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5TH MARINE REGIMENT - COMMAND DIARY - JULY 1952

Korean War

Korean War Project Record: USMC-2083

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United States Marine Corps History Division

Quantico, Virginia

Records: United States Marine Corps

Unit Name: 1st Marine Division

Records Group: RG 127

Depository: National Archives and Records Administration

Location: College Park, Maryland

Editor: Hal Barker

Korean War Project

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FIRST ENDCRSEMENl' on CO 5tbMar lstMarDiv TAC/r ser 00319 of 10 Aug 1952

From: Com:nanding General, let Marine Division, FMF Commandant of the Marine Corps

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Subj: Command Diary for July 1952

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a. The p'eriod of 1 July to 31 July continued to see tl~e 5th Harines occupying the right sector of the 1st l<larine Division's front on the Jamestovm Line with the mission to occll;;JY, defend and il!)ljrcve defensive positions.

b. To this end, the re,_,;imen t establishec~ and maintained a stron~ outpost 11:-:te of resiste.nce which, together with agt;ressive pa.trol action, provided the me.je>r part of an active enemy-seeking pro;;ralil. 'Il:e sinmlar most outlilt ' action of the period lvas probabl tlJ. attac n S!ze lau _ e ene on the cute on \ ·. Although the fie;l::ting prcporo o:1s of hand-to- ~nd combat at times, the probe was succe.ssfully repulsed at cc.:reat cost to the enemy.

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slig-htly by the rainy season, it is nc table that in the hottest see.son of the year incidents cf diseaee 1r:ere at a mirlimum (medical s'lmnary, appenc;,ix VI) and morale wes high.

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a. Eleven pe.~rols, ten outpC'·~ts, t'\Tenty listening· an C. one ambush J? er:'~c r:J.:ed in ~?-:e ::.~egirnePt rl s~ct or c:_~ ... ~rin::_·

IH~r;-::_·_t·i ve c.cntact. The Co;I!:UP.!1C:int~· O_:"':ficer v ./ J..0-5? 't·.~!"'~c·!:. nro-r.riO.ed for the::. r-.co v

errg n :forw&rd o:: the JJJain line of re ,+c ~. Also _. on vrder l\0. v·c~ :~ coverinG :;Jatrols :;"':lr t~e

pGriod of 1 .;ul~' throut,:Y 10 July, and H-rninc Order rJu;cber 10-5;;; 1ri:J.ich ::_:>rovicled. ::.."or the rel!a:- of the ?nC .. Eattc2.~_on on 11~-:e ~JY t:~.e JrU. ~s-~-.t;al1cn. (Jcr ro:1~e·s of' -(_;e.trcis Rti~1 noEitic·~S OJ:~ o-..:t>atts, 11sten1n§; posts a~1.C: ac:.bt:shes, see overlay of t~is ~"!:;e in a~J~·~H II I. )

1::. In the lst :=.::;ttelion t~·m natrolc, one c:in'bush, tl:'.ree c:•.!tposts and tt.:elve listeninz posts "'ere perforn:c2 v:i".h

e.: ·c t i ve cont c:.c t . Enemy 30rar:·_ rue rtar f'i re \1rour. rJ~ed f o~r r.1en at noG:-·.

~-:1ne l)C~trols, eleven O'-'-tnosts c;_r~d ei;:_<:~t lie-~·J:11~2: ~osts ,~,-ere

p er:Corr.;,ed. w~i th ne::·,gti ve con.tact in ~~c 2Lc1 ;:Jp-_, tal ion. ::vc :·.·.en were 1;'0UUded by enemy snhJer ~·ire.

~ .. '1-:irC. E,gttalicn pert'orillec1 three _secv.rit:r patrols.""trith n.c~·ative contac: c.nd contin.·eo_ ae re;rLnenta1 reserve bRct&11o:1.

One 1'icld piece was C.estroyed ;n<i 'cen ener;;y .. ere killed by ~. 2 i•lortc._rs.

s-J.)~:ortint_: art1l2.er:;t accounte<.\. ::.·~~r 1'ou!.., sn2:1.1Y kills(~ and. :our ':ounded besides t1,;o bu:1l:ers destroyec~.

c. A ·oatrol from lst Battal~.on ~..=tiscovered six enemy "'.;o~ies t:1e.t~ i12.d beer: :leed. e.bout :ro-'-J.r W-s·:_·,_:s. Fo-:1-~ing of' i::1tellie:;ence value was founc_.

d. ':'he Corc:IY<aadin;; O:Cficer visited lst and 2no_ Batto~ions tl;.is morni;:.<.

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a. This re;~iment -oGrfcr~:18ol eirJ~~ _"Qc,trols, t'~·iO

a,.bushee, te.n outc,osts--Brc' t,.,enty listeni;S :oosts 1-dth one contact. ?he Gom:nanC'j_C\f: Officer ifisuad 0·0eration Order llm~oer ~5-~"' ~ ovidinc. for e. cc;;nar:· -sized uatrol for,-;arC:. of t?_oe Ill.~ n

'1e of res stance dur n t '6 bours of r ess on let. ':h1 s o·.: ers.tion comracnce . .at dus an_C:. ~·,as comp e ed at 01,20 on ';1-:e '~~rnin~; of 3 July. (E'or ;;:Q2tes o:f pat:r:PJ,s and uositions of ambushes outposts and listening nostiii, see gveriay of t~.~ie ds.t~,

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b. fil'at Battalion perfor•ne6. one netrol, two GJ;,"!Juches, t:l!'ee outposts and twelve listenine; posts during this period be,~ides the coLli.Jany-slzed. p?_:rol t·.thl.ch bei:·:·an ll'_;_rin~ tL.is pe:...,!Qd. ana. :;:·inis>ed 0:1 tLe uor.nir~~- o:;_~ 3 vuly. An est~_ttsted squ~~d c:-- enem~~ 1t1'2.S Cl1:::2~ed by a 11 C 11 Co~o:ly ai.J,Oush with a .aachine :un and_ grena_cles shortly e.fter midnigl~t;. :B,r~endlies ~-.ti thdre~t,r to another ambusl:. posit ion, detacbed. one sq~;_a(. there, and. retur~eJ. to t:.1e Iilain line o: resis·cancc. Con~~act lasted twe~~ty-:fiYe w1n1.,_tes e_· .. 1c;_ ree:"1:tsG. 1:":. 0:1e e::te:ny i>:illed. 0·, :cC"atlon CrG.c::::" 35-5? cc::rraenced at 1800 1dth ""'~ t::e attacb·::er...t of III 11 Co:i:nany o on C· occuny tl":;e A 11

Co cpany ·:oortion cf the main line cf rcsis~ance Nhile the l<,ttsr cond-o.cted a petrol fcr-wc,rd of the l·LR. 11.A 11 Co:n!H?':'l~,. crcssed the line of depa:""t')re shoY'tl~l -befc:re 2100 e.nd sec:1rec~ object!"':re 11 A11 one hc~l::- ho,_tr WOGJ:'ore m1\L1i~;ht. ~~1e Co!":;n;.-:-:--_(:_~n£' Ot:.'"'~_csr ordel·.:d s.eizL_::.r-e Df o"oject~ve u:gu :.>1d tl:.!s was accow;::~!::~_ed s.t 01':7 on~ uctl;_r. .~t: ~.'n'-S DO~n"'-,, .._~,e C~r·m~ •c'' n··· .,,.....,_,.,...,....,,. r-.f "'"'-e j_"" ,...,..._ ~-;·'I'_,ne _ _-.,_ ~ .... u-~- ··-' ..JJ v ... __ ~o u--,... ... .~.c ... ;:::;..!.. •; "1_;__ ;::; l; ... • .. c --·-

L! vision ordered tbe ~tTl thdrc."L..rel c-"i."' tl:~ comnany 4 ~:_-~J.e final elements CloseCt the I:L-:. e.,-::; 0300. 11 I 11 Cc;~J,)en:r ~~~ . .:: :r~;l:.~·-"e(i 2-'.:: Of00. c::_~

s::JGcial sign1fice.nce ws.s the fact th2t ~l::.is pro"je, 21 t:CIJ'.:gl:. it 1r.want tar into enen1y -'cerritory, nade n0 cont2ct l11Ea.tso<?.ver.

_In the 2nd 15a":te.11on sovc:n notrols, seve:-- o:.<~ ~-osts end ei:··l:t lis~EL~:~~- posts were uerforme~.: 1·.ritt neg~c:t:.ve contact.

r--l,e :::; 1-.cl- Es+t-'=' 1 ; on . tr0 ">">r-·,·l·.,·len7 1 c rd::~Gr"I•::. l:a+t-:-:.., ~ o:• c;_,:;. .... -1 o .red ~.o """" v." '-"-'-"""" 1 __ ,., ... <;:..,~~ •• u '-' .... v .__ ,_. ._.,..1..~ ., .._. .- ._.

in a ·,)osition in tr..e rear o:: lst 3:cttc:l' on 2n<i prsp,ored to block, 6..~'4(·-·nd. on th2 main li!le of· rer:'!_star.ce, cr 2tta.c~~ in S1.l:-~T1o~t of 11A 11 Cowqany d.~:.ring th::.; e x·2c:l t~- 011 of 0-} s· ·to":;ic :1. Crde~ ·:---umber 35-f: 2::. 11! 11 Co~:)8U~', \v:-.~.ich 'h'c._e releeE-ed ~o ope:""F~-j __ "-~al cor:trol o::· the l.st ::.-c.-'.Jt82.1on at 1800, reverted. ts. ·:Jsre-r..t central at 0500 en 3 July.

a~_x-..no~"·ln-.· !:)rtil., .~'"Y dec~ro"ed ~-1,•0 1 .... -.,nke:v·~ r"l~-..-~.--·o..:l "'118 b~·n,·a.,.-• 1... _ __.~_"! ..._ ..> L~ ~- ..i • ...-... '-' V ,) ~ v •' lo.i''- -....;. IO:'I u..c-.•. H·.._~_o.;...•,). v- - - '"·-•- -- J

c;nd c:·Ceervecl one ener.:;.:r killed.

c. l~aJor C:-enGl~el Se1de::--, Colonel !.:"o~:sc\l:ri tz, :·-.:cJ-11: and Coloc.el FloarnoJr all visitsd the coDJI1c"'<1d. !)O?t

vs- ri ous tiues o.~1r1n~:.~ t::i.1. s lJ c:'"'i od.

a. This 1Jer1oJ.. t·.'&3 :-:1~-_;r£.2-d -r_·.rimo_:;:'il~,. b;;-" the exec•_:-~-~ic.n . . '

o:r .Res:i1Jer.te.l Order ~-:-:)_._f:.sr 35-0::2, 11'1":1~.c:: lr-:_~ ca"t.o:-·cct in tLe n:;rr&tive cr 2 ~ful::,r~ In e6 .. dJ .. t:..cn, sevf;;n pe.tl"'~·ls, ten o-_~_"'.;yo~ts ;;-_-Li "'cueYJ.t~r l:tste'1~:::i· pos''s were J.Jc-.,:;::""'ori.aed... (~~or rou~es of -o.c:0r'Jls, 8.!"!Cl yoei~ione o:;. .... out'Po;::··s e.r:.C. lis~enin~:- ')Os-:-s, ~s,e ovc:.•l;;-? o1' · ... -::::1 s C..a te, a.)TJ ~ III.-) -

b. J'irst Batt22:!.o::1 1 s t~~ree outpostB and t";-;sl V3 lis-ter:.i:_l~ uos"cs \:!ere pe::·~c~·-'!'.sd. '"'i tb. one minor Conte ct. E::-le.inY 76mm 2!"t2.:: ery ':-lo·.·nd.ed cne _-J?n O .. uri11; tl::.e !) s::--iod.

In tJ::e 2!ld. E,_:ttel:c~ seven natr~lc, scvc!1 o~!_-l---.0~'ts c.~:~J ·::·-2..~-~}~_t llst~nir:~ ~·csts. pel~foriileG.. 1•.r1-~_,;-.·· t~·~o cort?~.cts_ ...!i ... t 0330, e. conta.t

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wea-.;ons B.nC. [;'rene.d.es. ~- riE:ndJ.ies ret·~:..,YleC. .. c~e :=-~_Y'e ,s_:-_:·::l cc._lled in mor-'cErE a:·_c c.rt~_l:er~r. _:_:_~-:: . .:;r a _:~-:'"'c:lc~-~~~Jc_ fire fi:~-~l;t, fr1enClies ·vi"cY·.d.re1·' 1,·i t~1 t'·-.e c~iG.. of smoke 12-id -::~()•.-~: by ·~- 2 l·1~rtr~rs. ~even enc::.:!;)' 1r,·ere ~~il~_eC:.. ~~'rien-: ... lies he.C. o;:-e TiJ.Fn -~_iJ~ cd a.r.d. eleven 1,-.roun:led.. .At z::~-0 ene:.2y troon s tr:t---"'Jcd (;" :..~:.~:."'e 2X:)Os.ir- t~:emsel ves "co ~- 11 ))·-·n Co-r-·---n~r '"'~Jb•·c 11 A .. :· t;-zr:::o t~ ·,1_8 " ... , .... ~ch op~=~""-"'·-~ /•1 re T-r:•_~:~_ sr .. ,_::-._,_.1 ~ .__.._ ···_ ,e;.~ oJ c:._,, o..-~~.1. • • c: ,_,uv .;. e;- -'""'-'-'->. . ...,.:.~~; •"- .· -- ~----- -"-

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of tKent y to tt-.•en ty five e~;_e ~Y.. :Tn9::1y returnP:l t 1 .. c :'2. :::-'8 v12. t~. s:·J..s.ll ar~:s o_r(~:. tur:_J ~~4~r:s. Fric::(-::l~es bro]_:e ;;c-Etact at OOlE O!l /L J·ul~r. i.'he enemy s·,_::~·:;reC_ s~:..x Ii.iS~1 --~illed e_:--::."'_ '~~ .. 1-•'0':"':.:e.:.

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Su:r;"?crti··,.t; .s.rti::..ler:r }::1~-~ ed one ene~:J.:i, ro;oundeci .six anC:. destro~"e0. o:c.c ?6:x11 .s-.rti:--_lery piece ar:_-:.1 one BJr::nuni tio·--- s· .. -;:-:;;-_JlJ c~.un~· .•

c. C'i-enerc_l R..O. ~:~2.re, A·:--:.::::-,:~t iJivisior: Ccr::oe;:.~~er,

a.cco:-.Jpr:.nt;.:C ..... l·-3 Cor~r:.[u:~.1n[-' Cf:~icer on e v:.sit to 11 A11 Com;:~:ony this :.~cr::i n<;.

c:_. r:.'en pa":;rc..,_s, t1:ree e_:n;J'Js}··es, tGn out_~os"':c srH)

t~e~ty l~~teni~g ~)osts were perfnrse~- in t~e re~1mente~ c0ctar c.·~:rinc tf'1s -c,crioG.. (?cr :;,-"~outce o-: -_>s_t;.,olz, .;_~~!·5. 90:::-i~:.:!.ons o=: ,!..'..,.,;-. l!':'res O,,.~ .. >,,...c:ts a~li : --'l ·:-!·r::.n~ r· .. --,oC'+,... c.:p,·;, ""V-c...,.., r.~- c-~ +t..-,1 c: '7 !'te J ... ••"-'-~·0-• J w'C."-'J.'-1'-' lJ. _.._ __ . v.._. .... -!;.:; ~ ,_- ..:0 .__._,..,. -· '--'•.J...-;.,J - "' __ ,_.. '-··-- .,/

in c..--- III) ~he Co:u:ue.!1·-~-1n:< C:C::'icer l:--2,1ed. 6neret1o::. 6rC.0r l~u;"_-,~erv j).c-5: ti!:iG?1 •Jrovlded ::~r E l'eli:o? c-:: li>:cs o:" :;nc '-.-cttE.'.l'l!l by 3rd Battafion o~· t,~.·.:; Lif)::_t c-: S-7 J·.;~li p_nrj_ sti)Ul,s_teG t~-'!8.~ C)'lE: re~~1-fcrccC. rifle company froY"l. ?nd B::::_~tE.lion -~)e att~:.ci~s·.~- to Zrc~ DH"' .. tEl ion.

