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1ST PROVISIONAL MARINE BRIGADE - SPECIAL ACTION REPORT - (3 OF 3) - 2 AUGUST 1950 - 6 SEPTEMBER 1950

Korean War

Korean War Project Record: USMC-1272

CD: 18

United States Marine Corps History Division

Quantico, Virginia

Records: United States Marine Corps

Unit Name: 1st Marine Division

Records Group: RG 127

Depository: National Archives and Records Administration

Location: College Park, Maryland

Editor: Hal Barker

Korean War Project

P.O. Box 180190

Dallas, TX 75218-0190

http://www.koreanwar.org

Korean War Project USMC-00201067

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llet•OJ·t Abie ~ G-1 Report Baker - G-2 Report CiJ.arUe - G-3 Heport Dog Lor,i st1os

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Annex Lasy - Air Section Heport u Fox - Signal Sect1o.n Heport " 0eorr.e - l~otor Transport Section

SAR - 5th Earines " - lstBn,5thNar1nes 11

- 2ndHn 1 5th'·l!!r1nos " - ,)rdHn, 5t.h~-~a.r1nos 11 4,2"Htrco,5tht<arines " Ant1-TenkC .. 9 5th :arinos 11

- J stTank"n, 5th'·:ar1nes Annex How - 'J.'ask Organization

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F'OLlJER fB

Annex ,Jig - CoA,lsti•nerBn " Eing - coA,JstMTHn

11 l.ovo Co.S lstHediln 11 HU.e - lstShorParj!ylln " Nan - Heconn.Co " Oboe - V}:0-6 " Peter - Nilitary Po)icc Det. 11 Quoen ... ComLiatServGrp 11 Hoger - lstOrdbn u:;ugaJ - JstServbn 11 Tire - HcJicel Section


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PR.JV-l.SJ;:UiL.l,:. l-L~i\_!l-jL 3R!GJ.:J~ ~?BC;..:-.. L -- ~

.. Subj: Spocietl ,,ction hcport,- Com}xcny ·"A", l·st. L:nr;incGr

B~ttc~_l1on_ for l:)G! ... iO'Sl --~ . .:·~uc:ust-~ ~cptc_pb~ r, 1950

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1. Thi'l rcpor~; ia.a SpBCiCJ.l r,ctionrcport covcrinr; 'thG

nct:tvitiGs cf Gornp~ny 1'.t:i11 , let !~n~;1nce:r E:;.tt::lion, lst

P_:L"'OViHi(·::..r~l i2:'~tr!ac 2:-:':·i..f-~C\.dv, t~~r~.r-r: tho pcrio<l 3 .\,ugust

·4 ·svr:.>~Cl.:b(.;;r~ :L:;·5Dv 1t j;:, t~'l0 I't4..Cl)080 of t.h1s r.~t>ort to

· dCsc-;_.,ibc th8· mnnr1o1~ 5.n Nb.teh Oomnnny n A11 f'u:"nisl1·.~i Eng

ineer aup;)ort tl) 1;b·~, let Fr·uv1siona1 Hurino Bri(3'c·dC ·d\.lr

inG the u1:<.>vo p2r·iod(. It i_s a2.£l() tho })ury,oao cf' thiB l~o

port to po:'.nt octt n.nlwc.s other.' tr,an stanrlaru pl'acticc

U:.Sccl succ;3 8stul~y d..u.ri:.1b tl'li s· !J;:;r·iod. · ·

n ~--·-~~ .. "'"' , ~-r -.c.-.... 1 nn--·~ ~~'·'·r.l' "n lst Provis·io"'al 1:.. • l,,i.Jl.H.;_.JU.li.J' .n ' ..;..;,,..; _,;~--~~--- -·'v-'- ,DO. 'oJ ''"-'- .>..J " - • ;..'I

I.larino Dl"'1gaa:), \\""as o-:·;so.rllZ·Jll as follows, 1.-vith qapta1n

G2o1•g0 ~~!. KI~~G ( 0128B9} { ~202) l'j s~U! Joumanding: . . .

-com:yo..~1y Ecnd~ua:rt·Gl .. a 3 Oi':t1cors 27 ·E!"'~1 stca.

lst ~ncinU--'1:~ I-'lotoon l O~"fic-or · 40 Bn.l:1stc·d

·.·. 2:ld En;jin.::or ?lq,"i:;con ~ Off·iccr 40 Dnl-ietod

;'S!'d EaG:inocl' Plu·toon 1 0fi'icor 40 Enlisted

\VB.t..Jr Su-cnJl:V S·~·ot-ion l Off'icur 18 :Cnlistcd.

l:t:.li ti::·-~s- -3-cction - r; BnllStcd.

Ef,;_~tom~:.~co, So.ccion l OffiCor 13 Enli-stod

E.:;a~.:ry ~qaiprt1c:nt 8oot;ion 14 EnlistcCt

r:nr~~incor 8tlpply '3c·ction 1 (Jff'iccr. 8 "SnJ_istod

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TVTJu:;--· · 9 ·arf·:tc:rs-~·2·~8 -~~~li~t;d

3 •. ·~uring th.J pqriod 3 Augu.st-.~(Q'30p'tcrnb..;r 1 l960 1 Com

panj' "A", lat Enginoor Battalion op,'rat.::'i: under tho plans

a-n{~. d.ir.:;ctlv-:;s. of thc·lst Pr~viffio:lal·~iarint~ Er1gado.

·4. Coffipany 11 A11 , 1st Bnsin~.cr 3~St•ilion 1ias ·cnr'l'poaod of

·th..) orie;inal Cor:-1pany ."A11

1 l.st LngJ..n;..;Cl' J.3tit-calivn, plus

ol..Jmont s of r:wadquartors and 3Cl"\tico Coropanl.es, ls"'c

.Cn:-:'inCfJr Ba tte.lion. ?ornonnol of 'th,0 cor:roan~.' ucro

trEiin~'d in th~ let ::ng1n, d• Battalion boforo' tho -:'orm

aticJn of th:; 1st .?.rovis;ional ~.!arin..: 3l'iga.c_oco Ful'ihor

trainlne; t•1as given tb;:; p..;r3onncl r.)f Company 11A:1 ~boar•cl

ship from 7 July to 3 AUGust, 1950,

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5 0 The loa(ing anc. ;cubi'll':~ation phase: for Company "A" 1 l st :Cnt;in . .>.::r :=.a ttalion 't;c.s carrl :·Ci. ou.t in acco"rdu:nco vi th :C:mbar~~:at:).on Plan #1, lst Provisional Harinc Brig·adc.o .

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G.. Compan:{ n-An ,·\·lst !:ncinct:r ~-3attal:ton movcC.. from its_·. baso to the objc:c"civo ar-.>a aboa::'d thJ follouin:.; v.osscls:

7e Ass6tult Phnso~

U8S EBDhiCC (A?A ..... 45) . U.,., ··u .. ~~····· ···.•c ~ (- "'D 5) _-::;·,:, \.':''1-.:;:_v_~; .-;...· .. :..J.W _L':>-.

• Co;;-!t.JC-1'\1 ''.A!! UJ:l'LV,:·-d D..G ?LA.Saa. r-:cr..)a or: 3 ;\_ur~:u~st, 1950 an&'"rcov:a. ~GO tll·J .. Jit..:init~r o:r c::.ar r;~'.7:..r:_. KorLa 011 ~: l~ugust, -~950. . .

In Chant:uon, Cor;;,j;any 11 .~~", gc·~ u;> a ~Tutor Point.~ an Eng1n,__;~r S':.::.)}Jly :..;o:nt_, an~;_ an :.;n.sin..:.:~r Lai.clt-:;nu~10C Shop. Also at Ol".:4:1;:.~on:- Co~nJlan~·.r iiAH 'HS..J u:ngani7..cC. ·in thC pcrimo t~.r o..:.:·~0n sc 0f: tl1c 3J•ign{l..c CF i .. ::::~a. 1!hllc at ChanG"Won, Company_ IIA11 pc::.._..l--~)rn,_:d :_~n~in;.::cr t~:-:e;r_1n:1ai ::::.sane~ miss.l..ons in tl"l.:.; sector occu-o~..:~l "':Jj· t:L:~ 2.C-ch U~ 3,. B.:c·my. Divi>Jtun., 0h 6 Auc;ust; ·1950 th0 c:-:'0. Pln.coon, 0CL1pfli1Y ''A 11 Wll.8 attceh'''l to th.) . 3r6. :Sa ttaJ.. i·:...on, 5th l:arin~ s and mov .:.:cl t~) th::; v icin1 t·y of ChinG.ong ....... l-Ji ~

..--. n __ , __ ._ ,f"'r::r, , . ., --~-----~· ll,..tf ........... ~ •. .::! .._..._ r~:~~-'~~""3-...-.- ,.. • .11 .Ul'l 0 ~U.l:IAt->v 1 _ .l.V-..JV.II '..J .JUl.iJClH.._V .1.-1.. !ii•.J''/,:U \.IU \J.I..~-.J..UV.IJt~;.:S:-.L.·l,.l

loaving a '.J0-tor Point [;_nd th~ .t:nginovr !·:aintcntinco_ Shop in Charwtmn. In Chind<mrc-iJi. C·.>r.many 11 A11 sot. un a l'l~C:tcr Poit1t (}D 8 )lucust, lDOO(l ~ An .. O.Y.- i\1i-atr1p, was Compl~t·od 1n Cl-::.ind..ont;-l~i :)J.1 8 1-:..ugust b~,r Co~pn.n~r 11 A". Roads ·~·r,:.,:ro con sti•v.ct·:.:C.. in t;h~, 3r2.f~ady and ~ogj.rn· . .Jn tul CP 1:~r...::a f-J 0:1 7 ancL 8 Au~us~, 1900, 'l1 2.1~ 0rd. Plo.tv~vJ., Company "A;i ·v..~r::; ro-turn:.,;d to 3r:t.Q:&dc Control .Jn 8 Aut')~st. 1900;; ·

On 9 .:\uguBt, com~Jany nAn <llspFtt(!hc·cl j t.s lrtt :Plato~)n_ to clcp.r a- rO~)a:!'t\.::cJ. niD-.9 fivld n:.t•.lng tht"' J'.)U'GC of ac'i\~nnco • E-leven .. (ll) H:.6 minos ,r-JCr:.::. founc1 on -th..;. roa:l of advanc~"

.. ·)11 J¢ .~.iugust, 19501 Company 11 .1. 10 3ct n~· £~ Ut"i..l'~'ti.o''J Section to px·ovid..o ligl:..ting fvr -tL.J 8060rC. '3Ur-f_:;4.r.,o.l RO.SPi·tal, U·. s .. :~rmy • .t-~lso on 10 Aucust .• (}._'!!Jpa~1.:r ~ 1A 11 imyr~)VOd roads in the -3ri~;:adc Ar(~a. cnrricC.. out r::·!d·::...nc:c:r· Ilcccart-ui ssn:1.cc~ in the· 3rigo.dc Aroa a1·iu im:pr\f\rcd. ~. tlL .. 9 ~ Y" Airst:r·i:p· c.~·_Cl_lind!)l.lG··~1. ...... ~ .. ... ..... . . . _

. c..:n .i.l! .i!..L' .. f-;U'"1"'G., Li:)r.lpuny "11." US:)C~ -cno r·o.! LO--Il.ng m:·;·wnouq of .gi·.rj.nc; ~n(Sin00r c:u:Pport to th...; .!~C.vur. . ..-~o;

:p_.~ On\,_~ 1=>Jatuon ·ua~ plau.x1 in th;:; c.dvanco party ui tl1 t:t'Llcl:s J.0o..0.~.>~~ ut·;~h O.·.}fili-,~~ J. ~ionu.. f\)rtif~.cu tion~ rni_nc la;y1u~, i>l:i.n-.> <l-.>t.Jctint':, bridging and curp.)ntcr oquipm.)nt

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• e und mu.tc.:l•1o.ls. T1ro {2) tractors, \.J/nnglcduzcr 1 u;:.;rc

placed vlith th2 point of advance to muk.o ::Jy-puss·.;3 for

th.: tc..n~:.:3 to cross str•cnm b.:::d~. A min·.J d.otcc'tion t·.JC.ID

ot' four ( 4 )' m2n ;;i th ,u dot.:lctor Hun plaCLld on th.: third

tc,nl~ of. tho point. .An ':nc;incor Rcconnai~so.ncc C1'ficor

·ror_··'{ing lJi th th.: po1.nt i.vould :trispcct C:rit~g-~s o_nc~. culverts

to ins•.:r;:· tho· ouroty of tho tanks crossinG th01n, 11' the

.Jridt:/' or culil::rt wa.uldn' t hold tho 43 t·.)n loaO. tho Ro

ccnno.isac.~1c0 Cfricor i:Tould hc.1t the tr:.nl(S c.nd C!.lll a

dozor for,ro.r(:: tr; construct a by-puss. o:<:·l:,Q Roconna1ssanco

u:r·:r1~~i..'l" a~·..:l t~1o Plc.t :.'on l..:~dor- of' tho f·:·r-r . .ro.rd plat...:Jon

uould spot ctl(:in~cr toJJko along ti:.cc rout'" <)f march ( <Juch

.o.c r:<:..nfo::"CiJ1g CL"..lv,__::;:~ts,; ~uilding up :.J..l-.loul4-.'rs, etc.) nnd

the fo;."Crurd plc.to.:m w.uld p:orform th1'3 worK as tho:: cnme

to- t::crr~ i~i t~'1::: cc-lum.n. Th-:. rLinc C:.:.ct0ction team Has cnll

-.:d f~Jr\vo.~ .. v.. -0~' t~1..:·· :sr~zin~._.-o:·:" n.c~r;anc.ls·3nnoo ~f':r;"~1c.;r or the

Tanl~ Cff'~c:r•. ".-:-h::J.2'V.J~ t?. min_:. 1 .. 1:..:ld 't.ins li:~cly or suspect

ed. ·:chis r->.:trnc J,;cc..r~ l-.TO..s cquiplJ,:(t u:tti'1 0X~l(js1vos (carried

in ·th;J: R.V'J.::J!:' .. ncisst:!.n0·..) Cff1~.:!.,r:1 ~.r..:..l~icl~ b0hind the fQI"'\·Tnrd.

tani~ plat.Jo!:) for q~io~:~;;" r~ .. r.~c,""':inr:; r.1lncs ~r rond bl· .. 1cl-:s.

It is fvlt tl1r..t it:,.: ... ::r:.pl;j:_tine; Lr:gincor~ in this

rno..n~cJ."'J C:Jm:J~·-:1~ .. '1A11 "..vo.s nbl::: to r_;ivc- mo..ximum engineer

stt:ppt)i"'-c tq· ti:..:; lst :F:"'-.)Visi.-J!'lo.l li[:.r:::.n:.:: ':2-ris::.t.dc~ 1:hQ mot

hoG. dcscr~b ... :C.. ,..,·0.)7._; i~1su.r..:;C. rc·,pi~ _Jn[':inccr SlllJport at

c...ny :p(;int in a v...;ry f.:..--.stmo'/ins situa~ion.

E. :;v.c' to t~1,:; vxtJ..~cL~,: l1c~ ... t n.ncl r'..l('SGcd.. t...:rro.in

over l~~1~ ... c~1 t:Lu lst ~:..:r·ov.isi·::::nc.l }ii.[' .. ~"'in:.; SriR;C.d~ 1~'f'...2 rn'J~.J

in[ o ... 1 10 .aU.['L:tst, l9501 tiL~ men in tb:.; Ericndo roq•;..'irod

n lar~cr thc.n rl• . .J!"'i.".r ... l o.r.1ouat of 6.r::..n:~ing .... rc.~...::-r, thcr·.:

foro cc.u.si:l[;' o. lP.1y;c,. rnpicl mctl:-0cl (;f ··:a. t _;l'l 3Uy;}Jl:r.

O .• ,.....,"":'""I. .... Y\y "1. n 'J" lC' '"·u~~ f·'-... n"" .... J- -.,-;; ·~n .... ,~"1" .•• ....~;1-'Lo..J.' ).. 1 •· 1~-·C· >JVI vl.l. ~-L.·.;~J.-..·'-·· .,, ·---l..;:.,... ....,

qu . .r:::.I.J."tity ::;f poto..-oJlc vatcr to til"'"' 1.r:r&'1tr:.t troc;ps by d>J=

v:L~J..tinL fr~n st··,.d.dc...rcl "'~1.1:;.:.;1, point prc.0ti·2..; ~ ... nc~ s-~tti!1g up

~.;::-.J.t0r points co clr1s0 ns 200 yardr-:J frrJ(U th:J c~ctuD.l :front

li~ ... ;s. E";J· lcnp-:Cr·')gsi~G !Y.Jrtr.0l.J i'lo""D.t:;r pu:..~ificntion units

i-'c. 1n1c 1-: J·c:;t-~1:: t,) k;,;;.;p trat"'::..., p~ir:..ts ucll J.""·.>rur .. :.:-·c: along

t~10 rw:...l't..:? of acl-·.tunc..). (~"it -~ir.r:o!3 uc.t .. :c P· ln~C~3 l,J..)l'2 in op .....

orctti•;n and filling cunt;nns an<l \mt:cr o11ns '·•i tl1 potable

H·~.-r:.H..; ~~·hen the l{nin .3ody r..;v~~..}h~C. 0~1nt point)~

:t iEJ f:clt tl~'1t by ~mpluying :ratJr '3upply cquip

,,,;:;,,t ut·,J. pur30nnc'l in thiil f:lUn.1..;r, J:xnpo.ny "A". suppliod ·

.nl~·:;q·..:.;::~:J O.fi.iuunts uf 30r.Jly nc~G.cd 'Urin~~-ins l.;ntcr to 'tho

:ac:~:;--:-·~-l:; .. ":l-.c.: sc:.f-1ty of th13 vn.luo.blc cquipt!lont ·tror3 not

u;l(~r,_ .. -.. [;8r~..:.. tc nny la.l~g~ :JXtci"lt in thi-3 r...1o.nn,:;r bccnuso

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• c)f tl1J rcor nr"a gucrri11:; :<cti vi tic; s, th[lt tlL.:- ~·Ql'''!JD.rcl 1:~-c.]r points \T,_'l"'.: -r.r..:;ll \'irtu0 ·_;f b01ng clone t(J tl10 1nfr:..ntr:t. purposes tho foruord platoon, mJntionod. bi·v~:.:ru&c.::d. at tl1o \.Jutv:c point nightly.

g:.JtL-·)Qe A o.nd B a:oov,; ;J..:or....: usc~!.. 12 AugL;.F?t Nitll gr~;o.t ·suo~.Jss~

• It ir" folt protcct0d by F <)r so cur~ ty in A. above,

on 10, 11, rend

On 10 ..:-~L'.;:·:u.st, tll-:; 1!o.t.Jr Point ond the 2n :;1n ... ~o.r l'irrint.:.·nc.n::._.- ·3~-:.-)p ~3.:.:::-:>,-_: r::.')""'/i.H .. t' to Cl1indunc;-r:1. A·t 0 .. lin{~_Jnz-N'1 thv~.. eup~)l i ..... C.. 't-.~r .. t .:-r :·1.t:d c-un tin u~U p~rf crmitLg ;::n.::lLc ~r 1-!Di..iUtC'iiCcn(h) \J")l.,~:G~

Or.' 11 . ,,o·•·a+ ,..,r'1"'!·.,_,-,!1,- nAn ~~do ,...., ...... "c·Jn'"".-," cos"n"~ of' .., -- .t.:.v..e-~'-••>..;1 >..1·-'•• 1j_ft.~ J.:f ~•'U ( .. , ....... : · • .1!~:-~.-+ ~ '-·- .._..._. .... n rr)o .. ~:.. to the ri.:):t Df th..: Br1gc..dc rout0 of cG.t·c-.n{".:C nnd ir.1orc, v .: ~~ tho. t r; .... n cl- su t~1n t it c~)u.ld co.rr:1 the 3rir;ndo lo"C.d. 1~l3o 0n 11 A~~:t.~et, ::::oflll)~~=-1.2' 11 A11 C.ue; in .trt:!.:!.lory aE0. ~th ~2.r~~:~ ~!{L a_~·~~·-~-.~~~~- t';~ ~~~ .~.~~~ .,_~~J~,H~r~ Cl~zorsi~ ~.; _ , ..... n l .... ~·ll:..:,~·-:::i ... , ~u··-1.-u- .. .: .b. --~-..- ................ t _ . ...,.P .t rom ...,l~_.t1d< .. ng-.~.-:1 to K:JS'J!"'.L~ c.~d c -~n.:;'cructJ(L .:::.~1 .Y _\i.rstri.p ju.~t :"torth ~.f ::0s-=:·t:t;. ~l:-1 :·_·nc;i~1C..;r ~!-·-..i.·.:.t:.:nr.r~CO Shop C~lso i.10VCd to Ko~ons GD 12 A~~~G-~.

en t~L.: ni~:_:~lt ,:-.r lC Auc;uat 1 1~:0, com~c::.ny 11 .tl1r was orJ..::- ~::::C:. to \ .. ;·i t!:clrc:.u to Cllinll~)nc;-~.Ti 1.1!. tL all facili tics v.ncl to c>J·;~·-r tl1·..: uit~~(ir~-~~.Jc_l" on 1:3 ~--~ucust 1 of th,; 5th Unr1~1cs by .i...:ntr··,yitlg Ori.:":..u:..;e, crc~t--l"'lr1g th-.: ro:J.d nnd lo.yinr; c.nt:l.-ta.n1-~ r.1it1....: fi...;lcts. ~:.__.u ... inc tll·....: n:!.r;~.1t, 12-13 AL.lt:;ust, :Jnr.1J~~;.;.1~· n.t:~ii, lst on(;. ~~nc1 Fl~t·)cng ned ::ne;i;:-~;.:•.}r ;~[~j.i1't·.~i.1.:"".~1c,) nnJ. l~cr;.v;y L;r::_uipt:!.)nt "3.:ctior.s 1_-ri"'~l:d.r:::'-f fr·)m K·Js:·d:C~ to c:~inG.or~g-:~i cn.rrj:i.r~~-; o.ll -:quip~..:;nt ,"d1C. 'l7"'v:~~~ tori~:tls c..lsnf'• .o:~lc;c ;n_ "'ell:; nigl1t >J:·~ l2-l3 Augns~, tho let !'l:::.t·)O;lJ .::;:)~~'J.),l[.!:.l'lY 11 1:. 11 • lL"lid. i!U.St~-~ L~r..ti-·~~r~ LJ.~.:~.~-~ fi;;lc'..3 on c. roo.(.L G0!.11LE; i.ntu th--: flc~r~':. :.1i' ·tL ..... :"'Otlt8 ~)f"tYi thd.rn1,ral.

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• e fort!,'""',rd ·to cnt2h- up· -u·i~h th...; column~ In ordQr to k,:,;ct:> ono ugt. s-pc.c 2 on the r,.~nrmo ~rt t..:·.n:r: for· tllJ_a,c::. rN .. :1. "'ch:::. ·• m;;..n. :-JOIJ.ld jurnp of"!"' the t __ :_rL:.: c..t. 1 ts .. 1'i~~'"'3t' .·stc·p ;·.>:-.l...l run nL..,ad. to nn ;:ng1ncor v;;h1c:Lo,·thoroby leaving spnco on the r~o.r:!:? ~t tr.;.n~c. f~n"' th.J next unrty lCf't behind.,

·::Jul;ing th..; \iitl'ldrn1JD.l oa 12::..13 At.:.gust, CorJl)nny IIAh C....:strc;~7 c'"-;. f.j~vc · b~~iC:f;.J 3 a:-~d thr·o -): cul\~Jrts! ::m .. cL..: _-:1"1:r .. :c x·oncl era t.:>rs, n!1cl i!'lst::tllGd throe nine fi ..;lC.s, C:Jmpa.ny "A" nlsc d..:strJyud tb;o follouing itJms cl' cncr.iy ..;quip-n·, ,r.+-• ,\•~ ,.,,.,"""_- ...... ,...~ ..... "1 ·-- i"'~ .......... ,.-,,,..,., '"' .--,--_.__~ t-•'r-l'K ~•r"".t~S' •~•>...·•"''-'• -u ~-•'._1\,:JJ.V.._.·V.J..V",·j, G, ... li.Li.l!.;.:.,._ 0 J 0 ~ .... IllJ ... -u'--~:.. .,1...J.. V I and 10 to~1s cf .:_·~r..r:unl. t:ton. C,:-lf,~lpL,ny u A1' <l.J -~tr. <l ..:c~. tl10 f . .:.ll:_J•ri:le; i-'"C....:l.l-3 of ~~nl-""'::..n..:.: Ccrpq 0quip1,10nt •)n 13 .:~l.i.guOt to p:cc·.._~...3nt tbu cn.oc~y frr;m l131nfj that cquipr;tont: 3 tone ,t:,.rtill ~.J!"~~ ~ir.:~r~1o" 1 t; ;n 8~'.1['.11 arrJ. a o.r:1mo, 4 tons m i sccllun~Jou.s sup~)J.i.::8 1 3 '-''.::l~ie.lvs, 150 f'ucl drums, 100 sp~~ols for 1111""\:.:: 1 1 !'.J~:;:Ln-::~~-it~'-1 [!n'_i 1 battnlion ga.ll-Jy •

. ::n 1:.:: ,."',n~~·:J_'·1t, G-.. mpcny 11 ..:~~ 11 str~rt...:tl HlCV~rricnt fr-c1~ :-~D. GG.n t0 ~~il"'~;~·.ng b:~ tr:.J.c:: c:.n~~- rr:J.l. Ti)C C,_;rJpn.ny CP un s in !.-~:-~ 3~'.n •)n 1-=1 AuGu,st.

q:..;upcny HAu OP 1VD.s in ;~il'Y•"'-ng on lC J~Ltgust. Cc,:-;J~)any 11 .ti 11 1-~ft. ;Jn...; 37 .G cl.)niJrr>.tcr r.t -'c~:..;_; 80·33rG. 3urgi.cal HOB""" pi tr,l in 0~lr~n.c:.~1: ·~n b~~nus~ t~1c. t l:..~.-..- spi tt::.l hall. no ~th.:::r liGhtinG ~quip;n~nt.

:·n 17 :J.Lc[';USt, Cu::;pc.ny "A" supported the attack of tho lst ?rovi3i:.)n:.tl lll~l·inv 2:c'igo.do 1.J:' using tho ,Dotl"l0clo a.·-,.,!:"~C''i!·;.:~~ ,r"lbr··v.•, 1'' •r~t ·~ P"int .... u-..... ....,t .. ,-,..,11.--.l~-l., '- ···il• --- "'" --~~~ '~ ._,. '-' -. • '~ '-;"- oJ ~ ¥~•-· q L •:::• - -1-.' ~.-~J.-.,...I..l, ·-:; •-• """ ,,_ .... of• •>+' ~,..,....,.., •. ,.-.... "'"'''-"..__. ·.,.._ _.___,J.~r.:;t•"')••LJ.e

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C n :!. 7, 18 1 19 cnQ EO .. ~ugu st, Cc.>w_-~:·,n;y 11 .:~11 s~_;_~.:>po rt ·J0_ tl~ .--. :<--.>:l.f:"'·· d ··. l-- · .. 1"'"~ .; :-"' l' ~'"·1i'l'~ .c~l '1/7' a .; ~"' 1 P"t"'('"t.'il1''-' t'l' ~"/'--'J .0.-w ,~J. C::,,-t '--' ;.J.j d.,,' .J.. • .lb •• • '- J.. ..._. ~t~J~ -'---••_ •. _J II ~:,.;- ~ l) !,_;,_ ~'-"' c'"Lj_L:~_i:1t; ~:1 Of's, rcoor~lv~it-.;rinr; ·~-·.rc-'?,g of r:dvc.nco o.nd. l"*Occ.f!:l.:.:lt:.:.:t"'::.~r~ tl1c fl.:..:1~:s ')f' "'L:Lc; ~0r~tt··.lic.nn. Compnny n~-:.." C'..l ::~~ ''L:.:.'1::::'~J'"1\..d ·Jf ;nuc~: ;:;x_:jl•.;•-;ivc; o.~.·c-;_ri:-.nc....: u.nU. provided t~..::-c...:2-Lty f·)l~ t.~J0 .:?.x·i~;ud_.:; ·:L-.~ L ·c:-1 '"·,·~"Lcric .. lG ~·--H1 o.bnn-~;__-~-- ~;, ;~, .. ~ ~ -~ -~~ 1- ~ ~;:-:)c~;~~c~~.r.~ ~ ~! i ·~L~ ~-~ ~-~t-~: :3·~ ~; ~r~ 2 du·~~~~~:·J~l~: ~ ry

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• • On 20 August, Company "A" moved to El.ryang and set up a Com1~ny CP and all facill.tiea in a stream bed there. :m 21 ,,uguat, Company "An moved from :1:1ryung to Hasan and wei.1t into bivouac t::..era. en 21 i•UGUat, 65 ;,;en uere traaaferred fr'Jm Coopany 11 A11 to the 5th Ear1nes. cr:I1le in bivouac out aide lia san from 21 August to l 3epteinber, Co:--Jpany 11 Au performed. tlle follol . .;inb:

Const:::·uctcd and.. ouer-atec~ an 18 hc~d· 8ho•_fer from 0700-20JO dc.ily" .. . Letabliol>..;d a Uater Foir.~.t in Cl1clJ .. 3·o n~ Co r:S tl' ue-::; ;-:-.,_;._ :--'('IP~d s:.r s·i:~m j n .2r ~~~:..-...:• {:,. _i l"'::v. ~ Pc1 .. ~--o:. .. ncCL re::!o.·~naissance fu.netiun~ in f3t;b.

