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9th Infantry Regiment - Command Report - July 1953

2nd Infantry Division

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Unit Name: Second Infantry Division

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$1JBJECT: Command Report 'for July 1953 - CSGPO - 28 (.RI)

TH.RU : Chief, Army Field Forces Fort Monroe, Virginia

TO · : The Adjutant General Department of the Army Walhington 25, D. C.

· Section 1 - Narrative of Events:

5 August 1953

1. The opening of the period found the 9th Infantry Regiment (-) (Thai Battalion attached) continuing a vigorous training program in IX Corps Reserve.

·A and B Companies, under Task Foree Horner, continued their mission of guarding the. tungsten mines at Sang Dong; Task Force CP at ISS53122. C Company continued its operation "BREAKOUT" mission at POW Camp number 6 at Nanson, CR2808. Heavy Mortar Company remained attached to the 3rd US Infantry Division with company CP at CT605399. Counterfire platoon remained attached to the 15th Field ArtU;.. lery Battalion.

2. Tank Company cleared its positions at CT370107 at 02091-0I July 1953 and closed into new area at CT575060 at 021135I July 1953 where it prepared to assist the 1B7th ARGT in tank;..infantry training.

3. With its operation "BREAKOUT" mission complete, C Company departed Nanson, Korea by rail at 031200I July 1953 and closed into the regimental reserve area, CT428112, at 040830I Jul~ 1953.

4. Tank Company completed its training mission with the 187th ARCT and departed CT575060 at lll300I July 1953. The company rejoined the 9th Infantry Regiment and closed into reserve area, CT437193, at 111807I July 1953.

5. A and B companies were relieved from responsibility for the SAI~G-DONG mines by elements of the 7th Infantry Regiment ana departed for reserve training area 121030I July 195.3. Both companies closed intO training area, CT419108, at ~ 130200! July 1953. ~

6. The 9th Infantry was alerted for tactical C.pnnnittment on 13 July 1953, . . ~ and began preparation to relieve the 7th Infantry Regiment on Main Battle Positions~~ between CT57.3413 and CT619414. \JJ.


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7. Pbrtar elements of the 1st Battalion departed reserve area at 132000I July 1953 and closed into new area, vicinity of GT591394, at 132355I July 1953. Heavy weapon elements of 2nd;Battalion departed the reserve area at 132l30I July 1953 and closed into new positions vicinity OT592397 at 132345! July 1953. Heavy weapon elements of 3rd Battalion departed the reserve area at 132300I July and closed into new positions, vicinity OT602392, at 140435! July 1953. Weapon elements of attached Thai Battalion departed the reserve area at 132030I and closed into new positions, vicinity OT583396 at 140400I July 1953.

8. The 9th Infantry"Jl$giment (-) (Thai Battalion attached) departed I! Corps Reserve at 141800I flUy 1953 and relieved elemants of the 7th Infantry and 65th Infantry on the i>iain Battle Positions from OT573413 to OT619414. The 9th Infantry assumed responsibility for the sector at 150456I July 1953, at which time Heavy 11ortar Company, vicinity CT586398, reverted to operational control of 9th Infantry. The Regiment defended the Main Battle Position with Thai, Second, and Third Battalions on line from OT573413 to OT619414. First Battalion in Regimental reserve was assigned the additional mission of improving line Wyoming in the regimental sector.

9. A second battalion ambush patrol sighted an unknown number of enemy at 160150I July 1953, in the vicinity of CT597438. A brief fire fight resulted and the patrol was ordered to withdraw. Both F and G Companies received heavy artillery shelling and enemy small arms fire at l60235I July 1953. The resulting fire fight lasted until 160400I July 1953 and ended without the enemy's having reached the friendly ~~in Battle Position. A sweep patrol departed the Main Battle Position at 160410I July and returned at 160630I July 1953 after recovering four (4) friendly KIAs from outguard positions.

