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5TH MARINE REGIMENT - 2ND BATTALION - HISTORICAL DIARY - MAY 1951

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~ I' 1/J.wp .A.6-6 Ser: 2523 8 July 1951 I ... I FIRST ENIDRSEMENT on co, 2ndBn, 5thMar ltr ser 3"{2 or 21 June 1951 From: Commanding Officer, 5th Marines To: Commandant of the :Marine Corps __ Via: (1) Connnanding General, 1st Marine Division, FMF (2) Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific

Subj: Historical Diary !or ronth ?f ilfay 1951

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SECOND ENDORSEMENT on CO, 2ndBn, 5tbMar, Historical Diary for May 1951 ltr eer 3?2 of 21 June 51. From: CommAAding General, let Marine Division, rnF To: Commandant of the Marine Cor-ps Vi'l: Commanding Genersl, Fleet ~arine Force, Pacif!c Subj: Historice.l Diary for- 1-Iay 1951. 1. Forwaraea.. is re 2. The security cl~ssification of this endors~ent . moved •t-;hen detached from the bt:!.P.ic letter.

:3. TranS'llission 1>'~ Puthorlzed by United States Reg-1stereo. Mail in accordance with Article'0705, United States Security Manual for Clessifiea Matter, 1951.

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0696/968 Al2 Sere o 2 5 5 5' 1 .. .~UG 2 9 1951 THIRD ENDORE'El-!ENT on CO, 2nd3n, 5thl-!a.r, Historical Diary for May 1951, ltr ser 372 of 21 June 1951 Fro:n: Comr.1anding General, Fleet Ha.rine Force, Pacific To: Conmandant of the ~~ine Corps . Subj: Historical Die.ry for l!ay 1951, forwarC!.ing of 1. Forwarded.

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HN.dcparhrs 1/wva 2d Battalion, 5t.h ll:ar:ln::s Se~:: 372 1st llarinc Division, t.uF 21 Jum 1951 %Ff'O, san FrP.nGisco, cal.If'omia

From: colllll1illrl ing Offic or TO: ()OJllmlmda.nt of the Marlnc ()lrps via: (1) comman:ling Offic or,· 5th Ya.rii108 (2) commanding Genoral, lst !larina Division, FMF (3) ()Olllllanding General, Floot J(ariw Force, Pacific

Subj: H:ls torical Diary .fbr molt.h o:r J12Y 1951

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l. Th:ls summary covers tho operatiore of tho· 2IJi BattP..lion, 5th Marine a, during the month o! JLey 1951. During this thirty-one (31) da,y period the battalion shifted iniP throe (3) sonos of action, incident with tho ro mlts of the socom Chinese counter-offensive since A,pril l!l1d our om Mq offensive. From positiore :oorthoast of HO:rfiCH 1 0N on 1 Kq, tho battalion had advanced _by the end of the month to a position tO tho northeast rough ly parP..llal to that held by this be.ttalion ori. 22 A,Pl'il, when tho :first Ghinooo countcr-o:ffGCBivo struck United Nation's ),ioos. Fran 1 to 17 JLey the battalion was anplacod in woll-pl'eperod de:fo.mivo positions on the high ground at cs 8764, north of o•ooca•r. This point ma.rkod tho southern most l:lmits of our withdraJral a.!tor tho Chiilooo offomive threatened to cut our main supply route" on 24 APr:-ii.· contact was broloon with the ooany forces during the final withdrawal am not; regained by this battalion un til 17 Yay, whm our patrol ba.se Da'th of the HOOOCIJION-GAID Riv<:r report ed colt. acting an undetorminod number of ooem,y troops •. B&:bod-wire m tanglanrots, trip nares am >lllti-porsonnal lldncs were emplaced in cpe.n tity forward of our poaitioDS for the first til!C since tho pl'evious year. QollllllCncing 9 Ya.Y, hc:t. mGP..ls W

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------subj: ------Hiato.rical Diary for mnth of Mey 1951 (continuod) to patrol to tho battalion frcnt in a)proxim.atol,y tho same area as that covered by tho Easy Ccmpany patrol. Enell\Y patrols and small groups of un:idontifiod troops woro soon noarly- every da,y, but no actual contact was made, SQJ!o fire was cP..llod on a largo group of such troops on 17 Mey with good results (sec c...~rcnclcgical narr&tivt.l); r..owsvcr, ~1-ta patrol re tumod on that date w.:_thout a. gowral c;:.countor. On 18 Mey tho 5th Rcgi mont wa.a rolicvud by the 32nd Infantry Regi.rwnt., U~ fll:W3, and moved to an a.ssombly aroa noar HONGCH 10N (CS 9869). There, it romainod in division rosorvo for approxim.a.toly twolva (12) hours. On tho following lllOrning tha 2ni Ba.ttP~ion nnved t--o CS 0?81 ru;Ld. took ov~ tho ,P0:3itions of el~ 111onts of the 9th Infantry Regi.m::>nt, US ArlDY• Minor patrol activity was engaged in by tho battalion unti.l 22 Ma;y, during which time it was at tanpted to hold a defensive lim against axpocted attacks from CCF farces which had decimated the 2nd Infantry Division (on our right !:Lank) a f..in body of the enemy was not engaged. On 26 May orders woro received to break off tho attP..ck Pild return to an assembly area, proparato:cy to mov.ing nut to another zone of action on tho following morning. on 27 :Uey the battalion moved by truck to DT 22lf/ 1 routh of INJE, whore a pc:rimottr dofcn.se was set up. .Enan.y 1l10rtar e.nd artillery fire caused numerous casualtios that afternoon bo!orc tho battalion had oven lllOVOd into POsition; this was but a wa.rniru! of tho det

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be.tta.lion bad pushed a:; fHr north as the slopes of Hill 902.3 (DT 2019); this constitutcci tho point of farthest advance in May.

CHRONOLOOICAL NAILlATIVE

1. On the first day of )ley the 2nd Battalion was in pesition on tho front line a,ppr=..imatoly seven thous!!Ild (7000) !Illtars south of tho HmC-CII'ON-GANG Rivur. The battalion CP W'as establismd at CS 8764 Q-1 and the companies wore positioood_ along hiJil ground in order from. :Wft to right, Dog company from cs 8566 w tho SLope at 8666, Easy ccmpany from that" o to tho hilltop at CS 8767 ~.nd Fax: ccmpp.ny there to Hill 528, :vca.pons company was ,:>ooitionod to north and cast of the CP (soc e>vcrlay, Jl.ppendix III). Fox CompP..ny, on .• Hill 542, maint:unod contact w.ith the 6th COI!lpany, 2nd Battalion, 1st KYC Regiment on tho batte.lion right flenk. The proposed relief of this batl;p.lion by elements of tho 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Division, u. s. ;,;rrey, was postponed in early morning until later in tho day and finally c:mcollod in a general change of plans. Tho battalion area included a hi,sh, stoep ridge lino running .;en..:ralJ.y east-west, backed by more gentle f~cr ridges a.Di well-defined drlllfs rUlll;ling in every direction. Sllall trees and shrubs intcr spet"sed with bean and barley fields covorod tm rcvorsa slopes of these hills, villilo they were faced w:i.tb. more dense fir woods. To the front of tho rifle oompanies ley a very scenic valley, callod "HALTAlPKOTT" by the natives, after the ll1allY flD".rers by that name gr<¥ing therein. At '0630 rEl!IIllants of': tho 33rd COmpany, Civilian Transport corps, wore relieved from thetr duties as laborers by tho 57th company, consisting of two (2) officers and ooo hundred sevontlr-ninc (179) non-commissioned officers and laborers. The latter unit had marched on foot from Seoul tho preceding wa·ek. Tho sovont)'-siX (76) parsonnel r011a.ining from the original group of ono hundred sixty-three (163) labo ors rocoivod on 14 Jl.pril were returned to Regiment for trensportation to their homos. Throo (3) laborers from this group ranaincd behirrt and aslrod spOcial permission to join the 57th company and to continue working for this company and thus· stay with tho llarims. The company CCl!lllnandor, captain Mun, B<:;rced to int<:lgrate than into his unit. The 57th COmpany was at once both distinctive P..nd outstanding, with its oolor:l'ul bloo and tan uniform and its good discipline. Over half of the mo welcomed the Kor oons to the Battalion, described their work ll.Ild outlined their responsibilities. He thon suggcstod they adopt tho Chinese sloga.n, "Gung-Ro" ("work in harmony") for their 01rn; this, tho laborers took

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core cooporaUon 'With throe (3) l:lsty shouts, 11 Gung-Ho 11 • At 0840 tho battalion s-3 was notified by telephonic message that thoro would be a mooting at Rcgim.oo.t at 1000. 'I'ho S-3 departed· at 0920 for this mooting, but upon arrivP.l .at Ree;imont four1d that the Regimental s-3 was not to be present. In li cu of a forlll2l moot ing then, the batwion s-3 ccnfcrred with the Reg:i.rnoo.tal Executive Officet" and tho conunandor of the battalion of the 32nd Infa.ntry Regiment 'lilich 111"-s to be adj accnt to the 2nd Battalion~ Discus sion centered on tho tic-in of our lines. During the dP..V, cle ments of the 32nd Infantry Regiment relieved the 3rd Batti>..J.ion, 5th .Marines, on our left flank. :rho.3rd Batr,alion then relieved olomonts of the 1st KMC RGgi.Jnent inj>osition on our riE}:lt flank. At 0950 a patrol departed from Fox.P,~pa.ny, consj.Bting of one (1) platoon reinfocced with one (l)_I;MG section and one (1) 60nun lllOrtar s"-uad. 'I'his patrol followed- a rout a north from Hill 542 down the ridgclino to Hill 310 (CS '1¥>69). An Easy company patrol of a reinforced platoon simila. ly composed left the battalion area at 1000, and patrolled north along the ridges, CNcr Hlll 397 cast of WONDAE and clown the slopes to Hill 266 (CS S569). Both p$rols sent hourly roports by radio (SCR 300) on their progress. The Easy comPanY- patrol met four (4) Korean Marines at 1350; those men said tlvit North Koree.ns had coJliO into WONDAE at 1100 and hen taken al.l the food from the. villagors. It was .not known »nether these North Koreans were soldiers "r civilians. With visibilit.y unlimited this date, tho sniper team attached to EasY Com.Pall.Y went out on tho hiE}:l ground to tho front of tho ccmpe.ny•s positions to obs Reconnaissance line. These - 4 DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Korean War Project USMC-07900260

------~------Subj: Historical Diary for month of .Ma;v 1951 ( continuGd) ------~------~---- patrols ·.ull observe my possible enemy activity VIi thout becoming cn~agcd; tho patrol base will be changed Gach dey just prior to darkness. Listorlirlg posts Will be st"il.bliilhcd aft or dark. This mcssa,;o was confirmed by CO 5th J!:.'lrines Fra,gnontary Order 24-51, received at 2240, At 2100 a group of thirty eight (38) porsonr1ol from H&S conpeny who wore to accompany the patrol departed from tho CP P..nd prococdoci. to EB.ay company po aitions • The group W'd.S led by tho Battalion Ex:ecutiv<> Officor (wno was to ccmllla.rld the patrol) am consisted of a Mediad Officer, ari. FO team (BattPJ.ion Artillery and Air Liaison party), oomrnunications team and four (4) oorpsncn (om ,(1) frcm Charlie l{cdical ccmpany; who asked to be permitted to go along). communications for tho patrol wore to be provided by an ANGRG-9 radio, SCR-300, the TACP radio and tho Artillary FO•s SCR- 610. It was plannoo that tho patrol penetrate tho territory forward Of our lines up to eleven thoiisand (11,000) lllCtcrs, between the HOI\JGCEl'ON-GMlG and PUKHAN-GANG Rivers. Directions wore to be main tained. by tho usc Of dosign~cd checkpoints (the farthest, cs 8583) to lfuich each day the p2trol leader W?.B to be directed by the :Bat talion s-3; a.t1 overlay was provided. This evening at 2300 the Battalion Exccntivo Officer briefed the :&..sy Company ColllllUlilder IJlld company officers, Platoon dumps were sot up and ·5osigna:t od whor a by each man could leave his ClCCOss gear 1md tlius lighten his load for tho p2trol in the liD rni.ng. Ali cold weather i!}Jar and equip mont in the battalion ha.d bocn turned into Supply by this date, al fuoueh some winter clothing was still rct.a.ined by personnel to cope With the chilly niJjlts. Fresh bread was provided e.ll person nel to suppleront their Charlie rations. Seven (7) men and one (1) ROKA liaison officer (1st LieutGI~P..nt KIM Dong Myung) returned to duty; two (2) men returned to tho U.S.A. £or discharge and four (4) men were evacuated to Easy Medical CCiapany. Four (4) attcooed sick call. This was a beautiful Spring day, warm ;mel sunny, with a ma.:xi mUlll temperature of approx:iJnatcly seventy-nino (79) degoos Fahren heit.

2. LOcation of the battalion r:l' remained tho salllc as on 1 May, Easy ccmpany departed as pla.-..ncd on a five (5) day patrol at CJ730. At this same time Dog compaqy moved to the vacated Easy Company posi tiom ( cs 8566. to 8666, along tho slopes) P.nd fo:x: Company extended to tho loft along tho ridgol:inc at CS 8666. (S(.'C overlay, Appendix III.) At 0300 a sentry in tho Easy. CanpPny area. a.ccidcnt.ill.Y:. shot and killed instantly a man frCID. Weapons company who was to accompany the patrol this date. The mP.n who was shot wP..s in the process of getting in or out of his sleeping bag and apparootly had failed to hoar tho sentry's challenge, which was repeated twice. An investi gation of tho incident was c!'.rriild out by compP.ny officers. At 0530

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------Diary for month of May 195J. (continued) Subj: ------Historicil Ho returned at 1505. Tho Fox campeJ~ patrols returned to tho bat~aJ.ion area at 1755 and adjusted their positioDB be:t!oro dark. The prolonged hours of d.eylight on those ee..rly Spring day$ enabled personnel to complete their a8sigmd tasks P..S well as to devote considerable time to improving their •livine quartersn. '1/0ll con structed foxholes with ponchos and sncltor-hal..vos as roofs and •en ration boxes P..S walls, sprWlg up ?..S if from nowhere. One double slit trench bedecked with pine-bough cpmoutlaGo oven boasted tho inevitable "DOw-Drop Inn" sign at its •door•. This tendency toward constrllct:_on was given· a rovcrsal at one time this afternoon, how ever, when M1!X~Ws accidentally. burned down eA abandoned native house oo2r tho rear s<>pply point. F!ig,hl.t in!lamlnl>..blo thehcd roof ing, whipped by the wind to = unapproachable hot name, threatened other pyramidal tents and oc;uipnent no:1.rby, when tho entire Korean l:ebor company formed a •bucket brigade11 with salv1!.0cd 105mm shell casings and girl. ned control of tho fire. A. pall of smoke covcr ed tho ve~J..oy ;;.t this point for hours. TWo (2) laborers wore burned and OliO (l) OVI3l'COJ00 by smoke, but tho ccmpany voluntarily fought tho fire until 1930. They wore g:l. von a special PX ration of five ( 5) cigarctts per = in appreciation of their ortorts. At 1730 CO 5th Merinos Dispatch 021552I was received by this !JJa.d-~uartors and the in!brmation contained herein rol.aycd to the Easy ComPeAY patrol. Tho message ·:lirectod that every af'fart btl lllll.de daring intensified pat rolling to capture enemy prisoners !or unit indentification. The onamywas believed monitoring tho regimental tactical radio not, as at 1800 an unknown voice cla.iming to be "Easy patrol" caJOO on tho air after the Battalion S-3 had been transmitting to Easy company patrol. Again, at 2300, an unknown radio opcr'ttor claiming to be tho 2nd Battalion attempted to contact a Regilnontal operator. This unknown oparator h·;d ',;hat was des cribod as nan oriental voice". Investigation showed that this bo..ttelion we..s not sending at the time. Among t;hc refugees searched e..nd ::uostionod this day were four :4) suspected CDJIU!lnnists, all yodng men of military age. One, a wcll-dre5scd civilian (by local standards), had conc<'Po.lcd on his person numerous cards identifying him variously as, a barber, a policeman, an in terpreter, a Korean "4-F" and a great friend of tho U.N. forces. _ rt was felt that such a cosmopolite doscrvcd special attention, so he was forwrl!'dcd to ere. Each man recoivod one (l) apple to sup plomonl:, his Charlie rc. tions this d"to; tho WlU5Uall;r larga lll?..il call, with many indiv1du;;.l p~cols almost precluded tho necessity for a Pl. ration at this time. Weapohs ()Qllpany destroyed a con ~· siderable alll0Ui1t ar onom;r l221mt and 1!2= enemy mrtar ammunition ooar the company area this aftornoofi. Two (2) lll919A4 BroWiling LIIG's P.nd one (l) .50 caliber H!!'}, captured from the onomy in late APril, woro turned over to salvage. One (1) man joined this date;

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------~ ------Subj: · Historical DiP.ry for month of Ma,y 1951 (continllod) ------~ ------one (1) officar (lstLt w. L. Pease) md four (4) mon wore ovacuP.tod; one (1) man was kHlod accido._'!f:.all.y,. :0. two (2) = radio team from Rog:imoot was attached and dropp0d were :lllo (1) officer and fifty five (55) enlisted 4.2 mortar pcrsonnOl and four (4) mlistod from TACP. Fourteen (14) attondod sick c:Jll this da.to. woathor wa.s w~erm and clear all da,y, with maximlllll temperatura approximately seven ty eight (73) dcsroos Fahrenheit.

3. 'J:hc bat:..a.lion aP atlll Dog and Fcoc comp;mi.os roow.ined in tho s?.lllo lo CE.tion.s as previous. At r:J730 a patrol departed from Dog canp"..ny, consisting of one (1) platoon reinforced with one (1) section of LMG 1 s and one (1) squad of 60mm mortars; tho \Ulit patrolled to Hill 341 (P 'ALBONG-SA..tf, CS 8572). CO 5th Marinos FrP..gmonta.ry Order 25-51, timcdatd meters. No orumy WP..s cncountorod on 3 Yay; hcr.vcvcr, a. civili'l!l stated that on tho previous day ono (1) CCF hP.d been in POPSO-RI (CS 8576). Another civilie.n at SOYBAG--RI 'mo had boon in CHillWH '011 on 1 Ya,y roportcd that there wore ID Chinese in that city on that d?..to. At 1302 the Battalion :SX:ecutivo Oi'ficar, colllllla.llding the Easy ccmpcmy pl'.trol, reported th10t one (1) raut1.d of white phos phorous hit at CS 8273 V at 1230. He -P.lso stated th

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--·----- DL!ry for Jli.Onth of May 1951 (continued) Subj: --.------Historicil KlJUN:lG!tAL P.!ld HYOJABONNG reported no Chinoso in tho area on 3 Mc.y. The valley fro;n Objective 4 (CS ffl79 Y) to the PUK!l/UIT-GAID River waa observed during tho day with negative results. With this radio mos sats-o a request w:is also made for cort?.in r atlons, radio oquipm.cnt l!1ld heat tabs. Tho heavy ANGRC-9 rl!.dio, carried by two (2) Korean volunteer le!borors 1101.1ld not i'unction !'.gain this d:ito lind a rcortod seeing mystor.ioUD, flashing lights on the side of a mountain at a distance o! over a mile. Tho lights formed beomctric patterns and lines and some lasted as long as four (4) minutes; tho patrol was unable to ascortc;in the origin of tho lights. At 2325 CO 5th Marines Fragmentary Oroor 2'&-51 was received by this headquarters, directine tho battalion to scn:l. snail security patrols out from its base c;nd to observe from. hi;jlest c;roun:l. in tro vicinity of tho base. To supplGmwt thoir Charlie rations each man received a boiled egg this date. Magazines and armed farces edition books were distributed · i'rom Special services along with tho company lllP.il. Concurrently with tho arrival of warm ':mather many cases of diarrhea and less a cute forms of· dysentery wore reported by the Medical Officer. Tho many flies and the conditions brou,;ht .,n by living constantly in the open a,;;gravatod the already complex problems presontod in field se.nitation. Greater emphasis was put on personnel digging in:l.ivid ua.l str?..d.dlo trcndl.os and covering thGse proporly l!ftor usu to eleminate breeding places for flies as mach P.s possible. A small oountC!in stream in tho battal!on ?..Z.oa was set asido for drinking purposes from its sourco to fifty (50) yards dowi1stroam; from that point downstream it wM p

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4. On tho night of 3-4 li.P.Y no anomy contact was made. Positions of tho battP.lion CP a."l.d Dog and Fox companies rcm.a.ined tho same· as on 3 May. At 0545 personnel on Group I of thoso men being sont to the u.s.A. under rota:t.~on plzns boarded trucks at the roar suppzy point and departed from the battalion. At CY700 sovedy :f1 vo (75) Korean labor,rs carrying rations and supp:).ios left tho rcP..r supply point and mot a platoon of Dog company and a mortar squad at tho top of the trail. at CS 8664 E. From tilis placo the supply train proceeded north to meet Easy Compmy p:otrol. 'Josides throe hurrlrcd seventy eight (378) Charlie r:·.tions, tho train brought one (1) complete SCR- 610 radio, six (6) BA-70 batteries, a tr1U1Slllitter and receiver unit for tho faulfu ANGRC-:-9 radio, two (2) bottles-two thousand {2000)- salt tablets-and one {1) case of heat tabs. The Charlie rations cODStitutt:ld one and one-half (~) ratioc·;s per man, sufi:iciont for t110 days' operation as tho patrol W'-'.11 on hP.lf rations. Thi:l date, Easy Compeny patrol w .s ordered by Regime!L not to p;.·.trol; however, local security patrols were oondlicted around the defensive perimeter. Tho precipitous terrain '""-B made ail the more difficult to travor so by the slick mud and la~~ of footholds. At one placo, while a pla toon dosconicd a. particUlarly steep mountainside during the rain, wond was sent back requesting whether the last man had come