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outposts a:~c'. t·c.'31Vc liste,;in;::: pests v:el'e ~,error:aed l;ith or:e conte.ct. C·J.t\;ost 11 Hild2 11 received ::1achine ?'~1::1 ~~ire in t~.·3 ee.rl/ c_f'tern.or·~:. ·:t··l·:::, ..... ".,i·s cc"'.,ec- ~ ,-~.~-"-~"-..-.~c-.,~-,-.- f'"'--r···~-!-~,, . .,.,..,~-,-- a~~+1or· ,...~_.,,-.~.: ....... 1 . ...:.. v ~..L..1.. 1.. ~.:a ....... ..__~J.v -:J .. ..::- o..__._...., __ .. :......, ..... :;. __ LL':: .. : •• ~" p ~---"'- - cl---"L

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Sv:ry:.or~i::~ .;;"rtill:r:i ~'ire{;_ s-7er 1200 rcu~-:O.s ~lurinc t~~is nerio6. i~l. ex'8c~..ltion- o~~ 01Jera.tic:.-: 11 ?irecr·e_c~::.~r 11 • ~;··o:l~..., ene1: .. y ,:_::.-.:-:. 1:-o.;ere cbservecl e_~_onL~ Tfi th •·''·3~~ty f:;·.n-. -c~.:t 1.-~c.iec-:... J..11-'..ree bun:\..Grz ware · G.es~~r·oyeti a:1C... t~:.ree da_;:J.at;e::L.

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• c. Tbe 3-4 was makitc arran~ements today for the

~ s · i __ :1n~.nt of mine c1_earanoe tearQs for 3rd Battalion.

c. '='he Cojnrnanding Officer vi s1 ted the let l·:arines this s_:C't ~r:~l~: ' end ret:~r:~.ed to the co.mme.!ld post at 1 ?4-5~

a. A period in which the re~iment per:ormed eight ·J:--:-:·ols, ;;hree aiJou:ohes, ten o·1tposts and twenty listeninc~ posts

•dt:!:; li,h"c contsct also saw the ene launch sustained. attac'.:s '"f tr.~o-"c-.-:--'-+-!:"-~G:-o siz -~.-~ .I"J..t:utL.L,v ouuJOSvS -n ma ... n ~ine o:I'

f2' ... st~n:c.e. (For de>.ails of ac n, see sumary of action in-co~-·~·;:··r·c:,· cr in ths S=3 tinit Report 6£ tr~ s de.te; s.pp. IV. For

r·o ·tc o:: , .. ntrcls and positions of. outposts, &r.JD'lshcs e.n:i list• ~.i:c· ·c!c<s, see overley of this Ci.ate ln spp. III.)

t. In t'J.e lst Ba.ttalion, one patrol, tl;O ambushes,

t' :·ce o.·t:·>Dsts, a:1d tivel ve listening posts were pel'formed ,,1,t0

:.:os t of the aot~on c;onte!•ing around outpost 11Hilda. 11 ' 'here f!"iend-

2.i, E rect:. ... ".red. 1nter2d.ttant a~torne.tic weapons, shiper, and morte.r f~.re. he;'c·<rn fire c.ccounted for one enemy wounded. ()om,,;encin~

~- t 184.0 tr,e enemy plnced hee.vy mortar e.nd art ill e17 fire on the

1:J.~ttPJion main l1:1e of reaista.nce. The first contact was at 2145 /

vrLc,r, a:: o:.1.bush fro;n 11 B 11 Company encount ere G. an estimated rein:torced

)Jl.:. ',c em ~ • :c:::<er.;y s.Cvs.ncing on the HLR. The ambush deployed and

6n o~"'" t:.c; enemy w1 'ch small arms fire anG. mortal'S before being cr~"'<.2;~<~ -~<..ck. -~o t•.:0 i·lLR. At 2230, tvro a.dd.:ttione~ g·ro-;.ps of enemy

br·::> lL·tt intense st.<-11 ar::1s, mortar, and art~llery tire on the 11 1! 11

,-:- ~- 11 C 11 Q- l.i)c\r:.y HL!is. This lasted for tfdrty minute. p vthen contact "'< F sev::::·· U. by tl:.e c:nero,y; Ji'ive aquad-pat:·ols 1,rere diSpatched at :ho~t :J_,)-t the next mcrnin!J: to police the battlefield. One of

".:r.~uJ petrels made contact with five enemy. The excr.ant;;e o:t fire

rt :•dte<l in four ener.Jy kil],ed and one captured. A:-:prox1raately

tHo 'uLa:.;".rnd ro·.mcls of enemy mortar and artillery fell acrose the

t:: ·~·"<lion front dar inc the ni"ht. Enemy losses \1ere four killed, tt.~~. es~:..i:.~r-ted killt~d, twenty-:'i_ve wounded, &nd one prisoner~ fr·:;H:,.ly co.sualties were four killed and twent~·-ei~ht'woundeo .•

:i:l: t~·.c 2.nd. Ee.tte.=_ion seven pB.trcls.; one awbush, seven outpos~s,

cr,:. cic,'·t lis:en1~-c; posts were performed. One eilltueh enga(oed s.n ·".Lil:;'v-cG. squall o:C enemy at 02115. A g·renaG.e fight resulted in. one

fr:e:1cll~· wounded. In thls sector, heavy prcps.re.tory mortar s.nd

srtH:' cr;: .:ires bec;en at 1800 and continued :1ntil 2200 at ~~hich

tide t!10 ~UCiJ1Y le.unc~J.ed an attack against tLe bE;-~te.li.'?n outpost ..1 .//

11_ i~·, 1:itL "vhc heaviest action centeri!~.g on 11 Allsr: 11 and 11 Br~.ce 11 •

c·· w·l·~· [';:_.!! _c;1',v-11t: t:-:.,-.,_...,._.f-.,. ~...,~T<1'"\"T t'"<,,..,,..,.OO..=lOti in "Yli~cf'!h1n.G' thP. outno~t - · .. '· ..._....._. J ._,._..., ......,,.. ..... Vi.J. UJ Vl- "-'"J..1 g,.._...,...,..,...,......_....,.,... -·· - ............ --·- -~..:; - --· .. -.-. -

t: .:c:·, line, b:1t trere quickly annihila~;ed with 'bayonets and. sme.ll

., :·. ~.. ', !'.c ener,;y 1:ithdrcm 2 t 2345. D•J.rinr; the nio;ht ever 2500

rr. -,~Cis of .i!oi·tar· f.l10 ert111 ery fell acres s the batte.llon frcnt.

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trr.'e:Y~J-ci :-.t kill·ea., fifty· estimated wounded, fifty es+:ime_ted killed, ~nc_ ~ o·.Ar ;Jl'i:-;~nero. li'riendly CFsuls.tiee were t'lfo killed. ;:end forty-nine ,._ro'J.n~~-ed.,.

:i>•rc:. !>t+:elion, t'1 its miss,.ori of the rer,-iment 1 s reserve battallon, 1··ece1 veU 120 roune.s of B.rtill ery fire \-.-J-!lch r-esu.l ted _in.. three :Lri et:.(~.li .. ·c;;._J_n de d.

IJ.~ :.:' ~~ortPr fire res1.1lted in ten seconde.ry explosions_ durine; the peri:;d..

SuoT>ort~.n:: artillery eccounted ror one enemy killed, rourteen wounde-cl, oaE:' <:.rtiller~-- poeition destroyed and one bunker demaged. ~'c,<_r·c y-cnt: r·oc;.nds of ill umins.tion 1fere :fired d•rt•ing the attack on the hLl:i snd_ outposts.

c. T:n..e regiment rec,ji ved.. ve:r·y·- hee_vy moi~tar and a·rt111 ery fire icr the period.

u. The C·!!!mending Officer visited the 2nd !l~,ttal:l.on COillL1s;d!_ p02t -:his Ii10r'111.::!g.

a. D·1ring thls ueriod, ptnll patrols, tloi'O anbushes · >,en on~'Jorts an·~ t•:onty listonin~; 'Post's "tere pert'ormed in this· sectcr 1-;itl·: only one contact. (for ro~ttes ot patrols and posicicnc o;' tt:n·Jurl~es, .. outposts and listening posts, see ove:dey o:' ":: 10 ~. 2 d?t e, apr'. III) . . . . · · .

o. In t:-:e 1st Battalion tyo patrols, one anbush, threo · o·~t- 02 ts a "let tuel ve li etenin~ posts were performed with "le:·"::ive contact. ,

Eeven nPtrols, one ambush, sev&-!1 outposts and eight llsteninf.:' nost2 1:ere ., .•rformed in t>-,e ?_.ncl. B!il;ttalion. .ht 2015, outpost

11 El::.c·r 11 , 0" i tB 1''B.J' back to the main· line of resistarce, si:-:htea one (j'~ e_·-:~~.-, 1:-:i~.l ed him with sruall arms ·-r~"-re. - ·

C:'-•irc1 1°·Ettalion eontinued in its mission ot the reserve bat-t-~,, ~ rr ... :...• J_ ............. .

.. r. ioC:_e- cndlnt action b;r supporting te.nks be&an tl:is mornin' tL&t '''as to last for three daYs and i'nvolve a total of severteen tcu1:.e :'1C' six retrievers. ~lWee -or these were disabled iqa m.: vc.znt · J'.nst ~rsmy positions and.J,e,ft forl•Iard o::: the me.in . lir.s cf rcsisknce overni()1t. :::wo·wore. retrieved on ? July and t'--c t'cl rc: v2.s destroyed by t:r.e enemy 'o,h' the night of 7-8 July. :hi2 ;: ctj_rn destroyed ·one 76mm a_rt-ill.i:cy piece, one. ;11aot.Lin~ gun one :r zook[, and several mor';&r pOsitions.

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t:rl.1£ o:..' :•'crty eic}:t rouncts of prepag-anda leo:.q.ets.

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officer of·:tt.e Royal tl:\fs morning for an

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tre i:P.i188S anc. outpost lines' of 'res!st'ance during tW.i neriod. -~ _', .

7 .:ULY

c:.. Tr..ree ps.trcl s, tt""o ~bus~es, ten outpoSt_s a.nd ni--.c':ecn listening posts t~ere nerformed in .the ·sector during .. , .... ~,.., -- .- ..... ~ ,....,~ ,._,. .. +-'h , .. ..,.,..,+ ,_,..,,...,+on't- 0-f' y..;,... .. morv 1.,t:'P.l"P:-............ ;.. +he V.I. • .J..O :~V.LJ.LI"-.4 11'~..LU.L.J. ..&- .... [:,J.J.."' VV.L.Lu.....,....,..,. ~•.&. .•p••...._ .... ...,._ fl --~~..,.- ..;t;:!!f !'!0-~ t,~ __ _.

;:;,, im:h ::;:"' t.· e relief of 2nQ. 'BEttalion b~r 3rd !ettalion c}<n·~l"' 1.- ·"ore mHI.night .• (For routes of ~p.trols, and poEti t1ons ct ~,-,,bFs}:cs, outnosts and listening posts, see overla.y .of this C:r"~c in I:.G'). III} ..

,_ •· . In t:1e 1st 13attalion,·.,t....,~o. ps.trols, two ambushes

t~rce c·:tnosts anf eleven - . ....__ ___ ._.. ----- - -~- , ____ :..._ - __ _,.. ____ ;::~ ............. \.., J.~svenJ.ng. _ppi;iu_s .. wt:.1·~ pa~~-J.c.nu· u w.J..uH

::'eel-~ 3attel1on -:Jcrformed one natrol, seven O'.!tposts snd el '",t lirteninr; noets. At 0615, .e-:1emy ·sniner fire cal1sed one

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· c:j rc'L ::·,ttalior. continued its mi e sion or reserve 'battalion a":C. cc:J: c:~ced th; ;:>elief of lines cf ~nd 13attal1o.n du;'ine t'oe :_,.:- -.~.r:: n;· :..>"·.rknes.s toni[:~t. .. -

;.;::on;"; ~. 2' s misdons th:!.s afternoon was the :N.ring of 78 r:>1.:.n..J..:0 o~-- ·-·t-i tc ~'"'~ os"")horo,_l.!:\ smoke for the- scrp_ening- o~ a i :-.~ 2 r~c:: :,.· tr-.nk retriever .

.-,. __ .. , ....... +-A"r"" .... ~+-''' """....-.-..- -4-r...An"tr·n,.,.nHn+:~:~r! f'()'r th-rP.o P.rAm"r knOwn ~~_.! .v ,·..L. • .l~ c.~ v •. ..L..L~~.; Y\-'~.;;4;J ~...,._ ................. v-~. ~~- .:-- ~._- ...-.l----.; --- ..

kil1ec1, t"re!e> ~rurrted kill'ed~ twG bun}rers destroyed.J one C1, cc·]. end one second8.ry explosion. ·

c. The Intell1~ence Section reported today that cnci .. J coi~-:.,at efflciency is excellent 1J.ll0. morale is considered ~~·'Jd. Indc£.tions are that the .. e:1cmy will con'l:iinue to defend !'J.- ):.:-·eE:f:l:t conditions, howevt?f-~ P,e· 1s e:eyabl·e of attS.cJringo a~ e:1:· t:!.lile ;.;1 th oi- hteen 1nfc.ntry. _bctt'i-lion~ S•.lp:pOrted lily four · .-----.~-':., 1 .--.......,~r ~ ....... +-+n1 __. ....,....,,., T-+- v~cr -~1-ol""' "ortdrr\!'1'fltA~ tfl~t.\thF! ene;-JV will .;.-.~ v..L.:.. _r.;,;.J vo.uvo..•.z..v~,c• ..,..._ ••V~<_..., ......._....,...,. ...... ,e---;:;-.---;- _-;;~•-:_ -.o-_ .- ..,

cm<:c!ct limited probes of our lines and in~:t1ate raids in order t,, c~T'""-·"e prisoners. <llsrupt cornc~unicat1ons.~nd provide cov-er :.."Cl-· infiJ. i;ratore.

c,. ':.'he S-4 arran&;ed for a nr6~1hoyn tral'.k8I' from J.,i··'iEio:1 to r;;ove ·'''t:t-T·ank~Co~any'e flO&Ql.'guns. r'·

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c. VL:i tors to the l'.eiiment d~r:l,n[ thJs period ~-- .,,.-F, .. • -~ ........... --------~-···.--. ... "1 C!:o,r:!~"" :...nA ~,..,1nn~1 Ht"lne!ntvilt't." ~--•· -· A,I,.·.L:L .• ~'·-~U,L u;:-,_._.._.-,LO...J.. loo'..___..!..,_L,_,.r;, co,._,_.,_..,._ ..,.._...._..,. . ._...,._ ----·~---- -~~

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leJ:""t ~;attali~'.J. by t~~c: I'e.scrv2 b-~tcJ_i('n ~:'as e.ccom:;_;lis;·~eO 6t:r1--:;_·

-~bi,:; Y)2ri2·d -~l o~J "-~l! +:~. -f·'hy,e~ ~-,s"""'rcls Q"D r,.,-,,·,~c"!.- J-e·~. ,-.,-·+:.-..,-.cto. ,-,~- .j - ~- _ • c ...... " w_,.. ___ u _,__. ·v c .. \,.r -' ., .I'll.:. c•hi-·•Aoo~ .. , v . '-'--u.--..1>-l L• Q .• \..

l~V.1 el ve li stenin~.- -oosjrs in t:-::.3 re.!:iccn~~oJ. sec"'cor. (:.~ol' X'O-_A_"t;t_':£ ~--;

;--~trols, B.n~l )Ositions o;: a:·tlbuehes cu~c:·.os-:s Pnd listenin~; -,,cr:ts, .-,.. ~- ~- .,. .. _.,-.-.'1 ~~- .- !:' _, • ..-.,.~ ,... • ~ ..-:.., ,.., ..... ~-- T"!"'"'!"' '='GC:: ·._; VV.L..l..~."f v,,._ ,,2_-,_,_o:;;. 'k··- '. .. :~-:, c,_~-' · • _......._,,_ t

)~ Cn.e :;r .. trol, or2.c sm~' .. ls~~, t~~ree out:_)08t""3 c.l:i.(~L t~·elve

li:::teninc ")Osts w~re --~erZoT'ftlsC:. :L.1 t~--e i. st J :·_ttali"'n CJres. ).t

e~:l·;:cc: iwatel/ lOCO/ out~-,ost 11 Hilcla 11 recel ved onemy ;aort~.r f:.:.~e -~"ro~~ 1:.:··11 .,,.1 ~ "' .,_..~-.._-_ -. t-.,_. ~ ~ ,, ..... ~- "'-.---- J"•-·--~- -~~,.,~-~ .L, .. ~ . ..;. w ... :.l ~ .LU o.ncL,. l.o_,__,er la , c; cr:J, ::_:.:, .. v...L_ o.I.I.IlS _r·_re .i.l ,,,. v. ,,-;

so_me -_)oslti:~rl. s:~HO .J.---rie::C.l:r ;.n; .~'lc1.eQ ~,Tere C(: 1~lsec1 ~-Y . .t01···~.1!' fl::ce

e-n ·c: .. is out--Jost C..uri~:. · t'- peri~.:-:.

