1ST MARINE DIVISION - SPECIAL ACTION REPORT - ANNEX MM 1ST SHORE PARTY BN - OCTOBER 1950 - DECEMBER 1950

Korean War

Korean War Project Record: USMC-38

CD: 01

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

P.O. Box 180190

Dallas, TX 75218-0190

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Korean War Project USMC-00101421DECLASSIFIED

Jl.>;N'ZX !'IKE l!II'E TO 1ST J(AR!'-:E DIVI SIQ!.! SPECIAL ACTIO!!

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Comm.r.n ~inP' OfficerJ lbt Shore Pr.rty Br~tt--:.lion . Comm·n-:inp Genere.l, l<·t J!c.rine Divicion ('leinf)

Speoi1:1.l !".ction r":'port for p~rioJ 8 OctobP.r-15 D,··c·~mber; J,.9!)."":

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Korean War Project USMC-00101423DECLASSIFIED

ANNEX lHKil:· !'IKE TO 1ST H'·'liP'i: DIVISION SPECIAL ACT':O!l REPORT

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b. ~ovcrnent to '"'n 1.. - ..... rrivrT ~.t :-!uQ.::--n,..cm from ~·!onu,...-n; on 10 .... 11 December, W"-E "..ccom~lishc·~ w1 thout -inci·:!.cnt.

7, OPERATIONS

On ,8 October, 11 0 11 Comp~ny of :~c.iVtt2~1on, ·Nh;r.:h h_....::~ b8en ouer:-.tinr: the fol'J.-·y sl tc otl ~.one. ~~.n .-·uvcr cne:1; of ScoulJ W;""'.S ~ cccurc-:;. thorC'from ~n--~ rc.1o1nG:L the B...,tt.~lidn in bivou"'.u on ·rolmi Iol".n-:1, Inchon, Koi<::·n •• Yere, ct;P"in;. for·. outloCL··-~nr: wo.o ln prorrro~s: '"'_fli"1,enuinmcnt.w".51 beinP"" -:rcr•_,_ir-':.

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Korean War Project USMC-00101425..

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A:'i1EX J:IY.E !·'IKE TO 1ST 1/,',:UNE DIVISION SPSCIAL ACTIO!-:

eftilsS\i\fO for movement to 'Jonse.n. Dur1nP: the. pcr1o:c 9-14 October, tho B"-ttr.lion _ ... ssict.:;:'. 1n.outlor-.~:1n~ tho Divicion ,....n:'. com-plete:,_ lo-".:1inr orf'l'~.nic oqu.ipment, ~ n1 personnel. ·

Durin" the porl9·l 15-25 October, tho B·tt".lion, leer r. ~Gtr.chmont '"'1th the Divioion !".~~v .... ncc p .... rty, w .... G r.floClt en­route~ to \1onsr..n, .

Poctponcmcnt of tho l'"n·~inp- .:lr.tc for tho D1vicion­pcrm1 tto·' fur thor- effort on improvement of bc"ch oxi to c.n~ • 1'" n:UnP' poin to by tho f':':l.vnpcc p~r-ty -rft~or po~:fo.rnt·\n_co of· the prirnn.ry rc.wonn..,_ic(]nnco m!os_ion, ""n~. 'th1e uork,. wh1'l..c dofini tcly 11m1 tc.,_ by lrck of equipment ,..n-::. sunnlioo, provcc'1. to be of cons1'1eroblo vo.luc n"rticulcrly in tho conctruct1on of bcc.ch cxi ts ~<hich wore ini tit.lly fr.r f>;om i':,co.l, F1v·1 · hun'lre:\ (500) PO~f's ,o,n-~ tt<o hun:'.rc:1 en·~- ten ('210) c1v1l1r.n lnborcro \-7Jrc · cmolOyCr~ on ,.._ t,o~,:mty-fqllr (~4) hour b".Gio _o~cr

.e. pcrio:\ of ~pprox1mr,tcl)' nine (9) lr.ys.

Elcmen ts of the B" tt.~l1on 1 ".n·'-oc\ "t ':lononn the nir"h t of 25 Octobcr

1 r.n:~. un:t,.o~.:llnP' commqnoo~ imfl'lerlitttcly. Tho' -~ 1

mornin<' of 26 October, rcsnonoibil1ty. for tho O'lCr~tion of the northern bo11.cho-c W"'f; ,.,_-E:Ei.o:nc~ to: Shore P~".rty Group 11 Ctf1 e_n:'. rcopons1b111ty fotT tho southo:ril bC"Chcs to Shore Pnrty G-roup 11 8 11 , The 3r>tt .... _l1on.- Comrn:",n~.-po;c.t wr-.s lac ... to~~ ccntro;l-~Y. ncr.r r. sm'll inlet t<h.icb· '.1v1c1c~ the bc,chco, ·nc1 H&S Coc;-­pnny r:s 1'1Cll ~".IJ Shore :o.-_rty Group IIA 11 move-.': i.nto bivounc : : e.bout one '\U•.rtcr··(tl of," mile 1nl•_n'. 1n tho •irport m•r..: .r'.z1nv ."ror-1.. _

