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12 Febri•r,- 1944

TranaltW lMNlllth ..... 'fti•tlon hliftor)' ot the 151th Int'a11t17 J:er1-t, thl• ,,e,::1, tw tile partod 1 J•-T7 19" to Jl Ja-na17 l<JU., 1Jlclue1-...

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Ja n. 1. £>low allli:111& opa r •UoM dtN'loult. . Vleillt ll\J llalt.94 IO ,Oree, .

i"t.ro l • opa ..- t.1111 tor o ,n"° ' llet-n ll•tt.altons . 11\ 41.ad ,r4 Ba\\•l i oM

on t111 line . two 1nll1t.ed aa co . "i>" hit_. aim 118! taa11 t.o &14

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•n t.o at\lni ln\l lllge noa ec bool in nb Ahlo• . nr -11 111~1 a:1,...0 .

J• n. a. 1ou" p&\rOlllng t.tru \ha , • ., . Oa, PV ,.... . lat •1111 , r , Bu 1\111 oa

l lM . r lJ' •rni"' patr,l .-.pone l!l ll 106) W10oeu,lad llut •• tro• 00 .

•J• rH • i " r1t1• ti re fl'OII ~•t hill ,...,... t!lq \rJ \0 ao" up 1\ l• t.ar la

~. d "J'• , ,.. .. OP r epo rt • •••1Qg •llout ,0 - •t (SCU,a). CU.or ro por \l

of' (1) 1l x •Dnll' 'aD• lng ll'I tl-oa !1111 11,0 J (2) , .. nQ' o r \bl r\ J' • !IMI' ....

at 991,226 1 C, l ••• •t (P7'28') (,imsi) (SIQ2S12) (!,l(,C,o2) . Di • Ar.-

pour• oomonv • \ to11 on Mt. MlllSm,, aa...,. 1voaa pota\. 1,i! th o~" r"• .,,.

f'tN• on • ...., •t. (91Rilo\1!). l e\ b - - ,-vol cllaoned • MtW a\

(Ha" ) ( Pf}l,a ) (96,a,, ) . P&vol drew • rw rt.re fl'Oa •t •1•'1 (96,a.\a).

Pl... fV Ill&:, '9r paV1ll mll 119\11 I M to D~le IIM IP .. _ Of dilrkM1eo

aw, 111-.., ICla.Clo

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.... ta C lo loelllof • llll I"' (flClffl• Oat N .._ la • .,.n,.. la

IJ a,_. ••· or e,u1,,111 oe..ao ..- i, .u .... , •• °"°' ., 1u1 1,,,. 1 C •• 91 ID - M111 ••I •:P•l.r • • 1r»1 et 1111 ,,,.. ••w ....... ,,.-........... ,... ................... ...

t v Ar \)' eo110entr&we on Mt lll>llno •&•it i. l'atrol brlnp ln .\ Pw' •1

N,Oru one anb•r ot .,a\rol killed . 2nd In r ell e• e• , r i In . OP eloeN

•t 11)5822,, opened an,v at 0-'124, .

Mlll:r • lNr •tt aot.1•• 4urlnz •rt,rnoon. ·n•llt' l nor•••l11& h&rr•••lna

'llli lnterdlotort •rt.y Nr• . •trole bepn prep&r'lt.lon tor nlpt •l•a i olll •

11 A.-0 l :ill "'"° l KI ·--0 l P\/' •""' •

J•a . -' • E• r lJ IIOrtd.ll& p&trol• return to report. encolll\t.erina ao r t.'lr •114 &r t.., 1on-

01ntr•t.1on1 la •l•ll'llt.7 ot 11'46. !lrd •1111 2nl au •r• oa l 1n• • •vo l •

report .. ,Ing 10 to 1, ,,...,. on Hill 10:i!7• ieli••• n&ll &I'•• tire MA.rd

by 2111 l!n orl a i nllt•• en that hlll . ur rv ... ti .. . Plan. under Wfl¥ tor

dllWII " \ t.!IOlt oa 'tlll 11 ,0 bJ ,rd Jin Jan . ,tll • •ct. to bold hill un t.11 rt •

l•••td bJ , t.h ~r sy . il&,w 111111!• •new ~,n Qener•l &•cl•• laaue, oounwr­

order , . o, ... ~tnr o,ne r 'll do,, not want. hilt o,01.1p1e4. llt(t.1 f'or o•• t.o