10. A 3rd Battalion outguard in the vicinity of GT613421 was engaged by small arms and machine gun fire at 160070I July 1953. The outguard was ordered to withdraw after sustaining one (1) KIA. 3rd Battalion :i\lain Battle Positions were subjected to intermittent enemy small arms fire throughout the night of 15-16 July 1953. The enemy was engaged by fires from the Main Battle Positions and withdrew.

11. A Reconnaissance patrol from C Company, Thai Battalion engaged an estimated ten (10) man enemy patrol in the vicinity of CT577428 at 160050I July 1953. Enemy disengaged after 5 minute fire fight. C Companyts patrol returned to the Hain Battle Position at 160ll5I July without having sustained any casualties.

12. F and G Companies began receiving heavy artillery shelling, and small arms fire from their front at 162210I July 1953. F Company was probed at 1700361 July 1953 by a reinforced company. G Company was probed simultaneously by a force of undetermined size. Resulting fire fights lasted until 170338I July 1953 when the. enemy withdrew, after sustaining an undetermined number of casualties.

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· 13. L Company was attacked by two (2) enemy companies at 171705! July 1953. The enemy was engaged by artillery, mortars and small arms and withdrew at 171813! July 1953 without having reached the friendly Main Battle Positions. An eight (8) man enemy patrol in f'ront of L Company was engaged by hand grenades and small arms and f'orced to withdraw at 170135! July 1953.

14. The Jrd Battalion was subjected to~ very heavy artillery and mortar barrage beginning 180.315I July 195.3. At 180320! July, L Company was attacked by a Chinese Communist Foree estimated as exceeding eight hundred (800) men. The enemy f'orce was engaged by artillery, mortars, recoilless rifles, small arms and hand grenades. Although the enemy made a small penetration of' the Main Battle Positions the Chinese were expelled. The Main Battle Positions completely restored by 180428! July 195.3. With the company still under attack, C Company was alerted for a counterattack and closed into assembly area, CT595425, at 180.315! July 195.3. At,1804.30I July 195.3 C Company was alerted to relieve L Company.· The attack subsided and contact was broken by the enemy at 180448! July 195.3 after their having sustained,~ estimated 206 casualties. C Company began to relieve L Company at 1806JO!'July 1953. The relief was completed by 180730! July 1953 at which time operational control of C Company passed to the Jrd Battalion. L Company joined 1st Battalion in Regimental Reserve, CT592.396, at 1807.30! July 195.3.

15. C Company sighted a twenty-five (25) man Chinese Communist patrol approximately sixty-five (65) yards in front of its !4ain Battle Positions at 182350! JUly 195.3~ . The patrol was engaged with mortars and small arms fire. The enemy was forced to withdraw.

16. Colonel Julian J. Ewell assumed Command of the 9th Infantry Regiment on 20 July 195.3, replacing Colonel Richard Steinbach who was reassigned to the United States Military Advisory Group to the Republic of Korea.

17. E Company relieved F Company, CT598429, at 201145! July 1953. E Company sighted an unknown number of enerey- in the vicinity of CT598429 at 2002.34! July 195.3. The enemy was engaged by mortar and small arms fire from the Main Battle Positions and was forced to withdrew. An unknown number of enemy was sighted by C Company at CT612431. The enemy was engaged at 200.31.3! July 195.3 and withdrew.

18. A fifteen (15) man enemy patrol was sighted at 202253! July 195.3 in the vicinity of CT617408. The enemy were engaged by mortar and. small arms fire from the 14ain Battle Positions of the .3rd Battalion. An unknown number of enemy was sighted on both sides of Mando fin:;er, vicinity CT617428, at 202400! July 195.3. Enemy sustained one casualty and withdrew carrying wounded as a result of friendly artillery, mortar and machine gun fire.


