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1ST MARINE DIVISION - SPECIAL ACTION REPORT - ANNEX C G-3 - OCTOBER 1950 - DECEMBER 1950

Korean War

Korean War Project Record: USMC-7

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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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Dtcl:Aftlfi£1]. :.1ivioion uas e.ssigncl. l.lisaions t-shich oausoC:. units to bo {.oployo:., t:1r0U{t1out the X Corps zono ,_p.t,h r'!.istanoos botwoon Wlits r~inc .. fl'"OU 21>-. 7S miles. Combe.ting {;,Uorrills. units whioh ha,:. boon tr.:•;.-no~~. in t~o South 'by tho rap1,:. u.:: .. vauco of thu Unitoe~ ll'u.Uon& torco~»,--an-' ,.dlich were attompting to r.oaoh X~o to reorgon1Z'o f'.n:. rooru; t:io ::tvisionl s 1n1t1cU. op"ratio:O.s oan 'bo c:l.asdfio.;. e.s e. series of coug::,n;? an.:. battUion acti,ons. Po.trolD scouto~'t tho ~o& mrroWl ~ing Yfonsro1 to sc£'.1'~ out tho enemy, provi-. .1ng tre.ining nn \. o:rpor1onco t:":."t uas extremely Vf'~uablo 1n tho oon!luct of' l.»tor opore.tions.

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Octo bcr G .- ~4. 19$0

:.llr1ll6 this pcrio'1 tllo lst l·~i'no'-:Jivi.sion urido pra;Psrt-.tio:J.s to out-. loa:l from InC:lOn r;.n.i to. conC.Uct BXJ.~:h.1ibiOu.S ·o~_oratio.n& ~t-)loJU>Elll, locator;~ on the ~st oonst o:t Ko~ov,. ::D. vi Ilion 9porEltioil O~:.or. _l~·o,: 16-50 .1Ja.G pramuJ.g.:::.to-.". 0:1 19 Octo)>or, w:11~1. t.o:f'ino~-.--tha :.!:V1_S'ion IiiBBio11 ns th.o oiozuro of a bor-.C::.i.1.cinl•. in tho Wo.D;s.vJ'l c-.roc. to- ·cover' tllo' lnn:·.~llb of tho rornainl!.or of X Col1?s 1 ::.).o."cr;?aro:'. for :furt::H.1r .operations to··tho '\Toot~

R0:-1 uns 'iroctoc~ to lt<.n.": .. on :Joaru.· YelloW; JJ"cizo ObJ~ativo l, properc-'. for :furt:lqr opQI'fl.tions to· coi-zo O_bjoCtiYO~;: ~i __ -'6 mt.: 7 •. B01 ... 7. wa.~ .:iroctoC. to ltm-~ a·n :Boc,<W. :Jluo1 s.oizo Objoctt""·o~ 2 1 prop~c, for f'UDt:lor opcration3 to soizo \lonsc.n en-.:. ObjeCtives 91 '_10 rin.~. 3., . r:a.lmo. Poninsu.lc. uas clso to be eloarc;), by :R,Q'a.._7. "RIR-.5 constitUt~f: t1lo :H"Vicion Rosorvo tlllt WtHJ to:_bo lcn .. :o-;:1, on or.:.or oh 3oc0:l 3luo &n -. move to Nl. i.l.Sdgno.~. a.sscrlbly C'.l'ca ::,JrO",l)e...t'o-·. for i'urth.cr o::.,~at1ons.

·ZO~to ::ivision Collm.!'.n,·. ?ost :'itrplt~.co '.:from .h.sCOD Cit)• c.n;. opcnol~. a"ooo)l' :. t:.._o .i!GC i.-:t :~cKinlcy on llllOO. ;: Corp~ 01 -ll '\'ms roooivod by tho :!ivision on 14 October \-l;Uch •cbE'.ngo,: .tho nis::;io.n of t~o :Jivicion f1·o::.1 en o.ssaul t lM::inc; to an a.:vo..'i.co Hosti·ro.r~·. pvurla.D.-:"..-' frou ~bnst•n to coho an ob_j~ctivc nonhoar:t o£ Pyongyang~ Ct{l,)itcl of ~!orti.J. Korea~

:By 15 October :ROlt .army olOlilontQ -ll.at:. soizo,·. ,,Tone.t·.n coJu~. h£.~: :pa.tlso~. t:1.r0u.g;1 t:1c city uoving l:lortl! t~1orc"t,y rcn.'.crin&: en nr,t?hi bio,-us_ &$_ao.ul t unnoccsnar.:.

:.:ivildon Operation or .:..ar 11-50 was is suo·.· on the 15t4 of Octobo-r cJ.iroctinc; 'li:1.c. : ·ivision to lc.n, ., a.t E\ tir.lo M . ~1ay to 'be O,m .... o,_m,..~'ll., at Uonscn t;.J.ll-;_, uovO to :.osiotat</. us::;OLtbly aroa.s :pror1Brod f'or f·.1:r-· thor Ol>oretions to t!lo ' . .-ost. W.Ol\_-:; -t:'lc 1lont;W.- Yong:·.ok - PyoUQ•l:.ng Roa~:.. tiCT-1 o.."'l.C. 7 \J¢ro to l.:.n.·~ on '2cuchos Rc.:'. 1 roo.~·. 2.rQI3-;flOC~iv~ ly, l'Tl'lilo :~.O':i!.-5 \1lls to J . .n.n.·. on or.'_or on BOC'.C:l :Rot., proparOt'. to furnish ono j)LT to all.v£llleo nortlt cl.o~~ .t~l.c Wor~oM. .~ 1_lutg~ :RoM on or-

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Roprocml.ta.tivos of ocrttd.n :)1v1sio11'u:lita 'trOrc· no,·iJ:'l to l'k~en.n. on 16-17 Octobor to rocom1oitcJ.• ~:;;.: Oo..::.O:dng- fc.oilitics 1 rot.t\a! a.nd asscnbl;r or'cao- 1 \·Jh1ch !la,·_ prcviousl:.• ~o~'l soJ.octoG-. b~' rutp,

, The 1--Eq?i.". ru\vanco of t:l<'- Gtb .-u-ay c~ttacl::incs up the trost _co~st oi Korea ac~.in rosulto"'- 1n 'tho tdssion· to assist: in t!lo.-ooizuro_ of PyoX~gy.r.ng 'boint; canccllol·., rn ·.- ~ Cdrys wns as signa:~. a zono of. actio-n in :jort~l.O.:'.atcrn ~CorCJa, Accort·.inclY1 :...."'iv1sion Oporo.tiqn :E?-an · 4-50 ucu pU'i)lisho:. assignin{;; :.c:f"onsivo sectors to Oc.ch ::CT. ':'his· plt'.n was never o;:ocut'Cd. since ncu or,:.ura for l'Jl a.·_v,....noc to tho. YA.l U River \·foro houa-·. b~· A Colj_>s ~n 26 October,·

Actuc:J. ou.tloa ing of t:1( 1st ;:o.rino :-ivi::don cocr.1oneo.:... on S Ooto'hcr an: all loc---·.illG wac con!Jlo~o\. on 16 October, The· aMPs of AJ:tphi"i::ious GroU? Ol1c sdlc<. frau Inchon lc.to tl}c.t uftotnoon. ill"r~vl:ng qff tho coast o:f' !/ons.:::.:.l it was foun_·. thD,t the ~\"0 .roc.C:toa to Wonsan woro 1110 hoo.vily aincl~. t~'lEI.t consi,".:crnblc tir.t·J wo-;.,i 1lu require~~ to pom!t o,._. tonsivo r.1i~1c.: suca_pi!Jti op cratiuus, ~ .. -·. r': ·~-:.i~:trc-.tivo ~an-. in£; Wns eccor·.'illgl';J' .·.ole;;ot. until 26 Octo".)cr,

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Tho ~ot Ua.rine Division 'dtl.~_~;»rcl.erorl.·.~n_ 25 Oqtober 'by C.~ 90 to ~ · menco lan;J.ng at ,·a;-:~.ight 2~ ·O.otolier e.t. Wo,nsan. . I'J.onning £or tb.e f~>

tu.re am,ployment of t!1o :;d.vieion ~v.111.1Qneel the..'ooru.pation of l.erge

.regimental sectors froLl South of ~t;r.aat(to ~iorth of'·~~ ·tl';pon

l.:o.ltt.irig.· e.ll u.nits of tb;~ :)1rtaion with-the o~iQn' Cf ·ono .Msdllt · ·. ·

batteJ,ion of tbe lst·l;arine·s·, .wor.o tc:? 'I"LL1VO into ~B.igned .-a.cc4n"wly j

aroas to _a,1ai t f'urt~or orders• · · · · ·_ · · ~-

. Tc:top-nic orl.crs isBl.ltu:: !n _·aav~ce of X ·:eqrp~-.. 01 _1.3 ·o~ ·.oro-,: t~o J:st i;ar~i;Ollivision to roli~vo. olcmonts of .tho .. 3C\ 1\0K :ll.vhio" .SW\'"aj.n( Bll.Pl?l:r 1nsteJ.lations of I llOlCOOl'l'B s.t,,.Kojo; / !J:.lli.s·.J>l.•sio» ~·· ..... ~c'

o~. thb lst l·iarinos w1 th .o.rd,or;~~ :t¥t' gno.:iisaauJ. t')>l.tts.'l.i'on 1 0aa· at.ta<!:''>-~· .·.·.1l.

uCll.~s wv'u b;,; _re.1l v;itMu.t _-.dGlN'·.U:Pc::t •. ;l,en::i~- ~~ :!Ct'!o.1o:~ ·:_~.9;!.H.'?~.•'.~t41:: :-:

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· 26 Octobor'l950 .. : _. !llroo-p~ ·of ·tJio J,':st ·l~inO :)i Vi·S~n :-~60hn-o.o;eO<i .-an ·a.ailini_st';at_i Vo -laJll.".

illg at ~li~t."on bo.acilos· :Bl.Uo~ ~\:yo_;i_l.Ow at:·:\Jotlffiul~·-·- -~ction~::vaS initiated tO ·carrY·o·u:t: PrOVi·i:ip:ila:•o.f ·x:~rpS 01:13 -Vhi~l.-~sB~ctt:tho let · lZarino ,:J~visiO'il ·the_ ~~~io_~· 6~ .: ··,.. · · · ··: · ·· ·

.... lloJ.iovilig oll oJ. . .,;onts I,l!OX Corps in ~jo ·an<\ !,n zo!1~• ', - ' ' • '• '."! ._ .' • •' ',' : :-- ~ '_. /. •, ·:· := ' •

c, ~otoct. \knSa>>-Xojo,-J.;Qjonni'aro~. a\ploii.l1€.llot l:Coa tl>.'1l1 one 1!.~, ;r>o.tl:"Ollitig Dl~ r~~t_os t·o woSt i_n 11tOn9•._:,_:,<.r _ _- . · ~ ~·- · .\ ··

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(.,_ ·-c~ncOOtr~to nOt loss. thc.u. o~o ;a~ {4t);Jp-~i.- ~Ol;ci: •. i-n -~ty.r:g-,' .

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r. · ~ap~Q -~~ ~an~ ~n~~·:3LT ~~ .0~-~~~n :.~!rr~~~.:--~·:··0~- -~-~-~~.- .. g, .Aosist lOlst' ~~noor. G;9® (0) (l!O:~r·.r~air ~g1lgh"':!§-l>otlhll!'l!:

:&B. ·Ct.Ji:?loyiug ·no.t lo.ss .tJ.w.p ono .EJ;!bincor}.'~C): Co,. · ~.. ', . - -· .. - , > ··· ..... \ .· · -... · ---·<n·. _,.:_·):;-'.)f.L-:~i~>:._..,j_.-';:,:·~>--~-- .~·::~-,·.",. . .-.'_-.·,-.;.:-. Upon -l:cn,t.i.iria,' tho· ll th i_,crinos "h·~-O.'or_doi'Q;~'!:to1: .~t:tBoh"'cu\.(;~-~~ttori., of art_illoq~to: t~o lst :an, -l.st larinos.- for _ .. tllojiCdjp __ ·~i!i·.~~.on;._·:~·,,It· -~' :_ ~

ostiLJe.to~:t;,.,.t ~8 Octooor was tile onrliost. tllat';l'!'ti;LlorY.·,v~Oloo an<' .. · _lUileu.nition · coul.":. 1Jo tiadci avc.ilablo for t]J.o uo'vg:~Ollt.'o:f · 't_hQ--b~ttOJ'1 tO . ' · . . ~' ' ·'· . _. : .. XoJo, Trai11s 1dth Olcponts of th~ lst lln, ls~.·Hari~o~ 'd?P~qfl\1onsan' for Ko.jo at. ~6121J5.. . . .· · ·

· Rouaini~ ~it's ot~ tho Di~sion wore Ora.ar~~ to _Dpv~ 'into .·ass1~oc:~ ' :. assoobly a»oa.a ~ await ·furthor orciors, ·Fre.&J:lOrite.r:,".· Oi-d.or ool.a-.50 ~ · ~

. "Which dirocto~~- tho 00, 7~ll- i,;ar:S.ncs to .prov1U.c B_Q~.ity_ f_or -pol'1or in-·'.·. stallB.tio~C in tho Aar.l'lllng-~otihJn llt'e~Jz.iuoQn 'Boeo:M"o:lr Droa.--waa cancollod. · ·

One :Jnginoor Coup£U1¥' "W8.s ort1.croci. by the let ::;.1,g_i~oor· ;BE'..tt;al..ion to aosist tho :J.,Olot l!llginoor Grol%jl (0) (l!OX) in.:rQpar1Jig tho Yonghulig-Hrunhung RRa . ' · . - · . · ·

!l'he &:Win.istrntive ltlll·.~ng of troops an.'\ cqu:lPu_~t continue('!. thr0ugh-ou.t tho do.y. ·

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Z7 Octo~er 1950

:>.lr:l.ng the d.&y 'U.fl~oa~'.ing of troo:ps ant~ Gq\l.ipl'Jont ct)ntinuo ·~ :F..'lo Ool.llOlll~. Postt lat lArin.o :Jivision closoc! nbo~ tho US' i,;oun~ ::manl..oy o.t 1000 ~ opcnc~i.- in 1-bnsan.

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~!1o lst l~ii.lOs reported tht~.t 9).cuonts of t!ro 22C. :~~C 3.og:bont at 4ojo ho.,~ Oocn roliovo<i. nt llroO by t:lo lst ba.ttcl.iOn.. At 1700 t:1o 1st

"ol.!.ttolion l"'<..:portof. t:ULt t·:wir :o'Jsitions wor-o. unt .. or a~to.ck bY nn outj,... unto:~ 1000 liorth ·aroans.:· Ono cott?on:f .POsition· uas- ovor-ru.n by tho oncuy force, ~thich :1cr-l\.lo.l ai vilit.ns in front of· t:1o· :,.tto.clt. .Ut!!OUb:l t~c coopc.ny position wr.a restore~\ 'b~ oountornlitc.Cl:' 'sG*orO C4suOl.tioS :v~_O ·suifbl'od un,t\ :pOssession of tho Ol strip il.t ::ojO j,O_~t..-t) .. -t_:::.o cnotJY•

· :.trrcne,cucnts wore nc .. ::.o for close uir sup;?or'; f,ru. na.vat gunfi.rO Slo/..~Ort

b:.· l~.islJa.tching e. :uD to tllo !:ojo arou a.t first lig:ht 2S Oct0bor. ~ilo JIIID 'WnntJ.ld.t 'Wn~ ·S_ont to. :cojo to e-.ssiBt in tho hvacuation- o.f; -CC'.8u.e.J.t19.B•

Or,·.ors woro issu~ B.t 1515 to tho let in1l'l.os to"uovo ono '"oat-teJ.iotl to ::njon--ni to r .... liovo olcucnts o! l ROK Corps, (Eiocu_ro i:e.jp~11i .~1• tl1o react loading into 'Jous.nn. ~~1o a: bettal1on1 ;11th l~~qo.s:,ut:.B ·.atta-ohoC.. to:. t!1o 1st l.iarinos MJ. o~o b.::.ttor;,· assigno·,,, to. tho 3{1. :Battelion, lst ~;~inca £or the l~or. ....... ni a1 ssion. ~_:10 00, l B~ Zn4:inoor :B~~:tDJ.io~ \'las

orC.oro<: to a~tnc.'l " O:.ot<.elll\ont 9f ilo'1)?~ C to th'\ 30. ba~ tll,l.:iOii'ct.o· .. ac~-:!st' i11 tho batt!:liol1~ ni!H!i~J't= . -A- g;·o~t'l. roc!onnp.ias'~_c_c ot:"tllc_·l;e.jon-111. e.ra.."". \1lLS OQttpl-ot'b\ "by tho J& be.t-to.l~on~ lst liaripos.·~uri?g tl:.o l'..czy-•

. Ros;pons1C111t:r f'or t!1o socur:!.t~~ of tho 1/ons~ 'ar..Jci ·,.,aS· h~t.oicncc.l t!~c ist :~.rinop a.-; 2205: :Blccl:::ing• positions were ·or,:.~ro~. to::~o, nni:r t~i-ne,;· .- i~t tho vicih1ty of Kojo, .Anbyon 1 8nc1. i..:S.jon-ui. .All. roti'..a in

't:1.~ -\Iciltsmi ·aroa \101"0 to "bo patrollot·~ and all onouy (.n,coWlt~o~""'·dostroycx1.~

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lj)(CI:#ISiiFIED 23 Ooto1Jor 1950

General U.l'lloa;":ine; co;1tinuaci. L.uring ti!e ~ over t~lo Uo.nsa:n ~enclles. Operation Or,:_er 13-50 ..-;a.:~ is~t..·,o~. at OSOO 311~: as;;;igne~ the following bi::c1cna;

a. R~Jr-l relieve clOo.onts l. ~:: Corps 1n,.zonrS, ostai.>liS:l no'beBsal'Y roafi 'bloclt:v to :<Jrevont IJd'Vc.r.!ent into era~·., pil.trol roaU.s al)l-.. ~'l.Qs)roy enwy in zono,. ~:a.inta1A ont.: ltoinforcu.:'. !:n in ;rujo u.-ttil further notice.

b, "ii.0"--7 roliovo tlwont.s I llOX Corps olo>lB ;;&;pu<D-.c:DSI!n! Reservoir Boa,:, a:.V2.llCo_rav:J.•"l.y to O'bjoctivo len.':. J_i.)rc;.)aro··. tor furt:.ar a,:;_VallCO to north bor(!o.r ~0J:W1 :...c.stl'O~~ OUut.iy" in. ZOllO• :

c. B.CT-5 l.:tov,o t~ e.ssi-~::.:tc.:. 2onQ i>C:lin:'. Rm-7' .. rpliovo plooonts I BOX Cor·g~ vidinit:r 01:1jt:c:.livo 2, ostc.\".i!.is;.:. nocosauy roe.·. blod~s ~o prcvont OOVOLlont into a.ro~t :;.mt~·ol roi!l-:.s Mlk ~·.Ostz:o~· ouvuy in ·zono•

t.. 3Ll' l/;5. activ~t.:.'. ~:l or~"..or~· t~;i ·:!\~Jtiv~Uoa report r.oSignatoa. COLlllandcr for opo1•.ntiona.l, control pro,llc,Ro.l !or lnn1.-.illg ·vicini t~r of ChoD§-jin, ' ·

c. llt!l i.iuri:.J.os. RoS:ra- I loss, ~:oti::.P:ll.lo.."ltii 'frou ~SSot.!bly A¥1"11"1 vi ni

n1ty \\:moen })ro:,Jaro~·. !()~. oc\">fll'l;:c.t~pn as OiQ:lollta ·;a;.,~ 1/5. ikr.,.~~~; lln Dovo oh ort.01· ·dainlty :~..:ml;Q. ptcpc.r.o~~ .. for f'urthor oporv:tiona wibh R07-5 or· 3~-7.

l'his or<i..or VD.S uo;'-!t'ic ·.at 2146 an.:.. tho lst ond.5t!l Xl .. ~C bD.ttal.ione at ta.C:.1ct. to ROl'-~; lUlt'. l roc-J_Jocti voly. Tllo. s.etlll"i ty of tho ;:un_chonYong-hWle nroe c.nl. t!~c z:1ss1on of osta"olishi:ng bloQking positions woot on til.o princil)l-.1 roa.c.1. intorGcctinti t:.1o lb.lncllon-Yonghu.l::lg. road was tcunQrarily ~ss.igno~ to. t:lO -)t.:1 ;;a.rinr,)s. Co 11Aer, lst Tblll·~·b . -..1as e.ssi.ano(. to t~lO :5th ~~ari~cs for tll(", ois;;iol~ A tor.rporrry boun!lal"Y l-!OB sot bo.-5!!0 :n. RC'ti"l. ~_.,:::.. 5 alOllG :-, ih10. ~.uni."l;yp~n! l'..n.~ So~.i)-~;· ·

Thu lot -.,o.t"b'E"J.ion, .I.J:I" i.A.rin..:s r..rl:oorle:':. .nt lOCO thl'".t one occy;ucywt.s still h.C;:l'\rJ.ly one~oc't Wi t.'l ~~I) pllOU~~ at JtojOt,. l;ort:~ !Coroan . f'orcos t-roro roportod. to t!1c SoUt!l~ :·:·arth, om~ 1fost of tho lot l3o.tta.lionls posit~ons, alt!lough tho roa.J..to ;;J.1c lwrth',tae opon. Ono ~ arrive~. on Gtc.tioll in :~ojo hnr·oor o.11 •• cot:ll'.toncll~~ firiDG on tilo town ot Iojo , il.ir stril::os ucro IUn tllrou&!out t:~o \""..c.y on tho to\m Wltil it was alnost couplotoly ~~.O!."loliS.:1o ~ nn .. burnc··... :ioav-.r atrilcos woro also called on Tonac.tvn to tllo sou.tl11 rcportoC. COlll.wnL'.. post of the !iorth Xoroe11s.

In vic\t of intolligcnco rc_()orte t~J.l',t tl~oro l'laa o. ll0£'VY" buil•'.ul' of' oncr.1y in t~to :~jo area~ arrnntre:ttal.ts wore nr.•~ ·:Urins:: tho de:! for tho novaaont of t:1c 2d :Sattc..lion to rpinforco t!lo lst" battal.ion. Tho ~..._ 3atto.lio~l t'.l.l: . ..l :vance Coi.lilt'Jl,l Grou:J, lst ::c.rinos tlopn.rtor~ tfonsun 1637 nn:. crrivo:. in Xojo at 2231. c1l :::J.· • . :l.tio~cl D:> roquoatoc1. !or :;-..:.p1.Jcrt of t!~o 2:.1. :tk:.tt<..lion t>Xrivc1: in ;=a~o :.: !':."'r E'.t l®Or

A rot>.:. rocon:.lc.issa.no" b~~ 00 1 Co 11 CHI 1 l:;;~ _<-.:.JJ.: ~c.ttelion to ,:,c,t~ nino tho feasibility of uovi!Jb te.n:;a to ::ojo to oo..:.:.•)or~ t~" lst battalion inf.ic..'l.ta,: t:J.D.t to.."l :s coul(~. not ~o-.novo:. to ::Ojo "".>;.. l'Ot~t. ~ho lc.ck of ilYPasaoa ai-ow11.1 t:·u; wmy bri-.~c~. an·, the n&r:.•o\"m.oBU of t!lo road made it nocossary to D.rl"ru:Jf;C fol" tho Wlaiiat.J boAO:ling of an LSi' to trr.llsport tho tanl:: conp.:>.1.1:,.· to l{ojo. LoatJ.ng of t::.1o ttmlts

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DR1!ASSMED cor.:DOl'lCot. at a.pprorlna.toly 2100.

Tho 3l. 3attvlion, lst :;l'.rihcQ_novo~-., .~.u.ring tho da;l to i;n.lon-:11 :roliovoc~ .EOI: olononts .!l.t 1500• ··ThO 2c" . .Ec.ttclion, 5th i:ll.l'illos ,.,.c.s l'.ttv.C:lo.1 to t!to 1st i.&e.rinos £or t!1c 1/om;l''""l.p.X'(.:C'. sp.cur~ty nis·.ion, am1 roco;llloitoro.:-thc !Jonsa..i. c.:rOo..!or ~t~onsiVp positio11s L.uring t~o ll...."\Y• ~o~ Co;r.:.n:J~·· 2,: 3<J.tt8lion, 5th ;:nrinoa nD.l1.o :!Jrcpnrc.tiono t;o uovc· to Al.ib~•o:1 1 sout!1wcst of i'Jo;u;<.'.ll, 29 October. '·

?O.trol t: .f .. ror; ·ell ·units as:1oro oi'>orn!o-~ t~u·oue:hCi~t · tl'l.o 11onoan _lj.r~a :_urine t~10 })oriot: .•.

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29 Octo ocl' 1950

T11o unlon:.ing of. t_;onoral CD.rgo .. _oon~inUO~. J.uri>lg t~O' itfl~·~ Tho lat l4arinos rcporto~':.. thtX t:lo·l\ojo c.rol'. quiet EW.lf. that no cnouy contecta :u·.·. 1lo..:~1 :.lc ... ·~o since 2lllooo.· :lc::?orts frou t!l\llst c.n::.. 2.~ 3nttelions at ;~ojo 1H· .. 1oo.to~1. t:u.tt 250 ~orly-~ln.t4 bo~;n ltillo~'l. t .. uring t~10 aig.1t attaC:.: 27 Octobc;tt. :Both 'iJc.ttalions continuo~'!. patrolling throughout tho. urot. uit:10ut onooy eontnot. Tho LST l'riti.l tea. (10) .tnni:st ·Co iiQli,· J.st ·:·o~: 11ntt.:U.io:i.l orrivo:~ <l.uring t;1o ~-~E'.Yt 'tiut in viot·t of tho situa.tio11 aJlol. unsB.tiu:f'a.ctor~r bcUC:~ing ooa . ..itionEJ1 t['l)!:s ~'loro not unlon:'.o\'.., Or ·.ol•n wurco issue<.\ to return t!1.o L~- wit!• tanks to tho \Toii;si'Jl c.roc.

T:1.o )(~ bo.tttll.ion1 let l;ariltOG reinforce,: by p~to 3try, 2~'. ~ntta.lion. 11th l:tU"ii'lOEl furt:1or consoliG.atcf .. positions nt i.~on-ni nne":. patrol-• led ci.urir.e t:1o ·A:,· north of .&tobir:tong, aout:~ to Pe.n~lla-ri, and. west to a e.iste;lco of 6ooo notors. ;.;ro c..'lcoy colltacts woro uail.c durin& tho p.ay.

Co 11r' 11 , 2~o1. 3o.ttcl.ion, 5t;: ~;a.riltos roinforco~,_ -~ .. "0 11 3tr:r. lst :Bc.ttc.lion, ll t:t i.:t".rillcs LtoVcl nol:t:1 c.t 1300 tp tho tollll ot ~.\ln0:1on and cl.asoc~ 1720. :.ctc.."lsivo :pasitians lrarc ~n~ou::.atc~~ on tho :1!g:1 grot.Lilt:1 wast of tllo tolt.l to ;!)l'Wqnt nttnd.:: o! t~o i.SR. Ple.ns ''JCI'o tu:.U.o for continuous liOtorizot~. pn.trols iJohrocn l:unchon an:".. Sinchang-ni i!.uring t~tc next t11e1tty.four ;lOur poriot.. RODB.ining olouonts of t:1o 5th i:o.l~incs :pc.tl·ollo.-. J.u.rir.oq:; t:1o .'£~- 1iit1luut onouy oontc.ot.

7th ::nrinos

:J..'~'lo lo't Zn.ttdion, 7th l:t>~inos nnl! 3l-,_ Xi'O :Jo.ttalion ~".opa.~ot~ Wons['.11 b;.r lloto1· ~:;,1vo;; c1.t 0800 .:...:1 Cl'l'ivcC. at Z!DI.lhung prior· to 1500. l:7o onazy \tcu oucou:.-1tcro.~ mu•outo to :-':a.r.ll:.U.:.'l[;, T~1c 2l1. an~·- 3·~. :Battalions rcn~.inol\. in D.B*~OJJbly aroa.n in ~'/Ollt::CJl en.-·. pc.irolloC. t:u-oug!lOUt t~toir arooa u1t:P: noga.t1vo rosults.

X Cor;.ls Ol 14 t1a.s roc>Jivo:. at 1G1.5 e;1: a l1e.;rn1ng or::'.or 1ssuou. to t:1.-o 1st, 5t~! ant~ 7t~l Le.riaos t:.w.t cl.l !G:C Jo.thlions \-rouJ.~-~ rovort to X Corps control. ;,. socoJll: uol'.ification of O'!'ll Or(~or 13-50 was issue_,·. deleting IG:O ola.wnta rrou ,8.."1ao:~ .ri.blo of the or.~or. cnil oktoncUng tho southern Oou>'l.'..:.,r;r oi' t1la· :~ivision to t!to line Ooryousong-ni - ~orar.mi Sigosrot - ?ye~~l.Gai- ?o::.>tonc·;J.li - north to 39th ~:ocroo latitu~~o t:toneo ttost e~ont; ol ·. iJol.m . .ar:'. .All :IG.:c battalions ttorc orr;e.nizo:~. ns n pC'xt of Corp~ S:nsk Forco 3a1~;or to o~1ort'i.to sout~-t of tlto ~ivil'iion boun~ll.l7~ OrdQrs wore iouua.-. to roturn olouonts of tho !U.C Battnlione !ron lCojo 1 .Anbyo~1, l'Jl,·. :-~.llmag.

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.J.l w1its wore ashore on 30 Oeto'bor \·lit::. t:lo·v::coption of niscollon.:ous shi:os platoons. GonorE'~ unl.on·'.in~:: oi

1 ap:rr;o continuoC:._

T:lo 1st ::cr1ncs rcrgorto~t t:1.nt :-:Ojo ~1e.r':. boon. clcc:roc."r. of O!'lVT-';t ~~ t~H.: lst ru1.:':. 21':1. l3attn.l1o;;~s. P~.tro1s in tllo .ITojo nroc. nail.o l10 0110DY contcot :uring '.;J.1o c'l..~'• Zho 3d ~att .. -:l1¢n at :.«.jon:-n'i eontilU\~:. y._·.trol-li.il(; Hit:lOut mto:.J;r :rosis'l;[~aco, · ·

Fo:: COH)MY, 2d lla.tt.J.lion, 5th ~:arinos \f£1.& roliov6~~ b.· tho 5t;l ~-0 :Battcl.ion an~~- roturno.". to t:1o Uo~l&~ nron a.t 'lllOO. Ort .. ore uot"c isoucC. to t11o 1st :;t\l"ina·a not to son.1• Md.itional i11fcntr:: tl'OO'\)D tb ~'lb:-on, ·out to ostnbliS:.l ::otcnsos nt tbo 'ro01.\ juitot'io;.t nOt'.r ::..-1su:.lt-. D.ncl rc,i:lforco clcnonts oi' t:lo 2l'. :;:;attrJ.ion, 5t!l i~ariuOe ·nlronty·lll t:1c.t c.ron.

:r:.lo il;Jorioe.n lic.ioo-.l. of'i"icor uit!1. t:1C 5th :0.:0 :Ba.ttAl.iori. ro::,)ortm't. >:.t 1500 t:1at ti:.a 5t:1 .~.0 :kt tclion hn<'. bc.t:n un .. ~.or nttnc nt au.J·;tm ci4lco ap:}roxi!.atoly ~100. Tllu 001-.)rzy- attuok::in en ostinato,t 200-250 ctrc.""lGt:l ua.s·rc;.JO.J.ls.;;(:. latcr t:U'.t dtcrllOOn.- ·

"J.'HC lst ~attnlion, ::n;;_'l , • .-xiuos i'vinlorcot". :0;.:" Mlo :Batt~-·.,. ls"il 3~.-;:tclion 1 llt!l :.:arincs \:as :J.roct.c<: tq oovo b~· no tor ''urillG t.'1c l.C,/ to "'iul'l[,;i:ullG• Upon Arrivcl t~.t Yong!ul.ng the. b&ttcl.iu:.'l. ua.c -.~iroct..:~: .to utili~c till) villc.Gc as -a bll.sO of oporc.tiOns an. to coto.blia~l nocoSccr:~ :.ct~~1uivo j)osi-:.1ons to provont att<lc·: on t!1~1 i.&. frou tho roC' ... ~. uoat into :{o11{tn1:.1c;a Conti~1uous :·totorho~: pt".tl'ols Q.ur~l(; tho_ ,~:..YJ,!.G-lt :~ouro co:·1 .. cncing 310S30 l·turw ol·.~orc:. bctt-rcun Yon&,llUll; ;;-.n:. su.ryucho:c., Zj10 l£:t :Jcttdion olJ:CX"ot". t:1c Uoason m-ea e.t 0930. DJl-·. olo~c·:l Yong!UU'lG et E',';:_)ro:d:'.c.tcl~c 1300 uit:lOu~ (lncn:,· co~ltnet. : ofmu;ivc· ::_:~osit;'i-ons on t~10 ::1[;":1 c:rolUlC. ovcrlookij"l.b t::u ville-co ucro consoliU~tc~t for t;lv nig:!ta *:1:-.c .:K :Oc.ttc~io~l. 5t:c ~.L'ol'LhJG ;)C.'~.ro:J_ld~ tho ;.:unc.hon c.rca \1i.t:10ut oncu:r con tee;~

.h.n"m1ga'~1onts ,.,or{' na.).o ·ll!"il'!{; tho !'l£Y :fer t:"ta r~Ycr.Hnt P;· rt<,H at · 17]0 o:f' t~o Cor.u:w.n1'. oc·.lolon, 7t:t :::c..J.•inos (\l'li':. t:1o 2~1• :antte.lion to ::ao..

:1ullG• T:io _3(. 3atteJ.ion lltb :.c.rinos attaq::.o;;,-.. to t;lo 7th l:C.rinon t:~.::_">c.rto~·. l'klnsan O;r rnil -for :-:mll1.U'l{; _at 0700 e.li\.~ arrivcil. at opp~:·.:iD.~toly ~ .,,. ... -, . _,_.,.., ... .

GOAqp.l

= Cor;,)s OI 15 uas roooiv-; ·. r.t 221.0_.,.,;1~~'1 ,•J .. rocto:1• tl\e -::ivioion $o lJr'OtOCt t::c ;~ojo, .- ~j;).jon-ni- - ... :lmcJ10n E'.l' OC. ,OI:tploying l_ S(nl ~t". ~0 C. --V'£1.&'"lCO t\~ )t~a rqp-1 :1;{"---oo !illi.f:'Wlf; relieving I 1!0K Oor::;s olouunts c..."l;~. :.oGtroyinc t~~0 (:lli..':flY c~OoU:.!torc.: in zona.

' :·u:ting t!lo pcrio,·. tl1o lot lat l;otol' n-r-JlB}}ort !l:nttclicJ:l GL-o ·-~.,..

.-'lll_:):'.i~ieJl ~ru~ Cot!pc-.ny wo.e ~otC.C:'to'':. !'~9 n;t '. t.t-~v.c4o,: to tllo lst Coj:-.bnt Sorvico

Pa:trollinc il'l t~1q. \lonsr.=1 m·u~. oo:.1tb.u.u:. ,-lit:wut onwy contrio-; •

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~I flED 31 Octo';)cr 1250 . --- .__ .-.-~: ...

Gopcral

X Co1·.:.1s isr;Uo·c. telephoniC inE>'tl·u.ctions at 0830 to p.itNl tllroo a::1s lbic;l intarscctc.,_ the ~:SR bohroon. Hons_rot an:. ~~nng. Ti.Loso roa.~~.s

,.;rc tho roa,~. r\llLlil1~ g:CJ.'l.oral~t ·nor·t:.,,io~:it to southoe.st f'ror.~ a.:.ig:yong; tho onst - lm~t roaL: run."'li_ne;: \·iost oi YonC.::l\.llJ.gi · _WJ.d· tilo ~.\lr~.ohUn ::ruail ;·rest to t!1o ron.,:: _junction -~_oyo~tti. Vou-r1. .Alt.'.~tioneJ. ·or:.ors ,.zoro 1ssuod ~o provide one; cor:~_');_.N.'lY for t;tc socurit:; oi" Yon}Xl .Airfiold .eli·,. SU:.J)lirJs. i.n t:mt .orc.o..

J Gt ljn.rinp&

Tllc l:;t l:cxinos vel"..: or(.:orO._: \.)lring t:to do;" to return ono bnttir.ion !rou :~ojo to \1oJ,lSCJ.l on],. l:civo:..Ll:!Or~ LS'li 973 \t~tic:runs .:.c-_)art!i.ng tonsc.n wit!1· t~10 22,: Coo.1pilny1 5t:::. :=..c 3c.ttaliou w'tlorlcc~: :f'or :ojo '\'IC.o to: l o utili zct. i>;· t:~o lst .B.o.t ·~.:~ion, ·1st ·::t~.l~iltca for tno ro ;urn trip tC) '!onsE"l"l., !l!ho 2J. 3.:-.ttlllio.n continuo .. p;-.trolling in. the. ::ojo croL'. \",rit:_l •no j;D on ctc.tioll 1:1 :Ojo ~bor firinc t-;_,::.lro.Jd::atcl.y.:lOO roun:l-s on :i.1c vill ... ·.Gc o:f ::o~C::O~ P.::..trole ot tllu 2.~. ~.a.ttaliou ·OJOvo:. i.'"lto ~nt;~···m~ t-;it::out .OUOI.lY. Oj.J:_JO.Bition • Ot:·l\.:r ::_)o.trola J'.::fllOl"toJ. ·ncg._""\tiVO onOO:"

:tnctn ot~lol" t:~Jl sc..".ttcroC.. tmi'."lCl. fir6. Plc.us vor'' 1.10.~.0 for· t~C · ·;.;~ooont of t:1c 2 ·. :Jc.ttclion fi·on- ~:ojo ,to~ \/~:i.lS~l 'b~· uotor alt-.::. J.l.tll'ehin~,;.

~!lo 3c. :Jattclion nt i.a.jo:.,...ni cont'i~·o~"'..;ll~tlrolling tiu·oug:.;out tho .rc~. Ll<"l. ~- c.:t'ttu:'o:'. 174 l">rlso.uor:J.- !ut0llic:o.:.'1Cc .rc";oort"s t:1-at · ~:CJon-n:t .. ·o.s o. l:c;,· ~loiut .. cl:o;-._g t:1o .osOa:...?O rputo to .t:.lct n,orth uoro-col-1:f'irr.10~ . ~- .P01ls, c.nt. in iot.t..;f. b·~· t:1c lc.rgo n\mbcrs of ln"if.IOZLors b.J!n& cri;)turcd.': y t:1c 3 i. 36.t ·~n.J.+on. in' t:ie ~.L·.jo11-ni ·~oa. . .· ':

5th i"nrinos

Oril.ors .. vci-o issuoo:l a.t 11!10 to :ao.:·-5 to initio.to DOV'cirJont 'of Ji<P...-5 o the J:!aohunc · l'.l'or-. c:Or.!:.loncii~· 1 :_:.,yc::\iJ9I' r.l1~·: tii.oeo .t!ll'.t ·n.r~ on 4 1;cv- . :Jb'-r• ~:l_o D:!. s·~ioJ:ls of pt!.tr.olli.ilC; t:~o :..ur.c:·.on roa. ·. ti.oat t., thO rood

::tion &t Uau-ri U.O.r:l u,sEiiGriol: t:lt: 5t!l : . .cl'b.os 1 \i~.io:~ in turn ··.U.roetcxt 'l·c 3t. :S.o.ttolio":l.; 5t:l· Z:o.tiilcs to initiD.to t:w pc.trols io:;o·'.1c.tol:r.--. ll'!lis ntrol l·/O.& to c0:::J.til'lUC WlY W).til sue~: tbo as tho ;:i. ::X.ttc~ioll cloc.roc.t :.u\o:-wn for ~"J.l;lu;:.ng. :110 lst ·:·r.u!: J.;.ttcliof.'l·.l~.:·.s or;.orvt~. to uo~:o to

IW a.ssa.J""ul~· ~o.c. in t:to ·nor:;:!.JI'll.. Cut8ldrb ·of ~·tonsc.n c.n~·. ucs ~J:roctoc\ ') astiULlO> r<J~!>oilsii:lilitY for pc.tro.llia{~· t~10 ronC. \·lost fro:1 I..'u.nC:1ori 'tu · · .~ong.~D:~sD.n, co:.11~e;aci_~'C ~ ::ovon"ul)r. ,··.

L1 -E.ccor,'.:,;.lco •·ri ~h t!ic :.:i vi sioa :·.iroct i vc t;:o ECZ..) :wc.~".c pi-'o.::.:rations. !Qr t:1o no'V't..1f.JO!lt of t:~., lnt 30t.o;;(,J.io~1 by rail fro:.1 Yon.c~:..ung • > c:rl{!;{Oll(;. Ui_)on a..r.-iV('~ o.t c:liC:Y011G t:lo 1st :dt;J.ttclion W.!lil o.rcl..oro.;.~

> talco up l'..ctonsivc lJO::dtions to iJlocl: furt~lCl" north\·;art. rtOVO:lc.mts o~ :.?..::.. olcn.ollt::; i.n t:1a.t ,-.r.ca,o.ncl to. rol!ovo o110 oo;;_n·.ny ot·t:~o Jti.l ~~clX'in~a liC:l :lc..·. -~CC:.'l. l?l"OYil.\.C~; .. fc:r t:l..:: GCCU.l.'it~· of t~lO "!0.!":;1?0· t-.!rfio).t~.; ~~1 tO

Jliovc ti.to : iv!aioa Roco:uinh .. sc:.1cc Co~K".llJ' oi'· t:1c uiallion o:f :P.:-.trolliUG: oC r~ ::10rt:1i10St fror.t C:lic;,'Oll(,;•

T:~o'7t:1 ~:nrili.oS ;1ov_.",· tl:.u 3 ·. ll.:-.'tt . .lio:: vit. r.ail fron \fonscn to ·.ng ,1.urinr; t":ro noruii.1g. Pl['ns l!Or~.,o ;;c. u ·~:;: !':· ... ;·t>. ~:.:-riaotl .to novo .

... ,c rc.:-.r o:L t:lo 2Gt:1 3.0~: rO(;'L·l..:Ct_t in. t:;. ... y~c.:.:l.~t~·:of .:.L-.j\l:~ .oilc: on i.Iovcllbcr.t tt..."l.:. to relieve· in ::,:l~~co, ~:·c..;:.:;c..·.c.l•t: \."01'·; r· . .- •'.l< for OY vor of t::c fl~;1lm coJ.r.'"':lciac L'.'t 020:!00: ,~l' fer i'i.;'~t~.l· ccv .. r c.t 1000.

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DiGLASSJfiED ·?on.1.int; t:1q arrive~ o! olcnonts ot tllo 5th iainbo, t:>o ; ivi

sion -Rooonnc.isae.nc.o Coupo.ny l·t~s nBdgnc:. tho uiosion o'! pti.trollinG t::c ront. Ilort:l'l'foat i'rou C!lie;:~onc to t:1o villrigo of P.~u1gsong:-nl. 12::is l">~~rol .. ·.c:n·.rto,:. Ch1GYQnc: £'.~ 17QO .r,;;L~. roturno•:. v1iF~ut oatablicll.illJ contr-.ct 'uit:l t;lo anCIJ.Y. PlDnS: \'Toro LiAI'.o for ·.tllt:l Roconnt'.issMco Oorl::.x;x,; to roco~1.:.•oitcr to ;:ul:su,...ri· ori. 2: :..:ovoUbOl· an~~. it' no ca.ntact l·m.s uo..::o to contiroc to t:lO oc.st c.n.J. r.l...~::o ,cont~ct witb: t~o loft nc\.nl: of tho 26t~ BO:: _RoginOJtt •

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1 Kovcr.locr 19?0

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!I'l:o .Lt;J: 973· arrived ot'Z Kojo ~1/or ·.:-~t.:o6ljo an·"·._-(,is~Xiborko~~. tl"o_ops. at the 22n~~. CoiJ.Pru.lY1 5t:ll·~:c 3attc~1on at "XoJo-. Pro;pc..ratioua 1mro ua(;.c by ~:~o lot lMinua for tho uionrlcation· of'. t!1.o let :OcttE>.l1on .for tho rotlU'n trip o;; t:1o t~ to -~-.'bnscna T:1o lOt :9.a.tt:~1on seilO.-: fron Xojo ~t OllSOO 1·Ji th nn out.ir,..:-,to:.· tir.to ·of D.l"rivcl. in l"To11s~ .of 020700.

~lto 2.~ :Jut'o<alion CO!ltinuot.j,)il.trol·a in t:1.:.: !;ojo a.roc. t:m.t~lOut _onccy on··Josition. ~:10 ".S{l :Satttliion nt i:n_ion...ni rcnnrtm"_ nn cmmv mntnhtn tl'W-iDG t~o .!)orio :·~ Intoliir;cnco ~~;~rta: "uri~€- ti;o·-~";.c,Y-il~:~i~~-t~;-:-tho proscnco of oncny forces so"'t:1 cJ.ollb t::.1o ~;FJon-ni ronU.., ~hoso l'Oi!Jorts froiJ Sout:::. ::o .. or.n Folico M.~. civili>J.l courcos r;w.L~o~l. :f'rou orotil"lt~tow o:f' 1000 to 10,000 c.""l.o.r..cy- troopc. Pc.trolt: C...'t<:. r!rcro!t cellt to oe.:ll'cil t:lc vl"o-:1. fo~ "t!1oso f'ol~oos ~OJ?orto,·. no in.~.io..>tiono of oncu;~ in t:1o arot' ..

~:"!o 1st ':lrolk 3atto.lion uar.: or~"":.Ol'C • ".);• t:to lst :~c.rinoo, \·l'ho l"IOJ."O C:UU"go ·. ·,:it1: ~::.o ros}JO;.wi"uili t31 fol' t:h: .~.oiCW[jO ot t:lo Uonf:lwi. .:U'.oa., to Ot:;tc..OliGh c-. ro:-. .~lool: t'..t t::..u ro~~.-. junction o.t ~c.tsUJ.lt. fit·st 11g;.1t 2 l-iova.focr1 L!l1:. rclicv0 cll1:'1c.nts o:? t:1c 2:. 3nt~t.lion, :.a:1 ::Cil"inos. A.rrn.ngouu;.lt:J ucro nv.~.c for t:1c lut 3c.t·bc~iol'lt l::~t :.Cl•inol3 to roliovo lst Tc.uk Bc.ttr~ion clOl'lCll\;iJ ~t t :ia ro.-,-. ..-.olod: l'rior to ,,.r-..r!o.1oss on 2 l1ovonbor.

'rho 5t~"! i.:.:-rb.cs rc-.1>orto~,. no O.'"l.OI.zy' contt".cts t'!urint; t:~c ·-"·:·. ·11:1o lat 3t:.ttdio!l l..'OYC ·.frau !OlllJl'3l.~11?. to C:li~;~ ~1~-. al'rivo:·. nt 1700, O••o OOU:J~'.llY o£ t:1c 7t:1 l.:crin~s '"':U.&1 wc.s ;_Jrovi,~n~ eoeul'it~-' ::Lo:..· t~l.:J

Yon:.'o c.h~ficl:. \:c.a rclilwc,·. ·.,y clwcnto of t~w lot E.:1.ttclion. ·-·--c 2(~. 3c.t-:.;c-~io:l, ~it:-. ::c.l'incs l"rc.a Ol'.:cro.'. to rovort to t:1~ O]._)Or<'.ticm • .l control o:c' t~c :;t:~ ~~.:\.l'i~v~ on 2 ::ovcr1bcr. The 2C. :S~ttclion lw.trolla~·Lluri11G t:1o ;:--.:• t·rit!mut <-::..1·.:.: ::·· oo:~t~~ct=

l:Ovw~1t or:.ora \'/ol'C 1:;;~-uu_-~ ';)~· t::,:. 5t:-. ::.:-ri~lCC tor t!lo novcr:cnt o! t:1c 3l: ile.ttcJ.ion b:-· rt'.il fron :l1:10:10:1 ·;c :~Jt:lU::1G on 2 ii't<Voi.lbor. ~.:Ovo~:c.•t o-! t:1o 4ct;ino>l.tc1 Co:.~_li:'.:'l..". Gl·ou.:_; r;"! ·. t:.-. .:. 2-:. :>r-.ttc-.lio:l \·:r.3 ~lrc._:.i-cc.to,·. on ~~:,_, r.vc.U.!!.bilit~· of r.:-i1 tr.;:.lu::a,>o:..·i:.~.tiol\ on cit:l¢1' t~o z,·. or 3r·. o:f' :7ova·.!Jor,

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t:1o rof'.,:. :10rt:moct of :icJ_!:::uil[~ ,~.:.l tool: u:;,'} ·.'.vfo:J.sivo ~_)ositiorts !11 rccr of tho zGth RO~ R·zt tn t::~!J _:r-.jon- ~.IJ~ nrc.~ ?ln:.1r. \'!oro nr,.:.o fgr t:to rcliof o:i t~:c 2Gt~1 ao:~s on 2 j_7oVL:"J'bar, :To cnrXIY rcsidvnoc uao oa-oou..'"l.tcxo~. _·_w.·:t:aa:; tlllo £',P;:?ror-.C:l u......rC.:1e Z..lo ::> !vision 3.ooonnc.1ssonov Oou.. pc..ny1 s ~>ntrol o:1 t~to C!l.i(C-"011 - Yonc:o.z'llO-ni ron·:'. ]lrogross~-·. uithout in.. cL'iont to .:-~,l:..)l"O:d.."'l;:-:.tcl~- t::rcv Q.Uc..rt or::: of a nilu oou.t:1 o::f' ?J.."".gaont,'\-.-.ni. lh:.lcrou~ sudl :fir~s uoro note·. c~o~)G t:1o rilcos on t;lc (X".Dt si,:o ot the ro.:-.:: frou t:lo~1-Alccn nort!nr.c'r~:. Tho ror.c \'las ro;torto~: L.s bc1na in ,l)Oor con:ition .::.n.·. VOr"J u ... "'.l'rcnr1 rcstriot.il:\; t~lo uovcuont ot nll vo!UcJ.ou otilor t:1v.;.i J- ton vciliclce. :r:1o 11o.trol l1C.V infol'i.1o·: by JtO:C officors !.u that croo. t~J.O.t t:C.crc uoro no :f'rion."ly troo::_Ja i:l. t:l\:. vicinity oZ the fires. lll1o :;.,a.trol roturna~:. r-.t 2230 uit~:c,::."t: ::..:.vil1~ rU'.2.o onony contcct,

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~~l.o lt:t lic.rinos:·rcrJ.JOrt·c(:. t:mt :·t:1o let .:Si.~~cli?ti ht\f .. l'.CJ.,~to.~ ~jo cbot..rt. LS'l 973 ,c.~ Q20700· :ror WonCtL. :Roul)()as1b.11;it;r :for~ :tho· ::Ojo !'.ron "c.n tur!loC. ova±- to :!;j:c: 2...: :Snttc.li:Oi11 l::;t ~~~.rinoc. ·_tSl.i;' ·973 {.oC:.:o:. t:.t i1onsr"lt p,t;· 1230 nL t'.:.a l~t :Uc.t~t~ion l"ol!oy_ct't olct!c..'tts o:!' t~!c lst ~C.."1.k Dr>.ttdio~t d the ;:{'.tcur.tn rol:'.C':bloc!: C'.l'!.;' ... "Ol"o corioolit..:-,tine .cZo;.u:ivu 11D-o :::;i tio!to fo1· tl1c ni~1t b~r 021900.

The 2d. 3c.tt:-li9n 11c.~rcllc..: in tl1.c :(ojo rXo;;, withot:.t one;.:;;. cont.:-.ct, !'J.thou.a:l tho 5t:~ ~~:C ~a.tt~.lio~1· to t:t<J sout:1 susk.inc~~.- r:. li&lt C:'l.\.'!.t:.t" nttnd.: .'nrillb t:l(,; =.:I';y 111 !:Ojo in \t:.dc!l ono :Jorth !Corcc .. "l \K'.c 1:11-lc:., OnO::. uy vitlt~~rr.winc to. t~1...: !lilla to t;lC-uoot. Or :~tll·u uol'oJ rucoivu . i'roa X Oor-_1:; nt 1147 '·'.irootilii; t~1C l;:.t· ~:.·r1no :i}iyicion to uovo c~l olCUeiltG ~1l:' os.::<'l.tly ia ~!10 :rojo c.l'O£'. to t!1e ilo:nsc:.n ro.·oc. ,.ri t!1 tho l·e:r-.st :_>:"C'.ctlcc."l:ll(l ·. <.i.clr.Y. T"-,o sout!1 boun -... :.r~- o·r X Cor-.,1s H{'.S _o::tca:'.o .. _ to tl1c nout:1 di'cctivo u:;,:.on ·.C'_)£!,l"turc 'of C'll.•non.ts of the lst ~:~~.riaC.: :;ivision frciu·:~ojo. or:.oro \·ru.ro inruo~";. t~1c ld l~crinos l:.ircotillG t~lo TlOVtJUO:.lt of tho 2~: ::1.:-.tt~~io:t frau :.:ojo on 3 l7ovc:.1",)c+• ;,y l'c-.i.l c.a: ~1otol~i.

T!lo 3,: ::Octtf'~io~ c.t ~.c.jon-n1 i;;~ctcllo·· t:!l·oo ~>ntrola C'.t 0000 to t:~c ilortll1 ocst'_cu.'l\. t!1u oout:J.. ~:1c liCtrol~ to ~10 110rth r-.n:. o.,;...,ct rotur:i'O(t d r;.'~'ro::inc:.tol~· 1200 lrit!1out i.1~vil\_~ :1c . .'.c cnOJ-t:" contact., ·::'~10 ::,K.trol to t:1c oout!1 1 Co~tdstLx; of ~!10 34 :,l.·.toon, n:;n CoullRJ'lY1 \thich uc.c aotorizo'J. C'..l1 .. -. rcilU'orcoC. tfUl1 ~- auction of li6tt •~e.&U.nu {Jl!lS c..&l ·_ SJ.r.n ;ml'tt:rs ua.··.c contc.ct uith t:!c t;..ll.G.:y ct t~ ro~i.blook in t:tt.:. vicini t;r of Yo:1C'.o-ri. 'ir..uJ rot\:. to t:1c sou t:! of :;njo;-r...ni ru~1s t:ll"oUC:l n narou cnu:ro11 ia u..·•.a.y :_Jlaooo 'd t:1 v:1c.r-_p 11h:tlr.Jinll turns, ~~o Olll.l'.lJ !1at~ vul'Y offoctivo-ly conotructo'-n sorioo o£ ronl"blocl::s £>.t Oll,n~· turn i~ th6 t:ocL bv 'i-lli.nthv.· ~nt!l.-: tl:;::f t~1n ovcr:lc.l'Jbillti cliii~. onto- the- X-oo.t. ~1t. i~o.~-~- Cov~~: .. _- i~1~~0- ~~-;i~;;-·::.1. t_:-1 fJ.~o,

.. i;t 1100 th\!1 rOi·.~t.in:.o~ of .11.;{11 Cou;.>aJ:ty, rCinforoot., noY-o.··. to Yo:1o.o-r:i. to o::tric.::.to ~:tc.:,,:c.t1'0l ;-,n.:. cy l530 r~·l· pcracr.ncl- ~..n:. vc;J.!cl, rJ. !'.c.:. bo<J:l wit:1~lrc\"111 an,·. Cxti,l1ury :1o.L·. rochtcrot. on·i f~i'ot.'.on tho oro" .. lio ostiLlc.to o!' t:1.a o . .'lct1yt s r:tL·c:l(;t~l caul .. 'be rat\.-.o, clt~oud-l it ~t0s i.:loliovod to .'lC.VO 'i]uc:J. a si~Mlc fol·co. · ~ ..

:;C' ... )C'..l'til'lf; t:1..; l:st·'~-• .:i'd.acb co•li:ln."'l~·.::..~oE>t cnrly in tlvJ uorninc, tho :roau:-,.,-,; .. Jly convoy· :tul' t:1c 3<-1. 3t~ttt'J.ioli.1 col'l.GJ Gting of· ono· inf.:-.ntry :plc.toon roi~oJ.·co?. uit:1 lic;:1t -;t.::.c:::..i:lo [,unc, oscortinc :L-ivo 2.:- ton tru.cl:s 1 trns t>.tt0ti:o~. ·oy on outim~to. 1000 oauny r.t PrJ:c;.lOn-n1. ~h0 oacr.t:r.o::_1onoi.fire 011 t:1u co~wo~•.i'l'OD -~·w ric~l~t. sL·.o of t;l<:l ro.,'..(.~. uith ri:f'loG1 rotonntic \"!oe;:,xms c:ll~. lic!1t ;.1.0rt.::.r firo. · Sll:to firut ·t1ucl: tO. bo :·at uc.s t:~ir,·. truO:.: in colu;,1n, ~,-,:u c;."'i-\ii'.b lon.- .o-·. ,.,i t!1 :- iuaol fuo);; c,l.l.", u:liC:.1 imJol1l';~oly ll.J.s igriit!;,",. ·:-:.:c· t'.TO loc.. ·inr; -·~rucl:n continuo· . .O\!'ll t:l..:; rol'.:. !or rr...>::)ro~::b:.~.tcl~p <'· ;]ilo1 but Ul)On 1·:~:inc ~. short turn in ·~;lL-rocl". fo\ll)C. t~ll:'.t t:~c cuatcr o-f t~1c roc~,·.- !u.\ ·. bbqn. cra.tqrct. CJ.).·. uns in-· :__-:.c.cs.-.blo .. 3ot:-. truc.':c tur•1c,·_· .:.:-ou:.1._ \U'l.;·.o.r intonso oncr.~t fi1·o [I.a.-. l.'c

tur:w.·. to t::o orici:1.:-J. :.1oi:1t of utt.:.ck, • Of t:ic ,fivu truc1:G oriGLlcll~p L1 t:~ ... co~vo~p only onu left ~:l\.~ notion un:.cr it~ O\m )_}Q\lcr; tuo :u,;vinc 'boon :ut by c:1er.~.r fii·c 1 .. ~~1. tuo n J.tcho~·.n o;a t:tc, si,l.o of t'··.c rot-.,·.,

?ig:ttor aircrc.ft ucro c.::-.llo~-- un r.tt'..tiOn' t'.lh~. ~.:!r strike~ iroo';ot. 0~1 t:lo ououyl t; :._)oGi·:.iv;:~ b~-- ~::·.• >.;r.ctlccl tdr obsorvor £rou v.;.1 OY, l·r!!ich :m.~. 1>o~Xl :Jl~Vi.~.il'l(.; colu:"ll cvv-.. :·. _,_,l" -;:.\;; 6onvo~. · :Urina; t!1c. .:-.tt:-·.d: tho ':!NJ ro_mrto··. t:u:·.t t:l;.; Clh~=~~- ·.:~· ...... · : .• ;,·· +.:1-..:. tl-l.lC!:s ul~c:~ lu.,~. ",)..:;en :..E:i.ir~o ~., nn:. uoro nttOl.I~JthlG to rc."lo\·o ·.-:~c··;} ... \.;,-_,1!:·:1;: · U..,'lon at'l'ival of t!1.c close · £>.11' SU}.>:)Qrt uirCl·;;-t.i't c:-:.o o~'l...:ay··v~S ::.'urco · -'Jo c:J.ari.".o11 t:.lc oqu1ir..H.mt anl.l ·:.· su::.):.)lioo.1 <.'ll-~. fl~t:· :.:ro,~ t:l.c nr_ca.

