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38th Infantry Regiment - Command Report - October 1951

2nd Infantry Division

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COMMAND REPORT

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HEAOQUAitf'fRS ·. 38TH INFANTRY REGIMENT •'"THe ROCK OF TtiE MARNE. '•


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COMMAND REPORT. ( CSGP0-2~)

'38TH INFANTRY REGIMENT

for

l ;,thru. 31 October 1951

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Assigned to: 2d -Infantry Division APO 248 US Army

~J~ UFk.mc T. MILDBEN. . Colonel Infantry Commanding


SECTION I.

SECTION II.


SECRET TAJ3LE OF CONTE:N"TS

October 1951

COMMAND REPORT

A. Table of Contents

:s. NarratiVE:) Summa17

c ~ Perse>nnel. (S-1) .

D. Intelligence (~-2)

E. Operatj_.~>ns (S~3)

F. L9gistic~ (S-4)

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G~ Evaluation & Recommendations

H. Staff

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS {Appendicses)

A. P~rsonp.el

1. S-1 J ourna.ls

2 • PDS Reports

3 • General Orders

4. Miscellaneous Personnel Data

:s. Intelligence

1. S-2 J ourna.ls

?~ Periodic Intelligence Reports

). Overla,s (Patrol)

c. Operations

1. S-3 Journals

2~ Periodic Operations Reports

3· Operation Orders

4. Maps

.5. Miscellaneous Operations Data

D. L<;)gistics

1. Logistics

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E. lst "Battalion

1. S-1 J ourna.ls

2. S-2 Journals

3. S-3 Journals

F. 2nd :Battalion

l. S-1 J ourna.ls

2. S-2 Journals

3. S-3 Journals

-G. 3:rd :Battalion

l! S-1 Journals

2. S-2 Journals

3. ~-3 Journals

H~ Heavy Mortar Company (Journals

I. Tank Company (Journals

J. 54th Counter-Fire Platoon

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(CSGP0-28) Command Report 38th Infantry l-31 Oct 1951

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Commencing the month of October the 38th Infantry, although with units

in contact with the enemy, was in the process of consolidating its units,

training, reorganization and rehabilitation in preparation for future oper-

at ions.

Besides organic units the Regiment had attached to it the Netherland

Detachment; Company C, Second Engeneer Battalion; the l09th Korean Regiment

and the 54th Counter Fire Platoon. The 38th Field Artillery was in ~ect

SupJ>Ort.

On the first d~ of October the First Battalion was located in the

vicinity of Hill 868 (DT1?9385). Second Battalion's positions were in the

vicinity of (DT1Jl2?8); and the Third Battalion was in the vicinity (DT1626).

On the morning of 1 October, Companies ] and D received mortar and artil-

lery fire from vicinity (DT1?2382) - this was the only ene~v activity reported

on the first d~ of the month.

On the 2nd, 3rd and 4th of October reserve and support units of the

regiment moved north forming a line from (DT08?312) to (DT104263).

Company F dispatched a two squad patrol to reconnoiter Hill 485, in the

vicinity (DT1235), at 1300 hours, on 4 October, as no enemy were re:,?orteU.

after patrol reached its objective the remainder of Company F with one heavy

machine gun platoon from Company H attached, moved out and secured the position.

Company E moved from vicinity (DT115365) to (DT115359) where they received

h~aVY mortar and artillery fire, however, th~y were closed in their fo~vard

assembly area by l?JO hours. The Netherland Detachment closed positions on

Hill 582, vicinity (DT1033), at 1?30 hours. Tanks were dispatched at 0930

hours and again at 1900 hours to fire on (DT1163?0) and (DT105J84). Company

G moveg, up at 1615 hours and occupied position left vacant by Company E

(DT115365) •

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lil~~~~-:~:i/~~. ECRET On 5 October 1951, the First Battalion attacked at 2100 hours and pro-

ceeded to capture objective 11 011 without opposition, and secured Hill 728 by

1.315 hou'rs, on 6 October 1951. They then proceeded to consolidate and extend

their boundaries to the north and east making contact with elements of the

2Jrd Infantry.

At 0600 hours, on 6 October, Company E commenced moving towards Objec-

tive 11 X" and by 0845 hours· had secured Objective 11X11 vicinity (DT116368).

However, they were forced to withdraw due to heavy mortar and small arms

fire, but by 1500 hours had again secured Objective 11X11 •

On the 7th of October, with one platoon of the 72d Tank Battalion at-

tached, the 38th was ordered to continue its advance and seize objectives

11G11 (DT06.5.39.5) - (DT091389), 11K11 (DT1040) and 11 N11 (DT0740), and to maintain

one battalion formed and prepared for employment. At 1100 hours the Second

Battalion with one heavy weapons platoon of the Netherland Detachment sue-

cessfully assaulted Hill 6;6. The Second Battalion continued at 1400 hours

on the 7th for Objective 11Y11 , however, by 1.500 hours Compan.,v 11 G11 was forced

to withdraw due to automatic weapons., small arms, and morliar fire. The

Third Battalion was then ordered forward and closed forward assembly area

by 1110 hours on the 7th. Companies A and B at 071820! October 1951

closed reserve positions (DT093J0.5), Company C(-) departed Hill 728 at 1530

hours and closed with Companies A and B at 234.5 hours. One platoon of

Company C and Com:pa.11y D(-) remained on Hill 728.

At 054.5 hours, on 8 October, Company A(-) of the 72d Tank Battalion

moved out from Second Battalion positions to support attack on Objective 11Y11•

They were met with heavy artillery fire, but continued adv~~ce until held up

due to engeneer work. The Second Battalion having previously reported hold-

ing line (DT10738Vto (DT111370) and receiving small axm and mortar fire

commenced moving forward at 1730 hours. They continued their advance to-

:w.ard Objective nyn, under heavy automatic weapons, artillery and mortar

·fire and seized Objective 11Y11 by 1315 hours. They then commenced preparing

ra semi-circular defense for the night. '.

At 0400 hours, on 9 October, the Second Battalion again moved forward

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employing hand grenades and small arms fire. Company F continued the assault

and at 1820 hours received a counter attack from three different directions.

They were forced to withdr~ to vicinity of (DT096389), from there they were

ordered to pull back seventy-five yards and set ~p a perimeter defense.

Company E suffered a probing attack lasting for fifteen minutes at 0455 hours

on the lOth of October. On the morning of the lOth the Second Battalion again

commenced its forward movement, however, the Second Ba~talion was hit by a

counter attack and were forced to withdraw to vicinity of (DT097382). At

1700 hours C•mpanies F a.nd E he.d cons0lida.ted their pesitions a."l.d 'tier~. in the

vicinity of (DT102387). At 1745 hours they withdrew again to (DT099385) due

to heavy mortar and machine gun fire. During this time Company G vras still

moving forward and was in the vicinity of (DT093387) by 1900 hours, on the

lOth of October, where they formed a defensive line and spent the night in

relative quiet. On the llth at 0630 hours two patrols were dispatched from

· Company .l!i and one from Company .l!', by 0730 hours patrols had established con-

tact and reported no ene~ observed. Second Battalion again moved forward

and at 0900 hours had secured Rill 905. At 1100 hours Companies E and l!,

\tere in the vicinity of DT093389, cleaning out eneml bunloors and mopping up

in general, after which they closed into their assembly area. at 1800 hours.

During this operation the 38th Tank Company fired in direct support of the

Second Battalion.

Meanwhile on the 8th of October, Tank Company 1mder t;he cover of. smoke

screen laid down by Heavy Mortar Company passed through defile in the vicinit;

(DT112365) and occupied firing positions vicinity (DTlOJ7) at 1600 hours.

Although under heavy artiller.y and mortar fire, they continued firing on

observed targets on the ridge northwest of Hill 6)6. They continued using

same stratagem until 1830 hours when they pulled back to a defensive per-

imeter in the vicinity of (DTl036), and remained there during the night with-·

out incident. At 0900 hours, on the 9th they departed (DT1036) and moved to

vicinity of (DTlOJ7) where they again fired on obse~red enemy positions.

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SECRET T¥eir fire wa.a·- very effective destroying eight to ten enemy bunkers •. At ,~,J

1150 hours they were firing on observed enemy targets on Rill 905, vicinity

(DT0838) and continued until 1500 hours. At 0615 hours, on the lOth the

72nd Tank Battalion moved up Mundung-Ni valley, by 11 November one platoon

of tanks was operating in valley west of Mundung-Ui as far as the lOth grid

line.

During the period 8 to 11 October, the First Battalion occupied position~·;

in the vicinity of (DT093305) as Regimental Reserves. The Third Battalion

moved out for Objective 111 11 at 0600 hours, on the 8th receiving only light

resistance they reported they were on objective 11 1 11 by 1120 hours on that

date.

Due to faulty terrain fea·tu.res on the .maa? this was later discovered ·to

be an erroneous report and at 0910 hours, on 9 October the ~hird Battalion

·was again moving forward towards Objective 11 111 • Their position at this time

was in the vicinity of (DT101384) and (DT111390) with Company I in the

vicinity of (DT115J64). They continued their advance moving forward under

enemy mortar, artillery and machine gun fire. At 1235 hours they received

a counter attack from the ridge line of Hill 905, and the ridge line of Hill

605. Lead elements placed artillery fire \iith excellent results and the

battalion continued their advaace. Again on the lOth the Third Battalion

attacked toward their objective, mopping up fingers on Hill 605 and extended

from Hill 605 to vicinity of (DT1144o7). The NethGrl~ld Detachment was in

contact with the Third Battalion during this phase <llld remained with that

battalion until it was relieved on the 12th, at 1800 hours, by the 9th

Regiment.

