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1ST MARINE DIVISION - FMF SPECIAL ACTION REPORT - VOL 1 (8 OF 11) ANNEX BAKER G-2 - APPENDIX 4 ENEMY OPERATIONS PIRS 22-28 - 8 OCTOBER 1950 - 15 DECEMBER 1950

Korean War

Korean War Project Record: USMC-1153

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

P.O. Box 180190

Dallas, TX 75218-0190

http://www.koreanwar.org

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l, ENEJ•,Y SITU;d' ION i•T ::Np OF ?ERIOD.

b. ?oint of contact,

None reported at cnce of period, c. Identlfioat,tons.

?\Ve fro~ t'ollD!Vint; un 1 ts 'iWr•' proco s sod 2 t the division stockade durin~ the pcrioG: 1 - 1st "n, 98th Re,;t C:J.)turec', 'lt io!:\G,~RU-:li 20 Nov. 1 ...... 3rd Bn. 3rd ~-eet~ 38th Div., c:;.pturL•l. t1t lkGnrtU-::li 20 Nov. 1 - 2nd Bn, 5l3tll Unit captur8d at r,.<GAP.U-3! 20 Nov 1 ~ lst Bn, 24\Jth Unit captur.ed n.t H.~G~i1U-3I 20 Nov

· - 1 - 2nd Bn, 2<¥Jth 'unit C-CL;;>tU"'d ctt &G,JC!U-li .,£0 Nov ~

l ~ &77th Unit c.n.pturcd n.t i3,oNTONG 20 Nov 3 - lOlst Unit captured .o. t c.-JiTOi-iG 19 Nov 1 - Packtu St:tn UnJ t,. ·47th 'Jiv J c!'"'~~Jt"C;rtJ:l. at &NTONG 19 Nov

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( l) .Tl-£ .p8..tt.crn -:,f t::nc.:j .. y o,Dcr.<=t:tl.-~ns durin? tho pv ri0d was reported by observer 'lll''· fic;htcr aircraft, light pC!tro:Lling c-:mt')cta by the 7th Y.urines and F-6 c~villm ~~- l.OK q_~;ent re:;:;-=:-rts .. In the southern m:c·SIN :t£sorvoir area :t civili'lll rcp_ort said a 1_ ~:r:.;;r nUL.ber of CGh' troops arrived in Yllll#l•i-NI (CV ~08J,.; 0.11-!'ing the nigh't of 19 Nov q.nd rclievod en~..-J' f.J:roee that subsequently 'tvent n0rth. ~he .. Chinese tro.Jpa :repol;'t~dly ch'ln,_;ed fr0w ~recn 'l;a whlte un.J.for..;s, 4!1 :>;,cnt (?) report early in tho. ~cr1ocl_ ulso t~J..::: i1t .f:J:l~~ c.::t·ou·""'s CJ.lCJnt; the 4ountainous. terrain generally but,•o~n EUKSU..:'\I and YUD41:l-l1I _who wc;re settint, u;o "• :','fcnse line, .Both .N1( l s nJRi 'CCF w€1rc -~epprT..-(;" 11} th1o r:u:.:.bcr, with oeti1ill.r qf _c~ncCIJtX"ation re-porter:_ nt s,,NDAE:E 1-WNG ( CV' :35.55)_1 "' <l-1.v1l1'!-P- _reported to thi.c 3rit Bn . ~ . - ·"

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5th .~lncs/'tm.t 2000-,~000 ..Uxed CCF cmd NK troops we're at SINHUNG DOHG (cv 4552) with IJ1es1~:n of es-. t&blish.ing, rQ:l\;1.- blocks along the Divisi·;n 2•15;1... . . . . .

' (2) .<t· :311455 a 7th ''iarlne s p!ltrol had light contEJ..ot with .cu1 undeter.:.idnE:·d nurube~r cf' ·errhi:1y in f'Oru.. cf .'l. .feW ·r:.UnC.e 0f' amll arluB fir.::: in_ the .vie-1n1ty ~f OV 437<3, appr0:Xiwataly Bl:l( r..iles south of YUDnt<-l)l'r, No fur-thor gr"01,l.nd contact ,,,. rc:cortcd a.B thti perj.od. €; nd9U. OY;, OtlEt.:Jrva t1-Jn o-t· 211350. ovJr YUJ;l4l•1-NI itself ,;,at w~th neg~t1ve results. but reported nt le~et n;tne holt:;s blown in tho YUDh£4...-NI fT_-iG4aU-2.I ron.C:.,. ·in ·acLcliti::-n to f"our net·ily ccnetructcd stone rO"ld bJock:s along the sa .•. e. r'1ute, Ne,'lly ccnstruct~d ontrenchuents were also nbsorved in this sa~e · gener,l are··., "'· rcpQrt of fl~htor' aircr'J.ft tal,' ·)f 150~200 on~:cy tro :os :.covin,; west at 211320 at .~ i>olnt ap;,>r~xLntcly eight W.l<•s >Jest of YUD.<l•,...NI '2n:1 an~thor re;oort by e,ir ott 2ll500 pl:::wed 20Q-300 ~nr-J4LY ~ith ~;.r-tny 0.9.i..:ou1:'lagec1. vehicles alJnt;. the ric:e;e in the vicinity 0f CV 3945, a:1;orox.-1wccteJ.y five Lllce south-sc.uthwest 0f YUTli>i4-NI.

(3)' l~o ene>c .. y contact in the zones nf the lat and 5th h::trines h'lcl been rep..,~tt:d =-ta the pl'riad closed.

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('>) The 26th ROK B~gbent coq,letei! the se:tzurc of hUKSU"""'rn; 9.t about 20l800 flncl·renewe-:1 ·the adv;J.ri.tc ~·matw~:tJ:•(1 lLuring thed:1.y re9_ch:tne: a p ·-int t1~c and cno..,..n~.lf .,J.les east of &~<Cli<~NC-NI o.s c.f the l<Cst rc~JOrt .'l.t ~-ll5oo. Air rcpClrts indicated r:.n unf'.E!tt:r...... in~L~ p,t_lL~?~r :Jf ene._y juet _"-'0 ot of- SACIL~-lG-NI.,

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. . . . _. _ .. -~e.it4#5 ·~ ;Yl~fi; Newly dug trench fro~ ;f.,i ~Et'lPf :Jio ,4621P. !l:,ine lloJ.Ba .blown in road be-. ~en. .:C.Il. <!.l7il B.Ild. 4ji;Za; . Jio:\,ca <leatroycd roetc', at ·t;qo·s.Q po:!,Ata, Four.'road blopka \atone covered with -~::; ·_PJ:"llBh-) ft_cw ~ .497·~ t . .9 _ ¥A0:4RU-:U:. . · (S) I!tfantry~

· 202000"- 7th >nrineat Givili'l.Il rep•wte :following:

~cd p~rty ~owbers killed 60-70 civilians two or tbroe c1::~:Ys ago ·1t :i'YONGi•iU-:U Ta 4266C, CCF t:ro9;;s ~cvint:; through SINFlUNG-NI Ti> 42'730 said they .were going tc •'4ii~0EU#~ P~PJJ.t.J,fJC -1.! no fa nd, no 9.ir aup:port an:l po">r o~(jj,;p.Jel!t 7 J4t ;L!lO.st 3000 tro·:oa in grcu;c:.r •.• oving nof.1;4 n.Pou~ 1? Nc1ve1~ber .. 202030 - X Cor:;>s: ::i0,\1; a.gent rep·.rted nn 9 Nnv: ·. · (ll Er;e~ elcwents were retre<J.tin, t0 01;1;.~

rcJCi~'ltel,y 2 kibueters >;est c:f' OHANGJill. -G.E;'..)nt reported 2.CC:F D,ivisi,..,ns l'~Cnt.:("'.. OA 40al cm:l in l..!ountalns in th'l.t are2 lore·nring c1efeilstve IJ09.1.tir;ns. -. (2) 1000 NE'.s ro:J'•rto2 . . l kilc·--0ter: e:J.St ·:t, SIND .. 'iE-=ti in vicinity

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CV 5278 cqu1:1je:~ with rifles, .sub •. ;cl.chine guns =' ll,:;ht .. .ctOhino ;sun.e. (3) In the v1c1n1ty (·f ~"i'~ . .TH~-:i'.-NI CU ·1070 are 'lppx•oxi:.Itte l,y 1000 NK 1 s cquip;,ecc. with s,..a.ll 'lr, .• s 'ln'l 4-:tn(~ ~ren'l(:cs. Their .cissi::n is to re:•!'g:tn-1ze fc:rc..:; B retr6-.!J. tint; frn,_. KOTOo-.:J.I: ~v!l.luater' F-,6 by X 9or,,s~

202305 -7th •'nJ;"ines: Civl.Uo.n reports hr c;e 'lu",bor of .C.d_F iJ:·-)c~a s.rrivoc:.- at YUD.illLNI 1e1s~ night R&l18vecL fnrcu s at YUDd1,i.-.NI wh0 went north. Ch'in,;e-2 uni:t"'rc.'s :froc green to white. S~li f'!rne ilitent to v1ll.'lfSC T.ci. 4179, .:JJ:1•Jther went NE .to village T;> '4384 anC, anothor wen'!; mv .::tlon6 ro1.d.

202305 -7th ~JUriDe s: #gent repr,rte the fo llc ~·'ing ori 1& Nov: 2000 CCF and NK troo·os "t Srtl'ill&rYONG CV 3555, Ene'"y tr-;o,,s g11thering in this 'l!'.Ja t:a:· 2- c:uys. .C.ne~y ps.tr"ls con-. duo ted. to SIN:&.-:U GV {356, lJ€Jfon~e line est':tollsh~Ci i.l.nnc; hlLh ;rrun' west ct KA:n-DONG .. ( CV 4J.Q!7l~ ~r~-.-:.~~s h ... vo_ ..• c-.rt:trs ,_. Si.l--.t11-. 'l;::ry uni ik, ,yl,v;..llm ~ \·,· .• nt in this area .· ,llt""l~i b'): te '' l:Jy 1!\l.Ot 8!lC ~' ' "'= :.'lY these units · 'pool:-: but '1;!,;!, ~ve "'"""o'"' anc. wce:ocns. ~ .. ' . - - ·~,, ,~ ,-' . ' - ' . ' .- "' •.. ,. ' . ' ....

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:311515 -X Co:i'ps: ~ir rep0:t'ts. 150,..200 tro(lps •.loving W looated a roiles W ot·.XUJ;lAM:.;NI. TL£ ot>--ae!"Vecl 211320. ..

2ilii~ ·.ex ~,,/£~: · 4e;·9~ii~ :r;,;~ ~6-B :,.,;T ,oose'\ ~n .HID, . ·. PW, C'i..f soti.rife~ J,n~,icate;·Nl{· in Pi.'O:KSAN(CV"

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-o 1-~5gl ~7tJ1.i;-~ .. i11€i!~_.: -.?.h.t~-~--~- t-,~c-e;LV£ld·~ 'tew r~Unc.s S/A . ·• ·., ·i:!;'fret !J:'A·,.~q,'l;3t, a~ ;l<t(lq.. ,'l:t ._J:500 ~ir rep0rted ·· · · ~~3,00, ~.-!!at; .~ , 3~4.11 or- ridge: and ·t:any

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,(l) ~.Ws "irpcs/sro.~ &.,U:dJi.\ ~:- rioC. ·- 23, - . - ~_; ·. :I;:· , . .. . ( 2) l'pt~l 'r,w~ to .. date - 2806.

(3) Total. K!A e~timted to :d'Ltc - 2696. . ' • ' - J

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Wea'the·~ ifGrec~st ~).;:;:ri:,ct. 2124C0..:.2224r:r: Glcar to tew low ·a9attorcd cl~uc~s·. Visibility unll, ... i ted', J?rucipitat·ion nee;ative. W.inrc W-N\'i- 10-15 '+h• G--..1a.tj 1n· .:lf:t8.X'l100l1• l:1~in.iW1,ll..;. tew.:_1cr::"ture .25 dc::::-'rCeS-30 c1e t'7'8e1l ll:i South. 2C de::;ree s in North, ''"1Xi .. u•J te·"'i'o'ratur;e 45 O.e;;rcea in South.. 35 jec;reGs in North,

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(1) The N·,tth Kori:".n ~"''ul·:ti)n c.ocs net ap)ea.r at .thj,.s ,tL.,9 t·::. b~ r~st.;.q"tiT.:c t1t t;he. fto.rc<J.t of t~_ Nort~ K:n~c.:.ri FC'JiJJ,t;s ar~- ,. :=::.r!i r'1t:1cr t'! be rocej)ti ve 2n;r~ e:~c;tfr fOr a clu:~n~:_:e .c,f t ~'!V<2;rri-... ont. ~he s1tua"t:L-.. n c'lnver"nfn:g the _~..::;rmet".rY s:·ate.~J h~"t;.· ..... e'\rer,. h:le c·)ntused the 'popul'lce 'Jllc'l. t1:l8 UN F'lrces as well.. 'I'o l1ate there -h'3.e been no ann".uuce.~ ler~!J.l wonet®>Y eysto~. There tns nls~ beer. a slight c

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Lieutenant Colonel Allen (Col)

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Lieutenant Colonel John S. Rolmberg 19 Nov 43 - 15 Dec 43 (Col)

Lieutenant Colonel Robert M, Haynes 16 Dec 43 - l Feb 45

Lieutenant Colonel Robert 0. Bisson 2 Feb 45 - 4 Aug 45 (Col)

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!!• Eight (8) tJ;adin~· cs,"t;.o.n1es in the city of WONSAN WC!'O be.in,; ~8ed 9Y the J<J( ovcrn .. :cnt tr fi-na .. "1.oe itS inf'n'ft,.._.f'J_t1.Jn ,_-;l1-;he'r'1'1J.:.' ,"'l;:·onnifiA- It is bP.-Uovcd th:,i; whenever a,'il.Y:. ;:;f-theseu eZ~.~~~iee .'lcle eh1:pwenta t~ c:mntries' .:utsicc€·. or Nf .. ri;h .. Kareo., V'lrioue ...c~bere o! the ?olitical SGour:i'ty Office. tr::tvel~d with tha ship:toent in tha dis.ouise -t ~~rchwts.

E.,_ Nc.rth JC,re'l.n .• erch'l.nts. fror:. the HUNG!W>l~Pm .. ·:JIUNG g_r-ea aote~1:_as S:i;i~.;j.r·D'l£;B agents -;,-,r· the NK Govern .• erot. 'L'he .;,crchJ.lli;~ ,were grantee-:, "'cr .. •ission to trac~e ae·"ween North 'l!l'l.c Souj;h j(orB'l. on tcr •.. s th':lt they a-ct '1.8 ~:utletA ·f"'I' eHrd·~nR..-·e ru-·f'mttr_ -. - - - · · ----- ... _--..,-,-_.-..,-·u· --u-----,..

