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1ST MARINE DIVISION - SPECIAL ACTION REPORT - ANNEX TT 1ST AMTRAC BN - OCTOBER 1950 - DECEMBER 1950

Korean War

Korean War Project Record: USMC-46

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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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ion·. .I:inmaa.lt:licly upOn·· rcceipu~ 01 _(o,ru .. a· order, .rcore.!=lentrtlves from this brt'trl·ibn corltt cted· 1st MnY.i~~e r~d -7th Mrrlnes· ~9_·get -!"i.Ctvrnce:: ·informntion 1"\TI 't.hP 1:r-nt:,,...f", lllfln r-nn lrrnrli.m .. ~ ·n;r~'Y'f'm-. rrh11-'t Wfl~

·;~c~i;ed--~~-iQ- o~t-~be-~-;nd.·i:\iPPii:~r-~P~!Pt-~- thi~-- bn ttnl-ion com-iJlctcd itG oPc:rD.ti.Orl-\~..d~dtii-d.J plnnc for lond\ng of iNT 1 s on LsTi s, whidfi-~'g~ti{.'bt:"Se~ on -pJ.,cn. for ]_;--nfl,na. 1-Tr·n.:rl'vt;T' t."t,lH nrf"1iminr.ci'V 'nlr.r:min.:!. WI'S somc-~h~~t-~~~fu;i~g · ~ in~~-.the· ;.ctUr·_i- -LST .. nurnbOrS· ·werE> not f!Vrilrble immcdirtcly.. !!'herefor:oe-;'the inf! ntry 1'eg1ments des1gnr. ted. them in two d-f;f'fe,rent ·fr sh1ons. On() reglmen:t i.\Sed. ltnding term numb~rs, 'the c'ther us~d., l'lrb1 trc.rily e..-:.lee-ted. nu!)l.her.e:.. · Xhe t•c.tunl LS'r number· vn:s to be eubstitu.ted _l,~l'te:c· ..• :c .. ·In. the_-1-r-' ,plc.nnlng this <•P;Je<red auite ·simple, .but .fP:t' tbi~ ·brt_trl1.;m; >where. it w.s nociessf"'l"Y to· uSE:_ bot·h:·._i).~m.~~:~p.ti~----;).lA·i~f·tprs on the scme lcndin~::r nlEn-;·. -it -beoflmi:l----eomewhlit-·-eonfusinS!: · "" there were severd''tnatc,noee ,;:r··ilul'i~.¢r-1iion .of the numPT>1r>.r•1 1nr'i1m,T.hr>A. Tn r;rltHf.-1.nli: ·tn·,f:h~'A .IH'f1'1tn.l1tv. ~~~-i~!~~try:-~;;;:e;;~i:Op, -;; t --t~~-;ii~s-moment; 8\-,it~hed· . LS'J.' nu:r.ber.o. r- nd. 'on:c- bt. ttel'ic:n.- r.e-v.e:r.e·ect·,_t:he 1n:!t:ntr:'r comp£.nies on the left .;i>,nd :i-l;g!),t; :'t.o:P the nsanul t. lr nd-1nil' w.ithr..:,ut jJ1f'nr>m·1·n~ thb-.·l;:;.t-~.::...'il'dhihiriri Trrotor Brtt .... c.iion; the :s:.nt.O.rk.~:Cl::;n o!r1.oe>i•.oi'~·th$1r pc.rent regiment.. 'For-tuno .. tely · lhe lSt1-~nri'r.•~:·<e:Bn .. : i-~atiOt.'d the Ul:~fe.rEinoe in orders .:1nd lt.',:: •. <;_ !tbla- tO _~ht n·ge the lofl.ding pl.fino _t·or bolih .~S~'' a 1n t1me.~ ·-Thia ac.-,'hc· t::cttc.lion _ ex-chc:hged LST 1 s between two em·bo.rkr.t1on ter.ms r·t the· tlme. or J:or:d_lng to pt•event :one- coillpnny · fr(.m riding o. J£:puneae LST on two opr~rt::tiotJ-s .-, These dlffJ.cul ties were' sunnounte<l, t,nd [;11 vess e1·a wer,e.· pj>operly 1onded in -t i'me fpr · ,de.pc> r~tv·re _r~~:?·~~,--~~:~:~:l~~~~::,_. .. ·:i·:;. ~~.: ·_;·~

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nmphibio~~ ;~s~~1;;:··.-Thf'1:~iaT:;L;:~iH~g""n{.~;uit··~i;n;nta ;-;t tw,:., r-e.-;in-.entb- nn· twC-·-id:tole•rnt ·.'b-o-t•-·.chc;:;:, ·d.iocr..rr~!ng troops 'C. short. diatnnoe inivnd, rind p;nooeading .to -LVT D ssemP:l_y nre.P.e. _Ber ch'es we)•,e Y!:ll.r::•w f'nd · El\le·~ ";;!1 th Able Compony 1ntrot _on l::elJ,ow .Be~.~n;.~~:L1.e· C~J?P';'':Y. 1ntr ct o.n Bl u~ het en; cpd ~f'.lt.e;_r;.u,c:r~P._f'~"lY_ --:;? p$· C.l:VlCe~ between them; Since tne pro_poo~il{lr.nding·be<oh Wile n re.ther ~wide sflndy bePOh1 £pme 'e·p.eo_+,f\'l .plmm1ng W~iS neoessf'_ry, mninly in control .of''LVTYa· c :ftexo rcC~ohing the beLch~ Due -co t~e bi:ttr).iO:n __ -b.e.iP~ bn.e f~ll onmpnny nnder.o.trf!na-th it .wrR necessr:rv_ to snr.erd -one comprny over .two RCT beuihee. This unduly complier-ted the . :r<- dio corrunun!C!'t-~.ons net, To bverc-bine this~ ~..n el"borrte r .. a.lo communlovt1cna·net wne estnbUalled; the dctPilo ~f ~-:hich mf.Y be noted !n the con!htin!crt!cne cppend1x [·<t<echel! he ret·•. ·

o. ;..dc~unte photos, mrps ond 1ntell1gonoe were supl-Jlied in __ su:f:fic!,ent time 'L? br_~~:t t;·l·l l:r.r-nd~ 6H "'!'":' plc.n.

d. ]'llnn1ng for the final ()perr tipn~ of· tl!~ period wr.e not comple~~t end ~wr-e_ e:k.-presscid.:';ru::_1n.ly_. lnve:rbt 1 ins truot1ono recc1ved ,,nd issued. Intell1ge-. n'ce COI';Sistcd Of I\ reconru..i'S!<nce Of :D.ll __ pQa·al1Jle bet-.:.. ches wh1Ch· m1ght be usod in, the e.vrcu~tlcn of· the Hung~ nttm per1met fir,

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to the l·Bth Jn:fr.titl'~ en the right flt•nk Olld 3 LVT' s rnd 4 LVT (.il.,; i IS- L.o· (,he ?_t;h lnfnrt.ry· on th!::! l_o:ft; on D-~ dry,. r...,f\te ·oo.·t~t<.1-. n·J.gh·~ befol'E: ·n:-prY 1 _ ·th~ _b~~tflllon w:-·.s 1pr_o:rmari P_? ':t.hi~ o_rptirln -J.f r:·,sD-.Le· or hlG orders from C. •r. F, SO .-z "G·')- een~.l WI· LVT _, s to Pink Bef_; ch (7th rnf_ttqtry: Zprie of .P~:;tlon) .9tci __ ·_D-Dcy. J.JJJ.I;i.