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a'-orx;;n-w.l!l?llj'"'"' ..... ~kc.r.,o . .-. by five tnnl::s, sent Qy·tho lflt l:arinos to reinforce t:1v convoy fowl•:. upon ar~ival that tho mi6t'cy' hat. been 'riven o:f by fricnJly v.!r. Zu-co trucks ,.,ere rotriovod l'~ont; vi t:1 tho QD,.jority o;;:' t:"lo flUJ.,:JPlics: ~;lre;·o tol'l.O o'l m;;U_l nri.w lll'JD.Ul.'litior. l:ll~-.

sou.J c:iplos1vos 1 hro onor:;.y 57I.ll..l L'llti-tt'lll.: t,-uns \101'0 cnyturo~:. Totnl. casu.FJ.tics auff~oJ. b;; t!10·lst ~31nos in t;ll.i·a.ction \'JUl"o'9 !Ci;..-. a.nC:.l5 l'll.i~

~!10 !loGi!".h:::lltcl :iiJO.U.quc;l'tCl's1 5th. :.ic.rinos d.o}?tl.rtO(. lbns<:t.n via rD.il for :f;nJllU:\S C.:.l,-. £lto11)o. nt r;w.1C:wn to lov.:. 'tho Jt!. :Snttcl.io:;t. T:1o }.~. i>d tccJ.iont c :~1otol~ uuuvuJ .U~J.;:.rtu,·. ~J.u:.u:.;o:il i"ot 0930. uhilo tho ·:porsonnol bo3t.o,·. t:1.o "~rcl.;1. c.n~:- tlo;;.n~t o . for ::c.n:1J.llG t>.t 1110~ ~;,.o .2J. :Sv.tt<.lliou bocrtlo .. ::.. t:1.o tr['J.r:. Lt i'lo:.l.s.::.n c.t 0900 -ro1,-.' .;,c:_.,.:U"to·:~. 'ill. tho Gccon, ::;.:ric~. All clcw.ont s of tho 5t!l i:~:rinos close-..· t:1.o :~n:.1unG ro.roc •. ~~.to in t:1.o c:i.tornoon •.

. ~110 ;,x·.trolc of t!lo_lst :aattclion o:;,or['..to~~. in tho O~rlg;;-~~-o.rct:'. Hit~l-o aut o:>tC'."uliG:rlnG contact Hith t~io onoL'JY• Pltns • .. tcrc·r.l~::o i:l:r t:1o ·5ti1 ::""" rino::~ for ;-, rocon.n~icnc.nc0 o:£ t:1v. rout:; nortlnrc.rJ. to•;rr.r ·. fut~on :Rm:crvoil.• up tl!c Sinl!Wlc; vnllcy, At 2225 1 ~lC ~iviaion :10ti::ic.:~ t:w CO, 5t:l. :2.rinc·r:: t~:.::.t t:lc ld ::c.rinc :Jivisio11 ~1:--:. i)o~ rclcn.~u. .. ·. oi' tho rosr>ons!bilit;y for t~1c socurity of. t~lC 'I'on:.,o c·.itfioL~ nt l~£cylic;:.1t 3 ~Jovcu"oor 1 c.n~·. '1ao i:lfor;.Jo.". t:ult t;!c CC>I.I..'.,n';'l;· of. t~:t<J lut :ac..t ... cJ,.ioa ::.'1rosontly ~.,roviC.ing t:crurity of t1lc E..irficl: \'IOUl · ".?c ruliovc:. 'bJ olcilwnt(l o1' X eor:.,a.

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Durir~ t::v i1oi-nL1[; t~1c 7t:1 ~;c.rinos rcliwc.'. tho 2Gtit 'RQ:~ .Rc.::;iucat o.t 1030 c.:a. t' •.. V£'.ll.Co.~. to c. l"lOsition 30 niles ~rthwost o:£ ::r:!li>u:l.C:t l'.:,.,_ :.)r6 ::!.i.lc:.-~ cl;t ;'ldfun;j.• _to t:1c C:.Walin Rca crvo ir 1 1(1€cln~t s cc.t t ere •. rcsi r.k.:ll)•.:~ .It h( 1·o~~t:v of ~~oto tlw.t tl1ia wav t:l.e: ;firS"t OitCOU!'l~cr 'J;-· troo?G of t;-.c 1£:; :;c.rillO :.>i Vi :;i!Jlt \!i th t!:1.c Chinos a Conr.lUlli~t .F.orcc~. :;urine; t:-:.t..: c.t:v:.mcc t~1c. 1st 3.:.ttc.lio:l rocc1vv.". s:..>Oro.c~i·C suoll r:trr.H; i'iru on t:.lui;.· ri{?1t :.."lo:.ll:, u:1ort::e..s t:1o 2:". :ac.-~t:-lion uns ro:10rtod t-.t 1615 to be i~1 cor.tc.ct 'l.:ith ."1'! oGt_b.:."..tc .. run:1c~~~· a:r CCF. · ~.,.J:~rO::i:t.:.toly oigllt ,roml· ... 3 of l1o.t:.v y :1or'~['.r ucrc rccoi vo .. -:.uri~¥.:. tl1o C\~~vconco. Ho~mvor, oo.S\L.l.l ti oc "'oro lic:'-t t:rrouG:lQut t~'.tJ .::_r_;,•• :Jlro:1t line o'bsOrvr.t~0:1 in.'.ioott..: tXt th(; cc:r· :.\,_"\,·. sot u:) t~cfondyo :)ositions ·on tho :U.lls tO t:1-:: rrontt rJt~: th!.:.t a co:lDi:.crcblc I::ur.1~0r of OJl~Y:y ~iOl'O• c·.~eoublir.~£; in thY SUJ.ol-.g t:..rv~._ ~lto aroc. ltort:t of su:.onG ll~G c.!Hlit;no,_·. ac tho 7t!l ~:c.rinos o'bj_cctivo for 3 liov.cobc;r.

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Or~o\.Gl:£1 'WOl'G ioS\1.0~~. tho llth i:t:.rinos by t:10 ~Vision to in!tiato novcrlcnt by rail nn.~-. uoto:r to E:aub.u'111: :prior to 4 lbvwbcr. ~he first Sllj,T.;.Jl~' train fron llonsan to :::cr::lnnJ Wfis :t'il•ot. OJ1 whon tho- trdn ~1l'l~ot~. onrouto to tc.l::o on 11atOJ.·· ~:n-oc ·o:f tho onooy gu.orrUlos ucro ~)turo~ i:ly t:to train ;;ua:r::.a :QrovL'.oC: by·t:l.o lst .A;·.u)!UiJiM ~~ro.ctor Bo.ttt'lion.

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The let .Bo.ttclion contL'1.U0c: :pc.trols tl:ro~hou·t tho li:>nsen r-.rco. Cllr."•. r..lDlll1.ol·. tho roo.C.hlocl;; ut XL'.tsur.w. :io c:.1o::.lY 0011ta~ta \•roro nt~.:',o by llD.trola :~.urine tllc ~.r.cy-. T:lc 2d :Battalion r..r .. >orto,l. t:lllt tl:.o tr&in sant to ~jo i'or rdur::t of t:!c battc.lio~l to U:mac:.n :u•.lf c.rri.vo•'. r.t oq"'D.. ~he tr.'rlli was utUizot': for tho novauont of &Ul"J:"Jlics r-11.~. c. si-:1~1- oa,r,.: ~Otini;Cllt, 1rh1lc tho ur-.jorit:r o:f' t;1c: troops I-l::IVO ". by r:c>.rcJ.liritit u1 th ora~.nio trucl: trr>.nsportr.tion :follo1·tinc th'J troopa uit:: ocluipr.1cnt l'.ntl. BUJ!l1lios. Air

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s:.n ha.:-: boon cut · .. y G,-u.crrill~5, \·iho lk:.. "vlOi.·ffl t~Jv tn·.e.l . .: 11-it;l O~Jlosivos. Stct!,"Js HcJ.·o t~ ~on b:• X Cor:'G to stOl) t;lo 2t".. iiat·taJ.ioul !l trnin nt Anb:•on. Tho 00, 2l'l. !la~tdion raJJorto-.·. nt 2330 t;!.o..'l.t ~10 ~m ·. Lsto.IJlisho{~ a :;_lori:.tQ..o

tor liThiC:! inclu ~o-~".. tb.o trucl-:: oo11.voy nn:. -;;.:w tr.oin in t::c vicinit~~ of AJ.ltl;ron, ~1,', l.·~">ortc. t:-.c.t t:tc -bo.~tcJ.ioj;, ~'~0\.ll .~.0".)Cil"t that lU"O..". Oli0730 •

.Anot~tcr .... ttorr_:_)t l!O.G uc:. .c ,:urine; t:1c ,·..c:r to C!:ito;_:,lith l"J!:,:rsicc-J. con .. t~ct \·rit:~ ·:.l1c ;~·. :3L!.ttaliol'l £".t :L:ajo;.J.-.ni. ;;.. co:wo:r l'f.c.G .~s:;_).:-.tcllO· .. !l'Ou t:tc 1st 1:.:·..:.-in..;s C? at l·fonse:n oscorto.~ 'i:l;-· Co 17J.11 rcillforcot. b~.r n ~-.ota~'l

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:::id.ocr of t!to roa.·.". covcri:-1(; 0 t".ofilo. .8.ir continuo;.: to !lit t!10 ou.s•:~

until D.a.l·i:::;.tocc. T: w convo;r rctur:10. to t:tc ll>t l~nrincs c.s::oa_lbly ro:o.:::. at 1930 nftor :-:..:-.v~i:lg lost sovc:.·~·l t1~ncl:s to cncuy firo Ei.ll..;.~. c.i;c HOl! wvtll:t:c- ia ~.ctio.;.1• '2;.;oJ.-.-c r;.on ucru j.:1ju~·o t;:l.;m ono of t~1..:: t:r-..:.c::::; ovc%'--tur;to:-. t·.tU.i:l(:; t:tC1 OllG.:::.ce:r.~OJlt, ~:10 ) .. :a;.,tt~lion ra:.)ortc~: :~o Clla:!:· .t'.Ctivity ll.urinc t:H.: {-:.c.;.·.

:;).trine t:1c :.r,y t:'l.o 1st 3att.:olio:~ rci:-:.:rorco ·. 1·1c.s rclicvo:. o! its cccurity aisJion l:ot Yon:,:m rir:fiul- .-:;,:t;. t:1o riflo co•.;..,t·.n~· :~.·oturno;·.·to

its 1)::-J"c!lt ol·cc-.. ::!izetion• T .. o CO, 5t~l Lorinos or(.oro,: t::.o butetrilion to nove .u.:rlnc t:~o :_h .. rio:. nl'l .. •• v::;ta'iJlis!~ ·.,;fonsivo :._lovltions to ::_lrovc>~t

cncu;r :-.~ovcr.wn'li- to the.: o~.st o:~on.::; t~lc: o:-~iG~'o•le - Pu.:.lf,:eOllf,."-nl rot.,:. :fu.rt:tor or".ors ".iroct~~. t:lt.:. 'i:lc.:';tc-~io~l to ~lc.trill 11it:tin ['. 5 uilo rn.::ius of' t:w bc.ttcl.io:1t G :}oBition in or· .. or to :.)Z..ovwt t'.n uu,;otootc -. OllcttY 'buU: .... u;_) i;,1 ~;t.:J c-.ro~. :...·~'l.o o~ttr-lion nove.~ to C', pot>ition n:...,:_>ro;.iat>.tol;.• ~'l..:.·lf-

l·tcy bct"ccn aliG:·onc c;.1;', F.u!--::tJ.U.,..ri 1".':1~.:ro it ~:-:-t~·.blil-1:1.:-: ·. "· ~·do:u;ivc ::;_)OJ."i:.lot C"i":

or~~.o:t:c \'/Cl'o iu·;uc. t:!c oo, 5t:-:. .... rlnoc at 16o5 to rol.icvc ~c>·;~·-l·r:.;s of I .ao~ Col"',;.?s ill t::-;o co.etorn :.'ortion of -:.::..: .lvision zone (Sin.tuulG Yf1llq) c.n,'. to ;}~.tl"'l t:~o roc.:. l~L· . .'i:1c; to ~1•.:: :wrt1lu::;:::t (to-H.;':~. !.:r>~cln..'"1Qni). At'i.ition .. -1. o:.· .urs .'ir~,;otc · t:,u ~t!1 :~':'1'!~-:,(,e to ;,~;cure o.t t!1o o~1.l"liont prn.cticc.'i:llc tir.to t:l<l o.::.;)losivo ·.u:J:.;Hl ru_.•or-=..:.. b:• ?..0. olcuo:1t1> lroct of Sinill:lC• ~t 2202 or:.ors uoru i:nl~~,; t:: jt:-:. ::;:ri:lCE to .ot~c:1 t:1c 1st :Bu.tt,:-J.:!..on to o:;,;or<.to .'.iructl:i' u:!. ·.o.:: _..-v ... ::.r:,:•. wat:rol.. .?c~trol~ cor ... tllctcc\ iJ~r t~to ~t~l i.Sinot: L1,-'.icc.t-:.:. ao o:'l~--:· ~...c~!Vit:··i:l '.;:li.. r.r~r...

A c~.olc-.yo;, ro-.)ort i'ru;J ion ho.~1. :~.·oooi vee. on cniJlJy

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DECLASSIFIED


t:1.o 2<.1 3~ttcliol1, c-loo C\.Stri,;:.c t~~c su.:-..ous rob.;., rcr .. :lOrt_oC; Cl.ll ootinc· . .-tCl~. ot1.ou~· force of t\-10 ~c~ttdion3 on. .. t:tLir left fl.C'lll:. J'roa 03t>l>:5 c.ll~'. t:lrotl(j!lout t:1o ron.:-..i~t.cr of tho nicht t:l'-' 2<~ 3{'.ttrlion~ .'u'l.t:l-tru.".l~ Cor:(Jc..!'lYt 4.2 l.ortr.r Co.-.::._JC....'"l:'t- c~ ·. ::lnl;::cr Cot!J.X'w.").::, let Jr.ttclion C.-::.r~o -u11,~.c.:r <. 'hc['.v:r co or "ln.:·:~ ct. cua·.~y nttc-.alr• .il;,7,;,lro;.:iua.tc1;;~ si:-~ row1-~.s o£ ho.:-.vy uortc.r f'o'll ill t:1o 2-~.;l.o.t.tc.liont G c.ron r;1t. tho bo:ttcl.ion !lU.dc.Ll-.::. n~ ct~ndto i'ro;1 Gl.lt11 G;'OU:_la ot Clti:.toso v.ttcrt_'lti:\; to infiltr.".tc1 u~il'lfi: bot:l. anN.l r.ro.!c c~<.;·, sro;lc.t".os.

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fi ciont troo:?s to bloc!: t;l<.' roc.t! r.t c. bri ··go nouth of s.t:..o!"JG• . Covuri:lb t:lu ron. uit:"- firo ;.;:1.0 oncuy :.~Cllc-t;ot. to cut t:~o ~ .. s:. ilotuucn t!!o let !';tt'.

2:. Jr-.ttclions .:-.::J. •.• t:1-.;. rc:.t~~inf .. ~· of t~1c noCLwntrl Oor1".>r~t :oN.l.,. ~::o :.iv!.t;ion ~o;;x.:-,:.-.<.j,flo;~;,oo Co;~Jt":.:l;}" in-.s ac.'1t c.rotm ·. t;lo o;lun7Ic !lc..ll: to t. 1 slo,'.G;o :1.1:.1 .f1•on uoll r.;cl ~ct :.::. ')Qui tio:1s, c .. n ~- c.ir strilcos uoro 'il;ooto:. u;ac.i. ovcntu~~~l;r forco·: t::u cl'l.c;:!;t· to o.bC'.;lt:O!!·llls :_lo.aitio;u:, ::::1o · 7tll. ::...'ll~incz continuo· to .·~,.H::~!"oy t:1.<.: C::inosc·fol"Coo o:'l:.1osinc t;.:dr t-.t't-o 'V'-'.l'l.cc ru:t.:-. ra._1ort.,) t::.c.li t:w· c.i1· .:ro:_ls u~.:.o to t~'.·..; l~>t :J.:~ttcl1o:n c..:>.:. :lm:!y .Co11~nm.y !u . .:·. bocl'l. aucco::.sfully co:·Jl1lcto~· ..

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Coa."Jn;.ly 11 .d..11 , lt.;t ~<-;11: Ddt alien 11o.trollo~". \loot on t:w :.:uaC::on i-oo.d. to ttlbll{;.l;'{Ong-ri c.:.t:.- ~.l~'.o conta.et t·lith nn onony :ru1·co in tlut m-o......._ Roco~t:'l.OLo'ring t'::.: :lilld:.cs ,'lith t.-;11:: :firo th .... one:'.;.· '.!t.o i"lu:.::~u:. ;'ro:: t>.c :dllil ~L: .:·~;~n·o;dn=:.toly fort~· mto::w· uoro 1:illu :, ~:lu t.:::.:t~:;u t:l...:;'l. cl..,a=-c,-. t::o tou>.l of 01-.cJ'l::;.JYo'l'l€-ri of onooy ont. roturno(·. to t::oir t..;;(;cnbl~· r.rcx·. ·in t:•..: :1.0rt::crn out r.;!::irt s of l'fon,ac..;.l,

00 X Cor:1s =·~oJ£sr.co 032315! roouivot:. 04olOO .~.iroctoo.l. t:·.,. ::ivi:;ion to relieve . t:~c. lGt:~ ::1:f • I :J.o:: in :'J{)at; 0y. 041700 u:dC:~ confir..l~t. or .~.ors :._)l'cviottnl;',' isouoJ ·. to t~:;.;. 5t:'. ~ .. .ri:10n to off oct t::.o rolio:f'.

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~·-~o 'let :Dr:.nnuon, lst ~~l'.l"incs contl.nuo). 'to :._Jr'.trol 1~1 the WonflO!l c:\l"OO. nn_' to ;.1<-'.ll th.o :rou,"'J)loc!c _c.t:·ka.tsuna, t!1u m.mt:lOrn cntrc.nec' to t:tu city. T.lc 2:=. Jk·.t·~cJ.io~l u:~icli lmt. bivouacoc~ t'.uri:t~ tilO iligllt of 3 :~ovo:r.tbor 1li .AU'iJytm, '::CJ.J~'.X'toC. for \1onsa.'1. o.t 0730 t!l)Oll.not1i"ico..t1on t:1.a.~ t!tu rc-.ilrocA. trccl-.: u;tic>. :l.:.>C'. 'iJc :1 1:1lo!·t:l b:r r;uel"l"illas ho.,: :,ocn rCJ_mirot. by X Oorp:1 on&;L-.ccrr;. :-;10 2:. 3b:~tolio:l c.rrivo-:. in 1Jo:;.u&lli.l e.t 1lro0 l"'n:. b·.;o.;,ic-.tcl.;· to'ok U_;.J ~'.cfc:owivo :)ositio.!:s for_ t:J.o ais~t •

:L':lO ).". :lnhclior.. nt ::~.jon-ni C()~ltillUClt: :x~trol_s in t;l,: r.ron lmt unt.\J no coatD.ct 1rit:l t;1o an01.:~... 'i':1.o ro-sU:::.>~)l~· convoy b..UD.rt~.CL~ by, r:. siailc.r force' r.s t:l-nt f'or' t~1c ljovCt!bOl.· 3c1 convo~· .~.OJ.>.c:l'tctt Wonsf'Jl r:.t first 11.]!-:.t in c.:.lot:::.cl' ~t ~Cr.::.)t to brod:-tlu""Ou.,!h to tho 3d 3nttn4ion= ':i'ho I'X)lWo;• succoc;Lfull;· !)nG~ol'. hro roal.'blod::s 'but ~-J!'..a t:1c;.1 £orco,:. to Ol'lgct;o in c. :::.:rice of liG:lt s~d.ruishcC na tho oao:.Jy nttat:lto~-:. to :.:Jrovcut our c.~-... vc.;1cc. ?ro::;aLl(;' forHt'.i-\':. t:1c cor..voy rc.n.C:lo.". ~:..'\ion-.ni v.t 1300 1~it!lout r.r-.su.!'.J.-::!._.s.. C-o 11.A.11 ~:!llC.-. 51 C-"lC:.lY 1:\l'l. tool: 3 ?Oll:; :!.i.! t~!C c.Otic~l,.

T:w l<>t :k:.~tc:lioll [);n:tLmc _ ::;.H\troL-; ·.urij'{; "'"'\! -·..:-:;· uost Oil t:w t-oacl fro:_t C~liG:-'"OilC \rit:~ut e:ste>lll:l.i:!:lL.LG coatnct \·Jit~l t;1o cuOI.~·. T!lil·t:rt:u·oo :~or>~:1 ::orca:;. otr~·u·;lcrs 1rurc c~tul"o,"'_ 1:1~· :.mtl."'l::> ,"..urill[; t:1u -~ nlol~ t:lO ChiG~'OllG roc·.:. T::c 2.'. :3n.-ttdion nova~·- b~: pq:·ohLlG' ,_...__.H •. notor ilo:r:t:nn.:Gt ot ::U.::-ig1Jol.lt,;;.,lli f'..n.:. l"oli..:vo,, olononts of t:1o 1St::.· BOl~s. :-:·of.~tsivc :_wsitio:.tr; ucro ost~Jlis::o.~. to :>rovo~t· novqr.to..'lt of t:w OJlct.l~·- so~t!1, :Pc.trols ~~oro or.:.oro:·. to ~>o~.Xc:i out th~ OllcLIY in tl:.at .aroc .. ro.n.:'. to ·~otcl";:.lillU tho con itio:1 of .. ron::.s lcu~·.:i.llg ll.Or-;;ltwar-:~· ii1to tho -Fu.scll Rc~orvoir r-.roc1

~:1e )l~. :k-.tt-f'lio:l late Gcoiy;o Con::JOny '\-ll\.0 ort.oro." to uovo on 5 ilo--vc: 1bcr to t:tc vici:-11 ty oi: ifolr.;_1~"0~1.C~:-.:.)C'; D.ll.·. Ui>Oll .:.rrivol to tcltC ~) (.:()... :fc.:ts!Yc -:._)or;itio~lS \-~it:1 t:lC:- ui~dull o! ~)a.t_ral~int; •..nily to t:lo 2d llc.ttru.io~tl s :.msitions vnC. to :_>rc.:v~lt ;;ovcu..;nt 'of the OllOllY aout!l\l.c-Xl. 011 the i.~S~ Goorgo ·co'a:;_xUI;' ut:s Ol·:.Ol·o·.·. to ·:.tovo o:'- ~ :.:ovo;liJcr nort.:u;oat· of tho ~.JR to t:oc vicinit~r of C:lllnG.I'-'-1\';-:U., .P..:.l ·. to r.ocul'c t:1a onony CU.C:•o of llc:.m1i"!;io~lo l"0,;,1Drtc,·. ll~· I ::?..c:-:: Cor-.w t!.l:- roJ_icva 2. :RO~~ OOU)..".Jlios in

that loctlo.- ~1 ".JC'.ttLilions of t:11J: 5t:\ ::.-ri:t~Js )ntroll,:.t, -"urinG the :.c:;r without CQllt,:,ct wit;l t:lo o::1c.n:~.

Tl1o 7t:1 ::.-.r:l.~1os raJ.)orto.·. t::.c SU;"'.oa::; .:.'l'~r-• .:;onornlly Q.Uiot .urillg tho niv'tt, a.l t.ilOUGh t:'!.a onouy c.t te<.J?-: o to in!'U trd o t!10 rig!lt fl.n.hl: of .... ~ 7• ...,_ .... __ .. 2-- _... _,__,__ __ ,_ ----· ---··· .. ~- '\. •• ---~-1-~"'. --.·~ --~ .... u,; .)'· -'<·l<"t:.I,,LVU t~lt VJo::.J.VVt J. IJ.t:> ,__.~,o~~•Lh ~~~\::1 J.-.,JlJU.J,t;\,1., IJ.:/ IJU\;;.U ... <L- (;)Uoll tou ••

60an nortc.l• fire c;.1._;_ t:10 o;_:-:-s.1;..· fol"Oct1. '~o \'11th::.r£~w, :'uo ll.:!t~ contr.cts \•/OrO n~.".c 01'!. t:lc lot -3nttaJ.ionl C loft flOJ'l: 1£11c;_1 W;lrJ l'C:)UlHO.". by firo., SOYcrt>.l rou~l .. r; of lic;ht uor:tcr i'iro i'oll ill ti\o 2<t 3a.tk~iolll s C'XCt'. ··u~inc t~1o ni.;:l·~.

il.t :first lit;:tt t:10 lst :Sc.ttclio:1 ~C'{';>Jt :.mtrollilll; nol•th of Su::ODG ~1;, nt 0~0 t:1c ~ivision .ncoon:.Ur.isfJrulOC Oorr,.)t.n;t :_1c.trollo·: to t~o £rm1t cn,llco.l. t;lc e. ·:v-t'.l.lCO of tho 7t:1 ;;~·ri~toa. :_::-::c 7t:~ l:E'..rinor; novo·. out a.t 1000 wit:~ t:10 1st c.n'~ Jr1 ~:-.t ~c~ioa1:; in rulu::ul ,:;~.~- ;:1c_ 2<.". B~ttalio;t ill reserve.., :Pntrols r~_JOrto~--. t:~.-..-~ t:!•,, 0:11:.;.:~- _,,; t ~·i';>:.:l"L",Ui!"--G nor~hw.'-..1"·'. w:1ci~ ur.rJ COllf'il.·•·-lo.-·. by cdr ('.lJ. ·_ \ilic:l E;:._1o ·' t':·u~:a C.ll·. five tc.;:~;s

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Korean War Project USMC-00102317DECLASSIFiED

o£ <.·~)lJX'O:d:-1atolY 6000 r.lotcro to t~a high grou.nf .. in tho vieinity ot ~tinh\.Ul(,i--lli ~h{) ona.-w OJ?:?oaition Yc.l"io.'. 1ror.L uo:,o:rnto to ligl1t tO r:..o;_~lt'nto

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of roaponslbility tl.~ :_u..,C::ton ro:X~rt\i-:1.""- ~'I.."»Y ~iortll :~or<J<'.n& uov.1~1C i~l t::o

nrac ~rest of t~.:o .i..SJ?.. .. .. 11o.trol tror.t t'~o ~Joeir~ o-.:}orn.tioltS Co:·;;;>~

IX:l ·. t:1o lGt Tunk ::a.._~t~clion woro aont to oontt~.'ot t!:~.CJ o:..1ouy i;)u.t 110 o~'l.c;.cy-

coul ·. 'vo loe.?.to<;. in t~1c oren, ' Lnto il"l the C'£t;:.;r~tOO.i: X Ool"lJs ro-)oi"tc·. t:U..t £. snr~l Gl'Ol.lf 6! .:.ort!1

::o~·~::-.:.. ... :wraCllOll \Jol•a i'igh.til¥£ 11it:1 t!"s.o loc.al :;.>ol!co in th•:. r.:.ill•o.:-..t"!.

";;t::·.~·.o i".t !:otron, oo, :X: Col"') a t'~U.m;:~tc.:/. infor.:.tation nz to tl:r.t l'.d1o:\ t· ·o

:Jivision \>tall t~::L:.r; in t:tL- oituo.tiOllt. ~;.~o :.'ivlsion it.T:N:il".',;ol;}" ilU.ti-

c.t c•'. <:.:. r<Klu.cst t:J<.:t t~~c S:~ccir-l ct'orctiohs Oo:.tt>on;r roconnoito:..· t:~o :~o\ron c.rc.n c.n;.\ rcr.Jol't. tl:!.o results tQ t:~o 'lst ~.ar11t..:: :"ivinioa. T?1ia roqu.out :f'or t:1r, ~:~orvic0z o:i.' t:·1u S)o_91el 01)orr::tio:1a ~.r.:t::.'o.n~ \In~ "is::;;.>:>rovoe.

b:,• t:1c Co'ri"J.S Co:.lJ:...""-:.a.,.Ol'• .o\ tulOl"l:wno cetll i'r~n =~ Cor:> a nt 1~30 1~'!. ·.:ict•.tC'C,

tbt" .. t t::0 ~7ort!1 ::or0ro1r;: :w..:. left t:i.o . \n·IOn croJo .:-n :. :.1rccto t:1o :!vidon tQ. son.-:. no tl·oo:,'t> to t:\ ... c.rcc. trit:lO\lt or·.o:.·s frO;J.l: C¢:t'l)tl• '1::0o :..;ivi"ion Con.nt-.n.". ?ovt C.ia:;,il<)..CQ<\ "11ring t~"'~ .:Fl:V !l'Ql.1 \ltm~r~t to

1l'.u1(;~1C'Ht clo Gil.\;; cu:. O~l J\L~~ t.tt 0!.:.1100.·

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DECLASSIFIED

5 HovofJbor 1950

1 ot l~.rinoc

Tlw let :.-.:.rilles continuo t:toir ).o:t'onsiv(.l J::io:· ion in U::mst111e T:1c ld ~'l 2(1, B~tt!'l!ons :_:.ntrollo"'. il1 t!.l•) l:.IO!.'l!:!~1 -..""'J"o.~ 1'lit:X~u.t Ql¢ny CX!l..., tnct. 'l\tc ),;..._ Dc.t ~clio<! c.t ;~cJon-.ai c.."JlcollD<:. t~oir ~)c.trbls for tho Uo.y iu viou of ~mtivo CJ'1.L1 POl:T ro~JOrts t:mt a lL1l'Go fot·co vr.s conccn ... trc.tinc sout:~ of t;'lcir po~itio:~s. Prcr.Jc.rc.t1vlla HUZ"<;.l·:u.-.o "o~" -~o bc.ttalio:-~ fur .:~ :..c.:-:v-;· ,;,.-.o~;; c.:tt.c-.c!-. So.-;::;s.:-1 n~·r;.:-J. ruJi;ill crc.ft rc-_mrtctt ~\!.ring tl1• :.c.:y t::te.t t~1o:/ :w ... rcociv~.;~'- c:.li;_>Ol" f'i:ro fror~ thr..: on~,- of Kcl.na-cclc l>O.:lllu:ulc., on· h!o t'!.1J.)1li"~inn tl·~cto1·s with c-. lldral fror: CouiK·.t Scl"Vieo Graul' ucro sc~1t to il:"vooti~r:/;o. l!o 111:.1~.t1onr; of cno-. !~' .;.ctivi t:· coul.· .. ".:Jc foun ·.,):· t::c ::>ntrol on tllo rmrtinf:lull.'-t

lilf'Ol'-~ntio:'l. urr.o rocOivo~l ~·u;rill{; t:lc,:,.tcrio~: i'ror! t~!l."l l.ilrino Liv.iso~l Officer, ::;:: Cor:)s, · ~::.t>.t one 1l.1.t~e>J.ion of -~ilo 65t1:. =•!fc-.ntr~· ~QGir.·,oat, Nilic-.;1 \IE'..G :n·oao:.-;.tJ_;r unloc. -~L1:· (';:;. l/onson 1 '·;r.s to bo tor.:1'ornrily un~~.cr tho Ol)Oration~~ control .of· t:~o lot :~;::l"illv .. :iyis1on. L1:.li·~at1onG on tho control of t::io u.ni t ucrc thc;t thu 'bettt.clion \'Inc to 'bo ut1lizca·. in ti-:.o Vonsc.l'l. l!.l"Ctl., ruu':.. uost to t;lc.. v1c1nit:r o'f l:ujon-ni., II'ho lst i.:e::.rinos to.GGuuc; •. ODOr<::.tio!letl co:1tro1 of t:rl s unit.

5th i~.rl"illCE!

T:w let ~~.t~dion, 5th .:c.rillOs un ·.cr t::,;, o:)cr.:-.:tion.:-1 O?ntrol o:f t~1o ~;i.,idoa :i_J.E'.tl.'ollc-.:: 1:1. t:1o C~li.::;yon,; £'.l~o.:~. {'JJ.;". nort:t\·.root on thr.... ro~"'Jt

bot,·!cc:;. C:1.ic:m:l(; c.at, ::ru:::su.-ri. :To o..""l.C:.l~" rusictC'..:.lco u.:-.s CllCOU...'l"".cro:. ~~uri~-; thu :J[',trollins~

~l1c 2t. :Snttr.J.io:~ J.n•.trolll,(~. lwrthwCU"~. 0.1.". to t!lo :1.0rthCX',st :f'r()r.~

po ~i tio1-:.13 ,,t t:1c ;10rt:1crn en:. of' t:1o Sinhu~1G VC'~1o;r \"lit:mu.t Oll.CJ~· cont.:-.ct.. .Ll.l"l"'..l}.(;cuor:.tG ,.,oro :,,.::.c ·.u:·L~ tho .-.t~/ with tho 7t:1 !Ef.:--Lllt:r~: :a.vision t·(dc:! :1c.-. h.i1l.o •. .:--·.t hro:-11 ~1.1 il"!. eccor.? .• ··..neo trit:;. ~A Co:r;.)s 'iroctivc l-:.olivcroli. r.t o::-1200. for 'Jt.trol~ of t:lo 2{1, :n~.;;truiolt 5t:l :;.'"'.l'iao~ r-.m1. t!1o 7t:-:. :,}iviciol1 to c~ttr:i)li~t- COl"!t.:-.ct o:1 t~1o 1st ;.n·ino jividcn1 c right n~·.;ll~, in t:lQ vicinit~ .. ld~ _·iLJ.i.;_J~--o1iU-:1!.. ::.~i9 X Oor:ji;l "iroctivG ,:_.,_to~-, t~ :.;ovl,)l:l'uCl~, ;_Jortio:·.s o"i" !:':iC:~ t··..: :·ividc:il ::{' .. ·. rocuivo~. by tclo·)hono o:l 4 ~."ovc.:iOor, irocto.". t>o ."livi::do;-:. ·~o rdiovc t~~~-·· 18t:.1. Infautr;,"1 i ROK Cor-_,:>s in zono "by Ql.:-1700 ::uvu.:"'oor, t1:~1c:~ relief' :~.~-- boou COJ.ll)loto..'".. b;j• t:1o 2'.~. 3:-..tt:Qion 5th l:~:ri:J.c:::;., ':';la :iroctivo fu1·t~:Q1• inr;tructoii. t:to Division to rt;.~liovo t"JO cor.t:_J.-.Jlice, I ~ Cot:_>s u>.iC:: \.'Ql•c c,ucrl.il1{_; Olil)losivcs r.t t::u ~a·:lJlo crcn uost of Si:-l!ml~ b;r 051800 C>.n • to con.~u.ct r. rcco:imr.isu~tco Ll f'orco fror.1 Sout!:. ll.lll':. East to .Ul;:su.-ri• Gcor(;O 0 Ol"lpr.n:", )t., :£'.ttf'lion1 5t~l i~~inos \1n~ et.soiGllQr: t!~c-. nis~ion of roliovil'J6 the t\-.Q :=t.OX CO:J]_)~.nios D.t t:Lu Ta-11)10 nr.:;c.. ~lO oouj_)cny closo•i. tho C'.l'0£1.

a.n.'. roliovc.-. t:~c tuo RO:~ cor~>Nlics b:,r 051G::l0. P1~1.11inc: \"!C'.S initli{~tOLi. :for- t~1c :..n·o;)oso ·_ rooo!1..no.iss!'.llOO in foro.o of ~-l:~.!'::BJ,J,-1":1, b:-· t:!C l::;t Battalion, :>t:! :;['.].·ino::t.

T:lO )t. :U.:. .. ~tdion .ilOVOL~ :.Ul'ill(: t::u ~JOrni!"JG cloD.rint; t:lo :.ul"l{;l'u".:l ["":l"'CL. at O::Oa c.<t,_ clvzat. !n tho -..-1.-c:!..nity o:f Wo;.l:.1~'0~.,f;jr"J.'!{:; r.t 05l04o., lio c11~.tY vcrc Cl'l.coun~cro,~. ·.u!"inc; t:lc ;~ovonc~lt of tho 'L:I~ttclion. :~ofo.n.sivo :.>oal~io~l(; \tore co:tsoli•.._ ... _to:. to ·trvYO:.lt i.IOVOLlOll.t of t!1c cllo/.:y to tlH.: sout:4 ..

T.i1.o 7t:-:. ::~·.rinoc rO"'.._)orto t:1~·-J~ o~:c ~..:!~>·.; J:. .....-:.o:.-- fl'•Jil the nor"t!l clone,:-~::~ Su.·.on.:; roc.·. ~:·~~.·cl:u:, ii~L;.; lBt. ····-~~ : . .::.':" .1·; ::.-:..~v;.n linus C'.t 01:2100 .. :;::,L; tr' .. nk \·fit1c·.rou >ovev.·~· Dvfo::.•c i:: 1!•.· · ·o :tire·. or'by t:t~• lst 3~~t-~.:'lion. : ;!rt .. co1.u.1~~ truo 1s Pt-:.('.C:~..; ;_..) J.f.:t 3.:-,tt ... ~ .... ion! s :,Josi·~ions i:i.l n ,;_ottlr .. bc <\tt.,.c!: ~ i o:._.o~IOO '·'-dC.:.c \·n·.s :-c-;_ml~-":i(t.

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:7o ot!1cr nttcopts uoro ua.do by)~~q,_.t;:ilomy Curing t!tc nir)-:.t to il'liiltrc!;o our lines•

.;JU.ri~ --~~o)~~i~,: :tl~~{?t~~--~ ... ~ino~ .!-<rJVo-: c.gr.L11st t·!~l,J.......:.o~~•;.a:. ono·r~:tbsdti~n-e~o-n_ ·_the ;;i;i:;:;._g_:t:OWl~.-.{o t!lo north o'f 'Oltinhu.nc;-.:.u1. ~:,0 c;\o

uy1 s ,:,-;_t:~.t oi':.ll.p.C_:~ st~-~- coiiei.J-9l'e.blY slo}toc~. up ~!~c C'.~,.v~_cQ · C'.ll- gclno o:f oniY·}OOQ nctor_~ \·ror.o_u.:':'.--.o ,·u:rblG ·tho aftor.rid~ ~-tona;1Vo uoo :ve:.t;·r.to.do of~:~r stril;cs n-.>1·1. nrtil~ory to ~t t:1c · Cl1c:~rl e :;osi tioii"e 1Iii1.1uti1i.G !to:;>.V'J C...""".cu.:J.tios- on ·t-~:.c C:linosc £orcas ... T!l'<~ onm:cy ro·t'rui.~:to:. uit:: llo~.._vy ;.:ortar. s.ua.J.l r.r.-1c,· rutor.to.t~o uoo:?ona f1ro·1 \·Jit.h hn. o·car,.flit)!'V'.l 1:\l"idl).o:r-..t rou.."l.-:i·ll:liC:.l rotnr~:o;: i\lrt:tc.r-novc.nout of the 3:. J3att,f'J.io?t•

GonOrc~

Or~'!.ore W;l'C irwu.c -;;::c 1st :L'r.l'll-: :Battl:'~ion to novo one COl.t.JP.llY o:f' + .. -.·~ •. ,... .. ____ , ... _ .... - ..... _.~_ ........ --"' "'. • ~· ,...;... - ' .... • - • "'~·-~<> u,; ,.v._,,\ "'V "J.>.: Y.i.V.i.~.L.I.Y.I:f UJ., OU;:fllllg-11~. :._·.o.10 VJJ J.S't ..iilbl.:'lCCr ...iCl.~

tcl.i:o::.1· ~-1o.s or(.oro::. to :'rovi t:c t. ':0 nocos:-onry Ollf;ino . .r n.nnirltr.:."'.co :Cor t!1o l:.lO_vcncnt of the tclll:s. '2:11a stc:") l·.rr.a tr:-:o~'l. to r1.."l:o t:mlco rol'":jly avnil~blc fol- l'Ossiblo llOVOJ.lcrit nort:l~·r;-.r ·.to rcint'orao t:lQ·7t~'. :~.:-l71no'a ant':. t<l

:_Jositio;ul U..•its c.lol'lg t:1o ~-53. to lit~t t::o -c:.1.;:;~i n O..""'~ltl.bil.H.!un of outti:.'lg t:1o ~.SR,

:.1rovi~~a~~ for t:lo :'1Vision to co•1tinuo to :-:~rotoct t::o n~'..v<;>~co- to t::o :.Wril:, c:.catroyLlG tllo onon;r in ZOllO. tt>.ilo .. uicsionc Horo nouicno:.; ·

Wonsc.n· JJ:or:. :-11.t. The follouill(:; (~o-

· ··."'ll,.·:aCT-1·::..}-rotcct 1fonS.:.:l .~:.t"oa, :n~:trol to t11c uort to loc~'.to .W1. t.oGtroy onor.'!Y :forcas 1 :)o~"inc; jD.rt!rulor o.ttcntiol'l to t::.-; ~'.:.t~:ron 1 :;;ion~li1 ~.lluci:.on c.l'oc.s.

, ·:·b~ P.C:::~? seize :,1ort:: r.in.-orC.or ...

~ ... R01-5 socuro c::,lo3ivc ~toru-:o aro~·,,C.i..nnox·:C. • .i~:..ll). c..:r.1.l. con-.'uct· rc.ill"Q't.:,'-'· c.;.l,~t:Z.on: r~JCOll:,::?.scCJ.ico to tl;Utl: _rul~,."j(uflo.'l Rosor~ir, r.1..~.in~t.in DJ.QC::i:1.z :;_;otdt\l.on v!.ci~11t~· ~~~~bO~~-'r4 1 :mti-ol zo110 in rCir.t• n:i.c,.·::"oon-ni c.a.'. c,.o~troy · CJ.lor.L;· forcer; O:.'lcountc:-oc1. . .

.d.,· :BI./~ 1/1 c.otiv-c.;cc'!. o)~ o~ .•;r• U!1on r.o.tivo.tio~1 rc:;_Joi't :.clian~tcd cou.i_u,n~.or ~ :for• 6:1cr~.tioai1· oo:nti·oi_ :-,rcr,;_)c..rot:. fo1· -lc,.l.'.i:;lti Vicini ;.y Cll:ll\"!Jin.

r. '·. .

v., lst :i!-:. 1 5 t:: -::<-..r:bKs" (:toin.1;::;r co,:) , r.u:.!::tc-.in "i:llc cl::!nc :-,cc: tions "rlci;llty :-:111 7091 eva ·uc~ c,e(;t'CQsivo :1c.trolli;1G to :;_)rovont buil:..-11:1 o~ cilcn:r for cos t:tis ~'l·on_ Coa ·u.ct i·l.lOO!'!l"'.r.i:;a;:;.lCO in for co to ::uJ.::quri uit:: uini!'lUU t1:10 .;t'~.:flo oor.~~J:t-.niot,

:r•· lH~l 1:c.r, Rcbf, lcoG -'-~·;;a 1 ncJi;.t~-..in. 4t!l :Dc.ttc:.lioli vici~lity• Orol....,ri ·~l~cr-nLro;·. :r~r o·1crnt1ons zOno RC'l:-5 or ::CL7-, Pt.ti'ol rrcn D;l,·. :>rotcct ~.1;3. ... vici71ity 9;-o-ri, · ·

·· .. · Ga lst 1C.!ll~ :J['..ttc-~ion 1 ROi!l.forOo· .1 less ~·.otrr1 :x'..int-..~.1~1 o:1o cor:;...

:1['.r1y 'Vicid t~; 1folic'i:1Jl )l'Oj~·.ro. fol· u :b.:r::r.tion c~s clcno.TJ.t :JL·~ 1/1,. :Ro.. n;).i:;i .. u._. ~~l bo :.>rcr!)~--;.·L .. to -~:ovc Yiclility_1:c.t.thun;;.

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DECLASSIFIED


6 Novcnbor l.950

l st iiarinos

IJ:'ho 1st lie.rinos roportod tlw.t all 'units in tb.o ·l'tbnsan area had a quiot ni:;ht \·lith no oncrJy activity. ThO.lst Oitd 2'1 J3at-tSl.1Qns co.nttnuor. a€grossivo po.trolJ.ing in their rospoct1vo ::ofonsivo sootqrs·~tliO\it' osh.blishing cncny contact. Tho 3tt !at~alion pc:trollcd to tho wast to tho 'Iurysc.n ilin~s uitll a f'orco con~:~iatin~ of t'l'ftl roinforcO{!. cogpaz;do_s. An OY_ airc.r.:ct't ;_>rovi_doll. colUlill1 CO'V(Jr for t:1o COJJ;:.nmios as tho:r uovot't. ·to t:}o 1:1ino" oren. AJ.tbouG~l this uino ~co. 000. boon roportotl ra,poato(U.~ as o. rally ~'o:bt for liorth Koro£'Jl. troops llOVillb northwurcl, t:1o p.a.troJ. failm":.. to filHl cny ov1L1onco o~ onctcy' ·o.ct:S,vity. .appro,~atol:Y forty prisoners voro pid:od up durinG· t:1o p.;;t.trol which broug.'1t tho nuLiOor o£ :.=-rispncr·s hohl. ut l:njoP...ni to eyproxl.r.a~toly €oo. 'll~o patrol rcturno<l to l:cjon-ni \tithou.t pnor.zy oont.o>,ct.

Duri!li;'tho j>orioi X Corps·or~.oroc1 (Oito XL2075) tl>o lst lffi>"ino :01'1'ision to ostL')lish· a strolltl blockint: position in tho Sc.mt'-l.Gool"i·aroc. vith tho'·niSsion "o£ ti.ostro;Ting· oncny oloncnte in tbat c:l"oc. ooJ. to oontimo its proscrit .uission. One infantry bc.ttalion.:oi" tho 65th Inf ROT poasod to tho tco.porary oporationcl control of· til.o lat Uc.1rino :!vision of'foctivo Upon lnnt:il:l(; a.t Vbnson for Ol.llJloyoon:t by tho let liarino ~1vis.ion in tho '\>lonsan - l:njo:n.-ni N'oc..

Tho 65th· ;B.OT ioss· ono bnttclion \·tns or•:.oroC., to roliovo olCllants o~ t:1o 96th FioU Artillor;r ll<:\ttnl.ion in· tho YoiJillmilg oron, with tho Dission of 1n-otoctinG tho Yonc!lu.nG- l~tron Cll"iJ~, mld to oona.uot O!Joro.t~ons to "tho ·Wost of Yoncl:ung c:n.:t Kowon in X Corps tono to tlootroy t~10 onoJyJ s forces.

~ho oo,,lst a .. '\l"ino ;)!vision iesU:ol! or·lors to th'o 1st l~.rinos c.t Qp!lOO to nssuuo oporc.tionl'.l control of ono bo.ttcl.!on of t~lO 65th ao:. r.th't ,.arocto·.·- t:to lat li..~inoa ·to oatn'bl1ah atrona blocking positions at sr.uk.o-ri r-n,: to ·.":ostroy onwy olD"JPltts ln that !'.roo. Tho let i~inos 1.il or,l.or to of':foct t~1ia or,·.or £>.s r~Ji!".ly o.s J.JOSsiblo orctaro;'. Cou,;?any !1A.11 lst :B~ttclion to ost~;~.i:llis~l t'!.ofoil.sivo voaitiona :ln tho vicinity .of SuiJtC~ri t•t :first lit;!1.t 7 l:ovcobor ,.,ith 'tho uiasion -of kOOj,)illG th'o roo.d bdt\"loon ·wons.:-n clh~ i·~on-ni o:;on, c.n~: to ~':.ostro~r tho onooy 1n that nroc.. In furt~1or inplalantiDG t:11a or ... .or, OoD!n"llY •4t1 was· o.ttc.cho.~. to the 3-- :a._...._tto.lion 1 Si11co t:to o:m::>l.'J'IY tms lou.tt~·: r.t 1-.:C.Jon-ni, hrwillb oscortcit tho rcsulJ:PlY convoy to i~aJon-ni on 5 ll'OV'.t.lbcr, Tho

' 1st Bv.ttnlion 65th Ear rcrportoC. to 1st Ho.rinos f)lring- t1lo poriod .ond. was as~ignoc., a. ltofoueivo· sub .. ."sootor in t1~o lot l.ic.rinos soetor,

5th Uarlnos

T~w lot Bc.ttvJ.ion unrlQ~ Ol>orr.tionoJ. control o! tho JivisiOn "L)t:.trollod nortlu-rost on tho · ~liCYoll6 .:... lhlcw-ri roac1 to· SonGJong ·wlto:-o it '"'c.s i'ou..'lt.t tlw.t a bri,,go llo.d ";Jocn 'l)u.rno .. ~. ~ho pc.trol eightotl ra:r.)roxi . .uo.toly 30 onr;XIy cn~t firod ono shot which ti.!~JOl"aoa·tJ.lo Ol).wy. Vehicles ,oou.l~~.- not· got· orowht t:1o burna~~- br1Gco1 an<"t !'lt:.nS voro tu'.r.lo for c. foot :)c>.trol froa Soncjong on 7 1tovcebor •. ~!lo 2d :Snttto~ion 1 a Jntrol ·conoistinc of ono cou:)C\llY loss ono platoon rotonnoitorod a.:.>~Jro:xil.tutoly hro nilos nort:t of Pujon-rii. .Anothor po.trol roco.nnoitorod north of' SinpllllG-ni• Tho lJ~trol .to tho north of Pu,nJon.-ni· rcnort"',~. GightilJg· lJ.!llll"O;:inatoly 30 ocF. Uo a!Wts Wl~ro i"irOI,, il:,• oitllor" forco·ond tlto OllCtlY ra.1. northvara.. Tho pntrol ro:Jort01:1 t:'!l..~t tllo roc.c~· north o£ ?ujon-ni uns ir.tp~sst"":.blo for ono qUD.l'tor ton .-il. ·. a;j- tDll vo~:dclos, anU oxtroool;y f.ifficult for foot troo~~s bo;;:,ron~~- t:!.;.t ::_')Oint"'

Duril'!b. tl1c I,)criotl. t!1.o 5t1l lk--.rlnos t·1cro or·:oro :. to :..:cl::o coitt(l.ot vit!1 :1. patrol of tlto 7t:1 Infant-ry·::J1visian·'boh;o0l-:. t~l~ hJUl'G oi' 1200 c.nd 14oO :rovcnbcr 7th ct Tc.o~-nia :r;·l!s oontnct lJOint !10,4.i. iJoon ~)roviol!.sly' ac;root1 upon Nith t:lo Lic.iso~l Of:C'iccr,. 7th Inf()lltl"J :Jivision s1nco thoro

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•

DECLASSIFIIW

'. ..._ . . •... , was consiJ.era.ble _q,q'i;JuEJion in-the. .i Oo~S u.irective:r~e:r·~ .tlte point at ldlich coxitil.ct 1-JOUJ.'(~-"'be eatabi1-BhQ~..;. 'J!hia misO~Q.iL O.t,.·oata'blis:rl.ng contact was assi~eJ. 'by the COt 5th 1-W.l"inos:.to the-·2a. :i3attaJ.1oil. · ' ·

~he )d llattW..1on :vatrollod <~i~~g the w,:i >lith "" enemy CQntact in t~la vicinity of SinJ1mt e.nt .. ·'1\b.n:'.vyongjong •. ~a .OOL1})lete invoat~ gv.tion of ·the o;qJlosivoa O&obGc"i. by tho llort~_ Xor!lans 1n tp.~- ~OLr.:.J;l-8 c.rce. ne~r Sin~or-s--r..!. .. t.::-.s mb,;'..G·b"-.r ·=. ~l~;ivc Or~~ec 'D:!.QP,Cs~-~ To.:1:1. Tho recomcn;.1.<..tion wc:.a t~a.,_'.o :that no e.ttOJ!t.)t bo tlaC:.o to)~vo t~10 350 tons of bull: CX)loaivoa aD~1. 750,000 blat;~tinE; oe.ps 1- ~oe..'iuao of t~lo unst£.blo ·C:.'la.l"nctOr of tho cll,aosiv~s. ·Plans wcra u~ •:c. for 1 .. 10 \loetru.ct'iou of t11.0 ciJq>t'Oe:i.vtis•

·..: .. '.0 ft:n. looarin()S rqJuri;o,.:_ thB.t. er.Jiu;:oxi,ma:~oly )0 ·rounds. oi mortar f1ro foll ctrir1ng .tho n1g:tt ·in tho ooDI:1all<i jJO!it, ))lr1ilg tho n1S:lt i:n~loa \•Joro lloarC.: in -tllo front linoo. al:L'::. 't:1oro was.· Ovilonco of 1ncro;\to:'. on~ act~vitY. to tho front of tho ;5d llMtW.1on. :i'llf:)ooto<i · concentrations of:.-.tro~::.)(> U<?ro broken u;.) by ~i1U.or¥ tiro. No oncay

T!lo 3d. l3c.ttal1on ,.,.~11c:1 wa.s lcc.<:lng the ~1v;:·nco of t!1.o 7th l;£\1·1nos c.ont ::_'>;:~trols forwa.~. o:f' their 1'0B1t1ons ..bl.r1nS:. tho _DarninG:, bu.t all :.n.:.trols woro force(-:. to \'li.t!:.-r&w_ whon they C6Uil.O u.n.:.or !lot.v,y cna.ly cacllinc gun firo. At a~J:'>ra~ntol;r 1000 'tho 3t'~ ·:sa:'!tcJ.ion CDI~o un.:cr an onwy. oountornt;tE-.clcl on ita lcf't nc.nk "oy m ostitw..tol;., cot.neh)~ of oncny fran Hill. 9S7, At l63tf t~1o J'~ 3e.ttnlion rocoivct:. eno't~1or counttlrnttcJ.clt:.1 thin th10 ~oo thO rip,hi':fl~. _ 'n:'\,., ';:~.-.+ ·.:.-·.1 1r-n su.accGsfully ro)ul.aod.. both countorc.tt~cke.,

Hocvy o.ir strikes anll. o.rtillor,y :~iLeontro.tions woro l)lCI.cO .. on t~1o oncuyl s positions .~llring tho e;;.~. Tho onar.:cy- rctolici.ttl..:. ~th . ertillcry rntl nort.::.r fire. Linitol: gains· woro :c.r.:.o by t1-:.o 7t.i.l. l;.7rillco 'cceouac of t:~c :;:clL-.:"..ug 1.!'- nntr~.y l,..>{'l n-it:lnn~ .r.ni!. tho dotorninoi'o. C::.of~so of t:10 Cc::i'.

GcncrcJ,

Duri~~g tllc . .::;r tllo D1vio1on Rooonna1ssanco Co;ljJOZQ' '!'<>• or:.or<~<~ .. ,. by tho 7t!l Hnrinos to r(.onnoitor fro1.'1 i..;o,.1on-•~:D~ to tho vicinity,: o.i;· SUr)Y'Jll/5-ni, ~wst1oni11g of civiliano 1nC.1c.:'.t oc; th.:.t 200-lioo CCI'· troops occupioc: t~l..:: toWll. ."llrirtG t~o ni·g:1t. of. 5 :~ov<:.n"o·~r. c:n_~-. uu:ro still in -tho vicinity. 3f'foctivo ~..:.t 1Eo0 t:.\0 B.·.Jconnclssl'.lloo_ CoUl?t\llY. \-1t'.S .:.otc.C:"IC<l. fron thu 7th l~r.:.rincs.. Tllb con:;,_)c.ny wo.s or '-.oro-: .-by Jivision· to reconnoiter to the "rost of l;roon-t.Ong to tho .liuit ·of its co;,_l,•,iJilitics, Co ·:J, ,let g,'('Jl].c ~ttnJ.ion novoll ·.urine;· t~~? .:..7 fro:·• )'.'bn~J;tn onroutL to Rm({nnn. Co~t,i:nY D rcr.1~noli. ovornit;~lt i:l vicinity of Yon{~?llL"t~.