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. taJ,).i6·s with a ciyi~1;ui:report.of.·CCF uove.oo;nt about · thl:t t ea";e" ti:->8. tov;a..,d ... ;tUD..,i•l-NI, :tc~oori;s indica te·d t!Jat the ~pe,"y WithdJ;'EJW both aroup~.- the east end Nest

.aldbs·,of the CHOSE'! :;,oscrvol,r, with tho .. bu;lk of the ""ivembnt 'prbtably tg the .northwest through YUDAl•i--NI.)

· lst "'n, 378th :lor-;t,126th.OC:?)l1v. ;.>W from . this· unit '"as picked by the Ene:,1n,or Oo;e:pany attached to tho ?th ~".:...'1.rinca n~ar llciG.A"1.U-:i.I 171030 .Nov. :r-e

-deeertod. f_ror;i.l;'J,;Le unit about 10 Nov. · r;is unit WJ.S · l'ooated then east of CHOSIN :te.s•orvo1r. R-e stated that 50 ..en 1nhis batta11nn ood· deaerted. The F'·f· lived for a while with a local Chinese fariaer. who read the safe cor::duct J.e,'J.flet which he had found, He then surr>o'rid.cr"ed. to our .forces. .

· See enclosure (1) for f'urthor c1~i~inn reports of sne~ o.reanlzB.iilon .ii.nd -IJ-OVc.wcnt 1n thu ~li.lGA.l.U___,?.l n.r~:a..

2. ENEl•cY O:F Z:L">Trcih S D.U3IliG ~,,;;IOD,

_ )?atrall1n,;; wctl) ?ont1nucc d throuGhout tho day = •w JJJ.VJ.sJ.on zone 1"1.1<4 the .on:ty· rc•oart o·f enc"V contact OOe;ine; fro~ a 1st Tank 3n patrol d\i!'ing the arter.noor. no~tl:t or S!NHUNG wLich Nportcd 45

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e!:\;,wy tropps .in ca'il;\'!':;;t,li ·tf<ii high !!-round located in tnP v;_tti:,.;"_'hr mt ?4:01 ~Q·.c[¥ 'f"05l.. _,ivil1ana in the .a.li~ ~_i,di-~~<1 ¥ ahemy ,li.rrf(fvi ty '~ :t;):JD same hills. Rcm:tlttt cf tll8 pati:'oJ-. action was still inc0wplctc _ aa th<) i>_f:,;r>lqd' end~d. :)Jl addl.tlon, no report of . &new pljerat:l,o11s in the southern GEOSIN Reservoir

. al'&a dt¢;1;11g tl;J.e aftet::glcn. h4d been received at the c:t<;lile ,Of tll8. :;;>~ri'o<i~

