1ST MARINE DIVISION - SAR - ANNEX J EMBARKATION ...slnts was assigne-d tn 2d Enginocr Spocial l3rigado. lst Sh-lro Pnrty Batte.linn W~"~Uld nporatc tho rcr.Jaining LST slnts, lle..val

1ST MARINE DIVISION - SPECIAL ACTION REPORT - ANNEX J EMBARKATION OFFICER - OCTOBER 1950 - DECEMBER 1950

Korean War

Korean War Project Record: USMC-13

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United States Marine Corps History Division

Quantico, Virginia

Records: United States Marine Corps

Unit Name: 1st Marine Division

Depository: National Archives and Records Administration

Location: College Park, Maryland

Editor: Hal Barker

Korean War Project

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Dallas, TX 75218-0190

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To: Coml.:la.nding Gonoral 1 1st Marino Divieilln

SW,bj~ G_pocie.l .II.C~iop :!ZOport fQr period 8.Votobor t.tJ 15 Do comber 195q,

Ref; (a) Div Noun No~ 24S...50 (b) Div ('..enaral vrdur Ho. l6

Tl"lis ropnrt. BllWLlAT!:oos tho 1st Y.arino Dh•ici~n (P..ein!eracd) c.mbarka.tinn t}:lrnugh tm port of l:NCfiJli, tho ~baz:l-:atinn at WVll&w.'"it oparatirln~ in the W

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slnts was assigne-d tn 2d Enginocr Spocial l3rigado. lst Sh-lro Pnrty Batte.linn W~"~Uld nporatc tho rcr.Jaining LST slnts, lle..val ]oach Grnup 1 w,-.uld- cnntrnl tro beaching and re;tra.cting of LSTs, 3d Lngiatiea1 ·Qnur.\a:ld ..,,uld~ establish tulopir'lno cnuuunicatinn bctwoon onbar!tatinn inste.llatif'lll.S within tho oobe.rkatinn area; :prnvida I.l"t"r tra.nsp,.,rt s.uppnrt in ordor tn t:ako d:lviBlnn truclto

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· l.~t ~.1rpoe9il. at lt:tw ti~\o; ~hv.!-"u LU"u eovon (7) slnto wh.oro LS'rs f'lr landing craft cr.n boa.cl1 dur1n:g .1JCX1·-.c~s ,-,f high ti&.o n:n e..r.::; day· tl--,2':":-ughr~ut t-he yoa.;r. _~h:o o~ tY: ' bogins at tho wntot' G odgo leaving nn 'nOa.rby· npcn areas fnr · vohido utv-bint;. !thoro Wt>.EJ nno au&ll p1r..:.r which c·-··!.lJ..d, bo ~!lao;! t.• lnad vohiclca intn nno LCJ!! at a tiuo


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waa the tidal be-sin itself', All a:ve.il~ble :landing ora.t't and bargos ~mter~d t!J..e t!W.l basin at h!gh tide a!'l..d the gatee we!'e. loc!ced,. The boats were loaded and then had to wait on fi\ll average of throe {1) l~urs ~~til thoy c~uld lcnvo tho basin and omutY boat& ontor. The Ar'Jcy'1 s _policy of searching each outgoing stev'ed.Ore; and the -

!!;:n~;::t~~ ~:o v(·~·r~!hf~!n~;:~i';/~~""iw~;~(~) 9;;;;ts~t~~ ir..g these periods ~utlr:a.d.!ng: \res at .a &t.ec.rui;;till,. Contrnl nt landing craft in tho tidal b.?. sin }'ISS ponr and Muaod delq~ This waii ospo.c1a.lly apparent dur-ing tl-.111 night :whor, .lna••Iain~ ~1ats &ntered thfJ basin at high tide. The boat c:rewt~- would ende t~ qontrnl. oft1cer, tie ~ in a dark Cr')rner of the "ttaaint and gn to ,lnup~ It wnS -noo.ossary fl"'r d.ivj,sill"n .tn- ~o~,.an·lfCCI·tm l'. cnns-'¥'.nt .eearch :fnr such crews~

The lack of npen arOe.a noe.r tho watert't;nnt made it neoosElory t.~ stat:e sr::o vehicles in t-he streets_.. .. Yohicle;; ·were 'nT.tornrnnfod. ~n gro~ areas and then novcd tn oi ~hQr. ~toe~ Str!'lot staging- aroas qf _ din.•ctly tn 15r!:l= :I.H.vi~d···n Jilantl~d ' . .r· Y.!!t3·;'-LsTe · !;ii1 y tn ~hut:tle VOhiel~e trnm t.ho ~~c.oh tn_ ~h_i¥s in·~~· :t~e~~ ~~ ~~- l~p~~ t~~ tt.ds ahuttli?, npo~t1r~n wnu.J.O. t:c cnmpletea. trJ, .t.t:.c .. t1m.J t.":l.c LS'l'~ .n~ t;.; be cruubat loaded ana- eal.lod, as it was ~oc~Se:uy ;th:lt thDY.' depart 24 hiu..i'u ahead nf th.;; t.r-anspnrta. ·

