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Korean War 23rd Infantry Regiment - Command Report - February 1952 2nd Infantry Division Korean War Project Record: USA-60 Folder: 070019 Box: 07 File: 19 National Archives and Records Administration College Park, Maryland Records: United States Army Unit Name: Second Infantry Division Record Group: RG407 Editor: Hal Barker Korean War Project P.O. Box 180190 Dallas, TX 75218-0190 http://www.koreanwar.org Korean War Project 2ID-00300755

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Korean War

23rd Infantry Regiment - Command Report - February 1952

2nd Infantry Division

Korean War Project Record: USA-60

Folder: 070019

Box: 07

File: 19

National Archives and Records Administration

College Park, Maryland

Records: United States Army

Unit Name: Second Infantry Division

Record Group: RG407

Editor: Hal Barker

Korean War Project

P.O. Box 180190

Dallas, TX 75218-0190

http://www.koreanwar.org

Korean War Project 2ID-00300755

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Aut~ority t:Jclb 7ff {"" 1 01

By f/t2 NARA Date~""'"'J'\)

NARRATIVJ£

The Jaonth at Febl'uacy brought UJ;.tle change

of vigorou; patrolling, occa.isional 0hi~-t-uni•, raid~ -

t'l'lr: nny ·a;lteration of the ene~' s attitude of .aQ\ive" detenseo .. ..

The.only deviation from this course CB.tl.e between 10.,.~5~ Feb~y.. . ... · ..

~idtth 1\rrJy' s ·opera~i?Jl 11CLIW UP 11 put a tight clamp ~~ f~~e:q~~Lac~~~ty:,~oro~s· . >> , •.. ,~ ·: -· .

tho en tiro Korean front. There ."Was no ~ovemant ~f ·troop~ d~~Athe' operation.~· ' . • . . .• • . . ,.:,<:;,;:;;,~J,,\:.~;·liJ~~~;:;;.;>:fr'}: :• : •: ,A \·

no patrolling a.nci· no· em.plo)'ment of friendly weapons;; ex.cept:whon. necess~i to# ·

trap · Wle enemy D • . · <.~&~ ·~· • ... . • ·, ; :_~~~:,.: \'' ."' ··.<:' J : \ '·.- '·

At the begi.nning of· Februacy the ~3rct Inf'antcy: wa~ cont~ing'to occupy;~~~s. ~· . _ . .-. "-::-,~ _ ~--'~::~~~-~r~~~,:~if~:~~~r·· .. :;\~-- -.: __ -,,:(.:_~/-:"~--~:,-:_< _

sector of the Line ·J.ll>.::nURI with the. lst Battalion on tile_,,.l'"ishtf~~,the/~d ··Battalion '·

with "L" Caapany at;a®e<t on the le!t, and the Jd Battfi,Uon ·(-~) :anci,~en~~--~tta~ ·. :~ · '* · · · • - " <~,~~~~--:··.::~f:~~~r.:~_- -- ~--t--~\1-?~~~;;:.( ----_, ___ :·: ~-~~-_-r·~,~~ -<~ ;~~ --:~·~_:_t:.-~ :· ~;1~-~f~~-;~:.·~- -: · \

lien in resorvec. Bach line battalion continued to man an OPm~·some l;oo-2000 m;)t""!'

e>•s n::o:;: ::.~o be in contact with tn0''23rd Man=::~~~fi,''~!L '&j~ ~"'-·· . . . . .· .. ~ .. -.. ;( .·•·· t··· .• ·:~/-;~:~,,\ i;;\, .. ·.;.i,;,•~: ; C:!• l

the 226tb Regiment, 76th· Division., and the·~eeur1ty..,Be81roont~ -26th 00F}~Jll7•;;:'fhe>,;;.,_;• .. • ·r;.::".~~;:-,.,,·' ~ :.i!·.·~~~~~--":r-~:'·'~:·-·--:~··:r ,.,-:'····,"~--~· ·, .. · .. . -· .,. -., ·; /-:"·~-M-~~ -- <·> ~~r-; .:._ .:,_ ·: --<- ,~ ~ '·· _(,._ ~ >-···:-·:·:/,:;~_;··:_:;

