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7TH MARINE REGIMENT - 2ND BATTALION - HISTORICAL DIARY - SEPTEMBER 1951 Korean War Korean War Project Record: USMC-2352 CD: 23 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 P.O. Box 180190 Dallas, TX 75218-0190 http://www.koreanwar.org

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7TH MARINE REGIMENT - 2ND BATTALION - HISTORICAL DIARY -SEPTEMBER 1951

Korean War

Korean War Project Record: USMC-2352

CD: 23

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

P.O. Box 180190

Dallas, TX 75218-0190

http://www.koreanwar.org

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Korean War Project USMC-08600236DECLASSIFIED

• Si!;CREI' Brief Summary ~f Action.

,t the opening of the period the batt<clion had replaced the 21st L@Ka Regiment on tht Kansas Line in a zone extending from DT 278356 to DT 322382. The CP l<c.s 1oC} .. ted at DT 316362.

On 3 September the b~ttalion was ordered to diaplb~€ to the Hays Lir.e, The OP was set up in the vicinity of DT 1?75408 o.nd the CP w.:.s set up at DT 312412. ·

On 13 St.ptember all unite \-tere :relit:ved by elements from the 1st Marines, Fox Company 1€ft the OP area at 21501 to act "s ·t:r,e o.dv&nce "chelan in the movement .to the reserve ar&a lo­cated o.t DT 31&19b. On 14 September the rGmaining units of 2/7 rtcohe~ the reserve area. · ·

At the close of the period the battalion was still in reserve, its personrocl participating in training ctnd recreational programs. :Patrols w·~re sent out dc.ily over rout~s pr.:.scribed by R~g,iment, DuringU:d.• p~rlod all 'clothing and equipment W&B

checked _nd unservioe~ble items w•r~ survc~ed, Also durlng this period Supply be~~n the issue of some items of wint~r clothing.

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Korean War Project USMC-08600238DECLASSIFIED

.- Fr ' • • 11!0"11: J.SOO,J1Aug51

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a. Troo··J strengths and locations:

· (1) Separate unit locations and personnel installations:

(a) CP, l!!oSOo (b) CP 1 ATCo (c) CP, 4.2Mortoo (d) CP, lstBn (e) CP, 2ncllln (f) CP, 3rcllln (g) .Adrolin!etrative Center

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II&SCo l~TCo ~ ·4,a.rortCo 1stlln 2ndlln 41/1040 2/40 41/1041 2/37 33/689 2/33 7/151 0/7 o{o oto 3rli'lln Totals

(3) CasUalties for the period:

E!>SOo ATCo 4.aiortCo lstlln 2ncllln }rdlln Totals

0/12 0/1 0/0 0/0 4/125 0/4 o;o o{o ofSl o/1 4/218 0/6

b, Replaeements and returnei to Uuty personnel:

( l) Bopla..cements received: 48 (2) Processed end assigned:~3

ia~ ~::~: t~0:_ty and aseignadt 94 · {5) Othor gains: 12 (6) Presont location: 317r97

c. law and Order:

(1) Stragglers: 0 (2j jl,'\l-"01: 0 (3) Courts-Martial: 1 (4) Confined:

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Korean War Project USMC-08600239DECLASSIFIED

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i I / ~v d. rrisoners ot War:

(l) z;r-umbei' Capturad:l3 (2) Evac~ted: 13 (3) On ~w>a: >Tone (4) Total ca-ptured to date: l60 (5) Oolleotil>g point 1

e. Burials end graves regi!tration&

(1) llurials pf USj,;c personnel: l~ona (2) Encm:' blll"ials: None (3) Collecting Point ( 1!.) Oomotcryl

f, Morale: '

(1) Status: Excellent (2) Loaves: 4 , (3) RocomtlOO!I.d:od dec-oration!!! h~ of Honor 0 ;Navy Cross_g__; Dis­

tinguishaa Sorvi'bo Cross 1 ; Silvor Star )iodal lOl Legion of Merit · 0 ; :Bronze Star iiodal _)___; Lot tor of Common!1o,Uon 7 ;Purple Heart >iOdal 0 • ---:-' (4) ?resented doeorations: Navy Cross 0 ; Silve1' Star i,odal 0 ; Legion of l!orit 0 ; :Bronze Star Hedal b'"; Lotter of Commondation 1!. ; Purple Hee.rt Moa.ar---o • ...,...,-- ~

g. llilitary Govornmont (Civil Affairs)

(l) Collecting point, civi.lian refugees:

(2) Concentration area, civilians:

( 3,) Mdical care : 39

h. Personnel procJduras:

1. Interior Hana.gomant:

(1) Status of shelter in,,area:

( 2) :Buildings in usc: None

(1) Intorprotors: 12

(2) Civilian o~loycos: 38

k. Porsbnno l rocords M.d re·oorts:

1, i;iscollanoous;

(l) Engagomonts: 1

(2) Individuals distinguished:' 10

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• J<thletice

During this period the 2nd :Be.ttalion 7th liarinea WBl' engaged in combat with the enemy. Consequently no organized athletics were oqheduled.

2. 15-30 &eptember 1951

Ut.on arrh:-al in the reserve area; football fi·elds we.re inlmedia..tellr' constructed. , Closely following were basketball, volleyball, an~ horseshoe courts.

By the lgth of September all aocpanies were activ~ly engaged in competition. Basketball P.ll~ football >rore the most w:i!Jlar of, the sporting contests • .~~.t tho cl'?se of September h&S Compe .. ny and Easy C~;m~ were tied for lat ple . .oe in basketball, while Eaay Company remained undefeetod in football.

Variety ShQ.w~_:

l. 24 Septecber 1951

Cn this de..te e.. sp1a.ll troupe of USC: member& staged a musical entitled 11H1 Ya Boy" in the Regimental theatre .i.rea.

2. 25 September 1951

Hans were tlc.de, for a Variety Show by 2nd :Sat tal ion &pecial Services, Upon request from Regimental Special Services the sco;oe was widened to incl'Jde the entire Regiment.. Oeco_nt~ :Battalion r-6Lla1ns in charge of tllei program and the -­show is schedule~ for en early d&te in October.

l. 15-30 September 1951

l.ovies were B~lO\'.rJl nightly with a dou.Ole fav.ti.lr~:J evez:v fifth ni~t.

11 terature .

1. l-30 September 1951

"" abund.E.!It sunply of magaz~nes and P.;!cket books >rere distr~buted during this 'period. StarC and. Stripee an.d the RegiMental netrspa.~:r~ Ridge Runner,! were a de.ily fee.ture.

'uomments

l. The Jl!!.rticipation by mmbero of this cemme.n<! in rthletics end in· viewing the various types of entert<.inment aontributod t>f,terially to their unusll211Y high more.le.

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Korean War Project USMC-08600241DECLASSIFIED

• lluting the period l September 1951 thro~ 30 September 1951, both dates in­

clusive the awards section of tho 2d llattalio!>~ 7tll >iarines prepared 26 combat fWP.rd reOOmf.londations for submission to .the ~Simental .A.wardB Board. :1:nere were 19 awards pending from .a previous period also"awaiting submission to the Regi-mental ],oard of .AWE:..l'dsJ ~ , . . ·.

Of t!tc 26 recommond!>.tions turned in to this ~ffice for approval by the :Bat­talion Board of ..-.wards, oi(lht were Lettsl'ti of co,..,endstion, seven were Bronze Stars end oi~t were Silver Stars. T~ N'aVy Oroip, recommendations were processed along with "Distinguished ~ervice Cross i'edolllme~jdati.oll desired by the "rmy, . . .

To de.te, the :Sntta:l.ion ""we.rOs Board have paeaed on and submitted to Regi.L1ent

for further appruvul 31 aw ... rd :-ecomma."ldatior~:h Of these eleven we!'e Lett-era of Comm.end.;.l_tion, ten were lJronze Sta.rs anl;l. there- vere Six Silver Stf\,rB along w1 t.1. tbe Distinguished Service Cross. ~roe awards were rejected by tho Rogb.tente,l :Board.

~1o llat olion has 13 award recomondations pending presentation to tile Regi­mental :Board of Awards,

During vnu period ten Iu~11bo1-e of thitJ Battalion ware duoora.tad. Six Llcn wert awarded tho :Bronze Star l!edol and four received Lottero of Collllllendr tion.

There w~s a total of 45 awards either submitted to the Regimentel :Board of Awards or awaiting submieoion during the period l Septelllbor 1951 through 30 Septelllbor 1951, both dates inoluo~ve, by the 2d Battalion, 7th l£rines.

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Korean War Project USMC-08600242DECLASSIFIED

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• REPORT OF ·;EMY ~CTtON 2D BAT:r:ALION, 7TH l-iAR!ltES , K ·~

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1 $i:J.ITM•iBER 1961 - 30 SEPTEi>!BER 1951 W!CLUSIVE) '

1 BEPTEHBER 1951

l£ . Negative eneroy contact for the period. At 1¢¢¢X one (1) P. 0. \1,

Jr surrendered to Dog Company at 'i:A 191365 11ho ident1fied the o2ncl Reg1-'( nent, 27th DiVision, II llorth Korean Corps.

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. A Dog Conpany patrol encountered negative enemy contact, but reportei

a mine field e.nd be.rbed •·rire defenoos in the vicinitY of TA 29o3?9. At 2225K Dog Com')any received a lir,ht probing attack. at TA 28?365. At the close of the period Dog Coa!)any •··as receiving intermittent 8/i fire fran the base of hill 509, 'i:A-28?365,

' o 8EPTEJ1BER 1951

Dog Gor1p~ny :reported. at ¢l¢¢X that t~'!fo Pnemy_ had infiltrated their lines and their security t·ras beinfi.increased. Three (o) P. 0, W. 'a surrendered to Dog Company at 12¢~. Shortly before midnight Fox Co. pany received a probing attack ··~ich 1<aa repulsed and one (1) P. O. ·, ourPendered.

4 SEPTE!lllER 1951

One p, 0. ll. surPendered to a Fox Company patrol at fil9(i!¢X in ,TA 2?54: The P. 0. W, 1dentif:l!ed the 2nd Regir>ent, 1st Division, III llorth Korean Corps, A Fox Company patrol reported that the fort~ard slope r

hill 924, TA 26042? - TA 26442? Nae mined. Fifteen (15) rounds of B2mm mortare fell in the vicinity of Fox Company positions from 192¢: to 2¢o¢";{ in TA 2?0423 - TA 27642(5, Tt'O (2) twunded P. C. W',' s sul'­r-endered to Dog Cor1panY at '!A 267419-..-. TA 267415~ Both 1 identified the 3rd Regi1:1ent, lot Division, III North Korean Corps.

5 SE:PTEI-IBER J.95l

Three (o) P. o. W, 1 s surrendered to H & 8 Company (Supply) at TA 31~

413 during theT\'~r~~~:~ ~~~-~lL:.:_o. li. identified the 2nd Regiment, let DiVision, ,..,~."" ... "u.n .• .a .&~ov.a. ct;l. '-'V"J:IC' and reported_ an enemy regiFHmte_,

C, P, located on hill 812, TA 293465, He also reported that an un­knotm number of 120Illll mortars Fere located in the vicinity of TA 289. 4?3. From 1 ?Gfil!C until l ?15K, the 2d Battalion, ?th Harineel rear c. P, at TA 3l6419·- TA 3194i9 received approximately fifteen (15) rounds of ?6M:1 artillery fire, At. 22~,5K an unknmm amount of 82mnl mortar fire landed in the vicinity of Dog Company, TA 2?3425.

~t l43¢K Dog Coro1pany TJHtrol r~cet ved heavy 8/A e.nd A/W fire :from h11: '751, TA 269445. The uatrol •·ri thdre~< at l5¢¢k and called in art.Uler on the enAmy. An eAt1rrated se•1enteen (1?) enemy K. I. A· ·.,ere re-­ported RR a result ~f friendly artillery fire and thirty-one (31) enemy K. I, h.. from· fr1en<t.ly SiA I"ire.. ·

At ¢43¢X Fox Company received a light prol:ling attack at T:. 2?5425. From ¢8j1l¢Y. to ¢915K, the 2d BattA.lion, ?th Marines 1• 0. P, observed enor.Jy acti•rity on hill 1161, Ti. 24(54?3, a possible enemy O. P. site• The h1ll '''as taken under art1l~ery tire 1..r3.. th exoellent coverage of the area. At ll¢5K Fox Coupl'.n.Y. patrol continued to advance until it received additional 6/·• and &fli fire from entrenched enemy e.t TA 263 451. !rhe patrol then broke oonte.ct and o~lled· in friendlY artillery fire and an air strik~. This resulted in an e~t1mated five (5) ene~ K. I. i •• and excellent coverage of the area.

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• • SEOREX 7. SEPTE14BER J.Ml ( OO!lTINUEi)2

Dog Company redeive.d approximately tifteen (15) rounds of 76mm artiJ,.

lery fire from 155¢K to 17~¢K in the vicinity of.hill 924, TA 263419,·

8 Sliil'TEMBER 19 51

Frorn l855K to l9~l¢K Dog Company reoe1ved approximatelY twenty-five

(25) rounds of 76mm artillery fire in the vicinity of-TA 274419- ~ 279419. •

9 SEPTEMBER 1951

Approxime.tely t>renty (.20) rounds of 76mm artillery landed in the vic!