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no pnrticull. r comrriund-1 d.ift~lcu-l·c i~a. ·w~;;re ar;~ou.ntered in the br,ttulion.. · · · · '•

·b. however-: o.ue to. -the Y.ridely di'cipe·rsed LBT be~-:ohee r nd tidl-1 .. cond.l;tlons · 1n Inch~n -eoine 'di:fflcult·ie~ with -e~mmuriln1:·tjnn"' 't.rad ·Rtf',Yin~· r;'t' JNT's were enC0Unter~<L Those-were lt.rgeiy'remedled by supp~yins the bcttnl.ton Emb!!.rkr.tion O!fic~r ut Chv .. rl.!e

~;:-~t w;;~~~:~tA~~:;-e~ .~~"~;~1--~e~~e~-n~ri~e;~:-~~l~o~on- / comrn1 nd pps t ,. This. wr,y, , he caul d, co.ll · tor LVT 1 .s ass- -' igrled to :CH.~r'it~in -.L.ST-1 .~.- with_· only- ·2-o· m'j.nut~!3 !)ot'ioe as thl.s WI~ nll' the' v~·· H :t'ciok .to run LVT' 8 to ~or-d1n~.- s-1 ~e-_. ~ ,TlJl.-p.~gz:eD-p~~.---+:-e:+-1 ev.eo._·-.Lt~T · b·eoo_h congest.ion t1nd mode •tot' ·!)et.t'er unit c.ontrol Of LVT 1 s; .5•?/fl~} i.q~n~,.-o~. t!W :_~~4~,(~~A_~p·~~-~~·~·-.ir!·.>Li[~/_ ~- LHilbtl_g, t.tes~ f•Ult shit> oint> ,oo.n·•,benr~:1ned~·bv.· oonsiderin" .. thnt the be\ tc-ll ~n~~- 'a E VT .i. Q-·.·_-i~'iid::\i:lie~j,:e·d~. ~v ~h~ 01 &~ .wer:e_· :lOo.ded on 22 L:STI e. · · · - · - ~- - · · ·

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f! • .L'!!t' !JJOV!J!!!~!!t to the· Ohjeutive· f·!'Bt• w,:-s prolon15ed ·6.ue t~. t!'~ time rect<i~•d·. to ole cr .. the_

-~;~-~~-1~;~ t~~n~u~1 ~~a~h~n lf::e_\\~~~b~/L~-~~ t~o6~~~)-~~ the LST'r e .rnd the. lnck of ;1--nfor-mntion on tt,ct-~CE·.l

siturtion rshDre, including re~sons for who't· seemed to bo _endless circling py the ships ln the Tt.sk Gl:•oup •

. b. Upon· a~r,i:{al- irti·-~;~~~ ·· -Obj-~c~iVe- t~ren .the plltn for> lnndfng f'l_n(l the baF oh{:1B to b€1 used '\!le'f'e flno.ll_y -nnnnunoe-d.

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an nn-ci-oii!J'.DX since _·it· '\"itte not ·c.n cssfllil t operetlon t.·,nd t;be LVT.'-e- pr·oc"e6ded to be'voh in ·column, debs..rked tl".:)c_pa f. nd Lssernbled on the beo_ch forfurt~Jer ordel'G.

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._tr:l . ·~·::··'" . ·;·::~"~~~~·i;~~J{"'q;. ·.·.·.··•.··. LST 1 s e.r.chorad a ponsidcrat•l·Ei'''d!'a~·a'ric·a ·froin ·tho b~Hch, • howev~;r, :~11 LVT 1 s re~ched ehO_r.O'·W'-·thO.u-t--1.no1-dent. U)on l?.nding on the ~:e~ch llt. l'fdhr;r~rt, a:-b--i~·t_alion t.t_asemtllY arO!:I. Wf\S located which· h~d _~Je_en doe1r-n-?.tod ·. y

· r:n 'l.C1VP.nCEJ pa;rty in .tha vicinitY: ·or· ''TA.6:J3?-N, This ·ubs tt:c point to which -~l;t LV_T~~--i:·.<W~f-C,kto ·Dr0ce~Jd 11lm

ec11P.toly U)cn comulotiC'n Q.t}J.~:1r,:t~~;~;~iit~siOncJ nJ:>.rncly the tre.ns:,ort,tion of Inf•ntry'"llttl'.ts'ifrom •shiT to · :<'tccam1;ly · r.o.ro . .-.o .. · This '3-BSoln')ly ~rii'\· ·1n te:r ~row in to tho ··.~ttqlicn c"mp, end' remq1ned "·• such until this t':'.ttP.lion dc:1c..rtCcl tho Wons~.n -AreR. ·

On the cl ?.y df the l ~na1hg "'· t \i'ofi_s ~n -~:Ll tNT 1 s., cxcoryt tho so of H&S ,Gom''~ny· which. wore ToRMd. w1 th Orf";tniZ:;~.tiOnal pqllipm'eht, w0·ro .. "uead. -Qn' the_-·l.P.n"l.fl!f'

I. eeoh to e.sslet in a~va:r~l. W:~Y~ ,t;,~ jl.'?I1\I;~A~ '1f .rol1_l- · aindcr of ~seaul t .t.roope. ·onil;:y.p.h ..•. .1c,J.~,e,:,-y-:S ... '~.n .. o!i"{.·:!"c.,v.·:' f! coold not make ~ c1ry. r:;unp ~n.,t(l~:·.'•.~.:l,>!I);..~U,L·to .. ~ .. s~.nct · '"r e.': out 2~ y.ord_s.from. •the ii"'C~;v~"•":·,ey,<i.~e:i 'LV,T's. ":ere utilized to tr.•ns-.shb · troo'i.~. :;'t;.tOIII .. · .·.·~n~.; ... :o~t.s .. to the ·.: e "':Oil and to tow veh:16l·e·a fi-1o'&( '·_··-··:o!l·t'-8 'tlJ.i'O'ugh . w~. tor and soft s •:hd to tha ro•ds, · · ·

Wnen darkness :t;ellJ '6 LVT 1 e_ o~Ch.", :from A"·le, F9kor, '"".nd Ch"rlio oOID'JRnlae wbrc.l~ft on the oA.ch to contin1Je this Ftssist.~nc;;. TliB·r~·m.~i·ndar wt)rv ordered. to the --:.:··'.tt~'.liori ~seom~:.lY 9.rri~ ~nd to ryr._::')CJ.rO for un3.oadinP:· work th;; ·noxt ·day •.

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. ·Bot: 1nn~hg' 6p 060Q;M :·),~~JI'(e';, a~~~ cont-inuing until 'the ·'. tt.<irn09n.· o:t·.,.~.'.)!li.·X¥P ... ~:;,e.r;_,. .•. ~)lia .•. ):atts.lion :lllrcctly aeeistod sbor~ :;?,P::~'S.'<.1ll1,;tno movement

·./.of sup:olios <'.or-o as. ;the. ~-ee..cll,·.t·o: O,omJ;,f!.,t ~ervioe QroU!l dwn)s ,· This w.--:a don·c On_.an. ·e..r.9U:n4~-t;de-'~:l,.ook' ·:.;r.t"sie·, wi t11, Rllllna com)an1 os · shjlring· :t)w li9~lf.; . ·

. · : Gn (Chrrfle) unlaail~h'~!it:e,~i\$; $~9JJfl "Arty and EnfindPs . oun t amRli s~n<i. '·)1'~tlL~1om( .'~i'd~ 'l¢1ch . LCV?' c were tied, :Jn tha ·pi:~r't1;li:S,~~;Jfwoi'plrioed " or!:-',ne. TNT 1 s :would -l~Rpk U!): ·t.O: th6""-:r_'pb'~- .. ot: 1 the_ -~ier,

/ ~e. lo.qd,;d·, E:tnd U)On roca,ivinf, a ·ru;t:t .. lo!id,, of~an RS

much -:.s e1P.ht toms, would·,JroCoed _to Cop1~·q1; Servico Grou:) dum~)S P.nd there wer_a unloAded with br~nee.