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22. .~J..ll 11ni-ts of ~:.::1~: 9th I1·1fantr:/ ~egiment ce2.sed :fire at 2722001 July Lad ,;one into ef::>:ct all units con-1953. A.ltl~ouc;:::-: tbe. Ge-2.:3e Fire~

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c. Infs:rc:ry Regiment b0ge.:n oxtensj_ve salva;;e operations ~~:.e .. ~l.~~; 2':Jt 7·-~ Posi"ti·-:n;~ on 27 Jt1l~,. 1953. 13Jr the tim0 the 9t}:: Infa~1tr:;r it3 ".vit> -~=-~~~ fro l t}~0- :Jer:..ilit?J.rizr::;.~~- Zone at J·:Jl8·JC)I ~Tul~l 1953, of aJ~l usa~-)ls ·Jat;.~,x·ials., i.nc]J.J.di~~Jg lo;;s, tim.bnrs, sa.ndba.gs, engine3r

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2£.. The close of the perioc1 found the 1st Battalion of the 9th Infantry Regiment a:1d th0 c;ttacbtd Thai Battalion occupying Post Armistice Hain Battle Positions fro:n C'l'562397 to CT6U.9J995. 2nd Battalion ro,"mi;:v:d in Regimental reserve GT5693!~9. 3rd Battalion conti~ued in Divisj.,.on reserve CT5933~ All elements of the 9t2 Infamtry remained in a state of combat readiness prepare& to def•3nd aggressivP.ly, should it become necessary, the positions t,.'l-;ey occupy.

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Section ~I- Comman£f~'s Discussion and Rcco:~nendations:

!'-"'- 1. a. The greatest 'handicap to regimental operati~ns ·has been the use

Uf pooled Transportation Corps ti'u:hks, rathe.,r thanorganiz. ational transportation.

"'he many practical difficulties encountered in front line units are too nu'1!C'rous to' report.

G .. --, ~ b; :=te~o1:~en~ the"' curn~nt TO&E which provides for organizational It- t.:ransvorta.t c011 r.,ma .n .~.n ef.cect.,

U j 2. a. Tl:" available supply rate for mortar a'llmuniti.on is so low as to

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o.Prio1:sly ,,Jeak<?n tr1e normal infantry fire plan~ The available supply rate for ¥' ~1Julin.atin:; devices is so extrerrrPly l01rl as to constitute a major operational

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[ . b. ].nconmend su:>ply ratc.s b0 Dade adequate to meet th0 need for

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- 3. a. Th•3 combinat'Lon of ilorld 14ar II of -.J~'ich e.::·e in marginal op.,:c·atillg equiprnent, ir1 eo:n.:-1ar1d and control if u~1itf.1 1"'Iere re.-:-~u ... irc·d :~obile 0"02rations.

type radios and vehicles, both 1...rould :imposec difficult problel3l to enter into mobile or se;o1i-

b :iic:'co:~Jinsnd tte is;:mance of ne·.·r series vehicle~> and radios be IJ rc "'"' 1 01" ·:;; + .·,r1. "~ .,.,. ·-··-'-"··.J•'-1..•

l,. a. Tbe ration cycl<"l as set up in Korea is more suited to garri,so!l 1\ Jo:;::s tLan to co:lb~;t fesding o.s it is not adapted to manipulatio•1 bet>·TP<3n j) ""~ o·~· J.-ot <.>nr> ~old meo~C L__ cC.~.. ..L .d\.. . o,~-LU ~..,;;: -- .~ .... ~..Lu •

C, b. 11e::cO'lrlend tlce ration for use by combat t'rGops be d:anged to ~ c::ke it <::da{)ta.ble for both l-.. ot and cold "leals.

~..; :::>. .::c. l'i·,,, ~e.r~s 2.vaila:Jle in KorPa reflect little, if any, changes 1 >: '~"Oac n:~ts and man made features due to conbat operations and ·w-ould be most l .......... _ - ~ -

\'G.. ntrt1St1.\1ort,Ly· dLlri:~~ J :10 bila orJ~,).ra tlo _-ls. Jc;r;.' ,, !" u3 of Kor0a b~ brOUJht up to c'ate 1..r:th the use