It ~as n.•t. ·wltll tho fc.:rdod t!le USS MT 14CKim.tY,

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lf'IM ,.,P..,.inrl 17-~~ lll'!tnbrll" 'loJA.A 'Rnont lVIi'llnil1.ne lnet-~tical d&t& nn th;--e~;;~ti~n-p~;e, -~h~- ;ectj,nn ~.;.;- cnmPile_d shippi'ng d."l-ta .tn ::1.otcroinc .tJ:::u c,.:;::fn.L"'.t r:f c,..,nmero_!al. s:h!.ppillg ·t:r..e.t ~\"'>'Uld be required tn lift tho lst i!arine llivisinn (Rcinfnrced), Chlu'e.otor-i:rtlc~ per:'l;Phlcte f'rq• t~ C--2 tyl-• .:;; l-41 ;wu;;.'G ;pr-;:;pe:r~d e.nd taw-plato vehielo 1nads wore le.id "ut t,., c'l.otc.roi.oe the UUiJbor nf vohiclas this · t:,."_PC nf: G.lltp ·C"'u.lt'. Cf'.rry-,

23 Vci.nbe&; An e.tivi~tc.nt er.it.s.fkiiti~·n n!f1-cor w·c:1t c;;.I:."'1;rC e.t W'ONSAll anc1 established. lieJs,..,n with tho X Onrpa !l're.ne:>nrtntl!"n (Jfficor~ Ho nbtP.inotL 1n:fnrur.t1nn r.n thG avt>


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----------------------------------24 uatobor: ·An ..... i..t·ant embarlta:t1on officer and ono:.enlist~d. wont ashore at WCJBSAI.ft Jnined the d1Yia10n ad.iah.ce partr-1-' and ·i roconnoiterejl. rail .lines . ~fl. tho WVliSo11 ar9&, ·

25 Qt>taJ>,r:. 'l'ha. as6i'~taht e.mbiU-Jt!,.tipzt'af'tioor with the .dl.vio1on advance party made t&nt&tiw plans far· fllii···~e.i'f aowment of one •i ·. infant,.,. oottalinn wl.th nocouaey ,alqjpl1eu' t'o' XXJJO, · · · . . ' ~- . .

r . , , . •·.-, ; . - . 2o Oo.toba:: l~~ ;S~re ,Par~t Battal;i&n and::.tst Engineoz · ·

BattaEon 'bor :"'J;>d tirpe,e •.f .whiol.es on. bo..ra:. .

29 ~;C:~ber~ .,:oommonoed p~ns ttir t-ho mowmont of tho 7th .. Marines from.li'\!:N"SBJI .~ lf.dlii!'QNG via rail·~ bgin ;ll ~ctober. . . . ' . . .

30 t;ctobero Oommenood loading fl.at cars w1 th heavy equipment to acco"Paay tl» '7th Marinea to !lilill!Ul!G.

3l. ~ctcbor: ·· Tlla train oareying the 7th liarinos dopo.rted at 0845. Commenced plallllln& for the movemllnt o:f"tho 5th Marinas north vin rail on tho following aohod.uJ.o; ·

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1 November; l'et Battalion• 5th Un.rinoa from Ytl!fGHIJN(t

2 .11ovombor: )rd :S"'ttalion, 5th Id. , The mnvomont nf tho let Me.r1nos frnm ~G\'t.r.Jl JV?rt!:l _i~c.a eohotlulod anU cnnr.plc.toll.: · !rho parsnnnol·mnvement -of tl¥:1 reg1Dont wna complotod. piecomoit.l r-vor e. o;tx Jq potind by· r1d.1Df, inf~try trnrtps n.n tho tr-ps rof cars n~ tho aupply- trains~.. Such;.mo~sliroa Woro (LUO tn a tompnrary X OnrpS rogulatinn l".Uri%1&" · thi.s -p~t:'~nU( prnhi b1 tint; uso nf rnil enrs fnr porsnrutol-nnl1'• ~he pnrt n"t·HUNJ.:i.r..M 'WnB npvnod. tn shipping nn 15 l~()vombcr, · (Jn 18 N'nve.mbo;r .p~dor .l'c.sk Fnroo 90 made avnilablo throo ( 3) LSTa fnr tho eliuttling of. oqutpcont

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