Initi 'llY '·• m~ny c.s 120 1,\"r'' a WON ~t work F-:tt qnc til:fio, >ut this w~,_s fo.und· t_o_·~·-u mo~o _LVTrs th9n

·tho c<.1r.e:o haridlinp: taciliti.os .could. utll1ze. It fin::~-lly sD ttlod dO\.-n tO ·contl.nous _u~o of ··72 LV~ 1 s_. Thcst:J

1 72 JXr 1 s ;roulc1 work for 24 hour it, ·thon dur1nt> ·the off 24. hours.J :.tll vohiclc_s wdr0 rual'od, 'lu~:-r1c~to'd qnd

. m r:dD ro~:dy for uae thtD · nvx_t rl.ttY •.. -., ;J\l"so b_rvWa were rested "nd norm-".1 cqrn·-J ·otJv;'l.tio"s·warO o~mducted ~.ls much ::ts )OssL.-lv·. ~ · ,. · '·

vn ( .:.::tkor) unlt?~adint"_~:...,O~c-~·~ :;rN:r··~-~>:-1S_s~ated . tho SL1or<0 T;:.rty in m1Jch the· -s,q_m.o _:m:~:mnor~:· -~·.,_.rt. on A.

j sm~,tllor sc':.lc einoc en thia }.'tl!'tch -_o}?J..y·-:I~SJJ. 1 B !fOre unlo?,dod. . · ·. · .. . · ·.- .-·

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tl.<iye, :~n 6s'til!l'ltec'l tot•:l e m.oyed tn: LV~ 1 e 'f"rorn l:e.'J.oh ~.~t.o, :10 ;206 _tons· WE:lre tl"'9.n"-"""'·' •· This 1.~roo,ks a_~Wn- f.urthvr

Corr.;,any o ov''"';d e.cet to, c10iitch 1 . . up 'and do·•n tho .. lino fo:r. d,J.rsot. • ~nd·. , qnd hacl a f'irint- ·concontr.~tl_Op- 'fbr .t-ho P-.ro ... ,s; 7133-U,:· 7l~3~C, .7033-T, 713',1~~, •.nd .. 7033 , . · ::>uring hours of d:-.rkt.e~a~ .th1s-_11no. ~P.s·-sul)_:Jlomantcd ~--•y on~·-Corppany ot this oqtte.~ion .,,.1th 12 LYT's. Tho'lNT'e WON insert•d into :='ck:er Com:,,eny, .let' Armored Am•,hi''"" 1e.n ~attolion Hne · e.nd ·the :;>OnsonniJl·.maimed machine eun positions; Companies to oupploment this line . were cho.nged doily eo; that· · · roo~i ved a· s[larO. in '.~?.tt,._l1 · ·'

of ol ;~:i'ri:~'t~ this ;>Os.i

·:·;nttaliOn this WP.Y 1 tho att.o.cnecl to, 1st· Thorcfore

1 ··one "pla. I'l~- to on rc·m-"'.inod·: 1 15 NoYoml:er 1950' _

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. -i-· :. . : ·. --. .. . . . . -l . ' This battRlion "~ directod c:y. Jivision Order .#21-50 fur:ni,ahed.' .. tr.;ln· ~uqjd~ .on all le.t Herine .Jl v1·sion sup 1ly . trl':·.ins·- -rurinlnf~ 1..-,p twc_on \Vpn:s 'th, · and Eunenem, The first. tr>'~il1 vu•c.rd .. we.a .sup, 'liod >y -~ble SompH_ny,,. Ftncl was, .ma~lq., ._UP.-. o.f-~ ·pnQ .. of-tic. o-r ~nd ·30 )U.9)l~ An .o.JCorago _ct. one, tl'e1n t-u"1l'4,. per ·Jiny ·"'''"-sup· •H.'~d from 5 Novoml:er t.o J, 7. N'ovom1:ar .,inl'lUeivo;. with uP to e1x (6) eu~rds ':oJ.r:e;,.out at one tiina,. ~n apHe or tho t:t:a1na .milking; .thJs 1\i),.h'q)!:r:. tr·J;;' >Jurinp- a"rkrlo•lll'·;' t1·~1r; ·e~nrUB wPre w.1 thi:;mtJ..t:no.·:i~Cl,_o_np oxcel)t·,·on. _o.~<a.v-, eml,or. ••hen n trRin tUill'_de!l,·;'. y._:e.··,_,c)lo,rlio:.Q.;m;:> we. a P.m· ... ushod r.t .2200 J:ri Kownn, Tho )irl•.in· wns >y e.n eE:tim-;-_tot;l 200 to Boo enemy eq11b~pocl with sm!"!.ll m"me, Autorp.~tic 'WOR}lons, . f~nd hAnd. f·:rofi,\d{) F.!. Th·O p-unrd W"'s 1r1ven from the trEin : y eu')Drlor t'ct·Co ·. ut the trf'.irt w:·s !"t::Col"crod next dny. ~cccults. ~!' th'e. P.ction, ono· ~fficar, eix men And Qno Kor~~n IntDrpretor · 1\:j.ll.:;l, oirrllt ncn wou.r..clcC.. En-bmy Cflsueltiea, unkr.cvm.

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6 Hc)V~-~~;-.;~, _ ~ f':, f?U"''.rc1cc1 ~:-y nn A1·l.o Com--).'"tny·p.+FJ. oon, : y· r·~.iJ. ro~·,d. officinlG ~YG .Ycnthung~-- .. At -U(t;uu, __ ·t !'lev.,.. om~·or tho tr1..in W"S ~-~ttf'.okcd '..:y.1:,bnemy.· -Itosulte, 4 cn<Jrr.y kil:,l.cd, no o::,_su~tlt;tcs suf,for-ed ~~-y tr"".l~ ,;-uP..rd! At ~f.l5, t;;hC tr"\1n "~'~'"'.-e au>j~c.t€d to lOnfl" !''\nl!'? mRch-1no f'".ln ?.,nd · Brti<-lll .<1.rros fir." ;-.,·;r;i'r_e -_W:!".~ · ~eti.u•nac1 ::y tr ... ir, f''J.~rd. At 1015, unGmY ;~.ilthctr:,~.w-. ~- ThrC<) mornl'ors of tr~·.in fU.~rd werv wOundoq_·:-~:·:··~n~}ny··q_C~~.d .... nd woundaL, ;.mknown. At 1709-. ·the ·train dDDRr'ted Yonr,.hunu fC~r \L;·ns·-·.n. Tw:: mileS- .:.vuth cf ·J::.onfrhun_f., tho." Onr·ino -~.nc~ fi vo o ~:re 1-JO'.: d..;.;r·P.iltJd .y t:l _Bpl1 t _ r-.~111. (·no killotl_ "".nd :Court~~n ln,jur·Ela..·