Seoon~ B", t",~-"li'n ;;"'' -, rc''' Q"C'' , __ ,. .. ~ <;:; c. '-' ' .;.-.....J ••• v ..LJ..~.;; ............. l..'J

t.r;:;.r:.s~'erreC: o_-?c.::....,atioriu_l co.:lti'0l c:c n:-u anLI. c··;Gned its he\'.? cot, •..• anCL post ir:. the 'ji' ~ r-'-" ..... <-• c~

vl00 "'c:;_ir:- IJ.0Y'~i:.~~::,

vc~~~rny to Jra Battal!o~ c··ese>·ve ce."_;';allon aPea at

:L.irG.. Ec~t&lio:1 2.~.2UI!leCc t>s rGs:'>onei1;iJ..:.t:.r :or t.be l .:"t

b5_;;..-:::~.lion sector s.t Ol~YJ :::.::;.ol: ~.--i.-~h o1;E:::l"'.S~~ic··sl cor:':rol of 11 :;::.. 11

Co~.~~)c::~n~~. Scve::.--1 o:.ltposts C·r:C. Cll6 -~~,,~~r~Jl :-~ere )~:r.:':'cr:.~-.:>d F.i_,~:-:.

nes£tive co~tac~. At lCOO, rein~orcecents on t·~sir way tc ou~.:;,_Jost ~~c:~;_rencen detone_ted e_ mine cR'Js:l-~1~,~· one !u,·:~n ~~illeC. 2nd

one vo~_mded.

c.. S:he re~s·ii~e' 1t rec e1 vsC.. ii~oUerF t e c,rtil.=_ er·~r r-:nd. :r1orts.r firi::, C.r..ri:1c this ~-,;,~rir;(:_.

CL ~:?he coL~ile_nd.in:_~ Ol"'~~icer v:..sited tY-3 l~.t EPtcl 8nd

Battalion co.·:',e_!lc1 ·oosts .:lnrinc t7,";e --jeri0(. ~

9 JULY

b. ~:-oi~st be.tt.s.lion yer:::"'or:.o~ed cr:e petrol, t"t-ro em-' , r··-_.- -'-'~ ... ':~ o,·+--. o....,-'· ,_.,. ~ -~--~-"" "~,:::. ""· ,_ .... _,_.!"'- ......... ""_,_"" ,.,, ,.-~ ..... ~ :J.-:.S .1.>JS

1 v..__lt_.8 <.A"'t) ouS ._:~~Q. ..,,•re.Lv..., __;~--~·~V'l~_!.i~; _EJVU'-'QJ '...__ ,._,_,., __

neiatl ve con'c<,ot. 9-3c::~~-:d :-~·c::ta~ -~on ..;u.t.:t}.nuec:. in 1.t:dn:1 ~:-.;~ '"'n of re~:ime:1tnl

-,"8'S'"r''8 'l.-,~- +:~ .--' 'l r·J·· ~-1~-rP' -_..,,.,; ..... leY,..,,... ~-· se'fr,-:-.n O''t·;-..0 .. C't: ~ Fer:·· .._ '-" >1 ;..;~ uuC' . ...t..-v ,_,._ ,__ yv c.ol~ . ..- .. c.·-·...-·- V -~· ¥ '- •.--. ' ~ ... •-" · -

ucrfcl"--:Lecl ·a~:- .:vd. !\s.t-::~:ls:l. At 0400 -- ·~~ .._. ::1orn~:nc:, ou7.~)os"'.:; 11Eruce 11 er::.:~-".r;eC. Pn c3t:'.IL.nteG. tFci-.t~l-:.."'5."{8 ena!lly -!:tJr or:.e ~--::-::tr

t•Titt 7r;J.:;, s.~ ... :.tor;:r:.t'1 -:. --e.:;-.-~.c:::s, '"!'!~. ~:._rt~.ller~r t1::ne1i to eX0l0dO

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:L; t:.c e~.r. 'lhe enemy used s>nall arros and automatic weFoons <.);"_ >"~~ '<Cd at 0500 With one knOlin killed ano. t]1.ree more· estL,8te0. killed. At moon, Set. Boitnott, sniper, killed an 'L'< 1:l";L t1vo 1··ounds of rii'le fire at a distance of over , r~·-""' .. "f _....,..,-..... ..L'.JVV JU\.;. w ~,j. ~.

3urnorting e.rtilJery accounted for one enemy killed, eleven l·o-Llnc"ie(l; pnd tr_ree more estimated wounde0.~

Suy;pcl'ting ten1· s destroyed one A./A position e.t 1900.

c. ~-lc.e regimer.t received mcderat8 ertillery and . .,~.:- tc1 ;·<:re Clurinf t~is period.

Visitors to the re~;imcnt included· Erir;adier ...... -.... ,, . ., ·~· •• "-' ... ::: . .J., Es.l"e and Colonel

::>. Cne patrol, six ambushes,· seven outposts end c'::·l Vc' li,,~:enin~ .JO~te 1•:Sre performed in the ·sector dUrin[; thl.s r;·l'ioC.. 1::\".h 11:·1-t contact. (}'or routes of patrols and positions o~, c. .. :>u.shcs, outposts and listening posts, see cve:r·lay of: tills c~.:-,-'~e in P!JP· III.) .

':.:. I'irst Battalion performed one petrol, t1··o .am-b·:.2h:E, c::ree outposte anct twelve listening posts, all uith r •. __ ,r- t1 v ~. conte.ct.

Seco:-:tc', ·,;E'ctrlion continued in its mission e.s reserve bet:: r.l1o~- .

cO'Clr c<.tushes and seven outposts were performed by 3r:'. Batt.::-]_ ion vi th o:1e contact on outpost "Bruce". Enemy autome.tic v:<,:cno:v :c'L>e H'.s c.Glivored on this position e.t 0500. :-rienc."~j.es rc~_.~J.rn.cD. ·,_,:-:e f'1re, l:ill!ng one enemy~

:. ? . cr'tars firec1 thirtesn rounds a~ an ener..y mortar o'tsery~·clc:-t cost this ;Jorning. nesults were four direct hits S..."lO t~. cbeerva~ion post destroyed.

8'nnorting artillery killed seven eneBy, -.rounded eleven n.cl'c, a:1C•. daua:;ed one Gnemy bunker.

c. 't.'is!i:ors to the command post du:r:t~r; tr~s neriod " . h ol~'-C ed '-"GL<Oral Ce sseles and Colonel Smoak.

E. A total of one patrol, six ambushes, ten out-r;c ='~" , .·c" "~·'.·:elve listeninz ,-,osts we_re performed in t!:e rei:1-t:l:-- --<,:.-·1 :=:;t:=-c~or clur1nl; thl s period with li[ht con teet. ( ]7or <,];,, l·oute of the pa'crol and :positions o:" ambushes, outposts a:-~'"' l~E-teninb poe.tc, see overlay of th1s elate_, ap:9~ III.)

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L "'~rst BettaJ.ion 1 s patrol, tvo ambushea. t'".ree c·..; t.)cs ts <,ncl t'~·cl ve listening post·a. were· performed with neg-f<.: ve co;:+.sct e.xce:ot t''a.t o:1e enemy was sighted and k11lee. witr_ c- , l:_ a:.·<_-· __ f' fir-s in :~~~ont of outpost iiEilda. u

::>con:~ 3P.ttelio:1 continu3d in its mission or reserv~ be.t-+ -- 1 Ji ,.., ... ~ LC-..L .J..'.J;.l •

~-- ·:· , :'.c:1y at tPcts on uvtpos t "l!ruce 11 wi tl:in t;"o hours early t: .,_ s iltorni~1f l1fas t be 1~1ost notable conte_ct W..f,_c:te by the four. ·an}t·.tsl-cc 2 e.'::<5. seven outposts performed by 3rd Battalion.· An eetL: ct cd lL to 20 vrere involved both times and they were rep<Jl sed b:· 'c)·,,· :riendlies with small arms and hand grento.es. ,Enemy cas:rl. ic ~- 'c.rc es-:;im&ted at five .killed .and three. wounded. An-o. cr . c n· :-mc;":r· in front of" the same· outpost at 2155, toni![;ht n:r·c C! ~--creed. 1·:i t:':l grenades and 8llnni'mortars~ Two men wer'e· -~--~C..""',.3..c-e_ d.urinr; the- period by a l~_na,._ mine. _

LucH_t:.ve tergets for 4. 2 mortars during this period '"ere l"EFJ1 ond t1 e for nin" enemy k1lle4 and another :five wounded.

"-U:ul ts of eu·:·':crti"'i:' artillery :fire i'1cluded ten ene11y ··:c ,·(.E;cl c:cl an enti-aircraft pos1 tion des'Croyed.

'3u:c:ncrtint, tHnks destroyed one 120mm mortar positicm duri;--, tb· ')Eriod.

c. Calo'lel :Prickett. arrived at the regiment during tLc ~)erioC.. and visited the bs.ttalicn com.rne.nders e.nd. com.tnend posts '.d ":,L Colonel CuJ.benc.

c-.. r:o contact whatsoever "uring this period i·Jas 1:.aG.e bp: four patroJ.s, six ambushes, ten outposts ancl t'welve 1~--~~-(:,ninc -uostr, uerformed across the regimental front_!durint: tlie r-e:r·ic·a. (F'or routes of patrols and positions of ambushes, ou~:1o::-tE e.:ld. listeninr; posts see ov~rlay of t-h1s datei ap~~ III):

b. Four petrols, t'.·o a"bushes. tl;Jree outposts and t~'el ve l s ,:enin£: posts ~;-ere executed by let l!e:ttelion. '?wo fri Endlies •rere •munded by an anti-person:-telmine. One round Oc° C01.: .• mortar fire fell on outpost 11Jill 11 • ·

s cccnd Battelio'l continued in its mission .as reserve bette11on.

;birC: '-:ettelion p erfor,rted four ambushes, anc. seven: outposts ~-1·,;~ nc:·e"cive contact. In the late afternoon, nine ·r~unde of SJ.,;;_.J 1aort:rs fallin;; c:1 outpost 11 Elmer" woundec. one man. 7'he 20 ;n ... c-rtrcre in thiE' batt~.11on fired a tote.l of 77 roundA on ve~'.:.c,[ rJicsions de<rint; the period. Construction of tour l::ur,;:err. 1ms cor.n~ ctecl. in th1 e area.

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• c. One-r.alf of the Electronics Orientation l"Drty

<<;:·x·::·,·~G. ~.~ 'cl:a commr>ndpost at noon for an hour's visit.

6.. 71;',(' re·1n1ent received moderate artillery and _-,- -.. ~ .......... ,_, --._.-j;~ .... ~ ~·o- _.,_J.·~;•

~i b ~ . " c... - ve pc..trcls, seven am usl.i.es, ten out:>oe~s, s.na.

t1·ccl·;;; li.~';.,,nin(: "Jos:cs ~rere performad ecrcss the re~iruental . ~·r~:ct wi'cL lit;' ... t contacts. (For routes ofp,·trols e.nd positlons ot .cJ'ei'.·~, c.ut)or:·':r, ccnc. l;i.stc11int; poets, see overlay of t~'liS Llr:'._ -:.., ap_p. :II;) _

.· . l<cirsi Bc.ttalicn performed five p·e.trols,. t110 am'::xh·~ GP, t'.ree o'x>.osts, ana. t1.felve listeninG posts. ·One man L1 .: 1'::-trc.:;. 1·1as wo1:nded this mornint:;. \;•hen a nape.L1 mi!le wae c!.t-:t · nc:_t ec'i...

~~·c ·;:G. 0 Pt tali en c:ntinued ih 1 ts ... mission as the re~:l,ment 1 s re~:~rv~ b~t~alio~ .

.. i ve r.rJ>ufhec and seven ou~posts r1ere performed by Jrd ie.ttali on. 7,,,0 fri endl~. es ··Here wounded on tl:e outpost 1113ruce 11 by "'!.,...,,~--- n--,-~-. ,~ ...... ~· ..... ....., .P-'"" ..... "'""""' ""'"'V>,,,. .0:·1--.<t n , ....... ~Y'I .. l"'l."':' nt"l?l +'h.:::a r..t-1-:.::::a<n o+

6.~~~~~~ u.~}~:-c;l'Jti; ~b~r~~~-:~~l~in;;t: ... t~t~··~=m~;~~·~f ;u~iH~t·~oq;;~y ~" ~-,_c~.-,._.,1 1.(~;-·-~ ~-''"';-:Jnc1P.f1 {y,r P. 0At0n;:'ltf!{1 Rnti-nersonnel l!line~ r~--- -- --- · -------- ·w - -----------,.-------- .._-- - - · -~

.::uJoorting artlllory we.s active against anti-aircraft positions. ~ 1 .. ·o no si tion s were destroyed. aloni with one native house. Cnc secono.ary explosion was observed. ·

c. The reg~ment received co derate artillery e.nd. mo:r--. t&r ~.!.re.