, _;;'the __ lWK z_ 6.t4 R~gli.Jenf; contlhu~d the_ advance

~~~~ff~t:,;I ~:1~t~~4,~;;~ t~~e 'n~~t'1~e~~::;~~ the ad,van~e approximatel,y j;wo Cilllcs south <tnd east of the town alDn[; ~h~ high ground, Xhe;y were meeting ' ~derate to atirrcning eric~y ~es1at~c0 !rom dug 1n positions. 4 total of 45 en~m;y bad. been reported )9..1.1£-d, _ Wl th enewy Witlidr!JW"-~B to the vJ,cinity of Htr4$U-~. .

_ . ~li.:t-Jl: in tl:i\l per1o<;t Etir J:'oport,;d <500 onc,ny troops with J:rorse_e and Y9l::\l,c:J;os p.pproxllll9.tcly, 5 ;.:;Ues npr'f;h_ of .CR:-A_'riJC-J:ui.~. _- 4. l,nt-E}j': ·~.t:r. t"Cpcrt. told of 50 an~wy truck_a _ .oovin,e; ~ou_th a.t ~1845 25 Dlilea north of 1i,ll;:;: l4i.O~r.N.Jtcse).'Vgir.,Jy,;t9.1jl+ V of C!L~NGJJN) • ·'no thor convoy of, 'five t:rilb'ke, w.p;h troops around a fire ,Just I>Orth of the GHOSIN rtiJ_581"VOir, Wf\S obsc•rvod lnter at 1>!2250, _Strikes were wwe on all groups With umsse!Jsed dn .. lag'E.l ~

Tlw 7th ll'larines had a civilian r~port of a. J-ar~;e cne<J1Y force at SI!ffiA.-,.i.I (CV 4455) ._ The 1st ~lnC S in El ·.d6]aye(\ report repo:r-ted. t~qt tv.10 l-:._~rine S were .fix:~d on .nea.:r the lst· -"n C? vic CV \)()11 at 191445. one dncwy was killed. Patrol dispatched to area found m-~nd r::;ren-3..~8 but boQ,.y anct 1-10apon reruovcd. "B.Yox:- of Vilhi;e -in thY(; area told patrol thctt tho Gow»Junists lllid ··two broUyii of appro:XiuA tE• ly 70 alCn 8'1Ch ope:cat-1ng in the arc·oi to .recruit o 0r;.;,;un1st sy~athizers

·and t·a recover NK weapons with rendezvous point in the v1o.inlty of' CV 5017_, a;_:>"'rox;L.*'tcly 10 wiles ;;est of CHIG:Y:ONG, · . .

b._ 'Ene.oy Tactics and W~apons or Qther !-Ia terie 1.

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o._ Opera,tions of Bnb,o;y'Gow--ponerit Eler;;c;nts,

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20160t:f~lst l•\AW: Ti.o'eri~!RY 't;uck~ ~'ttapke~ at CA 482? an<! 04 4336. Three truok·s attacked and de strayed at C4 4530. :'one truck deetro~ed at· CA 4241 and tlu•ee •. truc)!:a daplaged at CA 5405. rour ~:r:-ucks and two jeeps de!ltroye(l...at CA· 433B, . . . ·'".

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201250 --Vi·l0-6; 'No 1:W.,d1-c&t10ns . hl.JK BU-:.i.I •

2'01335 ~?th ~~.JB.rinea: Giv' reuorts . at s,ntHA,-:u TA 445oA.

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. 201600 -.lst Jl-IA.W: ~he 1"o1l01\'1no.:~, nuubn:". -cf. 2neuy were killed: 26 ene~y located at CA 4241

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· located at CA, 4443, 6 located at CA 4335.'

20l60l_:.,.i:+t4 1·1a:r·1r~es~ 2~0oe-S,ou6-~K- tr~ops and 13,000 (~) GCF t;ropps located ln H!J!.:SU-RI,

-ROK agent, who was thbre on 18 Nov. report-ed~ · · · ~

201335 -7th ''<arine~; \i.uant1ty enemy aruL<O destroyed, ·a. t '!.'A 4872,

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(3) Total KIA eatwatcd to date - 2696,

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G. "'"!!. 1·/IL:GLv,lS Colon& 1, USiiC Cl"Ucf of Staff

ENCLOSU3E: ( 1) Order ot llattle and I·:lentitlcation

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COMMANDING OFFICERS

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Meyer, UBMCR

Lieutenant Colonel Lawrence Norman (Ret'd) (Col)

710 38th Avenue, South Q+ ~~to~oh·~-~ ~1~-4An ~u. ~~ ~~g~~~6l &~v~-~~~

9 Mar 43

10 Mar - 9 Sep 43

Lieutenant Colonel William A. Willis 10 Sep - 15 Dec 43 (Col)

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Lieutenant Colonel Luther- 5. Moore (Col)

16 Dec 43 - 31 Dec 43

Colonel Boeker c. Batterton 1 Jan - 23 Jan 44

Colonel Frank M. June 24 Jun 25 Jul 44

Lieutenant Colonel Louis B. Robertshaw 26 Jul 44 - 1 Jun 44 (Col)

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Lieutenant Colonel Gordon H, Knott

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1 Sep 45 - time of surrender

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·Q.-2 Q.-3 d-4-Adj FSCG 1st l!i.Aw 1st i""-r 5th J•ar ?th Mar llt·n Mar l)nd Bn, llJJi l~r 1st Bn, 5th ~Jar lf3rt0oJ lctTltBn· J..st Tk Bn lot En1sr Bn 1st SP Bn 1~.t Sig Bn 1at.,Co.4ServGrp lat S~>rv · B!l · let O:t-d.. Bn ,,~12

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ENCLOS\BE (1) TO PE'tiODIC INTELLIGENCE '\EPO'i.T NO • O'> .~· ; '.

\' . ...,, .. Order of Battle ~~De. Identification

1. The following 1nforcn4{~on was co,,p1led by thB Interrogation Unit, S-2 f)eotion, 7th l.je.rines, a:a·a result of interrogation <lt"~civilians apprehended· by the 7th i•arines 1n tM ·vicinity of IiAGAttU-"ti. '·, . a. CHANG I I~OUNG- ~·'Chinese civilian whc wae born and reared 1n -:-·t!le· ·Rugaru-~.1 area,. t-;as con- ... scripted by the North Ko,.;e,ara located 1n tha.t area about 11 Oct 1950, far usa. as an intcrp~eter between tho North Koreans a·na· the OC!" tro ·ope, He wae eillployed 1n Hagaru-R1 .a's we..Jber. qf,. t.t>.f South Haill)cyung Provisional i·il,11tll..ry Cowr.li tte.e;,;. Wh9ae wts'slon was to supply rood; and c lotning. for. the'· CCF u~1.lts ln this area.~ :;::he. No:rth Korcan-,s.upp_ly un1 t e"IPloyed about 80 pe9ple and iliOved ta .. ·TOKSIL-LI (.l.pproxi.;J8.tely 26 LJiles que no:rth of H'ilgo,:ru-'l.I) on 5 Nov~ This c1v1lian b~l1evee tb.e tL."1.it is still at ToksiJ-Li, · ,. .

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E:e :reported that the CCF ca.Je into · t'he Bagaru..-R;I. area about 19 Oct. 1950. 1t ••as· ruruoreq at the ti~ t~t they ar:ri~ed with 50,000 troops. about <.5,000 .uoved through 'Hagaru-'1.1 going south, whil£ th8 l•ewa.inder were eaid_ to have et~yc-d __ op the eaet stde of the Chasin Reservoir w1Fh9ut ·, waving ae far south as Hagsru..-Ri, During the COF 1e eta.y Ln thia ar0a·they demguded 15 tons of food~ stu.ffs da1ly. This a...tount· )'las to be gath' :red. fro::> the local pOp1,llaOe and conS1<JtCd of 20% rice, 50;& ..Jixed gNine and 30% ~oat •. ';l:pc North Ko:r.c= supply un~ t .alwa,y a re ll short of flJ.1.f1 Uing the . de"l~ncts.

Cm..'iG ·loca.te<l ,the ~:;dquartcrs ';t both tne l24th~an4 l.26:tb P;Lvls:l,.onF. .J.A tht: Fusone;-Ni a,_-.ea. (CV 5.W~) unt.11 thoaa units· s.tartcd withdra<ring ab<;m't 6 or 7 Nov i950, He· clahwd th'lt the lNth a:tui l26tP- trJlthQ_rew _aJ,.ortg ·t:te west e1de of the Choel.!l .J1eeorvoir bound. !.or. ::luda~N1, It """ believe a: tl!a't thci units east or the '1,esl'rvoil" ld thdrew nprthward about the eaoo ti&o, The civilian siatect tl:u>'t the COli' headq\lll.rt<>l"B 1s now located in Takail...::J.+,. and that the LJa,in supply deuot of the COf is ~oated ~n Pyongn~J~ {CV 0778), ap~rax!~.JatoJ..y 40 ~il.:,p west· of I{s.g:~ru-:t•i. He couldn!t ;l.dent1fy a"y oth~r COli' un.tts but reported th9.t there

. ''m\s an· al'tilJ£ ry unit l).tta~hed to thf' 42nd .il.l">UY which is tndepentent of eithl'lr. th<>. l~4th ol" :l25th Divisions 'l'ha ar,tltlery pi;ece a arB Jap~ne se c1annod and tho Japanese l).re high:l,y confid.ent at their ll.billty.

lie stat,.d tl:i.at th·:: only North Kol"<'A.ns unit 1n this area wae a tank lJ,tlit, '-'he Jhic;f of the· NK Pl"ov1a1omil jfJ.ilitary Co'"'"i ttoe ir. E:'.""""ru..-ri WaS relieved ·on -1 Npv_·. 'l95o. He _tOo¥ "J,.o yo7;.u.n~-::.::.-rs _;tror;.l·- the o.ow-!.litteb p.cadq••s.rtcrs and recruit<;d <J.bov.t" oO .noro ·before

· le;tving t<:>WIJ tor Xongll\l)l!; (Cl,J 49?9) wncrc ho had the

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... J;n" "'c.'t _w'itli. Sl.lcc_eJis.·' The_guqrrl,i4---, chio':r 1s n:uoe i_? Kii~ S::ing ~o. ,' _ .·- , .

•. ' .. --~:"-·•,b .. ~, SOLG Yi. .Choon -·t1. ClV:t.l.:tan Wb,o f:trT'iVE:d in Eic;uru-rl,. frow _X"qh~e;::-.nL(lJv _4165) +'7 Nov 195.0 an.ct. rcpqptcd .tlio-~ .~.?out 2_() guo.rrPla13_._e.nte_r<'d T'l.chungU1 Dll ... l6&tNay 1:;6 !'B.c;·t"U,'it ._.:DO:t"'£1 ~~l.lbJ\'i'S·_.ro;ro ~!i [;U~!"l'"ill!l fore~.· •hey wo!'c repclrtc:d to helVe ho_1d a 1I.K.L.P. (Oo,:,.Ju!::iist :Party)_ iuflc-tint;, urging. t;hosc attending to Join the' guortiilla unit, - · - - .. _ . ·

Be i:llao ;.~;,>o;.t~''h~no.'s o/~cy nu2bcring about 30 to. 4.0 ~n, tjlie ar<:a, ;;r"'M with ~iflcp,, light >&tcb.ins gw."ls an~ t.iuid. t;rc~!U,.d.o s. Upon lB.'1.V1ng th8 vilhgo the C!IF troops .take. c_ivilian Dick_s, saw9 ELnd ot)J.C:t' c.srpcntor tools ~1i th which thoy arc reportedly pr9;;>ar1hg }1D!3i tio:ps. s.long tht: ridr;n.s in thr; tor'f:~.r of T'\chung-pi (:;>robably in the vicinity of Eill l769 6\i _;5~6J~) ~ CClf .. ~ov-~r.v .. nts. a~ ~ll&d·o undm:s cqvc>r of darlciesS or..ly.

'' , _ q. HA14 YOPC '!'hQO!l - this ohPi"n "-~rived at

liago.ru-:ri on ;L7 NoV fNiD So"'Ong,;.nt (CV 4?89), about 6 :::.ilv n no::-th of Yuua4L-n+. He rs:9o:rYcd th-:\1;! thG _NK People 1 s Aese.ubly has loca'{;e:i itse).f in tl;le lu;ubor J;lill caw-~ a 'l t Puksu-ri ( CV 3788) a,.,•-·ro:Xifllrt toly 5 wile's 'northwest o( Yl,ld.~cu-n,i.'' .He rcpo,..tcd th""t 'l hrge nuubci- -~f. CC~ ,t:ro'qp?-.. ~6~{· 8.11?0. ~t the:=;(· .lu•:~bcr c.!J..,~)S. - 1-L;l·.·_ c~,t.r..,e9._· :t,h;ll. fo:;P.-2fe wore sev'--'!'~1 AA pleccs 1oc3, ted a~.on.; the trees qn the lake. side of :(ucl_s .• :~ni. Et;> -~lso- Said t~~- t 'Pb.;;;re .~tmrE: 1, ooo f!K troops_ 1n Suhlo!\e;-n1 .':\nc( tr.::<t th,:y fuvJ CQ,:LH1l.Udc'cr8d 'about 600 OXCn for tr2nspo:;-t~t~on purposes .. · ·

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'He: also said. th1.t 2d() 'CCF troo'os- h'l<'t ~-:ntored .. Sq~1t:::--ni .13.Nov and. PJ)ent .. l3J _)~ B.nd lo -~ov p"l:"'t~p-"-lrint; pos·itionE? ·in tboJ- towr.l ~nd "thd:l he J:-,u;~ra ·lJney hiOVL:Q

not"t,h. The CCF tr.ao·Js lilld ... ovod U-:J fro:11 :-:oto-ri.., bbi_+u wQI?~i!l.b '.1i th2. hOf1})'1t~l, he· h:.-:ic1 obs~:rveal· ?fl .... tionts f~o ..... the 344th T·-·_n',- 3.c;:--_:;t,. ':'.S. ~.•l•.'-11 ':"I.e thret:: pa-

__ .,.t.icn:t;,s, fro;.1_ tl-10 5_8,Qth NZ ::.=t.: :;.:;t,_ tt··q ~Yr.-t:t...-:nts fro~:. tho Jll6th .. NE;_ Uni,t .'ll')d 'l '-'".t;lcnt fro __ the' 578th NK Unit, ~ho _ c~!ili::.I!c.~??+'tu_~_ t~et.t __ nb:)ut lO ·)q_tl~;-:n,ts .m'~r;:;e 1.U Cl.al..l.¥ !J.nct "tbt;~,_t On~· -!,.5 QCf -)_'),.th:ntP }1r:G. bOPll tr:at;Bet U11 to 3 )loy, }jon~ were jlos;;;it'clizec:,

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. . No. eh.~:wY··b6~t~~t ---.ttra·!? · :t"\Jpor_ti_:~-- throu£thbut the _:D1v1sicm zone as _.vl:gor•ous ·patrols wert: ·::ushr:,:t to tho f~pnt; 3-~C fL~a. ·A q\d_et- nit,;ht- _9.ncl. :..!9_:t:'l11nt_:'_ W:J~C re~<ortcd by the _'7th. i-h!''inea in the sout'heJ:\n OROSIN Res~rvoir urc:a~·- ":11it~-~o; rcJ?Ort of' act_iv:~~t;Y' _c,~_i:!g the attcrnoo!) receive('; '18· the ·,xr10cc endei't, A d.eL'tycd report of the ;>rE'vious .]lcrlod ·st~.tec' tho.t. tt·'o enc:oy wor:t::-:.r_s_ 'f.•J_9rt;- do-strcy,_,~_ o: .. '11r thr:i: J '-··118 s northwe et of H...;GA'":i.U-::n- 'lhd n.n Un0_eter .... :.J"ni:'d nu:.~ber: of cnc:~:y ·fired on ·\ly artillery in the vicinity of Jc.UNCB:CN-NI, . .A lntor ~;atrol to<'iliDJC~:ON-NI- ,.:ct with nc:; ...... tiv8 results •

.. "'. q1vilL:tn re:;>orted 700 CCF die,;,· inc; in in the SIN-HtJ!:~G-:-NI a.rco., seven wil~;s north09.st of·E...~GA~U-:U • .t$1r reconn::t.1ss9.UOD l~te yestcrctf'l.y re:;ort..:::C. nu<:1erous o:;ep BL.I.j!..l.'J.CB•-"~-nta in the SIN~~L'NG-NI qrc~. but no