Chineae were apparently capable of defending their poait~onsf~.cl~th;~Tb.ek ~~rang::.-.:.\.:·· L. · · ~- · ~ - · · · _. · _-_ .. ::~_ --~~--(··:-~\~;_, .. ?;::~-~~,:~:·.':):/- _ ... - -~<~~:·:·~~,i~(;:;~~\~(;:, ·., .·_--- .-f~~~~·/:···,~-~_·.-~'-_:r'

pQ'int:tlYithin the ?..)rd Inf~try sector seemed. .to follow ~odiat~ahable lim~f~::. -. . ,.-. ~- ·r-- ,':~·.;?.;,;~-~~:. )t:;~~,--;izJ:·:, . ·-·'>"-.~_:_"-·!:._;-:_~-;~:t·:;_.·:·<~---. ,_._·~-:: ,0_::;:.~::-_---~-

. rnthe:r they chose to occupy key ierrain features on ·1ihe""J!loro' Fominelit iiill···masaes • * "1 ~ ~ • • ,, "¥ - "' f ~ ~

6uif0Zlg ther:1~ HILLa 419~ 41.2~ ltD4) ~ which would concei~1>i~te~abl'8 ~~-~o~';).~~~;~,· .. -,,_: '. ; . -~ --' ' ' ~ . .: • >

sweeping automatic weapona· fire on likely avenues o£ approach. ~1endly .Patrols,. "' • • ·._;_::,::_-,v. . . . '

. :_ -L ~ - . -- .,: sions and otill return safely. 'L'he anel'll7 \Yas also deemed Capl:lble~ ot.. launching'JJ.m..;, , . ·: i ·.f

. , ' . .. . ' · .... . -.~~~)~~~> .• y,·~,~~;·~i'<\: .. :"~}'"';>l?Y~~;;r'4~:<l · itect objectiyp •. attaoks_, although he showed. no~'lntention ot doing so•:r·~:"<'t}l~P::r~ ~';~~*r.'i: •. ~i·• .. ·~· '1

' : •· ·- -~ •.:.- ~-{' .. • ?_.·;: ;:~~-~ -. -~):~~:~r.~;lj~j:-~?:;:;;~~--~---.t~:"~~~-~~~· <:" <~;~£~;;:_· ',' ·, : 'j;l

Adhering closely to its adopted plan ot reconnoitering.each .. day.ancEsetting•\; >·".J~k':~c~~~ ·~.

traps eaoh nieht4 tho 23rd TnfonWy di>Jpatohe<l 4 ~ · 6r.}~.~connai~~~J~t:;·.K;~;.~J~ rols claily and generally sent out 4-6 niaht,_a.cbushoa., . -'~f~t·y~:-/<.;: 7+'~~~~:·1 .. .;:;' "~'·'~;}:',l;· .• ~~

:· . . . .·•. . . ? ::\~,:;.;,_ < '''tF'\i· ... ':,;~:o:c::•z:;t\;;;:;~:~~· ·~ At 05U .tioul-s. on 1 February 11BIJ Conipany :;ont a five man ~trol to reco.rlnoiter\\r::r. r/:1~ :', ··1

. · .· . ·~: . . . . ····~'<··::·~~- ::;;·'"'' .. ;.~JfWl·~'~i~.-·,: ·:1 .. the uroa (vicmi.ty OT6204J$) .between GIILI;; I-.iLA!m and H:W. 4J&• The pa'J:.rol re~tJ~~f·y:~;;:: .. ,{ ... j

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\.~'n::J soa.ll ~t.ms and auto~tic weapons firf.l which came from tho easte.rn s;l.Qpe or~~~: '.:;:f!(:~,' i

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. l!IU. 4tX/~J ot6lt43;,)r~~ t$nksstcaErp~~ cowrilig fire on Hill. ; ' , ; ' ·-~):_: ~: ···;~ ·,~ ,_ f,' .. :--~. \ tr _· . ' > z,.' ' ·.·: ~ ' • '

':,• - :- 400~ arltf.tl!& patrol ret.uthe~ abfal$' ·to base·! Dttring the day the l.at ~tta1..ian ~ec .. t'i . _ ' · •·:' i;: ' ·. ; -~ . -;,:;: < .· :· . . _ • . , • · 1 ~E~!!I!~IY n lr:~-J~••lA non . : !;., , ., ,,.__ei~Cl sp<>radio ~O·_,,oto., ~rl0!D1' .~_s., 'the. 2d Dat~liel1 C«l'fdnUWg to iJI\pt-oVe j#s !;·;c, ~ f\i':,2,-~w;,~ff;~-: . ,.; c .. ; -~ ;:,) ; :._,;~), : . j ' ~ / • ' c ' ·, ' . • ' • . ' ·"~}~; o· _'d?ans~~;:~sJ-~~·-: ~~~· rto-' ~n~ __ a.cti vity ih itl'J see~ot~ "1° ~~ was

