1ST MARINE DIVISION - GENERAL ORDER 25 SOP FOR SALVAGE - 12 FEBRUARY 1951

Korean War

Korean War Project Record: USMC-1161

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United States Marine Corps History Division

Quantico, Virginia

Records: United States Marine Corps

Unit Name: 1st Marine Division

Depository: National Archives and Records Administration

Location: College Park, Maryland

Editor: Hal Barker

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Stand.ing Operating Procedure for Salvage·

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Ref: (a) lstMarl1i"'l sr,.p 4--18 ( Tentati"'lc)

(b) FMF.Pac General Order N.o. _g of 14 Uo"'l 1950

1, General

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a. This Standing Operating Proced.ure for Salva.ge supersedes reference

(a.). Instructions contained herein are a:pplicable to combat conditions

when formal accountability has been suspend.ed. and. combat accountability

established.

b. Salva.ge, as defined by reference (b), is the collection, 8V'acuation,

classification, and disposition of wa.sto material, abandoned property. a_nd

unserviceable supplies and equipment.

c. In time of war any article that is abandoned 'becomes sal"'lage. The

prompt se,lvage of equipment that has been abandoned. on the battlefield and

in bivnuac areas; the exploitation of captured materials and Su:p'llies; and

tl!J.ac,ltilization of waste materials are important measures for the conservation

of mili ta.ry resources.

d.. Sal v-aga is a. coiTI.rQ.a."'ld ~cnponsi bili ty 1 a...nd- rmi t commanders are

responsible for salva.ge oparatibns within their resnective areas. Commanders

will tieslgna,te unit teams for collecting, inventorying, and. gu;,.rding abandoned

and. captured. prorerty in their areas.

2. _Qol]:_c_et_icn _of Friendly Material

a.. Respnnsi bili ty

(1) The responsibility for salvage collection r~~ains with the unit

commander of the areA concerned.. The Sal"'lage Plat'lon, 1st Service :Battali~n,

will receive salvage from the units and will oe responsible for its further

evaluation, cla.ssifi~ation, and dispoJsition~. In caae a unit must move out

of an area before salva.ge operatie>ns are completed, the Salvage :Platoon w:ill

: _ta}:e oVer the remaining salvage w0rk to be df)ne ..

b, Methods '>f collecti<m

(1) The actual collection of salva.ge will be accom-plished. by sal"'lage

collecting teams assigned that mission by the unit c0mmanders conc?rrced.

Supp0rttng persQnnel o~ the Salvage Platuon, _;,)lgmentud ~s r.~e,-.~Rf-t..."'-7, n1~1,y be

used by infatl~,.a·y :r:~-if\8htal Ch):nuari.rh'!rs fo:r t.hia task.

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( 2) Salvage c0llecting -points wi:Ll be established as follows: RECEIVED

SALVAGE ITU!S COLIJiJCTING POINI

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Clothing and Ge'lJ'.rSJM~ CORPS Engineer Signal

Ammuniti0n Supply Points

Rations Dumps Fuel :Dumps Sign9J. :Dumps

above (3) Unit commanders are responsi"ole for delivering salvage to the

collecting points. Maximum use will be made of transportation return­ing from fonvard. areas. Priority will be given to weaponst i terns in short supply. and i terns that are sarvicea:ble, valuable, end/ or easily repaired.

(4) Ammunition considered to be unsafe or duds will not be moved by unit salvage teams, Commanding Officer, lst Ordnance.Eattalion will be notifie.d of the type, amount, and location of this ammunition and will assume respons•tbili ty f0r its salvage or destruction. (See paragraph 4).

(5) In cases where heavy eQuipment or large ~uantities of material become salvage and facilities are not availa:ble to handle it in the regtJln.r salvage N"annels, the facts will be reported t0 this headquarters (G-4) by the most expeditious means.

( 6) Commending officers of Collecting md Clearing Compmies and Division hospitals are. res~«;Jo:nsible for collecting arms and. equipment from the sick and wounded. The Salvage Platoon, lst Service Battalion, will meke f:roqnent pick-ups of this material and. will deliver it t0 the cogniZa.YJ.t service \Jhit for disposition.