All bc,....choc· ~.lonP" the ct•.st.orn si·"!.c of tho" pcninculr~. provo:: ·.11ff1cult for no:.-otip.tion by 1ihccle(. vehicles ·1ue to the w1-~1o r:n"'. h,y·vy ~,.._n·::!. .. 9-tl'ip· bdt\<Jeun. the wn.ter- line "n::'l. sol1o1 P"roun"'· Thoro wnc 1n "' H t1on .c_n 1ntorm1 ttcnt anne\- \ b~..r lyin>; forty (40) t_o, sixty (60) yrr~.a offshore 'which complicfto: the nppro""ch for r~l tyn(:G of l"'n',_inr.t crf'.ft ~n: which prcvcntc4. r' ~ry rr.rop l ... n "in~.

Tho northern boi\Ch (Yello~), opcr:'.to:l by a.'roup ''C";·. w,o.s usee 1nitl~.ll.v for th-o ).c_n.":1nr-" of ell bull< ce.ri"' by ' sm!lll crc.ft nn~ tstns, !n1t1•lly it wc.s 1_mposo1blc for smnll crf"i't . to mrtkE:i ·r:. (,_ry .. rr.mp lr.~.~-inP.' .. ·:~uo,- to: tho .chnllow ~rr.:"!.icnt at: ·th11 bcr.cl?.. : s~n;.~·· r,.._rripS 'w~re construct.c~'l. o.pprox­im•.tcly thirty (30) fec.t out from tho•wr,tcr line to fncil1-tr.tc tho unlo• ·unP' of bulk c,"rf>o _:from smo.ll· borts, In tho · bu1l-:'.1np:- f".rl~ .. m":int.cnnncc of thcec rt-.mpo, wf:ich W'"'.ehc.-"1., f'.G

well "8 tho improyomcnt on·: m•1ntonrncc of booch exits, TD-18 tr:-.ctors=wc;r_c·.usc ... ,_ const"'.ntly. 'rhe•!'.bovo trr.ctors wore rcpe .... tv.:'lly f.oun::~ .un:~or"o\ver.o\1 for t,l">.J.G .bo'!Ch work.· A . pnn W".G nlso cmploya:"' to. hr.ul sr.n-:1 from othor ... ror>.s 1n main .... tcn!'.noc of rn.mos. r.n 28 October~ fourteen ·(14) cr~.ncc ."'.nc,_ · rr.mpa t·lCl'C ~v-'"'.il".l:.;llc n.n·:'l. in oncrrtion on this b.:::r.ch. On 30 October, four (4) e-rc.nc~ were nulle~ off th0 Uno two {2) to be Pl"cc:i.. on tr,nsfcr.b~rP'cs f'1vo-hun·1rc:"! (506) y ..... r~r offshoN, "n'c tho other t•,<o (2) to nrovic1e ral1cfs •w'. ro­tntlon nmonrr tho ton (10) crr<.nct:: onor-:tlnP' on the bc:-.ch l!n:-

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Korean War Project USMC-00101426DF.CLASSIFIF;[)

A''NEX !CIKE !'IKE TO 1ST I'ARIPE DIVISION SPJCCIAL ACTI0N RCPORT . ·•!'!\\ ~o..'~N !l'jl" TtAbtv \- l.t.< L' . ,s . I

Group •c• w".s nue:mcnto: for tho f1r£t four (4) :\•.ys ·with fifty (50) LVT' s, c.n.'. thorohf.tor with twonty-fivo (25). Tho h~ul1nr: of C'rr:o w.u not w1 thout consj,'ccre.blc cn1ll~.P"c :uc to cl'.rP.'O netS beinP" fill·c,'l. b~yop.,, the norm~"'.l. c~.nrwi ty, cih1lc tho bro-".lt~P"o roeul tinP" from ·sp1llinP" 'w'>s n·6.,11o;1blc, consi:lore.blo time W."'.El lost .. by ~hero Pnrty porQon_ncl tn pu.ttinp:. this c~rco ~.boe.r:1 the tVT'e. Also, on numcrouo occ~sions, the cr.., nOs ooul-:ll. not 11ft' the net to :I., c~_t'P'O which then h~.::1. to be tr.kcn out ·of the noteJ ·cc.rr1ofl. "~"shore .n.nd lo:.:1oJ. 1:-'.to.;-. This oocurre~. throur('ho4t the unlo'"-:in" phroElo '.n:c ci~'ht (8) moscn~·:cs worc .. _,Bont. to correct tho con·11 tion. to no ·'lV"'-11. Those LVT 1 e wore: oxtromO:lY vnlu'\blo for C'"'.r~o h".ulin<' throu"h the 'cop s~n:c .which impcdqc. J)roP"rcs< of nll whoolc·: voh!cles. FlooclliP"ljt.:tr".llcrs wore." olllPloyo:1 in f~G-111t~t1n<r twenty-four (24) hour onorct1on, · n·f t~<o (2) TD-14 cr~"ncs were employe:~ in h~n~111nF c"'..rf"o nets· "nd fuel _,rumt:~ in the bc.nch ..... rc~.

