april 1952 - Korean War Project Records

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1ST MARINE DIVISION - COMMAND DIARY - STATION LIST - APRIL 1952
Korean War
Korean War Project Record: USMC-1206
CD: 15
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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FIRST ENDORSEMENT on CG lstMarDiv (Reinf) ltr eer 0071252 of
2? Jun 1952
From: Command.1ng General, Fleet Marine F'orce, Pacific
To: Commandant of the Marine Corps
Subj: Command Diary for April 1952
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2. This endorsement 1s downgraded to unclassified upon
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Security Information
From: Commanding General
To: Commandant of the Marine Corps
Via: Commanding General, Fleet Marine Foroe, PacUio
SUbJ: Command J)iary for April 1952
Ref: (ba) Part E, Ohapter ll (change 4), MOM· .
( ) FMFPac Gen 0 21 (Rev) ot ll Maroh 1952
Enolt (1) lst Marine Division Command Di~Y for April 1952
( 2) let Marine Division station ~18t tor April 1952
1. Enclosures (l) and (2) are to~arde4.
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OOM\ MAND.DIARY. FO. R APRIL l.9 52
Maps: . (1) KOREA, J,.: 60,000 AMS L75l, $Mete 6427 I and II;
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The OCF remllined well d!apo-s~fd.n1.thdi~ forwal'd positions, '
well dUg-in Wit~ constantly 1mprd ijd 1~enohes extend1ng 1n depth
in a series of secondary det'~rilia; lt'1ea. '!'heir artill~ry wa.a em
ployed in depth• Anti tank di toh~~ and m1netlelde wet-e placed on
roads and main avenues .of approa.·o·l].· 1nto hie poe1 tiona, His eeour1 ty
was well mainta,.ned and an inteh,\Ve effort vas mQ.de to deny 1n
tormation. His eounterreoonnaistanoe -e.or.~en was pushed f'ar forward
and reaotod immediately to friendly activ~tf.
· Dur·1ng, the month the. enEIIJlY oon<.'luo$~11 .~eVt'ral company e,nd. battal- '
ion-sized attaol!:a, ~be attaok~ wore Wttl t11!1(c1,. ooord1n.atoc1, and
controlled, Eaoh attaok was oonauoteO, j.n oon~unot1on w1 th a similar
I attack or strong probp elee\ffl.er$ along !tho front,· ·In one at~aok
tb.e enemy employoo, a. frontal e.$B8.1lU ·to+.lowed ~)" a cloubl~ 'JlVelop
ment, of wh!oh c1ne envelopment pen.(ttre.tod deop~y an OPLR position
before being ejected. The aotions were preceded by heavy prepal'a-
tory artillery and mortar fires •.
During the hours of darkness, the en~i spor~dioally probad
the PPLR. ThE~se probes were usually well ooor4.t.nated with ad~a.. ..
cent. screening or f~ints e.s well 1ft.& oover by· ~tUlery and mortar
fire, The probing groups usually vtt.bdrew upon oe.~ns taken under
tire. · ··
aio
Enemy artillery and mortars were aot1volt persistently
employed. In add1"t1on to the fire placed on P9EI1tlons along the
OPLR and MLR an<i the. heayy coi)9entrat1on ·in support of l1m1 te(l.
