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5TH MARINE REGIMENT - 2ND BATTALION - HISTORICAL DIARY -NOVEMBER 1951

Korean War

Korean War Project Record: USMC-2153

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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

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Dallas, TX 75218-0190

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21 ~.rfnl:e4t; ~,_ain1:u:.;_;j_J ter:(:::,erc-.ture ner:.r fOrty fi'TC (4-:E-) C.e,sree·~M

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S3:0'JEITY Ii\FVfuL..;.J:IO:~ s~::c:s.~~

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1/ilb .A&-5 2 DecAmber 1951

-::.J.E- :ro~d t]_..r~~u.gJ::~ Dr.r 335??6; ODU-RI ~n(::_ bac};: to tlH:: stcrt1n6 ""-"-~Y">t· ·,'c,,_i-::. O't-er>l.-v k.·,-,-~~nd"~v III) ~""'"'~:"'-- J:i'l..,,p Cn-~-~~n-r -·-,;+-...... ,;1 - -..1...-- 1 '-'-V -- ~,.;.. 1 ...,.,_- ....... - ... -..l...c•, • •·--~- J,' V-<' ...)!.1_,~-. L ..:_•- V.I....,..

ret;J_T':-1~~- to t::e CP ~t 1305 I t·:i thout 6~1counterir:;3 Pn;r sneny· .. '~'-- f' B ... tt."lion CoiT :.=o_nf.er v:10i te..:::,_ re2.:L:1entPl he~o.ruf';rte.r-::: bet~-~eE-n 1530 I prrfi 1 ?ot: I, ~,n(;_ confe~Y'f'O. with ti1e -~:e2.J-;·,1entr:-l a~:.T·~_':'ii.::-.~ ··-:~r G:f'fic.e:"". Tl"'.'~·-in1Y<: -,;.~.os con~_:IcteC. th~-~- d~t2 cs --·-~·""le"' lr- nn onu· B~tt"l~nn "'r~1n'nc-· 0.,.,~,~ 6 51 (.,~e en-·-'-'~~t ·'·'.t v. ~--~ Vv ._- ,_ : .. ..._.,.,,_ .I. CCl. !.1.~-;::::, .,.~;o~_..,,L. - '-''- ,o.

cloeur~, 0n~ BPttrlio~ Hiqtoricpl Di~ry for Octo~er, 1951; ~- ··c_~...,_;~Y TT\ liP---~':' .:;,....+.:::; \i~jo"'* l·1 L S1~s 8-" Qf'~1no,.... T•t::'<':! ·- -~-~'-··- ----- .......... , • .,.,_, ....... ,_ - ,_,,__ J,:., __ ., ~ .v.. .. Jll ' .__, ..... .L ..... ._ .. ' --- ·.

~-- s~:.J~e~~- to c0rnn~tn·l rleP.:Jons C~J'~:.l'1!-!llY 1 relievint; Cc.:;t~_in A!:"vil ..: . --:·r:-:.::"'tc~-:~o:-~., ':--1-:o ';·-·::-- ~ in turn re-~ P~ienc:C: to c~.:clz:l:---~-~ 0f Fox Cr- --,--·1~-i" T:r.,:l f'n.,..;-;;.::.~ F''V c..-,1"'1~""r,>r com·""1pflil(':'t'1' Cc~"\t:r.-'!·.:1 Vl L c-.~~--~,, t• ~-- · -< -:.-~ -~---8 '".; --~· S~-··--t-~"~T~~~; P'""•(·6--"':;....-) .. -. !.-.t-~-~~:':· ... ~1 ~·.. ~11'

--'-~-.:, ... en ceQ.,,,e -~. _x.: n_n.. ~ f!_,,_, __ .. ~ . c~. Cc. ,

'·_.·_::·.1e ~:-~~ .... ~ ,:;..v:: ..,ne-~-,..._~ Si'- (P) T .... .,.'!~e ~?.'>":~. +:n r-c.c·1··,1el11· +',...,.,... dent ·1 ___ _ r __ <:-- t...- ••.. V ... >...;..e r. u ....,.,._._, '- .·J.:i.-; '"'·' •~•-o - ·~-'-' .._,.,J • . ..1..

• . .-cJ'~:. :;:-... ·o (2) •"e· e ; cld_ in :;pttdion A1<i St;::tion. R il: co:-:-~i.:-:-:..1':-- · he· ::rtly e_ll C:.lx-~tns the. ntght of l-2 Nover.".bs:r-, t::l tl: sl~et a.nC--. eno-;·; Ui1xe:5. in c;.t a~:.=":rox1:r.· ~..;ely 09CG I, the rf!_in .;€· -:: ~- .r-. ,.- :Q(;_ the dr :.; bee.~ me pc.rtly eL;.udy to cler;::---, l;,Ti th .. cool ~-·:..--~.d.~. ~::>r .. oc· ,·es seen on hillto~]s t~st of the cr·m··:· r;.:r.•B.r,. "'.i!-'.:'-•• l"_-,;;1;,_o, t•:.m;·;,;.,~-"'>s:;,_--'-11'1""€ 'VD""' c··--::";-'2o~1m••te1y f~T""-f--1 (o:-: 1 \ -.!le::;•-.-.--- T;l.~·-1-""~- -"""- ._u~,.""-··u·~- ··~--o ""'-.---·~~ .t'\. 0.. - ~ ... _.1.., __ V',..!/ u,__ 0 .;.t;;;t.- ,..,___l.

:~snli.e 1 t ~

L·. i;o e:;~nse n'c mpti_e th1fl d"te in the yos1tior:a of ·the brttrl1nn Cf o: tl'.;.c i!t.riot,_c eo?iT.JR.ni -~,s ~ s thos c inO.i c.-:· tE",i. nreviounly ( s e ~ •J'·.'f:Y'l'~'.t e_--, E"E05Y III). At os:-r) I, p BE'C1P .. 1t:r ~,:=-t:rr,l crY'1?j_:"!t

in o~·- one t1) ri:'1e srw'' rc1nfo1:'eo:". ~~1 t:1 one (1) li:;l1t 'r::u:c::-"ili.e (·-~_,_!1 squpCl. iif'·-.·· ~tee. fro;n Do~ c-om~Jt:-;,n:-~ to cover patr:.:.l route # 7 { ste.rtin_g p01n t; D~ 349ZlS 1 SQuthi.·-'eE t;;;T~.r-~5_ tl'.X01.lf:)l DT 3.;?-:-:-· l r 1H1ll "r-c-\ ~,., ~"'-"'"]"' Hill A.~" 1 D•"' "~9"''0' D"' .---7~,-c·

._. \. '--·-.:!I .t .L..-J. v~t..:~- -· ' ~Uo _ _:, \ . .!.. r_..) -~-. '• I' ...i. . ' ;_,- o, '"'~-c H"l1 -·- ("'"' ~co"~l' D~ ~,,--,~r ---- ·- f' ' "'"' t·;.o;:.>·t....·, ~ ..... o"±c, ,.JJJ. ~u .... u J 1 .... u ..... -~·;_:~..);:) 1 0<.:.-,_:_c _.:::0, :.i~ .... ~r £,.:-, ,J.J.J.

~- 38?.4. 7.. At tY<:l .. s :.)·?int, the ?:?· trol route turnt-C.. -e-.:-uthl:, rd ··lon:-: the steP~ e.ec:lsvity bo:'d.ering the MSE !"_t DT.3E.7'24~, .::,2 ':":\~:i7, .-:·:s4;?3?, 354:?::-0, 351 "">?.4 1 3R>::~l7 pnQ. ret,_lrn to tht: CP c.::~D 1·~- o-·-·-- -- "n••T ITI' ' 6 oo"" I t'nP ~o-1•1~11 of' t·,~~ ,~~-·;::; _ '/17-,I·.L~- ... ~, ~_:; 1";! '->~--L~~ .1. j. ii.L ,_,\)If J .;.~ _:, ~ u '-J ..., ~..._

:Jr:-. .::_: Gc-~:---n~~ :;--trol -li.T~ re~ortea. fl_-e DT 365241; at 1140 I, .c.s DT 349?31~ The ~•-c-trol rt?turn~t~ tOI the GP ~,!,e?_ -~t 1400 I 1:.,~_1 t:r.. D'.lt en:;:~.,,ntsrin,c- t nv enemy.. The B.:, t tf'lli0n Con:-,1~n:~£~ r.!lC. 8-3 ~~-1·"~- d~-·-+p~ at-0"00 I t"'~c1t ~--•~antr·l ~a~~-.l~~t•-~ ·nf ·,..._, __ ....... :. "-·'~.l. u_.'. (.. .:;J '-4 ..1.'.' --- !-- ;o..!. •• ~r,:;J. ~- .o.~o;;· • .__ .. ,· .• ~ • .J. ·-·.1.0.:: .

lcr~~ -·~~-t )l:·np hod been te~t&ti~ely mede for t~ie brttallon'e :·:.:::~:~ --: l t:JE· lines on t!'l·--:· fOllo1·:ihg 't·rer:~::.- Tt.ose officers r£t:.:.~.,~1fC;_ to '!:he CP :c7; lll5 I~ A meetln2 of al~-- stoi'f nne .. c0~:~·~ny COiili'T!c-ndl?re 1,;r,:: c.::-lle'5. at 1530 I ln ~.~ •. " 'i:l~:.ttAlion CP. .At this t'me, it v::: s _c_1sclosed tlwt tent.,.,_tive pl?ns J:>_pd bEen nsc_ef'cr t: .. iE iy ·::tF,1ion to fly by hel1co:;;:ter in its movement to the front lir:!E'f'. T;:,1"' ··---ul<'. 'be the firs·:: time in worl<J. :11stnr'y thc.t " frci:\t lin<o bu' tt'lion would be relieved o:~n position by a hel1-co~ter lift; thE ~elico:)ters, it ~·f.2 plennef, were t~ c~!· :~

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S~:,JU?.I·:~ Il,~?G?i'I1-ir.l?I0H

2J.~J?..E7

1/klb A6-f 2 D6cem.ber 1251

tr'-'O}S both 1crys, ThE' necesu·r;;; t!'Fining for thi~ rir 1!.ft

v:;.;.c- c..utl-ined. e_nd e.ll "orn;.Gny co~~ .... -a~~-::-s dJ.r~-cted to :;n.,~p:-:re

hc1ico::ter ao.'.ig=ent <;J1d lo::.c''cing teb1es, .ceeigni;:;.g e:cch mpn

to e. trflm of four, ~e thQt <e:-rp_s the-__ ~.ircrpfi1e ee:Tccity. Ae very )l"E'ei~e timing 'W'"S required for stih e. move, 1?11 C:.ct.~ils muot nEceds be eom:;>leted. };lrior to the lift. T-,-.rining , ___ ·~a c<Jnducte<'

PS ocheC.u1~C. in CC 2nd Bl'\ttslion Trc-.ining Or-:ler e;.-.51, t:C:is

C_£7.te ( SC€ enclosure, r,_~....,endix II to Snd. Bs. ttc,li':in Rir::toricz:l Dirr~ for Octo~er, 1951). Thirty five (;_;;:) at-":en·.'e,J. sick c<:1l;

t;·•!J \ 2) 1-iprines an'i one (1) KSC labo-"er ,,--3re ev"cuPtPi'. Eight

(8) were sent to the dentist, Twfi) (S) 1,·~re heh< in bptta1icn

eick bn.y. 1'/,,t:r:er WP!! ovE<re?st ~Bd cool this r;:orning, becon

i"e; ~unny r.fter a:::J-,ro~imat~ly 1000 I, but rem,ir,ing mcd.errtely

cold.. Tl:c <9fternoon became ft:irly ~·?!~<rm, v-;1 th ple .... s~nt tc8:_;cr::-

t"C.:i., €; *

4. Ho chr_nge NPS speeif'iecl thi~ dt:te for e_ny unit in the bs.tt~l~ ion en,;_ all positions remc.ined. the s?.me e.~ on 1 Novemb.c:r- (c.EE

overlry, I'!.:'"H'pdix III). At OSEO I, "- s~c,_;:nty ;;;stro1 consi~ti::g of one \1J rifle couro. r5inforeeC. vi t:t one \1) lh.l;.t o.~ch-~n·e: e·un fqu.':'C. deyprtee_ -:from Ee_sy Com::~-.ny to cover pn.trol route

7f2 .. (so•e ovFlsy, Appendix III r-,nd cb:rono1ot;ic:"1 ns::crrtivs for 1 1'J?"VE"·tilbE·r;.. At 1030 I, the E,..-.:;y Com::~ny :?r-trol r£::,;o:rt~~ its

:::os~tion rs D'i: 329225; the pPt:r-o1 rc·turnecL to the CP "r""~ ,t

1Z-~5 I v:i thout enemy c-::m-t:::ct. Holicry ro'-l.tine ~-·c-s ob~e,..v€,e.

-;:;~· fll 'bs.tto>llon :'1ereonnel this Qe.te except thoEa engage<l. in ~-:--~er..tir-1 ~ctivities... At 201C I, ~ tfFlt __ sb. RED" c_ir0rr--ft 1:;-:"'l.,n

ing v:'S reeeivec, from the Regimental &--:3, ep_l1e-~ oec"u<ec of

1;,ni>l.t-ntifie:4 .:::'"ircraft flying ~ver the Di\ri~.ion E::'2r., At 2030!,

"'v~::.e ·L~;;- rnine; ~,~~s lifted. Thirty ~-~"(.ren (37) Ettent.ec~ sicX cr:ll; on~ (1) VES h~ld in optt&lion eiek bry.

5, r':sitiCJ!".s o:r the ba.ttrc1ion CP &nd. the V£.rious eo:nr..,nie~ r~;~,lrin

er~. the:- t.r.::e thiS 6.ate e_s ]preViOUSly inclie~.tEd fC·T' 1 i~OVt·:lJtber

(:~-::e ove:rl0y, s:.:;·cnd.ix III). At 0-805 I 1 F_ se-cu1"~ity ~"J.e_trol con-sl~ting ::>f one \1) sq_u:oo. reir:fo-ree(c \''ith one (1) li;;ht :nc::hin-~ ~~-",A,i.J. SQU:::-.0.. 6_eycrted frow. Wev.pons 0GI:t:pen~7 to cover po_t17cl route

#9 (~'e overlaY, "ppenc.ix III ::n:i clll'onolo,;:;i~P.l narl"r-tiv<- for Hove;:;oer 2), Tr.e Weppons Com~>[ln:l"-p-"trol rEturnee t,., the CP

rrc-c. c,t 1200 I Fith0ut eneounte~ing e.ny ent:my. At 03'JO I, the

3-:t'ue1ion &--;:; offieer 'l_e;c::-ted fGr K.,.Jlr-.161 he~.C.(i"J''rtE!'~, •d~,Pre

he l"_ttend.ed p_ lic-.ison meeting coneec"ning the :;'!''):_-,o,"cd <"1Aplr_c€

~snt of the 2nd E~tt~lion on 11 Novpm'bsr by helicopter. He

:-·:s t;'iven ~r:.Citicns.l infcrm£·tion on the ::/rO)ose\.1. :m.OVf:::Ient ..

~;fte-r tt.is· meeting, the 6-3 ::roeeeCled t-:> (~J .. visicn he~Ctq-ur-:rt€rs, ~-:-:ere he e.ttendea a meeting of t11.~ e;enera1 o'rgc:>iz~tir:>nc.l Boc·.·c.

Ee returned to the bette.lion CP at 1600I. Training 1'~2 e.::com~

--:lisheu tl1is i~>te z;s seheauleCl. 1n CO 2nd l'lr-ttelic!l Tr~cining

Ore.EC" 7-51 (: ;e enclnclre, A='='~'n<lix II). Forty four ( 44) s.tt---1":-.-.=. ~-=. .C:.:l_Q-_7 __ Col'' on~ {1) ~--·-·c.-_ :-.t::1•~ J: ll t....-.t+--J i'"''"" <C"~ c1r b•;V .. ~ - 'j• .J...t 'L;' e ~---- ... ,..~ ... -'- ...; .. .J ~-. • '-'•• .;;l...o. ,. C. tJ •

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SHCU?.ITY INFG?i{.:;:::ICI< . S1C2=-ET

DECLASSIFIED

1/klb .ii.&>5 2 December 1951

e. Fozitions of the b,ttalion CP En~ tlw V<JriotU' co:npc;nizs remeined the s;ome s.s ~orevicusly inC.ieat~C. for 1 Novsmber (see ovEr:Li•y, e::;c:oeni"ix III). At 0800 I, "- security 'Oetrol co::1s:Czt~ into of one 11) rifle sqt;:;d reinforce.:'. with one 11) light rnccr,i_r.Le gun squr-_d cie::pc.rted. --f:L'om Fox Con~_p_ny tc e.ovcr prtrol rout£ff7 (s(e overley; c-:.·-.,nOix III &_nc. chrr~.nologicE·l nr:_rctivE for Z Ncvemb<'r). The Fox Ocnp;:::y :;;>,:;.trol rcturnP<' to its OF ~-t llQE, I, ~ti thout rn~~king enemy contc_ct_. Bet"t;•r(·en 0900 I Pn-7 llCO I, tr,E Bl'ttc-lion Oo=pn!linc; Officer visit,.;_ regimentcl hecdc:.ucrters tv confer t.;i th t~e Regimente_l Coill.Bf_.nder. T:::z..ining ~-~e.e- S':·nfucteC:. t;:is date rs eched.u1ec. in 00 2nc. B~Jttplicn T:"ainl.::".g or~er 7-51 (zc'e enolocur~, flP:Penoj,;:c II). At 2000 I, sixty five (6!:) snll.e'"'"~- replFoGnE,nt pers<Jnr.el from tll.e 14th Re:pls,cw.ent Dr:::ft ,. ~ ::· i 'lfi' in the CP r-r&P. F.nc:. 1·:ere place:'. une.er shelter for tl~e

ni 10,l::ct in a Dv.stily erectec ta:~e.ull.!l_ tent, Ws:::th£:!' l•'c.s m':l-:l-Er: tely c<:lle. e.nil unccmfortsble, Ki tli rPin fs.lling almost c~n-~t: u.tly J.u:dng the dFJ.Y Hnd eontinuJ.ng into the night, Tern:;n·~tur~> rl'ngef. beti-;Een forty five (45) rnt' fifty f'ive ( 5.0·) <:.ee:r-f·~E e Fr.,hrt:·nhlet.

7. r:o cJ:l.<ng6 w·s mcde this dete in the :positionf! of the b!.'_tt~lion CF ~"" the vr.:•:-ious comp,<;niell from thcss inC'.ie~:>te!l. previcus1y f;;l" 1 No'!ember (sre ovErlay, P):~en~.1x III). At OSCO I, tvo ('~) Sikorsky HP..B-1 cargo helico:;ters a.rz1.ved :l.n the be.ttt.lion :P<U'Fd<c 2Z"Gun\i ?nd im.wH:·6_iately i,)::'::'scnnel 1·-~ere put tl:!."cugh e. })ltnnee. tr·r.ining sche,:.ule conce.rning the methcC~z of embDrking e.na. ~ie<"mo· :."king frora the heliec:;:>ters. All b~_tk.lion :;_Jer;rmnel hrd been &EpFrete~ into teEms of five (5) men eech for weight ~ist:"ibuticn e.nd PErtic1p~tE"e. in a routine that ex:;-.ctly C'.uplie•·te:::. t::"-t ''hich 1nulc be followed in thtc aetu~;l movec;ent en 11 1-:ovenb r. Although ? rs::onr.el did n;t 11esr haverss.cks d.uring t::.ic <lrl.ll, it ~·es believe~ to be rev.t;lcly equi v,;,lro:nt t" the €Y:

pectt(' 3>robler.1s to be enoountered, ant1. the aetur.l sc-,-.t~.ng er!'n;g~nEnt!!", methotl.s of bo11rding and iis:mbtcrking, !liJet=8. desired rn·. otner J.nci<:.cnt0l fs .. ctors were ee-.re:t'ully im::;;resse•i on the inC.i viCiusl. It "'~ F fQune. the.t e. t~~ coul.:'. oc full~· lor:: rd FDL unlo~ded in en ~verage of nine t9) eecon~~. once the Marines eo~ into "the sv,-ine; of thine;s 11 " Eash cG::;any WDZ ;ut tlrcough tl""e ·5.l"ill tKice during the morning ana. ne'dy a::'rl. ve:;. re;.l~ c e;cent ::n~s;;:l;-.,el unclen:ent tb.e trs.inint;; at_l~OO I. At 0300 I, :c sec:<l'i t;r ·.j~_trol con61sting of one \1) r~fle sq_unl rtcinfo!'Ce~ ,.·J. tb o~:1e \1) light mrchine t?Un t:qU:J_C. de:;~rtcC. from Des C')n:l);!= r~~r to C.(iYfT' "§t trol !'cute #8 1. 5et ov:rley, .Pl-)l-:·enC.lx III s.nd chrc:;,o~ lc-~ictl nnrrr;tive for 1 November). The Dog Oon:;;~:ny p:-trol at 0940 I repartee its ~ositJ.on zs DT :3422-"5; rt lScOI, the ::;,-trol returnee. to the eom.p~"ny eF 1·Ti t~-y._t encou:nte.;r•ing r..ny ene·roy. "c:reining l''' s c<JnC.ucted this date J.n. f.CC:J"c:"(!i.nce "Y'i th CO 2nd B:-t"ce1J.on Tr<cinin;; Ore.er 7~51 (sE~ enclc~U'."'e, r::"'enol.x II).

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EF . . :;~-.I~:y :r::~FG:Ri-:ATICE

s·~oFET

DECLASSIFIED

l/klb AQ--o5 2 Decf-r.~be:T' 1951

~~-eet~:J.Er- V.T:_.s wcc:~-r;tely cclG., with OVETC-~et sklee !::.iJ.l"i '! cool V'iti.-:~. er1_ cl.J:Je: .ot A~ .... ---~ro:xirn.t::,tel:v 1100 I.. Th(; lf!te ::;.fter:r:..:·:n "b,~-c-(_m~ e·ven~ .. c~lc:..er: ';"~1th- f".~ !i:-lzz.lLtlg :"'oln :rr-lli::"lE;.