1'!a ter0d. G.o1>'n roo..;ie -in Er~_gc de Area cl..aJ.ly. :8us in 3rit::D.clG e.nL:. :.:.,_ee;t:.1E';t1tc~_l Ar~ae. }1"'0=;;nrcd for oL::tlo~.t~::..~ng,. 'I:::·..:~.:...neQ. _5th ~~ariL::; s in. );: a~'ld. .t·.:..T Iiine ~Jarfare. Tx·u.incd Com:_J:o..n~- ;;At~ per '30n,~ .. el in i::lgineer and

Infantry ft.:.nctior- so on l ~cpt ~Ii~~o-.::~P ~ Cnt;~~any II .A 11 ua s orr18l"'8C.. to L.10VG to

l~lryang to suppot't the El1 i[ad'..; in :'urth~:r op-::;rations. Com:pany 11 .An · J.? and c...ll :,E..;.cillti:::s 21oved. to :-:iryang and set U!J in tlJ.;2 vicln: ty of tt~o :·3rigac1c G?a

Cn 2 S.:,pt.3u·o2r, Cor.!po.~y n.R.n t:073d f'ron lllrynng to X:y0n:._:o anC.. est::-'~blis::oci. c. CP a:1G.. ·~&~::r Pc·in"c in. the vicinity of the; Er:l.;_;ac~0 CF ti:~roo G·-):;1pC..rl~r "A11 le-ft & ·~ratGr F:li~t~ the Lngin0el~ Ec..i:1te.t:,3_ncG -'3hop nne~ tl:e :Cn~~inccr SuPply Point at liiryang!J

e-n 3 iepttJuber, tho 1st ?lc~tocn:, Goill~Jun:y 11 A11 ,vas pl;-~c~:-6_ in f'o:r'1V.::trcl. position i~1 sl:pl)-J:l. ... t of -:.:;llG 5711 ::ar-inos.. ~~ 1J3t·::r point 1-::r~s ct1t;n!~··tl-·:._..--l_ :'-H ·ch~ VJi:.:~i1i-cy of ~ ... :o.i.1gsan adjr~ccnt tc tll~ ?.c~~:!:-lul·.L~~l C? un 3 ')8lJ·oc;r.1-bcl'·. !~.l8o ~on 0 Scutvr:.~Jer. Cr~m:pz~~ny H A'' or ... :1·-3t:c~ct'" r'l v.n C -..... , _.:~irstrt~J ncar- the :2!."isacl0 C1-) Com~tif'..HY 11 .::..~· &lso fl.:-~--~-::.:;::~..:.:,:;. c:.lt~Jost Gt.l[..J.:'d8 l"-')X' tho 3"':"·i2;'.:~l.0 J::. on 6 3-.~;J"'u·._>:.'uer,. Tl:c pvoi ·~lon u.t' th....J pla. ~~--::~v-~ ;)!l 3 .3sr:1:..;r:ibcr

_:_ st Flo tunn .to::.vttn.rd ri tli 1Go.c1i.r..g o.t~tuc~~'ir~.g coJ :o. ;, :, • _.

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Flat0011 laid furl-:ar<l of

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the leading clements to hcl:o tic in night defenses.

ilhilc laying the anti-tanl;: mine field the lst Platoon

discovered thLl t they ,;oro luyinc; it in an enemy anti

tank rninu f1old 1 so thGy removed the enemy ancl placed

a friendly mine field. Tho mirw fields laid on 3 3cpter,1b<Jr, ·oy the lat

Platoon 'Wt're rcmovod bcfor•.:: tho attack on 4 .3eptcruber •

. Another ;:;neii>Y mine field 1o-rua removed by the 1st Pla

toon on 4 '3cptci:J.b(!r by tl:.G lst :Plc..tocn 1.-Yo:r."king fo!"~rard

Of tho attu.ckin~: forces. A mine C:.ctcction ctnd clear

ance t·~au ;•n e l)lacccl "ri th the lending tank on 4 ~op

t0rnbor. Corr.:pany ".~" continued improvement of tho o. Y • Air

strip, displD.ceG. "tile forl-.,.U.rC . .most wu.tcr po1.nt even fur

thor for1mrd, continued ~nginver Reconnaissance fun

ctions, end. continn.od. outpost s~curity posts on 4

3eptombcr. On 5 Scptcr;cLcr, tho 1st Platoon rcr.JGincd \iith tho

5th Hnrines in tile~ uttack, the 2nd ?latoon r::.oved fer

ward nne\. in conjunction 1-'ith the 3rd Platoon, destroyed

nna.. collected. nll 011e:my equipment u.i1ich had been passed

over by thCJ uttuc;~ing vlomcnts. ":he follouing is a list

of cncr.1y cquipc1cnt deatrJYcd by Comp,,ny 11 1\. 11 on 5 )vptcm

bcr: 8 Ho.chinc Guns; 6 Autooatic £\i:Clcs; 3 Aortars, 120

JM; 2 Truck, cargo; 38 1-Iines, anti-tank; 1 Radio; 4

Telephones; 40 Caaea Gr"cr.n.des; 3 Tons l~~":"" .... f!lo; 2 J\rtillcry

Pieces, 122 :':a; 2 3:ou1tzers, 8? ;.::f; 2 1-:inc :Jctcctora;

10 Mlti-Te.nk Guns; 2 Tons Liscellarlcoue 3Upplics; 12

Trailers. en 5 Sopte~1bcr, Company "A" uo. s ordered to Hi thdrm-r

to t~lG 3rigud.o C? .. \r;_::a. The plo.toona of Co:.:par..y 11 .. 11 ... 11 ro~

turncu to the Brigade {and Company) CP Area and furnish

ed c.ocurity guards around that area.. The forHard ua.tgr

point 'rTas closed out o.nd returned to the Compnny .:;p on

5 3eptomber. Jn 6 -3eptambor, Company 11 An rr.oved to Pusc.n, closi:r1g

out all f,9.oilitics in :::ongsan a.nc: iliryang. :'he Company

C? uas Gstablish0d on Pier f;~2 in Puenn c.n 8 3eptcmbcr~

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• e l}f~fllllt'.flrr-•·~- · 2400 6 SeptQ!Iber 1950 ''" <~l.l'(.;}.,)!f'il!:b $

(1) This ia a "Special Action Report" covering the opcra.tiaus of Company "A", 1st Motor Transport Battalion, Reinforced, :U.t Provisional !·~nrine Brigade, Flout Marine Force, Reinforced, fran tho activation date, 7 J~ly 1950, through 5 September 1950. The mission of this u.fi$,.t wh :n activntcri was to facilitate' tho rapid movement of troops and to provide logisticnl support to tr.c Rri~ad,~ as required. This rnUsion included tho suppl.y of nuto-= motive pnrts for field maintenance and th·~ rooair of vohicl.:>a attache-! to tho 1st Provisional llarino Drige.dc.

(.::>) Taslc Organbntion: !Toon activnt:im Co. "A", lstJ.fi'Bn, (lloinf\ r..:tt.~chod tvbinistmtively to Ht'-dPno;; let rro\.~--flu"Brif,., rr:~·, (ll.dnf), consist<l<l of tho follc.w:l.ng p:Lo.tNms nnd sections: • Arthm• ,! • F.<'$I.T'I<'D, Capt..'\in, 031;9L,0/0301, \'me, Comn.1n~: Offi.ci:r iJ'nd<i F. r::rtJm!, 2nc!Lt, 04991!>./0301, U3l·C, Executive Officor. Htlqs Joct,ion: Two (2) Officers (lilltod D.bove) cnr\ t.w<.'l'lty {20)

cnlist.oct. 1st Truck Platoon: Ono·(l) Offic~r and nineteen (19) enliSted. 2nd Truck Platoon: Ono (1) Officer :m<l nin..tc.::n (19) er.lillted. Auto P.opnir Platoon: On" (1) Officer and thirt;y-four (34) on-

listud. Supply Platoon; Ono .(1) Oifi~iJr and twvnty (20) onllitOO, ·-;.;. -.... Total F"rsonnol: Six (6) Officers :md on<.> hundred ruld twelve

(112) enlistOt!,

(3) :Prcl:Uninazy PJ.nnning: ·Upon r:ceipt of -'lcti'VI!l.tion ort:lcrs this \mit w~.s direct..>d to r<>Orr,e.ni2:" in accorrb.nco with the """ tables of orgnni~tion for wt\I'. During Pl',limi.n..ry plannil"~ sovr--~~1 prcbl~ ~u ... ~lopcd, El.lil.Oili: which wns tho need ior adclitionnl. l'ot<.>r Transport specialists in thu maint..n~ncu nntl. supply fields. Tho nec<>&sitv for a r.Jp.~ir pl.."l.toon ru1Cl 1:1 supply plntcon wM anticip."l.ted an1 thu t'lhlo of Orgl'.nizatinn listJd in pnrngl"".ph (2) Wl\3 authorized. MoUnting-out vohiC\,Ilar cm·ir;n .. mt ccnsistvrt of: T"wunty-two (22) Trucks, 2L· ton, 6x6, cr.rgo, IHC; Twolve (12) Tractors 1 medium, TD-14; Ton (10) Cnrgn Carriers, ;'-29-C; Ono (1) Truck 2?: ton 6116 • wrocki."!~; Two (2) Trucks, 1 t<Tt1 ~. cargo; Twelve (12) Trail.ers, 6 ton, trnck 1!'\Yine; On<1 (1) Trailer, 1 ton, 2 wheal, greMing; One (1) T:rtlllX', 1 ton, 2 wheol, tu·cu; Ono (lj Generator, AC, gMoline angina dl'ivon, tr:dl"r mountocl, 9.4 Y.~TA, 60 cycle, 120 volt singl0 phP.so or 20R volt throe ph ... 1.ee; Two (2) Trai1ers,-.

. 2 ton, 4 wheel, '3tookr<>an; One (l} '.rrail-Jr, 5 ton, 4 wheel, • t!n;::hine '3hop; Thirteon (13) Trailors 1 1 ton, 2 whool., wnter. cap. 300 eai; F~n1 Two (2j Trllilers, t ton, 2 wheel, car~. -

Upon rec"ipt r.f cr'1!lpruw cq.~pncl!lt and supplies and upon com~letinn ot oratir~ ~~d ~ArkL~g, this m~terial plus the thirty dny HT spare parts ro.plenishment w/lS loe.dod on the

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urr:t..ASSJHr.u e trucl<.s, On S Jul;v- 1950 tho abovo ME>ntioned to the c:u-go stggi.nr nrea at th:> U. S. Kaval California,

(4) Trainin,'\ and 'tclnnrsn.ls: Co "A", 1st t!'i' Bn (Roinf) had rec.'Jiv~1 trninin,: ~s 'f'nrt of the l:!t 1'-1T Pn, 1st U'lril''la Ji•"'iaion, Fl:F, since nctivnti0n cf that P.n 0n 1 October, 1949 • All pers..,~ ne1 cf Co. 11A 11 Lst !IT Bn, (Rcinf) were t/lkcn from that !ln,

Shipbr·arc:l Trair,in;;: This tr~.ini116 was ccnductod on bnsi.c and gonerol, subjects ;Jai1y, wh<.m ;'<".Ssi.b1o, In ad·liti<'n trnining in ,,,_~hicle r.mintcr ... ''4'"1Cc, convoy a.ald bl.'J.Ckc:ut dr:iving .... ~ns; enpl.ot·ed. l'hysiccl ccnditioning was held daily, when pcesible,

(5) Lc'adirl<"; :.'.lid l!lnbarkati.on: At 2315 rn 9 July, 1950 this unit cn·rr•onc.od lrodini 0per~.t.i~ns aboard the USS '.J}Jitesi.de (AJ!'.J.-90) ,~~t pi.:r Hf1" US r.:lvnl·lli· 3tation1 San Diet;o, CalifC'lrnia. These 1: .e.<iin;: e>peratians ccntinued nrounr! tile c·lock rntil cc·mpletion nt 2300. 13 .July, 1950. ·.fnrkini; pn.rtioS to supplomont the pers:""n= nel rf Ehhnrl-"'>.tinn Te.:u;c o44 {i.KA-90) wore sup:nlb·l b;' units at Cfl.>;Jj! ;'ondlctcn cmd by other units of th" 1st. ProvMo.rilri;::.

Tho r~adrn.v:·.rt~rs SuCtion ~~.t. tho ~ll·t.o ~epnir Platoon embnric.OO nbocxcl tho UJS uhitcsfcte1 while the two Truck Pl-'ltcons uith tho Autt' 3up~l;v PlntC'nn oT!'hn.rker! ~b,..H'l .. l'"t! the trSS ~ick:"!.Wa.y., (&-!ho.rbtion Tcon.m #3)

The lcondin> of thv !ISS '·Jhitcsi<ie wr.s completu<i .'\t 0100 on 14 Jul:r, 1950, The shb snile1 at 1530, 14 July, 1950.

(6) 11•(\vamunt to a'1~l ~\.rri\"0.1 nt eh.1cct.ivo Area: The U53 1'/hitcside (AKA-90) s~<i10<! frcm 8r>n Diego (l<<'rth Isl:md) at 1530, ll. July, 1950, . At o.pnrcximat.ely 1800, 2 At•gust, 1.950 tl.l;:: USS Hhit8Sidc (AKA-90) tied up nt pier /12 Pusan, l,orea,

(7) Assunlt Phase: Generr .. l unlcnding was ncccmplisherl rn Pier #2, Pusan, Koroo. Lore:m laborers ware utilized to ttce mrod!nUlll in the htelds and e>n the pier. Twenty-t>m (22) trucks of tho ·· cnmpany r>ro-lon.rled in the st,tos were pL".cod on the pier :mr! their respective 1o:v:ls unl<:>adnc\, This wns done in o:r-:l.or to el:Un.onnto the major P<'rtir>n r-f the thirty (30) ap..'1.re parts r11>1lon~ bril~,Jnt supnly ~<~hich were not n~Jaded during ;'Ul :i.rnntt:vlint.c n.eti;~n Crr.lrnit!:'hJnt. The ti"'..tcks. ·:Jere rGln~ct.Jd lrrith oss antial e"Ui):ncnt :m.! sunnli.<;S rcquiro-i tor jli~-n 'iiatc nction in the field, 'i'hu foll~inr; d3y1 3 August, 1950. nt 1300 th" Ccrnpany "nj trucb mover\ in convey fonntic-n to a· bi vounc :>nr!. cp.:rati<'nal nr.:e. ~lite c.t Chungwcn. Heavy ::mel tmck~>d equirncnt such as li=29=C C~gr:: C.-·.rrii.>rs, TD-14 Tract.c'rs w/tr.'l.ck layinr; trnil.ors w.:..:ru t.rD.nsport0c~ vio. ro.il to the r."lilhend. :-.t. Chungw~n. Company fiJ1.ff moved into t.hc biVOUCI.C a.ron. at ChUDg'tt~n; ust~blished cr .. field maintvnnncc shcp, sup:oly parts issue, mn was pr'1J"'.rod t.n :.lisp.:•tch trucks as requir.::.-1 nt npnr<'xi=toly 0900, 4 i•UGUSt 1950. T.rur:l~r: th·J ii.:;riu~ 4 t.n A Aup.~t 1950 Cr "An rc.an:Unori at Chungwr-1'\

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e • On 6 llu)':U'3 t 1950 eight con ( lF) trucks ~ t<>n 6x6 cargo GMC were nssitcned to co "f•"• These Gl!C•s su)Y"'1emcnterl tho~ original twent~ tw~ wi, ten ox6 cargo IHC trucl<s or the C<Ompnny. mrl.1e at Chunewcn a, fic:ld kitchen w~ mnu..~ted aboard a TD=l4 trailc.,r. Tl"~ NSu1ted in Mkinr two (2) rnure trucks avni1ab1e in fcrthccming dispbcemente. lfhi1o nt Chun~rn hot meaJ.s were served three ()) tiuOlll dnily, sanitation and camp discipline wcs excellent. Hater and fuel supply wns rcrulily nvnilnblo to tho truck p.: .rk. During thu porit·d 5 ~'n-u 8 ~·~ug-\iit 1950, thu rcptr.ir seci:.irn serviced M•~. r<.TUJ:lod ninty-s .. ven (97) vehicloa. Tho Frewntivo Naintcnenco ~xrl tiro section ~'01nced one hundr~d throe (103) 8.25x20 tires nn<l forty-three (4J) 6.00xl6 tires. In M'lition sevon (7) w:1ter trn.Uers wore m1.vl.•• servicr<ble t>.ftcr rc>pl'.ir ot m:iacellnn-o ·us ··loiects which nevol<•pe-: on tho tri,p t" Chunr,wan. Th:rl'ugh"ut thi.3 pcricr! vehicles were rlis :->.".tch o1 in SUJ"pnrt of J1rir;nde r·::Jqtd:rCJm.ont~ ~ On 8 August 19.50 the ve.'iicles r.f iA'lv CC';ntp:-Vl:y ware utiliMd in r\ispl..'\cinr; Brir,llde units fnrward to Chine Dong Ni. On•·9 !,ugust 1950 C<' "i•" displ!!.ced. t~">ntiU"i tc n p<>siti('ln in a river ber! at Chinr, D<>ng ~;i. f.s c~ "fl" movG-:1 intr )_x:sitimt Sp<'ra:lic mort.1.r tiro tell in~ the a.ren. Hrwevor ne> c.'lSunltioa resulte~ fer ~cit.h.;;.£:"pGl'"S\·rmu'l:- ·r·r .. EA-JU1pmunt.. U~n beccrni.l)f; estnblish"ct in Cc n;.n· uotc'r pari-: a.r..,n,. six (6) M-29-C C".Z'bC cnrriors w.ore .'UISiLXI<>·:! to J1tif,l'.tl<3 units, nnmol,y; fnur (4) to thG 5th P<1rinos Mel twr· (2) to SignAl Battnli"'l. In actditinn nine (9) TD-14 trnctrors w/trnilers were aasign<Xl as follows; threr; (3) tr ~B:rigarle rukory soctirn, thr.>O to 5th linrines • llllcl thr"o (3) to th" Drigarto Ness Sect;l.on. On 9 t.urust 1950 tho stock c.t 7 .25x20 tires c-'n h~l hecRmo o.~lln.ustcrt. Requieticr'.S wor~ sut:; ... : mitten inrnerlhtoly thrrugh supnly chtlnnels to tho Army Supply Dapot nt nASan. A· lil'dterl lll!lount nt tiros rmrl Sf".N J"l'.rte were receiv"''·• h""'ever • nnt s utficicnt tr :repair tw<> ( 2) 2{ tm 6x6 11MC trucks requiring l!k'lj"r ('IVCrhrml which wore l.a.tar nbl'.nrkned b,, this C~tnJ'"-TlY lt.'1Cl -.tVd.."ltu~ll:v Sr.\lV~.~c.~t by Arrrty -\Ulits. Duril1p, tho peri<"'d 10-12 :.ugiBt 1950, vehicles were disp.o.tched :IS -1irectert in supr><'rt of the !lnrirw OUonsivo. On 10 Aw;ust 1950 two (2) tnlisto(' w"re evMu!'.terl, nne (1) for battle fatigue and cno (1) for multiple W<"unds roc ... ived when th" truck he wa.s drivi_'1f overturr..a1t. ~ .. 'hile in support of 'ti:'lc 5th Larinus ofi-ensivo <turin;_: thu peri.~•l many of th., <!rivers drnve continually f(·r mora than 24. hcu.nt. Tho mn.int(m!"JJlC\J nnd 3upl)1v soctiona e>poratorl Cr·ns tMtly nnrl th-1 tollcwin.·. wAS n.cc;;mpllsh.;d; rop'1.ir •>f fnrty-tw<' (42) vohiclos, fiw (5) water trc.ilors, nnd oit11tT-s uvun ( 87 ) ti rus ani tubes • ·

On 12 :.ugu9t 1950, Co n;," wns <"rdered t<' displ.nc" tc Kosong. Tho Cc:rnrney depo.rt..lJd vin tr-..1ck ennvoy at 15.30 .f'~ Ching Dong Ni and nrrivort at its rtcstinntion nt 1940. Unlondinc was nccrmplishorl imma•li'!.t;,ly, nttar which all trucks vero refueled. S0rn thcronftor nino-te.m (19) trucks were dis!'"-tchcd tc tho llth lfarines t<' be us"1 in a "ispla.cemant t<" tho ronr. s:!.litultr'.fle(YI.J.ely, this Crtn.P.."'..ny racei.Y~il orders tr"J CVTtCUatc nur pceitirn :Unmerli.".t ,J.j• ·"-nr' roturn tP tho Chin[ o--ng Ni rivorbcrl.

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' • • Bocausc sutfi.cicnt · t.ro.cke were net .~v:-tilnbla r~tl'-.is. Cnar ..... v.y t.""'~ ua o irl 1"" 1inr, s upplivs an.-! oquirment, S<'ma ~cles were 1e1't at l~re<1!\g. Tho movement t.'"> Ching l)ong ~li was over treachernu~~ · m"WttainOIB ro,'\cls,- enroute one (1) llp._'\l'e parts tr.Ul.er ·dropped off the r~"'nclba~ intn a rP.vin<), The spare ~rt.s were sal.VIlged huf tho :tr!'l.ilflr Cl"ll.lln nnt. be e:ct.r~ctort .frnm tho r-e.v-ine. on 13 AUr,ust. 1950 sron after Co "A" h."¥1 ro-establishe·i it.s motor pnrk at Chil'l{: ll<•ng Ni, rop:ur nn'l nnint•1rtance fncilities wero set up. llernwhilc 1 .-•.11 <'f tho CC11!J><'\n'" truck' W<ll'e utiliz"': in evncuntin;: 'llrig:vle units fer Kasun.:; Durifl<' peric~ 13-14 l~ugmt 1950 repni:rs were l'M.\l>.l on sixtUGTl (1.6} vel-.iclos,; two (2) w~~t.or tr~~ilors, nnJ eighty-six ( 1'6} tires and tuh"" • J. critical s h<>rtaee of tires c.n:l repl.'\c..m.::nt pnrts existtrl. On 14 ;lut;ust 1950 Co A transpe>rte:\ tho 5th l:arine s -units trc the rnilhe.:~o:t at !-.fasan. All cr mpc.ny oquir-rnont nnd. l!-29-c carg<' ca.;.·ri<lrll. were phcoo nboerd train fer shipm.:>nt tee !iiry>'Zig. Co "A" establishe•1 n tu"iinG str.ti•n at hru>r.n f•'r true!: convoys 1estin,:d fc,r Miry:mc. Co "i•" tlepn.rted vi.;~ l: ... s t true 1- c(_'nvoy for !:i.r3T.ng P-'ld a.rri ve:-l i..~ pes i t.i on t'Jtle (1) milo s"uth of Ja.r~<: at 1200, 15 !.uf,U!It 1950. ;. truck pnrk roy] tn.cilitioo wore ost~.blishe~ ll.l'rl SUJ"""'rt r:of Brigndo roquiroments P.ccon}'lishcd, Juring pori<Xl 15-17 Aut;ust 1950 this CC'IIIplll!y sn;orrrt"'! th•:. J:nrinc off',msiva in the Yr'ng San ArC..'\, During this tw0 (2) ctny pcrir ... ~ r.apn.i.--s wcr-o r-~Cnlhfllis · <T nn twenty-five (25i vehicles, f'i>"' (5) water trnilr.:rs, and eighty-sovan (r.?) tires. One (1) o.:nlistu". C'V'lCU·'\tod rlue to ler infuctir.n. On 18 Aug'.!l!t

, 1950, this cr:omprut;v mnvacl tr:o n p'lBiti<·n locntet :in 11 stream bed n<>rth cf ~liry.-·.n;_:. This pe>sit:ir.n WM adjac"nt to tho roor. echel"rt B:rir,u.1e CF. On 19 . .'nq~t. 19;01 this c{".((lptmy trnnspnrt.od 1!arine

'If- :frr:ont line units to P""itim& in th" re:w .Rdjaccnt t<' the Hir~ stre.o:un bul~. On 20 h.u_gt~~t 1950, p!"!.l"'rent.i"c ¥.u:U..""lt~~~.,cc W<lS nccrQplish'ld on forty-f'our (44) vctdcl<>e, Repairs w..ro mndo en sixt.;:on (16) 2t tm 6xh trucks, sovon (7) jcc.>pS, six (6) TD-14 tractors, Ono (l) M-29-C carg<> c=rior, and throe (3} water trt~ilors • On 21 I.ugust 1950 two (2) . Co -ora" Officers were tronstarrcO tf\ tho 5th lfari."lee. On the sr.ma day tho tr-ueke of the Col!!pl\n" wcro utilized in the m"VCI!Ient '>f the- 5th Harines to the rnilhc!V\ at Uirynng. The 5J9th Army Truck Co, consistinl! of fr>rty-ono (41) trucl<s 2i. tr>n 6x6 C'lrgo GHC mvl porsc:nnoi cr:mois\iilg .pf four (4) Officers and ninty-nino (99) onlistc<i wore nt.tn.ehed this Crmp,..ny. Co ~J,\" pl\i& tlttnehmcnt. dep~ nt. i600 21 !..ur,ust 1950, fran lriryen,; vii\ twn (2) twonty-tiva (25) truck convoJIII, Its r\>lS tin-"ttion wns tho ls t Pr<'v:ls ional Karil\a Brign-te bivcuac ~.re~ .• four (4) mi1<J9 oost of' u.a..n. Tho ln~t ccnV07 ro.rrivcd at th" bivouac area at 2315, 21 1\w,lJ&t 1950. Durin;; the poric.-t 22-3l l .. ut~t 1950 Md 1-2 Sapt.:Dber i950, this Truck Can:tr.ny was 1oca.t"d in a bivouac ar-..a oost ot tlosan nnd adjacent to the Drit;nda bi~n.c n.No.~ Trucks w•~re djet:e-tchdd a: rt.i..-cctad in aupport of' the lst l'ro'l'isie>nal Hazo:l.ne Bric,ad->. Ucpt-.izs wero made on aixt.,..cau (61) t.ruckll, t~ix (56) ju"PI• sovon (7) wnt.or trnilora, :>nd one (l) U-29-c ear;,>o carrier, t.hroo (3) TD-14 trtlct.or, 'llll:l *"o ll1a<Vett aQil 14c;h~atA"' (am t.V._.

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• • Frcvcntivv -I1nj_ni:.-..Jn'l.nc .. ~ Wt:'.S :1.CCnr.tnlish.;.1 nn tha rn:tjority of tho Prif:P.iv vchic los -iurinr: ----~o ;"vrif··-.1.

:.t 2030, 2 3opt&lbor 1950 C-:> ;, do)Y'.rt:Yl. in c~nvoy <'r<r ~iiryhnb r:...""l.-·1 ~rrivc:,_ nt 2330. Th<;! truck ptlrt, m.;.iirtcnru+cc nn1 sup-ly f· ciliti"s w.,ro cstnblishw' r.t tho riverbe-! four milos n..,rth c.£ Eil"'JM;··. Ch the fc.llruin,: day, Hq sccti0n, ·'·n-o 1st -~i tho 2n1 Trucl !'late·< ns Ll0VJ~ f<'TW'U'.l t<· " sitv aclj,·.ccnt to th<> lst r·rr v:i.sirn··.l E·.rinc T'ricn..ie CP .,t Ityun Gyc. The .Su;~ly an:l Enint(..;n.-.nce plntc-nna rem~d.no 1 at tho f.tlryr>J1t · ri•t.;.rbo.l. On 3 Sf.jptanbtr 1950, th. truck~ nf Co ·11A11 rm•l th . ~:t/ nchor~. 539th ;.:rray Truck Cn ·,·!ure nssi;cno'l tr; sum":rt of tho }!arino cffe:nsivc in the vicinitv nf YongSan. On 6 "eptdl:lbor 1950 nil trucks of this Company 'nn:l -tho c.ttl'.cho<! 539th True!· C<:mp!1lly were us;;d in conv"Y fornnti~ trnnsperting Hnri.no units w Pusan. \lhon those trucks retunH>d k tho l-'otr·r Park at Kyun-Gyn, this cr.mpnny lov1.uc! r>n<l dop'll'terl '-~' r Firr--~nL, lr-~(l<J<~. th6· Supnly .!l.nr1. K-"l;TlttJ!l~i'lce Plate ens~ a...n.-: t,h.m prc·cec~r!e~ t<" l'usan, arrivinf nt 2330, 6 September 1950

( fij ;:;n0r.1y Tn.tics, orrrtr.izl'.ticn, etc •• , nnt nprlic,.bl.o •.

(9) :·Etir:1"\te::l r-...:sults ·"""f r.-rcrati! n: {n.) The t:wr-- (2) GFC tru.c!-'s nbr> .. nl(·nu: r.t Chin:< D(ri.,:; Ni nn.-: L"'"!.t~"!r s:D.v~r.~vrl by· j.U"f1lY wore :-1Nln-. d<'ncd hc>crcusc ,,f LJ.cl< ,.f spo.rc> p-?rts t(o ni'fcct ru)X'.irs. it<"nds \-rhilu aervicnb.l.:.:," aru veey nr:.rrew, dusty and r'-·Uf~lt. This narrC'Wnos~ crentud s cricus probl<ma in convoy discipline in that tr-Z~.ffic blocks rl .ViJlo·jod b\...:OCil.US u. onec•mirJ.& .vuhiclcs cc--uld not f'liSS. Dust both<.:rcd drivurs c•nsi,'lornbly nn•.l tho n'H>i for dust g<'gt~les was ronlizcr.l i.JnnD;"liately. Goi--:gles ll·Jre obtcinud .f'rorn l•n.1y sr>urcos n fCJW days after th" cp0ra.tinn C'Tilllloncal. Dullt nlBn cre.'l.te<:l carburetor t!"!'Ubla which c.-iultl "'lly b-> prev .. mtod by clu:n ing or air filters rnc.e every 24 hnurs. l:no problan or <'l'>tninillJ': rcpl.•.cem"nt r4rt.s fer the G!!C. trucks I!Ssignod to us by tho ~'~!'MY boc~.o n:f llaj r:>r il!lportnnco i.'l tho. t cri ticnl shr:Ttnges <\ovol<'per'. :1r. tirvs ru1! tubes, sprinr;s "-1'1<1 roplacoment cmr·ines. ll.s f"r vehicle c•·nV<'ys, this qnrntirn hns prnvon that crnvr-y 'lisciplino nn the pr.rt of: nl1 Off:ic.;,rs m1l mon in a vvhiclo cnnvc•y cnu.l•t ho impr~""'voct. Gov{!rning t:>f sp~Jt:l, intcrvnl, A...""ld. rc~"1.dl.;""";.y clcarGnca fcr ..-nccn'~r~; t.r:· . .tfic en suQ'l n~.rr~ ~tu.sty rr'\."":lls i.s mc-s t :11:r·)t rtrnt •

i~ this (·p.Jr[\titn }Jrf't;r-.l9s.;,:(1,. it boc.:-..Jlhl: nfl~"""r....nt thi"'.:t. tho wnt~ trcdlors thr•:n.J.,:hout thu Brignde wero ]'TC>VGnllflSr,tisft~.ctory. tTn-s --.tisfnctc.'l:"Y in that whil.D boin;; ho.ul.<Ji! c;ithor empty cf full ova-

thoso rc'Ul)! roe .. r\5, dciocts '"'1ov.Jl(··rc..~l. Thoso bi.d.nr; craCks lU\[1 hdos in tho tl'nks, brookin,; nf thu cht\ssis frames, springs, :md 'l.Xlos. 0£ tho thirty-eir;ht (3A) water trailers assignee! this Ilrigac!_,, twenty-nne (21) remain e>p<lrntivo UJ'<"ll t.onninatim r-f this np,,ration.