41Hrt. •t.t.ent.loa fro• FS!U' ..tien t.htr •t.t.ttlt •t. davn . f&\r ole t.o oper ate

"'" "' rssr tr oop• •n.i Rtat.l troop, . EI-"-01 Wl·--OJ tu-o .

J••• , • '" • Dl 2nd IIM on line . ,r d Jin p,at.rol repo r t., tlnlln,c a.ioh • tu 1P•n t. at.

ma, 9. a6-9&a p&t.rol ho • co •1• ., ... out. towar d r.111 11,0 . 11, .. ._

9Sll2'2 wtthllut. -t.1111 oppoeit.l oa. Art. 1 • et. lff . ,r4 Ill 26 a'III ..-vol l oe•tta

••• &\Op Rill 11,0. r tre ti a ht. euue,. &-. 4rl•e • out.. l>l• order,

... ,. w IID14 11111 11,0 ._ a.alt. flln her order,. .\\ 1eoo !!Dune Lroop, on

11111 11,0 Off_... \0 wi\Wr-. troe ,..1uoa. lat. Ill •rill& up \0 relloft

... la ... ... la 19 relloft JN Ill '-fare 4a,1l&lt\ Jane ftl!o ll .'-01 11a.11 ..... .... '- W ... In ..... llat ••c ... s .. ..... las ,. .. 111.. Pavel ,...

111 a••••• flt&••,_.,., I•••• a et n,1-..i. hwel• •• • --- - ii 711•1 .. ~ r11,e1~ •111•• '-'¥-..., .--Slip -»alUI ........... --· ............. ..

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J•a . 7• lh4 •n4 11\ 11'18 OD line . 11:•&t \0 oper &\I n&ll •*"' ,-vol oa fl ill

11,0 . •·•tr ol '-0 'be r•lto,. ... ,..ry 12 hDllra. Two •4111Je t.e dr~• • ...,

•t.wnt.1on ill Yloin1ty or 1!111 12'9 while rsa •tu.a 11111 l«>, •114 .. .,.

tin,·•• to ollj•ot1••• lt, 0~ nsv o .. url•• Rill 12,9. R•ctl voopo •l~

roto tl 11111. --, couirt.er,tt-.lt• r. •r oa ll lll 12,9 . Cur \l'OO~ t~.,., NOt1H •r,IIJ' f'lre. f &\!'Ol \C 11'6 tlr .. UJIIOll .- ... uu F18\Dl . f• vol

ll1iat Nd ttrer &'1111 •* '° wit.hla !100 , ..... ot wp ot 11111. 11 "'"'-.,

.. ,1,.t.t.1, appt r ont.11 01>\po1t. beiq ei-npd .

Ja11o a. 2114 ... let Ila• on 11111. ,,.. b .1• I'll\ ....... 1)&7 .,,., , wltb p&t.roll1q

llalta!. f rep&ratlona llol"I IIMt tor r1li1t . &rt, acu ... torll&rll oll­

H r,..r• r eport. -11111" 1!11' ao'l'ina to kt. i.a,o . l14~ J III"'-OJ 111&.<1.

J&•• 9. ,.,.. .. 11 voope relle" "-' &n,l ooeuw •11 t'Poat llM poe lt tou . :loN CP

W • H w reet. •r••• Open new OP •t ,r,997 . -'l~ J III-O J Ill""<>.

,- . 10. L••t. •l-nt.e 1 .. ,., OP• 2nit la 010111 in reet •r•• la 1 ••t. •t fl'O'll

\rOOp .,.._t.e. Troop• ol••nh'I up •JIii r11t.l 11&, w•t.llOI' •••lleat. a­

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TIil• period -lto4 1.be fuat. t.1• 1• O'l'W 4 •nt.lla \Ila\ Vie b&t•at. ._.

