1ST MARINE DIVISION - SPECIAL ACTION REPORT - ANNEX G CHAPLAIN - SEPTEMBER 1950 - OCTOBER 1950

Korean War

Korean War Project Record: USMC-59

CD: 01

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

Korean War Project USMC-00100295

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The Divi8i,n ~hcnlein

~PE~IAL ACT!~N REPORT

1haple!n 1 a ~cctlJn lst Marine D1vieion,Fl>l'

The 'Jornm.an<':'l1ng Generel 1 1st 1-1ar1ne Dlv1s1'Jn 1 F~~F

S1Qeo1al Act1'Jn Rep':>rt f'Jr per1~0, 15 •. '3e~ternber -7 October 19~0 (bJth dates 1nolu~1vaJ, the IN~HON-KIM?O-~EOUL area 'Jperoti'Jn.

(~) D1v181?n General Order t-.t'· 16.,

H'TRODUCT IO!J.

The purp,se ~f th1s ~en~rt jq t, recnrd the ~ct­ivit1es 0-t' the cl-t,~;~ulains 'f the 11'1rst Harine Divi:gi")n. 1nclu~1n~ e)me oom~ents end rec3m~Fn~et1~ne, durin~ thP HJ'JLfQJ\r-r<iJ~P0-~EOUL area ooerati:>n. The peri:Jd covered in­clude« tr.e ur£>Dii~at1:m. "Oif'lnned and executed. l~adin~ uc t::

;.~~e;:~~~l { e )~a~~ ~ ~~1~~= ~~J~ 1 i1!~~~ ie ~ 9 ~e;~i ;~w~,~~d~·~~E~e~: 00 ' th~ Dt vi~ i ~n at the- Fir qt M&r ine Di vi a 1 'ln . 'Jerrtetory, Inch'n.

The eot1v1t1ee ::~f' the cneolPina ere basEd up:m tlie urimarv iniaai'1n :;:f' a chaplain ';lith .. arines in ~orrfost~ n~Jmely:

(1) To minister to tho a~1rituel n<o~a of the troobs 1 '"uringinrr men t:~ G~O a.nd G:~d t:. men.''

(2) T) minister to the sick, the w~unded, end the dying.

(3) T~ hrin~ o~mf'ort ~nd re-~saur~nce t1 thr ~1~­c~L<rf'~t.-d.

(lt) T'J C'Hlduct Divine Servioes whcnt::V€:1:" and wher-

( S) T:~ C:)n<.1uct ro:rove=si:::'lf· service a l?t the D1vis~ 1:.m ~cmctery.

(6) To writ< lctt•re of c>ndolPncr to tho naxt­~f-kin or ~sce8ae~ neJ'~0UOEl.

/7\ '1'~. keEo the G':)mmt:n0ing OfficE.'r ~dvieed re:l.P~ ii~e-io thr m1rPle An~ th£ spiriturl wclf8re ~f t~e tr-Sl:lDe •.

2. At tt1e tl!"'le o"" thE l~nd:l..ng rt Inch:m, Ko:res, :..111

"Dn ,.,fly, 15 '3E>ntrmber 1950, the let ~1er1n£· Division Wf!q et ·rull w~r-t1:ne strEngth, ltss :me 1nf'td1try rEgiment, mflde up 2' the first l·!•rlne Division (incluoln~ the Firat Prov1a1onel l:::l 1gr.ae; t'lnd tlE:·mcntB -:;f tbt:· !}Go'::ltJd Pit~rine Divisi:lt'l. ThE' ·r stcr rn(l t~e duty Psala::nmEnte "Jf the ohtlplF·ina in thf: f!' t".st MC<rinc D:tv1q1·)n 'Jn 1=1 ~f_"ut~~·mber 1950 are as f~ll~wa:

'J-:J'lld:r .R.i-1.5chwyhPrt 1 'Jh'J 1 U'3N A~l' 1 1c"n BPpt,ist 7937R/4lOO

1t;_ f:. ·,.'" -. A. <rrm_ r"lh~ TTC'l.f\~

='' .o 1 • !75o/4i65- ···· Lt.~'Mr.~·l,'·\:..yons 1 'Jhi, U'3NR A mer i c!'n B!'ptiot 213253/4105

Lt(jp;) G. Jcw1Sh

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Go:>clmf"n. ChC. 522096/4100.

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Korean War Project USMC-00100296DECLASSIJ<'IED

Lt\.ifl:.)H.H.Gr-:.. u·, ChC, U~H,1

DtsCinlcs 522072/4100

Lt(j~)';,;:.Hcern, CnC, U~l! l.mcrl.oen Bc.ptist 400385/4100

lst J',bt"Jr 'l.'r~ ns Bn Lt .A .J .Juntunen, Ch'J, U'3N Lutherrn 408692/4100

lst '3ign-:-l Bn

lst 'Sn3incE"r Bn

lst Trnk Bn

lot l:"lTr<>o Bn

l•t 3h':!re Prrty Dn

lst Mt.c'icr-1 Bn

1st HPrincs

Uth Ner1nos

Lt(jg)P.J .• !':1llccn,. CbC, U'3N Ro~cn 0rtholic 512963/4100

Lt( J~)R.L.Petton, One USNR Metho~1ot 446594/4105'