Persrnr).ol assii,_·::··i this Cr.r1po.n~r wvre nrnplo uvcn thrugh l"'ivc (5) cnJisto·-' WJro vvncuo:t<'vl an~ twc (:;>) ·OPfic.;rs lf<Jro trMsforr..lr!.

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t.r t.h" "lct.iv.tim date ci; 7 Juq 1950, Co u;,n, lst.Ml'Iln., had suN!dtt.e<l requisit.irns rc·r t.hu m.:cessary suppllee and equip... rn~t requir-ur~ to fill T/E n.llrMtUlC.lll. r.inny c;f th(.; roquis'itirns wore partblly or not fille·\ 1 t.h"Ugh numcrer'UII identical Nquisi.-

ti<'!lll fer the Shcrtl'.t;ell Wvre suhrn:tt,t.oc~ • M t\ rosn1t when er<!or<C! t<- prcpnre J;or inno•.!i..".t.o lmlharic: tion, probl~ dcv..,lope.:l which utili zen precious time and croat.ocl cl JMnds upon p..rs onnel which hindera1 thdlll i'rtm prrporly ntt.nn1in!. t." thoir p.::rsonnr affects. Tho prcblems which developed, nmnoq, drawin1; suppli<IS <'.n'l equi~ r.u!mt.;;; ct-at,ing l'.llr1 mo.rking. In n.d::litim the serv'i.cin~~ a.-.:~ ov~rhnul of r:uch <lf tho r.,cont.ly drawn equirrnont. WM ro<Niro 1. nocnuse th.u time peri<'·! until loadiJli; r!ato WM so brief the ahcira ~r,.h;J.em axist.s•:. !ltd tho Crmp'llly heen supplia1 With its T/E "-llc~mncoa J:>r•Jvi "USly, tho nf,rcm..at.i"l'lil1 prr·bl-.ns u<'Ul·l n<'t r...-· .. vc 1ovolr:-·:~- 1 [!.n•l nli"T"Ji:: t.;;u a ;7JOO lines 1 tho CtmJnn.Y wt-ultl hn.vo '>Jc.'l'l ;--rep,'U'or! t~ =bnrk ~ma-\ir.t-,ly. (b) .'.13 mcnt.i~-nor: )"lr •vi<·lll!l.V. no mo hr<>?.k\<wn wns ccrnmr>n 'tC'· either. the twcnty-twn (22) · 2! tr>n 671;, IHC. trucks or the cif.'hteen (ll\) 2;;; t'on 6:xh G!IC trucks. llrwevor, "" :f'iold · p:,rc.t.irns . pr,.,_ t.rossci~, r.-:.n incr~'1B:inr, amr--unt ')f tire r.;p;"l.ir was reqUiru·.t. :, - : s ··luticn wa.s scu;·,ht thrr·u;,;h rJciuctirn of' l"><'\C\ sp..::ods and in lr'/lrl3 whcru pr.:.c\.iC.;·hlo. noit.h~ solut.i(n serve~ ~ a romvdy sL~cc ~'ta ron'ls w<Jre ex:tr·r.wly rnu;o·h, ".nd th' rot>db<:d consist.od of 1.•1.rge rock :f'r~;;ment.s; ~ decis i~·n was llk'lllo whoroby air prossure was reduced ir~ sixty (60) fY"UUlc\s. tc fOJ:rt.JI'"fivo (45) poun(]s in tho t.iree m''Ul'lted •'1'1 both the GMC•s and tho IHC's trucks. :JJ n result. the daily c....'n~.!.."lt nf tiro rcr.n.ir roquirud was t;J..;;rLtly re~uced. (c) Dusty ronda proved hazard "'lll to b<-.t:.h dri vera nnd equiJDcnt. This snme hnznr:i existcrl rturi;n,: later d.,a of the opcrnticn when rl\in saturated tho r<ln·ls nn~ cP.userl t.hun t" become vary slick. ( -~) Reermnen1nt.ions:: {1) That all W1its bo issuc1i their Ccmf!let.c T/E nllrwances sr that ovorhaul, recrn:iitioning, crnting, :'lllr' mdr llh.".rking c•uld be ncccmnlishe:i Pro£ressive1v -..nth"r thn..'1 after "-"!a emhark,..ticn or-:!er is iSsuecl.(2) Th-'lt whil.,· oper~tin!i in the Koret!n aro>~, pressure in 8.25x20 on<! 7 .25x20 t.iroe he ro•lucod fr•T1 siA"ty (60) t.o ic•rty-fivo (45) rounds • (J) That dm t go;:;r,les bo issu~d ns P"rt of oromic oquiprn<mt for r-->-issuo tco "'ll · lrivc:n! ~ (4) T~t the \Int.or tro.il'.!rs curr\Jtltly uso(~ by tll~ Ha.r.uu C<'rps, b• rth in tho St.atos 1lllll in Korean t.he,.,tro bu ruplncec! by n m<Y!cl c'f lass cnpncity nnd more substantinl rrruno nnd ch'lssis. ;'.ttont.i= is invite•! tc Drir,ndo Hctcr· Tr">nsport Officor r"port on uat..:r trnil"rs • (11.) ! .. " ... "lOX C!·nt.e.i...'"'lit'lg full rupor-t ..-,: O<'J.Cb gCifiaral nnd spoc.ia.l st".10f ssctinn, sub"l'1inat" orpmic units and ntt.a.chmonts. (Knt ap~licnhle).

(12.) Unit st.l'.tirn list for the peri'Xt .nf opornti"l'l. (Not ~PPlic~~hle}.

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e Al~NEX LOVE • CO "C"lst H:SDICAL BATTALION lst Provisional M.!·u· Br1gr.C.e 1 (Reinf.)

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6 Sept 50 l. The Special Action Report o~ Co, "C" let Medic~l Bn. is submitted in accord!lnce with reference!! CG 3/wgb,Ser: 551, dtd. 29Aug50 "nd Far a 11401, 2a 1WM 1940• The ·purpose of the report if' to supplement the historical records of the HRrine CorpR <md for the informAtion of those concerned, Co. 11 C11 , 1st !.fedict=::.l BnttFtl~ton· WPs As~ip-neC. the mission of giv:!ng emcrgconcy, lire-sAving, surgicRl trcatme;nt to non-evacuable anC'. gr;wely wounC.ed combatAnt;;; of supulying forward echelon medical units tvi th equipment, supplies and repla.cem.snt pcrecnnel; a.n--:'. preventive medicl'\l treat..: rnent, routine .r.1edicg_l Pnd. surgicAl trePtment ~nd eva.cuq_tlon of' all personnel, ~he next hi~rher echelon for the purpose of AdministrRtion And CliE>cipline \··1Pe H&S BAttalion CommAnder, 1st Prcvieicni>l :1Arine SrigPde (P.c-inf. ), Major RichA.rd E. Sulli VRn, USHC, ti"r,r tactic'!l '>PZ'r<>tiDns the next high <Or echelon w~e the' Br1g~c3.e surg'?'0n 1 CAOtA..in E. :t. Hering, Jr. MC USN,

9 , Co "c", lst Kedical BattRlion w~s under the command of Comrnanc1er Rebert A. Frejrlinc-. !t.C tiS!!. ':'hree medio"l offle-ers and one ;npe1icnl Bervice c0rps of:ricer were ~l'!f'!igncd. Seven HMC nnd !'ixty-seven ccrp!"men were .'lf'!Bi~tned to the Cc:mpany. Qne l-!SG'!' qfld_ ninete~.n 0ther 1'.orinfl 9nl1sted r~tings ~1ere e.f'signecl. for the ourpc--se c-f furniehing drivers, secur1 ty anCl. mesAl.ng f"'cili ties. An Ep1dcm1ologic'll Disease Control Unit, cc.n!'ieting of LCDR Bryon D. Casteel, MC USN, CommRnding, three Medice.l Service Corp Officers t:>nd :rourteer1 enlisted pereonnel of the Hospital C?rpp USN was temporarily attached 11t intervqlf' from 7 August 1950. One medicP_l ot"fic€r frcm OrdnAnce Btl.ttalion .J:tnd one medic'll cf:ficer from the let Shore PF>rty BAttalion were tcmpor9.rily attached. to this activity most of the interVAl reported upon.

3. Prelimin<try pleJwing, planning Bchcdulel', lc~istic pl11nning and operating plAnning were All included in the general plAns Ant'~. specification~> of the Brig.'l.da. 4. ':'!-Pining of the officers ~.n0. hospital corpsmen except for the deteils o~ the: orgl'l.fliZAticn o:r the functions of let hedicAl Bnttalicn WAS virtuAlly complete before the Brig~C'-e ¥Jp_~ 1'c·rmed. No rehe~rf;Als were ccnductcd. Spocializ eel. mec:Ucal And surgicf!l Elchocling WAS held :for all hRndEO while unc'.er-WP.y <~t Be a. This schooling deAlt '!o!! th the det<>ils peculiftr to the functions of the lst l-!edical BRttF~.lion. ':'here W'ls conPiderAble emph'lsis devoted to physicfll :ritneRP, Anc'l d'lily· exerciset< were conducted <~t sen. Lecturee e-n he~lth "nd sAnitAry problems to be encounteJ•ed in Koren were given all hRnCI.s.

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5. Loading of equip4t and Auppllce ~1aa accompl.ed !'l.t the l"eV!'l StFttion, SPn DieF,"o, CPlif, ~:ork began 9Jul end WRB virtually complete by l2Jul. Embarketion ~'"'f' O!) :t3JulBO. Per Fionnel end geotr ~·ere divided and put Ftb~~rd the USS Henrico, USS Cl~mcr, 11nd USS Pick-~~-~~--·' ·•:

s. ':'he ,convo~ dep,rtcd S"n Dicro on l4Jul50 <;~no. e.rr;_vec. PuMn, l\ore'.l 2Aug50 in the <:~fternoon. Unloadirg

· ''bege.n immodi'ltely, A.nd diRembqrk<~tion Waf' tlornplete by the F•ftci:•noon of 3 Aug. ':'he B<>tt.,lion proceeded L !r-'1 by rr.otor convoy "-nd re.il to Cz<tng Hon, r,ix miles from MB.son, where Fu:~r-igncO. b.ivous:-.c ,~J.l"f't\6 t·Jere occupied. On I '

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6Aug the Bett~lion proceedE-d by rroil 'Inc' n:otor convoy to Nnson ••here prepar'lticn" to recoi ve "nd tre!'tt c.".fleri:iFtlties from the vXPf;cted off:.msive Rction by the Brigade,

cq,j'~. Fo.r the. offor.si Vc' opcrption!1 "'Cr.t of He!'!'.n durirg :1~he second wack of Aug. the following preper ... ti8ns ~were made: ::.'he rRil c"rs - R fl,,t c<>r for the surg--9cqil. trailer, f\ flF.>.t cRr fer tl:c gen<'rqtors, ~ chPi>r oar I~~-r'1minor surgery .::tnd t::urgiCttl properat1on nnd two to ril!IJ:r;:>ce box C!lrs for Empplice <>.nc. Rtora§c'e, ~1cre Rpottec.

I<>VJf,!'>'\quiet side track neHr '1. field ~uitAble for the e~eyction of tentp, qnc1 the u~;e c:( vehiclef!. ContAct Wf\S

jllf.ld_e, :!W;1 th "- neAr by <1ir fi el a., ~nd ~rr "n ~"men t s for "ir eerv-;t:;cc \·7cre mH.de. C·::neider-Rtlon for tho lPnCting of casUAlties viA heliocopter WAB given, pnd pl'ln~ for trensporting th~ casu~lty from tho pl~ne to the surgery ~ere forr;;ulstelr'., s:'~lGphone connections t·10re mf!.dc with the switchboard of the 25th Divieion lJ, 0

', Army. L'lter :telephone -conne:ctiOn8 Here chsn~red to thE! Shr;,rc P'lrty ~t-Ji tchboR.rd. ';'he 29th ·nivicion, 2nd Bn. Clcnring StRo WAS cont~ctec! ~~~d r.iorRngemt.:ntn t.•;crc mr~d.c for- CVP_CUF.J.tion a:n::; :nP.ndling cf cnPU'llticP. During elRck int[rVql~; ~cverAl M.O.

. from the· Bn, · gFlve prcfeeeion"l r>RSiPtFlnce to the hf!'rc1 P.t:'Cff'ed Army Clcering StA. Arr.<>ngementf' fer f'A.tisfnctory resupply ::"rom Pu!'~n !>Del. from the Army Med. Supply Act. f'.t !·7qMsi1 i·terC iEAde., F'or• the bAnciling of the CA_eu~.l ty After

!Pv,_rrlving f'.t the Bn. for trcl)trnent, the follO'•'ing f'unct-1on~l te~m~ WE]rc 0rvqnized: Litter trAnPfPr or litter~ qmbul~ncc 'cr,_nefer tenn; P.cd.,_ticn "nd !'lntibiotic tel'l.m to?hich unclcr the cire;ction of the •JwcUc".l cfficr·r Rdmin~~t,,rcd routine ~OP~fe of tetqnuP. toxoid (when nVAilAble), .J<•ntcillin "no. etrbptomycin; !1U!'I'_ic"l prep"r"-tion te!'l.rn :f.-:ro prepping r·_nc: ~h.~.ving; p etr1pp!ng ;":jnC!. p~rF-on~tl inv{'iit::Ory te ... rr. ( thil' prccef'f' ~'l'lS nccompli!'hcd before the _pJ{th:nt l>l~.s adrr.itteCl. to the prepPrRtion tpble inf'ide t;ne: r.eil c;cr, bccRuBe EJ live h.,_nc'l. grcn')de "''~s found on~'one po,tient th"t h~.d been brought into the cP.r t>.efer··e stripping him of' hi£, clc.theF P.n':1 geE!.I'.); a generlat;'e.4r~ic:cl tE!9m which C·p~rn.toC', in thEC oper'lting trCJiler; !inll' or~hopedic E'ur;:.ic?l tc ... m olJ-,ich opcr~t ed. in the chE~1r C!>.r•'Bn ··the orthopEcdic tAf·lr.; qnc1 A. '1-rP.rd tf!Pm for postopcr~tive cere. ':'he portFtble X-R<>y ec:ulpmc.nt WRs mAde readJ :,fer uBe. ':'t:.:nt~ Yiert.: t\I"ectC'i to c~.rc for thn pAtient A awaiting nl:'l'l ASSII:'II:ft "2" Ui;.\ILft lULU

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':i'hc c~su11lti0s l'rs·~e··:t\OC£ivod v·hl t.be 2nd Battali:Jn .. 25th DiviSi.>n Clearing St..,tLn~·I;Gr the !!)est p!>.rt; but 66me · ·were rccs!vad-via B~bulgpce qn~ hcliacopter. Each patient \V'a: pr~ccsscd throu.gh tho -various tea:·11s '=""t.B ttpplicRble unacr t;hc direct sup.crvision of the mac1ical officer concorned. F -~r t\\rc d9ys cnJugh _pqti·Jnts l'l2rc r0coived to require tha attention ~f ~11--hands far an average of eic'htecn hours per dRy • ';;he casual ties tapered off sharp-ly Rftcr th~t. ··

On lt Au~ust trouns of the 1st Prnvisi~nal Mqrine R~l~Ade r.oturned·- frCJm the· fr .. nt. ApproximRtely iooo--men--irore -fedt;;J 'f,epls by our gall<:oy this day.

On 15 .1\ugust the Bet tali ~n dep~rted Hasan via mot:;r conv~y and rAil 0nf Rrrivcd s~me sixteen hsurs l~ter at Miry an;;. Propnrati _.ns t·:- h'1ndle the caeu.,,l ties resulting frum tho cffeneive acti~n by the 3rig'1de during the third \--TeSk in Aue:ust in the N'1kt<;n;;: Elver sector west of Yongsan we~e made in a fashi~n si~iler to th·.se msde at Mgsan. A rice uaddy cl~sc t2 the rnil c1dc trgck was sui tRble fr1• l.qnding by the h8liao-~'pter. Telephone communicatLns with the' 24th Division end the Sh·.-re Party Hero :nt?.do. Li?.s;n ;ms "''!'Ide Hith the #80?6 Army Surgical H,~spi t o_l '.lPd 1,•1 th the RTO ra~;c'J;'diog evacu:>tLn -:.f .. patients vi~ rail t:.; Pu.s-S~n. F-'~r three days there "ias sufficient l~nf to keep '111 hends busy for an aver~ge ~f ei :)ltc en hc;urs a· d:~y. The v tient lc;:ad t<:tpered <~ff after 191\ ur_;.

On 22 ALl:~~:ust the 3Rttali.;n deps.rted l·U.ryRng i1nd pr;.ceeded 'Jia u::_:t--'r c·Jnvoy :J.nd rail to l-!~:~sS~n. 'I'ho RTO so::>ttcd the ra1l cars on tho same track that was occunied-earlier in chc .TJ·cnth, •-and the same set-up as i:iefore was organized. J.bsrc \vas no acti ,n seen by the !liarines durin,; this intervCtl except f.-..Jr supp~)rtive firing by the 11th Harines. A few serious casualties from the 2nd Battalion, 25th Divj_si :.n r.le~rin~ StFJti·Jn tve:re rseen. 8_nd ~-;ne intestinal :.,i:Jstr~_cti·~n. cese'wss Clperated. Tho BattRlicn rem?l.ried in the s~ms rqil cqrs during all of it's activity.

On 30 Au;:: the 5qttali .n departed Masan via mc.tor c:•nvoy Rnd rRil 3n·::'.pr~C("eded ·tu Pus.!J.n ·phere Jn 31 ~4ug the r~1.1 oE>rs vere unlop,ded on Pier 2 intrJ ',ITarehc-use #6. Subsequent days •~ere spent bringing up the stnres -:>f supplies .qnd eauipmcnt to a 10 day supply plus a 30 day resupply level.

On tha Rftarnoon of 1 Sept the Brigade was suddenly _ r6ered t.. pre coed t J IUry anc f .r uffensi ve acti--n west :.>f Y.:;n~sen ln the NP.~t.,nrc ?.J.vcr bulge. Th.c Hedical Bn. dep~rt~C Pusan ~n t~e cvinin~ t-f l Sept and Arrived at ~~:..t·yr:Ln::~ c.s:rly ";n t!-:tc iTL!";fiin.3 r:·f 2 Sept. LtGc-1 Neiman, CAH.Tandin~c Officer -.-f tb; U-3 Army Sur?ical 1i-•~p1!;a;J, •. #8076 Sind tho HCti ns Brie:;sdc Sur~3 n' LCDR Bryon Casteel'

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Korean War Project USMC-00201085DECLASSIFIED .~. '"''"'o~ "'-'·· ,.. conso.LJ.CV•tlon or the me<'licRl person~l or the Medic"l B!'lttnlicn ~'lth. th~t of .the #~.sili,.6 _[{c sp'-p1 t~l.. On the m~ng 0f 2S.e:Pt._ Tour mec1.1c~u.~I·lcors ' and tt-1enty-fi·w· "''"'rppmen .t'eporvtetl. for duty at tho #807(3 Hosp, The medical officer~ "~>Je·f.e~ CbR H. A. Streit, MC USN, CbR J. ,l-T. l1etc.pl.f.e 1 140 ~J~'i-1 LCDR c .. K. Hollowqy, 1>10 USl'l and LTJG D •. M, 0 1 Toole, HC U-"NR. ~hs remPinder of the Bn uccupied rP.il cars on 11. side· track in th<, yards "t Miry,.,ng and. Acted as a supplementary baf'e of. supplies ror the #8076 Hospi tHl. Commf!nder R. A. Freyling, Comrr~nding Oflicer of the Bn. Rlternated bet~Jeen the he-sPital 'lnd railhe11.d for the purpope of.A.c1min1strl'ltion And· co?r<Hnation. By the enG. of the third c'.aY Rt #8076 Ho!lP• the officers of the Bn, h11d performed (,76) m11jor surgical operRtions Rnd asE>irted in (45). At the clcse or this report the Brigade w11s still active in combat in the t\re!l. we~t of lt.iry"'ng. ':Lhe officers And cc-rpsmen assigned t:; thz #8076 Bc:Rp. hRd. q_n .qlfncP.t unlimited 11mcunt of surgic1=1l e.nd hcE>pit"l work to clo, being limited only by t)le hours in the ct~y P_n0 their ph~~Ricr-tl CR.Pecity, ~hose of the B~tt?lion th"t remPined ['t the r"lil-: h~Rd At.MiryRng qffcrded medicAl f"lcilitieP to the M~r. Ur,its '"<t ... the NlilhcAd ~no. f'Upplied the fcr,.l<~rd Rid st"lt1one A~ well >o>s tl1c #8076 Hoepi tnl ~:i th medical supplies 11ncl equipment.

On 4Sept, L':'JG L, A. BryHr.t, ].iSC, USN And (,3) hof'pi tAL cc:rpEwen were det"chcd ,_nc'\ returned to Pusnh t<:> continue the procure~ent of " 30 clpy medic"ll pupply for futu.rC> oper-9:t"!.Cn8.

On 5 Sept 50 the crew c:i' mrdicr::<l.. cfficnr;; s=tnc1. ccrpf!mon c~ntinued their duties Rt the #8076 HoPPit"l• On 6 Sept 50 the officers qnd c0rppmcn returne~ from ~uty "t the #8076 HoEJpi t!'.l. Frep<>r!'tionp .c0nmen_ced to depqrt ltlryRnV were PtA.rted. 1600 -- under\ore.y fr:r Puf''ln by P.!'dl. 2300 - qrrived FttsRn.

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9, Tc Ci.'3te the Bn. h,-,, h<J.ncUed (25) mRjor surgtcA.l procedures in i t 1 f1:C11n fR.Cilities, h"!l' h.<>.c1. (l7l) CaPeS • ooyUiring h:ppitP.l 'tdrr,iRf'ic'n; Rnd hi'Cf' seen pn IWer!'lge of (200) ceses eqch week net requiring hospitalizAtion. In q_ddi ticn t.bc Trie·c1..1cR.l :~ffic€-rs ::.f" the Bn. Rfl~J ~nd ,qsAisted in thEe tre,tmcnt ~:f' sr:mc (200) C.'\8UP.ltieE, Army, ;-~Prine Etnd S::uth Yc.re?ri 1'~-9tiV€B; nt thE'. 2nd Bn, Clepring Sta. 25th D1Vi!'icn at i'f"l'"n. It if' eE<tima.ted thAt a.t least (10) cr the m"j~r Furgical caPe~ wcul~ net hAVe 8Urvived ~rithG-ut the treAtment received Rt this ~ctivity. There were three (3) ·:I.e~ th11 fc llcwing ml"jor 8urgical treRtf!lent.

10. CrJmments and Recommer:dpticne:

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DECtA~SthtiJ n~;n--lcueble ceses sh·')uld ·ue c;p.tcd. Du.i~1ng periods e-f ;-,c<:::vy DE'Su<>l t-ies ho·polcss cnses shoulct be abandoned 0~d lifs-savinP prJccd~res e~ni~ved on these that are cpernblo. ~ · ~ - ·

S::\vv o.CLdi ti•"n:tl por~C?ble (.iperat1ng t.;;;~bles ,,zi th adect.uElte li;shting ~nc: su9plies sh•Julci. 'be set up in tents to h"ndle mlnor cases. debridoments. ~rthopsdics, etc~

'J:'c; :tho present ,.,e f1ave done only· abd"mii1al 'lnc; brain surgery in the trailer.

'J:·he pa ticnt shoulcc b<:> completely prepar-cd C!utsic\_e . tho trailer~ Sninal nncsthosia should be &dm1nistcrcd ul.ltsiC:c the trailcr <tnc"i the patient plseect on a cut do,o~n li ttor ;{hich sets :,n the OR tnolo 'lnd does n::>t have to -OG rcrnr)veC... As a r.~.:.:ncr9.l rule the uatiente shoul( roc1ive atropine, ~s p~ntcthal is u~ually usad as suppl2!"1Bnt;::n~y ~n~sthcs1A. IV fluids eh0uld be started privr to ~ntry in thz O::i, Rl'ffi b';.~.rd SiJCI.lrCd "lnd maintain;Jd ,g_d0qu"ltols·. D;. not try t~, 1'15:nin1ster blood tl'lru a pl11sr11'l set-up. l's2 n fil t;"r prc.fer11bly ·one '''i th visible drvps. Bl·~:;(t pr~ssura cuff r.o.ncL st.:thoscope shculCt be put in plqcc on the rir·ht Ar~-:1. The-· IV shculc-: be stP.lrted in the left ~rm ~nd th~ 11rm prjppod a~ainst the side c;f tho tretiler. ~he pntient should be placed in a good pusi ti:;n )n the t.<tble before the sCrl.lb corpsman· sets up his sterile field,

In t,enerRl, tho mccacal officers ass1;;:nec1 sh:,uld have a s'cner'll sur;-ric"!l bac't~<round. One r.;rthopedist is sd'fic.l.cnt at.this cchelc;n level.

NE1Stor List2f.._Hinimum Requirements fer the ----oli Tr::>ilor,

1 . .Anesthcsi"' machine with Oz and NzO. 2. Electric suctiun machine. 3. s:-·nree large oxygen tanks. 4. Ei~ht complete lap packs- towels, gloves, shects,etc. B. ?\;~ Unit #36 Instrument R~lls~ 6. Laryngoscope 11nd endotrache11l tube. ?. Cnest instruQant roll. e. T2n dRy su~ply of sutures. In particular

a. Hire rt02,;1oO,li2B. b. ~trRU23tic intestinal sut~res~ c. Cathtt· pl'lin ·,nd ci"lr~mic - all sizes. G. Sil~ and oGtton.

9 •. 'I"t.J·:' erm b:·__.n:. .. ~.s. 10. .:.crsc.l b">mbs f:;r insect c;.,ntr:>l. 11. 12. l:S. 14. 15. 15. 17. 18. 19.

Purtc~le lig~tin~ unit. ?~rt~blc aui:Jclaic. IV s;;ts Fi th fil tor for bl::')d qctministr<ttion. Ra~p~r?t.ry st!mulents - caffcino, etc, Fenr2s~ ~rains and cathetsrs nll sizes. On~ cut ~~-wn litter :0r pcticnt. Soi:1F.l anosthcsis - profer<tble pont··-,caine. Ti-flcb.e~~t..:·my set~ 11ashinc; machine g8s driven if possible.

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UEGLASSIFII:U Y.l.rf\Chner wa end Steinman pin!' ~Ji th tlAtin bOW!', Unit lighti~bAttery pack for bronchosc~e lightR. Spare 9.5 Ki'i, ll0-20AC, generqtor ~1ith hovy duty motor to pvv;er refi";ig(.J:".~tor• i'r:)r preRcrving blC"0Ci., X-R<1y, ee>uipm,,nt Anc~ f'Upplem~:ntAry lighting. Soda lime for P.neRthesi" m"'chine. Bloc~ pressure cuff ~nd long tube stethoscope for ane!'thetiBt. Syrfnges, Rll F:iZt:P. Spinal n,cedle8, !'hc·rt bevel, all· sizcR. Needles; hypodrrmic, vll siZe!'. Six {6) 8tAinletll1 11teel CRnB with cover!l, ':'welve ('12) stn.inlePe ste<l trays 'Iori th covers.

11. Notes on Plfln cf OperAtisn of Hcbile Surgical Unit.

Departments of Adminietrnticn "nd RepponE'ibJ.li ty:

1. Security. Ht>rine SergePnt ~i<'.,; in choice cf lOC!l.tion t=tnd Fet=uP. Pcetp the scntrioB. He d.isemin<:~teR the P<>ss-NC'rcl which frequently if> not .'\VAilable,

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Medic"l Serv~ce Officer, Uh:Jlc blo,: d - PC,f:iC ~h,-·ulc1 be; r:,_n hAnd & kept rcfriger~>ted, AnticipPtc needs. Order eArly pnd foll~w thru order~ with persiPtcnce. E~tqblish cri tic'11 l·1Ft And check dAily, l>lt'ltch f'-r c"crug UP!J qn<:". 'l.buse. Q,u?_rterrnqstor, Ar-my .-:;,r J .. f~~rine - clcthes enlt t,.,_blet!l, food etc.

Gc. through cl':f'!in e>f command, Pick out-reRponFible men and Uf'e them; del-egqte Ruth0rity.

3, 0Af'UI'll ty He.ndling Type~

MPjor sur;ricl'!l, bl'ain, <>_bc'!_onin'll, chest 'lnd crthcpedic, NP Fc:n-~urgi c.n_l

Prevent ir,n ShellR in chAmberP. ~rigr;er hr>_ppinef\1', _

P~por 1icrk ( 1 m!ln Hl'iC) C<~su"lty rep('rts Ad.mir>F'-i-:--.ns '"'1 th Dx qcQ.-.rding to Nomenclature. Operation records.

AdmissicnR qnd EvA.lUAtic ne One m"n CJf experience in chqrge, ev<>luAtes injury "nd determines Rx. Strip p;-~ti(;nt-1-:r:-:·k fci'; gren~c1.es etc. ~_nd invent~ry gcr'.r. Cleansing ~ f wounds A.nd surgicnl prep.