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------Subj: Historical Diary for month of Mey 1951 (Continued) ------~ ------iovariably by the tthuts" they he.d woven out. of discarded •en ration box wds. At 0920 tho Battalion Commando:- departed for Regiment to confer with the Rggimental Commanding Officar. He returned to the battalion area at. 1105 with tho information that U.N. Forcos Gommariler, Lioutenant General M. B. Ridgewey would vi sit the 2nd Battalion arc a at appro:rl.matcly noon. With hiril would be tho naw lst Marine Division Commandor, Mejor Ckneral Thomas. At 11:30 tho Batt?.J.ion S-3 loft for Regiment to sarvo as guide for tho Gonerals • party to the 2nd Bat talion GP; however, duo to the inclement weather and time factor the party did not arrive. Tho llattP.J.ion s-.3 returned to tho GP at 1300. A ca.ll was made to tho .3rd Battalion at 1230, in an at~ompt to close tho gap that existed between tht~t battalion and this one. A distance of aPPrOximately ei~t-hundred (800) yards separated the two fle.nldng clan. ruts ani was matched with a similar gP..p on our left fl..a.nk, where the 32n:! Infantry Reg:imJnt hP..d rot tied in with our Dog CompP..ey. Doopito the rP..in Protestant Sarvicos wure hold at l:300, with small attendance. Tho Dog Company patrol arrl tho cargodoros commenced their rctum to tho battalion area at 1600 and arrived at tho GP at approxi mate}¥ 1730. At 2000 Group II of the men on lists for rote.tion to the u.s.A. l!:a.s sent to thG roar supply point, preparatory to leaving the battalion on 5 May. This ;;roup was composed of ono (l) officer and twenty eight (2

5. No enemy was encountered during tho night of 4~5 Mey. Locations of tho battalion GP and Dog and Fox companies rcmainod tho samo as pre vious. At 0615 Group II of those men eligible for rotation to tho u.s.A. ur.dcr proocnt plsns departed !rom the batta.lion. A squad of tho Easy Company patrol departed from the company CP at 0500 to pre parG. an ambush at POPSO-RI (GS 8576 K) for individual OCF believed to operate in thP.t village. Ncc;ativc enemy results wore reported aa the squad returned at 0145. Two (2) platoon-sized patrols, dosig nat od nEasy-l and -2n doper ted from the Easy Company CP (Hill 281) at [f{OO to patrol tho area approxi.matolY throe am one half (3~) 111il.cs to tm north on difforonb routes, oach covering roughly half the zone of action. Easy-2 was on Cbjoctivo 10 (GS f!J.77 L) at 0820 and ha.d atta:in:Jd Objective 12 (CS frY/9 S) by 0150; Easy-1 rcacmd Cbj octivG 22 (GS

DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Korean War Project USMC-07900267 .. sul:lj: Historical Diary for month of ~ 1951 (continued) ------hidden in a deserted native house. 1ho message informing tho Bat talion Qollllll8nder of this cache requested "Engineers to d<:molish or an 81 tube to fire" tho ammunition. That afternoon at 1512 an 81mm mO!'tar section-with two •tubos"-wa.s dispA.tc..llOd to the ammu nition ca.cho, to remain with Easy company until its ret•.ll'n, At 1045 the Battalion Executive Officer, with Easy company Pe.trol, roqwsted permission to establish its base. on Objective 19 (CS 8577 M) with an outpost on Objective 26 (OS 8576 V) for the night of 5-6 May. An unidentified platoon with crossed air panels -s reported at CS 9Cf79 by Easy-1 at lll3, but Hcgim.ental Air stated that there were friendly troops in that area. At this time clements of Easy-3 wore e.t POPSG-RI (CS 8576 K). The 3at'calion Executive Officer repo:t:bdd at 1400 that on 6 May Ea.sy-3 would depart from the base point and proceed to CS S474 M; mile Easy-1 moved to OS 8473 M the rclll?.inder of the patrol would depart from the base at 0830 and proceed on tho vll.lloy floor to CS 8572 G. Eaay-1 and -3 1110uld fall in as rear gUP..rd as other elclllDnts pa.ssod. A requost that the 2nd Battalion provide sodurity on 83 8572 V and 8669 was made. Dog Company was notified thA.t it would have this secUrity patrol on 6 Mr.$. At 1600 tho Easy company patrol leader rcfX)rtod its intended patrol ro11te on tho f'ollc:wing day as: Objo ctive 19 (OS 857? M), 20 (CS 8578 W), 21 ( CS 8577 s), 22 (CS 8580 R), 17 (GS 8481 W), 16 (OS 8480 S), OS 8479 M, 8578 U and retlll'n to the base, Objective 19.. By late afternoon ill EasY CQ!lpany patrols had roturmd to base, so the compa..'JY patrol withdrew- to Hill 393 (CS 8375) for tho night a.nd set up a tight defensive perimeter. The night of 5:-6 May passed withollt incident, although ton (10) air bursts were soon over throe (3) miles to the west and thought to bo anti-aircraft fire. From the battalion CP at 0615, ~Ollp II of those personnel being rotated to the United States departed aboard 6:zh trucks. All returnees took M-1, Cal • •30, rifles with them as directed by a Division Order in April. 00 5th Marinos Fraglllcntary Order 27-51, ·directing this batte.lion to pA.trol to Hills 257 (CS 8577) and 420 (OS 8279) l'..nd CS 8580 B was received at 0845. Tho 2nd Battalion was informed that at 1000 a tli'Cnty-throe (23) man outfX)st was to bo established by the 3rd Bat talion about throe hundred (300) yards from tho right flank or this battalion, securing, to a degree, tho gap that existed between tho t110 units. ,\t approximately 0930 a Korean civilian who was wandering about before Dog Company 1 s fXJS itions was returned undar guard to the battalion ~p. Eo showed papers identifying him as an agent (lin<-'-crosser) of tho 2nd Division, u. S. Arr1J3, and was immediately sout to tho CIC. 00 5th Marinos Fragm:mtary Order 28- 51, timcdatc:.

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------~ ------Subj: Historical Diary for month of May 1951 (continued) ------~ ------taken by cargodorcs to tho c.'lreP.hait. Person nel spent much of tho day drying their clothing and cquipmoot.

6. positions of the battalion CP and Dog e.nd Fox Companies ronained tho sPJnc as on 5 May. CO 5th Marines dispatch 052022I was received at 0225, infarming this ba.tt!iJ.ion of C!lCJllY activity and a buildup in tho area to our right; Easy company patrol reported that at 0810 it had finished firi.o.g tho last of the 8lmm. mortar aJllllunition found .by them on 5 yey. Earlier this morning the patrol suffered its only casualty, duo ni!Jdirectly to enemy action", as a mortar loader drop ped a round on .his thumb and a corpsman was summomd. At 0800 two (2) platoons displaced and seized tho high grJun:l to too roar (CS 8578), then at 0830 tho romai.o.dar of Easy Company patrol moved south Wilrd. along the. valley fioor to the HONGffiON-GANG River. At 1000 Dog company moved to positions on Hill 341 (P'AL30NG-SAN, CS 8572) and covered tho crossing of tho river by tho PS..trc>l. Easy Company p>;trol .. DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Korean War Project USMC-07900269

------or l!ey 1951 (continued) RLs tcri cal Diary for month Subj:------was infonned on request that it would assume Dog Company's position; tho company moved dovm tho ridge lino at 1400 and into an assembly area at CS 8764 G, to remain thoro until 7 )!ey. Tho ccmmP.nd group and the units attached to Easy Company for the patrol were detached and returned to tho battalion Cl' at 1430. At that tiloo the BattPJ.ion Ex:ocutivo Officer made his roport to the Battalion commander, At 1930 eighty two (82) personnel from the 8th Roplacomont Draft arrived in tho battalion area snd wuro bedded down for the night at tho rear supply point. A telephonic l!IOssago !rem Regiment informed this bead quarters that org,.,nic dofome conmmcing this da.to would incltrle tac tical wire, trip flares and anti-personnel minos, to bo emplaced with too supervision of personnel from Able Company, 1st Engineer Battalion. A fiagpolo was erected and an altar constructed on a hillside no~ tho roar supply point for Protestant worship servicos at 1600. CO 5th Marinos FragmontP..ry Order 28-5l{A) was received at 2250. This order directed the 2nd Battalion to sorrl a reinforced platoon patrol on a designated route in tho moming. One (1) a.dditionPJ. canteen was issued to each man in the battalion this date coincident with the return of warm weather, Fresh bread was issued to eadl company to supplcmrot Charlie rP.tions, TWO (2) bags of rico roca!. vod from Regimental. Supply for labo:eers 1 rations wore unhuskod, and unpolished, thero:f'orc unusable without special preparation. A request for ad ditional rico "as me.do by tho S-4. At 0200 this date "King" time (daylight saving time) superceded nrtcm" time. GrOup III of tho rotatccs was returned to tho u.s.A.. at a.oo this mornine;. Cne (1) man was evacuated, ton (10) attended sick call. Each mp.n roca!.vod an antl.-ma.JP..ri'!.l pill {CF.LCRCQUINE), to be taken under tho supervision o:f' his sGction chief. The _pills represent an attempt by tho u. s. Armod Forces to prevent malaria in largo groups of EIOn serving in a malarial zone by using ':his drug in regp.lar, weekly doses urrler supcrvision. ;Toathor this date was clear and warm with a maximum tonpcrature of about seventy-six (76) degrees Fahrenheit.

7, No enemy <:Pntact was made during tho night of 6-7 !Ley. Location of tho battalion CP remained the s!!lllo as p17evious. The companies wuro positioned in order from loft to right, Dog Company, TA. 8566 X to UGAK-PONG (TA 8666 0), Easy Ganpany (111hich ·,oront; into positions from its a9sombly area a.t TA 8764 G during tho afternoon) from TA 8666 J to 8767 L (hilltop) 1md Fox company Hill 542 (TA 8767 H) to TA 8868 ;;,, Dog Company roturood at this timo to the positions it he.d vacated on 2 yay when the EasY Comp".ny patrol l

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------~ ------Subj: His tori cal Diary for month of Mey 1951 (continued) ------watching for any sign of enemy activity. Cno (1) officer -B for cmp1acing trip fl.aros and concertina wire. It was de cided by tll:o Battalion Colll!lllllldcr not to usc anti-porsonncl. mines in tho area to our f:>."ont at this time bocanso of tho mar.y refugees crossing our lines and tho da.Il£:cr to our ovrn personnel; it was fcl.t that vd.ro and trip narcs would be ai!.eque:tc. At 1200 the roco=.i sancc team returned to the battalion CP with rccor.wondations for cmplacomor..t. A patrol composed of ooo (1) platoon reinforced with one (l) section of LMG' s and one (l) sc,uad Of 60illlll mortars departed from the Dog Qexnpany CP in mid-morning, as directed by Frag;ncntP..ry Order 28-51. The patrol cavorod a route to Hill 397 (CS 8567), Hill 266 ( cs $569) and Hill 310 (CS 8660) then roturnod to tho CP at 1.410 without me.king enemy oontact. Easy company commenced mov ing illto its old positions at 1200. At 1400 two (2) Korean civil ians wore taken from the village of 0 1DOCH 1I (TA 8763 M) by ROK policemen attached to tho 2nd .Battal:!,on, . Natives in tho vicinity had reported that these men were str·P.ngors and omen searched they failed to produce eny identification papors, as rcquiro::l by tho Korcr..n covornmcnt. While being questioned, one (1) gt~vo very evasive answers end led the policemen to believe that he and his comrade wore c=u.nist s;ympathhcrs, if not actual enemy agents, They wore turned over to Rogimontal C!C. Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, passed through tho battalion CP at 1430, returning from its five (5) dcy patrol. Easy Company reported that all its cle ments wore in pas ition at 1455. An OY observation plano on station above tho sector to tho front of the battaliou1 s positions reported a possible enomy battalion in tho area r.car UIBAU ( CS $486) and a nother poss:ible battalion in and around the valll.7 at CS 8685. Fllcmy activity was reported this date at NAGAJI (c;s 8381); howov<:r no enemy was sighted by personnel from the 2nd Battalion. At 1600 Catholic mass was conducted on a graJsy hillSide no~.r the roar supply point; despite tho distances involved in travel to and from tho various ccmpenios, attendance was very good. During tho morn ing hours the eighty two pcrso!lllol from tho 8th Roplacom:mt Draft wore intcrvimmd by tho BattP.J.ion s.:.1 and assigrod to companies. Thirteen (13) mon were assigned to Dog Gompa."l.y, oi;tttoen (18) to Easy company, twenty six ( 26) to Fox Ccxnpany, twenty or..c (21) to j'j'oapons company "nd four (4) to H&S comp?..ny, Only two (2) staff NCOs wore in tho t;roup. This date each man received a PX ration, fresh broad and a piece of pro-cooked beefsteak to sup}llorn.ont his Ch;.l.rlio rations. Regiment asstmJd responsibility for a r: dio relay that this battalion had boon ccrducting since 2 Mey. Tho 1st Battalion had boor.. unable to keep in direct contact with its own patrol (ChP.rlio company) and the 2rrl Battalion had boon relaying

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------~------~---- Subj: Historical Diary for nr:mth of May 1951 (continued) ------JIICssagcs f'C«' them OV

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------S:lbj: Hi.storical Diary for month of May 1951 (continuod) ------~ ------carclo3snoss or rough u.se and bo:ing non-surveyable, wcre being pst. c..~od nth weird coni::linetions of chewing gum, wax, tiro patches and sick bay adhasive te,pe, SOVCi~tocn (17) attondtJd sick call this dato. Tbren (:3) mw. wore CVP..CllatCd, one. (1) mP.n (Navy) tr~.nsforred and throe (3): ~lavy) joined. Sunny Hr.d warm weather prevailed, with nnj im1tod visibility and a .. ma:xi.w.utu tcmporaturc of seventy eight (78) dogre os Fahr or>.ho it,

9. During th;s Officor. Those men llho wore sent back to the CP for hot meals wore a.lso given tho owort.m·•-1ty to bathe in a ~carb~- strt.J?Jnj oxchan.3o t..hc.ir dirty util ity clothing for clean, lr,undored utilities and oach JJIP..Il recoivod a pili of now socks. PorsO!:Lcccl wore also issood a full PX ration and reading l!latorbls to help pass the time awe:y whilo they rested botween moals in the area ncar tho galley. Those men ret!lrncd to thcir cow.pany positions at ~pproximetely 1730, ?..ft~Jr cvotling mct-~..l.i taking their next da,ys r·"tions (Charlie r ~tions) with them at that timo. This oliminatod the daily ration supply runs of tho CTC la borers ?.nd :-eloasod them for other work. CTC laborers and Marinos C@rkod together to construct two (2) vol.lojball courts behind tho IDJss aroa; those wore oom.plot.cd be.f"oro mid=a.ftcroocn Rnd put at once to usc. A tCii!lJll composed mainly of Navy personnel defoatod Jlerinos from H&s comp.'nY in :!'our comccutivo games, while in a."l othor game they found tho.mso1vos hard put to de:l'o.o.t a CTC to:;m (VIho callod thcmsclv

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.subj: Histor.ica.l Diary for month of !fillY 1.9.51 (continued)

situation that had prov~.. d.lod in the drC m0ss. It wa. .s :rocognizod la- tho :l.rv~d GS UE tc· fr.iod. h:-ld been a ~i or rC-&Sou 'Why so· nt~ny bor ora had loft from tho group r;.tt1\bh<>li previously to U1o bl'!t.talion. Aetm· 0stahlishing th,g,t the battalion failed at timo~ to Nle<.d.vo Jllf1dG to pr op~:-r ri-itions from th~:s rogj.mcntcll supply, an. ~~t tempt wes Pond sot st!>rld~>.rds whc)!'obc,c a rlliniulUut rat:Lon could bo doto.rm.inod provhiod dcily. Pro;mtion of discontcntudnoGs !lll!Ong ilio labor<.Jrs Pro Yl&.s SOU~'l a.s llOCt)Ssary b6causc- Of the nattlr'O of tho-1.r work. ~l.!;u:i Catholic tes1P~'trlt se·vicoo ·Y'rorv huld in tho m.oiia .arct! n.t 1400 IJH.ss at 1500; tho hours for tho religious aervicCs wore .ad,justod so .:::s not to cor..flict 1Nith IrJ.OsS schedules. .Dw..ing -r;no dtcy- coils of cc<:l ''-" CS 8566 to 8566 D and trip flH.ros from CS $566 J to W wtts 8666 c~ f ... civ.Uir:t.n. 1t1o be.. d lived in .th~~ vicinit.y of OS $78 fWlr.!. st.atod ~:Lpp.r":..:·h;.:n:icd as ho att(;mptud to crosu {:rur LLtL<;;s, Tl-'·.ds tho ':-h;.ot HJJ_ OJHID\.Y, "'i:to h:J~:l boon soon in.<.mall groups, had loft K 'i.ro& ·two (;~) d.:-.:..ys Pl..,Oviously. 00 5·tit M.B.rit.tea Dispe.. toll 072JJ{B (s.;LGH.:S£) vr~z.s rocclvod at 2300. ~rhis.j:ac·ssHgo j..!Jicrmcd tho battalion aro thE.t O?:tetny aEC.er.rts ~md scouts :ln milit:.;ry e..r1d civiliP..n g9..rb crossing ::ur :Li.nos an.d ~d:.tA.illtptin.. g 'to.:J.. nfiltra,1;o. :01 addition, fricnclly Hgonts, RO.K r.-ulll US pris(}t.J.Gr ·pr 'S&r rct!.1rn.~'OsJ cscapoes e.ppr~hondcd (:l.i:u:;_ uvacle~~s rot:..trni!Jg from ~;nemy tt3r..t.itory ~.cr·e to bo ~-\rO· placed ~-~~'"'~..d ::!.ll procat.rt:LonD t. tLken to insure tJ1_ri:t th:ctH"l pea:.~ sons :L.'"'l tho proper ci"latU1olo..~. At 1.500, .a. C_bm.pe'u.r:r comm.till.d0rs t tOOctin,s war:.; held, dc..rirl!~; whici1 trr-:..:ining H.nd. .db.t'onsivo p.l.N.l'lS wore dis-Cl.L::~sed. CO 5th 1!.::t:r:U1os FrP.. t.JtlC.Cttl1rY Order 3l-5l, tim.o dat(;d OE1822., was re cc:i.v"d at. 2000. This ordur' W'IS latO/ covorir12: tho activities of tho 2nd. B:a.ttPJ .. :i.,on :;n th.e .snorning of 9 1:ili~; tho o:r:rdor h.:s .. d. bocn prcvious Fr a.g l;y· rolayod to i:J·d.a hef!dqu:~xtcrs by telephone. CO 5tl~:~. Marines tnort~:J.r;r Order 32... 51 VfH.S rccn1 vod at 2400~ (li1iS ordor di.:roat.cd tho batt!1l:l.on to s

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,subj: Historic,} Di,:.ry for mor_th of !Iay 1951