. -Except for' tho ·two: .1n·stt1rieo.e_. desc;ri,··: __ ~d._ai(QVe 1

tr:--:in .;.·u~.rd mi ..-.t. t.-.n ... -- w.--,,..-, unP."Iifln tfu1' •. Hb·...roi.-~r:

&s cc prcc,<:U ti~n ,;e;:tne·t- ia•~,~-~F~9.-{:9Ji~~i- _a.~-~,i-ona: _:, ~--~_e-~_-. . i:u:in~~ · ._ n 3 !~ uVerri'::o·r:-r_:. 's-:1:.1 <·.t_r:"l:iT-~~--;~:~~ ,' :\h~1: ·~ ~-n ;.d.~~.Y~lght .. ·f'.nd- the tr c. in' eufL:r-~l: ·:was:,: .i:~?rfir: .. ¢'6~ ;'t_c;_--po ' . .m_tl_l:l~·- .. ·- _. <

· Thr:: ut'h.~.u t .tho .·;·at_i-::d :-:fr;~~- -,£.-_·-ri6v6~i;·~-~-- to 23 l':evcm,. dt-·; the l- P. t 'tFtli :n- O(ndugt-bd ".::n-;f.'.niz-fl._ti.(::ri ··1 n:l1ritonrmco c.:r. Vtlh1oles !".s Wel'l .. Rs·-.. ,1nd1viclurtl tr!~inlnr:. Ind.lvlclu.<>.l tri.t_:tnin·w ccn·!3let·Ott :ir.f\in1y __ r.:.t w .. ~-rk. i. .. dt}, -wPlc'nr'hp·'·nt.h 1Ylrl1v1c1\\.-.1 ~mc-ll--~-i>Fl-w"'~n:t'VrJ(L· Durln1~

thi~ · ~~;;ri~C1~ ;_.- ~~Ic -LilT.- t~~irii"h;!?:rbf.·:-_~·y;~Cxi~~:-~oly ·-j_oo rc:Jlc:ccm~ntg -:.-,·Pea instituted.· }-.-·corn~;leto inventory of cqui~)rr.cnt ~..,P,S held. In ~c·oora.Ai:LCC with· ::llVision I11(,rf>Ol'--::F1<JEt, 2-J_(,-f,o·" E<. cl.:'\1.-l;:r irn3-.:_)tfcit-ion of ·\)tFslinnol -6_nd wo ~;;cine 'v~s hold. .-.

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north to Hunf"'n-m, ,qrc~. -E'otli L$''B .. '".nd -LST. 1e WOl!.Q us c~l f"or th~ .....-,, t.cr movcmcn t. 0tJ. 2G, 1"-~ovcm"i: or, six officJrs ":nd 105 unlistod ::-.rid .(1 .LVT I a-· from Ch~<.rli'e 8orr.)'::--:ny; v;ort; lo.<:r.ded "t~ ·oStrd L:J+.i. #22_1 in \;'ons~:.n. h~r-::or

'r-:JiG. LS·:D contir.uod shuttl-inf" 1:-ot\'Toon ~~ons:·'.-'HJJ r!.nd Hunr:n2n: untiJ .-~lJ _ l:A.tt."'}lon'·r.,vT I"·A_ Wfjr.if litte_d;

. making four trii)s in. ·::-.11. ~-;ur1ng ther- s[l~'t_t1111-g o:t' ·t:·hr- T,;:~:J. 'hn 1y;f'nj>-rr,.<-~t:inl"1 ~~ t:n--1t.J:~·li:TA'·1YI 1Vtm,;,l-'n •NI'lA

;~;;oi~~d ~y thi~-~:.:~rt-I11.~~·. y:·Aii~_th~J~:;.~a--_kh_f:Wl1·, --~-;.a tllr,t na zonn na tht:: Ls:;... r~tur:ne_d.' .1,t·-:-wF:ta :·t·c .· 1 :-.~ ·-lon::led i~~~.~~-~ •1tc1~. __ ~l;~B ~ ·_ia_~~-: .o_t-}'rif:9~~-_f~.\~~r:.,'~~o-~-~.~~:~:~::T,~P~~ _ urmuvJ Es~·-~ y ~:on1 '_..l.S+on ,_:J.n ·'"-'P-'0': r.:i·.~-Y-~~-e.J!;li'·.!~~ ... ~·_:\1.!:~/!.-r:'~-!.':-~ >:;_~

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{1) ~D-14 and H29c Detail

. ilr9il ~rf~ya{ or hrs,t ell'lllente 9f this ba~talion ,at H)l!fl':lji'ln:1 th,e. pattalio,n was- d:irec_ted by Division Ol'ep.litj.orr. Order #24'-~0, ~o su01pl:l' personnel

· :ror tw.o trana;:>9rtri~~PP ;..ri1ta. . ... · ·. .

. (a) :r~ ~~ep~~·e apprl/~!ll"tei~ ?O TD-14 traotora .· and Athey_· trli~ __ l~_ rs:_ e.t .tw_ o 11o1n._t•. _aJ.o_ tlf'< _1oth ·Oor~s MSR, One half of ~fiJ!!lt~!i··J>s• 1<lor>te4 r>t Oh1n)l)lng'-n1, he r81n,-.. :

ainder a~ ~o~<l"'t;!f.:·;J,.,,(•j> .·;· <·' . ·.· . . . ... r . (b) ~o p~ili'•,£e: aJlp'i'.q~ime,t,eiy 10 M29c weasels.

to be located a~ JtilgB,l:'u.,.r_1 an(l pp.ere,tq to westward ... towArd Yudam~nl./ • Iloth groupe were to be on a stand-by · basis ancl., to f!O:i~~q·operation.ollly 1f.norma1 supply •>

voh1cloe raged :a.uil · to road; abndi t1o,ns. . ..

Ther.ofore (,,; 30 Nove~~er; Charlie O.ompany befan training :oel'oonnel· in the o•?eration and maintenance of TD-i4 tl!'RO.tor'a anCt Athey tr.aUers •. Train-ing wne neoeaes:ruy br·1~r· as the ,oonimitment cl.nte was 2 December •. ~raoto>Cs ·were not readilY B.Va1lable an<'! qualified TlJ.,H.·operl;\tore· e6arce, At _this time the battaJ.io'n commnh'd i1bot was located B.t. 6937-N and camp · ·;,

... preparations were inade"for unite or bath11on who were ewoute t<i llunt::nam, . As soon .ae .. l'laker Company ·.,t·

·arrived, it_ boe;an 'tia1n;1ng on M21l·c·,weasels.ancl. maile· "•!: prepara't;1one fol': :lil\I(~E~RX~~~l)t ~Q ft\\S!Iru-,.ri, , How- .;":!,;!' . :~;,~bl~~~ . t~ e.\+~'l!~;;~.~-~~~1~ .. ~~9·~~?h~t :1~~0,. nev~~ >~1~~

- -· ·. -- .. :--- ~ , ... · .. ~- _:_, :-~:::!:~:::.:~u;~~-;~~~f~--~:·_~-(·:-:.:·:·_~-:,·~~,~~-~-~ _-J:~:-~·:'-/'~- _;-:;:··;}:~.:: . · · ~;-~:::~, On 2 Peooml:i~l'i\J:IlPO/' :t'()\U' otr1cerrancl. :;s en-'},¥~'

listed_ men from Ohat>lijl. Qonjp>~n1-Wl-tl). ;n -TD-);4 tractor.~)\,•,'i' anc1 trailers dcp~l'teil: ·frQm :Pil't;taU.on area, for Chinhun~t,~ Due to the d1stanoo inY9lv~d, ~6 miles; and speed of ,) :'" TD-14 1·a, _the trip waa·in.!'-~~-).n two at~p;ea •. ·The group ·,_, stayed overnight. at let 'r!iln)t•Jlattalion near Oro-r1 and :. p·roceecl.ed ·to Ch1rihui\g..,n1 next·· <'\ay1 arrivinf' at e,p:1rox- :.,. iml'ltely l430F 1. December, 1950, . . . · · . •·