attacks t the ene111Y ~rected hi's art1ll,or~ on ~~.sets well 1n reo.r
of the l'Ol"Ward ~>OS11i1ons, 'l'bj.s 18··SU'bjtMt1ated byl U,St·COrpEI
di epatoh 14053.57. Which 1 e quote~d in pArt t ~ 11.,.. tn~ enOl}ly -:b~f ~Qen
register~ng h1s artillery. on roads, ~ven.\\es of .appro.aph1 a~sft;bly
fh:a~rn:::~ndlr !U'Ullery posi t1q.l:hl and· b1vouaos · w~~~ A.n~()e,r rit
During the J)er1od, ~1007 rou.nds of al't,l.l~p,f Cfr~ apd ~,786
rounds of mort.fl%' fir~ t~J.l 1n tl':le d_1 v1~~9rt ,eot;or~' •:t.n ~var~ge do.y 1 s
• incoming vol~~ was 1617 arUllery_· and 12~ anpr~~ r9JJDds, 'QJ).i ~ ·
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April the largest volume of f1re r_.o. r:"P.ny'<~n$ 4.~'. t~_·.l. l1n. t.li.'e ~;~eotdr)
approximately 3,000 rounds of arUliL"'J.tY .-~nd lt~ *'l>Y:l}a.e of' l!lQrt~
ware reoei ved. ·· · · · · ·
'!'he taot1oal air observ.~r~w ti' ~oe1v·ec1 1noreas·qll M f'1r.e from
enemy rear areas, as o.p!Jiparea th,:tnP.t. :~n tbe p~eVi.o!A~.lY ooo\.U)1ed
sector on the enst. .. cent,rDJ.: trg{l~, _ "The !'$f'eatest aot~v.t.ty poted
was the continuc>us s1ght:1ng ,of .,~~Y ~1gg1ng--tn •.. A emall nwnber
ot aot1ve artJ,llery p1eoes i9.Pd m.oi'tars·were spot~ed. Qo()(l.Sional
lnr.ge troop f()rtnation~ andmovem~nts, inoluding whet}l&d venioles,
were sighted. There ware n\,\nierou" truol$. e1ght1ngs an~." ·oooas1onal
sighting a of enE,my. . ta·n·k· .. an. d. eelf""pro.pell._ ed gun. S; 1'hUSt the enemy Ia
1noreased activity numerou,s 'prob!'ls, l~;ted ~ttaok$, f?punter~
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) reconnaiesanoe number of' v~hiclef employed, .~n4 volume of sUpJ;>ort.-
1ng fires dsmo1n atrated his 1ntentlons ~C) aot1ve1t ~orend nte pfte ..
se.nt positions.
During Apr11~ intell~genQe .eet1ma.t.~.•-C?t ~~he tillep\Yt~:t (\tt1tuae
pointed toward a: poJ&ible: 6th Phae.a · Of:fet:\"t($.~~· · ::iriQQner ot' war ·
interrogation~ Etnd other 1ntell1genoe so,Jlrou,. h a.oo\\nterreoon
naissanoe and oounteres:pionage soreen~.08.'h:~~--111f \nor~l\:Se~: roar
Bl'ea activity, ·ind1oate4 that pr~pare.~loftl! m~glj.t~~cu."nderW$Y to· .
mount suoh an oftens1yt. On _the night ot 15. .. 1~ api'~l.f, strong J):robee
and a battalion. . •ei zed attaok were laupohed; this M~~V~ 1iY WEl.S l'ollow. .
ed by a tour-day lull, This was similar to the _p~ttet'l\ ·e ste.blUhed
prior to last fE•ar • s spring oft'ens1ve. Regar-41ed ~t 1nd1-oatione •
th.e of:t:.en_sive. dtd··-no.t.. t.~ .P.lli2.!• ~
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The 1st Marine D1v1s1on was unlier the operational oontroi oi'
the 1 u. e. Corp a to wh1ch it hM. become attached on 25 Maroh. ~he
lst Commonwealth D1V1s1on ooololpifi!l! ~he seotor to the 1"1ght~ .
. ,1 Corps 1 u, s. 'Ar., m. y ts,6t~c~ .." n"t..·. ~ .··· '4~pp.orting ;,~he ·Division. w.~Nn
.Toe 999th FA ..B .atta+..·. ~. on .(16f{D;>b9W.1. te~r.s} Whio.~. w~~ .relieve~ y tl'le.
109th FA Bat~~i()!) U.9.ecm\ be>Wl.~IPis):,P.n,).9 Ap.r:U.;-11lt.tt~ry 1 of . ,
l(~sethe FA.pAp Benat0. 1t~~... ·. ivor:}t.t; J:o,~rn d T!&B.e;..$.· ~ ·:~.~~·'. rl~.~·.n'.~i"~..J.a . ·~·· ~(9~:~d·t..·..), m· 8\:A :·P ·,J:f:) :i' ~,.· ~~, ~·.· ,··.·, F;A B~.. t.. ¥~Uon.