On the 12th of October Company 11A11 , 72nd Tank :Battalion reached the

(DT0943) grid square where they sighted and fired on observed enemy bunkers.

Furthest point reached by CompaJ\V C was the 4J.5 grid line where they con-

tinued firing on observed enemy targets. Throughout the 12th the tanks

continued firing with excellent results and at 1700 hours the tanks closed

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At 1300 hours, on the 12th of October, the First Battalion(-) jumped

off and after receiving small arm and automatic fire in the vicinity of

(DT075396) advanced and by 1500 hours reported as having seized Hill 974.

Immediately Company C was passed through Company A and launched arl attack

for Hill 1060, and by 1830 hours lead elements of Company C were near Hill

1060, and were receiving machine gun fire from Hill 1005. The First Battalion

continued their advance and extended 1200 yards back along ridge in the

vicinity of DT062399. At 1000 hours, on the 13th the First Battalion after

eliminating thirty-five enemy which had infiltrated between Comp~~ies A a11d

B, jumped from previous reported positions and immetiiately made contact

with unknown number of ene~v employing hand grenadea and small arms fire.

They made little progress due to heavy enemy resista;1ce. 1Consolidating

their positions they set up defensive positions in the vicinity of (DT062399)

and remained Ulltil 1300 hours on the 14th, at which time they continued their

assault towards Hill 1220. Sporadic counter attacks were received and repulsed

and the First Battalion continued its advance against the stubbornly resisting

enemy, and by 1800 hours, on the 14th of October the lead elements had seized

ledge vicinity of (DT048401) at which time they sat up a defense perimeter

for the night. On 16 October one platoon size combat patrol was dispatched

at 081.5 hours for objective Hill 1090. This patrol sighted w..kno,·m number of

enemy in the vicinity of (DT0.5442.5) and at 1020 hours the patrol \d thdrew

placing artillery with excellent results. At 12.55 hours Company :B patrol

received company size coun·t;er attack from vicinity (DT052420), it withdrew

200 yards and placed 57mm Rifle fire on enemy vrith u...'lknown results, it then

closed into its positions and remained the. night. Again on 17 October,

patrols were dispatched~ sighting many enemy bunkers in the vicinity of

(DT055422) and (DT05.5427) they placed artillery with excellent results and

counted eight enemy killed in action, then returned to their lines. Ambush

points were placed during the night a.nd returned after relative quiet night

to friendly positions. On 18 October, commencing at 0530 hours, the "38th

Regiment 11a.s relieved by the 8th Republic of Korea Division. At 0700 hours,

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on the 19th of October the First :Battalion departed previous reported positions

and closed new position vicinity of (DT165229) at 1015 hours.

On the 13th and 14th the Second Battalion was located in Regimental

Reserve. On the 15th it delivered a full battalion load of a:aunu_ni tion to

fon1ard positions of the Third Battalion in support of assault on Hill 1220.

On the 15th the Second Battalion's 8lmm mortar section reinforced the fires

of the Third Battalion mortar section. Again on the 16th the Second Battalion

delivered ammunition to support force vicinity (DT055382). On the 18th they

were relieved and closed in their nevt assembly area in the vicinity of (DT1?6255)

at 1615 hours.

During the period 13 through 18 October 1951, the Third BattB.lion, after

re~aining in assembly area on the 13th without incident, moved from vicinity

(DT107374), minus Company L, ,.,hich remained to carry 4.2 a.!!lllluhition for Heavy

Mort~r Company. Companies I and K closed positio~s in the vicinity of Hill

974, at 1530 hours, on the 14th of October. On the 15th at 0630 hours, the

Third Battalion advanced to the vicinity of (DT0963??). At 1100 ho~·s the

Third Battalion after passing through First Battalion positions, jumped. off

for thei1· objective, Hill 1220. They continued under relative light resistance

and. by 1515 hours had seized. their objective a...'1d no further enemy contact l"las

reported.. Throughout the day the tanks firing, in direct support of the Third

:Battalion, on numerous enemy positions received excellent results. At 2030

hours, Company I made contact with elements of the lOth Republic of Korea

Division in the vicinity of (DT039404) ~ l'fo other incident reported. from Third

:Battalion for this day. The Third :Battalion dispatched. one platoon sized

combat patrol at 0800 hours, on the 16th, they "reported. on objective a·t 1055

hours, where they ~aptured one (1) enemy wounded in action. returning to their

positions spent the nicht without incident. On JLihe 17th the Third Bat·iialion

dispatched one "platoon size combat patrol which rep5rted no enemy contact c:.nd

returned by 1500 hours, also during the d~y one squad size security patrol was

dispatched at 0930 hours to DT02?419. This squad remained on positions thrm.1.gh-

out the day reporting back at 1500 hours, reporting no enemy observed. Ambush

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points we:re.d.is:patched at 1900 hours, however, no enemy was observed. and on

the 18th the Third :Battalion waG relieved and closed into their assembly

area at 1630 hours.

The Hetherland Detachment \'laB detached from the 38th Infantr_y Regiment

effective 0600 hours, on 18 October 1951.

On the 19th the Regiment moved from Hangnyong-Gol DT122303 to Husumak

(DT176255), the First Battalion reported the:.r :position in the vicinity

of· (DT165229), Tltird :Batte.lion at C0Tl76249), Medical Company at (DT170230),

Second :Battalion no ch.ange, and. the Regime11.tal Headquarters was located. at

(DT176255).

At 0800 hours, on 20 October, Company G moved from Battalion area

to relieve Company :B, 32nd Infantry as71X Corps Com11ru1d Post Security.

One platoon from Company I departed from battalion area to ASP #2,

vicinity (DT062272) to relieve elements of 702c1 OrdnG.Uce acting a~ security

guard. Comp~v I platoon was relieved at 1730 hours on 21 October and

returned to battalion assembly area at 1900 hours.

The remainder of the regiment remained on positions and continued

training in care_ of clothing and equipment and improvement of positions,

from 19 to 21 October 1951.

On the 22nd of October tile Second Division assumed Corps Reserve

and the regiment moved to the following positions: The First Battalion

new position was (CT875185), Second Battalion at (CT895165), Third

.BattaJ.ion (CT860l98), Heavy Hortar Conwany (CT858163), Tank Gom:;?any

(CT860l69), Medical Company (CT86Jl73), Service Company (CT845123),

and Regimental Headquarters (CT840118).

From 22 to 31 October the Regiment made ·thorough reconnaisances of

assigned bloc~~ng positions and developed plans for implementing Corps

Reserve mission and conducted the following training: Sup_ply economy,

care and cleaning of equipment, physical training, preparation of

positions, improving present areas, cold weather training, bunker

constrUction, familiarization firing, squad tactics, weapons training

night tactics, first anid and map reading.

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HEADQUAR~ 38TH INFANTRY REGIMENT .··· APO 248, c/o Postmaster

San. Francisco, California l i.

S-1 Evaluation for l Tbru 31 October 1951

The Commanding Officer 38th Infantry Regjl.ment APO 248 i!