Immod1at.cly upon arrivRl at ,Oh1nhur.g-n1, Charll.~ Com·.>any set U!O o!J,Jj)p P.nd security lines. 1'1th Charlie . Oom:nmy, let Battl'llion; .lot ·Marines. From 6 December to 11 December, -Charlie Com ... any ,o'oncl.ucted maintenance on TD-14 1 a which ,lis~ cl.itft.oUl t dUe to tho severe cold• When not oaoup1.ecl. w~·tlf.necess.ar.y 'mai!)terwno,e. work, · · and dur1nr· hour,s'o;f,tl!!.,rkqo'sa, :thli.· cOJipapy m_finnocl. e uri ty peel. t'ions> alonec .with .·tjlo infantry,.;. : : .. , ,

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· At QSoo, on 11 ~~oembel>, Com~oe.ny cl.Qparted' Chinhullf;-n1 fot: loaded w1th oil ancl._ ammunition. The Qonvoy reco:Lv<>~ some sniper fire from hills but re~e1ved no 61'leualt

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wa.&Jtt tm . . . . On 12 December, the oj,l 'El:ri.d · .ffinm·Un.i t1on was

unloaded at lOth Corps ·supply dumps and detail p!'occodccl. to bnttallon.aroo?c arriving nt.053o.· Ae;a1n duo to enemy activity, the mission :ror which this detail we.s orpanizod was nev~r oar~1e~ out.

(2) \larking partJ.es,, .. '}~.;J?.':WP 0_. · · ,. ,._,, '>IFj~~.(·~., .,,, ·

Durinp: the p~~llt~l1tAA~~'tl~er to ll December the 1:\attalion was ·i'e.ClUestod by C.ombat Service Group to provl.de working ;:>arti~s t_9' Yon--po airfield; The working pm:'ties consisted of -GO men •nd one officer, They a9e1sted.-theA1r Delivery Platoon o:r QombRt Servj.oe Groo~:1 ·--~t{ loR~i~g land l,mlaRding airplanes and workQd :fat' 24 ho.ur~. fro.m 2000 to 2000 every other day, ··· · · . ~~ ..

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on 7 December; bat.hl}o;,.,_~ae .informed verbally that it was to «oinstruot t~nt. O!'Jll;is,:fqr the Infantry r_eglrnents return:t._ng tr_o_m -HS.f!aru~r.1. ,Etrea..; A reconna1s'sance was mRde ElnP. cam::_1 si·t_ee ·were._S~leot-ed by G-3 ra'Jresenta.t:l.ves· to oorroei?'Orid· with zones ot: action ass110ned the r-egiment's ill :x Corps dot'onae · plnn. ·Able 'Com;> any .was orqer,ed ·to construe t. a orun!) for 5th Marinas at· TA 'leos-::4.-, .• Baker ·'Oom'o~n;r was ordered .to const.ruct a camp.for the 7th Marines Rt TA 7.506. _B!tker Oomy;ny, lot ArmdJ\nii>l)Bn reinforced with the LVT platoon pf ~&S. Com· any and one nlatoon Oh.arlie Com any· w.~s ordered to· ooi)st,uot ,!)._camp 'i'or let Marines at TA: qq73'"'~• · ·

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by organ-ic t6;~n1~~;:~;;;~:;~:no~¥~'d~~~~~ D1 vision Motor ,_., .. ,~-.. nearly identical ;;~~~;,,,d~ ·nui)!QI~ ... /•bf' faeil1 tie a were o·

lil'len th~·'i.nt,.ntry uriits ·arrived ail' o.run'?s had a::>~'roximntely ~oo .tents '~rect~d/ witJ:l: stoves O;!er~tin'g, and· 5 _g~,11:on~ o( :ws~:~;-: .. :i,tf eP.?~:~-:t.ent. Galleys .were in _op-eration flnd.· ready etc_ feed ~ hot me~l as soon r:ae .troop·a ar::r'iy~~.-- ·--M~ss_ g?.!1~ ·.1,n limit· .. ad quantiti~s ae availe.ble wae .,,rovided for tho so troo:oa. who had none, !n addJ.tion troo·.>a who oonst-· rue ted cam1ls. provided their ·own security while work-1he; on c!l.llli>s end .rrovided ·aacuri·ty. ·ror .the· first night to _tho Regiments who we:r:>c itt ·oam:; ··a_6 thF.tt ·men could

·have some much needed; undisturbed re~t, . ' _. '- . - ' ' ·.·

At 10001 on, 13 Deoe;iJb~t' ·::.~~6Q; #>C ptfioers and 175 enlisted men and'.X4'!;:11'l!ia'"Oharl,l.e'Oom;>any em.,barked and aai:).ed ·aboard Iian ''#;1;7./{f;l.r:\~'th~z:-~I?Y beg.~n. th1a. battalion 1 s evacuation from H\in'l;hAm ''a're!l,,_· '

By 2100, 13. Dec~mba~ "~J,1,'c";f~'\J~~!;f~g1 , two ~>lat- · oone or llr~ker Oom,Jany. and .!!;l,l;:q_f:.?.~$.;9-l'l!l?~:nl .and 91 LVTI-s ware ·ato'ard sh;:t1: ·-a.IJ'!:·T:9~o.u~_~;~,~?,;~·.~a~~ni: Kq_refl.

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. · , The rtist of tho 1latt,ri~~q:!;''\i<lnoi~t1ng or Able Cotn;,any_, two )1<\toons Rnc1 Com~any. He•dqtlarters 'Jf 2aker O<Jrn:__oany 1 and 3a.ker Cqm--}t:.~.ny 1 lat ArmAm~_:bBn, the !le.ttalion Co:ome.nder, Exeou ti ve Otf1oe<' al'\d Communications Offict;;lr remR.1ned in bhttali.Jn ··are~ at ·Hun~m\m,

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From 10 'to i? ,DeC$mo'i·r·; url"ite ·.o.f bnttHlion remt..ining nt ttungnllh ~O!J.oentro.:t.ed on _ge:Jiting. all LVf£·1 s :tn bes.t p~1_s.Bibl0 ope:t·r~·~lunr~l· 'Qondi·t:ton. All v.·er•e throu12:h'l.:: s~r.Vlccd--; c(l:rti:f'ully .checked c.nd fuelod. S1m:;._ltt,_n;~oU.s1-Y _W;t th-'.:t'-heSe ·prc:Pri--r:·tion.e :p_y _LV-T prcws r:nt'l rr.vl ;,t·to,rw·n nP 'nl-!Y.A;rnr\A:l . nl.1 .nR \,lfll":C:: mr_de · for tho (,~;;c~~:;;;:~;;- ()j, the '~i-cj: in!~:niry Divhit<n, • USA from Hungnr·m.