Lt(jg)C.S.:'i(lott, CnC, USN 3, Brntist 471981/4100

Lt(jg)J.G. P~~cr 1 OhC, U~N Moth od 1st 509463/4100

Lt(jg)P.D.Prrsone, ChC, US}R D1so1olca 471960/4105

Lt. 'tl .J. .Ronnie, ChC U'3N Methoo1rt 292379/4160

Ltlj~r. Glyn Jjnca, "::hC UJN l.ncr 1orn Beptist 135097/4100

Lt. J. W. LE:·wis, ChC, USN Lutherrn 4266a3/4loo

Lt(Jg)I<.J.Ycency, 0>,0, USC~ Ro~n Catholic 512985/4100

LtC-clr. 0 .. Ingv"Jldstr>c' Jr.Chr;, USN Lutheren 223739/4100

Lt. ~"l.G.Ttnn,.nt, ChC: U~N !!ctboc bt 4';543"( /410C

Lt(j~_<B,L.H1o~{c~·, ChC: U'5I'J f.c-.. ·n Oct\nlic ~22073/4lon

Lt'Jflr. :J.":.S_b"Jl"l"(..l" 1 ChC USN Ro·'n> Cathcllo 215Tr8/4ioo

Lt. • R ,f. ,E ::mo€r, ChO, U'311.1

Bible ?ro.obytol'icn 425108/4100

Lt, G, J. Reilly, ChC US~~ Ro~cn Crtholic 270041/4105

Lt( jg) B,C,Howlenc', CnC, U3N l.~oricen Brutiet 5[)9258/4100

lst C:~tr:br>t JcrvicG Lt. L.R.Pbl111ps, ChO U1l-1 Gr:PJP C:m3r'r:~r-tt1nr>l 361175/4100

Lt ,E.:. v,n i~ntwt:rp 1 GhC 1

U3?lR F.;-··-n •J, t.h"~Jic 469223/4105

1fiJhPpl,..1n "E.A .PP": h-"0 be• · ~-r~ q, thoz f,c1,.,1n1strf't1::;n RoPr Echcl·m pf, c(''lp ":l:'l''•. l' I ·-· ... be 1 ... Tro~">n f:->r thQ ourn,se :->f' <tivinrt. f''3"~io;V.'nC( +, ~!· ~'~rr '.ounckc" PE.'l"o:mnEl 111 th£ h~-'l..,.it~ls-,....t f"1bc, :1~aRr, :·~-a.- ·.t:-1, .TPP':'n,

}, ffil£1!;-·p~:.3.Y PL".N~·prG,

The ~cri;d Jf pr~l1~1n~ry plrnnin3 rctUplly C?~­'1<noed on 3 July 1950 1 the f!.oy of tho ochedulc~ Co~bet !\ov1n: ')f thc First g"'rlne DiviAi")n Pt Ca"'lP ?cnCilct-:.m, Oocano1(lc, "':" li~"")rn 1'"' W\1cn the- W"lt'd W{l. s recc1 ved thJ::~ t tht

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Korean War Project USMC-00100297OF:CLASSIFJF:[)

iJECLASSIFitu D1vi'31:m t" b€:cn committed to the: Ke~. .·n C"'lnflict. Im-muCI'1.,..tt·ly·, ·pl~n9 Pnd Dl'CP~'>l"f1t1')n<:J we::rc m~"<dc for cquipnins th( Flr~t Provis1JnPl Marin~ BrlgPde, which cmbrrkcd on 14 July 1950. fr~m ~~n Dirgo, a~l1f,rn1~. ThiB included cullcctlnc>.: the- required p~r-tf·blt· cquivmcnt rnO supplies f-:Jr the chr1Jlf'ins N'l"lignnl to tht First Pr"JVil=!i')nl'l Mrrinc Brigoce:

Lt.Cor. o. Inqvolooteo, ChC, U3N, (223739) IuthE:'r'f1n (Acting. na Brir;r-dc Ch£'1PlPiL)

Lt.~dr. o. E. q?orrcr, ChC, U9N, (215778) R'JmPn 'J,-.tholio

Licut. 'L G, Tcnnrnt, ChC, U·'JN, ( 445437) Mcth")(l i8t

L1cut.(j•) 3, L. Hickey, Chc' U3N, (52207,) RoMPn ~Ptholic ·

FollowiM the cmb,rkrtion of the Fit•et Provis­t"om~l Mnrinr: Br1:_~p0e, th~ FirAt r-fr>rinc. D1v1Pi:Jn bcg~n 0

oro~rArn to re-con8t1tutc 1t~clf up t~ full wrr-timc ~tr~ngth (1nolud1ng the First Provlnl"Jn~"-1 Iv!r~rinc Brigf'de) lesq one lnf~ntry regiment. The ell~w~ncc- c~trbliah£d f~r the ~hr?-1F">1n8.'-~ect1on "If'S tW€nty-fivE (25) chrplB1ns. The rcp:lrt­ing ~>'f ,:-nd t>i'l'3ignrn( nt "Jf chPPlPinP! t~ meet th"t rll:.wr>noc is c'Jvct'cd in tbr D1via1":1n r::hroh,in 'a H1ator1cfll Report oatcd 18 October 1950.

The collection of supplies eno equipment for the chFpl~inR w~s hurriedly C:lmplcted. However, due to the sh~t'tP.gc 'Jf' ti'l1c P Pl~oper procedurE: for !" ro-~u?....,lY of con8um~blc rltPr suooltes ~nd devot1'n~1 helps wr~ inc')~­~lcte l:'nd hl"ndictl?JpCd by the lPck ~f PUth:>rizcd provia1:m. {This will be covcrE:d IT!Ot"( et lcngth 1n Comments F'TJd kc­cnmmcn~Pt1')n~ under ''qupolice 11 ).

4. LOADING AND EMBARYAT ION

The Div1a1"Jn cmbPrkcd from '3f1n Dicq.o :!,-.11fornif' on 15 Auguat 1950. Att,cmot wr>fl rnr>dc to evenly Clistri.butc ch~o1~1ns 0~ vrrlou~ f~ithe ~ Pr~tcet~nt Pn0 Crthol1c - so th~t tro~os on Pll trPnRn~rts w~ulO ~c served by both. As Cbro-pl,..in J. P, Creven r€0ortcd; '1Th1s is Pn olcl rmd diffi­cult pr:.bl(·m ~1nd re:-quirts c'Jntlnu.J>l oh( eking on the prrt :>f the chPDlflinR with the Divie-1-:m fJhl"pl'"'in. ~Ve sh0uld hcln line officers to ~ppreci.?tc this problcrn nnC!to be willinS to rn,..ke lPst minutE: chr>n.;ca when noccssf'ry to rch1evc proper di~tr1but1~n of chrnlPine, Ch~pl('in~, tJ'J, shJuld be pre­pPrca t~ mrkc lf'st minute trP.nsfcrs •11 The Divisi:.n Cbrp­lPin obtr.incd the nccEs~~ry lnr~rmPti~n cJnb€rn1n~ the nem€s eno church e.ff1l1rtbn of thE <hips' chepld:ns from the District Ch,..,ol:<:!1n. This sE-rvice io invr.lurblc ..