'"=: ~~ r ~.- ; .;.; .. ~-:_J:f::-·--_--~., - ~~-·,.:·.:.·~.;~~>;~~-~0:\;~;. :~ ·\<:.J·:f~\:_>::_·. " . . ~ J~." :·· .. . ) _' • . , ' • . -

'·;~{', ;.,-..-tmaltr '-h• ,~~i--W. COOtrol JJ! the .2d. &,t,taJ.itm.r.tnd. W<-\S in positiOn Oft. fllQU.If

'iJ~J2~~~~~~~ ;'l~k: lila 3d Batt..Um:(-) ccaupied'~· reseMe po:o-

.. ' ., 1~ ~,:C'1'5S4~?t>,~w,.~ -~tro eoo,pnni4s C'QldUcM.n.g ~g. ~en\:\1. .engin•W .· r~~~'.;';. ·:.;~ :~~i'J-{(:: ···-:-~:~:_·-.:~-> -'~:; ·-.~:7:;~~- ~~)[.:~f~:~-~-~~17; t~~~f~~}~-~:· . -. ·_:f·o:· . ;_~~ • . • ~ : •

j:r;~::;·;,·"';:;::~~1B·-~·rr~g··b}.,~ p~sit.i<>!l,~ for·th• 'Jd Battalion in the CT,537 and . ·-. 't·t --<.'.- 7~f'~;r·-;_ ~:->:-{-~~f\.·.t·,: ~<-~<:~-~J:~--,~·:~·:,~~''-~:~'.~~,:~~~i:~:·· '.),:"/- :~ .. . : r "): -~~ • ~- - • .~ •• • •• • • •

'''!:' <,-,::i,·i::.CT51;1t:V1c.init7.·';./J.bttse·b~ck1ng positions were et>riq.eived ~a a securitT measure ,,, c .~'~i1;i · • <'' · , •. · N~',}' "• ·'' •;o:· ~." <: . . .; : · • • .

. ~~'*/'~ ~ ~t~die~~bl~~~~, pen6~i<rl <10\111.~ vnlley in the -~~. ~:J.t ll!Ctbe

. rrt· ''¥$~~::~!yj:~~F~ex«m &t.tauon 'was alBa m ret!erve aon~~~~' tz-ain~g· ·

r {) !n-'~a ·~~i\d~i.~,'P~~~~ l All p~~dn.~ ~t Tank Co~ ~re ~~er k~,-"fe~at'!onal }- ~J~ -> · ~- ·~ ,-.·-r:\;.:\ ~- :~?:~>~"- :"~.: .. ::t)tlf·~~1~~!7/ .. >:'.>' ~ ..... _ . __ ) .. ~--~ -.' -~ :~-. - ~-. • • .'~-; L: ;:: ... . -·· . t ~mtrDl ~i" -~ b.atf.lillOtie-thr'ee platoons with tl1e ~ Bat14!on and one J'la~ J>' ... ·. ·. ·. ·.·· • t ' I ' , ' ' ; e ; . • . . " ·. . • . . ;

:~, ... · ,~~·~·~=~~~"~;~~~uiu~·~ .. c.te pla\om llf Heav ~..tar ·c~F'Y .tin [ . ~·~~~~t.·~;-.~~t·:t!~ Batta¥cia•~:.~d tw.o· platOon~ ·were ·in ~--~1 auP~.,of

~~:5;rt·_,t!..,~~~l~.;~~J~r~: ·· . · ··... . . · ..• · . · · · _ .. ·.· : .. . f?<~·':.~<:,._·, _.:- _:,''l()'~~iatic'a~ofOarr3'ing out.spoeial enginQer rrojectl1tith_~·:tlla

r ',J>'. < · ,_ .·.~-p;t:r·:f":~).· .''::;·:',., ,, . :· .. • . • · . . _ . . . . . : .· - :~:.:·.. . _ . L:z.,,;,;~,,--~-- .· :,., ... f#l~;t!Je .. ;23rd_WantrJ: aaaigried it. AT~JtiPlatoan leade~ \hfi ltdcU,t ... ·~~;.;;; /:·.,,\~!,;·::,·f;;~ .. ·. ;,:'··.~iff'; t.~i·;.f!> •.- .. : .· - . .· .. . • . •, •. '