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a. Durin[;~ t":is periOd eight patrols, six anib1<.shes, ten o::t,o~ts anc. tr'cl ve listet~lngposts uere performed w1 th. li,,· t c,cr.".cct. (For routes of patrols and positions of 'am.;. bus},cs, c·u'!;· osts~ and listening posts. see overlllY of th1s · - . --- ' ei.r.t ... ~, e.p~;'!.lll;;

..... Five natrols, two e..mbushes, three out~osts, r.nd tc·L] va J id;.:nlnr; 1)Csts vccre performed .1n the 1st Batta].ion sec"crr. Sl-nr~l y hiof'ol"P. noon a natrr1 B112'nted annroxiniatelY ten e~~·~, tr0~,;,-in-~-i1ol~-a~a·c~iiea-~n 4.2 mor.te.r tire wftn un- · kr,cv'1 re~ul ts. Outpost 11 J111 11 received ten roupd,~ \Jf' ~l).em;y 60rcL; ucr';•l' n.re. lio casualties were inoun·ed .... his·uni.t's. Sl,.,;" rnorL' t R ~"~.red seven rounds at an acti vc, AA~)lJ.ne i\:ln this c.;yc .. ,i:t, · ,. nc' ;cill oG. t:"Tee enemy'; · ··

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S:;cond. ~-~r:tt::_lion cor:ti:r~1ed its m2.sPion 22 ressrv3 0:~ t:·-l1on . ... ':-"-ir-::1 ~1sttalion -.) erformed thre 2 ne.trol s. fottr a:u·~b1.1 shes c;::->5.

s:.:.v5n o :_t_~-...osto. I~- miC.-a:"'ter:Jo.c!l, 'Sf.;t. }:-;o.i tnott, on ou~:DOst 11Br'l_jce 11 , sxnended one ~"ound in ~.r12.:..1!"1..~.:- cnc e:1.c····'r. _.:~t l830

l:?OTJ: .. 2ns~n:r :aorte.r ~~"'ire 1~.~"11ctccl. -one~-!'rt~ndly ~,_-o-..!.ncled.. -=-!:.t~_s ""l~' 1 " c:1--· '"'C"~ .. ~S .. ~·" ' ·- lo ion ~.,,.,in·~ ne ~•L- u c. ...... !lll!: ""''" ·~ ~-,___ cc. -~sc:: ... t. ? secc!:O.a::"'Y t;A""" · e ... (_~_ . ..,.. __ L~:. o .. l

:;issi1)!"d:: of 4.2 ~->;rt2rs incl'Jt::'.eC. troc~-::E ~--"1. tl~.s onr~n (+,-:.rec ~ 12."' ed 3::d. t1~ro ~.-ound.-80.), ""':".~l"]::ing· "'~1~_:? ~C"=l~·-~e+· :.,·.:.~~h t·~'--~ ~-:;.:; --·.~'Js)>cro·,·-s tor c;n ai"r Gtr11-;:e, enC. f:':.ri:-1;·~ on an e:1e::y ~J'·.n:-:·.sr, dest;.'oyi.:' __ it.

'3~...1--r; .o:ctin:?-,- o.rtlll~~ry ::.nf::ict~c.,_ sev2~1 l:i:J_sc""'.. c~:C. :·:'o~J.r~ ·er ... T.-~l")<lndeC c.--rlr...E· the ~1er!.al.

c. mO:'"'t: r r'ire.

a.. ColO"::"!Sl ;~ ojt -.~:as e.t -~'~--e rec~-ment lt.i.ri:r;; ~;er:.od and. vlsi ted :.1-.:.e ~-st Be.~telion corJ.':·an.d. uost.

··_)2'trols ar_C_ --Jcsitic-n..s c1"· ~i~1J.-jus:""'.Es, O'lt--,\-.c-"7-s --:·,~-..c lic.tc;in,_._- o,...t,:.;, 88f:' c."verls.y c!' this G..a~e, SIY>· III.-)

b. tirst :3atta1ion y-~erfor:r.sC_ ::.."o:J.r yB.-t:ro~_:, ·c-·o s.:J::;'~l:-! 1'.::: s~ -~:r.:.re s en~ tT)O r: ts a~.J. t;-;.t,-:,::_ -.-.;-:: l j_ s tc::-1i::L.:· u o t. t~.. -.:;:-::.!7- en~. :r si __ :·r:.s o-:· ~:---;;;"'"' 1 ;-- 2;.CtiirJ_ t/ -"Jei.r..E_:_· .~i ""7e l"'"' .. n.J.r-:: o-::- s:.Jc:.l:!.. Eo:--~_;£ ?:i.re ~~llvere?- on a :;atro~ tl-' ... i;::: ;_:0rr;.in;:_·. ~-ri ·r>~~l!ei3 cr~.:..cL :~_('r-n ~:J.::r:.: i<lc rt£_1 ... :..."'ire 1·r:. t.'-1 ~n'_\:~-:.oT-:'"1 rc:E .1 t s.

Secor,C 3e.~:tc2.io:;. cor~tilj,·J.ed i~ s r.-:1s:=.1o::. ~i reeerire 1;Et-~-~~~-icr:. "t''t-,.,..,.,.-..c-. --....-+-vo ...... "l,.... ..r:;:.,..._,,....., ,....,.-,1-.~- ...... t-......... ~---_ ..... ," . .,.... ,...,,+.,...,-..,....4--,-, ~ • .:.c.J.. ~'-' •C' w.J..\_..~1-i::rJ .;.u._.-L.L (All.J.UU.e>J.J.VQJ >=-VVVJ.l 1./• .. -i.U';--·''t:•'- .._:,

:.isten!~-~-:-· CJOst r,/8:-'2 ;,;r:.::-;or:.:Led. by Zrd ~-~t~~~lion. nott on o·)-+;-..-.ost ns1 ... ,_,.LC8 11 c:;::-;-~:-":J.e.ec.. ci:--~:.~::: rn~JnC.:?. o:~

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1tion l::-1 :~illin:~.· t'oF::. ... ..::n-3:.~:~- :~·'0 tY~_e:I·:TI.i-:s v8J.::"e -::,--;-- .... eec 2.20~nn JTlcrt~.r r: :1 7C·n:.":. ~~:r::-:1~_., er:r "C"1.~e.

A:1-':~_-r.=-.:n'" Cc~:::::);;:-_v;.:.r :·~p!_ c:?<:eC. one ~-3 ~'CIT..:--:, c;.-,_;_:-1_ :~cct~.o~~- -'~o

aJer2t~d~~l co~trnl ~: lst E2Lta~1c~ a~· 1800. s~.r_;··~Gr~~ ~ ~-, r::c1--c--l:- t'J"'l~ .. -·';t ti::_"r::(_ lZ-l rcu.:1:~_s at 2r. c~c-?

asseobly c:2:ca, 'Y:·rtc:·s, tr21'lc~;,2G en-~ m~~chin;~: ::-"-·~::8. :;~cs:;;J.t~ r.·.:erg T.o~::=crvsd..

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c. ~ha rec1 .. 1e::~ ~cc21vel ne2vy artillery a~~ IJ.Ol"tar 1'ire ~- -.rinc. tYe '>::~~:·~c~.i.

c.c. vo-.:.cnej_ Ls.::cr \Vas o.:: ~~--e re~·:_rr_cnt tcC .. E_~r a:-rC.. visit;ed -:~;Le cc~;1 ___ :_!l:::""'_ 1>0C~s c:~ :,s~..; :3,:.-'~talion, Hfll Co:JlJ1Cin~r anC: ui 11 Cou:po.n~~.

e. ~icutene.:1t ColoncJ. A. ~;--. Gantl.s1;1c:-! reliev'ed ~-~ajar ?.E. Bratton e_r; Cornma~l[l_inf... Cfficer, J..st DEttalion; Lieuten3~t Co!?nel C.T. Jensen, Jr. relieved Lieutenant Colonr:l ~-,r. s. i·~c:;_.a-L.lc;hlin as CoLHI.le,::"l.:.:l:n; c:r.:·icer, 3r(;_ 3.s.tto.l1on.

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e.. ~-'Cit:J:.t ·Jat1·ols, five s.m'bush~s, ten oAtpos-::;s, ~-1~ t·,-el"e lir~ n<nr ·a· ~ ere er•·"~·-·-~· 'n L"'e r'r''"""~al ,;:-,~\..I. ~_, v u ...,e -<-l t~- p SvS 'i .. : ~:..: _ ...;J.. u1uC! ..._ ~,o.;.,. t::,~ .-.··•V•: V

sector Jurlf1-t; tLe ::_:>criod. Contact :•,'ac lic::Jt to i~·1o6.c:rate. (.Cor routes :::e pctro::.s an6. pO':..it!cns o:~ s.:-1L 1~-:.~2h8s,out-::;o~:: .. cs, and listeni!"lt~ "_)Osts, see cverle.Y ot' ~chis date, ap;J. r:::=:.)

b. ?irst ~att.::r.lion per~~ormad. four pe."t-rols, "':T-:~o a-_.bv.shes_, tl"~ree out""Costs_. .e._nc1. :- el>te ll.~"'~enin[ ,..,osts. --_1-:.:::n a :0e.tr::-1 recei V96. mB cl-'.J.ne ~;un fire thi e mornirl?.;, friendlies called m.ortr:;_r, t2.n:.: 2,n·5. art1l~_e:....,~r ~~re (;..estro~rin~· t-:m tuL":ers 2.116. several tre~c:t lir..es. rihe :.s_trcl I'ecei vee.. no cas-u.a.l t~es. Cne H!an l,,_~as '-·•ounc1ec1 on o"'..lt-o00t 111Ii=..de 11 b~r encl::y ;30mm rJ.ortE:r fire. -~t r '::JE o. liaten1'1;··· r~or: o~·;g::<~er.S. in e. f~re tl·:·~·:~t -.·itL s~s·::.:.: er:er11y, ~vho tvit~dretu~ ef"'cer ten m:!..nutes 1·1ith tt-:o 1.voundeC .• ~l'ir::ndl1es· r.i;.d t"/0 \fOUnded.. ;/

Secon~ ?attalion continued in ltrs mission as reserve b&~ts.licn.

i~cu:b patrols, ttree a:--;Lb":...l.sl:es, EJ_n:.:,_ seven outryosts •,·.re::'e pc, ... -_ :.':'orille::'_ by 3rC.. J:',attc'lio::J.. :n t ....... e iJorn!r.~-_:, outuost "AJ.J.en 11 r:u:z-·~..,erzd. CD'3 l~lcn -:,.~ouY"".:deG.. ftrJt':rll e:cem~r C·Omm. mor~·ar- f~rE.'·~ S:·t~ Doitnot~, or~ outoost ":2ruce", ~.tilleci. ~PC enei:'ly et lont.:: r:-> :::·c wi~~ t~o rounds o= ri:le fire.

:::e ::.··cc_-~ 12nt 1 s -:1:.2 ;::c::.. .. t..;,r:; ;:_roC. t~·-'0 ro·J.nds o:.:."' ::r:.o~·:c to ... ar1: tz.TGtts .i:·'or an air strike, and score( (.~, C.~rect l:i t o·-: c .. ::-1 c.n ~~.,. ''cc"ni ,,,n .-" 'l Qrl· ,_, rn '"'- .. v·d..,- .d"t.J ---~ ll;;' t:..-U.~ p ,;;.. v..:.U •

·:-.. :-p:~: crtirl; z:.rt:..ll ery ki~lecl tT~~2'- tz,r on::; eLet:,y, 1¥0unc1E ll tr·,'O 2nd scored t·.;c ::::.::..rect hits on an ar.:.ti-a~ rcr&_ft poei tion ::~-: tt_e :)i:ri'or:uonce o:~ ruiscic:ns G..\J.rin:_ tl".:.J yerioJ ..

c. S:he ref;iiuo.ct rece:tveC. i:10dera.-'ce artillel"'~t and mortc::"' :Cire.

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·.Jolonel Culf'.cans 1 the B~t~glinn nnm~Pn~ nnct_ ~--¥~.----- -------~----- -----,

Co~J::-,:c:.ndir..~_, C:P~~:i.cer, y:_ s.;.. t>~ rs&;iiiw::tal o~.1servc.tion

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EP1.d. tte w&in line oi :'2F:: st?.,lce.

e. ~:l.;_-.. :.:·.->~r_2nt ~;olonzl ::'.E. >:ib.trt c.E 2:~~2c-.t~.\~~ C:f_~·icc:r·,

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e. A total of ·:.~::."'·22 cry:.ubat ~);_:·_-~.:t•ols, :·::·•.J.r :cecorr:·~is-

s&nce petrels-, six e.~-~1-:;~;_s~Jes, ten o:1tr'~.s.ts, and t-b·el vc li~-/vcniL[.;

~~os~s 11\'ere pcr:t:orrasC. _s.crrJES -~~:-2 tr.-;c-·;;,·.sV~-=--~.:i G'(2 ~-::."C~~t r-_·1-::;I-· li~·:-,_t :::ontact. (~-'or ro~:;._tes en:"'. pF..t:!>'Jls a·-J.C' .. ::_=;Jsi tions o:;"' 2L~>:.:2l.c-:-_ 1 c'.;;_t·,_:.-:sts, f;\~:.0. listeniYl;' pc::tc, s;;;,: J\ .. e~_'le~r o: t!:~.c d2te, :~-~"'Tj~ J:I: .. )

:-:. r:.:Lres c-:-;J;.;.·::st r::ct!."'·:-;lsj C:J.B ~-"'eccn::-:>_::Gsc::ncc }EJcr~:l, 11 •" -- ·-·-:::·_.....,,.. ~-:1·-·ree (''"- cc·'-,.,- :-J .J .. -,.,,_) 1 • ...__......,.!_, r" -1- "'Cl" C..._.l,__,v __ ,__.w, '-'~-'- ,J>.,, .. _ ~v.::;., ai.-:i(L _.T:J'e.Lo(... ..J..J..S:-c;u,L'<( -p~·2vS ~·.- t::

execute<l ir~ tLc .J.st ~:::e~~tR-~.~~?n. Sl:.crtl~· "::;c~--:c.:rc :1oon s. cc; .• t-.:-t p trol recuivei :ive ro·~~s o; inc;f~c:iv8 EmFll ar·ms ~·ire and re~·,rr~ed to the main line ot resi..;t::Lce •--ri.~:;::_- __ o·-lt ca-.s~u:-ltlce.

Saco~~ Battal3.on co~ti~·:ed in i~s missic~ £S rces~ve ~attalicn. ~-b.ree reccnr:.&lt .. ~·c..:.~·.ce ~.l-.-~-~rcls, ~-D,_:.~ p_:nl:,uei"~es, C1nd ~,even ~~ 1 ltDosts

""'rer·e per~·or:.ned 1,.·1t:1 the fcllov-,rinf; results: "chi.; 1J.cr:1inq-.· S/:!.~·t Eoi tnc~ tJ~, on (/1_t~·.C'-2t 11 ~.:r::.c-:;:r, kiile6. ct:;.~ e:1emj- 2.t lcni ran· e witt.: ~ "i"1~· '~a.· "'o•·r· l·o· r- 1 ··' r· '·'1', 1 ·r·r;'·'··r· t 10' 0 ~ "t' c-1 C·_ ol. J. V C--";1. ,&. "'~ .l .1 ~ _,·:.~-·(..·, -1.\...1.. .:..C<.:!. .:;.l.·:._,~l.;_;; :t a ..L C. •'--'•' -"?.-

--":_;. ·r> '"Jl'"Cl:i:"'~e t' n :rl'-j_l eo' onn ,--~r·-,...,_::1 ..::o-.·\"1'·~..,~ 7'~~l· 8 ~-!.-\~-ta") 1.-..-- 1 ,; ol:ili.l - ~- • -'- - -~ ·..::: ... ~ -'- - ':;. _....__,~ ._. <::> ~v -l.,. • ---- ,_....,,_..., ...1..- -

Licrtsrs v-.-~re active d.urln-c· tJ.--,_,j IJCI'i~Ct, s.cco·_lnti;'C' ~'cr ~'i\re ............. !:'>"~.-~ -.-..0: ~ i ...,,.::; ...,·,..,,.;: ~ "!~ . .,..,""'" ~., ....... ,., .':2 c,,~. V.Ll'-''----~oi· .1.1 .. ...1..-l..-'- ..,..\..~ o.,uv. '-'i-""" -.;..\... 1 v ----'-"'-C'-''-'-•

C ne of Anti-T.sr.~.£ ::.:~'--:·_::;-:n~r 1 ~- 7E-:.id ~~.2c'Jille:;s 3.i_'.'l-~s fireC. vLis :i1ornin~~ destro:rinc o:1e :--':~:13\:~_:_ .. , cll.e cb.;cl·-~r:J"i:ior _ _.__:est, c_a6.. t,...,-o sni·::: -:;l"' '_)0 s.:. ti~:.::1s.