Durin3 the pcrhrd f't $££'1, rll cheolFins cJnduct("d dPily Pr)tcEtr·nt Vespers or G~thollc I~rse. The. response Wf''3 g'JJd ~'n~ thE f'tt€:ndencE· !jO'Jd .. In F'dditi~n, mpny 1ntcr­v1ews-.wcrc C)nduoteCI by the chP?l,"'inR. Lt. Cdr·. Glyn Jones, Ch'J, USN~ RcglmcntPl 'Jhf'PlPin, lat MP.r1n€"s 1 :rcO')l"tcCI thPt there WF'A P cJntinuJua line Jf men ~t his office WPitlng f~r Pn 1nt€rv1n1 o:r t'J get "' New Tt=:at.Pmcni:. or other rclig­i"JlHl hel'"1, through:lut thE" trip. Lt ... "Jclr. Oi· E. Sporrer ChC tts~r, Rcog:imcntfll Ch~pl"'in, 11th Mf1l'lin(_s·,,rqnrtEO, 11 0ne ;f ' the qret requisites for the chep1e1ns eboerd shin 1s some sort ~f PriVPCY in QUPrters fJr thC nr~ocr c~nOuct ?f intcr­virws, ~idinq ~en t'J ~£t thrmsclvcs ln ~ proper frrmc Jf mind r"Jr thE trRk ~herd. Th18 c~nn~t be ~~nc when the cht:onlE"in is e9C!i~nf"d t1 billet in the officerS' bunk room, ~ pl~oE where prlvPtc rcl1~1ous interviews err mrdc imryoes­ibl (' t":l conCluct. 11

The Dlvisi!:ln t"l.t'rivcd rt Kob£·, !Ire-? - ~nd bcgPn im""lc:diF'te: pre>pf'l"'flt1:m!'l ph~sc of t~~ scheduled :.per~t1on.

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J~oen - the •te51ng· for the oaseult

DECI.JISSIFIED

Korean War Project USMC-00100298OF:CLASSIFJF:[)

I:J LIJt..floJj/j)k;l}

:Smb· Pti~m Pt K~bc, Jflm•n br~F Jn 9 'Scptt:rnbcr 1950, dtlrlns wh1ch tbc cb~ulr1nA m~dc every effort ~o 8pir-1tuf'lly urE:PF'rc their r"lcn f~r C'J"'lbrt. Both PrJtC'JtF>nt >•n0 ':1Fitho1ic Chf'PlF'inq held Clf'ily Acr·viccs r-nd 'O"dc t'listr:lbutl:m ~f' Ne'tl Tc8t(1~cntq, prflyer b'J1ke, m1"3810'ls ?nO mcc.'lrls. Tht: Jcwi<1h 'Jhro1P1n, Licut (Jg) 3-.or'3~n Go?Or:l~<>n, ChC, tlsN. c')n­oucteo e Prc-Hish Holy ryoy ~crvicc (Ro'h Hr•hrnr) rborro the US 1 G SORGE -:JLnP1l, AI'A ... 27 ?n 10 Sc 9tc-mbcr 1950. This wr• oonc PO the ~i3h Holy Dey wes off1cirlly on 12 September 1950 on which c'lptc the sh1-pa were to be ,.t BCFI .. '.'lo~d W~A p~sacd t~ ~11 A~ipg orcg(nt Pt Kobe concerning this 9trv1cc f~r Pll Jcw18h personnel.

At PusPn, YorcA, Lt. ~dr. o. In6vol0strd, Jr,, ChO, USN, Rq;hcntol Choplrin, 5th MrrincA rnd rating Bri~rdc OhPpl.eoin rcpol"tcd tht>t ?rr.test~nt f'nd Ct'tholic acrv1ces W€·re he:ld on Vflr1.:>uE:J d~n::ks s:-nd :>n vnri:Jus '3hips dul1 1ng cl'1bf:lrk,.t1:m.

All chE~pl~ina reported thPt spccir>l activicca were held ,-boP:rd tro:;~p trE~.nsporta Pnd L'3T 1 a on the eve af 11 D11

Dry: both Protcst~nt Communion gcrvioce ~nd Cctholic Mess. Th€ .f'ttcnClF~ncc WPf.l lf•rgc 1 thE:· off'ic{.rg PtJd r.rcn were rc~p,n­sivE:-, Find tbe:rc WPs,. deepened scnac of p· dr::-pcndcnoc up:~n God.

5, OPERAT IO~'~,

On 11 D" lJpy, 15 ScptclTlbe:r 1950, rt Inoh:m, K.,rcr, the ohnl.rins be9:Fln ds-bPl~k~tion with their re<=~pectivE" bfltt­elione, in coch-ceAc with the Battr11on Aid ~tetion. On th19 dPt£', Lt. Cdr. O. IngvoldstPd, Jl'., GhC, USN, 5th Mf'rinea, received P ~:in..,r shrP-pncl wound ,..nO WP.s given 1">ti~cdi~"te Pid t-t thE Hnttf'lli:m DrEssing '3tf':ti::tn. He resuMed un-tntE:ruptcd duty atrtua. On the sa '11€ dPtEi 1 the fir ::~t wour~cd werE rccclv€d ~boP~d s~~e of the tr~nsp~rtn to who~ b~th Bhips' chnol••in9 ~nd troop chrp1P1ns grvt ~9918t~ncc.

During the ucriod, 15-17 Scpte"lbcr 1950, beer use :;f rE!p1d l!ldw·ncc 1•nd ACpPre:>tcd acct':lrs of units 'Jf thr D1v-1~1'Jn, 1t W~'s n:>t POfFiiblc tn c:>nduct Divine C)ervi0'€8 n'Jr Wf'a 1ntcrch<"n'3c :>f chrolPine bctwct:n b~?tt~li:ma P':la!91blc;:.