. t!~:,:,',~Pti;:l~ dd.\f,':!ori:i.~t~l4~:~c.. a\. \he .. ~~·.:· :Feb:odU7• · :tali~. «•~na . m~··- .. ~., .. ~-· _ .. , -.. ·'·*·~· -~·- " ,., ........ , . .,, . ,. . . . . ,,

f:i :: · .. '':·::~\ ~~~~~~~~i(l~j;~~th$: 2d ~\~?-ion~ l~ KSC. ne~t: l'dit~ was · · h-._... ~· ·\ ·< ·~·~>:"'.:·<~:~~~?>;~·-:.~··~ns~~:I:.:<~.·-> .. ,~~>:··· -.·-~:.. _ .-~ · .. :· ;··: · .. · ~- ·; _, · · 1· :,, -, ;,:~ ,tr~:}i<:·StiPPOJ:ot~ .ttrie to ,m· &tta~~ of tho .-ellelmt .Jb. .!dd~~bt-~7 · k~_::·. ·: · ... \t'·" .. ·- -~ .. .. ·.: ::~~<.:.~~'::~~.~~.-_":·~.·· :~t<:~~\:~,~·.'):··-~ ·_;-:.~-~·-·:·_.-Y_:;:?;s\t:.··-:·--~' . ·.. . • ~ • ·. . . ·~. • •. ~ ~,;;,i ···_.· and ~te~#<tixtt;;;;~.;,~14ai:tt labor. or~izat1M. (See Logisticls' . : : · ,

1:·\' :< ;~·: ~.#i~~,[~~1:'':~1Q" ~·~ p>tl'>l d&parted J.t 0~5 h~~ · and Ptbcee4&tl::to~al'603M41'-a~.PP.iitt between BUNmat HILL G'l'603446 an&·JJJ:rL 41.9 •

. - ~~ (JDe,;pi~J:~~;.g~~~~~~~. ~• I<DoM en$3 eri,pJ,aoe~s, 1t. ~- ~o hr.;~;: 'l!iA .f- . ' ' . ' . ;_ ' . '· : " .. > . ~ : . • . . '', ' ; . ·. .

pattol·rdtdl'ned·'to ( rienqq l.intts 'Uithout l!dahap, ... $losing at .101.8. h6u:ru. 'l.be . • ·~>, , 1 ·' ·:x~'".~-\~:,~;<~ .. <:·-~){~j:~~-/ ~:·····F,~.f.:~: ··: . ·::- . ·-~ ·· · . ., . ;: r~·_; . . ·

.. '· 2d n;e~t,rl~j)iru1~·liat~ <tev1cee on''\Tlo f.in~r extendin8·n~wartf'trom \h• ·. "'" .. ·. . ·~·:. ·, ,. <,·:~r~" . .,.. , .,. . . , ·_r,

' ,f ' "K"' CCmipa.nt ~~~post,. in .tit~ ~a~t:r or CT5?l435o Durmg the d:u' ,\be. lat Battalion " r' '~ ~; .. , .~t<·~~.·~· -:·. r•}.;~: '.' 'o <~~~;·:_.:. ,0 .:_J ·.'. '0 '-_ •' • • ~: •

· reoai riA a · f'ew; scattet'Etct rounds et enem;r artillerT• A si.x.&.ntln !!})" C~ ambu$11 ,·. '• .. . • .t •

at ;CT604t,:J2 'wa\Ched 'nvof:~~etq set up ... a ~o..--td bl<>Ok ·ioo ~il t~ ''tf1e. n:orth dur:irtg· ···~ . ·. :- . -· ~ ';:. '. ·. _ .... _ ! -, .... ' . J'. ~ . .. - • • . • ~ .. • 4 · thtt·night·ot· ~3 Febrl.tnr)l'1~_then placed !~ and .sent the e%lel:.lJ7' pAtrol· sourry:in(f.

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'l,1"" · ... ~ ... •' . ," ;~> .. < . ~<.·· ... . ,i:ow· sen~to);qd round.s ,of~ ar·til1ex·y; .dir.oct.ed n t, 1st R1ttaUon po.s1t:i.ons.: The

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~f~;15,<.tt{;ll:l.on. _ + ·,:cn,s~~lt-Y s {~lJith. resulted ·nhnn n sol(Uer stepped. on

"~'~.l¥1~(~:te~,~~~~t;~t~~ l'nbruary a Cwo squad reconna~snonce pBtl·ol from

IIJN .Cor.lr)lilij !{~ncounto~d"' some tw.:Jnty (:'.0) :;n<*''0r. on HI] ... L l,.OI~ (CT569M+l) C) The . '":·~ \ . -'-;-:?--::( . ?~·- ~ ~:-~:):~~ ~r~ ·~:- ) o4- • ~ • •

,;e;;cl'l,;;"r ~·rohtia",.'·Ir.ru:itdth >bt~'1ker 1-Rcod 'r::l.th fi.d1'0ih,'·: trenches on the hill .·· ...... ":.. ~ ..... ,, . . •Jt.a.f - ..