1 ty ot' TA 261427 .... TA 266427 :!'ron ·,¢8¢¢! to ¢a3¢I~ At 1~¢1 eix (6)

enemy «ere observed digging emplaoemente at TA 2·J.5453 and friendly mo

tar fire forced them to disperse, . Approximately ten (10) . rounds of

76mm artillery landed in the vicinity of Dog Company from 11151 to

12151 at TA 261421 - TA 2654211 An Eeay Company patrol at TA 263435

obAerved enemy 'carrying three \3) enemy W. J, A. up a hill at TA 263-439 aR a result of friendly proparat->ry artill~ry fire. One (1) enem

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called on '~ith exccllPnt reAulte, Patrol observed approximately one

(1) platoon of cnomy ••rith •<hat appeared to be ne1< clothing and equip­

mont moving oaet of TA 261453 - TA 263453, Friendly artillery was called in wtth good rcaults. At 13~51 a emall group of enemy troops

••0re spotted in the op~n an hill 751, TA ?.6344.1. Friendly mortar fir

was called and £;Xccllaflt rG~Ul ta "N'~re c'bePrved~

10 SEPTEMBER 1951 .

At ~9~¢t the 0. P. group observed eight l8J enemy in a bunker at TA

269459 and called on friendly artillery fire which rcgietcred one direct hit on tho bunker and afforded exoellent.coverage of the area.

It ¥'HB catii:iatcd t.r.'lat thoro were a!x (6) enemy K~ I. A. aa a :t"osult o

this barrage. Again at 152~I the o. P, group observed an estimated

squad of enemy moving about in open terrain in the vicinity of hill

1~52, TA 287•>59 and called friendly artillery ~rhioh resu1 ted in an estimated eight (B) enemy K. l• A· One (li P. o. W, surrendered to Dog Company at TA 265423 at 16¢!21! and identified the 14th Regiment, · let Divlsion, ·III North Korean tlorpe. Frof!l 17•l5I to 18¢¢I Dog CompM. received f1vo (5) rounds of 76mm artillery fire in the vicinity of TA

266417- TA 269417 and after this short barrage of incoming fire it was quiet for the remainder of the period,

ll SEPTEl~EP. 1.951 ·

The O, P. grou~ observed six (6) enemy moving east on hill 1¢52 at

TA 25'7465 e. t ¢72¢! and immediately called 1n fr1 endly art'illsry with

excellent observed re•ults, From ~8¢5I to 16¢¢1 a Fox Company patrol

received ~unradic 6/A and AfW fire from the north and northwest, and

from ~2~¢;·. t~. 1~@~ int~rmi !tent 82mm mortar fire harasRed this same patrol. ~lgnt \~1 rnunaa 01 76mm artillP.ry fira landed in the vicin-i ty ->f Fnx Cnmpany at 192~I at TA. 271423 - TA 276425. Easy Com:pany,

nn moving to TA 291435, received auproximately seventY-five (75) roundo of ?6mm artillnry fire fram-l93¢I to 213¢1. ~

At ¢831<)'I Eaoy Comuany, at ~~ :::::;;;~:5:,cce1v1ng he,wy B/A •nil '

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continued tn receive frnm light t~ h•'avy 8/A Pnd AfW fire until the . c:l0P.c of the -oeric(L Dog Co~ alRo receivt=~d. v~rying ruonun":is of-S/A,

A/W fire ~nd r,rone.dos fror,1 ¢B3¢I until the clnse nf the period,

Immcdlately upon boi"' cnmdtted at ap,Jroxima~c'l:y 1<13~ F->x CnGpany

hogan to receive S/A, A/W fire e.nd grenadca, a cnnd1 tion ,.rhich pol'­

sisted until the end of the period.- At l5¢¢I -tho· :ror~·7ard comr.land ·,

grou;o of. the 2nd Battalion, 7th Me.t•inee received about fifteen ( 15)

rr;t\'lds of 76mm arttll·-·ry fire in the vicinity bf Hill 702 TA 283425,

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,{. ': ~otor patrol apprehended twenty-nine (29) civilians at TA 392262 at

tli : ~~~~~ · an~\!~1 M'"~~~. thX~\~m, 8~~~~~~~1~; 7~3gy1~~~~n~t;i~1~~~l ~rc1 '1. jE!pprehonded by tho same motor patrol at TA 392261. This group con-: , leisted of nineteen (19) children. twelve (12) women and eight (8) mer

I~L·.•.· /Spot interrogation revealed th1s.latter group had h.ad contact with , ·. North Korean olenents, ten (10) or more by ndniseion •. All apprehondc

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30 SEPTEMBER 1951

All patrols roportol'\ negRtivo oontaot '"ith 01V111Pne in their assigne areo.s, T>~o h"uoee ''""ro burned. in the vicinity of TA 262212.

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T'<o (2) 76mm artillery pieoes, four (4) Russian r1f,les, four ( 4) Rue sian cArbines, fifteen. (15) "Bu~Guns 1 , nne {1) 57mm r0co111css rifle, twenty (20) cases of 82= mortar Rmmo destroyed. ·

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1 Sentemher- 1951. In PCCI"!t'r1Pnce ,·ith e reqim~ntal frFig nr:iP-r E~~y Cn,, et ¢73¢K •~nt e •oued nPtrn1 t~ DT 3¢6398 tn •earch nut ann (l~ptroy ~nemy 1n rnne, PPtr(\1 r~tul"nf>CI a.t l325K Rnd r~nnrted f=>nemy bunkerP FrrFll y;ir.e in vicinity DT ~C4.~96. Nep-Ptivf' Cf'!nt~ct. At ¢83¢ K Dr.~ Cn PPnt e P~UQCI T)Fltrnl tn DT 9883'76. P.fltr ..... l N'turnt"~ci ~t_l?"E'

K "'ith nP!!Rt1v~ Pnernv c .... nt~Ct Rem~nt'IPr f'Jf unit!C'l cnntinu"'c'l tn cnn­,.,truct ~Pf~nFli VP !In oa1 t1nn~· nn • th"' iflnPfl d L:tnp. At 110¢v Ft'"lX 0f'l t~rfl P A~~iqn~n t~ ~~~rPtinn~l cnntrnl nf 3/~ Pn~ ~~~y Cn ~poumr~ r~Punn­~ibility fnr r'nY c, e!P-Cti"'r nf Ke.nJ:PP L:tn~.

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2 Sent ember 1951, In Cnmnliance l"ith " rogimontel fr~g nrncr E• ey Cn, at ¢7o¢K eent a •qued netrnl tn JlT ~·¢639? tn eearch nut onn de•­trny enemy in zone, ?atrnl returned at l¢55K with negati IT·' rcunrt, At ¢73¢K Dog Cn oent B. eouac> natrn1 to vicinity DT 294381, ?atrol returncCI to l23¢K and rcrynrtcil enemy bnrb 1·>irn nnd euepectcil mine f'icld et D1' 295386. .AlAr-, r~o.-..rtea. nn Knr'3e:n male fnunc'l he_nr:f'Cl_ Elnd child a.ncl wnman dead .o.t DT 2S9376, Thie inf"rmntinn '''"" turned over tn CI C,

3 Septombor 1951. In acc,..,rdenci" ~~1 th a reg1rnf'nt[11 frP~ nrdrr F:ll~Y c,.. et ¢s¢¢K eent a eoued petrnl tn DT 3¢6392, tn DT 0¢8399 cnil t. DT 314094, Petrnl returneo. et ll2.¢K ~·ith nogetive renn:rt, At ¢8¢¢;< Dng Cn Ff'tlt e FOU.frcl' T)f:trnl tn !JT 2.963?~. ;;nd :'T28636?, .At 1?15 thn bnttrllr"'n Minup Fnx, \•rh1ch 't··ep unliF·r f'lD""rJ;ltinnnl Cl'\r:trnl r-,f 3/7, to thP Pcye Line in vicinity DT ?744¢4, At 1240)1 Dog nntrn 1 rcnortr· t.ekinr; 3 PO\i'e 1n vicinity DT ?7?~¢1. At l3¢¢K tho bettrlinn •·•e r;rCr>rNll tl"'' I"'Jnv~ tn fiT P74.4¢4. Tl-•n f?IQUP(lP nf Dn!l T)luco l"ln~ ~·~ctinn nf V..fGr ,., .. '"'~I'P nrflnr""CI. tn wf!i t .r·t f11"'>~ ry,.,.a1 tinn nn Krn~r: <:! Linr> fnr th"' th1rc1 .aou.c-cl ,...f Dr,p: 3 tn r'"'turn frnm ryfltrnl. At 1.?-161( nl"'p:: 'OntrAl welk"d intn r minPfi('lri Pt DT .P89364 F•ru) .~uf'f',-.p~..,t-=t 4 ~JIA en(=: l r:IA, At thC' cln.aP ,.,r thP n~rinO. D,.,g nPtl"'l""'l heff r0 jn1Ji.PCI. nr.~ 1 Pftr:.r "'"!le­ur tin!' tho WIA•, ThP KIA ,,,,p otill in thP Minofiolil, At ?lo¢Y tho bPttFlinn ,,rrp in T)neoitinn nn thP Pf'V~ t.inc_ Fnx Cn. Nhich rr:vr•rtpfl tn 2/7 cnntro1 rt 1~¢¢K froM !JT ?83425 to D? 274428j Dog Co r~inue Dog 1, '••l:ich hril nnt rp yPt jninnti DoP:, from DT ??44.?8 tn rT ?65419 r"nc'l F.r.a;.: in vicinity .T"'T ??54¢8 ,.,it~ thr> r.'tl rtrf'llln DnCl_ fnrHnr\1 nid C!tn tinn, cnn rylntonn nf 4,?Q ~~~ ~tt~~h"A tn th~ b~ttPlinn. Thn nnw C"> ''" • nnrnro rt 2¢~yir in vicini t;v of DT :'-1:?412, Frnm ?~?yil( tn ??J[,

1( Fn¥ Cr"' ,.,,f' o!"l un0"r , P11P-:ht 'rlrnlJ1np.- ~t-trc'k. frnm TIT ???41?8, A.tt .... c:k

r·-·ryu_lo:·t">f!, F...,x Cn ~uffnr.'"'lr 1 YIA Clurin!2' r>ttr~c1(.

t Sr:ntcmb--'1' 1~51. In Cl"'mryliP.nc,.., ~·'i th e r,..,llir:,.'"'nt~l fr~g nrdPr .onnt e oqu"d netrnl tn DT 27?4.29, Dog Cn .'.t ¢B¢¢K •cnt " •aur,o nrtrn1 tn DT 27.8432., Pntrnl returned et l2)<1J"K "lth neo;•tlVP Cnntoct, At l21bK e oouad 'O~trnl frnm Dng Cn ''~" nrdnreil. tn D'!' 2?2436, Petrnl r·· t~rn··o et 150¢K >••i th negcti ve rennrt, Hill 924 ot DT l?6c424 re­pr-,rt'"·Cl. hr>evily minrd end bl"'1f';by-tr~'Jnnd, F!"'!Y Pnd Dng nntr!"'!l r-"turnnd at l4co¢K, ht l44¢K Fox ornt E: ~ound nrtrnl tn DT 274454, Fr•trol rceturn,'d otl725K •·ith i RHI'taken r,t·D~· 278428, Fox euffrr,'<l 3 \;'!A• frnm bMbY tre.pe, Dog 1' :n1neo. Dng rt l615K l"nd re'(lnrtr0. thot the Df'lg 1 Xlh ,,,F, P Ptill 1n m1nnf1P<ld Dt DT 28936~. Imu/"lcq=•iblc fnr Dr.g 1 to rcmnve him withnut mine d,•t·-cting nqUi'OtMrnt, From ~llbK Fox Co. rcc:iv,·c1 15 r~"'~un.de "f 82 mm m"'rterp fit DT :?.68422. S"nnd ,.,f p:un ~ ... r.f:! ¢¢t.0 i!~ilrr fr;-,m im:Jr ct E'rf'e,

5 B·-·nt'·mbor lS5l, At ¢7~¢K in connlicnce r·•ith n rrp:imrntDl fr"lt nrc1rr fr")Y Cn Pl":flt , rr-infnrcrld nlrt,....,...,n t)Pti'r>l tl"! DT ??9A3S. :P~tr.,:

crn~"''"'d rivr.r rt DT 974.4.3L1 rnO rr:>-ol"1rt~'il rivPr tn br> nnlv knr(> a:-"D f't nnn "'>"'int 'ft•ith rnck ~nil F'['nc'l. hf"'ttnm. Pr.tr .. l rPl)nrtnr nnnmy bun­knrp J"lt DT ~?61-38 ~'~nfl r-rtillrry fir!'> 1o•rF! cnlln~ l'lith ~nl"'fl r~~u1t".

