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1ST MARINE DIVISION - FMF SPECIAL ACTION REPORT - VOL 1 (4 OF 11) APPENDIX 4 - ENEMY OPERATIONS PIRS 44-48 - 8 OCTOBER 1950 - 15 DECEMBER 1950

Korean War

Korean War Project Record: USMC-1149

CD: 14

United States Marine Corps History Division

Quantico, Virginia

Records: United States Marine Corps

Unit Name: 1st Marine Division

Depository: National Archives and Records Administration

Location: College Park, Maryland

Editor: Hal Barker

Korean War Project

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1. ..{} ... ~ay 'D} de.y cuJC-OLJ_nt Of thf ene:'".l:y' 8 ope:ratio:J.s, both swn_mariz.ra. an.-::1_ ir. detail, .. during tl:e period of this report s:,oecifice,lly, troni 28 October to 11 December 1950, is covercc in the er..c2.osec. Fer1od.1c Intell1gGnce Re:7oits. Dispatch leriocic Intellit:ence ::le'oorts for t~'l€' operation c"atea nat dov.:r2G above, nc:~:)3.-Livc:. fu.r• the most l)&rt, are not c:.nc2.os.sd.

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a, Point of contact.

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PUs procc~Ssd. Cluring period i·rho were ca~)turod 9 December at KC.T0-RI \<Ir:::ro fro.:n the t"oi2.o"t;ing units:

Guc:.rd. Co, 174\;h Regt, 58th D1 v. 2nd Bn, l72nd Regt, 58th Div. lst En, 178th Rogt, 6Cth iJiv. lst and 3rd Bns, 179th Regt, 60th Div, ls0, 2nd. and 3rd Dne, l2Cth :=:.cgt, 6Cth Div.

a. Sunime.ry.

{l) ~ho :fin[li ILCVGI'J.cnt of Division elomCnto :rroo KOTC-RI noc.rcd compl,::tion Cl:iing the day) 111 th c:!..oslng in =-=AHilT1~G- o.~:pc ctcd <Jarly tonight .. Hoct of the .movo fluring the period ltas mado age.1nst littl-:... or no opposition·, tilth small arms :firo J:",_".l tlng the convoy et lcest t•·Tico in th..::; SU:QGI~G e.roc. <:nd a rourgue.rd cngo.gcm.mt reported i'curing th~ night in th~ high pass vicinity.

(2) Roports from air obscrv<.::rs indicntcd a ehift in th.:: oncrr:y 1 s cone en tra ting \J1 th tho bL!1k of his movement directed southuard. Tho lergvst grouping app;...e.rcd to be west and southu""'t: of SL.i"DCNG anCL north~.rcst of li.'":..J.J:·: J::·1"G 1iJi th nluch onerty mov.:.:mcnt tot.rard E~~J:)N DONG fran:. the uost end on·c.:m~r- posi t1cns in th,..: high ground west of' the M83.. .Air mado IYI£\.~:'l ...:ff'.:ctivo strik'-.:s in tl1is gcn0ral arc.:: e.gaiils~ t"ct L::ns"'"; e.n enemy re:gimont. P~.~s proce;£u::::od during tho p.:..:riod ce.mc from all four c1ivisione of the :2\. th CCF CorpsJ indico..t:.ng th'1t remnants of thv .:.ntir-,; corps had moved southrJarCt follm;ring our s;_rcc..,;ssful uithdrc..v-.ral from the CHCSI1·~ RGSdrvoir 2.rca,

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c. Operations of Enemy Com~)onont .Iaomcnts.

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(l) Air Force. Negative.

(2) Acl.n:inlstre..tive Units .. r:egativc.

(3) ><nt1-Aircraft Defenses, NcgOLtive •

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(5) Anno"rcd and Ho~orizod lJni~c.

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(7) ::ngin8Jrs. NagativG ..

(8) Infantry.

VlilC-6: 3 on~r;Y mortHY.s being Get up a·t 5~5201. nJ.r st:t·_!.kC" L:.cs-1_:;;r;uyoe. positi<ms and. killcc 15 trOOlJB. Air strc::.:r..:;d. Dncoy col1~n or a~..:pY·o::ima t Jly 60 troopB v:tc.:'!_n1:ty of ClV 5357-J":ll to E-352---~5.. :s"time:tcd 15 on_-:my troops kill.::O... ~:.r striko killed lC .;ne-my at CV 5<':52-lJ~. :'-.. ir me.~_e .s~rafing run on colu..on of 35 crl....,rr:.Y troops, ap:pro:::cim.s.to-ly lC .~:I.ti.. C':bscr:v·:-Ct :2.5 en.::.my "!:;re-aps in pine "Srcos at CV 5057-111~2, H3-4; _ _. __ --~--~'-- ----"'- ----- --~---....._", __ ,..,.._,.-t --t:l...L.L' ::; >L'.LA.;J ~.2;..c..~- C:L_[.:·i)I.'U:~..;.:.UO:l.t_..· .• -.,Lj' ou;.;; uc~-

sual_t1.:s .. _4_5 _c:nomy vicinity CV 5357-~~; 3C;3 _cas-ual·;_:;i JS ~,

.ApproxiiJ?.t;.ly .Sr en. my 584~-K. 3C-- 40 on..;n:y t~oops on ridge 5255-X anc1 5355-F, lD.st ridge being :-oinforc·od by appi-o:::imat oly 2C. ·an~·my ..

llG935 - TAO: 5C-6C enemy troops in KOTC-RI. !I..:;;t-LV.Y conoqntration of oncmy troops t~ 1iESc.' and SJUTc\vEST of KJTO-RI. This includJs ar0a over to ~V 4654.

llll5C VEC-6: Vicinity CV 5543-5547-5746-5743 th£r3 ar.:: fr-:. sh traol~s Hhio.h indicfttc muc.h :'n :.ny aoti vi ty. At 0V 5546-5746-5745 there c.r.J ncr:;_;-;_.~rcus :;n::my }::OG~ tiCD$ t-rhioh arc pa-rt-"'-'11;; c ........ u.--1·--·-, A co-:umn cf cnsc:.y tr~~P ~ r.t ~-~y"". S~ ·~:3--I ~:rcc.::;ding NC?':i::-{::,.,_s:':' o:n :t=-~'.th to c~.- E-r..'.C"-·; .. 3.

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Strafed area. bncmy positions at CV 5?4b-A0- . .r.~.1 t i'll"i tb :fragmentation bombs. Results good, An estimated 125 ~no6y_trOops in Scattered popitions along rid.g0linc CV 5744-5745 .. 1'/hile observing this araa, mortar ehcllG 't'lorc Gir-_ploding ln SElJTI.O ar.zo~"'.. 1Lpeared to b.: :f:l.ring at plane.

A1~ strike made on houses vicinity CV 5546~~2 south to CV 5543-Xl. Estima-'3-Jd ·3cJ .enemy ·troOps. ncSuJ.ts

·o:f strike undetermined. Air struck ·2GC e::tomy troopir in positions under -r.;n- -f-..,.,nr.<"< nof.. l'f"U C.tl ·lJ'. T"r ~~ t::l- AC nii _p· .. ~.t."-' '-'·'-'-'V'-' u.u U> V~.J:~_.,~-t.J-1. Vl.J U>l:-;±U-.r:<\,,.

:Cst;im.:'.to 5Cj5 ceBuriltie.s. Air hit ap,oro:cirr.atol,y 4C enemy troops in foxho.Lcs .e.t CV 5646-F'4 to OV 5546-J3, st,rikG only 25% e:r:rectivo.

25 onrmy troops in d'c.::·r draH at CV E5.:~.(jd:::: ~it ~·r1th 118.paln:. ::::stim2.te llc,ct c1'wny casue.l ties.

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8 .• ::::s~·2.mc:.-:;-.:.d. =:ncmy Losses .. (FO\Is and. Casu.2.l t1us) ..

(1) ~.fnil~ th,::r~o ::::2~n be no. ;:::xE,ct method of co.:ri)u"":ing ccw_:;_J:;;.te ::1·-:-Ir.y lyesJs in ·<Jcrsonn.;;l sirJ.u,::: he: lauhchod Lts countcrofr"CnSivo c.n 28 N_c'J-~;r:-,b(.~r. is.5c:) all cntimates of ch.omy losseo a·s rocult cf .'LLf&.ntry e.nd !Ja.~t of the artill..:o:cy ac~icn indi.catC tb.ai; h.; has sU:ffere;d. ·extrcmE.:ly ht;avy casualties over the p2.st 12 d.nys. Conec·rvativ.:;; ostimatGs

. \tuuld ip.clic.2.t J :::..5 1 o,·_..c· on,__.my ~':I~~ c·inc G 28 November with £>.t l8e.s t thr~··c coJrpleto divisions and ol-"·m..:n t s o:t fo ·ur ·rnol:-c nmr fifty 7"\nY'r>r:Yl+ r::d''f'nn+ . ..,'tT~ n~ .,..,,...,..,.,+ ,....p V.Tfll,.., nlr..nn

s~;h"'fig;;;;---a;. ~ot.'J i~~l~d; ~~ c~;;l~t~ ... ~-~-~. timnte: of' KIA by artillery e.nd none of those killed by air action. In addition no attcm;ot has b.~cn made to oomputc the tattle r~nd. n9n:_ be;~tle c£T.sP .. E1t1es v.rho 1·Jcre not kil:l.od.. I~umorous rcportG :r.:oirit to ['. high pGrc:c,ntnge of cntmy nc·n--~_,cc"!:;~Gl,? OE'.S:..l.E'cl tics E':.S rGsu.lt o:t' :rrcozing, c..:Y:f.OGuro art d. f'rS> S"tbi tv. ~"Jhil o the on.c;ny gcr: Jrrc:! ly has L•.rorn _h __ .PVY JOl~ llCathcr Clot~"'ing_. the grcf'"t~:~J~ ~\DC::82 in this outfit ha~o b,:;- n- in th...: :5. tc:':':.:r1is shoes L-.roi'n, and rr~e.r:y he:v8 bccn~tcL.~c .. J r;·i.th no ~shoes at alls '~JTith lc~rge nun:Dcrs g:!.c- .. 2,,-ss.

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(2} '::he nu.uber'-of'. prisol'l:ers- cn:otured. is e,lso impossible j;o compute e,cccwatoly by rGason·· of tho c1rcumste.nccs t:.nc..er Which our forces. ope~atcd. Ail cstimc-lt_c~ f.., CC:~' p·~~s ~~rcre teJ::on at one tir:J.o or e..ncthOr E>.f~er 28 Nov~mbor, most of ;,hich vorJ either wound0d or v~r,:; ,roloe.sccl during the coU.'rso of. our uithd.ravn>..l eout;h.w9t-:r·d.

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i1"t;ather forooast for p~.. riod llCBLC -1218CC Docomber. Cloud cdling 3CCC' feet until .lll6CC bocoming clc&r by 12G8CC. Ylsi-oil:lty ·a miles, 11ind north at 6. knots. Sunris<l ll D~c. 07'a. Sunset 17C'5. 11ax1mum tornpcr•e,turc 29 degrees.. l-1inimLm terc.porature 15 d.Ggroes.

4.. GCU""NTERINS:~LLIGENCE.

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b. , ?oint of conts.ct.

KO~G~RI _along 'I<ISR tc ~o-~th •.

c. Identification and Order of Battle.

(l) P\'s from .the follou5.ng units Fere

processed. by the Division Stockade 'cc0.ririg the period: - · ·

F.q, l79th Regt, 60th Div. capturec Ghinti.urig-ni

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report.

a. Surimw.ry.

(l) Hoverr;en~ of the Division from·

KOS'O-RI to the Harr.hung-Hungnt'.m ar""- continued

at a fEst pace throughout tl-.e p·eriod as the long· convoy moved down the li.SR ag<.inot negligl.

blo enemy action from small arms 2.ml. occasional

nortar firG~ KCr.!:O-RI is e-'l]ecteQ. to be cl~ared

during tho night. Frogrcss--t::hrougtwu.t l2st

night 'HES slo'i;/(:d. by small enemy gl:'-oups y,rho

tried to block the roaCL from ·fc:Vore.ble terrain

po s1 tlons. _Li ttl a d.11"fi ::;u.l ty 1,,re<,s onoou.ntered

dc:ring daylight hours as hc!'.vy a.ir and 2.rtil

lory strikes continued tc inflict telling enemy oac;u~.ltica along tl:o I.f:--:;-_-~ to tl!.e nast and

\tast. Air reports continued to rcv::;~.l the

presence of Sizeable cne:r:J.y gro:.;.~:s ·e.rcunC.. KCTO

HI c>.nd lJarticu:arly in the _ar.ee F(:st EnC.

