~o l;Jt;; _ t-;W _~.::c:tt-1r y: · 'J'l_~'-· -~int;.:rlJ.-.1 r:.:..dj0 n,.;t o.f trw b .. tt_~ . .L-+.on '~""-~~-~ moru -e_fJ.-_icj.~mt t;r ...... u u·:::u~.l. LC--JSD di:f'ficult.y th.x1 Ui:'>tL ... 'l.\v-..~ .. ~. e}q;:eriellGl!d \.'/1tu ti1e SCi{-:.JvO. ']_1h3f>(; ;r,vdj.o~;, hmwvc.r~ ·.-/~rc U<-~{;(\.: 1 ·.,_ ... s -li't. Ll~ ""~ vo;:,.:.iblw., ldo:..>t trt.:..ff:ic being h{·.ndl::;d by 1vjre. In on0 o~:..st:: b/ mov:Ln-J to"" hjl.Ltol' cont.~-c:t -rv .... :.:J.rr,.Nint ....... jnod ·~vlt[l....., 1-l' ... trf'l for ni.-:-:.--.l'.J..y 0l.tJvcn mjll.'t.;. l!'or tL~... uor;t pc~rt,_~io·,"'tJv~r.., it·_·is· felt t.a..:~t t~-t:: fA)J-,:-:AJ(.J if..; not ..... r.: ..• ti-~:-1'<.-~ctnry r .... di.o for b~tt ..... linn LHJ~. j~Vt::1 w-i:.L .. l' these idt,; .... l COHJb .. t 6NHmunic, .. tion cond:tJono tl1t;:.:•e ·,., __ ,;_~ <..-.. ~.~.::·~..·"''t dt..:.l- of m~.i.nt~n~.nce·nt.;pc::sEJ~~:t- 1 ·• bervicc.,.:,.ble I' ..... dJo equiJ'l,Jl:~lt Vli.J,fJ )trought ih b;v fwlic01Jtor .... nd t·~lC:Ve w(..~-s nc J.oc.,l C0liJIJJ';xlic ..... -t1on br't.::.-1-'.s.

( c") H ver:_y g·ood .... f.ld ~::i'fici~1:t -,'iir.u n t ·~•~-·l: \,:;;;L,blir:l.ll..:d ,.,nd m ... :..int:....ine~., Two J:i])w·7.-~ switt::~lbOv,rds ......nd 3$ tc:;_J.ul_.d ... ()nt:s wuru Otn)lC:J)--ud. './) r·u;:; YH;re L . .'::..U to_ .... n ..... _ t;.;rn ...... tu -cr 'A'.liCJl jncluded -only tl'lc' rifle c~>w 1_.c..ui_0j;j, ... rtj.1..lc-::r;y ""nd '.)lriLti·r,:ort"'-'r0 • ... duqu~,_to· roGUJ)Jl.ly Of v-rirtJ Aid ,0-.: .. tterie:-) ·.-o..:..s ... ccoUJJ' lif:,.~ ... C. by ~.jr drn}l \J.ith fO'i/ d0tJ ...... 1,_~:c.::;;. ThiP dc;funid.vu :J;J.ttu~tj_on uHcvwud U;.e nocd f'nr 1-~.r~·;er ewitc-:tbo_-._rd tLun til. .... t wLj_cin is ...... utcori-~cd fnr the: Lc-l"hJ8 in'i'c~ntry b . ..,tt lJ.0n. It j,_o .ruco.~~;-IlJl1dt:d td<.~t i.... Bwitcl1b0~~ra ·-.uch '""'s _t:-J.C 'l'C .. l~.;;, ,._ S(..·:)._f-cnnt .... ined ~A Q..r:Jy.' t.):.1JWi be incoryor~ ... t·cd_' f'nr Ul:i0 _by l.nf<..:>.ntry b~\t'L .. lic•ru.~. Tni,tl .v:dtcdbou.rd ir; l .. gh.L unbugh so·tiJ.cct it· Ci.,.i,.YJ 'bG c .... rri~Jd ~~nd will i..J.,dd to ti·lt:. (;ffici~·.lnoy of v-lirc onmaunic •. tloJ:'di \:t1en t~·.~..,; t .. ~cti8.,...l uj, tu ti-on if.: uuoh ti1 .. t :f1;ll Ub0 c .... n b(j 11:~-G.u _of itG C*:t:_v~.J.;.il.iti~ki·

( b) .2~l!.:!J'.:

£.,U1;I,J.y __ of ::..11 Cltd3-f~Gs W~;.U SVllt.:r,.lly ~l.dGqJ..;. ... tl: ... 'ff~t~rc '.l.ero~· ho··:-!GVl;r-; ....-. 'f01.a l:iXCC.J:.itionrJ '1/LliOl.i. ~ .. r~ montioned. under t:.i.e· .... lJPrn\_,rj_,_.,,~u cl. .. ~f) .l',LIO::--.. din~~ &s fr-~-lo~'J:::::· ' : . .

· ~ (-h) .CL-_~8& _-J ·..:.·: T~{_)' ·:( (..)_ ·.d., ... )r~"; :•C 11 .r~.ticr-w wurE; c·f.lrri·ud t~ i·~;.~"ON ... ni~·. ·T..Jp~n_·ro, -~tling· tiu;_?b~~,;;ptiY8 .~.nd bt!.<\o1rd.n~ ~-.:,.nri~ia.r wJth the Tn"·:~d t,'.l.~;roto J_t. Hc~t;·,qc::c·~ct.0d tn. r.e:::suppl~ .. -;,; ... nd .::""'Jnt.;...ln a :Jdniwum level of·b- d._ .. y~-j~ l~!,O f.J.Q~';.-;H:...tlG~WU:rfi.;l··:CCd., T~l..:; la;.:.t fow d~.ys ( ... few !)-;1,-rt"!'"'l .r~.t'ion~·yvt;:tb.~C-Q(JjNed,· ~{owov{,]r, ·und-.r •·,1 ... ..~

·~ .. \," •

• DECLASSIFIED


• • .IIIIIU!r t.w Gt>ndi Llons (;flCnW1t-Jred, thtJ trcwvs .f--'1'\,ft...rrdd HC,l r ... tionu.

The a.ttc;.-u;;l~d:·-~ng.inG.:l~-s e:ut up ·u:n iwr;iodi:....tu wc..tvr l-'o~nt G.lHi v..D tt.~.(;r(~ v.r:·~f.: a Btr:tJe...m zne~ving· trJi"'~">U(!,!f 1 tl:.e :fJ0~it.in·n .Vv':'~t8r dj.d not onnfYtitutr.: v. 1:irnhld'ih · ·.· ' ·

"{'b)_ C.l..: .. Sb II - 'f/t. OlJUipLlon t i•n.ts r~tm..::rul.;.y :> ... ~iufC1Ctnr~~ <,;,nd:_f:Jffici·ent_ •. 100· pyr ..... l:;1dc· .. l tttntL. ""'uru _.c ...... rrir.;d ... ,lone;

-~-nd pr0vod to bo c..d~;:qu ...... te. Th:o we ..... thiar .VJ~.u not fJD onlO. .::.u to r0quiro tl~~; U::;~ ·of' -:. .. n ~.x.t0nf?i.V0 nurnb~.r '.

(c) CJ..~.~GG II~ - f;ul"i':i.cient :;~ .. r.;oljne; "·.nd. :i;ntcr oil

v.rcrr: t:~kon tn uufficu ad8Q.u ... tu1.y"f0r b1o c1.-~:v;_,.,q •. J"ainiJIJlUJJ .Lt:vt.:l c~i' l'hJ(J_ d .. ~;~ w;.s df:r,).rucl fr•r t;:ie s ..... ;;_Ju rG .... snn G.,c tP.Vt:ll

'under (c..) •. .-bnv(;, · rJ,il.U rt;q_uirllilH.a1ts for tld.~; unit Wt.:>ro llj61Wr

thL-.n w~uo.l b.~c<-ot:.se of ti~t~ uxtonBive ·:r-~trnllin0, ~.~.nd ti .. \J h<Jl;do of ~ttt.~.elwcl ~rtil.i.ery_ .... nd enginovru.

( 1) CJ .... 80. lV - :No c.l.he u IV UU!,).f.•l iv s we r:..:: t._.t{•.m

t0 i.rJ\JO:l.'T-ni ~t the tj.li1q thta \,Vlit .l~l·-ved the . .f't.;tQ. Cold ·;-~·:;.k.tnur

cl~tbin:.•: vL .. s :~e. dcd L .... ter ... r.d ,,,,._.~; vur:y clii'ficul t tD 0bt'"'iL.

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be: nbtu.inud. (;.ui'fJ.oi~.:mt cnnct:J•tii..n~ ·· ..... u nuviJr ruct.:iVL-'!d. bu"!:. 'Vv.s ~upplementcd by r>t'ber 'iifire.. It i;; ruCOt.JUencied th.._ .. t i ull

oxpl.~it""'tion be i.1t.tde of t.me:in_eor l-;L.tturi~lc whcu ~utL.dh~- U!J ,__ defcrinive }J0Bitirm. Jt is p .. r_ticul:..,rly nt.;cess"'"'7ry- \/dr;.:n dui'ena

ine; a 1- ~r[';(_~ .:_J'l>v•, .... nd. nf lHJC0GDi ty 1H;;.ving it th~n l;y .. h.JJrl(;(~. Jt h ..... ;~ bol:U tlle exper-ience 0f tl"J.i-s unit th(,.<.t dt.3funGivv J,i,~.tur

i-l.D a're uifTlcuH ~o obtt:in in eu!'ficient qu;..ntitiub.

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0f th8. tr0npo. 'N'·G t .... 1nm to l~·kJ'QH .. ni. TlJ.is w ..... ·s built U}.J -:..o :J Unitr; cd···fj__c()~ nne i.n 1L.nd~J of tr('10ps .,nd 4 on pr1;:;,i.tinn.

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0f fj.ro l.Ly .... t first a.p;..~t;,;.r vx.ccssive. It v; ..... s U.L.;uov~;.'Udt

1H"·:JGV(;r t :.h;:..t vdtL. int;;ucuro uupvlY l~t. .. ans ~;_;Hl tllv u~~l:A.mJ:i tc1re

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c.t t~·0 L .. ~-:t .em ~ir speocl. J.:;m.Le.of .t'iw .vup1 ly c"'.sut~ltic·u '.IhioJ.1

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(h) Tht: tJnvumcJIL 0f J>rio''nurs r,f w,).r t'o tlH~ ruc.r cre( ... t0d t·,r.r.H,fi'llhtt· of tt prnbl,:ru. The on.Ly Ia.-.;t.n.o.:l avc.o.j_lf;:ble w .... D tho infrBquunt tr.uQ.k OplJVcy" an<J tl\<: ,j.)1flUX 01" priOMJ"re Vf,,c: ~reater th"n '\1:1..:...t C~"~UlJ. 1:lf:;l c .. rriccl in ~hio ~.-.J.b.nncn~. i_,t-;·t:; .v .. r ..... ,-gra 1)11 .J.

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durinc; thlr; yo:tind wor~ 'uo].J.eG!. hitf'l a Vt:.r.y r~ystcL! by th0 :1Uilf,nrtlng c..;.r,·:s Cr.flrJin·c~t.-r. llliJJt:::n tt: (;.,nil rocl'dl~lt::nd•~-ti0l1;.; ~;..r~ heU.evel: to~

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(L) .r~ t' JI·', .. J01,-_.pj_' \\'0 Vlere: bt~yr.nC.. L,~.e !';.r.l-Jg~.;,; nf .... ny Jl"'r'<:d blt: Vl'lj_.co c:n,;u:mic.;...tinn -w:i th T.-,CG, 4-ni) b.fil """ r.::sul i.. ~;i.ll requ0Dt;;1 fr:-r ~;:t};('p._~,.,ft ll<.,J. trr -be relc.y~-J by -...<1 t,;,;r.r<~•· t~. ,,J,'.JtdH~, 'l'IH .. : t\v·:..;i.. c"'·:·J·~~-.rLLy u;-.ud nethod w:....s t_'"'1 hc,ve t~w sUJ).-:J.rt ....,j_r.. ( cr~ .. ft nn stu.tif'll roL<.y our re"quireJ..;(;;:J:.lts tn tllu ']1_~cc. 'l'.!Lit:: -.. ,r..:.o; , .. u,~:wnLI .. !(l by inolu(Un.__;; rc.:quu.r::t~; in· t:.'l~ n:~lltly U.icp.~tcHvG tc· · r~J~il.lt.~llt.. TlJ.eso _U.is_pi...i.tch r•Jf.LU08te .wcru._ sor~E:mud by tr ... e rt.-~iLltmtC-1.1· ,_d,r 0ffiuur .... nd rL~l--'·;!Od tfl tho ~1.~CC. ai.r !'·~,rt:i.<..:s v.ccOi'ilfi'""nied ~~11 pv.1;:(nls sent nut by the b. . .-~-tt. .. ~lir.n utillzin.;;. Lw •~r/VHU~l :t\.,,-_;in ~jl;G_r~~ .::,. nd .i1.-vin-:: tho ;~ .. -.. w "•t tau b~~tt .... ..Lior:: Cl· ~ 'J'ld f3 ·VJ.~r;; l~l'lUU b(.Cr-.UG0 .<:dr rftorj -~~rriV•..-::tl ~n. fJt..:..ti(tD Uf't....:..r tlle p,.trnl IJ,~d. Jev~rtu<.l ~n:J n-:~J. ·tn ·be diru(:tud ·tr .t,.J.U :v-· trr·ls ·lo-Cc-J U nn. · ·

(c) In [;t~~tio eit1~~--ti0no r,;_tCh -~·~ CllC· .. ,unt-ero·~l jl~rc ;;... need llOVL,l0l,eU f0r ~" Cf'\L'4.·jjn: r".,',jf'. ncit butveon t.J.~-'> C'lbi;.._.rvc~-· tinn plu .. n..::; ,_ the fi~s'iJ Lt;r .... J'rcr .. u-t.:·t·, _~nJ t1:.e T .. -.Cl·· \•luCn J.iLdlc:u were :·;.v ..... il[;..bltJ trL.y :.,<: ..... rcb~.d r0""(_:_9~ <..:.1-.,d C.iecJn:::J .vill'-'-~":L' jn tho v}cin:it:~, but h..-~.ll c.l.i.r';fioulty pinpr.i.ntin~: _ro ..... s bl:c"--'u.:;;c c·f fj r~b tt.r ,.,ir cr...:..t' t '::__. . LJH.)'_(~·J _,n d. inf·.;rif'r 0 b;jorv'-"" t: e-n . m•ll ... bL ... i til:~;:;. ]t H;...s ff'i:J.n~;,1 thut·by p~~u:-;~_ng ·int01ligt:nce infnr;~·,,,.tion ..,.n\,.~ rt:q_uuc'l.c. fnr LJiooi.~''ns t'"' -li;·::.te.i- J,JL.;.nt.Ja ·tite;y, CC'UlLl pi-npoint tile t~ .. ,r?;f~tc: f"r fi,st~~8ru. · ·

(d) rn lt.r~o C'~tlV'\Ys·.Bllch ·as b·.~.('IJ(j .:s·'ln~:; t0 ~-Hll frr.1:1 j,,J~,JOJJ.-~Ii lt w~~b fr~unU. tn b(~· exliE;.6iE:mt to cC'nncct t.L10 L-.,.V'/ tn ti1e b ..... ttopy n .. ~ ~ ..... c._...rJ{II jeep .zn~l in: t1'1:. .. ··t ,;J,~nnU.):' provi~lu -~-n (\ tlwr we·,~n i? r.f ::.~ j,r ... ~r 0 ur1 r..:. · 00.-:;Jl,lllrt i c ... t. ~ rn1.f .. >'. Tlli o ~' l too. pv. y&U the rep;ul-o...r J} •. -..w b .... tt8ries. ·1~!li.'J~;e b' ... tl:o'i'tei:J"a-re .n1·:t cni:l::.::iJ.e.rlJJ. ·. t0 br! (;ffjc:ic•.nt, '.rla~_y'_c· ... r~··.,qt c-,::.11, \~t'u :rint'or:~-h1-0 tr.~ LLL~ntry unit~\, ,,w_~ ::.-:.re h-.rl1 -l0 qh .. I',~v~· 'J'h:is l~;nt ta er.Jpucic.ll)i truu in Cr>lc1 \'C th(~r. J.t ifJ Btr"'li~_-:ly •recr,:,ri·•end~\\:·, ttl;:;t:... _c).ry .cGi.:... h .. ttery be dev-el("_ped rr,r 't11e l:!h'W. or tLlG':·rd..i'io b(j :r_C~pl.a..Jc:d po th,, t ft ocnd its I"·rts ~re intorchan~;o·..:ble wi t]l ·c~'''".\miq..,tiop f~cllJ.tic:B orga.n'J.c t_o .... n infantry ,biJ..t·~_,u.·liC"ln. · .·

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1\'HP"' 'T ." ''Conrdjn,tnr,' i~t~1ii;;~~~~:-;~till·,;;~"'~l·l:~~iiJJ{.Stil ;y· :ir-.._cr ..... ft devis(;Q_ u :proc~dure:: 11rnGreby through inteJ.ligenco, u:CHj~_iY -0ncentr~.tinns~ o:r .... ssetably ~re(,<,s could ho e:~'.ni.:!r:...lly loc,~tcd. The OY vlnuld be directed to the "ro~ ,wd it •,;ould direct Eirtj llcry and/or ,_·,ir \"lhJ clleVG:r;' w,~.s du(~LiGG. to 't1Io suj.t<..<.b.l~.: for tho t~ .. r:.sct. If the .... a:c~ t • .JlllC·--rod or v;.~s rB!Jortod to cou t""'j_n onm.~:v ~ thv OY ,_,·,•ould Ci.J.ll in u i'ew round;; of ,.,.rtil.Lc.ry. l.f' t.r1.i. G flush<Jd tno one::.n.Jy, VJt' vt"'s cu.llt:d in on :.'.i.f..e;cific .,..nd vis""blc: t:-.rr,{·t;:.. Thi~:, <;;n ..... bl·-·d ....... r ••. p;'..d unift of f:i..ru jf nucec::>u!')' 1 u. rt·•J)jd ~hi1't of u,ttctcY:ir.g .... r,,; if rwoea£>,:.ry, uiJc.l }Jrnvid~·:d -~c:::v.r-,-.. te obr>c-rvud result&~. '.l'f·.(;:re •.-·vurc ct:::Cfj_t.mltic~r-3 t;llJOotmtorud il: thj s r.ysterd 'ilflich e0uld very ottslly be :::'L:Il;ud;lud. 'l'hi::~ Unit. W\.to;.:~ lt~~Litcd by hV\ol.]L.-~bility of botl"L OY D ~t-nd VR £• 'iiL-8n ·,; .... ~ did (~ct b0th on st:.:.tion u.t the s ..... me tiuo ~~e ., .. ,ure ..... t tir:t0E-J ::1:.ndured bcO·.;.. .. Uf'JO of the lvck of a. oou;;ll~ ~1.::;t bct.·,·e~.._,n ~.uu f.:_t).Lter~ 0Y, , .. nd t-~.ct~_e<.-·.1 :dr control 1~~,rty.

(f) Th0 excellent t.::..rge:t :infnrl,k•tj_on rc:u(;lJ'.;eu fro.Ln friendly }1orth ~,_··rr·.,~nc.i our n·.m CT a(~(mts, ...... nd lO\•i intl.-a'l'ot.~:..t]rnrl \ .. :.:.s tr<.'.n~lntc)d intr night lldr;;..suing uuU inturdi.ctJoL 1:-cre r,l;:..n ~~ C0lJ:bining thu J n in t c~ .. 1\~.b:i.l i tiue of or~u.rii. c ·,,,cr-L.~r fJ <.-.. .l;U artil.lLl', .• J nrt .. _r c.~nd c.trtj_Lj_ .ry hc~rc:.L~lsj_ng und j_r;terdicti crJ fire~~~ HC:l.~<~ lir;dtcd only by tlH~ ~;.J,~-,ll_t"ll.t-ion supyly.;. .;.:..vz;n ·t~ .. ovc;l:':. nuch of thiB fjring hv<d to be dont: f'ro;.J i.l,;J.lJ dL..ta l t w .... u bulj_evoC to be cxtr...::::1Gl:Y effect~vu. Civili~Jl rcro:rtt:.. indic;;..tcd 1,i.c,,t tJL;.ny cmeuy wuru kj.l1.ud ...,nd iu:nd tat.ed to us~ vi"'"l.·.;,~.vn ·._,J-L<i.:!..n :rc._r,&;u fn.r• Dl'wlter. :rf trw ..... v(..d].<.J.biljt::; of ~.-.rtiiL ... rJ. c~:ir :..;,J-1nt }l:-... d bl!cn d;ru<-,tor it rv0u.i..d h< .. ve porl,littt:d IJWl'e rosJr:tr·, .. tjon nf tL.L;UU t<-~rgctu durjug d ... <ylight hDUI"B "'"nd ttl\:J effoctiv(;n.::.uo.::. of thr- i'jro::; 'i"Uld (J._.ve b:.;cn jncl"Ek~sed y:t"'i1J,;OI'tir.l ..... tu.i;y.

rl'he ong.in0(..I'fl cnnstruc·tfJd -•n ·.~iChJ:.tU-.;tc: uHd Ur.; .. tllf Ol:' ntr:Lp \1hioh w ... o inv:.lu~.ble for the ev.,.ct;.~tion of -,Jf'ldt(kd. 1• 1 .-... nd l'L:DUJlJ•lY f-.f clolickl.,u i tcn:,f.l vu.LJ ch c-Jul,.d not b(:J ,~J r dr("Jlil'C.~d: _,.._ •.,•t:.ttc:r p0int w.:..n i:Tt::Jt:dJ..,t(?ly ost .... b.U[Ltt:d Uf·,on ur·J.·ival .... ~. '1-.':.-..JOii-ni 1 ~ . .,JJd no IJrc.:blc-:;,J 'wLEJ ono nl),rttercd o::-1 tnc.Lt ~ooru. JL ,.,dditiM1 tn tbd oxccll.G!Jt l~~r:f'nruc..ncv of tn.u:i.r ruglll-r clJl,;iUC!ur ftmot:\Nlr-\, inc.Ludin.J ldi.n;,;-L.tJ-'ing und con::•t.I:w.:Liou of b .... r'vcd wjr0 unt(.-.n:-~lCI,wnts, thiG grr~ul-' 0ccupiuJ -.dJd defonuod.:::.... ~.-.HJctor of the:: dcfonsc JHJl'lLJctt.::r,

'l1h(·: e;f:fectivonoss of orgr..tnic 'Nfl~--lwnn 'N&.B :J ... t:i.::;L.<ct ... r-T'y, 'f}1C: f.'<-JllcVt.i.n~'; CnL~ .. I)J'1.i..D c •• nd. r8011J.!lltt:rid<--.-L.if:lil[l arc; ;::;Ub!ll_j_tied~

(<.:1.) The cj X (tl) hUcJ.V)i lJH~cld.ne [:;W1:J r.ow orc,~r.ic; to the: inf.~,n1~ry b,_,_tt-!.l . .U_nn chculd be incr<.::~._se;d tfl tv.:8l.ve (1, __ ) \!itnnut incre-~~ 0i' l'ors0nnel.

(b) Tho \'!ire L~cili tiBS nf thu .Jl..,_,; '•V'rL.r J;l .. t..~:'lrl sh0uld be; c.<.UQnC:ntod l1y i.-. iWl!,_,r_.,tc- n.=;t em tht:. bCH;..3oo.

(c) Tne Jl~t,:.~ l:wrt-rs 'Nero cr-nrUin ... ttd with the c.rtillcry :f.'c1r close-in fjr(~s. Th-.:i-r) ',I'D .• ,j,!:J0tl·w.:-.n f1·und tn bu effi.cj~_;lt f0r h.,r, .. ssiue~ fjr'"'·n •:Jjtrd.n. l' .. 1.l{f.Lo··.

(d) The~ r~,o .... r.J ,;!:·rL .. rr~ c .. t ""J:' b~.j~r;....,_~>f.> .l-J.J!.;l,juu L.Ji-..: dlmw mort~r.· bL.r.tagL;o· c..nd :r;rnvo.:(i :t~.r:;:.,..;.·fiJ.!.G~-\'{fU-.--bnt~• \"m(.;n ti.L<J en,. I."JY :v,: ·u5 ~ (.ld v::.ri cint5 t:.rtd .w i tbdr ... win g .• ' ' .. . ' . .

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uj_yis~nn uer1er ... l UrdElr Nn. lU o1 ~0 Oct l~bO ·!)3 vi nirm ·u:;ntor-~~ndwn 1.•-o. rAd- b·J :1i' .-... u: JJGC L ~0

CO l·..:t l'''·-r clisy-...tch //i.:?:: .. 05J ·of DCC .l';.;Ll(.l en l!5t 11-;·: .. r· or,cr .tion order 0- !.>0 d L~i 10 oct l~bv CO lst \':", ..... r O.bleJ.'c tion 0.-:'der 'l.-.50 ::.ttd ·.1? oc-t. l':.it.iO CG l~t i\.;_~,rine :DiviGinn 01--'er_,tio1 ]Jl . .n <i bO u.td. r:.i.!. (Jet l~i:.:O CO /.d ·:1.n ltr to C0(JljJ<:J1y co·ts dt:1 , (J Oct lt.:.t)0 CO :.).;-"Jt }i-, rineo Ol'er ... t.inn. O.J.."'de.r 0 .. 5lJ utd. ~;?.cot 19 ~)0 CG lst i,; .r Div dio.p.,tch ,·;·n?::;fr of oct l~~o

dliendum no. 1 Lo CO ls~~ jq".r or.~crcttiou oru:.::r il .. o...{l

uti L) },O'f lS!JO CO lst j:.t, .. .r ord·.:l'f; to 3{:.. :~J·,~C lm dtd J,.O Oct .L\il.lU CO let l,,.<.J.J." dj sp:. ten fll:· .. :-:·b~Jnf }Jnv 1900 co ~'>d }Jn 1 tr to 3\.:1 q.w }:n dtd 13 nov l'Jbu CO l~Jt· j\ ...... r DJ.Ier "Linn order L··· 50 d.tC. 1.::- l-:f' v :.~ .. 00

],ncl1 (l) f:.,~_tu~ .. iion skei..eh slHJ'-dn.s p~sj_i.,inno cot bli~··-"•'-iC) •.t l, _JOF -n i

( ·) Ovi:Jrl·: J' slJ.owlnz .. :.rc .. JJ trnlL.:d in vioJJdt:·, , ~H~J.•--ni

'J'he .};UrjJO::::.e· nf ·iUJ.::,f l'C,1:CH't iR tA infnrm t}'.:.(J •• ddre;,f.;()(;l OJ' the -... cticm tLken by Udr.:1 cnilltn'"',cd h1 IJl~,r~r;j_;·l ~ . .nd_ c"rL'.vin~·. Old .. its ,_ ~:;igne-d nifH-;ir:m to l,·.:nd .. t ,(1)1;~ .• : t :r<nru-:..-.• to wove to .JHi defend },, .• JOF-ni t Vor( > -n::. to move to ...... n ..... ,-;. cn·ol~_. :~-re'"'' .. t CHlGY()J.:Gt· ,-v0rh ... J.t ie 1:-.() tr~e intGrtt:ir·-n of t!; ...... u ref:O.i.'t to CX.!)rt::lf;J ·t£10 !Jroblcms encnt.<n-sorr)do Wl~. t ~.ct..:ln:l ·~w .... ,~,; t:J..kon to ~;obvc them, ~lid cnmmont.q ~r1d. recnmmend.t:.nr:3 rt:E:Ultir.,~~ i'r0.1.li L.ctf3 .~:le ..... nr;d in th~;,.~ uxp~_,T"jcmco.

( 1) l':ri or to cmb rlc t i.nn ;:,d. T·n Lut. }~Gtr:int~fl

( ') Duri.n1~ l .. ncU. n,:;; 7d1 J.m lr;t J.;&.r:inC;t\ ·,;r~t ~ . :i G.IJJ (;(1, l :<t t-i 1'. J',!l

Ln •rm & li'fl_, 1i_ r·ticf:t :A .t·. 1 ~ llth l. .r J)clt~- Co D,· let ~.•Jd bn JJct, l:l&b CD~ +.,·t i;. t.' ( .,.j_r ~Jll(;n) J~O 4. ;~~~ .l~~i.O::"t ..... r Cn. ·cl ~.-CJCt.~ ·7~lJnJr·J Jt·;;Gr:JJ.l.-.. ,·.~ i,;w_. j 1- t

3tl J:l---t~ Co c, lut ..~:.;n:_; .Ln ·JJ(·t, H· qcm 'J'm}. lr:>t. T~;:-,l)n·

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~Ql!:E.JJ>EHIJ •'1 •

p. 28 october to :.') :Eovember 195-J \'

3d Bn, l:::t :(;,.;rin'es Det-·:J1~~:rco~.-rstsis Bn I1n '1_1Hl and li'O }'urty ~~/11 "D" ])try !?/ll · :'Jd p:::~,-t, co ·c, lot },n:;-.: Br. D8t t:o D, l&t T::ed Bn net H& 8 co, lDt }'.·;tl,r'

c. 4 Hcwembcr to ? November Shm0 c.s (b) ~llOVe plus:

l.co ,., (Heinf)

d. 8 N (Y\'0mbcr tn 10 r:ovember S'"'me : .. s (b) .... bove plus: ·

l.~ect, --?oauit j{ewoillerw GUt.J }Tr~t, ~~T CoJ 1st rlt: .... r

e. ll ]~ crvcrtber to ,_Lj 1-rovemocr 8(--.-me o.s (b) ""b~ve plUR:

l.f-;oct, 75rnm ·R_e~oilleee Gun Ilv.t, ,1-T co, it.>t j1·'l~1r ~~.3d KJ·C Jm

f. 14 Hovembe:r to :(.'I Novumber Zd Bn, let Eo.:..r net) ·.nglicO~ lot GiG JJn Lrl & F'O p •. rty, ,,/ll · "D" B try, ~/ll. Det· Co D, lot ldCd lin }'() }'urty 4. ~~· -.~.~ort co 3d 1'1-t Go C, lst };ng Bn p10.t, cOB, 7t.h LT Im

f-~. 18 NoVember to ,..,5 Novemher 3d1m~ .Lstlt-~r Det~ --... n:;lico, lst t:i;?; J~n Ln & l''O l'-'rt:, , ;_;jll Dot Co D, lst l·:ed Bn

v.. • The lJrelimin.~ry .PL~nnint~ f'0r the WC)N8.JJ lu.nciinJ, W--S onc:nmp.;..rsecl in .__..., £;8rios of conferences wj th re1_str:'lcnt. ~~ very smw.ll c~mn un t of j n tell ie;ence d""f ..... v;us recE.d vod.

~. It w ... ::J pl .... nned tn L .. -nd over be ... f"h Y}!.;J:..IJ~.v~· l ~ bu_t on the night vre Oc,..,iled vcrbt~l irH1tructiohs were recej.ved t.J.L~.;..t_tll€ L·,.;,ndj ne, would be "-dm:Ln j_~; Lr<.+i..i vc -..nci m' .de over bC: ... ch h.r,,lJ. :decutwe of thio ~-~nd subeequcnt ch<-,n,~ec it i\' ... 5 ,n·;ry .di1'fic_ult tJ r;.~.rrivo ..... t. "" f:'.nul la.ndin5 pl. ... n. Corrmn;.pico.tion reS'tl'ictiono mud'e :i.t extremely difficult to kElerJ thO com:----aniCs, e .... ch on~ sep'-"r ..... te J1ST, informn1l of ch ..... nzes in -~-....... nu,

C. There Wv..tl no preJim1tn ..... _ry Pl< .. mnlni~ ·on ~lie'move·me~t of thJ_s unit to :hJON·ni. R,oforencos.(h) il.nd (i.) vwre received on tho mcirnj.nc: of 17 oct0ber ·l9b0r "'-D.d tne nwv-,e Wt.W st ...... rt..ed tne mOrninL of ;.8 October 1050.

a. No sy~ civ.l tr-iplng or .rchtJ ... :r':::~~-J.s '~JC.:P~ hGld in prelJ[.;.r.:,;.tion fnr c;(l.rrying out the· '&.sui,~W;;:l.d miBoion. no rehe.....rt=J..:..l w1,s hold ff'1r the l<-cild·3nr;; ~:.~\¥0}1;-~;~<· ·

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• • , __ • ,tp.,cljn:_:, ..... nd_ c:nb .. -.r!\~,tion w :;:.; ~.i.ccomi·lioht;d wj th littl~~ dii'f:jculty L-.f'tcr it once eot unUer w .... y. ~Che ticl.e v ... rL.tion

m<:'.dc' it difficult for the shipr~ing to re~ ... ch th~::; be:.ch .. :1d the b:.tt&Li on h: .. d no wocy of knowing ex ctly when L d'lif' would be c.v. i L.blo fnr lo:-din•: until it h-d , ctu .lly be:.ched.

b. r.r'lie b ... t.L~.lion Wi,s emb,.r_kt)d on fivt: leTs which llt'r.-viflccl ~~-de~1 n ;to cp~.ce for (.~.L:.. porsonnt:l.

(1) HL"fC'!rcnce (h) -.,rir: .. ·., received by this he. dl~U .. :rt~~ru 0n the njr;h.t of '<-~7 Oct0ber 1050. }mmadi te pl.....ns wurc rn<:-cio ·w:ithin the b.-.tt~lion t0 £=i1_,rike OdLJl ~-nd bo.~in lo .. d.iinc nv.pJ.! ... lien fL ¢~)¢¢ the next morning. ·rhe vehicl us for lo:· .. djng ;_·Uyl)li,:j:-; .rrjvcd ,;f-\ cclLCdulcd nd the bt,tt.;-. ..:..ion w.:G pl'0,~;-~ .... r0d V1 mnvc c:t cLyli!~ht. -,_.;e wore held up, hovmvor, until <...p.-.roxim .... -tely lf9P¢ CCic.iting th,, ,,rriv,~l of trcnsportction fo::c personnel. LfE.ding w~.i; cClmpluted .... nd the movemen7. to J,,,_.JO.H-ni Bt,..rted .... t J_,(jlb on ''B Oct (1bcr 1':;50.

:·.. ~~ccN~lclc.L:.tinno ... b\H.,.:-d the .L~Tc r..,sL~ie;nt;::d to lift tnie b: tt.::.linn wuro o:.t:..Lfv:.ct0ry, -...nd~ .._,:...;,the b,;.:.tt ...... li.oi-1 Wt-~J uncier str-ength, C"nd).-tinns were lc:::>L cro 1Ndcd tll n norm~--1·

b. ~-;_-., vwrd WLS,;j reco1ved on tho night of fL·.i.Unr; thv.t .;.·.n :-~clminir-~t":', t]ve. J. ... nd:!n,<?; w;_· .. r.. to be m • .:.de over ceo. diff~.::rcnt bG~ ... ch~ there w, ~-- nn oJlpnrt.unity to brief <--11 co:rfl}L-r.~v cnHJIJL tldnt·:.-:.,

c. IJtU'hlg tlH:: illtlVGmi.:'nt to the objective ..:.r.;;~-~ in,_;tructi...,H[, T t::CCi Vl~c.l ',·:·.' the Bhill indic, .. ted thc.t thd lwndin :~ W'"'Uld nnt be mc,do nvcr be,;"ch ~-L1~D---::..> l)L .. nnod. In ....n .. ttompt to preJ.>c,!'G t't10 c(lmli:::..ny croJmn~.nder:3 for oh,·1l:Sl:!O in pl_ns r&f'erencc ( 3) w .. :.., J;l'owulr;-r-;.tcd. Hc:fercncc (s) cout:_._j_nod inBtruc-tions for ur.r.ito of th:i:::; b ... tt"~lir,n v;hich '-TI\Uld }Jl'0viclo for t"t-iJ-· 1- ndin.J 0n c..ny (lj' the ::·nt)cjp: .• tc:C: bc;_-.cLer:•~

d. 'l'hi f_; b t:L;;,lj.on ~J,:'ri vC'd _ t the o bj cc:t;.ve ~-.rt;:... on ~~o oct()bl:r lSbU. 'l1he LV'J'a L.b('l_.rd thE.: 1 ;a~dirv: ahipu h,__.d bet.m _pl'e-10~--dcJ. wj th er:;· enti,--1 nu.1;rllit.r; < .. f!d equiprnen t. Thu c...ctu"d .i.~..--.ndinf"l: \".'t~~> rn,._de over 'rnJ,_.,o:n }l.LJ]~ ;_,, 4-1...'1d the b ..... tt .. lion Jirf\cecdt.:d L.tOted1 .. tely to en :-P-1'8 bly :ere ..• ;;'cer~ reforencer; (c) ...rHl (1') were j :""·ucd.

(l) The nwvement to i•,, __ JOH- ni \LG ·-ccompliulwd by movinp; the b ..... tt .... li rn in UNO m •. rch un] tn with £. timu intervc.d of tl!n (10) minutcc. Tho firct mc;rch unit cloced , ...... JON-ni .. t 1400. the r:CC'"l~1d m .. rch unit clnnecl ~-- ... ,)OF-ni ,.t ""•1lJ:rn:x.im: tely lt>~;;o, :tmmed:i ·Loly upnn ro' .. ch:.n~~ 1 ;.JO~~· .. nj. the ROV: v.ni t ther~, ... i.. w.,u rcli9vcd ·.-nd ._ .. perjmeter defenfJO w ... f.~ Dot u 1 , jncludin ~:_. tnr-uu rM'd l)l0cks~ nne c-.n o:.wh nf the r"·,.do lou.dine; :!..nt0 hi...Jol~1-nj. ])urin~ th"c: mr-vemnnt nf this unit tn Jll ... ~J-O.tJ·-ni there w .... L nc' E;nemy :·otinn oncnunternd.

( :··) t;pon beine; relieved by :.he l:.~-!_.. J;__,.ttt"'::.ion lbt.l:c J.nfc:.ntry (He:inf) v.si·~• on 14 N("'\vemb0r l~L;O thi::; unit movoo t>y

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DECLASSIFIED


nH>t0r cnnvny tn .• 0)_11~.X ~>n th ... t d-.t0. Tti.j;:,:. m0Vt: w,_,\. m .. c.~.e 'Jd th the cnnvny brnken into three (~3) m~.r(;h unit~ •.. nd \)c,:

un ;·,y{-!Yl tful 1 tl1e bE.ct t~ . .L iron oln cin -'; \·ID:;·r) •• ..I_J < .• t lv 3U ~

(~· TfH, \H~ri0d fr()m d Oct0ber tn ;~b OQt.,;Jt.Jr 19th . .: 11, -t .... ken U}) with l'L-.n!:.inp; f0r th-...: -~·1:C!.!:b J"-.· l,.r:Uinr.: ....tJd the m:1vcrncmt to the nbjcatj.vc: re~. ·

(1) '•o OCti'IIICT: '1.'hi::::. b,.t·:.~-linn l..;..,ndod in .. , cr··lUfiln 0f Cr'lmp .... n)e:o nve:r bt·;,_cn }.JJ,lJL •;. Orctcrs were r.~,.-.ceivD(1 nver tile rc':imt·nt:,,l t;.ctir..:c\l nut tn rnovu clir,.c:tly intCl ,,n ... :;,:mrl-

.bly .-.rc. )n rc.r nf the b~J-.o'!J. ..-.nd .-w.it furthur in:..otn ... cLic:JID. Hui' c 1·cn Ctn; (c) u.n U ( i') 'IJI'Urc roue i v~d iwnud i.. tely : .. ftur L' ri v~:~.l in i..~H' ,. __ ~ emtly · . .re:., .. nd L.meU.i .te rL .. n:c:: Wl~re tiL do f··,r tlJ.U l(Ji-.... l.'Ch t[\ tl1c ne'-\' ,,_-, ;cmbl~~ ~.-.re ., i::. dint:.·.noe of ~-tlifTf'IXinJ. •.. tr:l, 7·~ mile~:. T't1e b .tto,_Liun cln "L;rl on itD :·_;:_\OIIrbly .I'·l~ t lbOO , wJ. sut. u_p

perimeter dofen~e f0r t~1c tl1.iht.

(~~) ''1 nctr~bur: ~-:'ld_fJ 11.nit ronL .. irH.:L\ in jt;.~ A: .. UJiitl.l.y t:re Nr.rth 0f WOFS Jif ~ 1~1-.n~~ wore J"i] •. C.o ·~0 00nduct tr.".in:Lnr~ in thr fjcld, CH~IJfJGj_:.~l;y field. firing 0f .. .il wu~-:Jrms. '1'11-J _ce-m in(lcr 0}' tLG b .tt.ljrlll 1.\U.Pl~-U . .;:;:; \'Wr"rj ur~lo dod c.,t tnc b8 .. Cl1 : nd v-leru b:r.nue:LJ.t th tl"H:.' ~ .. ;.:H:.embly ur\:: •

c . L~.:~!Q-~i::.~ i 1 ,~~-:

(l) ln '.Ur1L;r.l, opcr-.. tions during tHif~ 1,.er:\nJ wcrr; ch:.r .. ct.(;rj tic nf elll 11, modern 1"0rce 0.f•tJr .. t:uj,_; tn fr.ru:i.)J ... nd Jii'il.litiVG tereitnry . (!~:.inot ""r.tuneric'".lly :JU!JCH'inr, p0nrly (\r~~ .-nizod. !..~nd. equlll},l(::d, demor ~lizod EW):l). ... cjutJt.'il_L, f0roc. ·

( ··) ~~d Octnbur: 'rho b. tt J.inn Tri"VI.ld i.n twr~ enbelonc fr(•ITJ tllf; bivnu-:.~c nutside ',·10FL.J:\ t(~ tl1.c i11nunt -~.n vj_._L...r>:u r-f } ,,JOl!-ni~ L~bC':.J.t :t.l r0 d Hd.lLf:' 1A'I thi.:: Yl'<2'~;t. Jj_ ~JON-r:t'~; ni~~n:\ ... fic.·Y1Ce lie<'~ .i.n tllr:~ 1' ct ti'L.t ~t ir3 ,. p(·.:ir::;t oi' omifl'u0nco of throe rn. cl':'-, Ltt• dint~ r...;~_1.t~OotJ.vt~ly t0 ~t);:;L .h~-~ Ji:Ol'-{1'1' . .1'-!.:J.j ,,uU L:EOUJ,f r_rho f'J.rr::.t 00/~t:lrn cln:>ud intn tnD Vill. .. :~(J :.bP-:J.t 14(J0.

t t" t U.me :.he H.OY 0 tt'---'-li0n bcjn_~ roljt;;V·...!d ---L_ · . .; •. rL:-:1 to be j_n '-'• VCiry eli ;;r)rl·:.>;·.ni,:.od ut.~ to, Dlrl. l.l c..rnuy;·, 0f ROVe; iJ(:;ll1_j

on~~.J~ccl in in(.U :"JCrim:in .. ~tcly ex9cutinr~ r:J.:.~}:..·t;,:,cteO. :0\0L"'ih K(·-re::~.;--1 z:uer:i LL: .. · Tilf.: Ot;!C"nd echel0n · ~.rrivc-.Hi ~.,b,~ut lti30. Jl·,)J.')J:wtur w .. L c~_;tubliDhod.,. ::':uner •... Lly -f"llo·.':iuc th~ tr-.cc .of tn·o f J . .rct r~d·~l. lhh<fJ f.•urr0undl.n,·~ the vill ... g~ .. Tnruo rt• ... d block:·.:.. w~;ru est ... bJi~;hod 1 u: oh m.;:.nn\.Jcl by ~:octinn· of ;'LV .. vy-ta .... c:nin0 -:·J.nr-: , ..• nd en "-nt;i.-tunl< L~JG.-:.·.Ult E.:i-OCtion, ~rh<; 1H·rth l'(L. (.]. blocl( f•fl thE::· l',, __ d lo.clinr~ t0 liON.GY.j.O.NG w .~; doDi:~n;..,twd .... n I'fl;Jti.i r0 .. ~l. \Jlcck. TlH~ ~j'1 1J.th rn.d blnck, or-vcrin:_:; thu r(]ut,.; tn 01~0Uu~ w :::: dL:ci~~~~~t.ec1 ten-. .: rn!.-.tl blr··ck. ·.r~·J.C:l l'~·-·~~t r-,.,...d bl("CkJ ..... c.tri.,__,_:.:. tac r"~: .. ~:1 t0 ',·OFL; .. i-!t • ..,_ ;~ n .. cl•J· .. d (J:l,OHGJ.c; rp ... d blc)ck. J.n :3CUC.l';-.lj c(\r,l_t.U.ny 1 vr01;octeU "th~ nl'"1rth '~lJJJ'.'"'I.:-•.cno;;. to t.He vi .... L ... :~tJ, C0l't·-P· ·ny h thB t>r>u th • .... :1 t.l C 0m.r.~~:~ny G th.0 .. c-. ·-. }!'or •. mer!..:) l:Xc.- c t tr<-.-cc o.f the Jt0r':it·;(,ter f->cD_ o • .'clr· ::sure ( l.) -~

(:··,) ~~9 Octnber: l=,ir_:rriyl:U 0n st~t:.r.n c.-t O?ltl .11cl V..v0 nwir,rJzcd ];i;i.,{rrlA vturn ::H.mt 0ut; (:(•l"tl~~---nY J p-.. -:..:-rol 1s (·DJCCtlVO

wo.c;. nnrth t<' '1'. 3?3bV. ·(;0w::~..ny H _(L.tr:7l 1f.< wiso;inn V! .. :-3 t0 m(1 vc ~wuth tr' ·r. 36, 1)\., l-~;;,trnlt3 f0w16: n:u~.-.ll :1t~"·P.kt,ilef~ 0! c..1ni:mniti0n .... nc~. n0ntt: mn ... ll b ri-.~·:;es ·destr~::~-r.cd. Jn th~.;: · .. ftornnor;: CrmJ:•icl'IY 1 oxtr:nd(~(}. its . u.tr'l"ll 0h f•w t tn '.rl\ :1)b~~OK. com: ,.._,ny H 's \','J0t0ri.z.od :r)'-"'trr-.·1 e~t\JYH.luJ. ltD r, dius t0 'r,. 34l~J. ldr remL-..:irwd nn nt;;.;.ti("tn until 1040, ,~t 1600 o •• :. ~:U}111ly C:"nV(')' ~-rrivcd uncv.:...·ntfully frnu; VO~:L.. ... :r~-~ ~..mlo""'<lr;.:·\.l, w:Hl Uoy .. ·.l'i<..:U. .--t l'llG .



• • {!l) ?)0 Oct,..,bcr~ Jl0r.t l),.trrlo \'l·ert;'~_;f~yjt· .. -Aht c."l. C'l(lL> by Cr"!ltf .. ni<::f_; ll ~~n(_: J t0 the ·or-.uth ; .. nJ n0rth I"t::D.LJI.:~tivcly. J:.) :::ts ·.·n(1 Jj .. ht r .... in lir11i tLK1 vi~:1l bilit. • Ttw :p .... tr(llf.~ rutu.rn0~ 1

lL.v:in-~ m~-·.:::lc n0 C"~ntu.ct. Tile p<:ctr""llin·s._w".[-5 r;--p(f<Lt~C:. iti tile' , ft,::rnr."n. .o trw vve .... thc~r clo~.ruc1, .-.ir c.;.inu\on Gt:.:..tir'n o.~nU ~Jr"PV(-;(1 :mrrL~n · er:- p .. :.rnr;h~tJto·. H ay:ete:rn ·n..r h_,r~.~!Jsi'nf~ ~--nd :iu t~;!'djctt-r~n flrGR •Ni th -~;.rti llcr,·, ~:-...n1J d.Lrnrn mnrt .. -.rs. v~ ..... s-. ut,-~rtuJ.

( ~_)) /,1 ·:)ct"l.H=:r~ l:r.~.C.h 0f tho rifle c0inr~~.mies uut~~blj fJhed 0utrr ::;t l'> tl! th8.i:r fi'0nt. horn in g .... ,nd s.f,torn··on y.-. trnl.i.ine; cnntinuccl ·,·d_th 1.d.r r-n st,.-.tir"ln. Uogativu rrcsults .V'I,..1re re:r•( 1;rted. J~rtillery_cnntinuud t0 rEJgist._.r r,n """11 t>iUoo. !·f"-..rJS-c)nr 1.md inter·liotj.r-.n fires ~.,~re ·CNttinuui,

lti) 1 J·: ··vumber: Hr-uttne pu.trnllj.n:; crmtinu(~d wj U1 nr• enemy cnntJ.ctr:; rul1~>rtec1. Tile tom!JO ('of h~~r.-osin<?; .:..nd intl;rJict-i.nn fjros wus .LnCre> .. ;·;ed. '1'fw UBG l"f OY for sp0ttini; ,,,rtjllcry r~ · u:...-Lly t;(~dod_ tr tl.d~ el'ft;ctivuncss of thcr~..:; fj .roe: .•

( 7} \! J\•,-,vomb~~:r;, H0uthw )):...trnls v:t::r~_: Cis; .. -b..tcnLLL in th mr-.rnin~-~· ,,b''Ut luOO C0!rlfic.n;, H 1 0 1- .trnl~ mntr·:ci<::v2. ,-:nJ cr-.ns:ir~tinf?; nf •·· rji'lt" 1-·L.t()r.n r,~-in'f('rcod v.oith mn:ct~.rt:;; ruuc}dnu gune,~ ::n . rti llt~ry :li'O t ... ,~.m, :~Hd ft'r:; ,;--tl L i.r or'nt£0ll·.,j!.' :,.;:,. 1

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('u) ~~) 1_\r>'f(~mbE;r; h .~h ·f the r.i.fle c,...mJ..e:.niL:r.', j L_;~~, t«""-li·~~'-· ffl(lt ~"trr.l£r tr rl.!c...,nnr·it.<;r the higl'. ,;r.,u::'l~\ tn t'{J.Oir ror:l~~'ct .... iv~ rrnntr-;, N~· C~l'Jt-~:cts ··.'.1...:1',(;.: rcr;r'.rted-. ~._.xtensive nignt )J, __ r_ . .in fj_r,~,~; Vll~r(J ~tulJVf:r'ud nn f.'v··rr·-un~.ijnt_; viJl -i~':c~,.;.

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wnrtr .. rG ,.nc.'l <.... ?llmm r(;!cnill()UG gun r:0cti:-.n wo::.rD intcc;r~,tu~; jr,.

thr~ ()·~ bc_ttt .. liNl WC'.,!JMlS 00ffil•~ny. <

(.l.l) 6 Nnvt~~'ur~ .._.. m0tnri7.od· c:;.rnb. t 1>- trnl, cr·rl;:-;ic,.ti.Eg "f Cr•WJ.I' rd_c:f~ G 'n J. h.iinf"'rcb;_~ l!.i th e.l.~nwr~to r-t·· ., .. i.i:· J.fml; Cnmp::ny~ ' .. /~--~., OOnt nn ru·e;i.mcint. 1 0r.::.::r. tf• ·.~':---·- 3407 nn ttlt;. J YOJ'.:Gy.JiJG r:,,_,,:~.v.rlwre l . .r[ju_··.:2:ro--...q,r; 0t .:tn~~_; ·,,.cru ri..:porteJ ·~~~)~mC;lt.:J.

The p. trrl m_i_lu nn c,nt. ct v:ith th..:: ~l!i~;rriy but JiJ. .f:.d:;_0 61 vnl'l.r'ltcry I'O'.iBo Cr-mp.my H~ } .... ,.tr.ol1L'J;_~; ·th th~) fJ0Uth; c.-·nt;,.,c:t·;. c1~ sm1~Jl grnur)s 0f North Kr'I'l'::-.nll .. n·~- :'1'h·r--:t 0no. N~·-.tl.V~£3 \i .. rneJ th ..... t l:L~JC'J1-nj. v;· ...... ::; t,, bC. ,..,tt.; .. cke<l , t ·10~.;. Tl'.'n k .. rinc·s '1l.Drc

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( 1· ) ? H~vcmbe>r: .t 0130 Cnmt .. ,ny A, re:pnt't~J triJ' fl: ron : n~1 br. 'by tl."::-.pr; eXJ'l('d.ing tn their :frnnt, ~t 03::•b c..

f_Jrly intonne f:iro fig.ht' l.).ovelr;p8•_l "·)hi·ch C(lntinu .. ~d unt:i.l • .. l~.vm, invr.lvjng ~1:":(1 ,,_ :p()I'tinn .o.f C(1mp< .. ny G rs rjg;'1t fL . .i·1K.