:?o2~tions of ti1e bctteliJn CP ::::_nc-: thE' V.3.t'1o:.!s co~·-:-;.;-:ni?t: rem~.in

~-,-,c SfiliE E6 <:r(;;c-ionsl;r inc.ic~te<l :fo:r l Ncvember (see overle_y,

f --~=~41- ~.LTI\ A~ 07~0 I ~h~ A~Pt--+~~t ~n++oli~n S-~ nf~inew --~ ··------\. .... _ ) ~ u J ~ J ~---~- ~\.-- . •- [)-:: -- _.,_ v ..,, ~ .. ~ t,. v .1.. .... ,._L

... rt~e. for t~e lst kPrin~z &reR to_ ef~ect lieiscn with th~t :-:~;;:·~.:-n:-':·. -~--r~5 :.-:=T-S-~_··r-.:~··e for- the :_:.ro~cseC'. C_iSl'l;'-:;cer:.ent 'Yf the br,.ttf:.lion o)~~ 11 l~ove;;.lbE·r. T~~1e aEsiE;t?_nt_ S-3. Ol't'icer re-tur!leC. to tt.e CF ?:r8e f! t .r-,_-:·~:-:':J:Xi'li!-' tel v l8CO I.. A-t- 08G0 I, p. stct:tri tv -::Rtrcl con8ieting of. one (l) rifle 2au~~ ~einforcej w1~~1 ~nc 111 li~l~t ;,,._,...,·.~ . .,f "·;n, c,-ii;;+-~ ~~,.-..... ,...+FA fr' o

4

m E::-- S"ir Ccr·<'j~---.....--n-:; to COVF...,. ryntr0l -.•,••-·•J.• _::;"·M•C., ;.- ..... _M('"_ ... __ ,_. 'h.,...oJM",'"".-' 11 Crl no:".,_..~-"--~-..·----~"··· 1f ._ .. vr;-:1, ~-'o.,'J L~-~::- J..:.-· • ..:...."- v.lJ. ... _ ...., .. ..,._ ~-,.,.l..•.JQ..!.. l::-- •·-··---

ti.,.,.:? fol"' 1 Hovt=:r.ubtr) .. The Es.~.v Conrccnv -::;p.trol :)ositon e.t l.lOC I t-.r:- r: D~ 3.-:-.1211, at 1:220 I, the Prtrol r~,tlxrned. t~ tl.:.~ CP s.rca. vj_t;·. ,_,_~ encc~.1Eter~ .. ng any ene:ny. Fro-m llCO I to 1?00 _;I, the_ 3:;-. ·:·.7::-·lior:. Co .. ~- .. ~·-nd.cr visi teti regi,~lt"l~l h-e-~£.(-.l27'ters e.n~~ co~1ferred

~it>;_ thftl Re,::,·i;~pntr-1 E_:: ~-c~Jtive- officer. 'I·he Brtt.--·lion S-3 Cffi~f-r ~:,_e>~:::;~tf:".": et ~lSOo' I to 2ttend. [', t;~nerrl org.:..niz~t~~Et:ol BoJc.:---·S .~.:~"'- "::!.:-.c-: 2.t .-5.1"'v-isi'-;~~ hc:~C.c;u8~t-:re... ~1.Lis officer ret1.~rnE:::'~ to t~-.'= ,,-::; ,.,+ 17·-·0· I At 1 ~cl-r-. I -e,.,--"<tl·--c."~ ~",- ~~~-~...,c" r,crr,"'" I- -v,~ v.. "' ........ v .. ..J... ,\,.i ' l..i v ·--- ...... ,":l'.~- ......... ~- ~--1-·-,_·-·-\.; -- ~-·'-'t..-'u' '

::•t:cE-ivE::·""' t:·t J his b.E:rC..cuprts~a. 7f~ n:cze:r.€t- ii1fora£{ the 2nc.1 BettE:.licn th~-t it F-:ulti receive one_,_:-·t1_n·~:-~~cc. fifty (150) K--c 1·o2~~-~t:<'s with t£nt.~~~ e on 12 Novt-JTibt=;r-" ~:··e KSC dE.tr:Jil ~-,Y.ll.:~ rE-: c~: .,_ ~ '-c" _,__,' ~.-, 0" ,_;-: D'l' ""5.<161 b-" l""POQ I •n,' ,_, ... ,1 ~ 'o,o tr~r·-........... o.)~" - "' ...._..l.-.,..J.- - ·~-- - \.-I,.. ... ;t ;;;v..... {;:!. ~-·- ...... VI. ..... I.>- - •• • ~~e-

~: c~te0 f1 ... o;;1 th-:·ir Oi··n regl;J.ent::_l CP to tt.e -::.nc".. E::; t-t:~lion by

or~;-: ni:c. 6 X S truck£ r-n~_:nente::. by ~egiment:::-1 truc'xs ~ Tt"~ ining i_ ·-:-c. .t'_~cc::J~lis:1Ed tl~i::: dt.t€ e_r: scheduleD. in CO 2n•.}. B:=- tt::·li~n S.r:ininc. Or6_er 7-51 {Ece e:lclcEure, a:;;::ov"iy II), A b,-'_tE:li:.,; foT':·~.rtion 1~.:-;-r l-.tel.i s·t 14~-0 I, at 1· .. 'hlch tl:'e H6S Cc=:.~..:rn:/ C'J:-:--:c_n-:;~cr,

lf-t LietJ_tenant :'0. ¥. KIHRALL, w!l_Pi J7'PS·H~ntpc;_ the Bronze Star l'.._e:d.t·l.

Llfn.tei1~nt Colonel 57IFF s.e_C.;'e€'sec_ the bcttG-lion eoncer::ting tt.E ;:,er,eyorl ~ol<n crl'i .'~;<:Rl<J.nc, to the ba 4 tr.lion aE s_ Yhole for the .:i:'i.~.-0 -~t ·;.-;1,-:,e since August. 1·te.r: t::~t.·::- t,.?f;s cle2-:-- .t.nC. .:~ .. od.ert't~ly c:lC. :i,~_is .5.· te, .. r:ith g~~od tc excellen";.; vlzl'"::;ilit~.-- ell C.r·_~r. Ccol ~:in-~~

~~·ffi ~1~rin~ ~ost of the dR7~

;:.·.. ?c. ~j- tions of the be-: ttelion CP a_.nd. the v~rious eomryf!niet remeix:fC.. -:·,.~ ;;, :~c ':r,is r".:--tE r E inC:,icntEC' fer_ l Eo-ve:::oer ( s·EE :nrerlc'.3', .

:. n. iz III). At 0800 I, p secoJrl ty -"etrol consisting of one (1) rifle FU<'d rein:forcea. 111 th en~ (l) ligl:t me_chin~ :: .. ,_n g,cqo&

,-~ ,~t,,-.,'. fl'OU Dcg Cocpcn:v to cov;cr prtrol r:ute # 7 (s€e O'TE'!'lry,

~-..., €:1·~.i.x III s-n·:!. chron'Jl:.~;tiC')l nezrB:ti ve for ;:; Ncver.:ber).. At 11:~0 I, thP _Doe: Com"0Pny :9;.trol pos.tt:!.on l,~o.s DT .'3~2·9245. The ·:rtrol returnEG.. to it.s CP r.t 1300 l 1.ithout enEmy cont::-ct .. A: r':'c:ur-;. ty yr-.trol con:: is ting of' -:::-ne [1) ri:fle sr:;ilf'C re~-~:: .... oroe~ with -::1c: (1) li:.:ht ul$.cl11ne gun squad depvrteil. at 0800 I from Fo7 0:-.;;_:.:_-:f:a~r -::;(, co•.re:r :;-::; t_rol rente # 9 l~ee Oi.rerl0_y, a:;pe,nf.ix III 2nt":.

c:-~·*::·::.nolo~~ic~l ne_r~(-'·tive for 8 No-vember).. The Fox C-::J::.:;:;Eny pEtrol

:--~tu:rn(,c._ tc its C? r·.t 1240 I -vi th no enemy oontr~ct.

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~:SC~.:~I7Y I~,:FQFi-i:~TICIJ

E:::O?.E? 1/llb A6-5 2 Dee'::n'Jrr l95i

.,.:.~-~ -')210 I, .s security -r.:c.trol co::l}'oseC. of one (1) rifl7 ~-c:u~ii.

~E-in:!:~or-cE_.c. ~-lth one (l) light 1.t1a.cl1.i~e €;\1~ FiC~_ru:·-:l C.e_~~-:-rtr:".i r:om .:;~ f? C .. ;.'":~~...,_~-n7 t:~ c-over p.::.trol rcute I 8 \ee£. ovcrlpy,- .c;_-···-Encti:x

III ,:--r.::-:. ~l:ronclo§;icpl n:·!_· rc.tive for _.1 :Ncvsm.'b~-r), r-.t llOC I, t: __ ·;c:;;:.1 tion c:"' tt.c :S.cc~r Com~)cny pc.trol ~,-~~ ::~e::-orte_;:~ es DT -; --o-::::.::.1. ~"'" ..... ~t~,_-:-7'_.'_.::: ..... ~ ~ +~ CP ~,_ 1250 I •·11-;..,..-u~ ~nno·,nto-1 nc· t..- "-'. !.._. ...;J - ..,._ ~-"-~ ~~.-.-.. UV -'- UG ~ Cc '-' 1',' U.._J,_; l.r '- ....... '·- ~ ~ .C' ••• U

~-ny enemy.. At 08CO I, th~ Aesiste_nt Bctt.;Qion S-3 C~=:~-rted for :;;::., . .: - 1-31; 2.t ':245 I, t::e ErttLlion C::·_l .:~n:.=~~::-~:-- r:r ... t 3r_tt··li-,n Ex~~;-~tiv~ officEr ~e~t-~tet fer the S[~e ~cstin[~io~. T~~ee officere c':;t-- inR~. lr:st ::-J .. nute 1nl'"'ol~~nr-tion ansi G..etr·ile on tr:e :;ropo2;;:.C. ·~-:c12.eopter 11 lif't 11 on _l:l, ___ ~·~Q_Y_fmb __ cr. _ ;::_n5 ___ ,·re:c_e_ sho;-_;n __ the. _2:C:_t_118_l em-·-.. , c•'·c t-ion ~r~c e tn~ "'o-; 1ic'-'i"e'' .,it" ~--n+r'' o1- --;:.~;~c-~i"iT-r-"'o ---~--------. __ .. - ... -*C"'' c.::.~I...Lo;;:-~Jl .... -----~..:.. ..... \ _...,.~,.., j,:'.._~..::. __ ,,,_,_., .t"il.l

2..!:::.-c; I, tl";.f·Ee o~:fice:-s returnee_ to the bFttpl1on ere,~... A meetin.:'.: or"' >ll ccrJ)cny comr1.rndera we.~ c:-r:C.""J.cted. in the- S-3 tent ·.'.,' •--" '<- 7 o·c' ie'-~ F·t Jli"G ,. ~t •-·hie:' time +'-,e~~ o·Cf" cc~.o ,_e,-,c • !.-.,_..<:" '-' ~) ... -· ~"- •. ... v .J.. 1 ,. •• ~.-. - ul. ... ,;:::~- .J.. ... .L ., __ • --~- \:.

·::::_::~-::·· .1n c!:::;:e_es in t~1~ m.e..ket(] of the helicc-:ptc!'s !?--_~r!iE,'nme:nt

,._ !.~C:.- lo:·· t :_n~:_ t~--~Jl£e. Tr.sinlng v-.·.s: s aeeo:l!::)liS"l' ... ed t::.12 c~;-~- te r.e·

... r-'-1·:le0. :'i.n CO 2n~ .. 3~_ttslicn :Crc.ini::~-:· Or~ier ?-51 (see r.r~clor:,__n,~J (;::~_iz II). - .....

10. P-:ceitionll of tne b0tt,.lion CP an<" the V!":rien;; eompaniee remaine;i

t~~ 2~1-iF t~ is t.~te ~~ 1ndic~te~ ~reviou€ly faT 1 TiovE~bcr (see ~·-··~··- ~~~·n·1- III) A~ 0~~0-I r ~et·il CO!'J''Or-• 0~ ~~e

.. ...1... •• ' c:"-,.:~ ....... -·--.4'<. ~ !_, l_., --- ' =· ...... -<:-· ~ -' • ... '- ·-· ... w ....

-~~1a+~·~t ~--~~"li~~ q_~ ~na (1) oP•ic•r ~n• cer~L-•ir ~er=onn~1 ..:..,.- •. ~•·'-'•·•• -------..,;.;.-- •----- ~ .__, '' ~..-. J.L v C ""- - t; • .. 1 ~<:) -._ ....... _._ .... ,

I'ro::".t e:-::_C'-;-: co;-;-;T.r-n:r :J.nd_ supply ant.i oth_er persor.nel rle:;.;:Jrte(1. r.s c. fc·~-----~,_r)·_ ec~ ... elon to E~IF-1::-l., wl:ere they t·rou1d. bo~r~ helic.c:;:Jter8 .. 1::-: ?r flo1r~n to Hill 2E:4 (DT :3f:33r198l~ This forv:- r2_ echelon

trc.n::::-or.teC_ crg:nic e~~-l.i:TJrr.(nt :>.e ~·reJJ.~ to enfli.H'e trv:· t ~ ·r,to-r}.ting

CF Oe o~e:r'~OJ.P ;;s aoon ae the olEi ~ be- e.lo5E\~ on ll XoYeobs: ..... ;,-:; "C>O'J- I, ~ eecU''i tv ··oc.t:rol eone;ieting of on;; (1) rifle sc_urd ~~--1-_,...,.o.,.......,-,.:::; t:~t.·h one (l'~ li~'nt ~ ... _~1-·l·nc ''lll cs.-,l"'-;::; Ac:·.., .... yotc"~ .P.....,,....,-;;

~--,~::·~-~~-~ ~~ ,_,Gc~:-.. :. ~ ;:~ t;- · .... ,...v~~ __ ;t~o1.~..~.~.,_.r,-'~~~,te itt. 9 ~(..:. ~c€- ---o;~r:.--1c-~,,-~ .___,_n~ .... ~ ....,E~..::: .. ~ Y

''- ".tL"''- ~. ''..,"--•"' .. ....,.., --~ yr:; .. .._ ·~ ..-\ ff ~" '..:;_; ' ,~ l <" --'!~ .1.1 ......

I: I r-:n:?_ cfl_rr:::nologicFl nprr~t"i:'\Te for£ November). At l22G I, tl:..e ~-~ .......... _~,... _-"1 __ • .;.n,.-~"~ -..-+--o 1 ·-.~::.,.._n ..... t~~ it,.. ro,..·'7'i"'~n -- Dtrt ~r:,r::_.-.,-:-::, rr;,,,...,

. .-::~ .---~~~.:. v,.c..;.;:-:---.:; l_J;:.-.:.L ..o.. ..._ v_.J-'.!.. ....,.... 0 ,..,._, __ t.·•-' • ..;c,::. ..... ~:..-i--,G-<7,.-'-~ .- •. ~-

·~::<<~ .. ---E.t-:J.:i.."'~·:· tr: it.~ o:J:-:l)t.n;::r GP at 13-"('. I, ~·Jlth0~1.t rr.ek~ir:g

'2:~-~-;t. ;;.~- ·.·1t}:: ·tf·:c c::.r:.illY~ Holi6-!::y routinF- ,,rz:;s o"osc~ .. vec:_ b7 n.ll

~:-c.:::-:c-.l~.--·~-~ t"J.~ -.:..-: t::, excs:·_)t tt.osc eng~r-_:eO .. in er:--~en~1°l -~_uti~s.

~~:.. ~'?"".i}"'_ ).~.:::-:::hc.c,:; :)f the U.S. 1-i&rlne C·:r:;:.~ ,._~.:=:-= o~---.·.;;:erve.-: E(!O

~--~~- ·:::1:· .. ;,;cl~" ,.,wi tll t cer::CG::1Y !_n erch cc:~:~r.-.ny nrec. A 1£-_:r~e

>: .. :-.-~~:~-"~-~'- .... c~-:<:~~ ~·::. .... (:_ 0-:-e-L 'J.:>:eG. :fr;r es.~:.-~ c--rrr::~n:r 8_nC. ~-t l~r---: I : e:.,.-·-:i' .. -cuttin:::_ ct:·e;·:l-:r:;."' K"" 2 -hel·i .gfter trte tx•E.CU.t:l_c~::.l r~ C'_t::g cf tli€- ~;_€:t=.5.r:-·~-O::-tf:d !1f:·j."; er.s?h :fro~ t~ 1i.E:x1r.:.e OorpE l-:.:.nue.l·, r::..e ;:~t~~;""li:::"l furt>·:-r pr~-::--r~,~~ i'er tlJ.,-o.---4.-=l~:~·l-fce-errrent f}!! ll-:~sv¥o-j~1b~."r:_;·

c cv'-" t---ntc--- ,.-,, .-+1--c~ €"1J1-ment p·o ret"rr-' t-o th~ l"f"r'· '· ~- ..... -..~- -''-"', ,t::' --.l~'--'- ·-..JU.c. ~. ~-- __;,J!li· •- V. l.l'V '-1 '-"- -~- t

;_{e"-::-·>;.:_:., V:' s cool but cle:::.r, '\·rith eXOE 1 !.~:-:.t vi::.i'b111ty L.ll de-y·.

~li~::-1tl v colG. t._·inds bl€-~:-: in the ~fte!·n,--:on. l-i'-Xil'!1lJ~ tem-:)er~_ture

._ .. , ,....· ~---.~..,.-,~.:r-'i--·-:-7-',...l.,r f'1-Pj"-r -:--"'iv- (fi::::) ~-~-·.,..-;-.r.-;:::o li" .... ~,rcn~'€.-~t- -.- . .P ~~ '-·--""·r·-"•·'· '-"•"-._:..~, ""-.1. : •. ... _!;:; ''"'·' "*"":;:~.··· -· ,s.·,_;J,,, ~-'---1.:-'-.

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S~;JtJRITY INF'GP+·-i:lTIDH s:=c=.z:r

DECLASSIFIED

1/klo -A&e5 2 Dec cr.lbel' 1851

ll_. For the ensuine;. night-., the- --or-:tt-~_lic:n;; ... ~- s tntdlE_c-ed in ::oZ):i tions <en tile riC';;,eg re::-re~ent~cl by Hill 884 (DT 362500) ['JJ,cl its fin-:; l"E., The bt-t1~rl1--:n :for-;:,_:-::,_r£1_ CP tre..s :positianed c.t D'I' 36~498. S:'::t :'ici[;o ;?OSition~ 1cre:::"e those :rorme:rly occu:;:Jied by the 2nti. :::~_tt~lion, lst ivl('.rines, ;:;_n<i eonsisted of good cefen~ive IJOSit~ ion,s along re.zorbe.ck ri~Lgee ovc!"looking steep 1 clif:f---li:--::.e ~lo:p?s the_t overlooked. the Vllley of the NAM~G:Ll ... nG River to the north. E2-rdl}_e 't-7-s helli fol' oll h..,.n.::.s at 0230I. At 0400 I, the bett~licn ~l-~::'l"cec~ rbo,:r-d 6x6 truaks (w:t"'th the exoe:;;~ ion of Bettslion Su):)ly) pnd p:r-ocef.ded to E1L.'t:'{~l51, 'Whe:re p:'lrs~nn~l C,lsc~b.-:-,:'kc:·. 'n·:J. :;:ce::;-~Te·"'. :fC>:' the hclico:)ter 11ft. All t"=s n;:;:-e :fornc:·:'. -n~-~ ::::._.,c:,J:-r.~_ti-:;ns cc;::n~~'lc~-:--cl., so th.-t tt.-s soon F.S d.a.y brol:e, the fir-~t te2m ~·M~ s c~bl0 to smo·~rk.. Forr:c'"~~l els:n.~nts of t:..c br-ttz~ lion :rec chect the e.irstrl~} at 0500 I; the lEst l}onvoy of trucks do oed lli·iR-161 ::.t 0535 I. At 0638 I t;·'b ( 2) te· ns of Sto:'e Fr.~ty :·H?rson~sl t."'cre f'lot-:n :rrom the helicopte:-- [;tril) to pre~ae ~~~e lF:nd .. ing ;:-: ... ea.s ;:.r .. G: e.sslst ·1n dE:bttr:~e.t1cn ·c-r-·-·tr~o;s. The first :?.a(. Be.tte.lion te-s.m Lf;p· ~ .. "'tt:C. at 0640 I fro.w. tllP RED e.irstrip .a..r..d. O "-·---'·-~tDlv v,,,~ 4 eon (l") min"tc~ 1-~~•·• 1-~~"-'J r.+ tb<> cl C•"'l"i"''' ...:-_._ .. -..l··-J~\.J.44l. """ .. v ... u ... v. .._, - •-• ..1. ..:.- '-·" <.~-.,....:. ~ ..... .t.;.....:o.,~ '- ;,; ~-- -"-- ~ •.t.o

c·a t:1e slo•)e e. t DT 063498. Th<c first helloo'JtE:C" ~·eturnc·2 Kith 2n:.:_ ::3.;::.tts.lion, 1st »L~-,r.inss, personnel. At 08'?6 I, ~r-Jv~n ( 7)

.i .. ~::- :::··ine s fro c. tbe An ti-Tr~nk As SEul t Plat;; ·;n, ~1 ec _ _:,;or~s Co::t~~ ,:-_nj~, tr;c,r-~· -.~-·-"e• •·n' -- ' -~()il"~€ ("-'J"r•ntlv • U a ty~e;' t'n1c~ l••F h""rl v..1.i.l.L!. V.. ,'J t;:U t"t b- <--.- (...i.-C"".._'---'--..., J a. ~,._,.., ~~. :,,._ ~o. J.:: __ __:. ...,.,-. .-:;.!.

b'.l:•ied unCle;:> their fire, ex::'llelded, -Six (6) men ~'eT'e -o'\T~cu,te-" by t"l";'lbUl[=·ncG, 1::h1eh ~ .. rna im::nedintely on the. spot. In ell, n1:1et:.r ei;;)1t ( ;)8) teams plt;s extra corr£S:OO!E'rmt ~n't photot:;rc.:?hY pcrs-:;m-.el we:-'e flo,,n froo ec.ch c.irstri:;)l t·:i thout serio•~s difficultis.s~ h.t s.~~-'roximr-tely noon, two (~-) helico::?te:--r -;-~ere- grounf_e~ ... to be checked for me,lfuhctioning, but des::ite this, the lift ~·::_:.;_s co!·;:(:::·leted in g'J0cl time at 1358I. The verioue co!Zl~:c.nies ~.esw.JEcd their respective zones of re-s:;onsibllity cs fol:.o1:::;: Fox Co~n:._-·cny ?t 12l9I; E~~_ey Cow.~:~.n~.r at l809I an-5.. DeL Corn~":::'.ny ~-t l:;:C9Ii' \1e~.:_--H)n8 r~nd H&S Cc~:.;c_n1cs en"e:ctca. relie-f o:r 1st Mr.r1nca

. u:;i ts H t 1359I rnd l408I, re<:::)Ecti vely. Re,;;::oon~ibili ty for the be·ctc-licn zc;ne of action etC'S 1',fH!Ume;t by the zn~ Batt:-;lion r.t 141CI. ;.ro u:.emy acticn ,;;Gs repoZ>ted on the bo.ttclion f'rcnt during this ~:>:::."ioC.... The n.F~' 1-::--,s e~1ent in consol-1c1t>_ting the ne-t·: ,:;osi ti::nE" ··n.·~~~ ii11J}roving the forw2rC~ end rec.r arc::e.s.. Many n~1-: bun!\:crs ~-.~ere rt:<"y.ired. for :;e:-sonnel1• "no. plA.ne were mode to commence conet::>uc-tion on 12 l~ovembc:rw weethP-r w~- e: al_ig1_,tly hs.zy Pnf. ocol thie ·~.:: .. t<?, 1,.,-i th li£·ht to mod?r-ete -.,·tin·~-e 'Blo~L;J~ng throuP:h0ut t:te P:fterno:·n, Skies ~rere clear ~rith go;Jd visibility Fll~C.B.y. Tem:}<"l'c.tm·Es r"ngee'. from tn,-,roxima.tely forty five (45) tc fifty five (55) de-:-rees FE:hrenhclt. - ·