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Locate 3rigRdo CP. Aroy clearing station or hospital. Telephones - lc~rn the circuits. LB~rn the ch~in of ev3cu~tion. Get the word- init19tivc.and cunning nee.

~ess Sergeant in .charge. InsDaction of meso. Bcr~l.tlqr messing hvUr-s 1l.rith clo':lr nnn~uncomont •·•l:.,n t:1e fi.old kitchen is in ooerati~n. Use of S. ~orean l~bcr - labor~rs should l1~.ve physical inspecti:Jn. In dqnc:or sreas string out lin~ - no crowding th0 C!.BS S • Icc - d~ n~t use ice f~r 1ng0stion unless 1 t llqs i:L·en clC.''tr0d - '111 Koro!'ln ice is c ':>n t a:ul n --:t cc1.

L~cnta 1::·tcr p~int c~rly. ChGc~ f~r chl;rin~ti~n. X2op tan~s fille~ ~nt h'lVC rcgul~r hours for pr~curoment ~f w~tor.

M~dical S~rvice P~rsonncl. Establish slit trenches or latrines and urinr.ls er,rlv. Use native lsb8r. G~,rbt\?C dis:,>Js~l 'lt dumps or burn - cto not dump ln stagn~nt w~ter.

Oncrqtin3 R~om h~s nri~ritv. C~Jntgct l<1undry :f~ciiity-e;rly. Or technicians should stress cleanliness.

9. Transp~rteti~n ~hrine Sorgef1nt; in eh!'lrge. Dlspntching of vehicles 9nd runs = use trip ~uthariz9tion chits. Adequf1te :naintonsnce "!nd re<Jdiness. Adeque1te gu').rd and constant attcnd<Jnce on trips - alwqys take !'I driver. Alwgys h3Ve written orders f~r trips. .1\lw<ys h''tV( 11 shJtP,;un 11 un supplies. Tr'lin reserves in all nositiJns.

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Annex UIKE to Brig Special Action Report

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Company ''A'' let Shore 10arty Battalion was assigned the following lliissions on the activation of the Brigade._.

(a) Co 11 A11 , Shore Party Battalion coordinates control unloadin[j, shipping, control indigenous labor.

(b) Augment Engr-. Co 1n Engr. duties as._riecesaary.,

(c) Coordinntes control brigl'lde supply'dumps at Brigade Railhend.

(d). Or<mni z.o all around secur1 ty of' railhead dumps .and service instnlle.tions with particular attention

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Upon arrival at Pusan. Korea on the evenin~ ot' 2 August,' l950, the Brigade Shore Party with attached service unite sunervised the unloading of the ships upon "~~Vhic.h embP.T·keV. a~na. provided: dock security. This WOl'k continued throughout the night and at 1400, 3 August, Shore varty was secured for entrainment to Chang vlon, arriving at this destination 2300, 3 August,

Upon nrri val o.t Chang. 'lon, Shore "arty Headquar't;ers and.attnched ~orvice elements established the brigade railhead. This required that the Army RailTransportation Officer be contacted to deteroine where carloaas of supplies could be staged, and the assign-ment of locations to the servia~ elements from which to function·. ...ll~n_. infOrm&tion c~nter was established and. ell incomir:~g ·railroE>.d cars containing supplies were received and routed to the co~nizant sunnlY agency for approp:N.ate action. Unloading of heavy equip.. ment was ~;~upervHled and as the opera tors stayed· with tboir- equipment_·~ el1r-o~te, they moved. 1 t to their paron~ orge.nlzati6n upon unloading. The final step in the.establishment of the railhead was the coordinati'on of security for all service elements within the vicinity. Thi·S was done by Shore Party Team #2, the remainacr of. the company moved into the bivouac

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This situation remained·unchanced during 4 and 6 August.

On 6 August, Shore Party ~earn #3 was dispatched to Masan where it established a railhead. The rep mainder of the company joined Team #2 at Chang-Won. At this point is shoul.d be brought out that when brigade moved it ·was n.t:c e-s sary . fo1--; the railhead commande-rs e,nd tho RTO to closely coordinate their activities to insure the correct number of care were orclered, the marking of the train. was correct, etc. Shore narty assisted in salva~e operations which were conducted in ·the Chang-\~on area.

On 8 August, Shore u~rty Team #l departed for Ch~ndong-Ni where it conducted the normal Shore Party mission from LST QOll9.

On 9 August, Headquarters section joined Team #3 at l-1aean.

On 10 Auguet, Headquarters and Team #2 proceeded to Chin-dong-Ni, this left only Team #3 at Masan, no one at Cha!'lg-1von. Tenm #3 continued its operation of the Masan railhead and assisted in salvage oper~ tiona.

At 1900l 11 August elements of company headquar~ tere and Team #1 embarked on LST Q0119 at Chin.-dongNi, destination ~ang-dong-ra. Shore Party Team #2 and eiements of company headquarters remained at Chin~dong~Ni to assist in salvage operationsi

At 1000, 12 August, LST Q0119 docked e_t Tang-dong-Ni. .Team #1 remained at Tnng-dong-Ni to operate from LST serving as a forward supply point, and at 1300, elements of Headquarters section departed for Kosong where it established a CP at 1400. Arriving by motor convoY from Chin-dong-Ni •. the remainder of Headquarters section and Team #2. joined the CP at 1600.

Thus at 1600 ~ne sJ. ~uEnJ.on w,_a: Team #1 opera tlng from LST Q0119 at Tang-dong-Ni, Headquarters section and Team #2·at Kosong and Team #3 at Masan, That evening orders were received to return to Chin-dongNi and at 2010.elements of Headquarters section and Team #2'departed Kosong for Chin-dong-N1 by motor convoy.

At 0915, 13 August th~ remaining elements ot Hea~ quar-ters section departed Kosong by motor convoy, destination Chip-dong-Ni where CP was established at 1310. · ·

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.. Team #1' abonra:·LS'l' Q.f)ll9 arrived at Ch).n-dong-N{, The situation was: Company· Headllunrters · l!ecHon .. , and· Team #2 in· the river. bed a,t .Chin-dong-Ni,' Team #1 · at the Lf:?T landing Chin-dong..:~u .conducting first unloading, the reloading of supplies, coordinating supply requests a~d maintaining beachhead~ - At approximately 2090, orders were received to .. load all· heavy equipment aboard LST Q.Oll9, destination LST' landi·ng,. ,Masao.

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0130 - L.oadifie of heavy equipment .aboard LST Q0119 completed, · ·

0530 - LST ~ Q,Oll9 departed .·cn:in:-<don~ ... Ni,., ·a.estina t1·on Masan, Aboard were l.stBn, ~th Marines, Shor1;1 Party Team #l with a tte:ched sel"vice eleme!'lts and heavy equipment,

0900 - Aavancc party departed Chin-dong~Ni. by motor convoy; de.st.ination M.il:•yang, . .· · · · ·

0950 - Elements of Headquarters section arrived Masan, establ1sheSJ. cy, ·

1630 -Advance party e.rrived lUryang,

on 1~ August, at 0?12 Team #2 a'rrived Miryang. The remainder pf the Shore Party continued the out-loading of brigade at Masan, ·

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mente, established a forward supply 'dump at Yongsan, HP.,dnu.,rte:rs 11nd· .Tea.rri #1 movea into brigade former · bl vouac- area, , .Team #2. 9pera ted :the brigade r.eilhead at Miryang. Thi.s· situation remained unchanged 18 and 19 August, · · · ·

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loadins- of brigade by rnil at the Hiryang r&ilheaQ.. Two (2) officers nnd for1;y,..five (45) men wer.e trans-. fe1•red to the .6!\lh Marin0s, ·Shore Party organi?-ed · into two (2) Sho:re Party Teiunst' At. 2245 the first elements of b:r-1gade depar-ted -~ .. ~1rryang for· l-1&aan.- ~- ·

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. ";' .. on 22 .. lluguBt·• t~he sh-OrC PA.J.ty arrived. at Masan 1

at 0400 established a CP, procured and allocated laborers and employed the same rout1u~ as utilized at previous ra1lhe•ds,

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,Ma.san with·t.l;lc' bri["nd~ first .resJ.pply. Jue to.the · manner in wh1ch onis ship' was lol'.dea. ana: s'ince ·this LST had no fingerlifts aboard it required C~ur thousN and one h~ndrad forty-four-{~,144) m~n hou~s to unload LST Q.Oll£3. LS~ Q0116 salled at 1900, 30 August for Pusr._n.·:

On 30 August at 1710 Team #2 departed Masan ~ia _...,"'., ~-"""""·•T"'l••""'"'""' .f-,.. ,.,..._ ......... ~ .......... +,.... +1--. .... _,..,.,.,..,.4...,+ ,.,.p ort••i-WIII!'l.Y\~ J.-C.~.L,J.. .J..V.J.: .C" l,o\.t::;'l",\.4~ VV '"'V~.J.~V,.L.I..Ii:CI.IJt:i V.LJ.~ .L t;;'""'II;J ... ,V U '•J.I. ..... "i.\A..Ioo!JU .. V .. oioV,

and supplies sel}t ·to tn~· reat: by Brigade. The re-. mainder of Shore Party. remained at Masan.

At 1610, 31 August, an advance party from He~·dquarter-s s-ection an~ Team #3 depar-ted from l·W.aan via rail for lr.iryo.ng, ·arriving at Miryang at 2014. The ele ... · monte of Headouarters section established an informO.tion-- canter; Team #3 went into bivouac area -in the Mirya.ng r~ ve~bed. . ThC?s~ e~ernents C?f _ Head~~rters. secol.on wn1.cn remalnea. 1.n Masan ana '.l.'eam 'ffJ. super.,. vised the outloeding of brigad~ at Masan,

On 1 Septem1:Jer, elements of the Headquarters section·>and Team #1 continued the outloading of brigade at Masan. Those elements of Headquarters section . at lUryang continued to ope:t:'ate the Niryail.g rai:).head, Team #3 prepared to move out to establish a forward supply dump.

On 2 September, at 0422 those-elements of Shore P~rty ':19ic~ ha~.been out~oadi~g ';t ~a~~~~d.ep!\rt~A, vla ralJ., Ior JIIJJ.ryane ana. arrJ.veu a~> V"<~OU• ,nea11""'· quarters established a CP at 1330 in the Miry~ng . riverbed. Two (2) sque.ds of T~am #1 went with HeadquaJ'ters section, the other squad took ove.r .the op.,.. eration of the railhead at Miryang. Team #3 with atte.ched. service units established a forward supply. dump in the vicinity of ~yan-'-Gyo. Team #2rema1ned .... +- n............... l't'H ..... ..., ....,4 +un+4 .......... -~,..,...,4 ,...n.A nl"'.n\.-.oonno~r-=1 +_h.,..,..,,~h a.\1 .I:U.OO.Y• ,I.J._.I....&.O O..&.UI,oo.!;lW,..I.V£.1 oi..QIU=.._l.l ..... - \AJ.,...,.I.._.._.. ... J!:IY- 0 ,.....,..,..,...,"""1:) ... 6 '

5 September, except' Team #3 displ1;1.ced forward to the .. vicinity of Ubn~Ssan. Later 1n the day the company was alerteP.-for-movement to Pus~n.

At 1420, 6 September, Headqu$-rters se_ct1on depar.., . ed via motor convoy from Mirynng riverbed, dest.in;.. . · ation Pusan, arriving 1915. At 171~ Team 13 departed via motor c0nvoy from forward_sUpply dump vicinity of Yongsan, fro Puean, arriving 23:J.7.

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An,nex lHKE to Brig' Special Action Report

INTRODUCTION·

Company "A" ist Shore tarty Battalion was assigned . the folicwing missions on tl:ie- act! va tion of the Bri-... gade .. .

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(b)· Augment E11"0 J.:. -co: in··Ents-',~ duties ·as necessary.

(c) Coordinates control brigade supply dumps at Brigade Railhead;

(d} OrganiZo :all around secvr1 r.y ot railhead dumps and service instcllations "lith particular attention to security of field hospi ta.l. -

{e.) 6rgQ.n1 ze p:rovi sional. rifle· company for duty at 5r1gade. on order. . . .

~Summary_ of Shore P~rty·-Activ1 ties j

Unon arrival at Pusan. Korea on the evenin~~: of 2 August:, i950, the Brigade Shore Party w1 th attached .. service units superv_ised the unloading of the ships upon ><hich embl'.rked. and· provided dock security, This work continued throughout the ·night and at ·.1400, ,'~ .G.ll,(TnF;t. Rh-nr'A T.'J:~:.,....tv•w.e.P.:~u~nn,._Arl f"nl" Pnt.,..,.R1nm,::::.,nt-- ---- ..... ---··-11 ·------ ----~ ··-- ------ - ..... - -----~---------

to Chang Won, arriving at this des-tin~J.tion 2300; 3 August; · · :·. . . . ·

Upon nrri vr;~.l at Chang ''ion; Shore Party Headquarters e.nc1··attached service elements established the·-briga.dS rai_:p·wad. This required that the Army Rail Transportation Officer be contaoted to deteroine where car-. loads .of supplies· _c·ould. b~ staged,. and· the- assign-ment of locations- to the service elements from which to function. luJ. 1nform·a t1on center- was established anq all· incominr; railroad cars containing supplies were received and ·routed· ·tb the cognizant sunnl.v agency f'or ll.ppropriat-~: S,qtion, U!!loiidlng of heavy equip.. ment was supervised and as the 'operatGr_a stayed :w:l.th their equipment enroute, they moved it to their. parent -organization upon unloading, The final step !n the·· e-.:.:~tabl!stunent of the .ra.ilheB.d was the coord..-ina tiori· of a'ecuri ty for a11:· e-ervice elements within the vicinity, This was done by Shore Party Team #2, the remainder of the company moved into the bivouac

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. .. • area approximately two. {2) miles south of brigade. This situation remained unchr>.nccd during 4 and 5. August.

On 6 August, Shore Party T&e.m /!3 was d1Bpa.tched to lt,as!im: ~"lhere .1 t .~s tabl18LeC'.. a l'a1lheaa. · ·The remainder of the company J o.ir.ed ·'l'earn #2 at Chang-Won.· At this point is should be b:"ou!<-·t-; out that when brigade moved it -.ras nece-ssary for the rci:head commanders EUld the RTO to closely cooi,linate their activitien tO insure thG corrsct number of ce~a were or;"cred, the marking .of the tra'..n was correct, etc. fho1•e ··or<r~:y assls'.;ed in salvage ooerations which \vere condc,cted in the Chang.:.von area.

On 8 August, Shore -oStrt_-y Team ·#1 departed.·:for Ch1r .. •·"!!

dong-N1 where it· conducted the normal Shore Party mission from LST QP119. ·

On 9 August, Headquarters section joined Team #3 at l!iasan.

On 10 August, Headquarters fl,nd Team #2 proceeded to Chin-dong-N;i, this left only Team. #3 at Masan, no on9 at Chang-Wop. Tel:'m #3 continued its operation of the Masan railhead and assisted in salvage opera.. tiona.

At 1900, ll August elements of company headquarters and Team #1 embarked on-LBT Q0119 at Chin-~ong. Ni, destination Tang'-dong-Ni. Shore Party Team #2 · and elements of company headquarters remained at Chin-dong-Ni t9. a_ss1st_ in s.:tlvngc 'Operations.,

At 1000, 12 August, LST Q0119 docked e.t Tang-dong-Ni, . Team #1 rc!lk"<ined at Tang-dong-Ni to operate from· LST serving as a forw!J.rd supply point, a.nd at 1300, elements of Headquarters _Section departed to;: -Ko"sOng where it establis)led a CP at 1400, . Arriving b.Y motor convoy from Chin-d.ong-Ni 1 the remainder· of- He~dquar- · ters section a'hd T13am #2 joined the CP at 1600. : _

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evenlng orders werq received to return to Chin-dongNi and at 2010 elements of Headquarters section and Team #2 departed Kosong for Chin-dong-Ni by motor convoy. ·-

At 0915, 13 August the remaining elements of Headquarters section departed Kosong by motor convoy, destination Chin-dong-Ni where cP was established at 1310.

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. Team #l aboard LST Q0119 arrived at Chin-dong-Ni. The situation was: Company HeadQuarters section and Team #2 in the river bed at Chin-dong-Ni, Team #1 at the ~5T landing Ch1n-dong-Ni oonductir~ first ~-loading,. t.he reloading. of euppliee, coordinating · supply. r..eq~aste!·abd maintaining 'beachhead. At app~ roximate'ly. 2000, orders· were received to load. all heavy eqllipinent aboard. LST Q0l.l9, de.at1nat1oR.~·-.~.ST landing, MaBMI. · · · ··· · '· ·

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0130 ~-~oading of heav7 equipment aboard LST Q0119 completed. . . · · .

' . . ' 0530- LST Q0119 departed·cnin~uor~-~1,- deat1nat1on Maean. Ab,oard were lstBn, Oth Marlnee, Shore. Party. Taam-#1 with -attached service elements and heavy equipment~ · · ·

0900 - Advance party departed .Chin..:dohg-Ni by motor convo_y~, 4eEit1nation .Miryang. · · · ·

0950 .::"' :Elements :,of Headquarters section arri veci Hasan; esta~lished'· GP• . . · · ·

1636 ·;.;:· Advanee' pri,rty•, arr~.ved Miryang • .._ .'

On "'i5 Au~et,' at· .b7J.2 Team #2 arrived Miryang. The remainder .of the Shore Party conti-nued the out-loading of brigade at Mas an. ·

;-Q~ 16. ·Aug~~t, Team_ #3, with· attach~~ a6;v1ce · ele=

men1;s,. e~t!l:bli:shed a fo:rward supply dump at ':!ongean, He~~d.q~e:r~ers .::e.nd Teata #1 moved into brigade ·former ·

bivouao·&.rea. 'l'eam.#2· operated the brigade r~ilhead at Miryang. This e1 tua·tion rernained unchang{ld 18 -and 19 Augu,st, ·. · ·

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loading of• brigade by rt>.11 at the Miryang railhead. ·Two (2):'bf:t1cers. and .forty-five (46) men were trans~

f'.erred to the· 6th Marines •. ·· Shore Party organ1?-ed · int.o .twq_·(2~ Shore ~arty Teams. At.2246 the first ·eleinent.S· o·f -br1g8.dEf··ueparted l~1t-yang for Masen •. . ;

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strength, l!!teking- pri'(ates and_r,>riv.ate·s f'1r,st c~ass.

This si tua t~-e-n r.emairted uncl¥tnged. during 23 Au,gust.

On 24 Augu~t_, Lf?~: Q01.i6 B.rr,i '\'"e'~· tit LST.l~&'ding, '.:

Masan with t~· bri;!n~e f'i.rst res··c:p"t)'ly •. Juo tq.tbe ..

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LST had no fingerl'1fts a:boa,ra it. r 0quire_d four tpous->:·.

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On 30 August ?:t 'l ?iO Team #2 departe'd Mas an via

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At 1610, 31 August, an ·advance party. from Headquar..:

ters section and·Team #3 denarted 'from Masan via rail

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mation center, Team #3 went iuVo bivouac apea 1n the Miryang'riverbed. Those elementos of Headqilarters section \"Ihich remained. 1n Masa.n and Team '#1 super-· ....

vised the out1oading af brigade at M~san.

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tion and Team #l continued the outloading of brigade

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at Miryang continued to operate theM~ryang railhead,

Team /.#3 prepared to move out to establieh a f.o:rwa:rd

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on 2 Septem·oer; at 0422 those"elemer;ts, of Shore

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via rail, for !..f~:rynne; a~d a-rrived at 0930 •. · · Head-'

quarters established a CP at 1330 in the Miryang .

riverbed. Two (2) squads of Team #l:went w!th liead

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A'tl :1:420,· 6, September, Headquarters section depar~

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ation Pusan, arriving 1915. At l?le Team 13 depa~ted via -motor convoy from forwa.rCi supply dUmp vie.1-ni ty·. :.

of.Yengsan, fro Pusan, arriving 231?.

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Since lnnD.inc, Shore ?P-.rt~t Co!":--,i·Jr n•lJ_n -_: G:"'r""' iccr, n.s 3ri~Pdc Lrbor Officer, h2s procured, ·llocRted, de. li VGY'ed c.nd mrdc disburser:ent to t1,-:c tr .. cusr_nc\. fi vo hur.drc~G. rJ1c1 r cvonty ( 2, 570) indit::onous lP,borers • .All ex:-,en:'i ture 0f five million seven hundred cif;hty on<J thou<'Pn~. eix lwndrec1 (5, 781, 600) ·:Ton was made over this ~~ariod.

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(l) Introduction - summarize the actions or the Detachment Reconnaissance Company., 1st Provisi.onal liarine Brigftde, {Reinforced, F~J.F. ··'lthe miesion of this organization is tocondqct reconne.issance missions as directed by the Bri.gade.

( 2) 'l'ask organizetion - This orgE.niz&tion or·i~?J.ne.lly consisted ~f two (.2) officers and thirty-seven ( 3?.) enlisted, known as Detachment heconnaissance Company, Heed{!uarters and Service Battelion. lst Provisionol .W.arine Brige.de (Reinforced), FlV'.F, Captain Kenneth ;r. Houghton, iJU'·C, 013965, CODU!landin~.

(3) PreliminE>ry ple.nning -.Upon activstion, the Detach.rnent i!l'l ... rnedietely proceeded Vvith prepa:rC~tions for overseas E>Ssignment, includin!": Orgsnization of .the Detachment, assignment of personnel to billets, packing end cretin~.

( 4 ). Truining sna rehearsals - A very vigorous reconn~>iss;;nce trE>ininp schedule was undertaken to ready the unit . for duty in Korea. No rehearsr.ls were conducted.

(5) Loading e.nd embarkation- This unit was loaded ~;boar<i. the U.S.S. Bi.S2 (J..PD-124). UP&T tables and other loading fipures not av6ilable to the writer at this time. Lmbark6tion or the troops and ge!'lr was com-

( 6) Movement to and 6rftvaJ.. at objective area - JCmbarked from San Diego, C&lif'ornia, aboard the U.S.S. HORACE .A. BASS (.APD-124) on 14 July 1950. .An intensive reoonnl'lisst.noe tr&ining and physio~:>l conditioning program ~1as completed enroute. Arrived Pus&n, Korea, 2 Au~ust 1950.

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(7) This unit was trained to perform normal l8nd and amphibious reconnaissanoe missions. Durine: the initl.al phases we were u~ed as a point in the advance or an infantry regiment (5th Marines) . Al tllou,<!h this is not · considerea a tecticbl mis~ion or a reccnneiss5noe unit, it did serve to avert two (2) enemy ambushes by spotting the enemy and reporting same to the advance guard com~ mender. This gave the advance puerc. commendeT the opportunity of .<l,eployl.ng and destroying the enemy before the tN:p was sprung. Fltink security had to be se.cri:riced so es not to impede the swift advance of the regiment. Defiles 6nd possible ambush po~i tions were given a· 11 ttle more detailed attention; we reconnoi tared up to but ncv·er exceeded 150 yerds on either side of tho ~oed,

Reconnoitering routes of advance, I;cSh's and alternateS mad.e it nece8se.ry to completely motorize the reoonneissence detachment, seven (7) jeeps end four (4) t.rEdlers (for orgenio equipment, kept in rear echelon) were furnished us by the J1rmy. Three .50 celiber machine guns were mounted on the jeeps; a good morale factor but we did not receive Gn opportunity to ~ploy tl1em ag<dnst the enemy. ·

Durinv the period 3-5 September 1950 we were assigned the mission of patrolling the exposed left flank of the 5th Marines, echeloned to the rear of the left flank battalion. Observation Posts were set up as directed. One petrol detected en estimated 1000 enemy ond two (2} tenks; artillery fire was .c~lled by the patrol leeder upon return to the OP, Hesults considered ··l?:ood". Nine (9) U. 8. ~rmy personnel separated rrom their units were p~ked up by pr.trols and returned to regimentf•l CP,

(8) HiFher echelon- ~ot applicable.

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{9) Estimated results of the operations -This unit made contact four ( 4) times with the enemy. ~,i tustion developed as shown in p&racraph (7). Nine c5suelties were inflicted in this orr:anization as a result of enemy operation. The recommended awards were: Two ( 2) Silver Star hleda~s, two (2} Bronze Star Pedals.

(10) Comments bnd reco.rrunendetions of corn.m£-nOer --

a. When the :Reconnaissance Company is used as a point for a battalion, an air control officer arid/or E>n E>rtillery foi-ward observer should be '"ttached in order to employ the use of sup_portine orms as soon as the point makes contact with the enemy.

b. -.,hen used as an observation post to protect an exposed flank, c~>moui'l~>ge end conceE>lment- must be very ~norough. At no time should personnel expose themselves to enemy observ~>tion.

c. Sand beg~ing decks of jeeps necess~>ry due to eremy land mines. Splinter shields J/4" considered necessary to repel enemy small arms fire and give troops an opportunity to deploy.

(11) Higher ~chelon - Not applicable.

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..L..LV_..J.C..LU P:fo 0231 PILODBAU, Arnold E. 10882$0 Col 2531 CAMPBEU., William S. 1083784 Cpl 0231 CAu..AHAN, Willie.m F. 1071015 Pre 0231 COhHETT, Charles E. 1073096 P:fc 0231 CFti'l"'l!;S, "'ii 11 iem E . 1062583 Cpl 0311 CROPPhR, Donald VI. 1091327 Cpl 0231 DECKER, David ~L 667051 ~n.l ~,r:::"}"') ~,_~ 6-J..}/ DE FAZIO, J<:rnest L. 284645 'l'Sgt 0319 LJ:hl,J:',':i'J.'EF; , James F. 640117 Sgt 0231 HOOK, Frankie· G. 1099400 Pfc 0231 HOPJ<;, Allen 1087606 Pfc 0143 HOUGH'l'ON, Kenneth J. rt,")nt:.t: ,... __ ...__

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SLAGLE, John W. 289704 TSgt 0319 TB~JNEY, T.-....,.,..., ..... Tl r_...,,.... ........... Cpl 2531 ucuuvo n. UJ.C((J THON!PSON, Heyne A. 1070127 Cpl 2531 'I'OVlNS}!;ND, John E . 10831,46 r.nl 2531 - r-TRACY, Jackson E. 614 782 Sp:t 0231 TUCKER, Hobert E. 1073290 P:fc 0231 \·iiLSON, cecil ivi. 1114376 P:fc 0200 v~OLFE, Jack 1118147 P:fc oeoo

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(lj Introduction - Summarize the actions of the Detachment Reconnaissance Company, 1st Provisional Jv:arine Brig'ede, (Reinforced t Flvli,. Tile miesion of this organization is to conduct reconnaissance missions as directed by the Brigade. ,.

( 2) Task organiz€.tion -#h:J...s orgE.nization orie:rinally .· consisted of two (2) o:f'IIPic~ and thi;rty-seven 07) en~ listed, known as Detachment heconnaissance Company, Heed<~uert~rs end Service Battalion, 1st Provision6l :!farine Brige.de (Reinforced), W.F. Captain Kenneth ;r. Houghton, USl:.C, 013965, Commandinp:.

(3) Preliminary planning -Upon activation, the Detachment ivu~ediately proceeded with preparations for overseas 6ssienment, including: Organization o:f the Detachment, assignment of personnel to billets, p$Cking 6nd crotin~. . ' . (4) Training and rehearsals - A very vigorous reconnaissance .tre:l,ninp schedule wes undertaken to ready the unit :for duty in Korea. No rehearsals were conducted.

(?) Loading and embarkation- This unit was loaded E>boarci the u.s.s. EM3S (APD-124). UP&T tables and other loading .firrures not av'e.ileble to the writer at this time. l•mbarkation o:f the troops and €'e&r was completed in four- (4)-hours.

(6) :Movement to and er:rive.l AT. objectiv~ eree - l!:rnbBrked from San Diego, California, aboard the U.s.s. HORACE A. BASS (llPD-124) on 14 July 1950. An intensive reconnaissance training and physical·conditioning program was completed enroute. Arrived Pusan, Korea, 2 ~ugust 1950.

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(7) 'l'his unit W8S trained to perform normal lBnd and amphibious recqnnaisflance missions •. :' Durinp the ini tiel phases we were used as a point in. the advance of· an in.:· fantry regiment (5th Marlnes). Although .this l s not .. considered e tooti-cbl mission or Eo reconn6issence unit, it did serve to avert two (2) enemy ambusnes by spotting the enemy and reporting same to the advance guard commander. This gave the advance puard commender the opportunity of deployi.ng &nd destroying tb.e enemy before the trep was sprung. Fl~'nk se·curity ha<1 to be S&crificed so &S not to impede the swift edvance of the regiment. Defiles end poSSible embush poE!i tions were given ·a li tt).e' more detailed ettention; .we reconnoitered up to but never exceeded 150 yerds on either· sida···of 'the ro&d. ·

Raoonnoi taring routes of advance, ~CSh' s and altarnates m~d.e ·i.t n9cessE;;ry. ·to completely motOrize the reconneissance detachment, seven (7) jeeps and four (4) trei.lers (for or~anic equi oment, kept in rear echelon) were furnished' us by the l>rmy. Three .50 caliber machine guns were mounted on the jeeps; a good morale factor but we did ·not receive an opportunity to employ them against the enemy. ·

Durin!'' the period 3-5 September 1950 we were assigned the mission of patrolling the exposed left flank of the 5th Marines, echeloned to the ree.r of' the left fle.nk battalion. Observation Posts were set· up as directed. One petrol detected en estimated 1000 enemy Bnd tv/o ·( 2 J tenks; artillery fire was c&lled by the patrol leBder upon return to the OP. Results considered "good". JJine ( 9) U. 8 • .Army personnel separated from their units were pb ked up by p!Otrols and returned to regimentf•l CP.

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(9) Estimated results of the oper6tions -This unit made contect four ( 4) times with the enemy. c,i tuation developed as shown in pera["raph (7). Nine casualties were inflicted in thi·s organization as a result of enemy operation. The recommended aw&rds were: Two ·( 2) Silver [;tar M"edals, tvvo ( 2) Bronze star r..fedals.