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·; ., soc.thHcs_t in the dra,..rs _R.n-d on· r.idgcs and in prepared podtions i:tround native vi2.lages and along b<eck roads. Most of the onorny' s fire into our J;llo.vfpg cOnvoy CE'JPO from the vicinity of: CV 5'456. and to the cast in front of th0 lst En, l•t Hurincs, Approxioatoly lCC llrisoners w.:;re r-eportedly tRkei--l du.ring the night between KOTO-IU and CHINfFJ!Hlc-NI. An air sighting ncar the Chasin Rcs.ervoir during tho mornini! 1ndicat.(~(1 continu.e1_ !!!.CYO!!.l'~nt fiouthuB..rd' to !-Cinrorcc, With .the ·pro13ence of a considerable number ofartill•ry pieces reported for tho first .time .•

(2) K00J;ling the· HSR won at the cruCfal point Whero,.the cable oar tracks br02.k a.:way from tho road., tlH:~ l,s,t Bn_, J.st l!iarincs reported a i:J.uiot night and little action during tho. rn,o:ming. .&:rouno nocn effocti_VE: artillery fire -.;.ras laid C!.oTJn o!'l

.many anomy troops moving to ·tho ee.st in f::-ont of ABL£ 0ompuny 1 s positions on Hill lCBl, infJlcting e. _large n4rf.b6r cf . ..:,nGmy cr"su2lties. At l3CG, B.tll.ER Conip~·'\Y sent .a stro11g patrol agrdns~. an enemy strong pol.nt .adjacont to tho.railroad and north of the .battalion's :posi-tiiot:J.s ovcrJ..qoki_ng "t:he. I1~F_ •. 'lho attE'.ck drove tl;l.o enemy from· strong, hoe.vy bunko::-ana, mach1nc gun posi tic\!?; kp,ling mc.ny onomy np_d. c1c8 .. ring tP.o high gro:..u"ld. 3_. 5 rcokc! lai..:.n·cll.Grs_ ,.,ro~o highly offec~ivo _in-- the .s-.ssaul t against ·sa11d brcggod and heavy timbered bunkers.

. •. (3) At tho. same tfoc an .ost1ma1;o<). ;y;c-5CC: enemy KIA \'Vcrc not~...'d arou.nd .ABLE Com:;anyr s positions along Hill 1B8l •. ctq:orts in:Hcstcil. thc.t the enemy hc-.d. b<Jen lc.rgo:..y El.rmcd •·.ri th "C. S. >rqapons, while th·c r~ma1n1ne; pe.rt of the CCF ·-QoUipre.Cnt vJas. ay:;_oarcntly. mc.n.uf.o.cturcd. in Sharighc.i. ·

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c. Operation~ of Ln~;my Gom!_JO"!lc::mt ::::ae:mcnts.

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(2) P..dmin1s~rativo ':nits.

YV 8.aid GP f'cr 6·--th. Di-v. :-crP.s iil Chin-htmg-ni aroa ana tl"~e.t l?9tt.. Ticgt CP \>.ra.s in tunnel e.t CV 5756.

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( 4) ·.Anti-Tan]:::· L'l}.i ts.

(!0) .Ar,mored and:Hct0 ,·1z~d:i.Jnits.

Negat1.;~·-· ·'

· (6) Artillery.

101355 - x· C)orps: Air struck tl·ucks and artillery pieces at 1CC•735 vicinity GV 5327. 6

09l'Jl5

pieces still 1n.tatO:t ~ ·

Air alsO a~1:iacked troops and B.n artillery p1ece during .. early .morning at GV 5952.

(7) Engineers,

~!e~ative. . . (8) Inf"antry.

V11C-:.6: Ene!f.y troCp_ c~ncen~rat'lcns at :JV 5352 - .45.52 - 4756 - 5l.58 - 5C59 -5359. Hariy,trcops from these positions mov;ing 8a.st t'o;-.rarCis !{:Or_;;O-R:I: C'roops are· also in houses and ·positions ·around houses. Air strike o"n entire .?.r·e_a v.ritt. good results .. EneJT.Y troops in clra::·.r at CV.5259-5256-5357 going south. Hol\se at

·GV 5554-; \l!as 9-estrQr;.ed; ccntalned ffiany enen:y trooys. - Bi ~ many enemy troops going into tunnel at. north ·end. At CV 57?5-J enO!f.Y trccpo dug .in a'; cottom Of hill. i:nemy tr~o:ps .0:'-lg in at CV 5754-IJ.

lC0-::;15 - VHC-6: Air ~en a::-ea lrJest cf KOTO-RI and HSH. G-roups -eif enerGy 5-lC movi:1g v.rest along rce..f... · Total .75-lC: enen::,r troops . 10 en·emy troops in holeG at CV 5946-'U. 2J enemy rr:oving :We'st of !(OTO-RI in fro,nt or·· air strikes.

lClC</": - VHC-6! :Jmall enemy 'grcup in· bomb crater east of tunn~l. Li ":;tle e_cti.vi ty in area. Smel~ groUp of_ enemy at CV 5855_, en read moving >rest. High gro,.nc_ vicinity cf GV 545C around S.B.HG-0-::U occuyied by apprcx-1nately 35· eiiemy troops in posittor,s. 15 enemy at CV 5662-5762 vicinity of huts. Another 15 ·oncrr.y around destroyed

. building;; at CV 5761. K enemy at CV 5259 with 5 loe..ded. cxcarts goil).g ea~t. Esti~ated lC killed. 35 cnc~y at CV.6562 observed on ·roc..;.d lc:.diEg Fest to KOT\1-~I: Approximately 45 tftlL-~.J- rri(JI,dr.g ·i;cst at cv 6fY3l-::. .

APFTh!!r~ IV ":'C Ai:'NEX B_.\.K'P. ~0 D_IVI3IO~· :.:FLCii~I AC~ICF ?:FCR'::

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• AFFt-:::rDIX TV ·TG A~\ii~.:.;,£ :s,.::..K~'R ':C JTVT~rc-··· f'F~"CT;,J. ACTIOII REF03T

101205 - VI!0-5: 50 · er:emy troops a't CV 5259-W. Hiding in streambed on .south side of :road lcfi.d1.ng oUt 6t:,. K1JTD-RI.

. . ' ,,_ ,- ', - ·,

1Cl245 ~ Vl1C-6; Air strike made 011 enemy troops ''e~t of KOTO-<l.I.

lCl315 -

1Cl7C( -

VI4C-6: 30C-40C en~my in vicinity of cV 5?59-5256; maJority bet·,.reen cv 025'(:-52=??-. ~Toops 1:n Cl.re:"'r,s; houReB; dugouts· and. yiilking an· road. En cmy in foxholes vi_cl.ni ty of CV 5357-5358. Enem;· at OV 5456 flrlng into convoy. Obseo>ved 30-50 enemy at GV 5251. Estimated 15 in drm> at CV 515l. BC enemy dug in at CV ~160-F. Observed l2C enemy moving soUth~rest a"t vv Ot;;O"J: ..

Saw 15 t~oops along road between KCTO-RI and 1-'-".GAK:-Hl. .

ls"':; Bn, lst Earines: A nB 11 Ccrr-pe.ny patrol launched an atte.ck at lC'l30C .a~ainst cinoiDy strong pcint adjacent to the rli.ilroe.d e.nd north of tl-.e battali611 1. S posj.tion. The enemy 11as

drlireti out of heavy ·bunkers and hNwy machine gliry P<;'Si tions. -Bany enemy \'li'~t·t: kill ad.

38L-50C Gnerr.y KI.A. on h.ill 1C8l by air strikes. Er).emy largely equi:t;;ped v.ri ~h US -.r ::a pons.

Artil,l3ry !_llat.e .OffcctiV:e strikes on many encrr.y :)lov'inf5 ea.·s t of Hii1 lC81. G-ood r;:1sul tS ~ · ·

(g) Other Elom<"nts.

3c CThER IF~ELLIGENC2 FAC~ORS.

a. Estimeted Enemy Lassos. Casue.ltlos).

(:tV's and

(1) ls<' Bn, 1st 11ar ~Gtim£te ilA for pori ad. - 5CC'.

- (2) F'is r...rcccssoCL c~il~ing lJt?r:'iod (incompletB) - 5~

e, 592.

(4) Total p-·s tc date·· 2,873.

APF::::::r;:::IX IV ~0 APY::X p_t._K::R TO I?I'~l"IS!Cl·: 3?ICIA.L 'AC'2I_Oi.,- :5.s:E'GF7

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Negative.·

e::. \1cathor~

Noather forecast f6r ·p6i'10c1 1Cl801~ -lll8QC, Deoombcr- Koio-r'i area. Few Gcattered clo tid.s me stl.y C'-i ee.r. ·, d-66a · I'lyirlg acntll-tlons. Surf8.ce. winds:·r!:eS::B~ly 6 tO lC knots. Visib1-li ty lO td' 12 tnilGA·:=· Miri.icium terripO:::-cctur6 tonight plus fiY& a.agrc·cc.~ · MB..ximurn tem;)eraturc tomorroW 2C. cJet;rq_e·s·;; · HU,ngiiam e.ro2~. Game except yisibili ty S t9 10 miles .• · lUnimu'r. temper~ att~·re · _tohj_ght l7 -~-~greeS .· · Maximum temperatura tomorro,·: 35 __ degrc~s.<>:

4. C.O":.~l'JT!:RINTELJ_.IG.2:~:;c.t.:.

• '-'•

~~ega tive .

a. Enemy CcurSos of Act1cn.

(l). Launch l't~rge sc£'.lG, cocrd.inatc·o. attacks agains~ the :Lamhnng - Hungna.rc area e.t any time >Jith Hn estimat"-cl. ·six to eight CCF divisions Su:1:)pcrt.eci by an unC_.;;tenni:ncd Etmourtt of artillery e.nc. armor.

( 2-) Im<Jed o' our. 'fi_nB.l Ni thhra} .. ra~~ from Koto-ri to Earr.l-.~.uhg by attacKing roar guard Units and by. further read blocking action aga~nst tho MSR. at' e.n:v tir.r1o 1:J.ri th tho strength ·of one .to tt~ro

CCF di v.isi·pns su:;:Qortod by Em ur.dttcrmincd c:mount

of artillery.

{O) Reinforce liDO tt"bO\'O ce.-.Jabilitics n.t a.'1y tirr,e <Jith CCF' and FK units of uno.otermlnod strength.

(4) Conduct leygo ~calc e.ir attacks.

b; Discu.ssion r,nd Anr:.lysis.

(J.) HB.Ving fc:il-cd ih his mission to Wipa out Division forces in tho ;;>srioc, follo;clng tho launching of his counteroffcn s:lvc c·~ Yudem-ni

.'U'PEliDIX IV TO AN}'EC: J:;AKS:B. TO DIVISiot: S?-::CIAL .J..CTID~_,. P.:L2or;T

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• A?FEK::JI:X IV TC ANNEX BAKLR TO DIVIS:C:'I 2FECIAL ACTIO[ RIJO::\';'

' but sccocccding in thcct he now controls tho: :principal route of entry into tho E=hung arcc-.. 1 the enemy is no1-; in n J.)CSi tion to lot loose coordinated, full sc.e;le attE.cks etal.nst thl.s general :tocalo. ··'he filet that he has rGfrained frOm pursuing a moro v.igorouG offense agninot our fore cs wi thdre..,.i'ling from Hagaru-ri is indicative of his still being unprepared despite the e."Jparcntly heavy influx of new troops into tho Ghosin Reservoir area, Tho air s1ght1ngs of enemy e.rtillery both in. tha a·r0c . .and onroute during the past 24 hours may be.an indldation the.t the ruq_uired strength is being slowly attained Rnd that suet. an Offense <<ill not be launched nnt.il_ tho Cnorr.y thtnks q_ Ooci stve blo;, can be struck.

(2). It is curren~ly considered t~at thoro e.re bl.cmcnts of at least five CCF · rborps generally teti;Oon HamhUng· e.rJi:l· the Chasin and. Fc:son Reservoirs. A :P' fro!T. the 6:r:·th Di\ll~;l.-)ll h[:::; s'ttiU. that ·-tho 9-Lil .A:'my Group v.rE>.s :'1 .• 1. 'this s,aJ;l18 ar,:,a w~ th et :.2ast tho 2:~th, -::~str<• 27th Elnd 3(:·th CorpsJ ·l·\rltl-. the ul tim,;.tc ;..:i3:sion of' seizing ·He.m!1ung ..

·p·_:s cc:pt;:u.:::ed thus fctr~ ·_::WOJ~ed tu 1i~d1;:-nt·J

that eli of the organic units o"C thase ccrys still ht\VD :Jot closecla The fE'.c"'.J tl--illt [:lmoHt all m'--:J or c-cmrr.i trr.;.;:nts have Ceer.._ h::.ndl cO 1'3c

rar by tho 20th Corps >rculd. seem to beer ouc this belief. '·"hila nc d~fini to tiiL·> 'mi GJ:Ilco estirnc.te n.s to ·:Xn')"t Ctatcs crm l:G mnda, it must be .:;or:.s:'t"L;rc·d.J in vim~r cf h::!.s I"O::Je:Q"".:; lare:;e scnlo ~ctor anCt trod;;: _rr._cvor:wnts, t_hP.t thG """----·· .. _, ___ .- _____ '1,.,_ -~ , __ ,. __ :.,•-~ \.--~- ~+--~-~-1-·

UU\..:.I.l.l-j" .Lb HUW '•'··lJ<-~l . ."J.L' \ J. -L<. .. :l''~J.J..'..J.J.C, LJ...L>...: .:~U'-'~'.\...>.0.

aga:lnst He.rr...h·~.~.1g; TTith th: IJ.C·ln t.-~t_-_Jking forces moving .in f::--v.>:n t.L.:.: .:;o ut.ilY2 st o.nc1 frcrr. tho north.. Trcc<p ,s~r.;r.t.ir:_gs ;..:_~_c.c ~--:-n":_nt tc ,:-:L"!m.-m_ts cooing in fr:J~n the :ncrther.st .from tho :?u3on Rosorvo.il- nrc2. but t~.:: terrr.in ccndi t1ons .E':re su.ch as to pr.:w:::..t:..d.o the ue.o of nore tr.~.n P..

mc:.n6uvcring infE'.r.~.try force frorr. t.J::is dirocti8-n.