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S tlovember 1951

~lie average daily str~ngth for the period ending 31 October 1951, ~ •• > • .' ' '

~~~s 4,290 officers and enlisted men, this total is the sum of all US, '' ; : '... !

Netp.erland, ROK, and attached personnel.. The following recapitulation ,· ·'lr::· · · ·. · . ':.:·-.. ~=~r!~:

\'i~~:a:'bre,ak.,.down of personnel for this organization and attachments:

·. fii~ " > Authorized Actual .·

Men·

Men

Replacements Hospital' Returnees

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153 3,628

50 975

Gains US Only

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l Oct 51 31 Oct 51

144 137 3,437 3,544

39 27 573 503

2 3 137 227

Losses

Rota tees · Casual ties

Total

us Only

274 720* ~94

·~:*Reflects only if-hose whose records have been shipped. lj

:::g.·- REPLACEMENTS .'

: t:·. 'Aitll~l;lgh the flow of replacements· coming into the regiment has in-. ·. -~~~~\.: : . .:-·~~, ::.:~'_.:·;·~.::·:~- .:r<~;.:.:_~{~ · · : i ~ : - • •

L-c:u:11:ic' u·during-the period, :there continues to be a noticeable shortage of . . ' ,,

Howe~er, there has been a large influx of senior non-

hold~ng other specialist MOS 1s in which difficult~es

J~uring the period, a total of six men were reported AWOL, three of

were reported at beginning of period. Of this number, four were re-·,···-.. :.·

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:; iJ:u-ned' to their respective :.units for proper disciplinary action. The other -.~.:~_;(>f~~~~;- :.> .,.' '· ~: 1 f

,';~!::twO, being- dropped from rolls in accordance. with existing regulations. i. ~

.Ineffective.·.· ~ourts-.ma.i-t'-al procedure is noticable . due to the laxity F

of expediting the preparation and completion of courts-martial. The

serrt.e:ncjl.llg ·of 'court marti~ prisoners to infantry_line companies tends to c.'S>"\;·,r··.:'' : ... : ··.l: ·-:_< . ~. ~!

,, .. _-........... 'a stigma on those· unfts. It is felt that more consideration be used ·,,;, ~-" '"" .. -:~ .~. . . . . -· ': ' ' ; ;

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the'senten9ing.of future court martial prisoners to good conduct.

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prisoners: of "War ·-were captured and evacuated during this

V ~ BURIAL AND GRAVE REGISTRATION

The Grave Registration Unit continued to operate in a superior manner

evacuated a total • of ninty-one remains during the period. Sixty-six

this number. wre .38th i Infantry personnel. , n v:r - MORALE AND PERSONNEL SERVICES

· Eighteen . office:rs ~d t"Wo-hundred enlisted men departed and returned

from Rest ~nd Recuperation in Japan, this has proven to be one of the

·majormorale factors affqrded the regiment.

-~ total of t'Wo-hundred an~ forty-three a"Wards "Were approved for the

regim;ht during the peri9.d. This sho'WS a definite increase "Which reflects

the recent policy change concerning preparation and processing of recom-

At the end of the period, t'Wo-hundred and seventy-three

pending approval.

· !i.pety-eight movies ·Mere shown all receiving excellent attendance. /~;~-~· '1 ••

~he Regimental Chaplains held a total of t"Wenty-nine church services i I•

EXcellent relationship continues bet"Ween the Red Cross Representative ' ' ,·

~:r;sonn(31) of the Regpnent. He materially assisted in alleviating the

·criticfll writing paper shortage by distributing 40,000 sheets of stationary ,:; ; , !, ~, c,-. . ' ) , •

q· .. ·· ... -an~ 20,qpo .air mail enve+opes. Also, 104 individual assistance cases 'Were ~ ,;:~!, ' ' '

<.;_ ·; 'The' R.eglmental money order team visiting the companies of the Regiment

~dhas added a_welcome facility to the troops and expedites by several ;<.

The Regimental mail section

~..Lu..J..o;;u. $201,781.79 during the period. The Regimental mail facilities _, .

available to all personnel of the Regimental Combat Team.. !

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S-2 Eval~tien for period of 1 tbru 31 October 1951

: Commanding Officer 38th Infantcy

7 November 1951

The period consisted of two p~ses. During the period l-18 October the '·

cwi!.·.,,~ ... ·- ·, Inrantcy attacked enemy ![P&Sitions to ~ecure the high ground just scuth of ' l'

Enemy units in contact were the ... :-:

''Cerps and 68th CCF, Army~; The latter"h3lf of the period wa~ utilized in training 1 ', • \

:~esu,pplJ ef the Regiment~

2. '.L'he enemy, from. well dug-in emplacements, ccmtinued te defend his ·" <' • "·':1 : '

~iens until annfh~ated er his positions were completely destroyed. During the

~:~..~·~~-~~ period fr;iendly artillery was having little success destreying the emplace-

:whichwer~ well prepared with overhead cover ef five to ·six feet of rock, legs, . , __ .. ··,. - - '•

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·'""'"=··" ... In e~er to overc~me this situati@n, the 38th Inra.ntr>J employed tanl{S deep

.. :;eJJ.emy's-~ines andl;firing direct fire int0 .the embrasures. ·rank fire .was

'Y't''ie:f&lk·~c:ti·y~, causing enemy trGops te panic and pull out ei>f their hsles at vJhich

was placed with excellent ~esults.

The· main avenu,es of approach . were heavily mined 1.-li th beth .AP and AT

A:P mines were easfl:y,, detected as they were placed in the epen vli th no thought

or~~Ccl)nc~ee~lng them, consequeptly, they were ineffective. AT mines, theugh well d.ug

ef the M3R, were inefi'ective fer members of the

experience, and were now keeping their vehicles well

4. _Prior to our dttacks the enemy resorted to shifting tactics. His

·· d~fen~e line vas· theuroughly dug-in, however, due to lack of strength, he was unable ' :~;,,· ~·J~''''";~ •: ,·, ,: . ·: . ~ '

~··: ~ , .·. Yt.o,;ma.n all positions simultaneously. . He would ma ... 11 and defend a given hill <me dftY

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·and th~ next would shift hi~ . forces te anQther. On one 0ccasion, the 38th took .:,d-

. ·'Val;l.tage of his tactics by ~spatching a patrel te a previmusly heavily defended Lill . '

. ··~~- disc,~vered that it was I}~~ manned. A company quickly reinforced the patrol, and

taken ~~th no casualties. . I I

5. Enemy artilleliY and mortar fire centinued to be the rost effectiv;e 'I

employed against th~ 38th Infantry. In many ca~es after an objective had . ' d .

~~-ell t8fcen, friendly t:reops :ceuld not dig in because ®f the rock formation in the

Immediately after siezing thes~. hill$, the enemy would pour very heavy

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Casuaities, aleng 1rdth Rotation, took a heavy toll gf t~:e experienced

~~~~~L8~,~~-o personnel and it was necessary·that new men be trained. Upon arriving

course Has set up by b0th 'Division

.that included training in the foll€lwing subjects: 1'-la.p and Compass reading, . .

and Patrelling, OP Operation, Radie and Telephone Procedure, Shelling Reports,

lurormation, Mines and Booby Traps, Handling of PaW, and

on Photo I:r;terpretation.

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S-3 Evaluation for period 1-31 October 1951

Commanding @fficer 38th Infantry Regiment Apo 248 ·

8 N~vember 1951

During the period 1 Oct to 31 Oct 1951, the 38th Ir1~~try suc

~?sstully conducted ceordinated a.ttacks en ene maJuntaimms col:lplex. Plans

released well in advance ef lLDay allo1;ing 1~r:it comrLanders sufficient

fen:· planning and preparation fer the ntt::1.ck. Patrols dispatched prier

attack to determine the ovsitiens 0f the enemJ.- in sevsriJl ine.te.nces, ,

. initial battali0n o~:;,jectives witheut contact.

As in previ®us attacks fire support ·::e8Jlls im::·e orcanized and placed

tional control of the regiment, thus giving all the :~'ire of the

the r~giment to the ·attacking nit, 1,Jithout the burden

and supply on that unit. Use of the supporting fire tea.1n has

pCDlicy of assigning :sectors of. fire, delivorine large volumes

preparation and maintaining centineus fire during the advance.

:terrain, where rr..anuever j_s restricted by narro·w- ridge'-' and deep

"+"'-'--'-'!-"''"'·'·this emvloyrilent of supporting fires has become extrenely ef:'ective.

ef~ecti ve as assault tr.oons gained more skill in

out ·targets. . The mast successfUl method l.vas in the use of Armor

Incendiary ~r:mnition fer the machine ~~ns, both 50 and 38 caliber,

"'"'"'"'·u.cS it affords the gunn~r the «:~p")ortu.11ity. of pointing out targets Hith-.- r::·, . . .''.,

.~scl~~ing his positien.

Ter1~ain per-J.Jrl.t. '1ed. the us0 of Tank-Infantl".r teams \.J'hich hereto;)·

not be.en used in attacks by the regiment. 'l'his Has significJnt

able to get i:n rear of encm;r :90si tions and destroy

constructed bunkers' and cut enemy resupnJ.y ancl pe:inforccmon .. ts.

·~- assault tro0ps \1ere able to concentrate on the ene1n:y i:n:mediately

and ·.1ere not :;;ubjected to the la.r:;;e volu: .es ef nertcr fire

received earlier in the:period.

During the period ~.22 Oct to 31 Oct, the .38th Infantr;;r vias e.gain

inteerating:replacenents into the units. A

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Office of the Supply Officer APO 24S, c/o Postmaster

San Francisco, California

SUBJECT: Evaluation

TO: The Commanding Officer 3Sth Infantry Regiment AP024S ATTN: S-2

8rll?1!J_ NARA OasliiJj;

8 ··November 1951

1. During the month of October an SOP for the maintenance of

I supply records was drawn up and approved prescribing the supply pro-

cedure to be followed within this Regiment.

2. Transportation continued to be the main logistical problem

~ue.to the extra heavy committments on vehicles required by the numerous

mov~s of the Regiment. Maximum effort was made to deadline all vehicles

for regularly scheduled maintenance work.

· ' 3. • As a possible solution to the mounting transportat;i.on

difficulties Division is attempting to arrange a replacement issue

.of;. reconditioned vehicles for those most uneconomically repairable.

-·Roughly 40% of the unit vehicles, all types, were declared replaceable

Ul}der this program.

4. Shortage of ~ew or replacement generators was explained at

the periodic supply meeting held at Division as being due to the fact

that the Division is considerably overstrength in generators at the

present time. Eressure is being used to convince higher headquarters

that the need for generators is still·very real in the division.

5. ~he fact that two of the three regimental shower th~ts have

broken:··down and are at present in the h;;mds of the Engineers :was ex-

._ plained at the supply meeting as being due to the experimental nature

of the shower units. The units were shipped over to Korea on a·one-

time issue basis only with no provisions made for maintenance and

spare parts. A chemical decontaminating unit has been attached to

the Regiment and is serving very satisfactorly as a twelve head shower

unit.

6. A quartermaster tent repair and re-waterproofing team has been

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canvas on hand.