. activity.

. ·F:g,,rly_~P~~t~:rnoon OY reconnai:.:H~ancc of Hl.~"'XSU--RI rQ.··;orted ·no. 6ilei:;y notiv1ty. A htcr air rc;yort l:?Y X .. :~o~~')S _.ssitl ·,1;;1;13.t __ l.~ny 8nc"'ty tr.oops were m;vinc; north~Icst fro:;.· the "HUKSU-::1.1 area. A p\i. 1nter~or;a

_tcd by .the 5th i'hrine·s hte in the ''"riod sto.tcii.. th3 t .c.n ·:'c·sti..,.B. tE)d ~~10, 000 · GCF ant NK"' tro0ps· t~ro,rc ::.lOv .....

. ing north,<ard · fro4. SAOHAXG-,NI ( CV :Z339) towq:rd K~T~GYE {BA 97~7) flvc .. or six· c1aya aeo.

_ " , l:r'lSOO ~ ?t·~ i:nrilce>e: En: :.:;r un~r:;2·resei"~ p,9.st ;t-~1<? days. · Gr<?upa of ona~ . .;y ho.vc oc·Eln rc::_)'J:r-te.d s.tttins Ph PJ,.~l ln: O~Jen ~nd obs~:rvif15 _o:.:.Y.·_tr')_'J~;s ~~~:tthout ·rlr1P.E 9.I].d. :~akin; uoV_~~ri on+y s-~t;Jn ;;forc·~<l· to. dp so o;y 'lrtlll~ry 0ro air. · .A?'~:!-~BJ,X .• IY... '?V AI·'t{-:-( _ ~ __ :_~K.~::j. __ S:O

.m .,: ,.__.;, -;;-;:;;· .. , -···- . i

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• APF:SN::'L': IV TO AI~~EX :_;...K:S:i TO r.IVISIOt-r' :::t=rcr;..L AC!I?IQK ~.:SFOF:T

·c.... Operations Of ~ncr.::y Cow~)onent Elcn.:tmts ..

(l) Air fo:rce. ~ ' ~

(2) -"doinist!'ative Units.

J1egativ~.

( 3) ""nt1~A1:r~:r9.!t Du:t'enses.

190110 ~5th narine.s: C iv. Npc•rtc:i AA pasi tions on hi11 at ~A o181 and ;t:A 5281.

(4) Anti-Tank Units.

Negative.

(5) Ar-or·:d and Lotorizud Units,

( 6 ) ,'>rt ill£; r.y,

Ncg':'tive.

(7) i';ncineors.

N~ga t1 ve.

(8) In!antr;y •.

l90900 -7th l1b:r·in.e s: Air c-'t-Jstroy-,:d 2 enE::-. .!.y c,~,rtars at Tii 4575 at 181450. Artille1r:.r firod on U...'1·-known nuc.:ber of ep., .JY vicinity '>f l!t'NCECN~ NI witt. und0ter .. J_ne:l r<.su1ts.

190900 .c7th i•hrines: At 1901GO an esti ... ~.ted 2 cnc";y c:x:ohangod :fire 'l:Ji th tho :) : :!""i •.• ot2 r gu"J.rc",s to the st;" at F .... ~G--i:::tU-~TI in the n;_·,~Y~.!'IS n t flttc m_Jt to 1nfilt:r•atc aur :;:Jo~:d-tions.

190110 -5th i•iarincs: Givil.im rc:c>,.,rtcc. troEt ?OO COF "troo~Js were digging ln nt TA 5481H:.,

191550 ~Vd)~6; Air re:;>orts flo encu.y activity obs~rvod • , HU:KSU-'l.I. No suit(tb1e 1iart;ets,

. ' 191610

'.- u . . . -.X or;;.s: --~ir :r"8porta l.:.f\nY ep_ .. :.:zy·

1ng northwc s~ t:rc.c HUKSU-"11,

191?00 -X Co~Js: Air roports ~t 19~650.thet 300 troops, b.ors06; ~utA t!-n.~l.eio ty1JB vDhiclcs. l8catcf~ 2t CHASA-RJ 1!1 the victnfty of. c.., 4335 (rctdio 1nterc:8pt; direction of .... wc .... nt. unknow.n) •. 41r attacked J.nc1 tbL rc .:.<~1l "je "'-ic--:e. u.+j_t:~tt;rL..:lnod. :~~rot: '3.Ct1v1 t~r f--::"':'ti.::r a:uth,

.A2F r:~;:::~x I7 ~.c .. _-i0;~::_rx , '"!M..,..r.:• ·"":"'r~n-.m

... '!.V.L..I..U!_'. ~l.J...o..I.V4-•.J.

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DECLASSIFIED

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•.- •. ~ : . .. 182015 -11th i•urines: At 188003 the :locket 3<:tttery, 11th i:hr1rie sJ LLE.de the t6l-1n~<1n~~ rt_.:po~t: ''A security op obsc!'ved sovun (7) fL"Lres :t'lrtd <:tt a·l1JrQxbm.tcly (; .uJonutc .intarv<tls coc;_cncirit;- at' about ·l8J.930 .1Jic1 CQL.~int_~ ;fro;.:t ., . .. tht: vi.c1n1t;y of tht: ·vlllage··TA 7616" NE side o:( riir'er. ,·li'llJ.res. wer,. yello1<ieth· in c0lor.

The sighting is between H!lw._hung and Hunc:;nq>:> a.nd a~:-_ ... ro:x:irJatc.ly 3 :~ulee· N o!' Div. c;e .. 191115 -11th ··Jarinee: l?.atrol ncpor.ted possible bivoue.c arsa at T;\ 821;:58, Cl.vili'lOB 3bit< area was. u.s_cd rlul';L.P.e; a1r .r.ftic~le qn B:bi·IHUNG.

· 190130 -X Oor·Js; ~L'lG-33 reports t.hat thO SD'!HUNG-NI aro;;a. 1:C"J 5581) C:'Jntains nu.;ubt:·rous D_pen ec:plaoew. nts wl_liCh -a~11-ear to .. b8 unoccupied.

191610 -X Gor>c: Well ontronclhlo ·:tr-nocos on hi;ch tround at cV 3342.

3; OTHE3 Jl-Tl'ELLIGENCE Fi;.CTO?.S •. ·'

a. EstL-Ja.t<2d Ene..:y Losses • . (1) ?~fs ~roce8sCd Cturin~- ptn"'lod 3.

(2) Tat!'ll )?"l'i, 1a, to ,data'- 2771.

2696,

.Low.

.. Low.·

.. · e. llcathcl:',

Wenthe:r;-· ~h~,or't· p ?iod l924'C0-'2024CO;- Cl0qr 1 . COld tO!)iv1t a.ncl tow~rro;W 1 fi.C.atJt.erC•d .cJ.ouds OV.C!' ....Jo.Un.tEtins 1_. surfacE wlhda- 'tiJC st t:Y nor"Gh'ft~Cst 15 .:i4 ---..h. J.11dnL..iu~ ,:t..:n_.·,:.)t/r~tur€ .. t:;ni~ht 23- ·degrees in 'the BoiJ_th ftrld• 15 dOJSf'C_t..-S in extr~:-~wcly n'J,..thcast; iJa.Xl:..li;.ru · _to.4!.o'.±-row ·JB .a8br~rt-.s. No --n:•bc,i>)it~.tir:-n •. · -,..... . . . : - . ~ ....

. Nc,sativo.

5, ENE!•.Y C..?.iJU:IJ'ES AT END OF "' :UCD,

a, En~wy Q~ul:'ses of action,

A?F ZK:JI:~ . IV r::'O A:~:"E..."\. AOTIO:.' :.r:r.o~::;:

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1') August lSjl

COMMANDING OFFICERS

MAG-35

Lieutenant Colonel John Wehle (Col)

l Apr - 30 Jun 43

Lieutenant Colonel Hamilton D. South 1 Jul - 8 Dec 43 (Col)

Colonel Frank M. June ' , . \

Colonel Wyman F. Marshall, USMCR (Ret 1df

1521 Clarkson Street Denver, Colorado

Lieutenant Colonel J. P. Coursey

9 Dec 43 - 17 May 44

18 May - 31 Aug 44

1 Sep - 7 Sep 44

Lieutenant Colonel Neil R. Macintyre 8 Sep - 26 Nov 44

•

• Lieutenant Colonel Harry H.Bullock, USMCR 2? Nov 44 - 31 Mar 45

Colonel Allen c. Koonce

.2?

DECLASSIFIED

1 Apr 45 - time of surrender •

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DECLASSiHfJ ~..iiL . .!!'J: AJ?FENO:::IX IV TO AN!\BX EAKE::l TO ")IVISIC~' SiECl.AL ACTION fu40<1T

{l) Delay our a~var.ce in the GEOSlN Reservoir area wtth elements or tho l24th GCF. ,D1V1_s1on~ ~tJ.pportcd by n!f:·un::"ctjrr:.Lin;:;d £~Jnount o:t artillery and armor.· .. ,; ..

· (2) J;te.tnrorce the: GHOSil1 P.osor'wlr -C!FJ'AKG-J!!'! area with reorganized NK units, NK un1 ts previously uncomm1t~ed, and clements of COF un:tts rrom !1anchuri8,· or e.lreacl;r in North Korea.. ,.

(3) Conduct guer:rilla oporat1ons throughout the Pi vision zone in .'l.lnC.etc:t'l.JlincCt but sizeable H-trength, concontratlng on l4SRa enc3. supply· instnllatlons. · · · ( ..-:,) Cc:1t1nue to wi thCtiB.w northward through tho Div:.c•lv!< ;;one, avoiding contact where possible c;wl conducting 0mch delay~ng o.ction ae mtty bf,co.J..<J n8ceasa.ry to. insure a succoss:tUl wi ·thdn-:::~val ..

b. DiGCllSSioi< .ancl AAalysis. Events of the period co not indicate a material chan~e in enemy cap8bil1tics. The HU!CSU-RJt S.AUf...AIJG-NI, YTTDAI-1-NI, and CFI.Q\TGJI~-r areas remain tho centers of confirncd enemy concentrations. In furtherance of the discussion cont8..1ncc_ ·.:':..n .JiXR No·.,. 25 1 attention is 8-f.c.in il1rcctC0: to the possibilities or thCSC HrOaS as blor.:J\::.r.g p:--s1t1ons acainst any movez:r.cnt fl.i ..... rcctcd at ~...,b·:. flank or rear o:r on.cmy forces cnga[cCL on tb .. :.: wcs;cr:rn front. In ad.cl1t1on, tiloso pos:tt1.onA sC-""ITc to protect a· still t'avorat-le os:_ capo route t:::>r th.:: rcmn.e.nts o:f his southo:rn f!_iv1s1ons ~ I-t; :i.s loe;lcal to assume, in li&;ht of the conplet&1 0 dcfcr.sivo attitude of the enemy forces in ~hc.sc ar€Cls 1 the~t ho has neil:ihc:- tho strength nor the reinforcement cs.pttbill tics to lnunch E.n atts.ck or conduct e. detcrmincC. do:f'.:>n~

s1vc in his present positions. It is bcl1evec~. th.oraforc, that he will ,falay along each of those n.pproat..:h routes, initiating a C.etern:1ned derens e only ;>hen the 1 crt ne.nk and ru.r or his rorcea on the western front are throo.tcne:l, e...nd that he will ::;vcntm:~lly conduct e. Cctcrm1ncd defense along a line protecting tho most vital of his bydro-vl cctric instal.).e.ticns on thG YALU River. ~li thi!1 the d1v1sion zone> thG CB.rlNGJII•! arpa reme . .tns ·~he 'Jcntcr o:f a prob2.ble, dcternin.:.d enemy d.efcns e :.nasmuch as a fo.rther '"1 "'hdrawe.l to the north would. comncl bJ.,.P.i to '-?=""'Otcct tlro routes ot' app:""'cJao!l 1nt0 hie po.s1 tlons, thus apl1 tting his :forces anf voe.kening his c'ef.ens1 ve capabi':l.i ~is's.

c. (1) in

Relative li'robab111ty or '· .o::"';ion: 5 a cqnJunct.l.o;:tw1th B~(~), Cf, ";f1C:. (4) • ... .

DECLASSIFIED

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• ANNQC :".;IJ(ER TO :JIVISiol; m ECIAL

0 F F I C I A L:

B ~ T. HOLCQ,.Jl J'l. Colonel. us,.!CJ

· .ACo:('S, G-2

DIST£trl3UTION:

CG ADC G/8 G-l G--2 G--3 G--4 .i\.clj FSGC lt?t l·~A';'ir

let l•""r . 5th l'..o.:·

· ?th 1•1-·J.r

llth Nar 2nd En~ J.ll·~.l 1-JU.r let Bn $ :i1;.:-. -~A±-~P liB~ Go, :)..t~t. 'L~ Bn lst Tk Et, lst Engr Bn. lat Sp Bn let ~:tL· Br.,. lst Le:.:.Sv.!:-1, ~~1.'~ 1st· Bs ,.'i/ .Gr. lst Gr<.l 'br, ~ill~-12 :<len Go X Gor.i.JS 3!'d Inf D.~' ?th Iccf .:b~ ·, Cl'!lC . '. F~F PA0 . _ Fl\<$ . I.~ ;•IT Me's 2nd 1•dir DJ.v ! ::tOE. Cw·r· ~ . 26th' ;;\Ole ::o 6 ~ lv'J:iD ' C owN" v )i'E. . S5th. 11.0'1'

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DECLASSIFIED

.Headquarters

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. lat Ma.r1ne o/u .-rleet POst

llivieion., Fleet l<iarine Force O~f1ce. san Fr~~c1~?o, Q~lifornia

2: BTii: .l s ·:~..a Nov 1950

. PErtiOD:J:C IN'J;'ELLIGENCE RE?OrtT NO •• 25 . '

pcirioQ covered~ 171800 -181800 Noveuber l95Q,

lf.aP; AMS L75l KO.'li::A ,l;50,000

l. ENEJ.iY SITUATION AT END OF PE'l.IO:O. ' . . . .

.b. point or contact,

None ra:;>ortb(\ •

. a. Idont~r~cations •

. Bee enclofjur£~ (:].~ .a:ld ( 2),

. E. ENEl•iX O??.~:;_TION S. tn~ .. TB~ING P~;t!OD ..

__ a.,. 8~':'.ry.

Qnly ll;:;ht encuy aontact ~o~as rn::;orted c.uring the mornln£ 1n the 7th Marinea·zone us ~patrol · reported an est1mte·d .t~<o en~ray com;xtnies.in vicinity $! -1078 .. ~:_;:_:,r-ox1,.ae..ta:J,.y 8 'Utile a l~':f at HAGA'il:J-.l.I, 1n addition to~ undeter~ned nuwber of wort~rs at . 0V 4575 and three art1ll£ry T,liC<lei:l at HUNCHON-NI, 0\T. 47?'8 ... i1n _.0S€l+lt· t-Jported Cnt;Lzy cliV~Bi:m. he'J.C.quart~ ·era at ~l•>-lH o.nd ;:109 eneuy troo·cs 1•rith horses vicinity CV 3974, .. 5· fUlL· a· south or YUDA!Ij...NI. No :t>Cport of en2;.;,y activity during the afternoon ho.d be~n rJ<ceived !l.fl tho period ended. A rD;oort froiil the 7th l'iarlnDa of tho pruvioua ·period 1 a Dctivi ties eatiws.ted 146 KlA for t;he 24-hour pe,..io<'., 1ncluc,ing both CCF and NK •

. li!o. eneitly contt:tcta were 1,uade ~lli the other l:'flf;_~anta.l zon~s d.ur.iP;.£; -t~-~ -per~oC1. &lthough B.ddition--.al reports Of ene~ activ~ty in the HUKSU-RI -SA:~KAN~N.r ·ar~a W~Jre received. The 26th ::l.OK '!et;i

·Went reported 150D enemy at· Hlfi:SU-:U at 171900.

<'lr rs.,ortDd 1000 ep.ow;r ·in thn.t arc'l durinc; t.l:!e day. il ••njor' pW ·:fro.u .. tl:Je 2nd. NK Division shted tb.~t 2000 tr?G:;_)C pt the 5th Dl.v and 1000 troops of

.the 2nd Division yere.iri th'lt arcaon 15 Nov. :tOK ae.;enta who ca"'fl 9ut cf · tllat are<t toclay renorted to the lt!t Bn, 5th i-lnrines. tpR.t thcr<> were 5;ooo OCF troop.aa· in the ·esencral au;-.:su-:ot! - fL'iCJ0\_ NG-NI a,rca on +6 Npv. (Oo...w<mt; Trw 5th NK Div1·s1on >J'lS rormed :fro4l cadre 8 tt;f Koree.11 oo~h't t votcr~.ns or the Qhl.n;;;ae .;,;i[hth 3.oute krrc?J lorior to tho inv'l.sion ~f RCJ;le) • . , .. - ~ ·- ........ . . ,-. .:. .