A,·,ton~ s .. :,-·.:or~in~· 2~"'-.. ~l~2I':-• 2 ~u.:...c:,sions t~:...ls :)c::iod. ~-.-~,,s tl-.:.e :..'irin~-: .. f· fcrt;:r-fcur ro·_lnds Jf -oron2.,:.-_:c:~-.Lci.a lecui.et.s. Cn ct:- ,l' . .l2.S~i0ns i-O•:..r eneruy •·-el-e l-cll2_ed. an~i e1~-;:-t ---o'J.r'.~.·:leC..

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b. First Battalion.,executed. t~m combat' patrols, t; :· "· .. oow1aissance patrols, two am'Qushes, three outposts, and t•··l ve li ''oenine; posts. ~hi3 only contact '\\'as by a patrol at ;:o·n c•::·~c> received four rounds or small e.rms. fire e.nd several ,_ , .. ,:::+·c· ~-: -·-~'1--',.,- .... 04 ..... 4'~-.... ''li\-4,.......,..:::~,,. .... ,. ... ~,·'""""'~~JII ~h.o .o,....of!om•n• ·~ .• J. '- '-''"" LJ. HIC:.Vl.I..J.11"' S)L.Ul ,J...LJ..-g• J.".&.'.LCl.;.'IJ..,L.J,.VO C.,&....Lt;;.-11\JU'Io\. .,,~. ... ,_. "-'"·""'~..,_J

;·~nJ ·;;:,· .;alling in 2lmm mort<\!'s _and artillery on the position. t'l·ic,c1~ .. 1·s returned to the main .line of resistnnce without c~- ~t.:et:!. tt es.

C';ccor.c:. 3e.ttn:aon cont!.nued in its mission of reserve t~,~~clion. .

!erE roconn c 1 ssG.nce patrols, four amh,tshes, end s'even out]: o ', s 1-:er·c, p Er-::ormed by 3rd Battalion. This unit had' three ;;.on 1·.•cu:1~.ed ( tl,ro from sniper fire and one from 82mm r~c:::-tar ;•-i·•-' ;·- .-.-_ ..... - -!---- ,.., ll"< •. L· ~-.t.,_ ___ ._.... -4> II'T"II ("l ___ ........ .,. '\..4'"1, ,..,.;;t ,...,.,

.1. • .:.1 t!) C.i.L -' ,l;pUS~S. i:;lf.:Ji:.:_.I.J s;JU.J..UHUUU 1 U.i. -- . ..L VVlL.i.,!J<=:l.UJ'I oGo:..L...&,...LV~ uu6

C:J• '-'~ 1:i';,~; one rounc. of i'ifle fire, :Cwo ene:ny were killed and C·!H .. T.-:r;· -.n0_e,.J 1rJ Elw.rn ruortar fire,;

:. ":: rc:;'.:Qent 1 s 4. 2 cortars 'inflicted t,,,o killed s.nd another t 1 G e.'c'.5_,,-:;eo. killed.

2 .i•'rorting n·t illery obserYed two killed and three wo:1nded :1··:;m ito ,:·ires during this period.

c. ) he re;imen t received heavy artl.ll ery ·and ~;.cr~.:;er ::·ire.

d. S.he Cour'!andino; Officer visited the 1st and 3rd BF~tal~c:!s in the afternoon.

'J:!-:e Ex&cutJ.ve Officer visited the 2d :Battalion command past cc·.;r in:c· tl:e morn in;:;.

e... D·;.rinc; the period tWO com'b_at pe.trol s, !1 ve l'econr.t•·iscoance ;ntrols, six ambushes, ten outp·of::te, and twelve ].3; 'ceie~ !1'' ·"!Of<'~S t~PP<" nAY'formed 'acrOSS the re;-:ime;,tal ;front.

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(; .l' I·c,;;"css o~ pc.trols and positions or,ami:>ushes, outposts, .c ·," lister:ine posts, see overle.y o:f thl.s de.te, app. III.)

b. Conte.ct was licht in the 1st :Battalion sector in s:1i te f t1w cor,ibat patrols, two reconnaissance patrols, t· -c :Jmbuc 1:es, ;;o.nd twelve lis'tening ·posts performed by, that rmi t~ E:lemy J2L'1Il1 mortar fire wounded four Marines end· two ::~n:E:1 service perf'.:nnel. .

SEc"n•:'. 3?.tta2.io:-J c0ntinued in its mission a:: the reserve t~r. t Ju e_l ~. 'J!1.

'2'".1n~ :·u-:';alinn pcr:':'ormed three rec0nnais~ance pat;rols, fo.:r emc .shes, end seven QUtpC!Iste. ·Outpost iijruoen biitd thr_ee

DECLASSIFIED

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mer1 11o.aw.ecc ln the mornini' by enemy $2;liill mortar r~re. Our own Chile Juort~rs killed five enemy and ;;ounded three.

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c·,,":,:,· ;:illed cr,c t•w wounded be8idas e.n observed secondary exnlosion .

. S.JCJY;CPcing artillery was active ai._inst anti-aircraft ;JO::~".'.'l'1e todsy destroyine: s.t least one gun and causing a scconC:,er:; <JX!;lo sion. Other results were one enemy killed, s.tx '''cLt~58:i, end one bun:cer destroyed.

c. ::>-._e regiment received mode:' ate artillery end ijorter fire.

ct. The Commanding Officer insnected the main line of resist!'.nce end an alternate line by hel.icopter this morning.

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a. Unite of the 5th Marj_nes 'performed seven reco!1 E-iflco~Cnce p2trols, four ambushes, ten outposts and twelve -.~ ~"'---~1- .... _ .. -..., ..... ..., _ ........... ...., ....... +o'l-. .... """"".--4 ............... +,..., ..P""'""'+ r:~,, ...... n,.,. +n1t::'! ..... o.,..-.n;t .l...LCvi.Jl.i..!.-1~.- jJU~l,..~ 0.\,;i.L'I...·~t:i \.I.!..LC .Lc;g.&.JUOl.I.Vo...L .i..&.'-'••u ...,.IA..,..&.~~u ...... ..._...,. p...,.,..~ ... -•

U'or rou-::. cs of natrol s and poei tiona of ambushes, outposts, Pll•c. l!.r.·ce'Jinp :posts, see overlay of this date, ayro. III.)

b. . Fo·1r reconn.otissance patrols, t<ro ambushes,, tl:ree o t-oosts, e.···(l twelve listening posts were performed in -:;~- e lst · .ettalion sector. E'our Earines and one Korean service :!)Crson:·Jel t•ere ,~ro,Jnded by a comD1na"t;lon of moruer, erti:~_ery,

and s•c;s: 1 arms dc;_ring the period, .2eco~J.cl Battalion continued in 1 ts mission as reserve battalion.' S.!lirc. 5a.ttalion executed three reconne_issance patrols, two

?rr:i'u::::l:ce., end seven outuosts. Most of the action centered 21·ound o--tnost 11Er·1ce" \.rhere fo1~r friendlies were wounded by a 'l'c'G;<e. s'adl e.r.ns, arid mortar fire. l'hree enemy were killed

.bY Lh~:,ny rniper ectivity. This battalion's 81IWll III!P'tare acc(:.un>.c' .<:·cr t·:o enemy killed and one ,,·:nnded besidee· two bunk;:rs de~troyed. · ·

.:.rtillsry destroyed one enemy artillery position, three bLinkers, ~ .. ii·.-.o nB.tive houses, and a seconclary ex-plosion·.

/n eir strike by fo•1r Marine Corsairs this afternoon inJ:"licted s1x ene1:1y killed, three woundedi three bunkers destroyed~ on'' cJOFcpr podtion dsmaGced and forty Yf!rds of trench line de~trc "ed.

Tanks -~'ired on ,.n '1nkno1vn num'ber of enemy Sl·:imming this morning and kilJed fo·,lr of them.

c. '..'he rer;iment received he?vy art Ulery and J ....... "' .. 4-1....- ~-- ...... .i-~ ............. + ..-..-F' .:~~+ .P~11.,ntf" 1n t:'hP"1~t.

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ti·cJ;l tbe commend post tr.is morning visiting the line 'b:>ttalions.

21 JULY

a. 1'he capture of a prieoner t•a~ the highlight o.f t:~e tlJO CriJ,~bat ~0Ptrolsj f0v.r [email protected] p8_trolS; $1X eombus~'CS; S(V(;", c• . .:t:.:sts, 9:1d twelVe listening posts per::"ormed &.Cross tJ'e r<:, ::;.,,,e;ltel frnr.t during the period. (For roc1tes of patrols end ·>ositi~·:s of amb'Jshes, outposts, and listeninr posts, .see over:-l&y o:: ';::Cis date, a.np. III. ) · ·

b. ~'irst Be.tta~ion exec.'J.ted ti,.O comba.t pe.trols, one .,..,,,....,...,.__...--.~,....,... .__,,... ...... -...-+ ...... ,.,., +\-,,......._,., .-.rn'\-..,,...,,._.,....,· ,..,.,..,;:! +1 ... .0,'tro ,1.-.+o,...olln...,. .L "_,\.,oJ:~ .. (.·" c~\.•¥ J:J~-- v ... v.&.J VJ..loLI;;l,;.. O,UU""lA.C.I..I.""'OJ C'~~.....,. ..,, ...... ..J.11'V -.I.U"'..,.,.."'~·-"'"'U

c.o:.,.~. A ~-rier:dl;,• patrol eng&<.ed in a .brief fire fight wi 7h e.:-1 .;n;cv ~m n:1·;b cr o-:: "' 1 emy this mornl n~, fin <>J.ly sil en cine:; them '·•i·~:: ;~rJl·:ers c·nc artil:!.ery. Frie::dlie.s continued w•.th its mL:<01on c::'l~. returned to the mEtin line of res~stance without Cf ::,~,,tic-s. One ;•e_r!.ne <'nC', one Korean servi.ce person Nere wo·::t•dcc L. oOJJm mortex- a.na 76mm artillery respectively. Cne r.., J2{ c' l'J5mm ens1.1y artillery scored a. o.irect ruL o_n a bunker 1 '' \; ,e "B 11 Gorll!'J.~ny e.ree., destroying the bunker and two ma.ch1ne .c-' ......... l.. -l'l0.

SE co•1d ::e~tcl~.on continued in its mission Of reserve battalion. ':·,ree r·,>cnw:te.1sse.'1ce petrels, three 10n:h•~shes e.nd seven outposts

v ,: e :;>::r::''<:P!'le~- b"' 3rd Battalion. The prisoner of w:;tr .'~<res ce.p-:;<~:-ec: t~· 11 J) 11 Co:i"n:J::'ny at Ua'l\'ll e.nd turned ovo!' to the recimental 1·:-::s:!.l~-· r:Jc.E: section ;iho fonJarded him to Division. T~1o enemy were killed '1'11 th t\m rounds of sniper fire from outpost ll.&J.lenrr. ~i':Clrtly '.:>sfore midnight, a CGIIDbat patrol engaged e, group in a :·ire fi:·>t usin~: sm?ll arms and automatic weanons. The enemy ... :~~-!~'1,..,..::1.....,~~-. ~~"'+-,....,. +~ .......................... _ --~ _..P ..... .t..,:...,;:r,.c~ ... ,...,.,,.,;:,...t,..,~~ot=~ +l-..o-1~ m.l! ~~4,..,,... \"i.L '-·;_\..tJ. -..:'.· C ·'· l,lt;:.O. L<t::;:Jl J.H.J..!.l.U."''I.:JI:j ~11U." ,L,i-..I.Q,Uu..L..&.i!i;iO '-'U·UI;I--.J-_.,li.A.V'Io..t. V.&:&V.J .... ,....._.-.:~oi.V4 ...

'.:1-:o i-:c:;it1e e.ir strikeli during this period cost the enemy fift;,":2n :cnm·--,; kl1l f'a_ 'cwe::t·:· el'timated killed. fifteen knOl-m 'wounded. El;C -Vic:: t::-~~1-;-;;- ~~':iru~:,~a. w~u;:;ded •. Four mortar positions were . ds: 'cr:,·;rc c:, eii·> t b;m,cers destroyed, e.nother nine d.srr.e.zed, anC. 17C 2·:_rfc of tre~ch line deet~oyed. ·

ArtiJ.ler;,· killed tw;!D' enemy, wounded eleven, and caused one ~-c coYJctn·::· exy>losion 1~ tod.a:r 1 s tiring.·

c. ~]he reGiment. :rec'e1 vad heavy artillery and uor'c 2r ~"~re during the period, most of ·it falling in the let ~_ ................ ,~,...~ .... e~o~+ .... 'Y)

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d. The re;;;iment we.s visited today by 1-lr. James A. ;.;]~'·si"~'-'-, a noted reporter of Naval and_ l4er~n.e activities.

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a. Six combat patrols, six reconna·l.seance patrols, ei ".t E.--'··;sh~s, ten oc;tposts, and twel ve-listen~nii posts \'<ere ~::~l'.l'~·r.:.eii across the front during the period;-, (For ro-_,tes ot :~.--crc:Cs c.·:d position of ambushe!'lt_o'-!.tpos~s,. an!llistening posts, 8( :; rprETlE'y of tl'1. s date, anT.l. Ill.) · . , ... ... . ' '- . - .

b. First BattaliOn per-±"'Orwed. four .co,;nbat p2.trole 1

t' l'ee rcc"'1n&isooance patrols, tour ambushes, three out:rosts, .:.::-c~ t;-~~~-ve 1~-~tening ~}csts ~1th light contact. A combat pP.trol 'C- :'~rod. or. by tJ:,ree mach1 ne £?;Uns at 0910 this morning. ~he p<T~l r'..lenced them '~i'ch' sxonert weapons a.na continued en its ... !.srior.. ~sn':s firini_· from the "0" C-ompeny D,rea, killed one encr.w <u;C. estimated a.nother one killed. One friendly we.s \;:·.·ni' "6. 1y 82ra•r. raortar fire. . ·

3eco:lC. B&t'.;plion contimled its mi~sion as l'eserve battalion. Two c0.a'Jat pc_t:rols, .three ::ce9onnais2ar~ce patrols, .four a.m

::_,-_,s'- "s, c nd seven ot:tposts were executed in the ord :Ss.ttal' on. ·.} 1;,.··~~: blnutes aft::::r the bee;lnn1ng of the period_. an_ 111 u Com:-, ry patl'ol received one enerly hand.~~:renade and proceeded on its c:.i ss.1.cn wl..t:<cout casual ties. The only 'casual ties were CE-·o,sec'l ty a.r. enemy ;ulne tonit;ht set or:: by a ''D 11 Co:r:pany am-'c s'::. ::: ··~'Joet 11 :C:r·~·ce 11 received small arms fire from· six or £·:-ve~ eJ.-lB:.l~,- rt 2300. I-,r1e!1dl1es· called doi·m '81IlliJ mor:02r O.fs-

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killed, six

c. :::'t.e re:71ment received heavy artillery a.nd C\_;_;_rin~· -:;:r,e ~oeriod. · -'

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d. '-'i si tors to the re~1n:ent were .Colonels Robb · E,-,(l hCu!'e an& Lieutena.nt coionel Harshall.

e. I~ive reconnaisf?8noe patrols, five coinbat pa-tr-ols, cic):t ambushes, ten outposts, and twenty-five_: listenLit; ucs~;s were "erformed <.cross the ret,imental front with li_:::Lt cc;·:"ce_ct. • (.ii'cr r·o-c\tes of patrols Dnd positions of a.r~'ccc~ cs, o·1tpcsts, "nc'. listenine posts, see overlay of' this · -··e •···J -",-I J I...C"" v , ""~ _i- • ,J, .I. •

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b. V\HJ.J::>st 11Ji11 11 and aJ::ombat patrol drew most of ·_.>z: l•nc,,Jy 1s cttention in the 1st ·llattalion sector With one ~-~c.:;.·iric bci:l(; woun~ed. by 82mra rn~rtar, _fire.· Supportini" tahks re~&l!ctou in both instances and destroyed two burikers and 7-iE ed one enemy. One other man we.!! wounded in the even1ni by . 10LJ.!,1l c·.r"'~iller~r fire. . . .