In addition another quartermaster team has surveyed the tentage on hand

and has declared unserviceable the following tentage for which replace-

ment can be requisitioned:

27 Squad

18 PJTanudal

2 Large Wall

1 Small vlall

1 Hexagonal

5 CP

7. A request for an extra issue of hot liquids during the winter

months initiated qy this office was disapproved by Division G-4. The

reason stated was that quartermaster had planned automatic increases in

the items requested for cold weather.

8. A metal chevron has been made in Japan and is being circulated

through the unit·in an attempt to discover the enlisted men's reaction

to this type of insignia in lieu of the cloth type. The metal chevron

has the o.bvious advantage of precluding the necessity of sewing on and

removing the chevrons from each article of clo·~hing for laundering, there-

by greatly reducing the wear and tear on the clothing as well as reducing

the loss of the cloth chevrons themselves.

9. The statement of charges report for the month of October

revealed the following:

a. A total of $524.30 was reimbursed the government during

the month of October for equipment lost, damaged or destroyed through the

fault or neglect of individuals.

10. Items which remained in short supply during October:

a. .Axe handles - not available through either Engineer or Quarter-

master.

b. Grease pencils - not available through either Engineer or

Quartermaster.

c. 75mm RR HE ammunition. Temporarily in short supply at the

ASP due to the large demand for this type ammunition on the part of the

Regimental support teams. This Regiment's large scale use of fire support

should be recognized and allowed for by Division in stocking surge points



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for its support. SECRET d. Water cans became critical due to the fact that during the

last operation there was no water available to the troops except what

could be hauled to the .front lines in water cans. The shortage speedily

became very obvious and acute.

e. Guidons on requisition for better than 100 days failed to

arrive nor was any future date of arrival available. A certificate of

non-availability has been requested.

11. The Regimental Graves Registration section received, processed

and sent ninety-one (91) bodies to Division Quartermaster.

12. Battle field losses'- see attached sheets.

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APO 248/c/o Postmaster SanFrancisco, California.

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The following items of T/0 & E equipment were lost during the month of

.Qc."Sa.ber 19.51::

Engineer

Compass, lensa.tic, lum. dial

Q.ua.rtermaster

Attachment, pa.ckboard, plywood :Sag, carrying, ammunition Pa.ckboard, plywood Pad, shoulder, pa.ckboa.rd ~rier, grenade, 3-pocket Strap, quick release Panel Set, AP-50 Can, water, 5-ga.l Stove, cooking, 1-burner Belt, magazine, :SAR

.·Belt, pistol or revolver Pouch,, m&€,-a.zine, pistol, cal. .45 :Sag, sleeping, mtn. type Case" sleeping, water repellent Tent, shelterha.lf Can, meat .. ,. Knife, M-1926 Fork, M-1926 Spoon, M-1926 Canteen, M-1926 Cup canteen :Sag, sleeping, wool Trousers,Ir.BT Jacket, Ir.BT

Handset, T5-l5 Fla.shlight,,TL-122 Radio Set, SCR-300 Telephone, EE-8 ToolEquipment, T.E-33 Reel Equipment, IDE-11 Switchboard, S:B-18 Spool, DR-8 ·Handset, .TS-10 Reel Equipment, RL-39 Microphone, T-4.5 Strap, carrying, ST-4o-A Antenna, AN-130-A. Antenna, AN-131-A Belt, waist, ST-.5.5 :Sag, :SG-150

Signal

Harness, carrying set, ST-55-A MicroPhone, !t'-45 Antenna, spring sec. AB-129/PR Cord, CD-874 · Pad., ~91-A. :Sag, ::SG-44 File, flat Holding Tool Knife, TS-29

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ea. 5 ea. 19 ea 2 ea. 1 ea 19 ea. 10 ea. 1 ea. 4 ea. 9 ea. 11 ea. 2 ea. 6 ea. 5 ea. 4 ea. 3 ea 4 ea. 2 ea 6 ~a 1 ea.· 5 ea 1 ea. 3 ea. 3 ea 2 ea 3



Battle field losse~/ 'ont'd) SECRET Screwdrivers, TL-467/U Soldering iron, TL-321/U Handle, RL-39 Strap, ST-33 St~a;p,, ST-34 , Rad,~o Set, SCR-5,36

Ordnance

Watch, wrist, 7 or more jewels Magazine assy., carbine, 15 rds. l4agazine assy., carbine, 30 rds. Truck, t-ton, 4x4 C&R Binoculars, MlJAl , :Bayonet-knife, M-4, w/scabbard: Pistol, auto. cal .45, Ml911A.l Launcher, grenade, M7Al Mount, tripod., cal 30 Ml918A6 Rifle, auto, cal 30 Ml918A2 Rifle, Ml-C (sniper) Telescope, M-36-C Gun, Machine, Ml917Al Mount, tripod, cal 30, Ml917Al Bipod., BAR Traversing, mech. Bag, ammo • M2A.l Holster, Pistol Demolition Set I 5

, Tank, M4AJ, w /76mm Gun

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SECRET HEADQ,UARTERS 38TH INFAHTRY

APO 248, % Postmaster San Francisco, California

. D~~SS!FIED AuL'lcrity · . '6 5" ·t 0 I .. srJW_ NARA O~t;Jitr.

12 November 1951

SUBJECT: Commander's Evaluation for periqd of 1 thru 31 October 1951

TO: The Commanding General Second. Infantry Division APO 248

During the first eighteen (18) days of the period the Regiment

was engaged in offensive operations against the enemy on 11 Kim Il Sung

Ridge 11 (DTll36 - DT0440). The most significant point of this action was

the fact that the mission and terrain permitted the maximum use of sup-

porting troops and weapons.

Avenues of approach were heavily mined with both anti-personnel

and anti-tank mines. While the anti-personnel mines were relatively in-

effective, the anti-tank mines were effective in that they hindered oper-

ations and damaged a few vehicles in the Regiment. The enemy's demolition

program was the most effective part of his engineer effort. Well placed

craters in defiles required a considerable ~~ount of work to repair, even

for one wa:y tank traffic. :Both the minefield.s and craters \ve:;:e covered by

artillery and mortar fire which futher hampered removal of these obstacles.

However, t"ro companies of engineers, working round-the-clock, v1ere able to

clear a path through to the Mundung-Ni valley (DT1138 - DT1042) under the

cover of infantry and over-watching tanks.

Ample time w~s allowed for planning and preparation of the oper-

ation; col;i.s~quently, ·maximum coordination was effected an.d ar;;,aunition wao

stockpiled in quantity for the supporting weapons. This also enabled sub-

ordinate commanders to reconnoiter and to send patrols out to determine the

enemy's disposition. In some instances, these patrols found initial battalion

objectives unoccupied. Additional troops were rushed up to tc~~e ~tvantage

of this by digging in on the unoccupied positions.


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SE RET Initially, the 38th Infantry was opposed by elements of the

V North Korean Corps who resisted with the typical suicide defense. One

by one the hostile ~unkers were destroyed by direct fire from the regi-

mental tank company and by grenade thrm"ling infe .. ~J.trymen. Fire support

teams, operating under a regim~ntal fire control center, Sl'lept the ridges

with heavy volumes of fire immediately fon;ard of assault troops. When

targets became obscured by the smoke and haze of the battle, nachine guns, (" "''"" .

firing belted armor piercing incendiary ammunition, \vere used to designate

targets to these teams. This method was fotmd to be most effectiv-e because

i·t afforded the gunner a means of pointing out targets '>'lith long bursts

of fire without disclosing his position. FurthE:;:, the s-unnern of the

fire support teams were able to "lay11 on the strike of the armor pierceing

incendiary shells when they couid not distin,.;uish the actual ta~get

through the gun sights.

Elements of the attached tank battalica and a company of infantry

broke through into the Mundung-Ni valley on the ~ixth day of the attack

while COF. troops were attempting to relieve the ·battered remnants of the

North Korean forces in: that area. This ta.nk-inf'-tutry team was successful

.. in getting behind the enemy positions, thereby cutting his supply line,

destroying mortars, forcing artillery to displace to the rear. and causing

panic and disorganization in general. These thrusts materially reduced

the volume of mortar and artillery fire falling on the troops attacking up

, the ridge line.

As the attack progressed west along tho ridge line the hand-

carry supply line lengthened until it was impossible to logistically main-

tain the impetus of the attack with the available native carriers. The

reserve battalion was ordered to carry ammunition and water to the lead

battalion. The turn around time for this resupply effort was approximately

ten hours. Therefore, this battalion was not an effective tactical unit

for that period of time. However, it was a calculated risk taken by the

commander which proved highly successful. The final objective was seized

on the tenth day of the attack.


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The last nine (9) days of the period were spent in Corps

reserve, with the Regiment engaged in retraining and rehab5.litation.

FOR THE COMVJJ:IDING OFFICER:

4t~ Lt Col Infantry Executive Officer



S-3 MONTHLY Sill-1MARY FOR OCTOBER 1951

The 3rd Bn, and Neth Det completed 7 day precombat training, held Command Inspections on Oll300I Oct 51, and 031300I Oct 51 respectively.

The 1st Bn remained in Psn Vic Hill 868, DT1738, without incident until 03 Oct 51, was relieved qy Elms of the 5th ROKs. The 1st Bn moved int0 area Vic DT136334, and closed at 04 Oct 51.

The 2d Bn moved from position Vic DT131278, and closed in new area Vic DT114312, 03 Oct 51.