On 17 '3c·ptctTJbcr 1950, thE: Divisi:m Ch,..pl.nin vie~ itco the site of the First l!crinc Division Gc~ctery ncrr !nchan, X:lrc~, Pnd on t~c ~orning ,r the 18th ,r S~ptc~bcr et 0730 oohducted, cl'n~ With ~cthollc Ghc9lrin P. 1 .. Killeen, 1st Si~nrl Bn., tbe fir~t burials nu~bcrins twenty (20) 1

ch·ven (ll) Protestcnt end nine (9) Crtholio.

On 20 ~cote"lbcr 1950, choolcins wcrc V9siRncd by the Di,riqi~n ChPolPin t? essint ~t ~C 11 Co., 1st :~rllc,..l Bn. et Ki"loo A1r~i8ld where the ~ejority of the wounotd were received fl'>':>"" thE Bf'ttf1lion 11nd Rc.:giment~·l f~ld StElti:m ;nd fr?~ w~ich thty, th~ woundcO, were either trrnsfcrreO t~ thr Divisi~n Ho8p1tf'l or vir evecuptcd t~ J~pen. Ch~pl~in P. b. nneen, 1st 3ignPl Bn., Cotholic, PO~ Ghe;ple1ns R. L. ?e.tton, 1st Bnglnecr Bn., Pnd ~. ~. Pig~tt, 1st TDnk Bn., PrJtc~t2nt, were rsRigncd th1s ndd1ti,nPl duty.

On the gq11r df1y 1 ::> !'nlngc '1C nt s were ITJr',CI e wl th thE: c11,..ol~.1ne ':If the 1st C::J'1br>t '3crvicc Gr-'OUp, Lt. L. R. Phillips, I'rJtcst!>nt, rnd Lt. E. r. Vf"l1:1 f.nb/U'D, lj(ltholic, t~ 6-:mduct fill funcrels l:'t the lPt 1-':rr in( :~ .,~ --1 ')n r:•.":ctcry c'luo t:J the f~ct th~t they were lo~rt(.·d w <=·r t·.-· t:- ";cnctcry; furthet'­""TJorc, they W'JulO n:lt be likely t" "'ovc· forwm"~. This th€y d10 rn(l th( ·Jrrvc.·n P.cgistrPti"J:n Offiocr, ll'!t Lt. J. R. Me QtligPTI, U'3~··rj, Wr'"' 'l'J inf'JrrlJcd.

It W~fl f!l"rt'ngcd with the Grrvcs Rf.;gistr£',tion Off-1ccr th~:.t the oh"Pl,..1ne w:.uld c~nduot gr.rvc-eidc ecrv1c<:e ot 1130 ""'' 1630 d"ilY for ell the oeao buried on thet iley.

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Korean War Project USMC-00100299llECLASSIFmll

V.pon the ~c~p.sion or the buriel Qr P ~~n o~ t~c Jcwioh t~ith the Jewish Cbeu}ein (Division Cheplein s Office) WPa i~f~r'i120, whtrcu1)0..\i. he C"Jnduct€0 the service. At the Inch:1n 'icTr~ctcry thc:rc J?_rc five grF'vcs n:Prkcd by thE Jcw1ah 11 <;tf'r of DP.vid .·~ ·

On 21· 'jcpt.crnbcr 1950', the Jewish 0h~plr.in conducted two Hi~h Holy Day ':lcrviocs (YOH KIPPER) et tho followins ti~~8 Pnd plP.CC~I

1100 1500

Diviai~n dhrplr1n's Office Divleion Hosoitrl

On 21 Sc Dtc':1bcr 1950, .c policy we s act up, by the Divioi~n ahrnl~in, rcl~tivc to the wr1tin~ "Jf letter~ of conaolcncc to the ncxt-of~kin of acocrscil pc!'aonncl, This WPB done followinq P confcrcnoc with the Chi~f ot St~ff who 1nd icf'ted ?;.reFlt cOncern flb'Jut the r:tunncr of sending ~nd the !'CCUl't'cY of the letters ?f condolence-. IJ:>necqucntly, f'

T""!tr:-:orrnd111'11 WAe sent by the D1via1'Jn t;ht>-pl~in t:> rll chrplrina c'JntF11n1n~, in bl."'ic:'f, the foll."Jwing 1nf)r~f1ti.,n:

(1) Ltttcrq of 0':>n0olcncc to be written by the onro1e1n of the unit to which the dccceacil woe rttt>cht:d.

{2) Conics of ,-.11 lrttcre to be sent t:r the D1v-1s1:Jn Chrplrln for f1l1ns.

(3) Monncr of "lr111mt enclose letter in enve­lope (un•co1cd) oddrcascd to next of kin. This to b€ enclosed in cover cnvcl~po fddrcRecd to:

do,~enaent, U •. ~. ~Ier1nc Gorp• (~ode DGU) ',leshington 25, o,c,

This woul~ cvoid eny pose1b1lity of th< letter rcrchi~~ the next of kin 0rior to officiel noti­f1cntl:n1 •.

On 21 qcotc~bcr 1950, the 7th Infrntry Rc~1~cnt l~ndcd rnQ joined the l~t Mrrinr: Dtvl~i.,n, thu~ bringing the D1v1~1'1n t') 'full w."r-t1'1e Rtrcngth. The chrplrins ')f th1R rcgiM£nt ')U thrt drtc were:

Lt. Cdr. John H. ~rr-vcn, ChC 1 U1P q, Brnt1ot 209299/4100

Lt. F"E- :1tf r :t-~. H€.?"rn., ChiJ, U3}~ Mcthodiot 399282/4105

Lt.(j<:d 'jo:rncl1un J._Gr1-ff1n, Ch0,· U3N P.o~rn-0rthol1c 522437/4100

' This brou3ht the Ch•pl•1n " ~cction to full Table of Allowrncc, 28 chPplrins.