(10) Con~ents end recommendetions of commender -

a. When the heconnaiss&nce Comn!'lny is used as !'I

point for a battalion, fin air control officer and/or an artillery for·ward observer should be t>ttached ili order to employ the use Of sup_portiP...g arms as soon as the point mekes.contact. with the enemy.

b .• ihen used 6S 6n observ!ltion post to protect an exposed flank, comouflc.ge &nd concealment must be very thorough. At no time should personnel expose themselves to enemy observc.tion.

c. Sand bagging decks of jeeps necessE>ry due to em my land mines. .Splinter shields 3/4" considered necess!'lry to. repel enemy small arms fire and give troops fin opportunity to deploy.

(11) Higher Echelon - Not applicable.

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0231 ..- ..... ,.,,...,~ VP..L BACKOVICH, Robert G.·. 1091435 Pf'c 0231 I·ASS, iiEoyne A. 1059164 Pf'c 0231 Bl'.AGLE, Kenneth R. 668705 Cpl 30ll BLAND, CE>rrol P. 1083461 CJ?l 0231 BOL'rOH, n,c,...,.._ .........

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CROl'P:o:h, Donald VI. 1091327 Cpl 0231 DECKER, David NL f...f-'1f'lt:., ,.,_, 2533 ........... ,...,., .. V}'.L i DE FAZlO, Ernest L. 284645 'l'Sgt 0319

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0231 ..&..V (..J..UJV Vp...L PAIGE, Billy J. 1082927 Pf'c 0231 Fo.OUNSAVILIE, Richard \'1.664184 Cpl 2531 SHAhON, Donald w. 049870 2dLt 0302 SLAGLE, John W. 289704 TSgt 0319 'l1~N1'.r.EY , .Tames R. 632773 Cpl . 2531 THOIV'.PSON, V/ayne A . 1070127 Cpl 2531 'l'OiiNSJo;ND, J"ohn E. 108)1,46 ~ nl ') l:" ").,

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1, . The nu!'Pose of this ·annex is to show· the o,.-,erations of Marine D'bservlition !3oua.dron o cl.ur1ng the neriod 7 July 1950 +o '7 '3eptember 1950, ":'his soua<'!ron va_s as~ signed ti-le mi e s1on of sunnort1ng thG 1st Prc'l;ri sionitj. Ma~ine Sri~aoe by conducting air reconnaissance. artil~ lpry e-ootting and. other flif!ht onerntions ~11 thin the C!ilPRb11' ties of assigned. Rircraft.

2. This or~anization has A str-engt~ of 13 officers and 9? enlisted men and ia oommandec by Major Vincent .T. nn'1'"'!'111H.AIJ<. U"'MC. . - ~ -·- ·-. - ---- -- - # - - -

3, During the period 7 July 1950 to 14 July 1950, the souadron comnleted the final phases of naok1ng for the movement overseas. As soon as the Unit ~e~aonnel and Tonnatte tP..hles could be comp1lea_ th~y ~·re-r.-e subm1 tted to MAG-33 who in turn allotteil. sh,.Dning' spe.oe for both Personnel and eouipment.

4. On 13 July 1950 the f!Ouadron embnrkeo. ifboara. the n t'1 rt 'r"' A 1"\,...T:'Il..'tt"C om'O AT t'l"' f r'I'\T'C" , ., P. \ + q n1 (1 1 1 of' U ,.0,.0, lJ.t'\JJV:,.\'t\.7 V.l 1 \on...J,..)..' \VYJ,;.I=..._~._,, a.., ·.-an - .... c~oj _!e ___ .:.or-, nia. On 14 July 1950 the aouadron denartod •or duty_ . overseas.

5. The !'Wuad.ron received transfer oro. era on such short notice tha.t all ave.1lab1e time "·iRS consume0 in '!')Etck1ng, therefore the anua<1.ron could na.rttcipate 1!1 no training -~~el"c1 se EL

6. On the evening of'31 July 1950, the U.~.s. FlAOO~NG

ST'li.AIT docked at Kobe, Japan. .Pe:t""Bnnnel of the aouae~

ron '"Orked all that ni[!ht getting eouinment unloaded anC_ stot·1ea in the O.ocke10.~ ,~?firehouse~ On the fol:t.01~

ing day the forward. echelon cons'- sting of ten office"'S and six enlisted men ~~th four'OY'a and four ~038~1 helicoute~s denarted for Pustm, Korea: O:hey 11rri:li-ea at ~usan aJ.l"strin (K~ll on 2 August 1950. The rear eche~ lon Was loaO.od aboard. a.n LC3T and derya·~ted_ on 2 "AuF!'uet 1$50, arrivinr- at Pusan on 3 August 1950, ·

'7. On the morning of 3 AuguBt the souadron re~<an operating in sunport of the let 'l>rovisional Mar:l.ne Brigaae. OY B.ircra.ft wer'e ~rnnlOyeO. in the roil of recOn·nfti aHnnce nnd to check convoys moving to,.ra.ro Cr.,ng~won. The Comma.nding General '"'"'B t~>ken on a short heliconter reconnai seHnce fJ.ight as well as several of his staff. · One stAff officer wAs t"'ansnorteil. over the nreP. to make a O.:P. SE'lection.

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On 4 August 1950, the OY' s w•re again employeCl for observation nnd. :reconnai seAnce. Three helicopter 9'\.-"-acua tions ~~ere made which were the fir~st for th.s .. Korean operation. In addl. tion the heliconters flew_, . reconnaissance ana. resupply '!'lights and_ 1-;ei'e em>)loy-ed to carry blood nlP.sma from Pusan to the forward area.

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· were "1ck;ed un by the "'outh Korean Coast Gull.rd and re'iurned to their respective organizations.

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a helicopter was_damagec'J in the field due to an operational eccic'l.ent. The uilot ~>.ri th the Hesistanoe of eOuadron mechanics was Able to repair the heliconter 1n the field and return to the- 'bB.Se. ~0~1 a1rcraft made six '"•eu-o-oly drone consisting of food, wAter ana· ammunit-ion t6 unite of the BI'igade that '"el'e out off, In -addition, ·the OY 1 s flew reconnailisanc e and 0b eervati6n flights. The helicopters flew reconnaissance, nhoto.,.. graphic and transportation :fJ.ights.

' On 9 Auguet 1950, O"t. a:!..!'craf·t ma.d.e three ~.dd1 t1onal

.resupply drops of rood, water and ammunition to units unable to receive supnlies by other means. In addition the OY;s flew reconnaissance, artillery s-ootting and observation fl•ghts •. The helic9otere -oerforrnea. reoonnP..isS~nce a.~d. e'\'A.cuation fl-ights, one of which t-r~s successfully perrorrned at ni~ht.

Routine observation and artillery spotting flights • were made by the OY 1 s on 9 August 1950. 1o•hile the helioopter-s fle;;..r reconnaissance-, evncuat1on and 11rd .. son nights,

On the following dll.ys until the BI'i~a<"e was '"'- thdrawn from the Kosung-Ss.chon area the OY 1 s flew obsC>I',va.tion arid. taQtloal ·:t~econnA.lssance, i11ghts· 9ften as far a.s fifteen to twenty miles aheaa of the front lines And at" e.ltitudes of less thnn a'hundrec. feet. In addition to regular reconnll.i ssanc_e, liaison !l.nCi.- eve.ci.HJ.tion missions the heliooDtPI's r<>sc'-'"'"' t1•o downed -oilots "'ho

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officers ttO fV)onmnlish the m~•rinfl Of t''A1{B' that aJ.-. ... ays RCC0rnNmy ti !YIRjor Brir!lfle mo;re. 'TJv.rin?. the tl.ml! th'l 'Brigade was in bivouac nt Mirylu1g, thf, he1iconteY'fl W'flre USed. ·to tran Snort. guar,d ·.mail, ··.lJoSt i ···nn(1 SUYJPl;T ·. observntion YJosts, nnfl. t'!'ansnort th8 CommnnCll.nf" GPrie:ral, h:ts st~.ff t-:tnC. unit comma,n<le:r-e on high nY.J:tori t~r bueiness.

iV!len the BrigRde 'I<T!\S afa.1n ordered into the · stt'a.ck on 17 August 1950, the OY a 1.rere UAefl . to c:"irect artil-. 1o"'"'tr of"4'Yt£'!1 anA 0~...,; ... +.,..,"1, ..... e" l'l"h ..... 'h-....,,~~,...;,....+.-.""' ..... _ .. ,..,_ ............... _ -..._.. ... LT "- ...... ~. V ,_.., • ._,_._ V..I-J CIV.l. ...O..".>.U...,. ...__.._._, ~ol<..;,J . ..l..VVl.'V0~ 0 '·'-;.l. < .,..--:'

p1oyec'l for reconnnt aaanoo, 1iai son anc'l evacuAtion~ 'l\ro he11coYJtflrs were rnoClifieCl to ca.rr~r stretcher natiehts. This ,~n.s ROC0mp1isheCI by .. removing th8 1iriJ:)dO'" 017- th.e rip:ht side nncJ inAtalling strans in the cAbin on the :tcft siCle to' .hol0 the .str-etcher Ht~cuPely. 'TY'i th this mo<'lj_ficntion, eAch of thE' t'"'O heliconters could e~rAcuBte one stretche:ro case. Throu;:rhout thP hP.ttle of' the Naktollg Riv'lr, the OY' s '"ere us.ec'l for ohS~Arvnt,.rm, r<i .. cnnnaissance, AnCl. arti11er.J rmottl.ng, HAre aP:P,in they flew l'.t d.ang'lroufll)t lm<T a1.ti tud<\ and far 'beyond. the front lines. The helicoutere """"'·e uAec1 for for>or1>rd r~connRiS BRnce ·AnCl_. 1 iFl_i f,JO.n. b~r th~ CommHn~.i!lg Gerier-~-~~ _ anr1 memb"rs of ':lis ataff F~nd for evHouP.M.on of ,,rounded from fo.,.,ward 11reA a.

Aftl'!r the ba'!ltle of· the Nalctonp.; 'qi vf>,.., '•rhlle . the. ·l;lrift'El.fl.e l·Ul9 _l,ivouru~;k.P.{::J in thR MF~snn _flr~El., thP. OY-' s 1f.rere··emoioveil for reconnaiAMnce flightn ·ana ,the h8licc'mt~rs '1ere utiliZ8c'l. b)r the Cornmanr'U.ng Gcn1ernl an!'l 'rariou's stAff offl.oers fnr liAison Iiliss:\r>ns nnt'l. to no.at P.nd resunnly obAervAtinn nosts on rrinunta1n to>1s, ·'

illhen the 11th Ha:rines ,,,(.f>e co!':lmi ttefl. ·to '·ro:rk ,ri th the 25th TJ:tv:tsion A.l:'tiller)•, th" OY' A "'""'" 8mD1o;rN1 ·in the1.r norml'll ro11 0f B.rti11ery sn0tting.

' On 20 August ~U:)f.n, nnt? h~}j_conter: -._rR~-t1~trnateheC.to

thfl TJ, "l, "l. !"\ICILY to nick un P nR"Rflnper, ''!h:l.le the 1vo11cnnter '•1AS aboa'~"CI .. nne of thf" shi.,..,' A nilotA W'l'l foroN1. to cU toh hl s ni. 'Y'ornft in the ·'""':tor. ':'h'l heltoont'lr 1'-'a<~ · rJent immel'liil.tel:r to t}).n scene Anrl. YJerforme<i. R.n0.ther <JucoeAsful rf"soue.

On 26 Auf(u.et Jq50, Pn ny c-r~BhPc,_, !1Ptt:tous1:." ~.njurinr, t 11e nilot A.nrl observ"r. "'h"' oPuse ls nrRsUmE>fl. to be thP. Pef!Ul t of enemy notion. Both .,..,D.ot A.n<'1. o'f:>.R"rver HerE' ev11cuatefl. by .l'JelicontP.r tn n 'Y'PI1Y' R"'"" hnsni tPl t;•A.l.n, On 3 Au((Ust 1950, four Am:r '"oun<'l8~ ,.,re:ro ovacunt~0. b;.r helicont0r frorr P. for~.vnr("~ nr.nn.

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From 2? Augu~t ! 2 "ln,tA~b'ej: · {;~i:;h;e~!iQoi-Jt! flet1T mrln:r liAison flif!'hts Fl.nf1 t~PnRY)o:rteC1 f=Jtnff officer~ on high nriori t~r hus:tness. On" r"connAissFJnce Rnr1 11~ison flight wFt~ m~.c1_~ fOr offic~~ r-,f the U.S. Army on 28 Augu~t.

~rom 2 Seotemb"~ through 6 ~ent.,mber, the nv•e Ap:Rin fll'l•.r Ob!lArvnt:ton, reconnAiSRP.nCA nnc'l ~>rtillAr~r SDotting mi Asions. On. on~ occP flP.:1on th~ n1lot of Hn OY gnv"' t:trnAJ.y informAtion to friFm<'lly tnnks ~>no. infRntry thPt J"P<:!Ul te<~. in thA SI'Ving of IHWerfll lives flnll_ the ilrH!truction of t•.ro enem~r tFlnkfl. ·The OY' s l'l<Jo lend in s"verPl Ruccessful Hir strikes.

The helico•)tArB fl "'" mfln~r rnconnfli Bf'l'nce, 'liHison nnc'l_ eVROUHtion flights. On 4 ~entPrnbAr. one helic.o'nter lRndec'l. nAnr the fl'ont lines" in thA vicinity of K~>ng-ni And nick~il un n rnPrine fighter v1lot 1~ho hRc1. b~P.n fOrcefl to use hie nP.rHchut~ PftBr his plAne ••m'l hii; by ene!'ly fire. ThA heJ.iconters

. WAr'e ~lso useQ. to ryoet f'lnd rPEtUT)nly outuost r~uPrfl~ on mountAin tons.

During f111 t:t'ee hAttlA8, this B(iun<'l.ron rnAintPinecl one ~>nil oftAn t•.ro OY 1 ·s on stntion flt ell timeR

nerformeil not only their rPp:u1.A.r rniEI"lion of nrt11-lery scmtting hut nfl n"'eviously stntF>CI., they often rl'lngec'l fnr l'heACI. nf th" TJnint PnC!. onerF>tP.c'l At extrF>mely 10'·' Pl ti tudre"<, "'hiR '''I'R n8CPGBI':t'Y SO thnt amRll en8my 8troi)p uotnt8 coulf' bt~: Pccu:r_-;nt81y 1ooated Hnc'l. 't"8no:r>tF>c'l to. the no1nt. '!'his gmre t1v"m RccuY.P.t" informl'ltinn Ht nll t1mlls of ,,,hflt 11'1." fl.

bend, thuR s~>v1ng rn~>ny ORRUAltiefl. The helicont,rs fle•·t reconnnissnnce ~>nc'l. observl'tion flights fo:h,r.~rc'l. of the 'front line~ with th~ i'JornmnnRinp: 11~nl:rRl, m~mbe:r-s of hifl stRff, Rnd unit commfmne,..fl. Mo.ny PVRo"" uAt1on fl1gh_ts·Ne:t"·~ mRO.e b~.r h~11contA~ :fl""om front line P.:t'eAil, Al'l <"'TI1CUilAS were the mo Bt !'!e:t'inusJ.y wounded CABAFI· P.nt'l. most of thmn wou1il. h"""' AU!"'i'l:@d no oth!'>r tyne of PVAcuF>tion. The Commnnc'l.ing n.,nerA.l, · let "'rovisinnP.l MA.rine BrigRCI.<>. on orte occPs.:. 1on, .,~m q R'blA tc fli sAnp.:ngP " f'r.on t lin~ 1:3P tt.~liol}, turn 1 t Hrounc'l Hno. rP!lmnloy it 1n n ne•.r s"otoro using the h<>.liconter n fl his rnoc'I.A o · tr~>nll1)0l"'t".t1on, He w~>s n'ble to corifAr •·•i th the BA.tt~>lion CommPndP-r And tAke him on " I'Acr>nnFtissnnc" of thA ne''' nrAA, The ?.P-ttnli-ori ,.,ommnnet.er -r~rf"a 1lbl~ to recnnnoi tr:r t'he rout!'\ ovol' which his bntt11.lion W~'~B to n~'>ns nnC!_ to VieW thn PI'OPOS<"fl bFtttPlion Fl'!"eA fpr in PilVFlnCP O'f thA. t.~m~ hrt W"B to occuny 1 t. AR A. result thr> b~>tt~>.iion ,,ri>s tiwvefl_ A.nc'l rer>mnloyet'l in A· fY'Pction of the ·ua•.1al t1me. ThA CommRnd.ing GF.:ner---~":J.lj lGt f'rovisior.al 11f1t>1ne :Rrigi'IC!.A !'1tAtPf1, 0n spvor"'l occAsl,ons, thnt thiS. PlOn!! with flP'TPl"'P.l othPl" mil"'I'.ClAR f)f' l"10Vf'

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the MU.P~r6n Ov:><"r,.;t".a "niR"ht check cre••r, B~r uning thir night crew, the "0UF>dron w!. s Pbl, to h'"'" " rmr-> huric'l.reti

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10. As n rilsult of "xn<>ri,.,nc" f1:"1nnc'l from tht> n"At ,;nree OTJer,..tir:ms, the folJo•,rlnf' recornroPndntionrJ nro ·11ubrni ttf'c'l. r:::n~se rAcommPnUF1 t1ons rtr-P. 'hnun0. on ~ oom,;o~i tB sCJu.nflmn conAi stinf! of 8 1ifli son tYTJ" hP.licontt>rrJ, 10 OY tyne 11"1 eon r-1 ,...,rrort nn0 t•"() tr,-.n~mort tyTJe h<llicoTJtPrs. Thfl recornrnflnd.-.,tions for the "b"""' ~>1rcrnft nro oontr>1.n(ld in tht> ·1ett11r ·r:t:"rn CornrnPnc'l1ng 0ffio,r, f'n:rinA O'b!le!'V~"-·:

tion 9nu~~.:ron 6 to t:ommq.nfi.Ar, Air Foj-o;C8, Pr..c1f1c 1'-'i'l~et,

BPr1P1 291-50 of ?.9 Aug 1950:

n. A oomryoAi t<> .sru"c'l.ron oornnosen. of 11p-ht r-.y t)•ne linir"n n1rcr~>ft 11nc'l liF>ison t)rne hfllicontP.r!'l is crmsic'lere•!! both dAsirnble F>nt'l. n"c"rtsnr~r. "'"n" inclun3.orJ of hPl:tcotJt"'l'9 •·ri thin nn ohsP.l:'l'"·tion sr<un<'1ron hn.n 1n0rt"nseti thfi cnnP.b1J.1 tir-:s of the nrtuP~ron tr~mPnrt.ouslfr. '1b~

h"licoDtor hns not, F1n<'l nres"n t tynen cnnnot, comn:J,~t,-Jy r11nlnoe thP lin.i!lon nircr,ft. Ho•~"v"r, thA hC!licoptAr, d.ue to i tr; ver!ll'ltili ty hn8 nlno,..Cl. Pn oheP.r""tinn snunaron into so rnron;r ne~,, fiel<'1.s thnt hel.icontn""A muflt 'be cor.q~i ~ Prec, P e ro ('_(' i tl onr-;1 P.i rcrr..ft.

b. It 1e rPcornrnend"<'1. th~>t th" comnqsitc Ewu<>o.ron be COlnDOSed of'lnO f'nlistlld IDC!n P'1CI. ?.5 OfficP.rS, Of thA ?.5 officnrB, 3 shou1<'1 bt> f!l"ounc'l offic"rs in th,-,· snnc1P1-t1e{3 of eng-ineer.ing,. mfltAriel, nn0 1ntr:ll1p::r:ncr.

c. ThP inclusion of' th" helicQnt-ir ht>a rol11o f!'Y'~~>tly 1ncr'l"f1"<'1 the noed for F1Mii tionnl motor:·trnn_!'l'DOl"t. . ThP ~.ntl"icnoy nnfl rnF11nt,nnncP T)J"<;>bl"ms ?.f thA hnlicr.rpt!-lr.s T'P.Ouir~ thf':lt morn aDnr~ 'onrts nnci_ tooJ.A h~ cF"t•r1e0.

thnn for oth"r tynes of "ircr,..ft. Dup, +~ +:~~ :!'not thP.t o'hnP.~\i;:'l_t1on s~u~rrons. of'ten \•!Cr'k 1nfi.~'C~n(l_nntiy j "' f.i:r0 truck or some tyne of mohil" fir<' fin:hting POuimn,.,nt ia

cnneic'l"r"0 nbAolut"l~r "SA'lntil'll, In nCidi t:tnn, one> rnor" ·•~t~Cr trF1.i1F"Jr i <'~ rc>ou1r!l<'1,

d. It is con810PrP~ dPMir-R.r,lr:: to hP.vr; i.THF r . .,~,.io geA.:r

instnllnc'l. in nll OY tyn" .~1rcrnft. If the OYI !'l'<'::>uid cornmunicrotr •·ri th thA fiP'ht!lr nircrro.ft, it "'0Uld grnntly fncilit~te th0ir lC!nCiing in ·nir Atrikns. Con""rsnly, thP. h'1licontr>rs should be nouiDDC!c'l •·r1 th MHF rni'lio p:Pt>r in o,.-ctnr for thArn to communic•"~-t q with Cf~rtni n 1£Y.oufld

units. It is neCP"'S"J"~' th"t thFl F'!OUI".<'ron b0 "ou1nD"d

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Heudquarters & Service Battalion, let Provisional Harine Brigade (Reinforced) In the Field

SPECIAL ACTION REPORT

1. The purpose of this report is to summarize the oreaniz-a.tion Cli1d activities of the unit 1.·1~1ile attached to the lst 'frovioionul Marine Brigade (Reinforced), Fleet Harine Force. The mis sian of the unit tvas to provide traffic control, straggler control, prisoner of war control, and assist in civilian control within the Brigade zone of action, Ti1is unit was attached to the Hcadquartc;.'s and Service Battalion, 1st Provisional !-Iarine Brigac1e, Fleet Hnrinc Fol''oc, for nd..'llic1et.r!;l~ivo control~

2. Tho task organization .was composed as follotvs:

(a) Traffic Platoon --- 1 officer & 26 enlisted (b) Police Squcd === 1 officer & 9 enlisted

tvi th fi vo percent ovorstrcngth of two enlisted, making a total of 2 officers and 37 enlisted.

3. The: prclim:l.nGry plc~nning phasc 1 7, Jul:,', 1950 (date of activation) until 0 August, 1950, consisted of orfo'Mizat.ion on 7 July, 1950, mounting out period from ? July, 19501 until 13 July, 1950, and sailing from San Diogo, California, on 14 July, 1950. Upon embarkation this unit '\·las divided into throe (3) groups·us follolvs:

1 officer nnd 9 enlisted with Brigade Headquarters abon1'd tho UE\S GEORGE CLYHER APA 27;

1 officer nnd 14 enlisted uith Co. "A", let Shore Party Battalion ( Shoro Party Team #3) aboard tho USS PICKA~l.AY AP.A 222; · .

14 onlictod t~i th .Co. 11 A" 1 lst Shore Party Battnlion (Shore Pnrt~.,r Tcc.m #l) aboard the USB ~NF.IOO- P.:PA 45 ~ ''/hile under\~ny 1 intensive instruction \·1as carried out on mili tury polieo il.uties, bncic subjects, bri.ofing on the aituntion in Korea both military and civilian as pertained to health nnd clinnto and tho people.

4, Thoro uoro no rehcarsnls.

5. DUring tho loading and embarkation, this unit provided dock security. All equipment to be loaded was handlccl by the Hcadquartcl,s nnd Service Battalion, lst Provisional Marine Brigade.

6. Hovomont to and arrival at tho objoctivo area was without incident,

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r.J.ol>oon 1 :rom .:> .aug~, ..I. \:IOU, oO o. bCpocmoor, ..1.""""". l •. Tho l!1li tary POlice Platoon pnrticipatod ih throe dU;P4SSr'-, ,,

operations du.rtng this por!od= On 3 Augu.eti 1950i (l.isom- ·-· '\' "lftr:tJ· barkocJ. in Pusnn, Korea, and· 1mmcd1atoly sot up socur1 ty on docks and staging arona, traffic gUides, traffic centro:!. on roads bct\10cn Pusan nnd bivouac •. 4 .and 5 August, 1950 1 ma1nto:1ncd control of local security for CP, security on Coril.'l1t\.11ding Gonorn.l, tr.o.ff1c ccntrcl.e.nd. guides, sot up stra~glcl' l.inos; prisoner of 1mr collecting point, PO'IV' osco~rt and guards, oct up control over food, 11ator and blackout discipline. S August, 1950, sent security and quartering pnrty to C:P, Ching-dong-ni. Sot up straggler line ru"ld PO,V. cello cting po1n t for-;.-vnrd und rc o.r, ? and. 8 August, 1950, r;ocurity of advance CP, sot guard ovor.morguo, commanding general, and 1-rator at Ching-dong-ni; also. maintained snmo posts and so curi ty at· Chnng1mn · bi vouao as of 4 1 5 1 and 6 Auguot, 1950. 9 August, 1950 1 sot up :foruard stram;;lcr nne. priooncr o:f lvur collecting points :roruard of CP, Ching-dong-ni, traffic guides and control, ace uri ty for quartering pnrty to P1lo-dun-h1, ~Joour1 ty of convoys, captured enemy equipment and documents, investigation and interrogation of J'OW'~ and suspected subversives. 10 August, 1950, sent so curl ty for advance party to Kosung, traffic suidos and control, ambulance guides, stragslcr nnd POW colloct:tns pointe Pnc=d.Un=n1 nnd Ch1ng-dong-n1 1

control over foocl, 11ator and blnckout discipline. ll Auguot, 1950, .local security CP at Ching-dbng-ni nnd Kosung CP 1 s; suards on nr:ibulnncos, act up tc\~n patrol of Kosung to prevent looting and pilfering of city, aocur-1 ty on convoyo, P01·l nnd straggler collc cting points, guards and ooc6rts. 12 August, 1950 1 maintained control of tra:ffic. securitY of CF. s-::ragglcr and P0\1 collecting points, totm patrol: =bulimco g\1ar<1s, roconnqiosance oii west road to observe for mortar, mncllinc gun; nnd sniper firp, ?01·; c·oco rt .· o.nd guo.rtl_s to Mnsnn, trc:.ffic guidvs nt Pno-dun-ni. 13 August, 1950, gee uri ty of CP, oommandine gcnoro.l 1 :-!10l"['_:uo at Chine;-c1.ong-ni" roo.d pnt.rol,j trnff1c control,. t_;uidos, nmbulnnco guar<1s, straggler nncl POW points, escot-t rtncJ. guards of POi'ls to higher echelon PO\v stockade. Control over food, Hatcr and blackout disiplino at Ching-dcng-ni. 14 August, 1950, security on movement to l!iryc:.ng. ~0-curi ty of ndvo.nCc qunrtoring pnrty, convey on main body, traffic controi and guides, control over food, 1mtcr and blo.clwut discipline .• · 15 August, 1960, local security of OP, l!irynrig bivouac, traffic guides, patrol and soc uri ty. Control over food, \mtcr, bath, nnd secur-ity on commnriding soncrn~. 16, 17, nn~ 18 August 1 1950, local security on CP 1 strngclcr and PO\v collecting points set up fcr\·mrd of CP at Yongsan. Security on quarterinG party advance to CP Yongsan. Straggler nnd coil::>oting point personnel asoigncd to 5th Harino s CP to guard nnd o sc crt · POivs to G-2 at Yongsan. Security sot on oom::Jnnding gcncirnl, food, untor,

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1950, oocuritafor ndvnnco qunrtoring· pnr& to l!aonnh.--roncl mnrking''!l!lll"cl dco1gnnt1on, traffic pn~; guidos,JJfC!A~~,;; convoy security; locnl security on .cp nnd comn'lnnding · .. "'"'if e;cncl---nl. Contx··ol over food, \vutor, and blacl~out diociplino. · 21 to 31 Aue;uot, 1950, nt Mnsan bivouac; sot control over· food. 'm tor. uniform nnd blackout discipline, Locnl oocurity,of CP nnd comnancling gonor~,l. Rni ooc1 and lo1~orod colore tlo.ily 1 tri:tffic c;uid,Jo, pntrol nncl controJ., sot up town patrol, invostigo.tions rognrdJ.ng stolon vohiclco, 1 Soptombcr, 1950, o.Qvnncc pr~.rty to ~!ir~~nng. · Trn.f:fic··control .. patrol, guides, convoy oocurity, Guidoo nt Ching-yong-ni intorooction to Hi1•yo.ng, 2 September, 1950, oocurity on ndvuncc party to Kyun-gyo, trnffic control and patrol, Guidoc. at l!irynng, Kyun-Gyo intorsoction, · r-,...,1""1'1:Trvtr ~,..,l'\,,'1'1,.+u r'li-Y\!"of"1',....•1,....,,... nnrl "Pf'\~\T r>f"''11,..,f"o-'r:-\no• Y"'lt'"l.in"t:n '-''-'~.1.¥'-".J ...,.,.......,'-'~>..,..._Y.J.) ~"'""'-A.QQ-'-V..., ._.. ........... _ ........ ,. ..._....,...,..._.._....,;.,...,~.,t:l J::'--•·-~

Kyun-Gyo, occurity on co~nmanding gonornl, liotoning posto ~nd local security of CP Kyun-Gyo, 3,4, >:tnd 5 Soptoobor, 1950, strngglor [\nd P0\'1 collecting point sot up nt Yongsnn and nsoignod to co, 5th Rogioont ns escort and guards from :frcnt lines to G-2.. Security On commanding gcncrnl, CP, nnd traffic patrol, guidco, and control ovor food. u:ttor nnd blackout disciPline. 6 Soptombcr, 1950 1 advnncc party to Puonn marking roads :end guiding convoyo. i:nintninod occu:r-i ty of CP at Kyun-Gyo. Sot up trnffic posts in Pusnn and sccur·ity of bi vounc arcn·o at Pier #2 .nnd Pusan Uni vorsi ty, T'vo joops o.t). town pntrol in Pu.Gnn

8, This un1 t was not concernod '"i th enemy tnotics, organization, ptrongth, c1oploymcnt, probnblc order of battle, or oquipncnt,'

9. This opQl'ation has provic1cd invaluable cxnerioncc nnd training in hnnclling traffic on poor r.onds, otrngglcro, 'lncl. pri >oncrs of ~mr. Stragglers wore noc;ligi blo; howovor,

10, Tho follo\1ing rooommondationo nrc rcspoctfully oubmitted:

(a), That tho Hilitnry Police Company shoul.d be a scpnrnto nnc1 indoponC..nnt company 't"li thin the Hca(1quurtors · and Service Bn ttnlion . nne. have ito o'm bi vounc area, gn.llcy 1 nn<l notor trunoport seCtion. Tho Provost Harohal should be located in a con tral position 'vi thln tho DiVision Co:'!l;n:md Post so as to have immodintc liason and notification of all movcmonto and orders in order to be nblc to promptly no'.ify tho Hili tnry Police. f"!r.MY'\""'II"'t"'.t ,...,_..,.. t"'111,...1"l nn +h!"'lo+: -t·hn ~1"'\...,.t•-.t·~n"\r t'>nn oni"n'h1i nh ... ..... ~ •• .t-' ......... ., ......... ...... ................. ""''"' .............. , ................... ......... " • .1-' ......... .., .......... ~ ......... ... ~ ............ e ... ... imJocliato traffic control to facilitate the orderly movement of motor serials.