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visibility tr . ... lmost zerc; •.. t OblO, t"nu lH.ttc.;.;.lir.n Qp, lYJ< .. rmed

by ..,n · _rty }1C t86JTI ~:.nd ~ n Jlmm J,,.tnrt~..r robE:orvor ~.n:l ~tvir.cm• ... n re.~JU0f3t~.;;; j lJ:nm1.n:~t~ '·n. Lnvmy <-.<.p);Jrrl..:.Ching ti1t.:; o:.F _c,..,ul.J. be h(J·~t'c'~·but nnt· socn. ,..t 05'25 ·tho po:r.BNmel. m:,nning· ti1c OJ- __ with .. d:t·l~ 1.'f' hc..ving ) . .!XJ.ll;mde(". tllt·;ir .. .mmunltttn. ThL: onemy occupi_~v,_..

the or ... nd ~t. 0545 dlmm mort._r fire w .. " trougnt to bv ... r en t'1-''. Tld s YJCD fr,ll.N"G~l _.t. Ot.>OO by Jirt.ct c...rtillury fi.ru incluuhlg

tjm'o firo. BY 06~'>0 th~l enomy w,.,t; ::.'t.Jfinitel..y v~·itn~r-.win!;i': .. n.J shr•rtly ttwrC:·· .. ft . .;r trw Ol.\'V--.B rGt.:·.kon by r~&S ptirfY'~nnel witbnut

-;~·i1'fj culty' rrhe fr'lg btJg,..n tr. lift e..nJ .....,ir c .... mc r.n tJt •. tj_0ll Ctbr·ut 0'745 •.. 11 r;.upp!"'tr,ting wov.p0ns c'"~ntinu(;J. to f'ir~,. .... t .r.·~.::tr.._. __ t:i.n6 t-...rget:_.,, tlur Ce-~_-.u ..... ltics ':WT0 tw('l wr-unJ.o ..... j~ight fir:in~ miuf.df"lnr::. c:arric:." r")ut thrnugf1··u·t the\ night.

(13) 8 }!ovcmbur; /'t 0100 tl1'' Bdt .... J.icn w~o -.lortc<, for t.n i:.<tt~--c\: l'ihich .. f''--il·~lt tr' tYJ<.,.tc:r:i .... li'ze. bt 0-->\....0 :.ll 0UtlJ''~;ts

weru m~"nnu-~ un:1· ruc··nn.;...:l BfJo-Jlco ll---tr0l;.. s:..::t:t out ... Qf"1m11u.ny

J :t~~-tr•rl 'lirt:ctc._'. thw D1H,lling cf ...... vil.l ..... gu 1Nitn.· g0n, .. rcn::.ult;o.

Cnmphny J~ }-!(;...trnl Vlith, 1r<:n! ~ .. g 30-·.0 NY"'s ·, .. ttvm,ptG'-1 tr· ;:_.-ncj_rclu thcdr pn~-d..tinn, A r\;;infr·rqucl pL. .. t0(·n t_:ngugoJ. the Lmer;,y ·.~11(1 built up their fr•J'CO. ~~-ho rvm ... in.Jcr 0i' Cnml' n)~ H) r ... :lnf· rcuJ with hc.:...vy mc..chinr..:.· gunf3t ,;n~l l'rle plE.o.toqJ nf O("ln;.i:,....ny 1 ·,J(;.C0

sont nut "to ;.:si.:>ii;t ... ..rtilJ.Jry "'-''1d mrrtwr:J \-:w.l..~i.: br0u,:;t1t t0 bco.r <..::·1 the enmny wi th~..Lr\3W in confuf:inn. Our c( .. c:;u ..... l ti efJ

~ere 0n0 ~ill 1, t~n ·wf 1 UriJ~d.

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· ..... rtj llory inflictL;(L t;. lurg~,:; numb0t 01' c.__.;-;u, ltit:-s on uncmy ~;f:\,rCTnblOC~ t0 the Sr'1Uth. J\ S\i.'}J.(1ly c~nVf"ly, c.,CCl"\tr.IY"-·-niO•_'.. by 8.

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(16) ll -:r.Jr,vomb-.;r: "'f11C '(";'-i:C b,;...ttc.-t-lirn ··.-iar.:. t.~oS~ign..;·_', tH..; sr.uth aoctnr v--..,o _._t~.,:-:~ by Crnl"lll~.ny .-·-., l;-;.t l(a:rin~.o. 'fh0 SUi>FLY

c-nnvny ·:h;p_ rtoJ ~ t 0\.JOO f(1r wn:;/L .Y. Thu YJ~C supply tr. in ~-·rrjvc~.:: .... t 1b30. Rr-ut.intJ lk-trrlling c0nthJ.'uu~: thrr,ugh .. u"t the rL.y. ExtonsiV8 h:. .. r,.F~rdng fj.r0s \\'.Jru ~:·uliv.:;rcJ. on l't::!JnrtoJ enemy or--ncontr._ til'"ltl ,.:J,r,;·,~-fl·

(17) 1,· N0Vl'mbcn': At 0130, '·'north )Cor~Al j'"rcu bus"n pr""'bin.:.; t!:1o ~1 ri .. C frnnt :.nd the left. nf Cflmp&..ny H'D r~0~,it.inn.

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oe:nt , .. c0m1 .. ,ny otrcngth IL·trr•l tn thu enuth. T!d fl lJ tr·)l crnt,A.ctl'o·.l ;,incl ~ng.:.gt-::l th..., ·..:nomy wj,th t"I:ll: suppnrt nf '-.;:1'1..-illvl'J.'

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(lH) -13 .NnVembcr·: N0' ll· .. ,trf'ln \:cr•e disp, __ tchud t~t r,ut-Jlf'S tfl ·were n1c..nned, Yl':·lC :puti·nl cnrobeu the. S~"""U.tlL fr·r·nt f0r a.bnut ~'000 y..:..rds et--:-.~t, we.-:~t·~ ;.;nd s0utb., ·with neti';1.:tive re~ults. At 15~0 tlle 1st B&tt· ~:)..0n, ·l5th 1nf ntry, beg:m c..rrlving C~.t J(.JOH-ni ,.•.nd ·re;l,i.ef' 0r'l pnnj_~i0n cr,.rrmH.mced •. _:~t ,.~030

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the ·~,,C butt· Ljon:rt;pUlsed a prnbing. ~ff•-rt i;n' tneir front. ,,

(19) 14 November: ·H•ving bucm f'nrm"l.ly re'U.~vc!jl by the lst ]lC<tt .. U·,n, l~th Infwttl-y, tlle 3"' ]li<tt,uJon owb,.r,c,d nn truCk.B tmd dov ..... rtod fr'r ··,i'OKb.J~ .._ ... t lC>lb:~ T!l0 l:wv~,_;rnt.nt ·v·,r;---13~"' divided intr. thrCe seciiNlS, the first sootion ~--L'rl.vcd '-'t thu lst Jlc .... ~,i.nos CP. ~.ru . .t ....... nd runve4. int(\ its ~otwmbly -...rtj-..., ~t l!.:oo. 'rbe rmnc.:d.ning sectir>n~ cli"'\St;d by r.r .. .mdcnm ~

(20) lb NrvombBr: R·~c·Oj_v..;d rof(.:.: onoo (n) •;itn nrdorn tr m·vo tr CHJGYONG tile f··llnv!ing mrrning. onu COffi}'«fly (rt:inf) W,;t.S tn mrvG by mr·-tnr cr•riVf'J' at 07VQ, •.rho rvm.:-.... ind0r pf the; butto,lirn vv~.s t0 mr.vo vi<:-1 rail u t 0u(JO •

. ( 21) 16 N <>vurnber i . nv,;d pn ~t lnn nf bl.c tt<"U "II tn· c,_ I:.lYONG, One rifle cnm 1)any_ dj_d nilt mnve thie d.,.tt~- ·: .. l·l ur'"'Ut1dy d01"0n:~tJ VHJ.S Bt.';t up in aseomblY :·:.r8 .... ~ orl..; i--lw.t"J\~~n v,r,~s t.H:mt t<' tlw CHJGYONG r .... ."ill'f'v.d st .... ti0n t\1 gu~..~r:J. suyplLJ£1. ·

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1? }irVomb£.:r: C0ntit1~ud iml;rnvernc.:n·t r·f · th\;: d01':J:J .:;i VlJ ,...ll unite oroct1~d tL::nto ..... s !Jr"r·t.c·tinu·.::~f:;.: ..... iln-:;t tw:..:

(:~3) 10 }lr>V·Umb.;.:r~ Onv rjfl~.,;; C~"~lll:IJ .... n~ r-rdur10d tn li•.-.,..:1-lU. G fl"\r duty ·r~ith x· Cnr_~_.G~ pl .... ns b.oing m;.:...de i'nr,•JJ .... trr·lling of the u.r,ju. tc, .th .. tH';rth, \.rust~ c.,n'ct ,ri-:uth.

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....... nd C"flD"lid, .. "t-c :i._to pr.sitinn. With tunt.s Ul' tr10 ut'i .... ct :C1f CO.i.d on t·r(>r"p8 wns neglig ...... blo.

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Jl.;,tdhcd tn nrrth ~nd n~'rthi"J\,;St, ... nd tn th~V u.,uth ,vnd snuth\'Je:st. hn c"nL ... ct.

(:_:.6) ;;~1 Hrvt:mbe:~;: :N(Irm ..... J. p:.-.tr-:··lL~, 0liL L.n t .• ~ ;::~· ut.:J. <;..rJ.d r""1De t0 the s,...,uthe ..... nt vvcr..S uont 0ut and.r~;pnrtud·:r:.t~ ·c->-~n·-t-ct •.

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(;.9) i::A J•vembc_r~- .. Tv:~- p~·:otr---.,l.G t>ent 1ut. h• b ntv.ct. -c,..,ntinued pL .. nning f'r m·~ve t0 H .. G.~iU.-ri~ f.ent x·ecr·nn(.,i:Jl>M· ,.,nce·r,,·,rty tr-- cnver l'''UtO.,

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CONFJDDTThL -------·- .'·. efficient -!U!1d ··eff'ectj_v_e ·m~n:n&i- •. ObBt .. -.elt..:B in-· thtl. fnr111 cf blr-vm_ 0ut Pride:Go, J. .... ndbJ.id~~.n;·, ';t~.,i·g_~ _b'•uJ.dur_r;.,;;,nti lllin~o \l"u:rt.~ uaod tn block tho !' 0 ·•·•d:c: ut orit'Jo"l jlr1ntG which he<rn1:ercd VChjdlL:J ffi!'"'VCfl"h.:rlto •• 11 .,...mbUUi'L-D wore: Chc.-. .r._,ctcrizcd by tllc ~.;n ... em~, 1..:1 :purmi ttiilg iot..o.d olumfmts 0f the c-·mv_ry t0 p ..... st:; wt,;J,l int" tho ..... mbuDh .... re~ befrre ~urprisu Hm ..... ll arr:w .... nd ~;~.ut·'m. ..... tic weapr\n firjng.; C'"'x:m-,.encGd. -N(\ .... tt_~mpts \Ju:I.'_u m':--d~; ;lly"_th~; tJl"lt.;ii,Y tn E.ixpl0J.t lliT;, ..:.dvantc..~go of sur.t;>'ri.su tri :'V':drrun the C<<>:nvc;ys. Jn ml·nt'-c....,£Jus hia t.-.. ctics-worC t0 l'\:~iu,.,in in un uxtr~Jluely . well cnnco'"'.lod f' ir lng 1-'fiGi ti,...,n which uffucti vvly yinn ... U dovm t.llt:lmt,mts nf thn 00nvny :...,nd_ Cc.,U~-lUd U f...,..:i.rly larg0 i-·I.H'O~o~mt-6d rf c:....,L,Ub.ltios. r{he strength r'f thv 0l'lLHny ,Jnor't.tntvrud (lfl . thufW r-r'<:1_t'i "t:.J.!'ck typt.:· "~mbuonuo V:...--:r;'i(.:d f.rr~tJJ forty· ( 40) tP nno hUD'drcd (10~,) lli,;n. Tho wrJbUsh'efl wtirv evidt;nily JJL ... nn0d ·fAr the,: :f\~ lJ..r .. yJi.ng . pur i-~~~ suf1 :

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(<) Tn go.in SU]J)!li.,u o~rried in <•ur C"nVnYo·

mcnt d,,,:m ( .) T,0 rw.ru$s ·0u.r 1--~~-t·rr"'lls ::.ncl rr,~vunt thuir m0y0 .. the D"Uth-br,und rn .. d fJ."~llH ]'.:.;-.~;:.1~-~ ... nlt .•:,-~.,

( 2 l t;S•!!L .. T.L&::::!d_Q,LQl!!Lk:"!if:'!!:cJ,:,:'B' (c.) Hui•nrtu from :P0\'1 end civlU,;n sources rued indlc~.tt:d the cnor;iy 1;J build-up tn 0u.r l:F't~thi.'I'.JSt "-1nd nio j.ntl.;!nt .. j 0DLi nf "'-~tc-.cking Ld.JOH-ni. ThOBQ pr..;dictt0n~ .wuru -vurf:fieJ by & GDri~o <~f .Pr')bing r..<--tt ..... cks ..... t. nig~1t Y~Thj_oh· w;;...e cl~it;iC.,xo.::d .. by "tl"lL;ir ·m,.,[;t· otrunuc,ue ,uffr>rt nn tht) night 01' u-? HrVvrub~.;r, Tht>s(--: •• tte<.Cks v,'!fl"t.: n0t cr>nducttJd t.<.ggrcs~ively .-.nd tlliJ pr ... ~~cncu nf 0Ur mineD .. nd triy fl<:-4ros evidently d'isCOL!J'.:).g-.;ci his ·~;-.ttuiqJtD tr> ptr-.b€:.: 0ur lin,_~(-!, on on,_ nccaoion the enotlY oucouudud -in suj_:,dng .. ,n i.J:~1J~()J"~t<'"',nt ·hill {1v:;;:rlook1ng th0 h ... -.. tt\-"Yli0n yerim~.t..::r. Inf.t . .; .... d 0f ,,,ttempt~.ng t0 oxpln~_t h.is succosa, llv wi thdr~.n7 q_Uickly 1.vhen C'>Ltn tor~\-t L1·.·ckud.

b. Q.~.~~~~:~~~:!~~::~:

(l) ,~.B cvGritu~ ... ly .:..•Dt~~b'lfuh....;d bY lOW interrogtotion thi.:l n,:.jor pc:rtinn of tho ,,.cU.nn T ~~.:~itH~t 0ur fcrcos \J;.~,;; c,-~rHiuct..:d by ulCJmentz of -!;he 15th NV })tvi,:>}0n •. ~l,;buBh .... otion h\.s c~ !'l').f;,!d out ,by ol0meni..L; 0f ,tht-: ~40th Hce~.m"un't _ .... nd ti'lQ :6d b .... tt .. alion rf thic rcgim._mt.,:~tt,:...ok.id· 0ur 1Jr1;:.\it.lnr. 0n the '7th of J~ny~I:!b•.:·lr, nn tllu nL!)".l.t 0f' 1_;,~ Novmnbur tt.w .llit ~ .. nd ~~d J3~,.,tt ... lions prnbo..:d -t our .Pn::~j.tinn frnm. twn diffe~tmt d_j rdcttons ~d th ,-illlsuccosrJf4l rQr:~~ltu_. 'J~t.'SU BU.llit;;_ W'Ul~6us ~::l;U.o 11l~Ot;;-d. tlJ.u ~J:Jth ,. Hcg1; .<.nd thu 50th J\ue;t 0·1' .thb Dfvisl.Hn ·in the •P"" ~lti,ough this b:.:ttt,.,.li'nn -.d:i.d not e!">mG i·n' cnntd:Ot ·'.·'lfth thvtH.

(r:) Th.-t thcro we.ro ·oth ... il;'' o·~~lrif.nft..S ... ~J: :ta~;i.r:uc uni-t(:) 0f tLe ·~"·'l(" :,rmy ln thu , 1"1.,;,,." VJ<",'D rrL:j;·'rir'te:"d· frMm aj.r -~nQ. ci·vili.~n t'urcq;. It is b~licv.c:d that· th<-'sio iln'ft's wc:N· .byp.,ssing· ;..;,JON-ni in ;_i.n <;)ffrtrt -t0· (~nn~q;,(; .. 1;r,. t.ho~·n~'>f'tlL''· }-)risnhc.:rs vvUrc t-.okon "~Nh::J representod str..._.gglerr, e~ond _de[;ort~rf? ~r~rn my,ny unjtB, ( 3) l:ntirnut~d en01;~y ·. "J>JJNfl n:c, 'tJf~p >.t,t,,lim1. dulling. th0 rtc"t.inn cnvDr~:d by 'thj_R r.tnmrt ·•-r:ct;·.~,,l~P!,n~'Sj)l!~:t~.~l;y 10,_0¢<; ~ l·b;OOO oll :,rmcd with nnly sm,.ll c:rml3, .'Of· :tll'ie· n~wn\wr bfi5 vtur~ :ki'lled, an Unki-wwn nurnber vvGre· vvnUnd8·{t:,·.: ~hU -3;395:~.::~.ir.~/.-t'-'1ken prioonvr • . r . . - --·. ,.

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• ... d ... • DECLASSIFIED


•• '-,I ··-· cOJ,;tl' J D:bJ\· 'Pr· ~r~ --..,..._----:,.....-

(4) Bnemy -trooria in··c~nti-C>t·witl:i .this b .. tt-linn ~, .. .,_

v-.-!Jod Blll.<;;.ll ~ ~-r1rd3 · siiTd lar · tn tR:_~ ·.tY·l-~ e t.mc<'un.tOx.ed in til..;_

IHm:oJ'!-B~h0U.L .c~ .. :nlp<~ign. · · Thuy \.t8rc- ::..lBr ociuippud WJ.tn h<:,n\l

grcll<.~J.cs .. b~t ·?mpl1'1J•(.;d nn mn.rt.__,.rs r.r "tlte:.r ouppo!•tiug ·-rle..:,.·.v·n~.

Civili. ..... ns ..::..nd;p(')W e0urccs indic ..... tud Vur10us D...:JrC<Jnt:.;...~::uo nf

cnowy __ ,~~r'1.:1);W b8ing ynar.lll~~d ..... !tnnU:;ll it c .... n yr"b"'-bly bu '-"fH:Ui.JC;d

thlit the 1\>thlWDiVjSinnw._s -dor<oc.toly corr.wd YJlth ._t 10-Dt

._i?ln~.-~~- armo · ... nd grcne<.de_s. ]l:nl::4lY cl0th~ng w,._l;:j ("tf. (;;i ~f~l.:l' ~.:.!1~_;; ci

, vil!.un or cnnv~ntinn~l light fium;,;;r tyjie· of NK fLld ·cmiforms.

The fc,Gt thtot tiho enen\y VI:_._ I) ~n ill Oc<Uil•JlCd 'iJi tll "-d0qu~ tu COld

'>Vi:::'H;.thcr cl0thing ... 1 •.• d. to -l:ii~ny of th<..'l.l gi.v~ng U!J unU. HurrGudtJ!"ine;:

t.,t nur r~,,..d !)lnck6•' 'rhr.vi:~. qr_; .. nd new .-usr;i,.=..n tuod>Jl i'iuld r .. ,Ul.0r::

'Nt;rc ct~ptur.'~(i :D.a:t ;...dJ.it:i.nn t0 .nUlqernus q.u .... ntities nf L~iJJ,Hmition,

gron"'"de e, cmd si.:1i,..<,:J:J .• ..,rnw. ·

c • l:ill.89.!:llili§.>\'1lUUYIJ;I . .g§l

{l) }~UCL~USO 0f the 1: rg~ Dlllilb.:;rl:l nf }-Jt'iDnllt.::C$ t._,kun f;_t ]·~.JO}T-ni, ..... nd thv nuubvr ni' civiliu.n-D vJhn n ..... a t(\ bu Jll'o

Cl.'!DGcd u,·.ch (u~y i.t-:- '~~"~~~ pt.:C08o...-.i~y 1'0r thi ~1 b_.tt.,.linn to uvt up

c,r.wc ·s:. otr.m1 fi!r -h ·..ndling<thJ l:ll tu._.t.jon. Thi-~. ·~i:"tl drmu by iL:hl

edil'toly ost,.,bli,Bh~ng r~-d blr'i:lm nn- .. 11 l'o-ds' und -ani,';ni.nJ

c:. C.:i vi l ,::..ff ~ :Ll'Ji Offi cur \v'i th t.·. ___ ;f-01' co· -tn n~dle · thb St: pDr s0nnu 1

both milit-ry c.nd civilJ. n. CiVHf'..;ne ""r~ !>1'0COSOOC in th~ fnllnwing m ... nnur: - ··· .... --

(o .... ) .. n in't"rprt.t0r w·i; .. o yr,...vidod f0r w.~ch cf thu

r0ud blr-oks -.-;lui br•iufly intur..~.~"g .. A.t..:;d ~-.J..l civil5_,_.,nf3 ~r.d ~~~:~_,iGtvd

in innpecting fnr WO ..... pnns :....nd ·ar-nt:i'~,·o .... nd. ~-.·B 800H I.:J..l; ,..~, J:t',.-lUlJ

nf tw(;n ty 0r thirty vi or 0 00lle ctOd :.·- t ·-· r '"', ... d bJ.n nk, t11vy YJUl' c

~;.,ken undur r;uu!'d through the vill;.ge t~ the Civil .. ff._Lrc Of!'.

leer f'(\r u .. IrJ('rt: c"n::plote scret:ning.-- Tho tLl-~;jrrit)-· nf-·the tr~ .. ff

ic Y.'v.s frnm \Hlot tr oaat. N0 tr.-..ucdt.mt civilL ... l'J.~ ··uvwr~ J.JI.-r

·mittud t0 tuJ,kJ.n in !1-..... ~J"ON-ni, Out <i:Lfttlr bt:ing' .1/t'r~u...:u~~..::d .:w:cJ

m->Cr•rtc.H.i urHh:r gu(,;;.rd t0 tho ·exit rr.,.....d bl0ok •. Thu ..,.y.._,r'"'._!.V d:...i-;/

nunbur nf civili,·~B \',rhn p:;~_soed thrr.ugh ·thu rf\,;...d blno~~l) \.'t...-.0

frrm 100 t0. ·~oo. Tho tt>t. ... _.l_ nu1~1b13r pr"cossed .(}uring tlH~ £~t .... y ~i.t 1'-.·~JON-ni '.f:.! .. ~-' r.v~,.lr 4,000.~-

(~.·) .:.. tr-L.l nf 13~5 Jll''isr.tll:rn \·<'0ru.tv.kn!1 .:..t ~,.J;,.,TON-nl..

Tne numbc~r f"1ll h~ .... nd :.t· one·. til<H:.l rtJ-. ch~d G96. -1'his holUovvr 6f

priB''~ncrs w.- .:. C·~.UtH:~·d b0c'c·u·i~e 0f th .... i:·J ... b:llity' of or;tJVr;;Yc to

1nrvc but\'lGen h .• JJr-ni ·.nd ·.!OllS~J_\1' i'0r tH•; · pul'ifla. of ~- .·n·w .• b ... ,r

r-f d:.y_r; when thd rn. d. \Hl;,;, cut .._,,nQ ·blf..,Ckt:d by tnu '<.morh.y • Tho

prl.::::r,n(n•o c~,,lBud. 11" troublJ. ·t-.... n_d 6t:nor: .. lly !};-..vu thoJ· iUfJ".r'.Jt>Bion

thL·y 'NOr0 lh;ttGI" f\.-·J. ~nd rn0r\J ·e~:..tiei'iud. :~o p:tioonv·..:·c UJ..~n

0thurwj UL.; • It 1N••I?.· n:...CvGG .. or;'l, h0Vlu·V·...;.-r, to BU~-rch .:.nJ in tcrrog~.tc -:_;v~.,r'ynn-:. · ~·his lJUt ~ irJ·.;..t etr....-in on .. thti .liJ,lJ L:d intvd:.:i

i~scnac t:H.;ctl"~n n.f _ .... n i'nL.ntrY ·b~;..,ttuli('ln. 1:.-uch i111'n'ri.1~ti0n

\·1'· .e '~~-.i'ncd rJe-~-rding nppr,ni:i1;! f11·rC1.,;a ,;.nd· ,._ ctions t'""kuu by

thic. unit b;--""d en those in.turr~:;<-t1Nls prov"d. to be v,,ry cf

~ctj_vu D..f}:J.in;::;t ·the {)D0\JJy.·· J!... pr-unt(.!i'irlt.ol.llgun.Ce .... t.ct...~:; of fivo

vor,,uns v:~e utt-ched to 'thio unit to ~id in obt.--inl.ng inforHlUttrm''frnr;t' pri.enriur·e i:l.OCl' 'ourrnundine; 0ncrily fni-cos,: TlH.:y

prf'·v,~·d tr1 bu oxtr . .::.:l;1uly 't-Jal.ut:,bl>J ·$-b e;pioa ... nd POW iht~rrng ..... t0roa ,. . ' 1' • •

· 9. RJHSUJJTS OF OI•hR~-1:'10NS --·-·- ·------·-· ---..-----...--..----...... • F("'r t_he 0:per""·ti_nrL.l r;0ri'f'(l .cr-.v..Srod in 'thi_s rcpnrt

the c .. suaJ.titJB· of -this unit t~t"lJ<l of> ~r 'J'fo of ttco 'initi~l

strength Jif \ilO-.\Utll \lhich this ·unl.t ·,-,nvc·d tr• ),_. .JOi·!-ili.

Thes.~ .q'~.u,~,ltico o.rc broken down to 16 Kl,, .-b WL., 4 DOli,

b. During this P'~rird 231 rG}Jl<_...oor:wnts Wt.!l'u r..:c..;.tvcd.

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DECLASSIFIED


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C OFF ;I :lf'JITJ:~

o. ·ThiB b._._~t·. ~it1'fl ::0:Pury.t.irig. v.fi -~~- .i,.~.~rt rd'· the lDt }• .. ;urjrl~ li.t'.:gir:1 ... mt \;"". 8 '~.sqi;_';ntJ!i ttit:: tn;l:::Ud.0n ('f B~ttin::; ur ;..:~ dcfenoj ·ve yn::3i tir'l~ -.:.t_ k ..J.Ol~-n·i, ·y.est·r0yinl';· l~Y' f"rC·Js, ~nd. J.enyj n:; th:.1~1 th ... 'U[?L. ·0~· this r0:...d nvt_. Jn -dJj ii0n tni B unit \\'.:..U

• tn p, .. tr01 rru4s· tO· _ihu n0 .. .>th, Sfllith. ·'.·V8Si:.~o <-<.nd kB,tJ:fJ t110 r~•~-U. ppen Pl:tv~~con i-::,J·oN~ni ~nd ,WOJHJ.Ji •. ThiB J.u.tLt:~- VJ,-..D Dubs0qucntly m0Jifl_;l.;:J by_;:vvrb .... l ii15.tructinns in th..:...t H0 ·\:e;rv ruliev .... C. ct th .. rosy~nr;;~bil.it~ ~f k0c1i~n .. th"· \IOJ% . .N-L .. JOl'/•ni r""'' np~n. \-lu }h,.•J n0t~·,.D'Vvn c ... p~-bJ.O o;f i.~vrf0l;'t.1ing th.tt u·l.ot)inn c..nv. J.L ... nr't v.ccn;;IJJlish lt.• ·u}:>\ln iec~ching 1\'L:~.TOH-ni·uu· i .. JJ,luJL:..t-...; JH.;.ril;Je,t,~r dcfun_;;o '~'~~•S sut ui~· ... ll units ·\h::'rO !>hjBica.lly tioJJ. in t.:,lthnugh·b-t>C~ .. ~GQ r-f th..:..·.rl .. tu~e nf UW··t,:;r'r;.;..jn t}h; lJt_;l"l.,J•:;t-.:r w~a Vl·ry uxt~naivo ~rtd n~ccsnit •. tb- thu ~o0 nf ~rtil~vr~, cmc;inu-:r:-..:; 1 .... n:..: hD ..... J.(a.ti. rtvrB :p~:rs-"'nri-;:1 t(' f'ilJ. ·~n gr.:.o,rJe. J.;J,.,eJL.t\~.~.J- upr,n_"-.rrivj.nf_; .... t·j_.-.J-ON•nit thro0: r..,~d bl001(s ,_,~,..r~ ~,.,st ...... bl inhulli'~ 0110 on ~<-.ch r0:.J lo.::~.J.irig into thu vill~. .... c;v, '--~nJ. all vnr .. :, ... n~J were p~l')coS·J;>8l1:, thert.~J-~,.t. · .--~ c·i Vil -~ff.__.,iro ''f:fi cvr

·\Me.--::; clo~i.;:~n..,.t~...\.1 ~ .. nd b~_!. .... n funotint;Iirig ·thti'ri.;x:t J;_.y. ~n C'lY ctrirJ 1 w~·-f:i c;'ri[1·truct-::,'l ~-ntl i.u:;c:C. in O'"'njuno:tinn with th.;..: l~~u.Jin _ _.

Lrec. cl,J"'r;:_,d f0r huli'on:pt0rs f0J:', 0bti;..ininc; vit.-..1 su1, 1/l.i~,;o '.1thich. C'"'~'l),ld nf'lt · b,_; '~.tiP Ctr ·:..y})th\ ..vnJ l>r ov .... tfuu.tcn. _· _ __j -~r.._u~;i Vi.1 p:.!d,rr,lliillt W- 8 Cu-I'ril!d ·0ut_ t0 tl'J.tJ·.n·f'rth, s0uth ...... nd v.•t..n.Jt· .. 1'1~~ l'flc-.. _:~·n~;:t 'it~-l'> JDni0d .tl1U (m~.,;;,-;y &..lthfluf,ll ·h0 built up l.....r __ ;..:.: fr·rceu tt~ the~ cnuth.,.~nl\ ~-:ttu.~1_p.twd -tr, ov:er.~·un ti~v yosit~·'Wl.

Ll. · '!'he ·::n:vuy lot:H .. ..J·s· G.urin·t$ this l)Yl•ioJ .;~;;;;r~l tCb XlA Wlk

Win ~nd 13g .5 pr'ic;nnerc nf ·' ''-''I'• 'It ·ie hl.::;LllY 'prob-.ble t"' ... t ti!B 'tm~uy l0~o . .:t~B \'JUrG: subut.,-<ntL ... lly hir;;h~l" in th....:t ti..t~ u~>~J nf t. .... ctlc ... ,l ~,j_r D.~t~.)n!~t t-'.r~o£s.fJ.ush•: .. H.1 ·by OY Jirwdt0\l -.J,rt~llt..:ry 'i'l:..•:J

i'ir;;t off.._.ctGcl'l~tl{t.:. H.01~PttD .by,.airt Vild.oh--vlvr.;;;•J. .... '!:.v.r· uu.t.n_·,t:..cntl.~"tl:_U Uy ci'vilh.:...n:::~· ~t ..... tuu: ·uir:..t ti..Lis uuG n:f ... ,i-i:' ...... lHl ..,.f'tillcry l<ill(;J Ii!·,:l?Y _0n(;.:i:Jy,_. ~'rh.:i ~~oat ·l+uwbor .o~ lJrio_.!nnvrrJ t,,"k~,;n : ... n,J Jlrr>Q(;',JDU~\ i-o- ,b0~i0Vy\.l t."l b0 u.fli.J..,.~ r-=:cr,r.J. fnr ~~ Unit o;i.'

. thj.D .~>iZC vnd. ,\'/i.th t.hu· f~Oiliti(.;lS ,,.y,_.dl-bl.c._,

c.-· ":bti'rih;~ the 118.riod cnvored by this report ~:...r.d er.::;J.A.:oia.lly dUring t.l.l.e mo\r~men_t ~0 ~nd fr0rn l1~ .J('N-ni ~ .... nd the OCCUjJI.'.-tlo:::l of thut pot-:>1 t~rrn ~_the mor ... le· of' ·the h..:ttt<.J.lion. ·.-; ..... s excellent. oom).'leteJ.y Ct\t 'off, po,rt ,'of ·.tne · Ume ~nd cor!ilt,,ntly un·der ~ctuul or thre- tened ...;tt~ck by ·num<>;ric .• Uy 'su,perior for•oe s .·thj s unit m...irit.,.i,ned, ,,n estlm-tcd combi..t efficien~y a11 follC>Ic::

14 n ctober 2d' october ;.._ 1~ ovember 11· November 13 .N0\fember r-5 JrO'yember./

. 9f:i?; 8tJ% 85 ·: 8~: $0%

85],, 'd? .. 90~:; , u? .-. 90;;, ·

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10 .• , QQJ;.~~-.-~Jrie . ..:.~&~"~Q~~·.)~ltfu1!1oi;5 ~ ·.

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, . a. }i'or the. r;uryOse 61~ qlc~rfty fin~: orJ""ni ... Zution, th.iLs p~·tagrar~h is b;rnlten ,d·o,~m· into .seV'erdr·sub-:pG.r~gr"-khs ·c;;ci1· ot' which w .... s jnvolved in thie oj;)er..:;tJOn .:...rJ.d felt to be \Wi'tny-of comm~;-;nt. ' ' ., · · ., · · ·

b •. H~>:_inl)~ .;

( l) Exce,,t' tor_ th~ l,.nct!:ng,.j;L;n inad. '>u~te time \l&s \.,ll.owcd fnr th'.ts ·_p~tt;...J.iOn,_~ t;o· mGJ.."ke iiood pldiis '.for jtS byer<J.tions~. Referenc• D (u) •. nd ( l) were rco'~jved by' this. butto.lion on tile evening. of ~?oct l\.lbO. The 7th i:otor ~P.I"I::dlfllJOrt Batt.: .. lion di_d not .,..rr 1 ve until 1000. There W<ot.B no O}.:lJortuni ty ~fforded to send an .. dvance ctetc.il or Uaisor. offioel' to ;,;,.JOll-ni. Jt ~~s pouGjhle to make only a ohort reconnaissdnoe of tnu route, '".nd resulted i~::le b'"'tt~J.lion rnoving out w*out ..,.ny sort oi' guldo over dif.ult ~nd unr~mHit.~l' ro~ds,y

DECLASSIFIED


_QQtt!J?l:,!.i£1~ •

{:..) There ·,v: .. El very littl·e pl.:<nnl.n;!,, permitted for t"nc mnve to CEJGYOFG.. The b'""ttt.d.ion w~s to ·TtlO-V,I.'J by both vehicle: und tr.~.in. F~doqu.o..to tr<:.<nS})Ol:-t!.:l.tion did not arrive .....,r;d reoultcd 5.n tJ.dr-; unit ii>ving to move in echelons over & 1-Jcdod of tv-10 d,.-.yn. It is felt thli>.t this w~~s ...... rwsult of ruuf1in.; tn :r'r1n-ve f . .-.,rcos i·nth tntcdly j_n~·dO"i:l'.,.l. .... tc.f ..... c·ilitL,~, vl~r:nint;, c.nd f'or'<>thou:,>;ht;· .o·ttU .. ,0ting to..,T• t .. ctJC"-l.unito by ik-.Vin_,; then, v._r_. __ tc11 fnr r;u:pi;ly tr<:.irtG c.nd · lnb.d (.l,tl ffii:.Nny--Jn<..l~ <-dJ ,tiOG~i ·010 iD thought' t~ bo liloth ineft'iciunt ui1d dung,~ro\lc: fro(Jl "' t~ ct~ i"c.;_,.l viewpoint.

c. conQu.ut o~' tilu LG..;',;n.:.;v·~ ---~r---~---..,..••·-----~-----.,..7'"· • ( l) Th follo•1ing cnmm•ontiJ WJd reconi<mdw.tionc rv

g"".rding the: dE.~ftm~'>.B o.f the i·~ .. JON-ni u"ro<:.:. ;;.,.r~ bL.cGvd-on tn.~ ,_'X}.ocrjcnoe;::. .. pf tJlin unit '.Jhj_l(. ~~Bt<.:..'t:Hj_shing -~nd m<),int:....in;l.ng fi(.-,llli";"

(r~Y.-~8_f;hown on enclosu.!:.'f.l (l) tnt..: JJc_";rirnvto~-~ dc.d.urd:H.: GUt Ul? Ut 1<.-~;CQj-J ... r!.'i. Vf ... B c.;,D <.;.,11.--.rnund dcfe.nt'll..: '.;).tn ~-~.(J.j.::.CCDt unit~; t::t~d i.n phyr;ic_,.:;,ly >.s much...,['!· porH:j_'b'li.J. TlH! tot,....,,;. yurdc...gc~_- cnVl:rad· in til(: }ct~rimc:t·or w""o. too ~.,:xtencJvU fru· tuju bc-"_~;t ljon to cover i..dO"-iU'---tcly with thrt".~l:· rjf;lo oor.n1 .. ,-.. -nic:..;. '.rhc J;0r'lm\)tor ht~.d .t'n ·oo--uuo~l, hcnwv~r, tn rnu.kt: trh. beet W.;L!

.0-f t(!rrr~in in sctting.-UJ; the dt:fonuo, the ro,..,d·b1(hcku~ L.i"H:; ~-I-ti'lJ.ury p0r-itif'ln, :~.nd tn ~llo·:1 for con:JtrU:ctfon of ¥.n OY strip. '!'his res·ultL'd in t~'1.0 dt,;::fvn~v l:inu .buine, only on·...: :r,,."n dt:'-~1) :.md m. ..... dt: .it -neecucf; __ ry for .t-H.iraonnc.-1 fr~rtn_ .. (~&~ ooJ!ll-"---nJ '-'ncl tlH.! f......tt. cht:td .... rtjllory ~~nd (Jngi.noers t_\1 ocou1)y .... ·";_;c.:ctor of the l-H--rit;·~- ttJr. Ji;'tin .c....i'tl_.r ut3ing ~--ll U> f~rcj;J -·-'~"-~LL~-bv..:: -nd w .int:...~jnin~ u minJr:n.un , .. nd. unt>< .... tibi'-,ctnr:v r·ef..jurve tnj_s. unit

cnuld not ~dequ .. tely oocuyy the k~r.::ml'.ier. Th1Lo \'{ .. IJ CJ.DIIIOnu-tr •. tcd t~::j oe: by th0 (h ... ue. '..'i th whi·oh -.. t rcinfo.L.'C·Od .e.ifle (;o:t_tJUny one t:imc ... nd ~~ YLC b----.tt::: .. !.iMl on ;;...nothc-:r ooc .. ~oion rw.re obl:orbed intn tl-1e de1'enr:1e. Tne follo,·nng comlm ... nts ""l)d · rucmilwcnQ._.timw .-re ;;ubm:itted.

((.,) 1\'JH:n ' un1t of b. tt·~lion ;,;i;o:e in e;:t~-:o:lt-i!dng, _!..:. dcfen·r.)ve J:iosition··~ tied--in 1--G!'imetc~:r defenoc be u.tlJ..ized. Unlcf.>n ·.the f'L .. nks ·-·-l"l~ :::Jeour0 on .. ~nothor unit or 0n til. m:;el:uot:: the }J:rey.cn t enemy vi~ll j'nfj .l tt· .. t1} ... nd dJ vide trw· Uoi'.t-:n uJ t6 :. ... n extent th .. t tltv:.b __ ,tt-~lion···.~j_ll-lonu·cnntrc'l .. nd t:-.cn onmr-, .. ny or sm~ller un.lt js f(,rced to fif{Ht ---n indj_vidu.~l b.~ttJ.u,

(b) ·,h,>n :,u,dgning ;.\ un lt L. ace tor to dq:fnnd thv sjz8 of such scctnr should un~ble a b~tt~lion to ~ccom~liuh (:.) :'bovc .:nd s_tiU m· Jnt •. in c.n -doc;_u-tc ri;rserNo, ·

( o) .-\/hen u. punetr:...tion is m-.de in ·thu doi\m~,;o;;; }1er .. imeter durin( n.ight --tt ... ck .- counterc~tt .... Ol<: should bt: l•"UflCHea jmmed:L.tcly "'nd nc1t }JUt off until d<.<.ylignt. 11LJ.io ·.,~u· foWld tn bo vory e::ffuctivo ... nd. reoul ted. in ruutor:...ti.on of trw iH.:ri-metur 11rio-1~ to dr .. yli_r;ht _,_·nd with no ·ci,...BU·--lt:i.-on. ·

( ~., ) B~::-::2...- ·~·~!.~~~~:

( ... ) Thr,_),- rr. .. ,d bloolcf3 ,wra ost,~bl-iSl-~t:~ by .tlw wu--ron:l com:pt.ny Of th~ b,~tt<....lion. It w:"s fntlnd th<.vt wjt.n. the b,'ttcr fivldB offirg _ _in.tl\v vicinity cf' the PO'-'d blocln: tne hC:...vy m<-~chine guns could ·rorrr. ,_ good Qc. uj s on which to b•ild the defense '--nd ~-t the ::.k·.mc tJ_m,::. :vrntl~;ct tnu :rA.:...d. Tl'du method ;_.l~o permi tt£;.c~ thu .rifle o:;mp: ... n:.<;'ln_ t() cr;::oentr~te more Dn· thej r

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DECLASSIFIED

Korean War Project USMC-04400073DECL<\SSIFlED

defenr-Jlvu _liOt'imctwr ~-nd "'..,o h-~ve ..... rnJnimum,. oi' -d.e .... ,,.\.ir._;:; \·v·j t~1

c1vili:.n tr.~ffj c. 'L'hc :intoc;r~tton ('l:f thtJJ?Orurn recojlJviJL; ;,~un

scct:irm jnt(\ th<.: .(lefon;:;e oi' ~he rrl~-..d blook maO.u it uV~Jn more

dc~;jr:..;.bl(· th.:t thu oomm .... nd of these rrL.d blOcke b0 undc;r tho

direct c:ormn..:..Ad of one offic"el.' :(or cnntro).; cC>rirdin •.. tion, -nd

op;;T:..~ t i:.m~. ·,.

( 4) _Q2.~~U~l_j.,?._~_!·.~_2~-~-

(c:.) ·}Juring tl1e ;>eri·ad tnifl b~~tt~.i.i'On ·,L:;.; dvi <.:~lldint;

i.l'ot·.JCfN-n:i 1...110_ b~tt .. .l.i·dn )l.v:._;,::. __ .ge cr..~r:tvr · .... ::; oi'ft.--rud; it;:, i'.ir~>t

DJ)pnrtunity to .... ctu ... ii;,_ fu.:ctlon ---B Such. ~-'lo:Pl?roxit;i ...... tL.:ly .:.uO

rrtucu.-.,~c-::.: y;rorc.: proce:suud. Th:_; 'csF. lbvO w • .,s (;lmplo:_,ed. by t.ui s

t;_.tt~.ll.fln fiir Uw f"lrat ti~.1e dur_ing thin. porj.o·d. ,_ ... r_pr().x.i;J.L.-.tcl~

~~O% nf ! .. -ll tl'1V mt;;:>_;J,:~~eD wor0.· oodud.

{b) ;:urll ... g ...... ln JilU-cl'l troublo ,,...r~~n ex.r)b:riunc,.;d ·;;itn

r".dio cm(l!1Jun.:.c...,tion with regiment.· Thi~·. W..:~s- dut; brJtl.1 to tu..:.:

dj b'L-nce :involved nd. ·trw plly-Bicv.l }JOiJition of l·O:.,J.ON·ni. 'l';~u

vill.~{~;L L~ loc-~tu-d in ~ .. V:...l-l.ey ;;,;urrrmHdt:J by very n:ili;h ~~rnund

whJch•·-.....1/fo ra.clio tr~.i'i'ic ·v...-;-~y ·yoor. Jt-\h:.S fotAnd tn .. t tde

only :;_~)t '.,r):liGll wol."k-'d offjciontly w.'o..,. 'v0l'1icul..:-"r lJ10lltJt~,_,d

;-~', 1 /Gnc-S:.·. hoth ,-;'1li1' _,nd long \~ire unntonn~o wt~re uDud wS. t.J

the .-1'1/J.·:RC-0 1--'Hd thl.! .\:r·T/V'RG-1· ... 1.tl'l.ou-~h. -nu:i thvl~ VJ-.:.; cntlil'L .. :t,___ 1";)'

~>--ttr,f .. ctr.ry the wl-o.jl' lr('l'c'.._.-;d 'to b<..:: tlk 0-Jtt,-~r. n.i.-..: i'nt..;..:l'll..-1

r.:~dj\' n<~·t of the b .. tt- .. lion \iJ""~'.r~wro ai'Li.c;iunt tiJ.~-u u~u-... 1.

Le::.~• d) i'fi cul ty th ... n "..lfYlJ-:."1 w .... s UX-lliJl'it:mct;d wi t·i~ ti·•U LGH- ::..uo.

1'h.::..i~(; r,....dio: __ , ho\,'0V.::,r~ VJG_I'G. U~0cl v..G l{ttle o.<.S lJOI:H:>ibl..._:, ul0;Yt

tr<-i'f:ic b<::ln.-_::; ho.-.ndlc:d b~,- wire., In one c~c..;;c b;y HJOV=i.n._; to,.~

hil..Ltn}l Cf'nt .... ct ':J ... ,o HL-:i.nt,...,ined with ..... J! ..... tr(Jl lor n~,_..rl:,-- t;ltWdn

r;d_l._~;:_;. J1'or t!J.~.,.. mo:;t p<·~·r·t, ·ao.·vuvvr~ :it is fult thc ..... 't tJ.JI...; f-'CJ-t- . .lV0

i~, r:..ot .. , ~_;,~,1,) l'iL----ot''l':':'J r~ ... din for b-.:..tL~linn t:.su. i;,\•(,.:l'i. und-!'

__ t:1.0r3e id~.,..:...,l CN;·lb .. t O(Y;umun).:co.ction conditi-on~~ tLlt:rt: ',.-L.u· ~~- -?):,__.,,.t

d(;.,.i. of m-..inten ... nco P..8Cc::.,s(s. bOrv-i_c~,.._.bl.e r ..... dJo (;.;~,fl.li.')i•i~llt

'.;lo.S Drnw,~l1t in by holioo1Jtur .... nd tnure '.h .• f:; no loc~~.1. Q()'l,l;·,~uuie .... -

t:i on bre .. l:s.

(c) H ver";/ .1;0od ,.,YJd ,:ffi<:L.:ut \·ifi:C~..:>' -~1 ·t ·\;,.,.c. '-.:Gt~c'tl

.li"f~i.IIJd u.nd )1o.,int~.innd. T1iJO }:JJ)-?~~ \.WdtcL.bo'~-rdu ..JYd ~)(; t0L;_l:,;J. ..

on L:S wt:rv c.nn ~,.,lo~· tJd. 'Ji r·t::J u Y/Vl-'0 1 .... i d to "·n .... 1 t.:-rn"" tw C.l-.3 \~'"liDLi

included.Nll) t~.1.8 rjflo O'lHI_t:-·c..nie::;~ .... rtii.h::r·y ~~nd ..;.'lhl~i~ IlW!'t,J..t'u•

hduqu,~tu rt.H~Upply of :ntrc ... nd p.....,t·te.ri8~-~ w(.,s ~cccwu.l.=.:';.J~:AJ by

c.ir dr(1}-J v-J.tth fu\'; d~--ll:.,.<~:...;s •. · 'J.'hio d.Gf'un~_;j-ve 'i:lltl_U>lition uhowcd

the rwed -f0r __ : 1.-.:...rf.~vr swi.tcllbO\rd th""n th ... t whioi1 ·to .... J.i....lUI'i-

ZC;d f0r thf: _I.'\.r:iw,j'·inf,~r ... tl'Y b.:..tt .. lJ."ln. It iu -r0cni . .J•h.')ndcd t . .Ltd •

.:.._ 'i'JWitcl1bn<.-rd ·u.s:L-""'::J_ t:1u TC-12, :,._ s~lf-cnnt ....... ir:ed .. -:::4 dl'nJ> t:Y1:-e)

be incori•Or"-"tcd fr,r us,.; by inf.:-.. nt~y b .. ~tt._,l.ionu. 1}di~~ ~_.\\'itc,1-

bou.rd is l.:.gL.t enou:-J;ll oo_ tibt it cun be c .. ~rri0d .. ,r.d \d.Ll t-.dJ.

to t\1.-;: cffici-vnoy of 'Nirc onn:niuntc •. tiorn;; \'nwn tl·1.; t .. "ot) c'---"1 Li~ t

u tjnn Ls ~,;uch th •. t ful-l U:J0 cc.-.n bu w ... du of itl:· cap,~.l>ilitit~•'·

~Ul-Jl)ly of -oll cl.:.lfJ ueG w.:. g gen ~r·~ lly c~tl0q_-u .. tc·.

T~'wre ':'.re.r_ct ho':Hsvcr~ .. ~ fo'.\'.'t.;:XCCiJtionl1 r/i.dch ~.re ;uf.-lnti.onvd

under tae '"":vllr()r)ri· ... t~:: ol. .. R,n he~ .. Ui.ng ut-> follmfs_t

. , ( t4 ). GL .. Gb, I -. T'li/0 ( r .. ) dc..yn ,; C •' r~\'t:i.on :-1 v,;ure ottrr L....-ct

to j_.~_,,JON .. ni·, ·u-l;On re.,ch.ing ti'.t.e Cl'bj..:\ctivu, L-.rld becu~:1ing f,.-.J.uilia.r

wj tL tlio rr:,:.cd thereto it wo.B .d,cc_:idt:d tn rt.H~UlJt:-'1~- ,-~ud ;;l<-..int<-dn

a mirimum leveJ. or 5 d~.y:-.:;. 1-ln rf()t illL,.;,ln w~.;t-o f.t.~d. Th,_; l.::..:.·.t

fuw d,___.ys ~- fqw ·~ .. -in--1 r"~:t.ionu wure rocuiv.;;;d,. i{0wcvur; und. ..... r

•'

• • DECL<\SSIFIED


• t,1t.: c;.ndiiiflns oncnunt.Jrod, thG tronpD i'r<~fcrrdd uc•1 r-~tinrw. Tlle c~tt,,.c~>.t:d •.:.a)g~l_lc.,.r~: r.;t;t_l),P an ill!L!O(ti.---tc; w~, .. tu1~ J0Jut :_TH1 '"s

_tt.c:f'c ·'·t:-.~i c., utr.~::...m ·rnhv.ing t..t.~r0uc;h tlle p0Giti-on 1/:.,. .. t~;r d:id not con-~:>t:i t.utc (.< lJi'nbld!J~

.:(0:) CJ.<tLSL 1.1 .. · Tj_,, 0Y.Uip.!Ont:'wus e;c.murul..:..Y t~--~tL.~-f~A-Ctory- <~nq ?.',,Jf_fioicmt. 100 pyr...;.l!J.id,~l tt.::nt .. -~.,,;ru c.~.t'!'i1..;:d ..... li:mc; ... .nd rrnvod 't0·be.L-.doqu ...... te. The wec~t:ner \·J ... .;(; not f-;o· OP.Ld ~<i.l to rcq,uiro tJ.,-. u;:;e' ·.o:f' ""~n "l;J<..t6ns:;:v\j -"!i.UI:Jbt:r.