. :·,.:, ·· ·. fit~~~ ,;w,:~~:'f:,::~-!~:~iF· .• :' .. : /'; ., . ':Cl~(~n.t, opcnectup :~<.iH!f.1w,·:.R,a:l:ito,;t ,.d.th ~.,;1~alJ. <~rnw) hand gnmnd~s <md ra)i•t:1r fire ·.··· · ·. · .. ~: 1!!{~~\~,r\: ·" · ~~- · ·· .. ,.;~,..·

loJ .. ) · hi::itir,s ~ pa • • • • •• < • ' ' ~ > • ' • • • ' <

~~. .. ->·~.-L:·,·>,,,':<~ y~ ·, :~_:.~;i?~~~:;,;f~~~ .... :i· ·;.· . ~·--;,; .··, ._··· -· .-'- I'e~oi:.le8,e,J:~fleilJ'~§t~u;r,ne<"l:~l1e ±'iTo ancl~·.¥~1ict.cd nn 8stil>Cltcd 'three (3) KIAo

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J1'rienclly t:ioopt.; broke. contact U'G 1100 hOUl"3 unci withdi"C'i! undor COVt!j:· oi" !'ll'tillcry" r

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• : • ' J cotlfi<lonoo t~l'tich =to nbooluto:t..;t d6~;utir:.'41 in tba ~o:.1m ·of -otm'b:lt. tfl'icioney .. ·Tho .... .. ' .

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.. ~,.b 'J.st !lo.ttctl:to;1; ?6C J:i.-I and 3, ~J:Z'i'ioOl~o fo1• :libo 2.c1 1Jo.ttnlion~ nnd 7$1 t::-I',nnu ·

jO crri.o,'Jt;; fc·;~ 'tlw :3d Ec:Gto.:Ur.:n~ T;1a. 1!l•ct!0h .Dcvl~·bnlio:;:l hr.d 'i.75 E21 nnd 50 O£t1coro •

:tnclurlinf: 1-tn rtOl~n .. T.h1::t :no.d9 ~l!~ totc.l. reg:botl"Go.l tri.;:('!.ll/.ff{.)l 3:386 E'·I c,r4! 150 Off-

~ .. "'.,;.t'l. :,.,14.t,.,~ .• l·r.: .,.,..,,.,.:Jl' •'~"'~*1.1 ·ro·"·"' o' n;-11~" W'1 "'"'-h.,c:'!,,.,d j·o ·1-.l,.n '''"'r.:-~"".cnt.. :l'i"-OA·9• ..t..li~J.u.._., a.-~ ~~...,.,.,.v ... , ~~A ... ~,.; Zi.::. a,;.· :,;.ro{r .. li.v .. ~ ..t~- t.t.U v~ 4-4\.J .'"\) -.- .&."-> .. •~~

The '2.3rd ll\f'~ntry suffarc.d tt t.o·:~C.·l of. lJ. J!~:ttlo o.nd J.3:1 'non .. nc·M;14 oo.rrut~.~·

tie~. thi'our}..1G1l'~ t-.1:~ ~1cnt!1• l2v; F~·\);X!h 'D(l.:p,~·Hoo· o\lb"'o!"ati. a. 1;otnl of 10 tcttlo and ' ' .

12 !~on-i'a.t,tlo co.tMls.ltin,~. Ttl v1:'£'.:;·!'i·. ~hoto loMb.f:t t-bo 2)h?. n~'ls1r.,cr..t. roaoivoc.l ';57 . ' . . ~ ~

'i.'l:i)?lu~C.r,.ont.o n.nd 1L6 h~JC!)~U•r.:-.:1. :io'i.ni-i1>:tco. llhp Hero d1&k,,.ih1),.,od to t.:?<a 11!1.t~r1.1ionri.