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'.'L ·-'' .:,., .·; ·. ,; !. --~-- --~'

ll'ho 1st l:nrinos ropnrto:~ thn,t t..'l.9 3d :ik.ttl'..:\.ion at lia.jon-ni~ c.'::uo un1tor 'ona,Y :;>ro'lih;;' cttaeks OOIJt1oncl.Dii llt·oj6!:)0, Thoso p,.,;bing nttMks dovclo?Ol.. into ·u. full' a~o·attc.,ck 'i-.t 0500 by sOvorc~~hLUrc.:r..ot.- oha.cy" which )uetl\o_l:.-'b:;..ck~p_l'i.o trionuii''out:..X)st·· to t~C ·-south': t;P~>ro;diw.toly 56o y~c-:_~_ C'.o111itor~tt6.¢i~;- t~ic 3a_lktttr.lion ·rc.;cl.nc~",;~"tiho-lo-et grOU!l~'!. '.c.t 0530. "iitl1~t1rJG-!hO.::.vY -OOSuoJ.tioG ··on tho:ona:cy·f'Orco-4 · .a.t .~"..BY.Light .ro.r· strikcs">16ro CrtllOCl ol?- ~ ~lio cn:U:(wlw wor~ t'_Q:r~d-·to :~1 t...-...lra.lf_·_:froo tho c.ro.o, · · · · • .. · · ·

DurillG t:~o ttorning X Co:t"!Js {11roct0ll tho lat iZEll'inos to iJOBition two cor.l?onics c-.t en L"'ltcruoo::.io.to ... ;;,>os1tl0h on-tho roo.~\ botwoon \bnsc.n €:1lr1. 1:2-jon-ni. kay cou:::any1 2c'. .lk.ttolion (·.op.:~rtc'l lib.ns~Jl c.t 0000 to tal;o up t·l;o·ao·.:.JO·Sti;io_n·a.:-' _·tn ·vio\t~ o:f-.·~~io ntt.:~.ck on i.:V.jon-ni --no ir.lilbdinto

' act ion" 1-1C,:s' t'cltcn to·· Bon:l•·J.blc · Qott:;_)t'$o t..i.o posit ion w1 th ll.\sy CQOJ?Cl\Y• Plan~~ wor;o nt:~.··.c. ~f' :t:io 'i,st' H •. '"'f1nos to llovo J:blo ~n;.)l\l11" on G l1ova.tbor" · to Pr:' ;rcl_~ovct~ .~t:_ t~~- cp.r:liost bY 2'ox Coi.l.imllY'• ·• · · . ·.- _·.

»- 0712li!; t.'lo 2ct 3cttruiottl s convoy to t!to 3d ~tte~ion' s aroe wee atta.cl::Ol', .::i_Y·JroJCW~tclY 8 uilc_s south of liJ~lSCJl b;r tin onC.:.V torco \'l'!lic..'"l had bl_nsto~: il. :10l.a .m··tho·· COl"l.t.or of. tho roc.,·~ roh.-:.crillG. :1 t .itlJ.)n.ssc:.blo. Easy·. Cclrll~llY ini.tcU.ic.tolY · ·ong~o·~-:. t"ho onony in n 1'irof1ght. ·Tho ·.cnQUy' cnplOyo::. srlnll · cri.ls_,- nc.clitn0 (;i.ulst rll.l rifle r;ronri.J..oS":~.uriug tho' fight which wc.S ~Jro.l::on: oft wilor. \Fox· Cor.l;;!CJ~' t . 2(~ :at.tt.:~ion, v:liC:i. .. hat.".. boon ortlcrod. ·to. uovc _to Dlocl..::inr. ;o sit ions -ontoro,,. thO fitcl1t. U1)on notificn.tilln of c._ ,1'1r:~Jf;l-:.t •by t,1cy. Ckiu: .. ~nny the 1st l-W'incS ·(lrtl .rCr~ ~lc- O:m.;.4"l1Y to novo north on t!1c 'roo.( !n c:.n nttonpt to cu.t the onq_zyt s roUto of oacc~)o, .F.owcvcr, t:~o L:llcny brodti:lf; U:;_) into mJO.ll grou )& broke off t:1o· onGcgc;.lo.i'lt bt".for.~ rbrT·)('nY llAII r.nu1 ,·, e;1ns,, t:~1<'' P"r~J bnt:Wllc.n hnr fn-r~r,!':... l"hrn:-nv· lf,~n cont11lu·~.:. l~a:· r.~.::Xc:\ -~-ft·6r -th~- fi~:~ !gilt --i~c.- ~riV~c.-1.;,..- ~;~~s~-~-l~ .. t~ 1~ t:tu cvo£_inc. ~ UrbG ·t:lc ~-~OVO _Coi.r_J'~Y' II ,All bro~gbt bc.ck 565 ?Cite,. w;::uo ~lii::o nw:Jor- of l'riso:lors r..;r.\o.inc ·. in ~:t-.jon-ni. . \ . ,_ . '

After ;1.:-.vill{:; inflictc.-:. h•;._vy c.:-.su.."'J.tios on th"' ltr:i-oi':y :k'..sy·en<1 Fox· Cou_.KI.llics out.·."'ul .a:wt. lcfm.sivu 2_)0sitioll.S ~~s ··.irocto ., to kooll tho sU_!:,ll~·

rout>:~ O)Ull• Zot.:~ ~sucltics su:.,f-cri.'·'·by .:::1--.ay Con:)U~' •Uriur. tho t'irofiG~-...t \iOl"'' .a I~~:,_~'l--.~·· )l .i•f·•· M.:L:i.'i~~:; t:1v :r~..-.t[·.!.n."'..ul" uf t,;i.u .i.,·.:t t:1v Jt .. :Bc.tt~lion l"'O".:Jortol\ no" f~tt~1cr .. ;:nc;:1y contcct·s· in t~~c i.~~.jon-ni a.rua.

..-.t 07023Q ·t"~f~ 65't:i ·R~ 1 css·· !JnO o:·.t·t~--J.ioh-loC...'\t·o·:. ~.t' :t'Ollt;hUllg Cbi.io nn.:;,cr c. coor;,ilk.tc,":. oltor.ty cttc.ct;;:·: fro.u thl!ca· ~..lroctions;;:·. Souo of tho Qilotl¥ ~ro lm: uni.forus \k.ilo o.thors wo;;o .. ·iossc··. 111. \rhito or in: EO:[ I>Oli"CQ W1ifon1s, si-;ty- crtOi"-W usc.-1 nc~-C:tc uort~'.r firo to ..:.oDtro.'y on~;artillol-y t>.n::IUni tion. :llu::.~ in the· :.r.·oo...· · Or-.su..--1 ti os for t:1c G5t1t ~ar(-) · woro 6 ·XI..-i. {'.ll.~ 14 l1I1.. . ' .

At Olll:o C'.ll officer frau c. t'.(.ltt'.c!'l.'.lont of Conl't'.l\V O, 4t:t Sicnc~ ~E'.tto.lioll locd<J:1. .-.t Yoll[;:nulf; r~:>Ort.;;-;1. to ;; Cor-_,_js t:1c.t 11is grou,p t1c .. s surroW140l.~

rnC. t!u::.t t~"!.O m"l.cny :t.:.t. t:tro>m c;rcnr.t.os throug:.1 t~1o win.4>t-JS of tl1~ ::ou.so wh.i~1 hh: .~ot.~,chnont 11--~ .. d bocn udnr; for ~-. 1:ti11Qh :Jurin.--3 tb,Q ~ttnek fl.

l~arino su :.?lY tl'i'.in :O,Jullol. into the st ... ti!J:t c-.:.1 ·. tho i:r.rino train {;UC.r("l. :'rovL'.o~~. Jy troOiJS i'ro:i:l t!'-C lst J-t .. ··~~1J1c;• ~rector :B..'l.ttclion aasisto>"'.. t:lo bcsicr;ct. Sic;nE:l JotE'.chr.•cnt. ]y l'L.ci:-;.£~ ~.ll) volurto of their firo on .:-:. !'!.ill. ovc-rloo!:L~ t~'lC mll'roun '.c ~- t:Z!i t .:. ....l·~- ... on ·.roro ~'.'blc ta n.eei~t :!...l.t tho cxtric...-.tiolt of tho bX'rJY WQl:l~.:c,:.

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':holst He.rine .:dv1~Sion._su:M,,ay tr61n a~o:J:.>in(; ~t xown for u.!l.tor l1o.s "'tto.clto..:L by eu unostit~c.to . hunbor ot suorrill~ at 0622)o. if!Otl t:1o tr,nin ato:..):O.lO{~ t1lo en«:y' o_:.>ono~': f!.rO witll BtUIJ.l £\l'f.a, e.utotl .. '.tic, HIJ2.) na !'.nf~ nortv.r~- .~.1!.1\!.l'lit!on cere. l'!O!"!J ~~t c.!irc, M!~ w!'lcn tho train L,Uc:.r . ::ron t1lo lst 4Uh1bi .. ~.n -~c.C.tO:r 3attt-J.1on t.ie.tiDunia:·. to tn.'tto u·> c. -".ofon&ivo :_)os1tiol7., t.hcy C['Tlo ·un·'".Or· .a.hoe.vy Yolurlo of onony !'iro,.~rc.cl:s in front Cll-·. in t~c ·ro~ Of.-t!1c trniii woro :~;,..nor~ito~·- by t:1o . c.."'.CT..!Y to bloc!>; furt:tcr uo•:;a;.1~t of·-~'lci ;1.tlt)lY trtJ:ns. ~ho trair. (;'~~.= •• ill vio,·r of t~lo :to;::v•J ale!.~ rosi~tr.zico, 'ttoro f'o~o~J·~ to tcko Ul, C'- ::..,coition b t:to vicinity of t:,o l:SR.

T!lc train COI.lJ'l.:'.nt.or of tho 4t:1. 61..\.'i:_Jly trc:.1n or:.oro:. hie tr.:-..in eto:'i::nxl short of !rol'IOn, .r:.ll--~ :J.suowtt1us with lU_13 trool')S wont forw~-.r . on f'oo~ to invostie;.:.t c the :c.r.il;lu.ell of tho )t. SU~l)lY tr¢-n. Ro~".ching tho ti:~ c.t 0900 t:1.c or.munit1on·,O£'.rs woru still _'et.lold'Or1Ilb t.nr~ Ell.1 Sl11te;)os t-.ru1 t:1c tJ.:.::cic l:c . .: 'uoon bc~Cly · (~"J-U ~o.::"".. U:..x>n :'l'.n invostig:t.:o,tion by Z Cor:_Js l·o:,1ros\Jl'ltC'.tiVC's1 .1t wc.s o~tinc.to·.·. that t!io trades coui~~~ not bo-rc:,)dro:. until ·9 ~!ovoubor. Or·-:.Olos wor.o issuci-.t b:t Z OJ:r:>e t!12.t tr;-.1ns iu t:~o futuro \'tOill-. t:..·L·.vcl only :J+ring hours-· of' · :,o;-.yJ.ight •.

5t~' l+r•inps-.

T:~o I.st 3 .... tteliol! 5t!l-1 !;arinoo1 ~".or t~O b:._')-urc.tiotli"l oo"ltrol of tho

:.:ivicioZ!, uovc:: '~ rccon."lnissc.noc· :forcO consisting of Oon_n•nics .. l;'.)lo .:'.>'l:. :J:'l::or, roiaforc.::~., l'..t 0900 frol'.l its :)osition fiv.; nilo-11 nort:~rost of C:U.gyon.:;, on c. roco:w1.:d.~8l.nco in fol"co to 2ul-:_su,..ri. .-:.t llK>5 t:!O rccomlc.iss~:JlC,J. force rO".Jor;tu·:_ ~·. li~!tt s!;inlis:-.. •\"!it1i n srJc~l .o=.l~--~~ for co! u:1.iC:t floc·_ t!to <:"::rei!'. ~-ttcr t'. fO"tt eho't;s w.oro oxchc.nco,:, cJ:.·. t'.t 1505 t:~o

rccon.i!l".iss.::nco forco nov\!l!. into Tolc:1W19-ni frou \blc.'l su.:J.l :x.trola c.nd o:: clrcrr:.ft W(lro u~o>o:. to aonrch thu aror.. P~. ~ols •r.t .. 1..".o no COllt-l'.at '."rit:t tho m1.cr:y r~t:~llitt cl.r s_:)o_ttoc,. svvorc~ li: strc,-:g:Lors !n t~~c croc:. nort:'l.\1(-St of Tol-::l~i. no turthor nt".vnnoo Wc.'.G nn.··'.O d.Uri:lC tho TCL'.t>Jll<"...:r of t~~c (l4'¥t sinco M. ouany force of l'.:_l)ro.:d.n~~toly 2000 :1.."'1~ ·:.h::c~l r.-.:r_.,ortct":. b~· t:10 65t;1 3.0'l' ..--.s 1.:.ovin,g north\1<-.rd. to\'tc.r--: tho lst :::1,-,tklionls ~)ositiv:ts; <~l-:~. t:1o :.)ossibiiity t!lr.t in tl1o (.JVont of ~"n .:":.ttr.o:::::1 t:.l.o rcoona ... ;.iun.-nco foroCI nlt~~t bo roquiro:. to rotun-.. to t:to 'bc.tt.:-lioa :.•osition. Int<-llit;t)llC-~ r,~_JOl'tB contilULcf: to int.i~tc .:'.11 ~1cay 1"orc.J in ? . .ukcu.-r1, ,·ntl. dr n:_Jotto ·. '~ sorios of fi vo ro .. '.•".i>lo cl:c ·Jct\Tc0!1 S:o:;.!u.n,r;-ni .:'.:1··. ::u!:f;u1r1.

T::o 2~i. :3~~-tttliont 5t> i .... :ri:ao(; continu.;-<'. :)~·.trollins nort:: of GilP:.lW!(;-lli r;1~ Sir.:,_1yonc,~ni uitll t::.; ;·~isuion of GC~t!lvrill{; inforn,""',tion on t:1o tr.:-.fi"ici~.'>Jility of ro.:--.-·. i:Jl:~ tr.:.ils io£::/.inG n·~rt:~\-.rL·.r,~ to ::U.s,·n RosCl-voir L'Jl:·. suit.:."vility for usn 'Jy t~lc ouci:y in att.::cS:.:il1{; souCn-tc.r ~; Pll:. to c..-.)turo or -·.ostroy tJl.Y CllQ.lY OllCOWlt·Jro,:.. Ono tuo -:;;;t :>.:.trol U~"..r.; or:.crc:". by t:1o 00, :5th i~,.:.rin.;;s to · . .>:·.trol to tho nortl1 ~-n;, to rvturn on 9 jj'ova:.1":l..:r, .:'Ul"i~ -t:lC ,1.<Y .. ~t 143f c. 2\~. :O<:~tt<.-J.lon· !1c.trol oont:-.ctol~ t!1c 7til I~1i'~J1try -~·!-vision :_;drol .:-.t Tt.n)Ull(;-ui, \-1!1ich r~)orto ·. :Crimt~".lY unito ltc;.r to\-ln of SJ.sc-.no-ni.

T:~c }~.". 3.:-.tt.:-.lion. continuo~ ;;>.:.trolu in tho Sinhu.ng vc~loy \·rit:.<.out o~t . ."Qlis!Ulx; Cj:.:;.zy c.o~1t<.ct •.'llrinc tboJ .'.J.Iy.

:i!~c 7th rrc:.rinos rc.'lOrto~:. lt·;ito ;;-.r.::;~ c..otivit:r '"'.urine: tllo nic;ht clt!10~1. u-_.>Orc.C.io c.rUllcr;.y ,J..i., : .· ~~~ ~ :'"1:-o \10l'o rocuivo,"'. thro:u.(~~ut t:lo r· .. ,.:;hlej_kl r.rco: •• T:~o 7th ~.r;.·i.:.lct- {.:;. ·, :i.' t..:· :;_1~.:rvious g~.L"tn .u.rinc; t:!o :.10rni~lC en,"'.. con :uctc. ·. r.etiv:.o _.c.t:..:ll._;: · OC".._) to tho front, f'lc.o'llo;s,. w'1.:. rc,~.r. ..~tcr 25 :~urs of :1o. vy ci: c.:o1 , rt~lL)l'Y fireD l'Jl ·.

!)ro:x.r:·.tion "oy i;lf:·Jlt~· '1~;.-...:._Jons of .:ll tY ... •f.:::.: 1 ~ o 3 .·. 3a.ttr~ion uovo.~. out in t:1v ~tt<'-'* .:'.t 070845 nn·'. qoOU:_)iu,~. t!1o ~-J,,_-;:l (;l~oun'~ to t:lo :front covorirtG C.1.:tnhU:l(,'-lli, ::.Tullar~~ on·-.~~.:y ,·.a._~--- '"''.:l·o faun·. C'Jl·-·. ovi .onoos that Dl'-'-'l.Y cr..1c;ty :·.c,_~:·. h,.-... ~ ".:Jc .. m "iJtlr~t.. on ro,.o...'i.ing tho .!!ish braun-·.. J:lll vntrols

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DECLASSIFIED


ro:,ortcl'. no cnc:.!y contGcts ·'Lu.rh'lg t1'lo :_)oriod with tho o.xcc_;~t1on o:f n 1st Lotor 11rl'.ns:)()rt patrol w~1io~ ltill9't onc.t onor;\Y'l'Jl~~.::cf>.:.Jturo~~ two.

-~ iJ.r rc:,)l.)rto:. t:JJ.rinG the -t;;.y t1U.t· h/0 SF ~ns :~ boon ;lostroyoC'. north of _t!1o -7t!l'"l;nrinos :Jos11;ionti' .. allr'. t!U"oo o:.1or.::~· trucke ."..ostrc; .. y,}t. west of our ])Osd.tioJ'.s •. ·~OPY ·trooPs ' . .for<J S:.'Otto:: iu thC vicinitY o! Yu:J.an-ni l-Illie:~ tro:ro atruclc "9Y air. .-i.t 2210· t!lo 3::..:ac.ttf..l.ion rqporto(~. thc-.t cna·.c:r coul •. bo ~o'"<r·i. t~;.lkinr.; to thoir front. · .Artillcr".f en:~ uorter firo w~s c~lo~· .. :.c)\m on tho sus:.,Jcctoe ·. c.ssc:st':Jl~~ I'Z'O~

• :L'h..; :Ji vision Roco:r.nc.i ss .. Jloo Cu;::)c'.n.y :_>atroJ..loLl frort l;n.jon-_,_:cmc,, :. nortllwoot to t!1c vil,_lt>6'' o~ s.in:_;.UlltJ-lli• l!Jlrou.to it wr~ foun::. t}'U\t t!'.o bridt;-o r.t muux;:nroJ1G-ni hn{~. ·.Jccn burno ." . .:-~ t!10~ it· \orc-.s etill us~1.blc, On cntcri!!G Sill:._)u.nu-ni a nf!tiv.:J Lttol"l)rotor ccl.lo::'. 3.lk:su.-ri on tho tolcr.)!1DUCl to '".otcrr.:ino ti;c :.)roscnco' of o: .. cr.cy- t!1orq. li~·.t1vl)s nt h'Uksu-ri· wcro nonootu·.dttcl cncl ~1:1.L: ·r..ot give infOr:.tdion .of tho cn.r.y-, l'Jativo ro.:.,X>rts c.t Sin:.,~ni .in-1Jontc .. tlu-.t r,;.?.:.Jro;dnt~te:)..y 700 CCF tr1.19~a ha.::. ocrul?ioc'L t:1<.! tollll t~1c :;ravious. nic;.~t. In vio\1' of ·t:1o· ir!J.)£'.ssni)Uit:y of t.ho ror.,~. boyon:. Sil1;;,~ni tho :1ntro1· rcturnc.~ to ii.."'JI)l}-~nG r.nd. l'lt'l'LS were nc.:·.o to j_)ntrol 'bc~~onLt Sir..:JtJ.nt;-:11 011 foot S ~Vcr.ibort in !'.D otf'ort to cont<:>.ct t:1o Rocon."laiss.:.-llCC' force tron t:1o ltJt Dnttcl1on, 5th i:inrlnos oovinc; to :Ehksu.-r1,

Air rc::_)€11-to:. a.t 1700 t:l.. .... t Co J 1 let !!!c:llk Jntt.;~ion, \fC'.s lOcc.tOJ. clout; tho rol'.tl c;t Cllong)j'ODG1 2b.nilos· sout:1 of ::k1.1.;"1u..nG1 · Ono tvnlt 'tlt.s . bocce:~. ~·Dml in r:. strO.C.:·.bc~1.. Tho COl',)~~ (l.l'r,.vcc ... on t:1o wost si.tc of th-:: ·rivor c.t ::..·,.n!1.un~ ~-t 072llo0.: ·

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DlCIMSmtiJ 8 lloyru':Jor 1950

l"st l~ines

1Jcs-.. Jito porsistont ro-... )orts fron civil 1M sourcos of .ona.1y in t~10 vicinity of llonsC~n c.l.l ~E'.trole Qf tho let i.~,.i.llOB rq.,orto•~. no Olla:.cy'

eo::.t~.ct ·::u.ril~ t~o :cy, Sovcr;JJ. ~kJ rth Korcc.n stn,g{;lel'B \-!Ol'O ~iolco::. ~ :~ri1;:-; th~1 ~ley by th¢ 3~ Zqt'tclion l'.t -l~c.,1on-n1.

Z1o 3~i. .:aatt~·lioll ·d :~ar-ni nt 1500 ~;l'...-",;1)'. in~ m.loll firo--fi(,;;'lt Hit~: ,...., cotir.u·.ta: 150 cncuy one uilo south of tho ~)oriuctt:r, Sovcnty cna-.:.~· 1-rcro ldllo-~, .'.uring tho O:.l{::C{:,"'Otlont ~'b.ilo :f'rloncU.y cc.suc-~tlos woro l :r::L .. w1c1. 9 1/I,t~..

::2llo 1st 3att,1.ion, 5tll ~~c..rinos rocoru:c.iss,.ncc £orca co:1sisti::l(; o£ tuo reinforce~.. eo:·.t:..)nios conti~'l.Uo-:, t1'loir rceonnc.iasa.nco in fo reo frau Tol:::llll.li}-ni,, Ono C0Ll)~.ny ost.:.\:lliS:.to~·, ;.toi\111Sivc IJOsitions nt Polt!'W10-ni u::ilo t~:c ot:1cr co;·_::1.:llj' contir.uo:. t!~o rucol1!'.uiGar:J.lCO on £oot., 47_,ro.J'i:l~-.tcly five uilos sout:lC.:.st of Sul:su-.rl ..:.n on~w foryo. ostir.t.::.to . in :._Jl.:-.toon strc."lGt~l t·r;:.s conk.cto •. t 1130 cJl1·. fir_, ~,;:,:cb.:::,nao... Jr striltos vel'.:: C<'llod on t:1.c ~1 :ny fore,; ui:ich witll<'.r.::u to tho north :-.ftcr !lc.."'-.vY cc.cu~~tios w0rc i~liliotoJ. CJ;:ti;'Ul.il'l(~ t:1o .r-• .;"Y.?llC\3 tho co;QCJlY rc~.c::c\.: ;:. :i'Osition '-'.,_T_Jro_.::t;.~~-tc).~· one r~ilo ol1ort of :-hksu-ri ~len it c.:-al.) un- or l-:.o, Vif" ,·.utor.t.,·.tic :i'iro fro;: L'. fore..:: of un~:otornino\·~ strc1x;t!1. Ull.:;.';Jh.: to c.:·.v..:.nCll iato t:~o town in violi of the Cl1cnyt a fire :_1o\'/or1 t:1.o cou:..>.:ny w1tlnro,.,. U.."'l. .-.cr cover of .... .rknuss r.n;: r<..:turnu·'!. to Tol::hw.ll.r-ni. Joi:t.il'lG forc~o l'lit!l t:1c con _ _)t'.ny loc:-.to:.-: .d Tok!:wlC-ni t:lll rocolll·t..'ias;n<;c force conti:mo' un.'.cr t:1o cover of .~alrnoss to the lst 3::.tt....-..li(:Jl ::oniM.rn \·rost of 0:-:.ic;yonc.

~:1c 2,t C'.l.H.". 3C. .Bdt:lions l)c,trollo;1. clurillG tho : .... -y 'titl'!.out oct.:.".)lis~l-1UG ooatr.ct with t:1.c OU~JY, <.-.lt!loU{;h n.;·.tivc ro~)Orta Cll1. cnaJY c.:-.c:~os of ;~.,~.tcri,ls c-Jl:. ,c;.:.:·.uniti·,n in:iCC".tc. tho ;.1l'ooonoo of on.s.cy-. :.uri:u t:\o t";.·.y or~t.crs w..:ro issut: . to t:1o 00 1 5t:ltl'.rinoa to :i.Jl'ov1.-:o on~J co;.~)L'JJ;Y" f'or t~1c rulid' o:f 0110 b.-.t-:.cry1 !)6t!t ~1o1:". Gtillory ~ttr~ion :.o:ron.'.ing Yolt)O .uirfiol..l. in .:1-ccor- .. :.:.10~ Hit~~ nn X Cor _)s .'.ircctivo. Or ·.ore Hero issue. to Itur.l Co::>·.:-.n:• to :_;rovi ·.o tho nooone.:u-y aocurity for t:1o L'.irficld. Ono :..ll.:·.toon of Co:-t~:dly .';, 1st :?c.nk :Jr.ttc-J.ion wc.s or-·.oro·. to <1ovo to t:1o c.irficl-". on 10 ;JovcuOur .-n ~to ilu c.tt.o.c...'lo: to ti1o OOJll'"~• Ite:n Ootl::o.:J-"1-Y ~rrivc ~-t t1lo airfiol.t'. .-t 2020 .:-n;·. e1nco t1lo b::-..ttory of t:1o 96t1:. Piolt! .Artillery !1.:.:~. not ~con notifio~~. ~ X· Cor::.'s t:1oro lroUl.tl 1)o r-. relief, no further sto_)s woro r.Kh:o by It..:o:1 Cor-t)tny- to t'.&sUJ:lO rcs-y.lllsibility th..--·.t ni~lt l'.n.: :>l<."lls wore 11:".{~0 for tho relief on 9 :~ovocl~or.

~!10 7tl.ll·i ... c.l"!nos ~ ':.rc.ncor':. over Uf:f'icult torrcin to tho vicinit;' of Po::yuonc \'Jit:1out o~>l_)ooition, Pntrols to tho tlc.nltB ostc.blishOI~. no contc.ct t.urinb the. tl;y, ;::J.thouch air rc-~JortoC. o.xtonsivc onony c.ctivit;~ in E'.I"c.:::.s to tho nort:1. of t~:.o 7th hl".Xi.'l.os :;,;,ositious, in tho Cl:oalilunosorvoir c..rc.-. In vict-J of tho fc-.ct t!::.::.t c wy oontC'.ot ~1.::.:. 'l.>oon lost ~~ t:tc 7th L.:.rinos1 ..--. roQ_ucr;t \'le.s ;:;,.· .. -.c to tl:o :Jivision for t::o Rocon..'"l..i.iss ... .nc!,.l Cou_wny to :)~·.trol to t::c nort!i to rCJGnin contl'.ct. ~io

roq11ost w:P .~ortic\l in vio\v- o:' '... ·- _,r.co!'!"'lt:.ies • .nc~,• Cou: .. ,c.nyl s uission of screening t::o i'2'• ~ west ~::: ... ·- .• .:::, w:-.10.:.: iuol.u.:o.::. r.t.ony routos ol!' i'~J:._;roc.oh to r-:.• .r c.:f' t:-:.c 7t::. ~.~..r: ... _(,;.... ~ .o "{t:~ .. :..rinos ost .. -,'l.>lia-:.o·". n ,·~ofonaivo _ orinotcr .:-l~ ·. conool1 .... tr-·:.)1) "'i~~ ·:-:.a for t::o niGht.

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General ·.

:luring the ~~ the 7th l:arineo r8questet. the e.tt.!.ohmant o! one battery_ of l55m"u howitzers to ·the- J.i. :Battalion which :waa· cq>prove\~ ·"J. the :Jivir.ion,. .Accor.~.inglyJ the llth l:iu"ines atta~'l.-et:. Killg :OOttery to the 3c~ :Battc:lion,. -7th l;.u-inos• . - '

'•. '. Compnny :;;, lst ~ank :Ba..ttc~1on l'lllic1l ha(-:.· e.rrive.~. c.t 0721K>o on the

west si...".e o:f ·t:!e river at Ern~1Ul'l.(; moVec':. 'to Dll aaaombly arec. in -tho vicinity of .susen-n1- Wl!'lllg tho· c1ny. !j)vomont aeroBs thO ri\rl3%' by for{<ing u.:.s c.ccotr.:_)lishe!!l.' Without Qjfficulty •

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' 1st lre.rines

1?!10 1st l~t:~.I:"incis rcr;?Qrtod that at.001530I a r01-'0rt hac,, boon roooivo~".. that in,'Licato(r. some 6:)()...1000 _Sl".Jc.li craft 1 siililt.r 'to· tho ty-,;.lo uso~~- 'by !:oro2l\ £is,.i.ormon, ~lat.'t b~c:.l si&htoC. ton uilon north of \lonsan. In vi011 of t:1.o ouita.blo lont.inc nrc~'- on Soncjon-?cn-i.o for nn tiiil:;_)j,rljious lrn~\ing 'by {:,Uor:dllas1 all l:Lw~~ vos:ilols in t:1o nroo. uoro t'~ortol:.. lTavc~ (;l.Ul:firo uas fire.: on tl1o craft .~urin··; tho nig!lt en,·, n po.trol froo tb.o 1st ~vnk .Jc.ttCJ.lion ~~~,_tc1lo . .nt 090130 tq tho north of tltoir c.sDwbl)t. c.roc. to locatu en onuJy t~u.t mig:1t hr..vo lan;1,c,l. ~:1o lJctrol rc~urnocl uit:lOut onr.:o:lj eontc.ot. AU units in tho l6nol.Ul llof\lnsivo aro.:-. "0.:\t::olloU. u1t:1out cont.:.ct (urine; tb.o ci.v.y. ~

(}onoral

Th" :Jivision roco*vq,~ o. X Cgr_:JB ol'ilol" nt 1230 trhich <'.iroct01.'L tho :'!vision to asswno rc~->onsibility fQr a railron<. bri%\l lootl.to;~ in t!lo vicinity of To~'\"ron all~,.1, to·.~ov1·-T.o on ca:U,• protoot~on 'for nl.l trc.ins en:~ uotor convoys botb'con U:maan. Qll:·. :-knhu..ng •. -~C dol-ps :r.urthor or.".or<x':.. tho 65th ~OJ:' to son,'l. .ono "u.:-1ttcry1 96t~ !'iol(. e:.rtillQl~' to 't:1o let ::.--.rino ::iviaion, This D~~-:-~Cry \tc.a_· t'o. bo I:!i>.>'..O ,·.vcllc.blp ~o tho ::1.v:1s1on on CDJ.l. ui t:: t:to j_?rovi so t:l~:t the b;;~t tory not "u·.: move.: ··.urine tho hours oi' t~l.:noss, · ·

5th 1:ar1nos

~ho l.ot :Jat.tal:i.on undci. Division control pa.tl-oll.9~~. frau c1.o:fono1vo l'Ositions EL."7.t'ro:.::Ulutoly.Jl~fwa.Y botwoon ChigyOng ~•'\. ~~C:.~u~--ni. T\A:) ln•.trolu "\.llri~ tlto t.l()rnlnt,· ma.,1o contact· with tho oDCr.l;y,. Ono L;rou) u:!ioh vc.s ooti.tlatod. at 4o oncrJY, "tihilo tho othor group I!Wli>or\Xl soao 100 ~7orth lroroa.ns, ~o..lt group saoood to "'oo tho covor1nc force :tor Ll."l<-..raor grou~'}- 3oth J?.~.trols ong:q;o;:. tho onaoy-1.nfllct.i.na ·ac.cucJ.tioa_.of 25 oatii~.tcc;'\. I:ll1 S. · ::'rion~".ly c.-:-.stwltios for tho 'ongega:Iont ,.~oro 2 IC:.r~ o.nd 4 1J"'"U.. Cont-i:l.ot \'lith t~"J.ouo ona:.cy- (;l"OU!)s ·(Conoro:U.ly con1'imoct t:lo i:loliot· t:lCt ~:-guerrillas \'lore ~..l~ift inc nort1tltut't since t!1oeo seno troops :~ ~ocn OO::ltactc-·. o:'.t :~jo c.n-:. nt i~on-ni.

In vi ow o:f tho x.,.JJ?(\ront movwont o:f tho so troops north\1"-1";.: .Z Oorps . ordcro .. ~ tho lst Har1no :~ivision to opore.to to ::.outroy ,thO'. onCDY ~oroo ostiuc.tc><'. c.t " strength of aJOP. , t!l.th iho 26th :o:o;( l!ocinont en,: w: 65 unl'.or tllo o·-Jor~tloncl control of tho lst ~;c:rino ':)ivis1on _in t:1o Chollg',;,):'onu ~Ci.~, tho 2Gtil. ROK Int':-.ntr<J liogillont, 3ci. .ROl: .:ivision \1aB or~oro.·. to Bovo by rnil l'llll~. no tor on 9 !Tovi.Ll'bcr to Ohigone .\Jhoro.Ul'lOn .:..rrivcl. t!loy ,.,oro ~ttc.c:lot:. to tho lst l.:.:u:"ino ::!vision. i'ho 26t~ ro:r ' Rot;inont oloaoc~ C:rl.c::?orll; 091SOO• · Tho lst i,;.c-.rbto ::i.vlsiozi or:·.cr..:::. tho one 'bctt crJ 96th :Ficl·." . .;.rtill "l"Y :Battol. ion u:lic."1 !la.:~ bocn :.otc:.c!tof. !roo :tal' 65 to proc<;od to ChiGyollG on 10 lTovoo1wr, t·lloro 1J.J?On c.rrlv,J. it \~.3 ~.ttac;lo .. to t;lo 2Gt;l P..o:: Inf.c-Jltry,ROGiilcnt. Plans ·uoro i.U'.do for tl1o roli of of t!1o 1St Ba.tt,::>lion, 5t!t ll~inps by· tho·· Z6tll AO!C :t~~itlOll.t on 10 ;;ovoooor.' · '

All ot:wr units o:f tho 5tlll~.;u-inos :pntrollo:: in their nssi:;;nc.: ,e.rac.o :rit:1out cst .. tolishil\."; cncr:~r contact. l_t_cr..l Cbr.t,p~r, :;.-~. 3att£il.ion' asuW':loL:. ·. ·. rofr.)Onsi"bili ty ·c:.utillb t:1o· uor:aiuc :~or t!la socuri ty· of" ·tho Yori~'lO nir!iolU. t'.lll'.. 11c.trollo~·. in t~1o or on cur~:oun:.:I.::;::.: ·.:.::c l'..ir strir> \d.tllout_ onotcy- col).tc.ct. Ltt.to in t~o f\ftcrnoo~ tho 0:-;_1lOI<!iYO \.: .• c ... ,,o f'.t the TcrJplo ar.oa. lin.a dotonv.toc'!. by t:1o Or :nnnco :.kt.tC•:J.ioll.

DECLASSIFIED


7th l~a.rines

The 7th i.:a1.·ines conc'l.ucte-.1 lone rantc lJ~':.trols ,1,ur1~ the-<.~; without eot.nblio.l:lillb on~ cont{'.ot, QXC:ept ono ¥;;.trol, ~-:::dol:. mot t:•;pprc~"ne.tely 35 enemy on t:u::: roa.;l north of C:lilil'lllnG-ni. J].1o enemy vitllL'.rmr along t:w roc.J to t:1o south,\·rest a.ftor Ooing f'iroc., on by tho patrol., A roquost 'tr-.s ua~~.o b;r~ t~1v 7th 1;.::~.l'i.nos thr.t ono infCJltry. battcliOn be UovoL. to t!1o v1c1:n1t;;.' of Ch1n1'1WJG-n1 "oy tllu':;ivision i·iitll. the nission of :;_)rovi .. inc socurit:r for ti.1o rllilhor.;'. locatoli. thoro, and to p.ortJ.i'\; tlt.o rq;itlont to continuo its e..J.vc.nco to tl'.O north. ·

Gcnoral

::Jj.vision proru.l[';atocl Opcr.::tion Or~l.or £D-50 &t 2')00 Hl'lich ~td.gnod tho :Jivi::;ion t~1o uission of 2_)rotoctillG thO 1-bnscn 'area, Yoripo .ai,rficl.l~, &n.-. tho Oll'l)S UiR to ::iar.1hung1 anl:. ~irocto''",. thtJ :...iviaion to ad.vanco to tho north f.oatroying ond.ily in 20no. ~10 follotJii!G dotililCia. oisaions uoro c.os.iQ;lloc't :dvision Unitsa

c. .R~l prot oct ID~iS....JJ .Al"oe. nn.lt :patrol: to wost .to locn.to "'ana. destroy oncny iorcos lln.ying ::_).crticu.l'or ,:..t:tOntiOn to .l.liGYOltt.l~iL.Ul .i· .

e..n'"l. ~.:t.T~i~:.; .o.rocs. -1-:aintain (,U.:::.r::.· of tlinimlll!l .a-no. pl~.tocm on ·rN.lroa.abri~o at TOGU:U:.. -

b. RGr-7 Sl)izo Oi:lj 1 prcr_:?c.ro;·_ i'Or t'urthor a..::.vMco to .. north on order,

c, 3.0£-5 )rot oct r.:.lil:lo.::.:. vicinity C:illT..ltll1<W.:I 1 est~iJlis~ blookinc ~.,ositions vicinity SL:ilJli3- vJli:. ~.:..:Jo.U..~l'iG~ ell~: :!:OD.trol zono to loel:~to c:.nt. :.ootroy mtony i'orcos nn:~. ~.,rot oct liSR ~ zone,

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. ~ .. G5t!l·~oo-.:us..;. continuo "oissions a.ssi{;ri.Cd ey Z. Cor-ys, '"lo.trol zone to lo¢.:;to c..•~': l':.os~:;o~r .~OLV forcoll 1 en.~. lJ~t?C~. CQr-,:.Ja ;)Sa in· zone.

o, 26t!1 ~- Illf, Ro1llf. relieve lst :.\...,_ttclioll., 5th_i:o.ti:poe::lieinf ih zono 1 L1cintc.i~l. blocld.t\; ::.10sit1qn vicirlit:~ hill 70o c.n.l- oon(l.uet -otft)ns"iva opcrctions b. :z.o:-io to loca:~e ~·.n: ... ustro:; Cri.cr..cy foreoa -::n:;-1~ pertlcular n~tontion to ::u..:.n:.:_C3Jl~ Yc.'J.lc~r Nl~·- ..::::~.:~:3;2-:..:.:::G ..u·oo.s. .

'!. Rocon Oo j lloinf a croon ri62t :.."lwll>:: :."~1 v zono c-not uc.tntEUa contact-7th Inf :iv Vici!lity_ :i_.;..;·G?O~O....:.;:::, ,_..

g. Co .birficl~-:..

Itou, .Rcil}f I 5.t:l l:".rlnof.i rlrovi~.d local so_Wri ty Y011?0 Coor~-iri.c.tc 'so-curity rJo.o.suros ~lit~l ,4rbatiO C::lm411~:or,

h. llta ·~.rinos 1 3.oin·:r ,."los·s dots TJ.aint~n 4th :Bn1 loso t.ots o.nd JU.::t :ntr~y vicin.it:· SD¥',.,:.79--::I J.>'rr:J..Jc-:rot. tor Ol)~o.t_iollfl to north or northeast. Po.trol c.roa .::.n·.". ~Jrotcct i.:SR viCinity SoY .. _:;::G-:-~ri coor,'.inat!!"1..;; \.-i t!l_ :?.0~~.

1. lst· :!:.:tnk 38-ttc.lion' loss CctS Llavo ono O?D.Pn.v'~·o=,n,l. l:Witcx~. :Jr.tt,;~J.ion coo.u.1an.-. ont~ sorvioo echelon ~~:-.IJ .. ;G cl'OD. Dll~ llrOj_J~C ,to

j, 1st Thl[,;inoOr Bri.tt.":dion 1 loss ,·_\)ts.1 C:.l""Y10rt :;i.Y.ision Oporationo lrl t:t :priori t:t :E.C:iJ.-7.

k, V:~6 cu::.:):..JOrt' -~iviei.on ci-)or~.tionE... •:f-=:~.t .. •.ri ... _ .. ~ ~~l'" .3.CR~7, · ..

l. lst ..M.lJitii:liM. :'rector 3~·.t·t.:-lio.a 1 '.Roini' 1 ~)rovi .o ;;r. ~tan..~. convoy ~-·.s us l"iroctct .•

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10 ~ioygnbcr 1 950

lqt rorinog

!i:l~!O J.st Um-incs roporto\".. ~ quiot nil,;l.>tt in t:to 11onsan ace. till>."!.

continJJ.o;.:, to :;,HJ.t:rol Hit:i.lOlit oontc.ctinG thO _ouct~. Or~lore \foro roooi-ro:'l. a.t 1.aoo :f'rou X-Co.r:",;?s·e.ttc.cllinQ t:J.o.3J.·nnlt5ta.·lt.~c :kttEil.iono to tho 1st' ltni-ino :~lvisiolt. \.zhi.clt 1;scrc. in turn' ~ttn.a'!<a,-:_ tn thn 1 At ~~,.":ro!r~~:-,n i•1 t~~o uons,m "~c~ ·-:~lm~s ~,CrO ~~~,-~ ·1;y t-:~O~l;t i~1n:~; f~~ ;:~1~-of t:1.o 3~~ jp.ttclion,. -ls,t :~lnos nt l~on-1\i wit:\ tho. 3~,. :::..~c_ &:::."tru.ion. T:u:i _4 Co~>p ,PPwan_,';.or,-:<i.lOltcvor, 1n~'.iccit_o·: .. tl\D.t ho ,~osirod· t:1at t:10 ~ rolici' bo n.:.;!c by ~- unit o.f t!'lc Ji. !r.!'t.nt:ry< =:!!vision. ..:l.c ~ rccuJ.t t:to lst iio.rinoa ordoro1.,. t~1o J.: :c.;c ~t'.~teJ.ion to ~.ajo):).:oni to roint"~rco t:1o 3d :::ctto~ion, lat :ic.rinos. Tho pl£~ Llirootoa tho 5th :c:o :X..ttol.ion to oc.CU..,>Y tho ¢!.ofonsivo sectOr vc.~oc.toc1. bf Ono·battal.ion o-f tho G}th n~ u:;io!:. -!lad "Goon .·.otc~C:i.o,~. i"IX"'I.'t ori:.ol"'ll/. 'to tho Yor~hung arOO.

~uo :·iviai.on· ws not11"1o•l &t cwu that 0%"1·octivo llov~·Dor l2t!l1 i:,c 2C. ;~antry :Jivision ''t>UL'. rclicvo t:1o lst !inrincs in tho ~bnoon .:-.:z.-o~ l'lo.nninc at . .X Oot:"s- Ui".a :_,ro;.~oo.t 0:- on c0tr.blish11'1G c zono of net ion BGUtl1. of t:lo 01liQ•onc - iiU!;:~JJ.-ri rot>.L1. oxclu.aivo1 q.a n zono .. of c.ction tor tllb 26t!J.'Rt;::: Iin'c.ntry rOG~ont. Tho 26th :ROxt.a· ·\-soru to revert to = Cor>ls oo11trOl mtdor ·tho .a>ntoa;Plnibcl plD.n_ ::row ·JOun.~t'.l'io"s of tho lst ;-~10.o :.:1-viiJion o:;tun·.:o:··. sout:1 to tho C!llt§ong- ~:eu,...,ri roc..::., :b1cl"~J.sivoi vhilo tho !\leon Roeorvoir Hc.s inclu.d.JJtl in t;1.o 7th lni"r.:.:.try :Jivisionl a zone. ~~11& l>lan further ;iroctoL\ tho lnt :;.."".l'ino Jivicio:1 to J.lOs-ition troops in tho ~su-ri r.roo.

~he 1st :3attc.l1on1 5th lArinos u.n.~.or o:_'lorc.tion~-1 control of t:1o :'ivioion continuol". ::_)r;:;trollinG in tho ct.1i{;Yong aroc.. or,•.oru \"ro1·o i.:.;f:;U,;~. -t:1o -u.:-.ttulion to r"\,.'Vcrt to pt'.:rcnt control on•. wiwn ~;Lxoc~c,. o;l t~o 5th i:orincs to uovo to ~:~.jon---~·.o~. Two pctrols nc.:o contnct t-rith t!1o oncny L'.urinc t::.c .';: .. yt Cnt~ contc.ct w.s ue. ·.c w1 th l"Jt ostiuc.to~". gl"OU:_J of 50...70 :.;nooy \fhilc t:lo ot:1or anocy cont.::.ct wns r.u::. .. o lrit:: ::-. force of ~):.lrozi."l ... tcly 200 onaJ:r. .:..rt1llor:r v.-.a c;.llc~~ on bot:\ cna:JY grou:'s uith oxo~llont r<;sults.

Ouo of those :)r.·.trols of 6~ n01.1 \'tas nt-i:it:cl::oU il!~ i'll ono-uy i'oroo of .:-lJ_,ro;;li.:-.tol:Y 200 frou tllC :iortht l·Tost em.: SOut:;!. .;t 1700. ~j,l.Q :_lc.trol rcr.}orto:~ t!u~t t:lo .. r oonr.1o.n.". llOHt :"Ul.~~ boon OVOl":t'1.Ul. :r:~o lst b...'"'.tt.:·lion ir.u.1oJC .. ia.tcl:r sont anot;1or otrone cor.!"::lc.t 11c.t:~.·ol to c.c~iot t:2c groull.a n:1~·- cu1 c.:J.~l.itiolll'l vatrol of RO:rr e u:1iclt \"roro to st~y cloc.r Ot t:tO &t'O£~. wuor o.ttc~cl-=t-but to insure t!1..1.t t:to ::outc of Uit:t~·.;re:.l:.:-1 WO.D ko:)t Ol)OU•

JD.l'!OlOSS hc'tl!OVC!', G!"O:.tly hiu~·.orod t!lO roillfO:!"OotlO..'ltSr !'.:l~~. d.!lCO t~o ~Jr.trol he.<.\ brokon u;._J into mall groul?B when ovorrun, tho roir.forccoonts cot·~\1. not loc~to tho fr1onl11),. troo1'a•· In tho u02.ntiuo, tho onwy hc.t. r;mtorall;r wi"t:t\'l.ro:wn froo tho olll"ori. Savorcl. str~lors J.it't roc~c!l thu "ut·.tte~;lon!s 1JOs1t1ons Wlr1DG tho :rd.c:i.t. ~ivialoll. C('l>rovo .. l tho Dl&nf.l ur .. :o O:r tho 0.:\ttN.ion to .c.ttacl: o.t :.nt-n 11 ~rovottbor to locate tllo uiusinc :>crso;-:.nol of t:l.O jt.trol. tJ:>on cou}Jlotion of tho nttr.cl: t::o 0~·-~'~-=-!~n ,.,c.s to rovort to t!10 5th 1~c.rinos.

T!to 2\~. :BattDJ.ion eoutinuo··. ::_;~-:~rols "'~ ~- .o·.1-; o;luJJy contact '>1!1ilo t:1o 3('!. :ik.tt&lon nove.·. C.urill(; tho cl,ey to t:to C: .in:.ur.,o..ni ra11!1oa:. to o.scuno rosJ.JOi1&11J1li ty l'or t:l.o.t indall.::..tion. T!1o 2l: ::c!~<tcUion was or ·.oro<l to nove by foot to ~')oGitions south ·of ~~'ilol~n1.

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T:1o 7t!t ;;;:Xiltoc Uu.ri11..:; t:to d..~- ~s.&;Qc1. tho lst »a.ttDJ.lcin throUGh tho 3.1 :iicttol.ion p.n:: occu:1lioJ. t!lo :..;1Vi'SlOi{·c.osi~lO(\ obt1oct1vo, Aoto-rl. 0;J.o petrol :1~'!.c OOllt-'"ct.-at_l~5:with _en uno~t1.nat<;ulc:;rQJ,W. at oncll;( north o! I:oto-ri.- . !l'~~o,) -onctiy---~.,e,~ :~1VOn 'oz1 ~Y- ¢,r·. p~t~t~~ ·. &.~_l·· crou:Js o£ a.tc;.ty lij;)r.O '-"1COWlt¢ro:~.- tllrougilOu:t· -tSQ. tlit6rpoort·.·w~;.Uo goyoi'Dl. roun~-:.s pf' uo_rto.r _£pil __ in tlio f_o~t·ter:." ~_ens 'pf .tliP ·7.t~i. i:tli-~i~o~ _ _._.. At. 1830 t~10 7t2l I:CXincs r_~:>orto . thoir. zoP:o quiot.1

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nivi.sion orC.oro .. ~. thO st~l l~ii1~~ .. ,)Jir~ tl10 _\~:to .. ~~vo ~0(; Co'tl:..")~'l;{ loss 0110 :,:>lc-'.toon~· ·lst r~C'.nl~ 2o:tt,iJ.ion 'tO I·~aJ6Xl-h_1 011. ,11· J.1ovcr.\Oor. · ~to ~iviSioll nOCoru'lids'-·~~co: Oor.t:_)W wc:d- ,u.~·octoo to j,)o.trol 'tho Sinpw.l£}-oul ai-oa On ll.l<ToVc;l"bOl"_;:nnd. ~o- _:Z:"audn' 'W'itll ·tho· Trullc 0Jr:r:._1c,;.:t;Y c.t l:c.Jon-ni until _ar.;rivcl ot.,D.. b~t.tcJ.iOn Qf tho 5th i.c.rinoo. Ouo ?1-t.\oon pf taulcs• of ;Joe; Oor.l~;.lwYi J:st TCIN: ~ttdl.ion c.rrivQt!. nt 1~00 tn :r-n.t~rl'oroo 1:tnn Om.l~)tll'lV in ')rOvi,"J.ni:: eoru:rity for t!10.t o.:roo, i~~v~~t · ~f- this -,-,i~t~or: ·to tho i-.irtt'Ol:. was (oJ.oyotl Whilo tho ont.:inoors otroretho<.1ct. c. br1,·co to ::i,)ot'i..lit ).t'.ss~o··ot tho to.nl::e,

X, Co-~)S .. ~"J.U':i.-'1b tho ~~ e!'~;cllct~ ·t:-;:!;1 !o~l~il"C!1ql~t ~'?r: ~~0 -~ot i:nrino :Ji;rlr.i<>n to no.i;~tn:tn onn. :7:t"ltt~l1.0:"\ ;r., .llllt"J-n.?: 'i'.n.."rl.:ri·o.,Jorod C~n: lll1.:._'1;~i~iot1fi "i''1'-l'r_-1--4cnR., . . ' . ·.·

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let 1-lnrinos

Tho lst l·ln.rinos oontiw.olt J?t'.trolli·nc "trithout ,onmy conte.at tAroucl10ut tho dAy. PlMs woro xu\;,~o 'by tho lst lW1nos !or ·roliof by ol.Cllonts of tho 31l-Inf~try :>!vision ~n 12 ltovi:Dbcr.

Oj'~ration Ord~ tltltlbor 2o.,50 iras oocl.itiod by. tho .llivision. at 2305 ,.rh1C:.t :·:troctod tho .l~t 1-~tll'inos ·u.l)Ott ro11ot by ola;1onts of tho 3d. . I~nntry Div,iriion in t:ho \bnea.n oroo.1 to mvo ey ,»nil and rant~. to Ch:!cyoTIG J?:r'Ql.._)m"Qtl i'or of~ondYo -o11or.nt:ton9 ..ih tlW dirDo.tion of HuJ.n!U,..~L Tho 3cl•and 5th ro.:c -~att;.!llon·s woro U.Otnoho\l fron tho lst l.:C..rinOIJ c:fi'ootivc ttJ?OU ro110:r by olOnonts of tl1,.o 3d Inffllltry Divioion.

: ~hO lst Bo.ttclionl s attack J~,oa, off at ttnw11 to 'locate ooobors of tho po. t:rol l>tlllch h£¥-1. boon L'..tto.clt:o.:! by a. s~.,orior nuobor of troo!?E! on 10 ~Tovqilior, G:lic batt[.J.:ion t"iOYcil into tho ,.z-ot.J. ill w!l1Qh tho fi:r-o .fight .h ... '\.: tnkon plc.co ,nt:1out on~ OJ?::.:'()tJitit~n, ·ev.sunltios to tho 1>r.trol ·\';6ro _6. f.:l.l ont1 ~- 'U'I.A. · ReturninG to thoir nssODbly- ·cro.a. tho bnttcl.ion wc.s--roliovoC. py ono 'br.tt£>.l1on of tho'·26t!t ROK• s C'.t C'--P.i>rGxitw.taly laJO, :£iho let ·3c.tttlion· tllo.'1. .a1b.:-.rkod itf. trucks anll oovOf~ r.s tUrccto·. by- tho oo.- ?t!l r-•orinoe .to liv-Jop...-.:1.ong.

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OrUozos wore roooiVc.". 'Oy t!!o :11v1s1on o.t ;1.255: '-'\irootinG tllo.t ono Cllr.r.~.)('·.ny of inftl..'ltry bo l'Jrovi {~OJ. for t!lO protectiOn: of' Corps hu~~·.qunrtors c3.; Hoahung, Orders woro ieeuo\'. tho 5tll !-brines to provi,\o t!10 nocoeso.ry protection. !rho 00, '5th lk"ltin'-s t~iroetod tho lst :Bnttulion to i)rt'lvit-?. o:to COz.t1e>ll..Y for th~ security oissione ·:Both tho 2~1 o.nd. Jd !ntto~iona lJctroll0.1-\dthout .ost.c.'i>lishing cont~ct wi·t h tho ona.ry llJJ.X"111G t:1o llto~;.

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:Sl'lkor Cor.::):.:1y1 1st ~!:'..""ll-: :lnttp.J.ion w!U.ch .l".rrivo~1 1n tho E\.UlcnC'll ...ro.:~. d 1100.35 froo "t'k·~s.--:..i. -..r.:-.s or•lorm!. to cssu:uo rospons1b1lit1 for tho loOt'~ aoaurity of Yon::_Jo [',ir:ficl.·(~ 11}. ·oonjWlotion with ono bnttocy ot t:lo 96t2l JJ'iol:: N-tillor:,• :3.:-.ttcl.ion •J.n 12 lTovu.tbcr, Co I, 2t1. :tlt>.ttl:'~iCm, 5th. i.:.......rincs !!:.1 --. ono t.:\llk plntoon, Co :n,- ist :2tll'lk · 36.ttclion rovorto::"'. to tho o~>cr::.t;l>_llC\1. control of tho 5th lic.rinOf? \li.JOn r~id. ·

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T!1o 7th 1lc.riuos rc-.._1orto\"'.. "·quiet ni@lt.'r.nl~ ~·.t first lic;ht coaJ.ucto:1 vgg:roseivo ::_mtrollirl{; to tho fla.nke ~!..'1.~1. tho i'ront, Cb 3 1 1st ik·.ttcl ion CC\DO unclor onOI-V sn:l~Jor f'iro- c.t i500 '\<thilo Ol'l(irr:o~·. in n rccon:l.clss.:::noc in foroo to tho :Puso~lli ~oo., rn~:. at 1530 'bho . OO:l:._)!'!l"cy n~t1o COl".Lt,"\-et w!t!1. .:-n ostinri-t"O,i. 100 on<X.:.v.. Durilll~ thO:' c.tk.clt t:l\) cnauy w:)loyo:i. nortc>rs nn;l ruotnatic lto.:-q,onS~ whilo 3ckor Con:.)~ ".>rolJl;ht ·~-wn v.rtillOl'Jf ;n{1. ni.r U,l:OOn tho ,onon;r :poaitimlS.· -Eo--;V¥ · cc.su..-tJ.tioa 'tloro inflictc,·. tm tho OllQ"ly ~'turblG' tho CJlr'~t:~<i'.tcnt, nll.U~i11l? tha·t t.n Wit:h'T'ro\4_ iTn i\,1•-t:~.,,,..,. ,..nnt:,..,.+:.," ~.,n.,.,.. ,., .... ~n "h'l~ +:1,n -rt.h -------~ ------ ------------ .. -·- -~--- ---·-··-·.., ........... .,. ••• - -<~ -p·- , .. . Ilr-rinos ~lurinc the rCi~.-.in :or of t!1o t"X:;:. .Air atru.ck· "tho to\-m ot X!-.(;c.ru..:ri a."l1~ tho Choshin !tosorvuir .--ro:-. ,:unncr tho 1)or1o ·.. Ono tc-.nlt l"Jl~l tuo truc!cs wore ~:ostroyo.·. J;· ,.-;;.:':" st;ril:os on H.."'"(;nru.-ri 1 oo:! <nw:f trocj,'s were bcr.':Jo~., strc.i'c .1 • :· · ~;;; tl":.G·.~vst ·o{ 1\otc:,;..;.ri.