(l) c. Rolc.ti'lo P:?;:>a~il~!:f cf i,do:rtlcr.: , 5 a concurren""G.LY v.r~-Gn o t<.\i::.J and {3).

BY COE;:r.ND OF l-L>JOF. G:C:'"-:::::R,i.L SlHTH:

G. A~ \fiLLI...J-13 ColonEl, TJSLd Chief of Std:'f

E!;CLOST.:'?:O:: (1) F' Prclir:1inrry Int8rrogation Her: crt •

.A.PFE:NDIX IV ::::'0 _:2.JTFZ'{ B .. ~KIP ~C ::::r\:--~_;;~:-:~ .SFLCI.:'..I. AC7Icr· ?~~c:-:n

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DISTRIBUTION:

CG .il.DC C/S G-1 G-2 G-3 G-4 Adj FSCC lst I1A'I' let Nar 5th J.!ar 7th Har 11th Har lst Tk Bn lst Engr Bn lst sl? Bn

( 1 )

(lj ( l) (l) (0) (l) (1) ( 5) (1) p) .5) ( 5) (5) ( 6) ( l) ( 1) m let Blg Br.~. \J..~

lst Gom3orvGrp (1) lst Scrv Bn (l) lst Qrd Bn (: l ls~ Phic7rac5n (ii IffiG-12 ( 1) Rcn Co (l) X Corps (3) 3rd Inr D1v (2)

DECLASSIFIED

7th In~ D1v (2) A"l_.t.. r __ .I.O.. T-.:1- nH" {,, ~.LOU .w~·.l.to .LLJ.UdU HJ.'J. \.J.J

VHC-6 (Lt Radwell) ( 1) VH0-6 (l) GHC (l) FJ!,f' PAC (2) FHF LAN7 (1) ucs (1) 2nd He.r Div (l) KU&G I ROK Corps (1) IHSD (l) ComNavFE KHAG ROK. 3rd ElffiG ROK Cap Phlb Gr 1

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Div (1) Div (l)

{l)" lst ROK gc.r "Regt (li

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Ei'CLOSl;RE (l) TO .2E..'UOD::c INC::ELLIG::NC::: REPOR':: NO. "W

Prisoner Report

cf 'ir9:-r Prelin:.i~.ary Interrogation

p:t I':'AEE: r;rc T-' IJ:{G 1\I;:: PH NO: lot H-P-4255. ful.i\K: Soldier DUTY: ill\'12:

Regimental Librarian 179 Eegimental Headquarters, 6Ct!-_

.Division FL.\.CE OF CAPTi.JRE: CH.U!EUNG-NI DA'CE OF dAPTL"E: 7 December 195v C.Al?:::-RI}JG lJNIT: ·l Battalion~- ::st lv~:r·lueu

2. ASSESSillENT:

He left his unit on the mo!'ning cf 5 December 1950, going back i(ltO 'the hillB EAST of HSR and working his Hay down tc the vj.cinity of GHINHUNGNI, ~<here he sat by the road and K~.i ted for cur trucko to pass by.. He surrende!'ed 7 December 1950.

P1'l is recommended fur· further interrogaticn at higher headquarters on poll ti.cal 8.1\d milj. tars· history. ···· ··

Evaluation: G-o 3. TAC':'ICAL INF'O:'il'iA·~·ION:

a, Strength of 0n1t:

(1) Original Strength: 5:.~'th Dlvisicn -l\.}J ceo.

l79th "tegimcnt - 2, 5CC;

(2) Present Strength: (5 December l95C)

D1 vl sian - Unkr .. uwn 179th Regiment - l, 5C G

b. Military History.

September 1950 - 6~·th Division in SH~~NGHAI.. '::raining for· invasion of FORJ.!O SA.

o/a 14 October - Left SEANGF.AI for· SFL<lli 1 T.jNG o/a 14 November Ch·ossed L'<LU :.River at CHIAN o/a lR November - Arri \~""ed F...._.::o ... NGGY.C

21 November - Pas sed YU::J.::J.\-~·11: heading SOUTID~'BST.

o/a 5 December - 179th hegiment att"nckod 3C truck convoy SOUTH Or KC'T(~ -RI. S:hey locted all oC trucks and cbtainCQ olothes, ratians 1 ammu..r..itlon, end t..reapon,s, including maahine guns. ~hey took four

APPENDIX IV TO ANI-'EX BAKl;R AG':'IO: REFC~oLASSil!'l:ED ,1

_POD DIR 5200.101 , .

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wat.ches anQ. wectaing rings. Captured 200 American Pj;1is~ •. Killec'l ·:oc ilrr.ericans in ambush~. · ~2C· out of' 2CC were wounded.

-, . - . Cmru:~.Ull_l_q_{ pru_Losophy is "never_mind taking

lot of. tru~ks' but kill or capture America,ns because manpower is scarce in the US a..'1d they trlill lose 1·t we· replete their rilaqpOwer~n

18Cth C\egiment was'to. attack the f'orces at KO!;;O-RI. l78th Jegiment was to attack the oolumn t>'hich was reported as being dispatched to relieve the American troops at KOTO-RI. 179th Regiment is located in a railway tunnel at appro"x.imately :'A 5755. 111ssion i6 t;o s.et up road blocks. ·

Code N=ber: l79th Regiment - 971 .Code Name: CHIU TA or 9

Code Number: 178th Regiment Oo.d.e Name: PA .TP. or .(l

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Code Ntimber: 'r8oth Reglmeri_t~ - OBl Ckldc .1Jc..mc :. !IStEr ~~l or :;LG

Code Number: 59th Div. CHIO fJU or it95 Code Name: Tz:£; TlJI,

Code Number: 58th Div,. ·PA i·fU 'or #85 Code Name: TZ:: .TJI

Code !:U!llber: 6Cth Div. LING LIC or ifC6 Code H2.me: T~E ':'UI

7 December l95G - P1v 1ms captursd by lst Battalion, 1st Hari::1es.

l79th Regime~tal C.O.: CHANG CHI LUN 60th Divisf6D.al. C.O.: l.:.-U-?IFG E'+:JI

d~ lVeapons and Equipment:

11 CEEKA 11 ( CZ:C:CHOSLOVAKIA) Ri:flcs 5C" and Japanese Rifles. . 200 u.s. ':'SHG 1 s in Regiment 20 6·Jmm U.S. !1ortars 1:1 Regiment

6 Blmm U,S. !1ortars i:o Regiment

e. Status of Supply:

They have not been resupplied except by ttmbush:Lng I:. S. cohvoy .. , DECLASSIFTr:n

. \ f. Other Units. DOD DIR 5200.10

AP?E.r:.1DIX IV ~o· .ANrr=:.: EAK:R 70 DIVISIO~·~ 3F£CL~L . ACTIO[>" fu"ZFOFT

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. . • 1 n~~:r~~ P,CS'~~:c-rr:r;ll • Ud.-uJ,_ .!..;;J·u...::...:.JJ .• J-:::~~ . APFt:!TDIX iV TO ~::NS:~< '!'L~K!;:H T(J::r:r\ri ~no~:~ :S~lCL,:,_r, ACTTC1' RE:EOR.T.

.·_ 59~f?. .!in~ 58~h . .Pl"i_T~~ions . .;tre_ :fightip.g with' 6!Jth. D,iyf,s_ioh ,Xh. and; around KQ'l'G"F.I. The entire .9th arm~. (}z;<nw cahl.p'int'o'. the ·oHOSIN P.-. 001 _,.,..,....,,.....," ~ .s. ..... ""'u. -· -,..,.....;n.;._,~ "',n ·-..,;p o::::-n+i-. <::>l=:;+l--.' ., l?+'h ......................... vu .............. _ .......... , ':"'"" .... 1:-; ..... '"''"'':"'-'-'- ....,~"" .• , .vvv .... , ..... _ ........

an(l. .00th Arn:y,.Corp.f1 .. .... ; . - . . !Ussl.oi{s. i.Jt.the fbur .. (4) taro~ 1~ .9th

Grail) are to. aimihl,iate' thq 1st i·!ariiw Ili vision uhioh is ·considered to be the best Division in tt,o 'C',S. M.ter 'i'm;>lhilat,ir;tg the lst Har1ne Division; they. aro.t·c move SOUTH and t<Lke HiU.ffiU!:G • .,. ' ' :-: . . . . .. ' . .

. '· I •. - ._ ' '~ ' .

g. 'Miscell<t.r\eous :, , . . --. ;, ~ . ·_: ·-·- .. ... : (l) i~~j,~ia: eic% t~~'ops el.t'he:r C!om

munist Party or Youth· Corps membors. 'artd want to .fieht.. Be% formEr Ne.t1.onal1'st a.na· don 1t ;;ant to fight,

[2) Artillery barrage kills more but they are pers?~ally more arr:a.id of ..::tr at+,acks~

( 3) mhey were told tna t CCF tcere go 1ng -~a JO:t.n and. fig~1t __ t_ogethe~· Wl th :nc~AJ bu.t they have been fighting independently because the only NK were stragglers c'on:ing'out ·r.r·the m.o_t:.!l~tE!.ins ~ .. , ~

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(",) CHINA came into this .war b<ccause the mos \ i{r.portflnt area. in, CHIN;\ 1s HANCSc'RIA.' \11thout ~'lANCH'O'RIA, CHINA.·l;ould be lest; thererore, if U.S, troops caLle to the YALU River, HANCHURIA ;;oulo_ be in. danger and. woul~ be invaded; hence it 'i,rOuiu· bo l.ett·ar to· fight' in Korea· than to fight in 1W1TCr-t.r;RIA awl des·t-roy· its ·industries.

Plan ,:ras ~'!:td$:l.Y u:r~·a_er-et_o.dd-_ bY ':a12. troops that LI:~ . .?i:AO 1 8 4th Field srmy · lJOuld advance. on the 1E:SCC side of. K,JF.EA because that would be ·w-here the stron~£/r· ft.rc·e ~ras needed ..

"Elcrncmtg. of C!k'"'N YI' s .:'lr<i Fi.eld Army >wuld . first annlhil:"tc: -the.Js.t He.r1n6. Division and

then :;>ush 'X Co'rps intp 'the sea.

'lfuen :,eked if' t:'1is ·rr,oe.nt stop]Jing at . 38th ,paral:J,cl, Pli .sai(l., No t !

Ch1nese Army Hou:.a pus.h tho li. N. Forces out o.f K(J!U;A. bcf.or~ r~·tt:rning tc MANCH'.RIA.

(5) .· Relationshfp between CCF' and Ex-CN£ troops are amicable. Hany .Ccr.un.Ltnists e>.re surpr1$ocl at u.s. eqU:1pmont 1 !'Ood., .et odtOra, and think .it is pxcollent •.

(6) Only poor civnians ·arc 'hrt in· aroa and th2y run Into thn hills _l:Jhon troops COllle. C::roops have eaten 'flfl of thci1<potctoes •

. Pl'T expresses pit~" fOr the .poor. farn:_vr~ .-:t.rhq nov,r have ·noth.fng. · ·

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WING COMMANDERS, WORLD WAR II

let MAW

Lieutenant Colonel Louis E. Woods (Ret 1dl - LtGen · 3830.Reno Road, Northwest

Washington, D. C.

Brigadier General Roy s. Geiger {Deceased)

MaJor General Ralph J. Mitchell(Ret'd) - LtGen

6?12 Dogwood Road Baltimore, Maryland

Brigadier General James T. Moore (Ret'd) - LtGen

1720 Green Street Columbia, south Carolina

Major General Ralph J. Mitchell

MaJor General Louis E. Woods

Colonel Harold C. Major (Ret 1d) - Col

322 Bird Rock Avenue LaJolla, California

Brigadier General Lewis G. Merritt (Ret 1d) - MajGen

West Columbia, South Carolina

Major General Claude A. Larkin ,F..et 1d) - LtGen

8007 s. W. Cashmur Lane Portland, Oregon

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· kn0\1 l1ov-:r ma_ny Russi?-P. t:t;9~p_s in- eB.eh ·of 'ths above montionoc_ ar(:!a. .._.

P\': saya th~.·t ch'ines"e co-~sid.eration of Korean War includes thr0c possil?ili~ias:

a~ St2lemate by UN .reinforcement from me.ny countrias. · ·

-b. 1forld. l:-ar· i"fi (l.'n tho event U.~. tr;uct.er. 1-!Al\CHt.:RIA )

c. NegO~iate sBttlem~;nt baSed on ~8th 1_Jarallel.

PH v.re.s a i'orinor· ·znd Lieutenant in QuertGrmaster Corps of the 7.:J:th Army Corpo, -5~tD- Division, l73ri Infantry :Ragirr.en"t;al He_2-dque_rtcrs in t:1e C~Tli.

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in~_or'rogBtor,· k go';:16rai B.nd fLrrr. balie:f of Chinese objt:Cr~i~i::·s in_ KC.R::::A o"!.' ndt on::y this .P\'{ bL:t e.iSo of most GCF p·.7's -cieV"icuslv i_n~orroge.ted by lc·::; he.rinO =.;ivisicn'~ - -

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Sor 0065-50 9 December 1950

PERIODIC INTELLIGE:IICE REPORT NO, 46

Period covered: 08180C- 091800.Doce~ber 1950 .. 1-JAP: AHS L75l KORIA 1:50, GOO

a. Soc overlay.

b. Point of conte.ct.

Along Jt;SP. south of KOTO-RI

c. Idcn·t;1:!"1c2.tioEs.

Nogntlvo.

2, EllEiiT OPC::ful.':IC:'S DL'RH'G PERIOD.