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On the Eouthorn bc~chos GroL!p IIB 11 w"'.s·· ancountcrinP' simil~r ~1ff1cul tics With -~00\) 8"0' 1 Unf~vor•ble OXi t routco, ..,_n.;t tho offchoro br:r, LCVPis wore unn.blc to effect ·:ry r'"'mp l,.,n.:J_in~s, but this ;-:ift)c!Jlt.v· w~e resolve:"~ by-the usc of LVT 1 s ~s trnn~for vehicles •. -Porcon~cl wero,tr~nefcrro~ off­shoro··rrom l"'.n·11n~ cr~ft into· LVT1 o r-n·~ ·tr"'neoort:.:.1. n.ahoro with only 1')orsono1el fr0m let ·scrvico B~.ttn.11on h""Vinc to W!".~'l.o ~shore. This wt•.s c~uc to' th!] :fr.c;:t th":t 1hform .... t1on wns not .receive:~ th~t unit we.s·l,~n:cin". One (l) Torm of Group "B" w<>s r.ssir··no:1 to onornte tho LST slots on. the extreme loft (southern) fl"nk· of the bc ..... ch, r-n_-~_ hero. " . .o_zc~s were ro­quirol const.~ntly for the mP~1nt0n"nC'c of enn.: r"lmps to -'"'1::1 in the unloc::11np:- of the LST I e, which were un~.blc to. eft' oct '.ry, r~mp l'tn.'inp:s. In c.c\:1 tion, th1e fl~nk o.r .. tho beach

W!'>.s.: expo sci, !'n·'! 1 t Wf'.S nccess".l"Y to employ porsonnol fr.om tho Group 1n ~ perimeter :1cfcnae, Posi t1one \<ere ·.1ul', wir~ .l?trunJ:t, n.n,~ trip .fl~.res SGt out ".t niph·t. In view of tho fMt thnt th0re ~<ere no frion.ay forcoa .t"o tho south closer thr.n twenty (20) or thirty (30): mlloo, it W'>S consi;1~rcd ndvisnblc to m.~n these nosi t1bns t"cnty-four (24) hours" c1r.y c1ur1nP; tho time thr.t the bo'Oh w-s in onorn.tion, An LSP bench (Blue) W-".S •. ,,Jvolopc:'l. "'n ~ in oporr.­tl.on by 28 October,. ··n:1 five (5) to oir-ht (8} LSU 1 s ~<ore bo~oh~:i r.n:1 unlor.O.inP" concur.rently :'.ur1nP: .. t)jo romr.1n:1er of the bcr\ch t;)perntion,. Cr,nc:a coul:l not be 4!302". cf(0ctivoly. to unlonc1.LSU's ·Juo to c.:1vorso bc!"tch PT"C11ont r.n:1 ourf con.-.:U tlon~. Norm.·1lly ·". fully lot::lo;:_; LSU l.oJ'OU1·1 7roun-:~ 'lP''roximc toly fifty (51) y~r:'.s from tho bo."qh on .tho off­shore b.-::.r. It w·.s often nocer c~.ry to 1.>11nch ·the CI""ft ovur tho bn.r With ,., tr!'.Ctor or, \11th .~. tn.nk :r.Q.tri.cV.Jr, <1ftor Which it would norm".ll

1j. ,..·npro ..... ch .to· ,...bout fifteen (15) f.oot offshore. Horo 1 t )"l,~s ctHl imprnctio"l to un­lor.r"!. by· cr!'.no, .... n.'l c"'rP"o W!"'B h"n·~ lor.:"l.c,". into LVT 1 s or Athay trnil:rs :-1r,_wn by TD-14 ~;o~crs.

On D j. 1 f'l. three strinr-· uontoon ~"UBOW"'.y ltl".S con­struotc:1 ,,..,_n-"!. trootHl wor..:: henceforth lanc1cc1 .,t this point,

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Korean War Project USMC-00101427

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ANNEX :>rY.I!: ;<'IKE TO lET !(;IU:·n;; DIVISION SP":CIAL ~C"'I':'N REPORT CONFIDENTIAL