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Tl1.c lst -11nr1nos. :ro"}ort oc1 :tho.t Fot-t·_.(bDj:).:'.l'lV'", ~i.:J,ic_!l o CCU.J?,iod. n t~cfon-ai vo 1)0 t::i tion ni -;-.ro.;;· 'btltwo.Jn \iol".s<.:.l M(L i-iO.(I.Jn..rJ. hn.r~ rp9oi~~\ M nttc.ck by on cst!uC".to·.: 70 ollC'.:.y, rx:1o o.ttt'.clt wos·:\t."'®ulaod ·by- Fe.~ Ck!L¢~al~ !dllin~ 12 l!ort!1 ::orrollB ru.:.·_: \round1.ll.l!: o.n ostiuc.to.·. 15. ~h.O oriruy upon r~coivinG t~,2.:m norc.tr firo w1t!1:'\.ro~ -oll whistle- SiGJ.ll"J., -

At llg4oo t:;.c Jl ]l'.t.t-DJ.ion o.t- l:C'jon..-ni .. cor.t.dn~t ·c; wc;Ll oncn:y ntincl'!: l)ll' its ::.)orittOt .. or~ Hii"'.O Q'i1~-~~r WQ)"~ 1!'.\llp.~ )urine tho r\t'tltek:~ a 1 thou&'l t!!·cro \io:r.'o · -trvi-:oncos t:lt:.t tlC\.."'cy'. · '~unr!c~l hr:.t. boOl'l ror.tovott fror.i the nroa, :Al1. 'oSti.&Ct·Od.-50 onc.ny ~~.in- nttnckq~"- tho·J,\ a3Q.ttolion p.t., 0830, In th!G o.tt~cl: 20 cr:.or.JY \fcrc 1'-..illa(L. ·

During t~10 C.c-y troops of t:1c 3~1 Ini'r.i:ttrY Division woro ruli:u.Dho;~ "r!·.Hc ·r10vinc; to rcliovo .. t!'!.C Jr". :B&ottali_ll.n:-.nt: .. l;c.jon..n1. .T:~o Ol'lony, by "blowinc crc.tot's ·ui <the -~m: -Mll"-_ .• :ostroytn(; Ct.t b~:L"'.{;o t.~ niiOS nO.rth of :-~ojoT...:ni, o!'foct! Vol5-0 blo cl:c.";,.:uuvcci:Ol'l'ti-..wu t~ii\~-\;. ~~10 ;rr:-;r . t;-oc:po- .:1o- ·. l'loyoU an~~. oxc!U\l"ll;od ·firo .wU·ll. ... t:lo .altt'o{l.-r:\• L"l·.-rlqw of tho conl;iti.a_n · o_~ tl~c rov ... ". tho tro'o::..')~ _b~CJi: .. 'J:&.;i;;t:.'in~to.r ~lQ'. nJ..i;Jl:t---UA~~l ·:OCG:il'l-OO~. , t:r'oo-.. ::m caul.: rCJlndr t!16 ro&~ 'on ·-JJ.·,.lravor~bdr; · . .!Ls n J!o~l~-,.:01' t:1~ mrbush tho l.'..:liW' of tho··Jd ·J3u.ttP.11u~ w.U.i3 .not ot'!octi.G. by ;tho 3\l J::r.V:".-sion troo11s. . ·

Tho 1st ~~l'inos in,11Cat0U. t:u~t ·t:i.o 1st :Snttcl~op. Q)Ul:,_, not uovoum-u o..;,):._woJd.UC>.iicly·tho 14th oi ~:ova:~bor 'sinCe 32 '~ori11.o Coil)s vohiclos Wore ~nvolv~ in 1:ho uova.~ont of .Ari.iy troo:._ls to .i~o~r.i •.

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X Cklrpe Opcro.ti<:ir.s Or tor iio. 6 oft' activo 121200 was 1mbliBl-iO.'L C.t ll21Klo. ~&is ,uroctivc or~:oru(.t t110 lst -l-i.D.rino -:Oivisio11 to a.".Vt>.nco ani!. tlcstro:r tho Ol'lO!J\Y' in zono .'U'l<:."'-.. :..)rop<.;.ro ·for of:tonsivo OIJOro.tio:ns on ordor to tho wost 011 t:1o lN.lJlUl{;-Sachw::,G"-~11 c.=d.o. .In 00.'.1 ~io~ tho C?r~l.or, ._;_!recto.". tho ·ostnblisliD.c.."lt of bloc~.:inc 1')QS1tions o.t YuC~i anO. HukSU-ri, '•

In vlou Of tllO .c:uovo or,l.or tho :)ivisioll. initi:vt:~~J.-.t} ·roquos~ ~? thO OG, ·3\~.-'I:lf'l'J.lti"y Divisio11 to usc tll.::·.t ~1ortion of tl:o Ch!B:r.onc.lluksu.-ri roc~\ w~1ch rC'.n tlll"ol.'l.&~ t~10 3 ~ :Ji vldonl a zo::o to a.~vp.nco. ROJ1-1 to :-i:uksu-:r-1.

D~inL; t:1o :.}cr:!.rJ.). tllc 5t:1-l~t;l"incs l)t.trollc~. without. contzo.ct ~.o::~..~i-: the· onor.tr. '?:1o lrit ]c:.tt~ion cl:oso,~. tho i:o,Jon- '.ollb .:u-cn ,co.t ll21IDO \-Tit!10ut on6owito1•ill(; oncr.cy: rcsist.:-;-:.co, Oon;;_lt.llY I nn·.: ono :>lp.tool' 9f Co D~· 1st Tr>;'llr·.:ar-.t-tdio,n wcro roliov:o: of t~10 soourity uicd~n. c.t_ Yonl)Q ~irf'iol ·. 'b;;·· Co :V, -l.:.ot t.:uU.::: ]..._t tci.lun nt- 16oo. Rcvo:ruJ:_g t•1 .oo~n;,L-u.L of t!:..o 5th ::."Xiru.::c, Co 1 .:-.nil tCJ1l.~ l-:llnto·m :clcnro •. Yon·,;_)O .tor Chh')!tU..Y:ro :!1 Mr'.. :i~~oli-l1.0!lt_'; ros-_)ccU~vcly C'.t 1630 •

.. ·,-~:lc 7th i:C.rinos rocOru~oitoro.-'. v.:.~ ::..)nt::-o~. :'.'C:'. ·t:1.., ~c~a. ~10;-th ~1

to tho·f'l.:-Jlko of thci1• l)ositionc1 vit-.u~ut- -:: -~-- ,::'-~·'.:1:·/~•:.t; co:·.tl'..ot .:witl;Lc the l.na.ty. Snow trl\c1::s s1g:~to.". by roco:·.: r. • r ~~· .. t:.oa ir ... ~cc.to:' .. _ t!lfl.t cnnll grou.:;_)s ot Chir:.aso woro still '!:: ~ \. , .:.· . •- ~~ rcconnoissc-Jtco in foroo \'tit:! ono 1l .... ttv~ion rocon."10itcri:1C uoct .:.:::. ·:.: -:.. !'01".". fron Xoto-ri sic;htcJ. o:ll.y q_5 0-l~L'!'::.r, ti1tl tbon :f'lro. u _ __,:.:·::.t .::.~-- ~rr;o'. c:n.'. flol~ tho aro::-.. Air rq_)ortc ·.no r.otivlty in tho C!10s:1i:~ :'.uoo1·voir t'.ro.o., but hit ,):lc sclf'-::,)rv::..-,ollo.~ t'-m no-rth'\"rost of tho :Rcsot'vnir 1

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At 2130 tho Division. 1aw<M a tr~:.unt&.~-1 o:r-dor: ro:f'orrir,e to Oporation Ora.or 00..50, which dirocto~~ thct ROl\..7 o.d:Vcnco, 'tostroyina: tho onwy in its zona M.t.i. soizo tho 3abaru.-ri &ron: ·ana. to :contil'nl.o tho protection o! Koto-r1. R~-5 ·wa ordoro<l 110 bo propnro_d to DOVO

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T~1.o lBt l:ori:tos oontinuoC. )?rCJZ)OJ."{'.~ionS for -i':b'Y:CDCllt_ 0! tho·:ROGiuontaJ. Oo;.ibrl.t 'roc;~ to t~:u.l C::.i~-yo:uc aroC:. · ::C>vouont ail" tJ:lo-lBt -!nttc.lion to CJd.{_,J'"Oll.L; \"TnB B~li:X'.ulo· .. ".Jy trdn for tho' nornill:~ of th'O 14t.'l of :~ovo;;r. bar, Tho r.IOVDilQlt of t!~o 3t. ::3nttC'J.ion \<Tit~'! olonontS of _Hotilqtl.O.I'tora an•.'. Scr'rl.c.o Co!.ll.)om' t-rc.s a&toc.'l:.uJ.Cl'l for lG iTo von~ or, \1:-.ilo tho.> 2d :Bc.tt[',.. lion with ol.cnonts of ltot>.dqi.\D.l'tors t"..ll!l Sorvico Cor~CI.XlY woro to novo on tho 17th.. Tho ;.10'V1:fi!Qllt o:f t!1c 3·1 Bo.ttlllion Oil t!to lGth was {1.trPclldont upou its relief "Jy olar.1onts of t~1o 3~1. lnt:-..ntr~· ?iv1sion. -

.Autl1.0rizn:;1on wn.e roccivc.''. by :.::ivision C'.t 2200 fron tho 3<1. Infnnt~? Zivision to 9t'orL-.innto with t;\O 26th no:( Rocine:~t on \UO of t:1c,t pol'tiun of t~l.O ChiGJOnG- Eulcsu-ri roru."t. w'J.1C:.l rem thr0uch t:1o 3t1. :.avisionts zono of c.ction.

T~10 5t~l ::t-.riuos initi~tl) .. 'i. n roq,uoat .:':.uril'l(l: t;~o d.:-;r to :.wvo ono COi'rpany o! t:~o 2 .. ~. 3a.ttdion to !toto-ri ilo ort.or to oo.so tl:o trensportc.tion roquircr.:...mta fol" :f'u.-~uro ··~oVUiJ.UUt. of t:-..o ~utkl1on, Pil:i:':<.:.1as1on wus (il"i";-~t

ci". b¥ . .liv1sion1 c.n..l D'lf. Oor.•)I'JlY :-1ovo:. to ::oto-ri \"~1oro u::,xm o:rrivll~ at 1830 1nit1c~ soourity fDr tho 7tll1Arinos su~J:'l~· '~l'B f'.U.(1 t!:o Vl:O c.irstri;v 'dr'.G oatc-..:.lis!lct'l..

A lst :nv.ttdio.n l'a.trol of squn(~. stralcth W~l!c!1 t.a.:.n~tto;.~ :.c.jon-<!.on..-; for Sin·.:l:lllc1\1 turiOlG t:'1o :1.\,r:ainc; ltns o.tt!'.cl;o:. no& Sin!_)t~;ni {~t £'~)::4'o

xJ.;"k'\toly 1130 b~r l'n ostl:lt'.to~. force of 50- J.50 onor1J'• IJI:lo notorizo,·. :1ntrol \·;c.s oto:_Y;.HA'!. 'by ..::nor.1:' sr1all C'.l'UB r..n ·. C:Uto:aatio "WCF,J'-'llB tiro, \"dt:l t:·\0 cncny t:1.rowir.1.£: o~loaivo ci.!~p,os frCJ,.l t!lo cliffs clOl'lt"': t;,o roL\(~. One nr.<·."vor of t:1o aqua:. rotu.rno·. to tl~o 00r.U.1C'.n<i. Poat t'J.l·). ono pl.c.toon "u·.a aont to roii:U'orco t!1.o sg_u~'- ~ ,.,it:1. •)no 01: covorninr; tho J?lc.toon~ T!J.o rc1;:d'or cine Dlc.toon ~ri vo ... 1;:. t~10 r.rvt'. r.t 1310 1 ~10wovor t~1o onony ha.' .. ~'-hpor:.Hx1. c.m'. tckill"l covor in t~10 :1.ills ou air:!1tln~ t:l.a e>.ircro.:ft, Tho IJl('.toon continue· .. .".o~m t;1o rov .... ~ .. to Bil"l.)untr-ni, bu.t d.ilt not r;.;l{;n.in <".ontn~t \·•i t:~ tho '-'U'.:-!lY ..

..Ul ot:!or ··1ntrols of t~1o 5th !_c,rinos in t:1c1r o.aQir·;not" .. crons pro<1.uccC. nccc.tivc-.rosults, :.:.iviaion ·.trocto:. ti.l.o Cor:!lCIIl~'.inr, Officer, 5th ll.J..rinos. c.t 202v to novo t!'l.o rOi:nil'l.,"..ol" of t1;,o 2<1., .Dnt;;.oJ.icn1 5th ~:c.ril'lCr. to tho vicinity of ~oto-ri on 14 :iovo:.1bor rJ'l..". to ns';urJc responsibility t'or tl:..o aoourity o:f t:lo 7th l:ll.l'inos su::.>::.)lY point .en .. t:1o yho N.rstril,),

~ho 7t:i.t 1~!\:..·inos ailvoucot". rq1i ~y ,~urinr; t:tc (~.~ ::\DUO lKX>Q yar(,,St

rcl~C.:linr; Pusonr,-n:!. L1{;nins'~ ncr;liblc cnc:-1y rosist.:ll1oo, T:to cnony consis-tinc; oi a;·~.:":ll sent taro~. grou.;,)e o~)~~o so··. tho c.<' .. VCUlOO ui th sn.:Ul arna f'iro • .,..rtillcr~r r.l"l.. air .~.is-.:_)croo.~ .. t:1csc crou)B an.·. t!1o cuc:Jy flo.·. to the :rort:;.... ~lost.

Gcncr.-cl.

Ilivision Ol'cro.tion Or,· .. or :7o 21~:.:-o lK.:: ···:".:-1~u:lc1'. <!t 2000 Hhich n.snicnc_._ t!w · .ivision t.ho nis::.:ion of ~~.:"" _ '-'·. "',;:• t:-:.0 no:rt:1, t\Qst:royinc t>1c cnco~l~' in zono 1 f'nt .. protcctLv: t:.:.;,; .~ :: Cor)s,

:f'run Cltit~Nt;:. scizu :{u2·:eu -ri, D,;.""1,, :;c.trcl ucst Ll , -~,.} t:~o ;: Corp~ boundm~r, ?..OJ:--7 \~o.s t .. i:rocto·.-.. to sclizo nru: o:1ruro ~i::.·;:u·u-riJ on ort'tor

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to soizo Yudeo-ni nn.:.".. to })atrol in zone to t .. ostroy the onauy. Rru-.5 vc.s orC .. crae .. to protoot tho .. ~Sa tron positions a.t rr:oto-ri - Ch1nt;!t1.lJl.Ol~i - ~~;jou-.J.uJ:-~, J.Jl"~,.rJ?az"~-.:1. to v.u.ue t~a-ou.;;:.~ .RCT-7 1n tho viciltit~ of :-!OLc.rU...ri nnc1 c.<1..VMCo to tho nort:1. .. on- .C!UillC'Jtlt.

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T"·.o Rooonno.isat'.nco cotlp-~ny ,ms, p.ss~cnor~. tho uiosion o1. scrpo."'lil'lC tho ::ivision riQ~t :tlMk '"',)y .oDorri.t'i:tr, in ·-t:.'l·o ~oyCJ:~t1-ni,.;. ;;;inJ:iWt~ vcl..loy to t~1.o :'1vision "pQunC.i'IY.· !r~'lo.l'st ~_onk' 2at·tr:J.i0il lo"os :::.otnol:wonts ua.s or\'tcroct to t~vo 3:00'-i.qu6rtorS' an."~-:~Crvieo Co~Ony_'losEi ·~rncl:o.·: vohicl.os to tho -v1C1nity Of SOYti:llt'rn1. ~l·c.o!to~;"'. vcil_lclos ih tho' Uonuc.n v.ron uoro to -.,o rlOvo~·. o~ _ orc:l.or ·by L~~lia_·.-~1. by ron,:,· t" Soynr~l-ll~_.

X Corps not1f'1o(1, tho ~='1v1Q1Qn tho.t t:l.o .96th li'1cl;'. Artillery ~C\t.ta.lion wultl roliCVc :3, !b; l.,t. :'mtlc: flt1,t.t.n, :f.,;'!'\ ,,::- "t"a(r;J .r.n{~1~''! ~:~~ <~ro:.· Y<:~Ul)O .Ai:rfi dlt'' .. n.t. l..l~J.200..,

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~lED 14 Fo~ctt~or 19)0

lat- ffnrlnci

Tho 1st i:c.rinps reported thD.t t~o 1st :.oa.t"tclioJi:-ho.c.i.· C6t::10l'lCQ(1 c:lo.::·.r'ill(; t:i.o city o;f lToas~.n '::ly -t:;.·'-:.in <;,t 070C, .l r:otoor co.n:,-oy ey.,.-r,riJli; tho or[-;.c.nil!:ctional. oquipnont o£ tho bc.ttt.lion an C. r,tUl.l\.'1.0, __ -;yy olQ.... nonts of t11.o lst 3ntt.clion CJ.ofzu.1 'l;hnso:>.:.l ot oS45. · · Ob-aah-ntiolt· ail'-craft.flov cover for tho .notor coiwo~- •~.urine; ·t!:LO-· en tiro r~Ovon(mt to O~'li{.;yonc;, S'::.c lst J3.o:J.t tC'.l-ioll clusc:-~. iji1~ Cjlic~'ot~~ £Ltci:'. 141S20.

Tl!c Jl:.·JJc:.ttclion nt Hl'.jon-;\1 1'!U.S rolicvo,~. p.t' o60o bv oloaonts ot tho 3<". li::i'nntr;r :-. .ivision. .i~ovo;~~,;~nt of tho· Jtl _3a.ttl'l:ion~ oor.:n01100.-. .a.t 06)0 M;1• cJ.oso:. t:1o 'i'Jvns{l)l [ll"C- nt 1530. Liutto~:· l'u{trollir-~_; \ro.s con:. tucto.:. :urine t:'!.c l)Oriol. 'tly the let l~crinos i;1 view of tlloir aovc;_tcnt.

5th LE'rlnoa

.All u11i ts o:t t:1o 5t~l l.£l.r1nca :'ntrolloi.l. t.dthout outcblishin!'-: oontc.ct \ofit!1 t:~c C:llo;!;,',

The 7th ~:o.rinoa ocicu.j_:do,\ JP.C{'ru-ri, t:to :·j,yisio>n objoctivo1 c.t 1300 in S'.£b--zc:-o ,.,cc:.t:~cr c.c:!:lst no,.-;c:.t!vc o~ony O:_:l1l(:q;!!tion; .All roo...ts i:ato t:~o tol1n wcro O,i)C~l oxoo~)t tor ;·.!inor o~atC'.olOs l·rb.ioh roquircf'. bullt',ozor olcC':ttnoo. lic.tivcs il1 t:1o to\·lll stc.to<-1 t:1o.t t!to O:tincsc 0o!'..)nunht h • .-\C.l. cv.:-.cu.ntod. t:'lQ tot-m t::roc .·;e,ys :1rior an[~. hal: 1:ovo.':. to tho nort~1 EJ~l: 'r1osi.. ::1o nuti vcs ot~t:1uato~~- thc.t ap~:;;r-o:di.ao.t oly 3000 Ql<iiY troo1~s. ;n'. occu~lic~: tho to1m.

T~-:.o 7t:1 i:c.rillos ,',c:l'o:1aoa of 1:r·{;t:=t>U-t'i woro (1onor-el.ly uit:t t:1o lat Bc.ttoliol'! ;.ts-,)oso·. on :-!1llo 1162 c.a-·. 12761 whilo t;to 2c1. :Sa.ttolior. ocC:Ul)ic--~. :)ositioas on t:~o :·:ir,2! (~ro1m:'. in tho vicinity o:f ~-.c-ct'.ru-ri, ':'llo 31'. 1:>o.ttclion loss G-corcc co;--:,:.)cn;" ocw:.>i..::. positiollEI in t!10 rocr nc~ t~1o SUJ?:JlY ·:un;.;oa.. Gcorcc Coi.L1Cp"'!y :.)rovi:;.o · soouri ty for t:Ja RO{~j,... lJlCjltDl Ootl:'lt.lK'. Post..

:JurinG t:lO poriol'~ tho 9Gt~1 ;'iol:. ~tillory :Ja.tt£Jlio11 t'c.ilo;". to. rcliovo Go .J 1 lst Ta:1.k Llntto.lliun of t;;o Yoi;,JO soclll'it;r o.:l.sl.lion. X Cor:)s utr.to.-. t:mt t!1o relict lroulCl. ·Qo nc.].o on 15 ~:ovOJ11lor ..

DF.CLASSI Ill r.o


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~lflfjj 15 Fove.mher 1950

~:ce lst r:arines reporto~'.. durin.:; ,the riLly t!la.t :CasY anti. Fox Cor.rPll.n~CS, 2t.: :aa.ttnlion lm,·. ))eoi;l. rol'1ove.~~ at 1600 by elorilents of t:!c 3•1. :r:r~f+!Htry :-li 'lri sion at t:10ir blc cl:ing 'po si tiona en tlw .,~ronat:.."l. = :£..jon-ni roe.~·.,. JJ.l uD1ts of tl1o let l&rinos woru rclievo.: t':.Uring t:1o nftorrioon of 15 liovcr.tbor o:~co-pt for loceJ. security patrols. Plru1.s uoro r.1a:.o to move cloncnte of Hoa,-.quCil"tors end Sorviao CorJpllJlY N1l~ tt1.0 3ct 3v.ttEll.ion to C:liQ'oltg on lG ::ovombOl' ut 0700 via i1a1 urA. Lioto:;;- oor,.... voy.,

5th li&inog

T:1o 5th iillri;Ics pe.troll01..~ tllrouG:tout tho do.y '\'lithou·t· cnaJy contact,. T!1o 2t1 !lattalion uovo.: in tao LlOrning ant:. arrived at Kot<>-ri l.ato 1n the r.ftornoon. Tho battelion asBUllO..". rosponsibili ty for SOG.l.rity of t~to 7t:1 l~inos'. S'J..3?:'ly point an~l. tho 'V4..0 c.irstri;p •

.All units o! tho 7t:1 l~c.rinos ditt'lc.oo~'l. to tho Vio1n1ty of :it.garu

ri uit:10ut. cnCt'C' rooistanco. rz·:1o. J;~. 3c.ttalio~ '!riB posi tiono:. to pro-t cot t:1o uOrthoo.stcrn e::,J:_-:~roac!loa to t:.tc vil.LC'.g.~. · \·1h1lo tho let :::c.tto·lion 11rotccto.-i. tho :nort:1HCst c.p:_1roachoa. "T!1a 2-.".. :Jv.ttc.J.ion '·te.s ostnbliO:lc-.-. f.cfcnnivcl:.· on t:1o :11~ grt>Uf!..":. BOl,lt: ... of. t:\o villt\GO -~o ;,Jrotcot t::.o sout:1orn ap~'ronc!1. T~10 2d 3o.tta11on i'uu.·i~ t:1.o -~·- !n~.trollo ·. north to .J?o!d:o-C-11, oe.st to Po!tt4onc1-n1 Unc~. to_ h1;Ll lJ2.3. j,;o ona.t;• \·taro ,;':"'l'\nl1'1'1~.l'!,....,·, 1-w fo.hn 'M,_t.rn1 "'- tjlht'l n.'lt.rn]_ t-o POl~~o-t!'ii :mt'lcvcr 'i,~ .fin· ;;-~~~~~~~~;<\ -~n~~l~ ~-tiii~y Pi-~Q.-;,~---Wl~10:~ w!':q \:~stro;;ol:. ~.-uri:1t; t.' .c .. t.r:.:• Co J3, lst i'c.r.!: Je.ttcl.ion rCr~rtcd t!mt· onl~t ono :plD.toon o:t t.:-n!:& hL\ .. -.:,ou:l. rcliovQf.~ b~~ t~::.c 96th Ficl'l Artillory Jo.tto.-~ion !'.t Yonl)O ~1irf'!cl.'.. Corp::; '.·n.-.s roq_u0st-c<:1 b~ thtl Division to ~i!"ont tho 9Gt;~ :'iol,". dtillory 3c.ttr~ion to rolicvo Co n, tmks a.t 161100 to :_>Ornit novv.. uont o:f t:10 Te1tl: Con~)~\~- to .:.'. no\-! loe.:-.tion.

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16 ll~ti~SSIFIED

l1ovcrt'.Jcr J 950

1st ljarir.Pi

T:1o 1st llm'inos rC'Jj0rtcH1_ th."l.t olcrH;mta of tho 3d !!ntt.:-lion .rm~'l ~S Cor:rJ?MY cloo,roi.-;, t~10 1'~l1.S£Ul. ,l:\l"co. 1:1~" trdn v.n:. uotor 1t\lrb1g tho r.'lorninG M --~ l'.r:,:ivo. .... at C:dc;YOnti c.t l55q. 'A.rruiJ€CI.l\.}ll.t's·:uoro J.lv.:.o .to novo tho retlE'.int.cl" of the: 3_t-":.. 3o.t1ibl:to'h 'l!.o: Chig_yong Dy -''fre.in on 17 ~~vor.ibcr. Lovpacnt of t:'..o 2\_1. adttolion· cit·~ i-'ruu!n!!"l~;.oiouonte of thO.lst ~~ru:"!!l.OS was aC:.lo:_u.J..o .. for 18 ilovaijbqr •. OoJ.rJ?~ ~-.; ··lS.t 'fw:lk: .:Da.ttol.ion \·Fo.e; roliov~ at Yqltj,JO nirfiolll an-··. rcr.Qortol;, to tho 1st i,;&:-inoa at c;.U.r;:ro~1G c.t ll!oo. · · ' ·

5th i:p.rinos

T~1c 5th linrinos o:mt.il1uoll tiggrcs.sivo patJ"'lli'ng '\'lit:i.wut osta"olish.ii.at;. cont;.ct i"rit:l t:to onOf\f. T:!lc Rogi:r~ont.al Corlr.la.DI..l. Poet tUtrplnc0\1. r~i~l{; !;~10 n0rn_:!11G ro:-ct opCnc.~. 120ci nt Chinhu..."1g-ni.

The 7t~1. l:c.rinos uf'tcr o. quiet nig::~t 'i>OGDll :;~.trollil'l.\l oorl.y in tho r.:orninr; ui_th lst .JD.ttol·icin :;_)atrola to t!1o ''lost llll\ .. i7or-t!<.uoat in t:1o vicini.t~ of So:~i&'ni .:-rn;·. c:.~~l.{jlU..l(,.l-ni, Severt'~ arw~l 1-;ro\~.)B of Q.LCllj'"

woro ~ntC'..ct.'?t"\ 'n.t i015 b;,. t:1o ~-:introlS. l'-:.!l>ro;:d.t:r~t-. .n.-y 1500 yurds west . o:t ::c.:;o.ru.-r!., -=rt;ro tw.s o~cil.c--'-'lf;"ll,~. lrit:.l tho o::.u:cy,: ;r!1a si';;untion t.wu.lcj:i.cd int~~C:o.ti~ 'th. .. '\t c-.}~)ro:d <.".t..ll.~· 200' oi'l.rz..ly -\'!ore ill.a-.i.n c.t strollb poitit_s al·)l~G ,.._ li11o' fr•1JJ Co:.mn.,!-ni· to ~l..."'.nt;hUJlb-ni,

The lst .Zr.:~t_l'liOll was tJ.ro·cto .. ".. b~ t!lo Colli.1io\ltUi1J,G Of:liaor, -7th ~~P.r~no~ ·~o _o.t_tC:clt 1 . ru:k~- Oon:..'rulY .A.blo o.ttacl,cHt tho·;_)Ositioll'lS .:-.t 1Goo cltr.r rn clr ['ll~. artillcr:r ;1rO':Jnro.tiol'\. Cor:T)cil.Y ..:~ Ol'l.Ct)Urr'.:-.:.-rc<' l1.,":~.t r.;:Si:-st·Cn.co ··.ui·ii.1.G t!-ic v;tvrin~o ~f npprQ~t'~toiy i500 -;,rnr".s_ CUH1 t....'1.o-·

,_ ~--:..a.1~~ .fJ.c,,__ t.our'.rU.. t~lc nort:1,

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Ilho lst i-;arincs ro-.9ortod t:tat· t!to rcnc.inL:.Or. of tho 3a. Zlo.tte~ion ;u• ... closoti C~liGyoll{; lJ.\rillC t...i.o iftornoon. Tl1o 1st ant\ 5th i:o.ri~os contil1UoJ. ::)a.trollin~ in t:1.o1r ros:Peot1vo. areca uithout contc.ctinc t~o oucny.

7th li.r.rinos

Tile 7th .i.ic.rL:1cn rc:,:Jorto,". u quiot night l'n:. o.t first li@lt l'ntrollod r,ccrossivcly in t~1c 1·:fi£aru.-r1 ~ov. to tl.1.o front, Unnks c.ui:. roc.r. Linit c.~. crounG. cofl:tfl.ct ·lft'LS ue.C .. o :nring tho ck~·. by v. :..mtrol frou .Ablo OOt'\l)~lY• ,.£1ieh· nc. ·.a oontnct whou tho :p!!.trol rooolv.xl sn~J.l CJ.'ns firo r.t 1020 frau .oncr.lY iioct>.to.: on- !:111 1226. Air strikes W6ro onllo('t on tllo: Ci.l.a:tyl s positio:.1s c.Jl.-~ 1nvost1crr.tion by t!lo j?ntrol foun.: 11.~w QJ.tcny ,1.oa.:-;~ .. tJ.r atril~;;cs wCro· .cflllo~: at 1330 on u. hill iii tho vicinit:r of :.:o~~:;r.!Ur.:..ni U1."lCll v"'-J.so....--;c.ticn t'.ircrc.!t ar;:ottc,~. Cl'la.*· in l'sotio:ts on t:1c 1lill •. ; !.r1on l"llhl~il\G tl!o stril:o tho onor.w floJ. to oavos in tlmt cro..'"'. ':ronC.orin(; furt~IZ · stri:~as 'i:::.cl'i"octi vo, '..,d.ir ·.llri;;.c tho ,·.ey con,'"..u.ctoC~o strikes on Sl:n:"'lal"li..;-n:. t>.n>~. Y't?-~·ccrl-ni t1it:1out o"bs!Jl"vi~"lt; C11inoao troo~n~ in t:i..o l'l'CC'.,

Goncro.l

:;iVidon ~u~lis~tci.. Ol)Crl'.tions· Or(.or 22-50 L'.t 0800, T;-,is or,".or t.irocto,: t!1o :J1Vif:11on· to ru~.V.:::ltco to tho ::ort!t t.ostro~rinc; t:16·· cm.c.ny in ~one E'.liJ .. to l)rotcct the loft flank of A Corps, i:hsio:ts a.ssiGnot. to wtits of.t:~o··::tivisiCNl woro as :f'olloltfH

c. ROLl u6Yo throu(jl 3.~- Jiv zr.mo fron vicin1t:• O..::IGJ.'D~:G, t:cizc OJj 1, ~"K~trol \·rest in ?-ci'ilo -e·o Cor-,L?s bount..t'ry l'tos~royinc uncv.;:r <lllCOUlttoro·. l:c.into.in nininl.l:·'- o!'"~l.,) ~'l. .losu 1 Co in :l"(lsorv~.;. vicinity c:.:XGIO:..:G to bo conr:itto .. o~"lly 011 :~:iv or:·.or. Provil..~O one Co to opor.o.tional oon_trol :i: Cor;_Js i'or rulic! 0 Co 1 5ti! !:.nr,

~. :'.CI'-7 171rotoot :.::1'" lCJ:t't flc .. nlc wit:1 rlirArtun of ono··'!lll in au1tC'."Jl6 ·;ositiOn- b.ohTO'Ol! ~.:..:.o-~~U..:?.l nn ·. 1\.::· .. .w.-:·:I. ::tCJ:iOvo. OltL..:cnts n0»-5 .:> .. i1. :)i-otcot ::liv :.sa in ·zono :frou 110sitions ·vici:.lity u:·il1Gl.I7G..:;I, !:OTO:U,~l'.:.:. ~,RJJ-~·1, :::!try, 4t;"J. :ln, 11t:1 ;.o.r :\otnec"lcd.to Rai'-5 \·1!:1.;:.."1 t~1....,_~ lL'-·~:t paS:; ca. throu::}~ ~10flitions .::..G.ililL?..I; ·

c, ROT-5 IJr.ss ninL.tw::. ono·:sn t1trouc;h olvuo:lts·ltpr....7 vicilrlt~ &Q,_ RU-S>.! ·OC'.St of c.rosan~ ~;voiR an-·. 0.11 roJ.iof of J.)()aitio..ns n.t c..:I::...v:.:G...~:! c.nd --O~o:.E! by olc:..:;.;;tta of lHY~-7t ,ao.izo Obj 2 r;n\. or. crt.cr ooizo ·o'bj J.

··~'.a.cn Co ·scrOcn lc:f't fl.:-Jlk i.sR;in "zone :_11:',YinG l)<ll"ticuJ.vr etten .. .... ~ ___ ..:'_ .'I',..' .. ·.·n•·n (..•"'' -.~.,..-,1""1 . ...,. ·~ •• . _ UJ.O•l ·.;o •...OIUiol ... t..o~.O..I.!'- '-'..1;"-ll'".U~·I.!'.,.L VaJ.J.OY•

c. llt:1 ~:r.r, :tcinf, lcs~: t'l.o11a~ nclntc.ir. l~t:'!. :an, losv ' .. ots vicinity ;..:..--.jo~'-'··o-11~ prc-.)c.rol. !or Cl.i.l'lr,~~.~Ollt to nortl: on or<~or.

f, lst 'l'!t :D;1; lus~ .~.ots, or~;c·~·.~bo :.lr!WisiollE'~ tl'llllc jlc to on of uo.;.. ius.: tC-J.1.ks C'.r..' r~vc unit to :.:.·~c. .. ~: .. - ..• : ~-t,'. :o.t~<'.O:l to RC2.5 u:.)o:.l c.rri-vc~. i...c.intl.ill uno con.:.)c.n;:r vic: .. ~s.:..:...:..c.:.:G. Prot oct .i.;.33. 1n zcno.

e. let ~;r :J;."l., lonr; C.ctGt su:..):.J(...,;.; __ ,:.::;._5 t1.1t:·~ ono con;;_>el.t.r.~r, ~)r;L..

ori t;;· rc.ldlll'.cr Jn of:fort nn ;.:c:.intOl:c:t.::~ct. i.E:~:~

DECLASSIFIED


•

DECLASSIFIIW

~lED 18 ijoyt;:..:i)Ol" 1950

-·1 S t ·-j :q inos

The lt.t i:r.rinos ctn'l.tinuo .. ~. ntiVYuont' fron t11C .Uonsa.'l area to Clli~ yo11g. U1its nl.roa,~.y in tl10 Ohl(WOrii; :nrop. ;p-~tl'ollc~. _w1t11out oncuy aoDtnct. Tllc :)1 visio:l. ;1iroctct:'-thc '1St i~arina·s <1uring tho rm:r11i~'!.b ta provi•'..o Oil.C ri:f'l.o COllj?f'Jl:f eo.s a relief' for Co c. lot :J.r:.ttc~ion, 5th .i.Arinos v>.i c:·. llr..~ :,.lrovi ~"J.n!; scruri t~· :f'or X (brps Eoa~i.q;u..;:.rt(;rs in lkJ,.. hw'lC. GeorGe Co~.t;;~<.nY, 3•: JC'.t k:J.iori.• lst ~i~inoD :;ovc-:. (1uri."1G .tho nol"ninG rut.'. relieve.·. Co C. Co C ~loll rol!~f ..... ib~ot, f'.bo:.:.'...'""':~ tru.c.k· tl"Ul~ j_:tortatio~1 a."l.·.'. r:':Ovq,'l,. to .C:li~~'llln[.;'-ni. ·

X Cor})S inqu.irccl at 1220 if tho lst j:l_ll"ino :)!vision ha..: nny o~j-. cctio~ls to t:tc · 26t.l~ :ROt: s . _ovi::.0 bto our zcno w.-::.: uttc.cl.dl'lG m~ :su-ri. ;;:: Cor-.)s _uc.G notificc':. t::e.t t:~.,f:iivisio!\.ilitor .. JOst.:~: no obJectiOn to tho at~.:.c;: \·T:J.c:. ~.s to tdto :)lt>:.CI,) on t:!o 19tn. T!1o .let i.lt'.rlr..cs \'Joro ,:irocto:. tO so.."li.', ~"1. 3l.g1rir.;Or rccon."'lais¥£1llco ~)c.l-ty to follolf·tho l.\'.~;... V:'.llCQ o1' t:-lc 2Ct:l ~:.C r.:!Gi::,~;;.;,tr, s·:.:...i-Jl~· -Joli>t, .. to f,Uf'..l'·'. t:mt instc.l- · l~tion u:_~ilc t:~o 26th RO:s \oJcl'·c ritt"b.C"Jdllg' :.:w:::·sU-ri.

Gc:1orrJ

~ho 5t:1 ::c.ri:1cs l'c.trolll;t! ,.!tt:w.tt cont.:J.ct ·uril'l[; t:~c •1,....:~ rnt1• ~)l~1s ttcro I.lt . .'.r..: for t:1o relief of t::0 7t:1 :~criucs in "">Osition l'.t :;:.:l'-£·n:ru.-ri to ~)crnit ti.:.c 7t:1 i.:QI'inos to contillUc t!1cir c.:v~nco to 1UdrJ.1-ni~ ·.

Plrun ucrc ;_;r,·"t.o for· ·~!1o off-lon:_in,; of tho ·41st In~lO',.?cn~·.ont R.1ycl ::.."':.t'illo COt:.:.lcil.."..os '\<ho Jrcr'c to. or rive on 19 J.To:vcr.1bor f',bocr.":.· t!lC t!SS · J~c.tcson~ :Jill ct i:tG Hc.s r.rrnnb~:,'. for· t:1o· Ulli t in t!lo let :J~inccr 3a.ttc~im1 £>.rc::-.•

T;lC. 1st ~<:-.:.··1: ?.cttO'.!io~1. .-:ovc'' .• ~.·:.)rovis:io~lcl tCU"k :_'ll.::.t~')!1 ·~·.uri:n;~ t~:o :tornit-..:; to C:li::L:~l:.~;-ni.. T.'_lis :.:ravision.:-1 :;,,l ... tccn, r.:c. :.o u.:• of . i..4.::.,3 ;-.tc::iun t.-:".!<:~, uns !or;-~o', to :.;rovi _c }lUd~. nca·t.c .. t_,~.n';· su:'l)ort to t!~c 5t~'l C'Jl<~. 7-t!·. i~crir:.Os, !:1 .:. ,·.itb!'-' it l:lr..s f'c.:l t ·t~-:..:\t the :lOv-oncnt of :.-26 t~l\::s on tltc lt.."U'ro•,., roc:._·_ "cc.i:'r u,:,:c · .. m; (lJl ~.Nt t.uul·:. "uc o,N.o tro;tcly llc .. z.:~.r ·.ous ua.:or ecv.cr · ~cil~C" co·:-. ·.i ti._:i:~s.. :ro ~.i!':f'1·w.i tios were C:loo'Untoro,'. 0;-.·. tho :._Jlc.tol.~ il1 ·its ;.VJ'l(;ilOl1t to a!inl.."tll!f;-;11,_

7th +,rri_nOs

The 7t:1 ~:arinus : .. mtrollc ·. e;;;rosf;ivol~r ui t!~out cst.:~."ctlisl:illG co~ltnct 11it~!-t:1u Cl'l.cny. CJJ.rin1.1: t:1c ;>J'. ..:J.r eit;:1to c;_J.:._·.ro;::!;~.:.~tcl.Y ·4o one:::.: uit::. nortrl'G_ !.p, t~'.:.c vich1it:r o:(' :::11~. 1500 lllt.l t.tt.:-.c!".:c: t~l.O :_)ositiOl1s'--:--.t 1.200 1-d.th qxccollollt rc11ul'ts.

~?··· -·.··.,

DECLASSIFIED


•

DECLASSIFIED

lst l:plinge

7!~o lot 1!.:-..rinoiii: ra ... jorto~~ t;mt D,ll ol...;.,;.ol'ltEt of th.o lst ~;c;o!ncs :rerJc.ini~ in l!onscJl· l"~Ul cl.oci t::o cit:.· :,1.(0S30 bY ~nil M:. IlotOr.. :Jy 1500 .::-~1 olor.~onts ~ .. £1L:. ClJ?tiO~.t.llo lst.l-~Orlnos tl.sScr.lbl¥ ~'?f'· in t:·uJ vi-cini ty of ChiQI"Ol1G• 1

.,,

~:~o 26th RO:a noVo-. out to nttnck 1fuitau:..-r1 ~t o6oo:·· .Ono oo~-~>tll~' o~ t:~o let li.erincs wn~ nov~d. to !r.tl.~~ionc;. to. :f'urnis::. .so~ity fol" t!lO 2~th :so1:c roe:r iilst.~lr.tltniB~· OU.t ~-..o'n _fl.rr1icJ. 11fWD.s :touil ... t::.c..t no rc:~ instcllntions ~1o.:. bo n 10ft b!l tllo I:O~~s,: ~u;··wu;.)any rotlifito .. ·. to 1l~1o lst irtoiinos C\.BSO:tbly c.ro:-~ · J?o.t:rOlling in tho' ¢·l.'i.p_yorw, ~~hr._:hmthv-uot. Hit:10ut cnc!.W Ooh.tnct;: · · · " ·

fit'l LtU'lnoa

:.':10 1st :Suttclion 11l.".tro11J ·..urill{: t:lo ~.t~· uithout onony oo:1t!'.ct. Ono :Jt•.tflol to t!lo \·rest ro..~C::.o ·. 11.10.:. crrow'l:, fran li:.~icll-·t;:oy coul ·. oi:lsorvO t_~l.o ·tu\41 of ~.u1:au-ri 1 ['.a·. ro:.,.10rt o ·. no ovi ".onco of 6:.-:tor;y nctivi t~· in t:1o to· .. .rn. T:lo 2 ~ 3.::,tk~io:'l ·; .ovo -_ ~.Urine; the .~ ....... ~l to ~c.J."'J:ri" c~ll:. tock Ull

.cf"o:ttdvo :_Joeitions· in t:U".t c.rO .. ~.. ljy.J.c bc.tt::.lirJl\ ro_;_Jorto•.'·no oncry cont~.cta ·nrinG tho !:OV'-"10at~ T:~o 3.:: .J.[>.ttc~iu~l. ::.n~trollod ~.urin[~ t:10 ·.J.:;~ t:i ;;;1- no.:; .. ti vo rcoul.t s. _·.-J

7th · jf'.rir cs

T11o 7t!1 J.:{'.rinos -J~trollo". uithout oncnY eontcr.ct ii1 t:lo :-::-.;-;r..ru-ri · ero,-.,. T::c 3". :BC'.tt.:-.J.i.on nove·. by ;.10£or nl"'J"I.ttl.n ·\,_,.ijy-: t~'I.C' :_~~: t-c ::-,.ato" ri,

Gqnorrl

T~~o let Tc .. ::~.: :Jo.ttc~1o~: rq1orto.'. tlw.t ono p.:-.trol llC'. ·.c C'Ut['.ct ·.:it>. 4 cl.r.::·:.-· 1.~: "t:w vJ.c~:..n;; •)£ .l.'J•IihiWl::>-lu.. The o.-·--.ci.lj''-\·rit~t~"..rb~-r u:.)oll ai..,::1t~ ill.:·; t~u: :n~trf)l• Co:·.til-w.i:-:G •m tot~•.:.r . Si~'llnc-n_i ·tho :Jntr~r si£:lto·-.- .r-~l astiinto ~ 15 cn01:-.y

1 \"i :o · u·,_cn ·fi~o:.- u::>ol'- -\.r1 t:! 'ril\-i. '\"ti t~ut -__ roturni:l.C t-.!0

fira. T!w ?rovision:l ~r-.::!: ;?lr'.tuOz~:novo: . ."nri:~--;- ·tho ,·.r:u· to-:·:r[;t'..lu-ri. ('J1.~t ;~_.0.""'.(':1-<JI..\ t.h<l tn:._) of t.7\~ :_,.; i 1 "!,r.\1"" y,) tn-- ;,;;{ ,;\t .. "';J..;::I"#I ... ft.ic.t'<::>:t.:.-· 'l-300·

; : .. ~.

DECLASSIFIED


co~~lfiED 20 lTOVCf.lbor 1950

lst lk!.rinos

Tho lst l:~inos continu,n-:. :'D.trollillG in t~o C11ic;:,'OllG C'.ro.n- trl. tbout Cllc:t.1~' eontnct,. (b G, 3(1 :ac.ttvJ.ion :!,>rovic1J.nG eocu.rit~~ for··X ~l'lJS ~~c.::.C:.q,ur-.l'tel's in Hv.u~lllllG \tns roliovo.t r.t l41K> 'by Lovo CottJ~• Jc'\. lk>.ttclion1 7t:1 I.n!nntry B.cgicallt Clll~".. roturnoii. to tho 3·~ ::EW.ttclion1-lst l~o.rinos D.s::cu'bly Cll'C~ in tl:o vicinit~r of Chft:10llr.,

X Corj?s inclic~to~1._ :turlnc t!1o o.."t:~ that t:1oro w.:-.s no urt;OllO)" :t'or novcno11t of tho let Hv.rinoa to HJ.!-:su..ri until Bllcit tioo as noaosscr~· coordinc.tlon coull'l. bo offoctu:_".. uith tho 26t.h 'l[).K P.oc1u.ont, C'.%11.\ tho ro~. :f'ron BlksU.:1·1 to Chic;yonG coUlt1. bo ir.llJrovol'l. to SUJ.']?Ol't 'tho c.ttc.ck of c. RCGiuoatt'~ B'onbc.t Teen.

Tho 5th Hc.r1na;~:~ continuo,". O(:Grossivo pc.trollin.; witl.~ut ot:tc.bliahi!'lG contnct llrinti tho fay. One 2~.1 :anttllliol.l lJC.trol sls-'1.t0c'. ~;~prorlr.Jatoly 5 onocy ."'.uri:ng tho l"l.ay .:-.nt't dr \·1c.a cr>J.lo'l on t:~oir :Jo s:l.tions, J:o firo. was oxehvJJGo.: 'by o1t11or :n·.trol •. ~ho Rcciu·ontol oou.itJl.::', !>Oat ·j"Er_ple.Cocl ~o Jioe,~ri oof. oponoG. c:.t 1200,'''

7th H~·.rinos

Pntrols COllt1.nuo<1. to soarC::.l t:1o lk:(;~.zu-ri eroa .w1'i1lout.10cc.tinG tho cmooy rcr_portoC .. ~;;: Ut!UV96 to ::bo in t~o :-froel.ll"llo-l"i" or(i. .. · . J..ir ~1.Gatroyot .. 6 ~our tl'Jlc.kS.·-25 oilos. nort:1 of tho 0!10ehin ll.osorvolr on~~ st1-uclc trn9}m ·c.nt: om positio·Jis·''in tho'vici.ni~y o£ Siol»-ri . w.~:t!i o.-~cQ].l.on:t: rriSu.J.ts;." ..

Gcnor~ ,·

.. Tho 4lst·,l·l1,"":.a}onl0rit $oycl. litl.t'ino C0m1anll0a with ,n strQllG'th of 1.4 "ot:f'icel's an~~ 2ai. o....:.U.!Sto\~. arrivo•l. :)ll'ing t:~o nnrning in BiltGlUlil• !r!1o unit was c·.ttacho~t.·tp· ~ho lst l.$inc :--~1vi"'31on for o~JorAt.ioncl control 'boy Co.tT.lc..'l:.or. llc.vD.l. :&brcos Fer Eo.st. V1xm ur~oc.,iJ~ t.ho uni.t wns novO(: to· r.n aosa.t""',)ly i'Xcr .. in t~1o vicinity of t:1o lBt D.1Cboor J.nttnlion· tll"0£1 in Rmcacn.

:>ivisio:b. O.:;_JCl"ntion Or.\-:.or Uo. 23-50 Wc.s· JJO(~.~fiot.'!..et 2200 c.ni. d.r_ootod thc.t the OJllccti"riC S0¢t10~ CQs C cnt. :m. lst l:o.1icfll :sn.ttc~ion wOro to X"0Vor:t. to tho"·oohtrbr Qf tho:lut Ho··.iceJ:· :ao.u~iou~ !i:!llo 1st r;o-'!iccl .Do.ttc,;J..ion· v~s· l1ircctoC.:'to Ci.l},Jloy collect in.· sections to· ostc.blio;l a cCLsu.clty I.Oll-:.iJiC·"Stc.tic;in c.t tho rl.'.il:~o.-..t. ioco.to,:;, c.t Chinl"lllJlG-lli1 to 1Jrovit1.o nLonl1.cJitt~ all Oubu.lc.nc9 cc-.rG, on•~. to Ct-ran~o l'nbulcnco aorvico to tho :;)!visiOn ·;w~>itcJ. loco.toJ. in ltuncllou. :a.ro-5 · arh'l. 7 woro or-rJ.orod to OVl•.cur:.to cc.t.ucl tics to t:1.o rc.i1!1ond.,

- 46-

DECLASSIFIED


21 l;oyen'oer 1950

1st ;:..nnep -·.

~~e 1st li~ill:e~ ~'E'~troll-e~: 1'fit"!Jout.·.'.co.ntc.at il1 :the. Chigyape }J];e..~ In ncoor,~.c:·nce ,.n,.th c-; ~"X Coz:1s .:requ·Sst .• il-.1~sio-n: ~-..1rect-3t; __ th,t$ l:s-t l~ci'ino~ .to :.1roviil.e oD."e TcctioCJ. Air •Oontrol":-:?c.rt:;.:tci -join··t~o .26th _BO:~a u~m hcJ. esto.bli.sb.et'!. con~n.C~_.·ui th t~e erieriy •.O.t'· _Huksu-ri.

In vi~/ O{.tb.e 26th RO!~s- suC:ceaS~s a.t ZW~su.-ri the l.st t;c.ril).oS requcsto~-:. 1ni'ort~t>.tioi1 frorl tho· :·iviaioll ·ns -to· t-thot:her thay shoUl·-". e.:loc:Ut o O".Jen.tiori' Orc1er _ 22..-50. ··~·:::d visioll directee. .. tll~ 1 st.'l~r.r.ino_s tq r~ -. nnin in the Cllig~to'b.g c.ro~ l'on-'.iDG new·inctructiohs t'l"~n.-X _Cor.;>s.

Tho 5th i.~f'.l'inos ;vutrollo.". <'luring the ~r-.y \"rit:l thu 2c:l :BC'.ttl'llion noving patrols· _blong t~e <k"'.ster:..t:rt-lncOs -o:f"the·CI~ R.osorvoir. 'll.o.._.,.,..,,~,.,ro r,-!.1',,.,,..;7 ., • ., +:'-•n nr>of:n.,.,.,·,:...tt'l .. ni" +_)'!,.. 't!n.,nr..,...,1,.· .. nA ,.,_;..-.,,.,.,, 'Y"n..... ......... - ........ --•-t;> ~--n•v -..- ¥••- .... .,.,..,¥--•• --··-, ........ · ·-- ~·--- ·--- .-··7 •····--- ........ coi vot: cutooo.tic wonJ.)ons fire l".n< sibhtocJ.: two grou110 of clion~r nuub~ ing t\i'onty .:m.i thirty :.)oruollitol ClL\o!l. -~1'l!J on~~-witllCrou ·w:1cn firo~":. u1-,on ';)y frioncU:r·l'"·tl"llla. :To '!urthor eontc.cts woro Ul'.do :·urincr ~~1o

.:· .,, .

~~1o lst -~~.t-tali6'n r:;ovoc:. ·:rr0rJ.Mc\1on-.::.OltC,: to ::cceru-r:l t".m\ tO'cic'u~ .. C..o!onsivo positions· to tho nortlto~st sido of ::Obanl.-ri on t!to ct"..storn sit.o of tho Ohoshin rosorvoir. :Cho lst· :Bcttnlion .C? cr_)ono·, f.t lJ3Q,_ ., ,

7th i.;ertnos

~:·l.C~ lst _B['.ti.vJ-1olt·; 7th• i-.;nr1n0s wa-s d1recto ... '. ·to r.lQVQ or.c .co:;_:J.:-n:• roi;:"Li'orco.·~ £',i o~o"- wost vlo:ilg tho roC'.tt froo ii:(lgt'.t'\i.:.ri. to. S:1~~ni_ 1 E>.l'l . Jokur Coo.;:_)_t.ll~- t_tOvo ·. Out _ns sciloliUlo;~ to o ccu)i:• tho. scroO"-ting .llOGt:.:.- .. , '. .. tion. 4:Y.Jr~;>.:~_.u:.t.;-l:,• 500 ;·c.r.""..a·~:froll tho -objoctivo tho co::.r1H•.ny Cl:ll'.lol un- ·. ~ ·. ,·.· "! t.or Ollt.DY" EillN.l .:rus en. . Llli.O:lino· GUn "fire frou cl1 .o&.tir:.£'.to ~~ 150-;?00. ·.. ... · onony. .~lir strilt:os· cJ.::. .. c..rt'ii!O~ nlssionB 'l.t&ro ec.l:loC:. on tho,-01'\0n:r ~o-t·.'· aitions. CO :0 occu:.)io•. t:~·o .'-.'.igh (,."l"ou.n:". r~;t t:.:.o objoctivo·for -tho ~fttt.

T~10 lsi :Si:i'lttrlion l'lr.s di:i:'octo.,. to s·au(~.-ono COl~>.::.ny, .roinforco;:at ·_.,_ .. 220830 to pa.trol fror-,1 Sini:1u:rig-ni -to t:1~.i vic1n1t~ of Yudo.n-tJ'l.i,.1 !'~ ~o COj.!>_:cnco nov.o;ltJJ.lf o:; ·t:1o r~adru.'Lor of'· tho' be:..tt, ... .11on on the:b .dc.t"l ~ll .... '•· t'1.nir ~-.rnRnnt.· ·-1nlli t.inliR ·t,n · r.At ..... b1 1 m;t,li·f··m-ai'INII ~,n 'r:lit·innB at · ~lithu..na,....ni.

T~~~-b~tt;:li~~ ~;,;-cl~~--o~C.~~~--i~-;;;n~~~t--~~;o~~iv~ ~J~~tr~i1i~ lio:;~~-: -. · Ocr 23 f'rou tho Sil'l:lU.JlG:-lli £\l"o<.\ to ti:Lo i~or tb. C'.n·~~ 1fcst \-11 t.hin t:10 r~i-. l10l1tal zone :?cyincr J.>Ol"ticula.r E~ttontion to c-a.>lll"or:.chos to Yudot-....ni fror: the lloGt.

,-:.

DECLASSIFIED

.•.


•

DECLASSIFIIW

22 j,ToyemiJcr 19')0

~st :jD,X>incc

:)urill{;; t~lG lay X Cor;..)s O.I 17 \18.~ r9c01Vo: .. ccnc.~i':.nB.~tho requ1r!3-Llonts for blocl:in(; :positionv nt :iulrsu-ri, o.nd: CJ.r.ect.in6 the Pivitdon to advo.nco rel:Pi-!J.y in ~no t.nd ostdbl"iilh -blocl;i~ ,pos~~ion~. at :Yuda.oni, T-oksil-11 1 ~.ll r-~an-.ituJ_. ~.n viow o£ OI 17, Ooey~ ::i, lst bat..t~ lioa, lst lainos UO.S flOVOL. <\uring tho ttorning ctO. offoot tho. roliof of tho 3d llo.ttcl.ion, 5th- j .. ~a,rinoa to j?Ort.1it their r.10vocont .to ~~ri•. Plans \l'oro ua-.·.a to cu.gnont tho tranal)ortE'.tion oi thO.lat· l;at"in·oa by usillf,; vohl.cJ.os :froo' th.o l.lth ~~6.rinos in llOving ti1o r.Cuaim.lcr o:f'- -ti1o lst :Battalion to G;1inllu.ng-ni on 23 l!ovCilbol-. PatroilinG continuo~: .::;.urin~ t~10 C:.~r uit~l.Out onony o;_:.:}ositioll.

5th ~·nrtnos

!rho 5t~ ;.;arinos roportcl:. t~o.t e-. 1st 3o.ttcl.ion ro~~blod.:: h&(t firo(1. upon 20-30 u.nit~.ontifio~: ~or sons. c..t 220205 who noLt .wh.m. tho:v sii::ht.Otl tho ro<l(1.,1;,1o ck. One patrOl . of t~1,; 2C. :ac.ttal.i.on DO Vi riG .. oi~1•W~' W.J- .tho eastern s.horoa of t!1o Reservoir oontnoto·.'. "t'..ll Olla:J.Y Dqu·r;;·'. of Chinese \1110 flct~ u:.l.cn CllGEJGO ·.by the ;9...:..trol. This :::mtrol rcpo"rtc.·. ·t>.v.t thi.l !"oat:.: nort~1 of· t::!.o &""·, 3nttdion !1u.'. boon !knCGot. by r~.or.!ol:!tions eJlU oucrpcctct... lc.mt nino c:q>losions. '2~.10 :ro;!.t1 ht\.1:"1.. bocn blocltc ·.by l.r..'lt'!,... slh'l.cs il1. f'ivo :;..)lo.cos !'.nlt crE>.toro·. n.t t:ll'co ot:1.or locc.tiom~. :Ii'.ginoors oor..u_lcncol~ u:>rlc ~:uring tho ".:" .. V~r to ~v..n.r tho "blocks c.n~i. COI.tJ?lot-c(. tho \-:orl:: in c.'bout six hour~;. ·

7th l.iWinos

Cq. ":ti 1 l at JJC.~~t..L~on,. n;n ••£\:"I"inoa UOVO.;'. c~u;ring ,t;ao uorning iron their tl.ofonsivo :.Jositions 'in t:.1o vicinity of S~lii ail.r", novcd .,n a. roeo:n.-:.o.issO.""lCO i~t fox: eo to C. ·:J;~oint ht"~fve,y bot"ti.OOil Siit...."Ull(;.;..ni "nf. Yud&D-n1. S6vor.:-l .rOc.:.blo ct:o "t10l'CJ ciu.1Gtu1toro: r"l.irin.; ·tho 1\0VOl.lUl\t but nono Wore· dotonl' .. a~·. by- t~w \;~a::.~~. I'!":.o&O :r:oD.C'l.blocli::s.·consisto:. ot .-bouJ.<::ora piled acrose t:1o rot' . .'. f'.n,~. 'covcl;Ct'. wit~ stU.\'":1' .:-Jlfl.~_l:q. ·Souo Of. t:1oso roac::.blocl:a warci booby-tr;.~')=='a ~. v1t:1. r;ron ... -...-:.o t;;.;?c tr:~a ..