PP.trn 1 r··· turn.-··U ,;::-, t l5<5K 1••1 th nng!'t1 v~ P nr>:n;y c--.ntf"' ct. 'F'i vr- ?.::; '·'~

•urrrnl'-·rrr' in th0 brtt~l1nn ounnl)' eror rt nT 9Q84l9 h-.t,.,oP~ ¢7¢0K

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Thr bettnlinn hod nno ~riA frnm 15 rnun~e frnm r ?6rnm e:un ~t DT P9?:

19. Rnc.-.vrring or-rty p."'nt t.-. vicinit~r DT 289064 tf'l r"'C'"'V"!' n"" 1

KIA roturnni\ Pt l83¢K, PPrty cnulc nnt lncet" KIA, T>•n r:une nf

~, 2.P <'lienlPcnil tn DT ?94<118 in ectinn et ?¢1¢!{, S<1PnPctni' on"'11Y

Activity in fr~nt nf ?nx Cn un~1t1~np rt ??~¢x. Activity cn~an0 '!:'h~"n E\rtlll~"'ry l''r'>fl orlln~ in ,..t 29A5J\ Dn~ Cn rr-c,.,iv..-..0 en uncnuntPc'i

numb()r ..... r 82.mm mnrtnr I''"' unO~ in th-,ir T)n oi tinn. At au~k tl'P hAt­

trlinn h•d A TN:: flip;ht rnd cPlloil ert11lory on Pnemy f>t DT ~58'119,

DT ?L19tjr'?, DT 9~9519, DT ?39522 Vo•ith unkn,-,v-•n !"·""!!Ult~.

B ~cntnm))or 1951, At ¢8¢¢K Fnx Cn ront ~. rninfnrco~ nlPtnnn nntrnl

tn DT ?6t1l'ti', At 11¢51\ thP 'QF)trl"ll At J)T 9644~4 t',...nnrt,e.0 it ,,,np f'l'ln\'

1nFt vr-r~r Pl"'"''lY h....,c,..u.:ln nf [1n- ... vy un~r>rbruf"lh. Th~ nntrnl pr.nchP0 1 t

nbjr->Ctiyr> rt l?-L1¢V F"nfl ,,,,..p tfl 1{Pn Unilr>r ~me:.ll nr:-m~ An~ ffi~C~in~-ftUn

firn frnm rn~rnYimot0ly nT 96~~~f. Art111nry fi~n c"11""A Pt 1Al¢~ t•11 th rrnn~ rt'I~Ul t~ r.~ n~tr .... l hrnk" c"nt,..ct. p,:ltrr.l :rPtttr-h"~'~ ;;t 1? 55K '\''1th ~ i,17IAP An~ rP~"rt""~ rn r:-ptimPt~l"l l? r>n~my KI.AP fr,...m nrt-

1llory ond 3 fr,m th~ nrtrnl, Frnm 15~¢r t., l6¢piK OF received 15

rnund~ r;f ?6mrn gun fir~ in vicinity 0f- nT 808406~ Bl'!ttoli~"~n r.unt>ly

diepl~cnd tn DT 309409 beceuec nf enemy artillery , Y.,x Cc hnd

twn mnrc \HAo •"t DT 278428 frnrn lmcby-trr1>o, At 113~K the rocnvery

pnrty Prnt tn rr>cnvr-r thP Dng 1 KIA z....,cnvP.r0.d -thr> bndy e.ftrr r~"mov-1ng 4 m1nGP. Dt DT 288361, At du~k t~iP b"ttnlinn rr~c; a TPC fl1g;ht

with ncgntive reporto, onn h01ic~nter lrnoed at DT 268418 to ovnc­

uot·o 2 WIAA,

7 September 1951, At ~43¢K Fnx Cn r•OJ?nrt.od o light urobing ntteck

vt !JT 276426 by on cetimntrd 3 eflGmy, · Attock rouu1eed o.nd Fnx On

rcpnrted "ne WIA, At ~8¢¢K FnxCn •~nt e reinfnrc~d nlrt.,nn t ... DT

27244..4. At 1105K nrtr..,l ot D'r 2'?444.2. und.~r ~=>mall nrm~ fiiY: frnm

DT 27244f, J'etrnl fnrcAd enemy to ·~·a.thdrn• rnd. cnntinuoo nn, t•lhcn

netrnl rN•cho<l DT :??2441 it >'Do fired nn ~·ith omvll ~rmo nnil 1'\cch­

"inr· gunp fr-nm vicinity DT :?.64452, --.A~t!llnr~r end t'l!IJ'\ Dir c-trikr>p

crllod >>ith ~xcc110nt roPultP, 'Prt~1 rPturnoo. et 14115K >•1th 1 KIA

And 1 WIA At l55¢K Dng Cn roccivNl 12 rnunile frnm ?6mm gun, Dur­i.n£r Dr>rind ell unitP cnntinu""O. bu1ltl1n!2: dPfr..n~1Vt'l ,.,,...,~1t1nnP nn thr.> HaYf! Linr>. T'lo'n h('llicr,ntPrP lnntlf'"ld .-"t Pv~cu~ti,.,n f"trin Pt DT P68<='18 fnr 2 WIA. · •.

6 Sr,ntr·mb"r- 1951. At ¢8¢¢K Dr;g Cn~ ¢1Pnt .n r,.,infnrc,._.li nl..,tnnn l":oPtrnl

tn DT :>68';<6 ~nil DT ??6~36. At ¢9~.5K uetrnl At DT ~68136 rrnnrtcn

m~vomrnt" /l1ff1cu1tcduo tn nnnr 'l(leibility, At ll55K 1>rtrn1 et TlT

97•\13~ hnerd Alltnm"tio >•neunnP {ire frnm .TlT 2?21'" but fire nnt d.i-

!'t·ctr>tl rt Dng. 8lmm ffil"''rtPr firn· :cell PO ,,,1 th ~nnfi rnpul tf=:l. PP1il'"f'll

roturnoo ot 15¢¢K ••ith nogotivo cnnt~ct, ?rnm 1~5¢K tn l'l5V t\oo

CP "l"'PA rPr..~"'ivr>i1 8 rnunrl,-: nf' A?min ml"'!:rt~r firf> in DT r-<l?Al-1, Fr"'m

lq~¢ittn 1q(1¢rr thP C:O pp.::op r::c~iv,i'->!1 ~ r.-;unc"P Af l?P y .... ":·'. f!r,... vicin­

ity DT ~081109.

9 8Pntnmbnr lSf'Jl. _tl,t ¢?¢¢I ErFIY Cn ~,.,nt " nlr>tnnn l)Rtrnl tn nT 26?~

39, 't lll~I netrn·l crroe•~d r1vnr •nd nb•crvnd nnerr.y cnrrying >rnu­

ndcd tn hill 751, At DT 261444 an o•timatod •ncmy pl~tnnn '''"" nb­

pcrvcd. crneeinp; ridge, Petrnl· return"d.ot 144pl >•1th nngetivo re­

'Onrt. Oth11r unitP of b!'ttalinn cnnt1nund cnnFtruct1ng (lpfcmqiV0

DneitinnP .nn thC' Hnye Lint:!:. T'ol1n olr Ptr1kej;:' ~r.;r,_, r•"our:-~t~n durinp;

thn ncrind, one At ¢8~¢I for enemy mnrt~r•, bunkers and trnnne nt DT f:64,148 vnQ_ ~n~" nt DT 265•148 :f'nr PnPm:V trnn'QP_. Puunli.-"'8 s.nfl A ?6

mm gun. No1 th~r rcq_uoet '\'.lap grerited. An oY ·s.oftrch miel'lion ,_mF rcau0etod and gronted, Plane spntted gun pnsitiona ot DT 26{~54

nnd DT 265<148, Artillery celled with unknnl'n reetlltP,

1¢ S··ptemb,,r 1951, At ~6¢¢IEllPY Cn pont v r.oinfnrcnd n1etnnn nntrnJ

tn vicinity DT 262436, DT 266438. and DT 2?6A38, Petrnl returned at

14¢¢I ._,ri th negative Cl'"lntact enCl r~n"rt. .At 141¢1: ~n ecc ..... roPncA

>lith rop;irnontel nnorntinn nrder 14-511 Eaey Cn dieulnced tn DT :"0

6'104, At 1540 CP orne rocPiv~d 3 rnund "f 76<nm nt DT 316'.11, At

16051 CP ~r0r rrcc1vno :?. rnuno.• of 122mm l'n>•, •·icin1 ty DT 1116409,

At 0?¢.¢1 nir ~trikP Wflfl rPounptf"tl fn:r DT '?.65~4? nnc'i DT ?6,;45,_1 nn

("lnrrny ~un l)n.Pitinnfl r·na trnnn~. PlP.n~FI nn rtr.tinn ,:-t l¢3¢J.

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PfJ.U it'[•F on PtPtinn ot l3l5I. Plnnc· ;.'l"n,..,ttrd '"'n~"~Y trnnt.H! rnfl gun

'lMitl~no Ft DT 282<'58, DT 288·1~4, Pnd DT i''76~~/;i 1 Artillery c•ll~d v·i th unk;J.n'"Jn r"eulte:. At 12¢¢1 nnt;_ etteck. rn.1-l:!~inn "JF'F' l""'(1U0C!t,..,n !'n rt 15•j¢J th~ :olf'.nt'l~ 1-"'J"{'> t')n r-tfltir~n. Th--> ~trlkn ,_.1flp 1"\fl nrr })?f;A'?l.; DT ??9-:':66 rnO DT ??6471 ,..n f'!'1."'r.lY nnP1tnnP f'n~ gun r-m'lJlf'CPTl'\Pnte. Th" Ptrikr>F h.r>CI. R;"l'ln0. !'''F'Ult~. .At l?..('¢I f.n rtt,.,ck miP.I'lirtn l•.JPP l"0('!Ur>!"!t.-.fi

but '1'rf' nnt ~f'nt, .. il. .t:t 10¢¢I Pn cY ~"flrch '!li.t!l!:ir*)D ,..:.re:t rr>t1ur-Ft"'tl" "n(i "1'r ~ nn P~T>tinn rt l8¢¢I "'but thr· WH~tr·_,~r t-.~~ clnPr in rnf' fnrc~n tho OY off Ptrti.,n.

11 8nrytr>M1.Pr lqfl. In .-ccnrdrncn 1•'1 th onnrntion or~r.r 14-51 ?nx Cn flt ¢~¢¢I fl~"'>nt r- rninfnrC""'fl nlrotnnn ,..,,.,tr"'l .,...,lu~ "n'"' ~°C":1nn nf P'--f(}p tn DT ???~t;.•. 1-ofifl"~inn nf ry"t~l WfJf' tl"'l · de!!y thP nnerny rnut"'F nf P.Ur'l!'n.roh tr. tbf'l 3/? 2'-nnP nf rctlnn thrnuP.h ")T ??44. Pn:x pnnt Q POW et'l ro ~ f!::>curi ty f"r tht- :p-l,fr}p tn ''T ?66t:t;::.6. · At ¢600'! t!-,r~ n~'trnl i"'fH~ PH'~~=' l•'t'!'P in nnPi tin:l. .At ¢?55! th,:') nt:>tl"nl '\'Tn,:! rnnnivin~ Prtl""ll ,rl"l fir,:') trn>n_ :hT 904~-4 nnt"' ct:ll,...fl 811'!'1"1 'tnrt"T' firo "TitP. ~"'"'(! J"'"<:!Ult~.

·""-t 113¢I 'Y'f";Y ?"J:rotr~l :r"'n"':rtf\1! (;n<:!tr,..,v1nP: t~,,..,·PnPlll:V rt~'chi.n~'"> gun nnP-i ti~no '''i th mnrtnr nni' n•tJllor>y fir~ ot. "'I' ?6"""4. ~t 13¢¢1 nn Pir Cl trlkA WJ:tp Cr'll,:-.0 nn r->nf!rnV tr'"'n'T)P Qn,~ '()1"\PitinnP "t T":r:f ?60115? \llith 90% cnv~rDgP. At l05¢I ~etr,..,l "t<r-"P r('>c!!!ivinn: ~rne.ll errn,::~~ firt"> frt"lm DT 268·"\56. ..-~1r ~tr1keP cellPc\ vi th PXcr· ll0nt r0Pul tP. 8lr,m mr.rtnr firP !\lPn c,nlln<l. At 155¢1 in rcc,.,rdPncn >71th 9 rcg1mPntel nrncr, Dng e.nd Fnx ~mrn rrldvod. c.f r••oc.neib1lity nf !lny~ Linr by l/5 and. nrO.-:r:~o. tn OJ .. ~-olr-cH, t" vicinity hill 602 nt DT 288429~ P.t 175¢1 Ee.ey Cn dieplc.cod tn DT 29641<8 and uonn Prrivnl rcvortoo tn 2/? cnntrol, At 2¢.•!¢I :Jog nnd Fnx wAre in nn•itinn Pn~ tiel\ in. Dng tied in >!i th 3/? end 1/5 nt DT 284•l36 nnd Fnx nV•'r hill 602 Et1~y in ~nBitinn but nnt t1Pd ln 'With f)iv1e1nn R"Cr-.n Cn rt DT 2?94

31 ~t ¢15¢~.