DECi.ASSiii£Drrom thG eouth.,rn bo".chos woro f'r lee• o~.tis­f:lcto:L•y th..-~n those from the nort~c:rn bo~cnoa, "'C 'it 'W'"".::: noc­ossr-.ry to tr'l.veroc ...._ e,...n~ -:lunc ""r·c ...... r.,·rproxim .. tuly. ono. h"'.lf (~) mi,lc wic1o 1 """:n:: 1oncn ,;.n. J . .-~.ocrmi tt.:.:ntly sw·~mpy· cul-t1v ..... ~to:-: .... ro~ before ror•,chinl" so111· P'roun:1. Duo to th.::: 'hiP'h rl".t.c of oxpon:li turc·1n ·the prcV1o.us p'crio:1, bc.: .. ch f!l"'.t·tinp: w~a not ~.vnil.r..blo ·ini tir".ll..y 1 n P.Uffici c,nt qurnt-1 t~ to _'·)rovi~c continuous -etr1ps P.o nL;o':c·~, ··n·~· thic nocossl 'tr:te.~ n. .mr.ln­tcn· ... ncj c:r-:.'\-! on ccntinuoue .·~uty~ ·"".e trtwke ,.,o:rc un!'.hla· to ne~otirtc the ro.utc ·un~1or· their m•m :newer in the r.becmco nf m~ttinf."'. Kocn!nrr tr,.._.f·fi'c ·nronL=rl~' cr .. •'.nncle~1 "'n:'!. min-. iffit-zin(l'. 1 ... tcr!'.i 'tr"".ffic throu.rrh· the ho~vy sron·~ pooC·,_ r .. ..,,T"-'1 ""R. n·r·nl-"11 ""' f'rYP '-~ , ..... ,,-.;;.-.nn.-.1- lG4th l~r.v:-:1 Cunatruction a.:;,:t;iio~- D.:ii -tr~cto~s ~rov2:.i ·~f- conoi 'croblc vriuc .in .-s~i£;t1n::_' he.--.v1iy l'"·.-~Gn· t:ruci:r, .""'.n:: tr::il"..::rs to hif"h !Toun • Nottt1 tiwtn.n.~inr•J those tr".Ctore were forcc~1 on m~ny trips to winch th.sir towG:'l. lo.r-.;;s. ThoB.J voh1clos wo:ro lo'::~o-: r't Rbout two cwl onc-hclf ( 21, l times their r'c to'. copnci ty 1ua to ovcrlo .... ·'1.nrY which cnusc:~: consic1ar'~"'blc t.cl".Y "·6 w611' ~"' .. D un:::1uo ~o'"'r '"'n"' fl"'iction to thr::· veh~ clos.. By''!>, 'll: how­ever, r ·two w,.._y roP.(1 of' bvC"."ch w.".t w~·s conetructe:1 -'"'.ntt· trr.r­fic control \·tr•.c c~oc-"1..

~~p 1?ro~;~~~ ~~ ~~~o~~-~-;~~-B "-~~u~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~;;r·~j t~;o~ii~1 tOJ. ::;.ys, tho nrim".!"Y mica.ton of l".n"~!nf"' the lst !; .. rino Di'vision (Ro1nf), porsonncl 1 cquin':'lc.nt .... n-1. aunpli.oc W!'!.B. c.omT)lotc:l.. Cont>oli·~nto::1 [';t·-tit:ti·oo fo:::·· thlc ryhn.so of ~ho. oPcfr.-;,tion ·r011ow: · · ' · · · .. ,. ·

?croonnul unlo."dc~~: C"':rP"o, bulk, tons: Vohlclcs. un+o;-.-!e.'..:

7 J<~"crch~n t 8 .'~A g .. t.Y.A

<36 LST ' l L.Sl{

30,189 19, 402 . -~, 731

(lose vohiclos)

.1.u ~~u~:.1. ~>J..un to unl.i unlo'l J..U'I" ry.;;riormq-! on t.ho southern be'" c:1e.s. tho follow1np- totnls '\i":Jr~ outlor-.~1e-:1 1ur1n~ this p~r1?1:

Poroonncl (Troopsi': Pc;;rsonnol (PO\{) : Vehicloe

2;5;34 4.323

. 70·

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On 29 October, Shor9 Po.rty Group ''~", ~thich h".d

:~;~~;~~~ :~;~l~~s p;~t~~~Y r~~"·th~hba~.~h~!.;~-~ -~~i1~~1\:6~:l movG·.-~ i}lto thG c:i. ty of '·/on arm --n·' cornrrcncc·:l. r. :-'.ock f:Jurvcy nn.-1 prop!lr::. tion of n bllli.!t,.nr: ~ron nc!":r the ~'fonsr.n c1ockc for occup<~ncy by tbo Br.tto~lion ,.,_t· such t.Lr;;-·o r-s bo0.ch oncr­tions were conclu~~.e:1,

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Korean War Project USMC-00101428