Loc;34;1.ons of t.hc• 1.0.. ~?:e nigt":t of 9~10 7_~:ry p!l)3S~;d -,dthout :L.'1cir1.ont. s::.no. Ra..l., rnJ~!O!_Jc: ..... ::re b~tt~_lior· GP ;~'ld tl:c: co'!lp~J1ics rorn.~i.r..cct +,he 0700. Qno-h~_l f sorvc1 ~-!S-~~1..11 this date, vrl:t,h brce!.Rfo:3st cor·.i:lnncin: ~-t t,hc previous dP_y (~-) of t)P..Ch cor~.pPny rot'..lr:J.Od to the mosf3 arc"t t!S on !'!_~ nell a~ ho+J r.tCP.ls. P-!~d received clotm clothes, sOck<:) Pnd PX r--:~,1_ons 1 rnsultcd L"'l- tP_() Tho opportunity to ' clot1..n upn ~-il1d rofrc::h them.?" elves buildup of a noW sptrit iT1 the pcrsonnc~, v~:ry n.oti~cc~b:!..c i'!. t,hO"lr to than. uilli.ngnoss to tP.kO .~_dv;.tntr".[C of the sports ct:uipo.c:-~t offnrcri ~n the morn;n.a-, A bc..skutb.'=.ll cn'.lrt -.-vas adctcd to the vollt;y'l)~ll ~-~-'!:tl~_t,j_os c:)ns'tr:J.ction. By fr~ cons:.ctar~blo L""lconuity bcin3 put t8 u~o i'"l its ~.l:c spectP.clc of tho o:Itst~.nri~. .?13 fo2.t'_trc of the d.~y ,_'fP.s, !"'ry~rt:;vcr, a lon_~ filt~, dowr• scvcr.ti. scoro ~.!~ir.os stt!'__ndine: and bathin.~ ~..s if :_Tl hC?_rcl to tl'lo lc::1.gth of tho strc~r.:t nc~·.r tho l"l.Oss ,._ro:t. Ono l>I~..ri.ne w~s 'Soptc:tbor trL'Jok ~-t th~.t flock of ·:-rat or n;ymph0 ·' Four h;:...nc1rcd co mont~ of Morns' n. At 0755 tho Battalion S-3 depnrted 'ln ?. rccon'le.isse_nco onn (1) com.ptiny po~itions. A Fox comp~J1y patrol, con.sistiJ1g of rcinforcr;rl with one (!.) socti_QP af u~~' fl ~..rd ono (l) s~~1r.rl platoon re of 60.. u1 mortars, departed l!t 0000. '&o p.~t.rol TPts d:!.roctod to proceed -'!.S fC'lX connoiter ~ho roads Prd tr~~ils to our front ;mr! to ~orc15_r_:~ pl~cos •. Thif; ~s the HO!.JCJ·f!O.::-r::-t,.NQ R~.vcr to find po!"tsibJ.r; w~...s made 1n prcp~.r~~tJ.on for P- poss~_hlc move north- rccoru.'"laiss~..nqc S-3 in- ward. A telephonic m.cns~sc vm.. s :::-ccoiVcct fror.t RcJ}.MOntal durin:s rorrn.ine; this comrn-P..nd thc.t test f'irin6 "would be conductod the 31st In- tho de~v by tho 3rd Bav~~~ion o'l our right :flp_nk P.ril the Assis- f~....t'"ltr;r Ro:3-iJncnt on our loft flar!.k. Shortly tr.erc~ftor, tant S-3 frat" tho lst B~tt~~:'..on, cp_J.lecl to :inform th:.s hcp_dc_uP-rtcrs At that h:Ls unit would ,Uso be cor.ductine; firin;; during tho cle.y. the 1530 CO 5th MP..:r'ir,es clispP.tch 1011171\: W''S received, directing 2nd B"-tt,Uion to submit over1<'<7S of positlons of wire •~nd anti- mines -'oa.ch day prior to r:o~. This d~!.to ~n avc:rl~ty "','VP._s pur2on...~ol nar os s ubmittccl shovr'.Jis the loc "tions of dcfensi vo wlre ~nd t:.' :!p boi'ore the compP_nbs as fo1lcvts, conecrtin~- wire: CS 8566 0 to 1, 8?67 B 8666 K; trip fl:tr 886S H. Tho Fox compmy pa+,ro1 rcturnorl at 1710 thcit t:-ilils anrl ronds in th.o ara•- covered 'Vero all passe.b1e, that au. s. Army R•nc:cr Compe..ny in the viciniJ;y had used P~so, River 3/4 ton trucks on tile pe.sscs. Tlco ford in tho HONGCH'ON-G¥·~G rn.css!'!!..3C under Question ~nas rcport~~ct ~Js f1kqco. docpn. ,'\. telephonic p.'J.trol frOG! Re3kwnt informed this he~J.dque.r",crs that Dog Ccmpo_ny tinto. would remain elco'!d of tho li110s for an inc1ofin:tto pcr:!_cd of by this hoad 00 5tr_ M~.rinos FrP..~cnt?.ry Or:io:r 33-51 we_s roccivcd rc sue.i-tors at 1820. This ardor directed tho 2nd Battalion to ..J<;R lillvo e1omcnts of the 1st Bat tel ion in tho vicinity of tho RQ:_ line -.vith one (1) rc:l.nforcod compeny on ll '{a:V. (roconnaisseJ1cc) tr'lt, GO 5th Marinos Disp~J.tch 101946K warned this hu•.d "ue_rter~ duo to tho lack of contact with the CJ1ClllY in rcco.'1t days tho enemy

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------Subj: Historical Diary for month of l!ay 1951 (continued) ------1'iill most likely try to secure prisoners to cnstire tho UN order of battle, Hoccssl!c"Y prcce_utions w.ill be take."! to prevent surprise. Tho Battalion Adjutant, lst Licutr :c pcrimetor dofenso of the battcl.ion CP. · TheiiO pLms wore carried into effect deli'ine the aftor.nocn with cach section aasigncd a definite auctor of responsibility. Throe (3) mon wore evacuated this date; one (1) officer (Captain W, L. '\'1P.J.1aco) was transferred from ~/Capons C

11. !Jo enemy contact rrc.s made during the ni§l,t of 10-11 Ma.v. Loce.t!.on of tho baf;talion CP romained th•; sP..mo; Easy Company moved to tho FOx company positions of 10 !!2,)1", GS rJ"/67 H to 8868 L (with a brct;.k at cs 8(68 0) and ~'ox (}:Jmpmy moved into the positions vacated by ])Og company at cs 8666 X to 8666 0 ·(Sec overlay, Appendix nr). At 0730 Dog comp!•_ny, reinforced, depP..rtod from tho battr.lion area on an extended patrol for an indefinite period. The patrol con sisted of th<:l company 'iiith aJ.l attached unite besides u Sllpporti.'1[; arms group ''ihich included P~n Air Party (TACP), P..rtillory forwP.rd observer, mcdic'D. officer, three corpsmen and a co·n•.micat :iDns team. This comcunications tcan was compOsed of six (6) r.ton who carried an A.JI1GRC-9 radio and an SCR-300 radio. (This was S.ll!)llontod by Dog Company's SCR-300 radio, ) r:1o pat ro 1 ;r<'.s to be controllt:.od by ue e of objectives proviousl~~ dos:..gnatcd on the maJ:)~ as had the E[lSY compe.ny patrol or: 2 Yay. A battP..lion str..f'f confcrooco was. cil.1od at 0830 and routine discussion was hdd; the V"rious section lead ers wore instructed to on:riirco more strictly tho rugulations for bidding sunbnthing and to soc that their subordinates maintain the proper uniform at all times. considtlrablo J.,o::ity ho..s prevP.ilod throughollt tho battalion conccrnin;; tho wearing of holcH:ts, aa or dered. Easy com.p;;ny has asslll1tod its now positions (Soc overlay, APpendix III) by 0850 and Fox COmp?.ny' waR in position at Cl:l35. At 1000 Pozj.Jnent informed this b,.,_ttP~ion thf'.t srn11ll arms tcst f'..ring woulcl be con:luctod in the v::.cinity of TA l!h64 botwooo. 1000 and 1100. This information was rol2,)1"cd to units of tho 2nd Bat til.ion who conceivably wt>uld be affected, Roginumt'el S-3 informod this battalion by telephonic message at 1305 that the cont001platcd move of tb.c 2nd Battalion nortlrllard had boor. postponed indefinitely. Discovery of enemy rorces who apporcred to be building up to oithcr - 20 DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Korean War Project USMC-07900276

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Bide of our zone of advance we.s gl.vcn as the reason for this change of plans. '.{be COOllll2nding Officer 1 5th l!?..rincs and the Regilll3ntaJ. s-3 visited the bat-:;P-li0:1 CP betwoon 1400 ?.nd 1425 this date and discussed the defenses of tho batt"-lion with tho co"JJnanding Officer. At 1455 Dog compmy patrol reported that it had a'otaincd its patrol be.so for the day at Hill 420 (CS f!2.79 0) and was positioning itself for the night after sending out security patrols to reconnoiter tho immediate vicinity. SCR-300 radios ca::riod by tho patrol proved inadequate at first, whoo difficulty was encountered in attaining · initial oontact with tho batti>-lion CP. Six (6) men from each line comp.my end two (2) from the .\T platoon wore transfer,,cd to weapons ccmpany this d11te to be trained in the usc of the snoopcrscopc (an infa-rod telescope Ot}Uipped carbim) for night work. These moo -will be called "Snoopers" and will trP.in in the Fox Ccmpany e.roa. Defensive installations ror the battalio woro improved this date and the nO'Y replacements wore integrated and instructed in the UBe of or g'mic weapons. 11.t 1610 Baker Gampa.ny passed through the bat talion CP, returning from its patrol biisc ahead of tho lines. Dur ing tho afternoon a double apron wire entanglement was constructed on the valley floor by Able company :Engineers from CS 8566 T to 8666 L. .~t 1915, the Battalion Yodiclll Officer and personnel from t..'J.c s-2 section antcred tho villar:c of 0 1DOCH'I (CS !Yl63 H) P.nd tho doctor examined ll1P..lly inhabitants of tho village. Evidonces of smallpox, typhllS and cholera. were found in cpidt:mic proportions. A~e.in this date fifty (50) porcont of Easy and Fox Companies, htif (::;) of wcapooo company 1md all of H&S compP..ny were enabled to cat hot meals at tho batte-lion mess area~ TWo (2) m:m returned to duty; three (3) were evacUP-tod to Eejy Medical company; one (1) joined. TWO (2) officers were transferred this date: lstLt w. H. Allen to Easy company from ··:capons Cempany and lstLt w. 1. Pease from Easy compP,ny to ~]capons CC!llpany. Captain w. 0. Cain becPJD.O Battalion·s-1 Officer and 2ndLt W. Moore, Assistfu

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its base to Hill 426. Dog ccmp~y patrol dispatched a platoon rein forced with one (1) section of L'.!C·'s arld one (1) squad of 6Qnm mortars from its patrol bccso at 0815, to patrol to Hill 426 (CS 828',) via tho village of CHANsa-l'OH-NI ( :;s 8182 F). At 1045 CO 5th Mc'-l'inos d:iBpatc:h 120945 K was received, inform:ing tho 2IK;t Battalion that an onany am munition dUl!lp at CS 3677 A (mrth of PA.l>f\JI-DC!\JG) was to be blo-wn up this date; this information was rela.y9~ to Dog Company patrol immed iately, At llCO p_, overlay contnining positions of v.-lro P..nd trip flares was snbmittod to Rc.;;imcnt. Hourly reports Wm"e received dur ing tho day from tho Dog compony patrol, .;iving its location ct; the time. ;'/hen Dog company reported its position at 1000 (CHA'""!GCI'I'ON-NI, CS 8182) it also reported onGI!ly dug in at CS 1.'\007 in tho vic:lr.ity of Hill 638 (so-·!YON), across tho POKRAN-GANG River, Tho strcrl6th -of the cnooy l'!as unknown. At 1000 '-'· patrol. con;;isting of one (1) platoon reinforced 17ith one (1) section of Ll.1G's and one (1) squad of 60mn mortars dopartod from Fax company. '!'he patrol proceeded two tho'-lsand (2000) motors to Hill 397 ( CS 8567 I, nce.r c"IONDAE) emd rctwnod at 1200. At 1345 Lieutenant colonel Pillsbury of the lOth corps Engi neers visited the b.':!tta.lion 'to confer on dcfOnsivo installations. Tho colonel; accomp~

------of May 1951 Subj: Historical Diary for Month------(continued) ---- 8284), 385 ( GS 8382) and rGturn to patrol base, :fuc battalion was to send also~ a oontact patrol to meet clemcnl;s of the 31st Infantry Regiment, U. s. Army, at GS &2.76 G-1. This date several hundred pa;lrs of drawers~ cotton, size thirty (30), wore received by tho battalion and distributed; those had been on requisition for six (6) weeks. TID (2) m.on ':fcrc evacuated to Easy Medical Com.pany; one (1) rctCJrncd to tho USA on cmor gency leave, '.lhirty threo (33) a.ttonded sick call. One (1) officor, 1st Lioutoncent W. L· Poaso, was trans forred to tho 7th Marines from weapons company. The day was cle?-.r a.od crarm with a maximum temperature of approo:i.matoly seventy eight ( 78) deroroos FP.hr onhcit. · ·

13. No enemy w-a.s contacted during tho night of 12-]3 JL;..y. Locations of tho bat:alion CP and Easy and Fox Companies remained tho some as pro viously. From tho Dog Compeny patrol, a platoon reinforced with one (1) section of lliGs and one (1) squad of 60mm rortars departed at 081.5 to patrol to tho loft front and contact clements of tho 31st Infantry Reg:i.Jnont, U. s. Army. 'l'ho patrol was dcs:4:;natod "D-211 , At 0825 e. soco!li patrol, "D-3", composed af one (1) pllitoon reinforced with one (1) s oction o:f LMGs and one ( 1) squerl of 60llll:l morte.rs, de pa·tcd from tho peg Company base. Tho Sniper sc,uad loft tho Fox company area at 0800 to set up moviP-z targets on the HOB:7CH 10U-GAHG River at GS 8572 ani practice !iring during the day, 'l:he Batt.'?lion S-3 departed at 0715 and tho Bat:;oJ.ion Executive Officer at 0940 to inspect battalion defensive positions. The s-3 proceeded to Fox ccmpany and ropc~ted dofansbs pi'ogrossifig at a good rate. The D-2 patrol made contact with olc,.,onts of tho 31st Rogimoot at CS &76 G at 0905 and rot:Jrncd to tho patrol base forty (40) mint-tes late. During tho day both Dog ccmpeny patrols reported thoir location hour lY, neither patrol made cant ;;ct with tho cncroy. At 1300 Regimen tal S-3 notified this co.Timand that tho Amy battalion on our loft flank would hold small arms pra~tice firin<; during tho afternoon. Intcl iigcnco reported th:.s date that the .. area to the batti!lion •s left front, GS 8091 to 8191 (proviousJ.y reported to con': e.in an cnomy battalion) to be void of enemy. Two (2) civilians apprehend eel at CS 8566 by Er,sy company at 1400 ·.vore searched ar1d found to have in their po0session a map of south Koroa and a cliagran of a small radio trensmittor e_'l1 receiver, They were remanded to CIC for further in terrogation. A civilian f01md in the vicinity of ODOCHI (GS 6487) claimed to be a deDertor from the ROKA. Dog C

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the HONGCH 10N-G,\NG River several timos in the process. At 1900 the 8hm mortf!r platoon registered for Easy Company and e.t 2130 for Fax Ccmpeny. This markdd the first tine the b•ottilion had uaed FDCC con trol for its 81mm mortars since P.rrivir.fj ·in Koro:c. Duri!'lil: tho d"-Y compunios imprCJvcd thnir defensive positions, this boi11.g the first opportunity in months for tho b"-tt~on w sot up a ;:;ood defense. Fi.ro lanes v:orc cut, sandbags emplaced and barbod 1.-liro :md t -'ip fiaros put into position. At:rmn:ition wc.s :!lso stocl:piled for tho companies on tho high grolli'ld more it would be .accossib1o for inst,nte.r.oou.s u.s e. concertina w:iro was 6mpLoecd from CS 8.566 P to 8666 H, 8?67 C to rJ768 S a.;:rl 8?68 N to 8868 L; double apron wire from CS 8566 T to 8666 L. At 1705 tho Snipers rcturnHd to tho ba.tt?.lion area from. tiring exorcises. Protestant ServL:os wore held this d>1to at 1000 and 1800, with Iliblc Sdlool clP.ss at JJ,OO. At tho b1!.ttalion gdlcy fifty (50) percent of the cor.tpanios wcro again fed hot mo.ila, with pow:lorcd milk Md pastry served a.t noon. '!he Dog CQ.npany patrol was .:;ivoa frosh broad, jam and ap.J1cs with its C.l:tar-lie re.tions; however, the Charlie r~tions wore to last two (2) da;rs-tbrue (3) if nccesse.ry-a."ld ce.tCll at the rate of t;-w (2) meals per dey. Tho 3rd 3att:;lion, :32nd Infa.nf:.I"'J Rcgi: ment supply Officer gave tho 2nd Battb.J.ion twc..'1ty seven (2?) pairs of combat boots for shocless Mar::Uos. Those boots hP.d been t:1rnod it1 as excess by Army rcple.ccmonts. One htmdrod sixty eight (168) pairs ::>f heel-less socks were rcccivd for the CTC laborers from tho Koro·~n government. This represo..;tcd tho first allowance of' cloth ing recc:'_vcd for native mrkors. A mail tent was erected at tho rear supply point to clo2.r th

JJ.. Dur~1;:> tho n:O.ght of 13-JJ. May no cnc~qwe.s cnc-Juntercd. Positions of tho bfJ.ttr.:.lion CP, '/o.\'.pons ,_ :<~asy and Fax: Comv:."lies remained tho same as on 13 May. At 0030 C05th Marinos Fr;,.gmcntar;; Qrdor 36-51 and Dispatches 131027K and 132l50K ;~oz:o rocoivcd by this co!llllll'.nd, Frat'll!cnt ary order ]6..: 51 diro dted tho 2nd Batt al:.on to send a pa tro 1 to contact clements of tho Arnr;J ro.::;:L'l!ont on our loft flank p.n(l to sond snail sec:ll'ity patrols. about tho vicinity of the D:>g CompP.ny patrol base; :::Jispatch 132150:: direct

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it m:!.de contact with clements of tho 31st Inf·mtry Regiment at 0945, 'Ibis patrol returned to Doe comvny at 1245, without encountering ru:ry enemy. A:l. officer from Able COII\i'any, 1st Engineer Battalion acocmpanied the Batt?.J.ion S-3 on a recoru--,aisa.u.nco at D;lOO of pos sible sitos for l'J' mine fields to be emplaced this d•!te. .\.11 pl" toon loaders and row officers war o asscr.!blod at tho roe.r supply point 11t 1000 for an ir:troductory t:ilk by tho Battdion CO!!Ull.'illdor. This occasl.on marked tho i'irst opportunity presented in scvcrol weeks for tho battalion junior officers to gather P.nd be instructed in the b.o.tta4on 1 s SOP; tho officers were cncourag,;d to present their views Pnd suggestions on possible improvement in the current system. During tho day fifty- (50) porcent of Easy and Fox Com panics and .

15. During the night of 14-15 Me:y no anomy contact was made, 'lbe bC~t tho same posi talion CP 1 We11pons, EasY and Fox COOlpP.nics rClll?.inod in tions P.s on tho· proceeding day; Dog Company rcmclncd at its patrol baso (CS 8476 E, Hill 281) except for patrolling action as describ ed below. At 0730 a patrol composed of one (1) platoon reirrl"orcod with one (1) WG section end one (1) 60t1m ro.ort11r squad departed from tho Dog Compe.ny patrol base and proceeded northwest. This patrol radioed hourly ~oports of its pro cross, and at 1200 reported that its position ;vas CS e281 0 (on the reverse slope of a ridge north of H'ANC:·U-GOL), Natives in this area stated that an enemy squad had on tho previous day 1 takan four (4) villag~'s prisoner arrl had gom north·;;ard. Dog CtmPP.IlY patrol proceeded northoP.stwa.rd along tho hi@ groum to Hill 3S5 (CS S3S2) and from thence to its destination, Hill 426 (CS 13284), arriving there at 1430. On Hill 426 tho patrol observed enemy in freshly dug fOY.holcs, but as tho patrol wa.s unseen it did not open fire ond commenced the return to basc,i APproximately twenty (20) enemy woarinc brown uniforms wore

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observed at CS 8182 on the low ;;round in tho vicinity of CH 'Al'IJCH 'ON~ NI; this group 2ppo:~od to be a. p2trol r..nd vrc.s mov:L>Jg northwe..rd. At 1300 tho BatteJion EKoc~tivo Officer dopp~cd from the CP to offoct lie_ison with tho 31st Infantry Regiment, U.S.A. Again this date fifty por cent (50%) of tho line c Qllpanios e-nd no:1rly ill of --:capons and H&S cco.;oanios wore cru1blcd to O.'ot hot meals at tho moss aroa. Parson~.ol s}cnt the day rostirig and using avillablo recre ation C":luifClcnt and special services -supplies {books, gP...mos, etc .. ) and returned to tho lines imm.cdiately a-~ter t.'1 o cvoning mo al. Tho Dog compr..ny patrol returned to the company patrol base a.t ap proximz.toly 2000 without incident, Durin~ the d'~Y !!.Il ong:L'locr te!llll fr= Able CQnpany, 1st Et"Jgincor Battalion, emplaced t-,-;cnt;r one (21) 1<12 A-2 anti-porsoMcl ("Bouncing Betty") mines one hundred (100) Y"-rds on tho right of tho concortincc ,-,ire alroa.dy emplaced, Pcsi tions of tho minos ( CS 8666 H throuGh K) wore reported to Regi ment on an ovorla;r. Tho Dog company patrol •n!s directed at 1805 to move its patrol b:wo for tho night to e. new position at Hill 393 (CS 8375 L); this involved a move "flprox:i.rn;e.tcly fourt•Jon hundred (1400) ootors to the southwest and •vas acccrnplished prior to dark ness. At 1940 tho 2nd Battalion was notified by tho 31st Infantry Regiment that that command -;es taking three (3) unidontifiod trucks to its front under mortar :fire. P;rrotochnic signals wore roper ted as originating fro;u approximately- tho same aroe_ as tho f:i_ring P-nd a rc.oquost m>.s d:Lspatchod at 2000 to Do£ Comppny to observe for any- such sig;:1als or firing within s:lfjlt of the patrol base. A !ll)gativc reply was received from Dog Ccmpany at 2010. On this d2to Protestant de- vine services wore hold at tho rear supply- point; at 1000 ·and 1800 worship was conducted Md at 11400 " Bible School was hold with con siderable success despite tho ~verso woa':.her con_

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------subj : Historical Diary fCII' month of Uey 1951 (Continued) ------tatcd, Twenty six (26) attended sick c"-11. ·Jeathor this date was rainy and ov or cast, with limited visibility; max:'~mu::J tanpcn.turo was approxiJnatcly sixty throe (63) degrees Fahrcnho:i±..