• .. · .... . -·-,··, ·' On -,q r,~;~r~inb·~~:-~ .. .,\:ai'i'ii;nt;:; uf .. this br.ttnlion .

r.t l!ungncm ~~<riii>!{•;;xnii>'·cn•ir:;;,;,t;j~k~d- on i'$pl s •nn6h-in Eungn~·~ f..vrb.C:r, .. ~ _ ~:ci ~~i:Ci.!~_n .Gom'mt<;.t_!d. ?oSt, £:~.Orienta of Bcker ConiPi-nY)lpd· Ab:L.!t -Oor4pany ·qn:~ussc Colol'!i~~: Remr~inde.r ·of:. -r~*P · pqm:pr~ny r.nd Br ~er uomp~ny o:· UOtl Crttmnouni;;? -.-.~, ,,- :(::~.-"\ · ..... ';.. ,.:.· ·

Aboird .J~~;i~ ~ n~'d.2l•Decie.mcor, ~J), LVT po:rsnnne·i. l<aJ:.o .~~-f-]fe(i. i<no, :t~p.).lgi!J;y:.r~miliorio:ed · w, tlh thP. nr.~t J.VIJI. R We!' a -to·- -n1t-'v· ·irl' ·.the··-.cvr·ouet·ion f)! the-3rd 'rntrnt:ry Division"ir:..m Hungpmn. • Br•tt~ ..,, 1 ,-..~-"~ ,..,..m,.., ·l':l...,~,inm(.)l"'t: ·1.1r.'~ .,;·n1 l"''j..rtAA :,p~·'"'m 1T·,V.,I R .t:n , nP.-~;~~mu~J:~;;m~;:y~flZ-blll·~y9{~v~1~,-,:··: -· ··- -- - -

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frqm Bt.ker. Compnny; 'let hi'nidAmphSI\ NPP.rted to the . l_60h_ I-nf~.n~r-y tea, t.-~~_t;01~~)i: .. e~eiTi~.~-t_s- .. _QP ,this dnt?· BOth dot• n·s wex-s ::cssign:ed · mia~ioo rr:t: l~fot,1ng f\).lt ' nd . . ooverlng _e.vr .cur.-t~O~.- :~n_(-~-~.~~f_:l, :·q-~_r-~_n,e;·. P~i~:.ta_·_~ .. ...- ft.enl<t of Huncznum element ·of.· thi-a :.bn-\.:tf'.)'_lon :romc.ined f'.b0ar·d · LSD 1n ~·Hy.ng;ri~~:~ .l:Jl~_;-"h~~ •. ';)·;·.:::~ _1 .--.·-~-',:- ••• - .. ,.. • ·' • • _·,{'

. At' Q84o rl'\ e·4·p~'¢.~1riber,· 37 :LVT'~ rroQ, able i'ind Bc.ksr Com--ocni~a ·:-c%-n·cc:G·.:fed. I .frOm -'LSD1·n to- Pink bet•ch tO: C:llgment· 'r:.cvi?Iecil,h ·.the e.iipour.t1()it of 7th !nfl_.:ntt>.Y Regilt!cnt·/· .".!;~ir.-1~\g; :th'· .1-k~-~-ei .;phD._t(e, ~-~r. the eve cuE• tion. LVT(A) 5' ,s :Q:!' J3< kel'_ Ci:i'Jilj>iln.~; ).st Al;'mi<m)>hBn com .. --nenced _f'1r1,ng c.n1l,.:.qovorr:d.·.w_l.~n Q,rl/Wl.ng -Army unltS b) direct rnd indil!ect .. fJ;re;· • ·' ; •.. · ·

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At 14:lo.' ,,n:riv'i•s--Qnd LVT ·i.A},'~'o•8, hi'ving suooe_sS:.f"ullY ·coinpl'e~04 _JrJiS.et.·.ona· .naS_l:gii_(fd; 'X:c-~ffibt•rked r·bon:'d LSD'!!-; cxo_epti-;3,:t\!.T' a-'1·lo8t··,,:tn.·~:n_·.expl0s1f'ln ·· orcueed by premntu·rs .'doa.tfuctiop .ofr lr,~g.e r.mmunit1~n

. durno on ·Pinlt Beech: · Ifl·-.. 'fhi~ _-explofl!'on l. officer "me KIA- end 10 ·enl1ated. \ol:m:t:rom·t·he lstiiJilT:rtcBJ\. 1?00 T.im!_H ,'"l..-:;·,'1r,i.t·~,-'i Uumr.h;;in 'A.~'~f".- i:-rriV.ed i:t 1-IDsr;rt 1.300 25-Doc~,;,bor;-end-LVf•e ohd'peH8nnefor Hun!>l'ic·m el0mcnt di_s~n;'pr'~kcC.,.E t ·!1-'lSri.ri ... oit'··q~oo·~-_- 2S,:P:~q~.rifber~-

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. b, Only ? enemy w<iro ·.ltn~;iffl. ·to l'e kill eel but an adell ti~naJ. unknown numb or ~;:e·. believed .. to -.haye [loon killed cr wounc1ed; partioul.irlY in· ''tiM 'aO-t~o.n· at Yc.pr.:hung. Duripp: ·the ,-~eric;d o~r ._oliln ··oasualtioe wore G kHlecl i.n FICtion and 23 wounded in liOtion. Three (3) LVT 1e were lost in cperat1o_n~;

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previous s,,ecial A.cticn Report ar~· atil:i; '.h:el:d to ce e~und, · · ·. · ",>_:,_-<· ::~·-.::-.,:·.>.t::;:(··-- .. --- --. ·

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(1.) Infantr:r. ~-~$; ;1'\g~~l,l.}!ll.a.<le:.;L.a~.t m,t.rute chan~os in thqir. plans ,f.or .. land1ng.,)<.ithout ·informin~ the tr'ilctov battaXicin:-· ·',They. 'mu'st''irealizii tha.t .

. ·such ;1ract1ce oculd ,r.esult '1'11 ·,ev1lous OOl!fUs1on in the ~hip-tc-ello.ra mov'omon_t .. , 'and. lil'ou!>,ht to ,re,aJ,1ze ~pat -such ch~ng<ia reqUil'O 'oherige~ in tho' am;?h·1bian tractor limd1ng plan e.nd .in. '.the; lca<l.irw ·plnns for

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:(2) A normal 'larid1n"~':ie:'8'onll'.l.dor' 0d:,tc bo orie with two -R,OT 1 e. of tha. d11fill~Q~ 'f!:'\r~M\t'f,1ri -~he assault

,with two BLT 1.e .of· sach.RC!l'{;in-;~ee'lu'l:ti, .. !il_ll on a ccn,-. tiguo\,ls beacll, The· table'::Qf.-¢-:r'gllm,.~~~,io!).'Qt' 'an Am:ohieoinn Tre.otcr, Battalicil 1~ ·d~s.l:J>ri'od to. ·sup,, crt sueh a normAl lAnding by • h.aY.ing ;:f~l.ll':Oom'Oianiee, one tc lRncl each asse.ult BLT. The d1ff.l.91!lt1ee 1nvo;Lvod in. planninp; tho land1nv" at'')qcilsan• )ioulc1 riOt. have boen encwntorec1. had thie .1,'\tti\Uoll: ·.\l.ean':.iit'f1ull·. f!trongth cr four companiee, .. It ··is Ji.ooolllll\-~i\ded ·tlil:it·,· il.n 'l:unrhibiaii tl'Rotor batt<tllon-.a.s_s.1f':,I\S').:>-,~IJ.9. ,.m1~e1.-?)l·,O;f .. lancl-1nf'· q division hRve. four ,oompanie·a- at all times;