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TTii1 ,-,;;d i ii.c" i•f ~ CoiPI•Pl nH'i"ii<jililA1. •SU;jU1iea :Ailc1 equip.-ment .conti~~~~~~~~~~s-- th~- i~,n~iil~-beP.CheB --u0-t1i :.mi·na cler.r­r.nce in ·the inner n~rbor nermi tte~1. c\evelcpmen~ ~.pU employ~ ment of the dock oren·in the ci~Y. of .~oQea~ •. On .2 November, the norther-n ber~ches wer-e. ss_cu:red, :;;.n<'l. ov _3 No··tamber, . Group .rc". lesa n·ehip's -nl-;toon, -nncl: -H&B CompAny,- loss~ -:'.etF>.ch­:nent t'.t the beP.Ch Comm,..nc~_Post, movel'l. into -WonsAn, tvhel•e the.V .1olneC: Grouo 11 A'' ~nc'l. nn n~~v,._nce C\et~.11 from H&S Com­prnY in the imprOvement of the fl.rao., On 4 NovernbGr 1 the­HntlthAt'n 'bA"'Ches Were SeCUred, rnf'l -~11 ClementS -Of tho Dnt­t~·~100 ·lees two (2) shipi s pJ,~toone were . .,s~ernblc\1 in -'·iOn-· s~n C!ty. On this c1nte~ Group nco w~s "~F:i_r·ne"l operrotion of the ~'r'ononn docke 1 -'"'.n-1 continue~ Jn this miseion for the rcm".1nc1er of the time thr·t the B.".tt~lion wna loo,..tcL1 in :Jons;m, beinp: ceei•ted by other elements of the Brtto.lion ;:s r-eauire;;L -.On 6 Novsmber. tho Br.ttr~l!on t·:r.c f".eei,.nc::l to X Corps oper".tionnl control; operntinl' tho ,:ocks with lom-

t~!e~b;;1~e G~~~~ ~~;m e~~~~~1.~~~n~~hic£0~~~ ~~~~6~pc~~t~n~ rt.s 11 ship 1s pl':'.toon "tins relieve,,1, .. n~l o.n 7 Noveml.'er· thu · .Term from GrOup 11 A11 l~h,tch _ hcG. b~'!~ simllf'.r~y e~!)loye!l. ~r--~ rol1evec1. one Tor~-n l"rom o-roun "A" w .... e t:',sclr--noct to "'.SS.lct Groun nc11 1n opcr,_tion of tho >1ocks, .:...n.:~ remn1n,\nP" t:lle­me.ntt< .or tho B"ttPllon p:t•ovld.j.;~ sc-cu:t•1ty for= th£ bille­tinP" r.ron • ..-~nc~ TJG!"foJ'mcd routine "'!C!minietr~.tive funct1one. Durinp: .th6 pori_o.:1 ll-17 November, tho 1,-.n.;:~~irtP" ber.ch.-:a were n_rerin nut into on or~ tlon r>lon'l· l'li th two (2) DUK~t rnmns. Group 11 Aii r.n:.-~ · on.c (1) Ter.m of Groun JiBii belnr:-- employCd~ in the exp~nd.c:1. oper .... tion., All un1o,..c1tn~ _po~nte; · bo~.ches; •n1 docks were oYJcr· ted on n t'•enty-four (24) hour sch<l­dule. Durinr· this oerio:: unle"!-;!.in,no of the 3r:; !nfl"l.nt!'Y Division (~c1nf) to~Jther with ~11 its sunn1ies ·nn equip­mont wr~iii oommenc.,;CI.~

Durinr- the period·le-.?.:6 Novembur, the !ktt~l1on completed the un1oncl1n~ of the 3rJ Infr.ntry Division (~e1nf) A.n.:i cr.rcctGC. l.1m1 tee outlor,C',lnP' ~t '/cnc'ln, util-1z1ns: the dooksJ lr-ntl..lnP' be ... Ches·, .. PUK'f rt'!mps, l"'nd ,<"1 ~e~­pl'1ne r.:unp. ·Grow-, !!:::" plus- One (1) Tenm from· Gr-oup ''A" oucr,.._~1 the doc!~s. Groun II A" minus· ono (1) Tenm .oparl'.t­e?t Red Bench (the llorthorn lr.ndinr be .... ch) nn~- two (2) DUK~V ·rnmns. r..ncl Groun .11 BJ.I nn..:1 H&S Comnnnv Con tinuetl w1 th nst'1p,nmci1tB 1n tbc billet1nP" c:reR. Gi-ouO nAn turn1shed n AhiniA Y'lo1 .... t.nnn .,., .. ,., .. t.hr"> nn1n!'t11no> nf' fin· AY.A . .nnd nn 25 No;,;;;;;t;e;. /;;;;,;t-one --<1 f-re~;;;-~:;; tile ~1riitr1i--i'or the ·-m:'"l.intent!ncc thCroof". ·Also on th".t d~tct Group 11 B11 sent n detn11 to the rirfie1~ ~re~ to ~ssist in loedin~ BtiilEJy Bridf~G compon!3ntB:

On 26 Nov~mb..;!r', t-he .!.O !.;!! "3uf'"it.'ient of the 3rd Army D1v1~1on, n~vin~ been nsE1Pnca th~ mission of J~fendiny. ·\,lor1snn, cr:lled Upon tho .&"10rc Pnrty Bnttr-.l.ion to prepnre nnd mnn the ccntrnl s.-otor of '"'-0 innor · .'l.Gfcnse perimeter. ,Er.ch lo'tter compnny wns r~ss1p:ncd n por.t1on ot thls sac tor,. nnc1 preparo.tlon of poai tlone co·mmanced 1mmed1.~tely, Also on this cl.r~te, tivo (5) cQmmunict.tion m'On were sont to t.r.'1o l•t ll~r1nc Division ~t Hr.mhunP', On 2? November, cl"mcnts

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DIVISION SPECIAL ACTION

from r).l compr.·n1cs movot)'nto po.e1t1oo on tho <cofone1vo lfno, .::n--"!. Co,l:tl!ITcncc~. _,1nst~l'l"'t1on of .:t~ctic"l w~.re, trip fll'.ros, "'.n:1 rq',-:.d blocka 1 : .unlo_~ :11n(l' _gpcr..,_tione- oont~.nuin~ concurrently. One (1) Q'f;fi.ocr _'"'n ~ t'w.::n ty-on"O { ?1) on­listed hor~:vy cquiomont' pcrsonn·al_ l'I'Or'0· sent to. Y.umhunt""" in: ~'.oco_r..:lr.noe ,.,1 th t.r.etructj.ons rccei vc.". fro_m· tha com­rn;-.n :inp: Gcncr'll,.lst g,...rinc D1vi~1on.

Durin~ the n_er1o:: w· ·NoVemb3r-2 !J~~0mbor; ·~·1ork on -C.ofohsivo po!'ttions ""0:'. -be~ch -"'n~ ~oc~~ -oper"'.t1·ona contlnuvd, prvp".r .... tions ·b-..;in")' m:--c1v r.t .th~.>_r:·•rnc tirno to comm·cncc ffi':' jor 'dutlor-=!_in~ -~~-·rQl u~ :forc.::e. if!.. the :-'{ons .... n nror;. •.

t'nlo""-:11np· str·.tietice for t.n~. 2'r·:1 Inf,..,_ntry Division durinr• ;3 D..::ccmbor 1' ~rc r.s foll01'1c:-

X Corns Ol·;:;l'3nts,. ~:AG-1~, thG norlo~"'. 1 Novo:l'ibcr- ·

Shios unlo .... ~c~~:

p.:.;rconnc-:1 c.<" :f.;:~o J bulk to~s: VohiclGs

16 (APAj .~K;., m.::rchont) 52 (J..ST . .

30,928 5l,S?O (lo•o·vah1clos)

? ,113

Durlnr" th.:: Tk'r1o·1 2-10 Doc~omber, tho· l'1rirn,.,ry miesion o"f th-::; B~"'.tt~_lion W'"'S p;_,rform:..nc..; of the· o_utlo ... ~'!­inrr inc! ~cnt to tho CV!"Cu .. ·tion of 'lon·e .... n •. 'Ini tinlly, · th0 cmuh--eis ,_,,.,r on the C:lmr>loymcnt of th~ (l.ock f"Cil-1 t1 os, -n ". ·tho Be ttcllon oper-·to~. tho so to c~prc 1 ty while Btill r.l"'.int:":.ininP" the :-Eei:,.nuc1 ~efcnslvc S_C;c_tor~

The E~"tt"'.l1.on Comrnnn(1 Port w.r•.s loc":tvd on th.;; ~""~ockE- r:'lur-1 n;· th0 pc".k pDrio-~ of opor" .tlon, 3-_7 DcQomb.:ro, .: n:~ up~-­on r:-ocurinr Of tho ~,_oak r.ror;_ t;nf". raliof frpm r.seiP"nmont in tho ~~vfcnse pot>imc;t.;;r, 1 t_ move,~ to Rct1 nn:-J_ Yollow be~.chce ncttr the ."lirfi Gl ~-, ,.,.h~."c the finrl ph_.,_~ce of .the cv'lcu:"tion ""rcru cornnlvte("1. the ni"'ht of 9 Dec :mbor 1 with the outlo~r":in,. of bor.1be- ~n·· .. "Vi.f'.tlon ~.-.eollnc. ~creon-:: _ ncl from th~ 5" tt.,lion ·nss1~):oc'! 1n pr·ovi·anr. "". nerlmcto:r clef~nso of the r.1rficl~1 .'"'.rc~ to cover th.is finn.l phn.f?c. P.:;rsonn::;l f:r'orr the Bntt."lion .~.1130 _.,Sf'liete.~. in the 'dc­rooli tion of anOmy_ m_,,.1n'"1ncc .-.n~ n_on-_rr..;tv...._~'-c~_blc· .U~! Qqul.P-~ ment, both on tho IDP.inln.n ... ~. r1n-1 on Qert"in ne-.... rby 1BlfiJ1:1e.