16. The night of 15-16 MllY P':sscd W::. t.'10ut 5.ncic'.nnt, Loc~.tions of the bat::alion CP, Weapons Com~J2nY, Easy and Fax Comptmics rcmi!inod tho se..m..o as on 15 l{t-;1~; Dog Compp..ny patrol movod i.ts patrol bH.sc t.wico during :he dey as indic:~tcd below. Baker Company moved into the line in pos:.tions on tho right fb.1"1k at CS 8868 -~ to 8869 R (rig.'lt of Hill 310). (So•' overlay, Appendix III) CO 5th Marinos Fregmontary Order 38-51 was rcO<:-'ivod at 0130; this or·:Cor directed tho 2r:d Battalion to B•'n" a patrol from its P,:; of one (1) platoon re inforced with one (1) LMG soct:ion and ooo (1) 6arun mortar squad do pr..rtcd ;rom Fox compa."!J' at 0830, to patrol bchirrl the patrol screen to the bat ,alion front. TWCCJty (20) m:i.nutos later a robforcod pla toon from Easy CompP.ny left on a similar patrol m'.ss:..o;:., 'fno '3at telior> COlll!nender 'ocpartcd froc1 tho CP at 0900 t;:; visit tho Comm-md ing Officer of tho lst Batt:;J.ion, 31st I.nfa.'1try Regiment, on our loft fhnk; tho defensive situation was disc~tssod and mutual recom mendations made for improvi."lg tho defenses. The Battelior, Ccmmc>.ndor returned at 1450. At 1110 Item Compr..ny reported that it had observ ed enemy troops dic;z'...ng in at CS 84S2. .~t tho same time, Dog Com pany infor!lll-'d P.nd firing CO!'Ullcnced at approximately 1220. A.ftor suffering an estimated "fow C".SCJ.P.ltles", tho anomy, believed to bo two (2) coro.pPnks strong, withdrew to !'!ills 289 (CS 8381) rnd 3S5 (OS SZB3) and began di~.,-ing c.n. Arti!.lory fire was callod on tho qncmy positions w~th an estimated thirty-five (35) cas=lti.cs inflicted on the

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results. Bekor CtmpP..ny wll.s placo~1 u.odcr opcr:Itio.;:tl control of t.'w 2rrl Bat calion at 1.300 by t.Glcphono message fr<>.n Regiment, received at 1215 ( confirm:;d by 00 5th Marioos Disp'l.td1 16J3COK-CDDT?mENTIAL). A t clophonic :!loss ago received from Reginwnt at 1.420 informed tho 2nd Batt.'llion th•,t a platoon of tanks from tho 1st Tank Batte..lion 'J.nd Item Gompany wore to be dispatchoct to meet tho Dog company patrol and proccsd to a new patrol b,oso; from this position the task force (designated TASK FOR~E c!ULE) was to move out on order in the attack. O.n the roturn route tho RogimcntPJ. OP to;~ rejoined tho Dog Ccmpany patrol from Hill 420 and r cmainod with tho patrol cP this d '!.to. A juncture was effected by Dog rmd Item Ccmv;rlios at POPSO-RI ( CS 8')16 J, L) and tho units proceeded to CS 85(4 H (Hill 159), The Dos Com pany commr.nder w·os desic;natcd as Task Force commrmder; he •.:as fur ther directed to set up a defense of the area that included road blocks for ill possible avenues of appro:'.ch. · Tho t·wk FOrce Coot man:lor requested pertniscion at 1620 to m;,.ko n..i.ght defenses for his unit from C:S 8475 S (high point) to CS 8675 Q; the CP was established e.t :;s 8574 H; at 1645 ;;ormission was _;ra.ni;cd.. Easy Canvny pe"trol returned at 1615 li!ld Fox Com.p'my patrol at 1635; both reported neg ative results. By 1820 Task For co Uule was in pos<.tion >!..l'ld tied :.n a perimeter dcfcnso for tho night. :crMAR 12-51 was roc::ived this dat c and pe.ssod to tho can panics. This new· :::·ogulation permit tod Marino Reservists in the ra:.1ks of MaSter scrgc~11."1t :md below to en list in the Regular Mli.I'i.ol with restricted visibility, maximum temperature w~s sixty ( 60) dCJI'OOs Fa.'lronheit.

17. No crnmy was conte.Gtcd during tbG night of 16-17 May. Positions of tho battalion CP, ~7oapons, Ea.sy, Fox md BP..kcr Companies r®rr!.ncd the same as irrlicated Dn tho overlay for 16 !Icy (see Appendix III); Dog and Item compr!.I'~cs mvcd out in the attack as described below, At 0030 CO 5th Marines Framnantary Ordor S9-51 was received. T'nis order directed that ~.ofensivo positions be improved, stressing camoufla;;e, CO'Jc:t' run instillation Of defensive vfl.ro completely around all positions. Task Force Mule was ordorcd to sccl< out and destroy cnoey in the Regi mental Zone south of tho Reconmissancc line (PUKHAN-GANG River) in - 28 DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Korean War Project USMC-07900284 r

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conj~mction with one (l) platoon of tanks from Che.rUc Canpcm;r, 1st Tan-'.c Battalion. For tho first move on 17 Mcy tho Te.sk Forco CP we.s established on Objectives 6 and 7 (Srn.I3AE-RI, CS 8379 N). 11 I!-hour" was scheduled tentatively for 0730, dopcniant llpon ·.·lhcthcr or not sup plies arrived in tim ( 'I'ho supply route for tho Task Far co was t.hrou;;h tho 3rd Battalion CP, across tho HO!'rCCH 10!'l-Gill-TG River at three (3) places P.. rld along a tortuous, narrow trail. Tho distance covered and the poor ro_e.d l!W.de r•cSUi'lply a forCibly slow me.. tter), Pler.s for the attac!t included l!IOVomcnt along e. c;encre~ line, CS 8'Y79 K, 8380 Y, 8480 T, 8580 s, 8080 K ~ncl 8680 J; tanks wore ta s·~pport tho attack fro£.1 t1110 (2) positions, CS 8278 N to 8378 C and CS 8678 P to M. An OY obsarvr~tion plano vould bo on station for tho attack. At 0910 the Battalioa Executive Officer, the Ascistant S-1 anJ S-2 sGction chief dep'll'ted from tho b'ittalion CP to inspoct the I)Ompany defensive posi tiona. At 0915 an Euzinoer tePJ!l from Able Company, 1st Engineer Battalion P-X'rivcd to sup(nwviso and i-!.ssist in lay:ine dofonsivc wire; tactical 11ire hem boon transported to the corapany positions during tr..o proc"chino suns from ~" 2000 to 2200, Thi~ informr:tion was rol?.yod to tho coo.panios. Task :liE Rorco Mule at 1135 reported tl1o positions of Dog Compr'.Ily as CS f52.79 0 ~ and 8377 W ani Itun Ccmpmy at GS 8573 R and 8678 v. T:1o information was a.lso relayed that natives in the aro'l reported enemy in t>'!I'e;et areas 8381 I, 8481 R (ridgolino), 8579 S (Hill 364) :md 8580 71. At 1155 Ito!Jl Cotnpany took an undetermined n~mbar of white ;::arbcd enemy troop; 11t CS 8679 Ji under a.rtE.lery and tank fire; the t?..nk firo re sulted in P..n cstiJ!'Rtci one h\IDdr(ld (100) enemy killed, estimated one hundred (100) woun:led. Item CG!llpwy estimated it killed ten (10) enemy e..nd wound<:d fifteen (15 ). Ito.':! 8ompany ag:~in eng?..e;cd cnany troop; at CS 8679 L, 8578 L rrr:d 8580 S at 1310, Tho ar

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------Subj: Historic!l.l D:i.?..ry for month of l!cy 1951 ( Cont inuc t.l) ------forll!P..tion was immediately role.ycd to the Task Force. At l400 Dog company ro;ortod its position a.s CS 8Yl9 F to 8479 H P.nd Item r;ave its position as as 8579 N. A telephonic m<;ssac;e roccoivod from Rogi. mont at 1525 instructed T'-'.sk Force l!ulo to return, pending a novo by tho ont.iro rot;im.ont on 18 !!q. Regiment rOG.uostcd a report on the number of rounds o::pcmcd by tho tanks in the days opcr"tioos; a fL~h moss~ege to tho Dog Company 8Dlllmrll\1 er h:ou.;ht tho information that nineteen (19) roun";s of 90uul HE had been expended. At 1545 Fox company v!P.s ordo,,od to send one (1) p1:atoon to Hill 236 (GS 8672 U) to cover Dog com;";,ny while it eros sed tho HON::'JH 1 011-G.I}JCc Riv or c,t that point •.nd to escort the company back into .the line on its return. Tentative word of a pcn:ling move was received at 2010 'vnon officers from the 31st Infc->>try Regiment, u.s.A., arrived at tho batt-alion CP to l!lako pbns for olomonts of tho 31st Tiegimont to roliuv o llio 2rrl Battalion in position the following mrning. At 2100 a tolophonic message was roccivod from Rogimcnt informing this hoacL_ua.rtors that cle ments of tho 31st would c·cliovc this battalion" connoncing at 0000 on 18 May. Protestant services were held at 1000 1l!ld 1800 P.Ild Biblo school at 1400. This cvcnir.g eight ( 8) cans of boor bocaiiiJ avP.ila.blo for sale to oac."l man in tho br-:..ttalion. T\.VO (2) men VlCro ovac'..l·-l.ted end one (1) trc!.c'lSfcr od this date; thirty two (32) a,:.'comod sick clll. ",Voathor we.s " i!rm and cloo.r with a lll8.X:l.JJ!U!ll teapCl'aturc of appr oximo"toly sixty seven (67)_ dusrcos Fahrenheit.

18. No enemy was cncou:ntorod deu'ing tho night of 17-18 M.P.;!. Tho bP.t tilion CP was located at tho end of tho day at c;s" 9869 ;1 and tho com panios in a quartor-circlo within tho target area. 9869. (Soc over lay, ,\ppondix III) At 0425 GO 5th Marinos Fragmoot?.ry Order 40-51 and acc:omprmying ovcrl?.y was rocoivod; this order cliroctcd tho dis placomont of this battalion to an l!Ssignod "'lSsembly area. At 0755 tho advance pat>ty, oonsisting of tho Batt,llion S-3, S-4 and H&S G'lll mandor, ''cpartcd from tho old c.P an:i proceeded by joop to tho mw e.ssanbly area, ?Yriv'G'"lg at 0930. After a nil(ht lone march, tho first olooonts of the 2n:l Battalion, 31st lJ;lf rmtry Regiruent proccodod to rclicvo tho 2nd Battalion at 0730. T'no Arley wac positioned ,00 this battalion complotoly roliovod by 1355. T"no :Cirst chiclo serial do parted from llio rc!1r supply point e,t 1015 and closed tho new c-Ssombly area P-t 1205; tho foot march varied ill distanco for various compan ios, but Fox Comp!lll,Y pcrso ncl walkod ovor sovontoon (17) miles (tho new aro!1 was thirteen &>d one-half (13~) milo s fron tho old CP). Woapons &>d FOX Qanp".nios dopartod frC!!t tho old c.P at 1C40, Dog COI~ pany followed at ll30 and Baker Company '"t 1355. The old CP wp.s cloarod at 1500 and by 1730 tho last olomonts of the 2ni Da.t."lion hlld closed tho new e..ssombly aroc.. Tho battalion aroa embraced a flat river bottom ani barley fiolds with law hills, shr:::b-covored and sandy, to "Cho northwest of the CP. Tho area h!id been tho site of.

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the vill:,ge of HAOA.>:!-HI, but lay OA.rro.'l now. A s1;)a].l stroM! bordered the assembly e..roa on the south. Bc.kor Cdy onrollte by truck to tho threatened. sector to set up a blocking position at CS 0470, and pcrson.ncl of the 2nd Batthl.ion .;ore W1U"nod to be prepared to move at any t:inx> during tho night. A telephonic message from Rogi mnt received at a,pproximately 2200 gircctv:i this hoe'..dc-~uartors to be prepared to move on arrival of .,ufficiont trl1cks within two (2) hours after loading cotm~onccd, This additional informA,tion o'las ro ls.yod t" the comp?..nies, which ;·:ere notified that they must be pre pe-rcd to mo·:o inmcdiately upon order; TWO (2) oon returned to duty; fifteen (15) attoa:lod Gick call, Attached personnel., six (6) from 4.2 mortar liaison, five (5) frotn ~he rcgimontal wire team, six (6) from too regimental CP team and one (1) from Baker comp&"ly, runnur, ware -'.rapped. '.'feather vras cool and ovorce'..st in the morning, with light sh

19. The night of 18-19 Mzy passed w5_thout incidoo.t. Loce'..tion of tho bat tr..lion in assembly area ro.'lC'..inod tho same C'..S on 18 May until 1000, men the battalion moved into tho front line and set up as indi cated below (sec overla;~•, 1\,ppondix Iii). A tclcphoiU.c message from Regiment at 0900 alerted tho batte 1 i 9n to be prcpa.rod to move on order within two (2) hours. Tho companios .. "//Oro ordered to move at once to the vicinity of tho batte1lion_ CP to board ~rucks as soon C'..S thoy arrived. At 0930 tho Batttiion Comnw..niing Officer departed for Regiment to obtain an over ley- of _t;lio now positions; he returned at 1015 and impiU'ted the inforDl"-tion thus 3aincd at a st~>ff conference. sh--ty (60) trucks from tho 7th Motor Tre'..nsport Battp..lion arrived at 1100 aod loe'..ding of = :md cq:..tipmont oommanced, It had boon plani1.0d originally to make two (2) sori».ls, as a. scoond group of trucks we.s to be dcla,yud in arrivPJ., but both convoys arrived in the assembly area alJnOSt s:!J:J.ult"--oO:JS ly and tho ontiPc be'..ttalion was cntruckod by 1130. Despite the short period of reserve, which "P.S wryly com mented on as, nJust time to dl.enzo ;~--our socks n, spirits were high

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for eolllllittmollt into combat. N'-'~'' si@S (unofficial) blossomed ::>n jeeps and trucks; one on tho TACP jeep road, 11 Airstrikcs m?.de to order; N:.,palm ':.roc.tmcnt our specialty. (No extra cher ;;;o for l1igpt wark).n To::;otho;r with organic-juops and other vdliclos, the trucks cloared tho old CP at 1150 and proceeded CP.St\\ard dawn tho MSR througp the ruins of HONQCHIO!J. Tho convoy arrived e.t tho dotrucklr:g point at DS Of!f79 (PAEGI-DONG). - at 1330 llild personnelD bo::;an a;:, iwmcdie_to foot lllill'ch up the trriil and strewn bod at D Of579 q; :oocossary e<:iuip- mm t was lo«.dod on jeeps arrl trailers and the rcnaindor loft -.d th supply roproscl~':P-tivos. A roar su;:ply point 1'1-'!s established at DS 0878 A (ncar the roar supply pOint of tho Nethorle.nds Battalion at tached to tho 2nd Infantry Division, U.S.A.) and su;·.,plics were shut tlod by jeep and car godore as needed up_ tlJ.c dr1:.;v to the CP •md com vmics. Tho battP~ion CP was ostabl:U:hed at 1420 in a stream bod at DS 0781 ·;;-1. Througpout tho afternoon tho companies niovod into positioZJ and relieved olomoZJts of tho 9th Inflllltry RogiFlont, 2nd Infantry Div:Sior:t, u. s. Arczy; by 1800 cl.l comi'ar.ios were in posi tion for tho night. CO 5tn Marinus Dispatc.':t 191620K givine positions of adjaco::Jt units 1 CP 1 s was 'rccoivod ~.t 1650; llispatch 191651K r~r coivod at 1700, dirGctcd that tho 2nd Bat':·uion contact olommts of tho 9th Infantry Rc.;imcnt , which as in position on our right fl,mk, at Hill 45~ (DS 0882). Easy CQwmy, tho rishf; oloment of !:.'lis bat talion, established contact Vlith King Company, 9th Regiment, at 1900. positions for tho compo--~.'lics, as rcpar'tod at 1900, wcru; Dog Ccmpru-.y, lll 0682I (west slope of HiD. 48~) across tho rid,'>'Oline wos':. to cast to a saddle at DS 0782 H; Easy compp.ny, from that point to tho top of Hill 45lf (DS 0882 :J.); ;~Capons company in a blockine position southeast of tho CP in a dralT at DS 0781 S to 0881 P ( 8ltP-'1y 1 s AT_soction. Fax: compi!ny was :lstrido tho MSR md adjacent hign ground for tho follow-lag r•Jasons; after tho bi'tte.lion comnan.dor had talked with Army clements on the rigpt, it ·:re_s easy to soc that they wore stiD. visibly makon by their last contact vi.th tbc CCF. fuoy hfid thro~m a:rray many of their BAR's, lliG1 s, 60mm and 8lmm r!lorters and, 5.n e.d dition, wore not nPntallt up to a heavy cZJg:!2;oniont with tho CCF; therefore H we.s vary ·probable th~;t an attack dovm tho MSR would h3.vc ha.d success, tb.us scaling o_·f our va:!.loy 8.l'1d JTIP...king. it rlccos-· aary for us to clear tho high grourrl on either side to enable us

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to 5ot tho va.'J.iclos out. At 184 5 tho co::mand or of pog Company re ported sighting one hwLlred (100) unider1tii'iod troops on Hill 719 (DS 0584), about two thoumi.. e a GroUP ofono hundred (100) troops on Hill 719; those vrore believed to be eno;,Y. .\t 2045 the 3rd BattP~ion ce.llod e.rtillory fire on four hundred (400) enemy on CS 0584 D and as their fire . seemed to have li•;tle offoct, Dog Company forward artillery obsorvcr c:illcd in an add:itional. missioo:+ on the hill. Tho battalion area was comprised of stoop ridges and irregularly shaped hills, densely covered wi tb trees and small shrubs. A stream ran through 1. dr1.~1 in the cont

20. No co!Jtact W''-'s made wlth tho ommy durin;:; the night, thouGJ. c:unoso forces hit the 3rd B-attalion on ou.r lo.ft.. Loc£.tioi1 of tho b2.t"':.P~ioa cP, no,:; ~.nd "::e.a:r Ccrnpanios P.nd the 811Il!1 tnort'..r pl:;toon remained the saro.c _as on 19 "H.o.y, but. Fax: a.i.d ~~~ro~]:X>ns Cqn.panios v;oro ro-positionod a.t 1100 this -date. rrov.pons end Fox dGt:.9at"1Y (minus one (l) plc.toon) moved to a blockin::; position across tho ·l.ISR fro1n tho south slope of tho hill at TA OS79 H t:> the HOHGCH •dtr-GANG River 11t TA 0979 L. . O:le (1) rifle platoon :Croe1 Fox Company moved to tho dr•:w at TA 07S"1. N to 0881 P to protect tho 8J,mm mrt2rs a'fthls piaco (sou overlay, Af>llOCl dix III)• At eppro:rlrnntoly 0030 to 0040 seven (7) roun.r's of esti mated 155rtllll artillery firo struck in tho vicinity of tho battalion cP, along the slopos bordcrint; tho dr[-!.W. Artillnr-:r fire of similar caliber hit within tho ba'cc,o'iion area intOJ:'lilittontly during tho rest of the night; they wcro believed fired fro!!l at loast t.wo {2) artil lery pieces bcc~~o of the short lapse of time Jotwcan consecutive rounds at times. At 0330 Dog Canpany reported estimated 155mm fire l"Ilding in their lines. Forbi1atoly, no casualties ;rare S:.L3t.ained by tho bat

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Subj: Historical Diary for month of Mey 1951 ( Gon.tir.tuud)

dirocti!'lg tho 2nd :3at~alion to occupy end do:flond positions in Ob joct.ive DOG in its dcsi_sn:;.tcd zone of' action) \'1H.S rccoivcd by this hoa.ds_u.,~tcrs. Tho b,~tt.~!lio·:. s-3 2nd S-3 section chief dap~..rtod at 1030 from tho CP t:> rccorL".oit<:>r the compeny positions; tho party rctl!rned before 1400. At e.pproxim:ositions 1!Ild positi-ons within the battalioZl CP v:r~ro dug il1 ~cl. roin.forccd dur:~ng the d cy, cmpla.como~/~s '1erc caEl:Ju.fla.gcd P..t.l.d Utcrrw.t.'J cmpl~lc(;munts dug. At 1000 a 'lOK roturnoe dressed in a !JK uniform we.s ~.pprohondod by Fax. c,Tnpcny e.s he a.ttom.pt.od to cross our l~nos: The ROK stc.tc'd. that he wo_s from tho 81-.h E.o;;tmo:-"t, 7th ROKA Division :md th:.t his battalion had boon dkckod by a CCF" fl.ogint\:nt two (2) days pr10vioC1Sly. Ti1.o Chimso woro wcarinz },_mcricP..r~ uniforms and C[~.rr7-!X'~3 Arn.cric·-!...tt woapom. llho.'1 tho rox h~ttalion d.thdrow' tho soldiiOr vrds loft to observe t~o CCF e_dvJ.ncc; ~.n enemy officer thon ~poc.:rod und tho ROK thr mv down his r iflo and aalat cd. Tho Chino so Officer tho aeht tho ROK was fl~ North Korca.n soldier, so he sc:nt him to the A.:noricun lines with the mission of obtaining information and returning on 20 M..ey. HC v;as rcturmd to Rcgim.tJnt after :lntcrrogatian. Easy can.pany re ported fifty (50) tn sixty (60) anomy mavin:; nortiT:oost on a r:Wg.:-~ lino at TA ll784 ;; to·.l''!'d Hill 719 (TA 0584) at 1120. Five (5) m:c.n utos later Dog Company reported th~1t its forward obscrvt:r h::d spot- ...... --, ...... - -- ~-...'! .. .., ...... ·-·--·-·~'1- 1>' - •• '1'1 . .:1.3~-~ "[..ca. I:!..I r;.cvn 1_.1.:;) en any on. l1.i..l..t. r.L '1· i!.r"W-J.J•. ury J. 1.ro wH.s C~.l.J.t.; lt u.uwu on those pos:..tions. Inform.?..tion 1.vas roleyc.J. from. tho 2nd Div~i.s ion, u. 3. Army, that an cn!l!ly rogim"nt in tho vicinity of DS ll7'