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s:::r:ITY S~OF..ET

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I1~F0Fj!l:A_TICN

DECLASSIFIED

1/k.lb .A-6-5 2 Decembc:o 1951

lS. No enemy contr-_ct Ys.s m~ __ de during th-e-night- Gf ll--12 lJov::-iJJ.be:r .. Pos1t1o~1s of the br-ttalion CP e_na. the v.:~riou.e. com:~~nies rel:1:.ineC~ -::. .. .!\:7 sr.LJ.e c:;_e ind.ics.ted f'o!' ll _l~cvem.bc~ ( s~-e ove-rlr:v, £.:;,.: w~.ix III). At 0735 I, e seG·lri ty :wtrol consisting of t;·:o (;::) fir<O teP:nf. (a;cyroxi:ns'Gely eight {8) men) <i.epn te¢1 fr>orrr H&S c.~- .:r;-z-:..nY to cove~ r route slang the tre.il leR·::_ing to E:ill 9.24 ( ;_ ·:· ;:.c;c; ·c7l), fc,llo;dng t1"." ~idgeline t:t.rnugh DT 353497, 364493,

. ~-~.;.>:·.:::2 (Eill 751), 3534S2, 3·~34?9, 3634'75. The :pur~)<")~€ o~' tl:t ~'' t·.ol ~;:s to pr;,vide sec;.;rity for ~he bc.tteli<Jn SUT:l:r trPin c-:~T_LJ.,;~ j_n e:· :rly mo:rn.lr•g form tl1e bat.tatlion re~"'.r su-~::··l~r ":,oint. At r)d~±o I, t~:.f! )!:ltrol retu:r-nerl to th€ fort~arr~_ b£'tt.·~·J.1nn C? ~-t i,'., t~lt; su ·lY tr&.ii1. P<;trole he.d been -;lam1eU. by the B:-tt!'l-1ion 5-0 to cover ,.11 fi'lger I'Hl.gee _1ee>.dtng nortn,:C'r.:'. '~r.c. nortL~-s~~t~·,t£r.J. frctl ~ett.Ll.io:;_ :;ositione; ~01'.'"E''tTf"::" 3 ~1"::.~ ";..;""f~·trols v·cre unr')lc t.:; ~::::'cceec1. more ttr:n e. short dl!!tnnee beyond their lines ~!:a~~lae gf e:,:t·x'ernel~:-· -::ocr 7ie1tilfty. At C'?40 T, r; ry~·.t:;. ..... ol oo;.t,-

r' .. ( . ·"' • -. r)E~~~~ 0f.' 0!1e ~,lJ rifle ple.tcon ninu.s) dt:Je.rteC:. frcu EPSY Ccra.-l.;.:· n:.-· to .s 12:r ;:--ch cu~; 'L:1e :: inger ridge __ : __ leoC.li1g north1·.Tes t~·.:nr~ t1tr':·.-.:> ~/2 ~-t-~50C, Z-~2;50?.,· 34750.-;, to th~ er~ek jnnction e.t DT 3"~

~f').·.. 'l';,, E"PY CoG-;~n'' y"trol re~O'he~ th<" objective by 1045 I · --~-- ~~:_,en c0···l·•,enct~ to rctu:rn to its GH)t:):e_r!Y ~1osi tions .s.lor1.g tl:c. ~'.":·Ff': r:·f" t}-·,_~. !'.'L(~_f"E' fot DT 34450'7, ~:.t;.0.507, 3Rl507(iiill COl) . Il~ ~;·7~~-. At 1100 I, thP )-trol reported ite ~ositi~n a~ DT ~,:~~~n. ~t 1135 I €: D~ 353508; ~t 1205 I DE D? 3535C7, ~.nd rt 1~~5 I, as DT ~-57f0':~. Dn!_:, Fox end.- We,::· ons Co~-:t(~l.'Hlie~ Elispr:_tr~!~eli ~c_, .... ::: eize···. security :r;:_-.. trols along t:~e fing~1_-. ridges a s··_ort C:J.zt~rcce in fr-ont of their re;;;pecti!"e def~n11ive pcei tion; how;..·-:~er., nc· ei!em:r !:.Ctivity ;,::r:.s r-.oteG. ~+.nG. t~j_ef!e yetr-=-ls rf;turne-r:. prinr 'tr· ··, !'~-::n.E~::;. At 1800 I, P y~t"TitJl son.sj_~tin;::.· :~:_,f o:J.P (l) :-ifle E>~· C'' it:l t21s c~::n::-;,rny Gunnery Sergeant in ch:-.r~~-s, cle:_J~:!'t::--1. frnT. F·:::: C::--.-~-:.n~~ tc set 1:,-o ~n e.m'h"..tsh on tb~ north ~lo...,e of Hill ESl (l/l 325517). 'l'bis prn1-'Pl8h ..... ,C! 1n ~lE~~F:! ~bnrtl v r:!:'te"' 180:=: I. ~~/ir_i-:ili t~..- re;:v·in;::i very :poor, but -at Er?··:ro.ximr:tely 1920 I; f!'l~-·.-:? "'roices ~-.-ere, :-:::.F,t:;!"G. F~nG_ ,ag ;nvv6ment we:;_s C.ctcoteC., t:-::.c: . ",c· Jl lerf~>· tYre,· two (2) ';; P hs.ll.iit grene.C.ss in tb.et <J.irEcticn. ::·~~~ :'P~1:1t::: cf thF !'!nb1J.·-:1.h 1-:sr un';::nrrrr-n, Fond nt f!-?20. I, the yGtrol, :r--~~-~~~.-;~~~-:.:: :-~ to its co;-ii.· .. any $_-rea. An 8lm.J mort(C',r b·~.: l"'F,;..!Z8 w-r·.£ tht.n fi!"~.u. on t~~e ··.ric.ini-ty cJ.'"" ti1e ambush~_yosl ~1~,n~ Dc;Epl te the inole, "'nt WE' t!:er gq;ae wo-:--k wss con<oineted on imJ'Irgving the bettali~~,n ··c;s.itlons. Det~_ilro-·. of KSC l~~Del:'E:rs r.•ssist2t;_ !·L-:l"'inea in ~---;:>::'t:·:\.1_~--t~.::-:. :::::!.~~e:-~·le :;un:_'>:e!'~ f-rom logf G_nd eA.nC..b~·sf!; treel-"()its -..E"n:: <'-.U-c f.n5~ t!·;e are;;; generPlly JilOlj.ce:'. to mcke it ;nore liverb1.e. T!-P f..:-~' 1-~.-- .s s·1snt ..::i?ner,clly, however, in k.ee-=Ji~.:.:- 1·:--~~= t;:!l~. -e.ry .:.. ___ •.• -'-:"1 ---~-,.-1~~- .-:1 !"!! T.'l'.¢.t"' l" 't·" -:-P't'l'V h ~ ";',...,.:..., ---1 t~l" l-. . ··"-f E-·-· -- AJ.: r£ __ n~. .,e~-:. £1e~ .,·~~ 'o --.., ... _azy < .. :~~-......... o,~~-' €' ·-· l.'-

'::-:re~-~-:2t ·;.:::t""i:-:-~ :,;c,et of t:~£ C..R;J 1 \.fith. 8. ru1sty r~.1n f~llin~_; ~

I! .. ~_-t:-,":r":l ttPnt : i_;·j-lt to -::---d.Ero.tl~ rr,in..--~~,:n-.-ers fell durin~: t: .. e dny, ~- ::.:.icll ~";-~: s coc-l i.nc-:. uncoti9rt.able. _Tfn·;:;;e"t"'~.,_ tEres range~.--bett.,~c "~ ~- --~'-"'o:·:t .. :··.-~t=:ly fort~r f'i.i_Te \45) L.nd siXty \6o) ~egrees Ff'J-...2:t:;n~1c.it.

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1/kl':J A&--5 2 DecemOer

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··:~?~sl ~ep~rtcC its ~ositioh Rt D~ 345B03; et 09~5 I, ~PDT ~"1E505. Th~ ~)~·trol ret1.ITne~~trr·:tt~P--:;.:t---M30 -I-~1-tho,_lt--·en.::.my

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!'(turne(. -to f;"it.nO.ly ;:o.:Sition.s &t ~240 I -rrr'i_thcut ene-n:r Co~1tr:~ct~ S-::"'7.:-··,. 1 a;r-_~J.lF::r e~:>euri ty :->~trcls se-e:rnY..e-'3 out tf\F arfi£~ t~.j.:;ot:'nt

-- ~i-.:r~t~I ,._~,..~ not.eG. At 1705 I, r; ~trol cons.istlr..~ a"! t~·;·o (:) fi:--;:-- t~,emt" un.S.e:r "'.::!:.e- eh?rge ef nne -tl) offleer -~-eyBrt.f":!_ fro-1~1 F·,:~ Co:-"",· .!:'!"l~r t0 ~rt .,,_? r- ni.zht f.lmbru!!b Pt DT 367519. The embus.i-~

=- Pe";.; 0'2.if~>:./: r--~-- l.SC~- I. At 1250~-!J" F1 :=,1ir.: 1-,~,..: e::--:l•"J:-"t"- "'-::l:.r 1, ..... _._ •. ·--·-·· •.. -:-r·T.· f'o,.,c~~ -1 ..... r"'-,..-."1"1-f: 1"""\-f< t•·,., 3T'-: •t:n _.,~,...,r..n Fov r-4!""1~.1 ::,n~~l c: -~-C.:-~-

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D·).:"'~.~:.~ th-e ni':7ht of' 13-14 tTove;n'!:ter, ollO ene101y eont::)ct l·:.s.s :;1::-·G:.e -:.-..:~ -':" 1"~--:- b?_tt~ lion. Iio c~--,n§;'e 1-';a!= msil.P in ii~l~ positions of t~ .. t:: ·_: ~- 1:-liJ;: C~· GJ:' t}:e;:- CCi.~"C-Pnies frod tLcF-e i:J~:!.crt.srJ. :'or ll ~~VV-1:'.' .• ~ .:.- ( ':C-f OVE"r'l&.?, ?\::;- ~nC.i:c III) ... At 070~, I, r- EE0",.:"~ t.:r ~~:r t:----:1 .-:--r.·n~~_Ftil~·::.. r;f t·h:o ( ·~:) Eq_r~r;ds .f.~!?F, ... t€C. fror:.~-,~EP~)on~ C')m:~-'Eny -:-.~ (',;:;veJ.- :-_P. r--.~tf:' fro~-\ t~.-.c bBttrlion f'CI'l.-~_rt:"l 0? eoutl:.t-,"e.rC. e.-1"'- ~-.:-~ - i{~::el1r.e -t-? Hil1 O,.,t._ (cofe ove:-els.y .o.-:· rc::-':.t~,. TTi r:-nc

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~-~~ let~~ r17n · e cr~.e::-::..~-~ f" r!.;; frau Hill-(·.~·7 (DT 3.38503). Tht· ·::f't--

~ .. ~:1. ~-·-··-=. -l'f·r::-:-.~,( ~~::- objective Rnf_ 1-~r::ji on its retnrn rc:xte ~.t l/.:.t 04~rc ·-~-·e-n 1t i:':::-c~i~rr:-:.. ~-n enE"m:,.. m~chi:r-_!_r ;:::~_!n f'nr1. ~:n~'l F_rres f':.:·t-. ~•-- (:- ~:· .;;;: ~~~:: ~:t :rf or-§1.2. o:' _t!"-~ fire l--·~_-_E ~etc-ct;e.::., [-~rti2.

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1/klb A6-5 2 Decfml:Je·-· 1S5l

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lC:. :t;lo £Demy """' contr-ct~ '::>y this br:ttaiion lt-cJrtng" th~ n:p;t. Pc"-1-""'ic,:-1E ·=-f t::·,F br~t~· liOll CP &r.~-C. th~ ficz-~-.. r=:'11cs reoc-.1:-:~C-- thE sa;~. e ; :: ,. T'E--:~iotL'? ( ... ·- "-- ,...,,, ,..,, ... ,..., ~-----..--,.:::-.~ 1 -~- 'tTT) fl.+; n?,t0 T #:' ~'"' +--rcl ~~c<I!:_:OA€C. o:r t~~ ---(2) L;1~~1~ ;~~;::; ... ;:ei~f~;ee~---t-rith--o;~ ~(l).lif;ht ;~: c:-:iLt-. -~·,_,_a ~ ection Rn'-: led by 8 -;;-lat~cn c-:hn.1l~_n6.er G..t·.-.::-rte-C. fro::1 Foe~ Gonnc-n-- t) Detrcl to DT 374535 l tLe junctt .-J of t~•c tc"O (2) E "::t' = .:~-:r) • At 0840 I., the Fo:-: Cc;m:: s.n:y p? tro l \,rr e :." c crt tii :;. t DT 35·_~[:'7::2. :.t ll~-E; I, tr·.e ~~t!"':-:<J. inve~t~.r;-rte~"j- ~ ·hc·JBE:' .:-t JT ~.?45

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.. ::.l:.. !d:.):::.'c:: lo:1_,, ~:~. :l-~t---(~_-,-,_F-8 e.o'lttnu, :J_ the1.P -~10~.-1 r6t1}'l: ... i1, se-:r-~-,"~- ---~-~-~~O b-." -~--,-1t•Qc -4-1"=--re~·-ir~;j ct,-,-t~'""" l'·~ur t:~ ............... ~---~.!""--~ 1.·'-- :· ..... .til,•- ..... •{_,_ ..... , lllo-!J._- _i,~ •t·•- -~- ' '"" -- <:"'· _.,_ ••••• ;:; \..l."-.1

'")~-·er-e l'"-illc-- 1n ~c+i~- ~1v (~) ~-,.,~,.,.- t.-·r~·-,.;;-_..:~ 1"' ........ ;·'!,..._·"') '1,-:-;: . ,_,.._ '- A .............. _,-' • ...,_. :;-,., .__. v-J..i1 ~- ~~ V ,;;;_.. ..-:: -~-.- ,:.,;.'.-t::-•_ -'-- ''-" _,_ J•• •

:._~: ... ~... ;;;~-,l_ia~l Fox C(~m:-,,-:ony ~-:~~.tr:)J_ r&:t,_n~~e? t0 t['r c··:n·---l)~v )C~iti0n~ l't'J/(\ T ~ . .;..r<-. ..:•,..._".,... (Lt\ t.~ ... .,,...,,.:;r~ ·~;..-..,..,~.,...,.,... f!1',,.o~r"...,oY.r-.-~+or1 M'hc:-o~'t~'ln.--

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~~ :-.·~ rri. t ·: r'lJ:l::. t>:.e tr~,ll fr·;m D'f-. 3-···~5CO tc 37f~53~·4 \{e.~tl'-~!' ··r.~ ;;c.cl ~~:~- --s:~- ~1.az;r ~his C .. ry, G"Vr:~cr.:.st ~!10. ~ist:r s.ll .~r:=y

lent;. '~.!.E rrin r~~p-'i_':!P<:.l interinittentl:t 1~. 0 1-,7 tn Mr!~e~::-te ~iuri":lz

S:~ ~~}.:~. ~~~ "7.~-E~.:; c:~-~-~-~~r·;~l~~~e~;~~f~'=-."' ':Jet:'"·.~en fo:!"ty ri"t!e (45) -':""!'!(_ - -~- -<

l? ~ ?r:.f"i t16 n~ cf' thP. b~- tt.rl:'-.on CP Pnd lh~ VH'f'io1~~ eo~:?:~nir--.s rerri.~1.nee u _~ s;·=c ··3 ··r?Vi~1~Sl~ in~ic~te~ ro~ 11 ~O~€~b~r (see o,rfrlcy,

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·t>P IJag Jc;:~·-sny !)E-~tr.-n1 t~r-f: h~-a.--bF:::ot:-~i_-:·:··tn·- <.:"~\ C.i! 1:-- l'J()vcnbE-r ret1.1.~~e0. to 'the Q~.tt.!'llion T)Gsit1ons

··:.J:,]: t:;.s- c· >?'>.clti'5-::- .c;tffere~- c-:..rxr-i_ng t-1-.:.e ~)rece~:.:L:g ·3.c~". The -::.· ~.1r::.~~e- l·i_.-._r:L:e~ t·'e::-···e- itnr.rt•-"""iir.·-t:el:~'·-ev-·',-~lj_.~t-~-a tri--th~ ·nert-eo~t-er

- ~w• · ·-:::_ fl:~·~:-! cu_~ ~t -~~~_yl:~c-_~E}:: .. _At __ O?t?:O J;.!_ --~ se~-~Ti·f-:~r ~!:'·tr~l -: }.s~,i_:~._~· o~~ ~ne- (1, oc-:fFCl t€<ye~-.t:ec. to cover the t==u;:ply i-oute

~-,~··:~~~.::-~-'~}~,c. fQY''F,"l.,Cl_ n,.~"'-tnl1cH1 CP .cillO H11l 99.4. f'oll,-.. t.¥1!1~" tlJ: :"i ::,:;~i1 : ,, cncl. ~;:,11 '\see o~i:\fi;-~ ~;':l!ini!tk" H1_ ;';1l::l'c~O'nSi¢~k,I ?:- ::-~n!~ v~. ~or. 12 Nov,:e;;be~i2,~ ~~-iE~Et~'fi!.~~e'tt? res: g_E;;::~ -.L .. v~v 1. lil l:J.Lt"j•l"G !nCc>P::f11t~_T'llJ.f!~_:.~~~I¥1:-iiii/3'U_~,~'--?::.. -::-~-"e, .>L.e7~-~ Wl?~-lg~~Q~ mem~er of the i:ll-t'lrl ~4 F'trx' 'Oi:iiirofili% ·.-triii'!feher"u#'rtv on 15 'rl'ov-'-

:.-.er e t- r~·e!'ed into the Fo:-: Co::r.;n.n .. , CP r!t 0?30- I ~--1 t'~1 t~:f-- lc-~'yy,·ti~-,-~ .. · ,_ j·--o (") o" 'i• ~~r-. ..-.~· ,.~~ A~.~ •1··~ t···o '") ··o11~-~·' -"-'- • .o.. • --~- u- t •·-- ~ ~- ;::- ·"coo. U.V .-·-"- r;::; u ...... -•.l~. ,.-. !-.... h•, '"--'· ,_ .. L'-l'•--'----•

. -~,~-~~~r~·l,r n~ ~C7~ I n -~;.~ ~+ 1 -~ E -f t' (o') -1~1 -~ ---•.J -. .._,. ~' 1 : v ;_,-,_,.,.,_. I •_- C..il-u•>-· 1, J;'_-.·--·~0._ C'-0i!l_-~QP.€'-Y-- 1_, 't 0 ,_, _, .- f?

f-t~ue.d .. ::;, ~-;n~ (1) lie_ht il1Fc::r"i1:t!c gun -l!r:·u~--d :S.n~~ ~~-ne (l) ro.o·t·trr sc~u-.;,d (:Co: J, ~:-n:-::_ p.rtillery FO ter-m :-::-no. --P~n 81 mm 1--Ie:rt,~::r FO te0m C.e~; ... rteC. :..'=.-·J_.'i Fc-x Cc::~-.. :-n;·- to E!;· 3:':'. the ,;ounded. l<i~-~"'t.~c:; r·en'l:r--t€·' by the ~·u:;_--.vior. ·rhe- r~liff ·~_jJrol rP!?_c~,R- th~ ·;)OSi t1ons of tt:.e e.tt'elDc~c"lE-' . .., :'r· :--t~:- t Dr 374f.0~1 &.t 10~0 I;-- cut 1--/ere brc-lJ_~,h~; 1.1.nt.er e!lf;;,:y t. .. ~.ll ::: r-:--::s ::r:.c"'. ~~.c:-.. 1~e gun f'ire :rr-om DT 308537 ~ Artillery c.no~ .:1-J::....,t:.:r fire v.~eC\ c<!.ltt 011 t:_ enemy :JOEltiol1-:;; ~-nd. e "-J?EL of firs l;:_ iC" '""'_.--"-r; ~•ri t::t S::!:::-11 B.:'uts ~-nC. g;_totnRtio ""e.~.~· on£, ~ -I:d.le eler.1ent cf ~~-~~-- ~::-t:7c::.. l::.rcc6ed.cd t~ resc1.:.e tl'1e v~ unC..ed. s.n<l rE:cove!' t~. e bo~_i;::s ::-:- t·---·~ d.t:: 0.. r;h~- -,,-,·t: ... ol suf.fercc1 nc c:.s:u:_l tie a, r,nf!. :r"et~rne5. · ·ith ~:-!E. re2C 1~le€l. 1'~'1-·· Y>int"s ~-t 1330 I-~ At 0820 I, f; ?c.trcl c0nr~st::.~~.:.. of' to:·ro ( 2) rifle sr.:.1rott~s, ene (1) light =~chine g'!ln ~·--~,J_,..,c_ C'. ' "'1,.... _ _,1", u ....... v,;..-• .w.L ·15

DECLASSIFIED

.---~?1'"'1 :.; ,;_; '-'r• -~..1 J.

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1/tlb AB-o 2 Decemb~r

rn0 one (1) off1eer d.e--:s,rted fro;-n Eaey Com~oonv for DT 3.;,7508. At 0945 I, 'tl':r: Ersy Cof.~~J:::ny p7Ctrol wr2 -~-t D~i 344503; at 10f5C I, ·: t 1T ;:46505; t?.t 1120 I, Ht: DT "34!?508 r::n-.q_ e_t 1335 I, Pt DT '"''~fOf. .Ath t)cis 1· st position, friendl:r 9l!IL-:t mortErc firee_ n:L;.f- (S-) :::--c-andE ~nC! de;::;troy-ed four (-4) enemy bunkers thA.t h.;,C.. ~:,~_en rz,-:.0rt£V. on t7 __ f p:;·,:-viou8 G.-qr ~-A_}l,·--l_,_s:tnu f-,_ctivi~y. At 1430 I, -::-! '.<J.':::uS~:!. pE"-tro~. c:n33.s:~_t1ne~ of- t1·:o (~) rifle s ..... u:- ~s, or:c (1) 110.:~~~ rt1ecbine b:T'J1 scuc·~ And gne {1)----=-offieer ~enc:rtcd. from Fox C"JS~:..;-n:t to <:;.roCeee t~ DT 370524.. This :eoint w$s e_ttP.i!1ed., !:'_nS:~ -. J ·lr:-: ~>'?t"~~:-'n rc~J.te~ nne (1) :r-ifle ~uc;l r:n.0_ he light m.r:.c":J.ine ~-·•1r: sc-~_1_.- ~- ;-e!'c dro·:~:;el§. off ,:;_t D:£' 3?0524 to set uu e.n am~Jush, i·LE: relJ.'- ir~-- e~ 01'"'- t~-~.e nF>_trol retnrneo! tc friendly- i-:oei ~~ions c ... t 170P.I,. T:~E: •:!ii"t·,,~;- "':'~rt:+ 'Y>efl1~1~~">d_ trt 0ositinn Q_·n··-..~ng the night. At :~~020 r, ~- sy Co --,·:·':'_n~.- re~-.o~tf'r3_ R li~;:·~t ~Y-·_'obing stt:;.o.!;:: b~r e~ . ..,~--~.,:;~1:-:1~.te;.ly z"'our \4) OT' fiva (5) enemy, ® t:'::.rie, .. ~ :ru~.nc. gren-:'C.e~ -~~!<·~ fi::·e-.:-:_ Er::~r~~"'.""_l ~:-u"("sts from e_ 11 bur·.::.. 11 ;o<e1J.11 bt D'J: 3E·G<::35. E-:·sy :J,.~-:--:i-1: .. ~ ... <i:·:r· ne~- rE,turnE:;i. the fire -:-;it:-~ 8-n s.ut41matic rifle ~-u(;..