(c) CJ~d.S~ J li- su:l'f'ici·cnt >_._:_;olir~b .~nU lllOtC'r o:iJ. ·ocn; L;..kUJ:J tn nuf~'jor· ,_.~,o_eqtLt~JlY·f0r t\~o d.""';y:, •. .-.. d.lXJ,lnJ.·:.Jl.t:~ J.t;_;~ vel 0f fjy(; d-·)·i.' W:-b dec~trud fr'r t~1e ~ .... u~.~ rt: ... snn <;;..s t;Jvt:u

:und:_·r (L .. ) ,_,b0ve. ''Tlw r.::.quiruwunto for tl .. i~" unit weru 'ujt;u.ur ULn u~;uv..l b;C-. .>.Uno nf Liu 0xtcn!E.d.VG p .. trr,J.linGt. -~nd Llv 1l<.JGdo of v.tL..,ciJ.cd ;.;,r.tii.Lery ..... nd en~inoot;.rs.

(d) CJ.c. .. SL> JV -·nO clG.JJD IV- 'aupJ•li..:.;s wcrLi t .. ,J.;cn1 tn J.'J-\.J~u-u1 '--c~" tJ-10 t.i·I~JC: tide unj.t u· V(~d t: .. e.tcto. Cold ';:uo.,tue;r c1~thin_'; w~.G nc. ded _j_._.,ter --nd v: ..... s vur:,; djlfioult to t'bto.i.ll. '(hit> buU ......... liou· did n0t receive it:'::i ful.L l.l.uotu of y....rl.-c<...u uutil ~~:o }~nv l.~Jt_lo. ncfcn:HJ liL:tc::rial~:; Vif(J:t'EJ L ... rd to obt .. --~n~ t-:.ud ft w,~~'fl Ylith diff.i.culty t~~c--..t ...-11 tlw mj.nor.; ~nrl vriru doujrud CniJ.ld b(~ n\Jto..inud. Gui'f~ oi.~nt concur tina ...,:.:.:-; nov0r rccci vc.::J) but. w~-s i,',Upplt:;r!lentc:d by 0tLor 1.:dru. It iE rvco::m.1ended tl'Lt full explni t:;.tion· lle LHt.C.lC of t.:n[,;ine0r ;-.: __ tvri-lc whcu nut-L:,nJ, U}J ~. dcfcntJiVc> pnsj ti"h• :tt is p .. rticuli.;~rly lH:•cess~rY \ld0n d.UJ'l:tHline: a L~rc;v ~_rL'--" ,,nd. of ~10cr.:.:ur.d.ty hu.VJn:~~ _it thiroly ;·-~".nrh.:u. ]i h,.;-; been tne expuricnce 0f this unit t-ll-,_,_t dl3funsiv..; ht·~t-t.:-ri'--"lu ~ru ciifncult t,-,-·obt:-.-.in j_n s:lf"ficit:nt qu:.mt.itiL':).

('t:) ·C.L.;·,.'i:.:~ .. V - T>·w U...'1it:J of fire.;, one ir:: LiG iJ.:--.nU...., nf ttw tr0n.pn, vv· ... s t<-#.1nm to l;i_ ... J-Ol~.:..ni. This W ...... s buj.Lt U~.1 to [, units of f:i.i'u, '0nv in h-.nl~1 of trN'PS .,nd 4 On }--·Ot>j_ti('n• It L1 .... :.y Uu \lOll to .:.un tion 11~ rc · tH;,..t the bu:i.ld.~Ul! to :..; '-<J.:.i tL nf f:ir-o LL-.y: -t firG'b (;(.l)J___.B,,.,r uxobssive. It ·-...-.: ..... s <.Ul>Cf'V<..:J~t:ll~ lH'Y·;I~._,y,.,_r, thc--t '·Nl tll 1.n ueouro supply tld&ns "n d t...1'-~ cXlJt_;r;J.j tvru rgtt(: :1.utj_np; e:.-;.tt;n:.:;ive :~tt ..... c~c:> it w ..... p pru·.:~nt t~ l\~~l t1Uu ~.1;;0 w-it 6n lJ.c..lhl.

(f) 1:\CJSUj/f-'lY \ic;.~.l} plv.nn;.;J_ to. be: 6.CcoiJvlL:.J!~ull by m0tr-r QA11V0J-'• but enouy ,~tt~-;Ckr_; on t.w~;~__; c,~.nV·--:,yL :.:.;onn 1-l':cJc it n~._:cL::;..t::·.c .... ry t0 revl:rt 'ttl .... "i.:~-drnp. i:.lr'J.rop ;;~_.,;:; ·c~ll._:ct'Jv..:.: .~.nd of.f]ciunt exCGj)t fn iuol"'-t0ri C.-c,iJt..'E:l 1.•.rL.cn chut~._.;s fw<,.ilu~l' to ()pen '-'.nd ·suppli(;n' ~lure d.r0,.ued out ;:;;ide of tlw ·ur;;;rl"HJLcr. Th) G w;_._~, felt tr.·-be: dti<i t0 c"'r'E:i0scness on t1w -'-'w-t"·c;f ·t11.c Jrn11 1_101'snnnt::l. ·in -bu1 pltU1EJ, · u.n cl · tkH. t Bn.:lO· ·runs· -.Jur 8 u~·tcle' to"n l1l\J ,_;.:,.lJd ,~t t:·n_ ~~ .. ::~,.ari ·.;;.ir BlH~cd._ S'0LJG ·n-f tf~c su·.I::J.ly co.:--'m:uiltfl)~ ·,llij cl1 hrO DOl.lGVvd 'tl btl , -dlr.;c-t rdGUlt ·t,"f t:w f0"'C"r· drd:P tuclinJ'-J.UU were ·100 r~,.LL011f_·,' rd FJ._.;,Dn1int;'1 00· c .... otJe oi' r .... t~·lrlG .... nU b..:>'rnund:.:: of lO~lYtll.J O:vi:'.JUUlljtir·n. 'The: T~jG'uyp1~y of dt:;li'C(;-.tj inu-tl'U:.ients .. r,:tti.:i.r'. EH.ju.iruc.n t • L.nd >.~CG.j.c .... l ;,~uJ)plf£;r.. wa-s u.oc.-·:;·l.f!li~lH:hl b)- (Jy and hclj cn11tor..

(g) l-N~--~-cu""ti0n of'· ·d.Ln.Al \7,~8 ";it81'111:Jt<;'cl_ bv HHJ j nr.·(t;,.q"a 'J'l'd\:. V!·o.~.\.~ d(;fin·itt·.ly nnt. fuvnr:t~ci ·by .tht-; :vilnt"' d!~J_·v:.:ra;.i~-~ ~v~~~

7

uc-;c.d vv·n~.::ncvcr p0fH.db•Lt::. ~rh~._, infre4tiency·· n-f •cr.nvn·ys •a·mv'--'vur J,kiC.e J.ecn_,;p-,8i -~j nn £.!. .. pr.:''QlUtd · . .'hicl1 ·v;uc J~~x.:t ·unJer con trnl bc.:;eaur:;.,_; n:f cn;Lcl. vv-oatriei-. ~11 \.Jn 1..m0ud ':tUr•...: evu.CUi;;Lted by OY una l1olic"pt\.:.:r. This v;u.o v0ry ..;fficicntly J.-,nc, 0ften unu.t..r llifficult --!jrcu~JsLmces. P0r tJXu .. }lc 0nc _b)ilot L ... nllvJ. iLi.c OY :~t n ich.t. :-,n tHG ut·riy l·it-1J:.t't0,d by-' vCi'd.U:ie·;·~. h:·~_C:Ul (:;htb tn ov2..cu~te

serj.nuDly wnund.&J. r;i_,::-.lli · · ... , 1 ··.:"t'-:- ·· · · · 1 ·,•·r•

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DECLASSIFIED


(h) Th:.: hliiV(~mcmt nf".iir:l.sr-nurs nf vJu.r t0 Lw rcJ:.r cro( .. tot1 :::;nr.~c1wll~~t of tt prnbl..,.,l,,. Tl-~o only LwtnoJ avr...tlu.-:Jlc .,,._...:.. the infruquont .tru<ik C\ID\C'"'YU ~nd the influx nf ln'j_('l('.nc.,r::l v,r..~~: qr~w.t1n' t11. n vli1•~-t C"lJld be c .. rriuC. in thit) J:.lb..nnor .•. ;:._.1.;u ll'··'-'c.,-.;rU'Jh u.' ' ' ,_, -~

J ur in g l-'·YDt·c:_·, ,,nue:n to

Tho :JU I-'PO.rt i:f: ~~ VJ8<:..J'"n S U:::>eU Qy thi;J voriN.i wor~ ·wGld.'Jd ;i.ntr~ a v.:n:y_ by the _r;up,vn:rtinl~ ;,.,..r, .s _000r\-~inc.t0i."• .;.<J1tl rtjd~·-hlldencL .. ti()n._, -.re t··elieved to

tuis b..-.-tt·.lic1n .IJliin'·th Lmc'Ll.onirl_j

TlH: .. fr-ll(iV.'in_~ cobo rd' inL~_:rG._;t:

(a).l.JOCu.U2>C (>f t,1.U r~v.tur~ 0f .t1~0 t,.:rl'-~.<..:;·J. it n.i•·iil:.' ~1iqUD }Jl'('bl•.U f0:r •:~rti~ . .J.(..ry. l;t;. Wv.d r.CCt;t>~li..<,l'Y to ,_;vt UjJ l-·r, ,,~; tn be. ,-.,blo t0 fir<J in <iny Jir-vctJnn, ,_,!ld- ;.:jtu ~~:i .. :;;o <XOUn.J rJ sjr,£~ La.ui.:<(J.i~~tc;ly -tO t~~o frr,nt .0n a11 d.Jv.t:'i.\ tlle urtji.lc:cY Wc~f> l:itcr.:tl.ly .nfi.ring I'I.J.t (1.1' J;N'·b, ... rrcl.•1 Gu.u:.:. 'o'/(;:;:~u· GUt U}J ·i/j til thTC' f'rj_l;lc.,r_y diri;CtiC,'l!Hi 0f_ fir:·v• T\'i~l :c..\fn:,.\ iJt".iL'i..:. _t)ril£L~rj_ly cLS~::-:i(;~llb1.l tn o: .. _oh lliractir•n, but c0Hld firo ir1 c..!.lJY 0t1J.0r b;y cL.ift:i.n-.; tr .... il~>• - Jt. to lntc.r~;r,tin~_·; t-- nr,tc til~-t art}l.L~Jl';y flrc cr·cd_d be n1Jeerve:tl in .... ll d-ii'':':ct~nDf3 .i'r(IU .... t leUbt, tw0 (,~) -0~> f3 \1\'llicll ·:wru '-'-v .... jlc--blt:_ witHin t:·lfj :J;-<.rriqetvr. 'fllo ~-~tt..: .. Cl"lGJ. u..-l·tjJ.l<:,.ry b. ... ttur:y YJG.I.l c ... llet,l u_p0n t0 furnid1 ;,~on in tllv u.c.i.'un;.:;L: 0f t1H: -pcriuote:r .,..,nll tn f ~r..:.: ni"· __ ;-ilt ;.·:~-.... r •.. ur~in::!. .. ~l~J. intcr·.l:iotio_u fjrc·r; jn .... dr:.lit:i.nn tr-- t~'~:d.r r(;ctul~r cl.:_, ti:ilCJ Jurius. It i.e ft:J.t tL ... ,t ta~: c,...,...J,cr .... tj.0n 1-<.nJ sup1,0rt l"GC(:;j V•.:(i. fr'"'~ld urt:i 11-.:r)' ',',~:.; CXC(:l.:.unt •

-(b) .).t )l·i .• Jo:·.,-ni we v;erv, ·b~~i0,rid the r'A-n~>..: n:· ... :ly llfiCE;) bl.(: V')j_ce e'"';,u.;uni·c.:..ti("\n ·1vith 'l'_..,cc , __ i:.nd c.s -"' .J'c.;sul t all :t'C'-}Uef3tr-i ['1~r t:t.i!•().,-·.c~ft }-J.,.---J. t0 b"·- ro"lc.yt:·J' by ... -.J.t.ornr.1.tc .. .~,:J,~).i). The i:Jr<-f.',:, C~'H Jr~nl.y U50.d 1aetl:od Wt..b "!{". lli.•VC tll\...' BUiJ._-o.t't w."' r·-cr •.. ft r·~n DtutiN_, ;r>;d"""y· 0ur rE~quire.::.tint"p tP bnJ, ~· ... CC. '.l'ili~-~ \~•;.d.: ~.:.U·3J:Jen-~(~ll by includin:; i-Bqu(;<:ltD in thB ni_;htly U.iuv.,toll..:';e t(\ rc <r,L.~uJ l. 'J'l1 e&c -1 i.Gi''"" toi:1 ru Cf!lE.:r.:, ta wore sc1·esned b_y t..uu ri.:J .:::iuento.-1 .. d.r f'fi'ice:t· "".nd rul,;~'Gd to tho T.., .. CC • .u.ir I: .... rticf; ..,,c;c;c'ii!JL•.nic:U. ~--11 J!t.o.trnls Cent 0ut by tte b.;,."t:t~-"liMl utilizin._; LHJ · .~~~·:'/VHC-1 I'·'·\:jo jUOIJt '·." nd LL...-.vin·;; th0 X<J .• w ""t tl:i..o b~-.Li:.wl.ion Cl-'• rridb w~.c (11111(; b.OQ;.;.,USC CJ.ir r~ftoH l;~rrivecl 0D wt: .... tJ.rn aft._:r.• i.i.J.i;.: p,.tr0l dd.J- dop ..... rtvJ. r ... na j·l:-~) t~ 1)rJ · Jirootdd t(· L,;,o 1>--tr(·ls lo-. cu.tiqn.

(c) Jn ':_,t<--:,tj_c _Di.tUL~tf0nB.BLlCh ~.[, CllC""Unte.t•CJ Jit;:;l'C ..... neu1 dovl:·l0_L~eJ. f(lr ;~. O<'J,);, r:n r~'-~.i0 net bGtwcen tJJ.<.: 0.b~~~~l·v~~tinn. }Jl-;,-.n<J·, the: -:fi!,~J.tt;r· ..... il~or~.f't, ~nJ .t·ae T.--.Cl. ·;ii:HJn · r;LAl~U vveru <,;-v-il~ b:C.e tJ"l-:..y :JC;:- ..... rchecl r,0~1..L'J _j,l~ c1wckuJ vill0- ~L:i;' • .J.n t~1c vj ci~J.i ·t.·. ··, but' :t1iood Ji1'1'Lcul. ty pinyr,in tin_~ ~re ... s b"0c-~ w~t: of.' Ltn;htt;r .. ,j.rcru.ftrt_ r·.l,dGr.l _nJ inf ... ri0r 0-bporv ..... t:.r,n m~p ..... bi.Litj_,"3· }t H.:..u :f.'runc1. tl.1.~t. p;y l':.;,o.;..:j.ns; intc-;llic;l;npu infor.:j . .,tir1n ..... nd roqu~ctl:, fr·r r_.,j f.n=d_l'ne· ~.:.~, l.t •::Jte:r pl . .-..nBs -!tl1.ey Cc'y.J.,·l llirlJjflinL LJHO::. :,, .. r~_,;etn f,-,r f.i ~;l.ltCl'iJ. ·

{d) 1:1 1<-.r~o c ~'ll.V')~d -suCh · a·s ti~0l:}U t;; '>lnf:'~ tn ... nJ fr,--.,r:J }.:.:. • .JOF-n:i it w_:.'...s fniJ.nJ. t0 bo exl'oJi~Et to connect tJl.c ) __ .sr tn ti"w b~~_,tory rd' l.;. c ..... r~0 jeep anJ: in'·t.fl ..... t u .... nner 1Jr0vlJe .. nfltl:wr wc •• n:-J of ii.ir-gr0unt: C('lJl}lW'Jic~tj.nnu. TJ1J.s ,-... leo ~;..,;:..,VUd thE r<.;~P.•~l,-~r J,:~·-..W l:• •. ~.ttcriL":u. ,'f;LCse ·-b;,.tt\.::oieu wre n.nt Of'ln~iUor<.;.;...!.. tC' bo Or.r.:.cinnt~ TiuJy ~;,r.'-' ·,_ti.)t· cc,J..t't_'·~r\:3 ·n0t (Jr __ ~..::.n:~(l_ t() iJ.i.L.ntry un~ts,' < .. tht b.re h~~rc1.:t0~.cfL_r·:~0; .Th_l;:r--1_,~-r?.t·).a· PB.Pc_ci,,L~,-y .tru(j_ in o~"ltl v·r:; tl·wr. J·t 'is· Btr0llt-i-;ly r·ec., .. llWnlli:< t.r.t.·.t .... ·ury celJ. b •. tt.eJry be clevol0pod .ffll"' tJ!e 1·::"'w or t/ii.;l __ r..,_.Jj_o "De r¢-placi0d oo th. .. t ~ t <.:~nd i te ))t.:,rts. ~:r.-t.: .. int.G,rchang~7"'b~e Wi ~· oo:·:~!'n.mic~tion f¢;_Clllt1con orgc-~nlc .to_ .... n-J..n1'i:i.ntry __ b4!-t'tu. .... ion.

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• (e) 'l'his b, ... tt .... lion, through i.ts sup.vorthJg ur .. :s

coordin-~tor, intelligenCe, urt'll.Lor;y, VF ~ircr,;.:f:-t, ~nd OY .... ircrvft dovisvd a :pro endure ·urtcrEiby thrcn.;.gh· intelligGnce, tmU!.tY cnnccntr~ti()ns~ or ~ssombly a.re ..... e o()uld be gi:;Yll;:r:....l.iy loc ..... tud. '.:'ho OY ·,"Jould be dl roc ted to the ~ru,.. 2;;.;·1d it 'dould diruct urtLLJ.t;ry a.nd/or c.ir whlchev•.::r \1/c<.'J d~·;d ..... ed to he suj_t<lb.t.<J for the t-.. rget. If the ..... r(;:c. Lo...f/pc, .. ,rod or w ... s re1Jnrb..1d to cout .... ,j_n enwdy ~ the OY -~--u>uld. call in t;:. fev; r~:nJd~ of .._rti.llDl'Ji. :1 1" tJ1i s flushed the ent.:tJy, VJi' v1;;.,s called in on L>l.(::Cif'J_c ... nd vis(,.,bl(:: t;-.. rg('tu* 1'hj_s l:nG.blvd ... r..;;..t-dd Cll.ift ()f f;Lrc j.f nucc,;;;~.;..:...r;r- • .;. r(_,.vjd f;i'li1't of u.tt<--tcking t,<.r;,t :l.f' ncccs~--~ry, ,,nd. prov:ldod ;.;,ocur~,.te oUDcrvud retJUlts~ 'fl"lere were di.1'fieulties ~nc0untorod in this r;ystor!l wh.i.ch cnuld very O;:..sily be l'<.:lJj~Jdi8d· 'J.'l1iG unit

V!oL(J ljiil.itld by UV'-<.iL.,bj.lj.ty of both OY Band Vl!' s. ',.\~hEm Viu dj.d e;(;t b0th nn st.,,ticn .~~t the s· .... lue tiuu 1:vc Hure .... t, tlJ.!I3S lnnCi.L:rc~d bccL_,uDu of the l""'ok of a cm.·.c.;or.. n.::t bctvtel·m tuo fi:~tlter • OY, ~ ... nci t,...ct:ict-.1 hir COlltrolll~·.rty.

{f) 1fh0 exye.Llcut t:....rget inf0rJJd.1.ion reue1v0d frolil fri en dJ.y N nr th F ··ru:.-tw ~ our 0·.m C J ag UJJ tu ...... nd J'OW L1 tcrr oG~-tir·n:::> w~:.r; trv.nsJ..~tt~cl ;tntc: night h<--;,r,;..suing o.nd intlJrdiction fire Jil&nF; cr1mbjn:i.ne th0 Jcd.nt c~. 1 1,..bj_l:i.ti&D 0f or£S...tnic i.1o:r:t ..• re-. und <:irtil.:..\~r;.. 1 r:rt .... r ~r:d ""rtilJ.·:Ty lH .. ,r<.H.lsj.ng und interdj.ci..i. on fire~• ·w·ero lii,dted only by tron .... lilt1UnJtion sup:;;ly. :wvon t.uOv-t':fi :.1uch 0f this f:i.ring h~d to be dn:H.: froLl ;:tc..I) duta it w .... s be.U.evod to bo w"trn:.:oly offecU vu. Clvil..i.t;.n re}Jorts indlc-.~tt;d t11c•.t :_;._;.ny 0rl0i.JY l'.'tTQ kill.r~d .... nd iu:Of:d. tu.i.r::d tn usu vl.Llc-<t;.t...S \/ j t..::.iln rc.,ne:u J'r1r ~:ht;lter. Jf' tnu .... v ... iJ.c..~..biJ..j_tJ' of (;.o.rtill(_.ry L~ir L"JYlt h:·.,d 'been ,;r.:_:,."ter it w0uld h<.vc: JH>rlid.t::.t.·d 1;1oro roe;i;;tr, .. tJ.on of tfWEO Jv<d"[~r_:tu during d. yl]ght hOU!'D ~ .. t'Jd tih' (;)ffuctiVCJH::;J~ Of thr: fire~j .. rnuld flw.V(~ ·oven :incrc ... vSOd lll'fl},Jortjc,u,.~,tuly"

·~·he ongino,:rn qnn::\tructud --~n ·.~.dt.:QU . .o..tu .~.nd :1r;; ... ble 0Y f::;tril' ·,;.rhic':l w .. e invc l' .. L.blt::; for t1w uv.cuntion of ,'/('ltbluJ. .. ,nd reet: . .f:Jyly 0f (lt::.l.ic<~i..e jter;;:J 'lil~1)ch cnuld not be .:;....Jr drnJlJ_Ii .. d~ _ .. ._ -.:_~""tcr yr-.in'L Wi....n :i.:JliH:~di, ... tely c.at ..... bl.i 0t1t:d UJ)Pl1 ur.c:i vel ~-t k:.-~J02·~-ni, o<.lld nD prnblllld \1 ... 0 liDCOUnterod. ::JD tn..-~t UCOl't:.:. ]fl ,_ddi tit:n tn the cxecliu11t L~.:rfnru8.nc~ c·.f t}.u:ir rut;lll.~l' 0:.Jc;.:..u~L~l' functJNJr::;, including wj_nl~-l.i·Lyinl..; u.nd consLructiMl of b ...... r'v\.':d. w:irt: c:nt,_ .. ngleuents, t!:1: s :..;rr·ur, l'iCCU_piuti , .... ud dcfonuuci CJ. sector of tlw d.efon se per hi~Cil:r.

(d) ()rg ..... TJiO VlfC ..... lJ\IflD: --·--.. ·---·· ----··--··-'l'h~ e£fuctl·vortef~f:. of crg<:.~.n Jc we,:.~1 .. 1'1HJ w;...3 lJ •. ti c::.·~~c t-

,-..ry. Tho fnllnVJing on;.~. en "'D ,..,;;d recnHJd::16.r:.timw ure <:>ub~!~.tiL:d~

(f::l.) Tho r:.d x (t,) ht:::...tvy Lh-<chint:~ t::rnn; nov:.· or~~;~njc Lo t11c jJ;f~.;.Jli.-ry Q,."tta.U.on should be incre'"~~t:d to twelve (1..~:) v·.'.i trwut tncrcu.~'e 0f l;urs.,mwl.

(b) The wire-; f~.,cJl]tifJG r.f the Jlt.L ld(lrt-"r }.J.I..;i('rln should bG t"ouc;mc:nted by ~ .. ;:;epc.A.r.,,te n2t on the LCH-3UO"

(c) Tte dl;·d~.~ r-.wrt-rs were Cf'r•rdjn ,ted with t:w [;;.rtjllor:•l fnr close-in fir£!6· Ti'iif:~_···,..e/o.[,-01~1 w..:...c found tn be cffich.nt fnr h<-,r~.snJne fjr--fJ \vitrd.n r:.t:e·J.·

(d) Thu t;Q~-~J 1:wrt'""'_r_s e •. t_Ul· IJ .. ,J-r .... ;::,,.:;:; lra;j_d~ tJ1-.; dJ.mEl n•._nrtur b:::.r.rs:..gus ;-..;.nd l;rr~v: ... _d·;v.;,~J·~-· '-"!J." ... <'·ct-.l'v'v' brtth \>'D0n tnu en,~·l.-Jy · ~-- ~-;~~vc.:n'Cing ::..rid. 'vJit·fldi' .... W·ing• ·' ·--; ··: ,, ·.- · '· . . - ... . ...

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(c) ;;noop~recopes would hc,vu bevn '" Jec.t aid in t;.his. dlrfcnDive pc,::...i:ti'1n., .Tht:i ..Uv"ncf;l, uov~.::·u~~;;ut. 4~-nd irr:'il tr~:.-t-ir.ig t;.ctics of.- :the ·~nt)l.IY. during .dt:-.rkrwss i!~'·l-.ld. hl.i..Vd •been nicre o ..... s.ily and ~Ccur ... tely det(;;).rminod-.

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DECLASSIFIED

• • Hr:>t1.dOU<.L'rt.?rS 3d bfi..ttalion, lst 1ua.r1.n•:s

1st 1'.113rint· Division, FNF', c/o Fit) t>nn Francisco, CaJ.iforniro>

Cornmc\nding Officer Corrum·.nd.ing GonRra.l, l8t Marine Division CormrrrmJinp; Of!'j_r,.,p, lf_,t J .... rtr-i.,n.<>s

2 Jc•:·1 1J>.l

So: I'; \Jo 0 ;(,

3ubj: .::..pecinl .'oction licport fo:r ueriod 26 Nov2mber to 15 Decc:rr.bflr 1')):)

H8f: (,, J CO lr:t T\llArines Oper •1tion Orrkr 14--~-:) dtd £Jl\hv50 (b) CO 1r;t h~rtncE" OpcT~lt-ion Clrdi:!t' 15-5·) ~t.d 27Nrw~J (c) V_crbnl .:>rdr:rs !'<1Ceivt~d 2d Nov frora ffi lstlL!:ttDiv via G-3 (d) CO 5t,h l.t1.rinos CJperc .. tion Ord•>r h3~5~) dtd r_. Dec 19~C ( (') CO l~;t Me.r·:.nes ()ppr~tion Ordt·r :_6-50 dtd 7D~c5.) (f) CG l:::ot H~'rh1!'; Divlslon 0!1~:rPi:.ion J --+[111 5-50 dtd 30D.;c5:1

ti'ocl: (1) Situr,,tion Bkd·,oh shovti.ng rositions 8StAbltshed P,t tU.G.-JW-ri ( 2) ]j st of unlt::> r:·: ·werJ und"'r opel'·".•.-ionql control 3d lin for de.

f·"nsc CJf IL.C;,JW-·ri

n. 'l'h2 ·1urro0:: oi' thie report is to :..nform the l'.diru~ee-"' of th"! nctjon t.!l.ken by this com.w•nd in carrying ou,t its ,-:J_ss:i.gn••d t'liflBion of rnovi.ng from CHICTYONG to J{J\.Ch1H.U-ri, of reL.~·vinr: 1?! . .-mt('nt~ -~lf itC1'-? At }J.~Giil~U-ri, of tilt? r>stnblislunent of a defr-:mH· .T:...;.rimet~r td. .. Ei.-._;._,]li•-:r·i, "'nd of the. SUb[~(.~'l'Wilt ~vi1___.hdl'!),W[-J. to t-L'rJ;,B.iTIJG. It is also dr..s:\_l"(·d to ~l;iJ'':''rt.(

t.h~ cxreri"ncvs fl.lJd r::·oh~.ems enco,mtt~red, nnd to cor.t'n""<:.t c)n ·1ct :on V•'-\:r•n rer.rxd:L1r; them. 'l'h" rqcomr·.•:ndHtione subrnitt ·j hc~rFNitll ~.rc l·t~;;;yl •:u t.!1" fc\ctw,l cx':"nrj ·:'fiC(\S of ·,·"Ih:Lch t.h-•y A.re a reBult.

1d.J~-"'-:~_]4L!J'J..:i.-:;"!. LtOol HJiXiE 3d l:n, :.st Mar (luos Co 11 l-"' 1 iidnf) lkt ~<ng~~ i'co, lst SJ.g Lin Li_'1·i.son Tm ~tv:-1 1"() .t nrt;-r, ;~/.Ll I!J.lll Dtr:r' ;d'l] D.~t Co nvn, lr~t •.. oe-d. Bn lJc't. }k1.J C:), lrJt karirl"-:'s 2 d ~J cct ·' 75rruR Hccoi:J l(.'SB b•1n l 11Fit, .~l'f Co, l~t j..1~-:r

S0nv-~ ·1s ( n.) A.bove ~1tnH 1.~ :-:::d ~o:ct -~rmor,::d }'Jut •..• Co ~"G 11 J-{~irJf.

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bMw f:S (n) D.bovc• , lus: 1~ Co u,,lt J.it-inf

tit'll;il.r: ::~.s \ 1\) e.b )V<.;.' minus: l.. 1.1D11 lltr;v ?/11 ~. 20 5-i.''.;t., 75nrn HriCOiJ.l(J<:iS G1m l-'L't, {,'J' Go, ls-t l'-1R.l'

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"'• l'rf:limhtrtry plnnning J'or this move-llknt to H11(~/Jt l-ri ~"s corr:J!1.--r1c,,rl

on 23 Novembe-r 1·J50. 1\ef-~ren('.e 'a) wr'-s rE:c.~:iv ~c (JD ?.h Nov.~b·.>r l9S·L-

The nctual !Jl(1.nnlng 'cdnduct-ed -by th~s bn.t;:,~lion comd.Btrd of tlF foH~w~ng:

( 1) 'fhr:: b;o~.tta{ion. vvns t(l nw~· t·) :t·,c,.RC-ri. v:L:1 met or convoy in

thr.-·c motor ser:iJtls.

(2) f::q_ch r.10t·:-r !HrJ.t1J W'"S to contr:,in one.rifL:, com my, rr?ini'crnrd,

' nd' t--l. Y:r.t.;nta of }f&S C()mr ~....,y.

(J) It V!r>S nl~nn~d for nll thrrr: oerirJ.ls 'tr: movE" on th,-· RnmC> d0.y

d (-:-pc•ndC:'nt u·pon av.'~.il':'.bility of motor· trrms\·ort t~.r.d the b,,tt~:lion 1 s cnm

:mittmr.nt:s f'?!- protpction ·of thP :regimcntf.\J sqq~Jy duriro_,

(;.') Trnnirortatj.on re-'~'tc:.n~r;,.-nts. w.::re dr:t,JT'rr:in:'d l·y. c~.rd·u-1 1y cst

imr>ting t11\~ ;m\O'm't or m?.tnr)al it w~.s fplt n('c··r;.'i!'l.T:V J.·or Lh · bntt~•lion n.nd

c!' .. ch comfiNJ" -tO hA.vo· tWFtiJ.t~.bl..c 11pon l'·"t'Ch~~r:.r: Ho<i,,HU-:ri.

(5) on .1.dv~nco· d -tf•il cons:i.~;ting •if r :-Y:r,_~sc·nt."t.1v:,s of th.-~ b"·.tt

. P . .lion "'nd n1ch e0npfl.rt;'! wn5 :; :nt t.o H,.;,J_.!W-ri to r:>Stf.bli?h lirdson Pdth

'-units t,!J b .. , ~·c~tC'Vr:d, r.lll.d to ~ re· rtr0 jor "Li'l 0t·r'i v:·11 of t,hi.s unit.

-"·· TiJ·Tc H.:1D no s; rc:Lnl tre.:l.ning or rei":'~r.rsnls cOnd.Hr-~,_.·.d tn , r ~1 n.r'1-

tion for .CPrryir_1!; .. oqt t,b::' n.ssigncd mis::;ion. This ,mit·, hOWI'vr·~·,. 1;.'1.d .ill~t

BllCC·-'~J::ii'u.~ly NJtll-l<A,~~ct n d.mi.lrr mission whtlt-.' ::·.t l-:i/.JON-ni, cm:l. it is

bcb·-~v":d titnt oxpcri.~ncr• gaint:d th•?Y"f' P''OV·:d invn1u.;:~bl" in -Lhi<> t1d-ir::1.

,..... J.t W"1S rllmn-.~J to ··lcp:.rt for tLG;J.t!J--ri :tt ll·:))j ·on 2b N8\':·v,b;:-r

1.1)0 ln :<.CC{'rd::-nc.-,'with ;-.:r ·vious -,~}mJs thr prpC<1'lS of' :3Ll'ikirF'" Cflr-T-' W"f\

:_:,~~run ~t O'tJ11_, It W'1 . .S :fo1md th"'.L fcn:r ho•1rG \V;:r··· r'··qui,r ~~ for trw. b>.ttP_··

lion to str;ilU' CDrr._p· r<:ld ~q:_~d Vc'hi"c] •'~; w:'._t,h -th( iv f:!r·f.iS''rY S1n-,1i~'e. Vrhic

les wc•rr• .l,Vn:l.'J.rlbl\· l't r:J?i)'J f(l'r' r;·"C;1 CCf'\1 f'ny l:Sfld bPtt· lion hPr•fi(J1l<"rtr>rs to

lo"-d th··:ir tr•YJ.ts, st·,-v ·.s, 'tnl ot!1--.r cc]_,1 v.;-··r:•:,h--,~· Pr:J'Ii"rm.-,~·lt~ Of th.:- ciFhty

seV't;n ..;.rdJic1·,s··r,..,qu.-·~·-L,.-. 14o i<o v, L<ll ,_m.:::l (;r:.J.y fj_f .. ._..y-n:i.n.' wr.'rr· n\·n_i_"J~b:. '•

In s·: it.-· o:~ t~l" fnct t~·1· t u--- c t drd 5c-ri:,l, e::lnr~~stinr: ')f rm:' rdnf8rc""d

rifle corn' 'riily, rlitl not movr• thn.t df'l.;t, tr'lns-portr~tion vr.s not H._dr''llF•t·, '~rid

,,;r,,~r ,,..,hi'rl ~~ Wf'fl ov.-•rlor•··;r·d-. ' v • ·' •• '.-- - -- ' - •• '

rt, 'l'!v' m l\!cm,?nt to t\,.C~;,RJ-ri was to cn::rr._~nc-~ l't 110:) (IJJ 2t- 1;uvr;:tb;_r

1150. b,-cnns:· inSIJi'J'~cil"llt 'Phicl-:s w•:-r-c r .. vr'.iL•_b_l_c it w:•s n·:~(~r:-~'~;r1n1 t.n

vnry th~ lo.'1.dir.f, -pl.n~~ slightly r-nd thf• l'irst St'rinl did net ')e"!Y•:ri llnt-il

J.J.J._), 'l'Lr :; ,·c.:und scri•ll wjth still mof"i_)-trr·J~S! r•c.. t•roN.·'f:lS dir~ nf)'L cJ,-,1 r•rt

t:ntil 12)0 -~nstC"-'t,l. of following thr; fJrSt St:r:i "l r.t n. t n rrd.nntr· int .-.,.~r-·1

!1 s Jl.~.fl.fm(_Kl·. Gr,c :· ~1nci.~I' wey -:!,.h..-:> .Jat>V"llr.t::nt· w;G.S 'lr • .:v---nt:f'u:l Bo fr1r PB r·r:'1'l,V

Acti•)r• ··vr:·S cone:~'r'nc;;C~ ·.1~Lorr.· was; howev·~r; corlnid ::rn_b;t.; rlr~l~-~:V: l':'nco1lr.t·'r"d

b 'CauSe of brei,.kdocvr.fl .. _nnd w~:d.~tinP: fn.'r olr:-.:-•J'F~ncr> on th-:- Dnt'·--w~y r,,,..-; hc'

tWenn CHiNHT.TNG-.. ni .fl.r.d KOTC~-rj_, 'l'he 'f.~.rp·t. ort·i_-·\1 ~-Gnch,ed HAGARU-ri ,,:L 1700·~

Th~ s.;cond arr:: ... "l.l hrd._, in 't:Yl_it..:_-nn t,(J 'i:·l'!Y3 l't':in.i(m(rl f'l.bov-,, to trnvcl

nt. th1.' sre1'd oi' th::· ·,·l.t_t-·.chc:d nrt:l.l~ .. :>~-.~,. 1Yt~- r-\' ··ilc1: c:os.:-p lLCi,,-1i.1J.:.r"i ,-,+_.

20,)0,

b, 'l'hr t}yi_:rd 5rri~J con:>"i_stinr, of c.n•" r·, ::,.-~·--,J'C"'.l r•ifl1'' com1· "'n:l' ciir-l

not .j:.r·•rt for lhi.J- HU--ri until ;"'1 i~ Ur;'u:rl1·:r :1 /Ji1 ·~·:ds ·m-2.t. wns M;~tl!~nr.'~

tfl,~ :nission .of flj;,r.:L~I? 1-hr: r.··virnnntfl.l E''lf'Y-ly .-hv:rr· until tlY<'L dl'_t.r·. ,}uc

lo "n('my .nction .thi~l t't.lrd Acr~-:'1.1 VU<R h·"'-Jt.~rJ ~·t r:\;·TO-ri on ~,:~ Xov;-·mbr,r.

It did now,··v -r !'ef•ch H .G .. hU--ri t.:t;: followirw dr,.y by f:rhtin~ its 1..-\'.'li'T

throur:h P, srl:"'i ;·s of -•::q :my ro,.,d blocks:

-2- CONHD'N)'L\L

DECLASSIFIED


c. The d.:;-t,~ils pc:rtrdning to thr: withdrRwal from JL,G,.RlT-~ri to J-t ·.;,-JHUNG . .-..r,, conta:ined 'in ·r r'rnr:rHf.h ·7. ·

? . o; ;;J<i>TlONS

(1) Effeotivc -preljmin{)_ry lir:.ison havinp, been -st.nbl.ishr.d w1'Lh thf' 2d_H~ttalion, 7th drt.rinc.:s, it. W"''.B pos.5iblo to ARr:~grl 34 Bn.ttA.1ior. (']_,om~nts to aEH:iP.IDbly ~~:.d cif'l\.=osivr.:-posi.~-... ions qi.on nrrivAJ. Qt 1-L.G .. ftD-~ri :vith a Tr.in~: imum of delr.J.y, nomtmni~s H _:md -1, ench !'c·inf'o:~·ced with ~ S('ction of henvY· · mtl.ch:l.nc.; gunfl ___ Rnd J"n rmti-t~nk MSI".!J.lt Sc>ction, Wf'rP p1fl~"d or: th-~ t~--,.,...j_mr-t: r. 'rhe B-... ttf'_lton cr was. (Jstnbl-h>l sd in the -vicinitY of T.l 70)1~>.3, Th:l-c:; wr1s across t,hG: __ ro~d . .from the_ .2d p,,_ttt~. 1.ion, 7th J!Jc>.r'in·.-: .. s, Cornmr:nl l <J.<.it. ·"~('"'TOns Comr·rny (minu,s) '· rrir.utri],Y COI'l')::fl:ny he-:viquRrters Rnd two S!'?'~t"i.ons o~· the f';Jmm Mortf'l.r }l~toon, w"S f1stn.blish-2d in the FIY'<?,"1 ·~.d,i~'~.cnnt to th."" 2r-J Fk.l:.L.r-.1iQn1s Cl' ::tr(l .{,-rtf.ion.~ Comp!my inBt.'111ntions •

. b •. 2? Navrmbrr:

(1) In gcn~1r!!.l, th;i.s d."l.Y w .... s Gr;;:•;tt in contj.n,dnr:. th·· rr']j_d' of the 2d H11ttP1.lior; "and in ihlPro\•'inr poDitions. 'l'lw llrv occ,rr·:L-~d b~r ::-.ornr·<>d_,;s fi g;FJ·I followc:d, in most T-""l'•(:t'S, the lj:1r r·st.-,bJj_Sht'd by the 2d t)."l.tt~.J.ion. Corn1 nny F ~ th\1 li-~Gt rif1t cor;rpn.ny org~nic to th- 2d Bt~tt(1.1ion in lhr· 'IJ"rfi, d cp.1.rt?d for the· north.

(1) ;.t O~_(JO r pll\toon from Comr:r.n·y H wr:~.s '1-1E1'tP.d to go to 't,hr ns~'>istBJlCI.! of Col~~~-·~IL' .F, 7th ~.~,1rjn?fl.;~ som·~ fom· :nil.':S north on u-.,-, r01l(j to Y:JD\H-ni. This misston w'!'.s c?ncellcd ;,t Q;33 J, •\t O)OQ OowpM'Y ·r dis-J· ·- :.chE>d n j e:infor'>~0 platoon to pn.trol tho· south west !'CMl in the dir ctj on of HON<f-!-~UN-l)i, ,,",-., 10.2.0, ·Vni s ·nn.trol loc0-t(d about 1JO cncJny "l.t 'L, i/.f70 1BQ, c;,_ll0J fc,r nrtill~ry Gnd mort,.,r fire, an<i disr·c-rsl'd t.'ic grour. ,.t, lli,.') the r'&"li'I.ll'1;f~."\in mr.d.:_~ C\)nt"Ct with th.~ Chin(:S~ this tirJ.f' "1.t r~~ :,i;(n l, .lf'tJr ."~ fire fi·<"ht, th;:- Heds w:ithdr0111, "'nri ~.he 'r-·"l.trol w·s rr>crdJrd ;,t, l ?15.

. (2) Conc,n·rcntly wh.~ th" It. em r"tr~J, 'i similit~r- t"-rJtrol w:w SPrit out by p(Jffi).:~ny fJ :'\O'Jth Plcng ·t-b 0 ro·-~.d 'to KOTO-rL at 1245 this v·trol W,'•S in qontnctw~th the c-:neayof <Hl unkno·Nn st:rt•n•"th n.~ T,, 536HB. 'I'!w c::mtrct d~.,,v,r::lo_pPd into A fire· figr..t. The· pC~,t.rCJl conUr,111~d to obsj~r\le, r>stjr;l·,t.r·d tll8 r-memy· "t 200, nnd J"'(··rort .. 'd .~'W8rnl.. ro:-._ri blocl1.:s. ,;t 1530 tbc t>t•trol, in drngcr r:f bd.nr: outfl<'~nkt·d, WC\S ord(·'r•:'d to di~r.;rw:~f!~C itself t''ncl rr·;.urn. The r·ptl'ol wn~o bnc:k withj.n tho nerimctcr_ '\t 160 ;, h-ving S11ff·Ol:r,ld ont> · kill~~d ::.nd 'five wounded,

(3) lh:mwbih:, ~len~ ons Com~· n.ily (rt:i_r_nn) o~'"' 2rl. i·htt!".-;.icn, 7th Nr•.r i . !lctl, h1d . .-,i_.i,orrq terl to 1 ush forw~rd' to thr'·- north to ,loin 'Lhr-·_iP Comr<1n:V F. By 0 .l4) tJ·J·'Y W0r'f.:' jn cont-n.ct wit.h th€ Pnr:iny r:..t 1'.-~ 4-872. 1. .• t. 131? i.h·-~' were ordr,rcd · ... o wH.l'ldrf'.W nnd nsk('d for ~sei.str:.ncc by fir,_"' froJ'l th( Jrl lhi:~.r.-tlion. This ,-,·.'is giv:;:n. 'l'tw C\Jffi)-·-,"'lny '"xt:ricr:.tcd i.tsr:t) .. f '\Wl 0'.-' ~)22 ·'' ]J c•lr.r:H-:ntr; w., ''(~ w;lt-hin ~h" J or:i..mct-er.

{/1 ) ;.t l~1JO on~-· enerny_il.rtiJl~ry ,<Jhc.~l, J nndod jn tht" Qi-' ,<>r<m._.c~rusing two Cfi.Sll;·ltict>. gun ·~-'9s in T·• 521c: in th·-:'. vidnity of·1·v:J·;.~rt~ U\1'.' r.r-," .•

rrns•mrlbly ?6mm in t; ..... lirr,r, ~'J:fl\J•Ct ed ~owl t:i.on of t.hn

..' r ,~Pt.s !::-· nHst.~d to EJ.';-;rch

(5) •~bcnrL 150), m·:or.•tti·onr:'l cm;i_r•'-J} ,~f-+ h ·l '.'>rJH(•s· of II.i:lr.HiT-r·i f!">SS ·d to thP 3d Lnt't.A.lion. P't- .S1lnSd,, 'L~W lWl':Jrr: ~.- -·1' \'{FiS of'SSt.?11t.ialJy ~S follows (s.:.:·r; al~,;o ,o_nolosur·~'' -(1) )':. ·

• ... 1 •• DECLASSIFIED


• • CONFD'"'!T IlL

(,,) '.i'he North ro-"'d block co'Jf'!'-lrw th.-~ ro'"~d to '\'· ~J.,)·.-r.i w.:;

m,'l.nn"'d by :?lcm_O!~~t~ of _;h.'lT'lDS Cot11r.nny, 2d ~tt.-:lion, ?th i1',_r-in<:·,s. 1·-::·:.. of

thlS tio'sltir)ri, two: or 'three .t:'mrlre~ yPrds of 1).-:.t, 01 ,-..n l'i:'l_d •v·'f'•" occ:tr

i od b;y 'Fi&C;- · Ci~f;l) r.nYJ,-;,3d 1B-··:6tn.lion, n:.t -.i .. lar:itws. This cros~cl'l t.h~· n'wt.h -·l'n

· c~nd ·o'f' th0 -'\ir ·fjt,rfr .• · ·eomnmy + ·'~xt~:n·.i··d tb::.s lin( w stw .... rd nJcn.r! -~,h,o f'or

v.fll"d ~sl~)'C\_ ·of':·n~tlo:S~.- .1~C~r s- .. ~vcr·-1 ilqnrtv.'~E-i ;y~·rrls t:1 th·· "icin:l:ty c-f ~n. olr!

rnonn.st,:-ry ·(,H3~·r';\\S f"'.-Oor.~nr·n;y C)· wh0r·, Uv:: liu.-, t't!'n-~rJ to th.- sc,11·.hj

cr0ssin[~ ovr;r thr; npB(' ~.tJd cov,;rtnv. ihe rc-.'•.d to t>1•· Gr'nth·,IJ··'·"lt. C:o!'l ·"n'· .:..

hnrl On-"' plr>t·oor'l i"J-i't or . .-'r1st of this ro"rl• Conn.·nny h ti···d :in vd!~h C0rtW"nY

I fUl(l occur·ied 3. ltne whil~h rn nJ.rnost d1.10 est~ ~~n~l w,;·st for ,n_t o•1t :1:-)()

yrtrds. 'rhi~ linn crosS";d virtu,.,.lly fl~.t t.~rniY"", n.nrl vr~iH'''rl th"' so,.rl.hc:rn

t.iT-- of the nirs.tri~. Comc;1~1y 11 1 ~ lc.ftf1rnk tied_1_n_wit.h n,j'• -l:.i,tt._-ry,

Jlth l./.-'•rhv's w~"'I -tic·l ':lh ·rdth Cor~JJ;n.ny, Ds Jst :~1~in0'"'r ilr)_tt,'1-l_i0r;, Wh'l:"l·c

dr·f(·ns.""s rAn nlo,ne t:J··' 1'fo'(ot- br-U;- of th(" :r:l.v~r. l'b·::- So·tt:l r• .. ··~d bloc~c,

covering t[l ~ rowl i..o KOTO-·ri, w:ls orr;A-nizPd by ('lrft(~nts of -~··'":r-.,.·ont; C:on,

l nny, 3d Br-.ttr;Li<m,

(b) The hill :n'"~SS j~1st r:~~.st cf tj,tlr..HU-ri hwl 1mtj 1 i,l-)i_fl t.iro.:.,

b(·1·n o-rLr,oet···rl by <l·"T!l<nts o~'- tltr· ?th J..·hrin:c::; 1 •• nti-tr,nk Conn "'·.nv ·mri Lhr·

1st rN·nl.:~ttnr: .J;:·t . .,chrr!-nt. lt h'l{i b-:-,-1n int,.,n- 1r"'rl to occ·n_y this hi1J. '\'ith

cam~ "'r.;t G whOsr,: R.rdv·'l h~d b,-.,-.n di>l:::v:·d. l(i.th f::rowii-lp.: jn,i·tcnt:!.onE: of .<1rt

"n(111y 1tt~ck, i.t ht·C-"'r:u·· -Lner--=-·•.si.nf~-Y nrc-:o_~·sro~;v to C'JCC11ry th-"'. hfl_.l in

s tr•Tlf~t.h.

:·c)' .. bo,tt 17 -l\) t.)l!"s<·: othr1rw\.;:: C' -1-l.f!ec:·u--rr:..t Led un.l tf b ··c·~JC!r·

[l.vrd.J.r•blr to -Lb_, b:=•.tt_.-.}i8n •. One 1-'1~.~1 A. d,,•t!"lchrr~ .... nt of f10out. llrd,,(·C'l:n :=:t.:rcnrth

of th,--. l1th SJ,p-n:•_llir.t,t-'-l_lion .·\.<~rrny), X Cor1s. '/h.:~ ·~·;uo ·:w;:r.~nt,,r; ~).Y

lv'('c1_l ems CiJJm.;my r•---.l'Gonnrd ~-ncf 11:·:(·-d to c-cc~~- y t.·--.,~ nose rxt,,n,::in,, fron t,l---,/

So1th :rord block t()- th' bi~l ~--rap••r. 'l'tv-~ oth .. r 1m~ts w·_.,.,. ~~mT··n:-' ...): 1--:th

"lll'iw,.-::S ·n·i ,,l_ro.-:nts ,,f H&CJ Corn_l~·ny X C(•r)-<>, "'.nd was t::-.r;:iyn·~~ t.h· ri·~-~:--.8,-·

of the hi.ll it~·v)f •. _ ,,s both- of. t~o_sro 1mits w.•re s,..r~dcr t.S'')'JTS ~.-,- .. · ""~ .,.,c\ .

. ~ln~] :-o hir!b l},_·r:~"nt:l.J':, nf HOKs, thdr comb-;.t PC·t-ntirJ. Wnfl l'll··(Ol1'0 , ~··c'l

Unit \1'·\S t])r;)".·f'or''' r,_:-;:'-i.jf';ri•'d .I), lf..c·.rill,C' Qff:~CIT f.nd !"F<_(1io. 0rlr-r.-t•)~' j,--, <•r;:'-if:'t.

in th":•;_r t_"9tie~1-•'l"1Tln;vin···nt..

(d)-Left oj_' .Compr-tny D~ l')L;l ThV,~J1';~~--D, ,b1~t nc-:r-, (>fl ';.·~,~. c:1_~-t-:os'

'J'lmtly l."A.rn('d, j_i) T'h;Ysief11 CQnt.r:~.ct w~th tl! 'f!l) '-'1"\f> the 1st Scrr,.ric.;, l:Jr•.ttc·

~..,lion wh:i.et1 WRfl I'(;inf \rC,,d "t?:V th-- '(-h 1 .. r~.l':._r.l;·5 1 .·n'L-i-~n.nk C()J.'ll';l.ny {r:-rinn::).

'fh~ 3;·rv:i_c. B<-'t:tP,li~m ~.j.nl .~xt.-ndl'd i'rDr•L -Lh.' tl 1 ;1'~.:--t nnG(' of th~" hjl] r•2C-

rm·,c; th ... r·)ld 1_1-·~_rtinJ?, nci!'t.IJ r-r,~:t. to ~:..ljf:{·fNG-~J-i_,- -lu;m.to th•' ri-v' ·, r,i.,. __

in~ in with 1-kd,tf'T'Y H, 1.1th l.~r;r::.n--s, ·,vhich- ;-rn.h ct-r·-::1-_so:n::o dir-t.~-nc•· fr-,Jm

th:· t·"rirnr-:tl'r rrol.-·r·. ·n •. ,.L>t·;·.~ot.or '~'r4nsp1.1i-'-L ~"~"-::.t,.Jion j~hF<l th' 1-·i't

flr-nk Df th- [-;l'r:vic, b~·t,t'l.lion anr'l th(-y in t~Il'rl, V(''rl~ jr::\.n.·-r-1 b-- n D-.-t .. "lch~

rn ent f'rnrrt 1' ·.• Gli.Oi:J twp, 'l'h,_.-· l) i.v iG ion l/~,...;.: H --t. t.~ .. -. it'n <?XL ·-n~ 1 ,,rJ on ·,•J. nt fl':"•tr.