' ·_.. ····_· .. '.,. >;:~-.-.?~,·-~:r:'"-'.", '-..... · _- ··;:- ', .· .. ·· (3) · H ie felt that Am'fll?1b11m IJ1rqotor Bat-

. te.lions aro deeip;nateCl. aa-:fuei)tc.MJWl.no Force imi te because . t))oy .. are .• doei gn~d ;';i'·;$\ .. '~S~_ci;i~gz~d6· :·il!lli toc1 m1es1cns an'1 t·, ··oorll)1,1l a)'te.o_hlaj>;· ;~~m tc . crps or ' .Jivisicns whon such a mise1cri ex1etoi:1. F0r .such an t..'r~anizat1r-.n t-~ .. :r.emA1ri -in. Rn uoerrit1on lonp.: atter

_.nny missicn exists ·r:~V 1-tJ 1:s·--~,?C~)ena1V.o_ '-it:r ·ta_rma cf sulo;ol1os ccneumed and speoiill og.t,~_il(m.ent -~Eit$r1ore.tec1, P.nd rosul ts in lower._ mer ale· fr::r.:d.:_ta:·~)ere::'nnr:)l., It i~ rocommendod.that the economy of force princble bt\ &1opl1ed to. the. use of FMF units. · ~

(4) .At' midnight on•22· .Jeoomber this _battalion wns informed by tho Commanle'!'' c.f LSD lq that he he.d orders tc laUnch_.' Rnd .~1-S}.).ito}1. -"3? LV~ 1 e on 24

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··It is recommended thflt N~vy St!lffa be thc~oui'hly 1ndcctr1nated l'!ur1nf' tho •)lail.riing. phe.ae . on· the. 11nti t of theii- oQntrcl ov~l'' :,.nj,hib1an· · · . vehicle units, nnd .1ri' 'the· t~ot thll't' the· "LVT' a.ild DUK\11 Ern1o1 cyment Plan 11• 4ffRWi1eh9.<l. :;t'~r ·lin\>lu.s,-1cn in NAvy oi'dere'on:L:v~:·.~q-{shW· ~1fer.e''gU1de · · beats shc\o\19. l'ioJt. u;1:,W!l~.(\~:;;,, • ··•· • ,. · ·' ·' · • ' ' ' -__ ·, ,i _.'::}-:.~~~~,~~~-:~>,~·-··'.: .· · ... -· .·' . ·. (5)" .li)l1le ,;t;lip:#il;ertc~<il':l.l~W. tY))~a or· ;;,inphi bio1,1<l · sh1'.'~ wh10h: :JY',~\ 1i\"e:l:~'\9.d' tiJ. \):rn:;erly su,,:')ort amph1'p1o'!e .. q~etl;'ft!.?ll.~.>:l;!(; ~~i~ol;'sa=!:l,l,"' .. . ·eviC\en t,., tbe, 9Pera,t1ons:•1n' ;~q~.~a' hi'\VS mMo apparent the need ro~.filt-l.~'!(:l)lif{t;S'l:':l~:.!'>ro.\'ei:'ly; · · : .No two LST 1 s 1n this .c,.,~ration:liava hRd the ' . same berth1,ni!1 moB sing' or ;.'!ia~Or pt-'odtl.oing facill.ties tnr tl'06~8, and SCAJA:P'LS~ 1 s 'ar'e'not sui tal:le <fo"' ·hotlaing. 400-500 troops fer a ten d1.y 'JcriOd., . ·--· : · ·

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(b) Tho battal1cn· !•is .·not :f'ully &aui"''"d with c·:::J.a Weft liner clct:PinP::"··untll.''3 .. DeO~ri:lb6~·. --~No~ Ocld weather cal'>B w~re r~c.Qiv~d~ ;-:,;-. · .. ~~

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(b) The need fer tank truoka in tho bnttalicn wae mc::rc ap~1R_7'ent :d1,1f.4,ng_. __ 0,th.1e .C?ei-a~i_on· than ~n _t:P,e :n·_~vious ?no_1 -:·e,1noe ·nq_Y;·.,Q1ll'Y~:r.ge.s_o:I:1n~ -~or· LVT 1 a but fuel for tent atoyes ha<i!:: !>P, 1;>11: .t.~'U,l..e<j. .;ln .;cargo trucks. Had· LVT.' s be·en enmlC-Ye.d/~oxtet.te!vOi~.'.d.Urin;;c the ;jericd it would not hRve .:b.~:<>pXri!i,~ii,;~~~-~j'~'me.et'' all- f-uel raauirement·;;; ·with· -r,-..~t:;:;'J';'1_t.:·-:.t.r.,;::;;·,.o.,·,·t:;'J;t~ti-;-,n.

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·n-~qu~pment ai.ltho:t•.izeq:_ -fo_r, ·aa?Jt_:-_~.g~tl.t'~t.~o~- -,_With thf3 oojoct of olaeslfYing 1t in eete·:or .. :eoli!llon·e aooorainP to 11'\caticn, Cliiri!ito." and _,~ht'j.Ses-.o't ·,6i~erflticns. · There J:J.re many_ T/E items ~n -~h,1s _o,;rg~_n1zHt1(.ln ~hich ehr.ul:i not b9 ccmba t loacle(l by the. unit; moreover t.hore Etro a nu.rn1:-er 0:r· i tams· ~,.;rhiQh Rre ueeful .~nly under haso camp c~nd1 t1~nS ~ ':_.:;md · othet'e . which- should never leave the u.s~ 1 since they· are uce!'ul r"lnl~: unQor n p-ivcn sat of ·-eond1t1-·'?nB whi'oh -never obtilin in ':t cGmbs.t f.Cne~ An 6.xt\mple <if tho 1_~ ttGr- &.,:rr:l the lCJ-tcn hyilraulio rol.ler typ~ floor jacks of )'h~oh "'this. Qe.ttt~lfoil !-.··tttes •l:O ~.Y the T/E.-_· These oa,n o:uly ._be u_secl on a .=o··;:mcrete deck, and .are. obV1<?uely .uselea~

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( 2) Mor~ fltan~a.rd .9.hP!iJ.~,f3 ::-~fiq.._.p·o~-~-B ehl),u_~O: -P~ clea~g~ed _:fer_ ?Ommen' · 1 te:;as cr _o~g~?-n~-Z.~:tion~l. · eq_4+:P---: rnent to 1'aol,.J.1 tate· rap10. dl,epla.c·em.e"_n.tej .. · :o:cnsei'·ve equipment Rnd :f;r. 'f-r,en.i.rB, i'tf! r·r-QP.e.r· ·~J-11,0t16ni-Qg pn a:rl?i val, · · · c.

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{a) EveJ;•y ;r·to>c"lllmtmda wJ..an tor ohF.tnges in LV"! 1 s _,. marle in tho :-rocedinpc So1ec~~l ·Acticn Rencort is reem·--,haeized.

(c) The LVT(3) ~nc1 LVT(3)0 use<l by this battali-::n C!' nt.tmJ.od tr ~ive OXOf;J.l'ent corvioe :iurinf.," the· :_)er-.:l.c(l 1 \'lhen OF>.ch- tractor hl:\d· ·R.l':-;:-ut _.?_5 h•-:'urs c·f c~:crnticn. Not m-:::rE:: ·than B% w.;;;_:re d'.e:ttt111rlod ':>!1 tho lwt.ravc, N-J B~')51.t'E) ~;art a WtJro rece1 ved during th~ :;·o)":i :>U "'J. thuugh trClck · ·Hnd s"U.S;;ensiop. 11erts 1 :::u::p ·w~~nci:- ~:nr.ts·1 r~:l- seale -'Rnd, or~ark. plutrs were oauJ.y neca.oao :-.·· ..