12 St:ptr>r:fb..-.r 1951. In eccnrO.vnc'' "'1th f' J;•ng11'f:r·nti"·l frf'K nr-tlr>r- Dng ''nd Eeey mnvod. nut in th•' r.ttrck rt ¢5¢¢I. Erey ot LDAT ¢?¢¢1. Dng rnd Et;Pr 1:''"r0 PttPck Div1e1'"'n l"lbj,.,ct1v,...,P B,..kt">r rt DT P98~'58 ttnd

DT i::~H:J0o•J. Fol",·'rrn n1a evnt.J.nn l t DT 292/19. .F\t ¢7~f!I rn ,~ir

•trike "''" celled nn Hill ?~9 '·'i th gr.~~ r·•Pul t•. ,\t ¢8:<¢I Dn« rt DT :?9645<1 en<" Eo•y •t DT :?99·H9 r·-coivin,;>; Pffi!!ll rrm• "h" out,.,m~tic W~l'nnn• firr fr"m H111 ?~9. MnrtPr nnd "rt111-l'Y fire c•llP~ in ~·1th f•ir r·-eultP, At l¢45I Pno. l'>ir etrikP nn !'ill?~9 hnil eycoll­ent )"Peulte. At l:O¢¢I ~ D,.,g nlrtnnn """ ,.,r{ioroil t,., vio.l.ni tv DT

298r56 tn (loptr,.,y Pno"lY fil'infl.' on Dr.a: "nil T<:ney r.>Miti"n 1n ilrrw. ict 1315I F<">X ''"" M"lmittPd !'nil. ,.,r(i.•rod t,., rttcck ObjnctivP :< U'l ridgr> on 'lf'hich Dnf':' nf'ltr~"l "r"~ lncrt ... a., At 15151 D("'~ rond ~"P? lnc-r.tca vicinity DT :?89'56 tn DT 289U8. M"V"mPnt ~1f:f1cult bocruof>

nf ,""n"rn:V f!M"'ll nm~?, Putnmetic "W"('Inr.np en<'l m~"~rtnr_ fi:r,.. frnm Pill 7'9. At 161¢1 p,.,x in vicinit~· DT 298•.''9 ottrck1ng tnt•'Pr<l !'.111 7~9 "'~11,... u>rpy nn~ D,...go \-1P!".., ntt"'cJ.I:.ing un ,.r,--.pt Plnl')"'P nf ?ill ?.~q~

l•t l?l¢I ~•1;:;.--,-:.~·ntP nf D~~ rnf! ~r;;::y' F-t :nT ?9f;t1~f} Ptt"c~in~ tn"t'-rorf!~

Vill 7;9 >•it!> Fnx mnv1nc- tn>•Pr~• thom fr.,C! llT ?98~5:<. t.t l?~¢r Jlng rt JJT 287f55, """)T •t DT 295'56 onil >'ox •t DT 297'~'. At 1A:<¢I DnQ' , .• ,.,~ rt DT ?.9'?~ 5? _ Pt ?¢0¢I Dl'\&r ,...nrt F,nC!;v "T•mrn f\rrlnr.nn tn ~ig 1n fnr thf"> nif"ht. ~ec:-r nrnr>rn~_ t" nP.f!1Pt Fnx by 'fir~" in J'l'ioV~'"''ClF'!nt tn !'ill.?. 9 einc·' p.,x ''"" nt DT 298t5i, J,t. clrt•~' nf no rind Dng Pnd Eoey t1nc1 in frnm DT 297.'5? tn DT 293·~53. Fnx frnm DT 298·:5~ tn DT 298<5¢. All unitP rr:.c,--,iv•~·d t<:onr-Ad1o 1lnrtl'r, r.:rtill_rry, ~mrll e.rmF ~nil ~utnmo.t1c ~.,.~'J~)nnf.! fir{'> thrnughnut thn .night.

13 Sont·o"'bnr 1951. At ¢5;:l¢I FnX m,vnd U'l ri~go in the ett,•ck •nd at ¢54bi 2/1 t.•ee mnving fr,m Hill 6?:5 tr. r.>h)'•icUly· relinve 2/? . clrmcntR, .,:,t ¢?¢¢I Fnx N~S 8.tt<'mpt1ng tn clnR" the gon bet>•ccn the'" lind 'l.re.y frt")m DT 29•.1454 t..., DT 298,~54 but ~r!!e rr:c10v1ng emrll e.rms

and rutnmr·"ic ·w·.,rpnne fire frnm DT 29?455. At ¢9551 Fnx f,.,r,,rrd rlcMnte ,, .. cr.o at DT 29~~56, Ee.ey ct DT 296t5€ end Dn;,: H D'll 291(459.

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At 122,01 clemente flf 2/1 rel~i ved l'~x at DT 298456 onn F,-,x !' ispl'ce

tn the CP areP e.t DT 311411 D.rrivinp; et 17151. At H3¢1 Dn~ att,ck·

cd uo slt'\"Jf! !n vicinity DT 29?456~ Dng Pnd EP_!'y lorf'rP cnnti~:ur'J.ly

rrc~::l.vin[;- hPvvy f>ncny mf'lrtar, small armE~ and eutnrwtic firf>. Dng

celled ortillcry f. ire ,)n DT 294466 >11th gnnd reeul ~e ot le~¢I. Dr,g rt DT 298/59 pnd :€f'RY et DT 2.94t~-C6. A-t 1825I Dr"Jg T'1~0,... cnnt~"ct

with 2/l fl t DT 298t159 8nd by 2¢3¢I 2/1 har Ctiri<)lr> tr(l nhy:::- i cfll r,.,l­

i<'f nf 2/7 unite, At Pl5¢1 Fn>' Cn left CP Dr"B hy truck fnr r 0 •­

""l'VP CJ~~Pmby Drr>e ot DT .?18198, D(\g- Pnfi !f,-.py 111"'T"" 11l11Jf":!~Pti in thnir

, .. i thCl.rr,v: bv hr--rvy "DP!l1",r r:10rter enG r:rtillPrv,. fir"" nt ??00I. · tt ?~~~ ., • . ' I . . - •

I fill ur.i ts l•IPrP ,rilr-rn0 tn mnVP <lUt tr. PntrucV..inf'l' ry,..,int r.t DT Cl 1'104, 1!,-,vc.mcnt et'.ll 0.1ff1clll't boceueo of cnMt:Y mnrtsr 'no ert1l­

lcry fire,

1•1 Sc..,tcr\bcr lq51. At ¢?¢5I fcr>•Pl'n c'l>crnnnt• ,-,f ?/7 rc"c}>co truckinr; n .... int P.t DT 3llt."l-0~-. :RP.tt9linn t-rJ'p clPr:r nf Prne Pt

D.nd r:rr:tvrcl_ in r__,PPrvr..(l l"l8~Prnhly :,r_c.e 1-t DT t~l8198 . ..-·t ll:?¢I

uni tP r• ~t"'d flnCI h- p-an r~"-~au1nt1ng,

Pn-¢8?¢1 l'.'J'IPrA

15 Sr>T)tf>rn'brr 1951, All unitP Af thr> b~>ttPli ..... n Cr.ntinur>O t ..... nnjn:V

,-. nr'>rinr'l nf rr"Ft f'm~ rr-lpxnti .... r. to•f1iJ.r rr-·-"'C 1..J.i1)1J1rw ~n.-=1 .ir-:rlrnvlnr:

tj-lr> h~vnunc Arr>.n.

lf) 8rrytr>r<Jhr>r 10fll Ih (":,..,1!!1")1~f!nC(' T·•it}l r'"'P-"1~'lf'ntql fT'~'P: f'lr0r.or 1 "::""r:::V

Cn tl"nt n ,:-nucfl n~tr,-,1 nVr>r nf'tr"l rnutP #4 nt 0"8¢~1. MiFFinn Af.

nPtr"l ,.,,,.,!l t,.., prr:rch t'"'lUt n::trl"\1 rnut'"', ~nt~"'r'"'liD" oxtnnt nf f"n~~~>my

ac~ivity encl tn rP~nrt rny civ111~n nctivity, PPtrnl rnturnnft Rt 13~51 V'i th n~"'gf.lt 1 vo rAlJr'lrt. 0 thr.-r uni t.R contlnu;:.(=l tn y-nct &.nO.

r~':!-equipt.

17 Scpt"r.l.b"!' l9bl, In e.ccnrd.Pnce "11th c r"g-i!"T"!Pntel fr~r.: nrfl.~"r,

WeepnnP Cn ecnt o eqund potrnl nvcr pEr>trnl rnut" #2. at ¢8¢¢1.

Mi~ei"n nf DDtrnl rct!i!llned the svme, Pntrnl return~o at ll,t¢I

with nogctive ':'"Pnrt, other unite continued tc rest nni\ r···-equint.

18 Sentcmbcr l£51. In c,-,mnliv.ncce '<'ith o regl.m•cntol fro,; nrder

Ff\X Cn sent D squed potz•,-,1 ~vcr petrnl r,-,ute #5 et ¢8¢¢1. 'lieeinn

of pvtrnl r•'ufi.ined thr; ~rm~~. Prtrnl return,>~.) rt 1?0¢I ~·Ji th n~"e:~>tl v r".Dilrts. oth~r unitP continu.Pd tf"l rr:·8t "nd r~~('ouint.

19 SP:otrmb~r 1951.. In Cf\t!lnliD.OCrt "\oll th p :r'('gj_mr>nt.nl frnR' nr0~r thr

HHG u le tnr. n fr,...,m \\r~"f'DnnP Cn <'l1Pnlro 00 tn th="" Di vie ion C!' "'hf>rr. th,..,y

,,•c:>rf' tn bn undrr nn 1)retlnnel cnntrnl nf tfH-:. Divi.C!lnn RP-cnn Co, At ¢9¢¢1 D~o: Cn sent h•n saue<1s nV"r netr~l !'cute #3, l'ieei,-,n nf th,.., nrtrnl rf'nflinf'c'l th,.. PflmP. ?Ptr,...,l rt~turnr·-n ~1 t lft.5I ~o•1 th fl·...,&'.'-

1Jt1vr r"nnrt. Pnttnlinn Ttt1'1in1ng orr'h•r 11-51 WP.P: in,:-.ll.c:'!Jrflt<"">l"'1,

:?-0 frl"")tr>r·JhfO'r 1~~,1. In rwcQrfr-nc..., ,,·it~ r~"'P"lli!r>ntF>l fr1'1P" ..... rn ....... r. "l7'A!=!V

C'"' rt ¢8?¢1 F~"'>Ot t1r•.-. POUFid I""I"V",-,r nf'trnl rr~ut~ /lf3. ~'i8Ai..-.n ttf"# n!=ltr~l r"meinr>l'"1 thr> FF•I"!IP. Petrnl r~t11rnrc1_ flt l0¢!1I "rith nr>PAttvn rf'nnrt. At l03¢I tho""" HJ,'I'"fi. nlPtrw,n, at"tP.chPd tn th~"' Div~.Pinn RPcnn Cn, t,...,,]{ nff ln hr>licrY!)t~'>rf! (PRq-1 1F) tn f'UDn.,rt th'' R.ncnn Cn in thn nccun­

Ptil"'ln f'nr' r,-.,fr>Df!t> nf Pill 884 F't DT 36~50?. T}lr>pp l••t>rP fnur

rrJf!ct-inr.-- rrunn~rF in rPch nlr1nro th.ttt Cf'lrrir:>r'! R .P"un F.~nr fiv.., in thP

nthr-rF; uPin~ fi t,.,tnl n"f 11 r;lrn'"'~. Fnrty~t···n b,·.,Y~"'~ r"'!f f'!"":muritll"'ln

,,,,.pp tPk"'nl 'T'h~""~ hr>l~-~r~ntPrFl l,..n~..,r in tr." ~.nr'Pl('> ,.,n th...., :rintrr in

~nck r.f Piil BAt1, C:jncn th.P t.n~f1. nlPt ..... nn r'lir nnt U~P rnn·~f! tn il1.P-

0r']hf>rkr>il ~ t. tnnV ,,nlv Pn ,..,~tirnPtn~ ~'""'B ~,..cnnflA t ..... unlnnil ""Ach hr:li­

onntP:r~· .£11 b,.,ttflli~n DPrs(\nrl i~r.lv.:>d "11-r""r"" ~nthul"11Cieet1c r-.bout

the ueo ,.,f tho r'HS-1. (i1unenilix V) Tlr bfittAlinn ~~"nt ~Pve!l Officeors to A Cqld. ~l]f"!PthPr trrinln@:

F.chr\nl fit the RegincntB.l CP. othGr ~mita cr~ntinuPf. training,

2-1 Sf'pt0.r1be r 19 51. In cn~:::olinnce wl th rt Rr: r,-lr:-tPntv.l fr-"" g nrO ,.,r,

t'l:').ns Cr>o_pf.!nJ'J at ¢8¢¢1 f,f'nt twn equPds r,vr.r ,"f' trf"'ll r,..,ut~ # ,;, Miss1nn ,.,r netrnl l'PM~in('d th,., E!"tn~. Potr ..... l rPturneO f'lt 172¢1

>Ji th negr tfve reMrt. All nthrr units ,-,f tho Bette linn c,-,ntinued

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22 S--·•1t'Mbcr 1951, .!>t ¢B¢¢I in cnmTJliencA with v R'•gif'l>•nY.l fro~':

r.rO.r>t;, Fnx C1"'1:"'1.1.")ftny srr.t ttJn so_u"dE! nvrr rrtr"'l l'<"'~Ut0 # 5. ~11AP!.:·,n

nf nt-;trnl rf>rt··1ncd th~ ecr"JI''. Pntr"'l rPturned nt l45¢I with n~g-~._t1Vt"

report, nthnr units cf the Bet~oli~n continued treining nnd rc:fi.cb-

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23 Scntr,,bcr 1951, In acc~rdcnoc with e Rngi'!l<'nte1 frcg oroer,

. Dog c;,,21eny Bt ¢8¢¢I sent t~r~ soueds nvrr uvtrnl rnutr· #1, '1Hs1nn

r.~mc1nr.d tht-:: BD.ffiC~ .h.t DT 294199 nw~ c1v111,-,_n wr-f! f.l1)1Jrchr·nd~"d rnd.

turned nvc:r tn th0 ere. PDtrnl returned ot ll-15I with nn nthr~l·­

~~1S<' n"c;f'tiVf' rApnrt. Th<' HHG n1Dtnnn rcturncrJ t~ the bivnucc rr-'r ot 15¢¢I. They

,rf'turnf'Ct by h~'licnpt~'>i' (RR.S-1). !n tl'lii r-,f thn Dlnn0s tn.~r,... wPrr­

three men rnd throe !<;Une ~hd :!'ntit' men in npch nf the "ther 11 nl•n"P

(•' instrro nf five nncceeitrte<i ·by on rxtrr cro>• m0mbrr), The

··Jl.nt.-.--.n hf'c1 brPn rel 1 ev~d by l'll"m0ntP nf thP lPt MPrifl(IP

ether unit~ of the Bntt~1i"n obecrvco !lnlldny rnut1~".