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A l/5 patrol into tho CRONUI SAN ar~a, where 5, 000 enerJy had repo,rtedly .llOVed around 14 Nov:~ met _ :witl:J._n~gut.:tve results.

"·

.Enewy Tactics anct Weapons cr otr..E!r I-!ateriel.

Negative.

O,i:ierat1o"ns 0f En8J-l.Y· :(:~l~.:.J~~e~t ~le.cuent.s. .. . '.,_:..

(1) ';,1;:. Forooe. · . . .. ~

Net;ative.

(2) Adruinistrativo Units,

Negat1ve • .. \3) Anti..:Airoraft Defer:ses,

Nega.ttve,

(4) 'Anti-Tank Uni\E•

Negative.

(5) Arworod and

18135 5 -co 7th iiarine s: T>~o tanks aC~ct t1;o ve'11c le s or-:tt;inally repo:r•ted at i~:Ul'~'OE-ON-NI in :I.A . 4377G- proved to be dUiJ.':1as,

( 6) Artl_l, e ry,.

lel120 -7th .•J8.rine 8: ?atrol sighted 3 artillery pie.. oe a at p,tJNGHON-NI TA 4777. FAG reports un

'lplowri nliwber of wortaro T4 i575. · ·

. · (7) Engineer~ .•

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(8) Infantry.

172037 .-7th l•Jarines: Es_t1.Jatcd lOO en TA 4869~[.,!1 and · 250 en· Tjl. ~6ElC: •. fb ~re.po:r~e unknown nuD;ber

.pt enei;IY dug 1n fA 4c57::l::t and T!\. 45?3U3, Silll?.ll ·:.B:roup O:r.,el'\e*' o'bserve<l. retreating W t'roilirA

• _ : )Wl2.D,r at, ).;55p, ,, . , . _ : -

.18A2\'J.' -:-7.~'i·"'-r..l.n?~: -~"esti"'!>tcd ·;,_ eor');l'l-!lles Q:(' em:oy _.: ;" _ ..l-qo!).t"d at T.il,. 4078. :Cne Divlai.on ·headquar-

. tere r<>POl'~e~- at. :nrpA:!L..NJ. ·

181;3];; .,.a.,.;:;;_ Cl:C located ~000 ~J"'-"Y 1n-·victn1t;t of · E:tlXSU -:ai. . . _ . , . - , . . ; .. .

. ;_ . . ... . ·• . • . -~>:1.

181(505 ..:.otb._._t"al'ine<?; on. l''i .l!ov c1-;ilian refuge·cs re. J)Qr'!;ed ap;>rGi'~":"FPJ.;v «99 CC.f nncj; NX :IJrQops -aln . ..c2d wi tb. .a~:LI: a;r ~-Q -_:wcra ·looa t.oct · s. t b'lJKOJ ....

·. Rt 11nt1 Cliu:N'GEUN(J....NJ; 'cv 3340, ..

APF d".;nc rv To Amite r_A;i~R .. l'l' __ iJt~W.tb,~~cr,:;L .. ' · ' · - ·nnW/f<J\l i!' (~\C:I"' I' I'JI .. ACTIO~· F:s?or~. : .: . :':: " lWtl~tJt;tJi1~.;)>U~' ~ll:.c!! · _ ' --- . . . ·- . ..; ...... __ _ _, .. ,._~ --

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DECLASSIFIED

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AJ?:?EJ.~iJIX I.V TO ANN~ ::i.AJ(t'R ::'0 =-?Iv;:t:-SIOI-:- SF ECI.t..L AC':'IO~: Ht:r=OHT

l81660 . " - n· -5th 1.~~-rLne B: :Et.t?K SA.'rq _ --~..,gt:;nts rcturnin~ fro.:J JUil{SU...RI re,;Jort,.d · oooo· CQ.F t.:roo:cos . thst t etroa, well organized. ·rQasiQn urilmo>m,· Not hurt l;ly air .strik0a as of 16 Nov. · ·

181650 .....)( Co.rpe: Major p·.; froLl2nd Nl\ Divisi~n said 3, 000 NK I e .in HUKB1I-RI - SACl(.;!lCJ..-.."'1! D.r8'l 15 1~ov. Mission tu a.stH:!JllbltJ ana. wove n0rth,

(9) Oth0r E1JJ.i~nts,

171512 -7th rnf :Oiv: 32 'lGT reports C.iv.· police at SINHU!IG-NI'' cv 7749 are 2>l'8sent.ly holding OSAE JONG, Chief' of_ Pro::;:m.t-~~nfla tor t_,"11Err~_ll.~ op~rationa. SK aubJect is nlleged to h'lve e.eoa;,>ed a.p;or<>h<ms1iin oy US 1111 Govt in 1946.

a, Eet1lJ!:1tiH~ tmc:w_y loss-ee-..

(1) P~ s :,~roc a sse\\. d'tf-}!ls "'" riod ~ 13. ( 2) En KI4 re~'qrtec;' by 7th iYUt>:'. for :wevioue

p·e~.t?t; --' 146.. ~:. ·

(\3)

(4)

Lo_w.

'l'crtnl PWa to date

2696,

·I.

ll.. Strctus of '"ti.~c.:r Acu;.1nlstrt:~tiy\" .Supy,rt, . . . . ... -..

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· Wind wosteJ:"lY 2o .. c'~lp Jr.n9t.s ..;uaty to 30 kriot s. l-liniuUm tf;L:t:f?c :rtt tur_e tr.bt,:!~t.~1i · _lf-~l.l,u:nr: 30 ctc_r~c ~ ~ Gho s 111 Rcscmroi:r. ~8 :f;)e.<;r!lo!it, . 'l'J<tx~•,I]J.!l_ .te"',;>Dr?.t~w.o to.Jorrow !l4;,..4un;_,; ~7 deg;roQe, Olw~m "l10sorvo1r 4:;! degrees.

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: ·tin 3el.nfo:ree ,the ,C.HOt;liN :te's[)rvo1,; .... CF!ANctJIN . ..Area. w1t.h. r~o~ga.nl.zSd NK -units, N.K: ·unitsprcv·1ously ·~noOWWi:1;.-1;8¢i., _s:rl.G.. ore~J;l..¥· p:f· OQf ·\U1i ts 'Trow :t:'.k':l .. t1Chur1a or all'8ady 1n North Korea, ... : · · . { 3) Oonduc t guc:t:Tilla opora tlons throuc;hout . thr.;; :O.tvlslon zone 1n und"eter_...JineC, but s·izesb'le st"riln-Gth, concentrating on)<S3s ahd a~plY.. installELtione, . . ~--· . . . . ('_4) Gont1n:..1e. to withd:ravi nort.hward thro·..1ch tbB Divisbn z6ne, ·avaid.:tn,;· corit'lot where possib)..e, and con.ducttng such de.laY:I.nc action. as ,;,a.y become nece asaXy to -1nStirB -~ EIUC·C0 SSflll _ W,_ th(ti'"fH-T!l. l.· '

b. Discussion anC. analysis,

l'o ~ata:rial ~·hn-tlGe in e~eu..y C1..Tl9.P1lities is ind:Lcated E\'8 a· result of activities of tho ·oeriod. The l!UKSlJ-R.I - SACKANQ...NI a,re'l. continues to be re-. ported. as the -nenter ot· c.tz:oa.blc· Bli.CWj' ·cUrie enti-a-· tiona~ These r-.:::Jorts t;a1ned. tncreased eD_)hasis durin<:; the ;,>e:dod, as n result of infor;,ntl:on receive( troJL tDbel·.rvat1on aircraft: and BOK EtGcnts _ workip.g the a,.r;;..a.. ..t1.11 evaluation or- re:;o:r-tS rtcoiv{:):_'l, to dat<o Jluces eneuy strcne:;th in thHt aNa as between 3000-BOOO wen, In spite of the a:o nt'2ntly det'cns1ve. attitude _thus f<ir exhibited by this t'orce the threat· posed to our iJiS..'l., ·by their :1rescnoe 1n the area, :ta obvious. «l.thOU(:;.'l the ;..:.tsBio.n of this rorcc l:!ewains unknoNn, tb.e :t'ollo~,;in-;:..: p•oas1b111tles suc·cest, thcu.eelves,

(1) Defend the HUK3U-ar ar0a in o~nor to kee;;> o;;><ln th~ csca:,e route of liK units wi thdr,nwing :frow tb,e south; ,, ..

_: \2)' .. ?r-qte.ct !.Ill) lett flalik a:nq, r .. ar ci:f CCF :foro~ a cury-entl.Y. 8l;ltJ\ged e.loi;l,O the· 8th Ar ... y. t'ront, by est'abliahinc; a blockl"t> position ''ll~hi": this avenue of approach,

. (3) BUild up :forces in the. area for possible guorrllla op<>rutions u,:ainst nur l-iS-q and s\J~)pl.y 1rl~tallatione. · hcsEJ Opernt1o.[!~ to be .conducted conc~rren tly w-1t)l. ow adV!UtC$ ·on_ his· lil'iil'l def.enBive positions to ·the north. ·

8i!4larly, 1 t is be Uev 0d t!J. · t YUDAl•;..Nr 1s a. l;>lockint; poei'!;ion .estoblish<l.d both t·o ki;!ej open fl. li1 thdrawal :poute :fo:r t:b..:· force a in the ITIJ"4SU .... ~I -l'\ii.CJ01NG,-Nr "troa, Ond tci protect· a uost f'lvor<>ble ·• appl"oach route toward tl:)f: :flank 'lnc. rcc.l' o:f his t'orcf) B enr:;utyd... q]l the Sth Ar;;;y. :t'l"3nt. . . . ··.:-· ' . . ' ~ . ' . . A??Elfc)IX rv oro ACTIOK f.Ip03T

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COMMANDING OFFICERS

MAG-34 • Lieutenant (Col)

Colonel John T. L. D. Gabbert 25 Jul 6 Dec 44

Colonel James M, Daly

Colonel John m T ..L. ""'·

Lieutenant Colonel Joslyn R. Bailey (Col)

Colonel Zebulon c. Hopkins

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7 Mar- _2 Jun 45

3 Jun - 2? Aug 45

28 Aug 45 time oflli surrende,...

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. :(p.:iJ.Sht.o.J:-.tl:ie a,bove, lt iif believed that tl\1i erw:.:;y W1J4.. att8i!]Pt a tl.ellberate. though not deterwined delay, in these arca~.zreterrine:, ultiwa.te ly, to de rend along tne' :UHAN<J.J'!N: ar<)ll to the north. . - - . ·" ...... ,

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lst l•i.ar 5th 1vbr 7th Nax> 11th l'Jru:" 2nd En, 11th ;:Jir lst "'r\, 5th l~ rrBn Co, lat '~kBn 1st Tk Bn 1st ;o;nLr Bn 1st Sp Bn lst S.t~ Bn

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l~' Jrd Inf Div ~ ~~ "'l . 7th Int' Div \<::I

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Plf N~i':E: .Uz, ia:-YONG :PW \'10: },at ~~?:, ~15~;. -RAm:: Pvt. , , :OU'l'Y: Guil,i. , -, ,

rl - ' .'O'N!~.! {th -P~t, ~nQ. VO; :.J..·~M) Guard pUCE Of. a;u-XIRE: Ml!'l'ONG-.NI, DAl'E OF CAJ-'l'U:U::J 15 Nov 50 CAFTtBING UNI!!.': PLiiCE OF. Il,UW!;!:. li-'I~~IG!ONG N!>ji!..J)O, TAN CHON-GUN,

HATA,~;<il'ON; SCNGPA-RI, #581, sa,J, as abovo.,

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1iho :L4Q trntt ws.s or;.;e.nized L'1 ILL}l·~TUNG on an UIJJl;nown date, Whon tho l'W W'!.B conscriTJtec'. into the NK .lrl;)J', th1s un1 t. was alreaa;y ~~csnized~ ' :J:ne lJ!,5 Unit was ll;nown as. the G~rd Bn and also as the 145 Unit. ·

On tht::. J.at-ccr- p~rt of-· Supt. 50, ·the l45 Un tt (Guard Bn), lett :L\l-Ji1Jl<G for CHA>.'IGJ:(N.. Before l.eavins BAi0JHUl::G-, the etr~nsth of t!i• )45 Unit (Guard B.n.} was ainroxiJ'1.t8lY 380 .... :en; 4-~ti.:r-, 1orh0n tb£ un'1 t reached· CH4NGJIN, al~corox1,.a te 1y 100 uen dee~rted ::this unit. !!'he ,.str_ength "h11e at CP'~-'.NGJIN on 4 Hov ·.50 W3.8 a;oproxi..:.cte :Ly 250 cen.

l'he ifo11owinc; weapons we_re aeon w1 th this 145 (Guard ~I'll Unit;

Apprqx: seven (?) L1'!G-'s.

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Upon lv;o_vinc ID\dHUNG-, Q.u~ to the f1ght1n.· in th~ hills, _there "Was a rcconnaisnaD.ce :-.Jatrol SE'-nt out Dif:,:...i-J.t hoU:rs br::t'Gre th.:i '1~5 un:t.. t ... avcd out, !l'ho roconnnisai:lrx;: e patrol was co.~posec: of 'lpproxlmte:Ly 30 wen, This po.trol was ordcr<-d to send a l"l.tnnnr bac~· .to t.Q.t..: l45 ~1t 1n 8vent of" troubl0~ iQ"' v!':JIX IV '1'0 ,WIN>"'~ AcTIOt: hil:.c:<T. t· ~-.,..

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No te~P.h!J#e <;o~l,Qttttpn was ri'{ailabl.e, The .145 ·\hut followed t~ ea'"" rout@ as the Rcn patrol, . ' . ' . . ' _._ ... ·

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leader be J.i&voC:. it wae ante to walk during day tiwe. The route· tbtl 1415 Unit :tt>'olt :tl>~)a't'<l IJ!!At'G\1:1:1' w.ae in l;he hills ap;oroxhl!it<Jly 10 wiles sr.uth of the ma,l.n )?.ighway, running from fu\MHUNG. TO. Ql:\aNGJIN.

. : .. --~-~ '.'·-~-,.· ' ; :. ·--~ __ .·_ ~ ·... .. -- ' .·: ·-. lihen tile 145 :Jnit r<>ached Cili-JJGJIN, thi$ unit

did not know that the front l.tne was nea•· CH.il'IGJIN. Arter :1'1nding out tha1; c:q;.)ITGjiN was susceptible to a";ta.ck :t'rmn UN Forces, J'1i <",eserted rSs unit. · ·

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}lame:· u;~. ll~' IN ~.GC:: 27 · Ranki sr, l:,i');. HE!GHT: 5'7"

No tu,rther taG tical infonoeti.on on l4o unit.

4.. G~{;jRAL:

, J?',f. ~;>Wi~<J.'.tha.t. civ a 4 Nov 5!"!. he had ohBerv~c' a:~rol'"~ti>ly::s~ooo to 4 1coo · CCF. approxim,f.tely ~ miles. from C&l.NG-JIN. (nirection unk). · . .

.hi hee.rd ·from other NK Anny Personnel th&.t the NK force -t.f1ll' reti'e&t.-&.s far ·as::the Forth Korean bo:rder near !ianclit.ria. Wh~ther they w,u.l· go into 11anchurif::n ter~~1 tory ~;aS qr~k~c"jr:- ~ ·

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EJ')[CLOS1::'RE (2) TO :F'ERIODIC. I!!T.ELLIC'ENCE RE?Ol).T NO. 25.. ~'

PW N_:,HE: KIE SON KYUN ?11 l'C:. lst I<-l?_;4165 RANK: Pvt. D\."TY: R!fleman ~i'T~T~~-- ,.}5rd_~Qo,. 2.z:.d B~~-1£;jfd· R~g1_mE:nt. _L.io.G.c. vF CAi'TJ:'£. CHur'G;o.c.r<G F..;. DATE~CF C.tl]'[i'URC::. 15 ~'ovember 195C, by 5th Har. _:PL;~OE OF B:rF~~: F~J.~NG-YO_NG :~L-J~DO, F ...... HJU G:cN,

'·· SANG!CEOiiG l1YON, CHUHGS.e.:'G RI, #748.

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3. 'J';.G2:r'Q-~. DlFOllihTION"! '

Pl-f w~.e inc'-l.lcted a 1; H .. NGN.-J1 on 12 i.ugust, 1850. Ft' anf. 24 other ihd.uct<~es were simt to C!Ll1GPY8t:G on 12 ;.usust, l95o;. W received 10 Cl.ays basic training in the 1Q3rd Regiment ( CBmNGFYDl'G). Tb,e l05rU ;Rufu;lnu:mt; __ lett G;rL:>.NGFLU!YG on 24 b.ugue'b l950 for ?YOiT(l-Y.LE~ by train and arrived in PYGNGY,...NG on 26 }1.\,f,u.st'' J,-9 50, o"' ·e"l }J.1gus~. . · J.9:5o, the Hi des~rt"ect :t_n~ ~n\ Army ~y __ P.~P~~GL~~!G ·f!!pd._ :reach~d his' home on, 3C October, 1950. · . . . ·, ·, . _- . .