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hours. Six ( 6) at~onC.ed sic!': call; two (2) men wore ovacu:1tod ( ~ick) to J:'?.sy J,!cclice.l Company; one (1) officer (2nd R. J. B>omngart,) was w-vundcd in action (a booby trapped ::;rona0o between Jrd Battalion a.'1.d 2nd Batc;al:ion position o::plodod, wounc.ing h:ir:l sovcToly) and ow ( 1) JIU>..n was wounded by the artillery fire during tho nig):lt, but Wos not eva.cll!'.tod. 1st Lieutenant D. J. Krabbe Wlls transferred from EH.sy company to H&S comp,my. Tho morn."'.ng was cloudy &

21. During tho night of 20-21 May no enemy was contacted. locations of tho batte.lion CP and tho comp~Jlies remained the same a.s provioas. At 0600 CO 5th Marinos FragmentH.ry Order 42-51 was received, diroctine the 5th Regiment to withdraw to NO NACffi LINE and for tho 2nd Battilion to occupy and dof,.md its assigned zone. Tho batte.lion was alerted to be propP..rod to move on order and the coll\)ardos wore informed of the p~~ move; however, at 1045 a telephonic message was received from Rogimo.."lt, directing this battp.J.ion to send patrols one thousand (1000) motors to the front. Tho withdrawal was thus cancelled and all units wero instructed to further ir.lprovo their dofonoos. Barbed wire w;;,s moved by parties of laborers llf' on tho ridge to Dog company during tho dey. CO 5th Ma.rineB Dispatch 211055K, confirming tho order to patrol to our front and directing that a fiash message be sent in tho event of enemy cent act, w-«s rccoi ved at noon. At 1120, a patrol CO!l\)Dsod of four (4) sniper teams an.C! two (2) rifle squads departed from Dog compP.ny to patrol the long south finger ridges of Hill 719 and tho area southeast of KOKSOK-Kffii\E (DS 0583). At 1300 ti1J.s hoadqe~artors was notified by a telophonicmossage from Regiment that tho bP.ttalion would remain in its· present positions. A p:i.trol consisting of four (4) sniper teams and two (2) rifie squads depi!I'tod at 1308 from Easy Company to cover tho slopes of tho ridges west of SA-DONG (DS 0883) south toward YASIDAE-RI (DS 0982). Hourly reports wore !lll'.do on patrols 1 progress. Shortly after 1000 a joop haUliri.g supplies for Fox company broke through tho shoulder of tho ra.in-woa.konod road ncar the battalion CP and overturned, badly :.Ujuring the operator of tho vehicle. Extreme caution was advised in usine; the poorly constructed and narrow road, Which had boon designed for nothing heavier than an ox-cart. rntolligonco roports this date relayed the information that two (2) stragglers from tho 38th Infantry Rcgitn~'1.t, u.s.A., had reported one (1) enemy artillery battery of unknow..-. caliboi' e!'lplacod north of Hill 442 in tho vicinity of DS- 0S84A; also that two (2) enemy companies were well dug in on tho west side of tho draw in the yicinity of Hill 4Jt?. along the high

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------Subj: Historical Die.ry for May month ------of 1.951 (Contimwd) ground to DS 08S3Y. A report WIJ.S received :from Dog Conpillly at 1730 that the sniper teams on patrol had engaged .e.n unknown number of cnan.y on Hill 719, a considerable distance ahead of tho body of tho patrol, and had killed two (2) enemy, At this time approximately fifteen ( 15) Chinese With soma at1tornatic weapons- he.d started toward tho snipers a.nd had :t"ollCWfcd than all tho way back to tho compi.\ny positioilll. The snip or teams returned, breathless but unharmed, and tho enemy retired. At 1745 Easy Company patrol returned with negative results. Tho Dog Company patrol returned at 1Sl5, having killed and woundGd eight (S) Chinese; it was believed that approximately a platoon of Chinese held Hill 719. During the firing of a normal artillery barrage by supporting units of the lith :Marinos, eight (S) rounds of oncmy artillery :f'iro of undetermined caliber hit in the vicinity of Easy COmpP.-'JY, The cnany fire was believed to be fro,m a posit ion paralled to friendly lines, southwest from Easy Company's lines. At 2245 a.n unidentified loudspcadcr aircraft fl<;.•V< ovor the battalion area. There wa.s a considerable divergence of opinion on what tho loudspeaker was blaring,. so inaudiblo were the words; soue thought the words were those of a chinese speaking to i:d.s own people, others wore convincod it was a recording tolling Americans to go homo to their wives and children. One (2.) man was returned to the USA for discharge, one (1) 111&"1 returned to duty, Too. (lO) attended sick call and four (4) wore evacuated, One (1) officer (lstLt E. J. MATAS) joined as a replacement. Interrlittont rain fell dm ng tho morning and cP..rly afternoon, but by l500 tho skies cleared and the sun appeared; maximum temperature was approx:iJnatoJ.y sixty throo ( 63) deJoes.

22. During the night of 22.-22 May no cnooy 1vas encountered. Location of tho battalion CP ranainod tho same as on 22. M~zy until approxi nw.tcly lSOO, when a new CP we.s ostablishod at DS 0983 g, Company positions for the night of 22 May Ymro: Dog Company from Hill 719 (DS 0584 E) along tho ridge line t<;> DS 0684N; Easy Cor:1pa.ny, from that point along the ridge line to DS 07S3E; Charlie Company frOCl that point :!n a blocking pcsition aGross ti1o valley to tho slope of tho hill at DS 0884Y and Fox COmpany from that po:L."lt up tho slope a."ld on tho ridge line to DS 0984I. Tho Slmm. lllOrtar platoon was located in tho drro~ at DS 0083R· (SoG overlay, ~perilix III). ,\t 0340 tlrl.s hoadquartors rc®}vod CO 5th Marines Frag mentary Order 43-52., direct~ the 2nd Batt?!ion to send a strong combat pa.trol to tho vicinity of Hill 719 (Ds 0584) and to coordi nate patrol efforts with· tho 3rd Battalion. , .FurthQr instructions wore given to clear and seal all cavos a.c"l.d minos in tho vicinity and to the front of defensive positions; also, to make maxirnwn usc of :!lines, wire trip .f1.a.r¢s and listening dovicos in tho dc.fonsc plan. A patrol composed o:f' one (1) platoon reinforced with one (1) section of light machine guns ~"ld ono (1) squad of 6Cmm mortars departed from Ea.sy company at 0937.

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Subj: Historic?~ Diary for month of May 1951 (Continued)

This pe,trol follom;d a dcsignl!tod route to Hill 719 by ,:u.J· of tho village of SA-DONG (DS 0883 D) and tho fineor ridge runn!n;; south ocattclion staff conferoncG w"£ hold, at which tho pending move wac outlL:lcd. A forvmre rocorr,aissanco party was dispoctchcd at once tD sclo~t a row CP site ~.nd ·a tcnt<>.tivo plan was put in of f'cct Ylhcreb~.- tho CP \vou!.d move to some po:.nt, 2.s yot undosi,:,natod, in the valley at \'IC!ll''YONG (DS 0980). DO.> :e.r.d Easy Cornpooy patrob returned to their rcspoctivo .CPs at 1500 e~'ld at 1530 tho first echo lou fro;n Fax cor1pe.ny moved ac.t. Do.;; and Easy C(UPotnios o.ovod out at a.pproximatoly lP15, up tho ·hi~1 ~~und and fingGr rid3os to tho north of thcsX po5itions to a no~ line run..~ 6cncrally o~st by aoc.th from Hill 719 (IJS 0584). Boforo tile line comp

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------~ - - - - . - for nontb of May 1951 (Gont:Jluod) subj: Historical Diary ------. (1) m.l-l..n re cr4(!ffiy. sovon (7) mc..'"l rot'J.I"r:od to duty t:.'1is dP..tc; on<~ and one (1) turned to ~he USA for cmcr;:cncy lne.vo; one (1) joined was dr(),.·pod. cno (1) officer (1st Lic-.1ton:mt E. J. Ilat.'lr) attached~ was W" function of a tompor.'!ry, mobllo CF. Fox Com;-;a.ny IWVOd fro.':! snipers 3Sl (::>S 1084 P) to Hill 535 (DS 0386 T), :·occi't1ng sporl'.dic pf'.'jrci!.. fire. A Fox COu'lpP.ny :latoon r'~'- into a fifteen (1~) r!l:'-11 onC£ly and A firofi::;ht ensued, in whic."l fivo (5) o': tho •Jnemy v.'Crc kHlod Four an ostirii.P-tcd thrco (3) ro:L.J.dcd. The rQm~inin.3 oncmy ran a.wey. ob (4) enemy soldiers walked down tho clr.o.w "t .!)3 1084 oomplntoly la:::e;h livio:::s to eny combat ;'.n tho vicinity; thoy wore talkine H.ncl shot ing "like kids on a sd10ol picnic" as Fo:' company rit'lcmP~"l Com thom,dmm. Qbjc;ctivo 0..-10 (nc~.!.r Hill 535) -m:..s secured by Fax 09!35 V. pany "t 0945; at thtlt time tho forward OP-CP era up was at DS 535 Ten (19) minutes later clements )f FOX CCl!lp?ny roached Hill prepared to advance to Hill 69l_(DS 1006 G). Easy Comp'ID;y ad ~md of V?.nco1 down a long finger ridge of Hll1~719 to tho valley south viHago K'U100L-GOL (DS ml85 I: n<:[t1e V'illey of Death"). .~t that tiny 32th the CO'!IP

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P...nd seve:'. (7) t..JIA U.S. Army pr:rson...'"lcl wore discovered ir.~. the cP; tho TIOundod wcro cva.c'.la..tGd by helicopter ,~'1.d ambul:mcc after heinz_ given phsma P.nd first Eid). .AiJproxim·:toly ono (1) ed.lo no<·th along O:.r.o t:PaU twonty (20) KIA and four (4) ~TL\ Arm;t ,Porsoaaul -:,oro loc:"tc:!; those nvn sta.tod that still farthor a:!._ong the tr·:.il was a for",'f~!.I'd e.:i.d station wtwrc one hundred (lOOfto 6r,o hu.'1drcd fifty (150) ArlllY woun~L:d rClllaincd.. T'wvo (2) patrols com.posccl of corpsmen r:.nd :fP..rinos from H&S ccmpP..ny failed to loc:1to this croup of wo::ndod, but am:: bu.l&~cos wore s:.:unmcmcd fron t..~o nozimcntal ~".id station to rwsist in ova.c:mtilog tho woundod already located. Fox Ccmpany found a do:od P;norice.n soLlier at 0955 at DS 0985 V with ti\0 follO'id_,_z; ic:o."ltifi cation: ":;hades BTJTILEY, 192901?3, I_,;t RPngm• InfP.ntry ::o., 2ni J)l:fantry Div. rr. DJg conpa.r1y had f::>llmvod tn<"' advazlCc of Fa.x COJ;J.- pany .o..'1d at 1035 YJ:!S at DS 1085 S; a sg_uad was o-r 'orod to rom:lln at this p::>j.nt .'1!ld t;U?.rd tiw friendly woun·:cd i.:-1 this vicinity. Fifkc.tl ( l5) minutes later ambctlar.co3 reached tho wo"-Tldcd at KUN~.!UL-GOL, As nag company moved ::>n up tho ridsolL'1o it found f::>~ (4) mol'O U.s. Army m:mdod "-t DS 0936 B. Tho patrols frou H&S ccmpany which sought to fi:J.d tl:>..c fO!'ward ·dd st"tion reported by tho wou..'1dod mon at 1215 flushed two (2) wounded :;hinose, who; were taka1 pris::>nor and ;~s thCy were to leave tho area natives told thcCJ. of another chir.osc in,_,_ hollBc oo:ll'by. A shot -,Hs f:i.rod thrC>'~gh the roof and a frightened wnm.e.n cam.c runn.:~ng a~t f'oD.owcd by ::t trou.Snrloss Chinese privr..tc who rippor-:.rcd to ha.vo bcOJ.1. intcru.ptod d:.lring a so..v;::~ act. He was takcn prismor slso. EP..sy Co.apP.ny had rc;port:'n f::.Ud ing tho e.bri.td=d CP at KllKl!JL-C-01. and at once sal va.go to.•c'llfl were dispatched frru tho_ 2..-?J.d Battilian cP to recover us::.blc c·-.;_uirxno.."lt. Seven_ (7) 3/4-ton truc!:s and other .YClliclcs 1md trillcrs were drivm and towed to the CP area, ~.7hcre t."J.oy wore iuic~d.y ropc.:=..rod. (-l..nd me..de sarvicoablo. Many X'C-i:rl.rc::\ n::> more th~.. n "- rotor to facilitato op cra.tion. T:l!"cc (.3) more Anny wvt.mdod vwro fou2d by FJx Ccmp,cm.y at 1100 by ~ orwm elomonts mrth of ra::r~tiDL-C-01. r:c.oso m<:n stdcd that they hP..d boon c~t of£ in a. draw by Chinoso !'LL'"'.r..ing tho 1·idccs cmd tho.t thoy h:~d bean t::>ld by thoir-ple.toon loader, "Every ma.~ for himself". Tncy h·c.d boon W·)un"cd in the fi;:;htin3 bat the Cbincso had given thom food and. c;ator an::\ .. hat little modice.l treatment thoy h'id av:oilablo. T>ro (1) pla toon of Fox Gcmpar..y moved \1P t'J.o draw northwost of IUNGYE: (:JS 1184) tm~ard aill 505. At the ho,cd ::>f tho draw a ro"-'.

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Subj: His toricP.J.. Diary ror month or lC.aY 1951 ( cantinuc;d)

whc!'l t..lJ.c dust and smoke had settled IIP..rL"lGS co:..mtod seven (7) do·J.d chinese plus a v1oird asso:--tmcnt of 60-,:m mortR.r tubos <:!l'lclino Fox Comi,J~ny received sporo.dic smell e.rm.s fire and killed two (2) snipers; four {4) Chinese ~)risonors were roturnod to tho bat:calion CP. At 1215 clomonts or Fox Company were on Hill 691 (DS 1087) and 505 (:))86) within Objective NAN. Dog comp,my dro :po:l down the saddle e!lst or 1\IJ!t:OL-GOL P.nd commoncod sweepinG the small rid;:;os lcfdinb to ·ru.n 505. Dog CompP.ny then moved behind Easy Comp"ny alone; ~he 1:!SR. At 1310 tho forw=.rd OP-CP was established at DS 0935 1, ovcrlookinz Hill 535. At 1100 a Graves ;:togistr!Jtion _team from 5th Regiment ·and another from tho Amy ur•,vos Registr±:'.on unit at EONGCH ro:::r arrivod at tho battalion CP to secure tho bodies rcp:>rtcd t..l-).o p;-cvioun dey, They wore given guides P.Ud a p1!rty of CTC laborers to P.ssist them but wore ur.r.blo to locate tho bodies; at 1300 they made :.c second attempt p_nd wore succcssi'ul. At this time they were informed of the me.ny Arc:y dc:td in tho Ve!.llcy at mrn:-TIJL-GC!L, Prcp-'U'atory to dispbo<:nont or tho CP a forward roc6nt'laissanco party consisting or tho s-1 ;md S-4 pro ceeded dawn tho :MSR to :JS :!.387 N (vicinity or PTIGHAE'lUL) l'Jhoro tvro (2) Ghincsc prisoners were takc::t =d ple.cnnlong a f:ingor ridge or Hill 505, t-wo (2) u, s. ,\rmy bodies woro fou..'Jd at DS 1185 B r.nd G; om (1) body was ropcrtod as probably booby-trapped. Tho body of a French soldier Wc.Cs reported :15 at DS 1235 V. ElctiJDnts or Easy Ccmpany had moved dmvn tho rid.:;c soq.th or Hill 505 1l0d boarded M-26 tanks up at llA!

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------Subj: Histori:::al ------Diary for month ot: Mq 1951 (continued)

the tanl:s Easy CQnpany sot up in a blocking position t:loor. fiJOI'OX:inw.toly on the va.Tlpy throe hundred (300) yards 1 a wotmdod from T/c'<-:P YWGCI!'ON French soldier w;:.s fourrl to~cthcr with soldier. a woundod -:;hin::co Both ttrcrc ovctcu~:.tod, but oot un.tll tho Freachm..Hr1 Easy company Harincs had told a story about having 'ooon thoro for six (6) days, d;n'ing 7Jhich tUnc the Chiooso soldier had c"J'cd for him brought hill1 t:ood. Sanoono and t;ue tho Fronch soldier a chocolate be.!." and he .:..t:.Dcd.i&.ely broke i.t in two (2) par·:.s a;:J.d ~c:.vo half to Chinese, s".ying, "He's tho my friond now", The .forward batt:uion CP displacc'J at 1505 ,and movc'l a.loug ±o l.SR to a tontati~e site t:or a now CP at DS 1387 chosen N; ten (10) Jnizlutes later Regil.~orlt directed this hcad::;ue.rters to rove its roil.l'. CP t:orwil.I'd. was At 1845 a mv1 CP opened at DS 1387 H and it was to this pobt @roup returned th11t the OP-CP for the night at 2000. At 2030 ;:Jcg Company_ five (5) chinese cr.pturod prisoners in their area at iJS 1388 0. were in posO.tion Cotnpa:.ics and tied in by 2045 and Dog compeny contacted physically tied in :md 7d th clements of the l$7th Rc&iJncnta.l Co>llbat u. s. t\rmy, on Team, F.ill 366 (DS 1388). "'t 2030, CO 5th Mcria:;s 231825K we.s received, DiSpc.tc.'t ..;iving thc.loc.~ti::ln of the 5th Marines sevcnt ocn (17) c.tte;·Jded CP. sic;, call; ow (1) 1nan roturmd to cl.lty. '.7C.'cther vns Hll.l'lll I!.!Y~ cl·Cf:r with unlitai!; ';d. pcr!!.turo visibility; Jlla:::imum tan W"-B approxilili!tcly s'(as moved to 00 1391 Y; compaey positions for tho night ot: 24 May wore; Dog CCillPenY DS 1092K grou:ld to I ,Uong tl:u;, high to 1192 U (Hill 839); Easy Compa;-ty. from :JS and Fox 1292 R to 1392 R ccxnpany .from DS 1392 R to 1492 K, V (thq of 1\SR from vicinity l!UHOONC-NI to K'.1J\IWT' ,Ji-HI). At OJ,40 CO Order 44-51 5th Marinos FraQ!!cnt"-r-.t ·.;r.s roccivcd by this head..--iua.rters. Thls orC.ur rccte:l tho 2i1d (,J. Battalion to resWJW the_attack at 0730 md Division Objective FETE11 soi~o in zone, or ~ze a defense on the best grou.t'ld thoro ::n:l patrol to front a..'ld .fl:.mks; contc.ct -.~,~s to t•!imd with tho 187th bo m?in Airborne Ro~mont on t,.',o ri@lt. Dog Coopany mavod out ::,,-, th mcct:.Wll rcsista.,cc ·::ith snall arms and wcqpons fire, but automatic continued to u.dvancc sto'-'d·; ly. !\.. p.latoon Easy ccmpn."ly ctnrtcd from up tho ridge l1nc at 1389 N at 0910 and battalion oP-CP group the accomp?.niod the :&.sy COl!l,PUll,Y C<>lllli!mdor along tho I!SR to CHAillHG, -,.nero another Eas;r compu.ny platoon bogan tho ?.scent to Hill 410 (JS 1319) a.tid t:r= thence to H;lil 883. Tho ole-