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:;!~O~·JOO in.·C<l<.'-l1 'tJt\-::.t.!ti~rl. ·.Ill t~P.O 'U':roJ{o ml~d A alight <l:ttrtfllj,{)~ tr<t:l tho tront, •

,.:._ .n~;t.ondr..ht!o t'(.1..U o3::JXl t;o J.Dfr pC'r c.)nt. · Chnplcin!l uora a1m1.~b1~ f~r porootnl eoJlilo

G\ilttit!i.bZ!Or Ct.:>t1 ~ifAlld all~ t::.~i'i{:'\ 41

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.j ··--":~::·:::-:-::-. ~~-...,..-----'* · f DEClASSIFIED ,

f Autiority ~PO.· 78'S /O I . 1/ ·/~By J8L NAPA Date· r@k L

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SECUniTY

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. . . ·.' .. :;·· .. ·,. •· .. , ·,· .

m~Ollt¥t!\TION ... ~

prl:..1oners dlU'ipg. F'ebru,.1ry o ..

,, ·"' f"l'Ol:t the 1'{1.Wt b0f O.t'l: 1\1.) -r;.:t:l l'fOuild<Jd an.tl U\:41jst-::qU~ltt:i.;y· ClO.I.l)'tt:.:d:JU., ,. ~'Qb:t·unry i:.ho enom;t 1.1out:lJ1twd to let 'lihe :?..)rd. Infantry

dnllil.lg . 't;l.y~. fir gt day or Oporation .JICI..,u.: Uftl >

:im.mcZ.cu.s. pn.t._.~ ols, the enerny u.aun.lly lay lovr a..'1.d ws.it~ld .for .. ,, ,·,', ' ·. '.

··;.:.,·J..9~~'-'·•~s 'po:kole to app:L'ottc!lh:i.~; r~o~~:ttiol1s .. r~,;.;,e.rn;r luL"l''tJJ.!' anci a:rtillcry fi~o

:::.n l''obruary showed fivq, (5) countod

·· .. El. SECR SECURITY . . .

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ono!le;h.to

active ut'i:',i"~nde.., ·•

two cpots,

Hi v:ur J cqr.U.'k'llld(Jd ~ . .

le£1~ half of the l'oginc11tal·

valley was nonsidorod ...

ost.a})li::;hed ~Ghe Jiwadcl... Secn.u~ity

f~rct~ ·i't~w f:o1':.:1ed by adding tho 9/~ ROK HOldit~l's . . . ~

). o ·t1l"' 1lr.,;il.,.:mt ., } 'i~'"'Ul' 4 t.·;;· J•la to on v .\ ':""' ·._. ~~- ~ .v-. ::, ( !·~ .'!.., ~--",:, • -..~ .. "'"' • .' "'. ~

..

'l'.hcuo HOKr. had _i'orr.tol'ly been.

nau di·vided. irito three rifle<

hi:5.ti~~l}' tc/~Gtablish the l'egirt~r~t.t .n fo~:·r;n~d ' ., '" 'i,, . ' ,, ' .•_, ... _ • .-cii>iZ,_·,•:••',!•·'i'-'"'i

for 3<~CtU~itr ~jJ~h ~tt1o adcted ·nisaion of condu~tina ext~on::d.ve·

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a~~C.~J~l1thc~~lit~i!~ff4~i'itn o:x:t~nsi Vt) '{ ,·"j," ' '1 '

. Tho "t~a.~'lil1g fllatqon w.:u; ~.lso .,wailable f.or rJainterJ,,nce of roadblocks

that each .r.l5.ght, tmdcl'go :trait.d.llg~

On 213 l?obr1J.ary ~he. 90r-• .un c 31:.n att:.:~.ched to the' :.!Jrd Infantry f-ror:t ·t.ho

/.r-t:i..;llcry Batt::'.J~ion~.;~:u; movod 1...-1to·po,s:Liion on the

. .

nine 1•ouri~a· of· colU1tcr-battory, ·

.tho reg:1J!.:in:t <-;~xperim.on:ticd rd.th u new nothod of •• .

rlis~iono :l.nvolvirlt{ ~oo:t:d~u1<rt:l.cn t~qo;.g lnf&"'lt:t·yt a.l-tillery ru'l.d a:i.r., '. . . .. ' ; . . . ' ~ '• .

detached

: fro.Tt-,!7' .con·trol <mel plncf;:d.it.'1de:r t.hu. opc:~:·n~c,ional <:;on-trol of 3-j, 3'/th Field 1\:rt-. ' - I ' • '• \ . '

SECRET

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'I SECURITY

CI!HONOlDGIGAL' TAll.Ll~

. .,:

'J.'h€! bt, v.nd .'J.<~ l~:~.ttnlions were on line ooeuPJina positions in .···

rsco:Lv-r:.i D.uto.IT~.tic ,,,.,,~\POlls fire from the enemy at c~t,20436. The 3d

.i '

Frer.ch l'::,\otnlion moved int.o tho lst Battalion pos5.tions and . : -~ .