:Alring tho rcconnnisal."..nCo 'by Cou:pc .. n~r :B, £>.U WlOBtiil~·.t·oo.~. nuu'bor of' cncny were observe.~ .• but ·t~10 1.mcr:~r withtlrm1 OVOl' p. ri~':f:o on{:. nov~.t ~o. tho liorti1, Plf.;.ls wore i~ndo for· t~1o lst 3attl'~1on to continuo ~he a.ttnck on Yu.C.I:'.n-;.li on 23 lJovon"oor·, .. J.l IJO.trols rOji)Or'Lo.'. nccnUY.~ onOl.1Y ros!stc.-'"l.oo,

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:.Jivision Operation Ort\er 23-50 waa );)ubiishef. a.t OSOO. 'l!he J1v1sionts Dis' ion cont.inue~: to Oo that· of t\estroying the enOUly 1n zone lJhilo Sllvano-1~ to t~e ::orth all~.;; protecting thFJ loft flan!t of X Corps. I.IissioJJ.s D.BBi-cnac·. >ivision units Horo:. .

a. RC:L-7 soize Objective 41 Yu~~~ni Mt'i. .m~tein ono 'b~tt~ion at t:~is :!,)ositions. ~ostroy cnauY in zono.

b • .P.lli'...:5 soizo ·Objl3ctivo·.l, X:yolmul-li prq:cro.'. to noizo O'bjoetivo 2, ~o_ltsil-li Clll.C:. O'bjoctivo 31 T~;:.e.o on or/.,cr, · ::Jt?.nt;roy t~1o en~· in zono,

c, RO'l'-l relieve olcuc~t~ RGr-7 vicinity :~~ri oD.:. !:oto-ri ool'~, l">rotoct :Jivision L:nin Su1,">:_)ly .Route :froLJ. pootiOllo vicinity of ·1-:og~i, ::otc-ri an· C221nhunc;-ni,

·· ~-.• 41st ,Ci;ml) Con'l[',.i'!-·o 1 .R.. R.oi~rl' 1 com~uct Ol1orntione to loc.."'.to a."\1.~._. ,·.ostro~ Clta-t~' f'orcc~ tn t:lo ~;v.rU-ri, Sv,n::.ao-.:.)~011{~, !~to.-ri c.rot>. co.~r-.

·in.:-.th.l~ nctivitios \:lit::.. ZCE-1 M.~. ~-1.·

c. nt:1 L"-l'inos lcos <.otuC:Ullonts rt/S, P,.iority fires to }<l.ll<Lttclion, lst l:<.Xi;.lo:;.

i'., ~·.;'J"J~ 3attal1on loss dotaobmonts :roinforcof. )?rot oct hSR south _,i:-fi.<.'.O-l."i fl.'Ol:l l)Ositions vicinity i.~njon-..~.cng: nne. Soyflllg-ni ..

g"' lst :..il{;inoor Battcl.ion sup:;.)ort ~vision oporc.tions with l'riorit;:,to D£1.1utcru.oo.co of tho ~~ain SU,pply Routo o.nd oonfl.tl•uo~ion of: c,.i.:'""f:1~-11. :::O.gt'.ru...ri.

la1; rmnoa

~=~c lst :6e.tteJ.1on, lnt :~arinos loea ono oor.tp.:-.ny moved c.",.urinr: t:1o Domine; il'ou <l'ligyoll{; to C£:linhUll(&,.ni. l'ropc.rations troro anr::.o to roliavo t!lo :k. 3attcliO::L, 7t~l l;c.rinos c.t :(oto-.ri witll t~10 2i'. :3e.ttalion on t:1.0 24t:l of l~ovcubor •. Patrollill(: by tAo lst c.nO. 2t'A. :Bcttlllions oontim.ol.. c.b.u"i•'lb t:1.o (~~~r in tho c.;..iGJrong c.rct~. \dt~ut o11ony contnot.

5th ljgrinoB

~~to 5t:t ~~a.rincs pa.trollo\~ '·ritMut OllOf;tY oontaot during tho ~i.cy. ~!lo 36.. :Br.ttslion uovc(~ ,J.uring t:1o oorning !'.nd. oc.ou;pio .. c Rogincntf'l objoctivo HCn 5000 y~:r·t .. s \1ost of Si:;;mnc-ni on tho castorn ~oro of the C:tOshin Ro::;orvoir. ...1o oncny E'.ctivity was onoolmtora.i. 'turing tho ruc)Va:tont of t:10 bnttclion, ~ho 5t!t i:t>:r1nos rcr~rtcl. :Uivision Ob.joctivo 2. soctu:ci. nt 231350. .

7th jiorinpa

T:1o lst· :&.ttc~ion continuot. thoir nt:vonco to the \tost a.t 0000 '"4th t:1o uissioll of ncidllh lb..:i.clrl-ni., Patrols O!>Ort.tina in c...:tvvJloo t'Jll. to t~tc fll"..nks of thl;.l bC'.tt.~:'.lion r.l!'.t.o ~lO contc.ots oorly in tho w~.vnnco1 but lcto1· in t:1o uornL"l.(; one fle!l'll: :9-.:t:...·ol roooivo~i. smoll ntno firo froo M cstir.tc-,tc:. ul!".toon of CCF •.• dr ._;.:. rtillcry uoro uso·: on those troo;Ja C.ri villG t~iCrJ frou t!10 f'.XCC'.. -

2~:o c.ctvf'nco of t~c lat :Bv.tta.li•.~u l!O.S slow frt~u SillhWlG-ni nort~\10st\·~.tc"1.1 sL"lCtJ llccvy e~10u (~.rifts nnl. roo.'j!.blocl'=o. l.':.oiC:.!. woro ltoforul.ot. "">Jy BI.IL"~l [,"l"olt.:.)s of Clllincc;c, rc·~orC:.c• .. the nova::1ont ..

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One c;ro~> of 20 O:tinoso wore obsorvoU at 1000 v;pj,4'oltb.\atol~ 2500 ynrG.s wo&t of Sil'~ll.U~Jl'ooni uovi!'lg cast to~..rc~ the ronr of tha let :Bnttol.i.on colu.-m with Clpproxiut>,toly 200-250 Chinocc i.IOVing in rocl" of 'tl1io tu • .'tvr..nca c;unrd. }..rtillct"y ~-:.:-..G ccl::etl on tl•o;;c troo-;;3 ~-.!1.,":. they • .. 'it!'lf:%'cw r-J.ollg a trr-.!l to tho west. !1!~10 'bc.ttolion consolid.."l.to··.·l'Da:i"tions for ilio night l'.bout 2500 uwtcrs to tao northwoot of Sinh~:ii.i~ · · :b,l Coop~'J'l.Y \tC.s •'.ot~o."toCL !rou. tho lst D~.ttc~ion c.n.C. l'iroot(l!l to ost.n.bTish-·l.cfond.Vo l')OBitioila · in thu vicinity o!' _.D. l'po.:_, jui:uJUoli. ij.uat_; . .north ot· S1ul~J.1 1 w!1ich l;;:.d into tho 7t:1 ~:C.rUlcs ~.cl.n Su:;_>ply Routo. . . . ·

lio other ~'l.cr.t~' cont.:Lcts wore: n~lo by tho 7th ~Ginos e.urint; tlttJ C.o.y ~n tho o.roa.

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1 ut I-.;r·rtuwl

T;!o 2c1. :anttciiou, let lillrinee ooVod by ·uotor·;:W.rinc the ilt\y' froo ClliGYNlg to Yo to-ri Cl.osinc thnt or~~ c.t 1655'. !IG!Gnsivo ;positions uorc consolidc>.tocl. rutci. t!1o uotor vohiclos t~ispv.tcho:'V to ChigyoJ1G !or tl1.o lift of tho BO(;i0.0l1tcl :.:oat.\qu.L'.rtora on 25 l~ova.tilor. Uo onony ao-tivit~t tms oncowttorclt :uring tho r.VJVOElortt of tho battalion,

Gop.grqJ

.X Oor:ps wcr;.ti.nc _ort~or.cito 13069 wo.s rocoivcd. by tho lst ;:nr111o ::ivision o.t lt55 whicl1 ~urcct-:;(1. t.ho 1st ::nrino Div1aion gpon roliof' on ~ ;: ~;ovoobcr by oloncnts o! tho 7th Ini'Mtr)' :;iviaion to oovo tho 5th' i!C,i'l.. inos 'lfost of tho -Hcu:.l:.lm1g- 5v.gCI1"u.-ri- Sinpori roml.. 1'ho cor:rplot1on·or the 0-l,-7 C~.irstrip (',t ling&:ru-ri was or,1orod. on 1 ~ocou'bor. Tho 7th Inf.:'.lltry :'ivision t:To.s on.".crod to roliovo the 5th I;a.rincs onst of t:Jo Choshin Reservoir '·tit::. not loso thrll 0110 in.t'Ml.try bQtt:-lion (nttnC:.lo.· .. ls~ l.£.r1no ::'ivisio~;.) by 251200! :;·ov\l"J~o:r~

5tri l +rinpe

:2:1c j)ivhlon notifloa tho 5t::.t ~:ainos C'.t 24ll.WO th..;.t Oporntion Or<lor 2}-50 :1..-...~. boca r.lo~lifio,·. This uo~:itioc,tion oc.ncollod tho r0€1nontl a uissioll ~lld. ~arocto~~- t:lo 5th ~~':r111oa to ·~"liD~il~ in their prosollt :positions on t~to cast si~•.o of tho .C:»s!lin lloBorvoir w1t1l rolioVo ·.'by olct.lcuts of the 7t1: Infc>J:tl·~ :Jivision on ~120.) Nova.1bor. m~wnts of t:~o 7th Inf~try Jivision prosontly in tho 5t11 l:nrinos n.roc-. wore :!.'lc.co·. ua,·.or t:1o ovcrCt.tionnl eontrol of tho t"i.ivision Wltil t!lo relief tmo co•~ :::.)lotm1. Oy t~:c 7tll :Jivision.

:J'.ll"irti t:·,o clny t:1o 3d :JC'.ttl'lion1 5t!: llarinos pntt-ollo-~. in thoir C:.SsiG:1C~· . .:-.roC'. Olorth clOZl[, t:lo l~"'\in SU.;otply RoUto to ~Oll{;jicu.-ri, 1-rit:1 tho nir;siiJ:t o:f (~otorr.1ini:)J; tho prosoneo of ~.mo:Jy in thct nroc.1., cJ:.~~. to o'baarvc l:'.ctivity at t:1o ~or:1-:.in !tcJ.l, ;., platoon strength }Jl'.trol reinforce .. uith two t.::.nl:s oueouat<:~(.;-.". oe,• ... ttoroc: GTOU:;?B o! onctJY ."'.urir..g t!1o rcCOl'l;lclssro-:.co in t:ltJ vioi::it:· of !:·ol~;.1isu-r1, ldllill{{ fivo Wl~JY C'll'1 c.:-~_;turillG: OllO CC? :prisoner. ?ire i'rou t11c C'.CCOUZJ:'.i.lYi<:l{; tE'.nks ,'.rove off t:1c cnt:.ny forco 1 wl.11c:-:. t::~.: lJ<".trol lo~~dor oatii.tt'.tot~. C'.t 100-150 C!rlllOrJOa A scl:t:-?ro:..,olla~·- 76nr.l GUll 1·!ltic!1 hc.cl i>oon c.br.:-:\:O!lo,'!". wns loct'.toi:. "by tl1o pc.trol El.ll•"'.. dostro;•oC.,

Tho Ooi.U:ll'nl~inc OZficcr of tho JC . .&.ttal.ion oolh1.ucto.:: £lJl c.cricl r<..'commissMco by holicopt<.11" of t:1c nortllc:rn c."li!. of tho 0!1oshi!l llcsorvoir, i'JlC:. rO}X>rtdi. :w 1l:.t1Cl'.t1ons of OllOl".cy' nativity in t!1o !'.rot:. T:1o t~.t";"l t'..t

t!1o aort!!or:t ant~. of th~J ll.osor\'oir \to:·.o rO}~rto.&. in r;oo::. O"I)Ort.till(; COllt"-1-tion .:'.11 . ~1.."'-'~ l"lOt boo..~ l.[';.lt'.f;Od. ~

.d. :;c.trol fron t!to 1st 3dtfl~ion ei,jltod l'.:J. ostir.w.tc<l 20 r:ort:l ::Or-0{'-.JlB l'.uril"lti tho r.lorni.."'lb in t:1c vicinity of Xodalr.. ITo fire 11£'.8 o~".D(;OCi. ~:tit:1 tho OllotlYt l".ll>~_UJ.,on sir:;!ltillG tho pntrol t:1o onany with(l:rou over tao ri.~,co linu. Jlll olt.:nc.nts of' tho 5tlll::-.rinoa cont..ucto;'. loc..'\l socurlt~~ ]_)ntrols :urine t~10 · .. '"';/ \:rit:10ut :furt::.cr oontnct •

.at 2210 tho .?rovisiond r::~·:JJ: ? . .:-.tcor:. t•~·.o ltoto.o.hc.: fron t!1o 5th ~;:-.rinos .:-.:1L nttc:.c1lcl,_ to t:lo 7t:t · ~~::.li.!Jf.> "..i'!octivo 25 liova.tbcr.

Or.':ors lroro is:.:uo '. t~lo oo, 7tll i.:.:tri!lCS e .. 1~.::. 11::ioh oontirt\O{t proviously 1acuo:'. tclr.t_>hono i;:lstructions._ ~:1o 7·l;:.~ ~.:.."'.ri:lo& ,.,oro or··.oro··. to seize :.ivisio•~ Oi?jcctivo t:. (itlC.cJ.l-lli) uitbout .cl.;~. · l'rnGTJOntt:'..ry on1ors

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' yroro O~~~~~~~~fqth !Ninco orc\orinc t!lc lst llattolion to aoho

tho :;)i'fision Qi)joctivo at Yu\.an-ni, to no.int!'in blocklng·•1JOsitiona bct.,.rc:m Yut:.Vn-:11 s N1..". Hn{;aru-ri t 0).1· . to pro ~oct tho :~1 vi sionl e lo1't

(West) flc.n.!:. ~:c.; let 3t~.ttrlion 1x·.tro11o:. to t:1o fran~; an,_· __ flnnl::s it.~rin;; t:to ll.t".Y .... n:. <:".nt.o throe cna.w ~C011.tl'.Ots; ~J.countoril'lG soottorc(..

c:roups of cnv;·1y ~~>ro:d:,ntoly 5bOO_uotcrs so1,;,th of Yu~o~"J'l-ni. Tho onoi.lj plncot'. 10:16 ~~.llGO vr.1nll D.rl)G: i'.iro.'on tho j?ntrol nn·\ upon return -of tho

fire by firoa~~~y ~1-cilcnt_s · t:10 Chinoao 't:t:Qt()j3 vi fl~:rp\·1 .. oVor ·thO ricl.gos. Aircrdt wv~.or tlto cqntrol o·t. th<= 7th i-:r.riuos Q_tr.;f.oC~: £'.11.(':. bonbo'-1. tho vlllnco of .Yud('l~~ni,; En.ony por;itionG _wCr,o··rCJ,:xlrt_O :_.on- tllo hi@t ·(;Toilnl\. t..rost of t:~o totm. ··

A ro'luost tn-.s nc.ii.o to X COr-)s Oy. tho Divisi-on thc.t t_iw lnt· .Anl"lll

ibitlll Tr~.oto1· 3dtt:'.lion Roinfo"i-coCi. by Coopc.ny _11:;3 11,1 lst .. J,.i·norci . ...U~i.">lli~iE"n '?rr.ctor :Br:.t_kliO~l rovcrt to tho O!,loi'.:'.tioiu,J. control o:r tho :tivi

sion UJ?O.ll o.rr'J v:-.1 lu tho .Kru~·1 aig,<'.. _Those PQF:son;;cl l·!Oro to: bci ' usc:.~! ·the ~·ivis~?n ,to" o~1crn~·o tr~Ot~r trc.ins on,-:. for us~~ ns· convoy £,u.nr,:s.

j_.;ovoncnt urint-; t~1c l;,y of !'.ll i.r-26 tn..!r i)lnt~on. !rou Chinhung-ni to Koto-ri t"Tc.s , ... olcyo(. unt1l ... £>.itCl~ '25 l!ovoc)Oor 'boccusc of th~J hoc.vy uovcnont of trou.J.)s {'.l.l('L SU]?::)l:i con•ToYs ovor t:lo ro.:,,..'t.

OJ?or.:;.tion Or'"..cr 2.3-50 'rrc.s fw·thcr uo ifto:. nt 1730 to i!ltorchc:.."1(;·o novu:.knt .J.1l.::u1e for t~IJ 2G-27tb. of ~:ovco;.bcr eo t~1.::~t the 11th· ~.rri:;;.os

woulr~ uOvc o~ t:1o 27th while tho rond.ai;.l£; clcnont~ of tho 1st i:nl'incs ~ere to nOvo on 26 l!ovcnb.cr,

i"hc:"'lst :B:-.t:_k.lioll 32n(.. Inf.:' .. atry B.cc;iuont uovQc1 (i.urinG t!to .r .. l';J" to Cllinllui>G-ni uit:; :t:.:c u'icsior. oi'-roliovinc tho 5t-h l-iE'.rin:os 'tl~· 25l.200

on ·tho· oc.st si.~."o of t:lo ~uscrvoir.

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ls_~_l~~irios

~:1o lc.st cl o;_joo;.t s of-· t~'lc · lst i:rl"ind R~Jr:inohtrl Hor.i.l.qu,...rtorg · clccrC\l: t::w C:.Ut:ron,-:; t>.rC1'. nt 1000 c.n·' !l(JV0' "o~~ JlotoT convoy to !-:otori closi:~ t:l,""..t ,".rG~. ['.t l:'~J_-,l'oxi:Jntol~r- ~2¢0·,; ThO 1st .B::-.tt.~im,_·nt Chinllw.1(F::i · co:1tinuo.'. ~-;crcssivo :_J<-..t:r611'1tll~ ill tlu•.t ere~'- uithout Cll.t.n;i-"·'ccil":.k:.ct. Plri1s vorc nr.Ci.c :for t:K aOvor.1ont o! tl1<:.1- Jc~. n.."l.tt'·i'~ion, 1st i:.3l"inos to I:Oto-ri o:.~. 26 iTov ... ·;1lCr u..._)OJt rotur11 o:r vullicloa fror-. J(ote-ri.

'JtJ, ~ jrino-s

~;lC 5t:~ r:rrincs oo:r.tinuc<!. to sm·.rch t't~c ;~roc. Ol! tl1c ct\Etcrri S:toros of C~2o!f1in .Rcso!'\"''ii" to i1c~:c co1~t .... Ct vrith tl:ic Oild>i,~.. Ouo petrol COlitnctu·. n;.1 w1e.ctcrniuo nu.L".>cr o:f 011cny r~t 1100 Cl._;_)l>roxin,.....,tcly·four ;·.!ilcs sout~.l. of jfuncnyu-ri. , T:10 cnca:,· 011ono·:. fire wit~ Slli'.ll !'.rris. !Jut u:..,on rctnl'll of' the :fire 'b7: thl.." J,Jntrol t:.1o OllCI\l \'lit!lli.I-ow to tho nort!lO.."':.Bt.

Coi.lti~lUi<:;:; to ?uitr;.:yu-1·1 tho l)i'.tl"'l oncountcrc(. !'i!'toon ~omcny in t:1c toun r-.:1-'. llL~r.;;>J• -t:~0 oncn:r ir. c. firof'i~lt, killirir; one Chinosa; _-:!c rorJ.:--.il!inc; \.'.non;" wit:l,·rm·r to1wr .. ~ the northonst.

~!~o :-:ivisioa ,~.ur!nt.: the (.ey or,loro•'. tho 5t:t :;urinos to uovo to tho vicii.lity of Yudl'H-n.i Cll...:". to bo l)rODC'.Xoc~ to pnae t!U'out;:1 olcuonts of tho 7t~l i,;r.rincs. Ore~oru woro issuo~. by tho Colil-.c .. ud.inf,' Officor1 5t:t :.~.riaos for novoncnt of t:1o l'Ot;i:-.IOltt to c..n r.ssor'.bly c..ron north1·rost of L['.(;c-ru...ri nt 26oGoO UJ?On roliof by olcr.1onts of tho 7th I:lfcntr-; .Di vi sio~l.

Or,:_ors l"lOro iasuoc'. by tho Cor.trUn·.1nG Gonord, lat li~·..riac .ivir:ion to t~\0 1st ;>r>.ttr~ion. 32m;, Infnntr::r Rogino:.1t O~_)Orl'.tint~ in t:tc c.s:.>i[;.tct. zoac of t~tc 5th ~inri;w~, to rorlC'.in in t:~oir prouont ::_Josltio:;:!s Ol! t;~o c.:-.atcrn nii c of t~lQ ~1os>in ?.<Jacrvo!r rul'~- to protect t;"l.o :..'ivio:!.c;t r!.c;.ltt fl~lY.. l':to 'br.ttolio:1 uc·.r; to rcn.:-.111 un;.i.or th~ Ol)cro.Uont""~ control of t:.._v :::'1v1B1on U.ltil t:1o c.ssu;"(:,Jtioa of cor'.:·:.:-ut{, in tllnt C'.r.;c. by tho OotP.. l-lC'JlC.inc; O:ff'iccr, 31st I11:rr.ntry :::i.0!·;i:;.c:r .. t.

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'.i!hc 7tll lL'.rir.os ro_port..s". C..urir;;~ tho ,·.:.·~· t:w.t pc.trola frou tho lGt ~1. 3~~- !lc.tt~'.l ion& ~-:ovin.:; to'.-:.:-.r-·~. ·;u Lii:t-lli i·io!'c- r-ocoi vine; lone l'r'.llGO ono-_,~, fire ns they :r~Ot".ro.··_ tho o"'vjoctivo. :;"1~1.roo ~.lc.stil;:r oonstructo.·. ro:'A..l"ooc!;:s ,.,cro O.'"l.COJXltoroc1, <.~t1lOU 1~.;!l t:lo roc-~". \t<.'.S 1mssn".:llo.

'2>.o h:.t 3~-..-t..t<.·.lior.. r-. :v::mcc~. nn£~ soizo~, tj1.o hi{ljl c.roun-'. to t:lu Gout:lc<'..st r-.IL sout~~uost of Yu.'t:'n-ni e.t 12.30. Air strucl.,; cp;.,roxl.ic.t'-l~r Go on~:r~y on t:!0 :1ii)"l .~oun tu tho \'I"C:Bt o:f t:1o i~cln Su;p:..>lY Routo c-.t i'.

:;_Joint ::1 -.\~<'J. 'b'.~tHc.6...1 Sii1hunrrn1 CJ1t.1. YuC.an-ni.

~:"!..C)<._ ]r.ttr"..lion ur-.o )nes~ ', t!1rouG:1 t:lc lst 3a-tt,·liol"::. to scizo ::Zill 129J ~:..'!rox.it!c_;,.tcly 1500 notors woat o! Yu~l£>1-1-Ui. .1~t 1545 t:1o Jl, ::,-:ttcliou eoizo~;. t!:.c :·ivinion Objoctivo, 'l'Ur~ .• ::n-ni, t-..t--;;-inst no(;liGi~lc rosistc;"l.eo.

J~ )d Jk'.ttl."'J.ion j_)l'.trol oo~·~t~:::.1.c:. t:·.::..·our:: .• t: ... o to1m cml n~.Vl'J.lOoC .. out t:1c vO:Lloy to t~:..o north1'lt:s~. : .... :.:· crr-~!t'.cOl.;or.ts l'.nc.t 1 c:f(msivo ·uO-rka uoro loc..-:tot. cn0. four on..;:;·:.~' .::::.._ .. ~:."';-_:_ ~t." ~lot". uh01: f1ro•'l. upon by t!lo pn.trol. :P:!c 1st 3nttDlio:l : . .n·.L;ro~.~.c:· :ot;,·l).:.· HitJ-.out 011u.~· col"lt.:'..ct.

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Ensy cor.:)cllY1 2l~. l3a.ttnl.ion, 7tj r:nrinoS :ontrollot'l tO t:1o hich croun: 2000 actc~13 uost. of t:~o i:~ilil1 SU.!J11lY ROuto t-:0 li l>Olht.ni(HC',Y bohroon Yu,.. drJ>-ni nn '. Si:i:.ru..."'lb-ni•· Sixt.o(Jll ona:zy- \:~oro b".>sorVcr~ in LJroporccl. i">oait1ons on tho hirj.t ;7Du.i!~~- t~on __ rooo1 vi.ilf~ :f'iro i"rui:.~. tl::.o lK;.trol the Ol10i:"(\r itiSporscd l'll . rotrcc.to,:;, over tho rit.cc line.· TilroU(.:.'lout' tho ~1~· t:10

cnCJ"JY' s~10uc·"'. c c1.1sincl1n..l.tion to fic;.lt,. ·-:~~\o:_1~.h l.il'z1nos consolif ... 1.~ocl positions for t~10 niGht Oll tho hic;h orow"Kt lt500 uotors south of Yu.\~{lrl-o ni,

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X Cot_;s .Ol)Ol'D.tion. Ol\1.or 7-50 l·r.~.(issuotLnt 2524od iiov~ib.CJ:: _\'Jh1Cil clircctc.-l ]: Cor-lo uaits to n.tk.c' nt 070SOO to lloVOl' t!J.o Ol1oi~>lfl lino6' of con:ll.lnic0tiott nt Ltr;.1YO~tr-ni ~11 ·. to, ·~Qs.tro::· t~10 oncny ill zo:j,Q to. . -t!m northcrlt bou:.~· . .r>.r~- of. x0r9r-~ .... ~Oli[~-:-t~~o·.Yr~u· rivOr'"on· the left, "'t.o tho j1out:1. of t:!o Tu1.1on riv~n;<.on t_:.:.·'? ·ric~'-t. ·

T!1.o lst :~c.J.'ilto ::ivision 1·ms -:iroctor~. to C'.ttv.dt d 270SOO l:lovot·:"l,lCr v..n~·. to scizo ~llp:,•o1ja-lli ro-..:.· to £t(.\rc.l'!e0 to t:'\0 .. Y.dU RiVur· f .. ostroy1ng_ t:1o cnc:.t:r in zo::o.

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:~ivision OJ.)eretioli Orlter ~1o 24-50 was publiDha(\ nt 0800 t'Titb. tl~ .:~.ssigne..:. ::ivision mission of Atto.cl:1ne; ~:ast\·m.r;,_ an::. ooizin& ::u;>YOl'lQn.1 pl'e-J?al'm·. _for furtl1_9,:t'i O:!)Orations to t~o :Jort:l and, ilcst.

?JJ~-7 \'Ins or,'..arc\1. to soiza !'.n··. sacuro Yu~·.E'T.~ni without c~oln.Y. U>c...• ].)c.~EI::h~. tll.rou~l b:: 202-5 tllo ROt";iDont was- to protect tho :,iVision ~.:.. .... in ~::.T_JlY Routo from Sin:;.uno-ni to )."u.(~e:.t-...n1 1 l'>l'Oj,)nl"Oc\ to r-,._.;vro1co olouonts west 'to Drotcct t;:o :.-ivision liain 31p-;,JlY )louto to :~'l.l~lc.-ri.

?.c:,.5 \ID.a .::1rcct t~\1._ to :paau t:2rough. P..O::._ 7 \:rest of Ylll1on-1ti by 2'70t{001 E'.ll.~. to .~-Vance to t;lp ucat n:1~·. _soizo Objective l (tho rou~1. jwlction nt Yonr;ntr.:..· ong), :?rcpr.rc.·. :for further c.~'l.vonco on Obj octi vo 2 ( tl1o 1:1gh., ..-;rcm1.·· ~:;prcxinc.tcJ.;.• ono nile svuth of Xoga.o-~·-.o;:mg) on or -:.or.

P.c:;:..:.l in :-:-.ivision lloaorv.: tms to r-1!1-inio.~in positions in t:l~ vicinity of Chinhu.ng-.r~i, :toto.:-ri en: . .::~o.·ru.-.ri r.ll:". 1>rotoct t!1o Jivision ~>.in Su:_Tgl y :Rout 0 to Sinlru.n13-ni •

21-:.Q 41st (Int.) :--1 Conni!ll~~o, rcinforcof~ l"Toro or~.orot". to rJOvo to Yu an-ni prC'vc.rC\: for o~1ora.tions in ti.1o {~rcotion of Sin!)o-ri to !>toteet tho :·ivision loft flc.l'llr· 1n coor.,.1n~.-.t1on 'lith RC'I\....7•

:2hc 1st Ttm.!:: 3c-.ttC'l.ion, loos ,,_otc-.o1.u.lcn,ts, rointorco6., in :.ivioioa Roscr'O'c r-.t l:c.jon-{\OllG ~ll.~·. so:l" .. n{}'"'Ui.

~:lc ll th · L&~nos loEB t.otD.chn011ts WEJl'O to be in t;•Jncrc~ ou:_-'::,}Ort frot1 pootiona in "tho vicinity of Yu~-PJ.l-ni.

lG~ :!:l1Ginool' Ik.ttdion WCl"c to BU}J;_>o:rt ":1ivisi,0n o~Jcr~ctio;.:o d.t::. :.~riorit:: to ~.c,intcnr>,;.tcoJ of the ;, . .,cin .SuPlJly Route, <'l\.". t~:.:: tY~'::lt··t\('~~n-1. of t;;.o cl:L"i'icl · c-.. ; ~~GG·"ru.-ri.

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~:~o 7t!l l.ari;l<.:'G l'ClJo:rtc(~ ~-.. c:_u!ot n1~;ht without oncuy nctivity. r::· .c l ~t 3~.tt~ion r.mYc ou~ L~ o::<~ ~-;i t!l ~ o.~·- .:-l1..'. :...xo.e;,r conpc-l~r !'.ttc.C:.1ot~ .• to scizJ i~lls 12G0 <."'.11 . lL~"f. :E:<>t:: ~1ills wore occu.rilo..\ by t!1o iJc .. tt~ lions uit:1out cn~"'tlY rc~ist£>J-:.cv t~.c 1155. U1?0ll ocCu::..1Ying ::111 1167· ·oc; cod::..)C11J :fotu1C. :f'ivc civiliPllB tlit:l ti.lO,ir hD.il' .. s tic·:. boh1n· .. t~1o1r 'be.c!::e L·.ll.:·. shot. ~g u.nl. ::.au:· u.~ •.m.1(, tool~ u:.;.J ,1.,ufonsivo' ::_Jositioni> for t:;.o :.1.ie:tt 1000 notcrs nortll <:'ll · northuost of y,). .. N . ....,n1 on tl1o :1is: groun .. •. COUJ\[';;. .hlg t11(: to \-nlo

~l l!lt :&.ttdioli 1x:tro1 frt)u .;:.."'ole oor.tj?e.n;)' c:pntMtO<'. C'.ll W'l.t.ctcrninm\ ~1Uilb1Jl• of cna:zy sout1n·10St of Y ... ".llnc,.n--.ni o.t 1500. 'Z:1o. 0noJ.'~T :fire~. ou t::c :_)c,trol 'rlit~~ w:r:.ll nrnQ r.nt~ nutor!n.tic wot'.i;,xms. N'l u;pon :t:otur:-1 of t:1.~ i'iriJ by tho pntrol t:·w c~J~' uitht'lrotr to the sout!lt·toat. ~~-!C ::.,.-.trol ra.;,)ort o;~. t.'".0 cro""· cl oct" a~-. of' oncn:r nt 1730 C'll ·. rctUl'l'\c•". to t~~c 7t~1 :;erinos ~)crir·.ctcr. Locc:.l ·->c..trolu of tl1.o 1st 3e,tklion r,"';\,;:v •. 2000 notors to th-e 'oC'.st \·!it!mut co:J.'t<.ct ·.uri~!b t::.v ;;,Jo:rio·',,

s:;,_Q ):·. 3ott<!lion ;··.OV•~. OUt r.t 09)0 tO clo;.·r t!\O !rlt~l GI'Ot1.n.'. to t:w ucnt u.n · to scizo t:w j~o~;;c o:!' :-:ill son<.l 2500 notors nort:numt oi" t::c to\'r..'! of Yu(;.£'1.1-~·1.1. Q;,: ·l "Jl "."';., :·. o;;' G~lOrt;o coi.TJ.n'Jl)" rocuivo ·. sn .. -~1 c.ro.ts fir.: :--.t 1}00 fron t!~.) ::.i.':> :-:!'')'..\:: . •·.·o~t of toun on ul:iC:\ l".lr C'.ll .

at iller~· wor0 C.."llc ·.. ::·-~i'l ~::. .. ~- ~:, .. ~ L,~!.z,~~~- 1.t 1-30 1>y t:lo ::.1lc.to--~n uit:lou.t lli'-G(! rr;!SiDtD .. 1CC•

} :Jto.ttcliol'. :._)c•.t·l''Jls cc l;.ti~'lU.c · to t:-J.-,: ~~ .. :. ~ .·.:\ . roct~ivcu~ i'iro tron :::111 J.llQS C'.t 1530. One llln.tOIJl'! of Ite<.~ cor: •. •t.:1~,- ilOVC(l west to clo.:ll' :.u~ 12~3, whic.,;,1. '\r;. c c-.ccuu.:)lisho ·. lodt:'Dut .-::~or-cr roaist.:~.aco, r.n . ::_)roCI.."lOt'.ct". :l•_;rt:-..ucst ncr •• as t::.•, V<ll~' to. tlto nose of a. hill 2000 nutoru

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T:lc ::_Jlt'.toon then c.::~·.1c wx~cr sncll l\l'U& fir.; trou tho cncrzy-. · TJO'I;Q(~ U~) tllC hill1 S0Cllrillg it nt 1)001 k1111J.l{; on Of:!_ti

~lCl.\Y iu t:~a notion.

:-~o,.,. cor..:p:..ll.Y coutil"JUcd tho ;:i:.vnncc sout)l\'lost r~ong thO nnin ronl., but t-J.::.s .)L"l:w~·- \.ou.l et 15)0 c;l:..)roxin~.tcly 3000 notors to tho ul.lst of ._ Yu(~£1-n-ni b~- srlo:-~1 crna f'iro fror1 ::111 1602. ..-J.r ru:l. ·. nrt111·ory E;trikoG

-,.t<;rc cnJ.lo .. o11 t::o .~lillt: but· Ltl\·t· Co;~_)c-.. ny \v-ns ·Uf'..!'.i:llo ·to ].1l'oooot. fu.r~hor , bcl'oro niG:lt :fcll'cl).(~ rc~urnc>. to their l'crinotcr positions. T!1o ~<1..

:B.::.ttclion loGs clct::.C.::.t.!OlltS. ra:."..i:lo1: iu_ ~lol'a.'tso o£ t2to ~:t:.gnru.-ri £>.roc .•

or~lors Hcr'C iszuc.·. f'.t 1S30 ';):r the Cor.!J.>t'.l.l'in4; Otficor, 7th iiexinoa far cll units tv con ·uo_t ::_1ntrolli11(;1 .:-.a:. to :;,n"'tcct ~ho lU\SilCCO of t110 2l1 :Bnttclio;_:, 5t:l .~;c-.rincs throug;-:. t!:o linos o£ t:·w 7th !kirinos on 27 l!o-.;~·l.!b.:.r~ ?lt>.i.ls ,.;Cfc ur:.f._o for t~'lo p_rriv~l oi'-t:'to )d &ttl'~ion: 5th i:~inos in Yu r;~-o~l.i nt 271300. ..~:>.t.::ition."l orf.ors ucro ieauor: to tho ·• lst ~Jl·~. 3~. 3l'..ttclions to seize !'r..:-. oc_cu:'Y t:1o ~11~1 Gl'Oun: ullicll l"..o--

r~inntc~: t:!o tolr.l. of Yu.".;~r-ni iror1 t:1.c :~t>rt:'l t>Jt.'. Fort~most.

T··.c :it:: :;;·.l•inos ro;,_wl'tclt ,:·. ·q_'J.iot ·ilir;;.1t wi't~:. ~10 ovii:~.o:i.1cos o1' onoizy qo tiv1ty 11-:. t:w r-rcr.. Or<:crs tn:ro·issuo ... :_ b:·; t:'1o Q:im~r-.lJ/!nc; Officer, 5tl1 ;,.ruoinos to t::.Q'V'c ·to Yu '.r:l'.~ni o:::. 270000 c.n·'. tO ::.x'.ss t:U·ouc:t _the 7t~t ~ • .:-..ri1tos ilt t:1.....t vicinit~ 1:'l. r, continu,".tbn of t::.o· f'.tt;:-.cl: to t1~0 t·ToSt~

.u•~; (..,, ~.--.-tt;-~io:.l l/f'.S urt~or-o;..-.;1,_ t" r.-.vv-c to t;lo vici!J.ity ot Yu'cn-ni hor,iru:inc 26JO::iO c.n ·. u:.lon urri v...-.l. to cst~~.blis~:. iocnl lh1Cur1ty <.t· t:1~.t · ~10 r;i ti,_,;-.m, .. ~t 2703JO ti1c 2d DnttC'lion tlC.G to 1mse· t~1rouc~1 tho 7t!1 .~c .. ri;!..::s ~.!1 t-.t ;;c-.c!: to t~1o ''!oat, T!l.u rcgi:.tontcl objoctiv¢ -C>l'siolc.". t:1.c 2:. 3r.ttc.lion \ms to sci~..:, occu;._Jy, vn:1. t'Lofoi.l-l..~)OE1tions c.strh~o t~-:.o · .~·. ror.-· .. Eo;_;o lJ)OO Lhltcrs ~·JOst of Yu ·~.--,_,;-,...ni 1 :?ro-1)['.X'O~-- ~o C011tinuo t:to t'.ttt".cJ_-: vn or,·.cr, Ot:tct• units of t~lC 5t:: :~;·rincs \tcru to ron~..ln r.lorte;'!, to novo on tdx ~1.0\..ll's notice· 'to t:l.:: vicil'l.it~· o:f.' Yu-',Cit-111 •

.. U.l cl.::1~~1ts of tlN 5th ~!L~ri:::..;s l;crc rl.!li~..:vo O:·· -cloncnts of t;lo 7t!1 Infc.ntr~· -- ivhio:l o.n t:c.o cr.st e-~.:.o ._,-z t!-::;~ C.:!ashin .rosorvoil- by c.:-.rly c..ftor:lOo:t. Z:lo 2c.\.;3['..ttc.lion. :'.O'Vo -. ·.~.t· ODjO c.ll·. ruc-.C:kll: tl1.0 7th i-i.r.ril1QS porLtotOl.· c.t Yu~:£1!1--ai ... t ·1Goo. ?l' ... 9C'.l":~ti·Jll~ for .:lovOJ.:ont of the J:-. :3.:-.ttrJ.ion \>'ore nnc\o tor t!1,;: 27t·l;. of :~ovo;.;Jcr. · ::o cnon;.r contl'.cts were ilDJ:~o ..urinG t:1.0' ':.£".Y. T::c 5th :i-:l•ir:.o::r; oon:~~.n.~ .. j_"!ost "iB-_,lV.oct~. to t:w vicinity gf ;t{."c-:·.rl),-ri r-.t 1000~

Ti1c 3{~. lk.ttcJ.io:;,~, 1st L<---.rh:os ;.;c.vc .. ". !"rot: C:rl.c;ro!'l.G' t'.urinc t~~c l.:.,~I"J~ close(_ t:1c ~!; Gc.ru.-ri ,c~ro..·-.. t'-t 2200. · .. Ul. ot:~cr Ul'-its of the lat _£Xiuos ~},:-o,trollo(1 \'litllout .Qi'l.C:rlY- oontnot,

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~~lO lst ~:C,rinos ro,Jortod . ~)l.til"JG t::o ·-:...-.y _t-:u:.t "t11o ) ·. :Bv.tto .. ~iun :4."',;, close·. ~.ru,..ri c.n · .. hc-.i. relieve: tho 2-". 3o.t'tc~~on, 7th i.:Minos of t!l.O :rot:t,)onai~Uity tor t:!o ,·.o:ronso of Z-x.::.:...ru-r1 ·r.t '120tl. 4r£'Jl.Gl.l10Uts tTor.l n~ .c "try the ·;tst ::~!!'lee !or l':'.cvcr.t~tt c:!' GeorGe Coqp_c-.n:-, 3.1. 3ntt!'.l1ou colt sup-~1lios to i:O-G~-ru-ri on· 2S ~iovonbor. · -·

~hd'lst 3c:.ttrl1on fron .:.,lositir;Jl~S r.t C!.tii~~iln!.trollo ·: ill thnt t'.l"cc, uit!lou.t c.."1.c..~~ co;.l~o.-..ct• 40rt!llory lu-.rrt::.sail1G :f'iros uor~• c.:-J.lu:·. 011. }00 :"Oj_Xlrto. c::or:;r !loraOIJon t:l.."'.t \'roro r~Vin.::; tolrr.r.". tho bntt.=olionts ::.1o::li~io1i1;1 ~11t!l no o",)s~o--. r.osult.s.

:J.: .. w_ 2~.lk-.tt.£"~1on r;~; .:...uyo-,d. l'!'.t&O.L.Lo .. _~{;l·uesivoly w•u.l ofio :,.w.trul udd~U -collt£:.ot: ldth an «.tot.1Y arou·) of 25 ili t:1.c vicinity of Si:lj~~1·i. O'.floni.'1,G firCt t::.c l'c.trol uoun·.o;·. 't,>Q o~ tho cn'.)ny tr:1o worO c:..~'tu.:r.·Ll·: •• lf11ilc t!l.o rcr.uoin ·.cr of t~1o cnv.,-,y '4 ~·row f'1·op .t1:1c rJ'ca. O;mtinuinG to tho vic.in1t:t ot S1l::mo-r1, ~1c ~trol :foun:. thc.t ti::.o roL'..·. ,rt'.l:. out, l'.n:~ ,~.iar10untii1Gt t:l(' :)ntrol uovo ·.on i'oot. Wltil t~lOY rono:to · t:·tc vicinity o! :,:ar1--1.ont; llilorc t:1o :.1e.trol \ft'.B 1'1ro-.~. ti:_,Jon Oy C' .. _].Jrtl;;1nntol;:.• · 100 O.ll.or.lY c.ruo·:~ ·l·zi t:1 cu toac.ti e uo~>ons. 'l'~o :,>r.trol roturno:. t:::.o o.'l.o-. cyl a !iro1 sui':forinc tt-~ \·roun ·.o ·• 3~ol'kinc .o!f tl1o «.1{;.:-,cc:nont, tj\Q' · ~1l.'.trol roturno ·: to ::Oto-ri a.t 16oo.

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12-:lo 2.:. :3o,·:;tcl1on, 5t!:. i~o.'l"inos continuo·. tho !'.ttncl: to tl-:,.., \-:oat. :,r>,[l -· sillG throUGlt clca::.lcn.ts of the 7t!t i.:cr1nos c.t 0330. .....:.vc.ncitl(~ C'(;t'.iltGt stiffoninc ona·,y r~sist!Lneo. re-..n..";in& fron. !-~'~' ·_.,r!'.tQ t-? hon\-:.·. t~!.~ bn.t

tr-~ion r;cl.;.:-.c.·. L?:_Jro;;dn.t.toly 1500 uot~e. ?[)sitir:ms VIOro C>Jnool1-.ctot~

for t::o n1G:1t on t:1o :1igh {;l'oun nstri:.o t:tc rol'. ". to t:,<.: \-toct c:_,-_,ro;.:iU.:'.tcly 6c:loo :·~..::tors Hcct of Yu~~.au-n1. 'l'ho 3 ~. lk.ttclion clc.:'.l-·o.· . .::;.·Gc.rtri r-.t 07~5 t:..""l .. ;:ovc t-1) c;t a.zsc:.~bl:,• c.rcc-. ill rc~:r of t:-:.c 2:. :Jc-.tt.:-J.!on closill(~ t:1o :t."u:-.;.-~":-:"'.1 ['.l'C.<':. Lt 14ooe Aa.1onts of the 1st :3.r.tt..-J.ion c-J.l.·. t~:o 3 3c.ttdion, lJ.t:: :~crin.co dso :.1ovc ·_ .. urinc-; the r.;y to t:10 Yu .. C"J...,.

.:.1i ['l'".;;:c-., L'.S \'loll r,s t~w .?.-:;c,.;.:c~~t.:l tbr.ll.LJ:. ?ost, .d.t 2245, ?o:; Cor.tj,n:•.ny, .::.,_ 3ntto:•1io!~ :t'IJ.._JUl:t.c' ",J-.Jia;; u.n. .. ::-. .l· :~t,.:-.vy Oi!CI~~ wtt~-.c.~

~:10 7t:1 ~.c.l·incs oo:.1tLmt.; ·. t::.c .-·.ttv.ck: to Ld:r.c ;-.:ill 1&:>~ t>.;n .. t::o lliG~l ~-oun 3500 r.;ot0l"s suut:l of :::111 16<)2. ~~~o lst 3.:.ttLJ.1oll U['.S ·iroctc to conC:.UC'-t c.ctivo :.)~trollin-G to t:w sout~·n:r.st ·"'.w.·i•:c; t;-..,; :_Jct•io ·• :Jdcor Co;\~'~lJ wns ·.irocto-:'. to :lc.trol to ::C.lts.:-Jl{r:r..i tll ·. cn:ruuto to t::u totr:l~ t>.c :;_K'.trol contcctc ... 12 cnc;.1;.' c.t U"]_:>ro~.:inr-.tcl:r 1130. 0!.'.111:::::; :·rtillcry (.o\m., t:~o C11cr~y trr-.s is)crso.. ill:o lll'.trol Ol"l roturnint: rv.:-.C:l c-. :_1oint 2500 y(.rrle nort~1 of :~u.ns,:'.ltr;-ni \flcro it receive. Cl'..<J;i.;;' fire fro:. t::c :mrt:1! nn · sout~1 fro;: ['_j_\ ill! ·_otcl'l:inc ·_ nw.:D-~r of onc;_~r~ ~'-t t:".iG :_Joi·tt. t:1.u :;_n•.tl'ol wo.e or .are to return to oountcJ.• t'.U ostir:w.tc··,, 50-Go -::1.a.:.y in ~.:1. 3380 1·r~li~1 consti tutc.: n t!ll"out to tltll :.nin su-.. >:..)1y .J.c..utc, C!;..:..r-lio Con.)e.:ly UE'.S ao;.1t to roiali'orco 3.-".l:;cr Cor.t:_1!'ll)' t'll to :;rot oct t:·.c :~~·.in &\.l:_:o:_,l:r Rout o f!'Q;;, :._Jc s! tic:J.s. €-ooo y~ s .uo scut:"l of Yu .c.r:r.rJ.. ::.:-l:or COl.lj_">r'J.lJ brol-::o co~•tr.ct u1t:1 t:1o cna;·.:y r.t 1700 u:1Uo C:1Cr11o Cou~_;~·.:.1y cov:..ro-:. t:1o vit:1 rrn-1r~ fron :_1oaitio~s on t~o hlt:h croun: liDoo :1cturs aout;~ of ::ut...t~n-ni. l'ru~r.a vot•c -~ ~K',tc:lo'. to t!to c;· .... ;rlic Oortn·..:.cy ::.")()-.. ~ +~ .. "' ... .., -::. .. ,_ ... _ r< .. r .. ~ ..... ~ ........... -. - • •· rvtu.1·nc ·. to t:'lo Y'..L ·---· •• .r ~----~·--

t~ ... ;.t ZOl!O: .... -~ .. t:tli'~·"'c;;r:·~·~;~_ :.:·.:: ,·· .... !.:~ ~moi\ion on t~:; :;;,~J;c~~~;;~.'-t'.t ::-. :){)int lrooo r:cturu so~t:. ,,:_ .._-.... ·... :."lr t:u ;:d~;:~'t to ~1rot-:.ct t~-..o ::ni<l SU1):.1ly llout v.

:'oc Cou:._J.~::· ,<·.t 135~; ccr~o m.v·.or lto~'..V'"'.f cno~1;- J:'iro fror.t th~, nort~1cr.st at .::·. :;_)ocition t;_J_ ro:dllc.tcly 5000 not.;..rs nortL of i"'u "Nl-111• • .ar N1

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nrtillery vere CE'~let'. on the enor.-.yts ..,oeitions'inflioltine casutilties anC. c.t 1624 :..'oc Cont.7~ally 'l:rokc off th6 enge.pll.iont an~~ rcturnoc1. to thO defan.BivQ 1-~cr!uoter. :.:.9g Corn.:p!U"'.,Y csti::.::tt.to:'l. ti.:.o.t it hat:1 boon opposc:l by an cstii.<u:: ·,oo!.l1,.;>any of cncr.ty, rolnfor.eo.'. ily ~'lc~.VY weapons ·anc.l,. r.lortnrs, .t...t 2320· :Jog CotlpQJl:V ropor~o~ tAc onor:~y lltta.~tin,~ to infiltrnto their lines.

· lbx OlOJ?t1.ey novod frou l'\l(':.Lu:,)ooni. a,t. i4oo to positiotls 2500 yards -oc.st of Sin:.llll}b'-ni ali. consoli~lntc:. po~it;ions on t:tc high grot~;nt"'. to

-.Prot Cct. the ~-<'~11 !}l.J?J.)lY Rout o. '·: ·

Hovr Cotll)l".ny, 3cl :Battlll.ion junpoo:. -off at OG15 to seize .S:i'll 16o2 'p.ll(t.Occul)i.:;l. t:1c :1111 t>.t 1015 uit~wuc cncr.1y op:;.osition, Patr'ols.\'"tcro scut··-to t~10 uost t>.n:_ north l'rit~'l t~o norther-.-:. i)atrol fJ.us..'lint; 'OJi ostipo.tc:-. 7 citcuy 1..':!.1l)ro:.:iuc.toly 700 yards north of tho :.:111 u:~o uit~l :x-ow '·.rhcn fire-. u;pon l:ly' tho :po.trol •.

G:oorf:o Cor:tp.:-ny j\lJJ]_JO ec". off l..',t · 0615 t6 &oi?.O ~~ill 1-425 v::tei{ vc.a ~a!t:cn vrit:;.out t::tcwy rosistar..cc, ;?rQco~:.~inG to c. Hill 500 tlctcrs l'rost ~he aml){'n;r cc;.lo ~1c1.c.r 1"..~1< vy .;,na~:r sr1;;~l arr.1s tm;', t·.u~oup.t1c Wo{~ns fire t:".t 1)05 1 'by 1515 the cncr.l~/ nttc..clr ~nCrCc.s.}:1• in intonSity·uzltil GcortN cor.J.~)Clll:"." \·rn.s nnahc(: fran their ·oo s1 tiona en the :till~ I ten Cor-l?imY lr>.ic~l- :__~.w. ",)C~n t'jrocto ·. to reinforce George Cor.pnn~r sot up 8. bc.sc of fire to .t•.ssist Goorc;c Cor!lJ .. ".ll~;: to with:,r~\1, ::lot}l COUP.,'"'.Ilios then roturno:. to t:1cir ~)0 a~ tions in the ,criEctor,

liow· Cou1n'.ny rocoivcfo h :lcavy cnQI~ c.ttnolc frou tho front c.nil fl:·nks .!'.t 2135, 7.-t.;.. uncn~· uac\1. suoll url-.12._ QUtor.)at:lc \'TOO,::,JOns am\ c,tv~Ot.os ·.w.~inb t!lL~ nttacl: ... ~n. succco:.o·~~ in -:·.rivin,g Ho\·t Coupo.ny fron its :)&eitions. ::c-.: Coi~.i}L'.."lY cou~-:;.tcrc.ttnCJ.:arJ. ;;'.t 24oO ~'"ld.~'rogaino~~ tho posit.ions~ ...

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.i.t 2Sl015 a V..:0..6 :telico.~_Yter ra-;_)orte-:: t~t t:1ere were five onaz..zy roc.,-_i;.locl::s 'between :~oto-ri ~;1.'1~~. ::<..ec:rU-l"i. Tiloso ro,:..lblocks uoro constl·uct o•~- of ~1.:-y, ro olea, a..'l :. iJrush, .m ~- \·lore built a::;9roJd.mc.tol:r 75 ycr·.s a,part. :::net1;r troo;:Js ware o'osorvot~. to t:1c oa.at of tho row:: o~ t:!o :1it;h Groun~\ ovorlool:ing thoso raa,:blocl:S. .i;.ircra.ft fu.l't:1or rcr_)ort ..J,~ t~1ut !1. convoy u:~ic.-1. tTI:l!iJ it:ontific,_· . .r.s olcmonts of .t~o ::1 vi uion 3opclqutll"tcro Coru.)e.ny cnro4.tO ·-to :i.:.,g(Ll"Ur-ri, was ato]!.;_)O nt tho :firot of those ;-o.i:~"vloo!.:s Ql'l~. tl~t .:..'~out,_fi:f'ty porcont .of t;lo v~ticlos wore tUl·nillG .~.roun(1 to rotll.l·u to i:OtO-ri,

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:.'ivlHion not~;fL.J-~. t:w let i:ait~c~ at ;roto~ri of t:tc roo.Ubloolcs llotuc~1 :fui;aru.-ri l'n:. ::Oto-ri 1 ;.:!rooting t!~o· lst Le.rinoa to son a uuit fro;;.t t~1oir ~)oSition to clo.:..r tl!o o.nin au::;.).:;?l~· routo <.".Jl-". to uo.l:.o contl.'.ct vitll a :9lc.toolJ. si:o )<:.tl·oi roinfo~cc.:". Pit:~ tc.nl::s- 11~110~ ,;oul -. uovo cout!lJ_;froLt ~:.:-9-'l'u-ri,: Jivhion :f'urti1.0l" inforooct 'tho lst : . .::.rinos t:li'.t th~' ro£l4 . b~t~101,;n ~;T.J:'llo.ori: 'f:l".l.''• Sin!1un~ni W'~S lllocl:oC. · -;_,~. t;!roc ..;noJy ro.r,~·;"'.Jlo c!:s, ...... '1. =·· :ir cct ..:-~·. c;_JflOl:>ri.::.t u Ol)orD.tibns -::.y lat ::z-.riuo uni'ts in :--:L.:;.:·.ru-ri to oyc.ri. ti1o su:_;_:_J~;·rout·Q. In v1ow o:l" t~.c ro~·.;':Olocks no1.·t: of :~to-ri ·rll no:r'thboun ·. convoy~ ,.,~ro :~ol-~. UJ, ['.t ::oto-ri. In accor ,;·nco Hith oi':~crs fron t~:.o :Jivlsion t~1o· l~lzt (In~.) Cor.L.,.:.n,-:.os, R.. \·rorl.) :1cL .:.t Koto-ri 1Jci1l'.iilG turt:~!Jr or~·.urs fro:.l :.!viSion,.

Corx::.::ncillG f.t ~· ... .yliG:.lt t:1o. 2 -~ :a.uttalioil. r C~:>Orti..: ·. cJ ~:-.11 ,.~::ou:)s of Clh~l~' to t:to nort:1 o.n.~. trost o! tl1CJir .. pos1t::l.onc or~ ~;--.. __ ~·-~~~-~ :;L'\.':· · surrou:1.l.il1G lCoto-.ri. ~10 .,;)l•:uy \'ta.S- tal;on un .. Or fil•o :::~· Zlrut :1or;..r.:.~s t:.il·. 'by l011t_; ·:r'nl;o. Sr,w.ll a-ns fir I.), , . .r.hicll -fol'co.: t:1cl -...nvroy to \Iit:1 :t"C.\1

fron t~:dr j_)osi tion~ •

.::;;'o:~ Con:.~L·_a:r ru:._)ol'tLi th.-·t ollo C!~i<'\o~c h._.··. '::,Ocn ldllc ·. ,_·..:1·. <:mt1tor voun·.u ._..__t 0500 u:~on t:1u tt_'Q Cll·;j_o:r :i.~·/. ::.ttCJ.ll)t.J·' to .:,.,ttLOI::: t:·.w COi~)t:ll¥

::.}o&itiol'l uuinc.; rcfuco ::; .:-.E: u:u~,L: .•. :J..ey Con:..J<.:.ny GiG:ltc.~ Cn\~1;" ·· Gl'ou::.)s on t~'lo -!'lill n •. sscs nort::uc:1t of t:1dr ::msitions c.t oGoo ,·-.n~1 c. ::;> ... ;.trol wc.s s011t to our:; ... cc '.;;;1c o..'lur.;y. Clouirl.[-.: ,.,ith t~10 cnor.cy- t110 lJ['.~rol ltillrJ,·· .an c·stil..u-.tt: 21 ca ... :ny of t>.: .. foroo -.-::~ich 'wc.s ostiuato~. •·'=' .-. ~:rou:.:.' of 75. r:::~o ror.u·.i:.lbt~ ·mo..!~:,. uit:tl:.rO".·t to t:1o nort;moot •

.k.t 1300 .Pox CoJ.l::O.JCJlY r~r .JortoJ·.·. 50 .. on .. n:r ··.~.[~r;ill{3-lD on .c.- ;lill to t:1cir uCst fro11t, 2il•c li;..~ :..>L:cu-~. on :tlhl Jlluny forcinl; t!1.u; to vit:1 ';i.·._,,.,. :JoG Cou_x.11~' _.t 1000 rC~}ort~ <-- fo1·cu untirw.to·. ~·.t 100 CC:' cotc.Jllshinc J..X:IE;i-tions ol~. t11c ;~1c;~. c;roun' .. to t!1<:ir:f1•ont thiC:l lrCl'.:l tc.b:.u: u.."tdor f'iro,.