Outlonc\1iw skt1sticD for the aV".cur.tion of 1"/ons~n 1vorc ':' c, t'ollot·rB :" ·

P.::raonnel (Treon~): · ·3,834 FJrsonncl (Giv111on):. 7,C09 c.~.ri"Q I bulk, tonS.! 10 J 0~3 Vehicles: 1,146

All Shore P~rty ncreonnol, c("l_ui~m·:mt .. :n:: EU't')Plioe wore cmb~rk·o::. ~nc,_ sr.ilc.>~~- from tt.c ~:ton~r-.n r.rcc.·. on 10 Doc­ombor. An r.::vrnce c:otr-il llcnt to PU~'"'n,. lJborO thJY lrmd­c-.:.1 on. ll.Dcc.:;:mbcr "-n'1 prooo.;~:_~,-1_ ov~Jrlr-:n..:1 to the Divieion

A:iilEX YIKE !Gf.E TO li'T l!ARiliE DIVI S!ON SPECIAL AC~IOY ~':PORT

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Korean War Project USMC-00101430

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~~~~l:rf{E 1'IKS. TO _lST __ l'ARINE Dirn!tJll~ BPECI.AL ACTION

GONFID~bm,::;; iJLIJ' -- .. Dtri'ino: ".ren at !lMnn, \Jpon nrrivnl. tJ:>eref.t, this c1etdl 0 esuma:' .. r·csponsibility! to~: the \ll!loo :in<'" or· "ll let rr.•.rino Di v~~ion, personnel; sllpT>Ues '.:Ond oinii>'>mel!'t·: e.rr1 vin" by . wc.·ter .. nt .. Mnsnn, ~ncl dul'in" · th~- period 13-1!) Dcoeqlbcr, 6 LST 1 •·· ~ncl 2 LSD' s wore unlanded or were in tho nrocoss of :mlon:Unp· o.t tho ond of tho period, · ' ·· ·

Modicnl personnel or.-,o.nic to .the ·Shore Pnrty Brtt- · 'onlion ombnrkod nt Inchon with units to wh.ioh nttRCho•c, c.nc1 !!e.~1Cnl supnlies ·were lo,ido:t nt tho l.r.st lriomant, Ono. (l) officer nn:l throe (3) cnlisto~. me~icnl personnel nc- .. compr.nio:'l tho r.:cvnnco pnrty by nir trolll Inchpn to \l'onaan·, tho, bnlr.noo 1-"n:Upe: with tho· Division on 25-26 Octobar, · Ho,acnl sup>1l,ico cnme nshoro in LC!f' e c.nil LVT 1 s, • n:t With­in e.n hour .nfter lrn·Unte, tlfo (2) evncu;>t1on str.t1ons wore in opera t,l.on, · · ·

A total of thrGe hun<lre<r en<l thlrty-one t:J3l) pr.t-ients were eve.cuo.te'l _durin" the nine (-9) :l.l\y poria.\ th~ t

-the· './onsnn ber.chea were in on"orr.tion, A number of those pE".t1ente ware :flown to the evl'.cuntlon ctr.tion by rne"'.ns of helicopter, n ln.ndinr' erer. boinr·· sot up ,HrcctlY in front of th13 evP.cuntion et.r.tion on the north beo.ch .. When tho B~tt~.11on movod -to'thil '•lonsr.n c'!ock ere~, '- sick­bny w."'.S est?.bl1sha"· r.n.~·· one (1) ovncufl.tion' ton.m of one (1) officar ·n•1 twelve (12) enlistee. me•'.icr.l r>creqnnel sot UT) f'- combin~tfon nic! 11.0(1 .evf'.Cu,.,tion .str'tion... l,this eect1on·'evncufltad "· to.tnl of two hundr0'1 ninoty-sovon (297) u,• .. t1ents r.n,l ·in nr1·c1tion trerte"\ .•. totnl ot' two hun,lrc~.··t'orty-threo (243) nntients over tho -thirty (30) clr.y neriod Jurinr: ·which 1t wns 1n op:·rrtioh,: DurinP. the pe-riod thrt the Brttr.lion wn.s outlonc\ini' bombs from the r1rstr1p· (8-9 Dec_ember) 1 nn evr.cu".tion atntion wr.s IDP.iOt.~lncd OD•. tho be~Ch/ nn ,_ one (1) p!tticnt Wf'S GVf'.C.­Ut<~te~.

b, Hun~mn[(l:

The· Bnttnlion; lees_ tbe ~.bovrrmantione.::. t1 ~vnnca pnrty, sa1loc1 for Ht1-nP"nnm on lt · Oec~mb~r, rn(! 1mrn.c~1":tGly upon o.rr1ving tharor.t oommonced in nse1sUn"· with·· the Qut­lon:lin,.. of the 1st M"rine Division e.ncl .other: x: Corps .. · elements from th.ot po:rt; .. On 15 Deoombor.,. Shore ?erty.. . Gro4p "A 11 , Shore Pl'l.rty Group "0 11 , lese one {l) T:,..m, r.nd rom~1n1n,. ole men ts of ll&S Comp~.ny (\epr.rte;1 !lunr:rnm. ~nt sPilel 1'or Puer,n:.· · Sh.oro PrrtY Group 11.6 11