On 22 9cpt.c~,bcr 1950, -:-lhPplrin 'if, G. TcnnPnt, USN. 5th M•rincs, wes wounaca in rct1or while giving rill to wound­ed pcre::>n'1€l Pnd wr a b:rougbt t:) ~~~~~ )::.'l., l9t t.1cd1cel Bn, fr::~., which he wp.s t>ir-cvrouPtc~ t., l"'u1rJ1Ikl;', Jppt:~n rt 0700 the next rJcy-.

On 23 '3cptcr11bcr l950f orl'<:-rs ·,.qcri: issued trP.nf3~ forr1ng Lt, L, P., Ph1ll1po, 0hC, U3N,, fro.., lot Co"lbrt ~cr­vicc GrJup t::> tr!~ 5th H"r-in£"! rs rcl1cf Jf 'Jh~plrin '.V .-G. Trnnrnt ~ W'Jun0cll .-.nc ~:~ir-cvrcurtcd .- On the ar"lc Optc Lt ~"'Or 1!: A H "h"" ., .... l''R i cl ' • .., • • • A I'll, .J -', -·:J , ~rr vc by tr,.,ngp'J:rt Pt Inch~:m, Korct• fro~ Yobc, Jrp•n >~1th thr Ad~in1strrt1vc Rccr Echelon. He w~~ tr~nsf~rrcO qR~C dPtC to th~ l9t c~~b~t ~crvicc Gr::>up P8 relief oP .hepleln L,.R, Phillips.

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Korean War Project USMC-00100300DECLASSIFIED

utt-t J.I'''>J~-1''" . . -~v., ,[iJ On 27 s~··.-~tombcr 1950, Cheplt-in R. 1 •• Brmnc!'! !-iS!S,

llth l·l~r1nc:s, WP.s ecvcrly wound cO when the Jeep ln wn.t~n ·nc Wf's ric11n~ rF>n over- f1 l"'nd mine~ He WPA br:::~ught to "C:" Co., 1st ~kdiorl Bn., ~t KimPn Airfield, rnd wErs a1r-cvfcuvtod 1m~cd1Ptcly to J~prn.

Thr rPptdity o~ thP ~vAaunt1~n ~r the w~undcd w~a highly ~mtieff\"Ct!>!'Y ~ In the oriac :Jf DtH'Pl~C> in Bonntr: for example, from the t-ime b~ wEre reported fr CP.SUf'lty to the Divisi::on -:lhrpl,.in by Oh~Plf'in Glyn Jones-, USN. E .. :glr.1c.nt.r.l ' Choplr-in, lat .V .• n:rincs, until he wt.:a 1n rn cvrcuEti::n plPnc, tbc 't1*"tc apen w~rs four (4) hours. Furtht;.:rr.o:rc, the ?Vc;ilf'c­bil1.ty of qu~lif'icd r£-ylAc;;:;r:cnte by v-irtue :;f' eo full Te;blc of hllowrnoc yruvt:d to bt: highly bcnci1otel. ln ~he- c~ac ':Jf ~hr,plf'1n ~.;.G. TctmPnt. r~r CXP,"1plc:, it Wf'B possible f:>r the D1vi<Ji:Jn ChE'?lPin to provide P r'E:licf (ObRplpin L. B.· ?hillipa) within twenty rour (24j hours.

On 28 qcptc~bcr 1950, both Prjtcet~nt nnd CP.tho11e ~ervlc<e were held ln front of.the Prca1dentel Pelecc in the clty ~f Seoul. Korea~ ChrplPln B.L. H1ckcv~ U9N conducted the 'JAth:>llo l·!~.t~s~ Ghf'nl~=~:tP L!' R~ Fhillips'/U'3N c~ilduc.tcd tht PrOJtcstPt1t 'Sc:l'v'!.ar;:; b~tn o'f T;i1.(' 5t.h J~Arinr,::e .. iJc th<; s~:,r:~t. O~tc, Cht~plPin Go?d1"1r"A ooncluctcd Jewish Ssrvicc!:! ot 5th :!-A' ..... r1nce 1 l1f'f1!"' t:;coul. lfo:>r~f".

On 29 ScptcJbcr 1.950, f'e-rling the need of heving hP~ ~ Strndin::; Op.srrtin: Pr:;ccdu!'e ('30P) i'Jr ch~plPins with .M~r1ne:s:, the· D1vJ..:;1:Jn ~hPpJ..,-•111 s{.nt rt:qucata t":> nll Rcgi"lcn-._, t'U .. --"1-~~~ ...__ .,_ _. ,, '• -~f~"'~ ':'~Jq.J1:_-1.~J~ 1.u-~=g~n _tone .P!"e~~~P."~lon e~:r COM""lcnts And aug­~=-~~.L;na ~?r ~n.;;sul" ~? tK __ eUOJ"'!lt.tea f-1~.P l~tel" date by the U!Vl~l~n vnPP!~ln~ t3ec ?o~~cnt No. 4)

_ On 30 ~o~te~bcr 1950. l~ttere wc~c written to ~~s. Dorothy TcnnPnt rnd Hra. Lid A Bonner conccrn1nr:t th£ir htln­h€1nds. w~undcd in·e.ct1,n. Pnd (lir-cvrcurrted. ThiA wt>.~:~ ~~n .. by the request ~r the ch~ple.1ns... · -- - - - - · .. -

On l Octob£r 1950, f'll Protcetr'nt 0h""Plr>1n.~ obacrvcd 'IT'!Irld 1'11dc C~P''lr!'!U.Oi'Jn '3und,...y, , dry when Pr~tcstt1.ntl:thc wol"'ld Pratmd

11jotn hfntl~ 11 flr:~und thf' 0!)'lr1Uni:m Table. Two sucott<l

services werE! hcl.dt ... t the Div1~1-:m Ho6p1t~"'l ~"'t l"nob:Jt1 Chflplt>1n 'L .fi_._,r.cnn1e, Jlkth:ir:Hat, hrd f' choil~ fr::>r-: P. ln~P.l _Korc~n Meth~di.st Church ~;j his guu:ttl;l. They presented s--po,ctnl ":'!Usic --,:onQ pictures were ttk€n. ·