. F Co 2d Bn dispatched a 2 Sqd size Pat at 040500I Oct 51, to reconnoiter Hill 485 (Vic DT1235). Fat accomplished mission and remained in position. F Co joined Pat Vic Hill ~85, at 0421451I Oct 51.

The 38th Hq Co, and attached units moved from Pans Vic DT176255 in the lower MUNDUNG-NI Valley, · frQlll 01 to 05 Oct 51. The 38th FWd Cp was Loc Vic DT087309.

The 1st and 2nd Bn's dispatched Bats on 05 Oct 51. A Co Pat departed at 0730 Hrs at 1500 Hrs and advanced to Vic DT138370 W/ne En contact. Pat in position was joined by advancing elements of the 1st Bn •

. · · ·.· .. E qo ·combat Pat departed at 0515 Hra, and by 0900 Hrs Pat was Reed Hv NG, ... ··:~P. S/~·fire Vic DT115364. Pat placed Arty and 57 RR causing En fire to cease. ····Pl\'t·za~tempted to move FWd, Rec Hv En fire, Pat remained in Pos, was joined <by E Co at 2050 Hrs. The remainder of the night was W/0 incident • . '" ( r:' . • . ~ ,

The 1st Bn jumped off 052100I Oct 51, 061315I Oct 51 had taken Obj C Vic DT1237, was Rec sporadic Mort, and MG fire. 1st Bn extended their Psns to

· ,the NE to tie in W/Elms of 23d Inf. At 071630I Oct 51, the 1st Bn was relieve.d of. Psns by the I&R Plat, and closed into area Vic DT093305. · ·;.,:~:.At 051800I Oct 51, G Co closed into E Co Psns Vic DT112334. At 060600I

Oct;:51, ~E Co. moved toward Obj X, Vic DT11636S, meeting En resistance, by 0845 Hrs had'secured Obj X received sporadic MG, and S/A fire. At 061130I Oct 51

. E Co was forced to W/D due to Hv En Mert, and S/ A fire, returned to

. Obj X by 1500 Hrs.

T~e 2nd Bn W/Neth Det 75~1 Plat in Spt, jumped off at 07Q400I Oct 51, for Obj Y (Hill 636 DT1038)9 The 2nd Bns' advance was held up due to Hv En A/W, S/A,. and Mort fire. At OS0530I Oct 51, the 2nd Bn moved FWd under sporadic En A/W, S/A, and Mort fire, seized Obj Y at 081313I Oct 51.

· At 070730I Oct 51, the 3d Bn moved from Assy area Vic DT1627, to Fwd Assy area in the Vic of DT1030, and closed same by 071110I Hrs. At 080600I Oct 51, the 3d Bn moved for Obj 1 Vic DT1039. Throughout advance En Mort,

.·· Ar~y, and Mg fire was Reed. At 091235I Oct 51, an EN C/Atk from Hill 905, and 605. Arty was placed W/excellent results, the 3d Bn. continued their advance. B,y 091630I Oct 51; the 3d Bn secured Hill Vic DT100394, the Bns line extended from DT116408 to DT103403. ·


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At 100615l Oct 51, ?2nd .Tk Bn Attached to 38th moved up MU:NDUNG-NI Valley. Throughout the day the Tks fired W/excellent results on observed En targets N, E, and W of the valley. Points reached b.y Tks were N to the 425 Grid of the MUNDUNG -NI Valley, and W to the 10 Line of the NAE-DONG Valley, received heavy En Arty, Mort, S/A fir~ throughout the day. The 72nd Tk Bn continued firing on observed En targets in upper MUNDONG-NI Valley, and NAE-DONG Valley until 12 Oct 51 when attached to 23d Inf.

At 090400I Oct 51, the 2d Bn moyed out W/ F Co leading, from Vic Hill 636 DT1038 towards Obj Vic DT095390. F Co progressed to DT095389, were engaged W/ En in hand to hand combat. F Co continued assault, 1830 Hrs, received a CAtk W/d to Vic DT096389, where 2d Bn established a perimeter of Def for the night;

At 100900I'Oct 51, the 2d Bn moved out to secure Hill 905, received Hv En CAtks employing S/A, Hg, and.Mort fire, W/D to positions Vic DT096389, formed Def Pans. On 110630I Oct 51, the 2d Bn 11oved Fwd, und at 110900I Oct 51 secured Hill 905. At 1300 Hrs the 2d Bn was relieved of positions Vic Hill 905, b.y the lst Bn, moved to Assy area Vic DT112354.

The 3d Bn in Psns DT116408 to DT103403, moved out at l00630I Oct 51. I Co .moved out for Obj Vic DT104403, with L Co following at 0930 Hrs. I and L ad~anced under Hv En. S/ A, Mort, and Arty fire, by 1545 Hrs secured . Obj. The 3d:;Bn extended Psns from Hill 605, to DT114407, tieing W/ Elms of 23d Regt

;pn' the r.ight flank, and Nethi Det on the left.

. The ND moved into Psns Vic DT098397 to DT096395, at 111445I Oct 51, B Co ijumped off from 1st Bns 1 Psns Vic 905 to seize Obj Vic DT079395. After engaging W/ En in S/A and HG fight B Co seized Obj at 1715 Hrs. The 1st Bn contacted the

'· Neth Det.on the right flank, and maintained contact Pats W/ the I & R Plat, which was in position in SA!1GAN-BAE Valley Vic DT0938.

At l2l300I Oct 51, the lst Bn jumped off for Obj Hill 974, and secured same b.y 1500 Hrs against En S/ A and A/W fire. The 1st Bn advanced towards Hill 1060, by '1830 Hrs were in Vic DT062399, formed defense Psns, extending 1200 Yds along the ridge SW of their Fwd Psns where they tied W/ the Neth Det. ·

The lst Bn was held up on 13 Oct, due to Hv En resistance, On l41300I Oct 51, the 1st Bn jumped off from Vic DT058399, for the assault of Hill 1220, advanced under a heavy S/A, A/W MG fire,· Hg, and sporadic :t-1ortar fire from well

, · dug in, and fortified En. Sporadic CAtks were received, and repulsed, friendly forces advanced on a stubbornly resisting En. By l41700I Oct 51, Lead Elms

· seized ledge Vic DT048401, remained for the night.

·.·.• . The 3d Bn (-) closed into Psns Vic Hill '974, on 14153oi Oct 51, at 151100! ';.Oct· 51, the 3rd Bn passing through the.l~t Bns 1 Psns, jumped off for Obj Hill 1220, and seized Obj Hill 1220.

The 2nd Bn carried a full load of \Am to Fwd Psns of the 3rd Bn in Spt of 3rd Bns 1 assault of Hill1220. The 1st Bn employed Hv ~pns. Co ~o S,J?t 3rd

fire on assault of Hill 1220. At 152030 Hrs. I Co t~ed ~n w~th Elms of in Vic DT039404.



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The 38th Co dispatched,,."~k Plats to the Vic S.ANGGON-BEA, MUNDUUG-NI VAND NAEDONG Valleys in support of forces attacking up the ridge line NE from Hill 905 to Hill 1220, and Fire on observed targets in their Vic, from 9 Oct thru 15 Oct 51 ~ith excellent results.

Combat and Recon Pats ~ere dispatched daily by the 1st, 3rd Bns' and the Neth Det, from 15 to 18 Oct, in an effort to locate En N of the 38th Inf' Psns. Amb Pats ~ere dispatched daily.

At 1806001 Oct 51, the Neth Det ~as detached from the 38th Inf' control. · The lst and 3d Bns ~ere relieved on line by Elms of the lOth RO.Ks at 1810001 Oct 51 and by 1630 Hrs the 3d Bn closed in Aasy area Vic DT11335l, lst Bn in Assy area Vic DT09l308.

On 19 Oct 51, the 38th Regt, and attached units moved from Pans in the lo~er MUNDUNQ...N1 Valley 1 to Psns held at the beginning of Oct 51 at MUSWlAK. area, the 38th 1nf' Regt closed into s~e by 1914301 Oct 51.

The 38th Inf Regt ~as engaged in reorganization and rehabilitation, and care • .and cleaning of equipnent during 20 and 2l Oct 51.

On 200800I Oct· 51 G Co moved from Bn Area to Rel B Co 32d Inf as IX Corp CP .sec~ity. H.elief completed ,1730 hours. -

On 2205001 Oct 51, the '38th Inf Regt moved from Psns Vic MUSUMAK, intlj) 9t}l Coz:ps sector, Vic CT840ll8 HWiloHON area, all closed by 2213451 Oct 51.

:r"he 38th ae~l CP ~as located Vic CT840118.

38th Regt remained in IX Corps Reserve continued training fr 22 Oct 51 •

. On 3112001 Oct 51 G Co .~as relieved 1 Co, 23rd Regt. G Co Dpted 1210 closed BnAi-ea at 2030'brs.

~tl-~ RICHARD A. KOLDENHOVEN Capt, Infantry Asst S-3

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1 sqd size pat dispatched to Hill 485 at 0530; neg contact. At 1330, a reinforced platoon dispatched to hill and at 1430 hrs thE rest ofF Co·moved onto hill. Move completed by 1515 hrs; neg contact. Heavy arty fire r,vas received in the Reat'l sector during period e ~.

SU.1\i~ioJARY

05 Get 51

~ sqd siz~ patrols dispatched from lst Bn at 0730 hrs. Compl€ted pat w/ neg contact.