~----:= i~()~~!t~ib llli 2 r-~*e~~l~J:re~~~~-~~~~:s~r~~~~~~!~re~;a~;0~~:1 ~-9:¥.lnrt_s _ :.o--_~:z..- I. tifeeth-:r 1·~~-s e,.,cl r_n-€1. f,-:--ir thts dpte, '!·:ith cler-r czl~1E·E · (~·.· :_--~,.-~ Tri~-i::}j,2_j,t~" -:-11 d~Y~ ·;·Finds '''8:.-·e ~entle until mld-hf~-'Cei•:~~0 ~:-!1, · ~;en t ht;.:r veloei ty 1ncre--- ecd--- TEiiiper~' ture.s v~_rl e£:.. bet't,·cen • · -~.J~'~"~-lv ·~~~v tiv~ (4~'1 +n ¥1•tv •ive {5o"' ~e~r·e~ Q.h_ ~ -···· _, •• .1.•>4- ut.' ~· .LW- v,_: .., U u'-" ..._ -..1.- ,1 .1. I I;.._ 0 '- - L't_._.._..,

~--··::-:}'Ei t •

_,_(_,~ n.~"'trr the ::;robing 6-ttack on Ec.s-y -Gom!-i.;..rrr -nosi ti-on -c::-t- -2030 I, th~· ni:~ht P!?·_sseG. r•.~i!?tly, t-;ithout enemy c-:nte,~t; ~tr;.c:1:::)1 enesy firs-d

·•'rcl'f·l tiwes f::>rm ·nasitions !'Ct DT 557537. P"Eition~ '"lf the ":~ ~ ~ ··lio:-: CP r.ns_ th'C vr_rious com;r~n1es remnlneO. unchc~ngeO. _fro::. t:-.i~_c- ;;~cf:>.rir:··~_sJ;:-.y indicr:ted.f'or 11 ~!o-vembj;;r {see· 0"7'&t:'lDY, &p;;cnfix III). At 0745 I, ~ Aec~rity ~ntrol con~~siting of twa 1P) cr_- .. - CLs :.'" .. ~:~·;; __ rtc-:3.. fro:-c: V!err~:;cns Co:!1lJ·'nY. to Ct'V~r t~ ~ su ·., y rou't8 ~->~.t-;·(~tll t1JE-- i'ort·;Brci b.r:;tt-~ .. lion CP and_ hill 92~ to c.::n::uct :~:..e su·~~-·~ly tt"~~.,_.., u~--: ~_:·nc- fo1:"1war':'; CP poe:i tionz (s!e o~.rerl.----_y, r:_--;}_"}on0J.x III "'::•.:: c~1rJ::-:,)lo·;:::ic 0l n~~r.~ttve for 12 RcvEIIibc:r) ~ Trs -:;f:trol :""fl

t·.::;"'ned F"-t 1·:::60 I l':i thont enemy co~-:..tl!et., Fox Cor:;r:_:13,- rmbush PE--t:o·l r.st'_:rned. to tr,e irom:)sny poei tio-m; at 0750 I and ro:;:;o:rt~d no f~·~c·:_._- 7 c,...·::t:: ~:t. 5.•.rr.·~.n·"-- t>_e night, s.l ~c.,:.sh P-ne~\-- lon~ r::·n~e fire v·.---=- ~e-cei"'.!'(;_ f'rc:t! DT 30750?.. A'f:: 0800 I, e ·:_1e't:r'ol G:?nr:"'_S"'cin;; of t·.c:. (E) rifle S(1UPC:s, ,on 81 m;;l nort~ FO tes.n 1'.nc' one (1) offieer •.:.e~-~r·tco_ f om D-:.f Co;np~n:; to c'Jver a rcute tc) DT 352517. At og,-_·- I, the Dof Co'n:;sn::r ,,,.._trcJ_ re::corted 1 ts -eos:i tion ro s DT 352510, ,.<·. e:::·£ E'_ ·l)oc'b:~-tr.P-p--··ed. ~:1emy ~c_ck r-raw faun~.& 1-=.L~.rineg left the -~,- c:-. r::l0ne, :.;ut mP:r'k~6 it. The ·r~-trnl r<t 1000 1 ,.,.,:: --t-t DT. Ct.l~:l8; P.t 110r.- r- r t lJT ~~m- a.nc ene-{l)--L011r--lu:t-ei"~---E!-:JT_---' > "1 h • + 1-rr T t• lJl - ~ 1 c~ L " t i+ c- iF t• ~...-- .. - '-' .... '-'• .n.,· L:·~·--' .1.., -.11e ~)!? ~~cno. fl"E-L,_l.rnec ') ,s l" r.r ... n:,:.n ~:J.cr~:-·_:ntE::->ing c.n;t ensm:v. _ At- 1~45 I, P-n ERS:J"" Coop.r;.ny ~::-.t:rol c-~~:-:,:tsti -~: c~ ttwo (:,::) rifle ~(~·-l~d.-s_, __ __one, __ il) __ li_~~ht _m~~--::~ .. l_ne ~~/U1_ ::;:, ,_;J--:. ,·,n::::_ ~~-9 ~Jlatoow corurJr-ni;.er C.epiii"'teO_ for 1750 I, e_t D':

SED:ES~ 16

DECLASSIFIED

19 ..

• DECLASSIFIED

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1/klb ·_=·AlS-:-5

·2 Deoember 1951

i ;bg·',i; r:;ihM ~::g,~~= ~n~6t~t~"~~ e~~~;-~:11~!~~-"·~i:~~s ,;~:;~--i~c s-,n gqu.~C" ~:ro-n ei. off end ure-oorid. to r-ema1fi r~t tiS--"!}0~'1-etion: .·:;.J.&c:,t :tong in r.n aa'bush:Posture:'f'Phereniaine.erof t~e EE'sy · C ':: . ..t17 ""trol returnee to f'f'iendl:v'"line ;-.·ithout enemy e·~r>tect< ,;.t -~:246 I, t:1e '·mb'l R]:r ""rtv henrd sW•'Josed enemy aQti vi t:r a-:r -· ,._._ .. ,,.,teal~ f"u~ , ... -. ..---;,,, (400) "'ar";;'" down the trail ~t D!r ~4~"04· -~- ~ .... _ ... ,...,_ ~·~--·' u ... -•U . .!.J.d,;J.' ·· . __ o1 ~--- _ •• • ... ~... • ':"'..., :t

-· t 20C5 IJ_ tilEr voices F.n(t ethPr.~-i?~S begc~n ge'ttl.ng cl.oser "Co ', ;: .,ni)1Fh point. l!~1en the e~y _(ijstimRted a!__flye (~)_or __ six ( :·, ._,_,, _..:: ,a ___ -. +-1.-.- .j.... __ ,.., -· A-11' .... """"""- ___ _a_.a;,&..._ ___ ............. +1<..-~ t... .... ~ .. - ,..MA ."""-.- ., \:.J/ J .t:'\.·. J:lU'I'TH UJ...t-1::1 V.f . ."Ct..:L..L,. AJ,r--loi~-.L'- iWU:olwti..,_t.:HC. ~*-i.VV.b~--.o_~.,.!&b- ~*'*''""' :..<-o.-.1.,_,__

:~·:.lt till 0035 I, t '1e pntr•o:tcretn:r-t:ftl. ro-rrnrntly H:rt!"e, P.-:t'T:tv:l:ng; ·-.r ·':~ t".t. 1 9C1::':n I An ~~-r~trtk,g "to!t;_~f-~-€cn~_,,_cted a.t"-. ... ·:1nst ene.s::r -~~::ti~::-;;:~~t-DT 3os53e~·;;_t-l5oo-I,-rt•ultlng in the destru~hon . of c:ix ( oJ enemv'bunkers ani...11n es~:~ted. twenty fi:vlii (25} enemy •Y '1!'1 tie""' We~ther "-W"'S ol-e-&rcan.l .• o<ll.er~te:fy GC>Ol ful.ii~.ailte~. u.

'it.:.- ·:Jric;ht sunshine all i'l..~:ty long; .oud:eover 'I'm a :.S?!U'S& and vi?:. ·'lil t;r excellent. ~~Liglit" ·to lile!l-3'.= .. _ t~ Wi-ft\{.- ~--ble#-,-dur..o;lh-g: :the- ----r.::·t~J'noon. T.o,mperE;·~ullt'.e range ~s b : een a~pro~im10>.tely forty five (4:C; .:-n0. nx'try -(eo) i-egreee·- . t.. ---,-- ,_---.--_,,~ _ _c_ -- • =

17:--

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dey; At 0935 r, sJYJ.'t•;1)6l:J5l~5. ~,rhen three (;:;;

-f-ire we.~ called on t >·:as not knc~'TI

c~fie-~~oai~r·~±-retur~e~ m1:slt'1nrro !my enemy.

S:S~.F1i.Il;Y Il·JFOP.I,:.ATICN S:SC:i.-:ET

DECLASSIFIED

1/k.lb Ae-t> 2 DecE;r.brcr 1951

"",:-trol ccC!DCee<i of t;·:o (2) rifle squ.~c .. c, one (l) 60m.'l mcrt.:tr :::.:~:. ::_ .('n(. cl_1.E- (1) o: ... ::'.tc?r dep'l~ted on y:-trol e.t 0745 I from Doe:. J::._~ ~ n~~, to c-over r r:-'1~_'0-e to DT 353515~ At 0945 I, t1-(" Dcg- !:.Pt~-· _ -~~·:2._-'-l~ l··zr: ::'-.::· "'~rtc.C. ;!;"I'~ Z:E05l?; r-t 1120 I, F£ D~ C5351E-;

.t- 1 "'('IC:::. -: ,..f'::' nr.- -;;.:;;::;,7cl~;::. ...._ l'?,.r·Q T ~s nr ,..R~t:::"'-0 M1--.£.:. ,-.,...-!-·.....,0, '" _,._,_ . ._. ..o.. 1 r.~ J. t..·o;..· i.) •- J P.L •.'- . .J.J ....,. ,1...'.,!. t..'~ (., _ _._ ... ,.,. ..!...!.~"' .s,..i<.o~\.1~- .L

-Et11rne~ tc frietl~l~ lines Rt 1345 I 1 with0ut En~J~y eo~t~ct~ ""1, CSC~ :, [, ::-.rtrol conE<ie>tir>_g of one (1) rifle eqUFCc !lll{t one fl ~ ._-:.i_,-. .-,1·er•',. Ae ......... "t"'...._r;:,,!] frol·l EE'~-u c,....~n~-n'r to C·"'""TCl" ~-}1.,._. r"'e·~ T.:'h.O'Y'C , ~ 1 ...._ ~- V" c. •·• -. -·.;.·•~-,..._ \.J .._,..._ ••• <: • ._,~. '"'''·.;;,d.._ .; ._"....,. · ,._._. "'" f. ¥>1 .... ~ ,_.

t:-.t £:"ex C :s Pl"l? £..W..~J:J_8l~ hcO_ o~en set --uuon tile ~recE(~.i:J.t:: D1tJ~t. i·L) ei:.l1E! of ::;n;,r enEill~! ::~ctiv!.ty were_tcuna..J ho~,~tvc-rj c.nC.. the !.:~>:-::~, }:·~- i.::l:'-:-·1 1··et;:rnet tc the eonr~ny OP ;;;it~r-ut er.:.e:rr:7,M ccnte.et* ':!:::--..:~---ou~:t.YJ~ .._::...;.. £ft€rrJ.ocnj n&VF.l _gunr.ire .w.isslons were a.1r€cte~ M·:-~· "::he "''-' "t_~ ... l .:unf1Y"e lir:_i!-on te m p_t"ttc!-.:ed. to the brtt~_lion on ~:1 - ~ 7:·1 ( :·::·- ZG25~.9 )&'1.~·- 1098 ( D~ 34857C) R.r:C:. D!- C47E;::.7 • .. ; tc·t~-1 oJ•· t~_,i~~-~..":"-F-tl (l~) boti:.,-_ers we-!£€ dest·;·oyed :;:nfi F<n--·est1m;;tc;. t--._::l;te (12) ?frtir.J.J~r e.2Ftroyed... An-- e<:"tir:et~C. ninety fcllr (94:) cv,e".:'lties FeTE: svfo'E'r<C' D'.' the enemy. \1ee_tber W1?S moa.errtely cc--:1 ;.~n.:. .:;le.r.::-~ t' 3 ~ ~, i=-te, 1--rith···e core brEeze blo"!J:1r.s mo~t of t!-1c ~- ~"· ~·~~.~ ~p·.·. ~}l.ODF MtE/ (1.~1.-v An~~- lrte-tbiJ_it-:r vaE eYc~l-:ent; ~ l;~~illir-.nt ;uor..;r! ch,...l~e this eVening. :41'err.p~r~ture~ r~_ng-ed bet~,"f:El"! ~'~.:,·t:' f17e (,:,s) !lllC:. fii't:;c i'-11:/'e C.s:':-)--d.e;grees--R~b~<n"'dt •.. _____ _

"C. F0 memy we.s c:r:kcted "CJ;r t'hls bettii:l.on il.uring the n1g3-:t. · Pcriti()ES of th€ br,ttrrlion CP and the e.c~::~::['_n!os remri~eC. the ss.me (sre ovcrl::~r: e:-_,-:endLX III). At 0730 t¥•:-o (!2) lE:: POP's l·."€ e ~ ~.::~:.:~C. u·o ir~ :On:: Cc :).?.r~~· 1 s "orer- e_t DT 352502.. 'I~e PC~_-, f:! q_ni te ;·+illinc:; wit!l thEir in!"Ol:'ffii.tlOh-- Str::.:~~- tr ... eJ~---·rL.c:t:r ·arge.J:J.ize.-tich ~~( 0-:,.i._-:_ .r:.:.' lst Bn l'=. "'D F.et:;' t 15 Livi!ion '·--crks o:u. trenc>t!-.:.- · H~

~;)-,;_~1~.:.E,rs -- t i:~: 0175lf\. The P:!"'"·11.t:C. OP conf'irr.:eCt t' is ""!l·~- fri endl:-' : r"'Gill.-:r~_; "t_,,_!ers ca.llct Ft 1015* ].:1; ~~~~ eetll7!?t~Ci:t~--H:::t the enemY ~' :-:":!:E:~e-:. Ol'le {1) ](I.A P_.;-i6 thr-&€ ____ 1"3)--1fiK~---- --.At -0"740---FOX---"CC:-j-5-if:~-- --- --------c-r·+ "'+- ·····'""C'l c·•c' 'ting ""' tMo ("' o"'f'ic"r" t·~ (n) O .. "'ic"-' ,_c._.u~·>.A.v0 . .:_:•t .. vJ.• ._.,.,,...__:_<=:; V.J.. ¥¥ ~~ ..1.. ... c..c, ~·1v ;:;__ . .L ... ~·----t-- 1 t+ c· ( ·~) s·~--J_:::cle, one (1) light H.nchirre g1.~n squ~e. r,nd on~ (1) 81

·ort r ?C. T' e;r re;orted thei:l:> lec~·tJ.on !"'!! DT 3f:it?2 cct 0905 I. ;.t ~;fl5 I tt.e ~-1o.trol brcl:c into a el'er:-:r be2.cL n.rev. s--:~t,..,~ of tile J.T"))i r .• _._,--!"'1 "Dj~r-,..,..,_- (Dii'l "Z,f)-i.~r-·:.~) ';lt-~·r 1-eri1,t:Pl ,,.,...._...,~~ .,.,.,_.,,.;:;o- o!rTn,..ll ,-,...-... ~~k-..;:-.ol. ...., -'-· _. ~ ~-s· .I. ._,.._. ,_· .·V • _..r_:-.-:;:~, _=.; ---..:--- .. -~~>I "-"~•~· • .__.~ ~~·- . __ .,,-......_

:...,irE fr-:. t!V·a· ( -~~) ;: i1F~l;.- ':"J.n::G~"'~ loQ~.,.t;:,::_ ·")!' • igl'l g:rc:_~_r;_:-_ -.?-.ccrc~.s "'.:;~M~ :---17:2::-' (})~ 353B?P) rnd (DT35853C).. The Fo~ petrol cont:!...-: 1~~~ o., t> .. sii..~ rCt'1_te. br~:lging- t!'-.:.el:n out of elght of the c-ne~;l:r bl.~.n:z;:e-rs .. r ... ~ -~- -· :'"'olloy-::·5_ ~:).8 ~ i ver .:·lan€ its SGuth shore in E. Nor the,: 8 t. Li::e-::ti0:• tc DT M5f53..5a __ A_t ____ t_h1_~"1fti:n~;:nc~.£ __ [;________Cro:e_,':tn_: t_t_e_ ___ _ :"'i::::-c.~ ti:·.~e :: ;~nc_ Bt ttr~l ion "'"1" trol P...E4 ventur&C.. north of theNAM-'2:.-...~ -~ ?..:. -:r£.~"'. h,s.l;-.iri~ no furt~_er co::t~t 1·-~~ th tl:~ e::e~y the y::-_ trcl r;;tcJ.J"f,tld. t· cur line11 ''itl~ ''0 c~C'1'"ltieE. At 0755 e 'J!'.trol de-'Y :-t Pd fro- Doc Com:·- n" oon.,is-t1 ng (Jf t'l''!l ( 2) il<J"r-ds. 8ne. one ( 1) 1i~-i'.:.~ r: .. ~_cl1in~o f':'Un sc:ction. T>e ~13-ttJOn eotl~:F-nder let the -_;::;_trol. ·>·-i"C!CQ ~'"e --o·~'·"'l ,..~~.,.tee" P"o :::._~;,f~1on ~o D'l1 3!i""'l4 '+-1<?"~ A.J ·i"'"'. v..:. _ _ :_ ---- ,_,. ... Q.:.-·'-.i~ -~d. _u •. ,_ ~- !...\!._, ,_ or .... ~J .,_.,...,. v!....~: -· .r.... -_.vu ::-_F DoE Ce".11'0~"'.:"" "'·"tr'Jl ret'.J.rneo_ -1:nto-friendJ:crlir:es P.nd report (,

~ ~~:_cy h.·'-~:- :·~s eneny cont~·c~~ At 0800 -2 pB.trol deyerte-:!. f!'om

·le =-

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s·=:cUrtiTY INFORJ.iATICN C.E.Jr!E:'

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1/klb A6-5 2 I;cue-;ubt-l"' 1951

E~_~y Cc:.l]f'<!Y con.s1r-;ting- of two (2) sqt.lf'_:~-~~ one (1) light :::cc::im: gun ssc;tion s,nd t:ne platoon ec:CJ..:2cne~er. At 0240 they :r-c~:::ol"tcCL t, t:ir pos1 tion to t= DT \551.503 lTi t!: ne:.~~c.ti";re enc-~:1y co!!t, ct. 'fLe ~'"'tr0l returne<;tEOr. At the tL.,· Csl:onel Stiff t:O.e Bptt2.lion co·-t::·s not in the CP h!'ving :_:s-::.r:. u·_:; to 0ne of the line com~;;.:--nies. The General conft;;;::c;:•(:.e_ 1·1 t;~ bic.jor Lloyd the Bett.:.lion Ex(;cutive Officer, They t~lkE:c. ~o;6t:>er for " helf h1mr e,bout obt~ining hot illt:!tl6 for the line trco-os. At LAO the Gen;;rB.l left the Bnttrlion ~:rca .• "''- • "'~t-,o-li• Ch~-1-in F~t'ner r-t·,·~~..~.- ~ .. ~,·ve'' p't th~ 3~"'"~ 1 lo-.LJ..~'.::- Vc J._ ""' .:.J.<;;>.~_.,· ~.- ;· .:::". ,. '-' J.'l.::;;.L_ .r:~-~ .1. ..L ..::;~ u J._.y ,., ;... uc;_....__ J.-'

CP tl~ie ct1'.te s.nd. there celeoratec Haly Mass. He then went to +'-e ~; -'le com··-"'ico •·•b.or.e he "~--or• ,;.~"'•'c.~"io~s ~ne ~1-t--i"out-" ..,._,_ .I. _J. l ... v-.. .1. ..,,.. ·- r;;;;... J.-L..,.,,J. ..... ~.l..l.-,l.,-..,:~_;_... .1..1. <"" 1 - \;... ::;, ~ ~· .....

vo;tijiiiJnlonjO ThE' ~1et:.the~~ \>70S cool in th:? mor:t._ing but in the aftern::;::~1 it 1·:-rrmcti "t..ll1" e-:->nsiCi_erably. Tbt: sky 'trto.s cle£~r enCt viribi-. lit;y unlimitet'l. all C.ay. Temperatur.-€' for the f..ay ranged fro;u - ;;,igh of 55 <i.egrees to 31 G.egreee,

l;'osi tions of t:t-.e Er.ttt,J.ion CP f!ild tlfe Ccz::.;c.;;:cs !'C"'-,ino>d. the s:::me (Sf:'~ ove-rlt=:y, ~:-'?Pna.tx III). At 0115 Ee.c:y Cor:1?.-:ny recr.ive:-~;l- r;ix (6) rounC.s of 76Ml:4 Brtillery ot DT 358499. Priv.ote First Chss F G FJ.o,.e.e t~c= ""It. ·n·..::'l r.n.-.+he"t"t Vr-~-ff- Com-...... n ............ l".n .... -..,- , .. ,...,un·..:~,..,f! ~.r~B ·loc~ ti;,n ~f th:; :n~mY ~;~-~;n ~(~J. "-R;~~~dt ~~te~~in~d. ""At• 01;::5 Dog Comppny r>aii a Sw!<ll probing ptt:;ck. The enemy group (~:tim~ted 4-5 men) ap~roAched up the finger le~~ing to the 2nd ?l~.toon are!'. The enemy mqnege~. to ·work their '·'<-Y tc t"i thin ~eYenty-f"i ve ( 75) y~-_rd_0 of our linee (DT 357508) ~-,.h~!:'le tht;~r fire-d sev~re..l burets from an automitie ;'fet..~on,. Then then fled. c~·:wn the tr-::11 west to;,•ard Hill 601. There vrcre no frienC.ly c: surc1ties ccu>:ing this encounter bu;t. v.t dnybro-k e.n enen1y burp s·un, l:v~·nC. s:t·enc·.C.e~J ~ g?enpd.~ ?OUeh-L_ t1~'"0 ( 2) h~ts _ t:tn-3. :frP-~.h bl .. Gi.-~ Tt,Cr2 founC_ et tht s-bcve DT.. The enemy urobe \-.-e_f' over ct 0145. At 0200 an Eesy Com:;>eny petr~l consietlne, of five ('5) firE teomf fron tr:e 1st "nil 2nt! squeC!_s, 3rE'. Pl~toon s.:l'i <me (1) liii,t ra2chine gun S(U>'ld depert'eil forDT 345508, They rEached t·:'e-i;:!.nrtion et 07;so. NegF<ti~re Report. Returned c-~t 1120. At 0300 !! pr.trol from Dog Comp&ny eonsi~ting of t1:o ( 2) rifle squ: c" ~n·' 0 ].iD·l.t "'"e";nc gun a~u~" left f~r DT "'"'"'"16 T1•··1Y. ~est~r~ ~ ~ '-· -o-- Ul.~;..-.... ........_ "'"' 1:2"'-,~ yl,;,;,. "" <;...<...,.;.,...., • ...,_, -m ~- - ~

'tion, the b·o~e 9f !' finger ri<le;e l~.lil_ing into Hill 601 fro;;;. the I;orth. Prooe·cr1.:!.nc on their route, member~ of the 'l'trol ;::st off tt-:o Co) Schu mines n.t D~ 352513. The result 1·:.s t1·-o (~>) c'liA: S:::_ "'u,. T. t'ei::e e_nc. Priv~te Fir;:-t Cln:t:E D.M:. M~·r,~on_.. At- ttl~ ti..c thE )?C"·trol obe ervet' enemy aetiv1 ty s.t DT 347521 cm1 en.1lei', in 81 mortcr fire on the ::o stions tht>re. The results '-:ere not <:·'o;o t=l"Veil, The ;?!'trol start ell on tnel.r return trip with the -·,Jnn~.e>J. en<il. ,t 0945 spottGc. a wire n~~-r the tr,il, Private First Cl,es Prieto n:<Lkccl ovPr to the ~rir\! pn<:'. the mine it -ITS ['tk.ch-> <. to EX}loe.e~1 killing him. The ]ilatrol returnP(!. to frie::"ly li:::· s '~ t 1 ·:oo Fi tl~ no fu:rt:!;;er incill:entE.