,~... __ .,_~-- n.Atuth_:- ?ho~::m~ P£~s~ytorien Church, in s·coul, K~ren, ."::-~'::~.!-~' .. ;~' .. n.•-'"1• ':IO~wyn~rt.! vtytslon Gh~olPin, preAched the _'.J'·-;u ~~uc ·;_:f'l~l?t:_ll~~ 'jUndtty ':lel'"J')n t=~t the lnvitPti:m of the _f,"Sl:.'JI' Ji..fJV. _ Y~"'yta Uhun~.. Th£ aervio(: wf1.a hEld :>n the ruins wacrc ~nee ~ne1r church stood. ·

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DECj ,ASSiFiRD

Korean War Project USMC-00100301DECLASSIFIED

t.itt.;ti~SSI~il:i)' .n ~ Oct?ber 19SO, the Dlv~~i~n began t~ m?ve

t':l es9el'l1b1y areas nE"ar' Inch'Jn, K·Jrea, t·) 'TiBke preparatl:m f'")r ernbPl"k1no::. Th~~ !'Jle0e p?9G1ble o l'-1em".:Jrlsl Service at the 'Pir~t f·iai'ine Divi.qi')n rjemetery, in h:>nar and in mem'JI'Y Jf' thrc Jl1or1nc an0 Novv CleC('Et"JeO pcrs'Jnnel, hslO uy-:m 1.n­structi'n~ )~ the 0':lmffian~1n~ Gen~rel at 1400 'Jn 8 Oct?ber 1Q~O- ThP ~~rvin~ Arran~E~ ·bv the Dlv1sl3n ~haol~1n and ~ppr;ved .by -t.~-J€. C~rnmonditl~ Gener~l, W8S es f')ll,ws:

Open in~ <:Jantenoea - rjheple in R. :1. C3t.::hwyhert, USN Diviei~n Ch~pl~in

Inv:1ce't 1 Jn

'1c:r i pture

Je'·li.eh P:i'i:J YE~l~

"lflth')l1D Pl"El ~'Fl"~ :d' Intoi'rn0nt

- Chrulpin O. Insv.,lclgtec"J, US~' ~tb 1··h·r1nt'!:!

•jheplein Glyn Jones, USF l8t M~,r1nEs

- ':!honlr· 1 n GuPs:m G"JJO'Tirn, USN H~aOquert~r~ E~ttP:i~n

... 'Jhpnll'1~n 0, E. '3-p:::.:rrfT, USN 11th 71('r1 nee

'JhsD.1:n1n 3, L. H!cke~'• :JSN 5th Merl ncs

Msjor Generel Oliv<r P. ~~nTH -::·:ott'P!if'l'i(:t1n3 GcrJEi"Pl, u.:ol'l'-·

Salute by firin~ oqtled

Bc-nct'l1 ct 1 J'i1 - '::hf·Dl£in J, B, C:ff•Ven, U'3N 7th M,?r1nc•

Thio Nern':'!l'1f11 '1crv1cc '\'If'~ rtttnd<·d by en Eo;timetnJ numbe:r .,f 2500 MPrint'A. The t"Jtr'l nut'llbcr :;,f' Mrrinc bur1P1s ~n thRt dptE w~r£ 428~

( 1) 'Sauiu:-:r1cnt end suuolica. r.~r ~t:ql€_!t£2l..~JL! t§.t· 1gtl_h~9.!:!.1:2!l!En:k, In P oo it 1 "Jn t~ thF n'rt~,bl~ ~1clcl ~lter Fnd oJ~~un1Jn sEti ePch chfolPin sh~ulO ur"JviOc ht~sclf with~ alyJulc'isr" TTIEdic~l DE'Ck in which C8n be C.f·rried H1trncnte ?f' the -r1·e:ld PltAr ne:ceo;aC>ry f~r edmin­iqterinq o~mmuni~n. The rteld eltPr cpn be br:>u<'l':ht r· sh:n··e: lf·tcr ._ A ft..'W ch~olf11r.s br:Ju~ht w1th their llne 2 Hqulpment ~ p.,r~Po1e r·lc!a S~rf';fl"!"l. This i<J n.,t prE>ot1cfll 1n c> frst '11:JV1ng 'P£fPti~n: rether it W)ul~ be lert with the e~m1n1str~t1vo rE~r ~ct•~l~r1 f,r P P99B1blc future U8c. All aheoleirJH h~ve rep~rtcd unpnim,usly tt1£ r1ccegglty ~r ~~vln~ ll~ht, h~v1n~ ~nlY the neceBasry ~qu1orn~nt w1ttJ t~f~. - -

?'::lrtc:bl( ofr1cc Eq_u~ ·..rr;. r.t. ·n !tc"i<:J ~E)e'Jl hiJ?hly

~~ :~f::l~i·~·;~·r~~~~t~~I~~~·~·;~· ~:~ t.~~ ~~:·~r~ c~ rn~;~c~ ~~ Pry t'~lc<> 1 D~;nt.oT >·rn~ ... ,,".._j.-,,,. _ T:'rno<-·r~•i '"',...,,; Ho.,...,+~,.,.,.,

~prr.lq, etc. !'luring· thi·~ ·;p~;;t1;~:- ~;oh''bf'tt;'Ji;~· -,r i'( '' j,,.,_ r1t. "':'? "!:.JVt.{.1 "·' tl"!Ef;ij C"Jnf3E"qUErltly

1 thr ll~htnfg9 ~r th~ l'Bd ls 1mpS~rt~nt.

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DF.CI.ASSIFIED

Korean War Project USMC-00100302DF.CLASSIFIF;[)

'3UP2.:!:_~. IJP.re: eh::~ulcl be t~_kc-n uhfit ce.cb ~i.' .. l"t' <'! .._ ••• !'··~ ch~PlPin hP8 cn:mgh f1ltAr sup~lics f~r e P£rrr""l:.t-L,tM8~'1/(ff[J iocl of ot lee st two weeks, After thet .• the Div1s1'Jh ChPnll:l-1n sh:'>uld h~vc rs:9lcnishmcnts eveileblc through rcguler supply chennels, In thlq oonncoti,n, it is rcoo~~end£d .that th£ F:rrce I:Jh.oplPin be keut ac'lviscd ':If the nE'ture Pnd l'loE'ti-:m -:>f the ope:-n'lti::ln of the Division, or othc;r FMF unit, so thet he might be eblc to prov1oc e1r-sh1p~cnts. of s~ell, well­oacked kits of elter suool1es, (Neturelly to ~o 1'3':1, the. F':lrce OhrplP in W::luld ne:Ed f.n r.ppro ... pri~ti"Jn fr:>m which to d:rClW, EU3 d:>cs E' N!'Vll.l D1~tr1ct OhrplPin).