T .. GH .\N two to 'fJ: .... nnrt]J_ :ror<.d. block.

( 6) ,;t 2:2.3.0 Cor:'ll I'Jny rl ~.-,y~ort;r.-d ~-rrii;lr~ ·~t:Li<.cks ~1..-:nf' t~~~~·~ r _:~r:)rlt., By ~.'.?.3'1 Criffil/IIlY H ~ml Cqmr--·ny l 1·s _'lr:t't fr•jrrt W''t'· .. ~ f_,~n.""~'<·l]_~• ·7-l'l:?' ;rrrl. ~·h,,

~·i-wmy wr1.s 'l8.~.:w: h r;,~'VY rri(l'rtr·Y.R _-,,'fn.r. Hl:!-; ··nCl. ¥1J:: f'•ill_inf?. ifLtc) t.h• fr·on 1_, } = n •.s,

,.:·1 i~o-f;flibl ,· S!lpr or;tinr~ :-:rl·1S Vrt-rC' 'brP,li~ht. .t'o lwr,r_ by t.\--.r. I'J1:'Ji1~, ];:ox 2);::~;

'th-- f:i.l"'·"' n.r;h't b-:-:1];1111. :td .S'lb~,i,h<,.- _Qollll'/•D.Y H r-:r-ort.~rl th~·_.,j_P lir.-_,:LJ~t.· d ..

b11t t.h· t.. thcr{7 h:-i.d · b:cn SLJrri(: phnPtrrrti:m' of thc·ir c•·nt·~r r 1:.-.tom: !n t,'r·_,.,

vicirJity oi' -Lbr· c(JJn'PF<.n.Y C!''. •• t ~~31) :\ r:_·s~:rv-::' froJT: li&~ OomT -r..v 1,'1"': 'lb-

\. r-t..Chr·d to Cunr·::~i-lY 1l ·:nd ,'_:-L ~:·iJO Ud.B '.~f' 0.' ..fc·ll :;'1'-•lHl by- r-•. r s.~' ~re ::-n;:o~:.it•1tr·rJ

frOm , r>J1P'iDt'<t' _.',nd~'mnt'o:P th-J1'1'n of·[;' \::CPI,'l · r:t0. : f)v~. ~-· )'r Sc,rv,···'?. W-~rr ;)f c~ut·-. , ' ' , . : , • - , 'I' ' .. _. _'

j GUS -.j-~l 'lf'~ S ·:·rVi0.(' tT'OPJlS .PhmlJ.r_j_ .nqt, ~ ~T]'-,'"1_1 ~;;. b, ') "Xr 0CT,•---r] tn 11' "~t ., -

t '"> -r;x ;cut-, n n::l.i;ltl Count.E-n"'t tr·,c~.Y · · · · , · · ; :--: . ·. ._, ,' .... ;

' ... )

(1) .·.t oi);k>' q;,~,,)r;:.til.I __ ·;r}_}rt>-0--_J'-. :;c.G:JI ,~ /•_r,·r '\11:t.t. ··rr .. :Lrl~'t :it.s T-o~ition, · l16t.;-._.·r· sp·v"';~_ wcr,-· ~; -1!~,\()_,t.,hrJr r.;f'~dt.{,-~n. ·c~)j·v <·ny 1 W'\5 nt.:i-1

''J•,. I •

DECLASSIFIED

Korean War Project USMC-04400082·;

I I

DECLASSIFIED

.QONFID'il'JTI.\L

unrl<T ho:o~vy ~~t .n.ck~ t.t Oll) the smrth -ror.d hlnck Wr".LS Attr-•ckA<L '::.y ();.:;:)0 th(' Ti',st Hill '·'laS g::~nRr"'lly €ng:'r~0d. ,.t ;J:no Sc:rviCG :a<>tt~:,1:inn r::rort-·:r:~ f1. : l,'1toon :·osition ovr:rrqn. ut 0325, thr~ ;,.ir.rinc Offic-~r 1Ntth Omn.··:t.ny iJ, liJth En,einr::r,:rs, rerortf.';.i 0 g"'-P to hiS lr:ft from '!',1 527]).1 to 5:·7lB. a,, w~.s orrlrrr·(~ to ext~nd to his ·left rnrl ·service hrttAlion ·IMJ or:l•"r-"'rl to ext -~Hi t;~ it.~">. I'ig_ht. Bot,h_ ~mfts fo,m<1 thi.s not tn bn f:·_,.,_sJ.bl·· ~nd t',:"I-Lte>ry H.wr~.r:> ordt'J'c~d to' close thr p,np w;t':-l rlirrct f:irf'>, ... t ()f.tO:I, ~~hr k.-.ri.nf' OffiC-•"'r with Comrnn~ D r-~porL:-J thn.t hr. '·'lr-tS cnr~~i!'l.~ bno:k th lf·.ft, of his linP to Sr>c·trc his· flnnk. bhortly t:nc-;rr:r•ftcr lw '~·n.s killnJ r·nd th.~ ait•l~'tion in thJ?..t s,··ctor dis'intc:gr•·tcd badlv -.,,,ith virt.-v~.lly tfw cntlrr C·JL1r·,n;v r ~'!ll\oving itsPlf from th(' hill. ••t 0530 t.hf? si.t•1::.tj on '!fr-l1') criticrl. .~ r'~inforcing CO]lunn Wl\5 form:"">d nnd·:>r th~ H:;ttR.licn EXR01.ttivc C:ffic~·]' t,(l r('stor · th;- rosH,ion. ·

{2) J.>rmwhilr· by 04:C::O Comenny ! rp·-·ort~-,d all qllj at in front of thd_r nositions_ And ;o.t 06)') Co.'"~ll ,·my H rer-·ortcd their 1111..1-t !'t'At,P' .1. L:v 0900 thr? only r:nl':ny f>:PlP.ll ~_rms firP Wrl.i-3 f:rom t!:f' v7 clnity. of -~ st Hill, -~t 'Yl30 rdr CR.P.i.•:· on st11.tion M·l br-:gRn r1mning f;tT"i.k.--:s n.gain."'·t t.h(-' Nl-'omy on ;:n.st Hill, l'ntpf:lF:Mflntrd b;•' ~<.rtillc:ry i'n~! m0rtrr::;, '.r'he u:-1i.t ilttcnr·tin,P to r (~tn.k(' thf·' hill waD F\ cnJ1r·>n:itA uni.t ,-)f Sl"'rvice troo;,s ·•1nd ~1--,.,~ it"(' tJ-1..-...ir bor;t. effort .. ~ the gn.p co•Jld not be;: rmti-rr:ly closr'I.L M. 17·f) th,· Hn"_t ·~•13 ordf'rc'd to cn\~P .i..h'r-: r•.ttfiCk ,q.nd dig 1n on thP: rrv-~rs0 slor•P in thdr 'r'r""'sent ncsi tions.

(3) .~t l .<15 the convoy from l:\O'I'O~ri inc~ udinr.; Co1:n " . .r.y G, rdnforcr:>d, \·pgr.n to 0.rriv,-,.. Tlwy kd b ·e.n i'orc'>.i to f:ivht V!t'Oll~'h n. 1-;cri•·s of roc-1.d bloc){S (1,nd r,--,ceivc··J very .. h0nvy cDmF·,ltir_-t;. ~-J.:so :Lnclnrled :in tn.,. convoy W•:':'Y't; r<. numbFr of ·t..rmks ,r:nrl 1Coy"nl .u•<ol'i::.c hLst Ct;.\fJm:•ndo. l'hrr,·,lf'hoqt thi~ rhy there; Wf··re sl..rr-nc .'1.ttrtek· ipd:i.c:-"•tionH fro1~ t~·..,, Rcmthw•·wL. .".-t, 1)30 P.n .'"lir str:ikc hit HONGMUN-ni ·'l.Dd rteport.-,ri <XCI?ll rmt rrS~J.lts, '!'hie: .wr.s foP o•.v··'i with "I:rti"lJ ·r;v- nnrl. morta.r:1. Th(> ni~ht ·rJ,rfl.Sfi'}.,;w ··1'1n "lncJw1 d n:ir,ht-h·:cJ·J:ing \f}i"(N)s, ".t 22?5 I)_::F:my hr;:.~.vy mort?.rS rnri 'l.rti:Un·~~ _t,,-.,i·-"·--, f0.l 1.h1;~ lri t):G,. "-~·rc.<t, ~Jhit·:· ,phO.SJ.'"J.orut~ fr.Jl in front of· O~Jv~r'-n'iJ-",'1 )[ -'•rt'l 1 n.nd r\ r;rc·:n fln.r,: w::.s SF:n, but t·1P rtttn_ck Jid not, rrJ:-..t.fP:l..<>l:i ;l,r·-, h"Vin? rn.1J•tLr1mtl.y. b:··m t:~.b~>rted .by (;ur co:.J.nto:rmcnsur,;s.

\1) In th10 (l~i:'ly uorninv lynr·:; P{l ·T.-':·:~v i".::·cm~ .-·Ntrr-.tinn )n front cf Corn:--."-~-'1:~' I W-'\3 di~r:crs.:·') .w:ith. i.}:tt<··n~'i'J0" raor·V~~· 1 ~.'ir ';1t q.:-~oo, Pc~l rny G mov.-~.-.l out. t.c-:rPtM.k··· Fn.st iiii_J., .• ir .!rtfi·dti'Sb,·.;..-in~l. _Jlt~r-.md·-~ort,.,r fjrb wr,s f"-11linp: on th(· :r<~r·st Hill ,n()f·i·.:..":.i,)l'!f--; .• ;lh.:,r';~:ut,pc·k <~oht.iw~r:\1.-.f'P=i·i:r.st stub born .rr::s;ist.'l.nce .'l ,_lo .Jny. JJy l60Ci ComT•:'lrty n :"1.'1d- :-:'··~tlh.;~,-J t~w C!' ·.c;t' b'It wt.,r> 'm~tbl.r to contiJ~_'JI' on to clos": fully the r.:·<'·r: to th..-::- J· .. fi_...

(2) ;,t, 1700 the> forw:'•.rd cc:hr:1on of ~J,_.-·. JL;t 1lCT ?rr:i.'f'rl 1'rom thC' JjorthP9.St·. ;,t :uno t!1r. tan~ coi~Jl:tny frcr• .. th1· 31st ltc'l' nrr·"J.v,-, .. ·1,

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(J) ,.t. ?.015 Comr..,n:v 1 h,-r.+~ t'!)f> .. ' ~ii."s-tincl D•wl•' c.~U t,o tlv '-~·. ::.:t, 1'hiH .v.r:1s folltn-v,~d r·t 21)·) by ·\· gr.-.1 A'f' ·rl ·--rc ·rmd by 2330 .snn.ll gro·n H of Chi.nN>e wore r~rnhing Ccmr~nY l 1A .front:;· J1;y %_335' thlS .r..n.d fTO;,n :into <'~ gcncrrrl ".t.t,--:;.ck of thr:- west .front~, j.t~ 2355:tf!('t C"nn.'1W 't:<'P.:.'ln probin.r~ _t."·c north-:~f!S'... Portion of :th~ rorJ.nWt('l' '\nd th:is, jn shDrt crdr>r, bc{~nrw nr. •i.t t,.-'1.ck in f0rr:: ~~ t :••J.l -S'.lD' orting 1\rmn inc 1wtin~ t .'l.nks, nrtn.1 .-...r;,• J nt~d mcwtM· r<r_o wd"c ,'lSgri .il~--rh:>Xvm_;_r;;,. Jilv-my' light .n.r·-Gil._l El'Y brp;m to :-~~-1 in .nriditicm t.o rwrt~1;r, firel so:m(:~ rounds lNidjri'g ':l.ri UJf' Cf':~\l"~"'!'•

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( 1) .'lftut• ~ l>J.ll tht; r·ttn,c'l;.. r~rn'inst i_,J",. L·lrthP1,bt wr:.s :r~.~s,rn..,,"! nt. 0110 in f.J'•'r.t .for-qe •.. ~1·h~·· 'nn_;-.y r:~.-- .r::h:'(>·d th,:· .. f:Y\l t(' C:-:l':m .<-r,y C! 1• s .. ~ . .:--ft Hnrl tlii.f.; g'-ln v~"-lS ~~~-;{(-n ·.1m,d·T d:'lrrct _fitf-·'b"y b•,ttcry- H, ~,c_,w·- Chin"''~~:? !'nr~.eh·:'d the. 1st 3nrv C{' Bri.ttR.JJ.o!1 cr ·'1rnr;-. rmtl Wr-r-~,·l~!r'!p.:1 -f_;C·rl by tr_;. ?t.h j",,.').~'inn_; i.ntl--t-:ti,k Com"'m~;V trr.nkf3t . '· -

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• • (2) B;v 0225 Com• .my G1s l,;f-t p]Jttoon w·u3 in sr..·t·ion~ tt'Oltblc f'l.fl'~

11 G11 troOp of th.:· 41st Corrm~ndo wr....s .dist: ntchc:d to s •C'lr·~ tbd:r .!'lNlk.

(3) By -~JC~J r:.~sh rerortr; '1/t'(TC Sf~'C11r-~d em rnpmy nrti'l-·r:' ·in t,\];;· vicii1ity of T .... 53b81 Md battery D bro1tght 1?ff::·ct:iv0 countcrb".tt,~r:v f·irc: t0 b; nr.

(tf) ."1t OJJO··th~ Sq 1.lth.rO~d block SllC-~~-··lnfully r:'l":uls.-.i rm Ptt,['lck, Thr.: w.--;,st flnd north ~nst S0cto:rfl coritlnued to be' c-np,,--.g21, .: By. -01..10 t}:(' rttt~ck on the northe.<)st h.-3d sl."!.cken0.d but hcrtvy mo~t'lr fir·c c ·nth111,~d on th\\· wro:st •. By 0.)')() f:Ho:,my action wn.s r·:ducr?d to SPorMiic srw,l1 n.ri;'lo; fir:'• By 0860 Cor:tt·rmy G hnd rrgrlin~d its }Jtlli. ~~t tJ!900 n.ir aRm.-:: on st·•tion.

(5) Tbt' 1Aylight ho11l'S were-~r-cn"t iinP:"Dv·nr, t)F' d·--f-:'nsr>l> tncl\Jrli.ng ,·,P.mines' P,nd booby tr.rtr·s on nJl front~t Eh:::my 80't.1 d hP fir::-'~1 rlirpi.n.l! on ~ 11 fronts in 1::;mnll n11mb.~rs. .~11 obf'!rrV :-d or .r~.~r,ort.<>d tr,.ra:·"tF vvr~" hit with qJ_r, A.rtil.J "'i'Y, or nvwtr1rs with gocrl rr>g11lts, •.• t 2100 two niPht. h -}ckl.:::· VF(N )s rc--·nort -~d oO stntion And with th,.,·i:r r·--l:J->fs continw----1 to Cr ,. VPilClbl.~ moBt o.f the nl.r.;h1 .. ,

(6) ;~t l'J30 rbvlt ;~60 troont.\ frtlm thr· 31 .. -t HCT.Ar-rJvni from tlvnorthr'I\St, lo.iflny Wc~r~ "F•lking Wt)1U'l 1i->d' 9.ntJ ffir\ny '.if"rt.:;• STlff-.rin{t frorr, fr(etb :it e ,:,_nrl !'X).IOGur ,

(?) J'lu0' ·~o th,,. <iiff':lc,tlti,cs uwcn~r.t ·l' .. ::l by the; st;d'f oi' o,rr· hr•.ttr.1ion in ~"ttt:flf't :i.ng to "m~·.in-... n_in com.~'lt'i:l.cqtion, ecmtrcJ .'lnd C(l.nrrlin'1tion of so t<P':ny s.-~f'.".Y'~t.f11Initst·thr: fcrc·--s '8"r\St of th'": r:~·v,,r W"'rF Plt 11!1'i•;r tl-J•' c0ntrol-,of th.-: 2d Bn.tt..,l:i.r.<r:j-7th i.v,,;;J•in·-·F>, 'l'lw Com:·lt.ndj_np.: Of_f'lc-r, Jgt· rC'g~llll.tinR rJ"t~rollffi,.,nt ·wAs ''('ll:n.of:rl in c6:nm::!.nd oV0r th·~··2d ·B·-r_,t·,lic,n s·tr-. . .f'f, Ovr~rr.l] c0ntro1 of th · .dciff':>ns·e r(:"JTr.rd-ncd Wi-th ~hi.s- hPr·.~·p.t"r'i' "~~.

(1) Ht ·)t1"_,0 p_j_r rl.ror> of f.-llll l~li<~s COJU;'Jr:-ncc-d. Known 01.n·:J ~~m: , .:tr--·1 L nrP; ~ts -Wn:rr-' ·worked· ov-<r wj tb :-->.H', rlrvil.lc•ry. rmd Lf!ortF~rs. -~Jvmy n.cLhn W''S limited .to lj.{!ht·, sm . ..,_ll r•,i'ms f'·l!d r.wrt~r fire, 'l'!lf' r.i.¢h'L iv•rflssin.?,; r'L"'n i-r:Jc11vi~·ri ni.ght h•_lckltr:'J.· Puring th·; d:1.;Y thr-:- ~'/.;.'1:'-0!lS Cotrm;;ny, 3rl b-"'ttr~l1.on 1st. Ml'l.r'i.r::·-:5 mi'\r.n:,.ng t-he p,out.h ro· :l b'~o(!k :n:cl':nng~·d· -rusitions 'N;i.t-1"'.· t~-'~r-ons Goinpr,ny, 2r'l B·,ttl!.liort,· ·ith ,"\i-'1.:r'.i.n,·s,. r"':--sonn"l o:.:~upyin~? th·' nor+.h roi"ct-8lock.

·(·l) lkr,"l.Asinr, «.r1J it.t.n"-::l.Jct;\(m fir-dl cnHU_r:,vd d•trjng thr ('i"\r1y m0rninP, hc•1rs. · .SnrM ·1,_,,.._1~ f:~J'Ling d11!'in~ thi:· ·h<iJlt:rs of drrkf.PS,'1, p1'Pr•tly rcci11Cin1, visibility, Corr.r~r'nY (i- wus P.l.ll(' to rvlvmlCP j_ts JJ.nr· 2:! to /) :v-'.rlds d11ring th..J ni@'r:t by c·n·-~ful infLl.tr.,tjnns. 'l'ilr'> ·"',.,tnJ~.-·r c:~.P~'.rd wjth ·dnyltght f'JFI · ... dr C.''lTi·O' nn st."'.ti¢>0 ."t ')81~. Ennr:y co•tJ.d be F-·· -l~ in s n~·-ll grou:r s (;L th0 v·1:rioi1c · r i':ig>-.'H sur"liO'l!H.lin{' the 1 ,,~im:-•t l".r. Loc ~,_t,.-- rl '\.. :--rf .; 't:t w.--~~ br011gh-:.· 'Jwjr,':r firt,,.. by n; p:rop"'it1tP -wnror or;s. ·~~t 13'}) ~ ·'"~.ir l'.rL11·· '"'T·,V <'nd rn6ri-Pr~ .cornbinnd to r "'rluce Pnrmy· c, ,nc rm'trfltions 't ~J tt:r nort!"J.w.·st.. ;;t lfOl n.J.l .'\ir wn.R shifte>d to thn rd.d of th• lst ht"~r"cnr D-i_vi s~_m: c dlmr.n ccm.Lng south f.rorr. .)'1 m.'~',{-n:i:. ... t 1 ?OJ r1_ tnnk- inf:,r.try ':"', .... t_.rnl w" .s disrPtChi~d tO mn.kr'•· coht:_:ct with thiS oolurr-111. 'fhi,s D";trol rd,m':F·rl ,,t H33b ·lFwinr: f·"'lil •·d tn· m.~~k:·" contA.d:.

'(2) Cotri"(i--.ny l·r-t:''PO!'.t;~'-:1 <mm;y''Jn-')v~·:-Jlirht f~':_.ni tho-w(>;:;t.<Jn'l'1"i.t·lc;35 r r.rcPn fl:•r,--, wnt sighted to th(' nor-t,h -- :~t, NL't:t llrcklers wer" or. st<"'~ t i-(m n.rid vtsibilj ty-· ~"ontin'~':d to irr.r.rcc thr, · ·1.t thr: nir,ht,

'·.' (3) Th<' f;l,:l,"'flt'';~ln'l(-nts- 0f:thr: fi'·L~ndly t!olu:;.'f.It fr\.Jlit Y!YJ-.• H-ni

c l0Rrtd ··thr'! · nor.th -roR.--H>look rd, l9~0. Bnd :e·ohti nw·,ri t::: r_:r-rii·r·: <>_J..l -t'hro,u-rh thr: night arid following Jl:orning,

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Korean War Project USMC-04400084I I \

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(1) .,t 0()_3;) Com:>· ·ny 1. <:ngng~,rl th~~ 'Ohinr __ -,,'A: to

6~)mm <:~tTl JJ.rm:. ino:r~ro.r~~ &orne ,:ry~~r·1y ~1r w~·.s ~-':'C'·iv~d. ~; t~·tlun; first r riori~·y <being_ to ~TO\<·.-.c'l;. • ... he. r·u'r of closing into 1-h~" r<~iiill~th-;: - '

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th0:~r front t"'i'Lh •~;t . ,1"M·:), ."l.ir_ c .-,rv on

t(J( Di vi.Bion e-:~1'llTUl

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··ob,F·cti.lll'et fo'.l.nd fo·Jl:' guns rl-..,stroy:-d nnd the- rcrr.~_ind-~r imros~dbJ(: t..o

noV•:'• Thr.·sr. '"'(>r,~ ..,lso rhstro;-,•Pr:i nr,d the :r-r~trol r,:d,urn':'1•

(3) /.t 2l))0. SJ,-,n.ll fir.-; f:i~hts dev~:lo'Pc·i on thr-_· nor 1.:,f.-~0..";t, 30'tth

, ... _nd """st froD'LR. i.".ir J'',m.·-i.n-d or: G·t.;~t:i~ln all rd,r-ht aw:f·:-·.··-·cllt··~ r1.<"·'1!1E'l"<i

nissions in con.j1mCtion with r,_rtillt"r;v ~:nd .inort~rs.

(1) }-rob:~rlf-: n.~tion by tnr Cl~inr·se ~.F;nir.Rt the (~;ost front w"'-S

ri c'tt:!Ctro•i nr,ri bro·-- n· llP at. 010,). ..ir c·.J:lc on et~,t:ion ''i.t J60'J, g.~vir:rr 1··-rt

icuJ!'tr f'l.ttnntlnn-to th~,-!-~Ji'l. nni'Lh :ru"l s011th o£_' }\,(, .H:J--r\.

·U:) .. t l:~~)) t.r,ct:i.cr·J c..:.•nt:rQl of the dt'frrJo,r:- cf H.h~WT..:r .. ~ ;nP.~\~·rl to

the ~th ~·mrincn. Th2 r1d-l~.tionr\l c,)H'qnt troor-s within th-"' h"'"!:r'if1r:-trr

l'1"?ruilt-·d t}Jr.: rt.-<Lc:•."h..., 0f rr"Jost he:ld·~~~.~.:·tc":?· ''.tlr4 fl<'rv:i..ce rv·rsonnr-l. C:)l"'_-·

ll.'.ny- G wn.s rcli·:'12d on "Sr .. ::rt., H5.l1 ill)il 1Ssi.e:n'"'cl tb ~ no:rth 9(''Ctqr .i'(li'lliel'·o .. y

()('.~Ul'i-'>(j by HMJ Conl ··ny. 'l,'J-H tv·lf of Uw r-eri~llP"tf,·;r (•X.t.-Qn·:linp: c.}ockwi:::;<·

fi''.llJ) C')J:'j· ··ny (l: Is n•Ni_ rivi tt r:~;wk \\!'iS OCCU;':i ·;d by \..h.~ t;1r ~v br·tV•.J .; -~15 of

t h~· \th li·J<·.rin,:-fl. l'l .. ·icn,~l;v h:·.rn.sc-:J.ng r'u)d int.nr·i1et-i.or. f:;.J' ·r. w ... ·r. c;·nV .. nw>rl

t hro•2,ghuut thr !'l'Lf-'.ht. ...

(-J) ... t ·)l; ):J Uv Di 'I isi;m · .•'Jvr,nc<'" g1~ rd ] ;·.uneh. Yi it:J ··1.. t.· ck tJ

v,,, .o;-cutr., !t w·1s r>XO.'('Ctt>r: ttvt th, 3-i B~·tt:,J iun, r-·tt.·-cn"~-1 to 'llJ<:' ~th ,

:· .. hrir.rs ~'w!. b~'inp.:irig up th. r.--r,r, s!w1ll' ol_1 · r ji.,G,WJ-ri )yforr:· n\i_p,htf,--,11. •

.-.bout 'lt100 th,· b·l_ttn.lion t:rli.,ir. w· fl .f_';·)rn.·d ur- ! nci .}fr'&l Cor:r:my nn-1 r·l•"Jrl•.'rltS

of \J--.;.1.-~ms Cofc1.~'1.ny-w-~J:"<• r'-l,..c .. ·ll .:Ln c!·--·lt.li!Tl.

J .- ? D · C<"ml_--;,_:r-:

(l) Bynri.rJtJi;:tJt. th,· e;lor; of tr·,ffic r,,,_:l not C'l-·r,-d ·.wl th.· 1'·"1

Df Utr· bP.i.t~ll \on col'Wll w·,.G no f,~r:.ht.-r th'TJ. t.h•' w- ;;;t ·nri cd' t}_·.-. hridr·.-- :trl H ,G .HU ri. Tho; )th 'l"·-rjn_,;; 1 nnrth ~·w:· nort,h<wt ::-:~utnrs w~·r. fJ.-··vU.y '·tt

~-ckt"'i nnd 3d-t: .. _.~;.r·1i(.;n 1 s Con]·'·n:L o '-~·nnd 1 _l·'rti·l·:y ··nr~r-·;1. ·~-hi~: wc

p:=;:;it- t-:~d :'.. 4'·· <:! J.oy;'l,~nt of ;3d Jict --·•.!ton':~ ~n;:ln J:tor·V·!·s ."r:·: ':":·., ·n<,chin-

f"'lfiB R!ld r.~---;-;t.nblishmr)nt of a Cl, n•.:-.~css.--ri~ .. y w:i.tholJt '.':·i.r·· OOi,ll::•ln-:c~·t:i.r5r.~~;

'~'h.·· t•ttnclc br-o_-<e ur.r· b •fo]•t, dr·_;oh·J rx.d w:ith d!l~;ji_ght th,, }1 br,J,,-t'!.l;Lon v11r•s

~1l.llr-· to for!:'\ '1!--' ."'.WJ m::-·.rch c•ut. (Ji' i..O'!yn 'Jn:irr:r·~rl-··if.. 7h.-" ·brft.·-·J_j_o~ h " 1 "D to

c] os·c· :.n to KnTO-ri .d_. ·r;nnset n.nd: wrw ··biJJ'_r·t· :rj f ~Jr t,j;:c· rJ.d1t wit.ll t.lY -~>d

}lp_tt~J.~.on rmd ·,~<:p:~m:ntrl.i tl<,o:·~ ·:Jf t,hf:. J:;;t 4•'Tin.-;s.

(l) 'I'h."· t;<,i..t-~~llon wc•:s ~iJJ.r·terJ w:~th its ;~~,,·os1·tp m.tlrlb,,r:;; in thP

2d Bnt.t.alion, )!;t. )'hl·in-'"'-s. Oy:-il':·Pl1iV ii 11.;.s ·)·t:.t on .th-~ lin-~ in th,.--. pcrirr,,:otr>r

to relic:''IC ;,n .'··ngiTll' ·r ·c,-JIJ(.'1';:y~ Un.- i_;.cc'U.nn (:i' :·nnn JDort.,~rs w:~s r~l~c.-.d

:in rJi.r\>ct.- f'n! ';'"CJY't ·of Crw~p··0Y ::. Th~.r.:• li-r.:-; _fi.C H.· lr~v -.ctivH.y n,lrinp; th•· <1r-y • ..

1 l) 'rh<. bcott--L.on I~!ov.~:·r,l. m~t- of 'KOTO-r:i.' _:,t 1~-:n, r~-·i:i.,..,vin.~-~- r'lr'r'-~ntH of thP 7th H-'\rjn<~B ·on ob,i :cl_t"ivea ~~~· 1 ! ~.nd !llJII r.l.b(Jl1L !3,_msrt, Cc:Dnr:ny .. ul 11

• • DECL<\SSIFIED


• • oCC'l~·· --,1 11}-: 11 , Cn:.~L-'iUY 11 Ci 11 invc·~1 .. ,-·(i !1·:·n, 'tnfl Com• ~'nJf '1H1' to0k 11 F11 , ?th I.-i~·rinr·s 1 rosltjc,ns on r n013,~ r·mninp. rlmm fron 11 .,'1, f:j wn_,.,; , ... st11b.linhul on the- l-lSH ns w· s .J,~r:y'?1s Csmu-nn· (minus) 1kJrt .... r J'~n.t•)on.

~. 1 ') Jlr'cn~~b~~rf •

ov·'r The

with

Co_rtr~n:v lJ~tt,.,1ion

t(l,-- fllmrn

(1.) Short~~Y -~\ftcr -~:J.:i:dtiif'.ht. .cOM:"•I\ny IIG- 11 1A lx,s:i..tion .'."V' s hi.t b~, -~~1

,-still-"'t·-d lv.ti..n.l:iori, · 'J.)hr:· 0•Jn1 ... '\0': CIJnt tn,u ;:-'! int..·TJl:liV ... ·mtl;y until rJ"Wn. ¥~fl.:·my C~Sl·l~tl1.i -.~;- \'/>'r::' ~jSt:iJil<.lt ·tJ t-:1· b-: 50 kill r:d., 25U WO'lD•k·~,

' (2) .• t 07)'), Co_inJ'' ny· H, l'-~inforbcd w'j_th r1 ·s('Ct:ion h".ch .!'ror, +..Jw .~T- 1si>·•ult, 8ln~1 mor~'1.rs, anrl hc'"~.:vy m~Chin::J p;11n l~l'ltoor;s, rUs1·l:'-c.~-,-t f0r· ... w~r'd t<? C>bjcct.cve 11 C1', 1'!1roll{'l1out the: dr<y 1 CoM, ,•-,.ny H W~'E: t!_r-,,tcncrl b:~:

fore·."; •>f br''l-L:•J i.on si.Z.:' to tf:r: W~'St btlt •lir nn'iJ;lLWt··'rS f')'--·v•.r:t• cl ·.:.h!' (·Jlo.,y fr·.l!'l cloning.

(_'-~) •• ]J ,J·,y tr·t.ff:io !'l':}ccr_•d<'d sl;;, .. ~ly r-lo:-1~. tJv l·:~lt, .. ·" ~nms ·t the bnt't,:•.lion. tr·\in fr>rlrJ·,J up ·1.nd the- bAttc,lion rr:-r':'r =rJ to uov-~ '>'~t. ~.s

r•>r-r r,u··r·•l. lfovFV•T, thr"coll\ltln_d).d nnt !)egin to mcwr-.· nnt~.l21'jQ .':!Yl d),;, not rchch"ob,j"oth·f'., 11 C~ 1 until. 240'), ThG col,ll'i-.n ,,•r.s t1dce fired on b.,twr(n 11'_11 "1,D'], 11 011 but n-~ Ci"'.S'Jrltj_ ~ W<~"J'( l'·''l;·':lVPd.

(]), Tht:~ w&;l.k :}CJ.'.'ffi .. thf>: t ttss .fr(Jl!l ~~~~~~ r-:roeF!ec_lPd with011t inciCic~nt, .... thP ba.tt:alion rRaChir~g .CH~HhUN"G~-r,i ~St. ~J73~). ..ft_,r.or ~ bt-i.ef rPO!'D'f:t,l?.A:ticiri 1 t1117 Jllarc:h conti.n,Jed towArd H .. NH1.H'·JG, Oo!::te Jight <':lrt.i.'0Al' f!.v-~ ''!<:>..'' rec"'iv~d in thP ~~li:.XJt~G-·ni a.r-efl., l'ruch; were boO'lrded n('~.:r NLLTON-lXlNG .rmrl thr troor-s m nved b: trt-1) n ann nrr,_·mic tv·~.nsport&tion tQ the c'll!lp A.'I'l'><t a.t. GHJ.G-YCF~.

(l) ltout.ine .!-.l.rlmini~;traLion c~ar1·ied" out., rrerflrfi..·_,ione bP..i.:-"J r~t._d'A to embi"irk On· bo'~:~r_rl ::;hih

r. 15 lJE'r-ember:

(l) Broke camt unO. -~,~·c;t(;Jerhd vi~:~. ",.r,lCkS to l--l'JNGN~·,l'l fo.t 130J. <\rrivPd at tho loading ar(-!fl. :1t. 15 }'), bt<J.rted lo<Hl'i.JW: l.~'f 1 -r-; ~nd other l nndinr, craft "t 20DQ,

s, 11. Decernt>'"r:

(JJ C0ml-l€l-ed }(J,'·.din{:'; or: bo:~r·d _:J,J~i- C?-:;J,;~.J-l..J_, CCJ-.l~liJ;J nt .J) J:).

:-)td.l ?d for I' IJS,~N~

(1) .• rl~ived flt J''U.J.,_fJ g.t 1330 •. ~~!' .. ited on boArd B ·in fo~· trrm~r ort.Rt:inn to }.j~.S .. )-J,

R. •. ThiS unit enco1mt..ered no ·en~y.·it'l. th~ nnv<>::nf'.nt :fr.om Cr.I.-~Y:J,~(_; to H;,G.'.JW-t'i, Di.Vision Intelligeuce l'Ar:m~ted ilu(! .. :!'-l.!J~·ri ~(ntl-i J;H~ attaC·keii when two ~-rnf.in•: R(-~iJ .. Ol"itR r •.. •trl r.,rv~~:- Il01'-'th ('of :.~;.r;.:.-r{ 1 J";r:i.·.

b.' Durtri-g 27. NovG:~··wer en~JnY t.r,,,)~. :, · ~~:l'P. ·e :r!..;.e;~.t!-r .. tinr f,-:.r on orf11ni~rd att8ck~ On 2·J NoVf'mhr:~r .-. n~tl:'ol _of r""inf.JJ"c?~r l<·toon fl:l.zp· fr.om 1

•1}1 11

oomrAny enoou!l.tered ... An:.roxii!vi.t..ely·orw i'e',.!-:for·c..,rl cr::r:r ;-n;r pf_ enPr:~y infnnt!"-y south of W/i-•. JtU--~_:1. _i:-tl;mP: th)' _J;,H-· ~!. 11. dia-t·A.hee .. of,p:· ___ ·. rr)r;.·;-~ ~·tA} :,:· t·w roilPs.·

The pe.tro~. \~j:L)'ldre_,~_ to thf' r:d.yy <tt:-_·:dr'1.,.._~n~ss·_ and r-fF?rt9d it:fl;ict:i.np J..,lO : CrtfJUa.l1·.ies Oh t-bB. enf.!lt!Jio ,(In !,.-~ji). .8::1Jni:;! dat? n'n ~ 1 -1 1 ! CC~d!J)</!n~/ J)t.,t,rol m,~lVi'lf'

DECLASSIFIED


forward of the front lim~s contA.cted P.PI roximR.tely 150. enemy ir: .<1r. 1\f.;;u-.mhJ y 0 r,.,..r,. '.i'he .nPt_roi with.dre-.·1 ir.u:;edintely Md h?Dorted· .tl1By h.~d kill('d six· ~~n~y~ lit 2230 probi~- BttBcks· cornml'?!lD!!d PJong· th? front of H pr.d· l com-1 ~1m.eo. f.i~vcn minut~s ·l,l>.t~;r 1 -·A. f(<::~nf!rnl A.SBA•1li: Co::vn~Qeed •. 1'not··lcs encoul)tt\:rred were_ those of R hig'h1Y .<tp;Rrasstv€ nP.t1l:r-9;.: &eqllr-nCe of c>v,.,nts of

·.the tltt.'1ok:wern flS f0llows: l<"'iv8'to 'nine ffii"J'l pr\tf.o}s WAJ::'F:- ~lPnt 01:t foY'1')"::<rrl of time .mAin bo.dy in an ~ttEY~lpt to loc,q_t·e or' ·estAblish front lin~"s cmd i'lnnks. ~~fter th~?>s,e p~trols hnd wi't.hQr~wm or b(•r.::n b9R.tPn of.i', whit(' 1. hosr·horo11B .pl.qrtn.r_ nheD.S were ;Jrorred· •"~.b~)'tt. tbr;- BrtP.. in ..-.n RLtp~·.,.-,t t.0 :l, n:f;l ic-t CR.S1F't:' t~j I?. B.-. By ·c1os0ly ,,.ir~.tching the ·nr-?tl 'for movr?mr~n.t :i.n r .. ,mov;inr,

:tht;sn Of\.SlVtl'L ,;., ,they <1t.Lnapt0ri ·to Ps·;,ahrish t.hr2 J.oct1.tion of' oqr frcmt 1ii.ne>s~ /1ft12r .~l'wing decided whnt t ~ey believed were the front lines .ih~tr:

·l tios-:-horo,ts rnort!\.r shells -v~c;re dro}'l: €d in the li!F~s f1Hrl u:31?d 1s r!'l-""Y'k"?''S, lhile t.his wrts t.1king p· 1•.ce thr.;: ttSSt:1.ult troors CY''LWl»d fnrw1;rrl Lo distf'ln-

c ea <.~:1 clQsc.<• ::ts twcnty~·five ;yards fron th0 f:t;"ont l:i.n·:~;. 1hn: tt'l,·sr .'\S~-<~.,llt troops. hrtd :noved r;.e close ns 'f.ossibl~~ to th,::- front lin·~s w:i:uho11t b tinp, discovere.c: thoy r-~.ti...t>ck8d ,1.t rt h) VPTl sir~D}Il. Th~~ sirnr·.l :!.n thiR

,J'H.r{ieu1Rr inst•-nce ,.HlS thrPi~ bln.st~; oi' n, J01i~e wh:tstlC'. 'I'br:- .r:.V ."ek'~ni' tl"OOfS :.hc::n rose rmd in n }'t~ri'ect skir.mish0r form.·1.tion rn~:t0d t:-te: front lit1•·s • .. t 2)~;. th~· 0nemy m3.flf!.g~~d to pen<"trnte Pi. sm:-~.11. portion oi' th~.~ H co;m '1.ny front. '.!,'f:.c· cn•,~!r.y l'H:>n,::,trr•.t-ion ,"··~~ c(;ntninr?d until F1deq•1rt•' r,-·CP!'V·..,S cn>tld r :.;inf(.)J'Ce ComnP.ny n wh 0 '11 a SltCCeS~Jfu1 count~r ... ttCJck wns ln•uwhc-d~

c. Dm•ing t.br: rcrnrt.inder of the time- at Jl,.G.Jt'J-ri, 'u:ite of b:d.,tn.lion gnd .rC'gW.cnt!)J s'l?<·::· regrc,1ped Ftround O'~r d,::fPW?es !Jnd. '"lf11'f~ cons-s~·ntly h?trll!JlC'rGd by l'l.ir, ~~rtill<>ry, mor·v~rs And S!l'I~.J,J r.rms •. 'tf.flfTI1Y tn.ct:i.cs ln s·tb.sr-·gur•nt ntV•cks did not Vf.cry ,;x6el;'t P.-s e.hown br-low •

. rJ. ..t O.J/~5 ~Jn '1 :Jecernh~r 19)0 PJ1 !;Stimr•tcd r~~lPJr\Y b"lt'tn1ton mr~.S[~i~d for "tt.,_ck on Obj~;ctive u;,H. 'l'h\·' r•.Lt..<'Jc~ ~'l!:=tS nrece:?ci-::d by ft lor.f' biJi(1n c<)·I:J which r.lert,:.•d t.bP. dC?fem;n forcos. 'fhis unit us,;d nr~.r"ch:1t,, f.l.·'.N's for j ]lnmi~~·tion. T!:lctics WPr0 Cp~ite similttr to th.o-:>e T:r'r.>v)nqo-l;y ~"r:ccntnt. -).-.d. No T'Niei..rrt.t:'..on w:-1s rfi.'.Jrie nnd n.fter some thrr?e to fo11r front.r·l r·tt:->cks of N>t.iJw t••rl. t·l::-.t,oon si•,,. tr.c onc:n:v withdrr>l'l,

:· •. Th,_;. d('f.:nsivu tncU.cs •of th- Ghin ~S(~ C6rrr<1'.l~i~t Forecs ·\'lnTc· t.+wse of fJ. 'very weli, o·''(.:.ani~cd nr.t.lll'•.. .1ll dc·fcnsivr:· !JOSi.!-ions h~><i all Pl:'01.lnrf s·.··cqr::i.ty, FoxhoL:s Rnd ~1•'h!··ons ,•.,_:r "l:J .. -l'·o~ition.:·.,j_":so ns .1:0 h . .,.·J,:ll'L'l!'.'Uy ~P1rportinv. 'FoxholeS 1·\l'crn cxtT',:-J10ly wd.l constr,Jct,-d, Cr:r·(' \'J-'\S t.;"'lk"n to T rotc~et dc.ff::'ndinp:. tro0'!"S froir, ~ . .'1.1 t~n· ('C. o:f 8.ir b-,r;;ts ~·.nd fror~ atrafi.ng. 'l'h:is vr,.s d0rH' by tumwlinr b:.ek nndn· th<.' s1~r ··,cr·· uf the r.rm;nd, In fl:lTJY C1J8c;S, connr.ctinP' t.rcnch<:·S IF-ro d1!g b,-t,wc·n foxhol-'s. Def--m>"iv"" fODitions "'(•rr- c:lY"{'i\1ll1Y iH:':'..'nctf'.d to gtvJ> ~ cvv <r~;d ro11:t P of wlthdr&W.t1 fror; trw' · · rord.tion, \1

r. JJb~n Cl~tt--wking ecmvoys the' ~~n':~ny 1l.tiliz,;d th·:'!. r.idV<'f3 !•nd d1:·fjl.''S to th.dr h(JSt ndvr~nt:·v,r, Lr-ndinr; troo•:s w·r~rr_' p~·rrnittn:J to br·e•k :- thin w:': k ].Lee wi.t..hcu'l r1~cc,iving f1 r,:· from f'ith'·T flr.nk. •lh""n 'i/1c' .,.t,t'•C'.kinr: troons hP-.d ndvfmcc:d into tht' dE·fil·~ nnd cnmJlj.z.r-1'1 thpJr.!?.t?)v .. ·s,. stronr' forceR w:.\.t.h -':l.~tom·J,ic w ·<u~ont> olo:H:U in frf)/11 tl,w. hir:h r~rcmnd on -bot,h fl_r·nkR ;11Jcl .to j_j~p l'P'H'.

;;. Compl~t(' org.t"tnii:Ht.i6n of ·th•> enemy w.'lf, impossiblf" 1,o drt.c·nr.ine ctu .... ':..0 th.-:; r.;"'r.,-r~~l ignorr•.ncr of thv: Frioon,r~ of d'Fl.T,, .It ·iR kno~~~lj how~ l'v.~r, f:>orn th·" l ri.soner of ·,fnr J-t,~'·.ofts_th· t. th~.~' _un~t w,:'.S ·"'D1'"1 .. 1T<''d by tf1>· 1?2nd, l73d~ 174th HegirJk:l.ts of ·th,-,·el.-iin·'."i;~·co·I:;rr~unist 5::tt.h Diyision ".nd ,, he l76tb : JLvgiir,('flt of 't.hc s )th 'IJ'l v·isiorr. y r' r~;on ·::'::3 'of .Jr<r ~··lrthPr r--r10l"'Lf.-rl thr~., of Lhrsr~ r•~rimf!nts h·".d I.rtort.' th·;n ).$> c~·~;~J' U.i.·-'S ri.s <'l rr'S11lt of thr·ir !>1.;t.•tcks on Out: ·pn.sitions ,,vhil,:, th" 172nd ~tc·r~iu.-tfL ]c!i·d .;bont I·)~> C"31r'1tic·s, Ot~<) Prisoner of .h.r r·'~'ort- .·d wh:m his b:-t·r,r .. l ~: r:;: ~Tnflf; ~·c th ,, :·nc~qri~n bol"d-;r t-.. s Qrp,!tniz,ti.on \~: .. .s ,.,c, fo'.lowfl' '.i:ht ,. r::..rr .. :::~~·l'l.~ rn.L -,~, '1nd ow· c{unbin'\tion. hi'~r·.cjq•.ll•l"t'f'l"A ·,.;Iiri· w :' .. rons c;or~pnny. ''l'h.t r,;· >v,-~r.-.. 'L('fl off'Lc_.-,~·s niJd 'J.20 qn~int~?d, nt"thr-t tj:m,: J iil ~~ttc:h i-':!/:1~".' C.orr.· ::n:y., iJiB :b".t't..;:lion

-'1-



• • _QONl•'.UJ>::NTI •• l,

st,,rt.,d ·:ith t·:vo rJ2r:1m mort:,rs rmd eight 6d1nr.1 L:ort~.rs.. They i:r•d nr1 !''J

:x i.hl' tr:ly 1 11'1 l"0'HidH for the d2/ f; nnd f1}))'roxi:e~·.tPly 21.C rounds for thP

60 s. ·;';wh in~~:.r.t::·'y bf1tt~.1io~ h,n.d tbrP-e hPnvy r:'l~·.chine {!11ns Btlrl r>f'Ch com

t rt:1y ht1d t'.wlve lir;ht Wlchi:1e r,unfl. The mauunj_tinn SllT~ly for tl·(· li!':1t

mrch:nc r:nns wr1:=; su~ r osedly linitcd to one box l'"'r f.'lm. On cross_i_n~~ Ulf:

j···Jo.nchurirln bordf'r en.ch miJ!l vms iss·u€'d '~ po•mds of riue flfld ~'J r6unrJR of

srrt'111 fl.rms Rr:U'·mnition. ~~ltbsequent· to tn11t thcr.~ "!r·s no orrrP.nizcd n·\.tf'n: t

t.'t resurrly. ~"cldir:-rs h·~d to-dnrend on'v:J.Jnr-·t~s frn' W·'Y'rr'.th.~nd food,-

h. Known ene1:1y or-~sj_nf' tbj_s brt·talion d•1r'~.nr tb; ,.,ction covc·rr·rl by

this rPport· w(l.S rp)-roxinht~ly lf; ,000 reinforc(~d ·dth somt hllrt>E"· drfl.W::-1

r·rtl.llnry t~nd Ol'f't.nic mo:rtr,rs~ :-_rlf'JF:lY; Grsonnel lossps nre S'.U'tr:"rr-rize:l 0s

foll0·1'S:

: 1)- 5dth CCP lJi vision: ¢

>t) "l?2 CCF I\ep,ir.lent, :reinforced - (f~ii,sti:.'lr~.t o·d '3 ,)()") c:~s~;rtltir'S

(b) 173 CCF H.f:>t-.-::inpnt, rl:':lnforcf3d - e;..,r·:stitr~1t<·d l ,'!)C) 01'1SUr>J.t,i.e;

(c) 174 CCF Heginnnt ~ tc~inforC.-:d -- lQ.:-i.st irn;1t, ~·d l, 758 CnSlJI"J.t;ieR

(2) 59th CCF Gjv:i.sion:

(3)

( !•)

(b) 176 ·eel" ~£,_.·i:il.1cnt, relnf'o~·c:-d ~- ~~-!~~Btim~tod l,?:;o r''1Sil".1tiN;

i osf:ib~-Y 'oth:·T r.;g:irn•":1tB. i:-•£>c-; lh-::t.e 1{., br:lo111·,.

Bst. iJ;-~r.t,r·d nnrl r~~Portl?d r·~Slll'ls of

:'1 nr:•.ssin~' ~-'nd inlerdictior:i" ·.,,rtLlcr:v,

! ir .t..nd .'.'10rt·,:r fit'?:S in tile w·nnr:1l r.re; n.round H .G.JW--ri - 1/EstiJn."ltc'·d %,5CO .C''f::'11r•1tiPs

...., •"'~•- - ' ' 1J z•..-, '7' ::>V -,,J v~ ~ To':.·!]_ c·,s•tnlti:;>s, killed nnd \'W•~ndcd N\stin--tr:~.}{.l.l,!J)•l. c-,_s

(4) 10./1 r, _ 3? by this n_ntt; othe-r 'mit.s nt It lf,H:l--r:l t1:r1~~ ,j in

J"O·J's t!'U·t·Jr :d by them dircctl;y to Division lC·J stock·-tde. ':.'he nqr,b.-r o:'.'

the 1.'1.ttcr is 11nknown.

NO'f•:.D: @- .:t.:cf.-ort-r-d b;J l O.m, Ur.\~ J ('·.j r~ o:ct~_-d t!-int, _0111y

:tbo'11t, /~',:0 w~r,-, ]_,.,ft in thP 172 CCF J(ef'jLlCO·nt m·:ior

t.o :its lr-s\. ~lV/-Ck Gn 1. Jcccmbcr. J C.ls of th·''

c''-h;;r Gt.~F .J/.,-;::i-·.lf"nts rcr_:c:rL·d OV"r j 'f;, losst:s;

hu.~cver, only f).)}) of ttv-ir '1'/u str .. "rw·th b·•s b f'J'!

.'•.fH'\c-<.s~~d ns· cnR•_pltirs.

If This fignre is b:l.nicr.Jly n ro11gh :;stiur·tc. &orrw

-.;-:·;_rt of ·it. rnn.y b;::~ d1t1:U.~rd,>>d ln !,l) :•nd (?) ·'uovr1.

~;_., - This tot<Jl fl.gur"l -inc1·1des on .. '_y }oss.es in tr: ~ PlC'J~o;;nU3 ·Of th<:: tvm listed ccr~ Dlyisi.ons~ It is

nossibl--, t;-:·;t ot:v·:-r; ·m-t-:.s r•n,c'{n.fc:d i!l c~~s em

H~>G-"•R:lJ-rit but- wer-t: not known d'1"' to l,.ck of l CJ'fs

fron th~"'"l.

cf - Intd.liJ;cncc indicr.ted this diviGion h .... C nc'lt. en-

g·-. ·ed 011r forc(:s prior t.o l-! •• G<>El~---ri.

l. '-':rlui:'fil('flt llSrd by th~! enw1y ,_,,...g of no si.·etndn.rd tynf.: ... ,. vr< ~--t r:1~~y

wr•rc <'1Uip}od •·•:i'Lh ~;'"lfH-·r· ?.·,hra ril'lc of' Gc·riil-'-n, 8;;.:-ch, -'l.fl,.j t}tin;~sc- r•;·n-

u i'· ct1H'<'• The snu·.d 1,"-~.d~l:'.S werf~ 12quir·r0d •rith Tho;:trson Wlb~n.,_cf:irH" ?-:nn::J,

Cn.lu45~ or. othrr snb7m:;-chiqt_: ,t'l!'JS of ... m~i'ic"r. 'tnd. brit] . .sh !I'J."'rl'l~r..ct•Jrc~

.'; 1'tjri'.c nHt:.bc-r of troo'rls w0rc erJni.Ppc:d ·with :J~S •. C~.rbin·?S ;<nd e,s. riflr-sJ

:•{--1 •• \ r'c-w 0f i~h~· off'id~rs cn~rl.ctl··C'ch:·~~ -~; '!; -.:"•l~·,<.tt,ltr"d i"..;~qJS :.r r-httbls,

eR.ljb,,·r "7 .62.. The cr.(·i·,ly :q~,a ~9PV'T·i1] -lot::-.. ,:.r, ' ·(·,t l'1"'l.6hin.~ f"'J1S ."nd :-1ro·lfl1inr,

J_ ight irti"-.Chinc !~Ufl8' .C:::-<1.1. .30, Jd JJ,1.:~J~.· • .T'i;-;· -n,. y ·,~_:'H. kJ':!01·\'l1 ·:ilf.b to 1PVC ~1Scd

the ~.1;-;xim ?.62 Ja\llU )v.-. .. -,.v:r In'•.chln-~:: r_:Un. -H:i.cJ ··:~Ji·i.· -·~:,-·,·;,~r~- th:· Gt.,·nr~n~d

,.r:~erichn 6'.)1TH ,:l,nd ~~:._l!Hl (rtTJd./or :-3~'J;U,l) w:Ltl: .r,, fc'"-'1" :_,r.YJt-J;.:J (3'5,. -1hr·~r v;:-·rc>

found to. hr·'Vt .• mericr,.n •·q'liP:'I. nt inCl 'lqifi!-'; j_r~tr.-;nc h~rw ;:;oo-~s, c -~nt · · ~m1,

to_;ilf·t :1.rticJ.(,~:3 <'.nd ch~r"rnwt-~r·, J~1t~o·st ·~1J scldi 'TS h''d :it.'ns of PqttiP

nH:·nt· Jf1.1.dt> in sn~nghJ.i •. H Gtent n:-ny C-Trric'd 'h-.n~l.(>drin<' r·i11A ·.,nd Ol-i'lrrt.