:t!l;le_ 2nd Bn of. the io~fd. Regi!P.erit p.ad B.'bo ... t 450 troc'cJs-w1th small anus. · · .. ' ' . - ..

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Nq f'urther immodi.,.te tactical 1n.formation because o:r P~J desGI'ted the l-'K .;:rm;Y- On 23 Sept&rilber l95C ..

INl'ERC:QG,A'l'E;D BY: Pll'C •. Okamu:ra

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A?r·-.-~r;:~~IX IV TO· ANlT:X :=;1-K~'l 70 !IVTSIG...l\I:.2::ECIAL ACTIO~: ~.n:o~ T

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c/o l-oot Post Office, San Francisco, -Force California

-.. :: 2_:BTH:jfl 17 Nov 1950

Period cciverod:_ · l618DC.;l718CI'l November 19511.

I{.hPi ,!,}jS L75_1 KORE,~ l: 50, 01/U

1. E!·::::::t,iY SI~u;..TIJN _:.._r;: D£-TD CF' F.f:~~Icp~

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?th Her1rioa in high ground north1wst of, IL"G;,p;c--m.

c. IO.entificc.tion.

PlJ froni 0_:r-c1 Co, lst-.l3n.; 0'ttq:;p,_ yv11· .t\,igt.· capturod by ?th Marines vicinity HhGdRU-RI during moi-niDg. ···

2. m:J.1Y OPER-'>TIONS JFRING PERIOD.

a. Summ2ry

V:tgorous petro111l"\g 1n the ?th Viarina·il zone in the southern CHOSHT Rss"ervoir arec. has resulted in _1ntcrm1 ttcnt enemy contact for :Gfle· past two days and has revealed that GCF tro9ps arc the only enemy forces mot since moving into. H:.G:J\U;.;q:,·_ ,.-< strong contant u.q_g mflJ1'0 lnte" in the last ~~Jeriod as n ,..~ .. n Co, let Bn, ?th Har1nos 1 attc:ckod f'.t +6:4_6!,:·0 .age.inst light resistance from some 2CG enemy (,ug in at strong po1n·cs"2000-~ooo yarccs north>rost of. R.,(:;.~l.--lll, '.l'ho enemy >rae farced to wl the raw to th? north e.s th:ts l)cr:LoC. openod, after 6uf1'6r·iq.g e.n ·t::i"stimat~d 75 CE'.SP,El.lt;j,_GB.

"--so as tlw p criod opened' tho. c2nd. Ji"n J 7th l1r.rines, re)orted an Wlknolm number of enemy on Hill 1280 (CV 5068). d1v111f,.n rnno,.te PA1C_ th,- t ffi£.UY CCF troops w:L th llors..ls MO. a~~iiioX:..,¥ -mo;;;-)1 . from ~!C:SDOFG NI (GV 5474) to SIN!fcNG-NI ( CV 5481) 6n tho night of "15 )1ovel4bc~. _.R-eport. s.t<ttod 3Cc\o-40oo oriC;Ul:Y troops. J<~>r? · •. Pi:i);,at.:t0ct,:J.!l£ popl;+;l.ons in the .S.ti\(lUl,1G-NI ~;r:a, r;p.,f th<-~;'~QNGl;lV:::OO-RI•. (Ch 433?) w:oa· a'OC!!'· "t,~J)IombJ,y :PD-~nt • . :~· ··'' ;;,: , : :: , _

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a.ddi tionnl _,encr11y -d'p_Cr~::t,~on.s .wert,; ·u.n:re:ported as the CJJ.I'i.od.. clbsc.d:. No ·:reports :of cnqmy contact i:U th.G Othc.:r; rt:gimon.t-&1 zones we:ro i'Ol)Ortod. ... . ' ' ~

.X Corps reuorts G.uring the ucrioo inrJ.cated. that HU~SU-RI-is still a probCblc c~nter of enemy assembly, as a 50 man patrol-of the 26th ROK Rcgir.wnt wc.s. fo:rccc. to tu:rn 15i:tck on 15 ~'ov.

A second. pittr6T ran 1.nto _heavy machine gun . ··fire anC. at "lee.st · 80 anemy at 161600 iJhilo a third

patrol duririg t.."'J.is ·pCr.io¢".· r.Jportcdly turned back i1Ji th detc:ils still unr.oportoc.. ~ ROK. :t'cJ?ort on 16 November estir::nted 1500 enemy at HL"!WU-RI, . .

b. Enemy :Eactics and ~:eapons or Oth:::r Hr:tci•iel.

Noge.t1ve.

c, Operations of Enoilly Com,)onent ·Elements.

(1) ._'--:.1r Force.

NegE-tive.

(2) hdmin1strnt1ve Vnits, ' NegC>t1ve,

(;s) · ."nt1--"1rcraft Defenses,

•.. (9l . -., .. ~rmo:r.Jd cnc1 .l1otor1zc,d Unit,s. \ Neg,.,t1ve.

(15) r~rt1llcry.

tieg£>ttvc •.

{ 7) i:;nginecrs •

.Negat~vc.

Cal :i;lli'ruJ,try_.

l.62S~o .:...ttth I•Inilnes: _ iei: Brt ·?th __ 11,arilles atte.cked Along t1C!.ge line '1'il. 7;>'49: resisted. by a boll t J,M-200. GnclllY with !Ik'l.Cl";lne g>ms cnit mortars. Oam;pc..ny F,. 2nd .Bn,_ 7tl;t r:,-.r~nes reports lo;rge nUJi!l;ler en~ciy ."-t.h111 1~0 TA .5068V, .C;l,v r(lpQr1;·s .mc.:ru' GCF troc-,s ''1 th horses

.. 'al}d ;;LfitlllGry do:•-ic rt.ciJ. vr· : .. ·G-;TI T--; 56?4 -··Ott ·rJi1e;llt t;-; ) .. V- -~;u_y~rnb(;):t· _for . .s.r::E_t;I·:~r~:r TA M~l~ , ·:sooo-~000. cJi¢Wy" t;roo~s constructing s~,1!J:i,G-NI nr0c,, crcF. "-ssem_bly :ooint . TQNG;!Ul<GQ..,R;r I.~ ~33?).

A?EllD:CC". XV . TO Ac~:tOi! ~o:-.T

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-r:\~0_: ~...:-~:r·-r~J9q~to·ny ·un.:r.ny· c:lctivity at 4669.

-7th HarL.ee: Patrol in contact 1iith unknNrn number of enemy RUl 1224 T.~ 4773 .. ,. t. 1000. Unkno'-m nu::Jber of encoy contactjl<'t ori high grou:qd ~ of H;:n;GI.a.;1~-:U (':' .. -... 4968}--- One · CCF p;-r te,ken, · ....... ·

-X Corps: Oiv1iwn re_oortod BCCO 6nomy troops )-n the. ·HU~CSU-F.! arE. c. l-1 .. Hovcmber. ..:. ECK lnteLLige_nce souree reported ~hDt e. group of .2000. lllovcd to HUF,SU-Rl on 13 · Fovomber.

(9) Other Elem0nts.

-,.li~h Haric>es: Hq~ Btry patrol f•iund r2<Ho B"Gt rrnf .. oyer:c:.t6r ·:Listening _on th_c e.ir-.. grotmil. fr0quency in home et or.:. 7817il2. O<J t.3:".?.tor ol£..1me6. to bs :nemb.er Yl~C .... and Ci'v ~=t'7:.,.-.n ...... -t+ .. r w,...,T',..,. n,...,;; ,..;.,..,,.,,.'J .......... -+ .... ~.<"-~1, -;~.~~· .. -'1--~~ ............. u., __ ,......,....__...,';<'. ·-~ ... '-'· _.._..._,._...._...._ UV<J o.:-''-'C<..n,. .._.U!:S..I..,.J..t:>.LJ.•

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171510 -5th i-k.rinos: "D" Co, 1/5 r:}Drts Ru·sstnn trancm1ss1on on 41C5 kilocycles at l7l2CO,

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(1) ?'·'s procE>ss<:~d ·du.ring p.jriod - 2 •.

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'(3)' ·:q:.;,.s ast;).;n?.tJ·" t9 date

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APP:;;NDIX .l'J' 'J;O. At,.'l:EX. ACTIO!-' ::u::.r""'FT . . . '

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·. ·Weather For:i:';;:st 17J.2QO .. - J;Sl8cc. H=- . hUJig aTCC., 0v3rdaet 'lil;th J:igh~ r:a.in, eho>rers cleari~ tom:ort-o'lir ~.;rtcrntJoll,. ViAib:tl:tty l-3 _rnilea~ · Lig...l-J.t 1"og tpn:).g;ht 'epa -~a,J::ly mqrriing., 1!inde:,ligllt vArial:le btwpm:!,gg l(oetetlY, tqn,/ir:ro1oi a:r_tcruoon_ l5-2C .knots. l«nJ,IJl!l!!l J;~nrpprl'.turq tQlU,ght 4;i:l (l,ogroca. Maxim m temp<;)rnt;'U:!'e tomoiTP.W t;\:2. t!eg:reca. Chasin Rcsorvoir &.Nl':·eho>rer~. tonlght.clc~.r1ng tpwar? morning. Vlaibil,i ty _1..:3 mil;oe, light fog tpnight becoming

... ---~l.:P .W.r:t~a· _or- ,betit.er io~~~r-Ow,. ... :r1.\i_dB llg:h·t variPble : 'becp!lUng westerly 15 knots _tomorrow. lUntmum tcmperc.turc tonight 36 degrees,: f'rcc•zing in hi4~"' . Ho.~im~. t.-.mperfl-t:t):~_c- tomor;rm•r. 4-G .degrees ..

4.,.. .C:;-:;~~T:t:-.1N~:M:.:LIGElW:C,.

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• a, Enemy Courses cf -~etlan: {1) Deli>Y tho'~.dvance or tho ?th Hr1"1nes

in t;ho CECBE Re~ ··rvo1:i- ccroa .>.'1 th clcmru1ts of' the l2~th CCF Division, supported by en undetcrm:tnoc1 <J,[;10unt of ertillory and armor ..

(2) Reinforce the CHOSll< Reser~oir-CH..l-iGJHl nr;.c. vrith reorgr.n1.zod NK un1tsJ SK units previously U..'1.COrJJ.:11 t'tcCl. 1 EJ.nd Glen:onts o_f GCF units from I>ianchurj,a or QJ.rei:.dy in !::orth Korea. ..

(3)· Cqnd.u.ct ·guerrillP. oporPttiona throuehout tho Div;t81on zone in~ unc-:_otcr.=.lincd but sizeable strength, cor.contrcting on !,f-:Rr s e.nd sup,Jly in-etl;.llc.tions. ·:-

(-1) Continuo to withdrr.w northvc.rd through tho Division zona, c.vo1C:.ing contr.ct V1hcrc·posp1ble,_ nne~ coaO.ucting such G.oL:·.ying c~ct1on £~e mt~y bccor.1e necoE:sa.r:y t,o insura: n _successfut t'lfi thCLravu11.

b. Discussion and •-n"-JYsis,

Incroasod Gnomy c.ctivity, within tho 7t'l Muri~·"'cs zonG, during the ~A'St two. pGrio(s suggests the possible \J.ncovcring of tho cnc.myr s CPLR, ~.nd conf:l.r.':lsJ t.o s_omc c~tcnt 1 recent c;tvilicrl anO. PW r8l)Orts rolf\tivc to the qxJ.stenco of en. my concentrations :tw.ucd.ir.t·3~Y woBt u.r t.lw C::IC3IN Roac:rvoir. InCL1c[l.t1ons :from the fi.QoVo 8r: tlwt the cnpr.1y is currcn tly off eating his :)rir.E.ry cnpr.bili ty of dclc.y ~ !Jh.Js.:; 1nd1cPt.:tons :furtt,cr s..:.'rvo to cr:::p.b-<=-"..Sizo the previoUsly cxyrcssod. O}Jinion thr-t ~he anomy .11111 cor;tinuc to dolry in this. c.rc:, :9rccf3rr1ng to of-teet n more d.ctcrminocl dcfcnso nor'"'::J.: of' tho Reservoir, probr'...bly in tho morO t'c.vor2bl.:.. c:-:L--~ 7GJJE ,._r:;::-.

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Major James L. Beam (Col)

Colonel Ward E. Dickey (Deceased)

Colonel Samuel s. Jack

DECLASSIFIED

15 august l<;i::>.c

COMMANDING OFFICERS

25

1 Feb 4 Nov 43

5 Nov 43 - 30 Jul 45

31 Jul 45 - time of surrender

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Tl:w ~oiteby 1 s reinforcement c!Ecpr~bil1 tics in tho CEQSI;N · _hFeer -·in.cr_cf'.SO- Q.E.ilY• ~ow oYer; _his t

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pl'.roil,."' ,rcluc~"l1<';<0 to ongrge our un1 ts in thr.t 12ron, iri ,e, .. ftion to ahwst -completely ticg~.tive "r'P'nt"1,..,+Q .... Yl r.>,..,_r>m"\t 1-:"l"l"'tl'"l'riCl , .. ,,-,'TTe>M<Y'>+ 1-n'I'.H"I'I"'f'1 +'').>,~:-. .-.,..,,-,..., - ...... ~~~ "'~ ~~~ ........ ...,...J .......... ..,..;;-'_'"' •-·~~ '-'''''"'""'"' "'"'"'""""'"'--' "'"'"''"' < ........ c., servc._to indiqt':to thr-.t ho lu:s not c..ttcm:ptad rc1r:.forGemcnt ·as yet, end further suggests tho possibility th,·t cvc.ilcble :rorccs 12rc being committoe. 2long tho 8th .ArlJiY,. front to the west, -

The po.('~ll?111ty of enemy guerrUl~C ope:rl'.toions :::tgairiBt· o'Ur··MsR to =the north rerik""lina ur.chr:-ngeO .• In this coniwctipl'), \'ho HpKSU-RI "-l'i!l'., in. light of its'most :!'~Cvo:rable position on the fl"nk of oc':r HSR 1 in £'.9-d.i tlon to tA-e prGvlousJ,.y report oCt en8r:1y builC1-up in thn.t are.o., ·should be cn:r.ofully cor:;sider-ed ;c.s ~- probc.blc fOCicl point fo:r c.t~c.cks ~.gc.inst 'our mLin sup;oly line.

c, RGlc-.tive )?robcc.b111ty ot rt<l.option: 5 2. {l) 1n conjunction w1,t)1 !;i r:; (2), (3)' end (<;),

J3Y OOHI':.-ll)D OF' K:.JOR GEilEPc'L SlHTH:

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:Chief o:!' St11f:t'

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3 .. T. ECLC~~:J3 vT? •• ; Col_onCl, .-~..;_sec'" 400f 3' C1-.2

DISTJl!pU~I~l-T;

CG ADC. C/8. G-1 C---2 G-3 G-4 Adj FSC:C let I·_L.':l lst ;{- r 5th I1I.-:r 'i'tn·Jca llthlliir . 2nCt En·~ 1i t~· ·.H~.r .. "B" Co, l?J; Tk !:in: let Bn_, 5th Her 1st ::'!< Bn let :Zn"r tln lst SBwBri lst Gig Sn

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.lLG-.12 Rcn Co X Corps 3rd Inf Div 7th Inf DiV CMC FHF P.c,C

·· Fi-:F L.dNT L!CS 2nd· J.!rr Div ;J: RCK Corns 28th ROK '=!cgt IHSD. Cor..1N.: vFE 65th I:tCT

.4-??:NDIA. IV j_1Q JDTN::Z~" ?AK?Z\ ACTION :RZPo·c:':'

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DECLASSIFIED

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'c/o FJ,eet :j?ost Office; San Franeiaco, California

2:BTH: js .Lo Nov 1950

''Pili:wm:c INTELLIGENCE :iEPO::tT NO. 23

Period c-overe<i: i5l!ilcio-16iaoo NoveJLber 1950

i'li!?:_ AJf.S L751 KOREA l:50,0QO

1. ENEMY SlTUAT,ION AT END OF PS'.UOD.

a.. See enclosure (2) f~r pro~ba.b~e enemy loca- . tion_s.

b. PoL~t of contact.

cnrr~ort~d at _end of period.

\), Identif1cat10H!l•