S;;,co:1d Battalion continued in its mission V' the regiment's r.::E . .crvo ·._,at;talion. . .

'd-"iJ'c[ Battalion perfonaed three reconnaissance .. patrols, two cc;:Et :·Jatrols, four ambushes, seven outposts~., and thirteen listenl.n;:_; nests. 11Clarence 11 outpost. killed tifo enemy vii th s ... ~·ll e.r-iue, fi·re during the da,ylight .. ho!.lrs. T"tt"O _fri endli es l·.rere •.:o·c~nded t-- enemy 82mm mortar fire. .'

An eir' strike bv four Marine Corsairs thls'afternoon cost tl:c eneay four men-woc;nded, one bunker destroyed, 'ana·'two b·;_(i~~:c·:, s fu.r.,agoed. ; . ~ ·

.:~e r-oL:iment; s 4.2 mortars cont:l:nued active tJ:>..roughout the pEl l.:Jc1., eccountine for four estimst<ed enemy wounded snd erie ,-bu;l~er- U.cr~~royed. ·

c~ The r~~1ment received·heavy mortar and e..rtillery :'ire c:crin,c; the p~riod with mostofit centered in the 1st l!attc::j_ion ecctor.

d. Visitors to the reeiment over the period were Cclonels .iJunlap and RolJ-0,

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a~ Fo"!..n ... comba.t· pa.tr9l s 1 six reconna_iss·e_nce patrols, ei, ','u Ecubushes, ten outposts, ~d twentyc...five listening posts were cJ al·~'or:..ed by the 5th i•larines across "the regimental tront. The )G~ L:C. 1vas also mar·ked by the is~mance of Operation,. Order Nuniber ~:-:..2 ;;':.ic:-, provided tor s. reli~:t ot let !..a.ttS:I.ion by .2nd !att&::_j_on o·, Ghe ni~ht of 29-30 JU].y. One reinforced rifle com-·nc:c;' tr·cm ls',; !iattclion •>ill come under operational control of t::: ne':.v line battalion. (For rOutes of patrol~a a.nd po~itions o::· :,;;,bushes, outposts, and listening posts, see overlay of this c-:_2-~ e, 8"')';). III=) .. _ . ·: --

b. 'h!:~: .. colll'oat patrols, 'three reconnaiss:once patrols, f·)1<r 1-!.rr"r,us:>-,es, three outposts, and twelve listening posts were ex: C'lt(;Ci. by let Batte.lion. Enemy 82mm mortar and l05mm artillery fi2'0 accounted for the only two men wounded. Earlier, combat n;c.'_:-~.1 Ls.d received t~•o rounds of small arms !ire without effect.

'?:c;co~:o_ Battal!on continued in itS .mission as regiments~ reserve bpttalion.

ih1r0. BPtte.lion performed two combat patrols, three recon-

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• n:dss&nce natrols, fo~o.r a"lbushes, seven outposts, and thirteen l:'.c.",:anint:' ;:>os~;s. Five kill eo. and five wounded were ·the results of enc;ny 82mm mortar a.nd small arms snipinifi in this sector durint; tLe pc>Y'iod. Frlendlies sniplni from outpost 11 Jlarerice 11

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s.ccount ed for t••o more \I'Ounded and t>ro secondary explosions. Antl-1<>nk Cornpe.n;;; was act1 ve tod.B.y wl th 115 rounds fired at

<·ne<:.1Y po si tiona. One bun..ll:er destroyed was the only surveilla.nce r:12. Ll.e.

s·_m)or"~ing ta.nks >'ere responsible today for the destruction ct. ·,;f;ree Oclerny observa.tion posts with another tl>o damaged.

Six', sen bunkers ~.'ere also destroyed along with n.ine ds.rnaged. An e.ir strike by four Marine Corsairs this afternoon damaged

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E:-!ll destroyed :c'ifty yards of trench line. One secondary Sll_?losion WPB observed. ·

c. The regiment received heavy artillery and mortar fire .:f'o:r "'uhe p Brio d.

C.. The Comme.r~a.ing Cffice:r· visl ted. the line bat-~~[~.~c~l.D tLis morl}.ine.-.

a. Six combat patrols, four reconnaissan<:)e patrols, eir.J::.t er:;'msl,es, three outposts, and tl'Ienty-five listening posts "'C'e p8,~· ·armed a.lOn[ the regimental front d1~rinr, this· period. !9-e C~m:n~nd1'1!t Offic~r ls~ued .~~~xe~, 11,#.~-~-~~ -~~ n _ ;o -~,r::~~~on ,:·J..sn c:-v;:.~. \.!.··or ro:11.r~S u~ pai.ru.Ls auu pvgJ..vJ.uub u.1. ts.Jllvi.A.ouvt 1 occtnos"~s, and 11stc·''ling posts, see overlaY of this date, a!Jp. i"7'~- ) ..... _- . '

b. F··lret Battalion performed one reconna.lssa.nce r.,·tr·cl, :;:our c>wbushes, and twelv-e listenj_ng posts with several li c1t co:1tc-.cts. The heaviest of these was made by a. combat n<--:trol e.t 09'.0. After being fired on by mortars £,nd small arus, i: r·1. Er.c·~i es ca:Ll ed in 8lmm mortars and eng.s.::;ed an estimated .:::·:>.~c enelll~' 1n a f~~r·e :C'i~(ht for- fifteen minu~ ea. The only cr .:·J.cl ty ,,;as so.fely ret·J.rned to the main line_ of ref=:istence. :·r.is bott:::-lion' s ElrrJ.In mortars killed one enemy and tiestroyed 0:10 uortEr a:1d one bun::er.

Soco~H':. Be.ttalion co:1tinued in its !aission as reserve battE:.' on. "~''II ComDsny occupied blocking position number 3 a.t 21 .;,5 i:l s .. Lncrt 0f an 11 I 11 Compeny coifibat patrol.

·-·wo ccLJbat pa.trols, tLree reconnaissc:.nce pF;trols, four smb.:.cLe8, tl:.ree o·.·.tnosts, a.nd thirteen listening pos'vs r:e:oe :per-.('_.-.~.-. ,_.-,~'"'; ~ .... ~- r:o:: ...... r:l 'Q.--'--"'-.-1 .11 ,..,.,.... M'\..,o nn, "' ...,.nn+ord- t.rDa h•r m1 VAil 1nrH1r.1.-.L- ... ll~1;..'-~ )..l,.f c.,.~ .... u o~.~c- ....... c;.....L...L.VJ.l• .... .~..~.,.;.. ..., .. £..J._J ...,..., ..... v ............. ••'""L.> "'tJ ··--· .. -- ---~--

i-:~ :cil·e. Cne of these wen later died of wounds. This unit's

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Bl:.;m .~ort&rs found a lucrative target this· noon and killed ten ene1.;y.

•:.2 :J'JT'tars, t:;.r'.ng in general support, accounted ;for "·~.va c:·:e;J:: killed a•:d ten ,.,ounde·d plus one a.utolll8tic weapon

S 'Y•·or-::ing ta.nks Here also active, destroyinl!; three bunkers, t' .·c &u tom,.ti c 'Ieanons positions, and one observation post.

c. ~'he re(:iment received r~eavy artil1 e:~y and 1.-~~rt ,-_l' :,:-·ire.

u. 1Tis1tors to the comm&.nd post d~.1.rinc this .rc.· 1.:d i"cludeO.: Colonel Kim, l!l:orean Harine Corps; Lieuterwn'. ::ri 1"\'., ·1 -::"".o::)vtcn +'nwYit:lY• 1i:v~f"U,t: .. 'tT~ n-r·f"'-1 l"''cP'l"- r,f' tl1~ fi1~'h :i_•fol11 np,p '"'-'-'-'-'~·'-'- ,.....__,,,.. ... v...,~., ...... ..,., • .._._ - ...... ...,..,. ..... .,...,~•""' .__..._ .... .,. ......... ,_._ ,..,..,.., _..,..., ... _--....... --"''"'"-'I ::, ... :r:.:es :.;::.ch2na1·, noted author a.nd reporter; and l!lrigadier C .. '1·: 21 :..-8re, Auist2.r.t Division Conune.nder.

a. Activity in the 5th Harines sector during tL:ts pc::..iod consisteCt of six combat pa."':.rols, five rcconr.c.'cr:r.rnce p2trols, rive ambushes, ten ont::>osts, and twenty... ~,_ • ., l1><tP.n1 :1>" nn,~,. f':'h" hA::.v1ARt contactf: were in the ~;~u.-B7ttaii0n' s-;;,~;;~~: ( F~r ~-r~cites ·of patroi s and posi tiona of r:nbueh::s, octtposts, and listening posts, see overlay of t~c-~ E cl[. ~ e, a·<J:.o. !II" )" - -

b. _·lrst Battalion perforJ!ea. 1Yo comb:ot patrols, tlree T·ecomlaiosence patrols, four ambushes, three m1tposts, .... ~-.-~ .. ,_~ ...... -~--_... .... _ ,.t...,.t.. .................... ---4-- -~ .. +-L. ........ ,.. ,-t,....\-.+ ,..,.."+ ... ,..+ ... \.,..-p c__;.•,_.,_ LJ.l.l...i.J. LCC1l .J..Lb ...,t:U.'-Uf: !JVt:il.lt) W.l.U.lJ. LIWV .L.L5J.l>.~ vvuva ..... uo '-'J

rccru;ooJ.sumce ?Btrols. J:loth un,its returned small arms fire, c_· :_ ~ ed a.o~_,n art ill e:"y Zire, a.~d w1 thCtretv w1 th no ca sue.l "'::1 es. ~:-ie '-"''ttrlion c-eec;;,Jed operc:.tional control cf 11 D11 CoP.Jpe.ny at ·~"'"'..,..., - -· .} ~-.

Sso-md. B<Jtt~~.ion co:1tinued in its mission as reserve battal~on. ~cccr combat pe.trc-ls, tHo rec·onnsissance patrols, one ambush,

scv~n o~~~oets, and twelve listenin~ posts were pe~formed alc:n:.· t:;.._ 3rd Bs.tto>.:'.ion front. The first contact was by an fl-rl! ('\_...,..-,_~....,""'"' ......... ~,.,1-. ...... + ......_...,+....,,..., .... + +""'"" ,......-.....,,,+~..., 'V'Ior.~+ -m-1AY'l .. l"''l-l+ T.~ ..... C1"\

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t'· i ." c:.ni t bcc~Cme en:-ac;ed in a small a!'ns and hand ,:;rena de fire .~·.:_;~ t '-ri t:_ e.n unl:~:o1'm n:.~~~be:- of enemy~ ?t·1end"! iee susta_ined o·,e ,.liJn :dlleC. ar:G. ci,):·.t 1wunded ana. were forced to wi-:;hc.rsw tc o:,e :"::c.in line c-:;:' r•es!ets.•1ce after 'one hour and fifteen minutes ':·1·."'out tLe 1Joci.y of the dead l1le.rine because of intense e;1emy ucrt~r fire. Another patrol was dispatched by the same com-""':lJ r."c Gb2o to recover 'che body. ':!:'his iroup succeeded in r-eto.<rnin; c:1e body pE.::.'t 1-ray before it, too, was forced to return

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t·-~ cover of recolllese rifles, mort?.ra, ta!1ks and artillery, conJl ;:_,";:; .' c.l_ ~-!- e rcc~very of t!;_~ body. Tt·."O other --- e.trol .co:1te.cts b;;· t · c :;E '"tali on re-sulted -in a to tal of one man \:.111 ed and four ;-:o ·~Qc(. :·wo er.Gm:: -..•ere killed,- two lrouna_ed, ons l;;un·::er destroyed a·10. s. eecc:ondary e:xplos1on were ca.used by thl s battBlion' s 81:-i: .. n .. ortr:rs.

~-a ,;,s continued active during this period inflicting one de' u.E_nd one -.rounded on tl::e enemy besides destroyine; fi:ve bun':ers on~~ -~-~~n~ noritior) anu three possible observation posts.

"•ockets fired 1 ~/ rounds this afternoon w1 th unobserved

c. The re~iment received heavy artillery and mor-tar :~ire ti.urinc tLis period.

·27 JULY

a. ~1 11.ree oombe.t pe.trols, six recona.1asance patrols, six ar:;bushes, ten outposts end tkenty five 11sten1nF posts were p erfori;icd a_ cross the regimental _front with light conta_ct~ (For routee. of :.catrols and positions of ambushes, outposts and. listenin,-: nor.ts. see overlaY. ann. III)

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b. I'irst Bs.ttalion performed three combat pa.trols, '.;' rec recone.1ssance -yatrols, five ambushes, seven outposts and t•.-'c1ve listeninf,' posts. A combat patrol e:-:ga11;ed an unknoi,'!l n·J_ ~"r:cl"' o-: eneny in f_ fi:t•e fight at 0925. Contact was broken at 1000 Fhen outpost "Irene" entered the fire fight and silenced the enemy. ~,·-rie!lfi.J.ies !·li thdre"t-; \.;ri th one man Nou.nded~ The. ene:::y euf'fered one l'le.n kilJ.ed. The only other ce,sua;L ty during the -_,ertr·c Ya8 OYle :aen 'loTOunded on outpost 11 Gary 11 by enemy 82nm mortsr ~ire.

~ccond. nattplion continued i t11 mission of reserve battalion. i'hree roconaiES!JJlce patrols, one amlmsh, three outposts,

p_nc1 t"'.irtecn J ~- stcnin&; posts ;,•ere :performed in t1--.-e ~rd Jlattalion 2re2. ,,,--~ tl::.out contact. One man l-vas wou:1d.ed on outpost 11 Ga.ry 11 by 82mm mort&r rire. ·

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:·,~crt~:' :..~~.r e. '.'pnc:e, :"irinp: in r;ener 1 support, destroyed one tunker, one

o~rerv&.tion post a.'1C severaJ. yards of trenchl1ne . . c:: e:·k.·y •·rounded we.s the only olllservl'tion me.d.e of t'\-,.e results

of t rtiL'.r:ry fir: 'lf' during this perioo ..