DECL<\SSIFIED


r<:.n.ch of the f.lo.LdiE!rS on bdnr; s·-;~rchcd 11/~';.S fo1mrl to h~'W(' 11. COJnT·L·A., fid of to:U.r-t r.,.rti(~lC>s. ~hrdr uniforJilS wr::f'P of t.h0 ·":[!.J.iltd 'olive drR.b t)'T''"'·, blo,Jse And tromu>r~. Sho\'"S wpre c.·mw·s tor., ler-tlpr sole •. Sow' of·th-· r.·risOJlr·r::;; tn.l<:J'n oit the l<'.l:lt dny w.-,rG- C'OI.fi""fl''d with hob-n.~·ilr·d ht1lf 1 or·U~rr shor-s, No· sL--·'1 !Jrln.etS 1·f('N' found, T:1('ir twf·::l p:vlr con;i.str-d ~f P: C!'; sirnil"r to 011!' lnrr~:~ck1~ cr.~p w-ith f'ur li:; "d r~n.l' fl.~ps, It r~i-1:ht b--· 1:ot"d th•1l I!ht.n;Y'-Wrri:- not ~~~dq·pd with -g.low,s. ~·· ·r-~v bodirS w.~Y'" obsr:rv.-;1 in th-~ r~f'.r of th~ 1j•ssnu,.lt troons .which wr:•rr~ dr-.. ss ·:d ~"nt"ir"lY in b.l-"lck, T·h·':~e FJ,"ty hrtv0 bt·(m_p~btoon lr,rrl---rs b11t m.o:::'r~ lik,""lv w.-. .;..r ,e;.~cqrit;v troops or cor.llniSGr>rs. Individun.l soldi"rs dj-Q not Crn'ry first •dd l~·~ek.r··:.!;, · -.~.,.c,h sold~_cr c~·.rri0d_ fror1 4 tO 6 COllfPlSS~on h:<1Wl r~:::: .. ·n'"jd"'s. j. Prior to COI!:bn.t (1J) r:\.nk ·insi~~CJ.l•·. w:-s n"l pt1}';~n'tly v,'T'l.OV''d, ;fov·r·v.·r, "' f(W officH'S did not 'i--.·'TT!Ovr th'"' r . ..,d r;:lrinr on thdr '.m:ifor>I~.s.

0., }'or ~.h,> O)':~'~itiom,,l J~,,riod ~O'VC:T'cd in tf.is report th.-'· C-'•El1)~2·t_.i,·~l of thifl 1mit tot,·tl::~~b~-e, or 3ffo of t_h.-· initi~·.l str··ngth. of the> b·:t~ ....... lion. Thca0 ctl.SlH'.lti·-~a iU'':· broknn down to 33 Killr·d .in .nction, 2];0 \(cHmcl ~rl in /.ctic:m, "'5'1:lh1sirw in .:otion,' U) Dir~d of ~lounds, -'1~ .Sick (·····N:_,n•t·>d, . ,_ ''* ... U. D11ring this T,,}•iod ~10 r ··pl.'<C<·!O.~?nte~ 'l'l•_·rr· r -,cciV··d,

c. 'l'h:is brd,1.f·.liou, ·:J·,.·rn.ting ns· Pt prrt of th-- ].st l<.1rinP lii''J'ir.Jr-nt J,},"lyr:::d P mr·jor rol<"• in nrot-·cting t~1c D:ivi~>ior . .~..A.>ft in thr· vicinity cf H;,r;_,H!J-ri. Uopon r.-·.~chinr J-i .. G-.. JW-ri it 'I'Tr•.s (•v.i.cJ .. nt t.h: t. t.h.-· t"'T'il!1<·t.·r w,"1s rrP1Ch too },.,rr-c f<;Jr o:.t(' b<·tt.''-lion to orrr.rd7.<' ,nnct df"'f(•nd. ThiR ·L.>rob.1-;m WI•S com~o,~r..df'·d by t.hro lr,.ck of on,· r'~tr~!'or'P-Pd c1x1, nn-;v_~ ~)\:.c'rs w-.T :imm ·d:ht':'ly t0k:·n .to nlnc.;: •Jer~!·:nts of this unit ih ro~:i.t~oDf'l whr-rr- V·.r· en•"'~"'W wr·D 1no~;t Jil·~···]y to ".ttr.ck. This c}-wj_cr. of d(·frTJ~d.v:-- r~)fd.U_on;_; n·ov'd t.o be l:nth wisr- ,.,nd t_<:c.tlcctlJy sound f'S the main .::.ff::ortf.: r;.f :01tCC··•·rli!:·· r·n,.,r'ly ,..._t.-~~-c.ks wrre dit' 8ctc·d f'.gn.imrt. thc•t ~:ortion of th{' p . .,..:r:iY---'.,,T h· cl by l'ler'l~'nts of this 1:r'1tt'l]jon.

d, It wrJ.s nr-c:·:ssnry in ord-.>r to hcwco {In :1.·,1 ~,ron:J.d de.f('flsr to c··ll 0:1. vt~.riO•lS sr;rvior-' Wilts to OCC'l]:.Y fl l'()X'ti0n of U·.~. 1 .~riJ.lr-t . .-r. Ir; ord-~r to f! c;;(lJ1]llish d'f:"'ctiVi-'lY thi8. t:Ji.-.-in, ·r,ll unit~; w-:Pn rut und"':r t.hP or-:or: i.iocrJ. control of this b'ltt':lion for thP N!Or·rhnr·t:Lon ~nJ c>md·Ict, of ~ ... l <2 dr-fcnf,t· oi' this h·q>o ( ref·~renc(~ lc) ), In tot..,_:_) twu:t;y-1.-i'/O (22~ diff<,rnnt c oJ;wnnds wo•e r.· pr.-;?Sr'tJt..;d ( cnclo~l·lrr- ~; J r r1 r;rc :~ ;-) ) • '~'t1is {')'0111 .,.;:1.s interrrr..,ted into the dd'<·.nRt• nnd SllC.:crsof1_lll;v r -,_ Ll~.-~~j rn ,.~t,d r_,nr·11y !".tt.Pcks of overwhcJraing nnr:tbcrr:, lt wr-.8 t..hr•ongh Htc: conc•,rt.0l effort of th:i~~ _, defensp forCf.l th··t thr: b:•B(· r .. t E;,Q,.Idf-ri was h-cJQ .''tJ()T,~,fic· 'Vri}n.bl.-o to thr 5th ~nri ?th 1':11rin,,s ~ '1.nd <:'.l(-'LH'mts of the 3l::.rL .'·T:d 3:;-c_ HCT fl t",S r,. r: ."c c wl·Pr~· +,h<"Y couJ.d :rr-st, rf~orr.r•nizf', n~grour, rnd cont.imw U11:·· ·-.ttr•ck to thr f>outh. TJ:,, SHeocssful holding of tlw ct_,)fcns~' lil1t:' .'t~: chcscr: <1)_so cw·.blv-d th'-' construet.ion ,1nd !'lr1't,ntrmn.nc•' of. '"In rlir fL.~ld w!".ich ~ rov..-·d ir:vtl.w-bl ,-. fer rcfJUf'ply rnd pvr·c·~~·.tion,.

(• Dm--.·-rw Ute• ln.st forty--two hourf> ·.·-rio::- Lo thr: r·'onmlonr1·"nt nf t:/.(},',j(IJ-ri thr rr:Vflonsjbility for ~the d0·fnnl':<> Wr•R Vo>str.d i.r. Uw )th 1:.--.rin< S, 'fhjs bi1*-t.n)ion occll: ir.d t.h(' south nnd Wf:st R,__•ctors d'lrinv this r •Tiocl.,

f. ThjB bn.tt f\.Li.on w:>s ~d.t!lCh.o:;!d to. tl-h' 5th L"".:--'i.n;~s for the '~rivr nee fro:>\ Jl/',G:,wj..:ri to KOTC-r1 wtlr."iJ it rr·Vn.•t-* to ita r.·•rt·nt OJ'j"!:').ni't.f"I.-Lion~ lhile r· t KOTO-ri onP cor-:1 nn~.: wr s 1.1t.ilizcd in, th;' ~ r·"'"''in~r:t· r · dt;fr•nf>r- Jf th~·t b.<"·S,~, 11.nd JJS thr_, Division ·rKN -d on tmv···rd ·~;_,j_HJ;JI\:G· 'lh~ . .s biJt"Ltilion rcJ_j -~vr·d dcr'1e-nt~r; of the 7th T1nr-in~·s on t.hr,,,-, ob.JI'Ctivn; -'·,lC1·:·r L'F ,::J:-t ·•·21d fnrni~;)1r·d J"J'Ot --~L jon for tlw v•.SBn,:::.--o of th( l'C' r dr:J tmto .fr:w: fVI'U J'i to t.l11 -'"'q• of thi' T r.e~s J_f,!'ldirw t() Ct,INHUNG-ni._ Th, .. · l'~·r~:lir.der' of. th.· ·;,:r(',)'. ,.f~.s r·li~.---l.• vtti,h this uni.t i' orninr r•. 1-nrt of thr· Di viEd-on tr·:'.in. · g. It b noteworthy h-rr- t.br .t th· -~e CT·:-·r 1 tions 1."7-·f·>· confiucL'd unrl ·r rw!Ot d:il'fir.ult :w-,"l.thC"r cO:ndit.ions. 1'hrc tu.11'-r'ratur.· i.'lt·s 'qr:o:St cnntin'l'lll~'

-P- • DECLASSIFIED


• b.::.low Z('ro <1.nd thf' dj strmcc covr:rr,d b.~twfFTl H.,G .• lW··ri nnd H;~, ,HUNG hr··d to be dorw 1mdrr. fr:-rced m~:rch condition~,·

h. ln ST'itc of th0 oold and r:ne,n:1y nCtio'nfl, this b:•tt.,J i.on w··s .n'Dli· to movr': fl.11 of jts o:rr1,nic t>qu,i:rn·~nt _r>.nd BllPI·lif':~ to JI,.,NJ.fmG wi".,h th(' loss

Of OD1y On(~ f'lr:'lb'Jli\Jl.CC (which }Jfl(} .to_ b·C ri~·r,troyr_>Q o.~Cr'.W'(> it W'•~ StPr rd Rnci holriinr. 111~ t.h•''C011ll'U1)· rtnd On!"? true~ '-'fhicih llfll.R d ··11troy.:"d by r'll r-nPf'Y r>.mb•.tsh.

i. 'I'hr: <"n(.:l"·_·,y loss,s· dur)n.~; thi~: T>criod 'lfPt--= an rflti.n•\t-·d 11 ,.)GO Ci'l.9lh

ltitL:s of ."11 ty;,t"l.S ·fror. t.iu: 11.cti(">n an::l3:J i :rioozvrs Clf 1.-/r"'.r. It :b b-:·-_icvrd ·: til<:>sp rr.>poJ•ts ~.r; ~ substl"n:.tt•.lly correct sincr· rrt~ny of thr> J·C:rs rr·T'w't"rl

thnt t,hr::y h·1cf o\l.;r 50:,;, cnsttnlties in tn0ir r;;-r,i':"t0nts. lt js ~T(:-b,'1.b1 ,, t h".t cncPW lossc·s werP sui-rstrmtifllly norl' th"'n fltn.t ·oi P.s r'rl S01V r~ r ~r-ortr,rl. t'·r,t thr: bette-r pl'lrt of fo•1r Cbin•'S<:' Corrn,miet ForcC> lt.r·r:in-'."ltR, which wr•r(• _.,l.·"'l"t':'•nt.~ oft. m- Cliin"SF Cor:1!ll.ln:iF>t Divisions h11_d h-' n tl, ~i1•: 't.ni ,,_fl " rc:fl•.llt, of thf'ir r'0Pr'r.t-:d .'•tt..,cks 'Wrd_nst cur r-os:it.-~~Om'.

.l• f10l'-~lc

PJ'crl.

D11ring the' /'l.ction ,.,,t H .. G.,HU-.ri rmd -;-,be r.•.it :<:eanC\nt ·.vithdrtw<·l th·· of the bf1.ttf'lion W"':i cxc"':lJ •"nt consJdi-Tin.·· tho o-onditiorw :·;1cq•mtThE> (".Ot'lbrl.t c-ffici<-ncy Vflrir.tion :is cor.cL1-:ort~d to bt; r~.s fo)..l_o•··JS:

2 " ---·-·'~- , rr• ~ "~ - 014!. v .. .-.~;·ll-•':.:r .l.'I.-'V "V '-',II"

9 D0cenb•'r l'_,l);_) - 50 - ~·)'}(,

.!'!. lt -is bf'li~vr:·d Woi·thy of cor-u'l~~nt th,..,t i.n this inl'itf·nc(-._, t':v· hnt.btlion hr.d S,lffic~:'n~ .. tirrh? to 'f)lfln n.nd l r-"'T .".:rr-- fO:' thi~ t'l~JV"·!'i-'flt,. }'l"'ElN~ nn t,t-d_A J'lr1nnin,•· th~ h"'t'-':"<lion e1.r:t:"iV•"'d F'.t th"' follo•.dm' 'cct1n1•r:-J:lcr:c;:

rl·: 11 niu1J~lll1't of: fol!-1' (4) clnylirh'L hours i.s r"'f'Plir--·.:l .f\.::-try h")t:··''l jm, t.c _bN:<>k c.'lP.:tr rffici.o-ntly Wh"'n it is n•JC""s":•ry to

fT1-E:-':.,r·ik- t-.nts,

(2) Ji;il''.itt,y-.srv•:n tr,tcks .'\TO r>.;11lj_rnd t.u li:"t -,fftci ·n~.l.Y :-n .'iu:f··n· tr·y b'·ttr,lion d·~:ring co)d w~'''.t1kr.

Ci) Suffici<-nt rcl'lfmi.n;· ti;·;· i.s ·"'"•·nt.Hl to off'·ot ' SI"C>o'~h FOtcir l'lOV('fF'nt.

(h) Thr· u~;c- nr' ,.,_d\!"fJOc' .l:'~.j;i(iD rll:ti--·~; -~r'•"'.U7! dr:•crf'r.~-;-.s th• cc:---::fuaion rnllt]tin;: from I:-toViE!' into f\ w:w nn'd Unf-•I:"d.li"r' r<'~·;:'tticr..

b. In th.~ rolr<nniil!" ·st~· (; c·.msid,:-rr,_t'ion w.":=i riv-:n to r-C'rt-onn·-·1 , oold we."lther snppli:>s.: i,r,., qlotb:Ln£.;, t('n-::.s, st.ov·~~,_flJCl, etc., i'lLd Utr Wt-flthr;r it~r>l.f.o J~, W11.8 f'o•ltld, !15 r>.)'r!_.iCf) "'~F·d, ti': ·i;, thr• _M.!liTl Vnr·j_:'b1.•·

.t rlo..;lAtl, t."."-iD13tlOl'L3.tiOr1, WP.,S thr,- C.<\'l::'>i~ of' t~ir n,-:-<j.o!'ity Of cOh~-!_jr<-t:f::mB

which 'V"'Y'(~ r~nco•mtr:J'(--j (;..~c ·c_." )-;;-low).·

(l) Th'. foll0·-~in!~ co:·vr:r·nts ~nd rocon":l-..'T.ld,.,tion~ rcr---rf'linr' t.rr nsr•ort..,U_nn f•rr' ··r·h·J'Ifi\v cqr,c.Tnr:d •.v5 .. t:1 mov•7•1 :nt in col·i '~'~'~P1···r. Th.~v r•.r(-, how·'vr:-r, in J,v:··!l:"i" i.n.flt:mCN1 fr·lt t.o b:• rnpro~r:.:_~L..~_ 'lw)cr :·1uy c:c1rt'riJ.ti,on.--;.

( n) 'I'hr> trnr•'pp.r·tur; nr·n,=>ss·nry; · >·:cJ -'I•·V T-~ ·• tD w:,ri:,

ing wh 'n n ''nd <::d.

d.id not ('n;r:in ·;3

,_.;· n~J.-.-:·. v "•hic~.r·S _j.nm .--;t",.,-Uv .• " lt f"·-···111· •-rLl_y to rc.,'3~··tr'' lh:·:i.r st·1.rt~

(0) ~)r.ciw should t~ :rr J:'IPV, _d ·fY'()J. y.-; •. c- _ ,C! ''r.·· , .. cir·J.l;>' tl-v cnr,inr; and i.f possibl··,wi)o··i-~n !·l,;nks·•:;]'ic,··:J. ,m-J.·r t··:~ "1: .F- 'lh···:-tl.d'-L

fOr fln,V }.-,n_r,tll' of tjro,-.. in P-. J:rrkinr!:- :.:~~>r,

-12-

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I '

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.QONF IlJ Tj}J1'l,,L

(c) V·-tJicl,s 1.·~n1i to.11s~~ snore f11d. in cold v~<~flth"r ."nd t~is should !:w consiJcr('d in lord.stics rl•mni.nr,

(d) Thf".U.sc:> of v0hi.cl('s to't~:'nsro~t tro1ws rnd/or ''rnrmm:ition d1~riJ.1,r: 'lfl' ."l.ttn.C){ fmi.St .bP nntici'r nt0d, 'J-toUt0fi Untst b;:- Ch0SC'l1 ~.nd r-JriV;'J'S r• cq~t-·dnt-~:4 with S811le. lt wrr~~ founrl th1t d~ylivht r-:;conn~.iSsrtnce by v··-hiclr driv,.:rs, thr. ·Sr:i_r•ction of :rr.ltori-Jc,tr ro11t<'s, ~.nd t.h" nssurPner th .. t t.h<" rond WOlJlct bP t:r>P.fi'ic:<>bl·.., whm n···f'd~:>d prm;(•d VjTJ' uR· t'·tl in t.h• rl "f:~n.:w nt. ll,V.l- .HlT-ri.

(1) .1':-:..:-- nPcOsslty of h vinr~ to trm-V<:"·:tnto combnt with th'· b;·ttn.lion ;.dnus one rPinforccd ·riflP ob!•JPnn·y coq~d •.'i :ll :o.~lVP rrov'"'Cl .fJ tr,J. b·toh 1 i~~cer.1C:C~.l coJ;-:rd.t.tmr:nt.~ P,t .b,-,st ·ero . .,_£Jy rr:d;lCc <:r. lJ.ni.t Is fif"ltt.:\n.l? --~t~llitv !1.nd ·.,_t worst J.o"'ds to cic>fc·C'.t in detail.

(2) lt is .bdj.ev ·d worthy of n:ntion hc~r" th,<Jt .'\f;f-'ifl d'1r·i.rw th.-· wit,hdrrnw.J fl~(l!:J 'iCU'.:.'O-ri t.ht~ l..init \¥nS 'rr:-quirr-d to reli .... vr~ (·ln·,,.:.nts of HCT 7 otLthrcG objectiw·s whiCh Wd"'c. so-'sj_t,_u-•.tr:-d thr-t rio oni) rifle COi':l'"FinY conld b -,' S'lPP~rt,-..d by 'JnY Ot~:r• . . (3) It it-: strongly !'(·cor,rn :ndc ... d thi·t r:. Lnt.,'llion not be=-· bro',;c-JJ int:l f.Wtrlilor t!l.sk org~·nizntions for th·""~ J r··rforr,~~-nc.-c of ~r:ist)ions wh('lr.r it is 0SScnti~.l th1t the r-•ni.ir'.' unit, ,.;ith its f'l11tll."l $l.zl-<ortinp: CC\;,-:-t.hiJ.it.ic,s, be uti1iz(~d,

(4) The following conurJ.,~nJt.a ""-!''~ sqbr:d.tt >d rrpc:rdirw t:-,c nCVf"JWnt fror.1 H.-.G.,HU-ri to F . .-.MHUN3;

(fl) 'I'h(~ nncGsfdty of Wb'lrin~ enour:.1 clolh.inP~ to k'(·t· ·v--.--T' wh'.·n i..h(> "'-wt-'mn··!' . ..,'t.·ll~( is n(:...,r z,.-::ro gren.tly dt"·cr ·r~.S(·s· thi· firrJ,irv ?1~·.1_Jity, nov~:r:::·nt c fH r>.bJ li ·:.y, :md physic·,_} condition cf r,.,rsonnr-1. (b) ln conjunction wit.h (r,) :o.bov('; t.-.et'i.c;·l E.. ~curH~; di1rin;:c: .r_ov-:nwtD in cold w·_•;:·ti:,fer is most dil'Jic•llt to r;·,·,int<-dn. J<':-_ti_r~nc so:Jn do.vdops into 1-~·th,.:tr/;y nnd Jt 1rivir...~ J,•':.d.--·reili1· i.<; rP'pi".",o·d,

(c) Ii..; i3 u-_·lj_.,v d th..,_t two (2) :.\iL:s is t.h,-' l'l~·xirrnlln cH~tnncc th·•t FJ. 1u:dt nhould J.Y--!'Ch jn colrl w,.,·;th. r bcfcr< l•·ll~~chlm· ~·n ~.tt"lck.

(d) Jt is rNw:.r,;·r.~.d· d tn:t str"l.w or so}·:,>thirw siniJ·r b., pl "'Ced in vehic.J. ''S in ·_·lhir;h Jrlcn n.r · riding.

r, tf!rt"d. stny hot

(.•) l l,..,nty of hot foo·j should be '"~V"'il...,bJ.--· b··f(Jr,, ,-._ rr·rch ~s lf vd1icl•"S nccr:I:'Jl ~·-ny troops, hot d:rioks co r,,··ck(d th:--t. th;-y wiJJ f;hould t'>'"' t.-·kcn slong .-..nd dist.ribllt".j,

{f) It is ndvis11.blP thf•.t whn: rnr:rchinv thr('llf'h nr.~vs wlwrr wood j_s u,n;-,vnill.bl· thl\t fuel be: t .. ::-.k-'n co mr-n cr·n w.1.r1a th·'I:'!!~.--,l.v-~~ .-J·1rjrw tl!•' -l.P!lf'·'l" bni_tn.

(r) B1-C:P:U-'JE> of thr· confi-n--·s of r:~.··rchin:r n,L;;mp- n !-:o...,d l'."'f'.k:·d with Vt"'hiclns_~ it _js ns;:;,..ntif•l thrJ.t tfll'' hnr~lj ;1m:: •""~nd P:r'OllH'l of 'I colut'L'l 'h~C> st;ror.g ~md ng_grr:-:ssj_v,,, .·rnd th1~ .1l] 'l~?IW th-- c_o.l:m1n t::l'ouns b,, C':l-,"1hl of rP)e1linr n.n rd .. t~ck.

(h) IL-.finitr· prc.·visior.s Dho,lJ ,J l:11· J,--. h1 th-· cc]ll!tll 0r "t th<' r ''"r for• v(·hic}rs to dck 11p n ·n unn.bJ to ·" JJ~"

(l) 6ot'lli1-'nts .r<nd r--!COJlJ~·NJd~·tions fl.'rtiil 'l.r_,_- b· s don Lh" ~".Xl';:·:rjcnccc of this unit in this type: of comb1'ltJ ~nd r'"rt·jn •St 1 C'~j.-.JJ.y to 'ltlits

-lJ-• DECLASSIFIED

Korean War Project USMC-04400091! I '

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• CONF JD~<JIT LL ~--. ------of bnt:.ali.on s-i.ze and SJ"L-1-lle~.. It is also b~}ieved So'md t~A.t hi.ghe:r "'~~Jf:"lnnr. not, Sf'~"':~rAt~ orp;~.nic tmits to thA t'>Xtent thnt. th'"'Y Ctl"P not. r~lJ.'Llt~

tllly suntortinr,.

( 2.) Q.:J'li'Ji_~"' }.:::Jik:tlfi (A} lt i.o believed J'ln.nda:t.ory_ that q.,fer)Siv"' tt..ctics a.p;Rtnr.~t

t:ht> rrfl.ser:t c>nen:v incJ~ud~- i'. 'tir.hl T'rrinc>ter dGfPDSB. Uni"Ls r111tJt b(• nblP to tie in rhys:i.coJly. Criticrd tcf:r•r<in fcrtturcs 'rnit, bf CO'lr'B~, b::- occ unied a;;d hdd, l~ut gn'·S r:tll-~t not bn left vdt.h the idea."tJ·~~,t th(~Y crm. be

· c ovel'ed and dofe:td~d by fire. r rcser1t enerJY tActi'cs of ~tnfiltr[ltion :. and n:i.r:ht attackl'l_ wi11 c:mickly· elimin.f.!te betta~ion control d·lrlnf'; ~ b.'lttl0, beC!.-tnse or.ce jns:Lrl.e ·the ].erirr!c-t·:f, co:'JJ11Jnict:r:,ions ~'~~" bo1md to 1H·: snv(~r<XJ w1.th one or norP .OQ/1} cmiPs, It is strorw:l;v rPcon·v.,nrl~..,d t-f·.?t:

:J.') J\ unU cHt<t1Jl:i.sh a. dAf.-:mniv.G ~-ysi:.i.on, s.~-t n~ 0 t:Vdin ~--cri~:l.c;:ter, (unless of co;.l.Y'se, :.he flrmks [Ire se.cur,8) in 'Vh:i.ch. 1m:\ts fl!'r flll.t·\Hl.lJ.y SUI port:i.np; f.lt ';)"JJ tk·r?R,

<2') 1":-:·n a "r:-n~tr·1tioll is r:K;.r]r' .in l'.i rL··f~>ns~~ r·l""".rir·,d .. "f'

during a night nttA.ck i'! Y~'mtr,-rfl.ttnok sho11ld be~ :!..R:mclv;-d it:ll ,r,dint(~ly (l.nr:i not rut off R.weitjng .dnylirht. 4 This ·..,-n~,s found to b,:" so~md Fffld p.f.ff'Qt :vr r os:1J.ti.nr.: in plnost. alj. cnscs with the ~-.,l')J'l•''L•":r r.-:,st,.)rr•d r!"icr to doyJ.ighr. nncl with v·'·ry f;;-11 or no camlf>l'UJs, ln thf? on;· 08./'>E', )hr.'r1 t,h•· eount.r-TF<ttock wn.s not ccr.lt·lptnd. t rio:r to dayl:\.r~h"t. it irm·,t:dirtr'l;l' slownd do'·.rn;, CH~llr>~.tii"S

b PCf'.,J~f' rxtr']J'!(:'l;t h'];;Vy •

(J 1) Thnt th•' tinf0nsc.• SC'OtON~ assip1.e•d ·to 1mit::; t·(· of s·1ch R siz~ -:.hnt' (n} ~'bov~? Ci'n b'n rcco:""rnlish::d and stj_ll r·-.,~;:->~t •·':>tnb 1

. .l.sh:c"nL of ~• r ··s,~·Pv''•

U-1.1) ./hen r:w:rn thnn onP orgnn~.zFttiori j$ r: ndsLinr' .;:;on;::·,~-1 for d·~:!.'rn_;·;c_, t,:--i:~~, :\]~ b,, rl.nc.O'd •md,,r th.~ control o.f ,nr· i· ··.~ ,.,~~t-''"·

: .( F>) 'J'h c: nor'i::i.'l~. · b.'i.ttn.:.i.on O(),·.,~;~trLc ':''lion fn:c lli:L i ''" ~~~~··r, forth" nost t nr~,. Th':rr· w/·1'r, 'hb'J;.:v ·:r, di ·(ic:·./l,tin: (•Dono.Jn,rr~d,

f1dC'1lln.t,

8'\C.h :!'lSI

(:_l) Tlds L ,.,_, !lUll jl';- v.t.tsitt.. \g) .·;iJ s fron }t,·gj· r"fL

wl:ich int· rn1r.t·~~d norll~fl.l flow of r·fi'-:'cti.v~~ cori··,n ·:nd :>"'cc:iJ1.l sinu<.l5, in Wr,t'e fortum1.tn in· this ca~-, by hr1.\d.ng r,;v0.i:hbl · 'itv·· Di'vis:i.on .i\Jr·sE:~tl'.''

c;=,nt :·r' ·N"h:i ch. ,, oc ~··rlt·.:d.' .011r trr .ffic ·~

(?.t).ln ·tJd.ro; cq~·:c wlt:•l' th: . .-. nul.U.t11.JC' of 1mit;; rnf!J\f'"•'"d in thr nd.ive .dri'en~:.~;, it we.s ·}SI;(·cinll.y jnnort;nt thr':t c:ohtr·.ct ''>'ith ;~11

'linits· hi.~ nrd.ntniw:d. /\l.l.B ,,~ns :iCCOJ'il''i.ishc;d bv r1mning r1 .J.ong locr.l froJ''l llivhdon, and th,· ns·;;· ~f: ~\.ddition~1 ~)l~lt;-300 s.

(.'3 1 ) 'J':·t·· 'scH-.. 3-.)0 eou.l1 b,~ ccnrdd. ,:'f'rrl ~.,t.i pf.,('_•·.(J"r~r 'r·,+ .. h·-rr

r<p-A.in tht.cir notJ'u·,l. or ·rfltion wn.s poor. 1'hr r-xl..rr-;'le -coJ..d-·r..~.d. ·~ ;1,~.l~i-c(·d - ff'.'·dt' on thPI'I•. J:t W'rS n·:·c .. .:SSr\r'Y thnt th<'Y b,-, 1 r~:-hcrtr·d An.,J !.'.Xtl:'~1 C".r';· L."'.lC'ri to"r•r,.·vr·nt i:r,~(:'Z,inr.:, .--::n.,·cil'llly of the h''r.d.sr·t, Durir.r th·· :·lr'-'V'"~'l'·nt fron 'tJAGA;(U-ri to HANI{l!NG, 'VIi<'l1 'it \'/,18 ·nJr1Nit :~r.rossihlr>· to k•; ·T ·t,l·~-=· s··t wi1rl'1'in nos"L C'<S··~s., 'tl:v;'rrtnP,c w.-·.s p.-·dl~C od to~ •. :!' ";l :0'cindrc·d y,"l}"Cis if U!t"' ~,.,t v-:1'1.5 i'mict.ioning .,at·. ~:11.·.. ·

(1,) Jl.::t:.:FI' ,OF; COW I 2£.\I'E

t.n) ·Th.~ S1.:(l·-:r,•':t6.:tv.~lJ-:q.r~o"Lu:r.c·· •.md· r •,v :~:.c:r. ~hi.s ·mh. O'l';_r-=ot .... d d11ring·:nuch·of t~hi().N-:riNd·''ctc~nNi JmY pr::"'f~.lr·;'",r.;~ '0o;·:·, ·~;··1icv'·'rl worthy of coJ~1.'1I'ht: "r'~' :~·~; .fol'J.bWs.:· .. '''·'

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( 1 T) Thf.' p;ro~md W!'\S f011nd to h frc'l.PD to ."\ dn th uf' .•.,s I!nch "s nlnc;tc.·,~·.n {19) inchn:;, This J:i:-,f:lr; tt ·:':Xtr=-·F".r:ly diffic,tJt to dir; foxholes 'Nithout the n.id of cnf!inr...,r toOls. lt is rrcarJr·~rnd·-d th•·t for coJri l.<fc·,.,th"'r Of•I'Jrf,_tions, the> T/R of' ~'n tnft1ntr;v b~tt-r,llon tncl,1rlc .,'i·-lit-1o 1t1:!. J icks, f>X,~~, shovc:ls, c>to,

(.?.') J -'AnoTis, ··f'v.m thoe., cor:yl,-·tply fr•:e of oil t"n,)r•d to f:r(>,-7,e. This w.'I.S f_•rc"V-:>nt<:d by. r:Ct1J, .... l1y n.ring th·"!l nt. f!'r-qur-nt .int!' .... V:"\1_6, ThF Carbinn~ We!'''" th:> FtOst f"!ff ··etr'd by the Cold n~d W"'l"c v<·'ry : .. vwr•1i.-iblc 0.nd unfl:'l.tisft>.Ctor·y. Hiflo~, U'\Chinn guns, r~:nd I.si:II~ s WD11ld f•u;,ct..ion Fr·of'0rly -·Lftcr bc::ing w~:rJ'i(:d U}.:, but W011lri frc1ucntly ·~~··v:" to br: orrr,•tr>d n~'.n·i:~'all;y thr. first few rounds,.

(3 1 ) 1 ''!'scnn~"'l cou.ld on_ly b(• rr·quir!~d to st'"lnrl ~'l.'"'tch for ~"' s ho:rt tiMer It wr.s n·'ccssc·.ry th.qt wnr;qing t.r:nts hn. r.vf\.ilP.bl ,.., t,o r·rcv.·nt fro at-- bit0 or fl'r::r··zinp.;.. 'fl;r> inr..et.1v:l:t;r co:rnnr·nsm•."t,-., with bd.nr on vr<1tch in th•· or"'n ru-\df' this ·'l must. ·

(4 1) 1'hc cold wo~th•.>r clothing, .-.xcrn·t f0r :Oootw.-·~r · n~i r:-Jittcns, l rovr·•d Lo b .... s lfficL-nt fOl' th~" tern er',tu.r•cS r·ncountrr···d. ihn; f) f1.'<.n "{.1fi· clothoj in this cq11irn nt, ~OiU:Vt!l', ht·· hns Of.l ,jU~lt t~b'.)Ut U~i' F-~x:l.n,t:", thnt wjl.J_ nernit. hi.i'l :u1y frt·:~do!:l of !10Vcm-iiont. -l~vr'n thc·n i..o fight df1ci·rntly it \'/,"·l.S oftPn found tbn.t th.·· :1it~-:ns h-o.d t.o b(• r 'flOV·"·d. This 1~~A 1 drtnr,c-rous .. necef-;t;itY ."nd rr:snlt::'d i.n f'l/'.ny Ct1;;r1s oi' froAt-b:it .....

(5 ');'I' he sho(:;--.T'-B.C in very unsr..t,isfr:ctory. '~v,~n thr · f'·rqiF~J\t. ehr•np:inr:: of insol,--s ror.d soc:cs did _not ·nrr.-v('nt fe"'t fron h·coHi.nr~ snft rlnd ST'Ongy, Fr>0t :,f'Jlfi<d to p.~--sn:!..r·' j1tSW :'r<:.)J.'l non~·,] net ivi~vY nnd t.tJis ~~OJ-lbi.O:'d With th'' ff';•iods Oi' :nnctivit;,r ViJ--wr.' OCC,lfyinp: f' l"O:::>i. 1~·ion -!_n th" OPi':'l ·nrovr'd to b·" y,-.rv.,mcoJ.'lfol:•t~b].,,·, 'fhjs foctw.~f'.r :!s v·-r\· ·!j_f.l"l.(~11lt to w•.lk irl, ~nd ··t iB 1. .r;.,fll tnsk to gr·t ~n::thinr,: r;('~r .~ ::ror ,: f-~.t. In r>.n effo:ri. ~ ... o CO!",h:·t cold _.fC'r:'t SOl:";(> of thr>' id 'r s ,,,;--dch r·ro;::d r·,o::-'t !'cn;dblc> '1-\'•'r·· to r1.dd 1·0.pN'' ins01'0s or n. s:monrl .f.',..,lt insolro to r-rcov:-nt. r:-:oi.sl.·n·· fron rc."chinr: th;· frr,t., Anoth·:-r t\c•thod Wf\$ to wrr·w the r.nt.irr·: she-w 1.vit.h ''ll outside'cov.·ring S1.,1Gh ~B c:mV8R or bu:rln.p .. 'l'h0sc fl·~·.thodG ~-r<· "' .. dr~.~ .. ti>·d1y m:;J.kcshii't, b'lt U.t<Y p'r·VI'ni..c·d J'il.lCh foot trcnbl.-:-. A b.··t"L.,r tyrr· uf coJ.d wer'.tho· footl'l·"rtr is dci'ini.~ ... .-).y r('o,u.ir'•'d, ;nd with tr."' ndF".iR'>ion th··t it nu~;(, hr• wor.'1 conttnu,·ll;y ~·t sh011l_d fH. ;·nd lV'\:r~ ~,n 'l.rch .flllr<'ort '"'Drl h ·r!l.·

({: 1 ) ~ih0n i:l£•tt:i.,iw: ur• r•. biv,::o1t'·'C ... nd/o:- <·Btr-bl~.sh:l.nr .shclt;,·rs for qrj.ts t1ctf1i I ··d to th·.:.' dt:fcns.:~, ·cv T~· r'ffo~t hnst- .i,l' .:~··.r],.,. to k00t' Ol~t o1' th(~· r.h;11 l"nd. vdnd. ll:•tfor:1s Silollld h~ 1,1.sr-d in tc;nt,s, or if net .Cl.vr.ilnblr, str.i.w, l·:~V·?f;~ or sor!f~ othnr nr:~,.ns of nt01.yj,nv off t.he cold f.:!'Oltnd.

(? 1 ) iht drinks rtnd wc:ll hFr.tod w:· rr:inr i...1mts 0 r sh.-.lt.c·'~e wilJ JYJ~dntr.in cor~ibn.t 1(f.fiOf1"'ncy. 1'h;-::sc• 111ust b<:> ~vr,_ilrt.blr', r·sr.,-ci"'11y ..,t r::ighL. This is r;,..,·ccssnr b••Cr>qs.~ .t1hr. length of the !1ipht ·N\d.ch r·on;: 1t:s lonp._ O)'r-.'rfl.t,ions "nd ;sur>pi'iSr~ '.~.ttr.cks rr-nuir,....s tn"'.t r .. , .r{e;ili "nd Fl] .. -rt. wt]tch b0 n".intr,j.rJ''d.o Tho, dr·ngr:r of fr1• ·Zing is v•:'Z'Y p:rcrt whr·n st.-,r:dnf, vur'rd in tht0 cold nrid '-find. Troor-.s should n.dop·::, th•'' h'·bit of ''~"-':"tchi.nr·. r ".Ch oth.::r fer r--v:ldf'nO('S of fr'''·'zing.

( ~~) All 'wr•tr'r ~nd food hn.d to b-· thrw;Pd b·.·forc- it ccn}d bf' us,..,d. T:lis cr;·;•t,~d no fl;Y'i'!lt h"rdsh1:r so long .9.[:1 1 ro,·:i.si.on:s wr·r· ··v··J.lr>blf· fo:r~ sr·rv:ing hot food. J'rovisions sho·tJ.d br: J':.".d(' for"- sh,lt'·'1'Cd T'~ ,'lee in which to r:n.t 1So t.hr•t. food wi i.J. not rr,·t cold bcf9:r0 it c11n h1 con~u;'lcd. lt is bnlicv('d tl) .... t nndu., cold dcmditi.ohf-i Uw :r.•·-.L;ion .sho·1ld b.-· i ncr>.>.'1.Sed <'1.6 J"!UOh t\8 ?CJfo.

(•9 1 ) H··;:.dfl should bf.- •·f1·clos,···d 1 '"rS<.mnel ,,_rc Drorw to h··"'rl,_~c~ di1 .in.".tion in t eoi ion is n.fford('d.

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rdl'l .:-o"v,--11..:-rr·d fY'OJ'l the wind. th·' IJLld '.uil•:ss sorP T ro-

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' ' • • .QOWI\l"''NTJIJo

(10') .:ro ~tllmv n.bl·:' bodif"d troo1 :3 to r"ldf' on tr,Jcks nnd othr r v 'hicl•·s ·whi_1_r, Tr1ssinF!; thro~tgh ,-·w~r-,y hdd t'"'l:·T:ltm·y :l:n'f;tlo-?.f'T'O •vr·r.th•T i.'": ".n invH.rttion to dis'1.Bt~"'r. 'l'roor-s f1bor>rd.tr,Ick~ b,o'COI·l~"· .l<::thr·.r~;ic wi.i;'l cold~ off(·r r-. conc(·ntr'\t•~d t<U'get, [tl'ld nfford the notor colTwtn littlP r{-,-1 rro-;t-Pction. r~·lll"Cfiing .On ,foot tends tO k{-:'CT troopS '\'t'.rl1. f>Od ••.J.,c.rt '"IJYJ f,"'cil i.tf1.t- ·s d•:'l l~);.'P!nnt in· trw eirPnt ·or nnbush. Ridr,rs ehoqld ·Dr J.ir it d to woundr>d, -sjck, rxhr-uat0d, ~nd rt J".inir.m•1 n•utb;::r Jf 11 Gtotr,,ln ri.r:k .. r.r.: 11 t.o rtr:n Vl'hicJr> f.\Olm';;.C'CI. ·.<1.utor'1~Ltio ·wc{ll ons .•

·(n) thif-r:ly Of. ,c-.11 cl··Sf:C'-~ Wr>.S gr·nc:rql"•.y ..,j,.,_r:i;l~.t.,r-, hcr"'.':~v.•r, clnss II sur'ply t·'f.'•S Ori.tion.l f ·on ~n nrr~r'.ni.zn.tion~l. rt--;ndr·oint t>n:·i dr·fc-ns~ mod,":rinls w-·:l"'r; insuffici0nt, Th.,_~mly w·thod of rr>s·tl :l;v '".i'-s tin_"oqph r·:ir dc•liv0r·y, OUlr-'!r corrn-:,nts-on suj---r.l,y·~)y clr-lS-'1 r1rr-··t•s foll0wRI

'(.1_1 ) C~'lSS I: 1'1'110 o~·ys 5r,dividn·'.l ('.('))'b;t, ,..,;,d 011" rj'1".-:3 11 li1 1 r.'1tiono .'\~'('!'('' nrdntrd.rwd on h'IJld ,,t n11 tir; ·s. 11 C11 rr,1_,j_Oil;-l W?~r(' oon8irh,rr:d critic.·\l ~tl'ld th~~ ~-~-in-1. p•0vrd to bC' r•. v•Yry ·mr·or·ul·:r an·~stituL", Th-"'Y Wr'rr> knr·t on ht•nd, how·.'Vf'I'' to r:r-intr·j_u thr; rr-•q;J~.r ·d stoqk lr-'\-'·-1, }Jnktr r ,.-,t_, ions r·rovcd n.n r--,rl.(:·('-''l.:'l.t.e Stlbsti t11t", n:Jb,l cc.,~., to· cot·,; .f··ntR in,.; 'Tilf'r t't b ( ;,) (h) 0bovc,

(; 1 ) Cl ,.ss 11: As n:ntion 1 ;·l'o;,;. th,·sp supro1i·'G '''''T'e criticn_l . .fron :<--n :).iw•.niz.'tionn.l str:1dpoi;lt rnd TLM>t it•"!"!S of thj_s clr-ss which W''r'f' utiJizcd :'l'{rT'" r--i1..h-'T borrowed fror~1J or -:i.or;~.t--·0 hy; 'not.hcr 1.mit. M10st r•ll rc:qur:sts for ordnnncf' itC'us cl.~,._r~-d tl.To•Ifl.h G---1~- fOr'nr dr]jv.cry r.nW W( r," n.dr-'qllnt;:;:ly. ffU.~~.

U ') Clrss III: Thrr~p drys Sll,T :n! y Gf .:i.'11-:~1 -1,1··F; on ; : r1d :.•t <•.11 t·1r·1 ··s- oxo:..;.t fnr ·n short PFT'ior.l whei1 st;n-l;v w"t5 L.T-it.'~r.-.. i-. (h r) Gl']~S Jll; Jlf•f~:>ns;~ m1i.-::rinl~! wr·:r;:: v .. -r:\' d 1 ·.r:;_G'l_U tc obt.r·in,. a.nd at no timf> co'..tld tliis orgnnizr,_tion lTOCl).:'r' its n'cr sR -r:.: 1'---q•d-. rr'l'L('nts. Thj,s st1.ur-.t:ion wrts not con:-.:--ctr;d hy hif,\1('1' .c-cJ-·.i,.·J.oi.t.;·, J.t ~ s rr..__ c on.:rtPnd ••d th Pt full ex:rloi-1-r,_t.J.tm b~, 1 1,·•.d1' o·f r·nfd.nr·•'r ·1· .-,tr·-rj_r'_ls. vtb•·n n ·t. :..irw un 11. fi,•fc·md.V<' ro~:it~_on~. _,It :it' 1 "'!rtiO•lJ.n~_~ly n··c,.·E->S"Y'Y ·~vh-,..,n rl-fenr:lir~r ln,rp;G- ."~.rcr<. nnd o1' nrooflEity ht·vinr :it t'ljin.ly fl"nr1r·C, It ~r-.s be n '1. r~· pPn.tcd cxT·c~ri-·~ncl? of this 1.tnl.t th·-.t dr:f.~ns:!.V·' ;'lc,t.crir~.ls· rr· df:f:ic1tlt to obLnin tn snfficif.TJt. qw--..nt·Lti,...s. Gold H·:.,.tf:r-·r clothir<g ·w·l·f'i ,.,_dr•,"'ll~tr-• in CJUflntity t~nd if']:l:•Cc-i-wnt· '!-,·r._r, nnnJrr~d bY r•.b·· d• .lh·,-"'Y •.

(5'') Clr• . .SS V; . Ji. 3took iovd ~)f t.h:r--·r- (3) un·its (-~f fi!'(' ·w"!.ll w.Jnt:1·:.nPd. on h''Ild, .tw,o {2) in th·-~ hPnds of tl1·"' cor-·t·prj_r 2, IlJ1J.'I'in.-lt.ing r .. dJrtnr fli'l!'IUnittori 'wns ngqi.n not .'\wdl---tbl,c-., Jt.Lfl~ ~Ll:.wrd.n'1t).n~ f!_rr--nr•.d'r·s Wr>I'6' ·llS<'d wt~h sorr1o qegrec ·of ~'JCCt.•ss,

(r.) Ttl-? Sl;r·:~ort.~rlf-~ .f.~re l"•""CciV--d :'r<Jr: i-1.jr1 ·:-"~.nr:l rort:i'!_li.'r;v: wrrc ~ lr-·ost ;thr m~-•xilm_m-j ••1hi'ch· could b.- r,\y_u·estr'd. The f'oJlo:;lit:f cor::nr·ntA on th role' of .'!.rtill-T,Y, -i'i.ir, ""-i1d -its coordihn.tiCJrt r.rr-· b -.l i_r~v.-,d· to b" of int ... --r; ~'t. r<.S W(•lJ. ns dr:c.~orib:lnp: Wh{~t ra·ovf'd to b.-,. r, vc::y d'fnct.iw., t:n.ct:l_c..,] IJ.~<' of i..hrsc :c..rns.

(1' 1 ) llrtill()!'lf hf'd to b.-- :-J·.--t 1p flO :·s t.o 'tw· '-hlc t·o firr in rtll rlil'<'clioris. 'l'h,is <;lid not rr·"Clud .- th~ r,...,r,r;i.'lp: of fir ·.,'del,! OJ•1Li b 1i '\CCOrnp}is:·lod ·by ~h~ft~fir; t.rr.iJ.fl, l.:ut. :lt1'. ''.i. ·1 · ~t t hr . .-• (3) inflt" n~ S nrtillnry wn_s ·cftll(:cl 111~on to fiJ'(' in :'J~l' ·.}'1-.J,_ -_,, l.ii:r,,r:ti.<:m .... t the- .s;>~'-'' tirrtr. H(lth .r..r.tilb,ry' b~:.tt_.··ri.~s, j_n·~"'.ilrliGi.;Jri.,. 1·nL::~h-·ri r·"'n fc~' t.:-1( .d•-~ fr-tJSP of. t.hr.-T (~rir,f·t.(•J', ·

.(:21 )' F':OnNn.~d Ot)sr,rv.:-crs l'itd to JL'1kr- c..-r(·ful T"·r2.f:( 'l.dj,l::;tI'i(.mt.s ~1s ~h(' snow l-)1-'1df ;i,t dif'fimllt" to :•pot fl.CC 1 H':":I~t ly com,\•'d with th(' d N>irr~ -for· fir-·,, ·to• br\ r'B .ciiqse :to thr front, lihc:-s t<{3 T:o~wibl(:.

DECLASSIFIED


(3 1) TrJ.ctic,.,.~l rdr ~fl.$ on stf1.tinn PVcry rl-"-Y nnd !'.tt·,_ckr--d tP.t·F~ct·s uron request, tic were rddrd- a grP.·:.:..·· dur•.l in obt""lining niJCl controlling ":ir by thP fn.ct th.,t· the Division T.ACC WP.S loC'!t<!d wjV:]n r. fnv vA.rrls of O'lr own ~OM! :;;.nd nost, ~1qd cor:1nunic:;.trions WI.T{o~ e~.sily d'f,:-.ctcd by i't>~Sonnl Jjnispn, runrH'I', nnd direct wire.-

(ll 1 ) Ni:;·ht h2CklGr V.F(N) wh·'·n on .'lL"-.t:i.on w•-1''" most r-ff.~c'ti_v'"',· Thr.:r-· syst.;:w; of t_Arr::t d·~sit:,nP.tion W0rc •le>e·l. 'l'he first W-'m t-o :h?.V" th(· Tlf!.nf.' 1G orbit ovc.rhe~d r.nd {l:ivr> Fl. ct.~scrirticn 1 b•·n:d.ne;,. nnd di.?k•!lc•·; K·.p.,. H Thf"- vill ~~" in .thP vn.1le>y t!lro;p nilr>.:~ out on fl b r>n.d nr of ?.7;) dcgr; ,-,s • 11 This JTOVPd' S~tisf~.ctory fOr .':l.r,;,>F•. tPrg.;ots 1t n snJ'(' distnnCrJ frotr; u-_1(· front line~. Th-:> second 1"/'~.s to !Jw.rk n r('fiTl~nce ~·oint w:_th mo;:-t:'r ho1rf'.ts~ 'J'hp t, hird #As to u.s,·, .oonv('rging "trr•.Cc·'r _firLo fru;t r·to.chin'·' r:~ms to ~n,Jiu,.i..c tJF t.::trru--.t or tho(' ctir<>ction. of th- tnrgatl This 1.not J•:ntbod. rr·vr· 1UT:V' f!OCJd rr.s:llts.

(5 1) Th0 excellt?nt tr~.rpot inforr::<'t:i.or.. rr:-c"iv~·d frc•m frif'ndl;y· North Korr-rlilS, our· ovm:· CI rt{': ,nts, "nd J o:v int,Tl'(:("f1tions WAS trnnsl:=ttn:i into r.il~ht hnrn.ssing r:nd inter_diotfon fire rlr>ns cor;.bin.inf' thr joint i3~lrr~-1Jiliti.PS of or;:rr.nic nort;o_rs, ~rt:i.ll'2ry,· And '•.ir, ·. :Vi~Jrtn.r r>nd nrtjlJrr·.v H end I fir''S wero l:i_r:dtC'd only :by t-h..; t;;:;1::~:urd tion 61J;p:llY aa\: ~~h0 ·ni1~ht_ nir pff61·t wnfl l'lS V;rg<! fll:l the wer·ther rmd rlanr. n_v.~,~Jibility wcn~ld r-f~l"!·,it. On ;,t lf:'n.st 0-no occ.~sion, th'f;' night of 2')-JO :\'ovembrr, H ~Jnd :t fj_res on thf'O vil]_,..,_gf' of hONGHUNG wc_rc Hl r-r:::·-c-ntly SO t'f'.f'('Ot'iv.;> A.S to d1 sn>rs'-' rm cnrrw b1Jild-un find [I.Ve!'t nn ~.ttC'Ck, lb!Ch of thr·~ H F~,nd I f:i_rf· by_ th,-· r>.rtill(Jry hf1.d to be done h;1 !Jfl.1 · (i,qt,r-,·. If th( P.viJib~.lit.y of :~rtj.Jlr,·r~~ ;-·lr srot h~.d b1_>cO gr·r:-tlt.,....r it wo~.tld h:wc per~:h.t·-:--d tho r•.,giotrJ'".tion of t~l"'sr t,pr~~~·ts dlJr_i_n·p.: d0y],ip:ht r.our•s f<_nd thf· cfffctiv0nr:·ss. o-:' t}v L:rn; wnuJd h <:.VC' Ur-":r: incrr:>r.s 0d r-rorortj.onn.lly.