.(c) a. track :W:11J,l~ ~- -flftt 6u.to·:r· ·aur:r~oo wo'ul<l great~y enlar!);e.J;)1a.u~efulnesa·nt·t\Jilt:>htQ1an tractors durl.niz tlle' :';juana.· l)hEt_eoD or ·opei-~tlone,· Tho _:track r_;f this. typo _whtt.\l] · hna been.· developed. should 1-::e l.nstalled on nll LVT 1_s·. as .. ao·on as ·;oaeible.

(d) Gre&tor driver !':tnc1 o.rew vision rnu~t be ~~rcviclcd! In adc1J.t1.on t'o ·ne~c'\l.tgh·te ~)x•evlouely 1'8-oommoncled, the drivar ·shclild ha:vo EJ. v1e1:on l::l'ook f!')t less than 6!1 X 10" r.r .• d; .all c'tr.er v1a:ton mocks on the LVT Sh:-uld nJt be smeller than 4" X 6 11 •

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to be ab1" '·l~'tfj~~~.~~~:~:1~i~;.'~:~i;:~:,~:1;~r:.~;::~~~~ landint> .av,e~ and Executive BEACH .Gon't·r~l Vessel . two SCR~5JO 's; This : would enablo. them ... to m.On1tor· arid ·corrt.rol .tl"acto.r.a · ·; landint over. both PLUE Rnd xELL0\1 3EACHES, Divis-. , ion Co:nmRnd Not was to be retained aboard the ·LST ·. by means or a niain dock loaded AN/HRC-·6•· ,:Per.tinont · lnformution ·wouiCI; be r.e:l:f:tYed •to! the c:om-. mandlne .. offioer abO:,~rd·. tho con tro], vessel; ·A . deck. hndcd •AN/MRC-7 ~<as to· ·be used to ·relay tho 1 intorrr.ationfrom. tho LS'Ncvor ·~n)' ,ot tl;lf> 'four :nets guarded by the 510'•.wit/>•thc· ~a~ta11on.Cfom'llaijQ.or •. Durinp:· the tJ.mo the l:wttal1ori comnii<.ndor 'was' all),;.· .,., barked in :h.t·s -- oom~~-t\?- _.'-tr.~c ~-.0~_1'.-. ~th~\d_1._yj, ~~-6~-- ,6~~~'lland .was to be guardlld.bY'"·tl):e;:.TQ~· :l.n tha··'Oommand, trE>;Ctoro· _ .... : , _ ·. __ , ·_!';·_._·}~:;.--:¥.<:[~~~~:.\::)~ ;·->~--(~- .. 2, CHRONOLOGICAL EVENTS,

Tho Rdm1n1strat1vo 1and1nr actuallY conducted at W11ns::m :;r::vcntod th0 teStin"· of thO-d"&s'j..:iricd :)lHn. No officers worit rib0ard the oontr61 vossols.

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cnteri~g and lQaving woro controlled visually wi·thout un1c~t1ons _to any gr.o!iit_ ci.Xtol)·t,_. directed to return to thoir upon eirrivill> .. ashore. This mll.l radio nets were almos.t :<±!'ll'iPA Th1o wac' posoihl.o the beach rathor of thq ~nran:try a~lo ~mprovemont · H.nc was noted

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Tho enlarged, (fr'om 13: to 2z) .oomrnunioation section of ·battali·on-beadquartars ·is highly de-si:mble. The ·one radio technician and four -ro-:oairmen will be adequate,·: One or mor<>' or these repairmen. can be aas~gtlbd t.o a letter oom1>any if it bccomo·a necessary :f'or ·a com:> any· to o~Jorato ae,,aratoly for an· ext·encled., ;>eriod o:r ·t1111e. Elaborate ropai!'· shops cannot bQ:. established 1n the field and the~ riomi:.t1oi't'ahca .. o.f.. S>iaro ·'>art , stocks. limit tn.o. ainoulit ,oC.raclio ·1'Pp~ir' work. per.fomed b)' tho ma1nt~nac~:~ce sectioh,. · ·

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It 18 :f'urtl,ior Itedo!I\Inel)d'ed (thil;t'it\)0, ooJninunioa,- . tion personnel per .o.<;irjl;)'any ·b.o _out. ,from, .;u; to ,.e.. , Besides the commimiqat:ion ·a.h~'e'ri,',:o6!ie'~ad-io 01'er.,. ator fer eac.h Of :tlle :two· C01l11!1ali'd'''traOtors When used by 6om;oRny 'obmm\liider ·and·. idb!Ji;1~riy o'lieouti ve o;f1aer, one radio 'overa-tpr 1 (l.ri'V¢' a<~aJ.j';.nod to tne AN/imC-:'7,.. One ·r-epairman has 'Pt-.o~.Sn·· adequate when company is o;,eratine; in vicini t~ .or b61tta.lion, This :repa-irmen 'will be t'O'r lllino'r"ma1ntonanco and ac·t as advisor to the ·assigned rad.io operators in the -tuninf! and. pr.e-s'etting of :radio. sets li'ithi,n the compallY~ Dno .radio. operator .·aaslp;ned to each platoon·,' pno:oerly'.trained, will ;'rove extremely desirable, He .will be re.aponsible for the ooildi t16n,· tuninf:, :ore-setting, l'reventivc and o;,orator ma~ntenance of tho radio equipment in the ·twelve. LVTis of the nle.toon,. . He ·will be the iristrtiCl:tor 1n·.rad,1o o:;>erntion gnd voice .raclio. r>roc 0Clure :!:or ~he crew mem'bera of the

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a_. This ccm11a:ny wa_G -:in ~,:ntaCt w1 th the enemy only. aa· a sU:pp6rt'.l.np: unit fer tho 3I'd Inf!lntry :l.Jivialcn, u~-s~.A,, Oomtnclhi;; en tho. enemy made by the 3rcl Infantry ::>iviel.dl cbviat'ee the need for rc~ar·ks.- on tho subjo'o_t 'itl this report. ~-. . .

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Tha .,per£ltions 't>~ th~s;: <f:ori:p~nt Wet<!• euoo, oaeful a.s o.v.1d~nced.'.·1i .. :t.·•tli .. Q .. .-'iiu. 06.-oss.rul with···.'"·.· dra1<al of t.he lAst • al·~ttieht.~· 'of'•i>ha 3rd In-f an;;;:y Divl.sibjl j tl/S,jt,l .· 'tl\11!'1\i were sup:> or~-; ed oy :1'1ro f'rqm •th.te oo)ll'iafiy•; · ·Durin!" this, period thoro .we;t\O n'o Gas\!altihe or loss of equipment in this oomi)I'iritl· · ·.' ·

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This ocmp~!lY o;Ja.r~ted -(lul'~nli( ··th:te pei'i~d at only two'-thirde'eti'ength o'i' ita author-ir.ed T/C e.nd T/llf allowiu'lc;e. Whet! on detached duty' it ·:wouJ,5'( be. !'loi'a .d~61nb1& to. employ a full ~tt>eilgtl'l •oom;iany. .The a<lditbnal personnel an<l equipme,nt ·wou:J,d .:t:rio:rea'ee 'the 01:f.1o1m1.oy cf the o~m:oany.·' '.·~·. · .' .' . '··~

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