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:.,t, Col. Cross and Lt. Col. Jensen departed the cor:r::and post 2.·_~: ~ 1 nn ~---. v1 P.~ Lu· ~ 1~ r-. ....,.,. ,.,,..~, .... f"' .. r • .,.,.., a ..... ,...++" ,..'h ~r..,_,A-c.,.....r:o,...,c. Y.o.~.11Y'l'l1 ~,...... - ~ .1...1..~··-" t.;V •--- v..L-1,_. ._,_.J..~lQt ~ VHI..I. 1../VVUV-Ik'..,. ... _._,. ... ...,_V..._,._,..._..,, • .._,l,..,....._.,._._,<,~'

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a. Activity performed. across the front by this r~ i .c:·t cor1siste0. c"l five co:nbet patrols, two reconnaiscance -~. --=-trol£, ei~:ht s.mbushes, ten outnosts and twenty f'cnr l1s:cilit:6 pc 2 ts. (.or routes of pc.trols, positions o:: ambushes, outposts ..-..-~ ~ ~ -1 ~~--"·,-,.,n,.· T'"\().-.+n ,...nc.., n'lr.o,..,.1 n'lt n.;.a +'h-1 0 fi.-."!-p. C"l"'\'Y\ TTT ) -=-· 4 "'· ....__._,_,..,.._, ... _,_.~L, _!:,-' -'•:,u..:-..'1 ._,.,._..._. .._..'-'..,..._~11 ..., ... ...,,.. • ....,.., -~:,-> ..... -k"!:" .. ---' ~

b. :7irs"c Ba"~t&.lion D erformed 1°our coobat · pa"cro:s, ."ive EtJ.l';sl~es, scv··~ outposts and t;;elve listening pos-ts, tre most :10tsl:l e point of which was the ca: ture of a prisoner of --n· ':Jy ,.._;; Co::nan;{ a'c 05<;,0. ~~:o :aen were 1Wunded during _0Ghe '01'1 o-=., c:'e by 82mn ;,wrtar fire and tl:e other by an an.ti-personnel

Sccor:c Battalion continued in its. mission as the reserve

:ne coL.b, t petrol, tuo reconnaissance patrols, thl!ee amcushea -:;:.ree oakosts and three listeninf,:' posts were performed by the 0r.". :..:.t>\isn. C: teo.ese, cnly one reconnaissance pe.trol made ccnkct. ;,t 053J it enJc.:':d an estirr:ated enemy squad in a fire :i'l _::t "':. t•·_ srnall arms and autome.tic weapons. Friendlies b1•oke c~--,,_;:;t .. :Lttecn r.lin-:.<tes later anct returned to t 1"e main line o:L Y'~·;ci:_ts.nce, l~o casua~_ties W?"re sustained.

Su·,, ·sr·ti'10: ertillery accounted tor seven enemy killed a'1d - cl (:v·_.n FUtJ_nO.ed~

1"' c. 7>-.e Intell1jience Report for this period csrried.-:\ \ 'c:.e i!Loo. n~.ation t::et the _enemy units confrontinG the 5th l-!arines i\ 1 are t:.e 354th J',e:_;imcnt (approximately 3,1..-7 men/, ll8th Division,

-:Ctl~. CC.L:- } .. r11~r a_Y1..c~_ elenent-s of 353rd P .. ei;ir~ent, l:i,.8t!1. D_1v1s1on, J '.;.Ctl: CCF J..r;ny. S'hese unitE are suuuorted by five artillery bat-{"

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1::"2,.L" o1cl. 152o:Jd ar·tilJ.ery pieces.

e. iler,ligible contc.ct \vas the only result o:"" !'our cc::.'c;:~ ,:;trole, six reconnaissance patrols, seven ambushes, ten :J" ___ .!LI)Of.' ts end t\-rcnty five listening posts performed along t~-~·_6

l'E\ ir..cr;t[l front durinE; trJ.s period. Cperation Orc1er lio. 31?-52 :-·~ ic!: ·rovidcd ::·or c. relief of lines by the 2nd Bat tali on on the 1 ct ::::"'-:.-c lien ~"ront on the night of 28-30 July, was chanccG. ~.;odey tc t'·e 1;i,)~t o:.' 30-31 July by the Con:1eno1nz Cfi'icer·, (;·or l·c•;ks o~ :l&.trols, e.nd positions of ambushes, outposts anC: lls';";:in pOEts, see overlay of this date, app. III.)

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a. ,__r·.::.r cor1~Cct )2tr-olr,, 0i.¥·)lt recc~1:1s.i.sr-a~1ce pc.tr·:::=..i7,, ten out~:;·osts, seven. Slll-:)·J.er..es or:C_ -~"7··enty ·Lv.ro listsry:.n~: •Jcet.s were "·:erforG:t:(l e_clo:::,... -s~·;_e ~1~c:1t ·;i.rv:.;. li~·,:.t cont:;_ct. \~·or

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0. ··irst B,s_~-~t8lion c::':.:"'•Jrwed tT~,'"c cor:-.:.-lc•t -r:=-:trols, ~:ou:: :..'"'econ··J.aissex~co oe .. trols, :Cive aL.:'tLis21es a·-:c-:_ "';en listcnin--~ "r.s~~s l·,~::.-~rr'e r,c.~ ·1· · r·e-' c've-~ ,oy '='··"'"., Ba-'"·~-,.,, ion ~t Qo::"·/ (::'. • -'""'"" "''-'-'-'' ....,v.l.l,.-, .J......._, ~·'~ ...,.Lt. \,lli~.-L,J . .o C\ •.·.-V•

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'.1uc comb.s.t -,-)&trols_. t1,)~o l"'E:Gon·-.".8.1:.·.:: .. -;-._ ... ce J)8-~l'Olf::;~ tTtJO .sL:~J~.lshes, t~:lre\3 out· :;os~s 2:1d. tweJ .. ve llstenli1f~ posts lr-!el"'e por· .... o:".r-~~;0. by 'IL.irO_ '9,::<·-~:.~ion Fi th ne t:.ve contact. CnE; ill8!1 ~·JB.S '--o·~21decl t·J E2LL eEo:-11:.~ mcrt&.r fire.

~~his battalion 1 s Slr.n,; mortars, ~irinf_; at bunt.ers t:.lis c.:..."t€1"----~-- -1- , ______ ~----- ._J.,_- _., ...___ - --------ilL __ .;..:;.~_.~ t-JUHJl.tU.'b, i'-...LJ. •. :.::=:.... !._,-1_-.-u e..::1e!.iJ ..

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to Regir.1en tal Gene:""'sl

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• • Headquarters; 5th Harines

lst l~arine Division, Fleet Earine Force c/o FPO, San Francisco, California ., .

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1/rs A2-4/4 1? Jul 1952

RE;GlHENT AL GEl~ERAL ORJ;lER) SOP for the Organization and Ooeratinn

Ntn'wER,.,,, .........• , 46) rf Regimental :li:eadquarters in the field

Appendix: ( 1)

( 2)

Organization rf Regimental Headquarters and Service Company for nperations in the Held Establishment and operation of Regimental Ccmmand Post

{3) Establisr~~ent and cperat1~n cf Regimental Service

(4)

(5)

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Area Establishment and operatien of Regimental ~uartering Party (to includ.e battalion representativeE<) Establishment and oneration of the Regi~ental Administrative Rear-Group Hel"sage preparation and routlnf<

1. The standing operating procedure for the rrganization and operatil"'n of the regimental head.quarters l'rhen in the field will be as prescribed herein unless othel'l'rise cirected,

2, a, ~hen operating in the field the Ref<imental Headquarters and Service CC'mpany '!-rill be organized into three groupe> as foll!"NI" ·

(1) Regimental C0mmand Group

(2) Regimental Service Group

(3) Administrative Rear Group

b, The detailed organizatien of these groups 1 f1 set forth in appendix ( 1).

c, Heads of sections are respensible for the assignment of men to the various elements indicated in appendix (1) 1 fu~d the proper instruction of these personnel in their duties.

3, The establishment and operation~f the Regimental Command Pest 1-rill be in accort'.ance with appendix ( 2).

4. a. During tactical marches the Narch Cemmand Post (Appendix ( i)) will move by mot or at the head of the mal n bcoy of the Regiment,

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b. The remainder of the Regimental Command Group will move

as a group where directed. -

5, a. The establishment and operation ox ~ne Regimental Service

Area will be in accordance with appendix (3).

b. The Service area Will normally be located as close to the

Command Poet as the tactical situation and. ex1st1nfl routes of

communication permit, ,_

c. The Service Group "torill displace as directed by the Regimental

Commander based on the recommendations of the 6-4, Displacement

will be accompHE>hed at times that least 1nt erfere vri th the lo~is

tical support of the Regiment.

6, The administrative rear group will remain at a designate~ rear

area or Division Headquarters ae directed~ It will be res~onsible

for matt~rs relating to pay, service records books. maintenance

of permanent records~ and such other matters as may be directed.

See appendix (5).

7, The hea~ of each executive and special staff section will

prepare an SOP which prescribes the organization end operation

of h1s section~ These SOPs ~rill conform to the 1nstr'J.ct1ons

contained herein,

DISI'P.IBUT!ON: "0"

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Adjutant

BY ORDER OF COLONEL CULHANE

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Lieutenant Colonel, U. s. Narine Corps Exeoutive Officer

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OF.GANIZATION OF REGIHENTAL H&S COHPANY FOR FIELD OPERATIONS

1. REGI!1ENTAL COl1l~AND GROUP

a, RECONNAISSANCE PARTY

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ELEHENTS

Service Plat (-) Plat Hq Ammo and Ord Sect Commissary Sect Eai nt enancc So ct Supply Sect Hedic:al Sect Dental Sect *Compa.ny H~, H&S Co

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1he comJne.nd eC'.helon of the Regimental Co"!1'1<end Group prescribed in paragraph l,b. above will accompany the Commanding Officer to the observation post except that S-1 and S-4 representatives will not be present and the cornmun1cat1on team "'111 c0nsist ol' the following:

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c/o FPO, San Francisco, California

REGIHENTAL HDWRANDID0 • •

NtJUBER, •• , • , , , , • 48- 52)

Ref:

Security Heasures

1/rs A2-6/7 5 Jul 1952

(a) Div Hemo No, 180-52 same subject (b) Para 0638 United States Navy Security Hanual for

classit1ed. matter 1951

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personnel rosters, etc,, have been found by the Division Hilitary Police in the nossesaion of natives. Those station lists, and rosters arc a potential source of information to the enemy,

2, Effective immo~~~tely all administrative and staff units of this command will procure a 8burn barrel 11 , an excellent example of which is described in roforonco (b),

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nature and publications having served their purposes will be burned in accor~ancc with instructions contained in reference (b),

OFFICIAL

1.41~ E, A, RAY,?'· latLt, , tfBHC AdJutant

BY ORDER OF COLON~ uuLHANE

F, B, NIHART Lieutenant Colonel, u. S, Hnrinc Corps

Executive Officer

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INFORI1N:!'ION •• Bth M~nes (Reinf)

letl!arD1v (Reinf) FMF CHAJIP 10, KOREA 261200I July 1952

Annex ASLE to Opn Plan 8-52 {Remove end destroy old Annex)

5th Mar (Reinfl H&S Co:

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Det, let Ser Bn 1 ~later Pt Team 1 Gr Reg Team 1 PX Team 1 Shower Unit 1 qalv Team

Det, 163rd MISD

Postal Unit #5 Arty Ln Team ae assigned

Left Bn (Reinf): 3rd Bn Det, 1st Sig Bn

1 TACP 1 qec FL~, AT Co, 5th Mar Arty and FO Teams aa assigned

Hight Bni (Reinf): 2nd Bn Det, let Big Bn

1 ':'ACP 1 Co F.es Bn 1 'leo F.R, AT Co, 5th !4ar Arty Ln and FO Te0ms as assigned

4.2 11 Horter Co:

A':: Co (Re1nf) (-): 90mm Gun Sec

Res Bn (Re1nf) (-): let Rn Det, let Sig Bn

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Col. CULHANE Capt. FUSON

LtCol,JENSEN

LtCol. CROSS

Capt SLOAN

Capt. ?BJI:CXLOU

LtCol. GENTLEHAN

BY ORDER OF COLONEL CULHANE

W. S. MC LAUGHLIN Lieutenant Colonel, u. s. Marine Ccrps

Executive Officer

_DIS :R!BUTION: Brune aa Opn Plan 8-52

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c/o FPO, San Francisco, California

2nd Revision of Annex M to REGIMENTAL GENERAL ORDER) . . NUHBER, ... , .......... ,46}

SOP for Lotor Transport

Ref: (a) Division General Order 50, Annex N

Encl: (1) Trip ticket form

4/rs A2-4/4 29 Jul

1. n.e issue of this Annex, dated 28 Hay 1952 1 is hereby revised e.nd replaced by this revision,

2, Reference (a} dire.cts tl·,at motor transporta-tion ~rill be kept at the highest nossible state of efficiency an.d outlines the principles· to be followed in execution of that directive, T'\.-- ........ .;;1_.,..,,.. --·-- .... _____ ... _. _____ ...... _ .... .......... _tt..\ .......... ,.. ,..+-4 .... + .......... ,.,+ ......... , J.oi'Vf:JV.UV.t;t.Li.L'C'i UU • .: IJU.L" V.L"t:UJ.D .. VUL"IJ Uj.JC.I."~ LI..L.Vli ~-lli:'l\.{U..J..L-o~ ~ l.•J. .J. ..... u ..... vuu.l. v•

of motor vehicles use as well as selective assignment, a.eta11-ed instruction~ Etnd. oom•tant !'lupervision of meintenance and. oper:ating nersonnel,

3, Neasures taken by each unit to control motor vehicle O))eration '1-rill include the follo~ri ng:

-a. E·stablishment and use of a disPa.tcher trin tioket "YBtem. Trip tin~<;:etf' '>rill be i8eueo. to ,reh1cle oper~tors for each trip by d.iPuat chers authori zecl by the· Commandi n~: Officer. Trip' ti.cket fom shown in encloAure (1) or a DD form 110 will be used. Trip tickets will be Jo:ept on file for a perioCI. of three (3) months.

b.· Establishment of motor· vehicle control check points at ori@'inal points of motor vehicle traffic, pertioularly durin;;\ the hours of elarkness, These check noil'!tEI Will he 0perafed. on a period.ic hasis af' reouired for the purpose of inspecting trip tickets and drivers licenses tc eliminate unauthorized and unnecessary trips.

c. ':rhe Regimental l·ator '. ransport Officer -.rill insure tr,at all dri ver£1 Rre p~o:nerly 11 cen.,ed.

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emergency.

e, Only 10ne aPeigned drivers Will operate vehicles of this command,

4, A Drivers Kaintenance School and driver's. tests ~rill be given shortly .after each 1ncom1n~ d!'a.ft to .insure that es.ch newly ass1rned man is thoroughly trained in the proper operation of the vehicle, The Drivers liaintenanca School will include the followinf!:

a.. Use of ·eontrols.

b. Avo1d1nf racing or overloa~.int." engine before :_proper oil pressure and enfine temperature is attained, ·

c, Vehicles ra.ted capscity and prooer loac1inr of verJ.cle,

d. Lubr-icat1w·n or uee of improper lubricsnts.

e. Deferred. maintenance, includ1nP-' laclr cf and adjustments and its effects,

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f. Damape T.rhich may be caused by operation of a defective vehicle,

5. The followinl" procedures for performance of vehicle maintenance and requests for vehicle ma.1ntenance are effective:

a. Organizational maintenance only will be performed on organic transportation,

b._ Unit commanders will 1neure thai. the uerformance of preventive. maintenance by drivers within their Or@'.anizations is supervisetl. ThiP l-lrill 1nclude systematic 1nspect1ons of organic vehicles to detect and repair immediately minor malfunctions; to prevent any possible defects tha.t might occur due to lack of pre~rentive maintenance and/or faulty adjustments, and to netec~ anr correct malprsctives of drivers,

c. Units will establish and_ maintain a syf'tem to insure that each vehicle is lubricated at least every twv (2) ~reeks

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cmd. ~rill have a Preventive Hai nt enance I nape ction CWlf €ach rrlonth, Record_B ·Jf lubricstio.n and Prevent 1ve l"aintenance on each vehicle will be kept for a period of three (0) months.