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11'9 .-11 .... , ..-111-... f'b'-1 ., _,.._ Tift \lie 1,-1.i . .. ...

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11111•• t11t Rill •Mr SJ r a PZu 1177:t• 111Tll dat4

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• J•n . a,. SUll 011 •lo r t.. -r.11t.a\l.,• date ~r t -Jour 1~ J'lJl ~ ,

J-.. ~. 'Its\ un.ior -.,..,, Crior ot _,oh , -1-a-; .

Jin , 2' • .1op oloao.t in lll'IOUIO •r•• ne•r c:•a•pua.-1111. Pl•• widor .., ~ r lolllq

ot voopa and. ,ahlol•• &'bo&r4 LOl' 1 •1111 I.st ' • on Jin 26. Oi., •• R•s'

au \ horl-' ,aooal a\lr t:.r tvo 01111~•1,na 111 Modiurrl-M•n tb .. t.,. ,

J an. 26 . Troop, ai>•• to cr,t.a r Ind t lolt• •t.a1l11g •re•• DI_,. li&Pl •• •114 ._l\ orde r•

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.r-11. a.r,. Kn\l r• •«'-t.'bo&rt 1-.dl q or•tt.• am ul'l!ior war "" 1eco IIDVP••

.r-a. 19, 1,1 ROT • rrl .,., ott .ionrt.od •111 l,<1\\41rtd port. ot ~o . llnloe.dl JIIC ot

VN P• ant , .. l P• • ' Ha;illl I\ \hi\ \1N 1114 0;)1\\1111,101 unt.11 1,,,. Troe ,­

• .,. 1_. l • t.elT IO ••N• l:r _,. ... 11ppr ~~P\alt 6 111111 tro• ,o r\ ot ••..,._

klU••, •rt.b ot •• t.w1111. ,11t.l OP opena It, 1,17 &\ (S:O,lS6} (F Orl 4) • l)l y

a-a arr1 .. , la OP wt.t h ••ar ,1w1uon in treat ot *'wio be"-hha&4. Dl• a-, ,. OP lllt.11 oer,, .,. ... . , l\\& olt . RN•l•• OOrpil &len &a IO , .. ,. ,,1,1111r

' et - i ,...IVH,.... Nia& dro pl)M , All B• . .. -~· " 1111lt.a .un ...

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1111 ,.,_, ...... fW •t'41• Nat. • 111 .... Ml\ rwaol"° t.111"•• air

11"1> ., ....... a 1•11111u..

111 ,& ,.,, .. fa IIIIIWt 17 • a I ..... 'em.n m stsO .. ,11 It.

altl°'• I Al• JIiii. lo•• lo 1• l .... dfuM•

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aD1'111u«• At Oo ••nt. on reoonnf.l••- ter ,011llll• &\Ill ,oeltlona . 8a

&\\lloNMnta r,,.art. t.o oo•n1 oont.rol 1000.\. ~ 1000 - , 11111toll .-. Mn\

to ,,, Int Di'I' an4 let Illf' 1>1• erttle'i . Terla, reoel.-4 tro• ,rd Int 01'1'

o-, at, 1200. 1•4' A fl Corp• •len.J 1,7" Rer, tll ,01•llllo J>41r•o1Mte

•t,.._k, 00 orcl•r• l 00 , rolntoro .. •lort (l mur) •nit aobll• t.o r•.POl •117

a\taoit on rl&ht. t!.llnlt, Im •lorW t.o 4ou'bl• r;u•rcl •n4 •aintaia bourly

obeolt with R•1t , co. '".J' dealpaW &a •bll• , alert. unit br 11J, le\ In,

Tl .. 1~,, R•&t 011 o .. -t=r &ler\ (c;- , •,tll ) ,

TlN le401 0••rl ay ot •"1 clllt 411S101lt1on1 Ml'!\ to 1,1,,, lo e-9l t1• • •

Jaa, ,1, At ot,o04 1!n Cowal-Di•r -· o•lled to Ci' tvr l•tl'\Mt10NI 011 .,,11 t,ly

oou11ter !l\t.*Ok f l, 2, ,. 1111 Oo' • •lertool to .,,,. to •r•• {~y,,~-a7') .