2L1 SPntPrnbr-r 1951 • In Cl'\M.~li.nncP with fi R~"g1.mr-ntr'!l frrr.: n!'c'1Pr

Ere;y Cn:!tryt:'ny ot ¢?¢¢t pPnt nn~"' fiour;(l nvrr .,....,P.tJ:•;-;1 l"""'~t,.. i< .,? rnfl

rt ¢B¢¢I •Pnt nnothPr ocund "V"~ nrtr"1 r"utn # 6, "ieeinn nf!

bnth Jl'ltrnlfl r~fTlf""1flc-:c1_ th;~ ~ntT}f">• 'Of'trnl nV"'r l"nutn # p rr>turnr>(i

ct 13C¢I unr. n ..... , ...... r .. hr..nf!P~. 18 c1v111f!nJ:~ brt"f,r('IPJ'l DT 345~~6 PnO_ DT .

~,1 82?9. Pfltr"l ...,yr>r rn 11.t~ # 6 r ~ turnr>it ll t 1 ?1¢I t.-'1 th nt:~ grt1 V~" rPnnrt

0trnr unite of tho Bottnli"n Mntinuen trni ninrr, Bnttnlinn TrPin­

ing orf'Pr 1~-51 }'l.f!fl_ bn;;n nlror>fl in pffrct in !>CCorC!~nCf"> ~lith R:-g­

i~cntr1 Treinin~ or~nr 5-51,

?6 S-"ntPrn.br>r 1951. In eccor0enc"' "'-' th f' Rnpirrr~ntrl frng 0 rD~"r

•,·nnP C~Finnny .nt ¢5.,t[,! ::;r>nt r pcucA ~"trr<l r.v,.,.r rnUtf" # 1, "t'lf'ltr"l

rnturnnc1 nt lll'¢I >rith fivn civ11inn• P'"1nrornn~o~ rt t>T P9Blq8 .

. At ¢8¢¢I :r:lnf'lthr>r ~ou,.n , .... .tltr,-,1 W!"'~ il1flnf't~P,..0 1'\V"'r ~nutn # 5.

Prt!'nl rPtu:rn.PO rt 13351 \<r1th nng11t1VP i-f'rynrt. At ¢83¢I (l_ t"Wn eound

mntnriz,..d -rrtrnl Wl'8 diB").fl.t chnd "vr..-r nrtrnl rf'lutn. # ?. FfJtrol l:ie­

turnPd 144¢I w1th thr<>P mnlc ci vi lions """rr>hnndc>d nt DT 358749,

Prtr0lB Plen dipc,.,vPr~a Dnd dc~tr~y~~~ r susnPCtPd Pn°my ~unnly

dumry ct "the S~lJ.e loc.s.t1r-)n. Annther squrd ~:ntrr.l "-'Flfl_ d.1em~tchA0

nvnr netrr>1 rnutc #1 nt 135¢!. ratrnl~ rrturnnd ot 15¢5I with

neg? t 1 ve rcmtl'Jrt. oth0r ~nitP continued treinlng.

26 &e>;tr·mb•'r 1951, In o-;mpliencr ~rith v rtrgimcntel frrg orocr

Fox C!>m.)tny ot ¢71¢1 sent n equod Detrnl ,.,ver r"utP # 4 end c

equ[ld ~1~trnl r"!V>"lr lh ute ff 5, P~trnl r:VPr ~!"!Ute #5 rpturnPd ot

1•1251 >rith o nngatlvP rennrt. PDtrnl nvnr'r"utn #4 returnnd nt

16o5I >•lth f"ur rwln ci~1l1rns; nnDr·"hondnd et DT 294153. othnr

unite tre1n1ng.

2? Sn,-,tnnbcr 1951, In cccordfncc 'With o Rngl.mnntPl frog orticr

Dog r.nmryeny ~nnt souod ~etrnlelnv"r rnutP # 6 Pnti # 6.et ¢73¢I,

J>Dtrnl nVPr rnut0 # 5 r"t.urnf"·Cl r-t 1¢3¢I '\<r1ti" nng~"'t1vr- cnnt~r-t.

Pvtrn1 ,.,vor route # 6 returnnd rt l44¢I >rith ncgctivn cnntnct.

0 t!ocr unite eontinuoo tn trc in,

PB Sl'lnt~"mbrc>r 1951, In Cl"\"'~"~-1liflncP "'1 th E' R...,~i"!'\r.-nt~"i frf.l'-! nrf;nr

E"PV Cnnllit"ny f"t ¢6t 51 diFnAtc};nd P0Uf10 netrl'llfl nvPr rnut~ 41. 4

nnr' # 6 re well rp m"t"riznd r"utr # 7, At 133¢I "''trn). ,..vnr

rn utf' # 6 r~turnPO_ "'i th nPgr ti v~-: !"P;y,rt. .At 15~¢1 nDtrn 1 "Vf'\r

rnute lt ~ return,,d with ncgot1V0 r"nl!ilt, At ¢\)35I the mnt"rizod

nctrn1 over r"utn i 7 onnrnhcn<'rd :?9 c1v1l1rne ot DT 39l'26:? rnil

rt li?.l-5I ·=tt trnl r.r . ..,rn.h~"'nl'!r::>fl_ 09 civ111rnp 'Jt DT 39??61, Pntr('\1

roturnrc1 rt_ 15¢VJI >lith rn nther.,.iAP nrgntivr rr'lnrt,

OtJoor nnite C"nt1nunil trrininR:.

?9 Sr-ntrMb·"r 1951, In nccnr!itJnc~ "'ith R=-•gim,..·nt,..l 'frr-~ Ol"ftr::>r

N,-,ne Cn"l"rny rt l-1.¢)1li ernt squrd ""t~nle ever r"utce # 1 onr. # 5,

;,t 1?¢¢I •>8tl'nl nV'"r rnutc l,i 1 returned >~ith 7 C1V11innP onnre:..

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RATT.ALION TllAil ITir. O!OE!l) Training Soh€1dule

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~o ·4l1 As. sault Platoon

T'o lll Eands :E:Xce-pt A.f Asslt Pl t

T..,, Dog-, Easy Fox

Map read.i w;

Use of thP. Cornpa.s1;

Meoh tra.intng & fun<:tioninf~ of indtv1du,..l & erel! ser"'irRd wna'l)ons

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...I c •• ComH~ttlder & FM 21··25 ~ Platoon I.eaders

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2d Battalion, 7th Marinos lst Hll,l"in~ Divisio" (Reinf) Tl!F

cjo Fleet ?oat Office San·Franoisco. Oalifnrnia

21 Septnl'!ber 1951

BATTA.LIOl! TRAilTB'G ORDER)

NUJ:Jber .....• •12-51) Trai~ing Progr~~

Ref: (a) Enclosure No. 3 to Battalion Rraini~g Order 7-?1

~cl: ( 1) ( 2)

(t) ( )

( 5) ( 6)

(7)

Training Schedule for 2~ Septe~ber 1951 to 29 Septe~ber 1951 Amnunition eJ.1oW'l!1ce for trRining purposes (Do1a,.ved Distribution) Training Areas Rnd Ran~es Hap rnading school f'or oorrpany grade: officers on 24 SepteMbe:r l95l through 29 SepteMber 1951 Sniper School Trainin~ Schedule for 1 October 1951 to 6 Octo1>or 19'il (Dnli\I!Od Distribution) Map reading school for company grade officers on l October 1951 through 6 October 19'il (Delayed Distribution)

1. II,OBl!ATIOll:

(a) The purposP of this trA.ining order is to prescribe a training program to be executed during the two (2) weeks period coMMencing 24 SepteMber 1951.

2. Gl!l!TEIL\L PLAl'l:

(a) Training obj0ctivus:

(1) To na.intein ·~ach individu'!l and unit of this command A.t a high st~te of professional training, tactical proficioncy, and physical eonditlon, t'lhilo R.t the SMe tirnl1 aocomplis}ling ~he integration of replacement personnel into the various units in q minimun longth of tiM~.

(2) ~o incroA.SA proficiency in SJ11all unit tFI.ctics with a stress t>n novClnent of snall units undr;lr fire and aa~aul t of fortified posi tiona.

(l) To incrP.aee profic1Pnoy in map r~ading and oriP.ptation by inspection.

( 4) l!onda.)r through Saturday; five ( 5) tro~ning hours por day: total of thirty (30) training hours per t<cck,

3· HAP RE!I.DHTG SC'?.OOL:

(a) l~a}) reading schools will be conducted in accordance \d th enclosures (1), (2), (4) and.(7).

(b) ForMal unit schools and on the job training will be utili.•d to the T'laxir:.ir:rt ~;-"~XtPnt.

(a) Available training "ids will bo utilized. to the IJPnl'lU~. Every ~ffort will be r.mdc to n_a.'lufa.cture training aids when~v<'~r possible •

(a) In the cYont of incl•nent weather, ~chodulos may be modified by contacting this R~adouarters 1 (S-3)t and rAqu~sting per~ission.

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(a) Tuesday, Thursday B.l'ld Saturday afternoons between 13nn and 1700 will be k~pt fr~e for schAdulAd athletics bP.tween units.

7 ~ SAFETY:

(a) Beaau~e of the heavy traffic through end around combat training areas porticular attention 1, d!rMted to reforenM (a) Safety Regulations,

DISTRIBUTION: Special

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Exeeutivo Officer

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TRAINING S li!EJ1JL'>

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• $Is day 25 Sep 51

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10C 0 to Wpns 12CO

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12( 0 to Wpns 1J( ()

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05(0 to Wpno ll(O

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Moch trng for individual wpns

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C:·9C (; to Dog, Easy nco l"ox

llCO to ~og, Easy 13( 0 Fox

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09CO to Wpns nr-n

09C 0 to Do~;, E.<tsy 11~() l'ox rifie

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Fire & !'Tovcnent

Map reMinz; & -use of co~ss I'

Gun Drill

Inspection of troops, ~a_U!p!'l!'!llt & :JU"B~

Maps • --r~n,e: & use l)f cO""JJ;:'l.S.S

~ire'Tean T~eti~s

Gun Drill

Mech trng for ind1v1 dtt~l wpns

.o\e~e.ul t on a fortified position

Gun Drill

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FM 21-75 !l.l.VMC 3729

FM 21-25

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Day & Dat-e Ti,-o Unit

'!hursda,v IJS:;'f'l to ,,'fpne 27 Sep 51 13~n

'JSC'C to Dog, Easy 100n Fox

1000 to Do£:, Easy 13()0 Fox, rifle pl. ts

1000 to Dog, ]".asy lYJO Fox. crew

Fridao• ng01' to Wpns 28 Sep 51 lOCO

nsm tc Dog, Easy ].(~if} Ji'Ol<

Subject

Bange firing of crew served weapons

Cold we~ther trn~

Souad tacti c•

Constructtan·or bu~~ers & defensive ~sitions

Cold ~rthr trainin.o:

.\&sAult on fortified .P!t'Si iions

10t'O to l::l'P

Wpns, llo" Gun Drill EaBy, :F'ox crew served wpna

10.:~r: to Do.g-, Easy Construction of l}'!C< Fox rifle 'Pl t.FI· bunkers and dOt'-'

lZX' to Wpns, Dog Mech trng & l:f'O Easy, Fox functioning

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School will be conducted doily by the S-3 and designated a~sistante in offieero country for ail company grade officers of the battalion ( except the au-pply officer). School will be conducted e.t 140fJ through 1~n, 24 September 1951 to 28 September 19<;1 (inolu~ive), All company grade officers will attend:

,.,o~TDI>Y, 24 Septembnr 1951 --- - ---- - - --- Terrain Appreciation ~SD~Y, 25 September 19"1--- ~-------- Grida and Coordinates 11llll)'!lSD.\Y, 26 Septe-mber 19~1 - - ~ - - - - - - - - Orientation by Inspection TJl!JRSDAY • 27 Septe6ber 1951 - - - - - - - - - - - - Uae of Compass and

Orientation by dompaso FRIDAY, 28 Septemuer 1951------------- ndrectinn ·~d Aiimuth

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1. A Sniper School will bG set up on a ran~e to be dAaignated. Purpose will be to indreasA.the pro!icieney of snipers.