' tho rolief "Ires completod at 2)30 hot\rs. '!be 1st PA.ttalion went to its

A .::.d 1l.:;..t.-:.:.al.5 .. on ::;;·,courttei'ed the eUSii\Vl ~in platoo11 strength while . i"

•. c,~~':l)-"1-Y' u1;_!1 , :<"ls plnced under ·t;he operational control or the ?.d

Ha.t.t;':lliou ."~nc\ l'al:i.evad 1'L" Cc-,mpany on YOlU:: outpost, A reconnaissanae

A r;nr~ Coupany p:1.trol waa.sub~l~cted to twelve (12) rounds of ~n~

SECRET

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), "'"/""'~'i' I

• , J I .. -~'· ...

_,.., ... ,.~ ·'· : .J

F"¥t ~TN,, -· •. ,.,. ,, ' _,.,,

· .· .. ~. \r :..·eJ.lovol:l. ·!J}1o ;~d Bf.~·l/l:.al:tou of its

;:'-" ':;," Tlt:,: ~,'d~J,!~1.-iit!W~ed lttfQ~~s~t1cns

and screening pntrcl:;

•. 1; · :: 1; ;. ,_.-•. nrl l<'l'tli~.eh l~·.:.tt,nlions., The 2d. Battalion nnd . . · .

. ~' ' ~ . . ·• '. ·~ ·. l' ) :•:u.i_r.;u1 :~11. ·:,tvdY rosorvc !'osit1ons conduot:i .. nc;

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REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES ----~ - " \-

"":.,.,

of nnnpower pot£ . .mt..J.il t.h<;;.t ;mi#il t.'lan had not boen utilized to i~he:l.r nuuci.mum ex-

1r.3nt.., An n r<.lt.mlt. of <)rgtJni.:r;a.t.ional chango~ involving these two sources~ the

rog:lm~nt cou.lct boast ~ 1~!8--;;mn. :>C'Cilrity .fc-:reo Rnd a labor organization ~apa.ble

· of perforraing spS~clnJ. r:mg:iJ1C3!' m5.ss:ton~ ...

',i'b;: Invndor Security l''orcn was born when the regir.wnt called in all KATSUA

ur5:Ly rlatoono Tiw :?.Jrct Infantry~ o sng1.n;;;)el' outfit -v1~w constituted 1-kten the ..

2c\ Batt.E~lion, 109Ui KSC I?.ogJ:.:-v.mt; W[1.EJ ~rl:.!:r:tchcd -t;o the ro;~.iment :.md plAced 1.ll1der

su.ff:i.ciont tJ:'oops 1;o .r~ne.rd t..iw 2Jrd lnfe.nl.:.ry coi.uxmd post and the re{.;irnsn.ta.l for··

u.nchYrwent. e:z:\~orwi-:io tndning r\n.d could he ca:!.l!Jd upon to nJ2l.int~dJ\ roadblocks or

a reg:LrnentnJ. rost c-tln\~m·. '.t'hG l''.it;ilTh:mt e;:1plo;rod th(1 KSCs hy units in orctor to .

Tho basi(; idO{I. unclorlyln!-:· t.h~l operation, -th?.t. <A Of>s::mtlon of activity by

wit.hdrawalo

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1 . imrcsti.i}'at~ friendly pos53~ir;nH:- (:2) '\j.~lG~r yrere nbl<'l t.o rllii:lforoe ~nd. reconstruct

sif.oa that,.. offorect mor0 l:iJcol:Uwoci of cont..<tct Ytith the CUOfi\'/ a l_".;heraa:3 pa trolG

much as .<000 .:n-:::'~or.::; farthol' 0 Of necon~Jit.y t.hr;) deeper pon.etra:tions in:\:.o enan~J ..

bn.ck ".;oward tho !.U,R in n concortod r.J.ove :~ approhondinr; any pel:' son cau_i~ht in the mid-·

r· c.;. e.,

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DECLASSIFIED REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAl ARCHIVES " ;

P:HJISO!mJJ.. J>W01UC WORT 1naoo Feb \o 01l8Q) »ar s2 liAP • Katl4 l/50,000 cr 581 w. I SfllliQ'fJI

INSPIRE MtiTI INSPIRE J3UJE ICICU..