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(b) That the 1~11.113:~:-y Police Compu~y should .vrov!clcd \iith, in view of the road not and ctistancoo invo:tvod in · tho nrosont onoration. vehicles as onUr.Joratod below:

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(c) In aclc1ition to tho rac11oo t::on·~J.on·JC1 in pnragraph (b) above, -'who Hili-tn:c·~; PolJ.c 0 C1o;:(pr~.ay r;LouJ_d Lnvc nn ort;nnio \fire oom::lt'.l1ica•;ions cystcit. to pro vi c1o comnunicntions :rror.1 Cornnnnv HoEFlciuart.crc to ur:. tic::LJ_ tr~ffic co-ntrol pointe anc1 oth<)l' iiP inota] lntionc Bllt'h ns straggler points nnd pri uono;' co:Cloctl.'1f, po'.ntn.

(d) Tho Hili tary Polio.:> Oor.:pnn:~' d:ould h) oq_uippod Hi th dust gogcloo 1

11 bnton 11 flcolllj_c·;ht.J nhJu1c1 nloo co provided for night traf'f' ic control, A r<gn r:w:.c.lr,g kl t ~;i th an adoquo.to stock of rof'loct:n'.l zou ,:>:cpor should be stanclard eqUipment f'or tho lilli tory ?·J:Li ov Company to oxpodi to tho posting of ronc1s nnc1 com,,.~,,.-.~- j"JOS ,;o because sign mo.king mntcriul 1o difficult to o·otn1rl, .t~1 a rnp1c.1.ly r.1oving si tuntion o.ncl road signs ar·J ·.:oru necessary to faoili tate rapid movement of motor o.::rl;·•1' ,

• (e) Equip tho off'icoro, !>~aff' non-comnisoionod officers,

tuld drivors uith pistols, nn:::~ ..:~~1:; rcnnind.cr of tho company \d th carbines. A ohoulclo"' "''-'c.pc-:1 :ts cUf'i'icul t to hnncllo when oporatinr; n vehicle or ,.-Lon a member of n to1m patrol and \11hen approhonc1ing ootrngg:• .;;rs. Tho ndvantagos of a hnnd weapon over tho ohould.or >'Onpon for a person performing military police work arc· obvious.

(f) Encourage· nll u.n1 ts to cnll tho Provoot Harohnl f'or assistance nnc1 escorts 1·1hon planning n motor movo::Jont in order that traffic jru;;s o.'ly be eliminated ana that

. convoys _\till not got loot.

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Company should bo cquipod \1i th flouro scent buttons so ns ·to bo able to post one hunccroc1 (loa) .per nile of road.

(h) After a rnonth 1 o operation in tho Korcon theatre the above comments r-~nc1 rocomocnda.tions aro 1')nso<1 on tictuLtl facts nnc1 concU tiona nm1 aPe considered o ssontial :for the nronor nooomnlishmont of the mission of tho llilitary Police. Tho "lack of tho a ':love i toms have hnnclicappod tho NP. Platoon in carrying out its assigned mission.

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(1) This:specia1 action report is submitted in vccordapce with Commnndl. ng Genere.l, lst Prov!sonal Marine Brigade (Reinforced) letter serial 551, dated 29 Auruat, 1950, and under 'the provisions as set·. forth by p!=tre.~raph 11.401. 2.a. i:ia.rine Corps Hanual·, 1949 •. The Detachment, let Col!lbat Service Group we·$ e.ctiv!ltQd on ? July.· 1950, as an 1nte~ral,p8.rt of the 1st. Prov!s1onal l!ari'ne Brige.de. The mission e.ssi?-ned the Detnohment is ns follows:· ·

1. Embark in ships ~f Commander Task Group 53.7 for movement to FHr East Command prcTft.fl_red ·to:

e_, Disembe.rk ground elements in Korel'l for subsequent commitm.ent with U.· S. Army Forces. b.= D!eembe.rk e:round elenu~r .. ta 1n Ja.petn e.na.:

(1) Reembark in amphibious shippin~ as required.for oonduot of amphibious Operations in the Korean Theatre.

( 2) Proceed to the Korean Theatre vie. air or surfe.ce tro.neport(l_tion op e. combinnt1on thereof,

The next higher echelon 'for the Dete.chment is Headque.rters end Service Bettalion, lst Provisionl'll llnrine Brigade (Reinfo~ced).

(2) The Te.sk Orge.nization for . follows: ·

Hoadqu?rters Det~chmentMeintenance Platoon- - - -Support Platoon- - - - -

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OFFICERS ENLISTED 3 26 1 43 X 35

"5"" 104 Detachment CornmHnd.er, HFljOr Thomas J. 0 1HAHONE1', 07720/0302; l!edice.l Officer, Lieutennnt Commander Chester M. LESSBNDEN, 154430/2100; Supply Officer, Second Lieutenant Ro~· w. BICKLEY, 042205/3010; Maintenance Platoon Commander, Second Lieutt>mmt Ralph N • .!l:NDERSON, 049832/0302; Support FlPtoon Commander, First Lieutemmt Richard J. EHE, 042318/0310.

(3) Upon activation, the D~tachment immediately proceeded wit~ preparations for overseas assignment. Prepnrationa included or€fl'nization of the Detnchrnent,

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• :-.lt""r:~.;.., ~,-..:·•.:: i ~-' :-· - ~n:tn:-th'h>H tf<.:t:--nssignment of personnel to T/0 billets, !J.nd p8Ck1nt I .._ • .

. , e.na crPting. P·reptt.r"fltions· l-.ra.re. completed durin~ the per'1od ? July to' 10 J:uly, 1950,: The Detachment· wns o:..'ctered nbO(Ird the \), s,s. Fort l!ll.riqn (LSD #22} at Sm: lJ:_ego, .. Californin :on ll·July," 19q0, and· se.iled therefrom ot;~•l2 ·July.,: 1950, 'Directi.veil under which· opern t1ng·· J~cluded Brig~.d& OperB.t~On _Plan ·/i'l.-.50, anted 8 Jul,y; 1950, flOd Brige.de. Arunini_eitrati'ire P;Lan. #1-5(), dated ? July, 1950. Lo€"ist_1p Pie.nning :!.nclu,.ded preparedness to conduct mainten!'.nce of tracked· vehicles, :te.nks, other vehicles, supply for the Br.1gaa..e, and_ cP:rgo ho.ndling.• -

( 4) The oceen voyaf.'~ took . t.l'!e~ty:_t, . .'O ( 22) a.ay S ... Dur.--. :!.ng the Journey the Dete.chment pertic:!.peted 1n e.l.l type ship drills~ conducted schOols on weapons, sec~ uri ty, intelli'gence, North KoreRn tactics, and physicvl exerc:!.~e~ ·

( 5) ·The Petachmont loaded ships in Sl'n Diego harbor' ·during the period .8 July to 10 July, 19(!0,:' and em-barked on ll July, 1950, ' ·

(6) The Det.n.chment arri~ed. at Pusan, Korea 2 August, 1950, woe assigned to the Rear Echelon, and-orc.lerel'l to Pusnn ·uni vera:!. ty, Pusan, Korea: The Detti.chment Cl1sembE rked on 3 Au£"ust 1 1950 anCl. proceeded to Pusen University. The mission of the Detachment was to construct a military camp from the possibilities afforded by Pusan University; to s·ecure, store:'fihd offer· aecuri ty for persona.l bD.gp.-age ana equipment belonging to personnel 'of the Brigade; to secure, store Pnd offer secur:\,t y for equipment peculiar ·to the 'tiPr:!.ne Corps; to furnish ruards for security of equipment and ·other supplies ee~t to the Forward Echelon;. to :t'urn:!.sh security for tho Rear Echelon n.~Cl l·1ar1ne ·C·orps equipment on the piers e.t Pusan;. to furnish· supervisory personnel over N:· tive working parties. The. D'etachment. Commanding O:t'f:!.cer, }laJor Thomas J. 0 1l!AHONEY, 07?20/0302, we.s dtJs:!.gnat-ed Camp C<;>mmnnder.

(?) Not applicable as .member's of ·the Detachment were not cornm:!.t te~ for front. 11ne us~,

(8) Not 'applicable.

( 9) Peroo nnel of this organization accomplished: tasks,: as sho,,,n in pftrft9"r8.ph six (6) above. Little work waa done 111 T/0 field, owing to the· fact dut1e s other .. tho.n 'those normally performed.' by personnel .of this organization were assigned,

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e • ( 10) 'T'h1 A Detnchment wns comoosed onlY of' l!eintemmoe ( Tr~cked-'!~hioie a nee Jlotlor Trnnsport) ~. 'tnC Support ( '"' ~;_c :v1:1dl1n~:) personnel, plus Or,:Pnio ~~n.pply eeotiu:. 1 :·,d normo.l Detnohment Heudquarters pl,;"sonnel. It 1 s st.):ongly recommended thF. t n Supply ·.Flo·coon, to in"'cludc Account~ble Officers .fo'r Or~nr'_nce, l!otor Transport; Enf1neer, GenerF.l Supply nnd Sign~.l, to,zether with epproprin te cl er.ica.l c:nd stockman personnel, be inclucf')d in e.ny future DostPchment, Combot Serviue Group. This or{P.nizntion was repeatedly cnlled upon to pertoz·m duties of such a Supply PlntOon 1n linlson with F. s. Army supply act1v1 ties, part1culnrly for identification of J1Prine Corns supplies end equipment, on~ to reconclle HHr1ne Corps vnd- Army nomenclature and supply procedure.

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.hLLEN, Alb~rt ,Jr •. ANDE-l'l.SON, Ralnh M. JJ:.CHIB.i;.Lb, John .u: P.XER, \l1ll1am B, IF CKLEY 1 Roy W, ;:, i • .i.Nfi:SNHEI M, Ll,oyd J. H:')t\! ;::ER, \layne E. IlliO\cJN. Archie N. Bnmm; Jame.s P. BROliN, M0 rris C. BUCHi'.NAN, J arne s \/.

·cJJ?OZZOLI, Edward A. C.hRR, Raymond F, CJ.RTE, John V. Oi.SEY 1 Floyd CLENDENIN, Edward B. CODY, Etlward r:;, COLES, Silas CROFFOP~, Lindbergh DEUSSEN, BillY J. DUNGEE, Joseph G. A. EME, Richard J •. ESPOSITO, Vincent J,, F.h.Cil:.NE, Mel.vin T. FEGGST~D, DeLaine R. FLOWE, Oscar L., Jr. FORD, Riley J • GARRETT, Watson J, GJ.YLES, NodC.1e L, GLASG0\1, Robert T. GREEN, AlL,n C.REGG, Nacky 11 D". H?.MES, Lewis J. :ti.hr1ILTON, Lawrence HbRPER, Ruffus L. · HENDLllSON • Rober-t F. HESKE'l'T, Benjamin D. HILLJ,RD, Mose HILLYER, Frank E. HO\/ELL, Frederick D. JANOT, William Jr. JOHNSON, Hv.ro1d B. KP~DING, Graydon H. KM-IHEYER, John ; •• KEITT, V erdelee KING, Haston H. KING, James KRJ-,FT. Done.ld LIGHTFOOT, James B. LESSENDEN, ·Ch"ster H. LONAS 1 Herman F.

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-.Enol! (1) C9ilme .,_ amlrecom:~en~O;~ions of teorncorO~f.lJISS!F,iHJ charge uaintnenace Sec.tion.. · · · ._ . _

·(2). ComrJents and reoommondations·of the.officcr in charge ·ordnv.nce ·supply Section,

(3) Cornrnents and reoot.l•;•enda.tions _of the officer in char-ge P....t-nmuni.tion Sec.tion.

I. The Detachment. lst Ordnance Battalion \~as activated on 'i' July 1950, Thc···)urcJose of thi"er :i-emort is to eX,)lhin the f-unctions ·and oper,at'i;ons of th·e Dota:oht:mnt, ·lst oi.·dnance

·Battalion, lat Provisional Hari-no BrigO.dc~ in 1 ts · thr•.ce· sections of- Ordnance Field Haintenance,· Ordnance· Sur,mly Section and Ammunition Section~

The-mission of the Detachment, lst Ordnance Battalion~ lst Provisional iiarine Brigade, is· to preform field. r.laintcnance on all ordnance material and ammunition to all units-of the BrigaG.o. Dete.chment. 1St Ordnance 'Batt&lioh. lst ?roviSiOn$1._1 Uai'-ine Brigade, receives directives and ooordinc,tos __ .,~ith.the Brigade Ordnance Officer, Ordnance act.ivi tics,· c>.nd. is -attached to Headquarters and Service Battalion :ror administr·ative purposes.

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Ordnance Haintnenacc: 30 days ·su;:>ply ·of s;_Jaro -P!U'ta on hand in s:?artl p&:rts trailer, roplcmishr.wnt PY,- r_\)quisi tion _to Ordnance Supyly Section on t1bekly basis. Ol' .• as needed.

Oi'dna.nce Sup::>ly Section! A .. complete 3Q ,aay rqplcn~shraont: · 3UlJ~)ly ··of major i t6ms, S?~ro part a and orge~nizationttl

';spare parts and equipment.· · . . . : .•. ·_·· AmrJunition Supply: ·F+ve (52 Unj.ts oLfiz:o ~n !;Cl.n~s_,o:t:'_ Or~

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IV. TRAINING Alii> REHZARSALS: Condu6t6d b~sic enib'jocts e.nd · · discminatcd enemy situation D.bo.~d· ship,. cn;routc to combat area.

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Haintenancc Section: · · Th.ci ·ordnance Uaintcn::-,nce·; Sbctio.n commenced loadil'l(S and mov,i_ng ordn::c,nqc JJ~:Jt'"6r1.2"1 f~on! '~'>

. Del liar, Ca.Iill? ·:Joseph ,»• PenQ;l.a·ton;1 .to tlicJbycl ~cn~j-_,:· San Diogo, Co.l1.:fo.rn-1o1,_. =S-~agi.r.g ~ca. on. 7 Jul;r l. 930;- l..JJ

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Ordnance Su·,oply Section: On 7 July 1950'1 tho :f'irst or'· the liiGY cla-os II .Ordnance Su·.yolies were r.10vod b~ truck from Cam"J Dol i!ar to tho Naval· Y3tation, San Diogo, throe i:len viont with thd f1r;.st tr-uck and romaine d. _at the _~stag'ing area to supervise and guard the suppl':os at that point·, : Tho moving of sup;)lics to. tho staging area was corJpletcd c;'. the night or· 8 July 1~50. The remainder of on-e offienr ar/'. t'\·lClVe enlisted personnel I!!OVCCl. to. tho .stccging- area .01' 12 July l950. The @QVO!tlCnt or suy-)11-cS f:p-ow·- tl:.~:o --stag\f'Z area ·11o pier u;.rn, Naval Station 1•1c.s. sto.rted ~.nd. completeD by 2400; 12 Jtlly 1950; at 'IJhich tiL1C tho scetion·'r'loved ·

·to Pi or nun Naval.· Station, whore tho loading of ··AKA 90 . was in progtocss, Tho men ombarlwd on tho afternoon o, 12 Ju:Ly l.950. Loading of the ship· w;::;~s· c·oLifJlctod b:t 08CD, 14 July 1950, and tho ship sailed tho afternoon of sG.mo data~ ·

Ammunition Sup9ly Section: On 5 July 1950, one (1) O'f:.:icor and fifteen enlisted vcrsonnel arrived at Nil.D, io'allbrooir, California, to load out 5 units of fire from HIGY stores:. One ( l} officer e.nd fifteen ( 15) Den·· for\~rarded to NAS, Coronado to rocci vo this ammunition, and lond it a'Qoarc1. Naval 1'ransports, Loading \Jas comlJlctod on 8 July 1950, During this- ·.:)oriod tho rcm<!indor of tho section issued

~f~~b~~ ;~~d~~~-~~~n.~(i~r :~'-om~~~;dJ~~y t~~5~A~~~~2 ao po.rt of Shore Party too.m throe• Nineteen ,men cmbo.r~o!l on

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'VI. liovor,Jont to and arrivai at objective area:

Debarkation cor.unoncod nnd \ro.s co!llplotod on. 3 August 19::•:.. Tho Haintcnanco Section novor.1ont ·,'ms nndo by 1,10tor march to 64,;~·.;-. 66.40, t'\'ro ( 2) · mtlcs \~est .Oh:mg Won, nnd sot u.::> shops for fioJ.,\ I:laintonanoo< Tho Ordnnnco Sup;:>ly- Section .r.w.do novor:wnt to Chc,rg '':'on railhead, eight enlisted gying .by ootor ·uo.1·~.:1, ana. one o:t'ficoJ.• und seven enlisted by ro.il, Ee~"bli shod" oupn:ty dur.1ps ut rnilhoo.C! ..

' On 4 August 1950, Anc1Uni tion- Sootion o.rri v od Ohnng '1on ·by ro.i:'.

set up ur.1muni tion duup., · On 6 August 1950, the Haintnanco Section replaced to. railhno.ii

Hasan, and set up field maintenance shops• Thio cwvomcnt \vns :n<J,, by motor maroh. . · · · · · ·

On ? August 1950, tho Ordnance f!upply Section .nnd Aramuni tl cr< Section replaced to railhoo.d Hasan, by rail. .

On 8 August 1950:. the AmmuQi t:i.on Scct;i.on \:10'.1+;, L'-.>oc~·c:. ;,::.~· ··. and sot up ar.Jr,Juni tion dump. The LST procoodod t:> (:hi :,J:;;- in:~J- >.

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. n®. S::l3~o77"'(i~r~"1~ 2'5o;ooo";r:\I;G:u ~sh~~t .. 162m' ;·~b;-n;::;~--~1~1'~ , nnd "'"t nn "honA for field r.laintcnancc. Ar.muni tion Soct3.0Y! dcp2rtcd --i1asrot by- LST to Yochon, Tho. ordnance su:Jply fJr:- c•.on displaced by rail to rC~ilhead liiryang, set up supply dump. ·.::1·:. HaintenC\noo Sootiol) displaced to Kosurt?; and :;;et up for flolii maintenance. This .. so.rJe do.to the uaintenancc section \ms order-:!•: +"' ""'1"\""',..,,.,.,... + ..... ,,·At\~-·n:.__;~·An r; · U..., ., V,t"..,f"AV ........ v ....... ~...,111."-~""r_._~- ... y• •.e -··•, l.'• .. ...,· • •

On 15 August 1950·,. ':the llaintono.nco, .Scc.tion d.i splaoed rv l··c' or convoy to Unsan ·rO:ilhcnd for trans:~~orto.:tion to 1170,4-1.370. "'··

. On 16 August 195:)_, _lbintncnaoo• Section displaced to Iliryanf,· by rC~il and set up fo~ field ne.intcnancc.

t""'"' ,0 !\.._....., .... + ,()~,..., 'i1"n,.,...+-,...,. ....... ..;,,..,... q,...,,..+-\nY"'o A-l€:1•.-..1.-.nn.rl A .....,..,,,....,,.... 1\T,-.,-.··-+l-..., ... .., ........... .no \A,~ lAO""' .a.._<JVV .• ,_<0-U...L.L.L \IV4.lU.l.lVV0 ................ U..1. v,u . ........... IJ,_!~.-v.'".;'V...., "':t i.U..a.,.&. ..... O .1.~'-'"" •'£;.

l!iryang, set up shops :tor field mainten<>.nco. · On 22 August 1950, tho lla1ntcnanco ... Section, Ordnance Suu-o~.y

Section, di sp1accd to 1i.c.so.n rC\i.1hoaq, bY.· rC~il and ~:1otor march',' Tho Ammunition Section di splacod. from .~:ochon to llas·an railhead by LST

On l Scpter.1bcr- 1950~ i·Ia.i.nton.-: ... nco Sect-iOn· a.nd ·ordnance Supply Section di sp1C~ccd to liiryo.ng, ·by rail and no tor march, Tho ALwun1 tion Section moved to liiryan.,; in t'~o echelons. by rail,

On 6 ScptCLlber 1950, Detachr.lci\t, 1st Ordnance Battalion, departed Uiryang by r<:til and raot-or ·march to :Pusan, arriving sarao da.to.

Tho follo\·ring is a brcakdo\in by section· of the aoounts of supp1:l.os issued. or s6rvioe8 rendered during the reporting period:

ORDNANCE SUPPLY SEC'l'ION Hajor l toms.

RIFLE, Cn.li.,30 1 111 RIFLE, Cal,, 301 li1C

. CARBINE, Cal,30, ill CARBINE, Cal,30, 1!2 BHG, Cal, .Bo,· ll2 BliG, Cal. •• 30 J A4 Bi-!G,- Cal •• 301 Al BAR, Cal •• 30, A2 HORTAR, Blr:tm iiORTAR, 60r.m1 LAUNCHER, rocket, 3. •. 5 LAUNCHER, l'ockot, .2.36 TSl-iG, Cal., 45

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~00 issued 38,issuod

100 'iSS\lCd 208 issued

4 issued l2._1ssucd

? issued 6.3 issued

7 issued 8 ,issued

2,0.. issued

PIB~OL, Cal. ,45 . , , . RIFLE, l'Coo1llcss·,. 75r.w HOlllTZER, · l05mn ·. . . liOUN'l' 1 f /Bl!G, Co.1e. 50, 1!2 , ~1"'\Tn.ttri .eo /"t'.!''.-.<':r1 f'\..,."' ':In .;-\i

7 'issued l issued

30 issued. · 5 1sa~od 1 iss-ued 2 issued

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66 l 1

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HOUN'l', 11or1<~ 8lt1m . GLASSES·. field. 7x50 TELESCO?E, i!l2. TELESCO?Z, ill2A2 TELESCO:?~·,_, -~lbow 1 :uJ,o HOUNT, f/tol, ll23 C-oGGLES . KIT, instrument repair EQUIPiiEHT, dcomilition, KIT~ demo, ut1.1ity1 sot OOliFASS, U2 · Ml\rr'lf"!U 'ti"'1. ""~<I'\ 1 ~ 4nT.rf"l, ttP• V.l.loJ ,a,;;o,.~o6•&'~ _.., .JV._..,._

1 1asuod .1' ·issued

50 issued l issued

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• SEIJ.,'l'.:R. Fuze; 1122 LAUNCHER, grenade, H7 LAUNCHER, gre11ade i-!B CART, hand f /l-!G SIGHT, H4 LIGHT, inst.,1136 LIGHT, inst.IU9 TUBE. inner· 600xl6 STANDARD, 4.2 mortar HAl!l:ER,. brass,. ball

faced PLIERS, side-cutting Rt1R>C1"ffilHW.R. ~Q ·scR:Ewp:RtVER, -6"

TOTAL ISSUED ACCESSORIES

.. ... l 1Bslled

106 issued 47 ·:\.ssued

6 issued 3 issued l issuCd. 1 issued

12 issued 1 issued

:3 issued 4 issued 7 iASUed

,§at issued

229 issued 1-!.l'1.G,.:6 ... Z!NE, pistol HAGAZINE, carbine, 30 rds. 333 issued

l-iAGAZINE, oarb.ine 15 rds

SLING, I-ll SLING, f/carbino CASE, Oil & thong BOX, at~mo. , cal·. 30 cov.:::R, E6 ROD, cloc.ning,riflc· OII,.ER f/carbine TOOL. Coub •• f /1-ll TOOL: coQb~:f/BAR TOOL,gus-piston nut f/ carbine

TOOL,trig~er-spring f/ ce..;rob.inc

tiRENCH,front barrel bearing plug

BRUSH, Hire, cal •• 30 BRUSH, \'1:\.ro 1 cal. • 45 BAG, upr:1o 60rJn llorto.r. STAFF,cloaning f/6000 ROD, cleaning, cxl •• 50 CAS:C, carrying, l!7 f/

154 issued 84 issued 25 issued 30 issued

2 issued 6 issued

l40 isaucd. 16 issued·

5 :\.ssucd 6 issued

1 issued

1: ·issuod

'4 1131 116 '' ......

ioGued issued issued lcsuod

3 issued. ·1 issued

4 issued oight ll4 POST, light, air.li ng COVER1 Hatorproof l!:ASK,ro~~5Tltu1~~ffuD

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Q.UANTI'l!Y ITEI-1 BHG, Clal~.50 BMG, Cal •• 30

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TANK, ll26 CARBINE-PISTOL, Cal •• 45-BAR, Cal.30 1U918/).l RIFLES, Cal.30, l!l i-!ORTAR Blom Hortar 60rnm LAUNCHER SIGHT LAUNCHER BAYONET FIRE CONTOL INSTRUHENTS TOOLS HARD1iARE, Standard FLAl·lETHROiiER

TOTAL ISSUED

INDIVIDUAL EQ.UIP!lENT ISSUED

·H4 573 817 .

. 31' ·_ ~1 62·. - .... '

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5 61

37 58 76

254

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ITEH QUAnTITY

POCKET, nagazine, 30 rd f/car~ine POCKET, rnaP:azino,l5 rd. f/carbinc POCKET; oagazine; f/pist.ol ca,45 BELT, cartridge BELT, BAR CARRIER, grenade BAYONET. JU BAYONET.KNIFE, H8 HOLSTER, f /pistol SCABBARD, li7 SCABBARD I H8Al

TOTAL ISSUED

139 100

10 260

75 15

130 143

31 56

196 1362

ORDNANCE W~INTENAHCE SECTION

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SHALL ARt iS Rii:P AIR

RIFLE, Cal. 30 1 lllC (Sniper) RIFLE, Cal •• 30, H1 CARBINE, Cal. 30. ill CARBINE; Cal.3o; H2 BAR, Cal. 30 l-11918A2 PISTOL, Cul •• 45 BJ.IG, Cal.30 Hl919A4 B!-!G, ce.l •• 30 • 111917 Al.