(7) Ground units will not collect, dismantle, or disttJrb any i'riendly or enemy aircraft, Salvage of aviation m8.terial will be the resnonsibility of such aviation activities :ts .are operating in the area.

a. All captured material is the prop~rty of the United st,ates C,-overnment and not of individuals,

b. Procedure and responsnili ty for the salvage of enemy materi9J. l<ill be the same as that for friendly material, except as follows:

(l) All enemy materi9J. before being moved or disturbed will be inspected by a non-commissioned officer or officer to make sure that it has not been 11 booby-trapped11 • Each salvage collecting team will have at least on~.~9~~commiosioned officer tr3ined in the detection and unarming of rrtooby-tr3.psn ..

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(2) .Any captured enemy matBrial except commu.nica.tlan eo_uipment, o,vhich appears to be of new design or of immediate intelligence v9J.ue will be reported to this headquarters ( G-2) and RV~.(!u_S._ted. tu the rear thr•J11,p;..l-t int.e].1it:An.Gf.: cha:mBs. ("-

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\ • -The Division Signal O~cer will be notified immediate~of the capture of any enemy radio, radar, electronics, or other co~aunication equipmo~t, &~d thiG equipment will be sto.rted rearw=<i without .<ieley. Care will be exercise~- to prGvcnt deterioration or da.TTisge through mishandling~ Material sent rearward must be :o.ccompanied. by all accessories, ammunition smnples, and. any inform­ation which will assist in its. analysis. If the material is too large to transport, or for any other reason it cannot be moved., a ·report will be ma<ie to this head.ouarters (G-4) d.escribing the material and. giving its J,ocatiort,

( 3) Captured enemy material mey be put to use by the local unit coniD13..nder E\s the· situation dict_a.tes, except in ~B.nen where the material is of immediate intelligence:: v:Uue. Enemy material -of·-na us·e to the Diviston will be dolivered by the Salvage Platoon to the· cognizant service unit for crating and shipment to rear area d.epots.

4, Ammunition Collection

a.. Fri6nd..ly and enemy aiTu:nuni tion in obviously ~·afc cond.i tion will be evacuated to· the nearest Ammunition SUn:ply Point. .Am:\11U11ition vehicles returning to· Ammunition Su:opLy Points ;;,.ill be utilized. f0r this evacuation,

b, v1ill be provide

Captured or oYerrmn ammunition which is believed to be unsafe to move reported to the Commanding Officer, 1st Ordnance Battalion who l<ill an inspector to ad.vise the commander concerned. and, if appropriate,

to supe.:rvioe its destruction.

c. Duds (unexploded. projectiles of all kinds) '"ill be reported in writing to the Cornm:md.ing Officer, lst Ordnmce Battalion who will take ·necessary action for their disposition. Reports rnny be telephoned. and. then confirmed in •11ri ting. All reports will include the following:

( 1) Map location of duds. (2) Description of duds to include tyue snd ~uantity. ( 3) N'ame of person ::t..ncl unit mn.._kin__g report. (4) Time 311d date d.iscovered. (5) Name and ucit of person to be contacted. by explosive ordnance

d.isposal personnel to assist·in locating the reporteQ items.

d. Excess ammunition, extra fuzes, snd supplementary charges will be turned in to Ammunition Sti"[>ply Points as excess arnmuni tion and not as salvage. U~its w·ill axarcise due care to insure tha.t e11..-:plosive elements are not included in inert salvage shi:oments. A certificate signed. by an cfficer will accompany each turn-in of inGrt emmuni tion salvage to e.n Amm•mi tion SUp'PlY Point. This certificate wiU read. substantially as follows: "I certify that no live or misfired rounds, cartrid.ge cases containing live primers, or explosive elements of sny ·kind. are contained. in this shipment".

e. The follOlNing num.y.nJ.on.+.r. o:f aJrnfl.11nit·l{Ht ':ll1] !~'~'": n~l.Vbf!:(Jfl <"rtd ).'r}+;u.rrj_nrl to Annrmnitioh SnpJ?lY Points:

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(l) Metal containers complete with top secured. ( 2) Grommets and noGe plugs for sepaTate loading shells.