(1) ThO- once1y stubbornly trtc0 tc- lJr:'Cvont our clo.ar;: nco of the 1-:i:S:::i. from the scuth during the c".cy as ho fought fiercely froo well prv.var·...::.-:. srr.r_llThc,g ·unl1 log bunkers c:.nG. cntronchr:wn i~B 2.~on;,. the high e;rounc1 e£'.st of the·

. HSR E:.ncl sor.1c 7 1 CCC ~rerc~.s south of KCTO-RI. The lst" Bn, lst i<iarinos, r.wvtnf:~ from CHIHH'C"NGNI north"i1c.ro., ho.C. moved ttc J.JI'L..Ool":.i!J.[ pcu:•iod. against ~odcrato tc heavy cn~ny dc:cnses. Able Company c1rovo off scvCr::.l ·.vnc.ny .s...t·'"::<'.cks er~rly lust ni6ht £'..nd then bocc:..I:J.c h.:::nvily cngr:..go6. durin£ the afternoon ES they movc~1 over Hill lC8l. As tho poric(':. cnJ.cC: tho ·2_st Bn, lst 1·1arincsj -,;.ras gon..::.r£>.lly in the vicinity of cv 5653. -

(2} At the sa~p tine, the 7th lhrincs continued :;:>ushing s.o~_thTtrnrd from 7COTO-RI to link up 1·ri th the fcrccs from CEWHUi\G-FI. Reports of activity durin<:; tho 0ny indicate~, that they hn.cl movcG. t'.gninst oco.ttorcc"~ to r:-,oC.cratc resistance c.urint; the morninr:; >rith the c.haract;_;r of onomy rcs1str.ncv C.Hring tho afternoOn ·unrcnortoCt r.s the: ~)c::r'iod closec'!.. t::atoSt rG!)orts~ inCLica "tcfl. ncC':r complq:tion :Jf the briC!.e;u rc.:)[t.ir just rnrth ·,"Jf th.:; l st Bn, lst Ur:.rincs b.nd movcE.cr..~ .fror:: ZC~G-RI of the fortJ'ard clc:T:ipnts of the: .Olvisi::·n convey, 1-rith movcmbrit :r)l£-.nnoc'.: thruut)l.out th .. : nit;l:t. Late reports of" onuoy e..ctiviT,y thr.'>Ugh.··ut the KOTO_F,.I ["~rcn in .. clic£:toLl lr~rge trcop m:;vcnwnts

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gcncral.ly ·toward: tlite 1-ISR, possi'Dly 'ained at.an attaCk on 6:ur'fo!iC-es ifi.:'thl{t v1cln~ty clurl.ng the night. Re:1prte as the: period close·d s.arc'l .. enemy ·nr·e' was falling o.n the KOTO=H! airstrip. ·-· --- .

( 3) Air and artillery 'stri~~ s . took· heavy tool of enemv troons durirtg'the daY unde.r ideal wepthcr condltlons, while e.ir reports oon_tinued to incUcate enemy concentrations [l;lnerally 1<es·t, south and southeast of KOTO-RI, along with oovement of apparently net< troons into the HSR. locale, Heaviest grouping was observca le.te in the day· genqrall.y ·~~est anc1 south;-;ts.t · of. Y.:OTO-Ft! with indicationo. of attack intention's against KOTO-RI and our forces along the M~ . .

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0909CiC lst Bn, .l~t Harines (DeltJ.yd<l :report): Attacked at 080800 e."c.inst snr.ll arm·s- ·anc1 aUt-omatic vdanons fire nt CV 5554j .. t5654S' snc1 565~0.. Enccuntcrccl. incrcasin.g resistc~noo at ;·.rei~ organi~ed roaQ.b:.QcRs 'h<i th r.lE"~chino guns r\t av 5653:C. ,:Cn'u:;ly hc:'_.c": str;::.ne; t:hnvlo..cc-

' oonts along riQge line >ct CV 5553L. Mditional encr:~y ,O.,os1tions •. ,oro

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~bservOa. at dv 5653H and dV 5664R. H,Al~ Conpany was attacked in c>crly cvonipg by · umlotcr'r.lined nUl1ll:ier of .enemy, .· ·'

090900 - istBn,' lsti1arines~; llany enemy ·observed on surrounding ridges' vicinfty of CV 5653H and ·cv 5G54R. ~nomy a:_Jp~re~tJ.y bo~omos _ d1sor€-;c-.,n-

. 1zedunder heavy.air, artillery and 'infantry attacks. · · ·

091145 - VI!0-6: Enemy troops in hquse at CV 555~0 firing on .. fricndly troops aa they como, d_'o~rn 1-i"SH. Engineo.I•s pinl".od down by anomy Bn e.t CV 555202 and 5653H. Air strike to bo maC~c ~

C9l200 - X Corps: .. ':.'ADC reports l2.rge cmQoterm1ned number of enemy in area CV 5260G-5259!1-5,~59E_~, Enemy ple.toon dug in at CV 555.5, "-<nomy troops also at 5757H. Enemy platoon C'.ug in·at CV 5857i, onemy OP_ qt CV 5646. Approximately lOC enemy ·at CV 6258.

OQ1240 - lst_ Bn 1 lst lilarines·: In c~oiltact IV:i'th enemy at CV 5653 in vicinity Hill

. 1081. Many CCF in e.rea but in a Cli s-o'rganize:J. state.· ·

091255 - TAO: AJ.j;- reports estimated Jnc platoon of enemy a..r~va.ncing northcaot up railroad tm·.rard tumnel at CV 565~1 and 5755Q~

09],300_ TAO: Vicini_ty of' f'~utoma tic .. weapons positions bolng n>cnnod by

:1 or ~~-- enemy ... ~At 5257Q enemy platoon dug in. All houses in drE'.t-J vicinity of CV 1)757 contc.in enemy troops. At CV 5856 20-30 cneny t;roops noving toward tunnol.· £nemy platoon in foxho~cs vicinity of CV 5554E.

091415.- 1st Bn,· lst !1ariiles: .'"A" Company en_gaged in .11ea vy figh,tint?; on Hill 1081 .. ~nerny woll dug iri on hillc and along ridge line Just cast raiiroau. Enemy iif;hting from bunkC:rs maClo of dirt rillod rice b~gs anQ heavy logs.

091 ?).5 - \st Harlues': Air rCTJOrted raany ~n.omy _._moVing r.long *strcnmbOC.s cit CV .:J:452 and · CV 5359 tm,ards l'i~R. . ' ' . '

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·· . 1ieather forecast for: period o9i2ob to 101800 Vee. KO·TO-RI area, Clear throughout day With high scattered, clouds c'Curing night a·t 12,00<1 faet cle'ai-ing for· most part tooorrou. Visibility unrcotr1ctoC:, N:l;nimuo temperature zero_ dei:;~~qes_.. l·1ax1i:[iwn temperatu1:e ~8 c1cgrC6S .• Hungnruo aret., Same except for minimum tem:Jor".ture plus, _lp degrees, 14aximum tempera ttire ·30 clqe;rege.. · -

4. COUNTERINTELLIGENCE.

-a. A ·mooting or' the. llReG. Society (Group) 11 ,

unc'lcrground North .Korotm Labor Party· (NKLP) cells, was held at SOEO-RI, Hw1gnam, North Koren on 5 Dec 50, . This me etin~ vJas con-dUcted. 8.8 a ~1 gyt acquainted partrr" ~- ro official bus19-e·§)§ >-las··t~.iscusl?oc'l. 1Rcd Society 11 leaq.er stat"B's· he t.l-as·'g:iven P.. m:ts . .sion to rc::n;g[.l.p.i~~ lo:fti·s·t troupe· in the I~ungnqn arc<;.:. b;of:· :rQ.fl.Cllng

'militapy communists; >?hen he vas c1.1sc11f.rgeil from tho North :<.area ravv in ScDtember 1950 ~ Youog -T~Jomen members of "Red Soclctyn arc obtaining, in :forma 31on by 1nfil trating tho· Hamhung nne" Hungnam 3rancho.s of the Dalhan Youth Corps (i\i.ghtist) . One~ young [lrl (;~arne· unknciHn) :from Seoul, South Kor-'a, is very act1 vc j.n the :rormo.tion of these Teftist undcrgrou!fd cells

·"of th.e NKLP. ~ " - .- ' I . : _. . , . b. ~he J.cu.der of, rtri:Qd-.~ SociE;ty~ :·;H_o_ll v-ras

/ · a.rre st ed by the Daihan Yc>u th Corps on ? Dec~ 50. Qubj ect load8r \l.ras ~rr~sted. bee~ Usc of.' his previous service '"1 th the North Korean Navv. ''las thoroughly 1riterror:t,to<'l. and relea~Oa the followinF- dB..y,. FHS of leader oh .... tainod from Youth Corps. Ail ):no<m mc.mbors of the "Rod Society" aro under ·c"nstnnt surveillance by this Detachmcn t. (KC'1-H.4R-l8l.:..: C-1003); .

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c. On or about 2C.Oct 5C, Yosof Ho: (Phon otic) (Gorman'), o),cctricfl ongtnoer a1; tho Songj in H~gh. T.cnsio~ .. C(Jm~<nny sinqe 19"6·, was exucU'tQU by the North Korean Peoples -<i.rmy (NKP.h). E'locution "llS ordered by the Earth Koro/J.n Poll tical Defense Bureau (PDB) to prevent Hol from fr~lling into thJ hands of tho advancing United Nntions Forces. (S/I KOR-11n..B-l38, dtd 9 .. Dec ;;c); upon request of AC of S, G-:-2, ],"t l•h·,.. Div, the screening of e.ll civilians rcsid'.ng in lwon Choong-ri, Hungnnm, is bLing supervised by Agents of this Hcadqunrtcrs.

5. El•TEl4Y CAP .... !llLITE:S AT El·ID OF PERIOD.

{l) Attnck elements of the Division at KOTO-RI o.nd along tho HSR to the south et e .. ny time with an cstimr.ted. six QCF Divisions suppor-ccd _l:;l~ an undotcrmi~qd ci.mo\tl'l:t of _nrtill~ry.

(2) Impoc1 c our withdrawal from KO~O- ,. RI to Hamhung by ul;I. possible mce.ne at e.ny ' time with e1omonts of two CCF Div1sions sup~ portccr~t?Y an· uhdbt,~l]!)-1~64 _EirrouiJ,~· or nt;t.ill.r~ry ._

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(-_::) Conduct l0-rge sca.le Hir attac~ts.~

b. 'Discussion and rirjalysis .•

.. (1) Tho' enemy's .C"J)C.bilit~cs arc csscm,ti~Clly.,uncluc.ngod i':' .that hn ean still launch largo SeRlo atte..cks -~gF.1nst the Di-vision and att.Uc.hUd u..n1 .. Gs. R0p9rto of air .oP~·C'rvc:t'ions late in tho· period. 1.ndicc.tod .. that such. ~.r. nttnck would probably be pointed ~t KOTO-R+ ~on1Ght (9 Dcc-J. His reluytanco to ~~d~rt~kc such n line o:r actian prior to this time can only be cxple.ined by his fr:ilurc to bring in sufficient reinforcements to build uo the force which he boliovcs "t>r:tli be rieces$ttrY to- :tnsurc a r~aSon-

/ able ch;;'.rice of s;lccc'ss, :Jihis buildu,;o. hr.s, been

I largdy for.Jste.llod by h8av;v, Air strikes tLrol'.ghout the en tiro a ron. It ia to be expect'cd that the enemy v1111 ronc~;J his of.., .... cmsivo f",_t e"ny timG throughout tho entire division zone in.vicw o:f tho movmn0ilts prcvi6usly ropo.rtcd to th_o south £.n0. th~ obvious inCrG!l.AO j.n his. strength in this arcn also from tho cc.st nnd 'NeSt.

(2) Heavy chbmy aCtion c;;>.n _&lSo be c:k- · pcctcd &ge.inst our coiumn moving sc·llth from. KOIJ.'O-R.I. Cohct:rjt_rationB <:md troo=;. mov-:·wonts .have been ro~)Oa ~0_'!-lY St!t'iick ·',)y f.1r '>'.ri th Dr.ny

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enemy still roporto.q_ along the valleys and entrenched nlong tho ridge line. l~ovomcnt. of 1'.' largo onomt grou:p eFtatt,rar-d some 8 to lC ··,milos southwest of KO'CO-RI points .to hurri cd. roinforccmont of tho enemy strength in the J.!SR vtcln:ttY. lihilo enemy moy.:::mcmts _by ·group have bocl) r,oport~d eAst of KOTQ-:SI, the IJ)C.in forces. arc considerDd to be moving into the e.rca down the valleys which lie to the west of the MSR. In addition to attacks against our troops on tho J.!SR, tho enemy ·cnn be expected to continuo his efforts to establish blocking vositions both by obstacle and demolitions and b~ fire from favorP.blc terrain features.

(3) FEC Intelligence Su:runary ·of 7 Dec 1950, stated that the Chinese Comm"nist Forces l-"u.1.vc 2..Vailubic for c:il all ottt·; air offensive agc,inst UN Forces. in Korea: at loP.st 600 comba:t airqri1f:t~ IJ.'his is e.n i_r{·~:r.:~-..s.J over then um'oor ropqrtoa. in PI?. No. "'"· It 1s estimated that qio fighter sorti:s Rnd 175 j:>ombor sortic~·col,lld 'oo,lat!nchod 1n the first tr.,cnty-four hot~rs <md thrtt T,horc arc su:f"f"icicnt t::>,-.incd. Chinese pilots to ciLn t\ll avnileblc uircre.:ft.. ~her·c arc ElsO E' s mrx:.y as 400-5.00 Soviet aircraft in the K1<cntung lcr.soa .. territory which: could be made cvc.:L' .. -ablc to the CCrtF. IJ:Ihcse f'.ircrc.ft nrc _probably C8,_l)E:.blo of launching rm E'"C.C'.i tionE'.l 350. fighter and "-25 bomber sorties in 2n initie.l twenty-four ho•!r lOoriod.