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.mcnt frcm. Fo~·: ccmpany on tank rc'-!or...:.J.Uissancc h:.. d. :;u~:!.I"chod out CHAtnr NI or.rly in tho morni.."lg and reported tho presence of ~.any U, s. ~.rmy don.d, burmd vehicles :md os_a.ipnont fro:~ tho 23rd Ir.far1try Roi}irlent, 2nd Infantry Divi.sion, A Chino~o PO!i V!!cs taken '"t ~P.clUN-NI at 1015. Thceo t2.Dks t.hc:.1 sa~portod E~Y COJ.P.2a.D-Y as ~t passed through the Fox Cam.pP...ny patrol. The plH.toon frofti. Fox Ccrnp?.n.;r rcm~inod in CHAt.TN-ni until. Fox Canpany .m.ovu1 up the MSR behind Easy Comlx!.ny. ~asy Com p;s."ly then proceeded to r:CRIT:U-COL P.nd ~ttan;:tccl :ct 1045 to move up the valley with tank support in -~s 1493, but received heavy enemy fire from positions on tl1e hi~:'! ground at DS 1493 R. Tanks took the oncey- poEition und8I' fire, but onomy fi,_·o did not cease ann PJI eir strike, then an art:lllory bomb:>.rdmont, wns Cc'-llod at 1400 on tho rid;;oL.m, FOX comp?.ny attacked at 1410 and wor:wd its way slowly up th(~ stoep rid~o at that poir..t. Fivo (5) Chibbsc priso:1crs wore c:'?.pti'!I'od by EasY Comp'l.-l'J.Y at DS 1492 U and one (l) wounio,i CCF by FOx canp,my at DS 1492 :a at )4h0. ;,t 1245 GGner:ol :J.>aond, X Corps CO!rlmandor, landed in a helicopter e.t tho bat~alion OP-CP and gave tho Bato2lio.. commanding Officer end Batt'!lion S-3 the 11 bi.; pic turon, An armored task grollp 'l!ld tho 7th Marines wore to drivo d'Mn tho :!!SR until stopped by hoavy enemy rcdstancc, Despite tho fact that tho 2nd Ba.tt:Uion -.~as well .ir! adV't:.ncc of its fl:1.J.~ u.ni.fJs, the sattalion :::=mdor decided to secure the hic;!t ground that borr\crec\ the MSR and th-a.s enable tho armored task L,"TOup and 7th ]f.P... rinr::s to move by that point rl thout anomy resistance. In the mo,wtimc, CJor; compe.IlY movod up from DS 1190 N and 1289 A at llQil t) tho slopes of Hill 883; reporting ten (10) !fOunded ':GF at !)S 1090 H. At 1240 Dog compe.ny received small arms fire (at ':'s 1192) from tho hill but adv.wcod sto,_,dily and at 1300 secured Hill 883, putting one (1) onany squc.ri to fli€):1 t, '['he ~omp;,ny then proceeded to occ:.tpy the h:gh ground r1mn4 n:: oast to west just above Hill ilS3, and includin;:; th::rt dgtl point. At 1335 Easy ,:cmp'm;y began rcccivii'JG int8I'mittcnt mortar fire 1JI1d had two (2) men wounded; thnso men ·,:ore ovacWitod by helicopter. Elements of Fox Company moved out at 1435 to assault Hill 4Ct2, lind proceed dong tho high ground north·,,'"St to HiH 466 (DS 1394). FOX Com;:nmy 'ooca'llo ongagod in e. firofigtlt ''?.t 1642 that Io;stod ovcr one (1) hour and indic·otcd stiffer resistance i:1 the planned assalllt toward Hill 466, bllt enough ground had been taken to clear tho MSR for tho armored task groap rmd 7th J!arincs to ]ll'O ccod. soon after this, the armored _task .:;roup r·m intn .!-! ro;:...d block wh:' c.ll effectively sto,_ped tho.'cr for·,,ard movcmci1t. After discus sions with the 7th Mc.r5.nos, caruwmdor 'J.t1d tho 5th Marines Comn1Pndcr, tho 7th m.ovcd clomcn:.s into Fax com.pa.ny 1s zone and i-cliovod the platoon thoro, This platoon then rct=nod to Fox Canp•my. In order to rollovo t.hc prossurc on ",he ai'morcd t:•.sk force tho 7th Marines fbn.\:ed the road block throuzh the ~ Bat;;•uion s6no of fiction and rcm.ainod in our zone roughly forty eigtlt (4S) hours, At 1630 two

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(2) Ch5.ncse S'.li'rendcrCld to Fox Company at !)S 1493, In the move fror.t Hill 402 northwest, fifteen (15) en<}•lY dead Hnd throe (3) wounded were discovered. 'D:lc WOCUlded '·core ta_lron prisoner. o:ho lateness of tho h::m.r ar.d tho certainty of enemy rc~istanca force::_ 0--:1 alteration of tho plcn to t:lko Hill 466 on 24 Hay; P.~cord'.ngly, :?ox com:o,ny hold up its advance ~nd propP..red to pull bac1c and consolld"to positions for the night. yc;mv•hilo one (1) platoon of Fox C>n~any W'l.itod on tho rid;:;clioo at DS 1493 for relief by tho 7th JI;,.rincs. U. s. ,\nny tanks th'it should have been supportirie thP..t rog:i.Jnont' s movumont up tho MSR ·•mro not fOI"thconrl.nf; until Goner 'll Almond, X Gorps COiru".andor, pcrson:~.lly ordered that t}-,cy be sent on ahoe!d of tho treop,s. Fox company• s platoon ""'-s finally relieved in pOsition by clements of tho 7th Harinos and then withdrew to defensive positions as indi cP..tcd on overlay (sec Appcnc\ix III), :Juring the day, Easy comp:my killed d;;htoon (13) enemy and 11totmded P..n estimated twe:-.ty four (24) bc.>tweon 1130 e..ni 1530. At tho bat::>lion GP at 0900 thG Exocutivo Offic 13!' of the French Battalion, acc()m;oe.ni()d by tr.c Chapl:~_in e.nd a :platoon of French troops; arrived to scar6..1. tho vicin:l.ty of the CP for tho boc'ics of six (6) Frct:ch soldicc·s who hrJ.d been killed vihilo fighting there six (6) d:tys previous. They wore given assistPncc by this hcadqlla.rtars and ·located four (4) bodies on this d:ctc. A group of men from tho 2.t1d Eneinccr Bat'~alion, 2nd Dlf -wore t•J

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3llbj: rristoric"l Diary f::>r month ::>f MP..Y 1951 (Continued)

A.ll companicc vrcrc in position ''"'d tied in at P.ppro:dmat ely 2l00, J:..tst prior to d.?xl~ tvro (2) mtivc l-1 rr~ crosscrs were csco!'tcd throu[jl Fox Gomp

25. :1o enemy t•rts cont:1ctad during tho nizb.t ef 24-25 lley. looP.tion of the be.tcalion CP on the night of 25-26 :~:1' 1~e.s 00 1493 u; the com Patlios were positioned :J.S fullD':rs, Dog Com1'2-"Y from tho olopcs of Rill 578 at 00 1294 Y to Hill 466 (DS D 94 I); Fox Cqnpany from that point to 00 14 93 ·\ :md Easy Company from there to Hill 4 a2 (DS 14 93 N). ;:;o.!..l~pons ccm;-~y set up two-{2) ID;1G positions on slopes leading into the v·U.ley at :JS D93 H and J; P.Il AT blocking position '."·.s ostr!blishcd bd'iind Dog ccmp:ny in the. vc.lley fl'Xlr. At 0600 CO 5th Marines Fragmcnt(~y order 45-51 Yi<:!-s ruccivcG, t1iroctint: th c 2nd Datte.lion to continuo tho :J.ttack at DOO this dc.tn tor'rard Div ision Objective Tf.EE ( within the obtuse trin.nc;lo formed by Rills 777 (DS 1398), 800 (DS 1199) and 584 (JS 1601) vr~th tho i~~:diato objnctivo FOUR (Hill 466, DS D94). Tho ;o.ttack w·s scbcdu.lcd for afternoon bocaUBo tho 7th Marines, ~.hc,.,_ci of tho 5th Marinos, was slow in adv.-,ncing. That rc2;cmont had boon prccccdi."lg up tho l.!SR but had run 1.nto .rtt Division ComD.:ondor vis itcd this bat blinn C!' and conferred with the Batt1D.icn E.;~ccu tivc Officer. ;\t 1335 th::.S head .ua.rtcrs roccivod CO ·5th l!e.rin1lich dirodted thcot tho cona:.tion , type cnd num ber of all calvc.god or ~tUl'cd vclliclcs be 1'or1vardod to that emit. TWO (2) fricrrlly line crossers ware ".pprchon~cd as they passed through, Fax Qompe.ny linc:s, and 1~~ro t-Otumcrt to the ro.~ for in tcrro,~ation. Thccc :12.ti vcs reported~ th!-it approfJJnrvtoly t1ro tundrcd

DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Korean War Project USMC-07900300 ... ------Subj: Historical Di;'.!'y for month cr. May 1951 ( Cont5.nucd) ------fifty ( 250) CCF V.'l?rc pes itiond in well clug holes and b:mkor s at DS 1294 A, B, F; also, that thoy h?..d seen one (1) Chinoso standing sentry dclt;-- at JS D92 C and another at JS 1294 M. All c:nemy they had soo..-:t h_ad boon e:;.lli:cpod with rifles. Dircction:U sir;ns for the 36th, 37th, 38th and 860th (asswn<;d to be regiments) to :;,e to lUCH'ON h~ld also been noted. A rucssa.:;c l'iiC.s rc·~nivcd from the 1st Bat.t:-:'.lion at 1455 notify'.cn;.; this head:;_ue_rtcrs that thihpanics by Fax p..nd B;·,_sy CoilllJ:2Ilics. It W1!.S plP..nncd th,•:t Easy Gomp.o.ny move up on the hi:;_.'"t cround th::t onc~s in Hill 402; Dog compar1y woulrl tic :'-n 1"ith Fct·; com.pe.ny end bloc!t the ve..lloy for the night. These m.ovos wore :~cccrn.plishod ?..,.."ld the COmix.ulics positioned -~ntho:lt more thrm sporadic sn:-_pcr !iire. All :J.nits ·;icrC tied in bcfet·o d1:rk. Four (4) tarJ....s hold at 1545 ani tho proposed displacement of tho CP w-e.s outlincc:, At 1720 tho old GP was cl•J'_\ro-:. by rill. clomonts (as tho Roc;im.cntrcl CP moved in) and after a mort f~ot march the row CP w-e.s established at DS 1493 u. This new area embraced the slopes of a hill west of Hi11.402 c:.tt with sh·Jllow r:wincs !'lld cover od wtth light to medium vcgP.t".tion of !!Vmy IC:hds, D:xr :ine the· day tho J'J: tillcry Liaison Officer told of hi.s Dog GDinppny forml.rd observer llho, having lost his siF'.cklo code a.;.'"ld wishing to send a cart" in co ordinate by r1.1dio, used the following otCthod: "Two (2) se·,rs after the SANTA lct""'UA folla;rvd by JII'A,."f, sailed for the Now ':lorld"--JJ;94 Nt Thirtom (D) attcnd.cd sick C2:ll, one (1) office£· (lstLt. H. S. Moore) a.-:rl one (1) enlisted ·:;ore cv.o.cn~.tcd. One (1) o:!'fic cr (2m Lieutenant E. J. Mcgarr) joined; two (2) men rotumon to duty P.nd one (1-Navy) was returned to tho U.S.A. The moming Wll.s very hazy n..rld low ovorc3.St; by a.!tcrnoon the skies had cloc:'.rod sU. .ght}.y. l!axim'.lm tcmpcr~.t~c wc:s arproxif'!t"'itcJ:y ·seventy eight (78) docrces Fahrc~'lhoit. Rain comr••mcod at 2300 e.hd oontinuod in a st,ce.dy down pour ill night.

~~26. No enemy W'l.S encountered dur:in-s the night of 25-26 J!ay. Tho bat talion CP rol'l~,:..'lc d 5.n tho s:'.lllC loc c_tion "-S on 25 !lay and the com-~~

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~~Subj: Historical Diary for month of Ma7 1951 (Continued)~~

panics, after moving out in the attack, retarned to a designated assembly area and assumed their positions of the prsc th{)ir attack. At 1300 all elemu.nts of the battAlion were ordered to return to an assembly ?..rea imrncdie.tcly; they :ere instructed to usc the posi tions vace.ted th.·;t n:orning. This ardor •.P.s confirmed by CO 5th Marines Dispatch 261417K. Before with::lr•!w'.LIJg, the 2nd Phtoon of Fox CDmP'lllY ;')(lnt to tho top of Hill 777 and thoro fottnd lll?.. ny ROKA dct!.d in stn?.J.l ::::;roups over P. sizeable :1ror.t. Because of tho n.~tur~ of tho wounds on tho bodies, it wc.s bclicvod th"-t these soldiers hall been cxoc:J.to::l by tho :vc~ro'eting enemy. DurL'lS the dP_y constP.nt physic.'ll liaison had boon m?.intainod with tho 7th Marines end it had been arranged that clements of 'Eho 7th contact E

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------tor month of May 1951 (Continued) Subj:------HistoricOJJ. Diary two (2) men •.-rcrc acciJ:lcntd.ly injured when ono (1) of them tripped a wire. on a boCJby-tr6.ppod grenade in tho vicinity of tho battil..ion CP. Tho r(:mA..ini.ng hours of sunlight and the nc:-:.rby strop.Jn. wore u.sod to adW!nta.,c by m'UJY Marines during tho rem:1indor of tho •' ''Y• The Batt'J.lion Comm.ondor departed at 1600 for rto6:.m.cnt wd returned at approximately 2000, ;,t 1930 a str..ff conference was held, e.t which it w s disclosed thc:t tho battalion we.s to move out c•1rly in tho morning or 27 Mtzy anlios (2) men returned to duty; fifty (50) J~'Il uttonded sick call. Tho Groat rise in nt:.rn.bors attOndine sick c .''.11 ;,w.. s bro!.ljlt about by the return of tho compenios frC>~ tho high e;roun:l.. Many men wore suffering !rom dyscnt cr.r ani f r.t:ieuo to vcrying do yeas and influenza W'"-s tll

27, The ni:;ht of 26-27 May P'iES ed vri thout incidcr!t. Location of the battalion CP at tho ond of the day vll.s DT 2207 H. CompP..nios were positioned dUI"lng tho ni@t o:l' 27-28 May us fcll01vs: Eaay company from tho SOYANG-JJ.NG River at DT 2J07 J. to tho high groun:l. at DT 2207 G; Fox compeny from the h:.@:l e;ro;mc' at DT 2207 L to the stoep ridge at DT 2208 M and Dog Company ±"roil\ that point to tho banks of tho river at DT ZJCI( B. Thu C:ofonsivo positions "\·rorc thus sot up in a tic;ht pcr-'...metcr rou~ly in tho sh P,Pe of a "U" (soc overlay, APpendix UI). At 0230 revoillo w•.s held for the ontir o br-ttalion and P.J.l porsom:ol and equipment readied for cntrucking. Sixty five (65) trucks from ':.he 1st l.!otor Transport BattP.J.ion had COJnmcncod arriv:L"lg at 2000 on 26 May and loading commonctor ccmvoy cleared tho old CP e.nd 1)rocccdod north a long tho !!SR as one (l) serial, ·,nore slow proe;ross ~s mr-

~~DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Korean War Project USMC-07900303~~

~~------( nont. ~nnnf1) Subj: Hi5=:toricPi Dia....7 for month of ~.ey 1951 , ..... ------~~~

mcnt•s vehicles, se.sy :md Fox C0lll]01illWS wore dccr'ACkcd 'ill(\ began a foot march to tll.J positions t':J.ey would hold that night. At l203, as Fox Gan.P211Y loft the M:SR a..l'ld proceeded up the ridcc-l.L"lo e..t DT 2207 tho 3rd Plato on was hit with ost:.mat cd $2rrun mor,tc.rs am 75•!llll recoilless rifles from across the river, suffering one (1) cdllcd end fifteen (15) wo:mdod; 1d.thin throe (3) hours; no fi:-o was re turned by FOX compeny. Six (6) sovoroly wounrlcd men wore cvacuat~d by helicopter. PcrsO::l..'"'lc:!. and oc:uipm.ent were taken t:) a.."l arcr::. in DT 2206 S, Vihcrc troops were u."lloadcd P..r,d dispersed as vd.dcly as possible, together with orgwie vehicles. Tho trucks from tho 1st Motor Transport Battalion wore sent back to the ro"-r as quickly as they were vacated, to bring up other olcm.:mts of tho 5th Marinos, At DS 2106 a supply dump -.es inl.'IlOdiati3ly cst2.bliehcd :.1,..'1d .~unition care:f'ally dis per sod ill irrig:.:tion dit cho s e.nd camoufhc;ed. Terks were pro11J1t :.:p at DOO to a knoll P..l; DT 2044 l.!.t1d co mmcod to fire on enemy positions in Hill 704 ;J.nd 719 (DT 2304 and 2403); b;' 1600 the roadblock was considorod noutr:Uizod. A prc1imin".ry row:i rc con,l.aiss&"lco .md rcconr:a.issa,···.,..co of '7:.l!c new CP area lti'~s ccndJ.ctcd at 1530 and the bat .alion CP vtaB rce.dicd t') moire out, At 1730 all elements of the battalion CP except tho rear supply jlOint moved northward along the ·MSR to DT 220"/ N, ·,,huro tho new CP was estab lished in two (2) narrow dra:'ls. Again, this m::JVe vras hold 11p by congested road conditior.s. CP positior..s ~w -·roll as com.p2....11Y positions were well dug in this nidJ,t; in the expectation of enemy mortar or arti'.lory fire. At 1630 one (1) platoon rcinforccd, de parted from EasY comp2!1y with one (1) phctoon of tanks to rcndoz vous edt h clomcmts of the 7th lb.rincs at DT 1307 C (on tho USR) , This '.lrd.t w·as a.cccm.pcnicd by an En.0inocr mi.. l'lc-dcto ctor tof!.'TI.~ CO 5th Marines Dispatch 271215K had directed this battdion to cotab lish physical cant a.ct w1 th the 7th MP.rinc s at DT 180(1 ;,;, but:. on request o.f that ro;:imcnt the rondozvoc:.s poin.t •.-c.s chP..ngod. This platoon ;·;.:~s :'.r.struct0d to ride tho tan..'l:s all tho vra::; to the conti!Jt pla.co, but the ta.rJ~s ~:rcrc forco-i t-J usc thu rivor b<~-::1. as a. ro~~ and soon .found the -water too drop. Tho E"sy Company :)lc;to on left tho tanks l.!l'.d moved o:.:t on foot; it !:!~ not gor.a f2.r when it bagan roceiv~"ll small ,:tl'lJ.S and mortar fire _and ·we..s unable to proceed.. The PH.trol received no p ::.suaJ.tios., 'utit .,.,lthdrtT.Y :.hi.dcr f'L~o a1·1d re turned to tr~ bz.ttilicn area at 1930 wi.thou.t ma.kir;; ccntr..ct. At 0900 this d:>.to the battAlion crossed tho .33th Parallel for tho fift.h time (going northward); "lith tho a;,poctcd obscrvaticr. by a Dog Com pany i!arino that ho~"folt nliko a yo-ifon, Tho ~word pl".. l'- illcludod an attack north,Hlrd by this bc.tt.e.lion ln zone, with tho left na.""lk approximately seven thous&ld (7000) motors Ci~st of th•.J H\I"ACEON Re servoir, alone; tho 11 2011 t;rid lir.o, At l8115 ?ox Company at DT 2208 "J rocoivod tm (2) ro·mcls of EE mort".r _fire e.nd clo !:he s21:1o time Dog Canptmy received throe (3) roUllds at DT 2208 R; a.ll mortar fic-c ··'"·s

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~~DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Korean War Project USMC-07900304~~

~~------Suhj: Hi.storiccl. Di2.ry for month of l!a:y 1951 ( Cont:h>u.cd)~~

csti.r.l::.tod to be 82cn. One (1) tll?.Ji was tr:-k'1Sforrcd to Regiment this date; thirty (30) attended sick call, which consisted aloost entire ly of gastroenteritis ca.soa .. Yost c~~cs wore not too severe and ro spondod rc!ld4 ly to trce.ti!lcnt -:vith chlnr'Jmycctin. Th.irt._(_rn (13) Q)}n wore wounded in rwtion and cvamrctod; one (1) w·as ld11ed in action. TwO {2) were wounded P..nd not cvacUB.tod, eight (8) v;oro ova.cu;.tod (sick) to Doe :Mcdic'il Compf.llly P.nd one (1) blast concacsiol' W"-s c vacaatod. Fifteen (15) p:otionts wore carried on h:md in sick bay. !l2;l.n commcn~cd f.';ll:L'lt; a.t. 0500 this d;1tc and cont.jnu.od in crmittcnt until a;>;;>rmd.matcly 1100, v soldiers on Hill 511 held up the P.dvancc of Dog ccmpany, but a bombardment by 81mm roortr1rs proved very effective in noutral.ixjng the hilltop positions. Five (5) enemy dcH.d were corrnted nbm tho hill wP.s scc•.trcd at 1540 ·;lith no casucl.tics re ceived by Dog comp.my, aJ.thCJu,:;h fifteen (15) men -,.rerc irlC'•.pacitntcd received :ncl.l f:l'ms fire by hce.t prostration. At 1345 Do.; had I from DT 2008 L, M !Uld Q and a.t 1428 E"'-sY Canpp_ny {a.t DT 2100 B) received fire from tho same positions. M'Jrtnr fire was thro-wn in on those positions and as no further fire Cl'lm'lllP.tcd from them it was aosumcd they had been neutralized. Tl~o (2) scc'oioll5 of 8lmm