-~--~h:::_ 7th ':~~;1q~"'?.a~~~e~ 2 ~ese!"tc~s froo U.(lli 1.YffLD .o.i.t-:;;_·l.i, .li:::OlJD VV.tt: JJ1.VlBlOn lTI 'tll8 .1.8.St 0b hours 1n the HAGA.::tU-Ji! a!' ea. Enc l, ( 3) is the 1nterrogl9.tion report of one of 1;;he PW's r-et•..trncd to th8 stool~ade. ··-~~ tp.ird J?W captured in the on.r; .. e arE'a. . dur1n6-_tb.c period clair<~ed to bQ _a des8!'trr fro'a the 249th NK Unit (~vonaan Dl"igade).

T·wo NK P\11s captwed at ·.about 161400 in tho SUDONG arvl. c:c2.Lt.Dd to be trohl tr.e 3rd Bn, 56th ::togt •. Th~ r·c,,~cJ<Jnt cont/ilincd 3 battctl1ons of 500 ...uen cB.;ch &.s, :a·j~t.~ C~B t1.•ro ,. __ 't.Jm_:J>;s at,;o a:1d. was lo·oated

·in tli.o villa,;c ncar YU1JA;•i-NI <:!;V ·US:);. Fwo ClD.hl thcly saw 150 COF troo;os ncar 't-Ijc S>Okc-~ vllJat,c 2 ~roo~e a~?·. ._- -..

'· .. 8 •. )i:NZ~,Y b?EiA~;IC;-; S DL-:'l:C·Td- ?'":i,!:CD.

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'1th }jar:Liuis pa~ro_ls "~do on"DY contact d.l.J.iinG 1;.p..:; 4l0rnln_g, tol~o.W1ng g._ q_uJ.Dt nlc)ht., as t\IIo ono.my groupe or five B~9. each .fired on 1st Bn patrol'C'_at.l6l015 ir)_,-the :vic1nli;y of C'T 49'74 anc. CV A.t:tr-J9 7w: ......... r,. ..... .p_.., .. ._, ~--'""' .-.I,.. ..... -.-._,.,~ . .- ?~"'..;! ~.._ r-tr .. A r.nr< .......... ~"' "'.14.A": ............................ t:o''-loO H.-Jr.OV ..l"l;.;"-<~i\1'--<);---~ Cl.il V\1 ';loU(Cj

durins the _late .49l'J;l1ne. M.di_t1onal cn-:.:zy- contact Was 4ll:td~ at C~ 4676.b;v ],~t BnW"tro:l-s with a!'tlllc•ry t'lrc bCinK c&,l).od and .a.:t:r·atrikos :.JQ.CLc on an c··nc:mv to;-<>o .o.:f und.ekrb1ruod .~:t~e. Civilians questian,,din fl-<MS~:U -I'·')I!7r:1;csl :f;hc ;?l:' _sznco of CdJi' and NK troops :l,n the ar:1a aouthwc_ct 'l:li. HAGAJ.U-'U and fawediatcJ,y ._woat of tho ClH0 .. $1;:.-I :-~cs..:;:r;:-qo1r •. Na ro.port _o:f at'tcl:'n<;>orl·_ act 1v:l-1;y l,I! j;hc' ·,7th ·y~Trtn >,s zone b,.od bO;CJl. ,~oc.q.t,-.ed as _tl};:;_ P,l r"-o-9. ertlk·<L~ ·

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DEQY.iiFI£11 .e !

.A:PFZNDIX !'1 TO .:.m:t:x iiAJCC:Ci. TC :JIVIS!ON SFC:CIAL AC~IOl~ RZ?o---:_r.(

A dolayod X Cor-ps agent r~pcirt' (F..:i5) indicated an c.stL . .at-.;-d 5000 CC_F and NK tr-•f~q''.ll::l W.CY'C ir1 the CHONUI SAN area (dv 5309) 4 ,jilcs .,~,et ·;,·f-tho lst Bn, 5th i'icr, a~d in S""'-ll gro)lps•; .tl:4((:·1:'-''P?.rt stat~.-.d that the CCF tttoops wore, l)'eliov(~·d to t·f!. part of tho l25th CCF JJivieiort. ,;n OY soar~h. o.f tho : aroa in late aJ::t;~i:'z10\)Il )):t':OdUCL'd i:i,~gative ro'sti'lt!i~

..... ~ _ .. !:"·~~-- ~. ~. ··:>:' --.·:_·--~-~:>-"'; _-. ·. ; ··- ~--NO ant.#lJ'. con~atlte within the- oth8r l'CCI1-

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~rr i~~i;~~,;:f{j. or· tbls .,~, Operations of Erwwy

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J.5?150,.,Ji'th ilie.rinos: .Civ.ttian r~~orts c·CF. troops ·, :'ltil/i1oka at YUDAYJ-!Il .(CV 4J.8;!-), . . . . . . ' - - .

With

160815 ..... ,x Cor-;e; .ciir ~ic;ht :rcconn;t.1sscm-Q~ r,-p0rts el.ight illOVOL,tl)t around nol'thcorn ci:Hl of c:~osm Reservoir ai-o:.:.ri.. -FD'W vchicl ..... s mov:in~-; north R'hf'i cirin't:h 'l'.!~t:'h 1~·-.-.l-,~0 ...._..., .. l\T,.+c.M ric.;; ..... ,..,..,,...,..,_

;_ ~~ .... ~ . .n-u~- ~·-.. "-..; .....,.._L_..-y.,_, ,_,,.,.. · nv "'-''-'- '-~'-''-:',<. '-''~'-'-'

.'.'t. ~;·: ijl:~·act!vitt· cJV;or previous .. night;s1G)lt1ll!:;S.

l6lf35 "':la't ;:A )'I: At 0\ll.O air si;;hto a' ~<hat whi. be-Hoved · ·.·to: he a T.:.34 Tank at cv·· G47!5-.

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l6142o ~'7th li•'H'inea;· Air reports co)1c',i:t1on of 'tank · -·<.Elf.irle:tcr•winvd a. t.. TA .· 547~. ·

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152150 -7th W'!.rin<:•s: 1hviliM rcco!'t" .CCJ,i' .troo·os. J•rith POLiO art Ulery· at XUJl'I:-.-NI, cine" 4rti·. plcc'c, · -· approxkl'ltc}y 10$>4i.', in ;;.c_-orl oJ:0.···" .,fotmd 'tt TA 4-l-571"\". Da.:<4tt:;(·d l05~,J.l 0Wl vicinity ~.k . 635~·· .nilar _ bl'idge; · Apcrox!;Jo.tc ly · £00 rounds

. ·~::oJ,lO(;~ liilii.;unitian •toroil in ewe. TA 4753D • . ~-:.• . .. . ..

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152160 -7th Marines: Cliv.tlb.n ·ruports 2000-3000 .nixed . OC and WI< troOJB v ic'inl ty SINHA-.:U ( CV 4456)

who .plan tu cut M~_---t at ·three {-3j plttce s; . HAGARU-:TI, KOTO-R:( S!)d' POHU-JANG. Large nuc>b~r of GGF troops a.t .:(.UDAH-N.I, 2000 -~000 CCF troopS af tmtE6~ra ."-_NI -(TA 6?6'0T), ~lllnY CCF trooJls at' &,:>NGNA14-l•iYON. Tunne 1s a1orig road ~k 6760T oont'lil')s small ar-•'E and ill.orta.r amt.luni tj.on :..

161230. -Air Off-1cor: 1s.t Bn,, 7th 'u.nde tv.t•.....J.l.n.ed was oa 1le d .

fatrols fro~'Coa flA• and nBu, hiarfnes~contact-;;;d. on(l:J.y· group ei<Gc at Tii. 48"76. -~ir st:rikc 3.8 S1llt s unt..no::·m.

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l£142 ... 5 -?T.h l'!Jarin8 s.: Patrols fire C. on frcl:l T .. ll .. 49?4C at 1015 !l.Ild TA 4(372J qt lOlB. i•icirtar fire received at TA 4872J, _ CivUi'ID reports 23

.• encq digcing one 'large tw1e on mqu11ta1n · cr?st CV 3447 and one C~Ji' cow·,~.ny arc.ed with ri1'los and !1Gs at C!L:iNGHUNc;..:NI (TA 4875) this uorning.

151(500- X Corps: 5000 encwy troops in tho vioin<.ty of' YONGWON lBV 90lJ,). •e>ov0':i to CI-iONUI SAN (CV 5:339) ~Ild H:r"C soa.tt2red in sma.ll ~~ro:r.;c for 3 illile s to tho north and- south. 70% ·af troopsare OCF 3.nd 30% arc NK ooi.lwuniste ano. police. No idea of unit ic1enti!1cat1on but beli~vo to oo·_ cLJ""-nts of CCF 125th Jl.vis1on. OJF artil~cry vic1n1tY.!'ONc:-,.;.;yoN (C..'< ,;,oo2). (belayed F-6 ro~oort by a"~n~,).

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( 1) :Oe lay 'tnc ad,vancc: of the 7th i'Jilrin: s. in the CHOSIN Reservoir- ar. a Nith c1oL:;cnt"' of tho l24th OCF Divia.ion, a-up:.Jort~:C'. b;y an UnO.ut~.rLlin.;:Ct aL.ctmt of' EJ.:;'~+llery a,nd ·.gr:.u.or .: · ·

. ·:·· C2) rtc.in!~rco the: OHb.SrN :.1.0 sorvnir-CE..:~NGJIN area with reorc;anizod Nl units; NK units ·,r.:v10usly unco"'-4 tt.od, unit elD•-<Dnts n:f.CCF un1 t.s :fro.;. Nanclnrr•if!:. or r.tlr• ?.dy 1.."1. I-rc:rth Y.:or~a.

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:_ (4) dontillue to wnnctraw northwcrd thr u ch th_'- Diy~s1qn7 <'one, avol,di!16 coptact where pt:)se_ib:W and cqncuc'!'l.r!c; such de.Wiu,; action as ,;,ay beco,;£ nccr:a'Eniry to lnsv.r~ e.. o\lG.Ces.Qf'-lr4J. 1-Jithdr-awA.l.. ' •: ' ' ' ' . ' ' .

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· .:T9 \ktf'. tll.c '-'ll.Oi.lY. ~a liA.de a Laxwud u~<> at' in-. 1'llct;rat1orr tao1;1c~ .. aiV1 a..:.busMs ,iJl· order. to. int':J,ict loaallii .on t'N trC.npiJ: @cf atte·w.Pt· to de~J;~oY tho morale of f1glitl4c; unttq., . :r' . .tJ.e·· tE)rrnin in whieh ,th2 UN forces lll:'C ,P.o·w fit;ht1PJ5 to_gt:th::r -With -,·tb.e' p_rc~enoe 0 f ;zuer-:rilla :o·r bypuse'cd \lniJ;e. ~!lotild ·:;>ressaee an .i.nqroas.e in this t;v:><' ~ Q:f w~fa;ro,,. ,· __ ,..he ·er,<>:oy lis u.:!e of ';;,ove.zc:nt b~ -nL-~ht and. c_oncf)a:L:..o.r.r!r dJJr·LYl,:; CLay:p.,J_~ht ,JBJ--;:cg his d.eteohpn .1)art1cu1s.:r:t.;v d.i'ff~cmlt £U)c~ lnoreaE£ s his cJ:ilmce 11 of· eucoe ss .1n tlie:. aoaoLQli-sh.,oen t; o:C ra1C. 8 and awbuahes. ,

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Pliehed·'t.lwouch the u~e .or S·~U."ld del!ice~ omch .as whlatlos ~nd. buGloal ~_o..,_yr._cq:;ephhiOt.i such a.s ,.sicna.l flarca,. 9.r runners, .. 1?\lgl,~s and wJ:<Jstles s.crve a du~>.l . purpos0 in t:W.t th<;>. noJ,a(f created t• nde to .deceive·· tOO fl"li:::ndly ,foro~1 a ~et- _t2. th.c -s!ze. of' t~.:.c: en.c .... y :force 88 ·.Well as-- to,, serve as ;i JJ•ili,ns~ o( .CO•-~,nm1c't tiona. .

bp;b 'ty:.;~ ·;;·f· tact1~~ wt.1cl'~ t~: CCF aa~l~y 1i kno1m · as ttjj!J.Ohl, Sh1lt1•: and has 'proved' extre . .>e 1Y, et'fc cti vc

t<;> da..te; !rh~s ;.lethod utilize~ an, fnvertcd. V tor::ol.tion into >'hl.ch the lJlf f.oroe·ia: allowed to• ilOV8'. Wb.an tl;l.J :rorcc ta.s W:ovcd lnto tht:· V, the sid.t:: a surrounc~ and attack tli0 unit whi;l# a second en .. "y torco i:iovce to tho ;.;;outh o:t'. the V to ent:;a,:e :my re intcrcc w• n t s atte..r0t1n~~ to l'tl1,i8ve __ t-1._1•:) tr8:_.~:;8c1 t.'l2-J.; nt.. In a rE:cent. "?~e;a~o~,::;nt, ~p.~ .. ,:fl:-'L,y 'oc~t(._.<i; d the ridi_;t::s on each of a LJD.in roa!'\ and ~:~l'l,n'llt>' co<"pkt,c .. arch units to p~ss until the coJ.u.,..n w::e ·ent1Nly fl'lnlt€d. The lead a.nd r9ilr V2lhl.clt:a t•/D;ro( destrpyad to loesen th.:; chanctJs of the ~ll[Jlt_;Od. force 1 e. i:>riila):lng c,ut and th,c trac;r>ed co ll.k.Il was subj co ted to huwy d~ a true ti vee cr~s sfi:ro. ~~t tha ·sa....._,: ti......<.; a eizob,bltJ f'u:t•o..:~ \•ra.B c~,;.:ployed te> tho friendly fa roo. 1 s rc'1r for the purpose of onc;ar;ing any force attc .. -pting to relieve tho colUlm. Tho ea1..4u to.ct1ca were up:lJ..icQ. Hi·~-3.tnst a 16 i..i~Yl pat:rol Which was ad.vancin,; down a roa.d. toi•Iarc'.s a scml;L village As th.Jy noaro;.cl. tho v1l.l':l.gB 1 th.::y were :firDd on frow all sides with th~- rc'f\Ultant ne:>r !0\nnihihtl.on of the )atrol.·

It hG.e be, n observed that .on nu~crous accasbns e.:....:...'":.ll en~:_; ... .y grou.1s organ:1.zo th.:.. forwtu'f. sl-:n...: s 9.long riclg8s p~ro.llcl1nt;; .;.J.ain ro'ld,.s. The: se t_,TCUJB h~vo no do tense in d0.1;:•th anc"'. no ........ ethc·.:t. or ~ri thdr:J.wal, ar.:.d can b~ C'lsily outfl'lnkcd a.n<1. clii.,in<tt!'~-•

An lllustro.tion to "'·'?ethsiz0 the c·nCJwy 1a skill 'lt ni,Pt . .uave""'nt !l.ntc 1ntiltr:>t1or: '"''"' the o.ttack just .J:t"io:r too '.da.wn on a vaca t,:., d Oo • .....-_;_:;rt.!l~' c.'); .... __ ';~n-~r ;;0 at by an en'-"''Y aquet.<l. Tn~ Co>..;..unQ Post h·,.c·: bc .• ·n '"ovcd just after ·~1~r"k. tho. f!Et~ ... t~ .. n~e:ht., Attac~:s _c"f th~e n..."l..t'l!!'~ .· ~ t;·--nOr::.\l.ty· -.) .•. :?l:;.y. '\ .a ..... ~n u:r-ourJ t·-='. r.:.tt;;-.tclo.:. VOL..:.-~·mc~ .t't)Sl:iB anc: eliw.inatJ artilh:~y. o.nd 4lrt'1r ;icai ti"ne >'hile tlill

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wain rorqe attacks :t'rontQllY. The ;:rou-, opere ting in :tb.() rLar S.tte~..;>:tf;J. ~Q crcD.t8 a_e ..._ilch· CQn.tuaion 3.8 possible in ordo~· to dis&uise its true size,

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Th.o followinz coord.inatE• s also ,.,,,.,ly to the Charlie Victor square of the l: 250,000 r:a:o or Korea.

2994 LARGE NUi1BE"l CGF (GI.V) 151800 4890 20Qc-30QO GOF (CIV) 151800 408l:T ·Laci.GE NUJilEEet CCF WlTH 1GT'1 & VEHIClES ( GIV)

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P':' Preliminary Interrogation Report

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UNIT: 8th Go, 3rd Bn, 37?th Regt; l26th Div, . 42nd. Ai;my

PLACE OF C~Tu~: HAG~RU-RI DATi:: OF C~U~~1-B: l4 November. 1950 PLAC.L OF 3IR7if: EON.ku'X .'PROYI~·:C::::

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J,?1T hacl n9 educat-~Cm. He BQ.rvea: in the Chinese· Nationalist my for· five yoars; the 9th Army and tc1e 40th, ;.rmy. . Ee uas captured by the CGF on October 19-~9 e.t. Eot';J-T p::,ovnW£: and "as a:-PO'T' for' three months brf'ore 'assie;nod to the 377th Regiment' 12Sth Division I 42ric1