.. ·. ~ 'l'he let tne:'D~'V~.f.~O. n o... · qYt~~:n~ed:·~9.. ·.pf···· a.·\ ~.. .t .· cone. truot ~ and
'·. .r~edgj1ums~t ntpso,s ~tleM~.t·o·.,f.nr .l·.(G M Oal,o .n ·g. ;.~.. t.~ ,e n~Q~fa; or. .of."· ';..U ·. \:.. ~.r a.no. ,r·ffj ooL~onuep..i ~d 'n!,:uro"eme
.11:1 ~left to right th~t '. c ·. Q .• · . 1V~t.!P ':Hilt north. of tho ·+MY!N
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: Th~t aree;'bounded:Jtn t}lQ ~f· ,wo~t· ·and south' by the I)(JIN1
, the HAN, ·ana the KON~NV.~~tiHON Ml;(·i'j~peO,t1vely1 WM o,oo®1~o.
by the aeoom1~sanoe ·O'olllp$\lf ·\ll'l; l.l.~.~t!n,·. ~t \ohl~oh ·ttme :the
;Let Anlph1b1 t.rra.oto.l' a'vt~1op ;..,. s.GI.Ill~A w~s~:ns1b1l1 tr for the
areq. wi'tn the ReoonnaisJ,4oq~. Oom~ J\t ..a tt.t.one t-:.'1he l,et'~~.{weat)
(lank of the. ,Pi vision, ·tne. ~IMPO,-. e~U.n!*~~a~ ..· a~'.'8e.Q~red PY the
K1mpo Provisional Regiment .~1oh W.aJJ :ot~ga.o1t'Qd··.s.n H~oh. (See
aleo Operation overle.YS ~pendix 'VII:hl · · . · ·
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· · Each. of ·tn~ front 11n·<·~.g1ment~ .. r~~u'~~~ ~na batt~t1on 1n
reserve,· One ~.. eg. 1rrt~nt.t· .. th.. ~. .~ ·.t:h M,.,r.1·nes.' less o.. M be.t.t~1on whioh
wae attached to the KPHt t .lt$-s .l'\6ld 1n 41Vls1orLl"OIOrv:e 1n ;tn.t
v1o1n1ty ot 0¢ 1095. ~tis''tth~ ii!1881.on'-Df 'th$'·,4~V1EI10i\ ,:io.~,eerVe
arengyi mpoenrtt ioton ~oef pthreep ~l>et.vdt ~t1oorn :dz. eotn'ee. nos1ny oo rodroe r9,t 'afnean et1o~e oooonmmd~u·.ott% lal~ AIt> ·r oS ..n..
gr~ of· tx-ain1ng and :rehabilitation•. · . . . ·. ·
· Following the wt;thdra\f~ :·Of ~he OPLR 1n tbe l~t KMO l\egtrnenta.l
seo1ior that :RegimGnt ·d1$pt.tohed · per1o~1o t~nk~1n. t,antry patr.ole
forw(U'CI1. of 1tlfU.ne to prevent;th~ $.t)&mY trom:otl0ss1ng the SACHON
River .. and ooov.pyS.ng -~be .we a pre'\fJ,o*•ly ·held and oontro;l.1ed ·:by the
OPLR. ,, . . :.'.· . ·. ···' ·
Throughout the mg,nth ·~·. l}& .~t'V'J.·ai~n .emphas1.zoa. preparation '
against a pose·~ble · ettemy · 1f'~~n. •.·"~'-• .· .'ftP. to.r. e . ·.p···r .respo~.s.1l;lpi·t· y
on secondary lines, t<ANS4 / .W~~.Uth '.~~ ··Wl()MlNG FOR~Jt,RD, .were
as.signed .. and the oonstr~ohon :in~···.l. w pr.oy~~n.t .'.o.. t e.x.iet1ng. Q.ef~n ...
a1ve pos1 t1ons on thctse .lines oonmuu'l6ed,· ~ Relhf ,and.. deploym,ent of
'battalions we:re oonduot,ed by tru()kEa' an~· be11-GOp~ers on short notice
1'or the purpose of training in r~p1d mov.-~nt taot1oal expedie.noy,
t>\le to the d1st~J:\O$ ~nvolvea :in l?l>~~i'ola tl:'o·~l> movement$.1nt'o
b.looking or oountert..tt.ao.. k po.eJ.tl,o~si· .~ne truok. ~Qmpa.ny w.a·, $, b.tv.ouaok
.ed in the vioin.1ty 'Of O!;l 067~74 ~~pi' ng 'the hoU1'8 of'· daJ>kness.