~·~,_, 1st ·iic..rincs i:'l. oLXrYtric". out tl1v :.1iVision '.ircctivo to. a.io~ t::o ;;c.ill su,_l_:_;l~~- routu:to t>c no_t:t:l s::nt .:.. 'no.tori~o ·. ~"t:.trCl CO:la~oti;x; of :·oc <=.ll·.". il.:: .. u~· C®¥.!Y"J.1i9s '-'.t 1245. Ro:'.c:~tn;; "''!..;.>Oint 4 niles anrt:: oi' ::oto-ri, t:w fl·1c-.wTy forcr.) c.:-;i'; ~1 -. .;r l:o •. v;· uort~..r c..il. ·. f;~t .. "l'l i-.l"!l:J .fire ·~n-~. u~·.o forccC. to .irJJ.lOUrit ·e.n ·. fight on foot, lnflic'tilll; ::.c, .V~'- cc.:m,l-ti·~o on t:-.,. ··:to,·r.;;; t~1c· cor.uMics '_isc.nt;<..(:c(~ c.t lt~t:;>.tfrll -.:::n. ruturno•' to ~~o;,;)...:--··. I-:. \"to.s ost11'~.to:·. t1~'.t 200 c::inCso.::: m.:ro kill:.J .. in ";ho c.c• ..

T:1o lst ;~crincs csti~:Lt·. ~ ·._;>_,; ,~···.::-1oc.1 ~c- '·ro:..-.ro .ci'tJ.il·.pl.·'b~~ r.:)'_)ro:d.;.~c.tol:r .6oo-1000 (ll..;i".~i-' c::.:nc:;;.; -~I i.; -~ r!'r.tU.t m-.:io l1lMG to aond 'j;,-sl': 1'orc.,l' :'i-~"z ·,.,.,.1,. tc.o cl ~~.-.r th~ uu:_:.r)l-:- :·-:'·'::~'on 29 Hovu_t':Jcr~ S~;li5 fore~"'.::~ Or",·J:..iz."" to COlis"ist of t:1o 1•-:t.r;~ (!:l·.) 'Cotli1~:.l'l:}os 1 G-uorG.:: Clon.:_--.u~· •. 3~· ::::.::;tt.;J.ion 1 "let ~-~-~1no11 1 .-n• .. Co;·;.::><-·ny 1'13n, 1st :Dc-.ttc..lion, 31st 1irCr..atry .:=.or~iuont. · ' . . . - -·

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i.-:onn,i.·tilo t!1o 3 ,_ :B.c.ttnlio11 E'-t :"'1.:-g~ri ecnt a pt::t.rol __ to tho woat on tltc sux;>ly route to Yu-.:ctJ-ni in lUl C",ttctll'J't to c1o.1r t~o ro.a.J. of onciJy roulG)loc!;:o~ ..lnothor 1'.:'1-trol .oi'.·J?ll'".too.n s1zc 1 ro1nfo"i"Co;1· vrlt:'l t\~ t.:-.n.ks as a l"Joint, ~~c-;.x·.rt<;.l south.·to clo~:.r- t:to roc.:'.blocks ·botuoan Hf'.,cnru-ri c,m":, ~oto-ri. .A.t 1020 tho ·pc.trol -to t:to West. Ci;'1lC LUl;.or. Ol'l.ouy fire ··oru.1. cng£1Coll r-n UJtost:in.::.tcc~ nw·J''ocr of cncny, forci1~ t:lo onCr.cy" 'to rotlro. At 1215 t:10 :.:>c.t:a.·ol \'1".s rocr-J.lc.i. to t~!.o ·3-.. :Br.ttt'l.io:.1t e l:x>sitions.

At ap)rorll:;c.tcl~r 12lJ5 tlto ~)~'.trol to t:t-o sout!1 cmect..:o:~ t:lO micny C.:J~)ro:dne.tol7 1500 notcrs eout:!. of Hn.:;ar,....ri e.n.~ rc-.:m.l.eo<l. Ct.:- cnony force. Pro cua,··.illC, aouth\r.o.r .·. tho ~n.ttrol 8l)Ottt.l\',. en ostiuntc : .. ·300 cncny noYill[; in t!~o -\i:roction of E!.lgcru-.-r1 wi tll ~1ld ch no ec:ntnct eaul2. be ua ... ·.c. :.urillG tho hc~.vy fit;lltiug t~lO J.)a.trol suf:fCI:c''· 10 :..~orcont casuel tics, an· .. 1.u view of t;lu ,1.._":.l'lmosc tlto l'"'-trol return a~.~ to tho ~r-&o.r~ri ::.)cl·iuotcr. Continuo\ls r01::oorte 1'roi.1 .QUt!(osts, r.irt CJ.'I1'\ civilicr.n:; ill•'.ic.:-.tu~l tl-I.;·~t W1o on<.:.<."IY ,.,.;,a_ novh-.g in l;ll.u:ll :;rv1.l.i=J8 tol-1~.n1 H.::.ga.ru-ri.,

Thu y. ::a:.tt.:-~ion at 1620 rO".L>ortu-.· tll<.$· OllO cor:~).':'J'LY nort...'l.o£ ~"'g;;'..l"U.-ri .:u;'..-~ Jocll nttacltm~ b~ ai:lout ;.;:.:-..squ~.i":. of on•JLty w:!1~1. uv.s follot·ro:. l>Y .c )l.:-.toon c.ttc.clt. T~lc Oll'~:t:y l·n:·.~ ,\·.rivon o·ff wit~ 5 cn~:cy ldllo:. in the i'.ction. 4t 1625, tllo ;:d. vision i?l~·.cc.: ell clor~~.nts o£ ·t:!l.o Jiv1s1on loc~to· . .:-:.t :·>.r;.:;~ll-ri tmc~.01· o~)or,·.tionl'l control of tho 3\':. :3..•tt'oJ.!on. lst i:c.rLtos for t:to ,1.ofonso Oi' :L:.g:~u.-ri .c.:n ... "":. nicr!::t secUrity. ':ilhiJ · lGt :i~c.rinc::; ucro llotific~.: .:.t 1715 -t;l.~t u:_J011 .:-.rrivcl of .-. .-":.l1.ttioncl C!Luunts of t~w lst l~a.ri:amJ c.t : ...:-cr:.ru-ri t:u.t on~ l'oinforco: cor~_;_Jany 1·!ith te.l"'J.cs '·!<:>~J to novo U..'1.::or tllo control c:f' t!"lc )."".. B::ttr-J.io:l to~·n-:.r~·. Sinlunc-::li to cont.o-.ct .-::!OJ:.tcntu of t~~c 7t11 l:urinoa w~::io:1 iu~d Occu Ol'.'.crct'. to r-.ovo_ tou('.l' :. :~.:-{;o.ru,...ri •

..~.-_.,__. l: .... -:=.~o;-:::sivw fol'Ct; of ,.. .... G.:>.J.u-Ll cauo um~.OL· .. 1o~.v¥ .:li.-.~-.:~-· .:·.tt.c.cl1: f'.t 2230 uit:.l :1o;-.vy J:ortL-..r U:r-c ;·n.". e:.1nl1 v.rus firo fo.llill[; in t!~o ~Jlvision cor.\f.l.:'.l1. ~:>Out t.r·::~·. 1 \"1~1ic~,_ :!r•:l. 'i.is:r>lr:.co ·. ;'urine tho C.D.Y to H.:ccru..:.:.ri. ~:~ .. •r •. il::::~t of t2w ·Jlll.li-Y c,t~t~C::: wes ar:;.-.inst ~:Ow ..:;n .• :,. Itw COL!.)C'Jlios 011. t~l<.: sout:1or:1 sccto1• r,i t:.1c .lhlriilotor. T:!o ®.::ay ·urol::o t~li'ou~h t:1c t.ofCl"lf-l.ivo li:1o sl~.s:·.inc tl;lit:;;c c;1·'; slcc-)incr·'b.nt;s in the ::o\"1 Conl)c:.n:r r o~~.r c-.rcc.., <"t.""J.,·. thil c ~o r~*·:('.r;6, '. ouffcrut'. ~10:--.vy · ct.sucl tics frol: ]ot·r Coll;]fmyl s fire. Su:r-viac ::~·t';;.l~.(!n 11r.u or .{il"l).: to scru.1 robforc ·ucntC to t:1c sout;l s~ctor ,.f.~ilc ::uc-~·.q_u.::.rt~.ll'~l .r.11 Service Co:-~.:.n-:.:.~Yt ,3/~. :J.~.tt~~ion EJocuro~o~ t: • ..:: •·r..:ct s..::ctor.

3.ll:.:_1loyi;l{; ~ !v: .. v:.- volt.JJW o;;:~ nort.r f!!'e r:.n<·. •'.Uton.:-.t!c :fire t;tc cncny inflictc·.-. ;!o•'.cr.:.:tu cc.su. ltica on Sou (.'Q;-"t_,f'Jl)", ll011L=Vur thll lino tn:.s i:l:•.cku:. u:_) i'.!1. ·. :.1c-1 .. 30l"ViCll .:ar-.t ~.:.\lion thc.""l C;.>;IC un:.cr· c. hoc:vy i'.ttc.C:-:: 0~1 t:lo o."'.t>t 61 :o o:f' tl1c l,}Ql'ir:-:·tor c~t t~~zic!l ti~lu t:1o ..m..:;~· cl-oso'=. ;-;itl'. our fer cos. in ~-. GrOllC. ·.o t:;rouil.i.G .:'.Ction. Sene (;i"Oilt'~ i"il'oti (;iii'O.i1. UD ":Jy SurviCc 3.:.·.ttc~ion ,.,;uc:l wt•G rq;01.-inc;,-:.. w:·..on :t:'I:Jinforccncnts .arriv~1o: in t~tc soctol'• :.ou Coq,n:lly ~lc.-~. I.h."!t.llWllilO rcorai.'J'liz~.'. .ul·ill(; c slr.okcnc:l, :y .. rio ill tJ1c c.t'!;·.:-.ck, u., ~ .countcrc.t"\;c.c.':il"ll£ c.t 02.30 ror,:.ino;. the groua .. ::.)r.-vioucly lost •

.At t:lis :ioi:lt ill t:1o r.tt.:-.C:~ .t:~c-.roacrvo ~~t ;-:c.{-;r.ru.-ri :wc.a ~rnctiorlly :.cr_Jlcta:. <:.s .~. rCoul.t of .lntt'cllt~t ·,c..'"lin~;; both tho sout!lorn c.n·i. cc.~:.tcl·~l occ"\;ors. ..Ul l)CrsOlUlol ·not .os3r.1nti£"1 to 'o-)crl".tlone in· tho oo;~ ... :-.. n.-. ::.')ost na;n.o( ~'osit:iono on t:1.c lil~.~~ ~orsistillG ~n tllo. c..tt~.ck; ttl..-: C!linoso lCunc:lc·.·. two r.tt~·.o.l.:s on lt<::r• Co:·~~::.~· !ron t:1o :x.u.th • bout 0300~ T:1cso nt;.:o.cl;:s W~1!ch wffi:'o in foul• ~ev··· ''!·:!'o :rq__:UlBO'. with ho ... vy cncny cc.sucl tim:. 7orr1ing ;·.r,nill t:lC.: w~l.:.'::::: L~t :.r.C.::·J. .~. t;;ir ·. tiuo wi t~l()Ut t;UCcc-:;.3. 'l'ho t".tk.ck ... t t~•is -_?o 1n.t r;r ... ·.u~"-Y · . ...:cruc.;;,:o.:. in intensity r.n.: l:ly tlc.y'Jrcc.:~ t'w an..:.::v l:lrol:o o:Zf t:,,l, unc;~~;O:;-~nt. .·.lv~!o~:;" t~1.-' L,ttF,cl= r,;.,ulto.' i~l ccnoi .crc:nc c..·~"ll.:::J.ticr; to tl:o of;,;: .. ;;r:; 1 t~lO

C>nonyl s C..'\~Ul'.l tics woro still >.tc:tcr. 750 llllo:;r_;y ~o~--: '•'-' :r..J eowtto;~ c.s o. rr·sul t of t:1o l1il:·:~'l.t t s ::ct:l.o~~.

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5t'l gn ~ 7til 1-farinoa

T:1.c 7·th l·I.:-.rinCa ,:1.t 0206 rO".o_')()rtc.·. t:U.t no~~ tll.·. :il..~~~ · Oornt>nios :wL'.iltG tho lligb. G!'OU.l1,·, -on: thO' :r..Ort~~ :f'lr-:..~-.J.~--vf' t11o vcllcy t~mh1(; 1:oot frOi:! YuC...7.1-ni \·rorc un ~er ho; vy C.l'l.Ol'.~ .:'.t tc.ok. _Two l)lC'.t9on~ .. O:t t:!o ·5th i:l".."in6s were i~prc.t·C:1.n:~ to ",loc1t: t!1o r;r:) ·\trhi·~l :4 ..... '. Ooon -~::~-~~-~-~a~~ ~c:t_t~~':~~:;c ~:~-~~~~~~~.12~-~~~ ~::c on.._py c.t:tc.clc':'H~.c

.1.-U,,_II.UtlUU. <.:.I.H-, .I.UIHiUJ.~t.: .. J.ol .LUVU.hD.I.'-J .:~10 o:;oo. .(;O'fiUVui't ZllJW. 'Co;l_JP.It~· on· t:.~u n()rtl~"Toet soct.or of t~~o ~)c:r!u'Ot~r ·c~·:;:.;)--\ih;,:or ha.·vy r-.ttr.cl-:: ~t olro tn~: wnn '):dvcn :fron Z:ill 16o2 M·. f'Orcl),·. to ttitl'l:.rc..tr to Ita.! Co!.>;;_)c..;.ly, 3:. 3.-.ttnlion, 5t:1l:Cri~1os ,~ofonoivo :ws1t1on~.

At 0415·1 t!1c 7t~1 rn:. 5th 1-:c.rinoa · r~wrtc~l · t'!lo.t they -\-roro ~1ccv:l.ly cliGccc ~ . .:'lH~ ro<1Ucsto: t>r.t r::.::illun t.ir be r.u .. to.nvr-.ilr:1lc r.t first · lit;~lt '29 Hoven": cr. -~llo C'Jh1l'':Y rcn.o\'!oJ. tho l:'.tt.~ck t.{;l'.in -o!'; :o:; t'llt.

'·-;:J.~.ay Qt_l~1c.llios .:-.t Ql}.)O l'lit;l thQ \i!<i{;ht o:f the cttC.bk cvcnturlly s:~if'tir.;; to ~o;-: Oor!_..'.:'.n.Y• · :·XIG Coq .. Je,n:r Hc.s ·:.rivtm !ron its l'OG1tion 'ilut U2_'JOn rcort;c.nize.tioll t~1o cor::_w.ny cowi.torc.ttc.c.t:c-: en'. rct;f.';illc" · t,;.;_oir ;_Jo.Sit1o11S, l·tl1i 0:1 :~ol<'t U:n ·.or t:w ucicht ·of tho c.tt.::.ck. S:Uf'tinG: · .:":Gd:t .:-.t ·0500 !',f.SY Cor::i:'rnl.-· C.."'.no u;~~or intCll.t:O tlOrt~·f'iro l'll:.

by 0530 tho ·CQJ:.~._'lly,,.,~s force\"'.· out-of :;oS-ition. One c...\£: •• 1tiorwJ. COi!l)N1Y of the ·5t:~ l.[.rinoo -,~s Slll\t. to·· ro~fOrco a:.-·. thC :'>Osition& \;l)l'o rot~cn ~·- t~1c coiJ.:_><':llicS.

:;ur-l1\-r:1ilO 'bo.t:~ c:U'..rlio. b1" .. !'o.x ();)r.:!')t'11ics WerO ra.i.)Ortc.'.tby t:•o . . 7t;l ;.:_·.riz;.ciJ to i:Jc Ull -:.:r he: VJ' c.tt~>.CJ:. .n.t 0230 CJ-w.rlic :·cor.t~)~W .. , lst J.:-.ttnlion 7t!~ ~::xi:~cn il~·-:)osition 3500 !.lotcrs· ·south 'of Yu.··-~~;~:l:i c.:-~.10 un ~cr c. socon:. c:aony c.tt.-"c!;: \':!110:1 u.:.s ro:,?Uluo.·. '.>y t!1o cor:r.).L'.l_lY•

.-;.,;.t 0525 ·t:<e; attnCl~ ··slac..tconci~.'":. 'out ·tho CO;J1~t'_n;.· -c~e.iil C~.ti6 U~1 .CA~ :w,\V".f <'.t.tc.clc .:'~t 065(} wit:1 tho crtcny.'{'.ttc.d:int; fror.: ill:.af·.cm. ~Or.: ·

. CdlZ_,:k·llif. \·i14lu!~ i·it.B oor.r:;.::.lotcly out or: "Jy t~l6 .i.:ri·...<-:.r':r.n-· whi~: i-i<.s' b. ::_1otdtion 3000 r_;otora o.:.st of Sirkllln(:;-ni· Ch:ci un-'·.c:r ·at-ro•l:; ,.:-:.a·:y r-.t'.;::.CI: ct 0~·10. ;r::o nt·vr.ck 1'1.:--.a iloc.tcn off wit!1 :1-oc·.vy cn~X.~"

cuou~·l·C,i.t:S ·;,'!l · dr.:-.·:"ll.dl:,• 'J.ccroasot'. 'in· intensity f.ftcr 0650.

< :AJ.ri!1G t-~10 l'l.'it;'.!t .'t~c 7th i,j-trlncs report•,< .. t~lc.t. the l~['l.in · SulT.:?1Y. Route i:letWoc:n t:•o· :Jio:~ Oon:x·.11y ~)Oaiti~:m en .. ·i'IJ.'~r.i:--ni hl:l..:l ".JCcn rut. b:t. t!l.d' -c.nony. · :;::tvisio~ no.-,if-!.;.:. O:;)or:-.tions Or ·.or 24...50 H)iC.:~ cJ.tcre:'. the -7tll :.:-l.~lncei ·r.il~Sion c.:i··~ -~irectc.~·tJ.:r.t Si~lUll{}-ni b.:.: c::c11GC to r'.:..:r :-:-._:;.-ru.-ri, tJ1 or ·.vrQ t~-o 7t~ :~--.rinoG to clot-_r · tl'lc i~SR 1lctvocn Yu .:-.u-ai c.n1~. :-:rv.ru-r1.

3~· 0700, Elnr Con:._),:m:• w.-:,g in Ita~ Con~_:>.:'l~· 1 5t~ :;c.rincs ,:.ofcneivc nr-:;;~ .• ,_,~1110' :JoG. <::.nrl :Ja.G"J Con:)~·riica -~,:J.-". thoir j?Ositio:1~ on t!lo ll0rt1r flc.nl:.- 3ot:l ::o·c <::.l.\··. =.-:~s.-:r r;,..·.1Mnod 1ii;·t110s_o :,">Os'itions u:.~til r.;;lilovc :- by . clcncnt s o!. t:10 -5t:l lic.x1n'os · ,:.;t·· f630. ·:urin..:.: t:!O

· :.~::/ 00t!1 •. ·corvi-.nt~c· c.::.r:c· .wt ~at cnc.ny ;sni:)or flro ~n~.- r ~ul Go~. r1inor · COUlJ.tCil"yttc.cl::a l'Jit:l hc.J.v~,r c.:.'.Buc..lt1cs to t~.1o·- oncn;v,. ·:.urine t:,1o ,oq·ly norninc houro of' 28 llova.Wor. 1t··oan"gonotell7 bo. Odd.: t1~t c4,.1 q~ononts of 5tll .:--..r.t.'.!_.7j;h !-:at:inoe woro 1u oonta.ct with tho ouet.zy, ';fhic-.'1. w4-s. oatini:'.to:J. 'by. tho-7th I~:rin·os to 'bo-c..-forco oft:J.f.oo CllQ<;y RO(~il-lpnts.- AlthoU[;1l .t:1o hc£·.vioet OOl.or.tY-·l'r;ossuro O>'rtQ frou t:1o nort~1. C'.n:~ north\tQst, C'J.l unit.a ill t!lo· -~Ofonsivu :._lcrinctCr fflr:.tn." ~)·.- thn l)t~l .~~1 -:Ith · .-.rin.-•H rn'"JU1 A<:· countort>.t.::·.cl£rt bv t~to c;t~~;--r:.;lbi~ f~~-n-li~:'"l;i-~~---;,_~,~-.;.;. i1; i;t~sitY~--- ---------- w - -

i 3y 1015, .n.Di~ £'.!1 ~ .. ~l::cr (br·.c.nics, lat 3a-ttrJ.ion 1 7th).~c.rinos

Hcvo_· to noci~t C:.::;~'IliQ Co::~- .. ;~~· •.-:.:..icl~·- \·r ... & j_}in:.tc·c. ::cn·m ":)y. c::.tn..iy · f'irc. .A".Jlc C~)l_:~.:.:.1y EOVC ': e;f;-_.~- .. V:lU •ro .: . .". to .the OC'.St- to T.h .. "lOUVUr into :.)o si t;\on .to ('.tt~·.c'-:' ti.lL< cncu:,.·,ls rc~·r ;·.,-,~ito 3dccr · Coi'Qi'ny uovcr,', c;onvrcJ.ly cJ.O:lG .t;1c roc .• ~.-· to t~1..:. -aout:~.:.,·~·ul .. il\; the Da1.::,roUc.~ •• ".Jlc Co;_~J£~ny si 1-;~1to·. J:;;-50 on.cj_:y i;::.ict1 'vi~:t·c -~- :-:..:,:;~ m1.:· Or nortr.r fi:rO

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~tSSihi:u. forcinG 't:H:>J"- to retire'!' Reachin.::: the jump of:f .position nt 1510~ b"Ot:1. compB.nics juupe.·._ off ~n a co?r~~.ina.teJ. attack .-·riving the enem'y from the area an,· .. e;.:tricatinc Charlie Cotrpa.ny~ .All threo ~mpanies then rnovo:·. norti1 to. t~w 7th L".:l.l."ines peritlctar 'at Yu~~ni •

:If"~::: Ccqlo..ny ··rt:\ruaino·."'.. iil con teet \'litll tho Gll.CfJY ant:.:,roquoutOi'l. ~1Jlr1ng tho t'tay that rcinforcOT.1ento bo sent to assist thco. Tho conpsny ostioato'l that it uaa 'boin& attad.:c\1. i.l:r a for co of tl1J' onoey ooupanioa. · '.rho c-.zl.wy ooiJj_ilot'cly su:rroundo't rox Cor.z;arJ ii.J.iw\ hol..:. positions on tho hieh .;roun.· .• ",ouinc.ting all t:ilU terrain 111 thc.t aroa.. ·

Tho 2~\ :Battd110n 7th INinos ~oa~-:.quortors locatoct: at &g~:d sent a tasl:. torC!l consisting oi' Roa('.quftr~ors an~·:. \io~)Olla Cor:.pflllios (luring t;lo <:.e.y·in E'.ll attCPpt to :.rivo wos_t t,o join Fo~ Coil,Pal\Y'e T1rl.s force l,<:~.G lk"''.lto~.,il~;t heavy ona:iy --firo about !~lf t:.ray to tho Fo:~ Coapt~ny lJOsition1 ru1·:'. un~ or~-~w·c_: by t~o 00, 7th .i:~·rinos to return to Eognr-u.-.ri at 1226-. Fo'~ Col:lpnny "t-Jo.s ori~_orc;~_ to broEik contact with tho onox.zy- ~ .. "!. .... to fight itG uey to tho QuU'lio ConpD.tly position fron u:U.O:t tho eoupa.ny was to oovo in conjunction l:r.Lt:1. Charlie Oonpet.n~t to tho .\ofonsivo 'pcrJ.,... octcr El.t Yu::.ar~n1. ]'ox CoD:P£'.1\Y Has so hoovill' c:ngag(};,~ .• ~10\:T(,'Vcr, that contact couJ.t: not be broken- ,-lit:; t:lO oncr.JY. Fox Co!~l,)l!Jly rouuinot':. i:ol ita :posi.tion·o for th.o nicht-. A:rr~cnonts ucro uru'.o by t:11J 5th o.r1<l. 7th l~nrincs ;fol.' ail'l-..l'Op of sU1,)1Jlios c~t . .x~nmition on 29 ::ovCJ.:l1lor.

At 1115 1 t~1c ?t!1 1-ic.rinoJs rCj_,Ol'to'~- tho Yu.:~ni i'XOD.: rolo.tivoly quiot \l"ith tho o:,:caj_)t!on o_f the 2t~. Bo.ttolion, 5th ~:<J.rinos t:roo. whore tho bcttcl.!ou uc.s .:1cnv!l;r one.x;o~~ 1·t1t!t tho cnOl-'0"•

At 1G50, t:lo 5t~l 1;~·.rinc.c uoro ,'.iroctoc1. by tho :Jivision .to ronn1n in t}wir 11rcoont ]?Ositions in liou of the ttission a.ssignod by Oi:Jorntion or.:cr ::a. 2l1-50 until. tho ovo.r:DJ.l sit\.l..l\tion coulc~_ i)o_ cl~ifio:.. POsitions wore to ·rJo ClJOl',-:in.:.:.t(J .'. witl-l RCF.._7.

Dofcnr;i 'V'o plc.ilS· wcr~ Ji.U:..'.0 .for tl1o ~ight with tho 7th l~incs ·t:.ofon!lll'l{; t:1o oCt.st, south on-.-. sout~nrost sccotrs; while tho 5~h i-Ui~o~ dcfondo:. t:u~ uoot l".n._;_ nort!1. :.:!l.'..$"/ t-n :.:05 O:l.llP£Ulios oocu;pl.u~~ poSl.uons in tho c~Gtcrn porition o! t~10 p.:;rinotor. -4-u1c 1 :B:J:::or,_ L\11•: Cho.rlio Coi!Iponios ocrupiol~ positions in tL:: noutan portion of thu suct'or. .Al.l units of tho 3:. ·3nttnlion 1 5ti1 1~<-:J.•inoe ccetWi~ .. }XlSit.iona in the west portion of' t:lo ,~_cfcnsivo-~oo.

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In t~lO uoontb.o, tho :Jivision ~1c,,:· rocoivoil· n toport tluit·· thcr 1st llc.ttallon }2n:. wnatry 'Rogiuont ltc.<:,_ ~oon Wl0.tJr (:.ttaclc. duriD& t~o oo.rly' morninc; how.·s of 28. l!ovcmbcr on the c.nst ~n si":c of tho Olll:iahiliAoe·orvoir• 'Liho onQTd.y C'--Jl!:,Ploying !L'Ol"trirs., i.."..l'!. ~ rclnfo:t:"C0~1 1rlth t,_"!"_ltsi ovorton !\t"tUlor"J' positions nn.·. in:t'liotut. ~o.:.wy casullltios on _·th.;J !rion•UY troops. Tho ertillory piccQS in thO- c..roll \<Joro lost· to tho 0.."10li1Y ,·.uring tAo l',otion. Ult s ... d.rny troops in thc-.t -al'oa conBisto.~ of· tho _lst ]L\ttal1on1 32ni'.. !nfa.."ltry 3.C{:i:J.c..":l.t, 1st ~"'ttdicm, 3ls.t Ir.:t'_a.'ltr-.r ?..c:e;!:nont. The 3r: ll!!t.talion, 3~ot 3(.€imorit wc.s enrouto to -t:1o ...rmy positions from tho :lw-!nmg croo but htll.l not yet nrri vo\:. · · 1

,: . . Du.ring t:to period, v~1o v...~, .LSY ~v.ni:::·t1C.t~c.li.oil wc.s ,:irocto'1. to Mvo

two comp~Ucs of tt<lllts immc.'.iD:t.ely to t.:ic· ;:..-:c.:Xu-ri :~~o~. ··

X Carvs OI 10' wns rocoivot. ~winG t::L :·:· .~l.;.c.l c-1 torQ-", tho boun'-h.-rios in t2!c. .J: Corps zone, plnci:lg Lv.Jol':M- .ong 1::. ~~lt:. sonc or tho 3.: Inf'cntry ., loc.. .. toc" .. !'.t i~Jon-~-:.o~, t:.1o mia~.ion o~ :rJ:-ctocting tho j;sa; from tho vicinity of !fnjon---;.'J)ng, nn,-, to oporc.!.o ctl .:::· t:1c :;L•Jon,l.011f; - :-:nr,r.r'11--r:t Rxifl.

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·1st 1.£-..rinos

~:lc 1st l:O.rinris rqporto<"L n ·roll?.tivcly __ quiet 11ight 1d th onl:r minor pro'Oing action by tho cnCm.Y, l'Tith. tho 'c,xeopt,ion Of tho 3i'o. J30.ttoJ.ion v~1iC:.1 \"Jas unJ.cr cnciny att.r.d.-: at ~.b.gc.'!.l'U-ri, · r.D \:oscri"'Jot .. in tho lU'I.rrn... tivo !or 2S :-:ovcmbor. ~ur1nr: tho roornin.e::. i'nsk .Forco ::Jr'Yst.,L'~o ;.apc.rtci.l Xoto-ri nt 0930 to pU.s!1 north. one" .. to cloai- tho Llcln supply route 1-:!U:ah lm:. been jlock:a . .". by t:lc cn·Oiizy bQtwocn l\Cit~·::1. c.n'~ ltogcru.-rt.

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~~lfl :liviRinn~ in v:lm,r nf" t.;Hl ro:rit.i ~n1 Ritnr-_tinn nn tho r.udn m1'0"t~1V·'

rout~ ·;,;tl~-f;~;;·:~to~;i··c~~- t:~~ ;~1;;;o~t-f~·;-~~i~O;-,;~-~t~ t;""~~~--fon~·. :-::c,g~ri, ron.uosto;.\ X.- Cqrps to roJ.iovo tho 1st Znttol.ion1 lst 1.:.-:-.rinos t\t _9llin!~n1 to porm1 t uovctJ.cnt of thc.t bnttdlion to ::ngoru.ri. It ~-:o.G ncccssc...-.r in vic~"J o~ the importc.ncc oi' thO C!linhu."".g=..r.i rtd.l!1oc·.:. to tho ::i.vioionl s Opcrc.tions t~lC\t tho let Bc.ttr"~ion ·~>o rl)..o liovo:~. in pla.co by ~: Cbr-J.JS olCiltints. This roliof wc.s roqu<Juto .. ·. to bO mc .. :.c 'i:Jy noon- 30 ~:ovcr..lb(:;r ..

At c-pprorlJ.:~r.t~y 1300·, t:lo ro..'1.J.o rclt.Y atr.tion loootor". on tho high croun .... 3 r.tilc3 sout>. Of' :~oto-ri \'iM nttll.Ol-:::0:":. "oy l'.n ostioo.t-o:. f'arc<J of G00-1000 C:.lincso Conr:ru.ni.sts.. 3bnl.o;ring srncJ.l r.ros cnt:. o.utouc.tic "oc.:r>ons1 tho cnCLJy :foroo,:. t:1o sn!tll- rm1io t.otl'.~"lmOnt to l'Ji.th raw frotl t:1uir :P9 eition. .to t;lo ::oto-ri poriuotor,

Tho onoo.Y 'b0Cc.n PrObing ('.tt.o.ol:s on :nsy Corap~.ny1 2d .:k.ttl'~io.n t'.t 1i~30 u:·dch rcsultq.~. in c. sl1eht pcnotra.tio'n of tho OOt'\.PtmYt poo~tion; i.muovor1 t:1c c0o:t_.,6cy countol'-o.ttCLd::od t>.n.J. restorer~. t!tc !,J9G~tion. .:..t 1G30 1 'ti.to onouy bcgo.n o. carlos of _probing c:.ttl".alts ncclnnt tho j.)og · OompC'.llY sector \-Jh.ich \·ltl.e ra_puJ.so·.l i)~· t~to··~~. r:'ho· onou~.r co-ntinuo<~

to fire sr.mll ams v.nt'l.. rJOrtD.rs on tho coupc.nyt s p~dt;;ion until ~i:OO,

~ trucl:. convoy oni-ou to to lfuto-ri una· hit by ollt:ttY · f;ir o l'.t ·lGOO noL".r t:1~;_ trc.fi'ic oontrol point locatott on tho o~o of· tho·yl~tOt>.\i. DOU.th of ::oto-ri. Souc of t:1o vchiolo& uoro ba.t"O.Y l:.Cllt!.gml o.n.~. lw.~·. to 'bo v.Ot-.n·.onoc., £-~thouclt t~:.o r.l.:'..jol~ity o:f' the trucl:Ei' roc.ohc ... '!.. the sorority of· ~to--ri. '::ho lst :~::::.riu.ca ".isp~td.~o~i. £>, p<..trol to t:...o sito to c.sdst iri o::trica.t:!.r.g ~1:-c convoy.

~uring tho :p_orio it' 'oJc.a .:"p-)r.ront th.,,t. thcro lrnc c cons1.~.0rcl>io 'bWJ..:;...up of OJl\t:f!lY on tho oa.st t~.nl~_ ,ros_t ·flti.zili;.o-f the l·st J.j;-.rillcB pocllt~ona in :::Oto-ri. ~uJy t:.cti.vi.ty to 'tho South o:f' ::oto-r! ··~.ur!r.r; t:1.o ~~ ir~~. c.;1.to<: t:l.::'.t tho cnaJY uv.s intcJnt upon· Sovc.rin.:; ti.lo su.ppl.)" route J:.ot\rocn ::Oto-ri on .. C:linlwl,g....ni,

~c.sl:·;'oi'co :~r::..-S~...J.o, .un.::.Ol~ th.o COtlllt'Ji,,_ of Lioutmant ColonoJ.· D. :J. :_:ryocl.."ll.o, DJr.:nc..n:\1.JlG Ofl'icor, 41st {Ind) Oor.u.u·.n.~.ca, rt~ .. 0011aiato:. of t:\o !~lfJ.t O:IUU..."'.:ldo~, Goorgo_ Cor.uipey, :H:. :Br.ttclion1 lst -i:c.rinca;. j)dcor Olu

!?C'Jl:f1 2'\ 3y.ttc~ion 1 ' ,3.18t Inf'antr:y llq;iucnt; Nll Lliecollc.noono c.ttC.C:l.ot1. troops -iroa ::cria.quv.rtors an.~. Signal .Dnttalions~ This for co· :.qpDX't04l ~oto-ri c.t 0'330 ·lrit:1 t~1o _rrl.csioXJ.• Of cluarina: t'ha r.1c.in· aunPlY ~uto to . t:to nort;l1· v.itC., linking up ui.t:~ i.~~·ino en.~ .i!Xu:r OlctlMts' in tho O~ahin ?.uoorvoir .Al"OL'.e Follo\d:t.,:;; t11~~ c:,·..-:a.c&' of t~ti& fOi'co lioro oloncnts Qf t:1o ~.livision Ool"G'lanl:. GrO~:l 1 ··n l':"':.:_:l!-'lY VOI."liolos '\"Jhlch llt.H', o.ocunuJ.,;t'h~. f'_t :~tn...'t"i nn f'. 'r"ml'n1t nf .~.~··• '!:"~ __..•1r.r.}":r. nn'rth nf' Knt.l'l-t"i •

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;:ovin& northl·rc:.r.":. t:tc fo'roc. too:: ~:t:l'··o::il~r~~i'ne "l"i··go to tho O(l,st of t:lC ron<1. cypro:;:iua.toiy 2 ·ui.lcs frou ::oto-·.·!. :-:~ia rf.1ec ulU.j)h wtl.S

!:ll.Ollll to 'be ocr;:..~_)iot:. br t!lo Qhincst:l Wt.1.& ~~~:-.C::c ·. ~:ith ttru cot1pC.J".io"G t"n::'t cc-J)turoC. ltith only lit;1lt rosistnnco. ~.i1o tilir:.1 ooupon_y tJlon :pu~to1·. ~1.oun tho roE'.·'. C'.llOthor 500 y['.r;·~s nl'h~. c~o unC.or no ·.vratl.: snc~l !'.lila·

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oncl ir:.ts;:m.ttont uortnr t'iro .f:ron t~1o hig!1 groun;\ ·to t~1o oo.st of t!1o roC".Ll.

Tho .for co Coo.-:io.ll.:lor r.ocoivc·.·: o.. passage r.t 1130 fror.t t:Lo lCJt l~r-.rinca th~t oC\(~y_iscd. t:1nt :J::.lg Co:qpnny, lst Ti'.n}::: :S:.o.t tt\lion \·IOu.lt'. bo nvo.ilc.blo nt l)OO to di:a,;_fs't in tho ~clvnnec. The '1ocision· lltl.B 1.1~::'.0 to holr~ tb.o groWlC.. gnincc1 t'o _prevent tho cncny _i'ron i_nflltrc.tint; bacl:;: on .tho rL:go until t;1o t'C>.nl>::s nrrivO>.:l cri.~1 tho force ooult1. pusll an to ~v.:ru-r1.

~rivillb ~t .. l330 ~r1o tr-n!·:s -t·orc or.·.oro··. to spoc>.i'hca·~- the rutv.?.nco whicll proeroSsc·-:. <:>.gtlinst l1iil.crn.to Cllor.v ot~.:-:11 t'l'ftb- fire untU tho fore() :i"OL".cllo:, A point l oUo sOuth .of 17ollG-Od• ·Pro gross· wss: alou dnco tho

. tanks lo::cp~ llc.lt.tng to cngoogo onccy t<!'.rgots· cJl,t to nnnou.'\l'ct- Drottnt. crntors c.n- ·. r?~"blo ol:s on. tho rOc,d.

Tho inf~mtry olooonts o£ ihc force ~n roaching this poiut owo unU.or oxtroucly llO.t\VY firCl fro:.l o.utouc.tic WOE'POns E'.ll\";. UoX"tnrs. Tho tonl::s roparto,~. nt 1615 t'hnt furt.'10l' noVIfl.lO.'lt ali tho 'roa.~. wc.s ina.::.visc:blo in violt of ron·. con~·itio:J.s 1 M,·_ ainco t;:c tlUl.'lt:s blockoJ. tJto ro£1.;.':. .N.l vehicles follo\dng tllc a.~o.Ve:.noc \·toro jru:lllo".. on. tho rgn(i .. As o. rosUlt of t:Us dtuo.tion, t~w :forco cor:oc.nc1or l'o:IUC;:Jtc::n OO!.'lnvn~. ~:oc1sion ns to Hh~J~!l(.)r tll.:. force ahoui . COl'ltinuo tho n::.vc::.nco.' !1'4lo tnsk forco u.::.s :'.iroc~o:. "by :ivision tO coaiimo th_, .o.~'tVD.llCO to !r£-..gn1~r1 •

. Tl1c tc.nks DOvO;;~. forw~',·· ~vcr. tli~.~ -" . .i.f'fiOJ.l t to:rrb.iti · M..:.. for tho noJ..ii fot-r uilo~ t:w :for Co Wc.s ullt.or i:n.to.."l.So m&q :firo '\'lliic;l l"l'ko'1. tho colUnn .fran t:1c OC'.st si:::.c of t>.c ro~:. ':1:1v OllOiJY· firo thm slnokm~.oG. UntU tho .force ronchoc1. !'. poi:;.1.t 2 r.1.ilcs ·t~oti.t11 of Ec.gt>ru;..ri~ \lhoro tho cnOI:]j ~'-<."!.t".lci·-. M. cn'uush on, O::>.cil si~:o of t!10 rocl14 · Zh:Ployi~ sr.u:U.l f'.l'i1D 1 nutouatic vc·C.;pons, grcnn .. ::.os on~~. r.10rtr..ra, t:1.c oum;y suc:co..:;:,';,o:. in hr~ting the colW.Ul1 ~-;~ \£tcih tico ono t.r-.nk '""'E .~.l'~·o:. t>Jl·~:~na to bo n11:~C..ono,4•1 an~~ sovol"d vO:llclos wcro .aot c.f'iro.

:Brocl:in{; aontc.~·t, t:lo Coill.lO..'I'lt.oa 6.n~":.· Goorgc Ooapc.ny pu.S.'lc.;;: f'ol"'\·i.ll':,. on·: succc~.1o~: iil rct!.O:.lint; ;:.:--~;r~ri. ~oth co'r.wo.nio~; hi-.a. auf'fl)Tott ~ proxine:.tol~-· 70 c.r.tJu..'"'.ltics :>Jlt. 17 vo."liclos ht'.:'. boon lott in tho ongr.goocnt, uhilo r1an:r ot~ars vroro ::rnc.cu;-. ~i.lo foroo CO!'I:".w.n ·m .~stir.lt>.tod thn.t the tcsl:: fo;rco ;l£'.~-: ~uoo 0!7'.}0Bo·.": Jy 3 OQ' 'bc:.ttcl1ona. llliO:l· llp.tl. boCDl ~~ug-in Qn t::o 1:.igh groun . o~st of t!1.o ro.:-.. ;,.. ·

. CoU.PC\llY :a, 2~11k~talion 1 31st ·Infc•ntr;· ~·.c.':. lost oo.nt .... ot ·\odth forward "olor.ltulta ot ti.1c colw.:n . ."u:rL"lt~ ono of t11c ;.u-.ny Cll&CtouontS with tito onYi.!Y, ~··. :'.it. not roo.oh ::cigc.ru.-ri with tho· fl:)1:t.Jc.l1·~.0s .:u1: Goorgo Coqp~. :Jivision dorto", t~ll unito in t:·;o ·~C'.(!art~-l'i uro.-"l. t:u-r.t l'J.1clning douonts of t!lc for co £'J1". nc:cor.:pMyinr; cvnvoy \'JOUl.~ -~ttr..:r tll·~ ;~"l(;r-~ri _pori;.lotor D.ft or nightfcl.l.

Sovcrnl st::.·~.Gglcra fror.t t:tc convqy ,::_i wtcr th~.- .pcr1uctor nt ::Cbc:.ruri ££tar :.;:.r!:::.lv~~, · C"...'lc·. ~fr:or.t prclirli:uu~r rcr.:.:>Orta f\ll u1Jti01£•:to .. 150 :;.:-.rill'.:!S1 Amy, :::l.ritis>., .:.n:·. 30Z:s. !1c.;·. "".:loon cq:~~uro.: by t11o Chinosc. iMy of tho olor.lOllts c.t t:.t,; .J:.:.'. o'f t:l.;: oolw.m SUCC<lC~~.t..,,_ in rcturuiitg to ::oto-ri on foot. Coupc:lY. ~. lot Tc.nl:: Jc:·.ttclion '"hiC:1 l"l.o"'l.S bringlr..._-::; up t!tc tcll of th·~· colw:.m turnu~'.. C.rour.··. c.n~; . .:..ttc::pto, to TO<.\c.."l· .Koto-ri, but 1~ vio\1 o'f the.· ( .. iffirul t tori·dn C'Jll: ... ~.:·r!mcss the cot\~J~·n:r wn~ forcc.l to t.:lko up "· pcrinctcr t.ci"mwc 2 ;Jilos nort!! of ~{oto-ri. !:.1 .coo:t.'Jnco.tioll \·lith t:1o lst :;.cu-inc~ t:d: unit \nis bo:~c,·. in lfit:l ~:tillery fire <..ll ... ·. su.ocassfuJ.lr ctofCl'Hl.ot .. itcW..f until :U...~-"licht 30 ::ovonh..r.u:.~wl t~l<J. cor.1p.:o.ny continuo~. to ::otQ...l'i,. · ..

.All Wli-:.s of t1!~ tcslt: force t'.,llt:"..·Cc.r .. ~~.;·.~; :·o::; -"l~t ·'2.:-.!1!: :3r!.ttalion upon nZ.dvc-1 ill :inearu-ri c.:o.uv li.'l.'..L"r, t:~c o:;?;:r6tio:".cl ·co~:trol of tho 3,1 :S..'lttclion, lot lNiacs· f',ll-. t·torc v.ssign'.J.". po:::itionEJ o:! t~c poJrirJotor.,

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..! rol£-tivol~· qu1ot _night l>!B.s ro,porto~,. 'by tho :rogloQlits,a.t 1."UC..~··.lo .. ."zti

\1it:1 no ona'lY contncto On tho porinotcr. Sl,)orall.io oncu:.- uol'tc:,r firo l!a3 rodoivod throu(;hout tho dofunsivo -SOC~or, O!lC't artillor;.#. f'irclt.; COWl.tor-ba.ttcry fire on throo oncr.1;• a.rtillOry positions. -., . . . ~ '

Jro:: Cor~pv.ny, 2d. :l"'-ttt'~1on 1 7th l:arinoa ".obich wns still cut otf 'tr.,r t~c cnuay, rt.::pulso ·· :1:;r:-.vy o.ttncl:s t:i.ll'Ou.cliDu.t t~o nigj.1t c.n~·. in!lictoi". :1or-v::· oco.suru. tios on t~1o oncuy foroo, ~;1o onou,.v 411<.1. on ono occcsiolt su.ccus:;.Lu.uy pcuct.~.· • .:.to the ooi.:pw.y! G positionG, l:ut by countcrc,.tt.r!.cl:ir.{!: t:1o co;JPCl'lJ woo nblo to rostoro tho porir.1otor.

:.:.iviaion initiate\·. en inquir~' c:.t 1330 o.s to th~ progroD3 'bo:ill{! t.lnr..tu

l:ly L.c 7th '.Arinos in t:1oir us~:d.gn~J<'. nis!:don o£ olondng t:'i.u :;.roin Supply Boutc frou Yu~-~.1.-"-li to :~~c.gc.ru.-ri. At 1545 t:lo :Jivision ori'.oro,"., tho 5th i:t..rinc5 to t'.ssuuo rosponsil>ilit~r for t::~.o l)rotootion of t:to YU;.L'.n-ni aroc. ~:....:·Just1!16 t:-..oir prosont :posi tiona c-.coor·~.1J.1gl~· 1 .:mo.·. orCl.orcii. t1l.o 7t:~ :.L\.1\-o incs to or.t.:;>loy tile mttirc ro..;iuoot :b clo&ing t:1.c ~.:o.in SUppl~~ :-:.cn~to Oc.ck to :":~--G£1l'u-ri,

~::c 7t:1 i.~arincs rcnortu:. t:mt t::oy wcro l.JJUlblo to org.'!Jtizo Clll o.t.c

qu2.ta force to bred:: t:u·o~;l f'i-oJ.: li.l.d.01~ni to t:1o ]'o~~ Collpruty :podtions ltit:mut olli..:tll€or1;.l!; t:~c hoL"Jr..s: of :.ruW.n-ni, A roquost WD.S l·1a..:.O t!1ot

t', force roia:forcc.::. \·1it:1 tanJ.:;;:s.bo sont f'rou ::.:.garu-ri to oxtricc.to ~ox Coup.J.l."l3'!- S:lol'.L. tl:~.nt plc.n not bo accopto.blo t~c 7tlt .i.~crinoa int~t~.~o\:. to or.:-.cr :'o;o~ Cor~(Ul.J to pro ceo\':. ovorlD.lld. to tho Lo.in Sll,Pply Route 'iloh·oon :::o&r-..ru.-ri l'..l.l'.1, Koto-ri 0:1. t:-:.o ltight of 30 :Jovoobor.

~::o 3~1. ::~ttclioni 7+.:, i7nri1lnA nr.vc,~, out of t~'i.O Yud,;:'!_~o-nl ?orio.;;.;~a ..

L\t 0930 1.:1 nn attCi~t:'.lt t~--o~;~,-t;~~ i:;,i~--~ply Route t·n·~ to C'.-;dct =o~~ CoU::?L.lt;Y' to ·~iscr'-tiogo !ron the cnw:r. ~lliD unit roportoU CL bo~v.r Ctofo.'lsivo line cont::itJti•lg of l.i.:'.ll~t onCf.lY ontronC:.~out3 3000 uotoro nortlt o:f'

Sip;i.U.r,g-ni t:.n.t.. in Yioii of' t::!c ;.1.o...-oJ.op;.:cnt t:to 3~~. Jatt!"~ion "\to.s. rooo.-.llod

to t:1.o "".:udru:J-ni :pcrir.~ctor r-.t 1500.

All unit a of' tho 5th n1 -. 7t::~ ::c.rinos consolidc..to·."'. (tofonaivo positions fo1· t~:o nigllt in nccori.!C'~lcc 1-rith t".oi'o:.tsivo lilw,u of t!;.o 7th ::nrincs.

Goror.jl

.Z Corps orU.or cite 13376 l"l.:.o racolvoc. i:J~r ,;,w .-1v1e~oa a.t 17LJ5 l"l.1ieh or.::.cro ~ nll olcucnta of :.: CoZipa to pc.as to tho Oi'OrC'.tional control of

t:lo lst :~inc ::ivision :·urine; uovouont !'long t:1.o :~ Cor-ps i:O.in SUpply llouto ';Jotlroo..'1 ~-::oto-ri t'.Jlf! .. ~:Cl(;cru-r1. J.not!lO!" X Col").'.lB orl:..or rocoivol

nt 2205 orl!.orol1 t:lo :;.ivisioli to oo<1tiru.o to protect the :io.il1. Slpply ::.outo in tho c.t'L:~·. occu:)ic·.'. by t:1o lot ii!U'inc .RogirJont until roliovOO

O:r ulcucntc of t:1o 7th Inf.:-.ntry :Jivision.

Col-·JG OI-19 vus rocoivoC:. by tho :)ivhiou ct 22.30 which stctc( t:mt cffc:cti:-_..c i;.a;.tcU.ii'.tcly c.ll clcr:.cnts of tho 7t:1 Infc.ntr~· ::ivisio:l in

::ota-ri - :3...""'.6aru-Jii - f'l1.1.\. c:l0s:11r. r.csorvoir }...ro.:-. '10rc WlD.cr op0l'~'.tio:w1 c-ontl'Ol of tiw lst !:.-:-.rino :.~.:!Yidon; Ouo :ROJ! \"laS. 'to bo ro('..oploycii. !;:t... uct.i~tol;:,• fron Yu~.'....'1J.l-:.ti to t;-;.c ~.:.:{~.:::.ru.-ri l'.roc. £'11~1. ordoro•.'. to gnL"l eontnct "it:"! dor.1cnts of t~10 7t:1 Infc..""'.t~~· :.:.~-:.~~ion on tho unst sit~o of t:to Ro-o

sorvoir. ~~m :Jivioion l"T.::".s £·...: .. ::·~ ··~c-=t~:·. to ooor.-· . .1nnto nll f'oreoo iu t~l. r.ort:1 of J-:t:t;c.:ru.-ri in['. ;_n.:rJ.:.:ot-.:r ·,,~··:-.GCJ lJ[•,erx', ('.t 1{c.gnru-ri~ C'.ll.,~. to o:pon on~·. uccuro t::..c .. C'.[;c.nl-:t'": - .• oJ~c-ri ! r.in ;)l::n:llJ Rout ...

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::U.rinc; t:lc ~2-:y on tho oo::.rh count o~: 1;ac l.i!lOBJ.l;lll :aof:larvoir Tine t'·ro Arny "!:>o.tt._,~ions in tl\c.t aroc. nc.C.o contr.ct c;1C. o:mBoli~:t.toC. tl}oir positions to~ct::cr iU C', Pnriuctel" M.o£qnco. ~:1is unJ,t r._porto\t 1i<:J "tho :.Jivioion t:"J.<'.t t\crc uc.c c-. -cond::lOI"ablo bu.il-·<,;..u,J of ·onOl-\Y· :r.t -t:lO· to~-m of P.:-.q... gor'.!".i-G~Jlf:. ~:~o rcr.1nitK' . .;,r of tho -2t"'..· ·3e.tt,'!i·i~~i.i )l.Ot ·rn:fantry a.,gi.r,Out·.J Cl!)sc:rl Chir:::Ull!]-lli <l.uri~ t;1o C::;r on.routo ~o t·~tc( Q;10a._'1i~-. Ros~ir to rdnforcu t:w troopo 1~-~ t::c:.t oro~

~llroU01oUt t>u:: l:._~, ,r.rtillcr;i· :$-~ nir ooatinuo:. tb ot~il:o ti'.o Onoi-1;:/ inflictb~ :lO,'.v;r ca.su.::.J.tios-1 M·Jr.w~t ro-,:?ortc.-.-·1.-rco {(J;'oups of o.llott' on t:-..o !1ills oout:1 of 7 ..!."· ,,:.;,;.....;;1.1; no~t.!loc;st froi-'. :~4~t'i to the pOoition:; of t::c 31st RC:' (ln t!1o :..Ost si~:o of t:1c ltdcci-voirt el1Ct oJl. tho high b'l'OUlL~. nc::..•th CJ.-• . uoui:.h o£ :~oto-ri. T.1'osl.) "bxi0opE1 \"IOro-.nf-ilL'.ir.Jc{;. ~1.t .. str~fet'- \-rit:l c~l C\Vd!v.:blCJ drcrct't. ~U?.!?l.ios \-Jere nil'.':roJ!l)O>~. to t?lo 5t:l cniL 7t:1 ~~.:ll"'incr. turi:tg t:-i.a .::-~/ ·['.s \fCl.l.n~.> ~o-'.l.iri.ittJ at::~:i:lg.P~-ri.

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lst ;it'.l"ilics

~~!o let 3nttPlion, 1st l-ninos rOJ.lortV:~ t:w.t tho 2d llo.tt!\lion, 31st Ir.frl1t1·~·· .Rcgiucnt ~1~·- clo.-~o ·. G.lin!ll.llii-li.1 c.t OG15, E'Jl(~ he.·. couu~·::.1coo..t. i..'\OVcr:cnt up tho paSG to :~to-ri. at eyproxi~ .c.tcl;~r 1500 .oJ.r r..:rportoc·, t~u:·.t t~1o .Arr.rl bt;.ttclio.m \ornn uinnC\.i. <,o\m. 'il~1 OP..Ul..U' fire at a "•)oint niC.\iC'~' 'bc.t't!.~"Pn ¥Chinllw~&-ni <'.n:-. i'~otl)r .. ri, an .. ~ tllt\t ~ovoro.l of t?1o v0::~1el.os couh. "Ja _soon \'II'oc!;:c:.- E'~Dl'l€ tho row.:. !>u.ring t:~o nig.:1t tho lr:t ;:['.rinas rcport!i'; that oloncnts of t~lo ",l'.ttdion llall. bogWt to strr,e::glo i:~to t:1o ~cr!,note.r .e.t ::ot~1·1. ?.rolininar~-~ !"QDO!'t!! !n,t!~Ltocl that t;lo '"ot>.tt.C'l:ion hE'.~,. Qoon lilt. by :.o~--.vy cncr:~· fire su:f'foring ItOi!.vy Ot\SUc>~tion, f'll-. t:~nt nJ.l Vd.liClOS hn:". bCl•n lost to Ollot'Y &Ctil)n.

A stror.g batt£~ ion :petrol of t!1o l~t ::a~tt~ion, let ~·~t-.rijtca con= sistirl.{; of reinforce;: cl~.1onts of tw oor.lpt:.nioa (.d. an~". :B) novo~'. to WIJElt

of C>inllU.Ill.;-ni (>.t 0730 \ritil r_:is.;ion of attaoklng f\ll:: ti..ostroyi~tg oocny forces wlliC:l hc.f . .n~·.vcnco-". to \'rit:.rln 2000 notors of t:.1o Q.ofcusivc pcri.. :..:tct· witi1 thli i.min hot~· l't:,lJOi'tm'J.:' lQCilt,·r: vlciid.t~· T.A :31:.:.9 q;.-.. 3;y 10001 t~1o battcli0~1 l1nc"'. vngo.g.:.l. c:n. ovorrL":n strong anon)• outposts .:-..t ~ 54li\)A nn. dcvolopo.-. t:10 !\."'.in t...."i.or.i~' t.cfcnd"Vo :position. Z'riu;.1<.i.ly ClCi.'lcnts novi11g L•n ri golini)s omvolo~;hl··. both flrnk:s of the unl)l'.\Z' 1XIS1-tio:l, Un:.'.or cover of r.rtillory, ~.2;; norte.rs, 7 !Nino 'Viis en-. fir~ ,f'ro.n \Joth nl'.ll!:s, tho 'b.e-.tt.:-lion le.unC:l!Jl1. ('.U ntt{'.d: on M ~-u~:;y i'orco concCntr.:-.tc~1 no.:.r t:.!;;; v1llr.g0 in t!J.o vcllc;~ no1'r• ~c.ctic.:t.l SUl"".tlrhc uc.s C'.ooonplichot' • .c'.nl:. tllo CCJ' in batt.:'J.ion stro~t:i'!., t1ith ll!.UlOl"'UO :x·.clt

.. ::orsc!>, N.:t.S C0!1plc:tcly route:.. In tl1cir rotrc~:.t 1 tho onccy c.'bc,.;·i.ono,-:, oquip<:.h.mt E'.ll· C.u.-J.':. "'r;lut rctaino'~ their ~rai.)B. ~ho 'DW"Buit tr~r; "Orocsc:. Wltil 1~30, ct w··.ich tiuo 1st :Bet.ttc1ion bl-ol:o cont,·:-ct. ~l!J "n~::: Hit!ll.r!.M u.~) t:1o vCllt..-Y to northonot Ul:'I.G.or constt'.nt r.ttr.T&l-:: of frio.:i.:''~;t nir-cr_cft. ~'lu..:~· C>.inoso troops \'/oro well ol.ot;locl in groon en<. \{·.it.., rv:vcrsf"~lp ovcrcoc.ts nn .. l!crc cquip-J?Ot~ with nur.wroua AU, JLortc.rs, ell-.