It hPs been d1sc:;,vcr~C. th?t the beat chrnnel for :re~supply ':If N£w Tcsta~cnts, pr~yc:r bo::~ks, etc. is by heving orders sub~1tted in ti~e thet ship~ent oen be r'.!lde by per col poot. For exe"1plo, on 1 AU«Uat 1950, the Division Cheplstn subMitted on order for 1000 New Tcsto,-,cnta fro., the Amcricon Bible Society. On 1 October 1950, 15 drys eftcr "D" Dey, when· the chrplo1ns were b~g1nn1ng t~ CPll r,r ~ore New Test~,cnta, th€ shipment errivod by neil. This o~uld be done with other devotionrl helps, preycr booke, "Upper

11.''1"119 11 , !'!'lisnPla, eto.

In this c~nnectiJn, ~11 oh~plPinq ?ught t? be oonocrnod thrt they hrvc "'"'" supplies for "10n Jf fPith n,t their ?Wn. T:t' frequently, Prnt­cgtPnt-e hF~VC :mly Pr"Jtcat?nt -Rteri?l, CrthJliC'a :mly 0~th':l.lic >'111'1ter1Pl ..

(2) l:Jh::>pl.c>ins ah'Juld keep their cquiprrJcnt with tbc~ - ccclc81rat1o~l, 0fflcs, Pnd supplies, The w~rnin~ ?f Jnc Jf the cheplRlns 19 cortPinly true: 11 D")!1 't let y"JHraclf get scpP,rFttc.d fr:~11 y":'lur ~c['r 11 •

(3) Tht: TPblc ~f Eq1.-11cncnt f:tr the Chl"plr>ln's '3cct1:m Jf r? Mrrinc Dlvial:m sb:Juld pr:Jvide f'Jr a jcco ~nd ~ tr~ilcr f~r c~ch ohrpl~in. This cennot be ovcrc~ohesized, Itc~ two (2) above wps never ~ pr~blt, f~r chrpln1ns t~ wh~~ werE issued jesps end treilcrs. In the field, to ':lJvc 1'-t'"JUnCI f:~r thE" c::~nduot Jf Stirviocs wher­ever end whenever p':lssibl€ .Pnd t:> hP.Ve ev? ilPble W'=lreh1o 111f'tcr1Pls ":)n hpnd requirt:::a such tre.ns­p'Jrt~tiJn.

(II) During the operat1on, the need wes felt for ~ ~t~ndtn7 Op€r~t1ng Pr~oe.:dur€ (~OP) ~jr the ?h~pl~ins ~eotiJn, In the plPnnin~ ~no pre~ P~r~ti'n stpgGo '~ this ~peret1Jn~ none w~a rvailnble, Consequently, the D1v1sbn Choplein PSked ;t:~ll chi'lol1>1ns to s·ubl'lit their' r'€CjrJ'!:end­

atbns ot 1te~s to be included in e SOP to be ~ub~1tt00 tJ the 0~~~and1ng GenerAl by the Div-1s11n IJh.PplP1n. A number ::.f che.plpine hrve.: eub­~itted their r~c'~~cnd~ti"Jns, It ls h~ped thet ell cheploins with Fleet 14rrinc units ~i:;ht thus pr:;~f1t, in the futul"'o, by .<:' c:J':"lbe.t·-testea '3tend­ing Operating Procedure. The .,-ttcr. of n Ston<l-1ng Operating Br::>oedurc f:1rth1. Chrplnin'a Section hoe been dieouescd ''1th the Chief of Steff who .nppr:>vcd ~ '

DECLASSIFIED

DECLASSIFIED

Korean War Project USMC-001003031.> !;1/Ltl.:>,H i ·1i.:i.l

(5) r::heulains must mf:l1ntf (1 b.?ttlt stElti::m ,l-,_,!'ln•:c e:-:-,mb;:,t. '•11th M~:rin s, th1B ir:~ mJRt ~•ncrilly vith tho Bettoll n or Rcgimantrl Al•l '3-t,_~t.•,_:-,n. ·tith :1.nfrntr l"'£!')1m£:nts,. th1!'1 tq i~ocr~tivc bcc~uqc herE it le thPt a chrp­lF·in 19 ~~at hC~~~~ t~ ~id with thf w~undcd 0nc'1 t>J r;;1vc re:i[31JU'3 !11in1stry. Chr::.PlE-in 0. IngvJldstsd Jr., U~F. Rc~i~tnt~l ChPclein! 5t~1 Mrrinc!1 1 r€p>Jrted th~t o t'Jt~?l 'Jf

11762

cPgU8ltlcs wEre h2ndltd by Rcglm~~~-~1 A1~ d!Jl"ing the peri:Jd 15-30 Scotcmbcr ~950 11 • There 9h:~ul~ bE e v£ry just rErs~n, Fnd th~t onnl"'JVE:d by thE btottvli?n CJm'!IPm:'Jcr, fJr the ch~nlnin h~ing Pnywherc Jlber th~n thE erEP :lf the: Aic'l C::tati':ln during CJ"''Jbet.