9n CC' • or1orell on reoonna111SDN ot -,.-. At ~'4 , 1,1 R"1 w"• ordered t.o

_,,,. t.o &r4'. \\ 11001,, wu t 001 • rriurned •m troop• •t.artet • """' 111

order l, 2 , , , ~ . G-4 , • .,1,1 \lCIIA \,io a¼-1,oa truoite tor opa 4a, periocl \0

raport \0 x-1•1 lle&cl:. it 1"7'" nev OP o~-4 (e4t27l) • C ot S orclar•

1,1 !PT to be prep!Lred to rell•" a-, BM ot ,6 nv• •xwndh11 tro• •"

ooae\ t,o ,1tu, t1oa vtcl lice , la\ Bo orler~ lilf c-, 1,1 to •aka r1101111•l•­

.._, of' 11r•• bald "7 ,r4 8n ~ tncr• ant 21111. l!a -.a , .. o=-.1., aa- ot 2114

JIii ,CStll Ji:11V•• 4\ 19'-) A, 1,1 RJT ordered \o relle'fl 2 •114 , Illa ,6 ~­Ti. ,...11111111,llllnl• •t \be lll'eb aoapl.._ •t aooo,.. Poat \10111 ot t ll&I'• to

..... .,,. .. 11lttaout 111&11&9 until ro11owt11g ,., , lat la ••111& out at. ace, •

... la ...... DWt &\ U,0,,, Jo o&lll'llUH,

a11J1n, \'Ill llle\ r.w .. ,. \lie ha\ ,,._ la 111\loa ..-an "9 -..- la \lie

• , ••• _.. ef .. .,,,.,. ....... -.. Ir "'''- .. 1, &Ill vlq --

•••• ,. V4• .. •1•-M••s ... 1nwasa .. .._ le••• ._ \a f,ea\ 14"9 ...

lltl 9 "''- 0.11111 fl' tlle ..U.f., .. •P IW \Ila ft1nlll. IMall IIIIC

I\» 11•••• • as11k11t .... tw tlle flM Ila IL ftu •111111

• 111111 rt • ,11 ·•a a,,,,

.,... tout.h ot t.he ton ot Olo1a whwe tiler nr• roorgll~-4 •ot

•la&e alto.,.. ~ twlo• th• resl•nt t.ook at'f•nt.91• ot the QM ehowwe •t.

&al on Jan 2let ""' rus»r lleo.._ • reallt7. t• ww• alert.4 \0 "°" t.o

•\l'&lna ar ... NAr !l•pl••• TIie ~•st ao..-4 117 truelt t.be lli&bt. ot Jllra ~t.b

t.o •••••1117 _,. .. M&r oae&pua11b111 &ad plan. were aide to load tbe rest-8'&1

ooq&\ t.eaa a1,oar4 Lot•, &114 x.n• •• era the 26t.b tbe ;t:T "°"' t.o t.i.

-~&lac wee. Tho• VOOP• wt,o -N to v&wl on 1.::11, ..... a\ap( ill, ..

o.-wr AN& wlllla •lt \be whlolN &al "'"P• \0 '° Oil LST'• •tac-4 in \he

llal4& ....-. two cl&)'• -· •pent. watt.tna tor or4er• t.o loacl ._ tlat.117 "7

•• l8tb \he nUr• clOT _.. load_. 11114 put. out t.o ... • Cn t.be 29'11 t.i. ROT

... 1 ... ec1 behlaS the beAeh heacl, ,.-mouaJ.7 -re.1 117 Ill• ,... ~le&• _.

lat. IPlU.b l>l9lelou, at, t.i. port ot Ana1o • "t \.'>• alo• of \IN ,-rtN t.M

~--, ,.., 1111.cllq a 11- 1 cletwa4~ ~ beaab head troa &t,\llolt toe t.•

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