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Document No.· 1·:.:: CCE< nicssB.gcs t9 lJ~r.ty members. and oomr8.des, ~9 No'S!" 5c5 ~ - ·

Do['.r P['rty Hombors nnd \i~mrt.~~s: Atro.cious Amoricc-.n .IrnJ.)oriaiists E'..rc nov

£"ttem:)ti'ng to cnslil.vC thO Ko'i-can .. 1:>co~le nnd are plcnning a gradUE).l iriVasicn. into Han-~ churln, our boloved fctheriand. · .,.fter lhnchuri£C they pl2.n to take c.ll of ii.s1a with the ul timC>.te obj c.ct of conquering_. tho whOle "world ..

To liber.;te Kore£'. nnd nBsurtn.g sec·uri tY of our f.:::-;thorlana. against hOcricnn. 1nvc si.cn, t<e must ;)urtlci:Jate ln. the fight. to anve. Kor.:n.-:~

~·oa.ny '\•rc arc confronted w1 th the t.:.sk_ .of aiding Karon E"ind dafond1ng ·our fe.thcrlocnd .. Etgeins~ .Em.::rican :Ir.1por1alists. \·VO must ·EJt...: h1 bl t furti:8r' dsvotiohs. to se;Lf nnd country.

We r.:~ust. ror.lizo the s1gnificr.nco of tho current r.vnr. If the· otrcngth of the cnomy forc8s is destroyed ~·v...: ·vill po nbl'c' to stop the fC'.lltastic .M.mc:rlcLns t By so. do~ Q.g ·Fe· c8..n reverse tho cntir~ picture in Koren. This w111 oncourf.'.gc: j_1DGlllc o.f tho ontfre; world to fight cgllinst the Im:_oor1£:li.sts.

Fer tl10: first timo v..ro arc to flght outaide of' OLlr own bo;._nd<.:.rcis.

All mombors <>f the Youth Orgcmizt1.tion fu'O follpl<ing:

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Do not i_)rr..cticc lndivid.UE' .. lism. Obey orC'.cra "-nd submit yotu-sclf t9 your col:illlanding officers. · Destroy enemy troops if thoy d.o not surrender .. Intcrnntional FO'J. cccte must be strictly adhorc<i to; . . Grccdinos.s and self'L~hnc:s.s h['.,1J_'C nc plcc8 in the b~"ttl,;,field, .. . S•"Jccit:.l cc.rJ: and. C['.ution must De ~xol-c:lsQ~ in ht~.11d.ling CE'l}turcd. GnomY: offiqqr~.

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7. All captured oncmy ·rna to rial will be ·submitted to competent authority.

8.. l.furdering and _nt::roc1otts trontmcnt .6f P"'ls will not be tolcrc..ted.

9•· Carry on cell 'activities even in the battlef.i.eld. . ,

lC. ';'he task is flnisl:cd only ~<h<m all d1'ff1-cult1es arc surmounted.

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'•' Tnke arms against US 1nvE'.Bion ·of Koree. and Formosa~ · · Support tho Korean Peol)le' s Lib~rati_qn: 1lar. · Secure victory and defend fathcrl~nd, destroying .A.:mcrican ·inV<lc-:ers. Pce.ce of '"orli'. ·cc.n only be secured by dcotroying l:l.rr.c;-.tco.n ipyGfGrs. Destroy ~m.-;ricun invaders a tit side tho boundary of tho Oh1rioso terri tory. Let the Korean war· be thP. tomb of ilmerican Imp0,r1ali st s.. - - -- - --So cure fri ondship bet,leen the Chines c and Koro~n-paoples. Su,Pport the Korean people as our. OWl} kin .• Distinguish yours_clf wl th the rcvolution~ry heroism in defending fatherland. Fight for tho indGlJ_t::nd.::nqe of f£c thcrlD.nd, for liberation pf the KoFuan.pooplc nnd for pcE.cc o.f tho worl:l.. . .. . Barch f'or1:rard undo~ th"' lB<2.Cl-orshi1) of' Comrade, liAO ?so 'I'ung.

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: 180th Inf Rogt, ·CCF g. Nov 5C

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Extracts:

Arrived Chi"-n (Hanohuria) Emo. crossed Y~lu on foot.

11 Nuv 50 - Strength of ~~orlcc;.r~ troops along tho Yalu River is w:or:k. US troO}JS. in Korea is c.pp:roximataly 24:C,OCO. Se:vcn cn~;mY. rc-girtlcnts can bo krloCkGd out v.rith one_ bloT,,<, ~hoy sc,,tn to be nn easy tP..rgot.. · · ·

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Battle front situation,

Enemy forco.s arc ndvancing on ~<o fronts; Ee.stcrn front and '·!estern front ..

On the '.Tcstcrn Front, Our trC~ops arb 'confronted with two enemy divisions e.nd 7 rcgts.

On the Er,storn front ve arc continuing to nd.vo.ncc.. " · ·

ROK Ca~itnl Division and 3ritish ~rd Division on tho ~rcst.orn front aro numcr1cf'.lly · superior thnn ours ..

Our forces are -i-:'Ldvnncing ir .. 3 columns,· respectively from Lin.Ch1c.ng, Shihpn1shan and Chirn, while anomY rorc-es are rne,l{ing their push from 1VonsP.n. - \'e. mus't employ/' Ucrri:..la tactics b::cf':usc the enemy has gran fighting rnitiatlvc· and the suporlorl ty in .,quipmcnt.

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a,. iJo one ~hGH-.:;!.9 ~~.e"J:~ e~ 'poncof'u1 settlement, There wil,l pe O(liY< :j.ntqnsHicd .fig.'J.ttng spirit. - . . ·

.b. NevCr .ex;:n'.:ct to rGturn hooe before strength or the Amcrican,invudors.is complete-ly destroyed. . ·

c. T6 destroy .Anh.;:i'i"Cnn ·troops is .easier thr~n to d.e stray Kuom1ngte.ng- troo})G.

d •. : Caves Hill be dug along the f~ot or mount&ins for anti-air defense. ,

Instruction or the ,Cn~ef of s,.,nrr: ll-e ~vo IT,H~,st O:xj.l$Qt __ 1;o fr;y~ fn_oro dlff1cu,l

tios hercnftor thc:-.n -~ver Pcfcro. b. Troops arc expected tc march 50 to 60

Chinese L1 in 2 ··i1oure. . c •. EP.ch comb2t t trOOJ? must car:t:y 2 days

emergency rEttion P.t :·nll tim,;s. d. To fight cold 1.,..cnthGr, t;..rc· men shall

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Favor(l.bte Condi tidn·a: .,,,

ri~ Estimcoted. 2~0,doc· enemy forces· e.-re dispen"'sed nlong ·{rt1CtF1 :front ..

b. · lie r.re numeric<.lly superior in ~trength. o'. Geograpllicr.l condi ticns arc f"vcirable

f"or guer_r1lla 11.rarfr.re ..

Unf.E".vorable Conditions:

a. Shortage of" SLlj)"11Ics. b. Considc:r::.bl(; diffic'.lltios in mr.iching

due to cold 1trea tl~cr. c. Language bc.rrier. . d... iJnri.c"custotned to the rwtt.i2l co:ub~t: e. J1ecning of 1d~o1og_icc.::.. unity is not

sound r:.pong troo}S.

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. 1·Tq runbush~Q, _ e_ncmy coluum E'dVE'ncing from tho hi:'.ls ·:running alongside tho highrN'i'.y._. . . .

Operation Te.ctics:

Enooy will be crush8d: d a. single blmr~ First of nll capture enemy officers nnd

· Clon t t let· a einglo anomy.· soidi cr ·csctlue. . . -· ..... - -~ . . . •. ' .. .

Equipaont cam),lnc,gcCJ. ccnd borrfb~shpl ters. · prope.red _;this e.fter!koon.

Cp_ution:

a. Donrt cook ric~ :ir:i :the c1ayt1lne, ent ready mndc breed~

b.. Eat two meals ~2~ch ·day and citrry on po:csun 3 dt.tys! rcady-mride, ration., _'

c. Dont t be int1JLa:te ~cJi:th ·civil1£.ns or even with NK troops "'ithov.t l)ropcr. identifi-· cation. . .. .-. ... ~T_: _

d.., B.cwnro df encpy_· countor-intelligencc. · e. ;,;quip lightly. · · ·

Haximum aunntitv of runmunition to be carried :) er man: - 3 day 8 1 ar.linuni t1 on • -

(':'N: quantity not s:_oecified) f. "'-11 those who aro not equipped >rith

mittens will, _provide tt.omselves with sc.oo.

Gcncr.?.l Cb.t~rac.tcr1st1cs of Enemy ~ac'tics:

a. :Cneffiy i)lanos can stny in -the e . .tr r·ar• 7 hours. . . . ' · ·

b. Enemy inf,'l_ntr~y_'FI_ttE":C'~:S: ~'\ri th EU?lJPrt:· Of tanks, ar-tillery end "'ith Hir. bombarcJmont. lVhon counter ettE'.ckecl they ·Will .retrcnt ci:Uick~ ly using the hig~ways.

_c. - Illustr~.tinns o_f '~nc\ay· combr._t forr.1~· ations (TN: not trnnSlhtcd)

d. Once enemy }Jos1:_.t1ons 2-re ":;rJion ·oy Our tr-oopB, onen~y air r:t_:t:n-cl-t v.rill be c.xpoctod ~..rithin t'!.,ro hours.

e •. Enemy comprmy is composed of the ~~hitcs~-negrocs, Japs and ROK soldiers. - ·

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tillery in time of c.dvnneo. b.. Enmnv aircraft usur:ll 'T- bon':b .~lorig tho

moun.tain ridgos, thuo in cr.Gc~ of' an c..ttt~ck

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tnkc cover ilwty from _.tho top or :fror.J r-idges,. Dig rox holas if' possible.

c. · Artillery shdl bo oUocHvo, llhon nc-'; ln action it ah611 be kept c:).~an ·arid · CP.l:louflagcd ~ ,

d. Field guns 'of .. vcriolls cal~bors except d~vision guns shall be firocf simultaneously, SO,to cori:ruse the o~CII\Y,

Anti-Aircraft Te.ctics:

a. ~~at1onal1sts 1 air vo~Jt..r' van uot Uu ccmpnred with the US air Pow or. . tJS riir atteck is very efrcctive. .

b. 20rru:1· gunS 1-r111. be used t::> c-O:nb£.t Cherny planes, 'Enonit c-~ir activities du:r:-iilg • night are chiefly conccntr~.tcd ori the cor.Jrnu- ' nication dnd SUlJ1Jljr lines.

c.. ~hG mnin tnrg8ts of the enemy· P.ir ~ttack is comrnanl1 poSt or artillory :)osi tions~ Those possible tv.rgets '1:!.11 bG canou:rlcgcd propcr:ly. ~igr~t CO}i.~f.ol qr -i?lnckoJtt irill be striof,ly cOt!fOt'oOd. J'Jrc£\,l]:f<:t~t Vill be cooked c>:t C • s1i:~i)c±' · t'. t tii-rl:...ight. Do not cook .lu.:.:::h.. _ . ,

d. ·•hen c:ttack,cd by the cncroy plf:nas AA guns ehouJ.i! bo fir6d immcdiP. tc·ly. .:.1l :;'lersonncl except .iiA gun crc:ors Vlrill ta~~c coVer. lihcn attD.ckcd by- the loN flying enemy F>.irct'<\!"t take cover along the side of tho nountcin from tho r1Cgcs.

c. Caution wil:: be f>8.kcn against ~he cnewy incendiary attc.cks.

Cooperative O~orc:ltions bct,,rocn 0CF j N7-=.A ,s_il_f!_

Tank Units.

e.. OpcY'c~tions plt.n 1·rill be firmly unCDrstood by ell personnel ;;mrticipnting in tt:e o•JOT'Qtions. Si:nooth co~ .. munic[!.tion system 1r1ill bO set UlJ bot\-TOCn tht:' unl t.s.

b. Fut::l is --Jriority No. 1 in r.2~.nk Onvrc~t1ons. Sf'.vc fuel. It is your P.IDlilunitioD.-

c.. I.fu.ximurr, ::li st[mc 0 between t2nks nnd tho infAntry men 1J.tll b,J l.5C to 200 rrietcrs. If this o.Istc.ncc is exccoi!cC. it will be difficult for th\3 trc op s to keep up 1-.ri th t~c t~:.nks.

Construction of Positions:

·a. Don r t tr,kc position P.long the nountc.in rungu ur OWlU!LLt... Pcn..Lt.-.Lono: constructed a.t tho side or root of' a -mountain t·J3.2.1 be considered best.

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cL Caution 1-.r111 be takan ngainst frostbite.

24 Kov 50

US lst Jt~rino Division is tho 1•rim2.ry target of our operations. Problem is to advance 30 Chinese Li.

It is the rcs:oons1b1,lity cf tho 89~h Division to chock tho onomyJ nnC. another d.i~ vision to n.clvancs fori-lf'.rd.