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• l!OUNT, tripod, cal. 30 M2 i,!OU~T;, oalo30 l!191?Al ELEVATING and traversing J.!cch HAGAZINE, Carbine 15rd HAG-1\ZINE, Carbine 30rds HAGAZIHE, BAR _ BARREL, Cal •• 30 H.l919A4 BARREL, Cal •• 30. Hl91?Al LAUNCHER, rocket 3.:5 LAUNCHER, 2.36 1-iORTAR, l·i2, 60mm HORTAR, IU, 81mo !-!OUNT, !!or tar H4 Slr.l!:l BASE PLATE, 60oo IiORl'AR 4. 2 BAYONET, Hl SCABBARD I 1-!8 B!POD, Assy, BAH GROD:, Trigger.BAR GROUP, Trigger housing BHG Ca1 .. 50; 1!2 .. HOUNT, Tripod 50 oaL.3 BARREL, Ca.l.50 PI!~TLE, Cal •• 30 :P'LJ\.l,:ETHRo•,>fER J.!Z-2 KNIFE, Carbine lllCABBARD, Carbine knife

ARTILLERY REPAIR HO\'l!TZER, l05tl.L7l 90mm Gun for Tank HOUNTS, 50 cal on Jeeps

OPTICAL REPAIR

BIHOCUL,I\RS, 7x50 AIHING, Circl.os, 1!1 .·. NIYBTH Tckesoioos N2kAk QUADRANT Range l!4 HOUNT Tcloscopes M~6 TELESCOPES, Unerta1 TELESCOPES, Snipers 1-!82 TELESCOPES, Panonio l!12A2 TELESCOPES H62, llount H59 SIGHTS, M4 QUADRANT Elevation 111 QUP.!>F..lU~T EleVo.tion H9 SIGHTS, H6 TELESCOPES Hl6A1D LIGHTS; Aining ?ost 1!14 LIGHTS, Ai,.1ing Post 1141 LIGHT, Instrur:1on.t, :il9 5 LIGHTS, Instrm.1ont, 1>136

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'l'ANK REPAIR

iiO'l'OR1 Tank ii26 Installed CARBURE'l'ORS, for li26 T:mk GENEH ... 4.TORS, for 1-126 T~l'lk