~~Dli:CLASSTFTF.D DECLASSIFIED Korean War Project USMC-07900305~~

~~subj: Historiclll DiP..ry fo!' month of !Jey 1951 ( Contil1uc>d.)~~

m.ort:Lrs SUP!XL'tcd t.ho <'!.tt:1ck thi.s date ?...nd their cffcctivomss Yl:~s co1!ll!lontod on by ill who utilized them, In tho at tack agcinst Rill 511 thuy -~foro credited vd.th driving tho Horth Korc.':!:.'lS from tho hilltop positions. Durinc; tho e:Jrly afternoon tho forward CF-OP group moved from position to ;oosition Tiith Easy Ca:npmy CF, e;er.•crally following tho strei!Jllhod and trill running oorth 1.md south in the 11 21" grid li.no. This group was equipped with a TCS radiO v.d'!ich handJ.ed cap:~bly dl radio trt.ffic for tho 2nd Batt".1ion. A North Kor•Jan prisoner c:e.pturod by Dog Comp~my at 1530 clailitod thd a NK RogLmont was positioned in tho battalion's sector of advanc<), Tho FCW1 was from tho 2nd Regiment, 5th NK Corps. Dee Comp,;,y killed two (2) Ibrth Korows, captured ono (1) v1oundod aftct' securing its objo ctivo (Hill 511) DT 1909 Y and bot;P.n movin::; northollst along tho high ground tcnard tho valley at rrr 2010. Easy Company moved O:lt o:~ tho valley arA up tho ridgolino at DT 2109 L end cont inucd thro lJ6h tho m:e.il"l ridge line r•mni ng o.-.cst llltd west. at DT 2009. Eas:; Cornp.~.ny captured ooo (1) -..oun:lcd pris':lncr, who was interrog"tod 'it tho batt,\lion ?0:1 stockade by S-2 personnel. The prisoner W!is nervously zrL11"1ing ani cc.ecrly :.mswcring all o.uostions askod him.. 71hcn ono question w~s tr?.nsl,~od, u~Vh~1t do tho North Korean G~ldiors think of U, S. ~!~..rincs? 11 , tho prisoner .'lnSwcred volubly. His 'ltords los·t sotro of their intent bct, none of thcir sinccrcity as the intreprctor tral1Slatod thCJJ:, "The ~{C=rims sh-)ot walJ.; they e.ro L'Ood killors.n At 1310 olom.onts of Fox compll.l>Y moved :lp the ridge from positions at DT 2010, ol".. thousand (lOCO) y:~rds on right and on ridt,-cs in DT 1910, 2011 towP..rd Eill 666. FOX compe.ny then followed E"-sY company up thu main vdlcy at the r,ight of DOg ccmp:llly. Ono (1) pl,l: returnees "-nd a C~imsc fcn.de prostitute. All chimed thd; thoro vrcre me.ny North KOrt;:m ar.. d a few ch:....TJ.cso troops ~-n the bnt- tal:_on zone or advcmco, that tho ei'l

~~- 50 DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Korean War Project USMC-07900306~~

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~~------Subj: IU.storic ,w_ Diary for month of May 1951.~~

mortr:.r fire forced. the lla...T"inca to r;cck cover. Fi:61.3 b;_~yonOt.s :-:.nd thro1·.r:int; h:md sron:-7.,.dcs, tho pl2.toon rose cmd qssc..:llt-(U t..~c btm1... ':1,rsJ b•J.t •,•JCro beaten qill.. ckly b~-<.ck by the i..'1.tcnsu t"iro. 'Th.\~ pla.tom1 1c.~. do-r ·.·:2.s b~dly vro:1.nctcd in t,his e..tt~.ck Whc;:J. h~.e cnrh:i.J1o r~dlc(1 to firo. Tho Platoon then drew be.ck to ~_.._ safe __pos:U~ior. and ;:_sb:;C. th?..t p_r:.il lory fire be culled in on b'J.c hillt~~- 'f:.:.o Fox CoG!.!:.'It!.rlY for~.-,·1-:'.rd ob server e.skod for be.. ttcry fire bt!t rcccj_vc:C. 'bP-.ttali:J:J.. 2:'1.ro; t.:r.c wiCk dispersion of a;~illCTy shells OXlJlo'fu.L~ in the ~.rGCJ. ld.lled one (1) M,:.:.rinc ?.nd v;ou..-,.ctod B.J.""l.Othor ~ -;-rl1.o (l.itJd la.tor. The fire w.=:.'!.s ~..::W'~_odi.'=lNtc ly cdj 1-1st·--·~ ~md a.::tcr the bo:~tc.rdz22011t tho pl:~to-Ji'l a.'3S~u.ltcd tho hill once again. 'Ibis time they 7!\:J:t"} successful, ~:.s a sr.. u!~cl- from another platoon assisted from tho flank, cD.xl tb.o !:.ill ~ :··~_s sccuro~ e.t ,·;.pp!'oxi m?.tc1y 1830. Ch-.c (1) North Koroar: in "- fo:xhc:l<' fo'.l.cnt our .".--lvc\n·.~C f;.~~naticall;r, rof~sir:_g tc E:iurronder ev_cn r~.ftor ·boins wot.mcl.od by tvro (2) hend r:;ron~.(~ns P..n.d throe (3) rocmds :':rom e. B.AJ.1':\. Ho ton~~cio'J.sly fo:1j1t an O:'ltirc 'Me.rino sr;ue.d, and it 1~rr:l.s cnly vhilc P.ttom::;tin.3 ~o +J;.rm·: ;-;:. hcnd :;rcnP...dc ,~4:,. adv2nci.ns Marl.n~:;s th~.t tho .=rCn8.dc n:':p!.odcd CO "."t ar~d cnC.od f1j.s fi§tlt. Fox Cr:ntpcmy M:~..... x:.c::; I""-3t:..soncd t}-<_1:. t. a dcf!rl rade lyi112 beside :r... im had spurrcti him~ th t."lc cnth·Jsi~.~s'1 t0 fieht so ferociously, r~chni~:.t.L'1~ c.t tr..o ScKg t.W.c th~t they ~f:oro yiillii'le to reduce hirn to n. like fate. At l84S Fox C~bp1-1.. ::1y ~.. r-'.S on :':'it;lscs in DS 1910 ~:...."ld 2010 C:c..i.1d VJE~-s m.ov~r~ noz·Lh on the hi it- :round to-:m.rd Hili 666 (:::!.3 2012 U); E"sY Co.~:P-11:' -,·~~s_ ~~ovin,:: +,o·'?.l'iocn 1c.,•c;e concontr~tior... s of enemy v10ro s ccn on -t..~o hill .-~nd the dcci.sio:1 ·~\~-~s mP..do not to assa~llt the h-111 thP_t night. 'fua c0!'!1}1~...:"ly t~c~... )ullerl 1 -'l'" 111. ~oc-:.!i+.;o~~ fm- h"Nj,-cd (?00) y!-l'Y>.-ls •oV DT·.1. t::_~0 ""-'~1 G c;.[__.c~d \...:.~O '"l"' ~---v.J.. l.:..;J. - b ~cl··• .f'~ ... +~,.,.-..V<'V ''-IJ.l.,__ ~ ·...-~'. tr_c ni.T-. t. At -tl:o b?.tt.:.':lion aP ~-:.. staff con:.'ercnr:o ~:~s held c..t 1130. On rc·;ucst_, tllc CO 5th Marines directed that tb.o Artilk'!"'J Litisor-:. Officer ?..ss:::::to duties :1s Sur:po.i:'t:L."lg A.rms GoordL.'1~-tor .:LJ.stc.:u} 0f the ~1capDl1S Comp:~.. ny CQn~ndcr vlr.o hed b'~']n 2..c'!':.ir.r; i~ th!2t c.qp~city. JlovC' mcn t of the CP tr~is data ·;?-s to bo dcpc::J-ir~:+~ o::;. ttc t~!.cticrsonr-..ol ;vcrc ~i.sparscd ~ilo hills to :.ho r;.orth ala:t.:; the roe.d -,~uo cleared. At 1420, CO 5th Mm'; nc s Fre.;:;mct·o_ry Order 49-51 ~.a.s rccc:.vcd, rlirc.t;:tL~ t.h.c 2n,0_ B:.".tt.u.lioY: to :.._t~acl-:: ~-n ~ss~zn;d zone e.nd seize Rc,;;im.O~tr.~l Objective; 'I'.70 (:CT 2012 to 2113); prcp.·:ro t~ con~:inuc ·.:..tt.~ck on ardor_ and scir.a Divisio:.1. O;Jj·::ctivo YOKE (ov'.u"r Lo s'c.ep,,, •"--:'>r••c!.n::; Hill8 "1·5 (DT 191',) '"'~ 915 (Iir 2016). It ·m•.s not '.l.llti1 2015 tho.t tho CP -,;,,s "b1o to proceed to t~.t:: nei"r loc.~_tion .qt D'i 2021 U. TI!u .c.::r;v CP ~--r~-?.s clost::d. P.. t 2100 ~.nd tr:.1cl-~s \-rc:xo borro~.~od from trc 5th Rczi_r:J.c'.t Uobol" Tr:!..l).sport ~-·-!'rl tho lltt M~c.ncs t:J ~ssis4:, in sh~ttli...-~e; pot'SOr'... ;.ol to tho neTt }.oc·~_t..ion before 1_qr;t. Al:'... ·pG-r:.:on!.1c1. h·1 ! ~~l"riVr-d ~ ..t tho CP by 2250. - 51 DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Korean War Project USMC-07900307 - Subj: H:ls tori eel Di:;ry for ll!Ont.h of May 1951 (Continued) ------·- CO 5th J,!c.rioos Dispetch 2S2001K vr:~s r_i;morrt2.r] or:or 49-51 l'Pcs re ceived by this headquarters. T'nis ordor dirocted tho 2nd Batt'!lion to a.tte.ck in ~one to seize RcGifficntal Objective ~YO ;l-i'rl bo Prepared to ccntinuc the attac...'..c on ardor to soizc Division Objective YOKE in zona. Tho sc.'1/0l'O opid

29. Tho ni~ of 2S-29 )!ay p:w,od without incident. Fur t..'1e night ~f 29-30 l.[ay tho batt::lion CP remained :.n tho s:~e loc."_tion as on the previous day. Cctnpr.n.y PO§itions were ·as fol1o-,·;s: Dog Com;o.'l11y on tho slope of a. i':in;;;or ridge of Bill 712 at DT 2113 .X to 2213 U; Easy company on HiU 712 fro,;1 DT 2113 G to D P•.nd ·Fox 8ompany on a hill at DT 2012 F to H. Tho $11m1 mortar plP,toon ;vas locr.tcd in P. draw at DT 2010 P, with a section of !lMG 's fifty (50) yv.rds north a.r1d a section of AT's loc:~tcd at DT 2110 along tho ro·-J.d .md stro:'lll l>od at thP.t pl?..ce. At 0200 CO 5th M~nes Frai]llontary Order 50-51 was rcceivvd by thisheadqua.rters. lbis orc\cr direotod tho 2nd Bat talion to a.ttnck md ·seize Ob.)cctivos T\10 and IDLK (FragO 49-51) in zone and be prcp:rrcd to attack e.rrl seize Regimental Objc~tivo !"'UR am. Divis:!on Objective ZESRA on order. Objective FOUR :included Hill 902 (DT 2020) _and the ridge at DT 2219; Objective ZZBRA in the 2nd Battalion zone embraced tho high .;round ;\.n DT 2023, 2l?J, Hill 912. Early in tho morn:ing Fax: Compar.y observed :five (5) enemy di_;_;ine bunker positions less the.-'1 seventy-five (75) yardc L-, front of their posi".:.ions. Tho North Koroa.t1S app~.:._NJ..itly vi--~ro una1va.ro that Mari.ms w=e that close, due to tho good cemoufla;::e ?.lld light discipl:Lc.c ma.intainod by Fo:c Com:JP...i1Y personnel since tho prcccdi..."lg night. ThCL"'C enan;r were fired on a.;."!d somo killed_, as they duz holes. Fox Com pany moved out at OS46 ani imtlcdiP_toly bcc~Jne onr;:'lc;ed in a firofight with l!.l'l estimated company of enemy in tho vicinity of their f:cr thcs't point of adva.1-:1ce on 28 Yay. Easy Comp?..ny mowod out at 0900 to take Hill 712 (DT 211:3 C) "hile Fax: Ccm)"nY att"ckod HiU 666 •

~~- .52 DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Korean War Project USMC-07900308~~

~~Subj: Historic?..l Di2.ry for month of .May 1951 (continued)~~

Easy Gcmpc.ny was to eoarci: the river bottom. in tho ri;;ht of the 2nd Battillon zQ:..c of action while FQ."{; C_tm,P?.nY r(-1_11 tho ridzo line. Easy ccmpmy jumped off in tho attack at. \R45. Dog Comp;my ·;.:as to trail Ee.sy com_pc.n.y. Whcil. Fo.x Company bccc.ao 02;3c~d, Easy Comp~..ny l,'ldS to she>ot ahead and attcan:t to outfbnk and cut off tho onaay. Do.:; 1-;as to prevent Easy company froo boin::; cut off ''-'"'d further' to exploit any dovclopod sit"J.~~.tion. At d-~17l'l thi-s- ct~·.to, it had bco..'1 observed by Fox COJn,lc.IlY personnel th:~t tho CnCLly o::, Hill 666 had cat many fir:> lanes during the night ar.d ha.d consti".lc~cd 2bc.ttis-type obstc.clcs, ch oppi!l:;: d0.;m tlrocs with their braz1chcs po< r,tin::: cto;nslope, thus ind:i.cat:L"lg that they intended to hold t::c posEions. It vms pl;;n nod to assaul~ tl~c hill, ~ing t.hrco (3) distinct att I!Cl.rJk to DT 2lll and took the high (;round thoro to support tho attack, rr.ovinc; dCWi1 tho slop"s at 1220 e..ru:l up the cast slope of Hill 666. At 1100 the point platoon of Fax Compco.ny received heavy small H.nns and a.:.1torr~ntic ·.vcapor..s fire from a."l esti m-~ted compmy of enemy troops on the hill. It Yl'~s reported that many of our ~c..ni 61'Ci1e.,ics, fragnontc.tion, 'lark VI, fa.ilod to fu:lCt:'_or. durin;; tho att:lck. S:J;~o Marinos reported that they had c'll"r:Wd those .:;ro."Tidcs since tho prc codiq; January. An Glnn morte.r ba.rra.go we.s C"..lloct on the ommy pas i tions a....J.d 3. 5 :L"lc..i-1 rockets wore f~cd at on0f2Y biliikors th:!t ·.vcro ob served; i Jn.od.:.a.toly follolling this, tho lUll was ass:::.ult.od. U~..rinos cha.r6cd U.i? tho stt;op slopes of' t.l-}.o hill, sho'..lting, scrca.mint; a.t tho top of their lUngs, "Banzai! t:D.l then: dl111 Enemy r.J.a.Chino 2>"Ull bul lets were c1...'tting the lo:!vcs from tho shru.bt>ory beside thc.r:J. ?..nd tra cers pierce-d tho air above them; yctJ only one· (1) :Icrinc ~«as hit. Gronn.dos O--Plodod and still tho 1!a.rincs !~cpt cot,.llio.g. Th'J ·.:.pparont in.cffectivcnoss of their ()'".'ffi fire 2.1Xl the sight of boarded_, scro?...ming Marines rwming at them with n.aahing bay:::nots 11J.'!.S too muchJ Com pletely dccurallicd, tho enemy r·?s G to thoir feet az ~.:. m:n tm:l ficd dom1 tho reverse Slopes of tho hill. Those r.·:r1 into tho platoon 1·rorkii:g its ·,yr-_:y up tho or~st slope and were c:1.:L!eod by the Mc.rincs; tho o:acm.y then fleet to tho v::.lley in DT 2113. Those Chinosc loft bcld.nd five (5) clo··.d 1 a ho~.:.vy, w=..tcr-q:obl(:d Maxim machine gm, Russi2ll B.ill' s, riflos .ond oth:Jr cqu.ipmcnL t,t 1245 on Hill 666 Fox COmpomy C1!pturcd two (2) :•Jortil Korean prisoners from tho 2nd Re,j. mcnt, 12th !Jivision, a Chinese prisoner, and .. one (1) TI.OK rot:J.rnoc. Tho 'lK prisoners clailuod thP.t their compa;1y ii:tcladcd two hundred (200) C:1inese and that his unit he.d CDly b

~~DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Korean War Project USMC-07900309~~

~~Subj: !'Iistorical Diary for month of Uay 1951 ( Continund.)~~

PElJ'IN(}, CEINA, -~mct tlv._t he h;y::f not voluntoor·od to f!ght in Korru;., in f~-:..ct, he hP...dn 1t knoYI'Il ho vras fichtin,.; Amcrica.:.1S :.J.L'ltil be W''-8 c::.pturcd. Ho stu.tcd th~t. his division r-ctro<:tod to CHUL.fOH Oi1 23 yay, appe.rcntly to reorganize. Tho divi~io:1. YTc..s composed Of tw"]n~r six thousand (26 ,000) ':roops (?), had s::fforod two thousand (2000) casualtios. Tho (:ivision h:.:d t~·rolvo (12) tracks, sorr~c ~\morlcr..n, throe (3) mort!!l's iL oach bat :;alion, throe (3) artillery pie0cs of UI1}::101VU ca.l:!.bC!I', many u.s. H-1 rifles and e.n SCR-300 r''dio for oe.ch platoon(?). lioJ'!alo, ho staten, ,,,-e.s VC!I'Y low. Easy Comp•my 1~ovcd from DT 2011 I1 at 1150 up alone the high ._;rou."ld, to DT 2213 U ''-t 1235 and at, 1310 W,"-9 reported '"S being at DT 2213 v. At 1240 DO!S COmPffiY h".d moved to the draw at DT ~, 1_:-> I (

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~~DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Korean War Project USMC-07900310~~

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~~subj: Historic·U. Dic.ry for month of l!.a::r 19 51 (Continued)~~

a.lm.ost mir·:.culously SLl.ccC(H:li..~.J.~ in .:rrlilin::; tho covor of tho hill ir.1 DT 2012 L by using c:JVor::.i'lg fire nnd fire em movement. The shrub Qory in the arc,~~ helped to concc:;'l tl~o mvoru.cnt and thoy v:crc c~blo to carry ~~oir wowrlcd with t..~cm by cru.wlin.s &.""'"!.rl })ullinc:; these mm behind them. By 1425 tho cnti.ro c::mpan:· h:cd "Nithdr"•m twe> hundred fifty (250) yerds c,·vl 4.2 ;;:ort:cr fire w!!.e C'~llcd in on the hill in DT 2012 0·; houcvcr, air ·was av~;.ilc-:..blo a..."'l.d <:U1. e.ir strike .,,n.s ci-~J.lod in at 1545. .utor Fox Gcmp~~"l.Y h11d marke·:! tho tar5et with 60•Jm !'10r t?..rs. Faur (4) F-51. nau.st:-mgtr [email protected] bombed .·~-d str;J_fed t:1c hill, , followed b;-" 4.2 :oort"r bombardJ,ont. After n-:> more' t:1cm ton (19) LILn.utcs of th.:.s strike, cw.coy bczr-~'1 rc.r'"''lir:g da.vn th~ rcvc:r.Jc slopes o:r the hill and ~ons ~ho fin._:c.r rid.1os vr~)st, cr.rryinG their dc·.:.d and wo:mdod. Their c::c. Tho cotnio~ny then llle.cto contact ~-vith Easy compP.r.y or. Hill 712 e.:.cl pr cp:crmd one (1) sniper at DT 1911 M (on high 2:roun'l in tho 1st Batte~ion•c zone of P..ction) at a.ppro.xirm:.. tcly 1145 c...nd \1'cro forced to •Nithdr·'.W~ll to 2. point in defilade. At 1230 tho Batt"licn S-3 procoodod to t!'lo rami block to direct tho squad's withdrav·ml or climin·:!tion of tho Ir~?.. chim zun, but w:-ls himsol.f pinned dovm by cnor:zy fire, Tho ror.tdblock re mained i...11. position until 2100, -~"'~'hC..i. tho squad returned to the CP. Frotrt approxi.m:J.toly 1715 to 1835 f::mr (1,) rounds or mort:!.!' cmd thir toon (13) rounds of cst5Jil:!t::d 75:n.rJ. !!..!'tillory liilldcd in tl"!.e v:!.ci.a.ity of tho batte.lion CP. Tr.o third r~und destroyed an GCR-300 trccto,o antenna t.h·1t h'l.d boon r:d.sod only that morning end it W'!S obscrv:d th=.t a 1!1:!I'ino -qfuo had been c2.~ht on tho top of the -hil! by the i.!J.c::Hning shells c.:uno !•u:m.ing out of the column of smoke, ran ovor the edge of the sheer cliff c.t thl'.t poi.>t, dro1~ped thirty (30) foot to the rico paddy below p_>xl., withoclt a broe.k, continued runningi rrc was unh::.rmcd. on tho sixth rot.J.r..d t-hroe (3) Korccn 1 ~;.borers wc:ro >

~~DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Korean War Project USMC-07900311~~

~~Subj: Ri::>tJJ:r icP...l :Uia.J.•y .for- 1u.onth of }~a;y 1951~~

rocnnnaissancc party from this head ~u~:.rtors, consisting o! the S-1 and s-4 proceeded up tho draw Oc:st of tho CP (DT 2110) but fourrl it UJ.-lUsablo for trucks ~md dof"il;:~c:o poor a.J.d sc~""lty; ~"1.'..; rc2.d :L."1 DT 1910 wa:; not safe for :we boca:J.So of enemy fire. t,t 2000 tho 3atta.lion command in;; Officer radioed that the CP would !lot disp! "co th5.s night and Ro:;imont was so :W..formcd. Tho rcgimntal CP war. ostc.J.blisho~. nearby around thG kmb of a hill. DUring the a.rtillory "nd morb!X bcmbardmcnt at the batt;;;~ion CP two (2) n-V:..U1dod Marines from Fox C-on prmy were safely c'!Xriod ··nd led down tho ridgolinc P..nd slope into tjho e-.id station by CTC lf!.borcrs ai.'ld Herino vol~ntecrs. One (1) Marine, badly "oundcd, borne in a stretcher by six (6) laborers, was practically given up for lost when ~ shell exploded nearby and hid tho group fro.J. view in a puff of sm:)kC. The li':-J-:-~lc gro:J.p cmcr,:::cd seconds lat.or, unh2.I"ll1Cd. Noted after tho s..l:.c2.line h~:-.d ceased was a CTC bO.~---Stinc: to his .f ollo-.J' 'l10r~<.:crs before lil:e.ri!'lGS J nr H.IU Fox Company Marine; you arc CP Yarinc!'' At 2400-this batte..:Uo.> assumed opo,·e.tionel cont.rol of Ccor.::;c Col~lp:!n.y. __ Four (4) iticn "~ilOro cvac~tcd !or disease CP arc~, this d~to 1 ten (10) ....rero y-;ou.r:rl,cd :!.n action (ts.~ruc (3) in tf~G seven (7) in tho comf,'Oilios) end ovac'rt!.tcd; fifty throe (53) attended sick call H... '0..d b'lonty five (25) were dot:-!.:.J·.-..cd in sick bay. Tho tlPi dooic of diarrhea and influom a shO\roC. s'-.;r.s of abating; though it rer:L-:.:incd very serious on this date. f(1o~.thcr W:!s cl,-~·-:r 1-1..nd ·N~..rm with 0 • .. ,,..., .... ~ .... d . "b'l'+ . t" • • r·our \tll-t) Q.:CJOGS unl ~Eu.r.,oC VJ..SJ.. ~ J.: .. y; lllf_a[JJl].l!:J. euporn,.t~O Vf2.S O~gt1'tty F 1ilircnhci t.