(6) In c:'!nnect1~n wit.\1 Pr>r'Af9''f'Ph_ (5) P.9:~:.re•. it ts rco:-J'n"'!Lnded th~t en vc1d1t1JnPl ot1ep1~1n oe nvr~1l[•blc, bv th~ Dlvie!'n ~hppl~1n, r~r £PCh infPntry reg1~E:nt Uurins the PCJ!'lcult phase. ThiA w~uld nr~vidc r~ur c~~ol~in~. ~ne ~t ceo~ ,~ thc.Ai~ 9tetion• - 3 BPttellon en~ 1 Re-rri'"'ltntPl- Uur1n~=s t.hi~ pt-ri-::;d. F~11::\·ling thi•, the •ddltlon•l oh•nl•in could reou~e hls crevl,uq duty in the Dlvl~l~n. Thi~ nrren~~~Ent 8h)uld be ~Jnrc pri~r t:1 c~b~rkPt1Jn B~ thPt thE fourth ahaple!n h8~ ~pp~rtunity t~ flcqueint hiflJ.so)f \'Tith the Drtt'flll:>n Aid PCJPlc.

(7) The aucBti'n ~f chPn~los chPnl~ine within r- rt;slmt:tit fr::>r11 bottPli:m tJ' bp'tt~li-;n dur1og OJ'"'1brt lJP.r..o."'lf' A oJntrJVcrsle.l ieeue f't f1 tlrr.e Jr tw~. Th(;' '1wj:n-·1ty :.d' the rcgir;~Ent"'l chPp­l~!ns felt th~t e abeolrin cJul~ ~~ hiA begt WJrk by remaining with ~ bettrliJn Pnd cx­chPn~ln~ ~nlv f~r Divine 9erv1ce~. b~twcen Pi"Jtf:.stilnt Ai-Jc1 Cath::llic ohaplP.ina·, r8 :>ftcn r~ p~~~ibl£! This s~e~ed t~ w~rk beat. One ro~imontol ch~ul~1n ~~de frequent changes, -;::Jving ch~ult•iri~, 1nolud1nt; hlo;;eclf~ f'rJ'Tl bottollon to bettelion. It 1o falt thrt thr bc:'H...'ftt.~ Ocrivn5 by thi'3 lf'ttt!!' or:.>ceclure were s~ll~w~d up ~Y r feclins ~r uncettPinty ~n

r~~ ~~~~ ~~hl ::E·i~h·;~;f' ;h~ol~i r,~h~n1 ~h: ~;~{e~i~ th<-- "icn. T:; kuep r cheDlr'in f<Jr r. peri'Jd 'Jf ti'Tie with :Jne bat'te_.li::>n nee-d U")t OetE'oh hi'!'! rr~~ th~ U)~1t1Jn ~f bEing e regimsntnl ch~D­le1n ( either Reg1,en'tol or Aee1atent Regi"lrntel Ch~'Plein).

(8) The ~lertness of ~h8pl~ins in e_iding by 11v1eln with ~pco1al 9ervtoe ond the Red Crlas was si~nificent. ~ny ~en turn t~ their chPp­lcln for wrltin! poper (elweyo • ar1tioel ita~), rcfl_dln3 mpter1Pl, W'))'"d f'r"J!!l h')me, c')rnf:n•t e.rtlclE"R. Th1s- W-99 c'l"Jne "by 17'11 ch.r-pl~ins w1th-'Jut beo'Jming, an 'Jne: chapleih put 1t, 11 a oendy­purvev~r du:r1ng C':!'l1br--t,. 11

(g) Durin~ the ~ccrPtiJn. Clmmunic~tiln wo~ ~'J'Jd.

i~:t~i r~~i ~~ J~~~i~~ ;,~~~r t~;~i~~nL) YJ~ s n~~wc~ e ~ J-

CPtlJn. Th€ mPj'Jrity Jf oh~ol~tn~ c'J~~unloP.teO fr£qucntl~r ·..;tth ""he D1vis1_Adi ChPph,in .sither by tcl~pb'Jne :'lr Gu['rd M~il. This is very ll!ln':lrtPnt.

~" ~~ i\ ~~ ~~v~~ ~~~'~/~ w~ ~t~g e ~~~~1 ~~~r ~~i ~!~c~~ ~h~he D1vis1~n 1h~plPin Pnd Regi~Ent~l ChPpl~lrls by the Regt'!lentel I.181s'Jn O:fficcr. Tht~ b(;;OPITlt:' hi~hly benefici~l.

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Korean War Project USMC-00100304DECLASSIFIED

(10) Th€ f'!'i:!'~!~n"'1£nt ')f r> Cflt.h'"llic 'Jhrolr>1n t~ the ~i~nrl Bf't t-'"' 1 i Jn "'l"""J\rcCI very he lu'ful. }lc w~~ in-fin£ p~~iti~n t~ give e~qi~t~ncc 1n HcPd-

(E~~i~~~r ~~5;~;:~~:. t~e~;~~~. u~~~. )r'~~~l;;~~ng ~nthJ11o o~V£r~~Et a~ Well rs ~eRi~tenc~ With t,hr,:· Di·.;tsi:m rr::.;-oitel~ CV.9CU~:t'tl center, 'Jr oc~ctery f~r gr2vc-si~€ s€rV1cre.

(11) All chrol~in~ c~nductcO the~sc1Vc9 in ~n excellent "'1-"nnc:r .,....,;; ,...'"'"'"'"',.."'",; +nr-iT' .;,+;.,.."' I:' cc:>rO 1n'l; t'J the: b~·~t t-';;.· N~~~i t~;~i.ti ;~;~;na t::. the crrOit :;f th;: Cn..-pl~·ins; C:;rps, .1.uto enthus iD EF'1 DnC the energy 'J'f the chf>PlP ins h~ve been ·Jutst~'>ml1ng. Sevct·fll Jf the chP"l~iP~ Psa1gnc0 fJr duty with rc~r Brce b~ttP11~na ("C·rcin~ncr, ServiCe,·En:;ine:er B,..tv~li~ms, E:tc.j hav~ requeetcd :fr:mt lin~ auty with t.hc tnffln.t.ry regl~cnt~. Aa D1v181ln Uh~nlPin_, it h~~ been F'l nr1vtlc~o t._, w:,1rk with t~tzrn -~n~ t.., c-,--.,rC1nr-tc ':lUl' ~uturl eff:lrts ·pn(l priME: r:1igqi:m t") be G:x~ f 9 B"'!bf'es~d'J!'s: t-, the r-:en in c:>-:bot unif':;r-

DECLASS\flED

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DECLASSIFIED