· (6 1) :i~oth the nir ·c.nd tl.l:'till('r·y SU1 ~·o~~t c:n b( con.s~d··1·rd t'S PXCP·1J.cnt. ltounds ·flred by l~f) 11 bn.ttr:>ry during nip:ht r-.. tt~:ekH l'< .,c'r--ri •1;; hi.gh 'r-,s 1500 on "'.t lj:·rst twc; occ>·sions. Dirrct firr· n.i_ss::\.o~Jf; ~-vrrr· c:-·'!lJ<i Flnd '..Yr'T•---. invnln'lhlf· in 0f>1.bling this unit to rf'gh.in iOsi. i!I'O.lJld ,,nrJ T''- r;t:C'.blish the dc-fl":lf1r-: r·crim;:·tt:r. Cred;tt is f,iV(-'n_ for tlk d. f>Lru_ct:!.on r·f Lwo en•r:1y fir•lcf 1 i0c :-s wtd.ch W<T~," lc:cr.L·d by tf:c i'l.··.(lh-brng, r·nd fiUbfif'.r-lllr--I:tly rut ont of nctior: by COlUit 'T'b.'\t.t:•ry 1-'irQ. ThfTr w.·u3 no tr•onbl0. •-nco1:mtt>r;·d wit.h ~on.;nn"Lc:-~tiono .f•.riJ. ,.,,s eo~Jn r,s r('fi£rLrr>ti0n vuu-; comr1 ---.k-'"<1 ,,..t.j :p r-r~; firr' wn.n r~.l ict_; GOl_1t.in1to;1S 1 nd ~~cc~.tr"t(·.

(? 1) This h~t"L:~li(!n, thrO'Jf~fJ 'lts f-iiJl,l·ortinr r>rr,~; coordin:"'ltor, int.clJ.Jgrncr·, rrtiJJcry, VJ' r-.iJ'Cri"l.ft rr.nd (\Y ~~!'(~T'' ft dr·YiR<'d -'l 1, :-·clr~·'dqr.Wh<"'!',.,hy thro11gh :i..ntclligr·nce, f•n_cyy concrntrr,t:i.on~, o:r r1.SS(>:•1hly n.J'r."ls could b,,_ gr--;:ler",l1.lly ).oC".tr,rl. Th<• OY wo·1.ld. tho?n J,c,c~·.t<' tl~if; -'"'Y'r·n n.rJ'l 1.Ert"'ct rrtiP I'~'Y nnU/or ri.ir wh:!.cht~Vf>r was dt•GJaod b.:-·st. snit cO f,or th-:-- t~.rtJ:•;?t, This ·r·n<"~.blPd n. rrq-irl. shift of· fire'·if n•o·_..,ssn.r~~, (', rr.l"iQ nhift .ui' ,'1_tV1ck ... inf n.r-111 if nr>com~Pr'Y, 1'1nd ,·.rovidod A.CC'.J.!''l.tc obD•:rvc-d ·r·,~sqJ ts. '7h(' rr·sn1 tr:; .~.ttnjnc>d by this ~ystcr, woh·, lfu.ited Only by t.he n.wd.libi].lty of UYst

(?) Ti\NKS

(a) T"!XlkS. W<.O!i'e c1sed e~Ch nigt'r~. to pivC' n.dchd strcnj~th t:) the-· r(~rirnctn· dr fnlsF. They wcr~."movrod ri.ght .ur onto the line ,'?'nC '."ir·Y'f' v -ry cf.fC'dUve ·,·vith "tb1·tr. rm.chin~;> g1ms iri h'"'-lti..ng 0nnr.y Att<"cks, It is l1•,lir:vr:-d worthy of mention thAt, th~ r-ur,...ln lift tl,r· :r"s"nc,_--. of tnnkr; in thr· ljn~' c-n.l:S···d was rtJnoE)t tU.one worth thc-d.r b.•:i nr. no usrJd. They WfT(' withdrmVn E"nch ci~y to .qn -?ssmbly ;"'.!'en for r:P-r.rnhlf, nr:cl an "'S not to be ohsr-rv:ori in r·csi tion. 'l'h('· usc of tn.nkn for fir" r:isr:"io!J~> 'l.t nir,ht u.::dnp U;r-':ir :~w.in W(~~tr·on ·,,r.ovr::i. -11n pff,c:ctivc' r:Ic!f :,r.s~"· W?tl.} 011.

(~;.) Eff~cct:l.verwss· of Orwnio l'f('Fl.~ oms W-1.8 S;'.tini'~1r:-,to-ry rxno, t "s stfl.t(:d in 1 ,q,rr•.grr,~-·-h (4") (b) t~bovE"; rBgArdine ·r·~nc'li.on it: cold WcMth<-'r¥ Tlw fc1llowlng Ccnr:-tr:-nts 1'1hd ·rcem~rrnnnriations. Al"e subr:r:tt,,~dJ

' -l7 • DECLASSIFIED


• • :.,.

(l 1 ) The six (h) h•,<ctVY r~v::tch:l.ne V,'Jns now orgr•nic! ·to -;,:·-~r :infr,nt.ry b,c.ttCl.l:inn sh011ld b,; incrnrt:-:ed to twE·lV·' ( 1:.-~).

(2 1) 'l'h,~ wh·.:· fr.ciliticr=> of th{· ~Itn r }::o:rtror I 1 r·_"Lc··lt'l ~lymld be •ntrTwntcd b'r ~ sr:·•·P.rr.tr- n~t on the ~hi ·.-30'1•

(3 1 ) The 8Jrn:n ruort.nrs wC'r'_' co0r-4 inr>tr:d with the r-rti' 1l ry for cJnsr•-in firrs, 1'his vr:-F.\' on wr;s fo1..:.r.d to l:w t=:ffich·nt. ir. cit1iv•·ring hf'I','\SS:Lnr: fir--s vdthin r:mr.r. ~~s r,r·.ny as .L::?o ro1tnds ... ,.,r d~y vi('rr· f·i_:rc.::i

b;y• th8 1'11'\toon.

(4 1) The 60JrJ•i ruortA.r was 'lsr_•d Lu s ~-t ur· hr·.rn.p:. t.\ ir;Gidr:

thC> Rlmm 1r:ortnr brrrng\~S :-1nd vn,s very ef:'r·ct,.i.vc bot'"l Wh'··r: tl':r ·'rL·'r-.;v wr.s

ndvc~.ncing rmd wi.thdrnwj np.

(5') .SnoOll('rscorw.s 11/0'tld h:.\'- bu·n of ft'-:-·r,,t V!"1'1~ ~.n tk s ncth~n. The nnvn.nr;r of the cni'ffiY wo1.11d hrw'2 bt':'n Ll.01'0 er:sil:.r li.t"JI' r·cel1Pnt.(•ly

d d,(-•rJL~inn:l..

-l!l-

DECLASSIFIED


• • lhadau.:'l:rtere 3d DRttulion, 18t :o!Ft'-l.nrJs

2 j·~:;; l):ll ~«: AJ (> <')?_

let Marine DivieionJ l'MF~ c/o FPO b.:;~.n F'runciec.o, Or.liforrd.r.~

From: Cortmfl.nding Officer 'l'o; Cornrw:nding G0.n~roJ., l~ot i.1arinE> .Uivlnion Via; Comnrmdj ng Of:··ir:c·r J l<:;t J.l[)rin "8

Hc>f: ( ,, J CO l,;t Mnrincs Oper •ction Order 14-50 dtd <3Nov50 (b) CO l"t h"·ines Uperotion Order l:;~;;.) (jtd 271'1ov') (c) Vcrb•>l orders r•oceived ~o Nov from CG lstllarDl.v· v:la G-3 (d) CO )·t·h lJ1."\rine.s VperHtion Orci~ i~j ... ).) dtd 11 D~?c l'jjO ( ...-.) CO J.:;t ivl8.rines Operation Ordr:r 16-51) dtd 7Doc5:) (f) CG l~1t Marin~:-: D:l.vh>lon O]:~rPtion l 1'JJI ~~-51 dtd 30~1;c)')

~~nc1: (J) Situation skr~,tch showing rositions r~stablis:H:d At Ht.G;'L.}f.U-ri (2) J.i.st of units r' ocecl unclc:r opemt.ioc,,l ccntrol 3d i<n for cc•

f,~-c:sn of l!.J.i.\HTJ-ri

,~-. ~'he 1 'lrros~ of t!Jif> r-r::..,r;rt ir: to inform thf'O nd1;or-~1sc-.-:- "'f t.h,... act:ion t"'ken by this CL'fril¥'nj i_n cnrryjr:g out it.s GSGj_gn~c: rr,:iR''iicn cf ::¥·~-'. moving from Q};IGYONG to HAG,ffiU-ri, of reli~~vinfi eJ.Gntl':'.nts of ~~C1-7 at . f r·. H.',G,\ILU-l"l, uf i..,he f'Gt!1\JliE.Mlcnt of a del'(:·ncH· ;:-.::rimPt"'r :•t l'.:,t,:IW 1--:·i, <iflrli·' of the nubne'l'Hmt withdrrwrll to H<\J•~HIJIJG, It :i.s IJ.lao dn.sir:"rl to nR:r'Y''·tr- (T th~ •:xrerir:>nC·'S ·-md p·ohJ.emr' enccnntered, ,qnd t..c co:nrnrnt on ,,_cti.on t:lt(l'!tt r<:rn.rdi;lf tlHHl. 'l'_r;( recorn.rHmdf1.tions subr·dtt 'd hc~'e•JH.h fiJ'e b"'tt~6 ···n th'"(- ,· .

c,-2.

c.

.2sl.J1J-'-J;:.§ .. ~_J!t1I.'b'1.'.'§. LtC.ol RJ.JCE :~d Ln, .-tst dnr (J,.op Co ;\, 11 hcinf) lJct •·nr:lico, l~Jt Sj_f!, bn LiA.:Lroon Tm ftnd FO J nrt~', 2/ll ,,v,, Btry, zln_ :),-t Co 110!1, lst ,.,;(·d Bn Jlr>t ~W.:S C:-~, lst. hlarin·"G 2d ~~cct) 75mm lt<:coillpss !.J,m Pl~.t, .a'l' Co, lst 1~r,_r

[',1'Jn"'! .·1s ( r.) above, ~Jus: '1 ' :2d s' ct .~rmor·-·d n.clt ~;' Co nc;-,, .i:l.(;iJ:f

3. bee finclosur·~ (?)

~>~~I!lJ.' fi.S (D.) IJ.bOV:! 'lus: J. Co , _,,, !~~?:·lnf

l ''.b 'V'-' m'\.l1us: ;.-/11

~ru~1~ as Vt) 1 . ,,Dn I3try ~, ~d ~cct, ?5lrn H.r:;coiJ.less Gun

-1··

DECLASSIFIED

.,_ . I n~ .•

~---.. ·r--·- . J

\:Z. _).>

Korean War Project USMC-04400097DILCLASSIFIED

• ' • , • h'cliJr.:i.nary pln.nning for this movem.mt to H.-tG;J\'1-ri ~~'''S c~Jri'!'l•'rlC•'d

on 23 Novomb<?r 1'150. ~ef -~renee. ~n) Vias rcc . .,.iv,~ on ?-4 Novc--r:tbi?J' l')~ ),

The r~ctual filP.m:.~nt'. conP1.tCt.01:i by this bnt-L~:..ion consJst.ed of tlJ,-: fo.lcnvjnr:

.(1) 'l'hr b:1t-:..alion ·11/nS to move t0 !hG-,.JiU~rt v-i_', mr;tor convoy ir:

thr.-_.p mctor scrj .. rclR.

(2) E.··.ch mot•n" OGrirJJ. ''l.cis to ·co~t::d .. n oi1e.-:::':Lfl~· corr, QnY .• rcinf::,rcrd,

,<·nd cl.,~m-'nts of H&..S -Cr'ltnJ ,cmy.

(J) lt 'I'Jns n1rmnt:~d for ctll thru. se::ri.~.ls to W!Vf' on th•-· srr:H·., dfi.:V

d (-rend(mt upon nv>1.i·l~.bility of ·motor tnmsrort Md th.c-: b:;tt:<~1l rm r;:; C'1m

mittw~nts f6r ·r.r•ot-~ction of thr-· rpgim,ntnl suf-:·]_y duf,tn,

(h) TranF;~:ortation r~.;'lllil'Clt(lr:nts w.:~r.e dd.:::rmi~_ .. ,d by p·T;-•fu l:V cst

irn".t:ing tlLo mno·mt of mGtel;"i.'ll it w;.s f,.~lt :-;,,c,:·ss,tr;;' ror -Lh · -h~~tt"-lion rmd

c~ch oomT-'<'.rl" -to bnvo nwnilt1blr qion l'':'r.c!-'.inr:: HhG-.JW--:r-:L.

(5) HD ."ldV"'.tl012 d•·tril ClmS,;.~.·tj_ng of r·-~F!"t:•S:·n·::.~•ti.v. S cf' t.h '- l;11ti..

n.lion ;md Ulch. CrXtpll.rlJ 'N.,s S.;nt to f{.,u,·HU-ri to i'Stf·.bJJ,.s:; linifson ,-Ji.t:l

uniLR to b;· J'0-ir:-vcd, nnd ·to ;.rc, 1\!'C .for ".:-11 · ."ln'iv·,l of t.hi:~ unit.

;:,• 'l',l,·'T~: YW("iO no Sl r·cj_r•::. L:rr.tining or rfAl''t•!'(~[tls 'condm:·:L•·d in 'r·-·\ H::-''1-

tjon for cr>rrying 011t tho 1'\SBign<::~d misrJion, This ·;m.it, howr•V":', '•n.d .l1l';t

sncc .. {J~Jf'uLly com;-l.~t(~d h sif:lilr .. r mission wl:i1t;• .·-t j1l...'1JON-ni, t1nd jt, is

b r;li:"'Vr:d tl111t c>xpcrL:--ncr> gnincd tbRr~ }-roved invnlunbl .. · if'. t.hiG_ I'IC:Lion.

54. Q1BJ!YJLJ~:!!J.'-'.f~'iP_.1f~·DlNG

:<, 1-t -w·.:, rL·nnr:-J to doPc..rt i"or H •. G.~H.IJ--ri nt ._llC6, on, 2() hm·:·Ebl ]'.

1 ))D In nccorj".ncr· wi·Lh J.:r.:v-:i..ous r;liU'JS th~~ rroCt'·_os oi' sLril<ir~r cr•m"t: wns

b ,,pun a·t tj?Oi), It ,w~s ·found tl't"t fo:1r hOur~, "Nr:·rr: r-.-qul:r: :d :'or th.-.- bt•t.trl

lion to strikf? C1li'Ip Phd lo~d _-vchicJ -·s 1-f:..th ·th;· n···c,--fis,..'ry fl1ll'"· 1 lir>_S. Vr-hic-

1 ('S w<·r·"' ·.·tvr\ilnb.l.c nt O?IJO fc'l' r;"1Ci1 ccrrt• ~·ny .~nti bPtt lion h•~r,\kl'li"rt(·rs to

lo"d tlv:ir t:,rrts, st.-,v-~, •ml otil'r :)o:_·1 -._,•·--t1;~h.--!' f''.}'li"~"lr,•-nt, (if tJl- cif•'rn: .. y

sevf'n vi,hicl•s "r'r~qu·-·~-;,t.--.-j '.,c; i:1 v th ;_m~L c.rt.ly l':i.-"ty-nin,· wcr0 <~vr..il_,~b1 -.

In s·,it:• of l .. hr· fnct t:l"t tho t drJ ~'>n''i: 1 1, ccr:<stinf'. (>f nni' r•':i.nf0rcrd

rifle com·· f\n;v, did not m<•vc' thr>t d""Y, "\ .. rmwnortr~ticJ~. W'"S r.ot .nd.-,n·.~.,t "~.Fld

cv~ry vr~hieJ r> W!1B O\""Tlo;\ -J,.,d.

n. Th.:· m 1Vc-Jn,;nt to h .. G-•• 1-tU-ri wao to C('!iP·r.c.,• nt ll:')'.) C;i ~:~, k:-..··'TlJ.-·r

] })0., TJ.·crt1lf>t-:' ii)QI.tffichnt y,-:ohicl<::S W•~t·c fc'111il:•bl1' it 1'/~·S Yl•'C(·'W"nP~":/ to

vi"'T'Y t!F· lo,•ldir..g pi nn slightly r·nd thf' l'ir·~~t scrin1 di_d not .. '!r-fr•rt 1J;·1til

ll}J. 'ftc ~-:·cc:nd !'H:ri'1J. with Rt.iD. mort; tr,c,nm rt rrobl ''ffi,S ,:j_~j nriL 4r·i ... rt

u.ntil 12-:lO in0t(~.<>d of .following thr,- .first ~E·_rj"".l r-~t 11. t n :t1in,1:..-- :i.n~. ,~·-·~11

r s p~ f1.nnnd, Or.c" ... nnder Wr>.Y tb,., ww•>Ineflt VIAS 'l.ncv-~r.tiVI. so f.!\.r ru:: ·~"f!Tc7

EtCti~'Yl ··lo/.-=tS .conc:.crned, 1'h:r0 WAS, b6Wev.-.r, eonsid· r"blr: dt?l;J?f ·.'":J.C-o,mt.-·:r~,..d

h >e.'luse of brl'akdo·.nw rm.d w11.itinr: far· c.l.c-· !"A .. l1Cr' on th-: on·:-~ ··W'~.y ro"'·l l),"-

two'-n CHINHJ!NG--·ni ·l\nd K01'0-·ri. '£!ii; 1'ir:;·L-\:;·~rial 1-e.nch~d 1-L'.GARlJ..o.r:i 1~.t 1?00.

Ttk s,"cow1 R(•rlnl hr~f:l, 1.n ~~.ddit.ir:'1n t6 :.1:=1!,;1s· t•l!::nt.ion.;Q <~bq_y·', ·tc: t.~'""'r-~

rd .. the ·f;Jrt-·(·'l of t..h•· : .. t;t::cl"J(·:d ;.:.rt :·1 l .·r,v:·l:-~-t(' ,l';l ··n·~· cJ oso:·rl 1-l.'~G •. Hl,kri nt

2000. ,, ' . . ' -·· .·' '

b. 'l'h( th'.rd ·scri,"'1.l. cont1'i.stint~ of on·· r. :'d·.-n--·c.--,d rjfJ,.. ccr.~-~n.v did

not j.-.T'"~T't for. I-J,.G,HU-ri. 1.:ntil 2,\ Novqlt-~r ].(;(;," 'rltiB •mit W·•f:> ,.,_ssirnr•d

t,..hro :r~ri.s~i9n of p,urord::np t.Lr: r<p).rnnnt~l fl'lJ'lly d·t:.'·· nctiJ t}":<•"v dr.t,f, .Jut'

"tp :-·n0rry n:ot'ion thi'' 1JdJ'\j C:>cr"ln_l WflR f .. "'Jt...~d ".t t·.._:'i'J-:i on ~J:-~ }J0V"rtibt.•r,

It dicl how(·v r' rc:.nc!'l H .G • .hU--·d L)!.-' follco,..,-i.rtf rlfi_:,.· l::r fivLLinr--: its '~"<""·-~

t..hrour;l--! F\_ -sn"'i·-~s of r-n·''ffiY· rol'ld bll1cks •

. , ~

'\ · .. ,,.~.,.~· -~-

DECLASSIFIED


c. Tll(~ cL::t.rtil$ nC'rte.ininff to t:v-. withdrnwnJ '"-~rom tl:.G,.Itll--ri t0 J-1 ,;,·;

HUNG ::~rr: conti.i.i.~l'?d ,in l Prup;r~rh 7 .. ·

7. OPH<.TIONS

.'». 26 liloVomber.:

(l) g:CfPctive proliminl:\ry lir-.ison havin1-~ h8<.n "'sL··blisbcrl with thf' 2d B11.tt::tl:ion) 7th !ilnrj_nes, it vms possible to asf>:i.gn 3d br~ttnli:ln c1cmfnt.s to aSS€11lbly rmd d Pi"en;;j.v(: positions ll' on n.rrival nt. H .• G.JtlJ-ri with n. minir.1wn of df'l!"!.y~ Comr!"1n;i.(~S H ruvj l, s--'-lCh rc•info·"'C('d.with A. section of }wrwy m'3.chine gunS r.nd ~'n Ahti...-tRhk a.ss1:1.uJ.t sPction·, W<T;~ n1 r:c,-·d on th..-. n\,..,i_mct·--r. Th<-i B•d .• tn1.i.oncr- W!>,S (;;S'Lf!bli:,.;l ·:·d in thf-• vicinj_ty of T •• 70)1 .. ). 1lri13 wr~s across the ro~·-d fr.om· t.hl": 2d Bt•_tth1.ion, 7th fVI,<:i,rin:·s·, Oommr.nd 1 o:;,t, .>fU1Tcns _Comr ~ny (minUs)' r·rir.mrily cormi'.ny hP.rt1quf'l.rt0rS A.nr:l two S0~tion!" ,)f thn Famm Mortnr ll:'ltoon, vns !'Sti1blishOO in the ;;r.?."l rtd,1'~.Cr:nt to tl·-•· ;;.'~ lb.tLI'l.J.ion 1 s Cl' .1rtd .if.·f~pop.s Comprq:y inst."~l1_r'ltions~

- (.1) In gt->nernl, th1.5 dny w.·•s sp~nt in continuing t~-- rrJ :i of 0f the 2d I-httn11or: find jn 'illlprovinu pos~t.tons. Tfv· li.JF ocenr·i.::.-:1 tr•' comr·"rd'"·s H anrj I follOWC'd, in ::nost rl ·CeS' the lin.-~ PSt:·-bli.shcd by th(• 2r.! .t::."'ttnlion, Gomrn.r,.y F, th(~ }.1st rifJ.-f comt-r~.ny org?oni.c to th- 2d B."tt0.l:l.on in th-- '\rPc,

t!: ·::~d erv\rt-:>d for the port~. ~.,- .·~' .. r. : ' . !;~.(~·,;; \ o, 28 Noveml)(;r:

c/:J .. , .• ~"-"i, \.]) ,·jt. O"JOO (!, pln.toon fron Comnrn:v H w~f> ~lert.0·r1 to go to th•· \.,.v~,: . ~ ... : ... -·:::·:;-:·J:i.S_~~i.stATlCC of Con:r-~n_... F, 7th .~·-::arinr:!s, som.-,. four mil :::·s north on tr n · r0;-·d to , .,.,.. -·.- 1~ YU0.-~U-~ni. This rr.is:d6n wr.s cAncelled t•t Od) ), .~t 0)00 r.owr•11ny J dis-· ( ;,:_"-;f>tchf-d rt 1 dni'Cn·.c.-d :)l!ttoori to p(l.trol tho south wr:st rord in thr.· djr ction ,, . _··~f HONGHJN-ni. .~t 1020; thif1 rat,rol locntc·d about l:;o·-r;-ncry ~~t 'L. l1'i'lCJ

-;1BG; CA.llc'd fox; nrt1llGl'Y, -and mort'lr ftre, rm<:l dispr:rsr.d 'L'lc r.:rcur. ..t 1 )/./) t.hr p4trol· .'tf-J.in rnnde· eor:t·1ct with t~~: Chines0 this t:imP rJt, T~-. u\6q I. ,·,rt.-r rt fir(: fi·-!ht, thr: it(·ds withdr~1w, nncl the:: P'lt:rol w··s rr-cAll ,_,ti '1t

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(2) ConC11!'rc:ntly w.it.h t.h(' Item ••r.'trol, r, simili~r t\"tro] wr.G [;rorit out •[Jy c~li!\l!l"'n,v H S01lth P~.l~xJ.g tb ' ro·td 't(J .KOTO-ri. Ht 124) thio pntrol wn.~ -in contactw;_t,t: thc·rom•!ny·of nn unkr1o·m stren"tl: 0.t T,, 536HB. The cont,_ct r.l vvoloped into n fire fig:1L., Tr!< n . .,_trc)J. ·:.:onU r~111~d to obsiTVI::, f'~Un;'·tcd the" nnellly 1"-f.t 20.0, n,nd J"el nrt,od So:V·~rnl rw--,d_ hJnck.s. ,.t 153;) th:' -rr•t.rn:t; in d~ngcr o_f Leillg ou'Lfl"~nk,,d, 1..'!-'\S ord'-'r•~d tri rjj_s~nf~np,0 itself .'!nd rr·t1Jrn. The l---nt!'Ol W-"'~~ b:1ck wiV::tn th<> rH:riw·ter ~t 160 ;, Jpvlng fl'lff·"Y'··-d c1n;· kill<>d nml five woundr.;-d,

(3) l'.-1C?-1.nwhilc, ',J,c-'l}ons, Com'.-:tny (minu.s) of 2rl B.'"!t",:,r·.i ion, ?'Lh .i,f1Y":.

ne~, }pvl ~·t.tenl).terl, to 1 ush foiwr·rd t(J thf-: nurU: i,.u joln UH-·ir Cc:mr-·'n:V F. By 0 l/1) t.h.;y wi"r'; in ~ontnct w~ th thr;- t>n(•r:w nt T.:, 487? l. .. t 131S th--y were ordnrcd t.o withdrr'.W nnd n~ked f,;r ~1.BB.i.str.r:c0 by fir1· fr0n Uw 3d ·H-:>tt.-"'.Jion. 'fhis w."'s given. Tb.c C~lr:t~_t~l1Y '."?xtricn.tE.·d i.ts.-:>lf ~.nd bY:!)?:? !•.11 e117:ii(Tltfi w.-,~,~ wi·f-:1in Uw 1 nrlm0tr:-r,

(h) ;~t l:_ilQ on<:? eneMy n.rt.ille:-y flhr-.:.l, rr0S'tm<Jbly 76rrun in cr,libr--r, J.Dr::dr<:i in the.(]> -~.t'e1.1. _c~~-using two Cfl.Sil.'·lV~ ·_~;_,_ ;,,,m c•ctod } osiUon cf thr· gun .'lf,"lS in 1:.\ 52Jo in th·'-' viC:inity Of TJ:~ .. --rL ., ,r Wlts :-: lll•OSt,,d to s.~;1rch the n:r-n.

{5) .i1bOut 156:), oi'f'l'ntion'n1 cont.:r,-,J~ ol' t.:t', · d--~f·---n~f0s of H.iGtJ-I.if-ri p.<~_s~·--ri to thn- Jd B~ttt.alion ... t s'ms;,--;-,, th;-~ l>T:ir:1 t, .. r w,...,s !·'Sf'i•:•nti.AlJy Afl fo])ows· (S.G:f? rt1so. 6nclo6ure \1) )': ·

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• • "'NI'IIr=·•t ( 11) 'l.'he Morth rond block CDvv:rinp th.~ ro...,d t;:, '( ... 'J,t-n.l '~"-'8

mr1J"1t1--·d by ::·lt~T••3iitS of -~f:-'lT-0nS GomP."ny, 2·.~ bntt•·,}-i.on, ?t.h j•,-,_r_\.lw~, ~--:o:t of

-t'hlS r'0131_tJ:60,' ·two'~br ,three hmdr~d ynrq·~ of f':·•yt,_.o> ·-·n fi,~1rl 1~-~·c.-,· occ1.1t'-·

ied'.by ·h&~.l Co.rm nnY';-_3d· B···r,tr .. lion, .J.~3t l··mr:ir:cs •. 'l'his ci'o.s)")cd th(' ncrtlFrn

c:nri of the>· "LJ.r :f>t:rh."'''"Cot:wuny .1. •'Xtsrw::d th.i.R lir,._- '~ st.·,.,r._r·l ~·lonv t,_h_.,. for

'' ri:r'd 'slol-~!- O"f· :~:rio~_ .. -· 1\)r: B·::Vc;;.,.,l· hqnd:··r:d yr1rds t.o_ th·· 7•ici~ity Clf -:;tl nlr1

nwnrt.st.,·ry .r1lS(,:l"A:S·-n Comr"nY -cJ· · wh-;r-, thr~ litF tnrri·:d to -tJ-,.~ f>r)111·.r.,

croDsing ov('r tlv: nose l'l.~td covr:-d.np, thr- l"M<~ tn tJ;-- s'J•1tf•.11' -::;.t, Corrl' c;ny I

f1:Y~-j otP rlpt.-obi-1 l~;ft vi' .,-._:::t 1.)f this ro:<.i, Core; nr~y !i tir,r1 :i_n w:i.th Com.,--.)lny

I mv.l occu.r;-ic:-d .'t lint:: which r"n nlt(\ost due (!1" st nnli w.::·st fer "'.l'o'tt ,).-)·')

yards, 'ThiS lin·) C~o.Ss-~d virtnr•.lly:'fl~t. t.<>rrfl.in rmd J~Sf::'1 thr· S01Jth··rn

t'i) c1f i..ht:: ~i rstrir:, Com"Y :U'I;rr H 1 s left fl!"tnk .t;l.cd i.n with 11 .J:' ~):. ::..t~-ry,

11th ].1f·riw:s_ wr\o tic,-11 in with Com;JIUlY· p, l_st _Ehgior;:.~r ilf.l.t+/\"l.:l.on, whose

dd'c·nSr'S !'rul fllong th0 _Wf'f;lt,_ .Df'Jtk of th0 _riv•·r, '1'h-: ~O'lth t·::~··d block,

cov0ri!1P, t.h--'· ro:J-rJ to KOTO·~ri,_ wns o:rgFtnizr-d "t::-y .r-l:':nr.:nts of .. t,-~r--cm·s _Cn:n-

1 t~ny, 3d Br-ttr>~'i.o:1.

(b) The hill r.I"SS jllSt c~·.st of n.c;.J(.lJ .... ri hrd ".J.nt::l thh> '__,~r:..co

bu·n o:1tront.nd by ·:l:"m·n+.t~ .. of t.l!'' -7th }:'l"'.rin,,-_:t~ 1 .•• nti-t~nk Con, r·nv .~w1 -Lh"'

} sf r·i_"l''ll."tinf. do·t..,chm··nt, J.;i-, }l·H!, bt>r;n :'"_nt.~~·'.<ci to c)C:~'.l1".V thi.s hill. '•11th

Con\1 "W.y G who~r-;' r~rr:iv-'"~1 h"rl b.<.,n d~>J.rjy.-d, ~d.th ~J!rnw:t'nr- t~d-~cn.t.icms of ~m

••nf'IIl,_Y r1.t.tnck, it hr_.c:;mn :i.ncr:o-'-1,(-d.n~J.y nr-c;o~~.s"r.:v t·:-J occ•tr'Y th" )-oj_'l? jn

str~~ngth,

.c) ;.bont, 17 'J() t[n"·~.r~ oi..hc:rwise ·llr.:cor.~d.t~r>d urdts' h .. c·>ror:

;1\I,..,J.I"'DLr to t.h,-· br~tt..-J 1_.-:m. Pn<' '.til.f' .. f'. r:lr•t.r•c-hr1.-·nt of n.bo•.r1 .. 1 l_r·t.f:on f;-r,rcnP'')·I

of th.~ hth Slr.n;~1 Dr .. tt.·~lion (~~_rl'ly), X Cor1 s. 'l'\is- ':1·"-·f; "llf'JI1·"'nt.·r; ::.y .

'·'h·~-l ems ComHmy rnrsonn0l :Lml' u:icd to occJ.t y the~ nos::o "xt-'rl'L~.n_,, f:rc)Jn th~

s(i ,t h. rnl'd block to_ VK hi:! l rrop.->r·. 1.'1"? m:.h._,r m.it'3 VF ,.,. C.:)l'.'; ny Li' 1-'Jt:'l

>.J1rdnr>•-rs ··h'.l v1 1 . .j-,ts <•f JI&::. Corn) r•n;y X Cc1q R, •Lnrl "HI.E:l '~.dYn -.. ~ Lhr' .-!_·frr.fw

of the hilJ. it~:.~.-Jf, .. R bor,i-t.of tho.~w ·mits. wr-~~r-· ~orvicr 'Lr-0,'!'1'3 ~·n:l ''lf. ('r,:JI--:

hFid · ~· b :l ~!h T·' rc:. --ntr~.r,. qf _noks -, tlwir comb~t pot ·;_t~ . .-.J \A/1'1R .·h;_h io1,'", T',- ch

unit t:-T'\~ t'hr•r.·for·f r·~-;;;5.gn·--·d n. l-•fi.d .. rw Offio...er ;;,;rd ;r,-,,,lio .. or_:<·!" t.-:;r t,_--, .... ..-i.'·-~·''t

in tfy··'.r t··0t.i.r::-~1 Tllloym.··nt. · '·

(d) L·~rt ·of Cmt,p.'-my ~), l'Jt:1 frif'.iJJr:-·:rS, ·,b1t nrt·, ~·:::> wro~ .. '~•J:'"'·-

,,~ rj11::>ntly l;,nrnrdj ii1 r1hys"j__c;_~.l. C.OOi...PCt w:lt}:l th 'l.:l) \1.'"1~ the 1st ~ierv.i.r~CC- Dr.tt·

t , .. ,, r>Jior1 which \lit<,<,· rr:·irif•:r'Ci·~~ i:?;v qy- 7th L"r.in(•s' ·•!"cti-·tnnk CI'JJ,ln.ny (Jrd.nt:fi)~ C />"b ·Thf' ~lr·rvic,• B~~t.tt•J.ion 1:!.n-, .~x:i,('noed frw, t.r .• -. :;J.orth rV'~S~' of th~· hUl r·c•~.

:.,,. ( ·f. ·ross th>· r0rd (l'i.·.-::i:ct:ihg north r-·n.~1t t,o S.iJ~HlilW-rriJ. ·iown to i.-h•~.:r;_-.,-. , t,J··

t:.:~:i .. 1· in{ in with lht.ti-'l-<Y H; ~l"Lh L,r._r::.·rFs, •,.,.-hich.;·rc)_j,·-ct~·cJ .so:rv ~Hr·t,~nr-r:· f_r,_or:

i K. i th,• r ·rlnJctcr ,·ro1•'r.· n •.. hlt j,Lotor Trensrcrt bctt··lion .Jolr.•·d 'cC' J .·ft

\__ l.L<nk: of th ~~;o-rv:i.or ·1:1~"~-:tr~_J.ion r,nd thf-'y in t..·1r!:; w--'r~~ jcin~-l b·, "' D-t.,ch--,

ntr.>rlt _frrfl'l: T.'.CRON two, r~'J·~c· _Div~si.o!f lk-0 lkttnJion f'Xt ~nd··ct. on ... ~·:-,~t_frn:!l

'T.-'.CH .. _:N two to Up hnrt'f:i r·ond bloCk.

{ 6) •. t ~!.~30<Cbil1' hn:i · ti' ·r :"!f'Ol''tNl l"T0l:inp ~t t."'.::!l\f:! r-.J.o:r«· .ttr ,,~ r·. ~·!'nnt_.,

B;v.-~:2.3? Comr-·•.•ny }{:r,nd:_~omt·~-:ny'l 1 S.l~',r~· ~T0nt ,_,•'Y'<. P'.•:D-"Y·rUy r-fj[''f!r·d, 'l')-.r.

,.nd_::y w_..,·s ::18-L_~~r;._l·, "'_~"vy·: m6rt:'.l"S . ~.t·l'\ '--I{l-!: ~.r·nrl ·~11--: i.'rJ ~l_j.nv.. ~.nto th•' f'i"·ont ·1 :.n · 8 •

.-.ll. · nosr:ibl•·' sup~ or;ti~p;- ;.:rr•1;:J Wo;)~~.:: .utO'l,~~h~ to b . ...,~\r b;r 'tl;1--: r_['J''\; JJ;r 23~:5

t.:h~ ·fir-'~:ftP"ht b-:r:r;; .. n __ t.:) D•!bSill_io~_., .CQrnl.·.~rny H r:r:1·or:t1~d tthci,... lin··:i~:t·ct.

bnt U:·'·t thd'l'". Jt'i.ri br:i"n' si~Tn(; t•~knC.trrlt..iorl o'f thnr c~·nt.r-r rJ.~_too::-: 1n th•""

vicir.ity :),f th'.' Cornr;~ny CP ... t ;-:31) fl. T'.-'6•_-rvc' .::·rom li&:) c,.,m, ·nv ·-~,·~; ths

l·ntchr·d _t,d_Com,:.;_,~nY_ H ·"'~Fl c·t 2:.~30 th~.·~ wr_s fo~~~·~''·'··:! ~;;y ~· !' ·s,r~·-·r_r con~~tit,Jt.., ... rl

fr~_)fi•· r>nPifl1""·'l'·.- ·'nd· rAotot·'~tr.··J'l'si:o-f1... elAI~·~nts... ~'lit ~r,.-· r c·sr:n.-,·:;;_ w.;•r.r of duh

ioi1s vn..l',_v-'~ :s,··rviO!i·tro(~ri<J_.sho;iJ.,.L:.n·.,;_t, l_-·dl"'l·r;, ~::.<~ .-..xt·rct.-::rl ·.:.o 1,, "11.--:

t0 r-·x ·Cut·.:., t: td.ght Coilntcr:r,t·~.~.,cr;:',') _:. ·. · ·· ~ · · • : ,r, ' · - · ·

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11~!-c h<~wl.'V"'':'/-',Ji:,Y,~·:,' t . .-,ht t:o t.he-i.'i-, ' ,. " " .

Sl'Cllf'.!; r .. fi~ -'',11.·1. -,__. ".r.--::i.:tl'~t~ i tfl. ,-.m;Pos'it:;. m.·,-._Gom~-"':1y I w:oo.s still

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.,!i>~'l!ii"Mt . J ., fA, unrtr-r he~vy r-t ·.r..cl-:. o.t 0115 the sout~ ro.'l.d t'locl.:- w"ls nttnck:r»rl, l:\y ()?CK)

tlJ<·· Ti''!j:"'.t Hill Wf\.S p;:-:her."llly c·nr.:~'f\Cd, nt ·)210 Scrvi.cr_' B.'<t...t•<li6n rcr·ort .. d fl .• ]_.,.'loon ro.sition OVf'Pr'.l.D ... t 032S> thr.o ···!~l.r:lnc Offic,~r ·n-'Lth ::::.:))1\f(IDY D, lOth·Rngine.crs, r~ro2~t<:J 1'1 't;A.p to his h·f.t frorr, '!'.1 )2711J to 5~:?lB. ;L,

w•'l.s or:"krcd tc· ('Xtcmd t.o hin l~ft rnd ~rr!'vice bnttPJ.ion ·Jf'f'> m·:J,,r .. ·-ri to cxt"'":ld to, 'lts right. Both ·mits fo11lll:l < .. hi.s not to b··, f;~·,•sibl·, nnrl }_\."tt"ry H -WC"1.S o;d,"':ro(i to clOse the gnp with Oirr·c:t fir(', Ht 040(), Ulr I'dnrinP Of'fic·:-r with Comr.11ny D r:·porte.J thn.t. br: w·-~.s curvJnp, b~ck th · lr-ft =1f his lin·~ to t:>Pc,~r<> his flnnk. bhortly tft<lT'f?!'ftcr h0 was kil:~·~r! nnd thr fli"t'!:"lt ion in th~t s._:ctor dj_s:intcJf:~rntrd brtdl.v wj.ti'.t v::iJ:"'t,lw.lly thF cnti.rr:' eomrrony r (-•movine; i.ts,:.J.:f' from. thP ·hiLl.. ..t 0530 U1r:· si.tw;tion was crit:! et,_l. u

r PinforcirJP-: col1JJnn wns fo_rm,--,.d ondo.r the ikttFtlion }i_Jwcut:i.vc Offi(;.T tc; r- ~stor<. thr:- ro:.=dtion.

(2) i-:•'rutw!--dln by 01--~.::.-:0 Company I r-r-ro:"t,~d ~JJ ('rdet_1n f'Pn:Jt of thdr nos:l.tton:=; 11nd nt 065') Corn1 any H l'E-'T·ortr~d th(-'ir lv!.LH. r.-.st._w -!, U;v 0')00 thr.:c onl:v r::ncmy Sr:t!~ll f' •. rms f.irc-, WCi.f-J :'rqm tlw v~cinity oi,' ;'·st H:j_]l. ,It ')·.)Jf) r•.ir Cr<r:-,,·~ on Stfl::.-ion 'U1d bPf,!'lD r'l.Uminp: strikr-:R n,gnin~:t th,~ r-nr~rny tr, ~ . .,st. Hill, Altf:nlr:m:."ntr:d b/ <'.r:tillt.•r;y· And Til.ort•·rD. 1L'hr~ unit nttem·t.in('" to 1' etrt:-{"' the· hill w:~s :l coJ~r:;sjte '.tn:it cf service:> troop> ~nd d -,,.,i it.c thnir be-st ..:·ffort,> thr:o .P\P CG~llr:l nnt b<c l;nti"rr:ly C}Ot~r-a, J\t rf.')'_) thr· nnit 'N-'l.f; ord0rNl to crnr-lf' t}';P ... ,_tt;Jck flntl dtg in on i.hr· rrv-rs~-- slor(' "Lr; tiP4r nr"s ent ncsi.tions.

(3) _.·,t l 115 th-~ eonvoy from KOTO-_ri :lu~~-\:oJinP- Pon·l r .. ny G, rf:infercPd, h"f!Ml 'Lc.1 rcrr:iv.,, TiH~y ['-'\cl h· ~~1 i'orcr~d t:1 f-:irht th•~ou,qh " n-r-.k-5 of ror•d blocks 0.nd rr·ceiv.:-·j vc-!";y hcnv;~,r C;o_.<;qdt:\x::=;, d1so :incJ.uri,-•c:J in tt.r convoy w•,:---c· ri nllinbrr of i..'l.nks -.. ;,d Hc;yr•.l _,N"riw-- hlst Comr~r·n::lo. 'l':IT-"llP"t~ont tre cJqy tht-!rc wn-.;P B~Jrc-nc ~ttt~_c:{ :tnd:l_cntiorw f'Pmr. t.!·1.'"' eo•:th\'ltflt ..... t, lJ3Q n.n '1.ir strike hit 11UNGJ,iUN-ni ·'\nd rnport.--:d :'XCel:rmt rr:=>,:lt::;. Thir; w·q;

foJ:.o,.,.-.. i wit!-1 '"lrti-;] TY nne! mortars. Thr- niP..ht hr<.:rn~s:"lnr. .;,l~·:r: inel•1'~ .. ,i n:ight.-h ~cl-.U.Oi_'; Vli'(N)s. ..t 222~ Anr:my he.~vy mortr"~.rR t1r.rl <1rt.-' ]J_t'T'? l ··.:~~:~ frtllin)~ Ln Ll;f'! '"'1'r-r>, 1Jh·it,,, phoSjhOt'UR ff-']~ jn _f;•;_mt, of 0'>f'1l·:·ci.'-":'l .J r•nr1 J nnri :t f,X'i~'n fl~'.~'•' 1Y''G 5('-~Il, ':)ut U-w ·rtt.tr1.ck dirl. not r.-~.'1tcr:i.r-J:i.zr·, ]-":v·i_r!,f' ."ll'l}.;lreJ.'Jtly b,:;~n flh.Jrt:-?(1 by c;_n• C()Ufl'L(~rmnflsu.r•_:s,

( J) ln the ":tZ.ly J.1-:>rn.hg !'t\J'H';:. nn r--Ud:1Y oonc.-nt.r"tion in fron:t of Cow~-"Xl;i' I wrcc d;i.srr:rs -:0 .w:i·t.:t intc:;,eivr r:lol<-~~r fir-". ,,t (J~·.)O, Gem! !".ny (; mov-~r] out. t.c, rPL-lk•'· -: . .-;.~,~•t Hj •.l. .. ir -lrtf' on st:·,;.:.j0n, Er.r·-m:~r r"lor:,rc~ fjr"' w->.:=: 1'-1.'!Jinr: or. UH.' V::st Hill Tm~dUom;, 'l'h.· Fttt-,:•ck cor!t.in1u,d rpr;,·i_n~·-d ... stubl.Jorn.r.;:s:i.st~.nce n.ll jny. Dy 1600 Comt·rmy G ~-".d ~'"F1Ci1cd tiH' e;···st, b1rL W-'ir; 1J.n."l,rl,_l' to. ~(lr.t:hi·~.-, on to clos" ful"ly t.r.c· tu•n tr U1·· Jyft,_.

· (2) .. t l?OC the forW'r>.rd_c--chrlcn of th·- 3l~-:t :~-WT rrrivr-d f::'W!1 the r:o-r·thC"'l.flt, .,:, 1830 th(' trn:k comy n.ny fror1 the 31st ltGT_ -.')l'J~hr(-··1,

('') j.t. ~015 Conq ·111Y l h,_'.hl'd thr"• dlr>ti.uct b'udr? r:nl1 l.o Lh-" w~ St., ThiB >lvn's folloW~'d ·,.,t ·213') by o:;_ grc:_m fl'Tc ~'~nd by ?33Cl smn1l gro•u s o~· Chines<:.~- wore nrc>bi.'n'g Coi:l::lilY·'J 1's 'f!•nnt •. .ljy 23.3-S. t.hi.;: b_:·d f.T'O\'/JJ ~-J;_:Lo ~ [;('nc:r'\l ~t.tf1:Gk b'f tr.,.;·W1""lSt front-..· •• t.. 2.J);J,_.th;< .. .rn•-,rr.y bi~s:Pm pr,ohi:nr~ ~_-, ·0 fiO!'tb,·mst p6rtion of th.-: '-r ':'r Jlnf•tcr rond t.h:!s j j_n,f>ho:r.t. Q!'<.il~~ J l,\(.•(!.!•J;l,·· f'n

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:tV~ 'lck in fore)~. i.ll · s•m-. · Orti'i-w :ry.rrTJO. i.nr: ~ .. urlinr-!;·"t.n.nkn·, t,lr,.t i 1: rf;.·, 11wl mort,~.rs l'lcr;: 1~sc~ in d('.f'E·m;c. :}i)j,~m;v l~.p.bt. J1.rt-i);'l !7:T,y.brrf.n t-O_fr·J,l.'in i'."'!-"i_it.ion to no'rt:'T· f:.1~c~, isor:w rounds lc·i1d.ing Jn t!:·:-,Gf r.r:- .

( l) ;,f{).e:r -~ lJ.tl:. ·-~.lw :, tt.nCk -t"'.f/li~1":' t t.h· .. n:·)rthC.'!•.st W'·f.'· _ r'·~;q_~;; ;,-] ~~-~. 0110 :.r. r,r..--P.t fhr·6,8-..-· Th .... _,-ncmY r·\·-.c·n.~·d:1thl~; rn.r t.o-Gorr,r·,·n:,,.q 1_s lcft_l'lnd this p:np 111.~S -t>1kc>ri ·\md---:i' dil"f:ct_,- ·fitc: -b:y ~~t.~nPy- ll, -0()Fd;, Ghirws•• r~t:Oh'"'d -LI1P lst Si·-rV' ce' Hi-i't~Jj_orl Gf" n.rr~rt. <'.nd W-~'-:t':(': ('Lf,.'l,gc'ri by thr~ '(~h 1 ••. .-..rinrc_;

r'~rit''i ·-trtd:- C'lDr:l'"CJ.n_y ·t"r:.nt&,,.



• • (2) By 0225 Oorr.• '"ny G's . r:ft p)'ltoon V•i:'t_S

IIC'' troop of th-~· 41st Comn,ndo w.r~s rlis 1· !).tch;;:~ to

·~;~.......-in s"'t':l.o~1s troubJ :::- ~-~Y~ !5·"'C'lr'< ~beir flnnk,

(jJ' Dy 0)00 ·r-1.-"lsh rc:n<)rt::: '-"l•o:rc· S·~·c·tr .:rl 0n r·ncTtY nrti· J.-·'r~· ~1~ Uv.· vj_cinity of •r;~ 536_di R.nd bttttv:ry D br01rght ,?ffcctiy,.,., C01tntcrb-:r,tc-J~:v f·irf'! to b-~,·r. ~

(il) ,It Q)JQ th;-. S~)t_ith I'P~Vi bloC)< _SUC·~~-·lf>fuJ.ly ~··t~ulsd A..'1 f. •. tt.'"l.Ct<. The w.cst rmd twrth ··.·-w·t ·r,r>ct.orr,· .cor,t?,nul?(~ to b_e r:::-"~r:-~-g2·i, . By_ 041n thr· r:tt"'~:ok on the n0rthcr~st h..,d_ s: tc'r::encd but heAvy JW•r'tt.r fi'"€· c 'nt.:inlL'ri on th-""' 'Fst. ·:By" ,')510 ·(:nc:my <>.ction w1.s r ~dtrced tc; sr·orA.d:!.c smr.ll ".rmr; fir--. By 0800 Con:rrmy G h~.d rrr.;.-tin~d its 1~1Ji. .~t D900 nir CF~m,-: on st·,t..:ion. . . ~ "

(5) The dAylig~t }ynrs w··"X'-' spent imt1r:)V•.nP,·th- dd'-,ns.-·:: inc•··ll!ing /J.! m"ines ~nd booby trP.r·S on r.11 fronts, Ehr-:n1y Co·1ld Le sr·m C:{p;._;,rw or. ; ll fronts in ·.'3r:r"~ll n1~11b,~rS. ;~11 ob::H'rv ~d or I'i_>f'Ol"tPd tA.rg -.:,;, 1-:vrr- hit with tlir, ·A.rtil.J.t>ry, or rnort!'lrs w'ith good rns,1lts, _,..t, 211.10 tw~ ni.Pht t>~ckl,->.,... \ll"{~)f1 r-T-oi't-~J on Bt.ntion rmd w:ith_th~ir r,-,.l"ir,fs r.or:t.j_n:F·l to brf• W'ilnb} ·· .rwst of th1~ nivht,.

(())_'it 1130 Pb011t 2(0 troor't> fr·oM t!F· '31-·-L HCT "'rrivr'(: from t~l" north0n.st. l·-'1rny W•'I'•"' 'N"lking wonn·l ,d ~J1ri rnnn;v ·v":rt:- s·lff·-rin(! frmro fr·.:atbite ~.n1 r'Xtl(Js''lr-.