'.CJ:J.olition kits. ~:l(• b •. tt:'.lion COUlltc··. 26 '.-nortr <"~oc.,·., ru--~ c:::tinutc-~. 1:;0. ~: c Quttr~ion 1''-'~l.l_r!l'-'•'- tu itf! l~u-•r'l.! .. ,!Jt'.;.:r n.t l74o.

l'f.it:~ t!1c ~.;xcc-:>tiO:i of Y:inor pl"v";,il~G l:..Cth,n by the or.vr.~~- i!'. sndl crou:;_)o t:1.-; 2<". Dnt"tr:J.:ton c.t-' ::oto-ri ~i.:.-:l. ,;, qu'icit l:it~ht. .Pntrols scoutb.g t:1c c.r,vc. :uring th(.. . ._·:' er-ne U.~l:..·.cr lvl:~ rL:-.go a.:·:;C'..ll ,.,,r;::s !ire, d t>n~:1 l1o_ n.etl.\E'.l conto.ct£> 1·10rc ro::_)orto • 'i':.1c ~l'l~l~" Wt~ o'bs•.rv~ .. '!gr;inr; in on t>c.: ::ig:1 gruunl·. tu t::v north of =:oto-r'i ·..:::n~. 'cor.d:ruc:ting Ci.IJV.co:t,~~~tfl. ~:c;·.:y pQaitiona 1-fl_·ro f'.ltlO c.;.)ott--:x·. on tho rit".f;olino <~:.u·o~,j,r;n.te;l~·

:dl.:.:~ south of ~•U"'.J-•·•· .iJJ. t~H.::>· .• Jositio.hf! ltU'•:: tcJ~<.:l! u;_y',vr ['.l'tillc.:r;y'"'.n~: r!ol"tr;l" fire.

T:.~o 1st l'~o:.rincs ropvrtoc~. t:1c:.t ~or.:.unts oi' ~ ·=rya·~.cl.IJ coacistin.:; of several truci:s rcturilc'. to. tl1a t:ot~r:i. pcri.r;otor t.>o.t 0315. .:.t 09.)0 L·~;_j.:_Jru:~iidcl~· ·So .f!!Hy' porso:li.wl t-lll:·, 12 _a. CoJ'Jlcn:·.oa loc..L ·o~ n :;c:.1·1ao officer fought t'').:ir tm:r t:!I'·,~ught tho 'cnCr:;y to. t~1o Xoturi -·.cfo:.'tso:c .• ':.':'.is t;.-Toup r~..-:9orto-. t~1.c prosonco of unotlu~r ·rofi'-.blook co,~)?ro~d.!l.:--.tol~· 1000 .e~cr:J to th.-.' nort:1 t!:'.icll l'Tfi.S lightly llol~~ by thU tll\•J;y,.

. .:.-u.:t,1:1f; tb~ porio ··. t;HJ let Lc.rins11. iuitiv.:~o-:~. l\.1:':. inquircy t•J t!1.c :.1 v:'..('-rjll p.s t(~ tl-.c s ~c:.tus t>! the; ~-1 vision R~'lcon...,a1sot-..noc Cor.t:PntlY en~·. •:lt!:wnts.'o:r Et.:'~' .... qu.:;.rtcrs .:Sr.tt.<.li•Jl'l •··::ici: ·• .. rcro locc-,.tor'. nt .Kot0-1·1. ':'ho :-ivir.don r:.scit:r.iv·: tlw 2<t zc.~-~.:'li6~~- ~-~.>~t I;~fc.ntry rogil.1~nt to t:!c oycrat!<)11c~ OQntrol- of t}'.C "lat :~(.1':.. - ···~n-- .. :::·iv~l·ilt I:oto-ri 1 W~1.ilO tho Rucol!:~.iDs;,Jl.Cc Col!p[';lj·" \t~·.s c.'~'.:;=.:,_.::··, to·-::-.~: -lst ::nrinos uffoctivo ,301000., ..i rO<]_liost ~(';EJ iill(.t_; ",)~: t:K. · iv'-!.li' '"• to :~ Cor.:.:::"'·th, .t tho 50th A...~.:.J.. :Jr-.ttnlion i>o c~tto.cl1.1.X·. to ·t~ .o 1st :·:;_•.ri~\OS ,c,t :~ott;-r~.

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~~ ... c 3 . :Jc.tt~ion r~portcJ. o:.'ll~· sr.lall pro'blng c.ttc..cks t.U.o:.1g the sout:lCr:l c(t;o of t:1c pcrinctor >)u.rlng t~<.c nig:1t. Lortar ftro .fell spcr['lili.cclly 11:. t:10 ;:ngnru-ri ctCU t"..uring. t:<.<J ilig~1t. .At 1000 tho JC. 3c.ttc.li•)il re-port c .. 0n cs tir.:C.to<-1. i.:l10l.i.Y IJnttc.lion 'libbing in' to t:J.c wc~t, while 2.-"1ot:~or [;TOUI> of o"n.:t·.:.r· conSt'ructot'. posi'tions tO tb.o nQr·t~'l. Gccrrgc Con.pcny, roinforccU by 100 pQ'rsoU:~ol, E'.tt.nokc,'. iiuriUli tEO ~10rnirig 'in ~-.n nttc<.!!Jt to ra&<'.in tl10 ·nort:~orn portion of t:u; 4111 which c"~I.Jinc.to:~. ::ic:"'.garu-ri on t:10 !:a.st. Tho ~Jll"<-'!,.Y strollgl:,• ontrono!1o.J. on t.'"l.o hill ooul,: not be :.islo:-Gm:, eJ.t~1oUi?:~ C'.ir .W.t:. c.rtillOl";:' pou~~- tao position. throug:'\aut t:lc ~-2.:· •

.tu1. utte~.!pt uns nc...:.o ,·_uril>g tho . .£>.:y to oxtricc.to a eroup of' ar.~:· pcn;pnnol iroa ~nslt Thrco ::rya~-.ra.o ·~o,(:~.o :i.mn bc.;n roportot~. ily c.ir just south of :i~z-.ru.-ri. A t~~ ;PlC'.to\m r.10vo<l. ~:..P:.:.ro:d:nc.tcl;,• l oUo soutl1 of toHn u~lo..< it cn.;o U..J.t:or c~C..rcna:;·-ho.:':v7 Q.."loc:;; fi;-o :f'rcrl .... "lto.tiva: ~1aclto on t:lo ot:".st sido o·r· t:1o ro.:'J.l. AoJturnil:.t; tho f'1ro th.o tuU-.:s hit t:l.o buil:.i::gs Hit::. 5().-:'.:i gun f'iro inflicting hO.."'.VY c~suclt1os on tho cnu.1y, \l~:v uoro jl.ll::'.o~: in t:'.u ltouscQ to ko·.;-,L_) out of tilo COlli.. l.J'.pon Ui spcr Gii1t;: t:lO uncr.ty 1 DJ1(1_ sir:;itt ing 1:0 O<iY trq,.ys in the llrQL~, tho t.:u1..lt pl£'.tut.:1 rotm·nc,-: .t·J ::r-b~ri.

J...t 1~0 Eccl".quco.rtcrE> ·J1o.;r·,-,Jnta of RO~Jl c.n..,, t;.:.o 7tll. l:U'c.ntry ::tivi-_ sion ~~o ta·ou1) close.~. -tho ::1c{:c.ru-ri nro~'.. ~~t'.Vii'Jti ;.ioy~i"~ iror.l a o:mnc-Jl(, poet "n t:to oo.st sit:o o:f cr.~ shin :-•csorvoit. F.llrJ'1,_;:G· 1 to· nino_r ori...:r:ty~ rod.bloC::c, those cla-Jc!lts pull:la:. t:U"ou{;i~. to _tl.1c p;::ri;:otcr, tLllo. U:l_)l)l! crrivcl ucrc :~Jlr.ciJc"'. un:lcr t;lc O;;?lll'ation.:-.1 contrOl of .t:1.o ).'. :Jc.tt·r~iun.-

j_\\JO i,;c.rinos '.l,;m r1c;'l,. c:sc.;.pc--. f1\~1:: tho Chir~OS\:It i.\CViltg: 'l:lo.:n C~'·9turc,1• oluri:.~ t:1c :~ov(:: ·,Ocr 25· notion ~n · t:1o i~ain Su:y~'lY Rout u bot1·1o 4. ·.;t'.J;vrl.l.- · ri unl. ::oto-ri~ rcrpOrtc:. t!tut ap:pi-orlrmtoly 130· :prioonorG lud. bocr1. . tr-J:cn by the C::i:~cGc. 'Ti.~ot~c prl~onars uorc :~riltos, n.s• ... ~r.:y, <-"1(. . Roynl i;cri,lu Con:.tan .. os.

l1~1c follo1·.rint; un1:t;; totc-11:!-s; r;_o~Jro::dru:.tcJ.~r .2500 1·1cro J.cftJnC:.inG H.."1{:C!l'U-r1 .:-.t t:lc closiJ Qf t~lc :;>orio;J.:

~s eo, 2,"..3::., 7t:u;£>.:r ~~ns Co(-);, 2~'Dn;. 7th ::rx .~ Co(-), 7b .. ur ::Oivision :iq_ :11'!.(-) ::J~t, 9Gt:: Cozr~ :.ut, g6t:t 7., lst SiG 3n let ~~ :.n ( .... ) lst Ort. =:a :Jet, ~:C'X ~cc :Bon --- ... _._____ .. ~ .L ·- •• --"1q .._}UJ.·,:_·, ..L.J..u,: l.C'..L'

~:_ Btr~-, 11 t:·. :~C\l'

:: :Btry 1 llt::. i.~t.r l•t Sorv ·ll" (-) Jet, let :;c,_ 3n 3· 3n, 1st ~~c.rinos

i-~-"S OJ G-coq;c Co ~ l'' 0:>Z.I?C'.llY It ex' Co:·1pc.n;r t/o..:,~JOlUl Co;-~J.::.l17

:::> Co 1 1st Jlt;r-.'.:Sn 3 Co 1 lot :~:'!6r :Bn .--::ct, l~t:-. SiG :Jn 1 X O::rps ·.:.o:: Co, ;: Corps ~r :in 11&3 Co, ~: Coros (,;v~:s) :Jet, 5i;,t:'. '2T:~ Co UB~._· ;)ot 1 5l~t:l :'r~: Co U::i_._

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Co :-;-. 1st ··TE'nk :Sn ?rov1sioll.ol. Te.nl:: Plat 41st IU •. Cor:.:_~i:.n,"'..oa :-:q :~>C:t, 3lat 2.C·2, U34. ~:: Co, 31st lnf'

m:·n ~P: J!nt.t.;, ~n·,.;-~ lsLi·-:csinos C-c;.lo '\l~ii.or >l".nvv onany .uttee.!':: t-.t 231.~5 -~-~it~ ·:th~· ;.tt~.~~-~ str1kinG tho Goorgo Cott.;.)~. ;ocotr on t:~o onut c.11 t:1.c Itor.t Cor:tpbly socto:r on tho·wost ru1..:·. north,'1ost. .CU.l units :1cH. t~loir·:,osition~ <ihri_l:rg -the ~tt'acl::: 1 · whicb_ ~uctut.~to~~- fron IltH";.oratc to :~ca;~t;:.r inti:..'l~i:t;y. 12 c 'nttc.c!::o qCrc {:is continue~·. c-.t 06oo F.ftor the c.. .... OI.lY :1a~.~. suft'erc~-- hcr.vy ce.suclt~t'lf?•

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::Corps operation or(\cr 3-50 was roeoivoC. i:ly t:1o lst Lorino ::iviBion D.t ll4oo. T>.is or~cr ste.to,:: t; ... o Corps uissior.. ot be "r.l.....,.intclnilte; co~tact "lith the cno:o:~ to tho uclr.ur.:. cc.pabilit:r consistent -vrit~1. cocistcnt ,.fith cohosi.V8 cction. or1vnto>.~ to t:·w :J:er.~"lng- aJ.IlglU'Jt l>c.ac o-r o:;,Jcrntions." ~:1c uission assignor. tho 1st lNino :)ividoll Hus to OlH::l"[l..t,; E".ge.i:tst the cnor.1~ in zona ,d.t:'ll'.ra,.,inG olcnonts nort~1. c11:.". northHost of :C~et;E.ru-ri to t:-.o ~cru-r! cro. , Ul•::. to oocuro t:~o ~ ·.ong -~~q;o~"U.-ri ~:e.in Su::!.)l:.· 3outc,.

:~u.ring the n1g..'1t tho 7th 1.;ar1nos r,.!Porto:•. thc.t tho 3C, 3o..ttclion, ll t~1 i~~!nos :roc..,ivo~-. spor&tUc sav.ll nrus lirt)• .r\ll other uuits r.J-o :Jorto, .. nogr.tivo cncn:r contacts along tao por1t.'.¢cr.

~o,nt 01>Cro?.t11ma Qr;.l.Or 1-50 'tta-6 1s,,uo~'!_ by thO 5th !".D:1 7t~~ . :r-.1·-:'.:!':JB

.L.t OVOO 'i'lic.'l . irccta··, t:Z:.o 5t:1. c.n.D. 7th ROTs on 30 .~.iovaubcr C.llt. l :)oo::::-l'Jor to C'J.'ljust :;>ositions to prptoot Yudc."ll-ni, c.n ~. to oon·.".uot O:!,)<•rc~tions to clo;:.r t:!J •. : i~ai~: Su;,::(:.il;· Z(ntt,~ tu Ht".gc.!'l.!-l'!. (Soc r.t ;!!.C:lo. .... a!:otC:!.). i·:~o : ·i vi sir:•n or .-.oro t:~c Ool':i lr-.. a:.ina Of'iicors, RO::-:; l".l'l '. R02-7 to c:: ... 1)0 ito uxocution of t~~uir ~1oi~lb o::.Jor.:.tion ort~.or E:.l'l(,_ tho coi.lbin01.1 • novo:t..:nt of RCJ!-5 c:.n,·. 7 to t;~c ..:::.:.c;c.ru-ri ar ·c., !,!ra,Jc.r..;:·. for f'urt:1.or !lOV~ ;to::t tu t::~ sou t::... Jl su:;~:-li("':s C'.l:. . cqu:!.::.,:::.;Jl'lt \·t::.!c.lo.. coul ... not be tro.."'l.~ }_)Ortc'.-. t-:ur·-.: to Ou (.cctro:'l.l ·. :.)!"i·)r to \fit~ .. rcn·rcJ..

T:1c 2.-·. 3uttdiv~:, 5t:;. ~:c.rin..:;s l'"Cl.\u.ino .. in its positions tjQpro:d..-, ld .1~· ~000 1 .u~ ~.L:.. ut:st. of ::u. :""~ .-ui. T::u but ~t~ioil 1''-port m". thnt thu onCi~Y \'te.s fir<.lc~y nlltrcnc!l.O·':. on t:1u rif.gc 1:L ... ,~·iGtul~! to tl1oir front .;·.l1 t::c.t t:1o first .f,Jur roc_ ":QloC::s of 37 'bohnJc.n thoir positions rn~~.

C:l~llt:;Si l'foTc. hc[wil~· ;·K'J1.;.1c:~ 1 uit:'. c:.ltrcnC::cr.JUntc on oit:~or sh:o of' t:to r0c .. ~r rc-.:,Jortt.. t:u-uo roc. ':bloci.:s ;~uc.vil~· ncn."'J.c:". il~- t>.n unu1~' ':H~

t~:c...:n "f~t:.cn-ni c .. n. :·:,-:-ti~·.ru.-ri.

T:'!.o lst Ec.tkJ.ion1 5t:l i.c.riaco c.r.10 U:.l;·.cr oontinuous c.t:;c.ck:s ... urLlG t.:1o;; t.ll.:,·, l£11lc t::c y. 3o.ttdiol'l., 5t::. ::c.rinos ca.co ur.~:or v. ~:c~--~~· c.tt['.Ct d 1315, CJl o:_Jorc .. ".icc.lJ.y tl-:.crccJtcr, frun en csti1:d...:. r.ll1f.l't~· b~'.tk.lion. ~:~I..!SO ntt.:.c ·D· on t:w 1st Dllt". :j · ~dtcJ.ions continuo·. u;;.til .-·:.r:·nJss \·ilc:l~ t!;,c oncJ::~· ilro!:o o:r:~ t;:o Ollf;;V,f;Oli.cnt~

?:~c lst 3~~ttdio:1 1 [t:1. .:nri:l•;t; t·w sout:~ w•:: oout:".~J..}St L'2:fl"o:~i: 1/.'.-:. Co;'.:._:>~.ll..:;! to<>l:: onl.! l:>rir>,J:;.L:r ."tt:!:"~ "'

; lt-•. ~ :10 cnu.:y contnct n ..

c--:1t n :,n'.trol 1~· 1?00 ;·.;,r.~.o

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::o:->: Co;.:;;_JL~:l;.' r·~n:'.ill ... 1 in its 1ool,.t.-. .-. -._y,--:·. :~.~·:. nnt ccu·~o..l Ull<·.or in-ten., li ttont Q~Wl.;.. .:.t tnn ~a .. ~J.n•inc t;1.: r~~~t. .. t .:.:: ~-:~: t;l.~ c-onpc.'l.:r e .. ":~~!; U!'lctor :1.o.:-.v..' t:i.1G'i;)r ntk!.c :1 l.~t }V:.li«?h. tine t:1.o 7th i. ... "..l'inu& r.t Yu '.rr~ni fired COUll.torQ~,ttor~r fire 'Jll tho· oit!.Ol":Y ~n ;.:>oait1o~;,s tc r.seist t~'!.o oort:>.:IDY•

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The att.:.cl;: u~ct; re-.:1ulr;;ecl by FoA Co;,;l)Z·il:Y" .. fter- 1nfl1ctir.l{5 tlan.y o..:.'.trllult1vs on the enemy fo rca.

During t:1e t~.oy the 5th and 7th J.im•insc conoentrc.te(,. on mrking pi"e!)<:l'atioilG for tl.1e uit:.1c..rawvl froJil 1u~·.am-ni to SI.i-•(;a:uu-~t~. UJUliB moveU to tl'l.eir ne·wly nsoigne~~ positions on the l"Ol"itJotor. to got into fomation fol.· t:1o uit:l:".ratrcl• ,•xou rations .::::.1.1:". l'.l:munition, t'.n~·. ma...'i.e pru_;?a.rations- fol' t~u3 l~.eB·truction of all SU".fl!ll'ios an{:. OCJ.Uil'I1~t llhich ooul.l1 not 'be r:~ovod ·.fron Yru:au..nit' Pro..;.Jfll'l'.tionB \icro na•~.o in an orderly, -mi:Litary- u;mnor, as."1.-."'. f'.t t!l.o olo·so of' the c,,,_y rrll units Hero ro.:t.-;y for' t~10 moVot10l1t Bout:1 oll 1 ;.Joeoc.bor. --

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ltcri'-,31 on t;w ac.st sL.c of tho ChosbinRosorvoir c.ru:1.o uncl.cr ho.:t'\7 cnctly attacl;: ~lll'ing the n1g:1t \11th tho on~y a.1.~loying sut.ll Ell"t1B~ autorM'.tic HC..'\i,)Ons, gronadoa .;m•.'. uortars, :;y· (:..."¢1£;bt l :Jocctlbor tho attacl:: :1.:L ~oon rcr.J.)ulso: by t:1o ~~.lY unit.

In viou of the cl~so relationslrl.:.)s of' al.l '!.th!ts ~:r~!".g tho uovwcnt of :aor-5 an~". IlO:L'-7 frou Yu:.c;.r..ni, .:·.n:. t:to J.toV-::~uont of tha Division f1·ou ::<.:f:a.l"u-ri- Koto-:ri <nt. 'Chinhw:le-ni no e.ttcr:(;.)l; will bo n.;:c"\.o to trE'.CO t:.1.;. T.lOVOI".lOnts all·". E.CtiOUEl of OC.C.'1. U.il1t, S:lllOO thaso c"':.ok.ils !t~·.vc boon i~tclu:-:.:.,-~ in u..J.it s~Jccial .:-,ct::.on :rv;v:rt:s.. In~toE".t1 the follo~-rillC l'!.~:Y 'by ~1r~y n~rrr.tivo \·1111 t..-.l:;o in tho ~roa . 0.5JnCts of t:1o ~i vi sionl s o::_)ic: \d t'!li'J'c\"lnl to ~:\lllg~.t.

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Rli.l~:o.:.JlO:i'l'.tcmt ?lv;t :for Jlb:-:.rutio!1 of 5t:! ru:t". 7t:1. .i.Iu.ri:1.oa JoiZJ.t OJ.m Orc:or l-50 yUD .. .l:...:.7I, ~R.t:A. ·, ·

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T;lo 1st l-:crinos rc:_oortc.::. an incror.so in ona:1y nctivl ty \:.Ul'in(; t:lc.: t..o:.~~ in tho Koto-r1 aro~. ....n ostin~.toCI. 1000 cnotlY troo))e :_J:rOi.:ll~"i. t:1o 2(. :k:.tt~~ions lines uril'ltl' ti.lc ulg.'lt, but, voro unauceost:iul in l)Cllotr.:.•.tillb the pcrir.10t~·. Ooo...-..oion~ nortv.r roun•::.a fol1 in t:1o 1 ot ::.:.:·.rinoa c.rcc1 but t;1o ollt."'Il;,' ''1•·· not prcsD his att.:..cl~s 1 v,."l: cont:.nuo. to hc;xnss t!lc forces r-.t T'..oto-ri uit~ lollt~ rc·.nsc (.IIJ;)~l crDc .:.11(. nutor.::,-·.tic fire,

llhc lDt !lnttf'lion locv.t•:: .:-.t Qlinllung-ni contimot,_ p.:·.trolllnc: to tho no1·th <11.11-. nort:;,··c,r;;; ·,-rit:wut c:rt.:-:i:tlisllin.g: contt.ct \'tlt!l t:1o co.1ouy. The 3~t .:L:o;;;t;:J.'on l'.t Z. gC\l'U-ri !l...wing r~::ulaO<\ ~l onotcy' a.t·::;c.cl::s t'.urin~ -~~lo utc;:~t ro:;.~eo··· t~1o lat>t E\tt.?.ok. c.t 01.>001 nt t::!ici.l tiDe t~to cn·.::t~ Hith.".rO\·t .... --r~o 3~- Jatt.nl1on ostinnt.c:. thLt t:1o~-· h.._..,_;_ ~, ... .,.,':"1 _ ... +. t."' r.'IP-r.," •,,... +-. ·, ,, '11"1'1·1'1'1.~ . .,., +-." .., f" ia~ nn ,,..,,. ,.I'Nt n,.\nf.~:~ 11n. • +.~·~· _t f'::-1.

~;tL-.t;:t ~:-~-93Ci ~;~;;~il~.:·. ~~-~~ -lciil;~:- iit .. t:~·Q ~-~ti~~~-- -l~;l;il;c··~~) ·-· continue·. t!u·oughout the .'...;.:• in. tho ~·.r0.c..

T;1.c 0oi.i" .• ~1:;.'.illf; OfficOl't. 3ls~ .U1:t.:-~~-~:l.':f l\{.;;;!r:.c.'l~- ~o'/£".s !:.l!ornct~ Oy t:1o Cor.U"JaDlling G-~1or.:'l r.t ~lQO' t~i.:~.t hie cour:an.:'. Jio,,"t ~con i'.tt,·.c!tc~":. to t:to 1st Lc-.rinc ~~1vi.o1on. ·-· ~~w Cou~.n.-•.i;.l{;..,(}cacr.r~ :.irccto,: t:1:-.t ovory ;_'ffort be u.:-.·.o .to accuro''n.tJccu:,c.r7 •xd.to .ru1.'. to uov0 sout:~ to :1..-.c·;c.l"Uo-ri o.t t:1o o.._rlioot. i':tin' "iroetivo flll"thG.r utdc:". t:::...:~t

t:1oro tl.:-.G no into:1tion of :."..;.;il,:Oh1n,z c~·.ou..,-·ltios 1 'but th~.t s~T.)lico t'll·". oc.:_ui~nont wltic't: COt'.l·". not 'lw J~O"Uai:lt to :i;•(;;..;;_~·i 11cro to Jc :ccnt:ro~·u·. to :rc .... 1. .or t:1a1 of pu turt:lCll' nilite-r~· v~~uv to the C!l:::l'.-w ..

L"'l vim11 of tho oriticd ror1u::l:ror.tO~tG tor troo:";,)G to :w1r: :e.:·.e~:.""',l...ri, ::.O"J-31 'ttc.s inforuo.-:. till.:-.t no r-.otur.l trool' E'-s.siet;'Jloc cou.l ·. ".>o ft~1·ai:-t'\ot. ·u:y t:1o lst i~<."'.rino :JiYieion.

PJ.L:.olG \.,ere r.w.i'.o ;for the :f'or!.u\ti'on· of Tf.~i-:. iorou .~l;~.orE>on, I.Xl:::Uli.l,".c.:: :J;" t:!o ncc1ior ..1r.1y officer !Of tho 7th Divhiol) bm:.·:ttu~tel'G ;:;:ro'.!;;_'Hl H:liC:1 llc ... ~. rc,· c:hd E:.:-.,:",.".ru.-r1-, t:'~:b:·.tl.lo north on'30 ~:ovur.1Jor., Z.da ::'r-.rc.o ()1 tt~!'!l:'l.~l\Y str·,m~-!::~1. :ri::rtnforec!'. ,41 t,, _tl'nko u.'..u to t:.=-:oist t!~o

rto•rwont of t~lc :te·J-::1 iltto :::&.~:ri l)n 2 :JvoaJilor. ?l:na ucro n~.l:.o for !'.il· ou.i)_)ol·t of t:1o o:.,..:.:r.:.~tion :.n·, r-. jun?-off tir-<.o \"las sot ·.:~ctHoc;t 0930 r-.n,~. 1100. ~ll•) r>igc at t~1.is force we.:. l.•.tor roi'Jlcc.: ·.

3.02-31 upon rwcci~"lt o:! t~1c 0ol.ll"Jt.n··inc Gc"-tq•d' s or<".or cor:w !Ci'loct. uovcuCJ1t ~t noon -fqr ~·:.: . .-:_--:t'l'.u-r~. ~10 t·,.lv~·r..cc of t:~c colu::u1 ,.,r.s ~oull lil:o~j,t to <.'. :!:·lt ".J;:.• .·.n unci..y ro:: .. ~."!Jloci.::: 1 1h.~icl~ t~~Q onO-.i.i;:;' :!._ . ._·_ con:::;tlucto.1. "'Ll:· l)UslU.nr; .;m.,c~< .ill"';-;y tf'.nl:n c.croGG t~r:: ro.:---~. Goi:1g f'oru • .r· to c:>.·c;: tl:o dt'.l, tioa t:.1c.; Jl, i;i;:cnt~·J. cor.u~OJ.1 .cr u.:-.::; Howt.:.<X-;_. :::·!1c r-: ,-,~~llCc of the :ac~ oo:ltinuc.-~. l'.t~dn fo::.· 'll)ro:ct:Jc.tcl:r 5000 y;_·l· !1 1 '111:'-cl·c t:1c c:tcr.l.j" .:-:.t:~H·nltc:: tl1o colUi.:ll scttinc YO.:UcJ.cr:: .'fil"c1 GI"Cn~·.,1.i:lG ·t-:.lc ,·,nwl:··.c;l ·xini-; cr:.rric . in t:!'-' truck~ r.n cuttill£-;: t··c colUU!l into Gli.cll GJCOU}.Js.

~:teGc nncll grou,;_Js of' i'ricn:ay troops otovo,~. out u.-wn t~-:.u lee of c:~a:rln Rco~rvoir [·)1.·. lrcl:.:c tou:r;, t!1o H..er-.ru.-ri ~uri:.actcr. · u~-i~lC t!1oir novlX:ont tho onony r,·Jro-~. sono r~rou~_:H> uit~".. .:·.uto:1:·.tic fire fror:·, t!·.c 1:l:--J1l:s of t~lU ll'.!:o~ :·n.". :-_it1. not fi:::o d other G:rou::?~ ~~.t ell. ThG !_irut grou~) of 125 .l.·rivo,'. iu ::r~r-.ru-rt .:.t 1[;2:), v::il·c ~·~--:. e•~: .itiOll,_.l !_~ToU..:.J of ~\,':·_.ro:d;: ~d:' 350 l'UC".c1la:. thu p·.:l.'i.uotur .bout 2000. Sono of t:lCsc 1:'-:.;.r.:.~·:·.:l•1l'C -.--.-rc · .. cw.:l:.a·. or Hitl·.out s:_ooo, n.'l(.

-rn.,..,.._,~· to cr,::h'l ·Jr!. the ic., (;· __ "!{J,~re,·. iu·:Cc:ir ;_1:1-Y~!n:·.l

con."·ition 1 C'lt::.oll(::c r.ll o:::' -~---·~ ::1.:! ·.:.::r:,; sui'fori::.::; :frol.l tho col Strr-<1@cr3 i'ron :r:a--~.31 co;ttinu.·-. ~to nnvo i.-.-~o -~;:·~·; ;:··.glll'u.-.-:d ::_J0ri:.H;tor for t:~c no~;:t t: . .rcu ;:.:ys.

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DlGI.-ASSifihl at £t,;.)9ro:cilldcly u~uv t~-:..o 5t~"l. Nl'". 7th :~cri..Tl.oa jUil'.:_i~H~. oif in t!lO

ottc.ck tou.::x,·. :: .. :~.:JJU,..ri. J:lho t\·TO Rce-t\Cnts uovc · uit~·.r-.11 vclliclos 1

cqui:.J:no;tt, .:-.ll woun.-.a· {'.D~ toc.c~., 10/::,vi:l(;; onl;; wp::,:.lics ~1hlcil. caul·.''. not "o:c c~ric .. :, v:->.ic~l ~mro ."·.ostro:·o.'• J:;:o incrc<-.Gh~ 11.\U.li:»cr. of \·row•-lc ·_, c.J.'l • t:~c loss of v0:liclcs to cn....rty E'.ctio;,;. '.uri~ t:lc ryt:.rc:1 ldor force· t::o r~:;ir::_'::t~ to bu~- t~ldr ·.o.:. ·. to ,;;:.:-l:c roo:; for ~ nc~c.ci t ._·;to . turvi vors,

;)urinr_'; t~1c novo.-v.mt sout:: t:tc tL".ct1cd wtits of tho hro Roa1uonts .:.1~~- ru;t uovc on t:1o ro.::.t:t ":::ut ~~.-'.v<.ncc ·. to.ctic~ll~r 1·lit!1 bz-.ttclion r.:.oving .-lltvr:t .. :tcl~,. to t:1c t'lL-:rJdnc ri·'Gos ·:ror\'!<'r .. of t;!c ro;.·.,·., t;c:\ziTI-b t!1e :1ic;:1 .-;roun• __ , :lol .i;:!{.; it ru!.'. ~'utt!r-..; ~' E:. cCv,)ri.""-G· fire to :_Jvr:.:it :;)C,st:,t;v of t:ll.! ro.::·.C. :>oun .. colunn. ?h0 forw.--.:r:. 0.:-,tt.:-liono t:-;~.-n ia colti.t:l novo:. to t:1" n ... ;...-t r·~_,·t;;os ell~1 •.• 01:.loyot'. in tho s<:".no l.,cJ.ucr.

The 'i . :J[>..tt.rlio.:J nove.: out ~-..t 0900 M· . .;;:· 15001 Itc:: Co:i~1.:--J1Y :1;;'. ~. rc:.c.~, 3111 15l!.2, f'..lt •. :-:0\: Cort_1<'llY lu .. :. sC;izc~".. !all 1419, :.Jtoi\y rm .. iutenco Occ.wlc :1o.--.vio1· .:-.s t:w fri.,n·:<ly troo:_1o t"!J.".v::.::.lcc:. F.lOU t~n-n:r :.., J:l~lo'-1 st 3c.tk.lioll lC.:.l·. t:1o Col.ll>Osito i::lc.ttc-.lioll ucrr.; rdi.,vo"". 'u~-' olCJ'.tf.Jlto of t:'lo 5t~ :.;..'"'.l"incr: .-.u.riac t~t..-: i.torninc;. It,.rt Co;:tlJ~·;.lY ;:. 'vc.:tcc;". lc.~o_ in tho r-_ft ornoon to t:w >i&! crour.t':. 1000 no!.cl·a r;out;~ of :!ill 1542 wllilo .Ablo en:'. A.c~:or co:.t),'.:tim: joinu ·. :·::Ou .CO:.r_1~·ny on jJ.ll 1l~19=

' ""t 1700 t:1.o ):. 3.::,t"Vv.lion1 7tl1. ~;i'.:dlJ.Cll 1 3~~. J~.ttdio11 1 5t>. ::r·rincst EL..•u1 tl1c 1st .J"'.tt~·~ion, 7t:1. l:<..:l'incs ucro ii1 oont.:-.ct ,.,it:1 t>o- onCJ":y. Positions o:~cn:.c;"". t;c:.lcrclly f'ro:a !ten Co::,=~:r•s _!;;osit!o:'l to t:1v P.cw Can:1vn~r )ooitio:u~_qn Ji:(~l 1419. T:1o 3~~. :3c;!;t.:"l.ion1 5t:1 i.it.rinoa Wt:.B lo~t._-~ c..t c-. ::_loint 6::>00 uotcra sout;l of Yt.t·".;;:tl-lli, tthilo t:1o 1st c.ll!". 2t1. :kttcJ.ionsr 5t:::. :~.rL'los ,.,oro loc.."..tot1. 2000 not ere aout:~ of Yu;' .• u.._.r-1. U::_)on CY.-:!.C:.ll.:'-~.ion .ot Yu:·_._r.l-rti tho onc.uy I.lt)vo.·. l.'c:0.1it'J.Y -.into t:lo to 1m. c.n,~. too!-:: :_)ossoacfolt•

Cont iuuLlt; t:1" C'.t -;.·.cJ-: d 21.too t:~o f.rion ~ly -:fo.rc~~s co:1ti.:.Jl'J.".- -t~~oir at~vanco. li'iG:lt fi[~ltcr c.il· crd't su:·):_~.ol"tc ~-- ·t:lc .:-.tt~.clc 1 boirt,:-; t.ir-Octo(l, in sti'a:f'inc runG iJ~· iorwc r cJr. co:;l"';rollw-s •.

Cont<:'.Ct 1/.:~s :tc;.'.o O~t t:N lst.3_~·.ttd~on, 7t:-: :;cril-:.-:~a \1it>. ro:~ Co:.r).:.n.;r d 020100. ::·urill(;-; t:-.c ·: .~r t>.c co;r_) ... n~r. :u.J. 13UBt.c-.inco:"". hc:~Vy cnc:.lyruro frou t:.:.o 11ost1 eJl.". co=.tilluoaa .:.tt~~~s Jy ';ho .. ~u·tY ... to eoizo their ,!)Osition. i':lis Co"tt,>l".n:r ::.....,·. succ..:os:.·ul:'..y ,rit!lstoo ·. cll,on~-r.~:.t

.:.~t-oclrs e.-c;dn:t its :;_Jos!tioml for r.:)cr!c:. o! t>.roo ,:._-:;•s., '•' I ·•

Lolt visi.uility l)rccJ.u. .o.-~. nc:.:.:;1oun r.ir ~l'l"·Xl·i-t i.'it_:l"~llD"l 8.3 111DEliono ·.'lcro flol'nl i<t cloflo _Buj;;,:lo'rt of Z Cor-.:.w, t:-;c ;,_;·Jol'ity of. thcac in aux10rt of t~iU 1st. :i~.rino-:~1vlsion. Slnil.-:·.rl~-· wc~·.t:l'IJl' :u:n:H)ro·~- efforts to. to..ir dro:.J llrGGlltly .o1oc:·.c:. GU}>l)licu ~ .. '1.·. vquilx~ont,

.d.t 1450 t::c 'fir~t C..47 1a.n··.o on t:1o ~l..:t;l'.ru..r1 .;ojrst:t;i:; _:'.nU· COO.li.lCll~C~ t:la cv.:-.cu..".tion of C."'.suoltics. A tott:U of four l'lcJloo lcJ'l..".oi'!. ·urin[; t!1o c.~tcrnOon CJl·. -6o cr.sut·~tics \tore ov.:-.cuc.to.',. ~::e: clrotril)

lu-i:. bcon oonst.:.·uct"c;. ":_,:: t!to lst :hr;l,wur ::;c.ttr~ion in r. ;?Crio : o£ 11 ,~_rys Wl .cl' t:lu _r.~ ~:~ l"..1£ficul t 1·m;.t'.:or co:.1:.1 tioJ?.o •

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X· COI:_1S pror.l.Ulcc.tc ·. Ol 21 c.t 020006!. \'hich ~lie.. not ro:fcr C.iroctl~· to tho :.:ivisio.:J., but o.uai(;nc~l. olcn:mta of t:1u 7th Inf~Jl.try -'ivision in Hr.r.~lllllG' the oission of co~ccntr,.,.ti:.lC thoro to coyer :~c 'lri t:l··re.wcl. of :~ Cor,:.) a to the :.:-.'JJ~lW'l£: - ::imctwn i.'XOE'-. X_ Corp3

OI 22_,-follot:lot~ l'.t 1))9 ~.il'Cc~inc;-.t11o 1st 1:~ino ::!vision to \-,H:.,·r~;,., f'~l olt:S".lnnta to t?lc ;::: ..... nllJ.l.nG ".r~~- vic t:1a ::::'.{-;cru-ri - !Wn1umc c-.:d.s, r:.s l~c::_Ji::ry ~s v:o.C]l;',tion £'ll1~. nqvcr.t.mt of' the l·IOWld.tJ,l waul(-:. lK~"'.tit, :lrovian~ t:1p noccso.:').-;· securit-y cl,oucnts for t~1o ·'.iroctoc'!. . . Hi t:-:.i".r('.llcl,

T:1.o ellen:: oout :.nuc.: -._ to Oj?l)01W t!to sotlthorn uovrucmt in strcrl(;t:.l tJy .:-.tt~ckfl f'ro;-.1 t::;.;:. n-... :rt~i !!!':lt!t~"!. !'.n.·. \'!-:Jst, ~l.'.o!nc ~O.."!.V~ no~·tc..r {'.lll .. E'.Ut?IMtic;: fire on fr!ontUY;:: forooe.. At OS26 t:1o Oo!:trlt'.l'l ~.ilit; Officer. 7t:,. l:r.tinos rcr.i.Jortclt tl~··,t. the con'bino.'::Roc;1nonts·t·Joro . ,. ;w.!-::int: c..:1 v~l out OffOrt to Oro;o~c out· tllt.t \.r.y.. C'hO om.:rly COll~i:lU.pi:. to 1,)!"Ca~ t:1c ntt~cl-: t-11.:. to .'.ci'cn:·. frun 1\ ... -vorr:'ulo llODitiomi on t::1.0 >.icil crounc't fl".l.'lld.ng tl1o i~.-..i;l· SU:.;:)lY' :Route.

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.A.t 1550 the Oo:.1.::tnu:.inc Q:ff!_cort. 7tlll-;o.::tiuoS·rCJl)Ortc·::. t!1nt' sin co 1500 tho )rot;rcsQ he .. : ·L)oC!l !lOra .rapi.-. c.n~: oBtiJ:mto.·." t!1.r~.t. t~1c cn..:;ny1 s stront~ost rooiat.:.nc..J he.·. cr~·.cl:o.-:, ;.'.J. t~lOugh oncuy .-. r".ctivity 'WC.S c:~octu:. to ~'.:.O r,otJ," :"Ul'il\3: t:!o ni&:,t. .:!oir r01~rtod ct J.Goo t:u:.t t!:J.~ i'ricll<~J.y fo:~.·oo !1.:.:. ro.- C:lc.:. c ~oint C'-i;."T)ro:t·.l..~.toly 5 ;.tilws 1tost of ::.:-,c.·ru.-.ri, C:..'l •• t1lC.~ :)rocrosu ~ms :tel,·. ~ b;r a '.Jlo\r..l out ~ri,".go w!11c:1 intcr::or1'r1 \'litl: t:1o .flO"o"r.lUc..'tt of tho GUJ.J:::.11Y tr.:-.m_ T!1c ['.;,·.v.·J1oc wc.s -G.:::lporr..rily :J.ol<'l. u,p for t!1o nic!1t in t:~io ::.~o :Jition to {'llov tl:.o tJ"oo;.:q;. w:11o!1 }m.l. 'l;!Q{'.fl r.tt!'.cl'=i!l[~ cont!!l'I.!Ottol;r to roct. ?l~'.lls vcro ;.;:·'.i.o to pu.s~l t:U"ough in the I.lol'!lin~-; to :..:.:-.,:;C"xu...ri.

Onl~· lil.li ~c'l e11a:.1:,· eo~•t.:,ct s were r c;_Jort .:::. t~u-oUt.:::•out t:to l~c;J{'.in ·.or of t:la :"'ivicio11 zona. Tllo 2cl .Jc.tt.:-~ioa, let l~r.l•inoa r.::_.1ortu.: :J:ro'::lillD .. tt<c1:s clollG it.s ::?oriuotcr \'lith 1:ort.:-.r fire fc-~11~1['; ~11 t:u.n it::> :..,o d tio:~n ·"ul·!:ile t!1o pcr1o f., T..lo Jd :;;.~t ~c~ion rL:_:JO:j."tt..><;.". only iliit·ll ~>ro'Jllll,; ,·.ctio•'ln ~~·ou..-l,. tho :L"cv.ru,....ri lJOl'iuo.tor. :;uo:l cna:~r .rcctivi-:.:.- H<.-:" o'.ag:.rv•J·', olDrJG t:·lO :;.:-.ia ~UJ.12,JlY :S.outo C".llt:. in t:.:.o vicinity o:f ~:.:{.;t~r1 tl::.··. !:Oto-r1, '::ut tllO onony still ~~,".. not 1)l'oss tho c.tt~·.&c o;::cq:)t L(;:.·inot t:w f'orCLlS novlng sout:t f'ror.l ru.~cn-ni.

TC"-::~1~ j,"orcc ...Ut".,:roon .i.loV·J,1. ~·.t .r;.~'ro:J:t.:.lc.td.y 1000 fran l-!.:'{o;.:-ru-ri t'lh-. c .. ·_v£-~1-CIJ.'. to t:1o nort~! to ncBict olc.:.:1o..nto of B:~31 on t:to o.:-· . .::tcrn si".o of t:w !tusCr-..IY;d!', T~lO tco.B1': fol'CG 't!:CO or~.orc .. , not Jc :;(:COiiO so ho.:·.vil:;• o.."lt;; ... t:;c·. -e;l..:..t ·;;:.:o forco \·IOu.l~. bo wt off', :;::lo fot·cc llror;r;,;soc·" ·Go ~-;')oint .·,)out 4ooo notel,"Q north of ::L£;:-Tu.-ri u:,ur~ 'it C!"·~:o .un·~_or ;',CJ(',V:~ o:ncn:.r ntt.n.¢1~ :fron t'io f'L"'l'l.::!l c.n,'. l'>.;<T aor.~o..'l1tc.ril~l ·cut-~~~ off tao en:~· t>f t~1o co1u:m, 'U-,;.,on ~)icl:i:l[;. u:~ uor::~.. of t'!1o _.;.l""j,\~.- wun~.9,;. in t;lo vicinity of M OllClJY ro~:JIOci-.:, t:2o force \1.:'.6 or~:cro,·~ t'Q J;"Oturn to !!.··cc.ru.-ri, 'l'~!c cnlunn tu.r~l.:.:~: croun.: :.n .. ':;u.ccosf1..f'!lll;;; ro •. chn-~ t:~o Ji\.ll'iliotor, :\u'ilJG the •":Y c.ir rc:,ort r.,; ~·. tl!c.t t:to on;,;r.'cy" Wd:J riflinc, t!lo oqui~,;li.!llt :f'roa t~1o t"....-u.:q·;o.·:. t:rnd.::J of RC~)l, en. t:~r.t ali!'~l c;rou:,>a of frion:~;r troo:..lc coul~~- b<J o~)aorvo.'. ;.:oy:!.;~_ ~ r.~~~"'GD t:1c ioo un ·.or hu .. vy ~.i.lOit;f fire iron -i>Ot!l Si·'.ot> of t::: ~roo··HJ of tho lGt Uotor ~l";.llG)ort 3nttd1on co:.:tL:·: .: .. ~ :.o~-~~ o~tt oll t!1o ioo 1Jicl:ill(~ u.:.• ourvivort~ 1 .:·n·". i~SE}i,;t,,nr; ':.. ·.~'; . c:~ t:'.o :>ol~ilJotor.

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:JiviGioll. ·.u.rinc: tho •J.._-..y r.;,:-.,·.o :}lo?.lto for t21.o contil'lU.oil o.ttnclc tc tl1o scutl:. Pl~::;.1s ucro r.1c.:.o f'or t:1o r.:::ccr_)~ion o£ !iCT--5 .::.lt,1. 7 t-.n~~nnso:.-.bly r.roc-.n :.osi(7lc.tcd. lTc.rr.~illG tents ·C'll · • .:-xrn;.'lt;.:i.\ont~:~ !'or hot foot. t!crc u.:: .. c M vtcll. c.s uc,Uccl fc.ciiitio:J ~or t~c :zrc:-:.tnont ·rlt:'.. cvecur-.t:..vn of t:·~~- v.:nm.J.cC..,

3.r.ttcry A1 50~:1 ~\ :V~ttcli-Jlt un'o'l -.:-.ttc.O:t~~~- to the ls~ . .l:t'..:ritto Jividen by 2; Cox"-.')c Lllring .t~1o ::_1orio: .. an.~ tho "'.)c..ttcry w.:-.c or::oroc~ to nove: to ~to-ri to nssiet 111 t::c ·.•.of<..nac: of t!~"'\.t nro.n. 0:10

l)l<·.tonn of tho lst l'.n11l;; 3;J..tt._'.lion-~rns u.t-~C'.C::tc·. to t:~o 3~1 Dc;';;t~~ion, 1 tl1 Infc.ntr:-· :Ji vi::;io;.·: r:.t ~:t>.jOn....::.ong to· ctr-onc,-t:tOll th~. :forces in t1'l.".t ar(;;:c. AirC.ro-~) ~:1 .. ..)Vncu.:-.tion i:1 t:j·c :t!-"1<-:::;rn ... ri L'lH"!. I:nto..ri nro:-_ conti;:ua:·_ c • .IU'j!l[; t11.0 \-;..,~·.

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3 :Jcocn-.fwor 1950

The 5th c.nC. 7th i.icrines conti!l!.le~l. to make ('.ii'ficult l'J\ ·. -Dlou.; l11'oL;reos cgainat ener..1y 1)ressure from vl.l s.L.:.es.. Int·anse ei1· a:::f'ort,

to::;ct~ler \'/it:l' artillery ~p:,oit, s'\'.rEryt t·he rf~ce:J an.~ -ter'tc.in i';.vor.:-.'iJle to the enoay · ·:G:tells-8~ iio...0.m-Uin. c.:tr cover "i'c.s c,iven t;w unitu t:u-oue:10ut tl1c Joove. T:1.e cloSe ntr· Su·o·-1e·rt- receive:."v.?.s·· su:::~cr'O v,n..'_ ;o.G a majo:!' f.J.ctor oontribu.ting t~- t:le Overall s.uccoaO

of t:1o o:,eration. .. .. t 17301 air reportocl. for\1.:-X(1 elemonts to- ';;le·' los~ _t:~c.n a milo mh·-y-1 .:;.,.-,., __ at 1900, theae f'.li.V.c-.ltce (;'I.UU'ti. units 'l'lot;c-n ['.J"l'iVing nt :::~g;;u-u...ri~ Q!i:tar oltS:~cnts oontiUUQ-: to .:Trive· in <Jl or:~orly roenner 1 \Iitle. oll c.::.mlcltio~; Cll-. op,-,r<!..blo valliela:::.

Cr-.t;udtics '·rare imnc:.i.:-:~ely llOs-piklizo L'll t>.rl·m10:anonts tlc.~·.o for .:'.ir ov.:·.cu.ation to ·cg:in o.~.rly t1lo follo\dflG narninc. ALl l}.~ll~7 S

.:·.t ::~"'"'.{;".r\.l.-..l'i opol~. :o contilllJ.ousl:_r to fco(·. incoui•·1.e tl'oo::_1s! c.n,~.

cvol7 ui'fort "-'O.[) LlC; ·.o to .:1rovi .o tllan H1 t:.·. S:a~ltcr en~: l;'~Jat:J..

At Koto-ri olcuonts of tho 1st ~.a:'inos rc)ortQ.-. ._..,. .quiot nic!lt, uit~t noc;lit;i"blc cuumy r-.c.t:!.Vi-~;y t~UX"!l..!.G:~o1..1.t t.ho ·.ay~ ··South· ol' ~~o-ri

o. l.at ·3ct_to:.'.lion1 .1st ~;u~i~os :a.:.';";rol·.ru-... oo-.·te1"• t:lc:".t tao on·anY 1tna·

\•Toll c~ltrcno!lo,~ .:-roun .. : £. cruCfqJ." ·J>t'.f>f;l ltJ.,:;,,j"ng t-o thci Vall~ fJ_Oor -;,olou1 "tfit.i.l c>n .::t:tir.lc.to:: ilrl) _OnCDy ooey~i~s on. tho hlgh l:rolln.".· <U'Ol..\ll.~. t!1o pns<>. :'urt::ur :reports !ron t:tc ·l~t :3e.ttal!o:n in~··.i~..f'..toL

J:i.lc.t Sin:.ll\..r1 "\'raa tho ,.,robD.blo :pivot for .an· OnolDY _,,::ivision' v nctivitius uee.im:t t:w· ;~~ i.ra'"tl:.Cl' :"..oto-r.i -.m:._· Chinhuntrni" nro.::.s.

Q:•ho cnany movo:. into t:~c ~~,Jo:o-.'io.iJg ·w·o.:. ::for a."i:irio.f tiu.u e.t ~;p::.)l"o.::i.no.to-·.y milhight on 2 :::coOIIlbOl' Bu;.J~>arttJ;'. 'i:Jy t:k··.chino eun :riro i'll.- cal'l.""J.i~:,i.cmolitiOns uhich l·roro uso(~ to blolt out a OriC~:o ou

t:w :~5?. v.t .. that !)Oint. !L'ho ilri.:&o we.s re-_-adro '. by an ~-u-uy ongiuc.::l· unit c~uri_ng th.o .:"',;;.y •

HAll 'b~,tt .:;r~r, 50th ~i.D.. 3attalion, ntt cr.1ptint: t.o ru~·.o:1 ·rr.ot~r~. vur. tc2t::cn uu~·.or fire abo.ut t::.rou miloe sout11 of 1 ts o'bjoctivo jy ern csiuc,tcf. cn.Jlly i::Jc.tklion.,. One squc,:. togc-t;"lor uitll its !:ruf t:..·o.c!t

\'k.'\S los·~. ~he rCJ.Jt.i:l or of t:1.; 1w.tt0l'Y \"!El.S ort~.cru( to return l'll·.'~.

r...:nc.in in t:1c vicinit:' of C!1.in:1\li"lf3-ni.

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4 :!:lccrobor 1950

:i'~c onwu:· continuoc" .. ~·.uring t!w ,-:zy to md::G lnto ;;.ttou!=ltB 1·1cat of :.:.."\6C'.l"U--r1 to rut off rc .. r olottuntu of t;lo :fr1cn .. 1ly force m; t!1oy no,-.r(){l. t:1o coi~l~)l;.:tion of their r!lovcuo..:nt to ~:t,earu.-.ri. 'J:wo e.rtillory i.Jdtorys ucr~J :1 .... .-.vily r>.tt~.cl~o~. Ooforc: {:vm. by en u.n:.otoruino,lmu:lbor )f cna.:zy. ~ho ntt.:-..CI( wc::.o r ... pulG..::: .. ~. Oll. uov..::r~cnt toln..r~·. l!t.>gcrut...ri continue~·.. J.ir,rB.ssinc: small ~·rr..Hl vn~: sniper firo continue-'. :pr..;.cticDJ.ly to t:w .::l..:,.:_;[!l"U.-ri ._,Cl'ir.1ot or. :7.:.:: l'lY 900 troun:·.o.--. !ll'ri v<.: >. \·ri th tho 7ti! i~crinon coluua clon0 c:.JJ.:_ 'LJy 16o0 all ':Jut :roill' guc.r ". olwonts .:n·,_ :to~~vy cq_ui:;.mlilt 'kici::. he .• · to W~;t1t for hasty ro~:.:l ro-_oail's to 'Jc r.w .. ~.c, u~·v \!it.\in t:1o sc:i' 0t~' of t::c ·~cfonso p.::.rimotor.

At 2000 t:1c :~ivision l':.o>.iG'D.::";; a,·, tho 00, 5t:1 l:c.rinos ".ofcnsc cotlll.aJ.l..'!.cr :.::.:.gl'.l-u...ri off oct ivo !'.t 051200. .All 'Ulli t s uoro fir cat c.·. to furni&l t:to nc.;:irlur.:. nu.m'!.hJr oi' 2_Jt:.roonnol on CC'~l to 00 1 5t;'l ::c..rincs ['.s reserve force until t:toir ''.c:n:r:.uro :from l-~t'Clll"'.lo-ri.

:Juriil('; t::o \.£;{ tl'lc: ::ivision : .. of~icnc::.to.-1 Cotll:lt:n'.ore for tho tr."'.ins 'Wl:ic!1 '.oJOul -.novo couth to :frlto-r1 {';t.~ .. 'iroctcc\ tiloGo COI.li"Jvnt.ors to nsql)j:folc t:1o u.0coao.r.ry .. -:..."'\tc. r.s to t>.c nWiliJQr of unitG, 1)orsonnol 1 v~1.iclcs 1 oru.1. OC,l.Uilxtcnt to be nove:.. :i'l:ie tif'i'icul t tc.a!:: u.:.a Cc·.rrio<'!. flut t.urill{; t~tc l;...5t~1 of ::cco.i:likl' r11 t:1v cl·rc.n;:; .. "'!tc:nts uc>..".: for .ssc.;·Jbline; t~tc units c.n~: lining u-2 t~1c vo:11cli.ls w11ich uortJ to m£1ko

tho nove,

JJ.rinc t!1o ,·L-.:y :~c.rin-.: close t".ir GU:X)Ol't. continuo:. to cover cll l~lcr.t...:nts of t:'l.() ::ivi£don, continuing its -~ove.stnting o.ttp,cl.;;;s on tho cna.zy c ... '1,: ::in 1nstcJ.lv.tions. ..J.r struck oncoy concontrntions iJctuocn :Pycgou en~. C~'l,;.:l[;~:.un§--ni, tliO :niles ltcs'; of Er.gl'~ri whore 19;000 Cc:' troo:n~ !lv..l:. ";)o.::n report oci. oorlior in tho (k,y. Reports oontinuor: t<• in"icc.tc strol'lG c<.1LPY concantr.:"".tions sout1ntost of :Ir-o&aru...ri in the vicinit:r of SUC:).)lli.

J.ilu:.1y rcinforcLOcllts continu,:;,: to c.rrlvo in tho aroc.. frau t~o north, c.:~st £l..,'l.,·. 11vst,. Oolum1s o:l C'.lh.:uy v.Jl!clos l.IOving sout:nu:.l't1. fltOtl 0;1....~jin \JOl4 C :lit :1o.::.vily Jy ~·.ir. !n.".ic.:~tions \:lt..l'V t!ll'.t tho und-:~y pl£'.11i1c: to :;_)rcvont t:1c furt:~w· no,~-~uont of tho let li!'.rino :.:!vision sou-:;:n:~cr... Prison~s c.:-:·lturu~~- .:.'i':?il· _, tl1o :-·ivisiortl ·: ~: ~~.icl' t:1c.t 7 CC? ::ivi: io::t.:.. ·"· .... cilrc;-. ~boon cnccg¢~". wit:1 tho lr>t ::.-:"in,·, :::i. -,.-i .. .:.~Jn !::. t~!c 'YU.:.:BJ:'.-ni - lfr:Goru-r:l;··- Xoto-ri t'.roa.