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· !iAGcl\C-RI closou in K:'';'OJI prior to mlc\nlght >11th a c:uiot night reported througho'ut thEct i.m..rilodiE:.tc ·vi-cinity. The enomy cruri:o to· life with sporadic suali arms._ ac\;;ion e.gh1nst tho north anc;, northvlcGt 'j~·er.imetor o..t ~COTC-RI and with sn:all arno rc.siste"ncc ~o the southHard advance or t.Uo 'lth lilclrlr'lC' s~ ·Bcvor.P.l thousand. rcfugccis .'ttlCro- 2:'0poi-t_c~":1- ·o~·i ._the northern oc1gv of' KOTO-RI. Reports of <Ono;:y ;:cctivity during thc.·¢1.ay po·:tnt:c-;.·to _cn-:~_:-J:"' _t:ov.:mc.nt .. tc,· the south ..... 'W'cst :of· :t{Or..:'O-::l.I an..0_ tr...," -D:0.1l.c"1.u-:.-; 6-£' ·cnt.'ny forces

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(2) Further reports of enemy activity along the southern end of tho l'iSR revealed that tho I and ?.. Plo. t6on of tho 3lst RCr::' oboc:rvcd e.n ostimatcc1 500 enemy ncar 3I:ilicNG· ( CV 77<.:o9) at 081345 and that the 32nd ReT's I and R Platoon 'N"as e.ttccckod qy a force of unclotcrminoc1 size in that same vicinity at 081645. Frovi:ous reports have plc.ccd enemy troop .:..ncl hCavy refugee movements in this snmc lo~ale.

b. :Cncmy Tc:.c.ticJ? and '!"!capons or other Hcctoricl.

K cgr tivc.

c. 1 ---. c ~ t Opcrat on~,-o:r Ln~my Or::!-lJonent J_:lcmcn o.

(1) Air Force. Neg~ti vo.

(2) Ac.iministrativo Units,

080930- Lst lhrincs: >< civilian agent rJpDrts n CCF Corps HcGdqu~rtcfS loc2tcC at CV 6063AB.

(3) .A.rlti--Aircraf't Dcfcns.;s~ Nogativo.

Co>,) Anti-Te.n% UnJ.ts. Ncgativo.

(5) Armored anl1 Botorizod Units.

Negatlve.

( 6) artillery. NGgativc.

(?) t-!egativo~

(8) Infnntry.

C8093C - lst Enrines: Civilian agent 1cho '''"'s in tunnel area ( CV 5654) on 7 D0c •,,-hen air ,:;trikb 1vas· cSndu6tocl said there arc still nw.ny ·enomy lcf't in tunnel and surrounding aron.

HCL."lY cnom:f t~oops at CV· 5-157CDb. An eneoy aesyinb~Y arun n~ CV 5754 ..

RCnitc of D.S~A~blv r:..n:c1 movsr;ient· 'is SONGJ.ASD(i}JG -_( CV 6c57), w·r.cr~ me..ny onemy ~.re conor::mt·rP.tod. 1 to tho r;;~-1lrOnd. tunnel· at GV 5654 anc:. then u;) into tho B.rea nt CV · 5457-5557. nround b:.r.;·--~-T0i'1 and. the pe:.ss.

AFIE.l\':JIX IV TO A!<TREX Fh!CE? TO :-JIVISIM BFGL\_L A.C~I'ICI-J FLFOPT

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X Corps: TAllO rep:orts long en0my column" moving south into VC\lley at CV 52661': f.t C80904. Estimate of -~rt1~ength ut:L.e't errninGd;.

081250 X Corps: 7ADC reports 3rQ B~, 7th M.:~.rinos in conte.ct .,,Jith cnor.::y f;.t 'Objeotivo 11 i>u •.

081635 X Corps Engr: 1st "En, 1st Harincs at CV 5654 receiving small arms fire,

081800 ~X Corps': I&."- Platoon, 31st Inf ""'ogt in vic il')i ty of SINH'!FG ( CV 7749) observed an estimated 500 enemy troops ·moving c1ov;n the road r.t G8l315. i-.. t C8:+C~1:5. tl:o I~'R }Jl<:.toon, 32nc1 Inf' ?cgt HE', s ar:1bushod in tho vicinity of SI:'!L'FG.

(9) Other Elcmonts·. NogB .. tivc .. _

3. O~EER -IN~ELLIGE1~_Cr: FACTORS.

a. Estil!k-ctcd Enemy Loisos. (PO'Is and Casual tic,s). " .

,:Rcp~rts not made for period,

b. Enemy Combat E:fficloncy~

Excellent.

c. Horalo,

Excellent,

Ncgc-:tivo ..

c. , 1·loa thor*

i·lonthcr foroca.st 03llCC - 0918CO: Loll overcast in snoH. Poor vieibili ty. Little or no imlJrovcment ir:C.icatoc'-· T"Jinc1s ligh_t and :variable f'rcm the cast l5-2C ltnots.~ Haximun .. "tO!IJ.]:"h.ra t\-J.rC todc.y 34 degrees_, tomorro"ti 28 degrees. J:!inir.n;m tempera turc tonight 28 :lot;rccc.. ?_cscrvOir · nroa. Se.nc. Hazimu..in temp ora tu,ro today 24 degrcos, to:oorrmtT 22 degrees, !Hnimum tcmpor~,turc toniGht 22 occ;rci~s.

1. COUNT:SRIHT:!::LLIG-I:NC:S ..

a. ~wo (2) possible rJcc;b,:rs of the commu~ nist purty (!lorth Korcrcn Lr.bor Party) (NKPL), f'athcr .and son, f'J.J}J.rbh..::ndod 2.t ::.:~~ rondblock noe.r Y0~·1dPO nir·_)crtt 5::,th ~~rorc- .cr.r~ying clocuewnt.s l).c.r.ta.ining to_ tho· LYC~·iS;..l-'-='.I

APP::.:::f-:ciX ·rv TO :~~·N=x E-~KE:r: ':l:Q :='IVI-.iiO~' :3'I:CL~L

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t,_-_ Peoples Conmittoo, e.nr ... .9. _oo<ircP of· their ho50 . uncoVered adr'.i tione,l d.acumonts 'of the Peoples

Conmittoo. Documents nne:. inc'1.ivid.W\ls t'J.rnod £:' over to 21Ctil ·CIC .Dotach.<i!cnt for fu-rther in-;'- vostirat~on.

t .b. .t~·lva (5) JLJ.Janc;so stqvcdorcs, ,...rho

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d4 One of tlJo leftist tL'1C.cr~round. cells of: tl::c Nortl:: Korean La·oor ?Grty \NKLP) b1s b0cn nrcnoa. tho "Re,d Group" .is to :)ost communist :pro_?ngr:.:tiC~a.: asr.Eu·.;,c.dnn.t.c: 1 oca"j_ Governmont QffioinlsJ __ a,nd attack po:Lic.o boxes ns soon as their membership is of' suf"'l.oicnt strength. For the_purposo of camouflaging their u.nci.ere;round e.ct1vitics, tho lcac'.cre of this gl'oup hc.vc j oincd tho 8tuc1cnt Volunteers League (Rightist) .

5. EHEHY C,UOABILITIES AT END OF PERIOD.

IJo change fror2 P!R No.. 4<:~.

BY COEi!.'JlD OF l1hJOR (''C'l::.'hL SEI':'n:

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Vl'C-6 ( l) llth HP.r (6) V::0-6-:St.?0.c1Holl ls.t Tk Bn (1) CIW (l) lst ·Engr Bn (l) 1'iil<' .t'EO (2) l.st SF Bn ( l) ?HF uf-l':' ( l) lst Si~ En (l) HCS (l) lst Cci:lS'-'rvJ-(1) 2Cl.Ec:or:Jiv (l) lst S<J·rv En (l) I ROK. C. (1) lst Crc1 5n (l) lUSD (l) l$t Fl:ib-:..~r:::-~(2_) Co.~:rJ.:-1vF!: (l) \.ec.G-12 :::_) ::Ji;,.~-6 (l) ?ten Cc- · h ': ?..,_. tC 3:~ D-. ( 1) X Cor~os (3) 3.:::Z Ce;Jl.l. (l) 3rcl. If1f Div (2) ?h1·o Gr 1(1) 7th Inf Div (2) ist ?:k •ast Brit IRL(l) Iiz.r Rogt(l)

APPIFDIX N TO blloTZ': <:l.~KLR TO DIVEIOX SPECL'.L "-C':'IW R:s:FJ:lT

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·.' Beid.quil.rtcrs lst Harinc· .Div:LsJO,D; ~.,1c-~t Ha~inl Force

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a~ ·Soc- bvcrlay's.

b. ·Point of contact. . .

KOTO-T: - H.:,Gt-.R,!-RI l'S:t

c. Id.olitii"ic£.tion and CclJr. of' Bc.ttlc .•

( l) 19 Pl' s l<cre capt_urcd by tho 7th Harincs during tho move f'rom H.l.G<>PlJ-P.I to A:CTOR;I: 6 Dec. l.ll 1vcre f'rom the 2f?Bth '1Cf't, 76th Div, 2'3th CCF Corps. P"ls state en~ire 26th Cu.c:tJB pl.:s au ad:d:iti.onal d.ivi.sion aru in -this goncrnl ars;a •. The extra· division was picked up in SH~1NGH.H, (Two of' the ::livisions in the 26th Corps hav0 bt'' n 1Cl.on tifL.::cl thua fa.r in the o.rcil bctl<ocn F'"-'Gf.RU-P.I and. KOTO-P.I by P\1is anCt it_ may be as a ur:tcd· that. ti:.e third. di vision of' tho CortJS ~s Elsa preson~·.}

(2) Plls cc.ptured by the 5th L1arln.Os havo indlcc.tcfc that losses to. ~he 58th Division. 2Gth Cl_or:_·Q..9_, t-w .. vc mEidc th..s..t t11 "i sion non-o:f:f<3ctivG·~ C'ho 58th Divlsioo inccrred its heaVy lossoS around bo:th ·thc,.YUDAI-1-I!I and. P ..... 4..Gi1..._.-qT]~wP..I areas, f'~nd. •·JC..8 ·,:x."~rt1cularly decimated in, tho unsuccCssful a";ta.cks it launched ag8.inst our for:ccs at _·H.AGARl"-F.I.

2. EFEI1Y CPJ::R.:,Tim'S DUHI!!G PERIOD •.

a. SW!lpE.ry.

( 1) ':_'~he ordered wi thG.~m·:al !'·rom HAG.rtRl:-RI south along tho l1SR 'c.ontlnu.od during tho day 1-\rith most of tJ:-:.~.o _1i'v¥isicn c).osing in KOTO-::U before t!c;c one. of the pcrioa, vrhilc tho roar oleq.cnt.s of t!Ie moro· thn.n r5C0--vchic:C convov WGrc about thr.:·cIDiiCs- sOuth of I{.A0-~-q~_~~~I r t ~ 7cc· CJ h~ e_·{>Jc-t.od to clos,c during' tl:o Dight, Pcs!.cj;ancc to fon.rard el(_;mcnt s ·c.uring. th-J .G&yti,r:-1:.:0 tnovc::~cnt was reported by F,lr to .be in~orpi~.t_c-nt::.:r moderate -~s hofivy &ir ~trikes age.in-st "c~oop

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said that at least 30D.CCF.from 1;ho 89th CCF Division werb iCt tl:e l,i.Jl..7CI·'.:.D0l''G vicinity .

b. Enemy s:'actics 8.nd Hcapons or oth-..r Ha.teriel. · '

( l) "-n Ar!loricmi soldier vho had bc0n captured by the CCF ·ln- Eighth hrr..y Sector on 29 .No:v .anD. vho tvfts oui:Saqucritly released,

"'- stated that the enemy h0d captur'od nany aircraft idontiflcation pal')pls which they aro using to deceive our air (X Corps FIR . 71 and I U2 Curps ?IR if ?? ) ~

' "CZ) D0brlef.li-:g of wounded ~-mcrlcan

.t''•! s rcl~..:;ased by tilG GCF in No rca rbvcalcc1 that an extremely largo numbt:r of Chinese of ::cll ranks spcal< 2ngllsh.. Engll.sh speaking Chl!Jesc have been rOpo~tcd hmong attacking troops. C'horc hils boc!1 e.t +ce.st one instance of an Ensligh opcair..ln£;; Chinese so4-3.icr poG1.ng a-s an American ot~·:iuoo·:_;,, ':ihe strong pocsibili ty "exists" thFCt tngJ.ish spo'-lking-tl."oops Fill be u,scd for J1U'r~Jscs Of' inf'iltl~atior.. anj. to prompte· confu.s::Lon. In ad.Citlon 3 t~-~is enhances the· on.Jrr.yi s ability to non1 tor tclcphonp and radio comrj:ur:ications and 1 t is incumbent on all parsons.to exercise ncccnsa:ry Gocur-i ty yrecat<.tione. (X Corys P!R #71 and I ROK Corps FIR #74).

c. Operations of EnemY Component Ele8cnts.

(1) ;:,.ir Forco.

Tho planes 1[hj,.ch dropped {: bombs and strafed the Div. CP f'.t EAGA::ili-RI C522lC have been tentatively identified ao fri0ndly acdium bombet•s-.

062200

(2) Adminis"':;l'~tivo Lnits. Negative.

(3) Anti-Aircraft Dcfonsos. l\cgativc.

(4) Ar:ti-TankTJnits, negative,

( 5) Amorcd and Hotorizcd Units.

X Gorp s: Enemy convoy moving south vicinity CV 5190, Str,Sud un'l destroyed.. oric t:r:twk.