E1 ther ·the 6th or let :Marines· ot:>,IAd QAJ.l. \.\pon 1t to prov~de add1t1on-
al transportation ·:1n ~ :emergenoy; ·· · ·
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'rhe Division Reserve; .the 7~h M~~n~a, .move.d to oooupy l1ne
WYOMlNG FOR~ARD on 23 Ap:r;-1l. 1'h1.·· Wfi.S ~ '~ebetU'sal}.ur1ng Whioh
the reserve l'eg~mental llea~qu~rtex-.cJ. Ai'ld .. '9nt ·b~'t;tallon were lifted
by l:leltoopter aor-ose th.~ IMJIN River. · ·
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.' l. 'he >-·p• at. t~'e rnt of' operations w1th1n the· -d' iViSion inolude.d.t Paily
reoonna1asanoe and oombat patrols from .MUt un~~s· syetemQ.tic:l ~m-.
ployment o1' ava.Uable de stru.ot1ve .weapons ( al'tUlery and ·tanka• and
1\ a1r aa av.e.ila'bla) ; sniping from th~\MLR employing the Ml. sn1per
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were· oondu.ot~d. H~a.ssing an 1nt~t"cU.o.t1on .f~r,e were ~xeo-qt.~.d, ·. ·
• . Tn..e. •, D v1a11• c!. r•t ',! ~ ' · t•. t' e'', d.' i .','· / :a • l.. ,. ; ,, : ,·-·." '·:.. ·. ' -'-:l . ~' : >\ ·:_ ·,, -for: : .o• 1. · ; •··' •
:Gupport .d .
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l).j,f!eion .wnioh
for pilot
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were used ·by
April. . Of. th
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oroat'-t. 'I'h~ avo:z~,w;r:,.,.,
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Class I supplies for th~, Divis~~ .w!trf3 r~ceived 'by rail. at
the division railhead. f~9mHSP. ~6~~. WiN& bl11"i.ng the month, the.
Division supported. an ave~ ~ .Ut' i{ 6110 32,43.0 in Class I~ \
Class II:): supplies were ~e6 ~~l:ill t'om SP 10 at YONGDONG-PO and. .
were drawn 'by the un1ts dirodtly ;ft()m ·ra.1lt'oad,·oara at the. div1a~on
railhead.. A d~ of Class l ana .~t~·::~~·~ mai-ntained at ASCOM OI'rY
to support the K1mpo Provi t1on~l ;~~~~"~-~nt and /LSQOM CITY CommMd.
The main ciiass. II apd ~v· .~I.!IJ!p.H: t~~ tlll s.to9~ aoooul)ts were
ma.intained ~t;1A~COM CI'l'Y. ~~1.\0k~ · .t~fJ.,frqlll ~be l$t eer•ioe
~~~a~~~n~~ ASObM Ol'l'Y av~r·~e~~''·;!l~}~~\7.'rm:~ :~alf ~ours including
Class. v t~upply wa.. $ :~e-~£.t. ;1 v~4.. ·. ';.r. r.. P~.·.:i:~~->~-~. "·- ~. ._ -l<O...M o~_.o., N-NI_ Wi,ler. 4:'··~
a seven day stock l.~V~~ w~g ;n,l.N.,if~~lP~~t~ .. \'fit: l)~V,1!3iQJl main~.~ined ·'
a Class V supply poin~ ·nor1J)\:,~f.'~J:JJ · mnthB.lV~r~~ '.·'l'ij~ l!lel(tQt~on of
this supply point lPQS.U()~ .nor~p .:Q1 tl)~.~~~'tctr WM~ 1ntluenoe~J~Y.
the po esi b1l1 ty of .br1diea b•oom~ng \lRSQ~vJ.pe~ble •t ~hi~ B\lPPlY
point was mtt.inta1ne~ at: (l :).eve:). of. ~WQ. .. l.'i.dl> ~o~~f.J. ()t arU.l.lerY
ammunition and on_e·: basio l.o'a.d bt .tl1f:a.~try''8rnliiUhit!or.H · · · ·
diptr1bUt1o~ wae~ ~~re:q1i. ",;~q~ ~~n·t· an~. E.~.···. -r~,gi.mel\tS
Unit p\lt. ·1..0 for
AN'b.