2. Four snipers will be chosen by ao.ch oom:pa.ny (Dog, Easy_, Fox). These men will report to the liCO in charge on the range each day, Co~panies will subnit the names of selected to the S-3 by 1300, 23 September 1951,

;. Classes will be held frnm ogoo to 13'Y' daily, !·!nnde.y through Saturday,

4 .. All comp'Ul.ies \•.rill insure th.t:tt eA.ch nan ts onuipad with snil;ler rifle, snipAr aon~A nnd amnun1t1on.

5• On Honday, 24 Septel'!ber 1951, 1\t 0730, "n orientation will be held at the ltegimental S-3 Office for all personnel concerned.

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2'd Batt:~lion. 7th f'larines 1st Narine Division (3.e1nf) Fl.[f

c/o Fleet Post Office San Frflncisco ~ C~l ifcrnia

26 SeptemlJer 1951

~rraining Schetl,lle

l':w:Jber ............. 1<1-51)

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All 'i!ands

All HRnds

D::P~' Sp s y -Fox

fipns

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Cold We#'i.ther Trf'l.ining

Construction of bunk­ors 1i:>r!ld def(;;:J.sive pos

lllf'l.P rcadin~·

G1m :Drill

Fire & E~Jveme:tl

Firi·~~ r,-f ·individ~l~l

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1200 tc, Fl)X & C'lld ,.,thr trng -d!"l- Un:l t c'lld. wthr -d')- JIM 70-15 1300 ·,;"'-'!'IS ()fficer

1900 tc, Fu Fire. & ~&av,o;mer.t -d•- PH L!!r Fitld UnifflrEL MF 2:1-75 2100 W/Kpns, bE.-lt 1, • 1!4Vl~C

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1200 ifi81 oo si tinn ·4w;:~ns, belt, helmet

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PTincil)les of Inf. t~.ctic~> - attnoks

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SCHEDlJLE FOR ~I.AP RE..:J.Jili!G ~CHOOL FOR _;LL 00MPAFY GRAU:: OFriCLR3;

'3ch...,!)l ".rill b~ conducted d.eily by the S....3 f!.nd designa:te1 t=u;~:siatants in officers country f;Jr Rll C·?r»pflny grAde '1!f!eere ->f the b_n_ttalir'Jn ( except the

'supNy officer). School will be con·1uc~ed e~ 14oo through 16o0, 1 October 1951 thrrm~h 5 Oct'"lber 1951 (inclusive), All company gra;le officers will attend.

M:JND.AY 1 1 Oct"lb<'-r 1951 - ..... - - - - - - - - - Elovation P.nri relief T"JZSDAY, 2 Octob"2r 1951 ... --- ~-- ':"' .... - Overle.ys, preperRtion & use of t"ED}U.:SD!1Y, 3 Oct1bo;:r 1951 ..... - ---- - -- Orientp_tion by Inspectirm THURSDAY, 4 October 1951 ~ - ~ - ~ - - - - ~ Review FRIDf,Y, 6 October 1951 •• - - - - - - - - - - Review

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2d B~tt~ion, ,?th M~rincs lst ],,~in~ Division (Mlnf) F'ji,F'

c/o E'lcct Post Office S(,<.n E'r~ncisco I c~llfornl&

29 Scptemb.or. 1951

Gold l•e~ther Tr«inin;o

1. Outline of instructions for unit cold we~thcr officers. outline Hill be ~dher ed to by ,J.l ir.snuctors.

( ") Pr·inclplos of cold tJt<.ther clothinH ( 20 minutes)

1. Conductors 2. Insul,,tors <3, L&ycr system, principle of 4. Loose t.pp;<rel better than tl<;ht

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(b) C&re, usc <-nd maipt,,in"nce of cold wco.ther clothing , ( 40 minutes)

1. C-0-L-D Keep it cle&n (&nd why) r.vold Ovcrhetting (.,no. why) 1\e"r it Loose c.nd in l~yers (and whJ) Keep lt Dry (~nd why)

2. lnnt:.r B~rmt::nts 3, Out"r g"rments

(c) Curb, us~ and mc..intE:.ln,.;.nct of cold WFf"<:.tther equipmC;nt ( 40 n.lnuy< s)

(d)

(e)

1. Stov~ Col~m&n 2. Stove Tent 3, p,ountc,ln Sleeping B,.g

Prcp«r_,tlon of r,tlons in cxtren:c cold (00 minutes)

l. how to k~cp _rc..tions from frt-{,...z.int; 2, Buddy systerr• of cookln.s chow 0. C"nt<-cn at,ould be flll<-d only 3/4 1 s full 4. how to IL~;.-1 t sr..ou for U.?.tcr

1. 2.

Flr~b m~dl in ~DOW n~~d bus~s of ~rl~n t1mbLr on~n firvs rr1ost common whtr. t:..oticvl sltuc..tion p~rmito, use ston~ to m~k~ f1r~pl&CL elnc~ it r~t~ins he,. t longer l:.nclosed fires 'l Gel cm, n stove 0'-r~dle 1,;.nder tln c...,n Oil or g,,s in c.:.n with a~nd b,.sc

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• ' ~ shelter &ir tight when heating it C<.rbon monoxide

C~re of ''eapons, lndividu"l and orew served (40 minutes)

l, Discuss t.H \/Gapons org&nlc to b<CtL,l1on

Llbht coat of oil at all tlmes he-oil ~s soon as possible "ftcr flreing due to condens'"t!on

!Cmcre;oncy she1tcrs, construction of (one hour 40 minutes)

1. Individual cr buddy type

Snow sh~lter trench (2 m~n) r,J.len tree type (2 men)

2, Group typB

.nmcrlc~n type lec.n-to (2-4-6 or ll n;cn) hussl"n type lean-to (4 to 24 ~en) lndlun type le~n-to

3, iJ.W.;yS put ~,.ck side. Of han-to to the win<.iw<.crd side

4, F'ire pl.r..c<os in the shelters. (shot' s~mples in r t-~Simt;- n t ..... 1 c..X c ~;<)

hecot,ni tion e;_nd prev(.Jntion o.f frost bite c.nd tr~nch foot (45 minutes)

Dr EGM

(1) C,;,rr.oufl'-g.e ,,nd concei-llment (15 mlr.utes)

Enclosure (5)

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• 2d ].ATTAI.IOJI, 7TH I!A'lHlES

l S3?T:Cl.[8:0:R 1951 - 30 SEl'TJ1l.[8E~ 19el(INCWS!V3)

1 S3 TEMBZ~ 1951

l-ocAtion of c-... nt TA 31~362. P:eeent lee~,t!on of £up!!lY dlJ_mp ~t 307335.. Rations, 1mnnlies end equipment· ,.rere b·ra~ht to for11raZ'd e.ree. by orgAnic vehicles then trensfered to KoreAn lAborers who delivered to the h8nds o~ troops~ Hot coffee Etnd c··ke "'Tere prepflred. by the gfllley~ in the reer and delivered t(') the c-:'!llipflny J>Otdtions. Ordnpnce depArtment in se.rne locsotion Bs sup;tly d.um1) continued to re­paJr faulty weapo-ns. Organic vehicles were used for various runs to supnliee in i;ht> reEtr. Mechrwics mvde minqr rept=~irB. S-ent 144 addttionl'!l KSC to Jrd BAt.tnlion ·rtil Mti.rines sunpl;I d.u.-rrp as f!d.di tionr,l eupn:rrt in their st_rp:oly prOblem.

2 SZ?TEHEER 1951

Gontinued ta su:oply c?r.rppnies. Hot coffee Wll8 r:gRin supplied troops. Dnily · I'(JUt-­

:i.ne, n., chpnge,

3 SEPT~J.:!B3~ 1951

~iuun1y d11Jnp liDV<:d from TA 307335 to TA 305392. Other elements or' our supl/ly dUmp noved I')Ut to T.A 309409. Ordpnce FilS,., moved fr~m TA 307335 to TA 309403. F0rwprd el>"m~nts nf CP rnovtd to _30q4og. S-4 mnvcd fnr,•rF>rd t~ )rd BattAlion !'..l'8P in TA :305399 to observe 1ogiatioe1 SU)JP1Y route,

l'emrdnin.; elem~nts nf CP m!")ved forwprd. t'1 TA 3094n9. St-:c'lrtd BflttA.lion supnly tr~ins w~r~ sent nut fr0ro TA 3n53g1 (3rd E~ttpli~n supply dum~). Du~ to minP.d £1.rens snonly tr~ins we-r;:: fl.elnYe.J nt v~rinus timAs. 1h other chpnges.

5 S3PT£HlE'l 19 51

>-4 moved from TA 305391 to TA 311411, Lpbort:rs c'lntinu•·ri ep.rryin~ SUl)TJlie~ ta ·: .. rp livin;;.; q_uA_rtr-rs ner>r "'ll!l'Ply dUJ'!l-pQ.

Sun,1ly cons0li:i.F1ted du..-:m~ r>t TA 3()q4o9. th~'" CrJI!IW'nies. All K')re"n l~bJrers set

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:Jontinuc·d to C'lll5')!10..1H-e dump::.. Rt'ouest""d. by Rc;?;imant t~ ~end. 1 JE-,ep, CPrgD 4X4 l/4 ton t') Divisi0n. tt~ other ch8nges.

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g....4 kept (!OntPct with fnrNP.l'd OP fl.B to fortificr,tion needs. Supplied c<1rr.pPnies nf ne~d.s utili~ine: Kn'r'r:p Cf"rrying PPrties.

13 S~PTEi!lL!l: 1951

Reccivr·d 1>10rd 1f p"J:sarole m0v<-~ to renr. 1.11 argPnio vehiclros ;.;ere 'l;n'~lor>ded. f'lCng with oth.<r prep,-.r,-.ti•ms. GPlley l'lltJved tJ reserve "rt.:f' _TA 317197 pnd pr~pP.red to aervr h->t tf'ti'JnS -:')ll nrriv"l of trnops.

14 SEPT"l!B:lH 1951

~~vcd frn:n T.A 311ln1 t,.., Tl1. 317197. R~ct,ive·l ~ddit:hnr>l trucka ,..,thr-~r thr>n otgl'lnic vf'biclee frt'lril -q,.,..:.:jmr:nt tt'l mnve tr001'JS flnd instd.lPti.ons. On prrivpl f'.t Reserve nrPf' ht'Jt ch<11•' ~~r:s s,.rv•~ to P11 h~nds •

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16 SEPT:i:UBER 1951 • Surmly r:~ct-:ivPd 1st phnse of wint<Jr gaFJr which W~"~S issu~d t., c0mp,...nh:s. Included jt>ckete Field, OD crq)s nnd v.J~l U"ldershirts., ~·iotor tr~nsport stflrted Jll.innr re­pnirs of Y~hiclt,s., AJl ~:':~=;is;n~-.Q v;::hiell.s and drivers werf' returnct'_ b m'lt')r po,l. Built tr~sh pits in rrc~ with tP.nk d0zar.

"mprovenH-r.ts bdng continu~d in B"ttr·li')n ~,rf',.,. Stt>rted settin<; up r<n Officc::r'3 l!nd Strff NCO l·•eo;s. Civ111,n t:.;td O'I'C l.r"bl)rers w~rt! integrflt~;d in tht:: KSC.,

ReceivtJd the first fr)ur reP.I' S\1PP11cc from WrmJu/ fAll we~;.,pons checked by Ordnnnce reppir unit. ~.lJ. mortl")r tubes pPinted rt 7th HT.

19 S:;FT: HBLq 1951

1-i,tor trrnsp')rt r~cciv0d l truck 6X6 - 2f ton ond 1 jeep co-.rgo 4X4 i ton. All v«hiclP.s wpshed ~nd p,rer·snA...· C'lntinue:it- ~.<1int.~ng rnd rcnpiring rll vflhicles.