<::nd Bn dis patched combat nat to Obj X at 0515 hrs. Pat rec'd MG and S/A fire 100 yds ~outh of lst knob Obj X at 0845 hrs. Rec'd MG and s/A fire from en vic DT115368 at 0940 hrs. Placed arty and 57RR oo en. At 1130 hrs pat reached ~nd knob Obj X. Rec 'd hvy A~t fire. Itemainder of p),at moving to sunport. Pat di~gin~ in vic DT115366 at 1650 hrs.

06 Oct 51

<::nd Bn rec'd MG and S/A fire at 093t0f~rs. ;:0'\~e 1~~5h~rysv~~t~~ls · · d t 1 . a b v.v y s/A and mor 1 re · from <::nd Bn e a nE Y v- . 11 d · 'K and re J"oined by · . 1 f ~nd Bn pu e oac · -

arty ad mort/ flre' e msio DT114368-115368. By 1500 hrs unit patrols. W D to psns v c . regained psns ViC DT114370-l15371.

ENEHY LOSSES DURING PEHIOD:

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(Counted) (Est)

3 10 4

WIA (Counted) VHA (Est)

07 Oct 51

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Elms of .::~a Bn made cont at 0840 hrs, after jum'Jinf!" off at 0400 hrs. Rec d hvy vol S/A and A/W fire. At 1445 hrq elmq forced to W/D 400-500 yds due to intense s/A, A/W and ~o;t ,fire. Contact continued until 1900 hrs.

ENEMY LOSSES DURING PERIOD:

KIA .KIA PW

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(Counted) (:Est)

15 16 0

WIA \'liA

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08 Oct 51

At 0530 hrs attk elms of 2nd Bn jumped off and at 0645 hrs were recv hvy MG fire. Cent to advance at 0755 hrs, under hvy S/A, A/W, arty and mort fire. At 1510 hrs elms had si~zed Hill 636 ana were mopoinF up.

Elms. of 3rd .Bn jumped off at 0400 hrs and werE me0tina: liP:ht res at 0755 hrs. Re c 'd sporadic arty and mort .fir€ at 0845 hr~. Elms cont to advance and s ie zed Obj a 1 by 1135 hrs. Pat met lia:ht res enroute. Arrived orE-determined destination 1850 hrs. Pi~ned down by MG fire a~ en~ of period.

09 Oct 51

F'rwd elms ~hd Bn jumped off 0400 hrs and advanced under s/A, A/ii, and lvlG fire. At 1655 hrs, rec'd lights/A and A/W fire and some HG. Elms enp:agrd in hand to hand fighting W/ unk no en. C/ attk from ri€'-'ht flanl-c at 1900 hrs and driven back 75 yds; where they dug in for the night.

I Co pat, dispatched 08 Oct 51, remained in bun~ers. Rec'd hvy MG fire until evening of 09 Oct 51, vJhen they were able to W/D to friendly lines; closing to friendly osns at ~~00 hrs. F'rwd elms t2nd .i:3n jumped off in atti{ at 0910 hrs. Advanced unde hvy s/A and A/Vl fire untill230 hrs, when lead elms rec'd light c/ attk fr,om North. c/ attk stopped and advance contint1ed at 1350 hrs. Advanced under hvy S/A, A,W and fJlG fire until lo45 hrs, when friendly el~ms disengaged and formed perimeter.

KIA . (Counted) KIA (Est) P1i

: WIA WIA

10 Oct 51

(Counted) (Est)

Unk 37

At 0445 hrs frwd elms of 2nd Bn rec'd lia:ht probe, lasting apprx 15 min. At 0630 hrs leadin~ elms of Regt mvd frwd in attk, recv hvy bol mort, S/A and.A/W fire from unk no en who G/ attk friendly forces. Advance cont 1300 hrs under hvy vol mort and MG fire and at 1900 hrs friendly elms disena:aa:ed and formed perimeter. ~ ~

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At 0900 hrs advancing ~lms <=nd Bn secured Hill 905, vic DT08)8. Capt 3 8~rr~ ~ort, numerous S/A's and HG's. At 1445 hrs frwd elms lst Bn jumped off and were heavily engaged by 1630 hrs, vic DT0839, by unk no en employing s/ A, A/ll, HG and mort. Friendly elms continued to advance ae-ainst stiff rFs and secur:d obj by 1715 hrs. 'rlere forminR" defens~ve perim at close of per1od.

ENEHY LOSSES DURING PEFIOD:

KIA KIA Pvi

(Counted) (Est)

2 86 18

VII A \'llA

(Counted) (Est)

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12 Oct 51

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Frwd elms of lst and 3rd Bns rec'd l1Aht orobes betwefn hrs of O~jO and 0430. Aft~r brief fire fight~: ~n.W/D. At 1300 hrs lst Bn (-) jumped off. Rec'd lights/A and A/d fire vic DT0739 and action continued until 1800 hrs. Formed oerimeter at close of period. '

At 0755 hrs lst Bn dispatched reinforced plat combat pat. Pat r~c'd S/A from en in bunkers at 1007 hrs a~d W/D, placing arty W/-unk results. At 1030 hrs pat closed friendly pans.

KIA (Counted) KIA (Est) P~i

Unk 75 10

W IA (Counted) WIA (Est)

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13 Oct 51

Elms lst Bn rec'd liR'ht probe at 0120 hrs and en ri/D after brief fire fight. At 0810 hrs group en engaged in brief fire fight by elms lst Bn. Result: 8 en KIA. At 1000 hrs elms lst Bn moved out and were engaged at 1030 hrs by S/A, A/W and HG. Action cont hvy at 1505 hrs, vic DT0639, with close-in fighting. At 1740 hrs lst Bn broke contact and moved into defensive osns.

At 1010 hrs 38th Tank Go rec'd hvy fire vic DT0940 and could not advance. Tnks re-supplied and returned to fire on same psns. Returned to assy area at close of period.

ENEMY LOSSES DuRING PERIOD:

KIA KIA PW

(Counted) (E;st)

<=oo 18 6

W"IA W"IA

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Lead elms lst Bn jumped off in attk at 1300 hrs and advanced under very hvy Vol of S/A, A/.W and fii]_G, many HG's and moderate mort. Repulsed sporadic C/ attks and continued to advance, capturing ledge vic DT0440 at 1700 hrs. At 1800 hrs friendly elms broke contact and formed perimeter.

At 0800 hrs lead elms of ND moved frwd under cover of arty to s h: z. e Hi 11 841 at 143 0 hr s , me e tine; l i e; h t r e s i s t ~ n c E! •

Established defensive perimeter.

El''i"E1viY LOSSES DURING PERIOD:

KIA KIA p~{

(countEd) (Est)

45 30 5

WIA vHA

15 Oct 51,

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Unk 60

At 1100 hrs frwd elms 3rd Bn jumped off and advanced against lightS/A and A/W fire. At 1515 hrs elms siezed Hill 12cO against moderate s/A, A/W and HG.

ENE1ViY LOSSES DURING .PERIOD:

KIA KIA PW

(Gount~d) (Est)

c: Unk 4

'iii A VliA

SU~llvlARY

16 Oct 51

(Counted) (Est)

Unk 10

At 1745 hrs lst Bn caught 30 en movin~ vic DT0541. Arty placed w/ excelent results.

At 0815 hrs plat sized combat pat dispatched from lst Bn. At 0950 hrs pat plac~d arty on unk no en w/ unk results. At 1300 hrs pat rec'd Co size C/ attk and W/D, under S/A, MG and mort fire. Pat closed in at 0400 hrs. At lSlO hrs ND d i<:>natched plat s izfd ambush pat. Contact neg at close of period. ,

ENErilY LOSSE,S DURINrc PERIOD:

KIA KIA p;n

(Counted) (Est)

12 10 6

(Counted) (Est)

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At 0455 hrs·pat dispatched by ND at 161910-I.Oct 51 engaged in brief fire fight vic DT0740. Retd 0600 hrs w/ no further contact. At 0800 hrs ND d~spatched plat size combat pat. At 1.::.15 hrs pat sighted est 1~ compa,nies and placed arty w/ unk results. Retd at lo30 hrs w/ ne~ contact. At 0930 hrs 1st Bn dispatched plat size combat pat.- At 1015 hrs pat vic DT0541 obs6rved many occupied bun~Ers in vic. Placed arty, knocking out 5 bunkers. Pat retd at 1300 hrs w/ neg contact. At 1915 hrs ND dispatched a~bush pat. In psns 2050 hrs.

ENEMY LOSSES DURING PERIOD;

KIA (Counted) KIA (Est)

PW

11 20 6

irfiA (Counted) WIA (Est)

18 Oct 51

0 35

Pat dispatched 171915-I Oct 51 by ND, siphted 6 CCF's at o:;oo hrs and fired on them w/ unk results. Pat retd w/ no further contact.

"":~E1JIY LOSSES DURING PERIOD:

KIA (Counted) KIA (Est) PW

0 0 1

W IA (Counted) ~HA (Est)

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19 Oat 5h·24 Oat 51 (BOTH DATES INCLUSIVE)

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The 3rd Bn, and Neth Det completed 7 day precombat training, held Cemmanci Inspecti9ns on 011300! Oct 51, and 031300! Oct 51 respectively.