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7. a. In warfar0 of this type ilhen a rsid or a reconnaissance in force is requir1~d it is '?Ssr::;ntial that infantry in a:!.':'1or'-'d personnBl carriers be available for U?"l '..Jitl2 tanks. In tLe initial adva·1co. forward of our lines the infantry needs protectio''. F.s the tan.ks approach en•'lmy lines the tanks need protec~ion from ene'TI.y infa.ntry. Then 011r irii'ant::r.r can be dismounted ready to fight. Also once the fighting is finished the \..rounded and, if condi.tions perm.it,, all the infantry can be r::~ount·cd in th" armored pr:lrsonnel ce.rriers f'0;f the' return to Our lines. 1'\[J ·· b. Recormnend armored personnel ce.rri~'>rs be made available to

b'\ In~·antry ~egiments., ll.~morsd p0rsonne.l carriers sbo~l~ become a part of the TO&E of eJ.ther the .Regll:tental Tank Company or the D1v1sion Tank Bn.

U 8. a. The shortage of engineer parts l.rhich r.:>sults in frequent dr:~adfn \) _ines of bulldozers, road graders, etc., hampsrs the ability of engineer units

~ vf o reorganize the road net as rapidly as ,,muld be desirable. (_ b. Reco"'lmend engineer parts be made available to combat Engineer

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§ 9. a. The administrative load on the company comrnander, both in paper rk and in supply, is so great th~t it constitutes a major obstacle to effective

')) pervisio'1 of Sr'lt-dl unit tactical operations. This regb1ent had 3 unit

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rn.:inistrators assigned v.~itb companies. (i _,. [ b. Recommend a concert•"d effort be 1:1ade to reduce the adm:c.nistra-lr ~ tive load of the company comxnander and that more unit adninistrators be assigned

~or duty with Infantry Regiments.

1 10. a. The abs·sncs of n""'-'1 :nod:"1 tar:~<.s, '_-Jith n"'l:J co~lffiunication equip\) lment '.'lakes small unit tank-infantry cooperation most difficult.

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AG 314.7 m"!H-A (5 Aug 53) 3d Ind SUBJECT: Command Report of 9th Infa.11tr:,' Regiment for month of July 53

Hq~ Eighth us Army, APO 301 .. 1 o. NOV.1953

TO: Chief, Army Field Forces, Fort Monroe, Virginia J-~f))J

1. Reference is rr~de to Section II, basic communication.

2. Paragraph 1: A test involving the use of pooled transport~tion trucks referred to in basic communication has been made and results and recommendations made from the test are now under study at this headquarters. When all reports have been studied and evaluated, recommendations will be foro1arded to higher headquarters.

3• Paragraph 2: ASR's were rescinded by message GX 7747, 4 Aug 53. Eighth Arrr~ maximum authorized levels are based on day of supply rates established in the current DA publication "Logistics, Policies, and Priorities." Action has been taken to stock the quantities specified in subject publication. A considerable quantity of illuminating ammunition is on hand, and thousands of rounds had to be, and is being destroyed since the signing of the truce. One of the main reasons for destroying illuminating shells is due to safet;v wires missing and fuzes being set. Also, large quantities have deteriorated due to exposure to weather conditions and improper storage and handling by the using units.

4. Paragraph 3: Issue and installation of new type radios within infantry divisions has been completed. New M-series vehicles are being issued on an equitable basis as quickly as possible after receipt.

5. Paragraph 4: Representatives of the Comv-anding Generals of the US Corps, at a r~cent conference conducted at this headquarters, indicded that the :majority of the US Divisions desire to continue being supplied food on a ration basis and not a meal basis. The present ration, individual combat; the ration, small detachment, five-inone and the food packet, individual assault, are designed to be consumed ;ither hot or cold.

6. Paragraph 5: The revl.sl.on of man-made features of maps of KoJ:"ea is, and has been, a project of continuing nature by this headquarters. Evidence of this is dem.onstrs.ted by the fact that some of the map sheets have already been printed in the Eighth edition. The program of map revision has been greatly accelerated since the signing of the Arcistice.