DECLASSIFIED


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5 rioRcqbor J 950

:Jivision Opc1·c.tion Or ·.or 25-50 wc.s prouule;atc;;'t. c.t 01300 1 l1iroctint; t:..o f'urtl1or w:··.vcnco t:out:l of tOO Jivision on tho :{oto-ri C~1:.n:Jlng-ni - l:.;-,jon-:'oll(J t.:d.s. =:.t:r--7 wo.s ~octo;~ to continuQ tho al.vNJ.co south\'TCJ.' '. at first li&lt 6 . .Jocor.b~, uhilo 3.0::-5 t1as \~.ir~Jctc,: to roliovc aJ.l :..'ivision oll)l"lcnts on t~10 :.of'onev !)criuotor in tllo ::c,anru.-ri a.ro.a. Oy 1200, 5 :-:cc .. lu'i:lcr, covor tho uova..tont of' Il.C:;)....7 out of ::·£·o.ru-r1, t.n··, t:1on to follol., RO'l\..7 :protootinc t:~o : ivision ro:-.r :trou .=cec.ru.-ri to L:oto-ri. .R~l wcs :_irocto~. to continuo to 1101r~. :KQtQo.ori ~n;:~. Ohin.."'.un~ni, }Jrotocting t:tll t';:,'):..Jro;;ch <.'.n:.}.)C&~ngu of t~o rOJ.'Ie.in.:or of ~10 ~iv1s1on t:n-o~~' ~to-ri, ai."J.·. finally, to follow c.n~-~ protoot tho ::.'1v1sJ,c;m rc.:-r fron ::ott>-ri to tho ::.:-.r..ll"ltUlG v.roe .•

:lotil ::tivisiori Q-ocr.r:.tion .Order 25-50 anU t!!o. c.ooar.tp.m;y!-ng Nl.oinistrativo orl~ 20-50 ~"iroctoU. cit:~ 1ssuo . ."."inptruct1on"to·i'or ~:1~ t'C?ntc.tion of t"ro tr, ... in-s of ootor V:::li,elca1 :~d.vieioil ~rnin Vlt ~-h·.~r :RC:-7 M~~ .. Jiviaion T.rt·.in ~::e, ur"·.cr .:tC~5. I':,.oao trdns ineiu·:.o::. N.l- Vu'-:dclor.: o.f th.q_.;:iv~eion .;-.n·· .. t-.tt.:-.eh.c~-:. units in t:tc Z.·-c;cl•u,....ri :Grc~-.~- '·.It ll<'.s s;_l~~ciii·c.:l-ly l'lrccto · tb..".t ,~;~1 pcrco:nnol of t:toso tr<.ina o;~ccr)t ,"ri vcrs · w-'·- otllOr 'in:iv:l. '.ll.:lls to 1lo .-.o~!t,1U\to~". '0J7 .C0Lli.:~-.n~·.crfk11.c. ~:.qplo~rc·. lor oloooJ-oiii flto.ni~ yrotoction iJy nDXc:u.:ub on foot il~s,ii.Q tho Iio.tor · aoric.ls., Vc:oiclcS ttcro to ·Jo .:-.".1~--..nC.onv-- .:-.nr~ ... or;;Wo~r(.. . oniy v~:1..1l 't!l~:.r b<.:c6I.l~J ino:;?orc."',Jlo. In c .. ~:,~.ition, odl'"!.l01:2lLlw _\·r;:·.s is suo. to :oll _lll:1it_s in t:1o _:t·c.:-.r~ri <:-.r . .-: . .- · giyinf;:- instl'ltotions · tQ Oo :tol.iO'"'' .• ~n~ ttc ,:_1 struct:Loil of co_ui!Juc.nt an.-. GU',9:__'ll1ou for \·rh.ich tllqro, W.:-,s .. .n.o··tr..:-il.Sl10rtc.t1on in t:lu noVujont sout~tf X ColJ.JS Or>orL•t.ion Or.'.cr 9t ';:Jror.ulr;.r.to', ·.urine t_:1o ,:-y, furt:1vr l.iroatuCI. tho Division, ti';on: 'sU.cccsoful: · rc.'.o)lo~'l".\6nt to :iao:xw~g, to or-g-.:\lli_zo 1 ooc1.p:;. c:.n ·- -~.cfcn.". c.n C.:ls~c.·; ·S'OCt'OI' in t~lO :-h11t;nt<Ji - ~-:cJJ~ dr~---:.:-.1· 1l\SUT1~ t·:!C CQJ~)lct~·.-,',c!'..:mso·. of Yonpo -¥-~rfiol\:;·- ·

. . Tho ~E"beru.;..r.i - ::Oto-ri c.n.;~ .. chinhung...:lli ··t\I"Qc:.s: wOre ro_)Oll'tC:·~-

qu.ict t:_u.-ouchou~ t:1.c nit;:lt, ,·.,it!i no fU:rthor . ..mg~·.cOT.'Loh.ts vJ1t:1 t::o (,mcny ·.uring t:1o :£ .. :t. .-u"till•-:ry corio..:ntr.t.tions· woro :firoJ•~. ·uy t:t.; llt~ !:~~in..:-s to f;l;:~ur:;,tc the ~cr-. c~o.ng t~1o :::...-..c:c-.ru-riKot~ri a."11.E, ~.n ~ .. r~c,G !lort:.. .,. ... • .. nort!J,.,.,..:st;·_oi :w.ec.ru-ri. ~:wso

· con'-catro.tions ~;rofi t<'.-Dly Q4)0U(~IJ . t!l.o ttcJOi-i t, ... l?~ tho· !'J.ltru.ni tion ,.,:!iC:l· couh~ not· ";Jo t:::.·.:.lur.:_)OJ:'t..::.:. in t~N ~u~th.Cr J:.lovc.r."'ont rwut:~ frou ~;:...::~~U.:..ri~

".J.t i-330, tho 11t:1 ;.;.:-.rinCJs \Vc.s or\-·.oroc\ ";;o :furn-!.s!l 300 ucn to tho 7t11 iir.rinos, to function na 1~lf.:J1tr~-- ;u.r.ing th...:. rcndn .ol~ o! t:1o tmvc to .:~.::n:.-~ung- 1 ._, __ n.:. to a..i.t str0i1,;t~1 'to tho 0.-.~u:r -.~cplotot~.

:·c;.U:s o! t~1c 7t:1. i:~;incs •

.J,ir rc;:_Jort~ r(rV'•;cio -:·tl~-.._t ,_t 1.:.::;.-rit sOv~rd ~llln·1J'l:H". t.:n>.11.Q" :1..: .. •. ;Jove~.:. nort.il l'Jl<-. u..:Jst:.tou.:·!"··_ tu ·.ru-ni 1 ._.n _ t> .. .:.:n out eOut:t, lrit:t t:to ~:i-o'JC'';)illt=~ t>.c-.t t"h0~· l.'Ou).t . .:-.ttc~~}t to ocCU;_)J ~)Oolt1onn to control t:1c :::;::: t.t ~Joints f'U1't:101' to t:w GoUt;;,~, LLtlc •. :ncr.t:,~ nct'i Vi t:~- or tl'00?3 ;_~ova.;(nt ur.a rcvccl o•'. in .:.:dr rc-J?O:;"tn of t~1o c.l' o~-. ·u t.~tv1oon :~-c.:::l'u-ri r·n . ::o to-ri, ~-l thoUGh clo sc ~--.cr L 1 rccolmaisJ>, nc..:: of t:~c roc·.,·. ·-._,ut.•rcon ~:Oto-ri <.·.n:. c:dn."lung-ni .".1 sclo set. th['.t t:toro vcro n. ·.:J:' u~10 c .=t-'!.~1iul. '~.eftnsi vc ::_lo oi tion:; ovcrlool-::i~ an~-- cov.:.;rint~ t> -,

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Korean War Project USMC-00102375DECLASSIFIIW

J:!1..:..; C;llcr.l~' G:lO\IC:·. no inclin~'.tiol~ to l<:illlc~\ a strorll'; "tt..:,,cl: E'o(:o.ina.t

Il1vision Ultitc ~.t :\.:'garu.-ri, rlthou~1 it "r' 1::1 know tJu.t t:horo \'l'oro

Lla.:~nts of t:1o 20t~. 26tlt, E.n:·. 27t~l CCF Cor-ps, n tot.zU of a!):oroxiuc.toly

70,000 to 00,000 troo~,s in t:;.o ir.u.w:i.·.tc c.r-.\."'.1 lrit:1 :orob.::.bl;· o.o nc.ny

r:oro in ro~orvc, l'n .. cc;p.:-.i:>lp of 1n'.;;vricrcnco \dt~l T.!m ul~;;i:;ii.On of t~o

1st t:r-rlno :lvioion. Seven . ..:ivisions h<.':.t'- bocn i,~.ontifio -~ t~a-ouc;h

?W intcrro.ec.tions 1 tho 58th, 59t~,_ E'oth, 76th1 79th, SOth Cn~."..g9th~

It ..._~;_-,:-1o;.roc. ;}ro)t-:i)lo t:U'.t t:~o Ol\U'.tY hC~.:: cl!O~on to ~·.olc.Y his nt·cr.cl:s

until tho :~ivis1on 'bqg.:·n its slou 1!ith.:·.r;:.u.:::.l froc ~~'E~.ru-ri. ..~cn.ru.

r....:conno.is::>.::ll.Co ."isclosc~ t:1o.t l:.OV'-'1'.~ ir:r,;.)()rt.;.nt~ :lri.~GCl 3tlr·.G !1.:..1'.

'been !1.cr.vil:,' ontl·cnc:lQ,-., uhil(! s;w~l<:r s:r.x·ne !1<.;.':. •JOan ~1o1m out c.nG.

t':~-.:;. -~:~ c._;,·;::;t;_C'.ro '- .:-.t unny poln~a.

At 1"920 1 Corps OI 26 v~s Pl'o.null7'-t.x1. ·irccting the 3 '. In1\:ntr:r

Division ~0 Ol'Gr.aizo- Tl".sl~ X'orcc :-0 o:>i."J.li'-"h'.o.". "".ly c. GVllOI'.J. officer

Gl'ld. to cons.ist of ono ~n.r._~ntr~r J.:.ttc·li•ol1 1 ono artilh.:r=r bnttol'Yr on

. ont;:incvr ·.0t<.~c~-::~"1t, en{. one T~~C&'-, to fc;Cilit~-:.to t;to nova-.h.nt Of tllO

let lic.rinc :~1.vision i'ron Koto-.ri to t;1c .::Cf~!ll.l.llg ... : . .:Wl:")'\i-'1-1 '.cfl.)l'l.so

C'Io.:-.. -'-t C:· l· ... ~.ta--i,j,l. -tine to. be c.:.umlt.."'icc.·:. ".zy :; Corp a~ lj,'c.clt li'~~;~rco

iJog u: iS to d~:"'··-:.."'lcC £ro:-~ :.c:jon-<cmg- t.o Chi~1.:unc-ni r.n .. roli~·vo the

lst .. Jdt.:-liun 1 lGt i:t:.riuos frg;; it~ nission of ~1·otocting tiu'.t

:portio_n· 'O·f· the~ ~;SR. Upon rcl~.._;f' ".:l:r ~·~-:.ol: Porco ~og, r.l\ .. ,.,:~on

c~_iroctcl~ 'by'·::iviz:S.on, t!lo +.Bt ~O.tt.·l_~ollt let ~:Cri.'loG \U•.s to t'.tt.:-•.clt

north. to .o.qcitlt tho .• ltvi'tlion n.:v.:iJ.c.:;., t:o t!1.c :;ou:.~ fron I:Oto.::-r_i~ !

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fU:QL:!;'1'i·G"'"n ~l:.u . . :

G Dgc;iiboT J qrjo . . . . '

DECLASSIFIED

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Prior to first_ li~t, R01.:.7 at.t~:::c:~1 south, \"Jitlt ono coiu>cnY seizing t:lc fhst ri;4,;o lino \·,onina.till€ tho :.~!- f'r0n tho trost 1 "itiJOu.t i1cot1n& OllWY rcsistoncc. Ot~'lcr : -iv!sion unit a. cor.ti~~cC.~. t~oir J:.l.OVO:J~i; oout~l i':r:ou -~~cru-.r1 1n1~1ally nooting only sli~t rosieti'.noo which·'quic!cl.y sti!':t.on~ c..B' olicuy co ricOlltrations on t.:1o <'Dniuntinc groun~". just to t:~o :O.!'.~t _ot F.:oe~ri brou@lt hOt'.VY i'iro ·on p(..v6nC1ilg _olOIJcntn., _ A·

1 eo;iQ:inO:.. v..ir £>ll."~ grounlt cttc.ck '~:lsporsod t_lto onotlY l.c~ving tho h:l.r;::. ·gl'oun~~. 1:.1 .:·:ivlsioll control v.ril!. t:lc cl.vrotoo continu0,1.., · ,6.ot1on ·t:lrOug!l-< ont t:~o o;ftQl'no.on W[l.~ ~l;;Ot. ·oy :1or-.vy ~ig!1ti~ no thO .c::ni:ir-cy- cloaa,~. on t:;.o l-~SR 1J.1.on nttor..1)t to -h •. ~t 1 ~1on ..c.:ostro~-1 tho loc:.tU . .:.tg ::·iv~_qion olo-ncutu. All su$ nt ;or;pts \1crr; ·rapulooc~., !l0l"to~or 1 e.n(-. tho C:l"~O.\Y wa.r; W.lc.blo to (.\.oni the ~·-'iviaion1u n ovc:noht .oo•_.th. \Jo..;.tho;r alone:. 1::. lcto in t~l.o t'tr-y, .. !r.;pCCd.r-c" d .. r ·strikes f'.nc".. clot-.rint; the -t"!,_Vcn;H:; 'but 'by 2000, for\'to.rt~, ola·Jont s ~: ror..c;.lod. ~ ?Oint .·SOUO qig+~t uilos OOUtll. qf :1.""{;-:.ruri.. .A.t 1Go0, tho liC£>.:-..l"u.-ri ['.1ratri1) was cl.C»tlQl~ ~-.o1-ni ~uo to t!1o lto::.t1lor. ~uri.;.1g its oporntion, it :~u.::. proVt,;;n of tr~10m~Us vcJ.uo bo~h for-t:lo pw.~osos o£ ro~Jl:.· c;;lt~ w.uu.:-.lt;;-- oYncua.tivn. Ovvr r. porio>,. of s:b; :~·s 1 clZ ovt'.runtio :1.:1.,'. SOlV'o,~. t~l.c pro"Jlou fuoot~ b~' tho ~:iv1sion i:t tr['ncr-portil1C c,;_o:pro.xi:t.~.tvl:: 4500 b.::.ttl.o l'j.l, •. noa-iJ.:>.ttlo cn,suf',J.tios sout~ frou ::..(;;;,rl\-ri. :::!o :=.ivision C? .:~ia:plr.cc ~.n-.·. o:pCttot1 in ~to-ri nt 1!~,

R0~-5 aovorod tho zoo.:::.r of t!lo :·1visioll trou J?Ol"iuotor d.of'oneo positions a-t :ZC.gc.ru...ri. .At 03')0 1 t:to 2<i. .:Jnttcr~ion, 5~1 l;c.riltos, .c.ttnckci.

'c. :!ill c.t T .. l. 5271 frou t:1o IlOrt;l, 2:U.s hill con_plotaly Coninc-.tod :~n. ru-ri :f'rou t!te oast 1 l'Jt. portions o!' it !lC'.~·. bov:l holC. b~· tho Cll01J;'1 · l.'.ll<: ot:tor portio;ts of it b~- frion~'~y- f'orcos1 t:l--<.'"oug..~ut tho n.:-.ny t.ttna';s

c&t'.b.ot our positio~'lG• 1llth t!to aup-,;.Jort of ho.::.V:.' nir ctril::.os, t:;.o hill \r~·.;:; srucrc:. c.t 1200. Lntcr. nt 2215, t~1o 5th ::c.rinos raporto..·. t:lt\t !'. ~O..>T:!" OILODY atto.clc t>.g...'linat ;-k,gc.ru.-r1 i'rou t:lc nort:l \tc.s ~~ j?~ cross.

At tho aano ti~_c.,_,~ o..'llo:-.l:' o.otivity ineroc.ao:.·. in t:h.o Chinhu:.tc-ni ,.. l;t>.jon-~'.ong orOi:'.- o.s, in tll:rc sc .. -'t>r~".to but coor('U.ll.:'.to,~. c.ctio:u, t:1o Cai cut t~10 ~.J2. bott'IOO..'l t:1uso tlJO poiats. .Ar.1ro,".. v1t1t Bl~cl.~ l".l"tlB !'11to-uc-.tic wc.:-po:ns £1Jl•1• ;-:-;c,C:.li::o cu----u;: 1 ;;o to 70_ oltOfJ.Y lc.unru.cx".. t\-ro ttrp~~.to cttncl:::s t''f!~St U. i!.ctc.O:.:.r:;cat f:r;:~;:'. t1tC 1st :ll'l{;incor 3c.ttcJ.ion nt SU,;.".O~'lb• ~:1o fil"'t~t ntt~.~" 1 nt 1000, ,.,c.c tlrivcn off ~r:tc.a n p:ttrol frou t~1o lst ~ttc.lion, let ::c.xinon nt Ciii:.lltu:"Ig-nl vrrivo('. to roin!orco tho s;J..il.J. grou-p. .bftor tho pn.tl'ol -.,.,1t~l~·~·o\-r 1 c. ouoom: rnl. stror.eor v.ttnd:: u,_..,r; oc.:.o 1 .:-.n~'l, t-.not~l.or lJC~rol vna :.iU',i)o.tcU.o .. uo ~ _ t:w ~ .. otc.0:.1ilm1.t• :Z!o ona-.t;r v~;.s Cl&['..i:t ropulr;o 1 .. "n\·. t:1o ()neincor !;J.'OU:fl :tovo::. forucr.: to Chin.-. ~lUllC-lli.

At c.bout 1100, n l:l vu:.Jiolo :.:...'U'"1~1u convo~- l·m.s r.tto.c!w··. by ~.n outi-nc.tcC. 200 cm:;J;:,· ::alf w.-:~" bctuoon SJ.· '.onG ru1C. ~~{'Jon-. ·.one. .Vl. .&:ny co;r-pany- uovc..'. out :urine; tho U'tcrnoon to o.i{', ti·:c "Jcsiogc . convo~·, ~~C::.::<!c pi:: _ oC. ~~.otm by cn(.O i:f fire v.ltt". \tc.3 ta.l]_JOrDJ'il:T unable to ui t:lt'.r.::>.u. ..J.r l~t.;;:r rcr_:_:>orto~ol. th .. -:.t ~:.a uctL.c.ta~·- unv.-.1~· con,;_x.J.1~· lfc,c ,"'ie;Gill5 iL £llo:l{; t:~o

hit;;l grou;.1:. j·u.st OC>.r;t of t~10 c.ttnc!;; s1to 1 c .. n. t:mt t:·o ~~J.l. nt the.-:. l'oint l-/C.fl i:t C;":~.;n:r :~r·.n- .n.

il.t l:cjor .... ,·.ong c.J.l. .. 1J:n,;,· i.:·.1'r:1tr;.- lidrol lo,'. 1J~' eo. pl;:~tovr~ c! ;;r-.ril'co t::Jt.::c novo..·. to c. pol;.lt Eo;:,c 20: .. :0 ~'t;.'.~.G nort:nwst v:-.cro it Cl1COU11tor0\.·. c1)}.)rOxi:.lo.!oal~· ~0 Co:;' tl•oo)s. ....--~:-;·: ~~.~t 1-tit~10ut t!1o illl['.;ltr:· 1 t:lc i.~[';dno tC'1'll;:s ldll<Y~. u1 osti ~ t: ·' ·-· 'H:lt> ;.-!'.c.'::i:!o t;!.l.n fil"o• ~tl.D, l.irrpcrou.~ tho rcn;,-..Ll~-.or. :.uri:.~ -:;·_c. 1..... ~:;·.;:<l..·ilt 1 t:,o cnc;.:1y m-:.BU.ccoooMl;'l trio[. to uso :~lotov coc1:t.:-.ilo m:. .. o: :::~·:,____~ c:~c.rc:os £'1-6:-Jnct tho ~~o.rinc t~~.n::s, Thoro \'fQl"O ~10 ca.auc.J.tim; tD ···'::c \}r .. -)";.~· por3ol'll'lol.

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'I:To.tcr booo.uo en acute pro~lon 1 not o1Uy tiat'Wllfl.ci :of· .trOod.rts ocu.l-'

toons 1 but boocuno tJ..o -pl~~1c c..-ws bll. t;'lb __ ¢t.i.Li oDllG \JOul~~.' ~so ·1'i"Qozo o..'l.i.·. broelt. 13hcru ,.,cr·c ~- largo l'll.\nbor o:t'· no'n-.bo.ttlo oo.sUcl~1o$ ~:uo to <:~.rut a 1.n.'.1€;~Jstiol1. u210:l roaulto,·. fron ·Oo,ting Jilr.ll'tlo.l.-1:.~ t!lmi'Ol". C..rL·.t1ons. l~on-battlc CO.E.Uoltius UJ.Q to tho bol.0\1' zQro' Wo..;.t:-:.cr rouc.1n0l.1 c. constt'Jlt

At 2115 1 t:1o :·iviuion1 .;r~ .:~-C".i)D.td:l ;-t~- ~~ Q0:.1H::1 roquosto'": tl:.nt t:1o .st Ilo.tt.:-~io·n. 1st i...D.rinoB. ct ·'Cli1ill:iu:.-:t~:li''bo_r.oi1ovo~. b""" r:J!rut~ Force

:L.o.:; 1rJ 1Goo1 7 :Joccf.tbor~ '1~'-0r 'Jrr t:U'i.t -t-:1C Dc..tt,l.ir;m rlle;i!t. L'.tt.ac': north tn su.pyort o·t: ot:'\<Jl:' ;)ivi~ior\ ·u:1;.~-~ ~-,::-..: clt ltdi-o _.:la.vnncills.:oou.t:t.' to'ti~".X'(\ · -~- . . ..

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S110rtly lli'tor oi,\niGllt 6 Docwl>or, le<.clill(l olwonts of tho lOOO..ve:ll.Olo oolur.m.- ;-;oro tw.,;?cr~il:r h.ol:~". u:p .rq:r,.)~=~~tcly 3000 ~·,:l.!"~:~- noi-th of Mte=ri

no hcc.Vj· oncn;y ·:·.ofonsivo.f'i'r9s ucro c..iooU.ntoroc;. fror.l l:'. noo.rby villc.co n."lct tho surroull,"'inG hiGh crow1t• Hoo.v:r .nortnr a11~1 . .:t:ic:1 voJ.ocity ca-tillory f'iro,

ns \lall r.a 61,\."'ll t.rnr. nr~~1 mtor.lo.tio voc:yonfJ f:lro1. continuo~~ to f.rll 011 tho col.mu1 until. .:l.aybro.:-.k. T:m nU..vc.nco olu10.:.1to of the 7th Hc:Xi.:U.U"B b~QGCIJJ. ur

rivill(; in Iroto-ri ct 0428, At 04lJ5, tho ht llnttaJ.ton, 7th i;a>'illOB ocnin .uovo~.·. ll.hot:.-1 scizillC tho ?rouinont -torroi..~ to its ft;ont. an~1. flcnks, tlootlnc

no OJ)l)Osition on :;my of ita objoctivoa. Tho 2ti. :Sattdion, Which lU'/.~ eovoro~

the C'.ti.vonco ot tl!o 1 ct :Do.tttU.ion, uovoJ. out · ri.t 0100 1 rccoi vine ho...\.V'J i'iro

fron F'..ill 1162 to its front., This rosisto.nco wo.s llcutro.tizot. oftor ;lon.V)" o.ir [l.lll'. ortillcry strilcoa. By 09351 t;lc nc:.in 'bo·.'"J'- ·of' ;-'~!vision ~rC'.i:l ~~l

t1c.s ro:c')ortod r-.s boil'l(': onlY l} r.:ilos north of J:oto-ri en .. ~. vas o:zr,tocto~1 to

bQGin !l.l"rivi1x; within tho next hour. Tho 5th EC'.rinoc 1 covorine tho ;)ivi

aion roar, be~t~un its Mvanco south:wc.rd a.t d.tl.y-broo..lt ll(;v.inst r.to~"..orc..to ro-. oiotanoo whiob cons1stoL1l;l.%'F,olY of' lone rl'alGo sni1')0r firo frou controllirv:

tc:rr"ln :for-.tu.rcs,. 3y 2a:-0 cl.l ola-Jon"!H~ of' tho :livision h.,.,,.,_ closet". Uoto-ri,.

Strikes by close e>.ir BU:_7.:,)ort plo.nos £JG.e.inst 0<:5' t:roo~ oonoontr~;~.tio~lo. tloro ·

hic;bly cffoctivo, nn: i1.hi. r.'D.lcll.· to pr0:1ibit nora oxl;onaivo onor:cr attv.oks on roa:r ~M"d ol onont s,

l)!':f'ootivo air D.ttualto woro na~1.o ,').U"il'lti tho uorninc: aco.inGt C~ ooncon

trctions two niles nort:l of !:oto-ri roGU.ltinc in t'Jl oo.tinntcl: 500 Ol'lClJY' !:illoll. .An oqunlly :1oo.vy ctril::o \'ii!.c coJ uctot. Cc.."':ainst e.11 onalY troop con.

oon.trn.ticn in !l. r.r.ilro~~·. tv.nm:'l locc.to•: sono 2-~· uiloa aouth of'. Xota-:.::d! 1'-..illin~ a..."lOthor ostiuc.tod 4oo to 500 CCi'• ·

In n.t1.~ition to oontrollinc; air rn~·. c.rtillory strikes, obsorvatio:n DJ.r

croft fro:;J v.~0-6 ficuro~·. ·.,rouinontlV in tho roeruo oi' sooo l4o.--50 .friondl.y troops, uost of thou Boyai ::urinoa o£ tllo 4lat ln(!JJJ.1ond.ont Co;r-.1c.n.~oo 1 \·1hic;1. ha.". 'boon. S),-:JOttc:: by o.ir t\-.t~ ,,..nys proviou.sly1 cast of tho 29 l:ovwi)or co~ voy nttncl:: site• A. roGCU'O :patrol was lo,1 by obsorvc.tion J?l.ano to t!"lc hl.l'o.illff l)lc.oo o:r tho ,-;rou~, 12 littor oosoa woro OYo.w.c.to·:., cnc. tjl.o rmcdn:.cr o:f ~oho t;·':ou.p rotU.....""T.0\1. to Kate-r!,

At 0035. X Cor:..)s orc.crt. tho 3d Infantr:r :.:ivision to oxocu.to Cot"',i.)B o:r ::..~ .. t·1hcro"oy To.el:: l'o1•cc Dot; \/'C'.B t.iroctcc':. uovo north. ·:rrOn 1-.injol-......"onc to Cld:1J"lti'\G

ni to roliovo t!1a lst :3v.ttclion1 1st Ilarin.os by 16::>0, Tho to.slo:: force nrrivo,t at Ohi11hunc-ni sl'!OrUY bci"oro lfoo, lint~ t:1o l'olicf c! tho l&t :ac~ttalion \T.:\tl cou~lcto .. ' b~~ 2100,. ?lie Ct".ptu.ro!,. by tho 7.'ivia1on <"'ur1l'l(1 the \"q <toclr--.rcl,. tho :;.Sth 004, :~ivioio:J. to ".:lc no lon(:or of'foctiva. Other P\fs in.\.iet\tot"L thu.t thoro '·roro c.a r.w..!'..;r v.o. lOCO oncrq·!.ol t!1c vicinity o! t~~o oruciril :rond pnss just north of 3l~n.t::a

:Ooivision O:pcr.:1.tion Or!lcr 26-50 1 :JrouuJ.c~tc~l. in !oto-ri nt 1Cl5, or(1oro(1.

tho c.~l.Vt'..noo sout:: to continuo o.t first li(;l.lt G Doccnbcr. ant. to oloso tho

lli-i.4~.C oro::.;. vit<. tho c:-u.. ... .!r..u;,·J=n! = l~on-:~.on,:: axl!:>#' Thin crc~.or further

<liroctcx.'\. tho scizu.ro of key terrain foaturos <":.ouinr.tiub tho ror.~". oou.tb.

ll1T~7 lW.S to attnclc c.t 030300 to soizo O'bjoctivo Ablo1 :6clt:or1 011.;.1. d.lbrlio

in thut ori'.or1 . "'hilo R<r,1.0..5 wc.s to aoizc O"ujoctivo DJc. :ROT-1 Wl::.B ,~iroctcxl

to conti:nuc to prot oct Koto-ri u.ntrU cJ.oo.ro~".. o~ !iivision O.."'t.~ ro,:;in!!'lt!!l.

tr~ins, t!1011 to rol.icvc 3.011-7 Qll(l . .RCT1-5 on ObjoctiV'OS A1:1lo, :Bnkor1 Cb .. "ll'lio,

v.rh>. ~Joe, l'J1;.".. :finally, to follow Ro:il-.5 southt oovor1n.---; tllc :.livision ro.nr,

It l"TC'.s t\.oci.i.ol\ thnt tlto :..'ivisionlc. tonlcs "mult"l bo t!lo lo.e.t vohicJ..oo to stv~·t ."oun tJ1c nountnin roo..::., so that tho .a.rl.vunco wull~. not bo iJI.!.JcC.o{,,

should ony one tcnk booono inoporcblo l\ll(t blocl..: tho roc.(:, or o;10u1.·. t:lO"'J be too hco.vy for cr.:y bl."i:"•CO t:u\t ha.·.':. to bo roconstru.otg•t cJ.onc t:lC WQ".

Tho 1st ]~.ttc~ion. lst ii..".l"inoo1 in ooorc\lnntion '1-tit!l tho nttn.cl: sout!l.,

uns to nttc.d.~: nori~1 o.t 0000 to noizo Objoctivo !'ABY1 ru.J.l lOEn, Udc!!

l~.o:t.U.:\C'.to<.l tho ~~SR oouth f'rou t!!o crt:.cicl ?O.Ss below Xoto-ri t•.o\'m to <r. ~i::lln:.\'}-oni,


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~l:o :Ji ~ sio:: rc::_)ortccl. c. qui ct n:_ c::t · c-:~ ::oto-ri r-n··: nt-' \cybrCd::; · c.tta.cl~ot1 '.·:it:: !:OJ!=? iu tl:.o lcc..::1. c.ccor..".irlt; to_pltn to ope-.:: t.:'lc li$ to Chb;luu-:g-ni. ~'.1 tl~~::. ao at~.jor cm:J."=' ·C'.ttncl::--COvolo:po::. t'.g(il1St !:oto-ri, harro.ssil'l{). c:10ilY sn..."\ll c,r;1a t'iro. una t~.iroctO("i. il€;:.:'.1:-lat t:·:.o··;~rt;l C'Jltl. llOl't!l;.~st portio;:~-~~--~~:.:l t:.ofcnsivo oporinotor _iri-CJ.u il:t; -;:J.o td:: strip, holt.

tllo l.st ~.;:~- ... uv~.

There .\foro iJ:,.'ly i::,lico.tions of t:1.c oontintic~. en~;:- OU.il,;...u:p t:U"out;haut t:w vr~lcyo .. tO tho southuost. CJl t:outlio,:..st ot =OtO.:..ri. lj;:;.o .ru.1.vo.:u:o of o.u..1. clc::Jc.J.t::; \r4!.s :·la.i]!Cl'cr.'t ·u~-- ~:.ucv;:; B!l0\1 iHtur.lls CJ.! -. l0\'1 vici~ility 1 ,.,;~ioi.l in tUl·n ~rov.:.ntu:. tl?-O :;t.-ision f'ro:1 .. r"oeoivbg r.W...~":D..lT.i. a.l:r' sU!)l)Ot't, ··c.!ld. t.llO\toG. tl~o m;.on~~ frco,::m:. of I.JOVOl:tor.t lrithout fo;.x of· oorirl o.ttn.ci: r.l'll. obcorvection.. · · ' ··- ' •

The ls"".; ::.~tt.',lion,, .lst 1:~-.rincs, n Vtul-cv "'.. "-10rt!i frorJ .P:.l:tu:ulnc;-r.i · bogi!U"liU:S; .it 0000,,.in1t.i£"~1y: UQotin£; onl;r li~bt· OU(l!J;:_r i-oGiStC'~i.CO• jy l300, tho_ b,,ttcl.ion trns cpjroaci:ing ::ill -lOS:l C'~~4-nst· ~1u.C:.~ houv:iar -;ro.... sistc.ncc froc n~tor.:C'.tic \1\>t'~Ohs nnG .. ·cr:cll -t.;.rus··firc. ~y l930 1 f'on-;n.rd <.:-1 Cl.lOllts hu-:. ro::.C:~o:~. th·a obj 9cti vc \11 t:1. t:-:.o :rot.~~·.in ·.or ·o:f' t:1o .bnt ·v!'J.iO.n 011 tho sout:lorn · slo::_"Jos of t:l..c ~~ill. ~:l.o j_loCsoseion·.of · t'his ko-; terrain !oatu:;-o 'V:irtu.W.l.r- a.ssur..;.ll. the l-.cocout t.o the y; llw noor~ .

·z.:·a··7th ~:m-inos act Olll.Y l:!.g'lt rcstst,.nco -iA t:~oir in! tic~ a.\:v.:'.r.co south :.urin:; t:!c :.;.or:lill.t:;, scizbc; t:-:.~ . .ir r-.s ic;.lc.:. objoct1VQB t>.ccor.-~inG tD pll'.n-'! .tit 09l;o! t::o 5t::. l:c.rinos wr,s orJ.oro~:. .to -novo out r.;.tr. $~ccoo.:o~~. in soizilll': O"bjo~tivc ::·o€ 'D;' 11~2:;:. :J.nc;ty rosistnuoo. ·cailsi·sti!l.c of c.utollt".tic l1~"\..'l'Ol1.s 1 s;Jdl c.r:-.\s a.>u~ mrtl'.r fi;oo, st11'fcn~t. as t.i.u nt-';r.O::: procrccsc<. All o:por<.t1o:1.a ,.,ere :"-<-·u-.r,.1or¢~·. E'.n:. ~\olo.Yo.'.·by ai'.vol-so \l'or<.t!lC~r ClJll.-.i~i_o.ns, r.:.lt" .. c.:ftel.~ eui~i:1g tl~c 111~1. groU.l1f. t!lt-.t t1ouinc.t,ot. t:.~c 'rc> loc.~~.::l.:lg ~o.ol-r..l ·t:1o :1111 ·,;o C:'.::.ilL-uu"~g-ni, poAitiontr \'lore eonaol.il: ....... to~l. for t:1c nig~1t.

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11!ho onor.1Y tr1oL stu.bbornl~t to provont tho Clocrnc.oo of tho llSR f'rbo tho sout~l, fiGhting i'ron '\'toll prcporoc.i. SC'llr"bog Mctlo.g "ru.nl::ors Md cr.P.. plncal"Jcnta nlong tllo l:di~ grounlo oo.st of tho l;SR nnt .. xono 7000 yar~ts sou.t~1 of Koto-r·i. ~:..:.c lst ll(ltttll.ion, let l:t>.:rinos wc.s ro:pot~.toi'J.y C'.ttncl~Ot-t c1urh1G t-:10 nig;'!.t, ~hose v.ttc.ol::s were ropu.J.sc-;.11 \tith ho;',V"J oo.sue\J.tics to both S.iitos 1 cnt."t c.gc.in .. ::U.rin~ tho llftornoon tho batt~ lio11 boecuo ~10C'.v1l;t CllSL'£~o~.,. with tho onarq on l!ill 1081.

:..ioc.,:n,thilo, t!1c '7't.l'llit!.l'1rioa alld 5th liarinos oc.iin COnt1llUO(. to push oouth og.:-.inst r.1o,~.orcto to hoc.vy GTJnl.l ~U"t..•s o.nC: o.utortlltic \foc.pons f'iro. llnony rodstc..Ilco incronsot~. with oaoh o£ tho <..iNlY wall cllo &en OW positions onoountorod. Air c.nd v.rtillory support o::actol' .. c.\ :1o;.v,y toll on tho onoily um1or i(torl wo..'\thor con:.1t1ons. ~o to tho tc.ct t:u•.t tho Air Sup-.!_)Ort Section c:~Ti..CS..2) 'W£'1.S roquiro(1. to bu Oll tho r.'!OVO

~1:U.l"illg tho. ntto.d: sou$, Co~."l\'t tho obvious OOLU"lW11C£'.tions r.~f'ficultios ~o~1ibit1nc tho usc of tho T .. ;;o t)lring tho naroh, C'. now syaton h..·•.c..'l.. boC!l i!lproviso(\ for tho control of cloEio c.ir support ('lllrint; tho novo. soutlt fl'ou Hc.cr'ru,....ri. ..'.n 1Q::. typo cirp'lc..no, OCUJ,ippoU. \'rl t~t tho noooa-. sary coJ:lD.lnice:.tions to control l'J.l •• t.iroot c.1rcratt on sto.tion1 ns ircll o.s rocoivo roqncsts :f'rou grount \Ulits, gr:.vo f'. continuous D.irOorno not1l0t·. :for tho· su.porvi sio_n o~ cir r DU!JP?X"t• ·

Strong onwy troOp concontr<.tiona o;::isto,1. concrrJ.lY \rost, sout!: nnit sout!1oo.st of Xoto-ri, 611.~t t!16 prcs~1.co of 11ot·t ~td previously WlCOLl!.littot;, oa forces i!'l.l..ica.tcC:. tllE~.t tho cnauy woulll, t.V;r-.ill l'.ttdn:;}t {'.strong o.ttv.ek o£tcr ,~.or1:. liovort:l.ol.Oss 1 o.t 1630 1 oouo tllro~·. r..ilos floUt;.l of Xoto-ri, lcnili.nc; :-.-!vision olor.10nts uoro tlosoon~~nt; t:ll'ouC:r t!1o crucinl ;;rc.s::; t:U:.t lol to C!linhung-ni, v..nc~. p1o.ns woro to contir.uc,..t:lO aovc;.1o:1t tlU"ouQ.lOut t:w nig;lt. At l&>o, onooy firo l'IUB rcportoc":.. L'.a ::~J.l.:i.j-..:::: o:1. the .:-.ir strip ~·,t :-:oto-ri. Ror.to.ining olononts of tho ::livi~ion trclns togot:1or \'1i~~1 tho covcrin.t; forco of tho lst i£.rinos1 fouDht c. co:1sto:.1t roar gu.o.rd notion, ·

One of t!1o r~r:.jor :pro"blcnc coilfl~ontint; tho ;~:ivioion on its uovo ·dow : tho \fil1t1.il~G now1tr.in pt~sn \Jt'.S tho oons;;.ruction of D. bri~o At en o:.:troocly prooipi touo Eoct;f.o:l of tho rot'.tl ( CV 5!)54). ~ho !oruo:r brillgo !lt\d bODil. successfully blollll i>;r th~ cnor.zy ;:.t a point W:1oro rnpid co;:atruction of v. bypnfls vc.s iqposaiblc. \lit;1out n succos~Jful ~l-~inoor o:ff'ort to britco tho GCJ.'t none of th.:t :::ivision vohicl.os uoult~ :'1..'-VO boon ablo to .~.osccn.~. tho l•ill, :i:~10 brit.go to bo oonotructo~. :ll\.·.~. to be of ou.fficiont stro:1gt:1 to Sll!J~)ort !:o.:.v-.r t1•:£fi-,, illelut.il.~g tc.l~:c., l?or ... coci;l€ t~1is fi.lf'f1cuJ.t:r1 m·rc.llgOiJOllts 11.~(,. boan !l!l.do for tho nir~1rop of nn 1;...2 st ocl trom".'1~.., briti.go o.t !Co to-ri. !!:'ho c.".rop, 'boliovot .. to :10.vc "been t1lo first of its typo c..ttcrJptoJ., ttl'.s succoss!ully l'.lD.l":.o 011 7 :Jocef'.:bo:r. .A.ftor our a:tvc.nco tUl.oovoru;". t!!c bri.-gc site on 9 :)Ocanbor ti.1o 1st :.Jns:il'~.o.:r j)ntt.:~ion U.lriC(U,--.toly boger. bri(~.ec construction on/. b:· 15~0, over n poria~'!. o:f' }} hours, th¢: br.!:,~o vrm1 conploto;:\ ,·:.n.·. vO:l:icul:-.r tr."i'fic novclL sout:! ..

At 1800 tho =-:·c:_1ut:r C.:licf of Stc.ff oponocl tho .AU.V!'J:CO GP at ChinhlLlQ-<lli i'rou t·r:liC:.l to control aova::::.;nt of t·~o ::ivieion oliJ.lOllte :f'rou C:1i:'l:ru.ng-ni to t!10 south.

, ~~o OI 21, pro'i;ml.grttc· . .-..._,.. ·:.La t ... to ... or.ulW1.1; - .;j,Wl(;llf'.J:I r.roc., u.:..

'lrm1 ui.tjout ~i.ol~' by C'.ir :::;:,·. \'.'.:.t·..a:· ~ _ l-:.onc ar on.

··-··.j·, n].toro(~ plMS to l!.of\:mt .;::.o:uJ t:1.:-.t X Corps u.r:.o to \'rit!)... ~·n: . .Jll.C.r~ to tho ?u.scn.:. Po:UU'lg-

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l~vcr.l011t frou Ko·!:o-ri rm-.,t.in~nil ~1~n\tlY t::l~~~':ilout tho ·nimt ·.of'

9- 10 ~occnbor, ir::po,::.O(. -oy· sr-1rli ~o;~-~1-ou;pS,:'tl!liC:l o.tt-~l}Jt0{1 .. t'o blocl.:.

t~lo :.:sa t·rit!"l. :f'iro fror_.. ""Qoth fl!:.nlm. liy_c.rrv.ngC,..,~.ont tln-o.u(;:'\ X COl-.Pst 100 Ollon;; ?Us, ';tho ht'.£1. ourx:-.Q~1.~tOrol:. to ROT-7 ~_ing ~l~o r.1£tlt 1 woro to Do tur::La.·, ovor to ~us·..: ;7vrcv ·oc upon tho P..oci:-:~ltt e C'.!"rivv~ .v.t Chill:

lllll'l~Hli .. Little 'ifiicult;;; .. ,~.r. c:trotmtora(·:. .::uri~ tllo d.ov· \·lit~l nii'

~!C.1• artillery 6UIT90r-t in.f'U:cting l:.ot.VY OC.f;JUol.tiO~--~n t:lo oc~ )xrt;\ o.·.st

!:~~o~~('~i ;;r~s:;:~ o~~~t~~f0i~~~~:tt~~~~~;;;;~~ =~~:~~~;~c~; I;~ t!1c OC'.st c.t o. JlOint upproxi!.C".tol~· !; ... lfuf¥ bot\>tO;On :Koto-r.i C'.ll_~. Chi~

b.u1g-n1. C.l1 ·. fron onony in front of tho lst ~\.tt.-~iori, lst f.ic.rh1oa·

positions u~11c:1 _oont:rol:Lc\1. tho :~SR. no,·.r -~;.la c:;rucicJ. r.10w1.t:'.iu-.p_nsa.

c>:_lproxi~.:-.tcl~~ t!u-oo L\lloc south oi ~~oto-ri •. :iy_ 0245 o,.:viu1Co oj.(uictli;-~

of RO!L7 bocc.n o.r.riviuG .at Chit~.m~ni, ':l~lO ii.oo/~.of tho :Jiv1Gion ~rv.i."t ·,~ arrive<."!. ~t 08".50 1 atU t:.-ci'fic continuo{';. to IIovO Bl-100tl~y. At l64o

t!to lc.~t olcnonts of :RG2...1 cloc.roll. !:Oto-ri.

Air rLlJorts cont_inuot. to rov~~-- iiho PrL)~e:..i~_o of lQ.I',;;o cJ'lcuy groups in t:tc ~-:rc.uo, on tho ri.-·.ccn,~ t:.n~":.. _in pra.J?,;.rv:;, ;positions f'X'l~Lt:.l·. ·villDi:O&.

en:. the trails to t:1,c ~'loot c.n .. _~_ .sout:.~,.,.ost' o·r ·1:ot0-r1, ZCI·-1. i.1ovo<.l.

::;outit1 rolicvi~'lb olcr.~ttG oi'· t:-io, -(th. +:...".1.~1~~& on .. Du.cPonQivC:J,xiSitions.

Tl1c. let :k.tt .. 'l.ion, l~t ';c.rin(,l;;. raportot~·n quiet n!t}:lt· ~.r..;. ·nOt.liG~"'>lo

ana·~· r.ctivi t:• t: !+'[email protected] t·ho uol'llins:, .. ll,t c;(Jpl"O~Zir"tL-.toiy 1200 1 · c. 1..-.rgc nnnbor of. Ql"'.cuy \mra obsoJ:"vo~-:. nov!.l'l.; oooi in frinit of: "A~'· Coi.~

P'-'-nyt s position::; on :inl lOti'l. Intousivo ortnlor~.- :£1l~oG "rmro c..."llla.~.

on t!1c cnc;J;:- li.·d~l provQ: .. :rl&-U:r ofi'9ct.j,vo. At 1300 1 n· str')nt; 3~:·;,·or

CoupEJ..-:cy ]_)ntrol nttr-.cl:o~\ L'Jl cntauy st1•ong point allJC.oont to t~1c rc.1lro;:-.c1.

v.r..l. nart:1 of t::o b;:;.tt.:--J.iont s positions ovcrlooHng thiJ l~sT:.= d"6lo~.r

in~ ),)" rocJ::ot lC'll..'!.C::!:.Jro1 th9 __ aos~lt \:rovo- tllo CCi' .fron ~t~.,~~- :'lOl"l..t.~

buocc,:. C'n . ho~vUy tir:.bo.ra,L Dw,;,:cl'St olo6r1ng · t:"'.o h_i£~1 (~oua:. of .o!i'at~',

ant'. inflicti:1g f4"'.ll.y.· COJ' QC.GUE'l t1Qt1 .4-t-.tltO sa:i-o. til)O ';ho pntr61. r~

:portct~. -t!~t thoro \-.'oro ;~1 cstliu~o(l 390:- 500. Oli.O._;;;;"~:!.,.t. .. r.r9ill:tt\ 11-" &;~;;.. punyl s positions 011 ~:ill_ lOGl, . ... · · ·· ...

lDvcucnt ~out:'l fran Cllin!uUl(.,..~ti- \fo.c; c.ooor.f~}liailo(\ ;prinorily ;~Y r.l,..:rC:tint: Ginco t:1oro Ho.G ;;~ liu1t(Jl·. nw-:·oOi~ Qi' t.J.~ucle:_s, .. Or4.y 150.

vchicloa wore sont f'orwr.r~'. i'ro:.1 t1~c ::r-n.w"'.G-- Eil.~l aroo.'to .i~ontl.ong, to nscist in· tronsportin.G troopp oou.t!t,_' qf· t~oco', · ~10 Ocu.1o !rou

tl1o rour clor.\Cltts of tho :1i.Vis1on o.'~ :!tlll{~n£\1.1• Wi.t!<..To.Gl'::.lbrco :;ot; in control of t~1o l:SR bolow c;.11n·ul'\.o;-ni 1 novcnont 'of t!1o J1v1oion sOuth

fron tl1nt p::~ i:1t llns ncconpl i sl:.c\. 1101:..-to.ct i C!'~ 1~·, • .u. 1S3:J, !1owOvor •

t~to cncuy ostnblio~10~t a ro.:\: .. blod.: in t:'lO vicL:i.ity of SU.J:>ng \1:.1iC:.~

C!'l.CD.Got'l t~w ~-:on(Lqu.<PX~c~s Conp~lY! of' t:1o lst :aO.rinoc an.."; rosuJ.to(l in the loss of sovor,;J. vo~l.iclos ru1i'.. novorC'.l co.s~"'lltios. Tr<'i:!ic wac

ort .. oro,: to be hcl ·. at c:dn.!-:.wlG-ni w.1tU 2050,· w:1olJ. t:!o i)locl: \Tc.s

clc~cc1 b~· trovps of' tho 65th no~.

Loa,;.""..i;::.g cl~-XJ.O:~ts o:f t:1o convo;_,; r<Jr~C:lc·.'!. i.~ajo1r-i-.o:lG nt 0930, c.;.tt~.

at 1030, t~10 :.iviGion C? clo£ot.'. ::Oto-r.l rntl oycllo(. at .i.Ull[.;n"l.l•

i.iovu:r.1c..nt co:•tinuo:. nt a {:,COL-. ro.t01 c . .n,~. O:r 1000, R0"--7 ~·n··~ :~ivision

'rr;:dnu ~.;l ~-.._'l. ·• ',:;2 ~1~.,~. c..rri vc·":. iJ:. t~:c . .i:!J:~::.u.nQ-.-.).U1f01-~:tJ-t ._",cfonsu r.rvn.

RC·l'-7 bogt-;1. })l'0]_)£\1'<'-tionn for 1;-.~~~·:.i:--.~,) c:..-::.~.r::...t.ion nbnor~1. shi~.

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11 :Jcccnbor J 950 -.· /

~:to r.'IOvor.tctJ.t of rca_w.inil1-C olOI:.onts of tho :11v1don to tho lh:"JGGl..f.l c..l"OC'. contiuuot"... At OOOl, t:1.o : .otot:, convoy: Was c~n h.o.ltol'., sout.~: o:L'·. St'!..~.onc \'l:1on it v~.o strong].:,~ .:~.1itr!.Ci:Q:'. b;: t.n ~·~.ote4'J.linol,, nu;lbor. of ona1y cr.l,!)lo;rir.c Br.1fl~l l'Z'ns C'.n.::. i.!ortCJ"a• ···si;: v6:.ticlos W(.;rc loat boforo t:to oncr.zy- \Jt'.s forool'.. to .~iso;:;.s:D.£:o .:.n."'.-·tho Coiwm·-· ~'t'.ia \1M nblo: 'EO 'nOvo .. ~:10 roL'l'- ;un.rt1 '·ro.s C.[;.:.in ongc.goC.: _)lrins t~to nit_::lt: 1n t!lq vicinit~· of -~~"l.o "Qo.n·_; lon.:..~.inc :f'roa l·:Oto-ri to- Chinhu.."'l(".-ni. ~vision ror..r Ql.l".:r-.1 olat.t~ts Clo ro,·_ :.:t-..jon,...<ont:(C';t .1730'~ nn;.\ o.rrivo~~ in t!10 ::::01.\;\tt."l(; -~:l.lllQ:\~I.! 6-00· by ·c:-rl~· OVqllii.'lC• ~:;_t; 1800, tho !toCOlUlaiSVMCO Cor.~Jl;lf · ,.Jt'.r, ll~tM~Q-~. fror.1 t!lO: 1st :~t',.1!l<:.!S;; ·~n~~. both tho F.il~.O!l-_rtn!as:.tlC-o Oo:l--IlV.ll~· C'.X'l.;,.\ i i? COi"llK"lty- r9vor't·o:'. · -t:o Ji 'vi sian 1?01;1. trol. · .~

.\oricl ·obGorvC:ti~~·in~~icer.tot. t~'!t>.t t:.o c;ro..'\toot prot.Jortion of ~lor.~·, ucvc:.:.1cnt \:i~ to\:<.r;.: t:1c aout:t• ~>.o lt.ri;cst CC!E'_ troop." concc.'ltrL.tions C';:.1liO.::-.l"cl1. to 't!u Yes~ <·l\ •. eoutbtcisi· of St?-l'D•lG ro.11.:. ilort~:m,:;st of ::E'.jonD.onc;.

•- • ..._ o - • • - L -'-' - + - ... -fi~.L.r..l.U \t.l(.l.n; C~YiHJ•'.l:l.l. 1.~ IIU ilO QAt\Uli TlOli.'.Ol. OJ.. COI.l.}JUlil.n&: 1i01in.L Qncr.Q'

l.OO~CC cinco· t;lO CC;' Co\Ultor.._o::;":fu;."J.u~VC :tv.C .. bO(.Un on 26 l:(_)v0l.ibor 1 001~ s~v.-.tiv9 9stir.tntos· ns n rou~tl.t ~O:t•,jl.ni'~tr:;. (.n,·. in·pr'.l"t; r'.l."tillcr:r cct:!.on 1nt1iC.:-.tc.~ t:1::.t t~1r-O .. cuu!J~O~o l.ivisions en:. ·oloncnts of fu:ur uoro :1c.t. boon rC:.i.-.. Orq(~'·oilf:.p 50 "l1or CCJl.lt of,octi·V.()·· .. o.s .Q. result of la_i s E'.J.onc, Tl:cso fi&~ioS r·i,·: not 'boci1:r 't,O' tt.!o;o .i1ito ·~ccount c. o;>rXJ.)lot.o ostinc.to of enOL~' -~I.U. by t¢t'illel"~· r.:l~~.·nOnc of t:'.Oao killo:. by c.hC'.ction. Sin.il::-.rl:r, no ~ttor.::.ft. \·TO-a iic.:.o ·to_ oou:_1Ut.o Olh~u;· liL".. c.nt.l"J.~nbC'.ttl,_, cc.srw.l tics. ~;uporOus ·r~orts l'ointo~". to o. hiG~~ pcreontt'-.GO. of cnOi'-'-;." no:~ bc.t tilo. 0.."\SUN. tios as Ei. r€lSU.l t· (.,! !roozi:l(;1 (.1:~08\.'l.ro t'.O.l.". , i'rosti:litc. · · . '

~ COryu pio;_~·co.tctr. Opo~·o.t1on . .-Or~. iQ1 . r_urifiritinl: OI· 27 r·n··. or:.CL·i11G t!~o · ::1 vi s~O-n to crib'nrl: ·_ ~{3. ·;~.b0 9_ct.q.~o~. tpr_ t~t~~-cr :·rb~~d!Jl.o~tl\ont to t:1o ?'USA:.7 ~· ?0~.:..-:G-. C~:G :oren.;._ tihl.lcl Co-rps.OI :$O~--·.d..'l.t,:i('14 :,.oco:.ibOl.", :f'u:·t:loi'· ~)o~_ifi,rnl tllQ. vioi,..ity_ QfX-~-!'.,:-1. D,.~ t:·lO .. :-:)ivirtiont,a. ~ssQ'itbl~' · e.roco. :>1vis1on D:ber c-.tiun· Or(:or :;..;5o. pror.lu.l.GD.tO\.~. r.it_ oeoo, pstabl_is."l.-· ot. t:lo nocoS:f.i~- orc;o;"J.h:t'.tion cnf.. !)roco··uro for Oribc.:r~':~tion of' t:w :··1v1 ciolt fro·l;. ·;·:un.(;"l¥'~1, . ui ;;.~, .t:10 2~:. :l:{;inoor _.SJ?cci{·l· 3r.~~£~A\O, unt.Ot" t~10 cU.roction :cf.· X Co!'ps, ·a;_~rci_sin~; a·vor:lJ. 2upcrvision t'.l1.:. control of t:!.1c outloo./.in{:: •. :?or t:!.O uo_et pnrt 1 rcGii.ionts CJ1•~. !lCl".,:.q_U£:.l"tora units ucro ·or.ib2.r~tct'. t~bOc.~·:: notiCuit tron'six>·l·tS,- ,.,:~iJ.c souo subor\~i-nn.t 0 Wlit s:, '"hic).'U:· :!lit,; 010_ l.et 1S:IPrO .Pt.rt~; :Sv.tt't~ ion:- on·~,_- v~;o....G \Ioro Q.lJ.'bv.rl.-o:, [~iJoc!.l"U L.::iS.to. ' · - · - .. - ·.· ·

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12 .... 15 :;cccnb cr 1950

At onoo. l?ucs~l<.•.:·. 12 :"ocoabor, ~ivis1on ,Oj_)pr_o.tio]:lB. QrUor -27-50 \'i<l.B p~nultn;:.tQC.; 9atCJ,.'illis:;'ling: tho ta~~ orcc.rti~~'tibri.~'::fO,r· oii~ip~'J.ng :i.ivision. o1nits 111 nccoritonco.\:1:1-tll.)iv1&1on:- J.lbtu"!o:a.tton Or491" 3-50 •. _ ~-~~ _llfOO; 12 -;- ~l.lf.lbcr 1 tllO AiC Grou:) l\pPD.l'tot. frau Yop.v() c.irl'1Qlt\_for·l;~~-to t'urtllor

.Jpt..ro :!or tho.i.Ihpont.inc . .arrival of' tho_ ~ivhib·n--ih th(l.t .l\l'cn;. -.

OutloO...,_ina oontinuo~'l.-_::nt --.o.~.stoa.t'tf ;paoo. _ ,.tith tho-: 5t!l ~~-n~s :· £tnc1 'rC>mco :av.ttoJ.ion obo{ll'<1 tl10 U&f.S.'G:m!l!\i>L :a&~ (.!':.!. li5}, 7-tpl:nrinoo rutrt 1st TllrJ!.-:: :3Cl.ttdi?l} ,porso:nnol· ~bo.or,1,. :t:to }Jsi.;::; _G;-:1:~ l3t1m_&;, ,'OJh~ •. t!lo l[;t iZorinc c-.n'1 ~1Gi~lpo;"· :a-.~ttt-~ion- c'bwr~~ ~o lJ~!S: ~.AI:_ ~LLU;E., .\t ' 14301 13 :)ocor.~bor~ tho !l!vision Cot.riw.nt''. PoSt· clouod ·c-.t .~ltll'.l. e,n.~. opanoa !l.boart1. tho trs;~ D .. i.J3Illl:.::l (alP..;. 33) •. :. t.:Oonw:·dlo, tho"at!vunco ::ivision·Oor.;.. , i"!Cll~. Fest, \llich :1c . .c'l. Ltcpa.rtod liung;:U'.rl ~t llto.0 1 12 :Oooa.l"boi- Ol)OllOc: in ~icBGll1 South Y.ol'_ou. nt .1330 1 13 :Jocu:.:bor. :

ir'J 04001 14 :;ocoubor, ,porsorui:ol of.' tho 11 t';l l'ra.rinos \"lcrO a:tbt'.rko,,, aboard t~1a Ufh.;s G&r.JR..'JJ COLLI~7s. Alco, o!toctivc 1t~. :joCu.tbQ3:'t O:ntpc.ny "A"• let .. lT.lpl!ii:Jinn ·:rractor B[\ttt'.lion l·m.n .:otnci-:C .... froo ~ivision arul. ntta.oho·: to tho 2cl. :;Jncinccr Sneci~1l 3ri&'alto, to, .!I.U·.ist ia thO ou._t.lol\i.1.1nG'• Tho roilain®r. of the l.st"'" #!'phibia."l -Zrc.otor 3[\tt~lio;l·, ·ioa'rl tt:;n · Oor.lpon:,', Ul\B

'.lat'"lJ'. c:.ttr.C:1cv.-:. to tho 3L:. Infantl':.' :)iv1sion1 !or furtllor atrJ?loyocnt '1l~ tl'.o :llnO"l£'11 b~cilhec.L,, D.+"Co., u:U~o ono OOJlJ.lV%1;.r o! t~·Lo let S.::oro Party "Ba.ttalion \ms plc.ood (,.i.ro.ctl;r-· \Ul.(1.0r· ~!to operational c ntrol of X. Corps. ~ norninc; of 15 ::10ccr.fJ•;l" 1 cubcrlmtion" of c.ll ::ivlsion unitB ha ... not.rod co~lotion. In oJ 1 1 2t..: uhipa lt0l70 coploJ~o(., inclu.."'..1nG t:.ttact: transports. vj.c"tor;t ships, Ls:..'s, ·ro,u.-:. lJ LS:z'o., 1:dth o. total oubo.rkOl~· ot.rnngth oi 1.32?. officers an~·. 20S93 onlista(1.. ~!"lo uss :DAYFI~:.· Ballot. fror., :unan..'"'rl n.t 1000 1 15 :iiCcal"",a:.: .

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