HOK

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;n . Bi.PLACiliBN'tS 1 199 lllplaceaumt.s were ree.t -.ed durillc period covered b7 t.bia report

I~~ DISqiPLIH,i1 LA'R AND O~t NUillMr ot Oourt.....U:..rtJ.ala durin& period cove"cl b7 tble ~rt· fOUl' u;:oeneral Court.a-lut.lalat Oae (l) 3peo.lal Courta-lolart,S.alaa Three (3) SVJ1181&1'7 Court~iala&

IV

y

. VJl MORM.J AJiD MO!AL Sl@UCflh ·a. Morales i«o.Uen\ b. S.enioea ot American Red Croaa available to all perso.rmel through ifr Lawrence

't. Jlaet.en, ARC 51449, Field Director 1 Arlerioan 1M Croea. c. lteli&ious serri.oea tor all ta1 t.ha n:re oontluot.ed durina t.hi s period. ~· .Movies and Special Service shows were made a:vailable to t.hie unit. by t.he

:.>peoial Services Ofticor.

Vll CIVIL AfF!l;ItS. • ~,U'l'ARI GOViiU!JfNJ:s .None

VlU raogpygt I Not &pplicalU.e

11 a'tllJUOR liAfUGI£Wl'JITI Mot applicable

· . X CimJM ertOM• 1096. Civilianll nre emplo.J«l Gl.rina tbie period. ladi&eQOU•• 244 and DCt 852. ,

., ~:-. ,--,"-·--"··"-:--"·--- "•---~ ... J " , ___ , _________ , .. ,--~-·-··-------"---···"··------·-

1 \

l

t ,}' l

(Con1\) J.. . :; '1~,M~TlON

n 140 Ot.tiowa an4 lO lane.nt Ottio.wa.. 4 otAMJ'a and l.IJ a were ro\at.ed dllrin& the p«d.ocl cove:M by \hie HpOrt.. ·' ,

POl THE Otlmf.ANDING OttlOMc

GEORQS l. ..llt~Sl\11 Capt.ain, Intant.11 Actju.~

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UNIT

PERSONNEL PERIODIC REPORT 011800 Feb to 151800 Feb 52 MAP: KOREA l/50, 000 CT 581 .344

I STRENGTH

LOCATION • COORD OFF El4 REPL

Hq 2.3d Infantry CT 581 .344

NEES ga L§ B]l Btl :t.ar A1£ INSPIRE . C!!!ngnim-ni CT281344 lJ6 .. JJ62 ~ J 1~8 80 21 li7 3 8l; sa INSPIR~ RED C,hasgnim-ni CT281JM 28 8JJ: 82/J: ~~ 12 2 -o 1 l~ 39

22 l 2i ~~. INSPIRE WHITE Myl§mj. CT2~JSJ ~2 Z82 82/J: JS 21 ~ 22 0 l"i l2 INSPIRE BLUE Hgts;:gong; CTl2!5JZO ~8 780 8211: JO 12 l

ICICLE Song;j:g-kgggg; CT6~JJ82 21 2.9..2 g 9 20 7 b lJ

ROK INSPIRE - ~ ICICLE - 0 Officers and 112 Enlisted men

II REPLACEHENTS: 158 Replacements were received during period covered by this report

IL___ DISCIPLIQ. LAW ANp ORDERt Number of Courts-Martials during period covered by this report: No General Courts-Martials: No Special Courts-Martials: ..Qae Htm fl.r't"'te .Qloeti and el:e'-ltett ~ Summary Courts-Martials:

IV

v

VI

-3 PRISONERS OF WAR: 1

BURIAL AND. GRAVES REGISTRATIOft: 4 bodies were evacuated to GRS during period '.ti'~ covered by' this report.

MORALE AND -PERSONAL SERVICE§: a. Morale:; Excellent b. Services of' American Red Cross available to all personnel through Mr Lawrence

F .···Masten, ARC 56449, Field Director, •erican Red Cross. c. Religious services for all faiths vere conducted during this period. d. Movies and Special Service shows were made available to this unit by' the

Special Services Officer.

VII CIVIL AfF~S- MILITARY GOVERNMENT: None

VIII PROCEDURES: Not applicable

IY INTERIOR MA,NAGEMENT: Not applicable

X CIVILIAN EM£'~1 1096 Civilians were employed during this period. Indigenous: 244 and KSC: 852.

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Personnel Periodical Report (Con't)

n 144 Officers and 10 Warrant Officers. 386 EM were rotated during;;: ,•,. :,;; .i. ~ .:.~ l the period covered b.1 this report.

FOR THE COMMANDING OFFICER:

GEORGE F. JENSEN Captain, Infantry Adjutant