20 SE?S::::iffiER ... 27 SIJ'TTIIDz2 1951

Received t~nk daze.r f')r trPBh -p1to ~-'nd Cl')mulr,ted Bptt:<>li!')n r.-,r~d to nll C'1mp?n~ .Rre..,s. ·

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1 September 19?1 Fr~g crder 011630

2 Septemb;r 1951 1rog order 021555

3 September 1951 - Freg ord<r 031315 4 September 1951

Freg order 0413?6 5 Senteillbi::;i 1951

Frog orqer 051130 6 September 1951

Ji'r..g order 061406 7 September 1951

Frog order 071230 8 Septerr.ber 1951

Frag order 081150 9 September 1951

Frog order 091415 10 September 1951

Operation order 14.51 11 September 1951

Frsg order 111835 12 Septerrlber 1S'51

Free order 1?.1505 13 September 1951

Nnne 14 September 1051

Frag order 140710 15 September 1"51

Fr~~ order i5lh55 16 Sepomber 1951

Fra~ order 1~1330 17 Septembar 1951

Fre~ order 171345 18 September 1051

Freg order 1~1330 19 Septemb••r 1Y51

Frag order 19142? 20 September 1951

FrJ~."' nrder 20111g 21 Septe~b~r I95l '

Fre>; order 211729 22 September 1951

FrAg order 2213"35 23 September 1951

Ji'rag order 231715 24 5eptember 1951

Fro~ order 241525 25 September 1951

Frag order 251740 26 &eptembcr 1951

Frog order 261558 27 September 1951

FrAg ord8r 271545 28 Se]ltember 1951

Freg o~der 281549 29 Septe~er 1951

Fr•~ or~er 291529 30 Sej)temb~r 1951

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1 septembcl' 1901 Battali<'n F'rag Ol'dCI' Oll810

2 September 1951 Battalion Frag Order 02:p15

;:, Septchlber 1901 Dattalion 1rag Order 03:;230

4 ScptoJ.lber 1951 Battv.1ion FI'a6 Order o.;J, 7<50

5 Septembei• 1951 Bat ~v.lion Fl'ag Ol"dei' 051600

6 September 1951 Bat ·ta_lion ?:-ag O:rder 061630

7 S09toml;Jci' 1901 Ba-;;tcU.ion ~'J.-·ag Ol·dc1• 071600

(J Sept em bel' 1951 Batt&lion :F'rog Order 081600

9 september 1951 Bat tali on Frag Order 0916~J0

15 September 1951 Battalion 1 ra;, Order 151930

17 SC:iJtemocr 1951 Bat~vl1on Fr&b Or del' 171520

1!.! September 1951 Ba'ctal ion F'ra,; Order 1ll1450

19 SJptc:r:ber· 1951 Ba·ctalion Fra;:; Order 191615

BO Scptombcr 1901 Eiat"Gu.lion Frat, Order 2016<50

~1 soptembol' 1851 Bn·wtalior. Fl"a:L OrdGr 211830

~2 Soptetnbcl' 1861 Bat·talion Fra.g Order ~)21535

23 Sc:pto•obcr 1951 Ba·c.;a1ion Frag Ordol' 231700

~4 Soptoo:bcr 1951. Bat'cq1ion Frog Order 241750

<:5 Sopter.Jb,:r 1851 .ou·i:;talion ~'rut_; OI'dcr 252105

~6 Snptcmbcr 1951 Bu.tc"lloJr >'ra(o Order <:61650

27 G.::pteJ:!0Cl' 1951 Bat ·cul ion l'N<t; Order :c 71 7'21

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l.::_ '· )OG, EASY MD \~PHS. CO, COW•IAKDERS: INFO CO 7TH !{11!1,

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!i defensive positions and patrols' in zone X At 020?30 Easy Co, send

1: squud patr-ol vialni ty DT3039}.1 X Dog Cow at 020730 send squad patrol

I vicinity DT2938V X Patrols to search for enemy in zone and report

! unchartud mine fields located X Patrols to return prior to 02.1500 X

~ Hourly pat1•ol prQbrCss report -will be given this H~' s X Companies

'I 'Will mo.intuin oom.nuliioationo -with patrola, contuot -with flanking·

l1 units and complete visual oboervation of front at oll times X \ipns.

•1 Co, be prepared to support patrols X All units bo prepared for

i offensive: opol'IJ.tio.ns 1n zone X

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This is my trot; order 021?15 X Bn. continuos to consolidate defen-

sive positions and Patrols in zone X Dog Co, at 030800 send squad

patrol to DT~839P to DT2939K to DT21~6K X Easy Co at DTv039DT to

DT3139-l, X All pn trols -will return prior to 031000 X Companies will

hav'' communicntlon• with patrols, contact with flanking un~ts and

complete observation of front at all times X Wpns co be propnrcd to

sup~)ort po.trols X All units bo prcpvi'l!d to displace to vicinity

DT27400T ·to protect rngimontal loft flank X

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'l1his is my En. frag ordor ~3223¢ X H(..&;t oontinuu to occupy und

dcfoud hays line X l:./7 occupies and dcf"nds their assigned scdtor

of line X Fox on rit;ht, Dog m left X Fox and Dogmaintuin oontnct

with adjncunt units X Eo.cy occupy prcsnnt posit.ione e.nd be prepared

to support the Bn to the Jront ond left flank X Wpns Co s~ond 81 j;JM

pl t tc; :Jl'2?41\\ ot day brook 11'4 Sept. X \\pns provide OP secu;·ity

'With 1\T sections X 4,2 plt rcoon firing posns D'I2841J X Report

results of rooon to CP X Be prepared to displace to aron to support

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Tl:is is ,,.y trc;; c:dcl' ¢417;)¢ X HeGt co;;tinLtos consolidaoions of

tf7rrain in noyvs J.l.rw X ·J:hls Bn develops sector of hayes 1!no ~:o_nd_

patrols X Fox D:; 1l5¢?;';¢ scud reinforced platoon pc· trol :;o DT2743_~

vntrol to rcturH prior to ¢517¢¢ X l!aJ;rol make uso of sup;>Oi'ting

nrme to dcstl•oy·(: .. l_ .. Ety ln zono·x Dob~ Ensy, Fox t·pns, 4.2 construct

\,pus ,;rnplnccrnonts in ECnc X ~~og tmd FOX be prcpurud to instnll

Wire in zone vr.d_ p!•cporo overlays of locutions of protivc r•inc field

to be inctullcd X Loc,tions of battalion nid station vic, 0,?. X

Loontion Cfl.BSidy uid station D. T. f.:942 X All units in:;:1nta.in contDct

>;ith udjocor:t units X

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This is my fret; f'rdcr ¢516¢¢ X Re~t continu·os consolodntion ho.ys

lioe X Bn continues do'rclopomont of socto~ hnys line o.nd potl'olc X

Dog et ¢6¢300 ond son t pl t patrol to vic, OJDEI!SL(< X All make men

UBC 2644~ 01' supportint; 11ne to destroy enemy in ecctor X F.O. 1 s

to co,~)illlY pntrol as nc>ccsary X Notify lioeon officer of 3A Ling of

patrol X Evsy ( ..... ) F'ox, \i'pns nnd ~1.2 con,tinu·; dcv'lop.Jmont of aGsig~

Iicd sector~~ 'Lpns Dnd_ 4e2 support Dog P~"Jtrol,& r(,,lUcst Ed X

Andunit, moint[Jin control obolwljucoi1t-units X

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This is ulY frq, order ardor ¢6163¢ X Rot;t continues c~nsolic'C.«tion

of ht>ys lino X Bn, con 1 t dcvelo,pcment of assigned sector of hays

line nnd potr-ols X Fox nt j!'7j211j21j21 send roinf' r•ll petrol to vic, DP

l2744P X Pnt::r>ol ~ ;nn.kc l;Il off supyorting alins to lasting cr.omy in

£-cctoi' X F·.o. 1 s to uccorr.pnny P·'ltrol an necessary X Dot; plun Easy

(- j Wpne Wid 4.2 o on tinuc dovolopc·rJcn t· PPSSt~nt _i:)OBi tionse X ill:yns1

~.B plt Do pr.:·,parcd to· support as rcqunstcd X All units co>.tnin

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'!his is uy frco; order ¢7lo¢¢ X I;cgt continuec consolidation of hays linn x Bn cont. devolcpemor;,t of ossif-~ncd sector of tlo;ys nnd _putrol X Do~-(if ct ¢b¢b¢¢ scndr0inforccd J,J1utoon patrol to cic. Dri'l6JMll then to D1'27407 and rclllurn X ?ntr•1 to return prior ¢817¢¢ X Pu trols make minumun usc of oupporting ai'ms to destroy cn•,my in zone D.F'.O.s to uccompuny pnt1·ola X Dog, Eosy· (-) rox, Upns, 4.2 plntoon continu.:: dcvclopcncnt of present contcnlis X Epcd.ito oonstronnlitio:: of <ipns omplaccmont wire n~trsloctos~ trip flEJros X \-,_pna & 4.2 plntoon be; nr>r.nHr>;•ti t.n ~ivn inrJ.idinto sunoort to natrol if roaucstod X .All ~;llt;,;,;i~tni;; ~ontact w~th ad.joccnt units X -

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This is my fro,; order ¢815¢¢ X Regt con 1 t consolidAtion of :{c,ys line X Bn con' t d<,vclcpcmnnt of ossigncd sector f.nd Poti'ols X Easy 11 - 11 ct ¢9¢611110 s@d plt pntrol vic DT2643A X PatrOl to pass through 'Jog line ct- f67¢¢ X ?at1•ol not to cross ~?ire prior te ¢8¢¢ X F.O. 's to accor.tpany patrols us nGccssr:tPY to nako mimumur11 use of BUP.!--Orting urms to~dcetroy enemy in zone X Fox s.:::rLd overt Hl-iG section to vic DT2643111 to tuko up firing pc::;i tion to nu;"JTJOrt Easy putrol X One riflu sque.d from Fox >nll aoCOl:lpc_,ny lid} sccti on for security X Fox, HiiG section c.nd security >oill be in covorin6 position by ¢8¢,0 X rox u:oits >~ill mnk.c max. usc of cn\i·criub anC. conscaluont -while moving forwnrd to fj.ring pos1 tion to -1void dctoctlon by cn(.ruy X CoJ:IIl1Unicutlons b;:;t\1Jocn pntrol and !!LG ocCtiOi• will be; by 536 X HllG section will porticulrcrly observe :1ill 751 'tor Lnomy activity X Patrol wUl return by ,091700 X Dog l)luo busy 11

-11 Yox Cor:.lp;:;ny, 4.2 1 ~ipns con 1 t development of present

positiono X Expedite constl~uction \•pns emplacements, wire obs'cvclos, · clcorinc> iidc:cs of lil'o X >;ash COiopony report by 13,0¢ daily construc­tion C0•1;clct, d and 12¢,0 daily X \:pns and 4.2 plt su;o;,ort pati·Ol as rC'lll.cstcd, ull units uaintvin comtact ;;ith ad-,jnccnt units X

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This is f!lJ f:Png order ¢9160¢ X Regt c Ontinucs consolidation of E~ys line· X B:1 con tinucs d(~vclopmcnt of Assigned sector of Hays. line X Ensy "-'' et l¢¢50¢ sr-nd rcinf pl t pntrol vic ''lT26¢3K to !li'2643J: to m·2740H X ED.s:r to pass through Dog lines Pt ¢7'/J¢ X F.O, to accompnny as nocoSS['l'Y nf1Xir..TI:1m usc Of Sup:noY.ting to dost"roy rmcmy in zone X Patrol Hill report Vi ill rcpoi't position every holf hotlr X r:og, Easy Fox, \i1_~Jnn, & 4.2 plt continue dovolopmcnt of posi tiona X 1~pns vnd 4.2· BUP.-.JCl"'t put1~o1 vs l~t.:qut;s'Gf;d. X All units meintair. oontoct 1-1ith fl<».'1king units X Easy patrol to rott1rn prior to 16¢¢ X

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patrol to fo1lo>J the """iLned routo X T.o patrol to DT299175 to DT

!::851 73 to DT28til62 to DT 309179 end return )( "ou tc shown on ucconponing

mo.p ·X l·il ssion of potrol to search out dr;;ws cu.'1d vill;.~gcs .'"~ong pr.trol

routo X'Hoport location of civilians found in nroo 11nd MY indicntion

of enemy : ctivity X Be pnrticulnroly o1ort for gllcrr·illo. <.loti vi ty X

Communic:1tion.s w1 th thia Hdqtrs. -will be m·)intnlnE!d by SCR 500 radio X

The patrol 1l·n<lor >;ill bo un officer X On their return of pot1•ol end

Loudor ,nnko rs;:>ort to this Hdqtrs )( Dog, Enoy; Fox, l•:pns, H&S cont­

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At 18¢8¢¢ send one squn.d, plus off1.cer, corpsm_.,n nnd intcrportQr over

putrol route #5 indicutcd on ottoohed map X HisAion of" pn.trol to

d:termine extend of enemy nativity, scorch out pntrol route and report

nny civilinn rwtivity in the o.ron X Communications l'ill be mointninod

by SCR 3¥f9't p~trol -will check in ~lith this Hdqt1·s every hour X Patrol

will dro>~ one assoul t ration t)or mCtn from aup1oly X Petrol 1cc.dor

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At lB¢9¢¢ send. -t"t'(' oquuds plus off"ic.er ,"Jnd ·col1 iJs:ur.~-n and 1ntorport[·!1

ofer pntro1 route ;13 intice<ted on nttuohod map X lHssion of pntrolo

to detor.nino extend of enemy >JOtivitY, report o~l civilian activities

and scorch out pntrol :route X 0onmuncot1on will be maintained by

SOH 3¢jll X Patrol will chock in with this HdQtrs every hour X Pectrcl

wiLL clro" one assault ration :frwm supply X Patrol louder report to

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• Sent : Runner 20 September 1951