{ 5) Artlllury.

.C 7) Eri.gincurs.

DECLASSIJ.!IED DOD DIR 5200.10

07lOOQ..:. Vi1Q....:.6: Vicinlty CV 5~1;:.((~ onc:my has dug out hnl:f of road.

,' APP:--:N!:IX- IV T:J ..;N:NI:X B,t-'_K.:::,-q TO D!V!~:::Io~:- SF::CL"ili ;,cTIOI·Z ~E~.IORT

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0619~0 Tank Un: rl report from 96th.FA Bn: ·Civilian st;lltcd th' t vi;Llagers 'tn dV 672.8 "GL'G j;,old to IDOVO.,OUt because_ the enemy ~ntend.s to_ at:l;;a,J.k in that a:rCa

. tonight. Enei:JY 'troops bcli oved to be at CV 6627 1 ·

062DOO - X Corps: (Delayed Report) Air reports:

1247 Atkckod estimated 50 erib;,;v and machine gun posi'tions llt CV 5565.

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1345 Air: strike· on 100. enemy £:t CV 5867, 25. kt~l0d in aot1on.

H,lc 6DC m:wmy troops v\th 12 pack a._v<....:tl:lals_ in .colur::::m botr...r0qn · CV 1590 ard CV 1282_ believed. to be nioving eas•:.

) ·. . . . . 1(45 Attack.€d 8stlr.:!at0C. 5CC Gncr.J.V at

. CV 567;3_, . E$tipat8 icio. enemy killed,

l45c Air strike. on apprcxioa ~oiy enemy company dug l.n at CV ~567. ·

l-515 qO enemy a ttncked by air betltccn CV 5245 to 54e,7. 20 - 30 enopy hit,

152C - Burnod .20 buildings and_ hit a f'm'lf troops at CV 2531 ..

l5CIJ - Sighted 17 enemy in ··dnrk uniforms crt CV 9551.

17~2 - bpproxi""'-tuly soc bhomy dug in .iiJ. e.D a!"'e~ ap:pruxiaat.0ly ono milo square to the nort:"1co.st of GV 5874.

X Cnr·Js: Mrl.ln hndv 'n-r nnnvnv l-t:-·-m11 n~ north' of r.:oTo::ar- ;;o~ivi;f,; · ~;,,~re.'t~---rcsi stz:moa. POr1moter ~-t ·!L~G .. ~FT....:RI ll£.s bc,_,n in constant fire fight. A"'u CV 5368 fire fight -,.rith aircrs:ft assisting. Approxir.1atc1y 15 enemy crOssing icc on reserVoir at SAGARURI.

07loor. -- Vli0-6: 20 Enemy troopb in vicinity of rai::..road tunn8l at CV 5756l1!. Ene.r:n'r moving east.: on ~oud vicinitY ::>f cv' 5159E2,

071020 - Vi!0-6: Forward. cloCilcnts of second convoy has been held U}.:.. a"':; T~-\ 5562E 25·--5C onumy an r'idi::.~·o ru_nntng onst.

A.."'?PE::NDIX IV ?0 .... FNEX B...:..t;:ER '?0 DIVISICY SE::;CI..;I. AdTIDc,· PJ::?O?T

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Friendly company ln fire fight. ai; TA 5462DJOTY firing into hill on cast

-_.etdo of road~·- House dastroved bv B..rti~ler,y at TA 55641. H"any ~nomy~ran to cast, about 20 yards :from convoy. Bcllovod all to bo casualties. Numcr

.ous CCF obscrvoC soutr" of. XOTO~P.I along HSR.

071125 - TAO: GL'U cnc:ny at 7-A 506E1l. 12 cnomy on riGge 5864H. Approximately 50 enemy troops along ro;;ld from YUDAM-NI to HAG·.',

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071500 X Corp~: "'ir reports 50 - 75 cCF moving in and. out of: cnvc at C7 ·575_5. I and -R ple.toon-, 35th Inf. F.cgt. contacted ~ri th 17 enel)ly e.t CV 8:255. at

.. C7l245. Obscrv:ed 35 enemY moving in'to :rlarikir.g, positions on ridge~

.Group appe"cred to be a par~ of a larga-:r- :force •.

( 9) Oth.,r I:lcments. Ne-gative.

·a.' ·'Estir:JHtqd, I;ncmy Losses •.. (P011s end Casual t~cs )_ ~ _ _ -

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b. Enemy C'?m."bc"lt Efficicnc:r.

Exccllon t.

c. Horal(i.

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c. l!ea tber.

1-'leathGr fo:bOCE':St n7c'7\J·" - CSJ.RrJc: ltultiplG la.Yors of ··clouCts. La\r2s_t e..t :r;OO "ft. • .-~' ("'-"'"'"',"'" -..- r-,r-n' T~~ -~·,_.~;-c.,+-u 'c_ • __ 11' m11(~,;_ VOp S ct.(; .;1\JVV·-J.V

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·l!I~1mum tempcraturq during period 2_8 dogl'tWB. I·11:n1mw--r;. tomperature during period 3 degrees. Sunrise 0739·. !<oonrisc 05•;tc.

_a .. _ "Up to Ei!~d 'includin~ l9t~8., tl:o' Ir:,tolligcnco Section of'the Ecstorn Coast Guard at WCNSAN, North Korea vms responsible for the controlling of all intel:ig~p.ce activities along tho East Coast of North I;:orca, "Since January 1949, this· organlzation has be•;;i"l brokc:-t down into tew separate offices, >Jiclch were locatod at ~~ONSA:J and CHOFGJI!,t. At 'this ti~o the organization -rr.;as renarr1ed to the Coact Pol1ti.cal Defense Bureau, Name list of the more 1mpar·timt officials of tl:lo organization ob~E!.ined and reporteD un¢ier pen_ding caso.

b. c,mfession obtr,.ined from former member of the Information' Section of tho EUI!G};_~,l City Politicitl :':·cf8ilso BUreau~ ·con-:t'ess;Lon cites a-ct1v~tic.~, corltri.Pt"S·._?•rid na~cs _of persons knoHn to SSJurco. 1-~e.P·,ortecl un~cr pendiilE case.

c, . Tw.~ { gf.'l-lf-ti~ \j Ct-)lls pr8.sumably of the I}qr"':;h Kor·eun LGbor Party (NKLP.) 'ha:Ve. been formed. awl E!.re· nnw nn~ratin!Z in HUNGHAH Ci tv .. Those cells nPe--bei~g. fo,:.med by students Rnd yolmg p~)Oplc, through the guidance o'f older persons Who previously hold posi tlons 'fi th tJ-~c NKLP.

d. .A. North. Korcc.n espionage agerit ( nge · 16 j e.p:9rcb.cndcd c. t YCHGPG ~irport. SEll d. agon~ h8.d boon givvn the mission- t-o observe activities in and ;:round the ;;.irport, to'dotorminc tho nurr,bcr .of plc,ncs by t:y-pe, ·1··_rhat type &nd nuc·nbor of otht:r ;r.ili t£~ry cCfui:Prr:ont 1

and tho location o:r cqui:pwont omplo:red in ~ho Ctofonsc of tt_o Airnort. Twc (2) af':ent s T,_,er·e originnily assigned this mission, P.hd. apparently one of then returned to PD;·TGGE-RI, the designated rendezvous epot, ;lith "hct infqrm2.tion be obtnined. Said. Rgcnt stEtcd that he ·v..rtts ·

ablo to g, t within ro.rty ( ,',0) fc<. t of o:orkcd aircrr.rt v1i thout being chdlcngcd, Investigation coritinuca.

5. ElffiC£ CAPABIL.ITIES _.J.T EtlD oF'PERIOD.

a. EnemY Courses of .::...ction.

KOTO-RI >lith an

(1) Im~)cdc our ~l';i+hC.rgual P_lonr, the - HAl:ffiU1,:G axis- o~~ f'll '.)OSs:'Lble ·r:I~;F'ns

ostimntcd one to tHO ccF ftivisiono auy:)ortqd hy r:.n undctc:l"':"'::i!'lc,t_ ~r.wunt o:r E'.r-tillGry. ·•

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[2) .il.tt~,ck the 1;ithdrnwing oleme1lts of the Divi.sion fJ:>orri ~all sides at E>,nytilOle with an est1mateii_ ·six to eigllt .CCF · CiivisionS" supported by an i.mdcterin1ned amount of ~armor and nr-t1Ecry; ~ · · ~

(;:;)' Rcl.nforc·e the above 0apablli.tics at ·cny" tim0 't'tith CCF and NK units of undetG::-m·inod strength ..

(") Conduct sn:all scC.lo hnr.assing' air ttt.tacks.

b. Discuss'iori and Analysis·.

. '(l) ':he tJncullY fol:co thr::rllghout the aren .south of the CHCSI:~ P-nd F "SEN Rcservoi::-s cont111ues to build up nnd is fast P;oprorcch-'lnC" n .,..,,..,1nt: r.Thr-,-•,.,. h,.., ·1,r1'11 l'lr. ~r,n~hl -~ of' s·ta9:'in.z -~·o ~-.::-~-··~ ----~-- --- --- -- .. ---.:..- --- -- ~ ~

:1.1ghly off'tJcti".ro c:;ct1on · to-.:.vE'.rC!. the ·-accomplic.Lmcnt of hiS mission - ~tnr~.t of Qestro·ying GN Forces and cquip!~ent imDJdir.to].y to his front, r;time is fast bccomiri~ a sccondar:v f'actor :tn his capc..bili~5-cs to Carry this -o~t; Cori.firoa~ tion· in this 'icr-cn ·or"the 26~h Co"·ps, of either throe or four cuvisions; "co~sist;Gnt ropo1·ts over th6 · P~ts t w·eok · of- co·nvoy nfld trpop .J;lOVO

mcnts into :thC m-IQSIN _ReserVoir arc2.; and indi-. cntions of' rGgr·ouplng o:f those forces orig~n.r..:!.ly here point to c:_n enco.y f'orce o{ at lcetst ten divisions.~ v-r1th n possible reServe mad·.:-~ up of scverol r,dditionr.l division~. Thoencoy' s disposition nnd his gr0at. nwnericnl suporior'ity stronghthcn his cECptcbili ty of conducting · doetruCt'ivO ;::tttJ.c!rs etgainst our w:~.thdra~ring :rorcoS~ ·and of proclue..fng -~~:.o nove:mcnt of our Gqu1pmont B-olithward r:lo"ng tllC HSR. Our troOps

.'will be_ i»crcns1nt;l~ ~oro vuln.~rr.blb to st:r:ong .-::::ecr:·1y_ £tt"tao_]~s c;o~ch d.2<i .,,,hilc moving ·south into XOTO-RT ~-.::H-:_ subs..::-q:_wntl;r into H.AlllilTNG. At tho present time there is c.n cs~imatcC_ c:..cP.ly strength of' ·o1;_n O_ivision bot-

./~lecn KOTO~RI C'.nd 0?£1-:-RI. Thts numb;:_·r mr·y Oo expected to bo ~.ugmsr+tcd._ faily.

'(2) Nat onl,y £1.<..'"'.8 the ouet'ly a po~ent attack cape,bili ty bL!t his control .~f the I:SR makes l t a simple inatter· for hir;l to c=pletely destroy vulnarELble portions of th-a road lec~.cling s1nous-ly uphiL'.. to Y:OTO-RI from SL"TIONG. That such notion 't!1ll bt..~ undort~ltefi. i~mediately prier to our descent from KOTO-HI io to be expected .. Tho nD.turc of tho tcrrc_in through Hhich tt ... e H.SE passes will tl[:ke ncoess::-.r~.r -tho 11 tor~l driving out of the enemy from hLs f,ovorClblc posi tiona. Slmul tv.neo Us l,.ri th SLlCl1 2 Cofonsc, he mny be.: ox.;.,.. pOctcd.. to lnunch large scr.lc c:t"";~cks against our troops frbrr-. n::.~. sides. ·

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in withdrmring along' the BSR, e. strong encoy bu1.l(lup is indicate<!. along the lot<cr end in the &e·n~r~f. ~-\1'1tc_in1 ty of ·HfoJCN DCI~G. \Th!.~c onlY minot' e.c'tioris hrwe been conducted t11us far, much fnvore.blc high ground a::.ong ~he 21SR is alrenciy r:.v~ilnble to him for both E. dcf.ens:o, nne. ns a. lnun·ch1ng ·site· for attncks aga!nst our f'orccs _pr(?sently in the ct.ron t~ncl those Di''l'ic.ion forces s.hort·ly to mc,ve d.01-rn fromKOTC-RI. The idcnt1;f1Mt1on during the day· of the 60th Division ncar C£INH1ETG-EI P.nd the Btlth Division ncar M,JON DCNG fndic2.tcs tht·_t tnovemon't i.~ etlr-:o.dy wo;.l Und8!"1:-J"~y 1'r0m tho north and fro@ the west; with identificc.tion of units from the 'crest ox:pec~cd. n;onentarj_ly.

(4) X'CbJ;pS reported in P!:c .#71 troat the C:~ine·S[) ·cu!llmunist .~.,.ir Fore.:;;,. ~.:hict. hns been cpl)ll';Btcc'l to the Kor·:·an conflict, 1s OstimatcO. to he'.V8 fiVDilnble 0. ro:tnir.H.L'l Of CCO coi:l.b.?-.t aircrt'.f't .. 'In ·a.aaition. t.h,.: So-vietAir FOrce 1.$ ostim~t6(;1 'tO. hr..vO a oinimqn of

. eoc CopbE\t aircraft' in. Chine.; wliicr. r.Il:ght. be avf'.ilablc to tho _CCAF; ·- A:ircn\.rt; b.c.ve b-oon · sighted either operating or s-te.g1q.; f'ror:1 J:UJTL1.rt1-, __ nnd.,_ e_lthough other f:J.ir ff,."cilitics. being u-tilized nre not yot kno1<tr, thc;rc .f'.!'e e~"ff'loicnt ft:.oil.l ties in I~M-:CHttRIA to accomo~ date t.':is nUr.Jbor of aircraft.