The 1st Bn remained in Psn Vic Hill 868, DT1738, without incident until 03 Oct 51, was relieved by Elms of the 5th ROKs. The 1st Bn moved inte area Vic DT136334, and closed at 04 Oct 51.

The 2d Bn moved from position Vic DT131278, and closed in new area Vic DT114312, 03 Oct 51.

F Co 2d Bn dispatched a 2 Sqd size P.at at 040500! Oct 51, to reconnoiter Hill 485 (Vic DT1235). Bat accomplished mission and remained in position. F Co joined P.at Vic Hill 485, at 0421451! Oct 51. ·

The 38th Hq Co, and attached units moved from Psns Vic DT176255 in the lower MUNDUNG-NI Valley, ·from Ol to 05 Oct 51. The 38thFWd Cp was Loc Vic DT087309.

The 1st and 2nd Bn 1 s dispatched Pats on 05 Oct 51. A Co Pat departed at 0730 Hrs at 1500 Hrs and advanced to Vic DT138370 W/ne En contact. Pat in position was joined by advancing elements of the lst Bn.

· E Co· combat Pat departed at 0515 Hra, and by 0900 Hrs Pat was Reed Hv NG, . and S/A fire Vic DT115364. Pat placed Arty and 57 RR causing En fire to cease.

Pat.: attempted to move Fwd, Rec Hv En fire, Pat remained in Pos, was joineci by E Co at 2050 Hrs. The remainder of the night was W/0 incident.

The lst Bn jumped ott 0521001 Oct 51, 061315I Oct 51 had taken Obj C Vic 00'1237, was Rec sporadic Mort, and MG fire. 1st Bn extencied their· Pans to the NE to tie in W/Elms of 23d In£. At 071630! Oct 51, the lst Bn was relieved of Pans by the I&R Plat, and closed into area Vic DT093305.

At 051800! Oct 51, G Co closed into E Co Pans Vic DT112334. At 060600! Oct 51; E Co moved toward Obj X, Vic DT116368, meeting En resistance, by 0845 Hrs had secured Obj X received speradic MG, and S/A tire. At 061130! Oct 51 E Co was forced to W/D due to Hv En Mort, and S/A fire, returned to Obj X by 1500 Hrs.

The 2nd Bn W/Neth Det 75MM Plat in Spt, jumped ott at 070400I Oct 51, tor Obj Y (Hill 636 DT1038). The 2nd Bns• advance was held up due to Hv En A/W, S/A, and Mort fire. At 080530! Oct 51, the 2nd Bn moved Fwd under sporadic En A/W, S/A, and Mort fire, seized Obj Y at 081313I Oct 51.

At 070730! Oct 51, the .6d Bn moved from Assy area Vic DT1627, to Fwd Assy area in the Vic of DT1030, and closed same by 071110! Hrs. At 080600! Oct 51, the 3d Bn moved for Obj l Vic DT1039. Throughout advance En Mort, Arty, and Mg fire was Reed. At 091235! Oct 51, an EN C/Atk from Hill 905, and 605. Arty was placed W/excellent results, the 3d Bn. continued their advance. B,y 091630! Oct 51, the 3d Bn secured Hill Vic DT100394, the Bns line extended from DT116408 to DT103403. ·


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At 1006151 Oct 51, 72nd Tk Bn Attached to 38th moved up MUNDUNG-NI Valley. Throughout the day the Tks fired W/excellent result' on observed En targets N, E, and W of the valley. Points reached b,y Tks were N to the 425 Grid of the MUNDUNG -NI Valley, ahd W to the 10 Line of the NAE-DONG Valley, received heavy En Arty, Mort, ·S/A fire throughout the day. The 72nd Tk Bn continued firing on observed En targets in upper MUNDONG-NI Valley, and NAE-DONG Valley until 12 Oct 51 when attached to 23d Int.

At 090400I Oct 51, the 2d Bn moyed out W/ F Co leading, from Vic Hill 636 DT103S towards Obj Vic DT095390. F Co progressed to DT095389, were engaged W/ En in hand to hand combat. F Co continued assault, 1830 Hrs, received a CAtk W/d to Vic DT096389~ where 2d Bn established a perimeter of Def for the night.

At l00900I'Oct 51, the 2d Bn moved out to secure Hill 905, received Hv En CAtks employing S/A, Hg, and Mort fire, W/D to p~sitions Vic DT096389, formed Def Pans. On 110630! Oct 51, the 2d Bn moved Fwd,· and at l10900I Oct 51 secured Hill 905. At 1300 Hrs the 2d Bn was relieved of positions Vic Hill 905, b,y the 1st Bn, moved to Assy area Vic DT112354.

The 3d Bn in Psns DT116408 to DT103403, moved out at l00630I Oct 51. I Co moved out for Obj Vic DT104403, with 1 Co following at 0930 Hrs. I and L . advanced under Hv En. S/ A, Mort, and Arty fire, b,y 1545 Hrs secured . Obj. The 3d·· Bn. extended Psns from Hill 605, to DT114407, tieing W/ Elms of 23d Regt on the r.ight flank, and Neth Det on the left.

The ND moved into Pans Vic DT098397·to DT096395, at lll445I Oct 51, B Co jumped off from 1st Bns' Pans Vic 905.to seize Obj Vic DT079395. After engaging W/ En in S/A and HG fight B Co seized Obj at 1715 Hrs. The lst Bn contacted the Neth Det on the right flank, and maintained contact Pats W/ the I & R Plat, which was in position in SANGAN-BAE Valley Vic DT0938.

At 121300! Oct 51, the 1st Bn jumped off for Obj Hill 974, and secured same b,y1500 Hrs against En S/ A and A/VI fire. The 1st Bn advanced towards Hill 1060, b,y 1830 Hrs were in Vic DT062399, formed defense Psns, extending 1200 Ids along the ridge SW of their Fwd Pans where they tied W/ the Neth Det. ·

The 1st Bn was held up on 13 Oct, due to Hv En resistance, On 141300! Oct 51, the lst Bn jumped off from Vic DT058399, for the assault of Hill 1220, advanced under a heavy S/A, A/VI MG fire, Hg, and sporadic Mortar fire from well dug in, and fortified En.. Sporadic CAtks were received, and repulsed, friendly forces advanced on a stubbornly resisting En. B.1 141700! Oct 51, Lead Elms seized ledge Vic DT04840l, remained for the night.

' The 3d Bn (-) closed into Pans Vic Hill 974, on l4153oi Oct 51, at 151100!

Oct 51, the 3rd Bn passing through the l~t Bns 1 Psns, jumped off for Obj Hill 1220, and seized Obj Hill 1220.

The 2nd Bn carried a full load of.\Am to Fwd Psns of the 3rd Bn in Spt of the 3rd Bns' assault of Hill 1220. The.lst Bn employed Hv ~pns Co ~o Sp~ 3rd

• ~ b,y fire on assault of Hill 1220. At 152030 Hrs. I Q~ tl.ed in w1.th Elms of 10 ROKs in Vic DT039404. ·~'' '

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The 38th Co diapa.tQ.:t:~,f~$L,!!LPlats to the Vic SANGGON-BEA, MUNDUNG-NI VAND NAEDONG Valleys in support of forces at~acking'·up· the,ridge line NE from Hill 905 to Hill 1220, and Fire on observed targets in their Vic, from 9 Oct thru 15 Oct 51 with excellent results. ·

Combat and Recon Pats were dispatched daily b.1 the 1st, 3rd Bns' and the Neth Det, from 15 to 18 Oct, in an effort to locate En N of the 38th Inf Psns. Amb Pats were dispatched daily.

At 180600I Oct 51, the Neth Det was detached from t~e 38th Inf control.· The 1st and 3d Bns were relieved on line b,y Elms of the lOth ROKs at 181000I Oct 51 and b.r 1630 Hrs the 3d Bn closed in Assy area Vic DT113351, 1st Bn in Assy area Vic DT091308.

On 19 Oct 51, the 38th Regt, and attached units moved from Fans in the lower MUNDUNG-N1 Valley, to Pens held at the beginning of Oct 51 at MUSUMAK area, the 38th Inf Regt closed into same by 1914301 Oct 51.

The 38th Inf Regt was engaged in reorganization and rehabilitation, and care and cleaning of equipment during 20 and 21 Oct 51.

On 200800I Oct· 51 G Co moved from Bn .Area to Rel B Co 32d Inf as IX Corp CP . aec~:i ty. H.elief completed 1730 hours.

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On 2205001 Oct 51, the 38th Inf' Regt moved from Pans Vic MUSUMAK, into the 9th Corps sector, Vic CT840118 HWAoHOU area, all closed by 2213451 Oct 51. The 38th ae{rtl CP was located Vic CT$40118.

38th Regt remained in II Corps Reserve continued training fr 22 Oct 51.

On 311200! Oct 51 G Co was relieved L Co, 23rd Regt. G Co Dpted 1210 hrs, closed Bn Area at 2030 hrs.

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The lst Bn 38th Inf remained in their previously oc-

cupied positions from 01 Get 51 to 03 Oct 51, when the 13at-

talion wo~; releivet:l by the 5th ":OKA Div. They then moved

into the treinin5 a;c2. in thE: vicinity of 'dan-Dong-Ni, NorV:1

Korea. On 04 Octob r 51, the 1st En ~oved to positions in

tnc' vicinity of hill 983 in flr''0 P9 rs tion for pl:,'nnecJ opera-

tions. At 1220 hrs on 06 Octobsr 51, the 1st Bn rr·~chcd

the objective (hill 728) even thou~h during the early morning

hourE; tcn'aln feBtures hindered t 11e rogreos, little opponition

wos met on thP objective. On thc: follovrlns duy the forv1ard

CP was closed out and the 1st Bn returned to the acsf~bly

area, they remained in these positions unti11 11 Oct 51.