7. Paragraph 6: This headquarters does not concur in the provision of an infantr~'! type r 'dar counter ;nortar locr::.tor. Division artillery is authorized three radar sets AN/HPQ-10 in its TO&E. Emphasis should not be placed on an additional radar net in the infantry division, but rather on dbse.minati.:-m :;f information ob-Gained with existing equipment to the infantry counterfire platoon.

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s. Paragraph 7: The tactical situation in Korea should not be used as a basis for changes in TO&E. One armored personnel carrier is already incorporated in the TO&E for regimental tank compaQy and three in divisional tank battalion.

9. Paragraph 8: 'l'he problem of the shortage or spare parts for engineer equipment is a.n ever present one in this theater and ·remains despite all efforts to eliminate or reduce it. All users of engineer equipment are constantly made aware of the shortage. Engineer parts are made available upon proper requisitioning by the organizations.

10. Paragraph 9: This headquarters is cognizant of the shortage of unit administrators, WO MOS 2123, and availability has never reached that authorized. Units have been advised to make maximum use of WO assigned in the field of their pri..:-nary MOS. DA bas been made aware of this shortage by requisitions through .AFFE, but there has been no indication that the input of WO into the pipeline will greatly increase. The present shortage is on an ~-wide basis.

11. Paragraph 10: DA polic,y provides for the eventual replacement of outmoded equipment, such as tanks, "A'ith improved models, but the terms of the Armistice Agreement precludes introducing improved combat equipment into Korea at this time.

1.2. This indorsement is regraded CONFIDENTIAL when separated from basic communication.

FOR THE COl4HANDIHG GE:!JERAL:

QOI~CAY~~ ERNEST A. BAVARiA 1st Lt, ..AG.C Copy furnished:

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HEADQUARTERS, 2D JBFANTRY DIVISION, J.!C 248, l.1B .a;nq, 14 Septem.ber l9A . . .

TO: C~andin_g Ge~era.l, II US Corps, ·.APO 264, US N'JQ", .Aftl': His~rian

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2. 1he reco!Illll&ndations contaizied iri the basic report have been staff'ed· at. this headquarters aild each is discussed below in the same sequ~nce as they appear hl the basic report • · ·

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~a. The reconunendation .concerning the. litfe of org~~o truek battalion is not· coliiD.ented on as a full repo~ on this su'Dject has. already been for-warded. ·

~-b. This headquarters concurs in the reeOmJriend&tion cOD.cen:Ling an increase in the available supply rate for. m~ar ammunitio»..- ·

c. lew series radios and vehicles are being prowred and '-siued. as they beccme available from arm.y supply channels. ·xeeessarily t~,. new type vehicles are being allocated on. an equitable basis to all US ji'Visions in Korea.

Vd.. Resupply of rations originating in the United states is based on number of ratioas re<piired per d!cy" of each type 8.nd is not broken dO.. on a meal for meal basis. Sufficient operational rations are avail~le, at unit level, to manipulate the rations to obtain the desired resultS.

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; v. e. The following is the result of a study made by this headquarters on the maps available in Korea:

( 1) Road and trail networks which· appear on. maps of Korea must be revised by the use of aerial pfrotographs as soon as is practicable. if the maps are to be of continued value. ·

(2) In the past, overlays of raads and trails in GrlElllY.terri1;0ry have been prepared by the 2d Division PI Team, using Air Force cover. Fri8Jll.i~ > ly roads and trails could n9t be included due to l&ck of photOgraphy which t~ Air Force was unwilling to accomplish. Efforts are being m&de to -s.Oure proper photographic coverage of the 2d Division Sector at this time. 1lhell photography is available, overlays of friendly roads and trails will be prepared for distribution to subordinate units.

. {3) The capacity of divisional agencies is limited to a degree which precludes r~pid and extensive r,evision of maps cu.rrently available~ eo.nsequently it is now necessary for subordinate units to rely on." inaccurate encl outdated map coverage. .Assistance is needed :from »:tay !lap semoe or. sae agency capable of preparing overprinted maps if the present unsatisfactory

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