S~~:Ct-£T 19

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s:CURITY IT<FC:?J-iA.TEli 2~C?_:~

1/kls A&-5 2 Dece:w.ber 1951

;. .. t l·~-:30 Fo.x 0-:;rr:.:-:-~_ny se.nt r-ut A- e:ecurl..ty _?Ftrcl eon!:!lstint; of tt·,·o (2) fi-r~ t-::~me to f!'<:'-2l'Ch out ~n4-Q.estroy bunksr$; pt DT 270f:?O.. The~-~ \.·!'e~s- lecDtcd. on the H"rPrse sl-:"":e of our rif.e·(· =-~~;.c on f£,irly low· grounts Due t~ i&st enemy ~robing ott~c~s it -:---~--e c~:-nsidered r,_Q.vi.sa.ble to ::ec:reh th£ss bunker-£ und c-:_e5-t::·::~" ~::,r:z.::. to m~Ae t::c~ ins.coessible -:tor pcesible ene::.y use* ·.-~:-:.ile En~~;.e;cd in t!1is three (~) r::-.. en __ 'W[-re i~jurtd.. Cy n g::;:-cne .. G.e t~-~:_- .. v tL: d. bE-.Sn throt¥n intq one cf the_:-"tur.Jr.ers. Tht_; inJured. lv"el·e

?:ci-:,o"ce First Cl:;.es J~mc~ L, Smith, Priv,te Flret Gltes RonEld. Bv.:c;:.~tt e.n.:\ Private First Clr:cc Vl~Sit_ ___ Eo;;rr5.. Sev·_.--cEl &iJ.-:;t .... ·il~r:~ ~:·r:·~-f; ot·.lJ.c .. s. on DT ;_:::.l75l--± s.nf'- DT 3345'2?, rri th re~Jortecl. aood. re,:;ul ts. F;."oteetent St;,;:-vice:: Fe:c-'6 hel~ ,._t the :)lF•_toon GPl e of ED.sy G: :.''-i! this "tete, 'l'h€ ,_.e,._ther far the d."y l'lr>S Gool vltr' scrcttr~- . cl:;;u(~ P!l•l lic,ht rJin.;~. An e~:rly morning hu"e llft2C. by Oi100 e.nd. e.fter that vle:lblllty tl::!l! tmlimlteti. The tem:;;erPture;; f-:;-:."~ tile U-:1 reng~Cl from 31 i.egreee to 50 desrees.

i\o EnE'uy l""S e0ntrcte.:t by this B!!.ttlHon Q.uring t!:e nigJ-;t. Fo~~- tion0 of t~'lc B£~ttelion GP fi_nd the com})Bniea 1:1-emt:.inett the z_c;_;; (-·~~ 07erlcy oc:,-:Gn5.ix III).· Ate 07;';0 f'! DPt:r-ol left Fox Co. ~~;.f ):.t::ol eoi1sisted- of two (Z) rln-e squc_d~: :.ne (l) lig)1t mr·c:tL:e- .I,U.i.L s~u,·C.; one (l) mo~ct;::r squ.cd (flu;-a) e.nC_ an 8lmn forto;.r.rC. ·J:;~!·: .. v:-r. Tllt:-ir d12rtir:;-tion ,"0 '"-e the- lr:n--;-er nort1on of E·. fingf:r' ::'iG_:._p r--~~-v-E. tl"-'C j{_4.J.;~S.AHG b.l1d fGrward of thf: eom.:e:any pos1 ticn {DT Z64527).. Thc.y P:--r1ven. there ~t 085G Fnd er:_llei in ;t ns;:--·'.;ive r;:_:0:"t, As tl:ey ;.,, ,:. ,,~c,-,lt to stcrt their return trip, tiH'Y s!·,-,::."~ted eit::i:.tt (e) enemy setting up s.. mA.chine gun on low groun.{L (110 :nPt<'rS "-"ove the riverb5d.) on the Iiortl:lcide ot the river (;z: :2'68537), Tb" BLrm: for'''"'rd ob"et"''r<',.. lmmed.i,tely crlled fire ):1 -:::~ ·;,o;;J. tion. Sever£l direct hits knockeC. out the gun. Fi vc ( 5i enemy T•'('T'Eo KIA f.nd ttm ( 2) either KIA ()!' bo_d.ly vouni".ed.. At 07(;0 & '"''-:rol l~ft Weaccons Clhl!n?ny o:n a eeeurity m~~:.:iQn. T~eir 2~~E7i:l-~ 'tic·n t.-::=- s Hill 9~4. TheY r-eturneO. to t;he CP .;rec. 1·.-1 th ::.. ne=~tive renort. Several.airstrik~s were ORlled on D2 31?514 r:1~. DT 334527 \-;ith repQrteCt §;ooC. rei'Ults"' ThD.nksgiving dinn~r ;.;c_s ~ervEd to all troo~Js.. Tge focd. .. ~nd meee gear ~-'ere flrn-;n to t:-:~ forware. 'tFtt:'.lion l0ncting st:-i; o,.n·::. ::"J.t!he~ from there toe,et::8r vii th m~ss g%_r to the rifle ;__o:n::;n:.nies. The me,.l ,.,,.!< "'"-"H'"- :;;tesn.lng r..ot ru1d there we.s more than en"ugh food for e.ll :-i_ n-.::,.&. The F.i:r tr-?ns?c::-t "!!:ens- hr-n:=!.leti by .B:iiR....,l61. The m~n,J con-

i L '" r' t>--e f 1 1 ..r·-n,·-· .... -;-;.";11~~...., """~ 1 £-.h "'*f':>r">kt 11 ~:~'·-~,., -=-""~ Cl,...,.,~ 2 f: ue-~ o .1.;1.- o-'- ov-1. .~.6 • O.LL.L ·--..._-- ....... b ... R ....,____ c"_ -....-___ ;..t.~~e> e .. L'C.· ~·J

vli-;-cg e.nC .. l-)i~kles, ti~·;,e:c.};:e:rs1 :ro-~Pt----y~:n~Dg tom turkey, po"!1l try ·~.;;.-..:cslng, eiblt-,t gra'?'y, cranberr~.;- sauce, pee_s 1 e-orn; m~~h~d. ~o"'.:;:·t~_:-::.s, ,:.,-:-,n~_it=2.. yenu~, cole sl~-'t·! .-;ith--t_;',:r·essing, rol.lf;, m1nee ::,1~,

:C:::·v.2. t c~J.:c, :p.ULJ.·_:~i:a ?ie fre-eh B::':?let'i ftnd or.'" nges, coffee, lli;rd c.'=n·.:Y rnO. l~li:-.:-~,rl nuts. The Proteste_.:qt Cht"~l~in mF_,·:.e a tc-r..1r of Fo): r·nO ~asY Comp~_ny e.ne.. held_ holiday services in ePch pl~toon

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s·:_:;c!)~.I~ri Il.;FOF-I-iA:iiO:N s::G~ET

DECLASSIFIED

1/A:.lb A6-5 2 Decembe:" 1951

··· :r-2~·-· Eic effor:te t--:er-e muc:L1 s-::-rE<:;ip_teO b~r tl::. troops alH~.

~-~ ~e~~riC 00 ~~~e ~ill ~~+en·:~~ o~-n ~-~,~1 -=· tb~ ~~·tern~~---· r~in. '-•J.•, .» . .1. Y _ <,;· .._ r•.,..~ ~· l.... u.., ,_.,__ ... ..., ~ ~~:; ...... ---~ 1 ·:;;;. _ ... ... ... _ _., ..

:.:.~~-... :: 1·:e2 t>;e;:~ wr:s cler:._r s.n6. eool ln t_h~ mcrning e.n0. ·e~~rl~r e.fter-!~C<:-~::. ...;.,.t o."co-:.J_t 2 o tcloc:( clou'is forr:i;:;C_ c.r:C:. 1-f:; b0t;.c·r:. to 6.ri::::::.le. ~:;~.~.is c0rJti_ ... ue,'-: -,_ntil a"h:.;:1.t 2.100 when t1~c r~1n turned. to !n.0'\111

·:·~--e enor,~ cc~ti::1ueC.. throu-:-h the nlglii.

~--::: sne:m·;r 1·~e ~ cont;:; c t~~ by -tLe--ET-_-"-~Ui-on-----du-r-~n-g-----the nig~::.t Po e-i tir:JiJe.

;.J~ ti.:.e b!-<ttplion DF ant. the ~o::roani-es remp1Le,:_ the SHrne (see cn;;:·h ;t E __ ·• fl1>"'iX III). At 060,:;- oroe (l) rc:-unii of' r:;rtil1e::'i' beli-o,~~> to be 7-::·;:D::·.: ;.~.~sed over Easy Com~["'n:t' s lines clos::: to t. he C.:. :~-.r .. ny C:P r.t l..~ ~51{35. .At 0630 anoth:-_-r round prssr::d. over &t r·--~-~--:::·:~1:22:·-~;el;_r the spme ·~.lf'ce. Both rr"~naB l..=,nde·_· 1:--:: t:1E. dr·•·K -<---·-;-~-,c ;-c:c___-_ ..... of E~~-,r 1 s p.o.oitJif"\'!"'!":'! "t i'_.fT '7,";':->;.·~J:v::-. r;-· F'-~"Co :.-"f'':"~F ~o '"· -'·'--, o;;;-..L -·-..; r. ..._, .. .~,~,~- c.c u- Uvt_-...-__-• ... -···-\., --· _ J.J.

~-'"'E-u:-::ltife. It Wf'S not C_eterwined. _wl1ere the fire i'":'"-'''<= <v';'"':;_n.g

i'::o~ -.. ~t 0750 WeP~~-cns Cc::.}'Jr::ny ?R-t~ol C_e·)~ ..... "tf-·d to Hill £!24 to ;.;,EEt t~.e f.-,:;. __ .;;l:;r tr;:: in~ 7hey return~a. t0 the CF area--r-t llGG l-"i t~: e neg:·-ti·\'"c re::~o:rt~ ~At 0805 Fox ::~trol, c-ons1cji lf-~ of t'FO

(?) rifle sct1P.C..-~, one (lJ ll~ht :.1r.:..:!:ine gu~l equ':"'_Ct one {1) 60HLi

•run:i, o~, 51,:.: FC nni tlle P1~taon Oom_,r,nde:;' deJ;Jarted fro::~ their

~ or:ltiol:s~ T~·~eit- ,,;.BstinettJ.on, A. y01nt Bbou.t l'..s.lf ~-:D_;_r :.._::,T·in t~...:

:~·i:· ... A line north of .Si:!.l 591.. The i·'·trol retu_rn~l~ tG frisnC~;y

l~~;s ~t 104~ w1t:1 r. neg?tive report. At 081~ ~ p~trol lert ··--·--~ E> s:: Q;J--:::·crJ.:-~ r.ret:;_, :tt co:a:sistee~- cf one (1) rifle sent ·5., :,ne (:) Slm~ FC ~c~~ an{ the ~latoon Com-~~rder~ Their festin~tion

~,·--.1-.-.:~ -~-G 1J.etc::·~- t-'tove the 1-;.Al-!-GA:·TG P..::;_ .--er t.nd north of their -_·; __ .·_~ .. -.,_~ (Dr'i~ ~~--·~F.l:;:,;\ T:-,ev l""-f'~- .!-'!-e1~ nc!Oitjr-'-" Ar-1, ..... -.l·n_;,- nfi"

. ~--·--·--··. ... •--- ,\.- '-'I• -; .- _o::::_t.. ~ -- ~- __ , __ _.,, u. Li!':::' c v

t.l-:c rid.g~llne to t~c 't.:est. F.J.t 0915 they re;;orterJ. their ·y)si t1t0n " :ST 344502. At 0945 they turned ln s. negr ti ve report fro'TI

·;c: z,;<503, Ft lC•15 ·they Perortel'l. their ccOSi tion pt DT 34.:'504. Ji t 1·'•40 t::er r -:'1' in r~;"o:'teo their ;:~&si tion at the e~rae DT g,;~i:en~l~~ ~ "v~ F~t ll~ t:lere to cb~erve. Their re,crt vr·s ~.gri~ :~-2 ~.- ~~--·~t: ~-,e--,.:)rt, C'iri0.e~1tl::' tlBver h-'3._y1['S ·r'r.-:- c·:.~e tl::eLr orif·;i~nl

'-·"' i . ti·:<" c;; DCI' 34:515. At 0820 a Patrol C:e:r''ted fNn Dog ,-~----~-~~·r T-4- con:::1o+"",;: ,...,_..P t··-o tr.\ t!!ln•·..,,..;::s ~nd "1:1-1e -1~~oon ~cm~~ .. Qn-v ·--- - ·- .. -. ..!.. v , __ , 1-r::---.-. '.i.l. '!" Gl ·-=·IJ,, ... Y. ~" Y\J. T. J:" C' v ...... -.L'-'-

\..~.e:::. ~--l:".:.E.ir C._pc-'.inF-tio·.: \!F£. J)ij; 351~4. .A.t QS.JC t~·:.e·: ::· .)::.,rt€'-.:.

t~·,~ir ~:-vsi tion 2-t :GT ~54507 ~it~l U~j;ati~v·e e·:;;nte,ct. At CS15 the :-.~ t~.-"cl 2;osi tion "t,;.::---s DT 3635_23 ~~i th _n_egr:tive co:--~t:.:'_ct. They r~=-t·.:r·•eC:. to f'rien<il;• 11r:c:o :.t 1080 .:itL'1 ne;r.tive re;_cort. At 1::.;::::: 7 · c-· -~o-· '· ·.- · c --n~ c ·· + " +'-"~ ( ") fir~ te-m ~ e~ur' t·' ~-c trol to :;:-':_ .... ,,~"""_,".::--·',,.L ·-~..:-~v -'-'"'_~- u•~:; .;:. .,.._. ,;.:J.,~ v .. ~ ...1... .J ~-·

w~ 0~7~d2 ~o oose~v~ ~osti~e arene~~ They returne~ ~t 1455 witb . -~ :;:,.--.- ,.(..; -p ,.-.e-. .-'!"'>+ D.-,-.. C....,...,.,.~""y.'"' E~n-t " <t'c··~i+""~r .,..,rtr""'"l +-o nlj! • -..;.l::r_')~ --'•.1.', ....- .... ~-'-..1-l o~ _ ve:, --'-'-'-l,;;.,..'c· . .iJ..t -..::. ___ • ,__,_ ,__o;: ·A- '-'J :.-'~ !..'..i.. '-' .._...._

:--~"or,-:, 1,'"1' 601) -+ 1"-;50 Th~cr ·-ct~d enem•r pct.i•ri~" in +.ne •. ~~_1,...-V--'·"' ,_..__ ,._ v.u U • -~""'•' ~- -~ 1,~ _ !.1 __ .:f "--

--~:'L"cit;-' of S01:c:iO'JIK (:CT 353508 ana. DT 308509). 4." mo!'t'r ::":'ire- ;,:::",.. calleQ. o~n .. t]:l_;;se )OS.iti_on_s_ _:w:l._1;_fl_go_.:.C. __ :f_?S,J.lt~~ The

~: ~~'ol ~eturne1 ~t 16lC with no ru~t~er re~crt. At 1~50 Fox C~ ·n;• cen+ ' :Hpd. size <>eour1ty -}Oatr"l to DT 36:35:?.3. Tbey .,~·-·;~·.-.c~ <·t 1"00 c -,• re·-.o~t~~ ne--·*'""ve ~"ntect A+- '""'O "'' t,'·• .. <,_ '·' ·"" ,,, • L.- .J . lJ.... -.-.~ ,I, V\OL ~c;.I,J_..t;., W-- ,_iJ._._ --.- --~ .J..'~'-' -..i.. '---

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1/klb A6-5 2 December 1951

;:~c, 1"''1J:'t~er re"';ort. At 1350 Fox Co.:n:;;c--_n:t e:._~nt ~, E(:r;.:-,:_ ciz€ ::·t::e:~.~_-.-.1 t:,r }:·.'"' trOl to :UT ~-:)..352~·.. They=ret1 lY'n~-~- Pt 1500 r.nfl i'e-··:~·-tf-:::. ne-s-:t:l"~T€ cr:-nt.-~ct .. At 1610 E?s-y C')mpPny rccei-:re~::. t~--~-:) 1·:\ ,.,,-.,,,~ o"' --·r"""' fl~~ e~ti-~t:o" t""- ~"a"+ 6o~~. ~-r ''"' ~ I .. -.. '-.. , .· ·.. - " ... '· .•. J. c: -~ •;J!_ "~--" _, ~-:~.· , __ u . .._"' :...u •• ,..._" ....,.._

~-":'~-:s:: :- "::'. ·rT ;:.:~g~,9R.. l"_LIJ:lere "ttte~e no :f~r'ienO.l:.r c~J~;u···ltie~-. rt· . 'P'' ~~:e·c ~.,- S e0lo': P:1? thf: Sl10W Whic~ ;-,p.'l_ ~ t!':':r"':E·C. fAllir..::= the TS"l-~'12 EVE''lirw co:J.tineue<i te f&1l. until 0930. TLe sky l'e-

-~:r -· ~:.eC. clo~)-:5.~.~ b1it viei~Jili ty '"'"-" s f(;~ir ·to go.:,O. ~he terL,pe!"c_-t:~~.~'-" t:·~:'~-~ 1. -~l--:.·,tt ~!.:L:.c:: uc~.r rern.?..ine~. ju:et below the f~eez: n.c.; m~:.rk.

!·'o ene;;;y ~;as c"ntr-cte:i. by the b"ttali!m durtng the ntght. :?·..::·si tic.:;.s of ti:e bc:_tt:;.lion CP o.nC. ·LJie c·::n~:::~_n:!e-~ !'emFine-f.~ the t· :.ne (sef overlt.::y, r~-;end.1x III)~ .J.t 0730 a secu:oity ')f:.trol con-"'-' ~i:: of c.;·,c \1) rifle equC'.d nnG. two ( S) fire te !:!!S d.epe.rte<I 1: .: ___ \'r+C' r-:·~-0:!.2 O:J:i:-~r ::1v to ~~'"Iff''~""" the VliiUte from t~-:e .:""'0::::-'":--"'=<.!:"'C. l:n~-~ttE-.-li::,l: c~- $-:;~~t].r_t·:~_!."~~- Rion;: tt.e _rid£,.__eli.ll£ __ t_C_:_ H111924__( S_e.i__!)_~-~rJ~.e.J.L

~1:-·-: I!I). TL::- ·,,ief.·;ons eo~J-~r:.nv ---o·otrol met the bgtt~_lion c--~- "1"1"M -'-~, • ..1;~ nJ. +he _.;:e~·i~no-tcea." ;..en;:,•;.v~us "Qin+ en~ ----.~u+'l"nc-" ........ ___ _ .!...:' ....... -J...:..c .... _ ..., \;:• ""- ._ 01•... ~ -...,TO# !!' v 0 ....._ -1.'0:: iS- ..........