CONTACT PARTIES

SuD.ll Arr.1 o Ron n.ir /~tillery Rc:.,·n:tr Tnn~ Repair

RECOVERED li'ZAPONS

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Ri vcr nnd recover one of ouch of the be at .or.oc.y ArtillC'ry

~~~~0~c~~;t~~s~;~~r;~~a.: 0~r;~~i~&.' ;;~o;~;~o~;nxr;i~a~~ns. recovered: .

5 - 45rJrJ AT Guna, (1). dcot·roycd, (1) di'rJIJ.~)1.Cd 1 (l). rc1cnacd to Aruy nnd. (2) . :i;>ecovol"cu .• · ·

7 - Self pl~opollod ?6r:1r.1 Guns; (l) a.c.~troScd:, {5) -di.sal'J.:d. and (1) rc;Lo:wcd to Aruy. · · .

5 - ?6 AT Guno; (1) destroyed, (l) cUroc,blod (2} ro1"'1lt'r:a to Aruy, ;:tnd (l) rccovcrcicl.

5 - l22L;n Ho•:litzcrs, (3) dootroyca., (}.) dis;:tblcd (1) recovered.

5- 1051:!1:1 Howitzer, (2) roloo.oDd to Al·rw n.nc1 (3) .~'oGo;~;~cl.. ?. ,0"..-~'~ -~ ..... -.+- ..... ._,.. (,, A-\.-. ..... l--.1,..,,..1 ~.,.....,,.., i I' ~·-...nn-:Tr.~.,,....;:t 1 T;~i~'; T3~1~;, ~t4·).._di;;bl~d::~~ ·--~~'~ ~.._, ~. ~~~v~.· '·~c

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The Ar.1muni tion Soction cxponc}~tt·. t.hc ·ronowlng items:

ARTICLE

CARTRIDGE, bull oo.rbino, Hl CARTRIDGE, tracer carbine, Nl6 CARTRIDGE~ AP Co.l •• 30 11!2, Brd. c.lip . CAi=tTRIDGE, AP Cal. ,30 1 H? 'In. ciirtons CARTRIDGE·, tro.cor c~l •• 30, Ill 6 rd t:rlip CARTRIDGE, boltad •1 AP.l.tr (l!~&iU) . CAR'l'RIDGE, Bctll, cal; ,-}5 i!l911 CARTRIDGE, bolted ~~1T-lA~.C~l •• 50 ROCKET, Heat, H6A3 ,. RO OKET, 'i'iP , 1110 2. 36 ROCKET, heat 3.5 SHELL1 HE 1149A2, ,,rjFPDl-!5?A.l SHELI.., !111 l!83Al ~'1/f. TH65 SHELL 1 sr.wko 1'11' J.l302 '11/f PD M82 SHELL, HE H43Al \V/f PD l·l52Al SHELL1 HE U56 \V/f PD 1!53

QUAHTI'l'Y

134,i300· ",. 17,230

32':., 120 325,000

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?26 1 :-s·oo · 18; BOO

· ·-196;1sc 8'J2 ZS5 337

. 4~ ~)32 592·. 90 '

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SHELL 1 sr.1oko 1 'fp t-:/ f T!.~57 SHELL, Ill, 1!301 l·r/f Tl18';j, SHELL, HE, H3 w/f PD H9

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SHELL, Stlokc, WP H2 . CAR'l'RIDGE, HEH 409 f/75/Roc CARTR.IDGE, HGa.t CARTRIDGE, shell SI:!Olto • . \fr .• :pp M51A4 SHELL, HE, 1:71 w/f H'I'i·! 43A3', SHELL, shot, HVAPT

I ,.· PROJECTILE, FIXED A?CT . SHELL" HE 1 SF .. w/f PD l1f>lA4 SnELL, m1: Si' < W/ suppl charge W/f ~!:SJf.4 SHELL, HE Hl s/f ,.,;r TSb~ ~. 1--!54 SHELL, HEAT 1 H67 sf •~/f BD 68 .. SHEL:;:.., st:wkc W?. J.!60 s/f w/f P:P H57 1-IA?ALJ.l \ · ·' •. ~

CY:..::NDER IG:i!TIOH 111 HINE, M H3A3 JUNE, AT HE H7 i!INZ, AT HE 1!6 ·~ GRENADE, h::1.nd, fr::..g MK2 ,4f 1!20·1. .., GRENADE, hand, Ill HKl ' GRENADE, h::>.nd, Incondar:r liN, lil·:b GRENADE, hand, sr_~oko, \'/?, Hl5 GF.ENiJ·.DE ~ htJ.nO., sr.1o1~c red !Il8 GRENADE, HAND sr.lokc ycllo\V, Hl8".', ,·:--

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GRENADE, Rifle, snoko violet stroaoori M26 GRENADE, Rifle, sr.16ke green strcaoor ·1'126 A1'\Anm~ ~,.. .... A ....... '~"'~ .... \ 1J1 A 1 .l'6J.I~J.L:.tJ,"I u-.a. vn ... v.OI J~ '-'U ··---

ADAPTER, Grenade chon proj, H2 SIGllAL, Ground WS pnrachuto, Hl7Al SIG:~AL~ Ground. \fS cluster, l!l~l SIG!;AL, Ground GS ::>arachute, l119Al "'J.-1"1·.''" ·, - • ~- , L '""'" ..., ~~ .... .n.... t.:trouna. U"i:> CLUS "'or; .i.'.~o,..,.v.n. ....

SIGNAL, Ground AS parachute, H21Al SIGNAL, Ground AS cluster U22Al SIGNAL, Ground RS cluster, l!52Al · SIGNAL, Ground RS parachute, l'.51Al FLARE, Trip parachute 'H48 · · FLARE, Trip, H49 "'"'D-11':r'lf'l 1'1 . , 1!.1 ... v ... ..r'-..· ..... -, -a.nga.-orc 1 _!_

BLOCK, Doooi 1-13 (C3) TNT, l lb B k · CAPS, Blasting electric CAPS, Blasting non-electric CHARGE, Shaped; !·!3 . CORD, Dct. DETONATORS, 8 sec Dol. U2 FIRING, Device, Pull friction typo, 'M2 FIRING, Device, Pross release, typo H5 F'UZE, Blasting tHic foot LIGHTER FUZE, Weather 1·12 FUZE, VT, H99 :f /:1.05 How

NOTE:

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1, 8-16 . . :_)(\()

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·133 356· 1"103 144 L~.£ 1.')8 01 A .... _ .....

•192 60

1,0~4 95()· 130 5QD

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Tho Aooun1t1on shown as· expended is r,~n -o.b;::;tl~ . .:..ct or tt ... o

daily ar.~r.~uni tiort reports subni tted to G--4 by thD .~.n;::uni tio;1

soot ion. This tcnort cannot s~'!.0\·1 the ar.1oun"'c s cf· n:t.1r.1tL.Y).i. tion

Which wore picked-up by the using nrn fron abnndc~oa A~ny

du.opa. During tho first battle nt Yonoun th•) T~.~·1· Coc.lpor.y

did not drnu nny 50 cal. Auouni tion but :'O)urtuG. c::oy ;f~.ro.l

over 70' 000 rounds '~hich they had pi okod u;). 'l'r r ·:· < ;;: r.1ortu:"'f;

also p:i.okcd up nnd fi~od oany rounds, ~·;0 c·;co.ct 1~1-,Ghor t~r .. ~\.YJ.01tlr.~

· Tho lst Batto.li.0n1 11th llnriilos sup:~>O.~.""t':::l. a.1 •• :;u;ntr.f .r·f ~:1c

25th Division and \~oro sU:r,>~?licd by tho- 25th DiYi3J,cn: An::-. ':.'i:o

exact nur1bcr of rounds fired u~o unkna,m to T.hi;, o0ctior.,

The expenditure of all types of \1,?, r.nd i1lur.nn:·.ting ru::

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OOiii•ENT - This organization did not hnvc sufficient offioera and clerical personnel to hnndlc ndoinistrnt1vo nattcrs. '\'To wore inforrJcd that Hco.dquortcrs nnd Service Battalion would hnndlc all natters of ~doinistrntion, therefor, nost of this organizations. office equ1pnent

· ~:o.o left behind. The o.Dount of offico, '1-tork ncccsso.ry '"ao nuoh gr-ontar th~l'l hnd bc')n nntiQ.i.pb.tcd c~rid. proocntcCl o. hardship. · ·

REOOiiliENDAT!ON - It is recor.n.1cnd thn.t for fut.uro organizations of this tyne, th~t n table of orgtmizatio.n be pr.epo.red and that they be allowod. sufficient o:r_fiocrs n.nd clor-lcul personnel to handle all nattcrs of. a~Jinistration.

OOI·ll'.ENT - This organization in 1 ta three fields of Ho.intenn'"', Supply and Atmuni tion "'ere on several oocasions seporo.tcd. E\nd. did not nlWo.vs lu&ow tho locution of or~ch o"!" its· sccti p-_1_.· '1/ . (

thorefor could not properly coordinate or sufficior..tly aupyort its activities or personnel.

RJ:::COiuiENDATION - It is rccoL1;.1ond tho.t for futuro. operation's that tho Dcta.ohr.:icnt Cor~u.Ja.n<l,cr, be better ir:for:3~d and. the orgo.nizntion be allowed to coordinate its noti·.-~ tics so us to ho in oontuct with each ocction o.s nuch :~.a tho situation will porLlito

CO!il.ENT - Insufficnt transportation we~s on hand to support tho Ordnance nission. This was augt10ntcd by usc ·of ,...n1.1'""'""A +'"'"'n'""......,,....,...+...,+;r." ..,'~"~~Au,.....,.,...,""',,...,("' .,. ...... ,...,r., ';:!:"""""""'A..., ll:-.+-~ ........... - ........... ~- u.a. ..... , u•J'-'• ........ v·~v'' c..,..,, ...... ..-v..~oo~..a.""""""'-'~ .a.• ..,....,. -•.a.e,u.\A.V ,. ... U"V.L

Tranaport for the Ar.muni tion section. If o. uovcuent over area without tho aid of railroad is anticipated the outnlv oicsion '~ould be greo.tly hur.1porod o.nd ·delo.ycd. • · -

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oupply of ooscnt!nl nn.Jor itcns n...l'ld o -..::tro :r. ... :c~:.s .;:;.: ... opnro.d.' ·t,:: nove for't:=d '~1 th the Llo.intontmoc section.

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COiiliENTS AND RECOlUENDATIONS OF OFFICil:R. IN CHARGE 1-I .. ~ .. J~JTE~~.a.NCE SECTION

COili1EN'l' - It '~'o oxco:Jdingly hard for Optic~l Inotrtincnt :·.~en to do ~ny rop:1.ir \>lark in tho fiolCl duo to lr:ck of oqu1ptlon.t.

RECOilHENDA'l'IOH - It 1o rooorc~Jcndoa tk1t thif,l orgQnization h:::\Vo nn ontict'.l. inotrur.lc~nt rcn:>.ir ·truck in its ;:~.intcnc::.L, c ooction, .. This truclt c~n ~lao" h;;mcUo r.l".Chinc 1·10l'lt' f<;>r

the- ooction, e~.s it h"1o o.· le~hc o.bonra..

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COllliENTS AND RECOHliENDATIONS OF OFFICER IN CHARGE OF ORDUANCE SUPPLY SECTION

RECOlll!EliDATION - Tho.t tho sto.ti sties gnthcrod for sup·olY this oporo.tion be used o.s o. guide for futuro O)orntlono.

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COHHENTS AND RECOHHENDATIONS

C01U1ENT - The Anmuni tion Section operated \~i th Shore Party by ~aintaining a forward echelon to establish a forward dur:.p and a rear echelon to Supply for1~ard frorJ Art1y DiVision ASP 1 s located at rail heads. This systeo kept a oontineous supply of aouunition i~~ediatoly behind tho using aros. Due to telephone lines being out and the oany switch boards bet~o1een the forward ano. rear echelons coor.1unications 11as poor and orders \iere hard to oaintain. There were also conflicting requisitions 1'ror.1 the Ar:.muni'tion Officer, Shore Party Offices, a:n.d in sor.1e c£~ues

fror.1 the Ordnance Officer, 5th Harines. This caused duplications of orders being sent forward in sor:.1a inste~nce3-...

RECOHJ.JENDATIONS- That the l·larino Corps oaintnin its o\m main ASP and Su::nlY to a forliard ASP to s': ocY 1 unit of fire for the lst ~rovisional Harine Brlgac1',. That a tliroct line of cowr.1unication be r;ta.intain~a. 0;::t·:hh::n '::·~h::

rear and forward ASP. That the Rogioents turD in deL! c' ~.

requisition for their requirer.1ents. Er.1erccncy issues to be oado at any time. That tho using a:·c·J,, mainto.in -, basic loaQ. at all times. That the Batto.li T. < .. '. a~d ::LT-iraents 5-4 raaintain a balanced load Hi th i{l •:D<?·~

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Rations Section (b) Comm~nts and reco~~endations of the officer in charge

(c) :Sake;y Section Comments and recommendayions of the officer in charge

(d) Post Exchange Sectton Co~ents and recommendations of tire officer in charge Laundry Section

The Detachment, 1st Service :Battalion was·.activated on 7 July 1950 1 as an element of Ho11dquarters and Service :Battalion, lBt Provisi_onal Marine l!rigade. The mission of the Detachment was to provide Class I, II, III, and IV aupplies 1 and t!10 acrvicos of sectione of the l!ak:ory, Salvage, Graves Registration, LaWJ, .. dry 1 an{~ Maintenance Platoons :tn Suppo:rt of the lst Provisional Marin& :Brigade.

~ho Detachment consisted of ll officere and 157 enlisted Marine personnel, Emd 4 attached Naval personnel organized for operation as follows:

Detachment Commander Capt, Thomas . M, SAGAR OFF ~

:Ration Section 1 28 2dtt w. B. MARLOWll _General Supply Sectl..on 2 32 latLt D. o. GORDON Fuel Section 1 10 CWO F. c • .AGNONE Post Exchange Section 2 10 Capt, w. c. CONLEY Bakery Section 1 23 WO L. E. lirJJJ&R Gravea Rogistr ... tion Sect. 1 14 CWO B. E. HOTCHKISS T~nnn1•v ~At".t.-1 ~n 1 14 WO F. .T- MC l":tv\T. --~---.,

__ ..,..,. ____ -· ~---Maintenance Section 0 16 TSgt J, F. RO:OOE Salvage Section 1 8 2dLt A. c. JE'.i"SON Moss Section 0 2 Att, Navy Mod Section 0 4 HMO W. I. :SEIDRS

The Detachment embarked aboard ships at tho u.s. lraval Station, San Diego, California, as a unit of the lst Provisional Marine :Brigade, Loading and embarkation comroenced 9 July 1950, and was co~leted 13 July 1950, The convoy sailed 14 July 1950, and ·arrived Pusan Harbor. Korea 2 Au;;;ust 1950. Jlasic and spacial unit training was conducted by all elements while enroute to the objoctiv~ area.

Doba.rka:tion comroonc~d~ ~nd was coniplotqd o_n 3 August 1950; and all elements of tho Detachment loss r~r echelons of the Post Exchange and Goneral Supply sections procoodod by rail and/or truck to tho Rail Station at Chont~ won, arri vin~ early on tho mor11ing of 4 Au;;;ust 1950.

Tho Ration and Fuel sections bogan immodiato operation, su;c>plying class ! and!!! supplies to· all elem~~te of the Brig~do. All other noctione began pro:caring for o::;>erations or providing security for tho l!HD, Elements of tho :;.-· Laundry, llakory, and tho Mess sections Toturned to :FIJ.san for their equipnont,o-"• · arl·iving back at Changwon BHD the morning of 5 Au;;;ust 1950, , . ·

On 5 Au;;;ust 1950, tho Ration, Fuol, General Supply, Laundry, Graves Ret-:'. istra.tion, Post Exc!'.ar€a, and ·tho Salvage soc tiona were operatir..g, and tAo · .. :Sakory Section completely established and ready for operations to begin ·t)l.e followinr~ day, Tho Maintenfl,I\co Sociion had boon embarked without their ·repair trailer, ao they were' utilized .to provide security for the root of the Dotachmont,

Tho DetactWlont, 1st Service »attalion 1 romainod intact at th~ Or~won RHD until 7 AU6ust 1950, when elements of the Fuel and Ration soctione advanced to Masan to establish forward supply dumps in support of the let Provisional Marino :Srigado, which had boon committed to action. Tho Gravea Registration Section movod to 1/,a;;an and commoncod operationo with tho 25th ~ .Division Graves Roei~trntion Soction. i·"Cr-t'•J ift('t\f.iot" .-;t-ic ..

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. . .·. ·p. ;~tASStHhj . On~ AU&Ust 1950 all olemonto of tho Dotacbmont, lst·Sorviqo ~at

talion moved fontard. Tho CP, General Supply, }>O·nt Exchange, Maintenance, and olomonte of the J'1~ol· a.ttd. Ration scctionc displaced to the !·1a.sa..r.J. rom. ~ho Bakery, Laundry, Salvage, and'clemontn of tho ,Uol and ~tion sootionn moved to Chindong•ni and commonocd operations at tho forward area.

_Thin oituation remained unchanged on 10 August 1950. On 11 August 1950, tho CP movod.to·Chindon€-ni. Elomonts of tho

It't.1?l• F.ation, and G~"'lornl Supply scct.ions loaded aboard an I.ST to :n<.··u.n- . tain a fzoating dump of claso I, II, and III supplies to be landed on or~or ao noodod by tho 1st Provioional Marino Brigade.

0" 12 August 1950, tho CP, Bakery, Laundry, Main\pnancc, and Salvage, "'~-.ions movod .forward to Xosong. · Tho 1ST wao ordorod to land at Tangdc-,.t;-ni o.nd CQttii:ly~co un.loa.ding. .Dw; o.1·o any of tho socti~ons ali vno KOoonc aroa coul~ begin operations, ordoro from CG, 25th Division woro rocoivod for all un'its to withdraw back to Chindon.o:~ni •. The withdrawal of tho CP ~td t4c forward olomonto of tho Detachment wao accomplisho~ tho night of 12 -.1~ AU€Ust 1950. Tho LST hod just completed unloading whon tho ordor tp withdraw and return to Mnsan .was rocoivod. Tho LST was re- • loaded on tho night of 12 - 13 August 1950, and ono battalion of tho 5th Marinon was embarked on board. Tho LST landed tho bnttalion of 5th Marinoo at Chindong~ni, nnd then returned to Manan on 14 August 1950.

On 14 Aueust 1950 all olcmcnts of the Detachment returned to Masan, and the Ration, Fuol, Gcno~al Supply, Post Exchange, Graves Registration, and tl1o Salvage scctiono continued nor=l operations. Tho Maintenance SQction were uaod to :prc-:idc occu.rity. Tho Bnkcry n .. •td the La.unG.ry occtiono did not operate on 14 Auguot· 1950.

On 15 August 1950 1 ordero were rccc~vod to movB to Miryang, propurod to uupport tho let Provisional Marino :Bri;;ado in operations in that ooctor. All clements of tho Detachment loss tho roar cchclono of

. thO Poot Excl"nr.L€;o, and tho General Supply uoction.s dop:-.trtod by rail anG/ or truck from Masan, arriving at Miryang 16 Auguot 1950. The Ration, Fuel, Gonoral Supply, Gravoo Rcgiotration, Post Exchange. ~nd

·the Salvage ooctions commoncod operations at the Miryang RHD. Tho Mainto:1anco Section was assigned to aosiet tho Salvage Section until it w~s rOloaood to other duties. Tho Laundry Unit was tu1.dcr going ropa.1rn 1 and • tho :a,J.kcry Soctiolt remained loaded for further movement in the morning.

r>n 1? ,A-~"""Ust l950i tho CP, :Ba~ory, Grevc:e· Registration,· Salvage, n..."ld the General Supply ooctiono moved to the Brigade :Bivouac J\roa on the 1-!l.ryang River, and operated from ·thoro. The Ration and Fuel occtiono ootabliohod advanced ocholona' at an-advanced dump at Yongoan,.and thoromaindor rc~~ined at the Uiryang RHD, operating from thoro. Tho Laundry Uni to 'otero ctill being repaired, o.r .. d. woro inoporati vo.

On 18 August 1950, tho Salvage Section aont an oc~olon to Yongsan ·to operate in tho forward area, For tho root of the Detachment. tho oit.uation was unchanged and,opcrationc were carried out in a routino m£Utncr.

19 - 20 August 1950, saw no clm."tgoo in tho location or functioning of an~ oi tho unite of DctaChmo~t. On 20 AugUst 19p0, tfio Laundry Section complotcd rop~irs on their latu1dry trailoro.

On 21 Augu.t 1930, the Detachment received orders to roturn to Ma3an oo all olomcnto oocurod operations, and departed from Miryang v~ truck o:.tdjor rail, arriving at Masan tho follow.ing day.

On 22 August 1950 1 thoro wore no supply or oorvico actiVities as all sections were buoy unloading and prc}XIring for future operationo in tho Mnoan a.ro.-:\:

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'"'(\ f<\'''tfp;·~ .A'I;:tiEX .AR TO :BRld_i~\J~tXc! .AdTION ro;al.T ( C01"T' J) - -From 23 August 1950, to 1 Septe~acr 1950, all sections of the Detach-

ment, 1st Service Battalion, less rear echelons of Post :Exchange and the Genm·al SUPl'lY sections carcied out norr.;al supply anc1. service activities from t:1e olcl 25th ASP, Masan, to support the 1st Provisional Marine :Sri;;m~.e. On the evening of 1 September 1950, orders were received to depart via rail and/or truck, and proceed to Miryang to support the 1st Provisional 1-~arir~e Brigade in that sector.

On 2 September 1<;150, moveraent to Miryang was completed, and the CP, Graves Regictration, Laundry anc1_ BB-..kery sections, and the rear schelo,n of t'clo Salv~>.(;e section wore located in the old Brigade Jli vouac Area near the Hil·;,c!'l.ng Rivor. Tho Post Exchange Section and. the rear echelons of the :F'.wl, Rc.tions and Geareal Supply sections were located at the Miryang Rl!D• Elo,.ccnts of the Fuel, Rations and Salvage sectio11s movccJ. forwRrd and est;_~Jlishoc, an ac~va!lce du..rnp at K~"'Un=gyo.

T~w situation ror.ained tho same for all elcmo»ts of the Detachment on 3 Se1.otembcr 1950, w1t!1 the exception of tho Graves Registration section >rhic:: established a forward collecting station at the Regimental Aid Station.

0::.~ 4 Se~tc:.a.be:r 1950, t!le oaly chance 1n. the cu.rrent status was the displaceme.ot fonw.rd of tho forward supply point .to the vicinity of Young-san.

On 5 September 1950, normal open,tioas were continued with no-.>chaligea ttl.-:.tho.:iocatioao of ""'' sections of the Detachment.

On 6 Septembor 1950, orc.1ers wero received by the Detachr.1Glft to return to Pusan. All sections de_,:.erto<l. Miryang via rail andfor trucl<, arrivinr;: Pusan the sa:.1c dato! The OP llild all sections. less. rear echelon of tho Post Exchange Sec~ion located in Warehouse f 7 1 Pier # 2, Pusan, a,..,d started preparations for rurthor operations.

:l'he l'ollowing is a briakdown by soction of.tho amounts of supplies issued or services rendered dur01ig tho reportir15 jlcriod:

Ration Section 65,095 C-4 Rations issued

108,339 - "B" Rations issued 173,434 - ~otal rations issued

*Note ~ .Avcrc.gc 5097 rations per dE•.y. This includes Z day sUi-Jply in forwarQ dump.

Post Exc:~~co Section Tho followinc: items '·:ere isoued

7,606 Ba:cs Toilet Soap 83,818 Fks Cigarottos 86,551 Candy Bars

471 Razors 3,788 Razor Blades 2,262 Tooth Brushes 3 1 945 Tooth Paste 4.006 Tubes S~1aving Orca~ 9,063 CigRrs

574 Bottles S~~ving Lotion 1,248 Towels 1,695 Foot Powder 4,348 Statior~ry Folios 3,270 Boxes Matches

15 Pipes 4,173 Pks Tobacco

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in the a~ounts indicated: 4,568. Bars Latmdry Soap

651 Envelopes 352 Cans Lighter Fluid 375 Flints and 1~1cks 231 Shaving Brushes

1 1600 Pencils 1 1600 Handkerchiefs

216 Combs 612 Bottles of Ink 361 E<:s Playing Cards 150 Mirrors

77 Watch :Sands Soap :Boxos 360

252 4,032

58,642

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General SUp;)ly sect ion Thcro is no accurate record of actual issues of clothing and ·property <>a tho bsuo rocord·books wore lost during the movo from Miryang to liiasan on 21.August50. There wore no israuos of chor1ical wnrfaro eu.pplioz.

J'uol Section Fu.ul i toms were issued in tho amounts indicated bolow:

103,307 80 Oct Me Gasoline · Gall ems of 1,100 80 Octano AV f!asoline Gallons of 2,035 100 Octane AV Gasoline Gallons of 2,045 65 Octane lrnitc Gn.solino Gallcnc of 3,:3lo Diesel Fuel Ga.llono of

930 OE-10 Oil Gallons of 2:0~0 Gallons of ~E=30 Oil 2,010 Gallons of OZ-50 Oil

275 Gallons of NS-1120 Oil 1,055 Gallons of Koroseno

100 PoW1ds of G.!' #l Graue c 100 Pounds .of GP #2 Gro..:-'o.f>O 48 PoLU1ds of 1\IP #4 Greaso

110 Gallons Hd. 90 Greaso

:Baker;.· Section 31,854 :Pou.nds of Broad :Bakocl =-!.7"'2"'9 Pouncl.s of Coffee Cake Baked 32,583 Totnl .Pou:ods of :Bro"-d Productn

*Note - Average production per day for roportL1c; period 1,018 lbs. Total proO.uctior. was limited duo to t:1c raany displacccc<1tS of the. u;,1it, B..."l.d. also tho lo.ck of G.oi-::1and for bread pror..ucts by sup:portod nni ts.

LaW1dry Section 7,810 Pieces of' Utility Clothing hc.w_dcrod 2,903 Pieces Mia c. Clothing, ( U..'1dors11irts. socks ,Drawers ~~to)

10,71~ Total .!'i0ccs Laundered *l~oto - L.:.·1:u.:1dry above was accouplishod in fourteen O.t;.cratias C:.c..ys.

Grave~ Rogintr~tion Section 145 :Bodios Received, Pr('JCosuuc~.~ c.nd :Buried

Sn.lva_·;u Section Ito!"JS of OQ.ui_-:mo~t v.rcrc nc.lv..:-ccd nnd roturncC:. to co5nizant Ol .. i_;.;a:..Adza-

409 Knapsacks 600 Haversacko 244 1cg~ina. ~.

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47 Cups, c:mtocn 86 CovcrG 0 canteon

151 Forks, lk"vcroack 235 Cans, r::oa t 224 Covers, meat can

53 Holuet s, otcol 113 Liner, }<, .... , ,.,.. ..... + ... ,.,.._...._,,lUIIU

186 Shelter half a 145 .!'o:1chos

Egui r:cent 390 l3la!1Jt"ot ii "..!OOl 185 .Poloo, f /Tc:>t sholtcl' half 103 Pine, f/Tcnt ohcltcr lk•lf 54 Toolo, intronc:~ing

128 Carriers, intr(li1.Ching tool 103 Xi t s , ju.r_;;l t_;

134 Straps, f/blankct roll 44 Pacc·:ct. first aid

346 Covcro; c=ov.flac;o f jhclLJot 25 Sleeping bago 75 Cover£, fi slcu~ing bag

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30 Bandn. hoed. hulrnot liner 30 Straps nock, f/ helmet liner D£CLASSJfi£ib 2 Knives, pookot 11 '~' ......... Xnivos, ha.voroack 5 Cornpasa

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Clothing 802 Trousers, utility 723 Coats, utility 167 Caps, utility

911 Socks, pr. ·27 Gloves, pr.

118 Towels 242 Jackets, field, Ml943 269 Drm·rera

3 Bolto, web, trousers 5 ·shirts, flarmol

264 Undershirts 7 Pillow caees Ordnance

3 Ordnnnco spare parts chests 10 Barrel f/BMG 64 Rifles, U.s. cal. 30 N.-..L 4 Flash Hider• BAR. 12 Carbines, u.s. cal. 30 M-1 4 Cover, machine M7 ll C:~.rbines, U!!S~ cal., 30·lJ1-~ 9 Lau..l'lcher, gre!'..adc, M7

5 3AR, U. S, cal. 30 J.!l918.A2 18 Launcher, grenade, M8 6 Bl-lG, U. s, cal 30 Ml919.A4 1 Binoculars, 7x50 2 BHG, U. -;.cal 30 Ml917.A2 50 Magazinoo, carbine, M2 4 2,36 Rocket L.o.unchers 1 Si.:;ht, M4 1 1•1ortor, 60 Mf,1 i J.I4 Sight Mount 1 Mort or, 81 MM 1 Stake, sight inc 7 Rifles, US cal 30 !U903 40 Bolts, B.AR

63 Bayonets, M3 10 Bolte, pistol 59 Scabbarils., f/bayonet M3 103 Bolto, cartridge. 17 Knife, baYonot, M4 2 Fack boards, ammo. 31 Scabbr-.rds, Knife, bayonot, M4 1 75 MM Recoiless Gun

196 Mal':azinos. f /B.AR cal 30 3 Mount.., C"l 30, M2 15 !!.agazinos; f/loisto1 cal 45 1 Sight 62 Sling, ;;un, Ml903 1 105 MM Howitzer

Z Slin.; 1 Carbine 10 Rockets; HE MiscollaneoU:s

?31 Miocolle_~eous itomo of supplic~ and equipment 264 Miscellaneous itoms of onomy ordnc.nce equipment

*Note • liTine truck loads of miscollancous u,s, =d enemy ordnnnce equipment was turned over to the .Army at Miryang,

297 Patients Treated 39 Patients Evacuated

Comments and Recomr.wndations of the Col11llk-mding Officer

COMMENT - Tho operation of all sections of the Detachment was constantly hindered by tho short~~o, or complete lack, of transportation, and in some instances sections were completely inoperative duo to this shortage,

RECOMMEN~T!ON - That each section bo equipped with onough or&anic transportation to effectively carry out their particular soPVieo or supply function. p3rticulnry so if a syatom of unit supply is to bo orotployod, Further, that this or,::anic transportation be sufficient to movo tho personnel, supplies, and oqutpment of each section when displacemont is ordered,

CO~IDNT - Tho chain of command for sup~ly and sorvico functions a~d the relationship between tho Erigndo G-4, Bri~de Supply

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COMMENT - ( Cent• d.) Officer, tho Co:n-u'nandirl{; Officer Shore Partj· :Battalion, and tho Co~uanding Officer, Detachment, lot Service Battalion have not boon clearly defined, Also there hao boon no clo~r definition of duties in regard to the functioning of the Shore Party organization and tho Service Battalion organization, This 1-.la.s on nu.iricrous occasions resulted in tho lowor ochclons oi this unit rocoivinb contradictory and conflicting orders concerning tho isouin~ of sunPlies or rondorine of services.

RECOJ-IM:Ei'IIJ.,\TION --That a clear out;-dofinito standinG Ol'orating precocduro bo promulgated which will outline tho dupply and services chain of comnJU1d and which will define the relationship between the Brigade G-4, Brigade Supply Officer, Commanding Officer, Shore Fn.rty l3o.ttO-lion. and 0o!!'IJ"18nding Officer·. D~tachmont. let Service B'"ttalion.

0011.!-llMT - Tho Dct.:.chment wns orgnnizod and embarked without a HEladquartcrs Section and thus does not have clerical or administrat i vo personnel,

PJi:.OO~~Y.r-r!l..~~T!Olr = That tho Dctc~c.b..tt:c..lt be authorized an Executive O:fficor t 1st Sor.:;eant a.dmil1istrative; two ole~·)!: typist, one mail .. clark, one motor transport driver, two motor mech~~ies, two additional cooks, and fiVC IDOS0Lk'l.l1,

COMMENT - In practically all cases whore conferences were hold concornir~ d1sp18.comont or OOC1lTii tmont of tho Br-igade • tho OoiiunandinG Officer, DotachDcnt, 1st Service Battalion was not included, This resulted in the o'r;:;anization rceoivin~; infor,nc.tion and orders vitally concerning it second or third hand.

REOOMJ.tR:NDATION - That tho Commanditig Officer, Detachment, lst .Service Battalion bo included in all conferences where the unit is concorned.

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CO~~T - Considerable difficulty is cncou_ntored when Detac~~ant, 1st Service Battalion personnel are attached to a Shore Party Team at a Supply Point. Designation and clarification of responsibilities has net boon mr~uc for this nrr~ngement. RBCOMlrnNDATIOlT - It is recommended that Detachment, lst Service Battalion porsonnol bo allowed to a~T.inister the sup~lios, class I, II, III nnd IV, within tho Sup~>ly Point, and be responsible to their respective unit accountable officers for maintaining a stock lovol, and providing an issue basis, Tho Shore Party Team to provide tra.~sportation to forwnrd supplies to tho using clement, and to furnish additio.nn.l poroo11.21ol to augment tho work lot1.d of the rcslJOCtivo dumps. Shore Party, to furnish the personnel necessary for a porimitor do£onso. COi'li'llTni'l! - Runorous times throllghout the crunpai&n tho Dotachr.lont, 1st Service Battalion B<~ory has boon far removed from the Ration Platoon .. RECOJ.Il.!I:J>TDATIOJ,; - That tho Dctaohr.tcnt, lst Sorvico Battalion Baltery bo located in tho imJ:Lcdiato vicinity of the Ration Platoon to f'a.cilia.to tho supplying of Bru~ory ingridionts to tho bakery, and issue of broad to the usin,;; clements ~t tho time rations arc received or delivered 'by tho Ration Platoon. COMMS1~ - This organization has had transportation difficultioo throughout tho oporation~ Frequently when \L~it diotribution was nocesaary and desirable this organi•ation was unable to provide same. RECOMME!!DATION- That this unit be authorized sufficient transportation for unio distribution of rations and bakery products and usc throughout the dump and between tho othor facilities within a detachment bivou..."\C: Unit trn.nsportc.tion is alao :necessary fo:r lio.son within tho supported unit and tho iscuing facility. CO!-!KENT - Individual units of the Jl rigado request issues of emergency rations when tl<at type of rations is being utilized. ~COl!J.i:bHDATIOif - Thc'<t only major unit Supply Officers be authorized to :roquis.ition and receive !!C" rations from tho supply point. Such major units cotlld make is sues to their subordinate units. COMMENT - Throughout tho opcrr.tion considc:cnblo di:fficulty r~a o.risun bocauso of tho type and number of 1'B 11 rations orclored and received, nnd tho incorrcctncas os invoices on rations. REOOMl-!!m.ID.t~TION - ThEt.t the Cor.vnissc.ry O.fficor be authori10d to prepare tho daily roqv.ioi tion for rations, such a requisition to enumerate the typo and broakdown of food, e.nd that n section of t.tw Ration Platoon be attached to the unit th~t is furnishing ratione for the Brigade, or like unit to coordinate ordering and shipping, il"~~llllit - This soctlon has had difficulty in determining tho ration strength bf tho v~.rious U-'lits in order to form a b"sis for daily issues. ~~Tl.ON - That when "A 11 or ''B!! r.-~tions aro utilized, units dt'a.wing from tho supply point or bein;; doli verod rations by tho ration section, should furnish the Commissary Secti0n with a ration state= mont signed by tho Com~ding Officer, Exoctutivo Officer, or Adjutant for tho nacber of men boinb fed in that unit galley t1Thnn 110." ra.tions v.ro being uood, thcma.jor unit supply officer to furnish tho Commissary Section with a breakdown of strength for each of his supporting units. ->" ~~-_

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., -· -CO~ll~ENT - Undor tho present T/0 only 20 bakers arc authorized to supply

a Brigade in tho field. Exporienco ~~e found this n~~bcr of poracr~ nol to bo inadequate.

RECOI-!MEiJDATION - It is rocor.1monded thD.t 30 Bnkors be authorized to supply a Brigade in tho field, with tho rates indicated bolow:

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15 Cpl' s co:,U·31~T Tho p1•osont oe;_uiiJmont too bulky and hoavy for fast movomont. ~;;:;::m.JE."iDATIOl! - That a bnkory unit bo dosignod c.nd oountod on a closod

in portable trailer, containin~; an autor,Jatie roll machine, proof bolt, and mixer, poworod by oloetricity, which will supply a Brigade with hot rolln ia the field, If such a bnkory unit could bo dosignod, tho personnel strength cou1a bo roducott ~o 15 Bakors. Or if tho present typo oquilEont be retained for uso, that it be ;pormmently mountod on low bod tr~ilorn instoad of tho present Athey typo trailers~

CONJ.QJJJT - A considerable mnount of trouble htlS resulted from tho use of tho present pot ty~JC burner, duo to the shortage of 62 Octane gasoline.

RECO:·Uill,!IllcTION - That the pros ent 1oot typo burners bo roplo.ced with tho convortoc1 1942 Star Burners. The St"'r typo burners will burlt to a greater ndv.-:.ntnGo on 72 or 80 Octn.nc balolinc.

COl.fi.!ENT - No tro.nsportn.t ion was authorized for usc of tho Bakery Platoon. RECOMt4E"NllATIOH - It is recommended that a vehicle capable of J;Ulling a

water trailer n.nd hauling Broad Components bo pormc.nently assignod to tho Bakery Platoon.

CONJ:•CJJ:TT - Co:n.aidot•ablc dif':ficu.l ty was oncountcrccl in distribution of broad products. This ~w.s caused by lack of sui table contn.incrs boine; provided.

RECOHI,:Elm.ATION - It is recommondoc1 that bread boxes bo constructed of liGht portable, sanit~ry natura th~t will provide )Protection to tho finished -orc~"d products. Those boxes to bo isnuo<! and carried by all unite ns stando.rd mess oquipnont. .-V "-7:/

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Tho following recommendations arc believed to ~o pertonant to futuro oporntions as concerns tho·Marino Corps Exchange activities oporatin~ ao a s~ply olomont in tho fiolU.

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Tho J.-"hn.nge Section should bo di~.d~d into

}e FoTward Echcilon 1 Officer in charge 1 Staff NCO (Steward) 3 Pfc' s or Cpll s· (Clerks)

'Rear :Echelon · 1 Officer (Administr1.1.ti ve)

1 Staff NCO (Steward) 5 Pfcts or ~CO'S (Clerks)

3. Bookkooping & Supply Echelon 1 Officer (.Administrative) 1 Staff NCO (Steward) 1 Staff NCO (Bookkoopor) 1 Sgt (Warehouseman)

Sgt (Laison) Pfc•s or Cplle (Clerk)

• tho :B&S echelon if 3 would bo rospon~uJ.o xor ~no working directly with Service Battalion or Com

debarkation ostablishod by Comnand Decision. . . . ·would bo rQCJu:lrod to roceivo a.nd account. to tho r~F echelon all roquostod itoms i.:fa_....t.J ·t"o bo t'Urvo.rdod prior to the

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Tho forward echelon should work directly with the roar ocholen of Sorvico Eattalion. Tho daily str~~gth reports could thus bo tho asis on which eqUAl distribution of all l'X items could bo issued allo>~in5 supply officers of 1.1.ll clements to not mora than two day issue on hand for distribution nt cmivionont tL.1cs. Sinco this ocheion would ieo wore actually dolivorod into the hands s bo nccossnry tr~t issues bo nk~do only to

monts authorized to rocoivo thorn. Issue would signed receipts bccomin[~ part of tho OinC

, roquirod itons Experience of tho past thirty days !u"s shmm that in moat casos

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~.nt:LAS.SU .. .. ro:portod,ttie troops 'II" 'tho line mvo had little or no dll.siro to carry anythi!lG tdth th""' other than required itor.1s o:f arms· :md !l.TI'J!lllllition, Tho d~ily rat~cn o:f boor, candy and ciGarettes do .not concern them oxcopt "" items to bo had >Jhou relieved from tho line. Those ],:ertieulo.r '!:tome • oxc-efrt bocr 1 ltavo boon in stock alld nrc a:vailabl<l. Critical items such as ·tooth brushes, tooth po.stc, razors and bladQs 1 towols ~nc.~ rnntchos htlvo boon r-lUCh in dcnand and it 1-t-·boliovcd that \'thoro trooi)S arc rcc:uirod to ··loavo their :;:acks ru1d · porsonnal ;oq_ui:pr;tont roar areas 1 those i tons be stocked in a much lart;or ratio than hc~oto :for bcc~1 allowed.

(C) Distribution of Supplies ~·he finD.l distribution of supplies into .tho' h.o"1.11ds of s:,auld not and enn 4ot be tho ros1X>nsibility o:f tho !l=h.?.n.c;o ollillil!.,~·;., It is attoaGlY rocom.rnondod that supply af'fiC:br,s or mbsc C>:f:ficors bo quirod to procure suf:ficiont cur:rplios ue nvailr.blc d:dly and th"t vt" diotl'1bution be their rcsponSih~litY.-- ---~pqfts ha.Vv boon that cortaii' units dicl. not roco1vo- rations• · In !l:l:i'.il.l~tuncos roooro.s rcvoRl th'lt rations wore issued ;;~nd duty si{;~tod for \>y O'l said coi-:1!':~-c.ncJ.~ ConsiC!.ore.blc delay and mixup lwaa duo to tho types of orders r;ivon in how di•stribution sh~ul<l bo rondo. ehoulC.. be olininu.tod by_ kcc:YinG the foL""w,:~rd ·p~ ~oehclqn of Borvico :Battalion Rnd mrucinc distribution to tho of:fioors, baeod o:> st:ronc;th reports,

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2. ruroose of Report '': .. • , ··.·· .. ''rile purpose of ttiis report is· to outline' the hlghlig~.ti' .or the':ledical Department Is oporations ·in sup',>er't of._a .for.ce o·r~:.thls t~~e-... ~~h!l~ ·· ~ng~g~d .~n 1?-nd.~ \vax~ra-l';e 1 :to· a~t-· forth ·-tile p-~Ob~:~~-- :.-·:. ·

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' .. • The infantry battalion Hedical Sections ;•ere· t·ormed a.t .. pea.ce..:

time strength with one (1) medical offico_r and eleven .(11}, . "' . · hospl tal cp~)·smcn to each ba tte .. lion. One (l). Gl€)ar1ng· a;n~- Qcl-lecting Company, cot1taining two inst~;ad of thr<:>o collc~ting -aoct1on!3• was fo;r!lled to provid<J cloa0-up medical sup:;-,oPt :f'or:.tl'J,ose .oalles. · demanding immediate def1n1 tl. ve care. .Other el e:ilents- were·- atatfed wi ttl a percentage of the;l.r medicai complemunt depending> on ·:the · · s1ze of ·'tile ue.rent· dete.c!"': .. rnent committed. The total,: oomple·mGMt ~-· ot' the Hed;tcal Department: inc).uded fou.rteen (14} medical o't!ioers;

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PreJ,iminary p1annillg 'l'r;ls' iimi ted bccaus(j of the· ·short· time · l?etvreef'! reoor.ting of the Qledical personnel and embarkation. A

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Jiriorto E:mbe.rkation, a•c>j,roximats1y 60% of the hos9ital corps,mon of the Bl'igade ttad received some dogrt;b of field training · !ll though most ot: this ·vras inadequate, Of the medical officers of tho Brigade, two came from the First !·is.rino DiV,ls1cn. The others1 1r1i th th.e exccpt_ion of the :i3rigade Surguon, had he.d no training ; or experience 1r1ha tsoevcr, Because .of the. le.. to arrival .of Iiles t of: .tho NediC!l.l officers, the short t~mo prior to embarkation ,ras necei~sarily utilized in assigning them and outf1 tting ·them 'With . · !'i~~d. clo~hirig _e..nd equipme-nt. Two- lectur_ea on_ medi~l· operations 11} t;ho f·iel(l. :vera gi van to all m<>cl.ioal officers prior to embark- ·

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· · ;(;3) Tho Brigade ~1as Comr.,itted on 7 J.uguet l~po; 3;n ~he ' . Chin-gdong--Ni area some tYJelV~ L'lil~s so~th"f:;•0st Q! 1-ta.ee.~

and ec..sualties were heavy from the first . .ho~. · ··.-ar;rangem<Jnts hli.d .been rnaCI.e ''1 til the 25th Mmy_ ~fv1,e1C!n "rofi_; :. ,

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':.: .-~the south'l''est. .B. Neaical· 'IJoul:OS,nY. 'MOVed 'on"ra'il·s· ~ 'M.a'san a,nd,_ serious cas·os l~,;re· evacuat,_;d d1roctly-_to·tl:)-e'1r/ ... · .. compound by heliocoptcr. It'soon bvoamo ap-pa.ront '·~~t .a

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the route· of_ evE.cuatj.on to the r!p_ar :1-'ae·.out .otf. ·li>y.al,'( -enemy road block, The e:x:'Oilna~a rei.;ifuct1tal ''li.ld ·sta't-J,on

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·;· . Li t-.tGr. c:vac u..a tion from the t'l~orl'~ ·l.in~.s'O ~P. -~p{~ A:~, ~(\.t_a t,ions ~ . ••as 1.1,}JQomplishuG. b,v South fl:orea,n l,abor'~ts ~p':J;eye~' b-y the ·

origade. · These laborer-s cal'l'ied ratibns~ ·1-rp,tl!li'; .af.ld .. sUpplies to the front c·n ;1,1 tt.ors an~ brelught 'ot\1< .the ·

. w0qnaed, Mtor thr;;e qo.ya of·· scv;:r~ fighting,' the ~igade br-ok.e'. tiu'ough c:nd auvcnced ·rc~pidj,y. to• Kosong~ ,. )"ert~ tcly; cu.su-a.lties we~·e lie;ht duJ.>1ng this drive· .a:s: o~t' (;>,Vo.O'·®t1:on route ye.}l over tnirty miles of 'reb.t!vcly, ·rb4gh ront!' • subject to cnainy' ipterdldtion by mbrtor· and Einipe.r ·fire, One corusr.~an "'<' s kil-led· u..!ld his E:.r.Jbul:arice destroyed by a O,ireo't hit fro,;1 a.n an'tl.-'tanlt ·gim. . . . · ·

(5) ;Af'tor ·re{tching Kosong; th'e ~ri"t;e.a.e ):'UO.'ed ., .. ~eet,~ra;·d to. 'the··. out skirt~;~ of Sach.on, e;ngugin'g. in a fire fight just short, bf the citt~· Forty-i'iv.;; cesualtics resulted from this ... · action, . TI10··'Br1g1ic1e •·'i.H: infor~·.od by tho ArhJ7 toot.- tljey ·, . could no lone;ccl:' furnish il.rnbul::cnce'· 8-uoport :to· th¢ .r~at' be.-·· Cause of· .... "'m'·'-\+-+··--"'""+ ... + ..... - · . ..,1.-i'"".t .... -•----···~:.:a .... ·...:. --~" ... t ... :... .!!!~: .... · ..... ~_ .. _ invol vea._."' ..... "~': ..... y v, J.;;..u vo uy lJUV.&."-' VII"U ~U..kl.rb ~-uu . ~uv. ·u.,.T~u_:uuv ,_

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• • Once agD.in, hclioCO]Jtcrs l:J,;.;•for:·.:cd lifo sc. ving trJ.ps evc:cua ting ten· ser-iously .vounded Ce.scs. The rcma1n1l,lg oo..sua.l tics '•'ere evc.cUc'1.t.od to nn LST vh1ch '•'as op<Ore. ting . in. l'og1stic sup:oort· in 1!. oovo eight !'11los to the east of Kosong. 'I'Jhen their sailing Fas ileld up, the casualties "'ere trD.nsferred to an LSU which trc.nspo:.·tod thet:! to· B i.fedical Company at Me.san. . ~·!hen tho Brigade ''B.S ordered wi thdrm-m; .:fifteen additional· casual tics oocured, during th·c discn~F',.'~ef10r'it~ These "t-!cre evacuated b·;. the ·LST. Thio ,ended the~fhst operation of tho Brigade. •

c_ a>_. During this period; 7 __ · .flugu_s't to 13 august, there were . . . ,fif't;:y (BO) killed 1n ttctio·n, oight (E;l) missing ln action, &nd·· two hundr.cd t1t.'enty-ni11e · (229) ~:oundiJd 1n a~tion. · Seven CD.sua.lties died Of r,lounds; a :9ercentll.gc of 3.03. ·During this sD.n:c period, ArrJy medical sup'?ort consisted 0':(" part of an ar,Jbulancc olfl. toon, tho 2oth Clee.ring Comp..; any at, Maaan. which hn.mUcd triagtJ and minor cases 1 and the 80P~rd surgical 1-iospi ~t~l lruJ~.::,.llu ~ion at Cha.n·gwon eight miles· to the re~.r ot: ·uasan. ..;.11 of these elements ge.veex.ciellent s0r'v1ce and coonaration. Ho••evcr ,. 1 t ts :f'elt that ·vD.luablc til"le 1·'as ~·~.stod in the ovc.cliation ·che.in by having thc surgical hospi to.l eight r;lilc:s tq the rcc.r· _Of the clee.z•ing s te. tion.-

; .(1) M.ir:vung Area: On i5 August the Brigade moVed by trl,lok anc. train to the l·!irya:ng area. ~h<~ truck route 1-~e.s a distance ot 132 · wiles over oxtrer:'!ely difficUlt roadt:,. Orgc..nio medical sections accompanied their units and B'lli:ldica.l Company was .r~1qved .by ra1l. Ar~e..ngcmertts · •orre:;:-·e made 't-ti th thv · .. Divis~on Surgeon of the 24th Division c.nd. the .'icgimentnl ·· Sur~eon of the 5th aCT of th~; army for an1bulD.noe support. our· evaoua tion chain at this tir.1e was sooe t~'enty cliles f'ro~r, ·the augmented 5th Harines regir.wntal 'aid statiOI'l to ~-!\Et !~;:-st <lflfinf ttve ·hospl.tallza.tion· f·ttC~l1.'t7- in tij1·s ':(!c.se ,'2 'i'iedicD.l Company e.n(l the 8076th. Surgical f,ospltal of ,the arom~.. ·

, (.Z) Evac.uation ~'<~s ?.dequate at all tines. :1o1,,-ev~rJ on t;he .. , , .. fil.'at.,4ay o:f the oocrEtion .it lll£1;s necessary to command-.. eer every ar,Jbulance in the araP.. A t;ote.l of six.te;;;n (16) :w_er_~. sec11red ~ron the Ar~y for r:. she~~ "t1~e._ T~e sllo~;\i'OOO ago of hoSOJital corps:'lcn was so acute t;hat the entire Malurih ,and .Epidemic Control .Un1 t "'as \ltiliz.ed tp :roil').,. :f<>r'.ce the rogiMcn,t~J.l lliti station, C.ommo.ndcr B. D. OaateQl, h0nd of the l.!econ unit, l\&d :)J:'cv~ously been e.aJ~igried tts Hegi: .. H.:ntc .. ~ Surgeon·. or the .-E~th _Begi::~cnt on· August 8tll ~·hen Lt ( Jg) ~r, Lar£On '''as seriously wounded.

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. · ncocssi ty c.nd uc,es.;;d the requt';st pn :t;o the .Air· O'f"f1oer. · 'ra:t'get areas, for eve._ cue. tio11' w<:.~e .oe.t · UJ? and nar~cd "'1 th

·tr1i'.ngular cloth pct~t)~S." .During tP,~p &¢ti.on· the.rc were ''Sixty (50) kill.ca. in action~. 1 m.iilsil.)E; i,n>action1 and . two hundred Btiv0~t~•-dght (278) 'I\70Unde4,·ip' action. Of the la tt;;r, six (6) died. of "'oun,ds; s., \'erc;:mti>.S9 of ,2,12. . . . . . . .

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. . '' · pl''OV1t>us opero. tion. T.tle ,· ~rig~.~o_. ~~-·)?Ci!l~ .. lllO:Ye~_: ou.t to · .. · ··· an ase.embl~· area in nrc·oaration for emba¥lt!tiofl•.fti'!l •

· . subsequent abphlbious 48sau1t •. B Hedio,al Qom:t*ny ~4 . .·b~en moyed to th(; port o.f ~t(lb,c;.r!ta.tion an\1 ~4 to 'b~~

· qu~ck:).y return(:u to tbe .oocr~ tion aroa. where l;h~y woN~ · E:lrnp~oyed in .cc;>njuncHon ~~1 th. the B076th .S¢>gi.ot,;t, .liq'Bp-

.. · •· · '1 to.l~ Evacua:tion '"""'"' .e.ocomriliAhild in.' :the'. Rl:l.cio r.ia.nrie:r · aR , , • --- • .•- ._ .. -- ----~ _- -- ~-_..-_- :-,-c~.s;---.,....----~.-- ,....-:- --------::i'-:c-- ---,---~----, ---• ' · ·on. the: previous engo.geit.ont in this ar~.a~ . He~io<;C>,pt~J:B .

·::.and ·.Army .amb!llances being u·scd from tne ~og:~:men.t,:_t~-c.1)he < ho.spi tals. · · · · · .... · · : >·'. _;.'. _-/, ~- .· .

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~-'·''to.· l.rtol ud<: · oqmpl~.tlon .. or ;t;l.J,e operation sho¥7 sever\ lldndl'EIQ. !'or ty=fo ur ~- ( 74;.4.) -·,·jp l4Jded :.in··· e~Ot10h -of "7.hich ·_:rourte~n ( 1•)

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. ; (!iC iii the' future, and tho fine.l figur,e' '1-Yiil prd\>4bl,y be' .. 'lili;ghtly over 2 pc.rccrlt, Qonsideri~ 'the :many .. diffi~ulties _ -~-_--_.-e4i?_fJUnterl:d :f1•om this type C?t ol?e:t·~ t'ion ·.ror t~H~, _f9ed1(la.l · . ; 'd~e,'()ar.t~lci'nt, as .\'•ell as oth(;)r elel!lelits of .:the Br~gade1; liUJ.c!l ~ .the totv.l lack· of trainirur on tho nart of the medfca.l 6ff'-• .<~~~t:~s~~·~= ··;~~ ~~g~f~~~gl~s~~e~:~~~:~h~~~~~~jf~~bl.e~ ,-

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(1) The heroic ac.tion ·of tno. doctors e.nd corpsmon o.f the be. ttalion me(\ioe.l · scc'tions. ~ The usc -of ·-south KoreD.ris D~s litt-er be·arere. The lJ~c of hciHooonters for the ra::oid e'vacUa. tion of the.:seri.6u.sly wounded, ·

, :(.4} The BUu'Oort'of the .:~.rtny anbulc.no,:s l:;.nd surgical . facilities,

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great me..jorlty of wounds -i~e;re bUll'et .,munds· :rather than ·from shell fragments, Bullet wounds, if they artl .to kill~ c.re,nost usually :rata.limmediat(;lyj · .. Nherear.: ~rt1llery :fl"ag.,;ents make 'large sucking chest ~ourtds and crEJate-,hE;.voo l.n the· u._'t!U.o!lil.nu.l cavity. Such cases do not necessarily 'die imocdiatel'y 'Dut arc difficult to reDair. thus 1noreasin~ the Died of' ~Founus·' ineidC;nc\i>~ · ··.· - ·

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.. c!Yl\ect1o'h <;l"'t.ibntp hE.ve at l;~a~t six (6) ar,Jbule.nces a:Va;.il-·nbl~"-fbt: oper?-tions_,of .thle tyPe.-- .In addition, if lana,_ . yaJ" f1JJ'>~.1s ct,>nt~mpia'tt;Ct~·.·'tlw r.o~locp.,t;~l ~id· .statlqn. ab'Q\lld 1?9 .. 1-eint,'O:I:"ocd 'With tour ,(4) .Z/4 on !t;']bll,l!).~()~!h . · · . · ·.. .

b, Tr;~to~<ci~ ~etsgn~ei , _ ./ . _ •> .. ·_ .. ·. . .•••. · · · <\~)."i,lj,B B'!;i'\'liCl:• .. ;00l:!;>:t'C.1 , oruy t;VO !16d;l.C!l..l q'r.t'.ioerJ;> O,'t.;t1:_el' . . , , ,thli,n the 'Brig&\'ie ~ur:geonllad .l'QC.i>:i,ved. any P!:El-itJ.oua

, , :t:f~,ld tra·,.._ntng cr_1:a .:ti:t1s -~~-s. --~~:tfa1,~cr·.ca .1-::la<\pq.U~~p .. : Nolfe. · .o t;hcl". tnan ·the . Brigad.<J · :Surg.eon, . oo!l. pr:l.o;r ·

· 'coill~. t ex1)erience Fi1;h t,he )-iar.inQs "ill tb.c, fP)l.(l;,'· v· · .: . ~~~i:o<~:l o:r n-o er.a eo · toMi·gl'l eel a!' E! i'l:"l' #ei!)ai'iea;::1i.o th .}?hye;icg.lly and l)Sj'C~alo;gict:.lly for urQ..u6:\.l,S c:t'i(;ld . ·t"nm'hio+ Af,+-•~ "'''"'"' ... -.~~ .... .\-"1 .... -F>.PA -. ........... 1---\~- ~-.:. . ...: ..:.. ........... · _ _._...,, •• ..,.::......., _ ............ ...,,;; • · V.".l.""" H•"-''•·-' .. .t.'W'1-1'.1..~ V_,i-'-.1. ..1.\.;i.\.i.L' UJ.'V.t".,\:;_ ·\-1.}}\Yl.l li,;.~:;J"tJ:.L~

. ·, plotely ~'1 th the:. . .fil'?t ·shelling ~>-nci. a month J::;,'t;er '\:.ta.s e~till. c. •.psychiatric ce.si;l?.lty. lf.oC.icul officers -shqulc1 be t:rc.inec'. to ).'>r.otect. thor~selve.s in the !l.ield, 'to unC:.crstan~1 an& qstp.'b't,~s!:l. thc Ql",ll.in. o'f. ov~oua1;1on

· a..nd _in. t-ho h&iid;l_inl; _ (i-f· 1~1t~.ss' oae_~l ti.cS_.. T'-lri~Y · , shoulCI. o:l,so bt! trainc(c in nntic).,e.ttng au·?'DlY requirc,>Jents and. the ·-:-;race'dur;;s for. l")r<;l'<ltU'I;l:l:J!,1t !h ,the . :var.iol.js ai t.utt tiona cncouptere& ;tn .the .field, . It is al!l1 oi');:~~Y hrcoi;qcnc1.cC: tha. t. a <)oiupic.en.,n?.si vo bourse ,in .l~i~:i,.t~ry l,)ediciM be cstablie:..ccL a.t on-a,or. the larger

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d. The :oeace tir.:e tt-.bl e of orec..niz.c. tion f·or 1nf:a.-ntr;y be~tt.a.l~, ion medical scctions.is'ol'le (l/) mE;c~ice"l o1':f1cor and eleven (11) hospitd cor1)Swi.m. This :'':)?l'csont~_t •. fifty P<!l"Oent .reduction in Dedl.c.:--~1 o:ffice;;.:· sLrcnF't!1 s.nd. se:ventv•t;v.ro nercent reduction in hostii tc:.l- coros;nen ••h1lo the infa.ntry· ~ttalfon itsol:f is rCt:uceet ·only £;.bout tl:"'~i:rty-five percent •. For co<.'!be. t operE. tions, this. clec1ical E!cctfon muf)t: be- rcin-~qroed even if tho inf.:cn_try o.~.ttalion itse-lf i'ights at :pee.ce ~ ~·H~-str€ngth. _.. -··-~--- _ ..... hc.v.:: provt;;n -in,vt:tlUB..'ble fb~ .evac..p.a:tion of lly 1·•ounded., e.nci. at1J t. roe.l l:!,fCJ m'-_v~ng neans, They be equipped P,i. th ct.psulics so the. t tt'O ( 2) litter _ b~ hcm'-lec'., C.".rcf'ul- ex:,,ct ylc.nr:1ne; for their use uJ,.c;.,be don-3 prior to b2.ttle, :rhoir use snoulC. be requeetEJd t~"'our;h r!Cd-ic.-: .... 1 depertr.~cnt· cht.nne.ls to lnsura thD. t t·ney arEJ not~til1zvc1 1·'hcre other ·means uill suffice, ' r. 'l'·i•e }l~:r·ial and. Eu1c'Ccmic Control Unit s:1otilc-: be revised for use th comb..,. t o:r:<.n1za;tions 1n trw :fi0ld. . Large scale moa.sur~s by use of' the· f'og €.·0nera,tor-s Shoulc1 l;le e.s m:.rly as 'Jracticr.ble. · Thc.refol"e 1 more c1rivers mA<C:IIUlicS e.re needeD.· t1.nd r..ll cXc8pt one 'Of tile B;!1dem1~ logy cnd ·,e~tir~oloE;Y pcl"sonnol oa;' be olim'-=tecl~ The need s f~ grosr, survey of' the ur"c-.s to be fogged. re.th<-l" than a ~inute lnves·~lro.. t1on of th.e C.iseo.s-a h?.znrf.s. nro·sent. ~ - . - -

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