6. a. Units submit requests for vehicle ~arte or vehicle l'!'ai ntenancr to the Re~riment cl Motor 'I ransnort Officer in tri'Jlicote. ReaurstfJ. for narta ,,,ill be submitted. l'euarat<ly frorr. requests for m8.intenence ~rork,

b. Requests for parts or maintenance will be sivned by line unit hotor r;·ronsp.ort Chief or Hotor Tranc:roort Officf·r ae. E\Oorooriate.

c. The Regimental Eotor Transport Officer "'Hl £Jubmi t writ ten rHluestf\ for parts and maintenance to the let 1\otor 'iransport Battalion r£tain1ng one (l) copy of each request for file. He will maintain records of parts and wor~ received on each request subm1 tted, He will ascertain the length of time required to effect repairs arid will eo notify the unit to ~rhich the vehicle belonve.

d, The RE'pi~ental Motor TrHnRport Officer ~rill inrure ti-'at C:cpdlinc'o vehicles e.re exped.it1ousiy moved to the 1st Hotor 'I:rc:nsnort 1nt tal_ ion for rep a irs end ~>rill i:1:nc-diat ely 1 nspe ct ''Chl cles retur·r:8d from the Notor Transuor·t Battalion, Any dl. s cr c;pancy bet"'" en wo :-k reque £1 ted and work acco!Tlpl1 shed and rcaeons thtrefcr ~rill be nott!d on the work request of the un~t ~o ·~ich the vehicle belonrs.

e, 'Il'.e vcL'Lcle. tof'ether with compl£ted work request for·m, will l:,c returi-:ed to parent urit, Unit CommandcrP •rill c:aust: rvturned vehicles to be inspectecl 1mrnecl1E:tely and repelrt ll.';'.y die crcpanc1 es nuted, ·

f, Maintenance an~ spare parts re~uirrcl in active combat situa.tions will be uroviO.ed on ve:cba.l ::r·e0uestA.

? • Sfficicnt mote!~ trani;port f'.er·vicf: rc·quire:e o.wi. oonstrnt supervision of asPirned· drivers • D;-~ nc.·iplrP r<'<1ui r1ni'C emphn8i8 include:

proDe3. .... traininr Drivinr

8, Strict compliance with speed limite an~ maintenance cf s~r~ ftrtv1np sperds within or lese than posted limitP v.:ll<•l «11 road and w, ether conditions.

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b. Correct esti"late of !'peed ~r<.thout reference to vc~h:l.clt 8pt:;edornr·ter.

u8~ of propsr hand Si?nals for all ~tops and turns.

cl, 1•:c•intaininv PE;fe diRt8nC£ (25 yard!' minimum) ~rhen

followinp other vehicleR,

c, Each vehicle ~rill be Rerviced. at tr.e cnci of the ••ork.in~ day, ThiP is to insure ready operation of vehicle when needed. J..lhe scrvicinp: cf 8 vehicle 1nclur!ec~ f1ll1n;r the gvr. tank, ~r.eckinr ol.l ltevel, checkinr ,,ratE·r level, checking battery ~~ter lcv~l, ~roper inflation of t1rfB; and other items np ce s sary for a corrmlete after ope rat ion inspection.

f, VFhicles will be waphecl at least twice weekly, All cngim;s ~rill be kePt clean, and. free of excess oil and dirt, ricpimentc;l Eater TranB1)ort section has a Hi@'h Pressure Gleaning Unit to clean all engines. Gasoline, Kerosene, Diesel Fuel or vther 1 nflsrnable liqu1.d.A t•rill nnt be used tu clean enf(incs or vehicles,

8, Adequate <l.isciplinary ectiun in caseP <•f drivers (lffenses, includinf:' revccation .,f ._perc:t ·rEo' permit, anc th'>rourh training <Jl"C e•·nridereCI. imDJrtE'nt fEnt• rs in el1rn1nat1np: unsafe drivinp ano vehicle abuse, Return end~rermEnt.!' by the r·esn::.nsitlCJ adrr1inintratlve ec~rnrnander t, rePF·rts · f --·ffcnAee. ~~ill include a 8Ummflry ,-f the c<ctir·n takE•n in er.ch in10tnnce b.n~ a(~·;:l_iti··-nnl inf1rmatirJn 2g fcll-~T,rp:

a. A st~:-tcm•nt aR tr l~hether the nfft'nr!er ~rap im•trL~:)te<'l

in m .t- r vehiclE .•Pf r·at1-·n af\ r>utlined in tl118 --·r0er,

t. A etctr.m, nt · f the circumstancu• in the cal'f: if any clarific~ti•n is required.

(1) G-2s tenk '"ill be filled CIPily. Pret'f'·rF;l'>ly et tlL• cnC' of the ofly t<· essurr full clrivlnP r~·nre the f· ll ''"'in~ c[ly,

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(2) Oil will be checked daily and if low brin~ oil to ur~ner level.

(3) .fi.&diatcrs ~rill be checked daily and if l''"'' bring WGter t;· prr•per level,

(4) Tires >rill be checked dally. At nr- tiflle will vehicle run •m loor or flat tireE>, ~'lats will be chanF,Ced and repaired by dri veri?-.

( 5) Fan belts "'ill be checked daily and tirhtened vr· chanfed if needed .•

(6) Batterlee ~<rill be checked. dally fr·r urnoer •·rater level: c··>r· sicn remnved and nil cr prea.flf: put <'n the terminals.

(7) Brake fluid •rill be checked at least r.nce a week.

(8) All belts will be chebked at least once a week,

(9) Vehicles "'rill be greased and oil chanfed every twc· (2) weeks,

(10) hll drivers Nill comply with all speed r6~eulations, traffic c·.·ntr··-ls, convoy die cipline and m .. vements,

(11) All acc1dento will be rep~rted in or·mpl1ancE· with paragraphs 10 ~emd 11 of Rep;imentel Nem0rcmdum Number 33-51.

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a. Between 1 July and 31 July, 1952 the F.egiment suffer·cd 22 KIA's, 122 \'liA's and 158 ,IliA's non evacuated.

b, SRni tation Rnd insect nnnt:rol have continued to be stressed in the Regiment. ...

c. An active hemoraji c fe,er control program hns ccntinued with success.

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SP~CIAL ERVICES SD'f'ARY

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R. Fonr USO shows were shNm a"L "Lne regimental CP An6 ·,;ere also sholvn at let, 2nd nnd 3ra :Sattal1on CP' s.

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~ad l:l6\ttalion a .otol'l 22001 ltlt1rac:.t..tl ont (l) n<'llll:r c_·~:t.tuo ,:,,ployf"d 1(1ell !LPm!t, autom.Ptie t;:i!:t:,pO!l! On fr1.-~.nd.l':f CC!rrtbLt out ~u•t C'!' Cts40'75. I'Jolcrl411e• returnecl !!m.:U.l al'llle automr:1cio c! et<;.·o ns, !\re:1:•dec arul. mortar tnlltl10WD r•eul t1. 2200f Obee !"V •;d one il .i ,,ne7:Y :H'Ilai Cf 074078 near i'l!'leDC.ly taot1oal "1Pe. F'r1 endl.l ~R emploJ f1l4 han4 £1'tna4te reeul t1 Dg 1 n the enelliJ' w1 th•irawin.~. ~2051 Elt1Rate4 oaa \1) "n<>t>!Y lll')-:o.n'l' .....,1oYOI!d ,._11

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1t&e tor looatlon ot untt OP'•· iee attaoh.d OTOrlar tor patrol:, aa~uebee, outpoete and llt1ien1ng poete.

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PlJMI.IARY OF M!'IOK tor nlght ot Of>-06 Jul7 19621 001111aenolng

at about l840I the llleMJ pisoed a he&Y.r volume or preparatori mortar and ~rtlller,r fire on batt.Ilon MIB, oonoentratee pr1•r~117 on center an~ lett oomp~r 1eotore. !bie ooa,ln•ta untl1 20061, reaultlng ln one

(1) fr1an417 IIA Rnd one (1) trlendlr WXA. At e14&I 1BARR-11 obueb, enroute to aabuab 111 te Of

107110, enoountered an eatlaated r.inforoe4 lla\oon ot enear adTanc!r.s from Ht'-1 1~7 toYIU"d trhndlF ~. •BA.KJR-1 deployed, engaged eneiiJ v1th ;;;;:.; L:.. ::.:'llc t1 re end oat 1.4 1t0rhra w1 th undetel'lllned reeultal

the enemJ made a atand ualng S/A Yhloh 09ueed one (1) tr1end17 KIA and four ( 4) tr1endlJ YIA. .At thh point 1BAJ\£1\-1 1 w r.a ordered to );LR,

oloaing e.t :?,"i30I. Two (8) 8Adltlonal groupe of enellf, eaoh an eatlaata4

ple,oon ln ;!ze, b~oughrln\e~ee ewall ar.a flre to bear on Baker Co Bnl! Charlie Co aeotora of MUI at 22301. ln1111 voup1 were auttiolentlJ

<Hatant trou Y.LR to permU a eliNltaneoue barrage bJ eniiiJ aortara and

art1llel'J'. A proT1111onal r1tle pldooa was forwed •' 23301 ar.d d;;plorcd 1n defensive poaltlone forward or battalion OP. Inoomlng mortere and artillerr tire d!m!n!ehe4 oone14er~Y following eaYeranoe of oontaot bJ en_, at 2300!. OUOl the pro~ donal rltle J')latoon waa wl tbdrawn to

baUaUon IJ' and eMured. H: t1ret light f1Ye (II) equad potrole were dhpatoh;;d

tor<-·a!'\" of ),iof\ to reoonnol(Jf4\ battalion tront &n4 pollee b&'Ulet'1eld.

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..AppJ'oxims telr two thouund ( 2,000) rounde eneQ' 110rtar e!ld nt"tt1.,1a...., ,..,,, £>""'"•• ............... 1ta~ ~AR.+ A,.'Mo-t .. - +"-.., -4 .... ""+ u,.._ __ ,., • ..,

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ported h~vin? ob~erved the rollow~t (a) trail e1r~• 1nd1oating passage or a platoon size

group or men aorol!l! north slope ot Rill 98 toward fl'tendlf outpost at OT 090093.

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i o i Mortar ballplate IU\d leg 1mpreuion l't Of 090101. Leg spread me~11urel! 20 inohee; baseplate to le(l:a 38 lnohea.

601rull Morhrll 21451-001151 tlred two .hWldred thirty- ''ne C 231) round11 OT 1 e 0909, 0910, 1009 and 1109 supporting friendly ambuehJ resultal are~s well covered.

8~ Kortar•t 2lf&l-0200I fired three Hundred ten (310) rounds Of1 s 0811, 0909, 0910, 1010 and lOll aupportinR tr1endlJ Rmbueh; ••att,f:at e911&aa "'A11 1'11'\W&'M~ '11'Kl\T-'"'J,~-.y •t-aA ......... Ia\ -...., ... .,.. ..... + • ._ ..... - ......... ,_..,_W •·""'-- -....-•v•>w""'"• --..... ----... ,# .... - ..... _ IP•""'" \""f A'UI'-"11'10 r~w

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8l:ul Mortua& 2200I-o6001 t1l'e4 one thoueand tov hun4red tlttJ-•lx (1,4&15) roanda Of1 1 010'• 0607, 0808, 0"107, 070tl, 0008, 0801, and 090t support!.ng trlendlJ ou,polta durmr and aub11qutont to entiiJ atta~k: reault11 good eupnort rendered.

22l3l-2:!1l"'l reoe1vtiG one hu'lilti.M6 'tvtblJ" (l20i ot Ot 1 all606~ and 116062, three (3) tr1endlJ wounded, mla1ion ot Regtaental Reaerwe Battalion.

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aortare 01'1 • 040'1, 0&0'1, 0808, 0409, 0'100 ana 01101 r111ul t11 aortars 01' ()810 belhnd dutrebl,, othere dbnoed. 21111I-~130I tired thlrteeD (lll) roundB at nspeot.t '1lnt111 tl'OOPI Of OBlOJ renUea area vell oonrea. l~l&l•l3roi f1red tnn'J'-1Ibr .. ( 88) roude WP eor•en1ng Of 040'1J r••ul'tli aood ••r••a pHT1G.e4. 1340t-l8&0I t1rt4 tour (4) rvun~e at aotlve A! weapon Of 040'1J reeultet l.f weapon elleno.a,

Art1llel'71 181!01·16271 tired enen hwll'.rea ('100) rounds at artillery pos1t1one Of1 1 0912, 0810, 0'112, 0813, 0212, 0310, 0~1~, ___ .. ---- ---- ---- ---- _ .. ______ .... __ ... _ .. __ .... "" ....._ ...... __ .. V'IJ..I. 1 U4J.i'l 1 Ut>.1.11:1 Ul::U¥ 1 WITfo U-1 V"nJtl 1 UO.L11'1 \At.LU 1 \ICI.L.L, V'!:.l.'t ana 05061 reaultat Weapon• a~ Of'• 0006, 0'112, Otl4 and 060'1 e11enoe~. HIMI-1050! f'1 ,...,._ f't>l't..--•1.,ht ( 48) l'OUD41 'DJ"''DIU'Ilnl!& 0!'1 R 0608. 0609, o7io- o7ii ~ osoo~ o&ii • .il4071i~- ·19,&1-i•aot·f'i..ea three htmdr.a ten (~~oJ r'()':'nd• ll~ mor~~~ ~t 1 ~ 0'?~~ 04<!9!-~~0'1, 08!~· 0'1101 0'1l:S1 ~t6, 06121 08.1.0 1 0~14 1 Ob07, 07J.21 04.1.4 .a4 UO~J I'IIU.I.~II mor~&rl a~ ~I"I

0507, 0810 9nd ()40g s1leno.a. l!023l-1367l fired tvo thouaand nine hundred fourteen ( 2,914) rouf\de at ene!!q' booope «'!''!! QflO"'', 0608, 0708: 0909, 0607, 0601, 0609, 0811, 0108 1010 aDd 0408J results: nlne (9) XIA_~nd el~ve~_ill)_W!A•_-~~~~!!il!.!~~-~~netf·~!!!D (~!1~o~~!~ reglRtt·~t .ton 0'1" a OD07, 07J.O, oTOa, oa.1.o, OVJ.¥ ana J.o.Lz. uuvu-.&.·r.a.u.a.

~!~.!n~i;t'O~~:r o~~> .. ~u~J., 6!1t!n~~~ 0:oJ§x~~~i-~~~1~:g6thr;;~:!~! ( 31) rounde 1llua1nat1on Of1 a 0708, 0608 an4 0909J reeul~e: good 1llum1n~t1on provided. ,.626I-l6l6I tire& .,...,.. (11!) roUD4e at en_, ra4ar unlt Of 0311; reEul~et unobaer.e4.

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