-;·tt~·:. j_~ tc· the b;:.tt-:,liG:: f'or ~''"8Td_ GP .~t 134:5. Ho en~-:J.Y oont.sct ~ ~;r::e. At 0?55 e ~~t~ol left F~x co·~)~ny. It c~ns~stei of

r. (, \ - •'fi c·- ~nz r.~~ lo) 11'''-~ ~~.-"''ne D"'il d.,~~rted fo~ • -~'-= \...;.I ·-~.J. - t;...., ;'b ... '~ ...J._.__._~ \,..L 0-'-J.-ll ......._,._. .. ,:.""'-.:,. 0...._~ .,..._.,.,<:.: '-

lf?c,i~·~t SIX" DT 564328 viA route I ~ retur-n ( se£ overl£.j~ cf -~._._-'::ol rciJ.-'-_;es) ~ Tl::. FoJ: Co -.-:8~1:'' 1:>e.trol returned. <?-~ 1115 ~ne.. r.-~_-r:""•tf·(~ nc,::--:-:ti":l'e. enemy contr-<.ct.- At 0810 E. :Pr?.trol left EESY Cr,';~r:;;', It OC'Tlsieted of one (l) G"f'fi;Jer one (1) .,.ifle aqund

--.- ~ (l) li.~-~.1t ::tc.o.hir.e gun f:C1J . .ed, their· de~tinatic:: DT :347f -:;r;. ;~J:.- llEO t0.ey re·7,o·~ts0. thci!' pod.tion to be DT 35·15Qf, ~_.,_nd. re:-·: -:::~~·7'.::. ~-:.:~: . .-.:;~vt.- enen:7- c-·,ntr::·ct ot 1210 t!:e :::.:~.trol posit-ion lo-~E .:....: ~-f?i:':'·-~, "'·~:r-~-· r neg:-:t~'tfe re::-:o!'t ·or e:nc":l· c~nt~ct.. T~,e ·_: -':-·-·-.:.1 ret,_t:r-·~1E<~. tc ::_'::--1Endl~· li~1es c.t 12:-00 -:·Ji tr~ .r::o. ~cg.-.tive ....,z:--ort. ;.·.";: ·.----:"" -.· t··, tJ.lE .8-;:; 11 3~J. .c;-f:r:r c:"' ... ~ct-'~OE ~·-.n=:: J'JUTY;.~ol fOl" t' iS

~-f :u-.-o.. c~:· f\l"l:"7 f:ld not send o·:t a. ~'ntrol.. Arttll-:..rt~J tt~<:18 .. ~JttP ··n.'.·~-.:'";.-=- .r_-. 1 .. ~ •• -.. ·.-- <l·,";-,;- ,...., ... ~-~~110"1 fro~t o"',.,_---n,~ t 1~ 0 f!~-.7lic·"-,t '10111" ".!.;

•.. - -, ...... ~L· .. ~ -- ~J. ·'--<..!. t..; I_ .... , ...._,_ .J - .· L. . ~ • .t1.\.!

~~- -·:;.c D3 firlSd r::t fiftesn (15) tr~opS l;orking e.t D~ 33~:528 (Hill )/,..._., \ .,..+- ~ <:::: e~~1~ ........ ~ ..__,~ .... --.,.-"'"'-r·---,._ __ o ___ iil'-----=-th·e--- ·e···n-'="'M-'t7' ~""c,,- ·w.---,u·mR-,...; -,,:,..LJ • .J..v -~· < v .<.f'u"":·,..._ ,_.,,r:_\-> wl...l. 1;;1;; ..i. ._,_, ._,_~:;in.,Y ,';..,;-_t;:: •'--' 1-.._~c· ..•

.. ~t l:l.Z-G C.or::· ~ fired. B.t ten (10) tr-~"Gs at DT 300E-04 .. The result F:· --·:: ... s. .c\+-~l5C0 ~ ::1t~s:io:: ~··"~s fir~d F-t trr:-·o'PS in the o···en anfl 'C"_,,n.::t--:E-. It 1:::: Pstt,c1'? ~<d ~6:l1Flt t1-•ree---C:5} ~neffiy wepe i~liA rn€1 one (:_) _:::-·,_:·::p:"' y~.? ~?m--ee-d,. T.0e wr:-~_ther-·ro7> the- C.:ny t·l'P_S cle,..,r f'!:.Cl, cnl:.~ "<Tj_•j_t;iJ.i7;~l'" ;,to:)~ l 1r.tlim1te-fl P:.U1't~~<:'' ~-+~e i.i.~'t!l_:!_.<;>'!lt h"'1J~e. I-!-: ~:l.-:Y.lriE<. •;--, ¢.uT'· rv:- t:-:~ evenirg p_nr= l1g~~t enG't-! f11.1~~-1es r:-':?'~~-E- evi;_~_;·~:l~- ~t.- ·:--t~.:n6 ·.- o:~~t -?lo-· <>nC_ contj_n,.ffP~ th:rOu;:'h ,t}~e ~.-.i~:-~1t .

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1/klb A'3--5 2 ):JcccJ."hc.r 1951

Ll :'ifle tnd n BAR. One (1) _North Ko'."ee.n l:c E killed. on tl1e Eo::;ct ~-nti one (1) :-counC-06... ~he !'i3Inn.1n(!.er of the probing force ". E her·.r·d seatt~ring <'lm•m the trF.il~ The enemy never h' .:J. con o:.-.>~:·tuni ty to l'eturn fire snct s.ll wr: quiet by 0048. At fry-11;-::t ::o ::;r-ril of blooe. ~-;,:>_a seen in the snow leQ.~_ing D.o~·.~r.. the tx~~ 11 f;-nru. ~ii:;_ls ecu:;~- o-f r-ctiO!l~-- T.lfiS le·o:- tc tb.e boe:.y of· c eec0ne. l'iorth Kc:reen 100 y:>rde iown tho elope, Neither ~f the ·:::.ere: hFc~J. 1uentifi~--: tion of pny kind on their ~;erssns. They tJJCa. be En ~.rmeQ with uburp 11 ~U.ll.e en&_ il!l.ni. ~Sl·E:n~_(\.es. :Fosi ti.-,n6 of ti~~ ·or_ttr,lion CP r-_n(. tl1e cow-o~,_nl~?e rt:mgin~d the Et;l!l€ (s.;:e over-1(~~, c:-~-::.r:nC.i:x III). At O?CO-We~~:-r:·ns Com.':')c·a~r ·-:~tr--'J'. f.E·:-1 ::->~t<l I'or :iilJ. %4 to meet the SU)ply triJ.1n. They returrie<:'. ~t 1150 · nc·. ~€~_:-oT'teet neb'e_tive ccntr..ct~~o At 0845 Et.~-Y p ... t.,...t!l, conPt£tJ.nt of """' (l) ::iflc ~n<'! one (l) light '" cl:inG gun ;c.::;ct"e ,.,i th t;._,e ~1<:. to on cor:::;n::c rcr~ae.,-,"rted for DT 342509. · This ie e lo1·r -~-rE-r- ... on our ei~~.e of thE ~tream. WhiG~ &epere_"!;es our linEs frc!:! €l'lei_~y !:el0_ Hill 467* At 1235, they ~-:;otted ene;.a:_r 2_e"t1vi ty pt i)T Z:Z75C7, A noee 'ro::--:;-!.n" off North from Hill 467 ~n<'! ju!'t .-:-"lr.")~,:--: tl:£ t.-:l·~n of SCNG IK { s -~e. cl:.ronol·oe;l.cDl nnrrE. ti V(: for 2~ l~0v-: mbs1 .. ). . Six ( 6) to ~-i.;ht ( 8) ~nerny Ft:.'e building bur~:--::: ::..:!:"'s "'th~ seve!'.s.l· more -.;-~ere· .ce_rrying g~er. The p.s_trol procE"ef~e0. to (xJ.i Ytr long renge ernsll Arms fire on the enemy :;oEi tion. In t:~c ;;:u ntime t'".ey cs.lln':. 4.2- e.n.:I. 8llillll fire on the area. ;;i th fc_ir ::.""'cE-ults. They ·:-ect-iven. no :r-etur~ fi!'e. At 1;"-05 the ::~t~ r-vl broke ccntctct snd returne·i to their lines., ;p!""riving rt 18~5 • • :.. ;<k·ol lef't Dcg Conp::'.ny «t 1415 t'o:t' D~ 355515, t:cei?:> ::;m.":eose, to set out e.n DlO.bus~ p.?_:'ty at th.s..t loc.?.ticr... The _;>£',t.:. ... ol minus tht- ,;ubut<h srou:,? r·eturned to frieni.Uy lines s.t 1600. The rE>gi:.2lent thie C:..c.te iE :.:ueiii_ a pls.:-1 by !;;rhl:-i;h troo·ps on the MJLR ·; -:tll Cr;:: feG. 'JUI? (1) hot me?l e.. :;p_y"' The fclJ_c:~·-rins st€_:;;S :::<re to be ~ut into ef'f€9t ae soo:i as :po_z-~_ible.._ (a) Ii_o"!; __ s__c_n.:.r-r1cil~S, st~-::-T ~tc •cill ':>c pre:p&reC!. <~t the gPlley.· Cs.r~;cc,or>s trc.i:1e vill CEO.ITY tice fooci in vgcuum foci ccntcinera to ths MLR. Inc:ivi:uEl re.t-

. ions will b6 riil!tributed at the pla--toon level. (b) Bevere<;e '·ill be pro vic ed by llen~.ing up dry -ccf•'&s to be pre::;::'.red by tl!5 in.(:_ivic.uel. Pow<"Ered milk fro::~ tr:e "B" re:ti:n~ 'Jl~ c>.oc-ol£ ~;;: ;:;E-re fram the 100 ....... 1 1-~e.ticn are to '!:>e :;rovi::"'.eC.. for· msk1ng :~:t c~ocolete, StriGt r<>tioning ie to be ;;lrc~c. in effect to L·,eu!'e tl1s.t e:>ch men receives in addition to his hot rncol only t: t~._.o-t~:il.,·~ s ratlc-n. The bett.~llon ls to ele:2":r E level S};;'ect· :tal' I? squed tent 1-:~:ich ;,1..11 be us<ec s.s !'Jl 1szuing point fer one \1) co:mpeuy. Aftl!'r the succes:=tul este'bJ.isl"'u'7.lt:nt of this ir.i'cie:l ·:~il!!tributing :point equipment t>!'il1 be sent up to take c;::r::-· of otter fliat:ributing pcints as the bc:.tt&rl1.on necC.s. {~~c FcegiE'.en tal .Memor!'.ntlum number 8~51) (Ap;:ent: ix I) . Thil> B0 t'.;&~ lion ie !llrE'N~Y well ,;n its way to the sucoess:rul con::lE.tion gf suet, a progr<.m. Fooe. h"l! been sent 11:9 as c.esc:cibosi:. Pbove )ut usually by the ti~e it h&s reached the trco~s it has been coE.. Wi tl:: the "@t1'bl1shment of distributing points, tr.is shor-teo:nine; ~v-111 be remedied.. Prote~tr_nt f!ervices !--Jere held

0thif!!

~"' L.e. At t:-:e :::on··r::'d. CP the services t>:e::"e cono:uctec'. by h!'plrin

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SZCUEITY INFO?..l<I.<\TICN SECF..ET

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1/k1b A&-5 2 Dece·r.J.b<r 19El

Ru1e;;:.an. 11 attended. The service '17ES hclc_ out of <loors in ::- sno\,rstorm. Serviilee 'crrre e.1!lo held. in the recr b!".tte.lion CP ~rith an attendr·nce of 8. Lt. Van Houten eonC.uctcC. the se:rYic~r.

:i:he we a th0r ~'"s cg1cl, remFining below fr~ <:zint; all fiBy. It snoKee;_ in the morning until 1000 ·e.f.C.ing an ae'f'.ition~:l t'l':o (2) inches more or less to the snow th~t :rem:::incC. frcm the stcrm of ~3 llo'Tember. The ekiee remeJ.ned ove:ferat all aey ~d vieibi-li ty ,,-!' s e.t a minimwn d:t<' tc the snol:' in the morning ~.nC'. le>.ter on r fog wl::ich bls.nl::eted the drec.

C6. ~b enemy wss c:ontaeted by the battnlion dur-ing the night. Pcl\1-tion~ of the bc.tta.lion CP and the COlllBPonies reme.ineC!. tl:l e~_me (£cs ovE>r1ay Ap?en<Ux III): At 0200 -Dog nmbush p.ctrol Co:Ee chronQlogicpl no.rr.s ti ve, 25 Noveml:JP:co) returnee. to fri entl.l;:;> lines re~;~~~tii15 no enemy cr.:.ntf!_ct. At 0730.#~ thE· ~1'ec:=--cnr Con~;c·_r:y S€·c-url ty petrol Cl.epc-rted from the bc,tt:d-ion CP area s.long the tre.il to l::iHl 924 tc meet the su~'ply trr.in~ The :::n:.trol h.-ving GlC de ccnte ct >i'i t£1 the eu:;op1y train returned to the CP at 1155 ;d th £. ;:c": ti VE: re:;o:rt. At 0800 e. pc trol dc-p:orted t'rom Foli Com::eny for DT 369528. A point h~lf w:;y C.onl ,_nd. t·rest o:f the rid.ge l~~·ding north or their -llfosi tion and Juct c.bovs the to~:n or SACF~ vii-iii, At 0900 the p~trol reported h"vine; reaoheci. their c.esti:r..:ction, Here, th<:>y encountercct the footprints of one (l) mrm croc2ing their trail and le&C.ing south. They sent a dets.il to :ro::.lc1·1 thEse trocks; as it turned ou'F they ,,·ent s;;uth e;:"st 300 meters to DT 371527.. T:-n.i~ ::?l?cr::Ct them :-t _r. point nn the ridge line E>nil. tol';:;-rCi the enemy lines. The eecuting ;;erty ".iC. nat er:mt'Lnue follc;;ing the tr.s.cks but returnee. to the ms.in body of the :crtrol FherE an OP \•res set up, The petrol re::J<l.l:ec. on OP for one ( 1) hour t-;1 th no reeul ts e:nd returnec1 to the Fox CP e.t 1100. At 0805 ~J. :£lctrol left Dog Comp:-;ny, their ~estinPtion DT ~5?518. s:'his is "' 1-'coded ere!'. in a ei-:;1-:, nor the" st o:t' Hill 601 -~nc.. overlookir~- the 11.I\14G.t:.NG. They returnee. to the c-:::~:?r'_ny CP ~t 1200 and re:::·orte6. nse;c·tive enemy ~ntact. During the t.fternoon ~ecuri ty prtro1s in fire-teG.m stnmgth 1·:cre sent three hunr.::--2t C.:~oo) to fott:r hundrec""J_ (400) :1et~rE: to the front by DogJ Erry ,-.n,_:; Fox Com:;;::-.nies, ~!1 th no :further enemy eetiYi ty re::;orteii. Artillery ''1'.5 fe.ir1y e.cti Y€ this date in fr:;nt cf the bc.tk.1ion a:-e<'. _.:,.t 1055 fired. et enemy e.cti'l'ity cround rq:orte!l CP at DT 29350e ,-1 -:;;, :;.vssible cas·cielties to tile enem:. At 1455 fired D.t 6 enemy in the open at DT 33350~, its -E'fS1;-tlliP.te<i thn.t there "!PS :four (4). KII,. Prote~t,._nt ~l"rvice» •·'e::-e held 't'M.s d(lte. ilnsy et 1400 ·-i-::;l·:. s_n att~nC..r:nce of 15J &.sy 1 nt 1.500 V.Iith an s:tt~·r ... d.PDCE:" of 1<:. Both or the~s eE:rvic"'S 1•:e:::'e conducted by Cb.rpl;<_in Rulem.,n. j;he ~_.ee.tllt:r this dc.te "t·tFS cold (\.,~~11 b~lo~: fr~-ezing) f_nc. a slicht snm• fell until rbout 0730 1:hen the skie~ c111:cr.::C.. For th<e re:.l.<cinG.er of the c'.cy visibility 1-c::-.s unllm1 ted.

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s:·:~-::-::-:· I'"lY I1~2CRl{,;l .. TIC;~ s~~\J~<?T

1/klb A&-5 2 Dece:aber 1951

r>o EDeiiiy F~.o <;:or,tr•cted by the be.ttF<.:tion during the ni§:l:t • Poci~:io;-:s c:C tbt· br_;_tt.~lioll CP a!'!_C the _ _ao_.-:-:~'-~s_niee :r·emrinec_ the S!7me (2"" o>rerlc:•, r: -_oen6.tJ' III). At 0730 the We::-pon" C9m'.rny !J&t-. r:l left the bo-C:telicm CP !"~ong the-=trnll to Hill 92'1 to meet ~- c •--,--.-·--._• t•o•11' '~-r 0"~-,-lny ~"'·c~~i·r III ) · "'hc-cr m~-<- n.~~-u.~. - ·-'· .,.." J..•.-- ~ ~k.lt:::~-· _ '·•·~ r:-'- I ..._ .. _ '-~ _.,.., .. .~.-~--..,, ~""'-""-r~ -..,.>-~

1; :~t vi tY tl1,. trF_ln p_nrl. rettJ.rued e.t .-1140 With a negr ti vt: r e}:~ort. __ t. ·-~---'"',) I, r!" ... Z :::· C')m::En~.T pr:trol otfn::-ietlne~ of ons (1) rifle

": . "1'- r.·-\·"·- , ... , 11·· .. --~- mnc~--·n.t:cc. "'Un ~~u~c• fo.'""'""'-t"~tl!!;_~ +·r DT ~ ..... 54"0"' , u. '-'•·t:- \.;.j --.I..!.V '.;· .-.!..: ..-;; ~ ..i. t:t\1 ~;:- • ......_~:,;~ ..._ c:-.. i.IV ~:..:: v t.,.;•

tt:?-::i;-:.t o;·.::S 11 'b3• i_·-e.:l of ::-c-ute ffA 11 tsee ciYerlaY: .fJ3}~-·Eno5e-:-· III)- At G2"~C I t· O' rc-c:,rtee. tJ-E-1"' uosi tion as 344510 ( 70 mete:·,, n rth c-f' "'..:~~e:i:,(~ ·~a.~n!.'lt:-6- e.c;"tin.:--ti.on) still.--no .enem:T e.~::."lt:~ct... Ee:re: it

: -- - ~--.::."' +_·,·r•ncr"' !-'o-J""'h t::l-:'1·-"' ,.+ 0""0 re,-.r...-.t~~ in f'~om DT ;z.t·_,..t·I-,-:-. . __ • ...~, ..,.._, _ _. ,___._ .:l ._v..._. ,- J.. ,_ •1 .;?t,.. _::~....-- •'VI.\. .... ~ '' u .. ..._.,....__

"'~::~ ---:-:r~_:in,~l ~-,,· trcl n.~r:-tin-~.t:ton., e~e.in. t·Ti th ~ r..s;,...ti-rc re·:·c=-t. ?c~-~;-~- i_:_)~ ~:-~! r-·-.-u~e 11 B 11 ~.;~:.E :,r-t~~ol :rep.o1-oted. i, s ~csitio~·" t 11:8 ..L "--.::. ,._r--;--; ":-"J..6~-r-:: r: t 11~0 DM "':~~~-or s'" 10on -r-·.r.-: -z.Aor~_,....,l ·_.-t: 12?i0 · __ , • .- ..... ._._ ';:'-- -, .;, t __ _,. .., L. t...-- J ~ ·- --" J.,o..__ ot..· •.1'--<.),..._l ~ ..._ --

::· ;-:~~E-';1. -'1.11 '!·ri~J-. n,.c;----ttv-e -:re~-~.o~. ':'I"e ryr:~ol returnef+_ to ·"~ '- · ', -, 11 ·-eo t l"' ·' ,·-,i~·n ~ n~g··· tlv· re- -+ 't a~l5 I .<. ~ ...l.t:' >~.!.,-. -•· ·- ~-~ •.'':!-V -· I,.. '!::"~ ~:- _ c -:._->~0.;... ~.. £;.. 0 J: R

":- ~l ·>::--··:rt~_-4 ~.-:;;--- Po::- c.~r::,~-~-n.~r co·-:s:l~i~'tl.n~ of onP- (l) rifle c .• , -' '"··· rc·~ ,,-, "·l~~ ro '"e'"' .. .-,, ~r.~ (1':" lir·'ht m·c'o1r.c g·pr.

' - -: ·-' _),~-.,_. \..J..j. ·•..ul! ..t. ;-;-c" .--J.~~·- v-.1---: \...._J ...,..._~ ~ -.- .·~·-~·V i.,-( •

- -~-- 'i.E- ~~11:' 'toon c.-,:.::--~;::er lt-d .C he y--t.rol .. ·- T--_,_eitt C_e:-":in~tic.r·: - ':".,... :::: -·152.£ ... vo~_nt :-,..-lf -r:m.y dc1Jl B nose eYtendi::!S nl"}:rtr:~,·eet

.:'!1 -.')_; :=tll ·Zfl - :c~ r::'v-:r-l~;::}:_j_~~· th~ Jl..AM-G-:-.NG. At 09Z.O I, tCe -'-·-·1 ::::.·-crt~-·~· it::: -'}=-:-:i~l-=·~-J~,f D7 oel5J.9. From }_,_e::--.: t:··e:r Gt;n-

.._~ ·-·· ~- -·-:--~-,_~c-- rc ~!·-S't;:-~:'-~ C:.o ... ,·r; ~:11€ !1C8-C.: , .. n':_ pt 1045 I, t~PY -rc-~·orte-:~

~-· --,.-c . ::~."'it ~_r.::l :- }': D?: 3,:-"t;S?.O. .At 1115 I, tl:e ;-.~ trc-~ r~tu:rne~: tc +~--- ~-> r":"'~~ ~,-,_~~-- ~ ~-.r::;=-----+i'Ue r~~--nrt.- A~ 1145 I, tr:raee- (~-) ~.;·cTtt-.