(7) Du~: ·t,o .the dif:f'i:J,llti.-ou <':ncount -r--=>i by th" str.f:t.' of our h.,ttr>lion i.l1 rtt'Lrnt·,ting.:t,o rn.~·h:·•__,,--,:i.n COITI.'f:l.Hl~er-1tion, c:o;;-Lrol ~n~l r~norrlin.,t:i.on. oi sn V:-"'ny S"~T'?.l'"'d_,r~ nnits,t.r:r: fc::-8''5 '<~1St of thr: riv,-r W''rr f"li> •lr1'1-T t'l-)r>

contro1 of tlJ_. 2:1 BHtt . .-,j_j_,,\r;, ?th iv.,·,rin•·n. ri'Le Co.'nw·.ndinp Of!'i.c-·;J ]:'lt

r cgu1."1.t)Il(; d·'>'ld'C:1rrt-~nt W.~S 1~1 ;.ocr~· in COI\U'U!'tnd OVf'r thn 2.d b: t.t.,.li(m F>t<'•:f.J, (_}\rr,rt.J.l_ ('.QI!t·!'O} ~)J' 't.h·-• ({(-.fr>rlSC: fc-·mrd.nc--fi ''lit.h t,}-E.;_R hnr>_(hlJ"r't.~--•,·R,

. \].) •• v·-.-).3-:);j id::- ctroP or 'SI,lf 1\li·;S COITtij(·nCC'·L Known "rl'-i .suw I ;;~,f'-:i

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tnrp ·i.s w.-·J'P wo:r%cd ov.-r with ;;.~r, ~rti.llery nnd Jilortr<,rs. r.!b>J1'Y r1cti::r( ' wr·s· J.i.nl'tr~rl tc;· 1:Lg:--tt sr(lnll .'i_r;r_s r:lt~l r;;,0rt.1.r fj.rr. -~i1e nipi1:... lv·rr:ss:lng r·l::i~ inclwJ· ... l n:i.r~h{, ·h.'c.kln,;";, Jhtr:lng th· -~~w thr' d .... ur.s G:mp:1ny, 3:l ·b--.tt:·l:l.oft

1 ls't M11r'i:r:t<::s ·rnPn~l in[! tll::: P.(;nt.h ro· J l1l.-H\k ,.,xchnng,-d r-nsit'ions -wjt~1 hwr-cn?;•~.,-'· C "" n . ' ' ' l i f ' oJnr).<··n,Y, ""'( w·,tt'Ll~on, :'tn ~-'l".r.J.n-,s, r··rsoJm-'. ou~t:.~>Y ng Lh· north rof'd·· t:~-. _ block,

( 1) ll· T'"'t>Oi;:i_ng '~uc) irjt.--rrl:;ic:t;tf•n firc•5 cont:i_uJ- .1 d:..1r:inr th,- r<tl;y rrtnrrJinr, }J(J'lT'S~ f;now -W~-,;; fr-.J.liHI', .dllring· :tt:c- h011rs Of- dnrknPSf', 'f!'>-r•tJ.y r(duoinp:· visi.bil:i.ty •. Gomr'_n·ny G w11.s ro.bl" to a~·lv.'\nOf' i:.s l:Ln" 2~). to ?':1 :v··rds d1.1ri.nr. 'th.,, ni.d~:t 'bY o·lr·:·f~.t1 i:lf-iltr,.t.jnJ;s .· 'J'h,-:- "'1--·~rt..ll•:-r e·:_cr'T~'d with drty).ight <!rd n.ir. C?Jil.::· or. st"'tion J•t 1);-)lj. }...nc:I1y eo•11rl b( fi,--r~ in fit':'•.ll p,r':'•'l~S ~m-~hc ,/:.:--i(:t:s ri'ig,-:--s snrrcm~dinp th(_: 1·r·:rirr .. A:T. J..oc~=·t-·rl t.--rp t.:-1 v-wrl~ b1:•onr,:ht. unrir-::r Lir·.' by rq prorrtnk' 1.V:··~r ofl'(>. .~t 13'Y), c>i:r'

,..,_~Lill"l'Y r,nd rnortpi's·oorrb:in"d to r--riuco ~T;_t:my F'·nccntr~'~tions tn th~ nnrT~nwr:st;, · ;',t, j,61YJ rtll air :~no shj _ _rt_.pd to tbr-~. ro.iri of thr ·h:t J·.nr·;_n,- Jt,·~si.cr: c olur'l.n ccr·J5_r;G A0·1ti1 j'l"om Y!lD.'.d-nL .nl 1?00 ·~- t'.'l.i.k-inf•,nt;y Y>r•tr,~l \'f..., F.

rJisr·~·toh··,-1 to r<'flkr> con~_,r-._c'!. wj_Jh -::.hj_~; O('lln!:tn._ .'l'hiE> 'f''-'.trnl rl't.llrn---rl ,t, J 830 hn v~ng .f·tD --d to m~.k~' .cnr:t.,,:-:f,.

(2) CorhF:tny I r~·,_,)x1p\,;'l.i .efii'11Y .li_nv,'lfl J,t; f!'•.!.'!l th••- WPSL r~r.d 'P.t. ~935 n r,rn_,n fl•!r~ wrio' s~gh"c.-0>,:1-t.o th;: r~ortft ;~t.. Jl::i 'J),. l).;·okl-81"3 Wc>l"r· on stf'>-·

tion fl.nd visihil:ity.contin,vod to 'iLillll'O\' t.Lr'.- ;1- t,hr;- niJ~hl.

'{3) 'l'hf" .firfl( ;.:t;.'::'H('l/L~:: of t.J--v f:ri-:;rJlJ.;,r ,, .. , .:,n r_r-,.-;1: YllJ;i., ·1-ni. c 1 ?.•11rcd ·th~ nor.P1 :rQndot6c)< ·ret i950 nnd .. oo-nt.ir-i11<:•'i . :,. · ~.rTiyc .--<LJ 'thro1w-h thr~'nt<:<:ht An_d',_fOJ.l::rni.r.~· !'l(lrt;il\g, ·

~6-

DECLASSIFIED


i. 4 DC'C,?J.lb :r:

(1) .~t 0030 Com1 <ny I •mg1.p;~"?ri th"' Ct.in:::sr: to th"::.r frr,nt will! 6Jmm .;mJ 8lrr1n mortr . .rs: s'omc I.:Onn'ly •.W W?S r•)c,~iv,-""d• J1t ~ffiJO, ~.-ir nrF· on str~tion, f'ir·st r.riority b(~ing to prot.~ct the r.:f!r cf th.:: llivisinn col•lrrm closing into th0 rerimc;t('r;

(2) -.t .1400 ·'t 111~ro.l. from t,;w l~l-"t C·:mUT)1'.n1n top,rthr>r with t"'nk~vu<.s r;rnt to rr>t·:-i.->vr-: r·~ht ~.rtillr.~t-y fh·J~d 1•icc-~s strnndcd SOJjJ• thr(-"'

· t..Lonsrmrl Y' rds o11t on t.hr: m)rth rortd·. ot 1S30 the p"-trol r. :~tch · d ito obj{·'c.ti~U"R, found ft)•lr guns rl-"stroy--:ri f\nd th'c- remrd.nd·)' i.mrossiblc· tO · rnovn~ Th·.:Sc'. W(']''e -'llso cLostro;yPd Fl.nd the rmtrol r,,turnrd.

(3) :.t _;2•J):) .snmll 'fire fights devr'lCpiO-'·i on tf)f"' north.-,;'1_Rt, sn1lth ··.nd w.~~--rL fronts .. i>ir rrnv·in··(l on Stl'\.tion nJ.l ni("ht nn~· ,.-._"ccut-:·d r-J.<Onned misf'lions in con.~j1mction wi~h n.rtill-f'rY ..,nd mr:rtr·.rs,

(1) 1·-robirw . .n_ct:Lnn bv th:-_- Chj.nrr.e t1f!flinst· th•· ···~A'at front Vf.''S d~"t<:ctc·1 n.nd br~·~·~·n llf' rtt. 010~): ~·ir c·r1c 0::1 f1tc .. tjon '1.t J6CO, p,i.vinfr•.;..:,-rticu.lf1.1' !1.ttr:-ntif'lr. to: tl·u: J.:!SB. north· ~ . .hd · so:1th of }:.,(, J~ 1 l··l'' •.

(2) dl J2J) tt·d~ic·-1 cont1'1.1l of thr ~·i=·ftnf,". b.f H .. {;~dt!J-r·· 1 .... ::;.<>-~d to tht:< -~·th krrin;;s, · Th,"' 'lli·l·i.tion . .,.l ccr~b.~.t troor·s wh-hin fh..:. r-.-,rin:wtrr.

--l er1~itt d th~:· l'r=le··~·~c of r1ost hor .. ch•!r.rti.'}'~ r::'l scrvic(' P<''rsonn"'l, COI't( .<" ':~l"!•fly G W'\S rdi·:v;.:.d on '~r,st HilJ. nnrl -'iSsir:n"'·:l u-,.~ .rwrth -ser:tor f:)TT•f':' ;.r (--:_{:_-·.oC'.r.ud.--.rt· bY JUi>' Gorin ~-:ny. 'l'h'" h'·lf of th~> r-e::-·S..nr>t,c·r extnn·ii.nr. cl'\Ckl'Ji.s•· ... ~. ·:rrrJJll C·)m: ;1.r.J' G 1s new riv111.. f.~rm~ W"l.S occur'i_.~d by th·~ thr,,-, b~tV>] -: ·~iS of tl-:.-· 5th .l'.rF·.r:i.n~;;;, _l•'ricnrl.ly hc•.rn.s:'irJ.g n.nrl int-i'rdict.ion fip.-s \'·1 .. ~~- c:,nL~nn--'·rl thro11gi"1Duf th;-, night.. · · .....

(1)· •• t· .)(,JO ihr Divif.;ion 'l,:lv~~nc,~ g,j l'.rl lF!.unchcv\ i~_,f; "·tt:ck i..q th-- soiJth. It vns ,.,XT'('Ct~-,~·· ih;t th;, 3d b;•_ttr•Jic)n, r•ti~-ch>:d to the- Sth Hn.r:l.nr::-.:·'·Ol:rvi brinr:ing up t.hr:' r,-,;~r, sh::'!ul,; cl"· r K.G .. H!J-~rl b-:f(,r\· n:!;::dd.f,.-.11. /,bmtt ·11100 th·· h'•.tt·".lion lr·nin w• s f·)l"'r'·~·rl ur 'nd ;Ift_; C-J.Plr>:•ny -"n<l f•1·-·:-'t''rJi,,,, of 1.f--~·l:ons Cor;q''U1~/·W:"rc rJ!.c-:-d :in c;l,,.v:m.

L ? D ormb.::r:

(l) BY nridni.n:ht th·· clog uf tr~·ffic IF1.'l rwt: cl"'T_':j :·n·1 th.: · .-..-1 of th;· bat,trtl:ion Co].!JJ'!l1 w·;_~-; no f~trtlvr th·-r: th•."' 'N---'3t -n-i of th.-. hr-j.J;•~' .:in H ,c; ,JI.l) ri. Th,: 5th H.'~rjn,:::;l. i1nrth 't!":d north·.-·ar;:. s ··c"Lnn:: vv-.-.. l"I'''V"i.-ly '•t.t"Ckc(J rmd Jd B~·l,Lnlion 1 -s Cor.J]··'·Jll u C :tnd I t'~·t.:L_.l··y -onr·f·<, 'l'h"i_~; !l"C~ Nisit--t,_·d :1 :r..-_,,.·c· l'oym.-·nt of .3d B·,t,.,;,_lj.on's c!>u1 nv:r·k·rs Pt1'; ,-. ·.r~,-V n'1.cl·dn·" .r:·ms r-.nd r~-.~r-;t.nbli~hu-~>Ht of 'a Cl; n--·~rs's .. =rily with.:::.·Jt vri.r co:il:'•·m·::-~·tiu!ls, '.;'h,_, Fd .. t/1ck b:rokP of_:· b ~f(·ll~'-' dr·.vn·~·:,r,rJ '.'lith dn~tlif~ht Uw· )rl b:--tt>:--,lion W<~S "bl'' to fort'! •rr; '<n'i ni.'·.rch uut of to· .. vn 'J!"".d~q.·,-•rl.··<i. ~-.'!1·· br•t.·t "'Jlon b ··<~<·n tn clo~e in to Ko1:0-·ri ; . .t, :-l•lflfl\·t ,,_.nd •."fn.P biLl.r~t .. r: for.· ·,.L:---· niph~, wiP' t:'l''' ~rl :..-s0ttnJion r•.rd ~~Ff~iJr..-:nt:J.l t.r'Ol)] t> of thH }"t Lr-r·in:s,.:

.(1) 'fh,., b·itt..;•.l:i.on w:•c; bilJ.r·t•:cl ·w:~t..h .i.t-:-; OPl CJSji-e nllHLf•rs l.n ~ ... h1· 2d Bntt.1lion, ].f>1. i'f-'lriw·s~ Co;at rny ;i '.'f'~- r:·.;t nn .th,; li:'lP ~n th• n .. ri.lfl.•l..(•f' i_,() rl"']--tC'·rc rm. 'nr:ih(' -'r c,JJ:ll:."<ny, Un Sr~ti~r: oJ: ·nrn 111-'~rt•ors wr·.s -~~-; ... c·--J .. j n rljrpct S'l.'Trirt. of 9orn.p··:n.y H. Th.~r(" wr·S n:_j ,•r,,--my ".ctivity .:i•1rinp; t:'l'' rl-"Y•

'1) The br·tV:l~on f'illVt:·d 011t of KOTC-:;-j r<t 1)30, !"'f'li"v:ing "1<'11"'-"'nt!S !Df thr= 7th H:-•rir.c:;s on ob.).:-dtives 11-· 11 r)nti. ill-Jn r:o.bq•.t~ _suns-rt. 80r;.Drny ''!II

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• DECLASSIFIED


• ...... . ~\..-.. \ •

oCC1F · ·,d 1'FTT, CCJJ,lT.-Iny 11 G- 11 inVN>tl··d 11 •• 11 , ,'U)(I Coml r•.ny 11 H11 took ov~>r C-')m,.- ..-.n;v tifo' 11 , 7Lh Hrrrin<'s 1 nositions on n. nos,-' r~uminR ·~lown ::'rom 11 .•

11 • Thr- l.kttf1lion Cl wr-..r:> ,..Atl•blisth·d :on th.;:· l-;SH ~-s w·-EJ .if'f.t~"InS ComJ--""D" (ninHs) w-:'.tr, t.,..J:-~ .i~lrr:n.

(1) r>hort..ly ~.-ft.r;r r:U·1nif.ht_ Gonpl\ny 11 lr 111 ~ '~osltion WI ~;1 hi.t b;y .'J1

, ·sti.Jn:,t.·d br-.i,;.:t..r1.1:lon. 'Th" C•)r:tf1_,-:~~ Ct!nt·i_nu ~rl int·-"nll"l t.·~ ~:nt1 y 1m til r'hwn .

.-:ner:w CA::ll.tJ\lti,dJ W''t<" esti.J;L[1t.-d to _b .. : 50 Killed, ·25-J wo:und,_·,J.

'(2) .• t 07})~ C?rny:ny H, r:_~in'forc-erl wJth t S(·Ct'iOn r-r..eh fran the

,rT f1S:>r•uJ.t, 8l1r.r1 mot•t,~,:cs,_ ruvi h: -~;y mochin {::\l.i1 j~l-,.toons, d'i~1·J· c.-·] f::::r~

w.:>_l'd ·v) hbjcct·_vl~ '10 11 • 'l'hro··lf;h<)·A the dc•y, Cor::~ nny H W-<lS V:r--,.tr-ncd br"

fore.-:; •1f b.-.ttnJ ion siz ., to tjH~ W''st bnt 'lir .r'lnri rnort'1Y'S -rr~v0n~J, .. ,, the

r nc; 'Y fro:rr1 c)osin~ ..

('~) •• 11 :.it~.y 'tr.1.fftc :'roc:r,'r-dc-'rl slo1.;l'y r-.lonp ttv~ I\'SR.,. .. ~.- wmH 't

the b-<ttr•.lion t.r<.in fol'lil."d .l.l]l .md th•·· br1.ttr.lion 1.t'-T'".r •rl to aov,,· "'tt )•s

r,·,~r f'l"'rrl-. lio11T··:V''r, t11r· cnl,l~cm did n:Jt :Ocgin to nwv··~ unt.il 21')0 ,,u,-1 -Jtr\

not rc."d: ,-Jb,jr!Ctiv" '1C11 untj,.l 21,:):). 'l'ha cohll:in "'f~·s twicE' f:i.r->l 0:1 C:-:-·L·:•L··:·n 11 • 11 ·•.n-1 11 C11 hnt n•J c~su ... _1t,i- f; w,-·rc r ·e:ivr ,;,

(1) The '-'l~'li:k 'lo;m t..hR ·a~'-'> .from 11 C'' J'li'OCeede-d wlthod, incid~nt~ thP battalion reaching CH1NJJJNG-ni e..t ')?,3D, .• .f"t.er a. briel7 r,.or~~;nfz.a.t-hm,

tl1e march contin,.l0d'tow.Ard L'1NHJtX.T, Some Jight snit"l~r fj_f-P '1~.n recf!iv;:;d,

in th~ GllDONG--ni areR. Truckf, were bm3rded JIPA.r J1i.\clON-DO!·JG t'll'Jd thA troors

mc-,ved to· ·LAflin Hn4 o!'"'"J?.iC t."'[',n.srort£:t::!.on t9 the cC~.Jrrr A.r~a ~"L r.::Jn.-YC.-Kf.

'l· J../ .lf•cerriber:

( 1) HoUti.nE> adm:i.ni.:;tre.tinn ca.rl'ied OlJl,

to ernhnrk on botwd ~hir. Frer·<=~rk:.~.ons l:":ir.• r~r<ll!;l · t._ ,_-;

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(1.) broke crunl' and n·ucP.ei'lAd v..i.k t.:r'lCkB to H1.fi'JC;N;JI'-. ,,·,J, 130·1. _·,rriv<'!d at. t..he Joadinp: Area aL lS J:). ~it.arte:J lo~1ding J~':llfl$ tt.nd othPr

_l nndir.g craft· nt ?OJO,

(1) Comr:l<-1tcd lc~ding on bo'"r'd ··t):_:; li:~,,:;;(,J, C'A;,/.1JJ,::> llt 01 )0.

~)B.i] od for I' rr~LN~

t. 1:;, Dccer.lbm·;

(l.J .~rrjv~!ct at }·:tJ,,N at JYD. ~ohdt~d on tc1nrd r. ·il• f(Jr tr;ms

ort~tion to J:j,,S .. N,

a.· Th:ls unit. encount.erf':d ~o e!'"JP,l11Y in th, :10vement fror.1 8llJ_:_;yoH:·; to

n:.G·.'.JW-r:)... Division In:telligence l1erort.f:.J Jl •• n .. ~t'I~ri Wi:ll.<li hP. e_ttf'l.cked

when t,W(') ;·,nr)nc• H.r.JliJ·.er.t\3 t-,!:'i.rl LcN>-·t Jl.O:tth C>f JJ~.(~_..-:t1J-i-i.

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, During- .;~7 NovemDer enewy trou-:.;,; .. ,•F-;."f' d) :rJ~eritr•·ti.nr fer an or{"r.niz.Pd On 2:3 Novem.bt'ir n tmtrol· vf. :r'?,"i.nf:·wcF::i J.~t-oon· ~iz.e fron 111: 11

c omrFmy_ enoount t•r·ed an .:rOxif.Jr-cL ely. or1 P l':P LIJfol·e: r:·d G·:nn r·n;/ ·of er.r-it(:,r inf:mtrY south of ILG • .Jw .. :ri rdong thE'·J;_,)t •1t. 11, ·dj_.sti\nce c::' " rox·':~c•tP:;Y t·-m wiJ »S~

The -;:Jatrol withdr'e'-"' t¢ th~ city '1t .d8,.,!q-1~ss 1.nd roor:.ort·':!d 'itl.f'lj ctinf' 2_0:)

c~sunlti~e on 'the enPr:t,ir• On 'l.he-,s<UnA d~:te r.n 1-'i·'· comrr.n~,o pr-1:';ro·c rwvi.nfr. ':;

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f o:rv.:ard of the front 1ines cont.'\cted ?..P! roximr:.tel.y 150 e~Pny i.n Nl :tsnnr:lb] y f~ l'"""• · rl'he r>f.ltrol withdrev~ inrftediE~.tely :us.d reDcwted th0y hf1d kiJ J 0cl sl 1-: ene.1ty •• ~t 223'J probing f:l.tt~tcks cornriAnc~d-nlonp, th" front. of H .nnr:l T coml·c::.nics. · Litivr:,n :ninnt..8s l~:~t~r, tt g.<:onernl Af:lf::l~'!lt comrnenoed. '1'ncttcs on-e ounterf'd were. -1.hose of f'. hip;hJ y P.g/?,reBFP.ve n~.t,lr-1. .'>P.qurmoe ·of ·('VI)nts of the rltt:•ck wer8 r.s fo_l10ws: .Five to nine mPn pfl.t:rnls w~re; SP.nt· out, forvrn.:rrl of tkl~e nrtin body in An .o.tt€1r1pt 'to locFLte or est,..,bl,ish front lin..:>s rmd flnnks. ·· 1\fter t.:;ns~ f1:J.trols had withdi''1h'n or b-::s:-1 b-3-"'t.~'"-n of.7', white J bosrhorol.ts n).ort:.r shclJ.s were ,.Jrorred r.1.bo'tt the r"I'"'£1. in r·n n.vtPnrt. to j_nflict crtsu~.,t.ies~ Ry qloSP.ly '·l.'·tchinf: the .;r~ . .., for movr>rnrnt in rr::!'Ilov:inp t.lwse· c.•.\Su-'llt ,-,, theY ~.tta.1pteri to es·i,flblisb tftEJ locii:Lion of c•lr frn!1t. }inN'. .'1I'tPr rnving decided whr1t t. !ey believ"'r:l were th-3 front lin""s 1hitr~ 1 hos·p~oro•lS mortru' ~bell:.> wt::re dronl ed in t.he lin -.~s nnr:l. 'l.SPd ~s mP>rk,.,!'s ~ ' ·ltd le this Wl•.3 t.rddnp, p I•.CA th~;: ~lDf'>r:t.Ult troon; Cri'!Wlr>d fo~·wr:,rd to dicVn-C'-t!S 11S c:lose .1.fi 1.went.y~five ynrds from th.,- 1'r>ont liJv:cs. ·•ht'tl tb''~;c- n.s:-:-nqlt troops h;o.d [1ovr,;d r~s close ~s rosslbL~ to tl>: fro'lt lin?s w::.tJ.:o•1t brc.ing discovered they 11ttF<Ck~d at !'1. hivf>n s'i,cn~·d. 'l'ht· ;sir:v.J .!.r: LhiH }'!l.rt:LCHln.r 'in~trlnce,. 1.'/n.s three hlr;.st::: of l't r 01 iee Vihi.st::.e. Thr~ r;t "Gk Lnr: trocy-~; then rose nnd l.n n. J·<•rf'(::ct DkirmiGh\T funn.tion :ru:·~hr,d Ut~.- front l1nrs • . ·.t 23L:) the (~ll·:>iny m.J.Wl~' :--C. to pcr,etr:,tP ~!. :::;:n":J.ll portiOll of · .... h H conn ~r;y front. Th0 cnP:ny l~Pn"-'tr,'li.ion ;··f; N;r~t~dnnd unti1 P.dcq11.ft>' r.-,:::crv.;s co1lld r{~inforcn ComW:lf.lY II wh-T! r1. succt:F.s:.\~1 C01inter·rli .. t.~rck ·Wrts. :l,'<.Ttr.chod~

c. Jlurinr, the ran11.ind('r' of th~~ timP n.t ll..G.J('Lri, •mite of lntL0.lion Ftnd r('r,imontrt:, f;i.z'-o Tl'l~l~O'lr~-d around o·,lr d-?i'NJnns A.nd '¥err-~ C:JJV>t"ntl:v hfllnmcrod-by ·nir,_-nrtillery, mortnrs l'lnd BY'l:'lll r.rm~i. 1"1)clll~T tnct,l\~C. h1 S'.Jbsf'qu,..nt ntl.·-'•C,"'Cl did not' v11ry t:xcer-t r>_s ~.hmvn hr:,J.ow •

d ... t OJh:J :m.,-i :)occr::lwr 1950 nn c~tim:-~t~-,ct ',"ilPJny b'lt.t~>: jon D'()P,c;"d fot· _.,_tt·<ck on Objcctlv~ ti;,lf. The rtt~ck: 'NaS preccerl-::1 by~~ lonr• b·Ji~lr, c·-•1] v1hich r·lC'rt"~d t.!1·"~ dPfr'T1f·n force:::.. This unit 'lf"''d pn.r,"t:h11t .. ~ f_l._., ..•. -c:; fm' j l]urrtin-.·tion. T'lCtics wer.~· quite simil:'tr to those -;:orPV]{)·I~;'_;y ,"'n0,-;1Crt'!:_, ·-;-d. No pen,~trPt::i.on ~,')A m:v~o t11rl -t~.ft~1r 'sorti'C "tht"0e to fo11r frOi·Jt.r·1 P~-~_,:·cl-n.; of ._.,.~>ti::1' t.,rl 1·Jr.1.oo:1 si·u, the cncr.:: withdrf"V.

"- 'l'h,_, defensive ·t,nct.ict: bf th, Chin.?se Comr•L•lnist. .Fqrr..:::s w,.rr.' V!o.S,c· of n very well o·~fr.fl.ni;;o;od il(•.tur·,. ~.11 ct.~frnsiv,- Positions h!'.fl A.lJ ~··rrw,nri s ·:·e·tr:i.ty. Y0)dw:_.:'S r~.nr:l.w••r.r-.ons ~cr · :;:.__]_ r•osit.ion-,·d so ns 1.0 b>' rn:1t•v•.U;v s:1pnort1n;. Foxholes 1·'/r.rr> r·xLr''Jn<·1y 1-,;·~:.l dom-:1T'lC!.t,·-rl •. CrT•· 'I'''.S -;:,:)knn to 1 rot..:::c•.t d.;!fcndin:•. t.rorws :f!'O:-n .n."d t:v·-d> 6:1' "tir·· tr;rsts ·nd fl'OJll'Btrafinfl~ This wr .. ::~ done by tu;mclini. b1-~.ok undrr thd s·1r:·~,c,; of tl;.- r rflllnd ~-- Ir. mnrry Ct'lscs~, connccti.rl<-' t.rc:·ncbN; wr,re dug b,-t~u,,---,r) foxhol ':~>. 1:),-_.f --n·s~v" rooiLj.om; l.""'l"'·"' C'Jr .... f-:tll-ry SC'~.'r1 ctP.d to givp i. cdv 'rrd ro,ttfl of 'WJ L•tdT-<11'1'.111 fr,;p thr' r·oaiti(m. . •

f · ·,')hr:n rt.t 1,'1Ckinf~ c·onvoys '_the r'n.:·%y lltiJjzF!d -th,_, .ri.d!'rS ·:1r:d ckfj I,,., t,{, t,!-::?i:r 1~e·sL ·nd\l"nt,'lJ',"• J,r,nrl.inf~ trOorS wr:rr· .pr>rmit.L~G to lJrc··.k t-h.i_n w."','li~ llrw vv:i.t..hont I'PC\'l.V.'ing fjr(· froJ(t f'itlwr flnnk •. Jht:·n Lhc "•t.t··ekiq;·, troonr-; h...,d ttdVF•!l()r;d into 'th" d('fil·~ r>nd cn.nr:lizrd th-?J'iS<'.-]y.:s, f;~ror:r• forcv·s v1'ith ·r;utom·,tic w.-•fl."l·OnB clof.:nd in frorn t-he high gr011nri r:n brJ'.,h _f1r·nk:-o .''11"ld t ,. trw. rt~-nr.

_P.,; Cor:rrlet•? or'g?~Ji;:ri.tion ()f th·-' cnem~r·l-V-"'5 ·impossiblF. Lo cl.-L:rmine dn-· to -Ltv: gr-:-1< rnl ign.or,.--..nc~· of the Yr:i.son:-·rn of ,h_r. It i.s kno1'ln, hnwcvT, from th, l d_f.lon~;r of ,/nr }-l,-.,1 orttlth· t bb'i.B 1m~t, Wfl.S •·'nfH•P<'d by U•<' l ~'2nd, ~-73d, 1 74th lL:"p:i.nlo'YJtS oi' Uk C1.in ·t.:_, Cor:;nnn l.st ):.~h D:i -v:_.< on nnd t.h,::· l?frlh JU:gilrt·~nt of th(· .. :~Jth Divi.'~~or1, fr·:_~:on ·1··s of ./~•r f'Jl'th,·r r .. norLcd thr ',·of tlv-,~~'- r.wi.JnnntB k·.d mor,' Ur-.n;., h-, ()'·. J·..l.ti ... s r.$ t' r.---sq).t, of t:-1,-,::_r ··tt.-l.cks on 011r·po~itions whil:- i.;h. Y/:?.n-:.i'lL·r-::L~· ._,,,l .;-d>~J'·ll -1)/i> c--D;FlLi•s. On•' J·risorwr of ·.hr r·--1:ort. d '1-ih.::n his ·b tL.rd --_:Dfl cr~.d-;~.·-·d th· j'- .. • ndt•n·-~n.n bord·~r Us.or~nn.'_r,::o-.t;i .. on ,~·,_r; ''!:' fo··lowfl~ 'l'hr'r- d.f'\ COM:"n:i.-s ~lnd.or.'· e omhin0Lion hu dq'll•.rtn'B ·,,nd w •·rom; cdmrr~ny. 'J'h· !·· 1'/d'~" t.-r1 of fie ~--~"s ,,nd .L~O (TJlist,;d~ at tilrt. tj_HW, in <?(\Ch rj_flr:· conr nny. His brttr-l:ion

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• • 8t:-rtnd ·ith t'-10 <32mra Jaort~.rs r1nd ej_ght b)Jrur. r~1or.t: rs, They f;i'd ;,Tl rn

:xirnr·t0'ly ~iiO ro11ndf; for the .d2lt; c.nd nrlT'roXillr·tr-ly 2l10 rounds fo:r kF'

60 s. "-<:·_sch in ... ·:.nt:;~y b~_ .. tt<Lion hnd thrr'!e hP:>vy r'1<•Chinr:> r-•ms B.nd P.rch com

\ nny h0d V.H~lve lir:ht rMchine tcm,o;. Ti1e tJIIU:mnlt·ton SllT rly for tl•(· lir:r.t

mr>.ch:ine gnns wr:.s Sl..tl roF>edlY. linited to one:· box r0r mm. Vn cross in~~ thf'

: .. ,<~.nchurir>n 'bordr-r: eny:'1 mnn Wt:Js. issn12d ·3 ponnde: c,f r-Lce nnd en rourids of

BHL"lll n.rms ru:·d~nmition. Lubsequent to tilnt tbc:rr ·:~·2- no or'l'f1.11j_zert nt;tr~rtl·t

· <:.t restJ'f'l"'ly. f,oJ.di('""s h·1d t:) dcnmd on villr1 . .1"P:'l for w.-•rr-~th f1n·d f0od,

h. Kno• ... ~n eneny· ot Jlc:sj_r;r thifl brttr1lion d,rr:i.nl' t.h~ 1 ction cover.:·rJ by

this rPport 1r:<':.S PV;-ro::d.m'·.t-2ly 1~,000 rdnforced 'dth soJTif' hi:1r::;-:· dr"wn

1'rti).lery ~·na orr>::mi.c irDrt.<~r.:.. i..ncmy J ersonnel lo::lEJf'S 01'<:' s•)J'lf:/rizeJ 11.s

fo1lo ~s:

... ~ .

\.a) 17?. CCF i.tqd.r.lent, rcinforeed (b) 173 CCI:· 1tFL_ir::enl, n;inforc·;d

(c) 174 CCW 1/.eginent, rf;inforccrt

(<) 59th pCF cJivision;

~g.·,;;sti;,"''t .o.d ) ,)OJ Uf'Slr:l ti~'S

- ~f:r,tiJw,tc·d 1,7~0 c~.fP.1'1lttNJ

·~ l.'i..-·:stin;ntr·d 1,750 0~LSll"lti~:;;

{ ·· j 176 CC.i" i.t..~,~-·::iJ.'lcnL, rei11forced ... h-}·~~_;·L~_F.!"-tc'd l; ?SO c <1R·l·,) t.-i p~;

_(b) l oS,f·i'bly ot:1c-~ Y'8-f~inrntfl-. ~)(>::; nct.e %, below.

(3) "Et.ir~:-tr.d :.n-1 rc1;ort(>d rr-tml t.9 of'

hnr,,_ssj,n,· f~nd. interdiction nrtL.lery,

;J.r rmd uort,·r fir~-s in tile- gcr.nr . ...,l

rtr"."l 11ro·md H .G.J{TJ..,ri - tfE:::tiw~Lrcl 2,~1CO' ~~~f',,ln}tiPs

"&~"'.!() ·-!.f-lf"tJ

Tot<._] e:-s•v•lt~~0s, killeQ rmd wound2d 1b;i.st-1n·-.f,(-c\.lt~ cr.s

·-·' (h) ! C.ils ·· 39 ,by this nnit; other •mits at Ji l~ . .lW-r--t h-rr;' J :' •. n

}O·f's c~·.lt'lr~d by them directly to Divisi.o_n 1'0·1 stnckr!dG. 'l'hc wtnt .. r- of

the Lit. tel' is nnkno~Tl.

~~C'.:'l'D; ~- Hd~Ol--:i:,(·d by l(J;{·s •. Uw; J l\i l't-·1 C•l""tH:l t,hiit on1y

·:.bc·lL 11-2.0 '·Y· r·.· Jd't. in thf' 172 C·."J!-' h,'l~jlilf'flt nrior

to its l' st ·,t,!~·-.c.k (l!l l ;),2Cc-Jnbcr·. 1 Cl~ rif th-~

oth.:-:· G,_;y J!~·.r:h.cnts J'(>l,ortcd ov.-r ~ f;S-· .loss(s;

hD"Nt"Vt!r, only .)-1}o of t.'r-jr-·ir T/U strPnpth h·«:; h ·r-n

l<.ss(>~;sed ns CIHJ.\l."tltir·s.

# - This fignre is bcdcnlly e~ ro·,,ch ,ou,,.t,•. 0o''''··

f>r,rt of i:t mn.y be dn~ _:;_j_cntr>d :tn (_ l) on:] (/) ··-':Jove.•,_

% - This total flgur~ ir.cl11d es on.:.y lor>s (>S in th ·

oJ.dn".mV~ of the t.wo }jHt.,:-d GCF Divisions. It i8

l)l)ii;.:;ibl,,~ th--;t ot:-.er •mits :.m.r:z:"lpeJ :lil f\l."l.:.~,ci<;:g on

}J,.c'~ .HU-ri, hut wur.o· not known d'F' to J ~ ck ·or } c·.1s

frwl thc~'l. '!' - Irrto::_li.;:<mCr' indicd,<:d thin di.v:ision h .. ·d nnL cr:

g··.·._;:;od. 0111~ forc(~s prior to lLG . .!W--·ri.

j, "~qu] rrHm_t \1Sed by t!1·, e1~e;·1y 1;.;· s o.f no s~ .. n.ridr>.rd tyl"'c. · " r.rr·· t v.~~·ny

W('rC' _f'qui.p-,ed '-~ith.ii:·•inr-r ?.?rm r:i.fl~ c)f ~;crm·n, .Cy;,_.·ch, :--m-~ Obim·c-r- P'.'•:n

uf· Ct•n•t·. TrtG SClil·.(j ::_l",.,d,.Y:s 1-t'Pl;c cqui-r·1 (~(i ri-Lh Thorn··son Sl_;b-r·nchi~l'" i-:~tns,

Gnl..45~ o:r oth--r S1lb-m~chinC'.t;'l.ns .o.f J":"'-dC"n 'tnd Dr'it{sh n--n·If'.-.ctqrc •

. ·-. 1~ .. rr.e ·n~u-:.h;,T of troons w~rr> <"'1'li~··l)(;d w:L-!..I1 ~J.D. C'1rblin·"S ,-._nrl TJ,b. ,:'if:."H,

11-l. ,\ f('W Or 'the offl:Cr::rs c::nTi.cd Cl1'•·, ,~; n !'•'-.l~· .. ~(>l.ilr':d i·.>·-lls .. :r ·T'·ls,tols,

cp.ljb,,,r ?.G2. 1£he (·nCr:ty h."~d s ... ·-:vc·r:<i-·' ··. ··~ i·:, .n·•ohin.? ~~'lnS :··.r:d Bro,.minp:

light if1-"'.chin>: ~!uns;- ·c 11l. ·.30, j .. Li il!:;1._Jft · 'I')-·J, · J; · ~;.t ·-s-- .. ~-: knrnv-n "lsc · t.o · h:;vF '-lS t'cl

tl:e Jf..-{xirl 7. 62 Ml'·J1l) h0r'.vy JW1.chin~--::. r-;un. Hici. Li~•r' ··~-, - ,_.,~c- ;t)'.,.· st•1r,.:lr-rd

.. ncriC~\TI 6(1r·r.U:J. 11.nd ·~hu:-~ (nnd/o'r. d:.?Jili.".)' Wi.th. n :f"p1~' :_, . )':"d.")'~~~. 'l'}J Y \·\T.-:rc;

rour.ii to h!'.V(: .. rwricrm •·qnip;t·,·nt incl·difl~~ intr.·.r:'};iinr 'Loo-t_r;, c.~ni.>~.-~ns,

toll d_, .-tri.icl-:--s r-..n(i c:h~:::r·~t.t.·:-'f.'. /.l:FJ.o~t. :"1_1, sold1 ·TB -}l·--lr ji_,.-ns of r·q~li-r

ncnt Fl<i.d~~ it:. ~lhr,;Jfhr~.i_; ;;rt:r•.t: n~~ny cn.rricd b -.n7."~di'i.nP Dills '~nd or.';i 1Jin.

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-;.~<~Ch of the solrlicrs on hdnr; S•·iC'I.rChr.:d ·111r-.s found to h;;o.vc' !1 cowr·l-·t.-:· . ...-;r:t of to:Hr-t ~,rtich:-s, Thr_dr unl.forms w~orP of th(' Qllil'l."d olive drnb t.;\'T'P, blo,Js~.: nnd tro~Jsn,rs., Shoes ·wpre cn.nvt~s ton, li~Ath,-;,r so1<'., &orn-~- of th.., .t·risor.r·rt> :tF1.kr,·i1 on tP~' lr.t>t dr:iy w·rr.; ('ql~inn..,·d with hob-nni.J•d hnlf 1_-,,·_tb.rr shoes. No -st.-. ··1 h,r'.lJTJets w0r1 ·fo1.md. Their bo~r .. d· f,'"·"'r cons:h1tr·d of " c:·.r1 sind}f•r to our h'."l.rr',c!;<s cn.p with f11r lin ·d ~~r f1 r~!lS_, It rnir:bt b, .not . .-.d ·th~t rnnny w·r" not ,..~~:dr·r·r_;,d with glows. ;, f-~w bq~lir·s w::-r-"' obsr:-rv·-·ri in th-"'! rr .. ,..,r-'of th~~ NJGBil.lllt troons wW.G;h w.··r-" d)'··,s'' -d ~ntirr-Jy in b.l-<"Jck, Thr.::-R(-' m:w h~.v0 bt·nn .pl~·toon h·:r,_:krs blJt :-r.CJrr- lik-.... ly vv--r.-: o.~c,l:f.ity t .. ~oops or co:-.lfnis·sA.rs. Ihdividuttl .sol.dir-r·s did not cnri'y fj:rst rdd r-ni.:k·--':.f;, .-,P..ch so1dic·r c·•.n''i"O. fror-1 h to 6 co:uJ:w;,sicn h.'"IJ1::: .<~!"'-~n-·dr·s. ·

j. tt'ior t·o cor.Jb~,t. _o,ll l':.tnk insigni~· l'r-s. n·v~r;1ntly v·,-r1ov ... d. 1k:·IN:""'''-r, r-. f·ew officers did nOt r·~.l.CJV•· tb" rr.rj f.j_p'i.nr or; th,ir qni-forr1s."·

n. For Lhr' op··:r~tiorw.l p._•riod 1110V(..>rc:d in this rrpo:rt th.· c::·-1:.n,n.lti.-os of thin mlit totnJ1f~~ or )t';V ·of th,.., initi;~l ~ltl:'"tlj~th of thQ b·.tt ..... J.i.on. Thcs(-' cn.sqrJtir·~ n.r·~ bi'okr>JJ do 1'11n' t.o 33 Killed in ~'c~tion 1 :!JO ·.~o,md· ri .in ;,ction, "5-1/:i~~Gi:ng in .. ction, lGI I:l0d of ,1ounds, ~Sick ~"'''·~·cuetr·d. 1. "'' b. fJ,1rJnr: thi6 r:·r,riod SO r ·r·l·<CI'"·Jil;>rJt.s 1'1 l'r' J~.·c,·-·iv-·rl.

c. 'l'his bni:.1.J"·.l~orl, (JJ·r.rnting f'S Ft pnrt c1f trF Jst 1-hrine h,~rimn1t 1,lny . ..,rl " m:-.ior rol,., :i.n nrot ·ctinv the D.iviBion _.,.:.,:{ in th,, vlc-.irJiLy of JJ..G .. HIJ-..ri. !bpon r.-,~_c:hinp h,.G-,JW--r.i it ·.-rr .. s· r·V.i.J·o nt thrt th·· ":'f•J'jJ1·'-:-,•T wM·; frllJ.Ch too lnJ~rrc for O~•r ,lY·.tt~'lion to orr:r,rJiz,~ .":"ld df"">f-.nd. This nr:::.blr;r:l wr·s coJ,Lfoundr~d by tlw lf,cl{ of on· r·~inf()rC 'd. cor.'l1t:.ny, ·.s;,n·s 1."/<'r.-.imm,dint('ly tak•>n to nlf1CP. ,.,lf:'rvmts of this uni.t in ·f,ocdt'(l!l:'< •,•hn'r- ttrr• r'rv·rw wr<~:; r:tofl.t :U.k··!Jy t.o 1\ttt.ck. 'I'his 1choic(: n"f rl•-·frnr-:~v~ pn~d.U.or;G T'!'CVc-c! to be both wis.~ r~nd VtcticnJJy sound r>S tbc nnin r"'ffort~; of ~;·:.ccr···ri~r.•· r•n"IlY <·t'l·:'i.d(S 1~J'!"'Y'l< dj_T,'(,JCtf'd 1-ljoULinst 1-hrt llDI'tiOn of th .. ~ P.c·::-.ir.~~t.,T i"i·"J.;J (:~.' f' l r•nr:~nt,.,;) (l£' thh o·,tt·d.ton.

d. lt W:.n; !l''C ,·stl~try in ord.~r to h.'"l."if("' nn •tll -"tro·md dr·.f~·ns1 to ·c~·1l or. v:;rioqs Sf"~rvien unJts to (?CC'.tl~Y ~-. \·ortion of tl .-. \ ··rlrrtir. 1n orrT··r to (I e(;oJ,1}'1i::;h (•ff.'"'i::t.ivd,\' thi:s ti."'··in, :-11 un:l.tf; w•n·P rut und"'r t.hf' or-l!rrtioo;1.l eontrol of thts b·itklion fur H.0 CCJor·.:J:.netlcn •.nc-: conclqct, cf tl:o dr-fcn~•"" (lf this b'•H~ ( ref•-::ionc<.-: {c)), Irt tc.:t.,.l, tw~:nty-:t:.\'0 (2.2) diff'~,rr,,r:t conunncls wt're'rc,pr,:sPnt.c-d (r·nclcs•.trc ;.-,~ )t-.r~p·.'· b ;--) .), 'l'his r:ro'll 111ns intcri'.r..,tc~d into thr-- dci'd1St• r·nd SlJGCr·tJci',.ll~.Ji r.-· 1;_ls.·~d rn c~t.-•d ,-,;wny :·.tt.Pcks of (1VI:rwbcJJ:tinL n,lttbcrs. lt wr·s through th··. concnrt.Yl tffort. of t}fi.~·. dcfer,8P force th.-·t tlv· l.J:.sc· at l'I,G.J~If-ri wn.s hr.ld .'·~nd :1;'"1.d0 ry·_i.ln.":-.11" to Lhr 5th nn-1 ?th l ;:;rincs, r'.nrl d.E'luont,e of the 31st :•.nd 32d :tCT s r• s .'\ .... ~ ~c ,_, whr:rc +,hny cot\ld rrst, !'€;Orf·,r·niZt', reeroqr, r·nd ccmtinue t.hr n.tV•.c.k L(; "'" ... h<" south. Tl:(:! SUl:Gf-'!ssful ht>lding ·.of t.!w cl•'fsm;t~ lin."· ns nh~Hlun '"-'lso en."'.b-1 r-d thi'? construction nnd nni..nt.:-m,nc~~ of :m <lir fi(•1d which 1 rovl'd invr-1.1.1·.":-,1,. fnr rPS!trDly r·nd r~v.··c·lr•.tion.

c. Dnr·:.~w th:, l_n.st. for.ty-two b(lU.I'fl :riot to t.Jw r.b:\ndcnrt:·nt (li" f! '.G,\WJ-ri thr· r<:~::ponr;dbilit.Y for· the d(:·frms--; WN'> v-,str:d in thr )th ~··:·'ril.'..- s. '1'hls hr1ttr•Jion O('Cn.; i·~d thic .south n.nrt we:st .scc':.-:::.:r.s dqrirlj-: t"r!i s T er:iod. f. Thi.o b!ttt·l\-i.ion wns r •. ttr.tched to tJ·,.:, ~tl:. E~_ri.~··s for the cvht noc fror. Ht.C;·,H,lJ-ri t:o KOTO-:r:i whrn it rr·vr·rt..::d· to its r .·,:rent ol'W'.nizn.tion, ih:lc r·i... KOTO-ri on,.~ oor1'·rtn:.:. W·; s ntilizNl 'in tl)r ',·,Y'ir•,; i.,.·-r dcf0ner- of th~t br :c-.,, r1.nd 'lS th.:' Div:i.nion snov d, on. tow:·rd r. .. W•E\ti· t.hj.r,: b')ttriJlon rcli""vcd elf·!' urLH of th~ 7th l·'l~•.rinr:;; on thr··•· objcc:tjy,tl :,lcf:· t-:..-· -~~J.".i ·''r.d i'urnish,.d 1TC"•t.-·~t jon fo1' th1' pn.ss,-w_·'· cf tlw ~·~; r r:l(:llt:hto J'r:::·:-:. Y."'i'L d. to tbr t.c·r of "\,he· T c:tSF-> l r'"~.dinv to CI-,INHrJNd-rti. Tb' r~;] l~·.i-nd<T of tt:.·, 'Prch ,,.·r,r:; I'\!'·"1-- with this unit forninf c1. t·f'.rt of th.-; 11ivis~ .. un trt''.j_n.

g, It- iro·notevr(w~.hY.lt'·rr·:t.l'Ht. tllr·s"c c~··•-r,Ur_:n:'::! lf'i··r.~_. cor!dl..lCte<:l 1.w.d r rwst ·di1'fj_cult vF t\th0.i' co'n~itlom·., Th r" t-(j·:,, r:•rnt-:,1r·.·· w;·A ( lJ::o::>l c6ntin'.F' IJ.;v

• £1£4;: Ut't

•• • DECLASSIFIED


• • b<•10W ZC'ro ~nd the diB1;.einC(2 COV<T(,d betwo on H.1G.··,HlJ-~r)_ L.nd J!.L tlilJNG J:~d to be none qnd.~r forC(:Jd T1.i.rch conriit1.ons. ·

h. In ST'it<.~ of-.thr:: ccld and ~nBrrW l'.ctionB, this b<•tt..n.l:icr: w.·•R ,,.blr tc mow: fl.ll of its' orr,;.nic o>qnirnr:nt tl!ld supnlh~s to Hl.!HIJNG wi:-h the loss

of only onC' n;::~bulnnc<:> (wh,ich hrvi to 'b0' d•"stroy~:>d b--,Cf11H~r> it w~.s st.,ll_...,d nr,rl holr!inr. 1~n th•'. col1Unn) nnd on-o. trucl< "Yhich v{fl.A d.·.stroy-·C hy r•n <·nN~y ,'\T:lbTtSht

i. Tfw cnqJ··I~r' J.oiH>-~s d1rl"hli; UJ.e -T'I!:ri0d '''l'rrc:' ~~n cstiD·~.t:·d ~-'1.-,i)IXJ ca911-: t\ltic,:.> of nll 'tYr t_l~ ·fror, t.l,le_ 11.ctiC"n an:l 39 S t'ison<I'S of ·l/r-,r~ It ie> bc1it'VC'd ·-theS(-' r.:-ror~ts -'1r-' Sl.l.hStr~.nnr!lly corr(ct _sincc-- rr~.~ny 6f tlH· l·O~is r-.·_:rort'"'d thr,t they h!\d ov;:•r ~Ol~ cnsl,F'tltics in thEJir l"r·?i''itl~nts. It is rr.·Jhrl't,-1 P

th,.d .. cnf'Jny losses w(;rr S1J.bst:tnti.-~lly .r.;orc th"n Gt...,.t -d P.S rr:ison rs. r'-'-1·-ort····d. 't::nt thn bqt"\..<''1' pnrt Of fo'll' Chi..nrs·~ Ccrrrnm-iat Forct',-lk["·i;··~o·.;:t::;, which wr-rr> "'J.P:>;r:r;t.!; of t ·!0 Cl1iW'SI" Co;lU'Iimi~Jt Divjsion's hn.d b,··~u d.'cir~,rtr,d rs r1. rcs,_~lt- or··u:dr r{~rwnt.-'d ,'-'tt'ICks .--,_pn.:i!•_st o·1r ,·ositiom' .•

j. r'1C!rf1.1e

''r(_:rl.

Dlld.nl~ t.h0 11.z~t:ton ,_,_t H<lGnHU-ri rmcl the G'H. 0\t·qn(•nt w:lthrl::~w"l throf- th P br·ttr· lion W" f cxc d ·: nr:t cons j -:!1'rinr th1..., conditions r--r;C!cPmt-

1'·he c.oJ'1b."t (f.:''iclcnc;y Vi'lrir-_tion iA c.me:i:krcd to b-:-• -''13 f~)ll_~,·m:

2 D: co.;:lb'.T. 19 1.!0 flO - 0:)% 9 Df'oetnh•·:r Y)_)') ~- ~iO - '))'}~

_,. lt :·a bclh:-vr~d 1'/orth-y of cor,.n~nt thr'.t ·tn th:is in~trncc wl:1•" hr1'Ltf'.lbn hM"l. 81lfficj ·n+_, i.:IJ•tiJ 'LO 1-•l,nn I'~Od 1 r-">fl'.rl-' for t1--d.t-:· l':iJV'" nt, on this rl~·mtinr Ut(~ h:·,ttf.l.lion n.rl"'jV·"d nt thr-> followinr• CC"ln8l1.lo'O)CJ~1G:

(l'l 11 J·rir:iJ:nr" of four (L!) dnylivht, hours i<> r.,-n,r:y.-·d L·,r· ·-·J. r.·· try b"1tL~lj_on t.c hrc···k .c·•r·n.._ pffjei.mtly wf:'T. it is n·~r.·r.,s;;~·r·y to ~trLk·· Lr-nt~.

(2) 'l~ir:Lty~.:wv,:n trnckf' ~.rc• r<:quirc<l to lift -,fftc:t:·nt1y ,~, ·;r.f•r:tr;y b~-ttr:.ljon dnrin~-; cold wc:.t!kr.

U) ~-iuffici,nt T,~;umi.t;1-• i..it'\" ·i.e ~s~l~'~'ti·,] to '•ff '"t r ">''10QT,h rK>Lnr

fT\OVf'J'Ir nt.