J:p ad._ditlon to L1t.' fo:rcg-oinE;; it might also bo noted t~1P. t the cner:1y hE.s cDnducted r:.ir Lt_t[l.ck,s f'ga::u~t ~vest const "tnrgets and ls ·cuhs_iCt\:'r·ca. cr:pr:.bl-:: of s1.r.1ilnr, G~rongcr

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l. ~he following information vas obtnincd. from questioning Sgt. G.H .. TOVAR, 522592__, USHC, folloT:,r2.ng hiS return to KOTO~HI P.f'tcr being .hclC. ::: l:;ric:cncr by the Chiilcso Com.mu.n1~ts for about rtve days. Sgt. TCV~R 1yn.s a I'IiGr.1bor of th.:: convoy v,Thich Ha."s n.ttr.ckcd north of KOTO-HI on the 28th nnd 29th of Nov. 1950. (A CCF P'I captureU 6 Doc .. nt KOTO-RI st€.ted thi·.t 3 bi'cttLlions of tho 60th CCF Division.str.~ed ths nttn.ck.)

Q,. Nhon did ~,rour convoy losvo'?

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and wore shot <:.~ t and. ho.d to turn n.rounC'~ c~nd go bE'.ck. Tho n..:;xt morning \'lfo trice. ·to run the bloc1w.a"c r nd trill t 18 7·-:hcn they nr.1bush.:d us. They C£,mo aostly fron the r~ght side of tho road just north of c.n E'.bc,nCtorio::l. 11 six-byn. Part of tho convoy got on t~"~rot:gh but we v.~~rc pinned dovrn nnd l'..&d to ,gc t out ·or tho truc.Ks and try ~o hold them of":, I think 1 t 'iUS on the morning of the 29th "\~~Then we tri2d t!:o seoond tlme. The convoy :moVud :Lor c.bvut c-cH

hour before .it t·.ras hit.

Q., Ho¥; Ctid. they t:!'ec.t yoti?

A. They trontcC. us r:.ll gooc:.., ~hey ban0rged the l;toundcd the fir::.:;+; niP."ht rmd kcr.1t us in n. room. in n vi:lr.r::u ;:":;---' _t 8 milo ancf f'. ht:.lf froTJ whore uc t.rcrc lilt~ (l~~oc;.:;.-- CV-5565). ~1:<"-y fc:l us mostly spuC.s e_n( (_rice:: b;-..-:_nc. They gave us an extra r.s:Sion on<3 r:it;ht so ;,_r(: nr~~~ r.: prc1>·~.:y good idcn they wo11J ... ~. bo -~u'.vlnf: shortly. :-rrho. noxt oorning 1-'Jl~.en :.--:r got up the:r '-fer .. -· ~~one. mr..,. ..... ....., ~.y,-.,., ...,.,...,..., ('1).,-'!.,...,.--,,.,.,,,y, r.r, ..-.n--:l.>fl f!--:1,.-,f:~)1n -'--"--'--'-'- v "''-""" ,_,~ ... ..., v ... _._,_~ .... -'-'-·" ...... '~ '-' ....,~_,_....,._.~. ~'-'_1:-' "'''~"

France's. He ~.rf~s ~- lit-utlJnrmt, but HC ct,J.}.cd hi!'.l cc.pt~in. Ho spol-;:o perfect :Cn6llsh nnd. told us he h.:-~c--:. ucin-::; to school in Shanf:,hr~i. He cr.-:H.t there on th8 tl-~1rd clay v.;ro ·vc..:rc thorc ar..-::1. tDlkcc1 to us. HG dic1n 1 t question us, but just tr'l:&c;(~ to us about dif-Per:nt thinEs. I tclksd tc Lioutcnc.n t ~rBnccs and :.Jc h2d. r. lont; tn::..k abo11t their i'lO[::oons couparcd to ours. They have · gronE'.dcs t.r*nt look 11}:.8 r'cokp bottles!!, 1iith lead bottoms~ 7~"lCY cE.ll tl·.:.:;;:.m rrt.r..nd to~bctt. Hu Suid they v~r-C b:.::ttc-r thrn ours Oocauso th0y could tllrm·J thGrJ rurtl.-..c...r. He E'.skod mo hou fnr 'PO cov.ld tl-lrc·".: CJUr sr~mc~das and I said approximc.tuly 5C· y ... r:.rc"~i3. Ec sal C. thE:y could throv.r their$ sixt;7 y(~,rc:s. Ec s . .-~cmcCL to thin.ri: 2.11 tho2.r r.··cc~Jo~"JS ':re;y-;_ ":;;_;·:~tcr thnn ours. ~heir r.w>."'rrle q;; .... Ju:.:r..:..,f: v .:.:r:: t;oo :'2., but then, they r.·rc.:ro ::!.ocr. t 1 ;(l in the: Cv;:·.:.:r-r.::: :Post.

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Our intcrprcit(..·r told us 1 t ·hens th..:.; Cor..:-J.uncl Post and t.hGY he.d a bnnd_ rnc;.io out in E br>rn. It \J"r.s one Of thG_f?t? old. typos tvhorv yciu turn a ha..l"ld..lo. Cm)tctln Frc..naes ·told us thc.t the Chinese lik~tC tho Jilil~.r:fCans and they liked :I' resident Hoosovcl t, but thcct they C.1dn 1 t 11ko 7:ruoa.n or By:1g~nan _?.hoc. C2 .. }Jt:-.in P.rr.nceS also told us that' he.. ~~rriS a rc ... diC tcchnicien ana voi~~toorcc. to come Cown hero as advancej Bc.h~Iol~ng.. Hr: Aaid :they ro_do:tve~. nn P~:Y nnfl hCJ.d. to get :food thp'Cost of' r:m.y they cou:::..a. He suid they ce,me <'cmm only to fight for co.::u:n.utisr.1; I C_on 1 t know if he .JLL~nnt they were all volunt...::f.rs or just that he tras.

Q.. Did the Chinese sc.y_ \1J:he.t they tJGrc going to Cto t.r1 th tho :JrL3cners?

A. Thty sn.id they v.rould tE'-ke thoB to Ee.nchur:~.aj· then d.or.-m to. 9hin£L c;.nCt then hooc in about three oontps, They s2.icl .;;omo \·roulc1 uork in :rt.ctoriCs up thoic .- -.

Q. :J:.d r,ny of' the Chinese he.vo ('if'1'cront 1U1i:forms?

A. There 'l:r;.)ro some in d~rk blue uniforr.~c with buttons d.ot-rn the front about cv;:;ry fivo or six inches. I oon 1 t think they Her0 officers.

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hacl :-.w ct:y f'.z.>oricr~n cLrbinc s. a th!.nt:; an· thoir b<:"cCk to cr-rry in.. ::::'t .. cy got iJo::-:tc.r:: :fro::J. the

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tr:..lclt3 o..nd. us_cc:. thcr.:: on :.<c.. r.::'hc-.y u.eLt t~~'li to phos:yJ:-~orus on u~ 1 ::>o it must hELVe' }Jc~n t!1c Army s r:iot't;trc, I :-mc-1.-r "they n.:;vor nac any beforo~ Thoy A.l_:-',o ns:::;d the Army1 s fifty caliber machine guns on us. They 'Jrought US under fire mostl:r fi--cm "'Jhc right siC.e of tho rca-.:1. Tl1cy had t~10so c~-rbino_s. _ 'I'h0" _ firGt time i•.ic trier:'~ to got throufh tt_iey bJ.o,r up one of our j ccms. ~Jn turned. arounC. and. 1vcnt bacK. ~h:.) n(;xt morning· ;,ro trL)C. to rtm the block&G.o. They c_c:;_ught us ugo.in nnd_ '!.tr8 h~d. to r1ig in docm in e. ditch on tho op;oosi t2 sica o:f the rof',d. ~her: v.r::- started. to rur.. out of ammo. P~oulc i.n;rc askint:l' 11 Do' vou haYc any l'Il ammon, 11 Jo~ you have an~t "C;arbin~- c-1;:mno 1', nDa yoa huvc an Hl? 11 • ·~~c- v,rcro c:_~lg i:u c ditch r:nd firing t"o t.!'l-: op~JOS'-t(: ciC.o of tho ror.C., then tho¥ stcrtv1 to cor.l.) at ;,y;. ui ~h !'ire f!~am the side~~ :'hat; is hm·.' I g::ct ~:it "b:::i:~.Ed -J:;~c our* It started. to blcc;: 2.'t"J.C_ I ~,"f.':.C ::·.:"rr~.'L r~ j_ vas

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and. can 1 t rcmombor .just what l4ont on after ~then.. They haCt mortE.rs and v.¥ore using Nhi to phosr_)ort_:is shells~ A!1 _i>..!~rny Ke.jor tool': ovor as senior of,-icor prCS·ont and c'ent out and talkod .to thorn and ::~.aCtc t0~:ns. far our surren:ior. They told us thoY Would let us ourrcnCter &nd could take care of our prl.scners.. Th:.s .h.:rmy Hajoi" too£. ov~r and Fent do~·.rn ::>n tha road. to talk tO ey. Ch:tncso .~~~~jor. He c2.rne bacl'~ a:1ft told us they .woulc11ot us sur~cn·::tor e.nd tr.ke care of our wcunc1Cd, ~h~rc t-.ras a l·!a~or for the Chinks. Eo talked on a field phone ta sane-one up 1n tl-~c hilla.. The I·~ajor Has t~1o hj_chcst rc.nking officer v.re sar.,l,:

Q. Dicl you see tham 1Vitl-.. nny othnr t:,.-po tlea}_)ons?

A. ~hoy hc~c. somG launchers, tl-... c olcl ty-pe bazooka 2.36. ~'hey hit ono of Ol-~r tanks \~rith it and blt:"~,J tho tracks of'f.

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rost: except they h::u:;_ o.. red strijy: L~roP..nd. ths-ir sleeve and a rod stripe ~t the botto~ or their jacket in th~ back.

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WING COMMANDERS,

2nd MAW

Colonel Francis Pu Mulcahy (Ret'd) - LtGen

500 •J" Avenue Coronado, California

Brigadier General Ross E. Rowell {Deceased)

WORLD wAR II

10 Jul - 15 Sep 41

15 Sep 41 - 7 Aug. 42

Colonel Francis P. Mulcahy 7 Aug 42 - 17 Mar 44

Brigadier General Harold D. Campbell 17 Mar - 7 Jul 44 (Ret 'd) - MajGen

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1720 Green Street. Columbia, South Carolina

Mt>.j or General Francis P, Mulcahy 23 Feb - 10 Jun 45

MaJor General Louis E. Woods 11 Jfin 45 - time of (Ret'd) - LtGen surrender

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Lieutenant Colonel Calvin R. Freeman 10 Nov 42 - 17 Jan 43 (Ret 1 d) - BrigGen

Southmayd, Texas

voJ.onel Calude A. Larkin (Ret 1d) - LtGen

8007 s. W. Caahmur Lane Portland, Oregon

Brigadier General Walter G, Farrell (Ret'd) - MajGen

1132 Gloretta Boulevard Coronado, California

Colonel Bryon F. Johnson (Ret 1d.) - MajGen

310 D Avenue Coronado, California

Colonel Ford o. Rogers {Ret 1d)- MajGen-

RFD #1, Wood Park Farm Gainesville, Virginia

Colonel Bryon F. Johnson (Ret 1 d) - MaJGen

Brigadier General Lewis G. Merritt {Ret 1d) - MaJGen


18 Jan 43 - 7 May 44

8 May - 16 Nov 44*

17 Nov - 31 Dec 44

l Jan - '7 Jan 45

8 Jan - 11 Aug 45

12 Aug 45 time of surrender

• Colonel Vernon E. Megee commanded the Wing from 22 April when General Larkin.waa detached, until it arrived at Ewa, 1944.

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Colone1•'Ca1ude A. Larkin (Ret 1d) - LtGen

8007 s. W_. Caahmur Lane Portland, Oregon

22 Aug - 16 Nov 42

Lieutenant Colonel Thomas J, Walker 17 Nov - 19 Dec 42 Jr., (Col)

Brigadier General James T. ~oore (Ret 1d) - LtGen

1720 Green St. Columbia~ South Carolina

Colonel Thomas J. Walker, Jr.

Colonel William L, KBKittrick (BrigGen)

19 Dec 42 - 8 May 43

8 May 43 - ll May 43

ll May - 7 Jul 43

Brigadier General Harold ~-. Campbell 7 Ju~ (Ret 1d) - MaJGen

Highgate Springs, Verfubnt

4 Oct 43

Brigadier General Lewis G. Merritt 4 Oct 43 - 15 Hay 44 (Retld) - MajGen


Brigadier General Thomas J. Cushman 16 May - 20 Aug 44

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MaJor General Louis E. Woods (Ret 1d) - LtGen

21 Aug 44 - 12 May 45 ~ 3830 Reno Roa~. Northwest Washington, D. c.

.E!rigadier General Lawson H, M, Sanderson 12 May 45 - time of surrender

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