~~!'~~~~~~·~e~ to Foy Co~--~ ~ ~t BT 37A-El5, n··n~ o~ t~~c

~-~( ~-i~-:""= r-n,-~_:t r·--">':~·"''"''~·-,-1 t:~~-~-t. thAy }1: {~ C~~OE':".:F(~ thE: :"iVCl" f'OT' t}::.r: -:·-::--.-. ~-,i17'?-~~ .:-~ ~~,.--~ .. ,_!1-='_E::T'iDF-. ThE~/ ~-.''~:v·r 1y:_~.r-.n~::---·t te-: t~~~ h.-:-tt---·-

li-:,.--. 2-': ;)f .. ~·~c.:~ .fC;" rn~.:~t1on:t::1P' 'h"}~.eft- it ~!"-S O~~CC·--~~rC_ t-~C:7' WE!"'E: ~ .. -"'··c.·---:... frc,:·:.:. f"'"'c;::t~-5i tr fer:t.- .,;~1.ll tL~.::.:,·.:: ·:ere frcr::. the i:,T! C!c:· -~

~~1 r fi~~t -~-~4_~-one~~ t~rt th1~ ~~~t~lion rE~?iv,-Q f~=m

~-- t ':: 1 Jtfit~ '.::J~ :.,·,.,ts~'-:~,,r£ !wweve·-~, t~rc12:_~~~ t:.ril-:_1":-:·· ""E':r:~ r·c't ::;--i~.::~t ,. :-:.:-'. ll ttle f_- n7 -v,-litt inforr~_.- ti~r.. y:- ::- r=~7-f·ivc:. fro~

... - ,,_ • .: .. t. -:::;;?:?,5 I, fr:·"~ (...t) c::.':'m~,. sneaked. into E~~:r Corr.~;pr;,y lint=8 _,___ ~t~·T 33C···~s7. '.:":Jr enf:"~~l~;- n ·_"·-ror c~ed one: >•u.n\er i:1 1-:l:ich it a~-

··· ""' ~- __ -..,;_--!::~ ";--:::_-_.,- lit-<:lE lPss tGrn r-le:':"t~ T?,e s_.'(..Le£-. -. -'· ... ~- -:~~- .. :.~----, r~c :;::_::-.G7'".e yerf::.:-:.t Er~l5 .. c:h, t~:!..~:'_ t0 gr:t

; .• - .Mit~- - __ ,1_--_; :?,-: :::1~ c~::t::~\re~ At t··ls ~-':l:tnt Qne ---' ... L. ~ :'rie-r·,·:.~lies ;:;',·>? b1"'e.~.Cc tQ run aHPY. An- encr;.1y toa.aeC:. a

~;:-·.:.-~rc -'-;.1~,--- -r~---:tr:: enem~- :.: __ :-~:·:•x-·; flea.~ T~_.(: :,.~-,·:--: off - -_: ... "'~;:;-·,-. ,_·""'tc 1,r~,;-.'"--c'l"'l) ;:.-; ·_: __ , ..... ~.,...,.1,...· ,...,,---~",.., B~-

~ .._ -· ,) ;._, • '--'l J ,' ,_ ~ - ·~ ... ,. ..L .1 . .1...!.. <. --... '--· ~ ~- ~

- ' -- i'·'

.;-, ·---~~ :-~c l'::-ic·"'.~_l;y- -.-_ .. C11f'l·":~~ C'"'-S~F-lt-~cr .. At s--~:--:::::. 00~1t~ct ~-/l'U.t.1

--~----~'" ~-- .:::. ~-:Tokf_'n. T:.t-~ . .s C:-tc one b·-Hl6J_ .. ~o. €:l~vRP (111) e11C. (-2~ :::':::"'i,:;;;--=~~ lc:t tL "'~'""7;t~ltc~n To-: :o~"Jt . .-t:tGn totl":~ United

~·· 'r-~ CH ,~;;:- t'--e;;·-_-- ~-t!"i? 1!0 'r!?..,l-:cemP::ltS i;:~~:!P~j_ro.telV !"''\r~i]_~bl~

L" ~- ~-7~ left ~~n:~-g~~~ i~ th~ b~tt~l1 ·n defen~0 line. The ·.-~:.:r::- - -·:.. e·.lc_ (l.:S t;; ?E .::-.c;::'::.eP F~---.:f>cnl-,_eit). The cold v:-,""~

-~"'--< '·y-- :~t~, ':-t ,---""!e ..... ~"l"'l('~t:v Tr'e -~'--..11~.<:-C nl01lf!lr:-:p.:=: ,_,. ,,_,_.. •. ;::_: -1.--~ ~ •• L -'-·.,• ---· --·._. ' - ·.-.. .._ .

··~_-L:2-:v·-'- 2·~ :·l·~;J.::_'1 -;--,E-::.. ... 1·-:::r~~ ~.n~ t~1E. :'itl11J1lit~r unlimitfl~',.

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c::::tJ~_;7-<J::Y. r~-:::-c?.:. .. ;:.;.Trc~: ::=cr:- :::T

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.;.:"'"· ·.-. -~-~J .-.... r~· . ..- Ccw:::><1y en.cG1..tnter o:f 27:~.S2E (see c:-:rc~-:s:l--~·ic":"l :. - ·.- ..... ~!_-::·,=- fc<-, 77 :-:-.~-::--::~~,;:;_ ·:). ~-!o E-nsmvy ~:·r·.~ ~:;nt~- ---f:f=.:'~- --):;r t>~ .. s -:.-. ... _,___,_ li'"'~ --~q_~~_~:,- t:--,_(' ni·lJ.t. Th.-. ----:qfi::i t.il'in~ d~ ti1e b~.:ttc"lion

G::-- --.: 4-->,-~ (-,_-~----.=~~ ~::.-: ~::'n:::t:~ea tJ..1e. s=m.e (;-::c o•.r;.::rlL-:!, ;:_~: _ ~:-.~.:-~:-: IT~). At. 07CC' I; r- e-f2en":"1 t;r -~~-trol--~-left H&S Co:·_·,~::fl ... ~:,r f' .. lon _ J .. • : -':'"·-·- il ~,-. rtill 9?4 t:;':) YnF;Pt t~1~ supply t re_ln,. (Err- :J"r~rlay

--.--:-~1:~- III). Tl:.ey retnrnc~ ... t 1115 vr:lth thf:: t:r.>:J_in -~-nC:. r:. neg;:-:-i~·:: -~·e-~':rt. At 0745 F1 ';':'.?t.,...nl le:ft Do&: Cor:1-n.on"~"r -:·:·t-.. ich C·~nsist"'""

~( cf or.~~: (l} :rifle aqu~c.: ··Gne (1) fll.ruu ..... Fo, -l~t~~,~Jret':"·~, ..-n(. ~:~~- ::.J.;:_ t.-:-c-n c:;::.::t~nC:cr, their C: eet.t.na't:i·:"Jn, DT 358513. At 1000 "c~ .. ~y rct--Gh;C th~rF:- ::-_n-=. sent ln &- negLtive r -::::rt. At 1145 th.e ::2 t:.~--:1 ~-- :tu.,_.,n.'--:! t(J frien~ .. ly lines w-1 th no enE-mY cent-'· c-t rc;ort€d .. ~·- "c 0810 r ::-;-:- t~C'cl C.r--l'~rtca. fr9m E~_-sy Company cons1e:ting cf Qne (l) :rifle equr_e_ (1) li-t_~ht mBc!11ne gun BClUFO snCt the l;lr;.t;:nn ct')::u~ .. __ • _ _-_t.,_:;.-* 'Ihe:r t.:f.J-.t~.n.cti-::n ,,~_'"'!!=- DT 34950?. At 0930 ~C.e -;:E.trol : .. -.:;..:.:."t;i':E ':,o·r-s rc:_>ortii to b~ LT 346504 o..nd. at 1000 their- p:;ei tion -:··:. ;,;~c-:::=-oc.. A't 1040 tl:6 ~F-trol .,;;::a pos1t10nee. r.t DT 346507, E :·:: :.nt -'18r;ut ,:.,so mt:'tc~s d?wn the ~idge n.nC. ":·.:est of Hil}. 001.. liP!'€

t~-!PY c;ne: un.:~er ~pora.~ic ::nlper fi-re fi:-om enemy :?0Eitio:r~~. ThF-re ~~l';'r'e no frien61y eer.;,ll81 ties. At 1130 Easy brclr.e contc-ct and :;,.;rcc:·-f>·.·.ed b.c;c}:: to fricnd~lY lines, &~r1vin~: t,t 1315 w·ith no furtLer l"'s-~-~-rt.. At 0815 Fox Coo?.s.ny sent out a. security :;ctr'ol consist-. i: .. ~ c·f tT£"O (~:) fire tE:!n! ~.nd the ::;lr_t"J!jn co~·i1:~1:- nt.ler to DT ::56752-3, :: t 2..:..1~~ tJ.J.r: :·;~J.t-rol returnee. "t·;i th e. il.egr-tive report.. At 2lf.f.. ~i:e::'e w,-- s s :;robe in tbe Egsy Company c:rea at DT 350495.. ThEt'e "···-c r:n eJCch·:-,1ge Gf ?_utowD.tic weG.:i,)Cn& &.nd smp.J.l c..rms fir:z togetl-;.c-:.~ l··~_th_ ? fc·~<! gren~- ~.e8 to~seCI,. in~~ 'rne I<:::"hJbing fo:-ce, p1.Jout s~u~~cJ_

.-i.·'· c:c.s;,;oQ u~; on e>.Lllost the whole plr,toon front. Be:"<J:>:'e thP er.-c:,~-;_;'}1;..:~ ; .. ~ .. P. O''E--r t~v"o (·?) mz;rinec 1-.:-er.e ~iL~. No Fne;:'1~r C'-'"~'2'-ll lti~~-

1"-~~-1;" r'~~:;jrted. Ccnt-9ct \tf'$ broken _a_t 2220.. The FE:,£':-l:~er thi~

~ c~c ,.-, s ()'Jlcl (~cell bslot: freEzing) ~~nd the:r>e ;;ere high ;dncc,E

1··!"icl: :?~~il.ef.~ to the iaecomfort es::;eqirlly of those at&n:'ling ''~t~:-1~

t::::..-,., 'l:·:·~---~ _-r---.s evE-ninL tJ.:e t-:-1.nds O.i:nini~hed ?.nd 1 t grer!J -vw·8_rmer.

39, ':Lhc :1osi tir:nc of the battPlien CP l'Uid the eom:c:.miee renudnen. the c .. --.r ("·"" ovcrl"Y "'""-'i~ III) T-l1""r" ···- ~ ~."·'"'n·· -~.,_,,.r .._- '""'' ---:: '-- ~- -.... ....... _ ; .. -..,::?.:...,.;o,;..l~·"'-· ,{\.. ., .-. "'. '-'· b ,_ ~J.-.. '--' "'..L. lt: <----...... '<v. ..... ~

i':~o Er ~-:: C~z~: --_r;.y ~-;c si tione ::-t 282155 (See ehronol-:gic~-1 nr-r~ ... "F

~ivt: fer 28 November). At 0235 one (1) enemy hcd ncc;ocs to the i-'f ;-.:: Fn~-·-~- 1 1··' s . cl:".t..~lle. nged ;:.:nd P"' Cl ~ '=~-... After he moved ~P. s t the .St:.r..try, he fl1~7_:;.eC~ P grenn_O_e ~,t him- t:,nd. ran. The M~<r=ine ~_-.rpG not '"OUncJed. &nd the enemy 1~ae not founcL At 0730 the H&8 eeourity l''' ~rcl c "='" rtcG. for liill 924 to lilG et ti'e su:,:;ly tr>?~in (' e s oYer

l::.~:r1 ap:-;enC.i:r. III)" ThEy cont~eted. the t?:"e.in anr. r~turned to "c;,., C? orec .. rE)ortlng n.sgrtive eneucy eent~et, At 0800 Do£ Com~-,~-]-::.,. .S!fnt out a P·'- trol consi-sting en' or.c (l) rif'l€ ~-qucd, en~

(l) light mllchine gun· sc:·a,~<!., the ~l~o~n Sgt, ?no th" !il,.,toon c:,:.J;:11.:~--:10.e·r to DT 353.::·19 tl:c lc~:c:-o p§.rt o-:? the tinge.._... ridge le::(~ ......

ir," •i.ue north off Hill 601. They &'1",-1 veu tcctl'e "'t 0930 e~nc1 re-

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c~,~r>t,,:::. negptivc contpct. At DT ~3-18511 they EICV trrcks lercc.inf'~ to rllll 167 HnC. ~ t DT 348517 e.bout eigl:.t ( 8) ~nem~r trp.c~~ 1.-:·i~!'. ero~e0e. the NA:;GAI;G, The ;crttrol returnee'. to frien.Ccly lir::e~; P.t llf;C Fith nothin;c; further tel. re:Jort. At 021!' en OP [X'O''c:."' left Fox Ccr.J?r.Dy CP-a.nC. sat U:?-at DT 3e?5S3. This ~re:' i::: on the nose just n~rth of Hill 591 1d·1ere tht; Fcx Co.:-.:.:.:,s.n:.r ::oEition"' tcke e s!wry turn te tb:e I<Te!'!t.~ It affords pn excellent ':-iet·; af Enemy pos1 ti£J:ns pnd the river janction at D:i 37453'7 ~ . :::::.t': OP teem eonl3i!=;ted. of four (4) m.ortnr men; t1-:o· (?) f:.rtillery rnt-n r-n6. nne (1) ra.di::Ja;?.n~ The R.:rou-o returnt::Cl_ .s.t 11,!_5 t-!1 th a ne2:~.ti ve re2:v:~·t. At OE:;::o a ]:1atrol i_eft Fox CoJTipD_ny fo:-r~ DT ··~co;•cc' "'' ... , ~ ~ • f ~·(·) ri .. l " (1) ~--' .:.._ ;:. • ..i..Ue ;.::;: __ u!'~...t. C-t'JT!,... ...... ~ t.eet. 13 oner- ..L .l. e SqUt;_{L_, one

llsht rtJpc:'fine §.;u.n squ.a~., the platoon serge2.nt G1nC. the plP.toon eomr:J.r-.::..::,~_ ::"'~ Ti.H?Y l"~~turne~- to fl""1enO.ly 1-i.ncc et 1120 w1 th 1=\ n~gs.tive

re · :-:"t. Til€ ;.-·ec ther thi~ l:at~ 1-:~ s ol.£.sr and 1·;.nrm. Visi bill ty ·.,;&.s unlimi t.oi', 9.l1d the W1e.rc: tew:;teraturc!l (above freezing in tile :':.pyli,;;l:t l:cure) mel t6a r bit of the -sno1>r on the ground causing ··~Leins to be difficult.

zo. Eo "''vny ''r.s eantf\ctea by ~he 'b~:'l;tll:.Han <l:r!Ortm:;-:-t.l-r(:'~n±gnt. _ -)2~1~ ti---::1:: of t}!_~ b!',ttcli::;n C:: ~_nd the C.'JIXl;~rr::\.e!; rcnr·ined the e~nt€

(}>::~ o-:'"erlflY P:?)Endix III).. At 07.30~-ri&S secu~i tJ,. ;,Jn~t:rGl Q_e::<rt~C ·lor.: the tr;cil te Hill 92·~ to meet the Eu;;ply trpin. ::r-r_ri~J mEt thE- tre.in, the ~H.trsl eseGrteG. 1 t back to the CP Pr~-r Prrivins Pt 103n and ;c,orted n~gative enemy contact. At OEOO ~- yetr'")l, consipting of' t~JO (2) __ fir~ toF.ms anc"... one (1) lib:1t meehi::;; e,un ec;c:c~~ anG. ~lstoon_eo::J:uander ce:parte.J. for DT z~·~~7. The prtrcl returnEi ~t 1830 Rna repc~te~ ~c;ati~re en->=~ :r .:-:;J!t.":ct. bt 021C r1 ;:otrol left icx Com.~~e.nY~ It ~:-n~lst~C.:~

~::' t7') ( f;) fire tet:'IDE, one light ID.?,\!Mr::e gun equao., 1'l1C· 81Jl)m :;.c:.~tt--::-- FC, f!n~} the ?latoon comr.:.snd.er; its dest~nv.tion D~ zr:>~,E87 . .-t llCC the :;?:cctrol returnee. with a ~crt ef negative cont1:ct, r l t~-.. ')j_v,-"--. ths~l obse::ye~- Gensid.erP.hl~ _:_im;:J'rO~J~ment of enemy em--:r-:.ceue::cts at DT 3~355f. The e-2.0P ob~erved three (3) to four (i.) ~neny ob~P:r>vinc:· frienC.ly lines with binoculars. SO 11UT. ;ngr'":r-.::-~ Ve::""~· cpllc~J. An,: the enemy we.s d:lspersed. This "h"PS ~.t 12-CO. Fl-~:-r.~ 1°~2- tc lE'?O (~nt.my P_rtillery FllC. r.1ortc:rs lan-::ee. in FcxJ :;)c_;: ,.. •.. :- .1..1--~ "!-.. ... ~.J-~ll"on OF nr~~ A +n+.-1 ~.., I"<'~t-rr .. -,n~ {L1 \ !':'l11>" . .::l(' r . .D ~ ~- "~-- ·-·_,'-'c.·~ ~ = _.,.,. ... ...... !.1.--'- '&if.l ""-'- J -,__, l·.. . .... ) · ............ __ ~ .._..._

r:--- --., tlf;en'ty-two {;~2) rcu~ :,.... .-,-;[' ;.Cf.rrr··. f'-.nr:. t-,._·~nt/-c.r":~.::· :-),:·.·1~11·--~

;--.f .c:_:,im;~ fire:. J:he !J@T'tFr fire we .. s ~n~-vroxim~ted to he~ve come f:rc:·ll tl'l·e iticini tJr of hill .S85~ Art __ "'-)) ~·ry f].re ~·fc_s :_p]_i 'itf're-C __ ~:~ ~· ·-~~ sue~~cted Preps bv 105 an~ 156 ~ovitzer2 fro8 the Zl0Vt"ntL (11) RGK Division. lines wh1~':1 ~cutrrlized the ene:ny ~_:c-:"'t~r~. TlJ.ree (3) FrtillE:ry })ieces· t:erE obse:-ve·( firing by ':>: t"::-licon S-•), obsrrvPrs. Their loca:ti<::m ~:Ees DT 3;;Z:5?C., It ~:-~~o:.::-.re6. tt.f:?ct t:·1t:r·c Fere ttJ.I>ec §;une -e.-:-.ch set up in a s-epere.te ·.:u;l';:er sidE· by sidE. . An :;>irs trike was ealled &:fter much @_~lt?Y.

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1/klb A6-5 2 Decem.be~ 1951

It finally got goi'1S e.t 1700 I, r,mi-<.H<ee> 1 t oHt, l'i.iil l'n exeelJ..t:~~~t job. The rer.::_; .. lts; Gf the strik~.-.;i;:re: ulnEit~r (3:0) 1i,E!" ce:nt .. ~·A-~-:-"1 .... o-~--.--·- ...... c~ orco D·,.., r:;rzt=:.t:;9_,.. f"'ncl "4'7..r"'.70 One (l) ~.,,.._,...,+ .:. t:: .l.l.t" '.. •:•...1.. ~ \'I"':- ..I.<' e;;t.- ~. ,--;~. ._...,__ ..1.. t...·I.,..-V!,..VO ~.1. - c,..; VU ,. l G V _ _.. __ ~ .... -.!

: ~ t or;. ~:;:.:.t: left :::.rn: b·._J.n:-c.::er co:1:~letel::r e..e:trc~re~ it .:.nc"'.. r6:;ul t=~ !:~ (:·:) .st-cc:r..d.~r:r ex)lG2ione~ ____ AnoJ~1B:r bW!}:e_r W!?J3 __ 1Y~,rt1F,l~y _q._es_-t::-.s:.-eC~ It':;: esti!:•··t70 t~1.·· t ::n:. ;::-~-till.·--J:"Y yiece ;.,-y::: cc~!::·-~letel? ;~~trc~redJ one (l) ~lee~ seriously ~~ccge~and one ~lee~ neu~~~-lise~. At ~oro an ~~tim~teA five (•) ar eix (8) enemy were :-.€.-r-::. ~~-~---o•-:-2_1nt 2rcnn~ for'".;:-:rC. af F~ Col;:;.?r-nies ~Jot~i tion~. DT (:...:L:.--~~"P~\r). :~-Ohl.i-~ ;norts.rs fireG . .end enemy oriBs of' ~~-in were .. :::-.c~""-~.. 1I'.e F~~-"cl·::._(:~ fo-r' t;::i~- C._;--te ~;;"!""f' "!-ell cbcv€ f~sez1n2~ dJ.:--->-..!;--.- -'' ~ •. ~-.,1 1~+- '-·r-,~o·,-.e: , . ..-,.--: ;.,..0"":~''-'r~ to ju,;:,t:.h"l· .... ,..~ (~1i~jrr' +~·c

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Her.:CnJ.-0_~terf!' "'-~!_-_-: Eettrl10!1, 5th Y~.r~_.n2a 1~-t Nc~l~-~e Division, FHF c/~ Fleet Peat Office

s~-~ F~rnct!CO, C?lifc~nj_~

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l.. ~J~ . .c. f.:;llc-T·-·L: nffj_('-~r d.vt:_, .P~~i.grunenta F.'t"B effective thie _; ,- -::; ~::

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DECLASSTFTF.D

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Hee.C' .. c1l""'t ers 2:n0 Br.~tcli.Or~, 5th l-iF:-:··5JJ.E:s l:·t r.:·!'ine Divi.~ior~, Fi,lF

c/o FlPet Pc~t Office S· ~ Fr:: -·:cisco, c .. lifrYr~J.ia

l. ~Ffererce (E) is hereby ~cCified PE follo~c:

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1951

BY CF.DE? CF LIEt":'EFA T COLO''EL S'IIFF

CI~ie~~ c~rcerned

i!'ILjj;

W. F. LLO~ j:•:f?j0T, U. 5. !·i~rii.e C~r;:s

Executiv; Officer

DECLASSIFIED


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c/o FleEt Po~t Office S¢:-. F:t"r·!Ici.sco, Ce:li!'"o:"'nj_.~

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SY CP.DEH 05"' LIEC'Trt:NP.:•o:; COLCITSL STIFF

~~. F, LLO::D Mo.jor

1 U. S~ 1-:f.-rine C:J:ri:;S

E:xec'.lti ve Officer

DECLASSIFIED

HF=e,0 .. 0Uf!_rt era ?r:- B~ t~---~lin~j 5t> l4.~r:t_:~_p;

ls'": !·I<":j"'i_ .e Dlui-':ion .. ?:.F 0/o ?lcct Pes+ Officf

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'-'• _., Ch ccloi: ·:-i1? tt.""iJJ. "be ['t the B~tts.llo Su:-:-"'_")ly Dusp r~"'= the -::· t~~::":.t:.c.::_11lrc.r: .• I~.-::-~f "t•ri..,J he 0 -:1::-:=:t:- -p -.)l.'""toGP ~-t,., ~~~_--::(. Pl:..,+.ron rv'-:; ,..:.,.~-·~ r;- r· ""-"""'~r.~-c--t,-1"7' 0ff'1ce ........ ~,...-~·1nteil bv tho Col"',~,,n~.•'•o' • ~-· . ,;., . ,,..._,.·--·.C·-·...1.------. -- _.. ~~-~.--- ~ ·-. ..- "4~. J.U __ "- _

C>.-- ~:·:.J:-· l.~ilJ. ,.-itneee r·_J..l 1£Eues r-,r.Lt! n.EcertPin th!~- corre.cttleBf: c:: ~-:1-tt~;_l~.n~--. i--, so fer s.s .SYF"ilPble su:r·:-·liee cllo¥L

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of -: ·intt:o" e:lct~·ln~:

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e~~!:'-1f~t ~ec~uf;e or off~n-~e~ ~u~ject

-::>:-' GE:gtruct~_ .. ··-n o-:."' l·r'~.ntFT' clot~-:~ir-<·:· !:q1-::.

net~li:::..;c:lce o:·· C' rt?le,ssr.er~- -;:·:-ill :JPke to eiPCi~lln~ry cat•_-n.

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or P . .-:-:-l:>', Pile li!..:ed --1 DE-CE:~lber or

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DECLASSIFIED

• DECLASSIFIED

Headquarters 2d Battalion, 5th Marines lst Hnrine Division 1 F]:JJF

• c/o FPO, San Francisco, Califorr.ia

31 Octcber, 1951

BATTALION TRAINING ORDER)

NUMBER, ••••••••••• , , ':'-51) Training for pe~lod 5Nov-8November, 1951

Ref: (a) Regiment~l TrngO 3-51 of 10 0Qtober, 1951 with Addendum No. 1.

Encl: (l) (2) (3) ( 4)

Trng II

II

II

schedule 11 11

If

:for II

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"n" Co for _period 5Nov-8Nov5l. 11 E11 Co for pe:"iod 5Nov-8Nov5l. 11 F 11 Co for -oeriod 5Nov-8Novbl. \Vpns Co for' period 5Nov-8Nov5l.