At 21¢80¢ send two sr;uada ·,o1us officer and corpsman "nd. inter­preter over oatrol route #4 X Mission of patrol to sonrch out petrol route£: E:nd determine extent of enemy act.l vi ty and appre­

hend all ci v111ans in arve. X Commun1cetione officer will do all

necescary to m&intain constant communication with 'Jatrol X PD­

trol 1··111 check in every hour with this HQs X Patrol leader t·,111

dra"' one as~ual t ration 'OC:r man. from su:Jply X Patrol leader re­

port to CO 2/7 at 21¢745 X

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co 2/7-Time: 172¢ I

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At 22¢8¢¢ send· two squads with corpsman and ihterorctcr over

t>etrol route # 5 indicated on attached mc.p X Hie£ion of outrol

is to search out patrol route and report any ovidenop of onomy activity e.nd appr8hcnd_ EJll ci viliene in a:r•ea X Commun1out1ons

Officer 1<111 be reoponslblc for meintninlng con:n:unicl!!tions "'i th

pot!•ol at all times X Petrol will chock in vrith thin HQs every

hour- X Pc,trol l~ill dr~.\1' one aer:ualt rr.tion per man fron SUDDlY X Patrol loader ·report to CO 2/? £t t 22¢745 X ·- -

OP 221535 Time filed l ?55 l'ico Cc,n 2'1

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Sent:Runner Date 22Septonrbcr 1951

At 23}S6P¢ 8Vnd' th~o t>CiUc:;do ~1. th off leer, cor·ofirflft!"l E.nCl. interpreter

over route # 1 eho>m c;n ettachod rr.ap X 11).se1on of petrol to search

out pttrol route, dctormno extent of enemy activity end cr:mrehcnd

all ci vilinns in area X Communicotions O!flc<~r Fill be rcs;,nndblo

for mnintf:inlng cor:~mu,;icat1ona with pntrol at Etll times X Patrol

leader vill drav' O'le assuD.lt ration per mt,n froD sue>oly X Putrol

leader report to CO 2/7 at 23¢Q45 X

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i Ji ,\rills is my frng order 2317¢¢ X Easy at 213¢7¢¢ send one sque.d size

ij_J patrol on route # 2 X At 2408¢¢ vend a sc,uad size ;>t,trol on route

, # 6 X Both patrols melntaln communications with thio EQs by SCR 3¢¢ X Pod tion reports of progres~ ~1111 be given to this EQs once

i P~~;oi0r~a~e;a~~0;o~~!d#r~ ~ ~:u~i~~-f~f N~~~~~Grf~rn;8-~~ ~;~~~ 1~ t'ihen patrol reaches top of pass at DT 342229 patrol loader Hill notify 3/7 HQs by 300 radio at such timo 3/7 can com:nencc firing X

•· Patrol lcodors report to sac tent at 24¢645 for instructions X !- Dog, Fox, Sasy, Kpns, continuo traini~g cccording to Batto.lion ~- training order # 12-51 X

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At 25¢8¢¢ patrol route # 1 and 5 witt one squad e&ch X Staff NCO nnd corpsmc_n r.:1d intcroroter to c. oompcmy patrol X At 25¢8 3¢ send tNo r.quade, H.oilOl'ized, ovc;r= p&troll route # ? X Officer Corpsr.L:'1n and lntcr·orctc:r to a CG mpnny po.trol X l'Uccion of patrol search out pr.trol routco, a:o.arehend nll suspicious ci v111o.ns and a_otermlne ";,tent of cnemv activitv X Comnunicntions Officer Fill be responsible for neint~,lning communications ,,>J_ th ·oatrole at all times X PE>trol lerdcrs >1ill dra~r one assualt ration per :nan from sup--)ly X P0trol leadcra report to CO 2/7 ut ¢746 X

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At 26(17¢¢ oead one squad over patrol route # 4 r,nd one squad over oatl'ol route # 5 X An Officer , interpreter and corpalll£ln ··111 ac­co:npany each natrol X l-ilosion of potrol to search out patrol routes, ruport c1ny evidence of enemy activity a'1d apprehend tll civilians in area X Patrol co:nmunLcations Officer "ill be r~ponstblc for main­tai:1in!J con;.Junlcations with patrols at .nll tinco X Pvtrol drnw one ossault rction ncr mccn from suDply X Patrol leaders report to SAC tent ¢645 x Pntrol leaders >-'111 n;akc wri tt~n rc:Jort u·oon r~ turr. X

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At 27¢73¢ send one squad ovor n& tro1 route # 5 and one squod

over "''tro1 route # 6X Oflfieor-, Corpsman Hn6. interpreter to ncconpnny patrols X l'iiaslon .of pr.trole to ocr,rch out patrol routes,

dctcrri'linc extent of cnc.ny CJ:Cti v~ ty and &,:Jprchcnd. a.ll ci vilic~ns

in area X Communications Officer will be rcrponelblc for main­taln:.ng co~"mnicntiono 1.-1. th ·oatrola at all times X Patrol ler,ders ioiill d.ro....,,r one ascnult ration Y)Ol' man frorr eu}Jnly X Pntrol leaders

report to CO 2j7 IJt ¢?15 X Patrol kBdors submit '·•.ri tten report

uuon rot4rn X

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Sent !Runnor Date 27 September

1~51

At 28¢63¢ send one squad over oc.trol route # 4, one sque.d over pa­

trol route # 6 and one squad over patrol route # 7 X Officer, corps­

mar. and interpreter to E•ccomoany cc,ch uetrol X Patrol over route

# 7 vrlll :Oe motorized X iHssion of e>atrols to search out nstrol routes and ap9rctcnd all civilians North of Horizontal Grid 15.5

and r<:.:port any t..vidcnce of enemy ncti vi ty X Cm.m1Unlcations officer

lrill t.)\.. r·esponeiblt; for mointnlning commu.'1icatic·ns 1-!1 th -pntrole vt nll tir.1ca X Patrol lcadcrr dra1..,. one v~sault ration ?Dr me_n from

Rupoly X Patrol leadel'S re:oort to SAC tent at 28¢615 X Patrol

leadore submit ''ri tten ro::oort unon return X

CP 28174@ I Time filoii ¢825 llo e. Con 86

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Date 28 Soptcmbor 1951

I.t 2914¢¢ r.end one squad over netrol route # 1 ,-,nd one ·sque.d over

pc:.tro~ route # 5 X Officer,; CQr'~emtm nnd intorpratf..:r to accompany

n8trclc ·x ~lission of' :;~Dtrols to oeorch out :patrol T'Outos, dctcrnine

extetct 'Jf enemy -t,ctlvity end, a"?Pl'c.hend all civiliano North of Hor­

i zcnta1 Grid lb. 5 X Comrf,unicatio~>B officer uill be reeponoi blc fer

:-.1o.lntnining comn:un.lc~'tic:rr, ~Ji th -~)atrols at all times X Putrcl

lenders ·f;ril:. draw one ar:so.ult ration per rnun from r.upply X Patrol leQ6.Cr~ r,nort to CO 2/7 at 291345 X Patrol lcadero >Fill oubmi t a

"''ritten :.•c•.wrt upon r.:::turn of Patrol X

co 2/7 Time: 174¢ I

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The ovcrl&ys compil,d during this peried arc iMludBd in tl-• .l.s upp~ndix ~s follows:

1 September lGbl <1: 2 Septerr.ber 1951 Nibht dt..fLnsl-..J positionS CJn Kansas Lint

3 s~ptembcr 1951 liit;ht defensive poai tions on H~ys Line

ll Septe~.b<-r Fox pl&toon posl tlor. blocking routes of approo.ch to 3rd Battt=Jllon ar·eEt Night dtfcnsive positions

12 S~ptemb,r 19bl hight defensive posltl.on ;~tacking posltlon ·

13 ~en+ "'mhL.,... 1 0"-1 "-'"'!-'"""'"'-'"'~ ........ ..., ....

:o~fcr.sivc posltlon of Dog and Easy 1<hen :.;:€lief lias affocted by 2/1 Fox position when relieved by 2/1

14 september 1951 En trucking poir. t for trancportation to rcoorvc area, RooJrvo aoocmbly area.

20 September 1951 Dofonao poDi ~t:;ion of D1 vinton :11cnnna1cnnr"J.co with at t~whcd · I!MG p1a to on from 2d Blj. ttalion.

15 scptombcr 1951 •· 30 September 1951 patrol routon covered by 2d 0atts1ion while in ro carve area,

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, ' -1. ICPORT ON US£; OF H:LICOP~ZRS

Headquarters 2d ilattalion, 7th l<arinos

let !>Iarine iJivision, (Rcinf) FHF c/o Fleet Poet Office

San Francisco, California,

24 Sept.eJ:~be:r l951

From: Con:manding Officar To: Commandlng Offic.Br, ?th ll.arines

Subj: Helico•>tere ( HRS-1) 1 experience >•1 th

1~ On 1:; So~otcmi:ler 1951 1 Ln aocor-de.noe t-·i th Regimental 11 Pragn

order numbeP 191"\510l the Heavy Mrohine Gun Pletoon of \'enpcns

Comp&ny >•as attached to tl:c i)lvieion Reconnaisoanoe Company for

O?eration&l Control.

2. On 20 Scptemb~r 1951, at aoproxiamatcly 1030, the nl'atoon

b<>&rded helicontcra (HRB-1 1 s) 'nd >rae flo>m to Hill 884 at

DT 362502 to sU.-o-oort the occuTJa.t1on and dnfcnsc of that ter­

rain by the Jivl.sion Rcconnaissancv Company.

3. The foll01.··ing ifl' a :re'!>ort of h01·1· ~he rniBsion 1•rc:s a.ccom9-

lishcd in tho (HRS-l 1 s):

a. r·horo 1-•ere 47 men in the olatoon e.nd it took a total

of 11 R..;licootc:i.~s to translJort them. Then: l··~rc 4 men,

combat loedc<l., (squad leader, gunne1•, esoietant gunner,

and ,_,nmunition car:-icr) in oach helicopter that carr1od

a h,;avy m.s:c.hin.) gun (com-.)lctc ~1ith bater can). The ammu­

n1 tion carrier had. t»o boxes of sm:nuni tion. In the hel-

1coptors vi thout th:J guns ti::oro >·ere 5 man combat equipped.

h total of 42 coms of &mnuni tion >·as carried by thQ pla­

toon.

b. ':·he helicopters lt.nd"d in onc of tHo clcaN<l areas in

c. saddle on the ridge runn:tng south from Hill 884 about

200 ynds from the summit. Since the holicoqtors "ctually

lando:'· on the ground bocaus6 ti1C area h8.d been pNvicusly

cleared, it 1••as not !lleccasary for the pb to on to usc e.

ro~~JC lvddor. :Jccaus0 of this, it took orlly ~n ~sti:nc:tcd

35 seconds for <•EtCh g;roup to disembark.

c. L.ac~i. sEction was &ttac.h'"d. to a 1}letoon and despite

the f&ct thet tho men landed in small grou-or, no diffi­

cul~J.r ,.rfwtroovcr "ras pnoountcred in rC;forminr the: ee:c.tions.

d. On 23 Soptcnnb£.or 1951, tr..~hen the Division H.t;icon.rw.iE:EJc.nou

Co;ffi)vny r-•as relieved by clements of the 1st l1Arince on Hill

884, the Hcnvy l-!E•chine Gun Pls.toon reverted to pcrcnt con­

trol. It ,..as flo-,,m bo.ck to tl1C bivous.c nr.saj !~rr.iving by

1500, in '(HRS-l'e),

E-ubj: Helicopters (HRB-1), ,experience ,,,1 th

Three g:une. and thrao men ,,,ere in each of t1fJO hel1covtcrs,

,,•hilc: four men l·•ere in eaoh of the other nine holico-,tcrr.

Gnly four men, inr:tcad of five, returned in theao craft

becnur.c of the pres0nce of an additional ple.ne crc>r Ifri>mbcr,

Tho 0:1ly chango in the original load H!f the 42 cans of

arnmuni t1on; it t~ra£l; left on station on Hill 884.

5, ><11 members of the Heavy ilachinc Gun Platoon >'ore ox­

tromoly enthusiastic over the use of the (HR5-1 1 s) • L. C. GHIFF!N

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2. Pc.trol :reports rccci vJJU from subordine.te units were tr.ans­mitted by radio voice during the period 1 September 1951 to 30 September 1951.

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Photos of terrain, C.P. 's, Objectives, Bivouacs and En:;_my ins tallationa:

1, No "?:'1otoa '··rcro BUD'Jl1ed the ~e.ttal1on during this oer1od,

2. ~here is no photog~anhic equipment available within thia Command.

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