~~~=~e~tte:II·, V~ eUpplY_'p<>J~t.di~tribut,t~r\~9~~1nued for- all
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anoeoaer,s ss61r_igensa l.o1. t aon~rd mnaenQcioea,J . e~$1,u'psptle1~o .. t· ~~. ~t.x~oeop tm.~·n1t1lil(!,. m'9a +(o)ts·esdp. ara pro:-lis and
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Evapu~t1on·. of pat. i.e. nta was d1.reot ·.·to. . the u.es. 00. N$0LA~lON .. (AT~·l5)
at INCHON via army ambulance trai~.~ Bnjbulanoe t'al.:l~:bus J · -~d .. h9l1"·
acno{pl tUeSrNs . pat'r1h$eJ .•l.. l.t. Qs t 1'S~0h11o1 rde$ p~aart.'1~;.. - y·1 ..i ~1pjp.n-t .p(4¢11Q.·1,·\n.~. ·'·~.~. .·. ·~ .. t ~..\. ) o.sepd.". " _~Qt.aXla OS\AhP!_.EVt ~nm.n c.. 3o, ff ,l;t'.o'Sm.. ~ o.
hospital ship:·J;o air_ti'e,l4 f6il9yaoua,t~~m ':. o V.~W YOKOS~, Ja.p~.
The xao lKorean serv1~~· Oo!t'p~) OQX}~t:o~e4. ·t~ pro.v1t\Q l.Qgisno ... ·
support to t}:l:e D1v1 s.1on. K~ .P.Or).9rtM~~)i'f:t'~ .(l.va),;la~le tC? s.ll .lln1t s.
The main effort of the.se J,~~Qr~rl." was 1\U,:t,"~O;to~;tow~d 'the ma1.n- .
tenanoe oi' roM I,- a~~ ·.~O,.t"·r·." ... -~.l\S rlJ. ···:·~.up····. P~l.·f.l.l!i t-o.:: the .. MU.\. r.eg.~.:m . en. t.s... ·
During the montn ~-l}·u· ~~~r~~. ~~~-.~;tS~h 9f ~.bf.J' i.03r~~ KSO Reg1me~t
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Is \.U\p. pao. rtC1nogrp ta·h. ...· "t' oD.r... ~ v.4...- ~1·\. ··:. ~n.. i ·nJ···Pl.·r·i.···f .:. r·,w~..,•e• ...: ~J~P.n·p '\V .. .... . J~·'.1. . m:~. uat.. ~ .A.• , b·iQ~.)··;.''~. _0.a...} 1 ·' O..Q~..'. Q ti1P : ·J >1\Oelq'uA~so;ntn.:e.e.l ··.t'toi.9' ... 1.0 _". ...
6,000 had norl)e!'fl:l r~~v~a §~ ·~~· P'r~9~ Ol,os$a,·. '' .-1.3-~-
Marine ~-.·.····ualt~·.'.~.· i·'·i~r... ~);l$.·p,.r1.9d·.·\'l•"'.·.. r $ 2,9 .. ·.~.. JA., .. 152 WI~, ·95 wtf/.
(not' evaoua~} , an4~'·'~~ MIA.··· ··l<M. Q oa. $q. al:t.·1·:e"r•. ;~Or~ llsted a:s l.4: ·
KIA nnd 64 WIA.~ (sea Appendiat IV($.).), ~:·2r{; . . _z.,_··~.,.
!·. . '' loeeu ~e~~· r~;rt~d a:;fdtw:1 ·~~iiflti~·ated) .KIA/''t/
. Enemy
l,'i'05 (est1mat~d) WJ;~, and lQ PQW_.~~:t·~fP~~~1x IV(b~.) . ~q
.n.£.
~oat· ~ J.oo~tea' 0~
The D1 vision Ootiimand . heA '$..t 7iONOJ'l-Rt,
103896, throughout the period._ · ·· . . . . ·· · . . . . ·· 't ¥5" _
O.n the ooeas1on of. the Kore~(tMar1Pe Oor-ps tl;.,.rd annivers~
16 Aprn·~ General SELDEN flew to''IQHttUtAE, ·\(ore a to extend h1S:I>~'fY
sonal congratUlations tO' tbe KMO Qoinme.ndant. . ·
Notable v1sitora. to. the D1V1.a1on· du.r~ng th~ mo.ntb were, Mmir~l
RADFORD, USN; General H. M,. f!.iiT.K, U$-40 (Ret) l and Lt. General HART,
UeMO, the Com111and!n,g General. Fl-W Paoifio.
Admiral RADFORD, and Ge.neral SMI'l'H arrived at the D1vis1on OP
on 22 ~pr1l and departed on 23 and 26 April respectively.
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General HAR~ arrived on 27 April and departed on the 30th after
an inspeot1on tour of division installations.
II ORRONOLOGICAI .. NA.l\M'l;;t:VE
Note: (~} Attent~ol} 1.1 inv~.tod to AppenC.1X VII.a:. si't~~tio,n Over-
. · lays., ·;t:Q.J.r' .:i'eterenoe to pertinan~ unit ~Qatl-ons, 'bound-
art:&$ ,.., s eto · · · ·';;
. . . ~ I • ,, . ·~ .