1 plus .one -(1) tcr.m from Group 11 0 11 , r..:;mninoJ:l. ln Hunt"nr.m, performlllP' nn nss1gncc1 outlo . .,;··.inr· m1se1on in. the GVf"I'CUA.ti'Jn of thfl.t o.ree. o.s the period onc1el!_,

Hoclicnl oerson:1el. remeino,1 wi.th .. the Bnttnl1on ot HunP.'n:'lm 1 operntin!7' " s1ok-.bny in the 5nttn.l1on !'l.ron ,..ri~. t"tn rliJ. atrttlo_n on tho bo'"'ch, .'".n.~ ombr>rko_d r.t Hunrnrm- for Pusnn ort 13 Dccambor. ·

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Korean War Project USMC-00101431

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8. 'l:NE!lY '.,.· ~ .

e.. Docs ·not ""PlY tp thi:s ·Bn.tt~.lion· for ~he· pcriocl r0ported on,.

9, "'·:·' .t

l\: •. Tr~c:'Br~tt~-li."~n 'ti'~o\ric1ac1 rdequnto,lorr1~t1c".l: GUDpOrt r-,s requircc1 -:_nc'l. perform.:;d other '"'B~ir-nac1 missiop.s oqtis­fr.ctorily,

lG, CO~'tfENTS AND R":::GG~f~f£!DAT:C"I~S ··!.'

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l·!UCh ciffiCUl ty We.S 00COU0 t0rc•'. 'in lor :.1 Of' tr~i­lors into LST 1 s.

T!: ... t "' front trr•ilcr 1".1 tch b . .:. ,.,rovi-:~0d Tor one (l) trrctor in oe.ch letter corJ">rny.

Q. Com:nc'nt

Th.; ono ..:.xpc::rir.JoJnt"'l Fork-lift, T!J-9, wrts of rTor.t vnluo in unlo-~:~.inr ()n b0r.ch r·r,;:;rs ..,_:~"' :iuop :-.ron.e,

Rvcommo!:n(lr tion

·Tb.•t four. (4) forklifts of this typo be pro:-:1de~ · with e:tch Shore P~rt.Y s.~ttt"lion.

c. Comment

In shore: T)r•rtY. oncrr-tj on~, -th~ ti•uck ·rcqUirOmonts r.ro such thP.t tho present !lumb.cr of ,~-,., trucke' in the · shore pr~.rty campr-ny -·:o not fullfill ro1~re:n._cnts.

P,ecommcnfl~tlon

Thot, of the. four. (4) tl;''.tCkS l)l'o·sently nes1.,nod· to thG chore p.".rty lctt~r coJ•!n.'ni os, t><o (2) of tham bo rupl .... c;::::..:1 by c:>..rr·o trucks.

TD-18 o~rth

d. Comment

Th'.) pr~sont ,hei:·ht o1· the ·l"ull-".oz..:;r bln~1cs on the tr~ ctor .. r.ra. -of insufficient hLi··nt for sr..n:.'l. .n.na mov1np-.

R~comm~n-.:t,o_tion

Th.,.t the blP;:1v bo h0if"htonc:: fourtqon (14) inchoE" ilnll decrcn.s oli. in lonP"th l".ccord1n7"1Y.

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e. Comment

Merchant and victory type ships do no~ carry suf­ficient ·nets to unload their ca~go,-

Recommenda t1on

That; three hundred· (300) oal;'go'neta ~e:prov1(1.ed latt'ar. Company~ .

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- - . - -- . - '. . . -- ~-our~ng ,;ne won can pp_er;a,"t;l.C?-11 .. 1; ·.:x;,r._e..- -~.l.:;..'L,;,.v.:::., .Ln'te_r;:-

nll tional· tractor proved to be underoo:W~red ·for towing ve:r~clas and b!-4ilding sand r-amps;- ,:.-.. -: .. ;_;_.,~---_ ·

Recommendation

That tha TD-18 tractor be replaced-with the Catarpillar D-8,

Mueh d1ff1cul ty \·!aS encountered in maintaining communications from Ship to Shore from Ship. Platoons. during unloading oparnticna.

That the nu..-nber of radios oe increaoad so as to fac111 t" te unloading Navy flerchant ships by provid­ing direct oommun1cat1on frvm eh1p to shora. Additional ope_rators should be provided to operate the added radios.

h. Comment

ThE-.t much di:fficulty was ancounterad in hitch-1ng trailers to tOW hitch tractors.

Recommendation

That each company be provided with an adjl;stable. higt--low hi toh fo1• a tractor,. ·

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