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Pl.: stated that he hail only received. two >rcel<s or mill tc.ry train inc; and had no tra1i11nci in rifle marl{.Sf.lanchip. IJ;Ihe 12nd rl;rm~r C.'e;pr.rtoa.:. :rrom CHI,}! (date unknown); P'' O.id not kno•.o tho whor~abouts of tho o.1;hcr LoCimonts o:r the l26th D1v1~ion·. J'he 377th Rct;i!T:ent ·consists of thr.1e Infantry B.a. t tall oris and. one .. :_..rtillory Battalion, P''T state!! that ap:s>rcximat .ly 7 days ae;o, the 3rd Battalion >m.s locat~cl. on a hill East o:f the CHOSI:I!\ '1._-:::SZRVOI?.; only the ?th Company .of the 3ril Battalion was in e.ction. {Location unknmm - bel.ievod to bo· botvcen tho CHCSH!N R23E:'VOIR al)ct $';;-s;::rt RI:S:RVO!<l.), The 8th Company was on a hill behind the ?th Company Bnd lrithdrow qne day after tho ?th ComlJMY waa·corom1ttod into action, Cae~+tics in the 7th Corii}!anY ut1knovn:1 to the p~·; bL:t there r~r0rc none in the 8th Company. pr~ stated. the ilec.il -~rare ·buried e.nd the wount'.6d woro evacuated,

The Ff desortGc !4s unit as tl;loy were >rith<lrawine; to tho r ;B.r anii was oa:pturoB. by tho 7th Har1nos at HAGm'tu-R!• (1-: November) llhcrc ho hcct BJ;~cnt ·thro::: de.ys.. Fe n£!.S: amod. n1th a rif'lc, 60 r6tmde of rutuntcn1t1on nnd throe hnnd greliaf_os. 1'1' stated thP.t he l.Ts fed by the nt\t1'9"Q8 ~nc~ wc;,s tu1.0. b:Y tho nr:t1v~s thr.t h!8 un1 t waa h -ail:Lne; '-n tile ~'orth-'fcst f' ircction.

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' -~ . F.r:::at·.;rtJr!; tr-'...4 t ··he .. -h~.d~.-.OI11S ·--~uO 'mtJ'al s Cl.tiring

the. tnr<Oo <Ie.ya nis, u:n"it···nvoo.· i.h tlic hill B.

'l:hcr1'i 'wr.a •n<i· food a:rrl'll'tng· fr'oili 'the rce.r; · Fivo ·of tlic ·•oi2ht soldfers tha·t".,cre ·in ··hi a squ&cl were formerl-y $iJldi~rs in_the· Chinese Nat10rial1~t ·Army ·e.nd t.ian·f. to :surrE:inc.er ·bu.t·

they wore afraid if. ea_ptured by -'£ier1crns, they would be Jill leO. as they ·were led to bolio_vc by thc+r supcr1o:rs.. p·_v· eotiin£.t0Cl th~.t

60 percent.' of the, sol<'Uors in __ his unit he.vc served- v.1th· the Ch+.nese Nationnliat··--'-rmy em~ f'.2_)l)l"O:X:imately ·tH·o":'"thir.ti:s. o!' thcm .. llavo- riot been

1nflucmced by the Communist .·1ndoctr1nr.t1on

. P1{ -sta.tc.C;_· tl1o.t e.· r1fio -c·o'm:9tny h[;._9 appro:x:i~ m"-tely 130 r:l.en <enCl. ,13 Officers· (l Gommc.nc.lr:g . Officci'J -i ~--..ssistE'.nt. ComnanCttng 0f~1o.Gr, l ?ol1t1c,-,l Instruc·';or 1. J: •-sslst,.nt Pol1t1c<c1 I!lstructor, "1 SLlj?>lJ,Y, D;t'ficer, -~ :olatcon Lend-ersJ _ ~- .niSistant· "~t.hto6l1 L'--ci.ltors) * ':':'hu Coapc:-.ny

1s equil\Peil •11th ·aJx {!J):LJ~G' s, eE:cl1 '-11th 6oc 'l"ouri'il.S_ of' e.llll:lun'i'j;lo:olJ -~JO (2). 60mJ:o DlOFt£!'8, .··

W:l.t'P. 16-bOxc·a .at: &r:i:rn!:tl'i!.tion--{6 to n bo:i} ;·· .

throe (3) 'Tol'illly Guris arid th.Qli"-lanco nrr.Jad W1 '!;h rl:t'lca, each \<i th 6b r6una:·a' bf rumnunl tiorL c.nd thrt-oc l:_ia~d ·grcne.?-~~c· :·Tho_ Coupe,ny l"ll'.9- on~

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Pf Htat;,,d that the OfficorB in the CCF cE'.n be .1dBn"t"1:t'ieC.. by the- rea. brc:J .. C on tha sleeves, around the collar; rod stripes on the sides of the trousers, and their uniform buttons l".t the center. instead of along the rir;ht sic1e. '"CO's and sol<l.iers arc dressed e.l1ltc anc1 sho;J no ctistinotion. ~! received 73,000 yucn monthly 1.rhich is barely sc.:.ffic~e;n.t for one anc on& half catty of meat. Eo· j)refers the rationalist .-.rmy bcceuso they-nre better f.od, better paicl. 2.nd better tr2F.t~i'- there. ·

;'hile t':lc unit statccc the.t hz he.d north1-rard. 1n small armed 'tJi th rifles.

Fa_s mov1.ng southt.rarC .. l F1~ obsvrvod NK'Troops moving grofl:,'Js; some of them 'i'·rcrG

Pl.f st2~tcd. that prior to_ ti1eir Ctcparture fro:n CEI.d.N in ;...t_r::UNG P3.0VIL>JC2 1 they l,Jcre given a n send of::t'r' by the J,.ocal peo:plc. Tho Co=.luun1st :flae: ~ras CL1S~JlE'..vec1 r~ne. thov received ;;i fts: appies 1 c1r;uro·:~tosJ €"tc. il:h~ n~tivos-ahoutod words of .:mcourc.goment E'.s they rnarchGd for1'iE'.rd.

The ~egiosntal Com~a~d£r had told the troops that .-'norica .plane to inv1'.1'lc CEII\fi frorJ No:rth KOr.:;a, c.nd they were avw.re that they V~ror-:::J to fight cgr.inst ..:..mor1can ~roops 1n Korcc .•

, ,f:i boli.G.vee that. F.ppJ:Oxlme.tcJ_y 70 percent of the nconl~ in !W)CE;JR.!.,. sunnort thz. ComJUnist GovcrUtrerlt' i\nfl. 2.re 'aGi'.in·fit cHlA!-!11 1 s "dminist.r~.-ti<ill. . . .

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b. FJlnt of' coute.ct.

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Furtl1.or intorroc~2vt1ort by tho S~2, 18t · Hc .. rl!JOS of th.J pr·.r from th.:: .4pth ncr-;t J ],b":;h :TK' Division,' 1ndicctcd·thP.t 2 49th 'teet 1<ithin t:1r.t division h2.C'. novcr existed, a·rcf'nie rcrr1~~1cnts boinc;- the 45th, 48th and. 50th..·

· ·'-?h~· Coinmind1nc Gc.P.er"-l o·:r thls <Uvis:Lon, c.e vall ~-s .most of tl).c other officers; io c. votcrt-.n'·_o-;f:' tho· CCF 8th_ Bx)\.~tD- ;~rmy, the ·pu st:'"'tcrl~~ ~he olssion of tho l5th Division:. 1•rh1ch is disposed c~onp tho Jl.iJIF ·Ri vor V.~lley· south of lMJOi~-~:I, is to ccn\luct :~u~rrillc. o-pcretions in thDut r_:encr[f.l area, t-rith tho lr:.clo:l:.c"_n.te objective of ·sai_z~nt: _ n,nQ. ho __ lCinc_ E.,.:..JOi-T-HI.. ~l~o ?-.r __ enid, th"t -division troops· hr.d be on told ·chr-t [·ir au;>p6rt ,wl.l.J. bt)' E'.VC.ilc~~Dl$ .i.rl their nrec. so oil,

Th~:·:P~-r said: ibf:t._'ho·· v,ras. sent f'.t 10()900 Xf,-,"trnm'h~..-. +-A l'lf:::Jr;'r\T_:_:._r:-; .-,.-.·;., -..-.~~~ -¥,..,..;... ·.-..-YI--,,.-,,....,.._ .-..P -~o•u•wuo."':¥"" ......... . "-""".,""'-""":~-~"": . ....__ ":~,0 <"- ~);!if J.V"- JJV • .>.J!VOC V.,l.

locntinc end inform.·inr the 9orr.r::~nd._inr O:fficcr, 45th Rocii::J.cn't,· or DN Forcost positions.. He 'LIITL:.S

to return at ·132100 rend ·i:r ·ho h~.a 'inf'ormiltion the 4oth :i.c[;il!l~nt 'cri-.s to ntteccl<; nt. on~e. . The Oommgn(linc' Off:tcer. o;J' tlloo _45th Rq:;luent is CoL L:b£ Chu;t Yonc, 27; '"'farner ·c-cr oc''ficor.

Othor P'"s .tl:!~~t~id\out the division z~nc continued to. be stra;0 (;;~tars or o.csortcrs r.opr'e~ sc.rrti.n::.~ unl"ts t;ha,t "l'..+C p.ot. c,)nsidoroti to bo oporatinc "·" 'orG~-nizv.i).ons· ;,;ithin th" DiviSion zone.

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.·.· Th3 s:nltr · or~C.':!lJT qqpt(,ot I'o::.Jort.cf .. dv.rinLthc porlocl oaclirrG'c' ,.,pen ~y Co., ·2nc"c Bn, 7th llr-".rinF;·~ .. ;r>oc"e1vad h<2r<::.ssinc mn.chlne ~-:un fire froLJ. their f'.t:'ori·t _in; t.hc vicini·::;y of' =-:....,.G~"'-.:.-={~3-EI c.t 1U845. ,·,n;lc;ht ,heckler strEL:rud the enocJy pos'i tion and 'silenced thp firv. Vicoro·us pE'.trollin::; throu(j,1o).lt t!; 0 Divlsion zone during tho dny rc.:p.eli to p<-oducG. cr.y rcpo<-t or enemy contnct prior to the close of th:· perioC.. Tho 26th JDK l.or;iment .-e:po.-ted 700 enemy mavin[ no.-thij;,::-.rcl at l507CO ln ~ho v_.icinity of CV 024l. Lo further :r.~:.-port hr:.d been rocc1 veL. us the;. p9rioc1 cnl'l:e.d; .

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c.. 0y,,o..:.:I'Lt:v~ns of En_emy Cor.l}Jonc:1-J:; ?::lcwents.

(~) ..::.-1r _-Force ... 'Nc;i~T'.t-1:vc.

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~ · to three dr:.ys n;;a_·. · La_r;·.::st r:;rou._p I!.' on~ ·. ·. >j9st 'c:.lonc ·:,.:o_l'<l r·p;prDximto.tclcy 25 to .30 1

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'_, ··_'t·J"~t..'J.'_ :Rtrr?Sit~p_rr;~r:Id~!lCG c~t /1\-~ 82lf?K;~ . . . Tnrco 'drums'. e:i!r.mlnea ,_,na.. :fOilUQ tn cor-;' · tnln corrl te.:r~ llc;ht ;.•ol.(:ht oil rrnd c:n

un1dent1fl.ed :Vol low liauic1 >fi th a uhi to aubstanco suspenQ.ed .1n .1 t • ... . - ' .· .

142245 . 5th Marines: zoo boxoe of eo:plosivns :round 1n T"' 56-i,6I, ·

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l! eP.. thor forecfist Huncriem · 2rcn l5l3COI to 1611800I. Clear, Vlsib•1l1ty 10 niles exoe?t 3---5 t'oronoon he_ze.. .,._TinCt li[:ht vi'.ri[',blo, l-1nx1rr:um tc:npcrc.tu:i:-6 ·toC1.F."Y 33 dci reos. · HinfPr:ho tcms>crntL'..l'G tQrii[ht 19, dcp:roes. l··tlximW:I tonpGr~turo to~ morrow ··11 d_'o;·rcos-. ~ Chostn Reservoir c_:.rc'E Max..lillv.rn tcmperc.turc todc.y 28 cter·:rces.. Hin1num toopcr~.turc T.nn-\,·-ht:_ 14·tl,;•y>r.:-·r.!·_ Y·Lrndr1nm 'f:tM'lJ(H1i.f:1JY"C tomorrOW 68--a_~-r~;:-ec~. --~~c--- ~ · · -------~------ - ----~- -- -

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(1) Delay the v.d.v~.n9j> or ,tho, 7th lkcr·irics in tl:J.c Chosin ~icsorvoi:r <'reD. ·with c1cmonts of t;ho l.24th CCF Division, a·up:portoB, ·t)y nn unC~etcr..:. min-Gd. aro:ount o:f o.rtil~vry ana. ~rmor. · . -~ .

( 2) Roinf'9 roc the Cho ~in_ Rcsc.rvoir:--=Chr'..n~~ jin c.rcC: 'l:~i th roor,~·t;.nized. NK urii ts, !~K uri1 ~a· Oroviously uncar.Tmittcd; ·.and· oJ~m~nts of CCF .units f'ro.o. I-1nncha.r1~. or n.lr-::c:.cl.y -in -North _.Korcc:.

( :;i) Ccnc:uat ;cucr;,1ll1l oporD. ti·Jns th;0'1Chout the Division zone in undetermined ·but sizo- · able st:ron::;th, concontratin,::;· on HtlRs r.nd supply installations. ·

( 4:) Contiriuo to wi thcl.rr-.'1-: nvr_'th't-:2~r.a. thr-ouc;h the Divisior: zone, P.voidin~· o.ontccct· uh.~re :possible and cond.uctint:; such d~luy1nt; action as rric.1.y b~}--. ca!Ile nc:GC:B8Gry to insure i~ succossful wi thdrE"~~~rr-.1.

b. Discuss:ton .ruJcl .... n~.:j_ysis.

i:.vonts of the period ~.o not ind.icc.te a. m~. to rial ch.,".nt;c iiL CO (COllY. cf'.pr.bill. ties. Previous indicr.tton.s of "t. poss1b:l.o enemy buildup, in the HU.i(SU-R:t nrcaJ ga,i+Jed iric.:r-e2.seCt dn.phE.sis .r:-s E'.

rosul t of a d.olayet'l. rcyQrt fror" a friendly ROK c.c;ent, ;I:nforml:'.tl,on gle.aned fro!!! this· rcpor.t

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"'· l-5 Eov. ·- 'noc.o. between CV 2652 P.no. cv 4082 re;:)c.1rcd. c.nd trenches ·constructe~. nt· CV 3068.

B.. 5 Nov. -- ?oo FY~ :police located e.t CV 2Sb?.. 2co un1C!.cnt1f1ac~ ;::uorrillv.s woocrinc blue cor.ts, _ r.nCt b::!.r>.ck t:rouoors locate~. nt O'l 2652,

d. ·.'\5 Oct -- 3000 CDF troops movcc1. to . ·· CV 2040. {r:am CV -~082. (ten miles wast

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,~he· c~bovo r'~:por~, evaiuc.ted e.s 'B-6_ by·. G ..... 2 X Corps J ::_Jlc.co __ s !31zec~blc; enemy CQncentre,

·tions Wl,thin a.lO mile radius of' ETJKS:J-RI ~"nO. tends .to. confirm the. b l. le. ·f. exprcssei'. in lst H;cr Div Plii. No, 20, that 1:~,tksu-ri is tho probc,bl3 foco.l po'int f"or inorcr-,scd' (:;'Uc_rrillo. opc._rntions against our left flr.n;r t.nc. HS"'. to tho north. Uhilo ir.tcnsivo e.'cric.l roconnn.issr.ncc he.s re--r.:n .. U. t cCL in Gl.@o qt canpl;:;t .:_:1y ·n .)t_ ;'.t1 vc rci_:rcrtd, the possibillty o·f anomy concontrc.tions 1n tho E>.rcn. cr:nnot be >_-rhool-y ignorer:',, Further; the tt>:cticir.l nossiblli tics of :--:\lcrrillu. ou~>ri:::t;ior~s Gt:nlnst Our usPl* ~lont_; -~hG BukSu-ri :. ~ .. c:jctl2DGn[ rocoCL,. nre obv:lo\Js.

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