For
{e) oompleh ana· ae.tt)lJ4 .~oopunt ot subor~:).nate unit
aot1onB an~ :'~."~J.v1tt.e~, .:ft.t~q.nt1on .1e d1reot~.a to r~gi~
mantall ~at1;~1-<m, and .J~pat;-~t. e and attaohe~ unit ·
oommana. d1~Wles, and a~.~f 1ij\1t ~:repC?,f'ts. ...
3,
C i~( af~!~~n~~(b)~eualtYJ?Mp1l,f~()ne, oe~ Appandioe(4.
( 4) In vuw ot the ~\Xt,i~e natur" t ?:Per.e.~Jpn~ d~:t~ th~
·J·
· mo. nt~! .. s.~'.·.n.·1·f·t .oat:lt ·.ev.$nts.. a!'.~.·.··.· .~v. tt.P b... ,o..~.. olo§~'Q.. !\~l.y
and ·1t~e ,..oUon of. 4 4P.. til h p.. . ~ qen~tb~r .l o de t~~:&t ·. ~s
being '"'pt'&aent ati va '-ol' the p•l"1~di ·· ·· , · ·
• '•·i ~ ' ' I ~. ,. ;
l April.
A mod1t1oaticm or ille Task orst.11~~.at1on o.t 9p~rs.t~<>-n Or4gr 12. .. 62
d.ele~ed th,e Reoonnaisae:.h oe',CJo.ropM.y. th~.ret'l'om and.;'·~~.r:.' .<)4.3~\~.A~· th'~~.·" tho
oo~pany relieve, elementfl of the :~nd Battal!.on., l:s~):JMC l\.~i\U&nt Q.r!
assume. the batt.al.ion IIJ EJ~.;r.ee. ntng·.·m1. ~.~. 8 1·' .9~' · ·¢'he OQ.IIi;t)~ 'e '~.~.!>.. to. r o·;'
responsi'Q1l1 ty was that ~ee. east .~nll~UfQUth ;of Ii{.:r:t:N. l\,j ver. l).t'1d
bound~~ on the left by th" KONGNt1N04'0HON st2•el;lm.• Tn~ 'tel1o.J' WQ.s
etteoted .at 02081.01 April,. · · · ·' ·" .., . ·· ·
From 012200 1;o ae0200 Ap:rU, ·~~ ~st1mated two ep~Jily bf).tta11opa
e.ttao]\ed tho OPLR an~ MU\ poe1 tione 1n the KMO seoto.~., Tlv~ ottttok
was preoed~d b.Y: ~tq.l~ry f'iro and euppo:rted ·~y mor't~ f'-t;'e ~J}.d
automotio weapon~t from tl:le high. ground ~n. the v&.oinity •. Wne RtC 'a
engaged the. ene!Dy w~t. :n..·! sma..~l arms,· a.ijtotnf:\~1o 'f8~ona1 ·.~. ··n.. ~()$~ a.nd
tinally, 1n ha.n~-·to""h~Pd oombati. At 2330, .the .Kli!O pos~tif>.o ~e,~~ the
MLR were penetrated, ·l\t 'Which time their :l;'eaerve battal10fl moV.~A. to
block3.ng posi t1Qnlil i:ro.·teo..t. ing the Fraedo.m Bl'idge. By 0120, .th~
enemy was repulsed ha':the lines roetored, 'rhe KMO.•e $.uftere,d two
KtA an4 ten WIA, ( ee Appendix VI ( {\) t'-or' det~ltl of. aotion. 1n l$t
KMP .R~g1ment sector. . ) '
2 April,
The Commanding General assigned oonstruot1on and ma1ntenanpe of
the division f'OM. net top pr.1or1ty 1n eng1nee:r1ng effort, While
~he road net 1n the d!visi9n area was adequate, the roads were.1n
poor oondi tion, .narrow, and reQUil"ed· itnpf'ovement •.
4 April.
(The operational aot1vit1es for this date are representative of
the pel."iod.)
During 'the 2•~hour period, le combat outpoete, ten tire teem
to squad. .. e1 zed patt"ol s and two ambusondee were d1 epaton~d.· ..t 'orwp.rd
of t~,e· MLR with the ·to1low1ng results: (l) At 0555IJ a 6th M~lnee.
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