(i,) Th,., usr-. of .r•.dvo•iiC•' .l:i.·"cJ;;on \:r>-rti:·s r•y·,·"'.t2y -i.0crprg"·R t.hr' confu.!Jion r,-s,l:~t:i..nr' from !'1ovin;·, into rt Jl:-,w nnd unf'~~ni1i"l" l··'.;;::ition.

b. ]n the ·J'J.'.rm~lin,·. st.·· ., cr;ns:tct~ ~·Ptim:. W-"·" i~:iV·.l~ to r- .. •rf.lonnr·1_, cold Wt.'r~.thPr suy;pli-""s; i~(·~., clothin;~, tnn:ts, stov.·s, i''Fl, r>t..c.; r';d thr·

·.wrFI .. hr.T ite,..,li'. 1t wn.s fo 1.tncl, '\'E'l !'nticj,:t ."'te'j, th ,t th,-, Jtrdn v=-'l·i . ...,.h~.r· f:lcttl!"J t""·,_nsnort"'.tio~, w~~s t,qr"- Cfl.ll'-t~ of the I'II',~Cirity of' cor:J-l•.c0_.ionn

·:.-vLioh '."l·-;rr• (~neo•mt~:l'c•d (:,ec c. bt low).

c, 1'H. ',N~;} '01 {'J'.,'l' .IOi~ __ . ____ ...__"_

( l) ·'~'lF' follo··'i~Di~ _C00'1J'.r~!1ts -~nd roCOfl.o'>'lvnd~tions r<p·Tdinr· t:rr ~~~r-ol:·t·~tinn f!r~' •rir·J.'•T'i\y ccnc.·rrwd '.'fith l:lov··rl-·!lt in coll wr·ni)·l·T. 'l'lF':V ~.rr, how·-'V' r, in H''IlY -i_n~t;mcP8 f·.·lt ·to b;· r•.ll'l'O:rird_,--. ,mrkt n.ny cc':--ld:i.t::.ons,

(:\) 'l'h(' t>:nr•r·r.~~tuY'r' rlid not 'J' n:.l-·--r v il'i.clrB inm .--:r..,tjv J'.:,

.1N~ts fg·c·-·:ssn.ry, ho-.-I·V -r, to V/f·lrl!i ,'n;·•jn-s f'···'~'l<nt:Jy to n.r:;,'.'qrr their s-::.·•r\~

;t_ng wh-·n n:,,:rlcd. ·

(b) tino~ GhOltlci b' r(.J'10,V- d f,r~JJ.' V- r; c .. ~;, r·.~.-. ,·ci~·l'l;v th,-· cn~inr: and. if ·PC.·fO~;ibJ..- 'wcJO'.kn _l_ l:·mk~ .. 1)1'lcr·d 1md T 1~·-~- ··h -· ;Y ·-Jh -n l.~ft for- T"IJY l.,nrtl: t:-f t.iM·== tn 'n 1·~·r·l·:Jrw _,-, ... ~''•

-12-

DECLASSIFIED


(c) V-hiol,-~; ·v-n.: to us,· morr f1yl jn cold w,,_ ... tlJ---:r .~·nrl this sh01.d.d t"w cowddcrl>d in lord.stics rl:mninr:.

(d) Th:-- 1JR,, of v·;hiclc-s to tr~1nsro1"t troot'S f1nti/or Nnnnnition d11rini" Jlfl '\ttr•ck rmiHt be nntic-i'. 0tcd .• · ho1J .. .,,:s must he chos0n 11nd dri v:'J'S :·~.cqt~::int!·'d With !:IAl':lo;.: •. It wRs found th~1t d::~ylipht r"connrdd1'5rtncF· bv v-··htCl(' d:rivr-rsj the sr' .''Ct~<?r. of cJ.ternr•tc ro•Jt.c>s, nnd th0 $'\,ssurPnC('> t.h·~:, thr· ron:i W01.1ld b-F• t..r·~_ffioHbl<> wJ-J,~n n(·r',dc-d prov·~~d Vi'ry 1JR•!\t1 in tlv rJ-cf:·nfic ,,_t H:1G Jtll-ri..

d. £!0VJ'!,Ir~1'_]'0 ,L'!;J rlcllJ,J I' .G.lW-r·i.

(l) ~:'h.~ ~PCossity nf h·ving to l'lOV• .i.nto combr•:L w.i.th t.lv b'·tkdior:' uinus one rPinforocd _rifle cor-1P;\n.Y co•1ld w ·1.1 ·r'!"lVP rrov -,d fd,;•J.. [Jtll~h 1 i ·.'ocncn.l COJ,mti ttrn0::ts 11L l;.·o,st, gr0r-ctly l'<"dHC c r~ lUlj_ t 1 s f:ipht.. i.rw ., bil it ;u •· 1•.nd ·-.J, worst lc1.ds t6 dC>ff•f1t. in d"tail.

(?) lt ia bf:liFV ·d WOrt\V Of P.lf:r;tion h:'l'<" V-;:l.t ~_fr•in fi1-1r-i.rL,L: th.·· withdr'11Wr1l fron 1$}TO-ri this . unit wn.s rr:q7lirr'd to reli•·Vf:' d_rJ,v•nb-; of !WT 7 on thrf:·,~ o$j('ct:Lv 'S which w.-,r_-.~· so E-i-L1.V'.t.rd tlJ:-·t no one riflr co:-11 .~iiy conld b ..... s-wPor•tf'•d t-y Hny otbf->r.

\· (3) It h-·, strong1y rt:•co:;un_ :ndf'd th-~-.t ~- lJ.'Jt.,-;Jjon r.ot. b..-· broi>.Ul into ·c ~1W1.ll0r tnsk org;•nizFltion;o; for th,-, 1 crforr,ht:cr-· of misLdons whr~~r_' it ~-s · . ..t~SS(·nti-"'1 trr•t th(· r·ntir.' unil., ·,dth it~ wrL1l•"l s1n-:ortirw. en" C~.biJj_fiP~, "- ''b':r;!. ut ili~Pd. ·~ 'c · (lr) Tt:0 f:)llowing coptrrt•''nta ;rc· s'lbnitt·~d r<-'JY-"·rdinr. -t,,il(" nnvr·lvnt ~. f~or~ Ht.G.-.HH·-ri to H;.~;JILHJC·: '

(n) T':1··; nr;e~~stdty of wend.n1 ~ en::nwh clot.bJn~~ to kr·n·· y-rr'· wh(n the temp ·c1."t''lt't· is nrM' u•ro gr'""tly dc~cr•"A.Sr·s Lht' fip-l'J,inr .. "bilit.>·, ncvr.,r:l.,--nl C:"l , ... _bi~i~~y, rmd rhysiC-"1.1 con<iition of pr>rsonnd_, (b) 'ln conJunotio:"l. wjtJ:·J ·(,.) P<bove, t~1ctic;'l ~--curity dud.n.:-r r·tov·-1:1\'-nts in cold WPn'Lh--r is nost dil'iic11lt to J~J'•intf.l.in. F~ -Li.~~;tc' :c;:-:;nn do.vclops into J·""thr1r1~Y ;-tnrl 1\ ddvinr, l·''<d··-rsJ:.ir· if; rf'r:p~il'.-ti, (c) .::tis lJ:lL:v d th:'t two (2) r.1ilr.•s i_s thr n~.xir-'lu!:J djstr.ncr· ~,h,1t f!. n .. rlii_, should J,or·rch in cold Wf''1th· r bef\'!"'('. ~\-~ qnc!llm· .·,n f\tVlck. (d) It is rc,oo:J,,.l,d;d tn:t nt.r·1w or ::H~nc--t.him• si:til·r b·· pl'tCed in vehJcl.-::-s ip !'lhic}) ;r:cn .'tr · ridlm~.

~;te.rtr·d, st,·w hot

( • ') r l ~'nty of hot food S ':louJ..d b (' "1-V'd . .l:· bl-- b- fort• %"'. r '•rdJ iB lf v( bicl,,s nccor:1! -.~.ny troOJ:JS, hot dr5 nkE; so r-;'ck.-~d th'•t trwr wiJ..l ~J})ouJd Lll" t··kcn c1long ,.,nd d:isLrib-lt\'d,

(f) It is ndvic,.._bl,. th<'.t when J:t!ll'chinv th!'('ll['h Ar>\"1H whd''(' wood j_s IH:n.vA:il."'bl:· th11t fuel b.-, t:c·.k-,n f30 mr·n c."n wrtrJ:; Lh 'I"iG•.:l_v··s' ·J11r:lrw t.h·· J.onr-··r ~v,ltfl,

(r) B;·cr~.ltlf' of tf·_:, ccnfin--·s of Jn.~·rchim~ t.}ol"!f' ·" rofld r.·,ck-d with Vt"hicl•'.::J, it js psc,r.>ntir-1 t!ird. th,-· hr~.'·_rj nnd .-,nd ProinB o.f " cc,J.unn b0 st:ronr ~md .'lgP"r"Sf-l_iv:•, .·1nd tlnt. ;"lll •tlonr th" co.btF"'n pr·ouPs bre c·1rrbJ .· of :rr>rc.llirw iJll.rltt.,_ck.

(h) il~f.initP prcv~::nons n}l;";'I.J -j l•r :r (•'1r for vehj c1r•s to r'ick ll}l 1"1 ··n unn.t:L t.o .·:·· h: .• r'• .QQ!'[!UC'l' OF ';'il~;; -lJ~J··-~·~§.t!

(1) CoJ1!~.:,ntn ~'nd r.~Co;'tl_}cmd.~l_ticn::> h. rt'ifl .'1r-"' lj"S· d on th-, P.X':' <Tir-'nccs of this unit. in th:is tyr,c of COJnbnt., -'1nd L:"rV-in •sr·,_~cd_r·Jly 't'J ·ndt,:-,

• • ftflllnJt& -13-

DECLASSIFIED


• --of bB.ttalion sizn and Snflller-. .~t is also b,_~Jie-vod scnmd t:1Pt h'i?.her

echeLonr, not ser·a.rate org~.nic units to the extent that th~"'Y nrP not J1utu

,,_1ly su~rorU .. l'lf:,

(n) J.t, is belicvP.d np.ndatpr;v that d-"'-~ensiv"" t<'l.ctj_cs apr:tr.st

the lTesent Pnern~r i.ncludP .a tight rerir.leie:r defense_. Unit.s· ~~-:LtDt be· rtblC'

to tie in· nhysic:.,,_Jl Y• ·Cr~·UQnl -t errvin f~;~.'-1tl.lres M•1st f Of CtJl\r,'> c.~ bc-· occ-I~Ph .. '"CI ond .hold, but gl3.~-s I:111St not l?A left with th'€? idr~a-t.hnt UtPy crtn be

coverEd and d(~fertd8q. -by fir.e. l resent enel:;y .tactics of ·infiltY'IJt.jor_ ~.ntl

nir,ht Attac.:<R wL.l quickly olimiwJt.c ba.tt8.1ion control 'd·rrirjr~ a bt:t!.:l-le,

·because onoe inside: the }·erir.·.ct('r,. cor'lf-11mi.c:f:ltions A!'F:' b011ncl to ht ~;r.:vt~r~~d

·w·ith· ont: or r1orro oo.:1: rrn:h('s, It i>;; stro_ntdy r~"'CO~·nonr!~~d th('1.t:

(!.'.)A Unit e&tfl.bl~sh a defcin~ive-nOsition, f;r.·t. n1 [I t:i.···d

iri':-rriJ!lc-tcr, (1mlcss of qo~1rsc, the .flf!nks ~'.l"'e s_ecuri~) in '~hich lJn_ii-.M 'irf'

nnt\.Jt~.lly Blll·)lOrtj_ng at.:a.ll .tir:c~s,

(~') f'n.,_·n a •·r,nr•tl~~tion {S IV-'\.dr? tn' ~ rl·-·fr>JlS<"'l't'o?ri;u .. t--r

rhu·lne n nig:ht ..... tt11ck R C0'trrLc·:ra.tL~wk sho~:~.ld br: lrl.'lnOhGd icn('ldint~ly tmd

not rut off ruv~d.ting _dayli.!~ht. 'I'.>·Jis '."IRD fo1.lrKl to b,~ _sounJ rmd t"'f.f'cct.:v~·

rcs11ltinr: in Alno~-;t al.J_ C'ascs wj_tfl tllr:' 1-.-T:it·:,.•tr.-r' r·-='st .. :·r~'d rY.·ior to ·df-.Yli.P.:ht

t>hd wi":-,h v·-iry few .o:r no' Ct\51lf~.lt:_r~;. ln. th•• 6n:·· ca.~;(' .·7h,..,n th~~ (;otnAr:,r.<1ttf'1ck

wn:; nnt noi.lJlr;tc .. (J r ~~)or to drl;vl:Lv.:1t it. irrr·ct"dif'td.:,r _'5l0W<?d do·m; cor.Anf'llt:i.,·s

bc:CrJJCr' rxT~r,;t~lely :1•.>rivy.

(J' ) 'fhr,t n siz.•.' thfl.t (.a_) ·1bovc~ ·c~·.JJ o"f :l. r ·s~~:!"vt'•

t,h1· <:kfc~m-.(' sc-clon; be f· cco.r'1~··iish:?~ rmd

a~;c~ifw·d to 1mits ·r(·· nf ~:.·JCh

q_1..,ill P·-·rni:t , .. ,r:.t<1l:l i.sbi·· 'T'!t

(h 1) 1lwn J:l.orr-'. th~n one org'ln:i.zFt.tion 16 f, nj:'.~~:1inl' l'-fl{;Wl(~) for d':f(nf;<, th:,_t. ~'.11 bn r l.('IC·'d 11nd-.->r thr--: Contr-el of cnr~ j·. "'d'l'l'·rt· 'l"S,

· (n) 'i'hc ···for thr:.nost T-"~rt. •

norr:-l'>l b~tt.'l.lic-n co.·~·:11W~Lc~ti.on· fn(]ilitj--.•; vrr,· ;J"i(''J11,"'.tro

Th,_-rP wcrf', lw"J\·v ·r, d.L -j·:,e·llt{r>r,, ··nCbnrjt ·r•d, s·v~h "<~;: . ,

!·"· . . -) i -::1 1) Thi:-:: lJ~tl<l.liDtl •.:m_r;' ei§ht· (11) ~l.j__i. ~; i'Y(T, Hr·~];" n!..

,,rhic.:h int:·r-r,lrt.:d norJ"n.l. f.l.o;·r of •·f~'-:--ctiv.-. co:1,,, .. 'ltlrl H'·r.·r~i_r,l <dr•n•ll c~.

1,-, wrore for-Lurmt;~ i(J t.hicj C<:>.S·.' b;v hr·.v:i.ng f\V·'\L_.tU .. -. th< ?'iv-:.~don -·-'1· r,~; ~r--··

c.-:-nt:.'r 'Nhich r~CCFflt·.~d P'lY' trr·ffic.

(2 1 ) J'n thh; c,,f;c vdtl! th<: nu:.tit~i:~( of 1tnits (Ti{':r>.r~d jn

thr.> .1ctivr dd.'\·n:~;:, it ~vnR -~B·J,.-:ci.1lly 1:1Tlortcnt. tl-J.~.t cOnte.ct· ·-,~~-tt; ~11 units bv nn.:id,r.in·:·d. l'bis "~·ms aCc~lF/I.ishr-::1 1:.~.'; :nPlrdrir: ~~ 1ong Joc,l fro;r,

J.livis:.ion, },m: tfF~ qs1~ of r•.dclitiun."'.l ~GH-JOJ s.

U') 'J'J"1' SCH--3,.JD coul·' b·- oor:r>1cl.TN1 ,,.,tl:o;f . .,et.oT;v, r".1ll-··rr

•• p:r~i.n · Lh·~ ir Iio,rtl!,_l -Of--~l·:-.tio_n _wr.s . pocr, Thf' r-xtrdl''-' co:<_d }-1:;1_d ,.. rr;>,J'kPd

,· fJ .... Ct. 1)11 t.hr•r!, It vn:=; I1·.·c.;-ssr>.:ry th;"jt they b._:_· 1 r<:-hrcrt~'·} rmd ,·:xtr11 c.,,.,.

tn]{<'n to ·r·r··v,-rrL f.r . .-,·r:·:,-,inr:, ···n1 ,,.,r.:lC'll:f of th:· hr;.nd~,d~ I\·.r'iJlf" t.h.· rwv ·t~·nt

fran ){AGNtU-ri to Hi\NJ1HI~~i,.'··J)':1'fJ it W!1.S .nlf,lO·'.it :'..: rost~ibln to ·.(r.--r -:-,·.-~., r'.,=·t

w,r;rf'1 in·r10st C"~·''S) tlv; r~lnf\r_-V-.'11(3 -1~.'drlC.-'d t~).~ _r ... ,v b.!nrl-rr·d y,-,rrl~~ j" ~.he s.-.t.

\'L'-'1$ funct5.oning·-:·1.t n1l.

~~..) ·l'n,_· S'll'-.Z·rro tc-J_\y·nr~t:n•': und' r· w.;:i.~.:h

d11r1ng JlUCh of ,t,Jr.d.B n?riod cr us,·d r_:J.,n.~ nrPb,l r·; ,G, Z>w

of con"i-~nt :'\:Pt' ..... s .. ·fol).ow'E;:·::

~14-

DECLASSIFIED

thi1.-1 'lni'L o:w,_l",t·-d tx"J.->·v ·rl worthy


~-~'"""'' ' . ) . ~~-' ,J;>~ ( 1 r Thr~ ground 11i.~~s fn1.md to b · frou'n tc) 8. rfn· th Of · s r~.uch '1.S nin.s'lc'r':l (19) inchc:s. This LH\dr; it '='Xi.,J·•,·n·.:ly di~:·fic'llt to dir, foxholv>~; without the nid of nn9"inC'e>r tools. It is r~cQ!:l.l1rnd·-·d th~ t .J'or cold ,vc-~thr·r Oh'!rt;tions, the T/~ or' n.n j_nf;..,ntry b .. ttnlion incl,lrl\" ~r:J,·1 itio 1[\l 3 ·.icks, r·x ::>S, shov0ls, c•tc,

(?') ·1--~nona, rv"n thos-"' C8.11Tl(~tc>ly fr~-·e of oil t:w"lr-d to fr()'.~?.-~. Thi~ vnS ro·:r-.:V-':ntr;'d ·oy rlct,Jr•1ly firing th ··1'1 -"'1- fr1'q'V'nt intr'rvn 1.s, 'I' he CDrbinr-·s Wcf'·': the> most .,fj' ·ct.C'd b;v the cold r~nd WC'!"€ V·TY unrr·li.1.blc t'nd uns-"!.U.sfnctnry, B,ifl~:.s, I.:"'.chinr> guns, ~.nd i:MH R wo1tld f•mci.ion prorc~rly :\f't.cr br:ing *'rt",rjd llJ-', bl!t.wonlri i'!'c·lurntly (t''V," to.bo: orrrr,'(_,;-.~l r1~:.n~ ·un.lly t~e .fi.rst ft:w roundfi.

(3 1 ) 1-':-rsonnel could 'only br: rr·rpir~··d to nt·,nr: "-lf•.tcJ1 f0r .n short tjnc~ It wn.s n cC('r:>Sr:.r;v th~·.t -''1"'\PI'1inP, t.rmts b~ 1 v.'J.i:\.,_r;lJJ,-, to "~"'J'"'(~v n-:.. frostr bitr> or fr-'":r-zin!':•. Thf.' inn.etivity cot~Fns'lr: tc with b:=·j_nr on ',·llr,j-,ch j_n tfrr. m~-"'n !'1;:.d(· this ·-:t l:hJ.st.

(4 1 ) 'I'heo cold wcr1th•·'r: .c.i..oti:ing, r-.xcr-"rt .for !'oo\wr··r • n·l r-dttcns, l :rm•r·d to h· & ;ffici.-nL for. t!l" tt1.1r eJ':;tur(:S·_ r-ncount~<'r··d. ihcn '' p;·'.n 'lf"l:'! cloth"d in this (·r.:p1ipv:·nt, hO?I<V•'T, h(· h:<:s on just rtbout t.hc _t'nx:..::.-un thr.t w:iXr. r·,prn:it h:irrt 'lny frc ·don 'of rwvel'!'J6r~'!-~ )•;vr'Il 'thf·n to i'if~hi. ,.,fflci·r·ntly it wrts of.t(·n ;:'ound tbil.t thr· ;-:dtt<.'ns hr,,d lc b'.' r 'nov.--d. 1:tlit' '-''~"f: n drmr,•~roun nc>cesr.ii.;v rond ;>nsqlt.-:-·.::1. :in .rnny. cnGr;s of frost-bitr·.

(.? ') 'I' he sho:~rc:.o iE! y{:r'y unsntisf-·.c_tm·;v.. ~i\f,~n tht· f' -r- -~ qnr~nL chflDf:iiJg of inso:L-s r·nd ooch:s did not r>ri'V(·nt fr·-t frOI'~ 1wcon.inP, "1 soft r.nd sr-ong:y. F0r->t t12nctr-d :.o r~~··srJir;_, j1:st .fron nornu>L ))c.t:iv--i-:.y <>nd tll)s conbin;•d·w:i..th th'' pn'iods of jn.1ct.ivity whr:n,'oqcuryirw e1 r-os.-i.t.ion '\n t !v- ornn nrovr:·d ·:,o b.-- v,-r:-' tmCor'lfortDblr.. Thi.<! footw.~n.r is v·T'-' "'l:i f'J'ic·;r·{t to w·•.lk int nnrl tt is 'l ·rr .. ~tll tn.sk to p,nt nn.vthinp, nr:·1r ,., r·ror "' fit.. 1n-'1n 1;fi'ort.. to cor';V .. t cold fct't sor'1:" of th0 id •r.s wh:ich nroY·"d !':ll~t .~'n:;dbl'c; W••l"f' -Lr.l ro.dd 1 rqlrl' insol!N> or :1. s:•com1 f·<"lt inRO}P to r·:rrv"nt flo.ist.-~r i'r0t:·., rw·chirw the fr;-.-t,. A;iQth:T r.wthod i'lii.S to wrru· tlw r:-nt.il"•'' 13:h\J.~'JWith '.'!1 t ou .. sidr-• cov,r.i..ng S11Ch C'.B c.1.nv~s or burlB.p. '!'hf':'Sc ncthods r·.l"·;' ~~dr:H.t.r·dJy. ·~-PL<Tkr-shif't, h1t Uvy I'r1'VO:i.-1'd llllCh foot troTlbl>:'. A b.·tlr.'J' tyrr of eo·l d wr~:ot.h~~r :·rootW .. ·(lr is d~·finit ·ly reqtlired~ ! nd w:i.t.ll th£:· rdJnJsl'.lion tb'''-' it nu~-.:, bC" worn cont.l.nurtlly :i.t sh011ld f'H. ;1nd h~'.V~' .. r•n ·--trcr .. sTl~-,~ort. ~nrl h--rl.

( 6 1) ·,/bC'n sr·i.. tirw !J)-· ..... LiV.J'T.''~ '1nli/o:' c~ltrb1ishinr flhcJ:Lr~rs for .units a(';tn.il·'d to th·:; ,dd"···nsc, _cv r.·· ,,flo:rt r-:nst. br :·::1d~ \ .. a k('o'r· 01~t of -Llh· c>:nr c>.nd wind .. J l-~•tfo:r;rs siJO<<ld he TlScd :i.n tents, or i:' not t1Vn.:i.lrtb1 e, str:ow, lr::;--·.v.~s ,. or sor•_,., ath r-r l'w~•ns of st<1.yinp o.fi: iJJ cr~J,d p,ro~~nd.

(? 1) i1ot drinks. ~nr:l well h<~.t.t>d W;·rning 'Lr~nL::> 0 r sh .. )_tP~S will JT_'lintr:in COJ~b...,_t '-"ffiai,··ncy .. Th'.·:~r_· m11st b· ;v~dl<>,blr, ,~sr-•:ci~>"c1y nt nip,ht~ This is W:CcSS.'IY'.' b~.'Cr>'lSc• t.Lc~ J.n;gtb of t~1r-: :llphL which 'Y'(•nr:it.s J or;r 0J'r':r<'.t:inns . .-.nd Sllr}'risc~ ":ttt..·1.cks rr,l'J.ir•'D in~'-t :1 r•i.gi6 ··.nd n] ,-,rt W'llC~J br> r.nint'l.in, .... d. The dr·.ng<:'r of :Crr·. zjnr, ·is v;~ry p:rc~·.t whPn st~·nrlir,p, r:w-rd in the cold ttnd •,~iw.l, Troops AhCnild r'..r3ort th-_·_, h"bit of ~-:.,_tchi.nr, r ::ch oth~"r for •-:v:id('nQes of ,frr."'zing.

U~') All- WC~.tr·:t' .,nd food hn.d to b-' thmvrd b,_·forr it OOl!l.d he us""d..- This cr,,:,ted no 5Y'<'C'.t h['1rdshj7- so l(ln{', A.B , ro·, isic-~s '.'{of"'' HV~'il ... :1blr for sr·rvjn~ hOt food. FrCP,risions sho'\1d br: l"'·d" fO!' rt Shd.b:-rcd rJ :>c" in which tc r'n,t JJO 'th··t food •,vi"~J .. not f•~-t co1d bcfor,, it. cr.n l'v cPn~UI'l<·d. It. in bc;li('V('d .th:c.t. und1:I. co).~l. C(lndit:io!·:s tlw r:-.tion Sho•1ld b ..... jncren.oed D.S ~!UCh ns ·50%. . (-;t) d ·rLdfl shOulq hr- f'1H~1 OfJNl _..,wl sh.-J.tr-r('ci fl"~ll'< thr.· w:i_nd. ] ·"rr;onn· ·1 ;>_;-e r.ronc to n ,.,,.,1 •'Ct -''1 i1 ;i._n··-Lion in th~~ cc1d unl, ·ss 80/'i-'~ r rot.r:·ctlon : s lt..f'fordcd.·

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• DECLASSIFIED


• ··-··I • (101 )_To rd.lo'N :,bl·' tlodicd.. -.-.. roor s t,o rid,..: on tr•Jck~; .~·n.d Citlv-r

v 'hicl(•S whi.l" r ~tssihg ·thr611gh i?-ll•~r.y hdd t.:.rritOr:{ in S1Jb-7'~ro ,.,·c,;.ther 'if; ,..,_n 1nvH.-;tion .tc. Qis.:-.. st<-:r· 'l'ro_or,e; fl.bor-rd tr•lcks bE"'CC)f.l~" lr>thr>rgic ;_li:'LU--~ cold J

offr·r r-. ccinccntr~t:,,d tF~.rp:et; :md' ·n-ff6rd· t,I·F· not or col11rm lit+_.}" rr ,.J r rotr"0t).on. kn•cbing on foot tmds to k\:'G troor-s ;\;Tn r•nd ".lr~rL "!1d

·f:"cil~-~nt ·!i dr-1l.O;vrwnt· in ·tho AVf"tfl.· of ['J•,J:m:::::ho R5Jkt~s 5lH.Jrtl·~l Lr· }ji-o:it·--d to ·~·oundr'd, sickJ _(',xl)~-usto:-rl., rmd n. mini!-~uJJ n•u1b::r of- 11_shotr,•Jn r:i.dr.rs 11 to

.ru\n ve.hiclf• fJ01lr.:to!ii' !'1_utonnti-c wc>-.,T ons,,

(:-~) 'sur,·ly of ~-.ll cl·-sscs wh.s g('n,_:r'111y ~'_.'i;'IJ'l""+~f·, l1(T·:"v··r', clnss II Bl.l; ply w~s- oriticr~l f·-·on f1.n orp:P.ni~r.~i.onR.l s-.,P~,ndr,o:..nt r>.ri·i c:."'fc-nsc mt:.t0rlnl.s ~~·crP insufficient, Th., only ncthod of l"'""S11l' l:y ·.-,•.- s tf"1rrno:h r·ir d<'liVf"'ry. Cther COt"'J'l('nts 00 BU)'}"ly by Cl.nsA ;-Tr· f'S foiJ.mJ~I

(11) Cl<o.ss It Two d;-,_ys indi vidu•~.l C-Ol'1h· t r-tl'-1 cmr· dr<'·-·S 11 ll 11

t•r,t.ions w<'rc nrd . .ntr•in>·d on h'\rld.r:t P.ll t:i.r:;.·s. 11 CI1 rr·ti.oris ,~·,_·r·(· co~.sid,·r8d cq"itici'lJ md tht• i.,-in~l r·rovrd ·to be ·~, very _uJ!lr:~-:-',.:.l·:r suhstitut ...... 'J'h.~y Wf'ro kcwt' ·on h . ..,nd, hov .. ·t1 ~/.-:r, ·to nr.intr"J:-1 th•:.rr'q·;ir -·d stocl\ l~>v--1, _L:-,"k;T r:-.tions r~ro"vcct r•.n fl,rl.r;01W.t.-<--,. sul:mti.tut .. , sub,lr ct. t.o co:·nr:n"" ... .s in 'r·rnr:r,.,r r, ( '•) (h) "bpv ··,

·(: 1) Cl~•:Os ll: ,At; r•_•·ntion ~~ r·)'OVI th··st~ Gupr:li•"S wr/rc criti~11l fron ,'"·n orp:-•nizr tton!1.l str.nrlro:int r>.nd :loFt it··v.s of thJs ·cJJ•S:::' which w,---r_p 11til:i.zc:d -.:v, r..-· f·ith ~r borrmv-r:d f:-"'o=1, or donn.t·,·rJ by, ~ncth•T unit, Mos~ .•tll rr>qu0sts for orclnn.nc(; items, cl•·'1r_-d i.,'r:rc::,~gh G -4 fer r·Jr ,oJ:-l j·,.r1 r~; 1''.nd _w<•r(; n.(:h'·Q'11'td;!f. fil:l.~i,J..

(31_} C}r'.5fl 'III; Thrct' d.;_?S surn.ly of f;F-1 '-J:"' or. , ."t·;d ni_,

r •. ll t.i.~·1:·s C'.xerH. for ·n. Bhoft ·l'Priod. WhfT! f.l.'"f'T·ly 1'Lf!.S ~rit ~.('J"",,L

-~h') CJnss lVi Dr·fl~nsa rrnt<'ria1s wr-rc:'v~r:v ~l:_;f-~-~·;U.t.c obtt·in, nnd nt no ti.Jnf' co~Jld this orgr~niz',t-;i.on:t·.rocm"r; its n·c~·S~"':"':'" r,--q;1i,:!. r<-·mc·nts. 'I'hi.s bituat.ion w1·.B not corroctt~d bJ hiphn~ .-:·ch• Jo;t:-·:, Jt :ls r~·~· _; c or:f"'(•nd0d tf·nt full ·{;xplo'itr.,t.ich be P~'-dr· of r>ng-i.i1M·'l' J·~ntr·r:!._c•J.s wl':f n s ·tV'..I}P

• • ,un-A rJ,---,fc·nsiVi' T·o,:n:vJ.on, lt :i.s ';,rtic-;qJ.t·:·:J.y :l·..; ·fis--~~y ·,,,\-,,cL cJ..-_f.-y-,.i~,lii" - f

ln.rgC'_ rn•r;n r1nd ·r;1~ nccr;ssit.;v ll:·.vlnv :lt th:i.nl~7 l".!'J1nr·d. lt hr'.s r_,, n 'L l'' ·

pt~r\tcd 'cXT:c;rLmeP ·or this· unit ttv·.t dt:>f•::nsi_v· Jcv;tr-ri.r•.ls 'rtr·· -i:i.ffi_c,tlt to obtr:tin in sqffic::l:f•J-.it' qu'1.ntiti·I'·S'. Cold \lo'O'~lhr--r clot.h:lr.g 't~"!fl ~.j[>,·)'lRtr:- in qu;,_nt:ity '1hd r•~1r,_cn-;rnt w~·.s r•fJSU~'•?d by •".:\.r d,-livrr;v,

(51) Cl1·.H8 V; .J, ilJtook l<"rl CJf thr,.-;1 "(3) \1n:i.b~ (•_::· J'b·{. w:.n nn ).nt:""~i.nr>d on· h"nd, two ( 2) in th-o hAnds oi Uw cor·n-r•JL'·J"B,. Ill.urr.inr•.'t.ing r.iortClr n.nr•hmiti.on Wrv:;· ngr'.in not '9.V~.ih-,.b:;_,,, ,lLli_'ll' i1"J.urr:inrt-:inp: p:rr·.n;1p,.s wnr~:' usc,d With S0Jl1e- dq-;r'.;o'C-l· of S!.lCCi.>SS.

( .,_) Th(' snn:•ortinp: f:l.rn rr·C(~iv,od : .. r,)I' ~.h· ,"tn·J ~ :"till£':-"'Y !'1'T\"' "'liT:ost thr- m<'.Xi.r:ll.l!'n l.'fhich critild brt rAquc:;tr:J. 1'hc foJ.loNinf!' cor:J">"·nt-~ or: the r..ole or" .'l.!'t1.J l X'(l, _:1.ii>, And· its coorrlin:-.tion ar" h -j j nvr~d tc b0 of inV--rN->t ll.B wnll ,.,s· _dt?sc'ribinp, wh-"\t T::rov£>d to b:, ,q vr>rY,<'ffcctiv.c-· t~oticr,.l llf:l<" of thPS(-; .".l'rtS.

(1'·) i,rtil1Cry h~·cl to ·br-''s---t. }_p f;_o <;s :to 1:J, r•blc t9_· .fire· :in nll rlir~:,ctioris.". 'l'h:lfl did•nc1t r-:r·•CJ.Ud"· ·~·f.'·' L:.:ssiN!. .of fir.- ·v.;:ii.ch 001Jl.d be '1.ccom.plif:ln·,d by S}di'Ling tndl~, lJ:,rt-·i~;.rt.:. c8t. "Lhr,.,.c·, (3) :i.nAL,_n(:.f! r;,rtil.l.0ry wrs. Citllcd ll}'On to firn in ::1c'r· 1 .. :·1·1. :.r!· dir;.:;ct'ion· ~.t tr·.c' ~'"'ll~<·' .t_iJlic, Both· ~rtill'f'rJ' br·tt~'ri;·,s,' in n.ddir-i,_.•u, ~',cr·rd :'·h rl v~·n for "';.,\v· d(·fn;sr> -of _t.hr 1-c~d.r;;d;{'r.

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(2.') FOrw:1.rd obs•-·rver~ b;~.i_.to p'";k~ ·c.':-rc-fnl r.=.-tw,l- <d,lrJstrwnt~ :Js thf' ~~~~o·w· nn·t".l· it d:if.'J'-iC'l1t to sr•ot r>,.cc~u·,.,tr:lv oC\1r·r .. -d w:iU: th· d'f>S-i~e for fir·~ to- be·· r~ d-lose to thl' f'r~nt lin~~.S ns r··oA~:i."6t.'•

DECLASSIFIED


(3 1 ) T:\c1:iicfll n.ir WFiS on rstc\t:lon: r~vc>ry dc~y "rid f1.tt~·ck('d• t"'.rgcts uron T'P\luost.. J(' were ·r.iclru n p.J'f·r:t dr':>J in nbtq~_ning ~nd controlling <til" by thP ,ft~ct th<J.t thr:.: Division TJ\.CC wils locAtPd ·;,ri_V:in n fr·w .:rn"rrlF.: of 011r o·.m cor-y·wnd rOst, 'r1nd .co:L:r11rnic-~.tions wcr<:J Gn.sily .~ff,-·cti·J by r·~··rsonnl l:ini~>on,. J'unn('rj -.~nd .dir~~ct wirf~ 1

(ht) Nir:rht heckler vr~(r~) WlNn on f:JtC'tion Wf:rc- most r.ffrct~_v,o,, Thr-:0' syst.<."lf.IS of trfJ'f,'ct d··Sigw'ltiOn Vt'cre 'Wf''lj 'l't.e first ws1.s to h<>yr- th'·' r- J rnr:> 1s orbit ovvrheP..d ~d g:j_ Vt .... P.. d---acrirtj.onJ b•·r,_rim"':,; "n-: distt•nc--; r:-,p,. 11 T'hf: vil1.1t,~ i.n the V-'1llcy thru: nilr>,:;; out Ol• A. be>rJ'I"j_nr, of 27) dcr,rcr:!'. 11 This ) rove-d snt.i::>fl'l,ct.ory for r:tr~,,~ -LrTgcts nt r!. -':>:1.f'f' di.st.,nCr.' .frot'l i,h'· front l'incs, 'J'h0- sc,::cond wns to mr·rk n rc-ff';Y..e>nCP roint wtth :norl..rT bl.tr~tfi~ 'l'h"" third ~·uts t.o use converging tl'rCr/r fire fror.~ r·1nchiw! f,'m~ to ~ndic;;Lc th···· t1.:trr•t or the djrr•Ction of th ·· ta::.g-at, l'his ].,"fit r1 .. tr.crl p·v..- V(·r~· p.,o·~,rl 1' E'Slll t, S.;

(5 1 ) Th0. excellAnt tr!q;c:t. j.nfor'r..c·tion rl'c<iVf:d .f'J·o;rr frit"·ndl;v North Korcnns; our own CI nr .. nts, r>nd J (l,{ int.(-rl'Of;l't.ions wns tr"nsl<1.tr:::d j nto nil'.ht. hfll'I·•St,5ng rtnd int&dict~on. fir0 plr-'+.nll cOJ·tbi.ninr:~ U!P join-:. ~"~"'flbilit.i(•S of orr•rmic rr.ort~ra, rrtillcry, nnd 1r.ir. M()rtn:r c•nd flrLiJ:i fTY H end I firt_,·R we're l:i.nitrd only .rby th<) ~rn;.1uni :~on 61lp~ily an(;. v.:,..::. ·li.i_..~ht. air pffort. wr>.s ns J.~1rgc:. 11~ th(; wcnthr;r r'.]ld I'.lrtnc 1olV'-'~~:ihil~.ty wmJ.lri 1 crr-1it~ On ·".t l:;ast one occ.''fdor., thr> night bf 2)-30 N(iVCJibrr, H :_mci J fir.;.;s on thr vilhge of I[ONGLUNG w.::rl'~ ~.J.r,,..:..-.i.'·ntly so rfi'r:=ct:i.vf' ~s to diewc-'r!;•.' f.'n r-n(~r1y b•Li.ld-up :1nd nV·"'rt F~n .. ttr.ck. Lach of thr_~ H cmd ·r :it( by tlF' rrtillAry hF1.cl to ·b~~ done hy IJ!':l- d"tr,~ lf' thr ~.Vil).bility of f<l't'iJ)r·ry F·'ir srot, h."ld b0cn grc<'l.tf'r it would hnvl? r·('rn'i.·c..t•:.·d tbe r\~gist:rP.tion of tl1•'8r> t . .,rgr,ts d1Jri.ng drylif'ht hours t•nd-the. i~fJeci;,i· • .rom'ss of th.-.·:~-1.._...--s wonld h,.~v0 br.·•·:n i.ncr1 ilS•3'1 ~-roT·ortj:onn.lly.

(6') Both thf' rr.ir nnd .nrt.illf'ry sun,c:rt ~~.--n b·· cc:-.~>::=·:!:·r·-d fiS rx~~·J.](mt. Hounrjs f:ir·~d by '!D 11 ~ntt0ry d•1ring nipht .... _t,t,.-..<!k5 r:"·r~ ····:·1 '"ls hj{~h ~s 1500 on ~t l"(l.St. two OCC[·f!ions;. Direct. firr- Pl:t};f>~.o~·,~, .~·J('l'•· c·-~->d <".nd 'Ner.~ invnln.".hli: in 8nrthling this 11nit to r0gn.in lN;t gro~md 11.Wi r.~~·cl:bl.blirlh tl'!l'. d1'fcr1:-'r~ r<'i'iJ:,o;tcr. C:~r,dil is {-l'ivr>n for UJ.(: d.-·c .. ,ru.::tir-rl o~~ two (·nc-my fjp]_d 1 i('ccs which were locrtc,d by th(• fl".sh-bi"'r;f,; r•mi. subsl~-:nr-~nt1y rut m~t of t1.ction by COlmt-Tb"tt,ry fir0. Thc:r·-· wr~.s no troubl .,. ,. ncol_urt. .. rf·d with cDF'J:tunications ·t,rid tl.f.; ..:.;o.Jn t·s. r·~{':ir:trr-Lion wns coill·J.,t,~, .. d ~"t.Jl-. ·T:V fire· W'~.S t''l; :ict·; cont.im:totv> r nd r-ocur~te-,

(7 r) This b..-,t;t,r,J io:q; thro•Jgh its f;ll}1 orting :!::"f$ coo~·d~ n.-"'tor J int(·llir,,·ncr, <'rtilJery, IIJ" 1'1.ircrnft ;•.nU OY I"'~~.T'f:'l'nft ~.i,,vi_::;·:·d n \ ro(',··,-h;.-. wh<~reby through intelllgc-'nc:e, i'Tlf!frlY conoPntrRt:l'.ons, or "JH3C'r,t:J.y nr"Fl~ could be gr~ne:r'l<.lly loc.'ltr·oi. Thu CY would i.;_.~lCm loc.-..,t,~: t::ls J·IJ"UI r·Jlr] d L~·.~Gt rrtiJ~ cry nnrl/or !·.ir wfl:i.chE·ver vm.F> dc-cJ:lf':d b{·st. St<ltr·d i'or th·:· t~·rr;o:>t •. This r'n."ib1.(.'d <'. r.~T id shift of fjre if hrc·._=·~W<'.r:,;, !'"'. rr1.Pj_d nhi.ft of ,"t::.:·C'k ... ing nrn if nr~Cecsnry, rmd r·rovid(:ld 1'1.CC11rn.Lc obs,:;rv._>d rnsqlts. T:-;e r.:'sult-s .'1ttAinod by t:tis system; wan-. lW.itGd ~nly by the 'r\vn.i.J.lb.ility of C:)"0.

(tJ.) ':;nnks 11rerc~· 11sed eao.r. night to f?.ivc t'J.d·J.-c() fltrt:rwth to the rF.Tintctcr drft:ns,o, Thf~Y werf~ F.IOVr:d rip;ht Ul> 0:-1to tfH' line P!l<l WIT'' v--ry t:ffcdtivr~ ··vi th t))r ir mr>.chinf• g1.ms in h·.J.tinp •!m>my ,.f. tReks, It is b,l:i.~.--:d worthy of ntmtion thF~t the l'10l''•lr:• lift tt1:· ·;P:-"sc>ncc of trnk.o; in thl' J.jnr' IJi\llS'·'d Wtl$ c>.lnof>t nlone W0rtb thc.d_r bd.n(: ::;r: llOI•d o ':.'bey W"r'r" w.lLhdrnwn c.'l.ch dfl;'/ to 1<1.n. twsenbly :o.rcrt for :r'1l :nrrrdrl{: ,,rr~ s:_:. f1f> nnt t.n be ohs•·rv.~d in f·osition, Th•,·! use Of tn.nks fop fir·-, :·:~.fF;:i_(lfl~_; "'t njght lJS]ng t'::1ci.r mttin wo:'\':"On !'rov~'d nn f'ffectiv\: dc:f_:>n~}.' 'Sr:-:'J 0t:

(8) OHGAN.J§ JT:;U_kl.'fL~l'l~ ]l~Jii:::Vl'[_

(A.) J,;J_'feCtiVEUH'SB of, orp..r niC. WC.~-~T bhS ·...ret::. f'.'lt,isf<~_ijt~H'.V 0 •Xl~o~l t 11s stnt(<l in 1 n.r.~.r,rn.;·.'h (Lf) (b) <l.bOVi~, regr.rdinp; f·ln~tiori .in cold wc,;<,:..,er. The following cor~.1r:'nts .mci re~0111•tcndf1.tior.tft F\r'r· sull.'~dtt.;;Ch

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Korean War Project USMC-04400113'" DECLASSIFIED

• • -- (1 ') The six (6) h,,~~.vy f,1''.Ch:l.ne guns now orgt.nic: t-o 1-Lf· infr,ntry bP_ttfl.l:Lon sho,1ld h-~ inernio.n,;c~ tt"J twclv,: ( 1;~).

(2 1 ) The win• fr-<.ciliti(-s of th.: f:rtr-:~·~ I:~ortf•r 1 ·1 >.tornc shnHlrl

'1.\.lfJ r,ntr;d b'r r' $C- ~.r~.t,,-. n."t on t~P SC t-30·.).

(3 1) Tl':r~ 8Jrru:1 ~lOl't.Fl_rs w-:T(' coord:i_nr-tr:d w:i.'t-h t.l'v· ..-,r•".i'l l.-.. .,.y for cJ.oso-~.n firrs. 'fhiS 1,.!~8.1 Otl Wf'.S foHnd to\_,;· d'ficirnt ~.n dr-:!]vr·ring }:.."'rnssinp: fir -·."l 'Hi thin r<1J11~··· •>E'> J11.f:ny ns 120() JVliJdS y.,-,y· d;y W•'rr· f:i red

by the T']Jltoon.

U~') The-· bOm:r'l r:t0!"1:Ar W"'S '1Srd to s··t ur· k·rr:--rrr_; ~-~~Jr-si_d:: the Rlr:'Il: mortr·r br.:rrr>.g0s ·o,nd w;1.::=;. vr.•ry· ef.;>ct·;_vr both wh•"n T,hr r;.~r:.;v wnB

<: dvnncing mrJ w1.thdrFtwing,

(5') S.noorcrscotws W01I1d :lr-'v.-· br~(:n of vn:·:l.t v-1-,, in th~-s nation. 'l.'h(' nJJVt .. nCf of th.-' 1-:rH'ffi.Y wouJ.d Lrwe br,~r"n r:.0rc rtc~:iJ:'' ~,.nr1 rcCC1Jl'!1t.dy

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• 1~ J.,itrL•·d br--1ow r:r(" t<e nnitn \Yh~ch wcrr rlncr,d 'tn:l•T thf' merntionq] !';ont.ro)_ ~lf' "~hr-· :~d Hq_t1~Aliun fC!1' '::..hr-' rj,-.f.-,.ns(-' of th<' l"n·;:)p nt. Hil.Gi:.Wl-r:i., 'I'h"" strr:ngths arr-• <i.l r rox:,!:·,~~t~" ~~.s cf 30 Nov,.,nbPr l")5:·1; I'L0St un i.t[l hrl'i Stlff .Ted considcr.1.bh• Cftt;ur·J_ti--s ll.G :=:. ;r:eo.br:·r of th~~ H/.Gi,H!J-x·i D-·fr-n.'';!(• Forcr-~ rrior t 0 tht~t dR_t ••

b,

11 HI1 Rtr;\) 1 llth Mr:.r '' 1) 11 Co, 1st /ng Im Er·.r -Tact 11.ir- Control Squadron 'I'wo ''B'' Cc, l_st ~;np: hn 11 to 11 Co, l:Jt ';ng !Jr. H&'l Co, 1st l'ng Hn H&6 Co, 2d lln, 7th ),mr '.ir·ns Co (-) ;;;l lm, 'ltL lhr 1st S e:"' Iin R ~;g D :-t.-'lchr::cn:.

1st Hcg•(:.f'tin.g Fwd D(~t

Ln G:r I. Cor1 s Dvt ;,,,_t;, Sm' Co Dot. 7i.h i!T bn

Dct Ji'...r:p ~J11; Co D.·t i.l:i.p. Sw: et Mn i:-~t Co D. 1. ;w:ith ~>ir C:o TJ.S~A~ ij:~t, ~np c:u,ct, 5th }.:Jnr H...-,di.c Hr·lrq Yl.,t, lr-•t ~ig Bn

bt W' Fn t1D 11 Co, lst Tk Hn, (H.r- inf) 1101' Co, 10th F:ngs, ':id Inf Div ll&f} Co, 11th ~l[U"' 't6tn F .. Corr.m Dr t-':.chmcnL llfJt /-1th &ig !:lr. X Con s Dc·t ll~S Co, i~ Cor· o D(·t. lst b j_r; Hn Dd. ]'qs Cv, Hq Bn, l<'t. !--~c:.r

29 Novei':br_~r t,') 6 Dt~C!::ITI.b\;!'

hl:=>t BrJ tiuh Gor.unnndo

Div

1950

Off !<}ol -b l3i7

4 lh2 12 60

l 25 4 60 4 FlO

12 118 l1 llB

22 3U

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lD 10? ?3 102.

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bn j L~·~"~

J,t. bi~:IJ{1'J:t

Cr~pt KI!iG linj SNO ·f LtCol lDCKdOOD Cr>rt GIVE.\D LtCol llf.I·lKS

;_,tCcJ }j'~"/;Ll.

0-<Ji·t CL1Jl.K c,qt K'JlJFiS Lt ll..T'!\:N C.·_n-i__. ICOTH J.,t DOB·.l:JS 'Jnlu'.iOi·Vn KL',

j,_,; ... _j ~Tll'-'1~)(\N

:.t -~j ~i"_ll,) ~-;(1N

R 110 LtCol DJ~Y>XJ)~

31st HOT, 7th lliv, ,l,J<;;; ·as f'ollowa: 24 3'14 J,1,Co'l '''~ll :;~,;m

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1. J,ist.~d l:r-1ow t:.rP t:·,e nn~ts t.-V~l·ich l_'if'!'r rl r•c•·ri 1m·lr·r th~, 01 (•rtlt.ionft1 control of' th~.~ 3d J~:'l.t1..al:l..on f(J~ th>'> ri-?f'"nsc of trw bn:!e r.t llfl(f_;;I-rJ-:ri. Th•'' strrmgths rtrr-• rtFJ'OXi.nvotr· r•.S o.:· 30 1-lovr'r-~bPr 1'"~5=1; I'l.Of.lt nn·its ht1.::J sui'f,'-r"'d conB.10nr."'bl0 cn_fa.l''.lti ··s rts r f:1r•mbr··r of tLc lfi.GJ,RU-ri D:·f·.··n~l' Fo:;crc L!'ior t 0 th:•t d~•.tf' •

. "'.. 28 Novr:mlwr tc 6 D,cr_;~rnb.:r

Co

11 IJII Htr~.r.; llth Mrrr 11 Dn Co, lst ~6-Jg bn hn.r Tf.lct ~oir Control Sqw.dron 1'wo HH 11 Co J ' Gt 1 '.n§~ Ln 11 1i 11 Co, ]st ·;r:g hn 1!&6 Co, J.rot ~··ng :Un }J&S Co, 2d Bn, 7th Unr \h·ns Co (-) 2d hr:, ?th i:in.r 1st Sr::r }:>n R;)g D·,t.·•chl~Hmt

lst He["q-~rting Jt\vd D('t Ln Gr X Cor-:s D\'t ;.u:-o Sur· Co D et ?t f1 h11 hn Det lst Or<l lin D:t gnp Su!· Co D:·t ~:.tr. bup & M".int Co D,:t 20>th ~~iv. Co IJ.S.A. D ·_,t ~:1r t>Act, 5th Mar

•

Ht:.-''l]o R.,-,J.~y r-J .. t, J.r-:t b:l.r: Bn ·1 d- }.;'I' Bn t:Dn Co, ist Tk i.1n, (H. iD:") IIDH Co, 20th Pngc., ·.-id Jnf Div H&S Co, 11th ~~hr 96tn F.; Ccr:1..'1l D:: t.~ch.':wnt ]l(;t f1th 0tg £In X C~n~ s Dct. ii"'{', Co, .X Cor· s De-L 1st :-,>j_v hr; Ilct l'.qs Co, :.:-l Bn, lst l·-ir1.r Div

4:Lst British Gunr:-~n.ndo

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D;-:>t Hc·gL 1 1 S•t•' ~!nit Dt't !'vy Hort i_ )_:--,t

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let 'Hr:[';'l.:Ftin~~ .Fwd Dot l.n ll-;- X Oor1 s Dot .~uto SCI'' Co Dct 7~h hT Bn D-:-t 1st Ord l:n D \ t Ji)'if ~,,p.. Co Dd, ::J:i.g Su:-: £i loln.int. Co n,·.·L ?~:-)t1:. .""d.g r,n lJ.B~t~

D-A, b~.1p 1:J,,ct, )th Mnr Rnrlie RPJ.ny J .l""~t, }f;t Sig Bn

}_r;t HT t~n 11 D" Co, 1st Tk Hn, (Hr·inf) tlf)rl Co, lOth 1iJ1gs, ")d Jnf' Div H&S Co, 11th Mnr 'J6tn F,, Comm Dcvlchrncnt Df:i. 4th Sig Bn X Con s D r.·t Ht-:S Co, X Cor· s

D~t Jir1s Co, Hq Br., lst J...:,.r D:i.v

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D-:'t- H.·-~t. 1 1 S-r- ~ 1nit D£-t l;vy Jr:ort l 1.r·t 1>1' n.nci Hol~t l 1 'l.t. 3d J lnt, ucu Co, E'ng Co H1"

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co c, r~t. . E··: :·j Cf'pt 'l' 1 JRI~EH }_ .. ,n.j £!<''~'

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LtC()J In'-'./;LJ c,~,t CL;JU{ c:,rt K1J1B',S Lt B.·,'l'TO~

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