( 3) All brass other than small arms. ( 4) Easily call ect ed. b round. clips. ( 5) 4omm clips. ( 6) Jf'J..zes and· su:p:ple..mentary charges; obtained. by the

use of VT. fuzes, will be carefully repacked in the VT fuze fibar containers

and metal packing boxes. (These items must be returned as excess ammunition

and not as salvage).

f. Comriland.ing Officer, ·1st Ordnance Battalion will consolidate salvaged.

ammunition arid ammunition components for shipment to ammunition depots.

Shi:ppi11g instructions w-ill be :prov~d.ed. by the :Division O:rt1nence Officer.

5. l1Isnnsi tio" 'of Salva;;e by Division Service Units

a. The Salv,.ge Platoon, lst Service Battalion, will turn salvaged material

in to the cognizant division servico units. Service units will inspect ~~is material and if found to be serviceable, will return it to stock. Unserviceable ~+. 6·ru·-~;:, w,,~,-'j,--.h .__, ___ .. .~.. .. .~_ .._,_,_ ..:..:........ .... .::._ ....................... n~1-{+-in., nf'_ thP. ~P.ru-.•_·cB units w,.,_·1_1_ be ....... >..1 ...... ._._ .. (;:t..Lt;: W.LliJ.J..LlJ. VJ.J.V .I.CJ:Ja...L.l. VCI.,tiO.'-'..l-..L .... U...L."'-JU - - - --- -- - - - _..

repaired or renovated. and returned to stock.

b. Division service units are aQthorized to remove serviceable parts,

assemblies, or components from like unserviceable major items provided such

part, assembly, or component is replaced. by a like unservicea·ole item.

This direct excnange of part or assembly policy will be followed except in

cases of urgant operational necessity~

c. Durir...g periods \·Then the Division is S\Ipported. logistically by ArmY

units, i terns common to the Army - Marine Corps which are beyond the repair

capabilities of the service units concerned will be evacuated to the

appropriate Army service unit in support of the Division. Items peculiar

to the Marine Corps will be,delivered to the appropriate supply section of

the lst Combat Service Group.

, "-• Division ~arvica u~nits will maintain complete records of

operations and will indicate on the Periodic Logistic Report, as directed, the Hems collected ond the disposition made thereof.

6. :J)i_sp"."lt:i,o_n_of_Salvage by 1st Combat Service Group

a. Upon the receipt of salvage or surplus material, the 1st Combat

Service Group will fur-ther classify, repair, &!d return suCh material to stock. Due consideration must be given to the time factors involved for

the receipt or eYaileJiilit.y of parts, assemblies, or components to determine

whether certain items should be repaired locally, scrapped, or sent to a higher echelon depot,

b. The lst Combat Service Group is authorized to remove serviceable

pa:t·ts, aas.emDlies, or c.oru.pm:1e:nts fr-om like U . .l1.s·arvicaable 111a.jor items provided. such part, assembly, or component is replaced by a like unserviceable item •

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This direct exchange o1ltart or assembly policy Will

cases of urgent operational necessity.

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c. SaJ:vage items which are beyond the repair capabilities of the 1st

Combat Service Group, but are econ.omically repairable by a higher echelon,

will be reported to this headquarters ( G-4) for further disposition. 'The

following instructions may be received:

Turn salvage over Return salvage to Scrap the sal va.ge

to a designated. sa.J.:va.ge activity ..

the United States or other rear area.

(depending up~n existing circumstances),

d. The lst Combat Service Group will maintain complete records on all

salvage operations and will indicate on its Periodic Logistic Report, as

directed, the items collected and the disposition made thereof,

DISTRIBU1'ION: Case II, List III Case III, Lists I, V & X CG EUliJ.\K

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As~istant Division Adjutant,

BY COOiM1D OF MAJOR GENERAL SHITH:

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E. W. SNEDEKER Colonel, u. s. Marine Corps

Ghief of Staff

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