The 1st Bn then 'UOved a.croBs thn LD into the atteck on hill

905, ~trhich wa.s secur·r:: e~proxim?tely 8 hours later. The

attack wa~:: continued t'hf· following dey Elgv.in~'t hill 974,

A company cros~ed the LD at 1300 hrs and ~de contact with

an e&timcted enemy co•.n[x:1ny at C90rd:lne.~E":·S 07.l~396. Hill

974 was secured at 1500 hrs, the compan1es then proce~ded

to prepare for t'vs night. On 13 Oc abeL 1951, C cor:1 ny

croesed the LD at lOOOhrs and proceeded to en~age the enemy

poor visibility cou~led with heavy SA and grenade fire

rt~ndered C com-any ineffective. A compa.ny pulled t1:1rough

C company, the asst S3 officer assumed resp nslbility for

C company.

'fhe following day a.t 1316 hra, A compo:1ny moved out in

tllP attack t 11rough hr-avy 9rtillery and mort,~!r fire to secure

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the objective by 1555 hrs. These po~itions were improved

and occupied, and pstrol actions cartied out until the

1st Bn Hss re1eiv8d by the ROKA on 17 Oct 51. 'l'he lst Bn

t en moved into t~J.E' assembly D rea and rer::1a ined there for

the bD la.nc e of the month. Training and pre·pnra t ions for

future operations were carried out daily for the remainder

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APO 248, c/o Postmaster San Francisc.o, California

3 November 1951

· · StmJECT: Honthly J otu\na1 Sm;unary

TO Gom.ma.ndlng .Officer 3Sth Infantry APO 2M.~, U G Army

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1-Re.c 1 d 27 Repl frm Sv Co. Insp party arr fr Comd Insp • 2-~np'ol cs.lle1 fr Emcr Lve fr Lindell G. Succtin •

. _'.).-.Impel ct:~.lJ.ec1 .fr 2 outst~:mding FJ1 for Spoc Asgmn 1 t. Impel req names of officers Hho hove been Rfl Pl L1rs or Co Comd fr 6 mos • cr more. List to Reg of F.J! vrith 35 pts or over.

/~-R &. R quotn-2 Off and 20 EH. Impel cn.llec1 fr l EH 1103 1812 to trf to FECOH, sen~~ Sgt Frederick Pecko. Impel culled L'r 1 EI·I HO:J 1745 to trf to F'P.C!Ilf.

· 5-Impel called fr PhJrsicnl Exrun Il.esults on E. :Jimnson. 6-Bn \.m.s o.lerted to move. Nove ~.-as cancelled. 7-Bn ordered to move to mw posit/Lon with trains r0mc:.lnlne;. Impel

called mmer Lve fr Franklin llcClure. 8-S~ction;moved to vlc of Changr;a-Kpgae. All. Jo,,.,:i.sh EH lve tomorro1.·J

to attend:High Holy Days Cervic8s. 9-Five copies of Co roster::; to f1.eg by enn of' month. J. L. Scott, L Co, · ETS. disch 10 Oct 51.. No commo frm 1030 to 2400.

10-Connno still out. · 11-0330 all avn.ilable pers to front to help evac deeil. Commo thru. Idol

and Ivory at 1330. Hoved to vic of Imok Chong. ,. ;

12-G. E .• DLtC'f advsil to vJrite hor'1o. Inv~st 1-J"'BC of H. K. KaGu;jrDa. 13-Ad.j mtg at 1400 hrs at Re:;. 14-K. J olmson to ~.ee 15 Oct fr ETS disch. 15-R & R ouota-19 E:H. 16-l,!oved to vic of Sn.danggol, N. K. 17 -Impel cn.lled f\~ 2. vol fr non (}d. 1'\EH. funo s tu1·ncd tn. 18-Emer Lve fr Pfc Vernon D. Johnson. 19-H(wed to vic of :~ondeng-n:t, iJ. K. 20-Rote.tion. ouota.-14 ER's a.nd 16 Ril. 1 s. ETS disch f~~ J9lm Hopkins. 21-Impel called fr list of HIA 1s frm 1 to 20 Oct. 3oction alerted to

move by 0500 hrs. ! 22-Hoved to vic of Sang-ni. , 23-Adj mtg at 1300 at Rec;. Reg req chng of status rpt on Heyrw.ldo F. hjuino. 2i~-H/Sgt 3heph~rd to f'o to pers c oncernin c app fr Z I trans. Rec 1 d 16!1 ·

flpl fr 3v Co. List of all ER 1 s and all fu.l\ 1 s Hith 3~, pte to bo brour;ht to Reg.·

25-1 HCO and 1 Pvt frm ea Co .an::l Dn Comd to go to div rear fr pres of Presidential Unit Ci:~atlon. '· , ' : " ·

26-:-Pres Ceremony called oft., Je'.J~sh ~Sv.es tornorrow -'.:lt He::~ Hq.

27.324 ll'.ll's, -~ ~-hith JSECRtrotated. R & R quota-2 Off and -

20 EH. Impel called .f.r names of 1 Off r:~nd 8 EH .f.r duty nt T\mne. 28-1 Off and 59 EH rotated. 1 Off nnd 8 EH left fr dy with KI·W: • 29-Sgt Hclesapple to rpt to Il.eg 8-1 this 1\. H • .'30-Impel called fr no of men 1,.,rit,h 2/~ pts. nee 1d 13 Hepl. NCO mtg at

nee at 1430. A & R cn.lled .f.r r1o of men wishin: 7 to nttc:nrl nannv KnYe Show, Shm.r ,,ms later CA.llGd off unt. il f'uTther. 'notice. Lt Mor rr;n t~ Courts and Poe.rds tomorroH to invcstL·nte c:cso •. Cl:'l.SS 1'A 11 Pa;r ncent.s to Ree at 0900 tor1orro11.

31-All men in "H" co arc to rpt to Dlv Rr next Sat mor11. incl orr. All ER 1 s ( 9) rotate tomorrovr.

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From period 010001 to 101$30 Oct, Blue Bn made no contact with en forces. however, prisoners were brought in and dispositioned during_ that period as follows: On the date 020900, Oct, 111 11 Co prought in 2 PW 1 s who were forwarded to L"npel POW o On the date 022145, ·Oct, One P\I.T was captured by 111 11 Co in the vicinity of 111 11 Co CP and was forwarded to Ivanhoe. On the date 04081~5, Oct, 111 11 Co captured 2 PVJ 1 s in the vicinity of training area who were taken to Impel. On the date 051000, Oct, A PvJ was captured by 81 Hortar Section and was turned over to Bn S-2 for interrogation. ~i was from 16th Div, 15th Regt, lst Bn, surrendered because of lack of food and fear of our arty. On the date 061000, Oct, 11111 Co captured one suspected PW who was delivered to Division. On the date 080930 11 G11 Co delivered one PW to Blue 2, Fl,f was in turn delivered to Regto On the date 091350, Oct, 111" Co picked up 4 suspected Chinese P\'1 1 s. On 10 Oct at approx 1030 hrs 1 NK P'd was evacuated through medical channelso

At 101830 Blue Bn received approx 250 to 350 rds of en arty and mortar, Approx friendly casualty report KIA-8, WIA-44, lHA-2.

110045 Oct, 1 PvJ brought in from ASP and was taken to Impel; at 0620 "L" Co reported capturing 3 Pvl's, at 1300 lst Bn forwarded 1 PW through Blue to Impelo

120900 Oct, "K11 Co captured 1 PW and at 2000 111 11 Co captured 1 PW, both were forwarded to Impel.

130001·to 150900 Oct no contact was made'with the enemy. 150900 Oct, Blue was inf.ormed by Impel that Impose was sending 2

plat to obj (2) vic DT 071416 and obj (3) vic 062415 at 1000 hrs. At 1030 np Co jumped off in attack supported by 11 K11 Co, while 111 11 Co holds position vic of 05 line. At 1600 11 1" Co took obj with neg resistance, rnade contact with ROK 1 s at 1730. No casualities reported either friendly or enemy in obj of hill 1220. At 1915 "W' Co captured one P'vv.

161000 Oct, Co "I" patrol captured 1 PW (wounded). 1405 Co 11 1 11 ·

reported 12 rds of enemy 82 or 120 mortar. At 1410. 11 H'' Co brought in 2 PW's and at 1550 "L" Co had 15 rds of enemy arty fall on their positions (6) viTA (1) KIA, estimated position of enemy arty DT 043467o

171330 Oct, a call from Impel that Blue Bn would-be relieved by ROK1 s:at 1200 hrs 18 Oct. At 2030 a red air alert was all clearo

From period 172030 to 312400 Oct, no contact was made with the erierny ho;'l!ever on 19 Oct Blue Bn moved into reserve area in the vicinity of· DT 179204 and remained until 0530 22 Oct, <'lhen 3;.n closed out of that areao Blue moved into assembly area in the vicinity of Sang..;.Ni, CT 861186o

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