1. In comnlinnce ~<ith the reference, enclosures (1) through (4) will govern the tr.oining of this BattPlion du~ing the period 5Nov-8Nov51.

OFFICIAL

BY ORDER OF LIEUTZ!'iANT COLONEL STIFF

TJT ~ F. LLOYD Major U. S. 1\,;crine Corps

Executive Officer

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DECLASSIFIED

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ENCLOSUHE (1) to Bn Trnf\1) 7-51

Tr~ ining SchPdule for neriod 5Nov-8r!ov51

Dog Co.

er Tot~l ~~~e_Tlm~Arft9 ____ 1uyjftC~ __________ Ins~ __ Qoge_ HourA~

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I (?) 1-iorl 1130 5 1230

Nov 1-"oCO 1700

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0730 0920

0930 Tues 1120

6

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1400 Cr 1500 Aree.

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L.L.:'"A- Estlm,gtion and Target D2 B! .,:r;,Ht-1on (Including ~he -:.3PU:o_.,,·;s of fii'e orders)

i.Llt.__;_v-hiual HovPment - CAver D.L:..:. J.~':-J·e,qlment ( lncludinR" G:. f'·P,.''?!on End conduct 'lnC.er f'.}'G)

'J.,l :J:-. Compass

J· ~r&~ t"lnd Ct"!"P. of Cold Ueathf'!r \.~.~Ching r·nd Enu1!)mPn".;

i-it.r~> Re~ding - e:rit-ntnt1on

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Field Fortific~ttons (Includ1n~ construct ion of individual bunkers • ltnd empln<H~·m.entF:

* ~,r~AivP Action {P.:scPue and evns1on tActics) ~

Squf\d in ten ,,ttack

.Sauad in LJ.:; ov i thdraw~ l

* Indlv10t; 1;,. vrot;· ction np:A.inet mine-s p,:;,.,J b"Coby trnps

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NJTE; All reDlPc""mP-nts i··tll zer• we~-pons from O?~o-..:1~?30 orl 5 Nov.-c.flb . .-'.r,.. 19~1.

* REPLACE!'i>~NTS ONLY

DF:CLASSIFIF.D

2

1

2

2

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ENCLOSU:G ( 2) to Bn c·rn,.o 7-51

Tr .... 1n1np: Sched.ulP for p8r~.0d. 5~Jov-8Nov5l

~aey Co. :'lc·ng:e

or ~R1e_T~m~ -AIP.2 ____ SuQJgc~- ____ ~ __ Ins~

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Nov

Tue 6

Nov

We~-7

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-

Pr:trols: ~~econ; Combrt Ci!:m:-J·B,_as1s on duties of etlan --J'ltrol :n.ernb~-r)

*P.,....trols: ~--~con; Cor!b!"'t (Em-"JhP_sis on duties of epch pat.:rol TllAmb~r)

R,?rlf'" :<:st1mct1on & T.orget D,'t,ifn~·tion { Ir:clud.ing the I ssu,-·ncA of FirP Orders)

"'[·_,_,- ~ ~riflu . .,l HoveiTient- Cover n~c. Cnnceclment (Ir.cluding DlRPf'·.·:·::kon BnC. Conc1uct under F~, ( )

Use of Compnss

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- - - - - - - - -Squad in the ~li thdrnwe.l

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Plt Cmdr

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0730 1020

Thur 8 1030

Nov l'c:30

D

D

14:00 Co 1500 Are"

?{np Rer~OJ..nb--,.;rientnt1on II

( Inc1ud_i w IdBn~ification of Terrain '-'.-. f.t•J ~"'.:)6 r:md Tnotic."l ','lnlk)

B'ield Fo,•tJ fio'.'Cions (Including 11

Construc":1on o:· Individuc:1l Bunkers ,_-i!t',_ Em:r,lc::'lcements)

·;-~vru:'liVP- ;.,.,_-.tion {Escn-oe ond II

l-VfJ_S10n lactlcs) -

G (5)

r ( 1)

I ( 1)

NO~E: All reul~ce~ente will zero weapons between 0?30~1230 on 5 November, 1951,

" RE?L;.CE!iENTS ONLY

DECLASSIFIED

3

2

1

ENULO::>Uru, (3) to tsn 'l.'rngO 7-51

Tr.oining Sohc-"uJ_e for pcrio<J. BNov-8Nov51

Rnnge or

Fox Oo

Drtt.e_ .T.ime_ Ar.ac. _______ Sgb.1RQt __ _ _ _ _ ln.!l.t_ Plt

Mol\ 5

Nov

Tues 6

Nov

\~Jed

7 Nov

~'hur

8 Uov

0730 Pnt1~o1a: R~con; '-'ombnt 1120 C (C:mohosls on duties of

patrol memb,r) each Cmdr

1130 1230

1400 1700

0730 1020

1030 1?30

1400 1500

0730 0920

0930 1120

1130 1230

1400 1500

0?30 OS20

,..,-._'7.,.. V::;t•ll..'

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113G 1230

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rct~ol il.eport Ftnd Critique

•";: nt.cols:. R-~con; OombFJ.t i£'1n'.u·-"'is on dut~~ss of

j r:.71..tv5dll-"".l rn_:=:mb. rs of the .,. n+: ,-..-.: l l ' .,_ /

II

Co Officer

:!,r·~C~ing C:,:Lr;"cn·Ston ?lt •:.: u :_.•;_(~ing 1.C.r- c.t ·-~-1c~1t: .~on of Cm(lr

Ll:"' •:-n feET.Vr-:"; rn.f!_ ~ncticn~ -- i '-(:

- -· -· - - - - - -f":\,. l-...1. ,_·crt 1ficnt 2.or~B ', i:ncl:J_~in? rwrst""'uction of bunkers 1"'\Dd n

Lr;i_ulPc~ments) - - - - - - - - - -

.;., !='I:·_ :-"t:.0. c~re of Cold \7 P<:~ther .,

Olothitw; 1"1'1ft Equtonent - - - - - - - - - -

~ i_ ~ r ...... "" Gstim."":t~ nn -~ n Cl T,.,rgct •:

~·- ~ ~ gnRt:ton l J r:'cd.v.o_j_ ng the ·t·,~ u,,nce of ~ ~ !'t· ,1:df·Y.s) ·- - - - - - ·- ·- - . - - -

InCii,ridu"l Hovl':m:':nt - Cov-er• c.n<J. Concf'flhh Lt \Including " dl.sper~ion fire)

,~nc conduct :.1nder

- - - - - - -f!se of Cornp . ., ,·'A •

- - - - - - - .. - -

* E11n.sive Ar1"';-; on (Escrtne Alld

Evns~\'t 'l~,)_on) · ff

- - - -· - - -

c Sanaa_ 1::. t;le _;~i-"t30k If

- - - -· ·- - - - - -- - -' SCJU""cd in >; ~jefense II

' - - - - - ·- - - - - - - - - -r Sauna. ir ..

L:.< 1-:~- thd.r~·<WP- 1 " . ·- - - - . - - - - - - - - -

'Jo ... Ind.ivi0t.:rll Protection Against 11

\ --~ .f-1 ! r ine> s nnd "Q..-..,.., ,___~r i"il .... .., ...... .., - ~-' Lfvvu.y -'--'-0.1;'.:::0

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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I (7)

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- - - - -I (1) 2

- - - - - - -

G ( 5) 1

I (l) l - - - -

I (2) 2 - - - -

I (2) 2

I (2j 1 - - - -

I (1) 1

NOTE: All r8plccemAnts will zero wenpons from 0730-1230 on 5 November, 195'1 •

...

DECLASSIFIED

/

ENCLOSURE (4) to Bn Trng0 7-51 Fnge 1

Trnining Schedult~- fo:r:- period 5Nov-8Nov51

-.:;_,.,nr:;,<'

Vi o ~"')ons Co. El·!G. :Plrtoon

or Tot•l JL,'\ie_T.l..El.Q _Ar.c:J. ____ .2,uQJrrc!. _______ In~.t ___ .Q.o.Q.e_ ~HQu~a-

l'!on 5

N3V

Tue 6

Nov

Wed 7

Nov

Thur 8

Nov

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0940 1130

1140 l '30

1400 1700

0730 0920

0930 1230

1400 1500

0730 0920

0930 1230 - -, A AI"\ .l.";!:VV

1500 - - -

0730 1020

1038 1230 - -1400 lf:-GJ

-

-

3 s-~·c Ldr

3 "

3 II

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1 ,.

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l1np Rs-o.ing-C.·iu.tqtion Soc (Including e Tac ticn1 :'lnrch Lo.r & I<l.ent ific- t i_r n 'Jf rerrsin ~·:-:a ture:-s}

Sec Ldr

Co *Individu .. -Ar,·j, 1'-d.nes ;n·"l

~~~~otlon AgPinst Co r~0~, ~r~ns Officer

n f, I'"\' ~ \ .J-.V I

- - - ~

G (10)

-- - - -G (9)

- - - -1( ( 1)

·,r ( 3)

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- - - -I (10)

-- - - -G ( 10)

- - - -11/ (4)

- - - -G {1:?)

G ( 5)

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G (l)

NOTE: AJ.-1_ r.:·;· ... "emants ·."'i ~ .1 .:,,:::j,·o W"of":ocno bc<tv:0er>. O?..:JC-1-:-~30 on

5 ::Jvv <::::Hfu<Jr 1 1951.

DECLASSIFIED

2

-2

-l

- - - -3

2

- " 3

- - - -.l

2

- - --3

-3

3

2

1

/

' '

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EHCi,OSU:'!E ( 4) to 'On 'c'rn§10 7-51 ( Cont' d) Page 2

Mon 5

Hov

OS20

1400 ) ?r;O

0700 rrues 1230

6 Nov

Wed 7

Nov

Thur 8

Nov

1400 1500

ono 1230

14CO 1500

0?30 OS20

OS30 1120

1130 123C

l40l;

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·::.-r ?. -;--~· j I1::~ - C.i."':..Fmt?tion

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ii !'vpPive hct_;_,JJ (EE.!'cnue A.nC.

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c.ei'e•ntr:

F, a, School

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~ (12) ~

w (4)

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\i (o)

. .'.:"rA. Ag~_i_r'l+- ':v=-s o.nC. Boob~' Tr,n-.,

Officer G (1)

:~OS::_I<;~ ):~.\J ro _J) :- ~a~ente ~.r-· l; '- 1 :J TO we.~:oons fror.. Q?30-J?30 on

~";; .~,_, _- " VL[;:""j.

DECLASSIFIED

Total H.o!!rA

2

3

5

1

5

1

2

2

1

l

ENCLOSUZiE ( 4) to Bn TrngO 7-51

R"TI!l'P or

~le:=~-pons Co. AT ?lr~to0n

ll.l'l.t.e_T.im.ll. _AJ:€;1 _ ·- _ .auJ<J.:::.c . .t. Inst --~---------~

0?30 1,2 O<l20

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5 Nov

Tue

1400 1700

0730 Co lOC.O .:..re ~-t

6 103\'J Co

r..un Drill (r_,o~d.in?, S1~!":.t5.nr,:- r!1d Trr.>cl{inrz)

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l·Ted 7

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lOcO 1 " ,c 11~30

lt1:00 (~('

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~:::v-··sive _.;.cti )Jl (:.:ec:··-oe Pnc"~ :C:v.no-ion T."'etics)

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"

Flt Sgt

Plt Cmdr

"

"

Prgo 3

~Qt,t'1l _CQ.d.Q. __ ~oJJ,r,ll. __

-~; ( <:"! \ 2 \ ',I

- - - -G ( 5) 3

I ( 8) 3

1:: (2) 3

- - - -·;~ (3) 2

- - - -G (1) l

\, ( L)

•. , ( 4) 2

G (1?) 1

'1 (2) 3

I ( 4) 2

'i ( 1) 1

-:.JTE: All ---.~,r1 "7.~""rn~nts 't'-liL t ?.""' ...... ': ll2R:Ocns betwern 0730~-J 2.30 on 5 l'h\/-:;.;,".hE 2. ~-951 • ..

DECLASSIFIED

BEC.:i.ET SECU3.Ir::'Y

NUlf.B:SR •••• ?-51)

DICCLASSIFIED

• 2nc1. Bn (Reinf), 5th ri:ohr•mt 1 on,c.:, N/t=orP.a lR:-'-0, C,8 Nov f>J.-

:.Jcr (Rsinr)

KORE~!-1-, l:BO,OOO; SheP.ts 68?.8 I:, !II, "' IV; 6829 II & III.

TASIC ORGANIZ;;Tiot·: - See Annex :U!LE

b. (1) .Anfle:i B.-.KE?..

(2) ~he 5th I1~r1n~'8 (Reint") i;."r~ of' t:te lst P~~!' .U1Y (Rc:lnf/, povee on order to relieve 1st }~rine~ R~~ qesunes ~efArtse ryf · :posi ticn s nea,.. Sint.~n-ni, NoY'th Kor,~-fl; :pY""r:r;.r:~:r:.~cl. tc conruct other oy~r~tions ss d5reoted. ·

2. ·a. 2.na Bn (Reinf), 5th J1q_rines (?,&inf), on orrif3!" moves by tru~k to_ thA RFL~l,c:'nad as~embly P~reqs 'lt Si!lo.h-on (JT 005::324), dc,trucks,

P.nd cmbc·rks in helicopters for fnrthor ClOV•'ment to (DT 363498); rcilieves 0 nCJ.' En, ist l'lr-1:r~ -"SSUBBE.-l c.l.:::fr.nsf~ of 'lS"'if'."DfHl seetor along MLR froo (DT 348~90) to \DT 074518).

b. Routp vir. ~IS3. to 1'long-ton.R"-ni Nonjcmg--ni to Sinch-on (DT 005324).

( :;Y£ Zll5l9l) s vip HSR through

3. a~ Fox Co (Reinf) 1 b:1 t~uck irl fi'rst s-aria1 ~ rno'lf'S to Sin chon (DT C05024); occu~~les f1SSignPd PssetJbly r--"reB; fo!. ... ros into helicontP.7' t H"ms L~nnc-x DOG) -orenares to contir.[u.:. niove by helicout :=!r 6n~ ordfr ,; Th,-~ n to n fH>lgiw'C't pC, s1 t ion' ( .AI~l'!EX s;,K:g:R) ' relieving elem .. ~ntP of 2nd Bn 1 lst HF1:rint~s, r::ssumin~ dsf8llE6 of thnt sector.

a.. 1d~)l1S Co ( - ) , by truck in fourth Gerinl; :nov•-~s to Sin·ch-_,i1 (~':2 3053£>;); occu·niPe nsSignPd qssP-mbly ar~;n; forms into heliL-·"'.e.lu·s· (.:1NN;:< DOG), prenAres to continue move by helico:oter on order: tnon to assip:ned "\")OSition, (Al-INE~~ B' o.L!CR)' relieving elements of 2nd BnJ lst HRrincs) nssuming defense of thnt sector.

e. H&S Co ( - '), by trucks in the fifth seria.l, moves to Stneh-:;on (DT 3pU0~~.4); or;uuyles as.:::;igTled ,--::ssombly (/.rea;· forme in.tq helicopter teo_rns (Al.JiJEX DOG-)

1 preu~res to contlr.ue move by helF

copter.on orrter_; -t;he:p to Bssign~_rl nosition,. (ANNEX R~-~:Ei=l.)'~ ~-lleving elements of 2nc1 Bn~ lst ·HP'rlnoe~ · · - · ""

x. (l) Units mnint~,in physicnl cont1>ct et limiting POints.

DECLASSIFIED

. -_.;,; ';' :::

-~·~-~

~1!4 ""~"'

~ .. ~V~i ~li~

.. ~-

'

·;.~ . ~<{: -~h:l

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• • SEC?iliT S~CURIIJ'Y I!~FO~( ~:\TlON

2/5 OPN OFJJL'\ 2-51 (Cont(d) Page 2

(3) E~oh co!llpP.ny ·hrlll fu,....nish ryerson.nel to ascertain that ::.--- __ data reouLr.··eU on Appendix. (l) to A.:.'JN:SX DOG is correct, o.c heli-~~ -- Oc:oter tearr.s are lo~ded. ~----

""'. ~ ~-;§__________.__ __ _

~

~

"=.

~---

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~"" "" !_::-c

;:,_ ~-··

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(4) One hel.loo:nter teHm ,-ill be in the ready box and one hAliconter tc:~m ~tdll be 1n the Sttlnd-By box Ht all times to expedity novcmcllt. Sec A-ppcna.~x ( 2) to ANJ:JEjC DOG.

(5) For helicopte~C' lo"d di.stribut:tor., in Rccordance with helicopter team sssignment s, see AI\NE:C EASY.

(6) Cd0 numbered helicopter ~-02.ns 1r!ill load in 3-ED loRding Zone. E1ren numbered teams \'Ifill lonc1 i:1 ~:LL.[ :)'·i lo~ia.!ng Zone.

(?) S:his ulnn effActiira lm:n8C'1iet:eJv -~-....'~" plt•:nning and "(,raining and for execution orr order,

4.. AdmO 2-51

(l) SCI in effect.

(2) Comnunicntions bet:.·.:een mprch units >:•Jill be maintaineCl by voice radio on the botte.lion tecticd net.

b. (1) 2nd Bn, 5th l18.r (Reinf), me.rch C? 1-rith lst Serial.

(2) 2nd En, ~th liar (Reinf) CP opens .ot (DT 362498), Time to be announced.

BY ORDE?. OF LIEU':i:EN.ANT COLCNEL .STIFF

'l. F. LLOYD Hajor, TJ S. liHrine Corps

Executive Offlce:r·

A!3LE: .•••••• Task Organizatbn 3AI~R ....... JJpcratl.a·n Cyerlay CEJ'h"'LIE ••••• Intelligence . ~·JG ...... ; .... helicopter Assignment & LoRding Tables 1-r 1 Appendices "8-s..S-:::: ......... Hcliconter Lor. d. Distribution DiF1grpm

.VJ 2j,'D.IBD'I'ION

,:;::~· ~ - -~ I •_• ..w, ;.·•:,t..:BY: 0~ptain, US~·~

S-3

Special

DECLASSIFIED

'• ~r~f~ J'Eli~""

" .. :~:_}i

. ~-~r~~

• • S:SCRES: SEOURl?Y.' !Nr'OI-GL-~TION

2nd Bri (Reinf), 5th l!ar (Reinf) Kowor:t'ong, N/Koren 1830,, 08 '!ov 51

~\N!!EX ABLE to 2/5 O:pn ?la:> ( 2-51)

TA.SK O:r\Gl' ... NIZATION

2nd Bn (Reinf), 5th l!t1r (Reinf) Lt Colonel STIFF

•

Ha & Ser Co, 2/5 (-) 1 rr_s.cp l NGF S-oot Tef1):1 1 NGF L~ ToanJ Det lst Bn 122 Rer;'t K~C

~pc..~D,_,;o~z ___ oo. 2/5 ,FC' 'l's&m dlmf"

(Rein:r'l :·J[o.~.•t:<"' =:'i'", ~~,

lf ,, J2t · 8eo 1: ;_ct S.cc Ul_U!. Pl.-.+ :'::1-=--~n '·;/-:..1,_-lS·) o~~-· Team, ~~g:2.L S~~t;j~-{·1·-·· SC,.J.--Ono OperRtor, 0r:-nm Sec

p., :2~r~cy c_;,J, 2/5 Fe T::;a."!l 81!;1PJ. 2nd Sec

(E:e.inf') I·Iort~-.l~ Pl~t,

il ll

·2nd Sec F},lG FlP.t (Rein OP TeaB, S-S Section SCR-300 Ope~Rtor, Con~

c .• Fox Cc, ? /5 (Reinf)

Sec

Fo Tee.m Sll!.lm. HortRr Plat 1

:'iro. Sec HEG: Plnt, SCR-300 Ope:;".o:t tor, Comm Sec

Vur, '3 1•

" H&S

" ;Ipns

" "

H&S

"

<>/3 " " " II

" ,, " " "

;.,7-ons 2/5 11 tl

H&8

1st Lt ;KIHBALL

1st Lt FAG-LES

lst; Lt V.t\l'J HETER

Cept P8NDRIC~SON

11ajor Sims

BY ORDER OF LIEUTEH.c.NT COLONEL STIFF

Specinl

11. F. LLCYD llajC'r, U. S. ~--rnr:..nc Corps

F;""CG~utive '}f~icer

DECLASSIFIED

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F

F

f!ECRET

DECLASSIFIED

. '•. . ~-2nd Bn

1 5th l·l,.rineo

..,_ .; Kowont ong, N/Koreet ,. Ai;NEX BAKEn to 2/5 Opn Plan ( 2-51)

".~ • ••

NOTE: KOHEA, Sheets Sint r "n-ni - 6829 III, K"nsong - 6829 II,

'

DISTRIBUTION - Special

OfFICIAL

~~~m"L-~~ w. E~~B~ Capt"~_in 1 USHC 8-3

BY ORDER OF LIEUTENANT COLON~" STIFF

W. F. LLOYD Major, U. S. Me.rine Corps

Executive Officer

SECRET

DECLASSIFIED

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~-

1,

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• DECLASSIFIED

• 2d Pat;: s.lJ,.on, ;:'lth :.:e.rines) lst I·carDiv (:'.einf) l'lnnt 1 o21:t-ni, Yore,?., 1200, 8 :-:ov 51

F_filS ~751, So::·,le J,~50,00C, Y...ANSO~·TG-, 2IR~111 AN-l·TI,

SB:i:ZT NOS. e.:.2SII, 6889III.

' srJlf .1-B..Y 0~'. L:T.S;.;y S~TUA~IOE: a. S.1 h1~ 2nd. BB.t:.e.lion 1'rill -Cie·· o-opos8J. by e].e::r>3,nts ot the 45th

Reti:ment ( app:0m.:· 1.;300 men.),- i5th Di visio~-, ==-:: ~:t~ Co;rpe and

the ~-1?th Heo~imcr:.t (c.-o·.')rO:& 1950 rr.cr..) 05 tlv3 11:---.... ~ J:tviG.ton, • - .. 0- - - ·-

VI I;:·. C or·o s . .,. 'J. T:Qe 45t~1 ~::;_-::;~i~~r:mt is ;-roTri at :f5;b of stt'e!lgth e.n 1 has b8·:::n on

"'"the~ .::..(·-~1)"-'"' r~:~'JC~i:l-7 the lS~ ?Latine _;J;j_yisiu.n ::~or a~):Jroxi:natoly

two .... .- .-·~.\~.tr-~•L 0ne 37th Regim.cnt "'1s at. ? 1f ~ot_rength anJ.

h~$- "b:::;!"l on tt-~e llnc oDuosiri.~- the 8th ;,c.:·=· -~ivis:Lof! e:n.:i then

thB lst I·!L:r'i::-:8 .Ui vUiioD.- !bi' cfo-oroxj_r£.ata:..,. _,_-,.-o ( 2) -months.

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