30. no cmomy was cncountcro1 durin3 the niGht of' 29-30 May. For tho ons:llng ni;:;ht the batt'ilion cP WP.s loc:ctod at DT 1812 N a,'l.d the com panics wore positioned as fbl2.owe: Dog coopun.y ~n a blockinG position mar tbo trcoil v.t DT 2116 B to c; one. (1.) platoon of !;"ox Cor.t;:>e.ny G.t Hill 712 (DT 2113 B to D) ~md the: rom.aind.er of Fox r.omot:r_n:v on Hill 915 (DT 2016 B to I); Easy comp•my on tho right of Fo:x· at· DT 2016 I to 21J.b G and GOorgc CO!llf"iny' in positions at DT 2016 G to R. CO 5th MP...rincs Fr:1gn.cntttt'Y Order 51-51 w~J.s roccivc·:i, at 0300; ~n~s or dcr u:L- ~c;~;u~~c ~;~da~:~~~~~n ~b6u~~~n~el;~ ~~j;~v~r 7~~ t~dz~~~~;~o~~- prcparad. to resume the a.tt.~ck on order. F~her, the b?..t~.~lion WJuld mc.ko contact 2.:~ 1000 with ·olanonts of the 9th Infantry TI.o.:;imont, 2nd Infe.ntry Division, at DT 221.3 ~! (f, slope on the b~und.uy botwocn rcginPnts). At 0810 i."l drivine; rcin Easy Comp·eny moved out in the attack follor.'Tcd by D~J Ccmp:-!-"'.Y f'ive 1'~) min~tos later. Easy Compe.ny movod throurj:J. dc.'1se fog ar:td haze, allnost blindly, for two (2) hours until it reached (Hill 915 (DT 2016) on Objoctivo IOKE at 10151 1\Ild was f:ll'thcr ordered to Objective FOUR by ti:.c Ro::;ilncntc.l E.xucutivc Officer. '.fuon the Battcuion CO<:lln-mder stated th?.t he co'-lld not "- • .,...,..,. ,.,rl """ i+" Pt"~,--ri 1'1'11~:--:~ f"n•J1.-i ~v so_!~ the :?.~Lep:j.montC".l_ OU}-'};J..._J-··~_ .... , ...... CI..I...... _ ~ •ca.>.U ...... V"" "Ir..,_;,N_.,.._,. .• • ...... A.~-~-·--- ~-'·-- -..

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~~Subj: HistoricP.l Diary :::or mont.l:t of May 1951 ( Cont:Lncocd)~~

zxcc'-.!tivo Of~iccr ?....'"l2"'11crcd in the af'f'irrr:tivo an1 directed tho 2nd Ba.ttP_U.on to continue or: to RcLimont.~l Objoct.ivo FOlffi unless they became involved. i:-: a firofijl t. Radio co:rt2.ct ·:ms poor for 'l con sidcr~)lc }-.Xlriod of time duo to wet batt.orics in ti2c SCR-300, "t¥ba.1. the fog finl:lly illted on Hill 902. E''BY Cotnc"'-n::r foUiY. itself in the mi(:st of Chinese ;ositions to tho m:.l:t.ual surprise of tllc t:nomy PJld tho Marinos. :Sasy Canpan.y set up 2. perimeter ~cfc.."lsc cmd cx ch'?.nscd fire with tho Chinese until the enemy withdrew. '[ao Com pany Commondor commcntod upon this pocition; nMy loft fb.r.k :Ls navr tied in with tho Chinese". Dog Gomp~my moved. up the higjl grotmd tow:,rd Hill 846 (DT 2216). At 0950 tl1::..s compp_ny reported its posi tion as DT 2213 H, whore it W!!s ,iblo t:J m'Jco contact with the 9th Ini>ntry ROO,.'llcnt, as ordered. Fox CotnpP.ny sent one (1) platoon al10ad (without their packs) to spoodily ai;t2.in the hij1. :sround and hold it until tho rcm.~~i.n(cr of' the COffilY:.ny arrived thereon. The movement of the companies rres L-cnorally .:.n a column of compP.11:..cs along the high ~ur...d. rcprr;scntod by tl:.c hiJ.ls dusigne.tod a.bovo. r;.oor.:;c COOlpauy commenced movinc out at 0825 frott positions nc:~r the ~a.ttclion CP 2nd ~rocccdcd tow:u:-d· IIill 712 se:.:..rchinz the vcJ..loy; at 0910 four (4) "I.VO:.:T.I.''cd on.uey ..,"C.t'l"' fo:l!.ld .~-,d t:":JttJ!l prisoner e± DT 2011 -~. BY 1115 G-eorge Comp".ny had !'Cached I!il1 712 w:.tmut cnc!!l.y contact; the compan;r, he~d pf!.Gscd :'3akcr Com;)c.ny';;; right fu..... '1.k at i!pprox:.matcly 1100, Dog Comp'>r.Y reuchod Hill 846 s!'lortly boforc noon .md continuod to advance along tho hieh grorrnd northy;cSt. ~d cast of Hill 915, rcc;chinc; DT 2116 !I at 1240. Ncge..tivo cont"-ct w~ reported by all elancnts. At 1.345 Easy compr.ny JDOvod out from Objective ID!ffi toward Objective FOUR (Hill 902): by" 1400 tho point of fart.'"lcst advance w:cJcs reported :~s DT 2016 B. Dog Comp,;ny ro coivcd smi!ll arms fire frcu an undctQrmincd origin e.t 1425, but no casuc:(Ltios itoro suffered cr..d tho com,:?any continued t~ advc:.r..co. TncrJ.ty (20) m.inutos la.tor tho Batt1-t~ioi... Exoc~tiv\; Officer with the for<:rard OP-CP group -reported receiving small arms fire. :!!:asy Com pc!ny e.t 1520 ropoo:-tcd their position e.s one thous·'.rld (1000) J>:1rds south of Cbjccti.vo FCUR an.d the 3.dva:.~co continT.n.g. BY 18.40 r;cGorgo compar_..y was on t:"l(J slopes or Ell!_ 915 (at DT 2016 H) ,;.Lld prepared to co!1Solicl2.to positior:s thoro for tho night. CO 5th li

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~~------• Subj: HLtorical Diary for morrt.h of ~ay 1951 (Continued)~~

and dangerous trip back to th~~ battali.o~ CP. Tho battr1 i on CP w2.s uncl:Jlo to displace until lato this date i.loce.uso tho lst 5attalion had not secured tho high ground in its zone il'hic.':t CD!!l:!lC..'1dcd tho road llhich the CP must usc in displacement. At 1600 the Bac:.:aJ.ion %odic <:1 Officer md the Chaplain started up a tr?.il no= tho CP to Jnr an:l ch::plain again prococdo:l up the tr·eil to await tho st:'ctchor party; this timo, acco!:l;oenicd by :hr0c (3) 1iarines (trjust in case tho next one might not surrondc.c so ce.silyn). The group waited until C.arkncss, but the strotchcr party was not forth coming. This dato Group Ill of the rotation list was cancelled; this [7'0up consisted of senior. m~n who had _ar:::ivcd in r~rou in Soptcm.bcrJ 1950. ,'.t 1800 tho forw&'d clements of tho battalion CP moved out alon;:; tho road at DT 1313, procccdinc north;ra.rd. Pcrs<:a1nci end oc;_uip mcn't. were ~huttlod .to tho now CF by orgP..nic vcn:..cl9s au.emontod "With two (2) RcgiJncnte.l 6x6 trucks, . At midnig.ht twenty-two (22) CTC h. borers rcturnod from Easy Company after carryin;_; r:,tions for a long dist"-ncC duriq; the dey. Two (2) lPJ:>orcrs who h~d b,,m lest tile prcccd:..ng night while in a, supply t.rain rct'..lrncd :..~is dc.to. coo munic."!.tions d·.:.ring the dey were furnished by 3CR-300 rccdios and an ANC2C-9 r!ldio w.ith the OP-CP group. lLt'tor ~c day's at"ack the col'lp:mios ;~ere t:o distant from the CP to lay ;dro so during the night contact was m'l.intaincct with SCE;~300, using the OP-CP SCR-300 fo" rcby between comP'mics, No battli'l c:~su:utios were suffered th5.s date, t;·;o (2) were evacuated (Sick) t~ Dog Medical Cenpeny. (O:lo (l) of those had " broken lee, broko."l vlb,cn he fell fron a cliff in the slippery tor .·ain). Thirty eight (33) ''.ttcrrlcd sick call; sixteen (16) patients wt-Tc kept at the sick bay for treatncnt. Rain commemcd fcclling at 0800 and cont"-nucd light to heavy .,.ll de.y long; mxirnum. tcnpC!"~turc r!.pproxirnr:toly scV'CD.ty five (75) dcgro,~s Fchrcn hoit.

31. Tho night of 30-JJ_ Hay p.'l.ssod without incident. At the end of tho day the b~ttalion CP vJHs located in tho s::?.mo pes i"t-ions a.s on the pre viOus .:~;.;.y &""ld the c'?mp:-m:.cs vroro positioned as follows: Qoorgc Com pany from the slope at ::IT 2019 N to D; Easy QOJ:J,i)any froG t;1cre to DT 2119 B; FCOC Company from that position to DT 2120 Y and Dot: COm pany rcmP..incd to cuard an injured m:m left bd:lind by Easy Com,ou:ty

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~~subj: Historical Diery for month of l!ay 1951 ( eor.tinuod)~~

on 30 :;:ay (DT 2ll6 B to C). At 0500 CO 5th lll:rinos Fnc;mont<;ry Or dor 52-51 W2.8 rccoivod by this hoad:;.u1'rters. This order clirect<•d th:.S battalion to su. port the e.tte.ck of the 1st Battalion from its prosed; most for'Kc.rd pos5.tions (:.:ntil such time e.s the L<>t Battalion should come m::rly cl>re:J.St of this batt·J.ion) ·uri when that Lmit had seized Objcctivo TI£"'-ill:E tho 2r.d Bat'.alion was to be pr cpercd. to seize Jivision Objective Z.:::B.'l..'c in coord:'.nation with its left fii.1.'2king unit. ~To movement of our ,~,...;ts was attOOJ.pt.cd until 1015, vihcn C:-ooreo Com;:>any began a movo toward Qbjctive.?OlB from its posi';ions f::r bc hini Olljny, adva.nc·::..ng northw'ctrd, was driving some enemy into our zona. After fifteen (15) minutes tho firo ceased and tho onany wi'oh-drow. Tho plataon frCJr.l FC!K Gompany on Hill 712 movud u,, to F.ill 915 after noor, 311:', joi..-cd tho body of tho comp:my. Fax Com)e.ny began moving out at 1700 to :JT 2019 and to DT 2119, to blocl< the tr,!.il b the l:,tter tarGet area and tic in with Easy COillpe.ny ii1 the vicinity of Hill 902. Easy bcge.n movin,~ out at 1750 to t:*o ap posiGions on H::.ll 902, there to o::tcml to DT 2019 'll'>l block tho trfdl at DT 2019 E. DOJ Com:oc;ny romairu.'

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~~Subj: Historical Diary for month of Ma;r 1951 (Continuo d)~~

had boon cdlod in c;a-ly aftorr.oon, b:.:t cr""nbndod a;-:d its l:mding gear was broken in a. too-fc~st attempt to lP..nd :in the Dog Ccmp,my arC'!. Tho pilot tm.d the Bat~-·ilion s.:...~- (yffio -hP.d--.'.l_c;Omp~DlitJC1 hir.t to guico him) returned on foot at 1750 tD the b<,t:,dior: CP and tho :Jljurod l-!arino ¥r

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~~------Subj: Historical DiP...ry for mont~ of '!!ey 1951~~

On trips to tho front linos during the •4 ay, h.:llicoptcrs brou;;ht c•-sos af Charliu rations i11 its casu,lty cont•.iners, per order: ell flights to the frorrt to b:-jne; retions on 9uteoine; trips. Forty two (42) e.t tcnd

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~~SECrtEI' :tild Battalion, 5th ll!ari_ncs lilt Marii:ic Division, FMF In the Field~~

~~A..'PPENDIX (1) to 2nd Ba.tt0ion, 5t.h Marines Historic~ Diary for MaJ' 1951~~

~~Dlll.EJTIVES RECEIVED from hieher hea.dquartcrs during May 1951 (Not enclosed; not available. Sec 5th Marinos Historical Diary for M3;1 1951.)~~

l. GO 5th Marinos Ope!"-ction Order 37-51 (Confidential) 2, CO 5tll '!erioos Fr~.;;mentary Order 23-5l_(Confidooti•!l) 3. co 5th uarines Fra.gw:mtP.ry ()rder 24-51 (confidential) 4. CO 5th !Iarincs Fr~[;l!lentar;r Order 25-.51 ( ConfidootiP~) 5. CO 5th Marinos Fragmentary Order 26-51_{Ccnficl.etrticcl) 6. CO 5th Marinos Fragm.ootary Ordor 27-51 (Ccnfidential) 7. CO 5th Marines Fragmentary Order 23-51 (eo_ nfidro.tie.l) $. 00 5th Marines FrP..gmentary Order 30-51 (Ccnfi

16. CO 5th !l;J;r'.• ·ines FragmentP..r y Order 40-51 (Confider>.tb1} 17. CO 5th '!ari.tms Fragment'!.cy ()rdor 41-51 (Confidential 18. GO 5th Marines Frag:~ontF..ry Order 43-51 (Cor.f:irlonti~l 19. CO 5th l!.arinos Fra@llont.'!.ry Order 44-51 (Confidential) 20. CO 5th Marinos Fragjllenkry Order 45-51 (Confida-.tial) 21. CO 5th Marinos Fre.mnentary Order 46-51 (Confidential) 22. CO 5th J.l:arinos r'ra~nont

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------APP:::>lmiX (1) to 2nd Batt:.L'.C.oc_, 5th Merinos Historical Diery for •lay 1951 ------._ - - 42. CO 5th llarincs Dispatch 0317J2I (1st M=Div Report) 43. CO 5~ Marinos Dispatch 031419I (Is'J.rt !lo. 54) 44. CO 5th !Ie,rinos Dispatch 0320121 ~Isum No. 55) 45. CO 5th :Je.rinos Dispatch 0412551 . T.:.cP.. Rqoort) 46. CO 5th ~e.ri.nos Dis;oatch ~ll58I NJSAK Rllp:>rt) 47. CO 5th Jlwincs l)ispatch ~12561 ACl' _ncport) 48. CO 5th Merinos Dispatch CY,JJ,20I ~Confir;Mtion, :•crbal ordors) 49· CG 5th !{l'..rincs Dispatch ~21201 (1st MarDc.v Report) 50. CO 5th /[f!!'irws Dispatch 0421211 ( ~fc:J.thor :loport) 51. CO 5th '.!:J.ri'1o8 Dispatch 042020I (Istm No. 58) 52. CO 5th ~!a--rinos Dispatch 041705I (X COrps; C?~'!louflag•>) 53. 00 5th '!arinos Dispatc11 ~20221 (1st MarDiv RGport) 54. CG 5th Marinos Dispatch 050Bl9I (Isum Ho. 59) 55. CO 5th ~.!lxinos Dispatch 051015I (El1.nition) 56. do 5th Marinos Dispatch 05104 5I (Uni:\e;,t:Lfiod Troops) 57. CO 5th Harinos Dispatch 05114 5I (Easy Patrol report) 58. CO 5th MD.rinos Dispatch 051125! (USAK Report) 59. CO 5th l.~inos Dispatch 051308! (1st M::rDiv Rop:>rt) 60. CO 5th Marims Dispatch 0520411 (Authorized Ammu!'!ition Expcnditunc) 61. CO 5th Marinos Dispatch 0522271 (Woathor Rcp()rt) 62. CO 5th Marinos Dispatch 060816K (Isum l!o. 62) 63. CO 5th Marinos Dispatch 060153K (EUSAK Report) 61;. CO 5th Marinos Disprt) 65. CO 5th Marinon Dispatch 060940K (Organic Dofooso Measures) 66. CO 5th ~{arinos Disp!ltch 052006K (TACl' nop:>rt) 67. CO 5th Marinos Dispatch 061423K (Ism! No. 63) 68. 00 5th Marinos DisP"-tch 062015K (Isum No. 6l,) 69. CC 5th J!.~inos Dispatch 0620lr5K (\'leather Rop:>rt) 70. CO 5th !!arincs Disp.o.tch 070031K (:fce.thor Report) 71. CO 5th Marinos Dispatch 071633K (3/5 Report, CiviJ.iPJJS) 72. CO 5th !Jarinos Dispatch 071545K (1st MarDiv Report) 73. CO 5th Marinos Dispatch 072001It ~Isum No. 66) 74. CO 5th M'lrinos Dispatch 071409K 1st MarDiv Report) 75. 00 5th !f..arinos Dispatch 072045K ~rcathor Report) 76. CO 5ti'. Marinos Dispatch 082010K (Iswh No. 69) 77. CO 5th Marines Dispatch 01r:J:J27K (Vicathor Report) 78. 00 5th '.Winos Dispatch ()11045K (Crt) 84. CO 5th 'Iarincs !:lis patch CY;Jl335K (Isur:t No. 71) 85. CO 5th Marinos Dispatch CY;Jl?OOK (lst~lJ:arDiv; Uniform) 86. CO 5th Uarinos Dispatch 012148K (X Corps; Enony Agents) 87. CO 5th Marinos Dispatch 102018K (1st J!arDiv Ropbrt) 88. CO 5th Mari!lOs Dispa.t ch 102210K ('i/oathor RHport)

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~~Dli:CLASSTFTF.D DECLASSIFIED Korean War Project USMC-07900319~~

------.. - - APPEIIDIX (I) to 2nd Batt:•llor,, 5th l.ll.l!'inos Historical Diary for Mil;)' 1951 ------139. 00 5th !!arinos Dis pet ch 101431K (Easy compa:zy r "ma5sJ paront control) 90. 00 5th Wlri.."les ·nisp~>.tch lOO~OlK (Isu•n No. Dl) 91. CO 5th U:arincs DispatC:< 101010K (Isw{ Ho. 72) 92. CO 5th Marinos !}ispe.tch 1DD1AO!( (Woathor Report) 93. CO 5th Marinos Disp,tch 10ll17K (CO"lF!DEHriAL; :JVorlays ;ni.."los, Fire) 94. 00 5th !!e.rincs Dispatch l01314K (1st MarDiv_Roport.) 95. CO 5th Harin'1:{.. prisoners, efforts to secure) 100. CO 5th Marinos Dispatcbl02300K 1st MarDiv Report) 101. GO 5th He.rines DisFJ- ':-ch 101945K CONFIDE:-~II\L; CCF Offensive) 102. CO 5th l.!a.rinos Dispetch l02020K (lsl.llll kTo. 75) 103. co 5th Ma-'"'incs Dispatch 101408K (Is:tiii.~No. 74) la.. CO 5th narinos Dispatch 10l909K (1st "J.l:arDiv Report) 105. CO 5t;1 )f<;.d.ncs Dispatch 11223(\( (EJSAK Report) 106. CO 5th Marinos Dispatch ll2326K (Fio~d Fortifications) 1Cfl. CO 5th M?.rinos Dispiltch il2323K (1st Me.rDiv Report) 100. CO 5th l!arinos Dispatch ll2003K (Isum No. 13 5) lot. C:o 5t.h ~!a.rinos Dispe.tch lll010K (l'ioa.t'hor R"Port) llD. CO 5th Merinos DispatC:1 lll243K (S_ECRliT; Possible soviet Intorvontion) 111. CO 5th Me.L'inos Dispatch l.20956K (>Joatr,or ~oport) . 112. CO 5th ldlll'inos Dispatch 120945K (:EnOO!Y iUll!lUl'J.tion Dunp) 1]J. GO 5th Mar:lncs Dispatch l2Cf;I55K (1st llllrDiv Report) 114. CO 5th Marinos Dispatch 121S55K (1st l.furDiv Report) 115. CO 5th J!a.r:inos Dispatch l22115K (VloP..thor Roport) ll6. CO 5th Marines Dispatch 122245K (I'W. intorroc"-tion) 117. GO 5th 1!P.rinos Dispatch l22040K (Isum No. 30) 1le. CO 5th j!P.ril'JOS DispP.tch 130S09K (Iswn No, 31) 119. CO 5th Marines Dispatch J31101K (TlO Report 120. CO 5th Marines Dis_?P.t ch D1010K (1st ¥arD:i.v Report) 121. CO 5th Marinos Dispatch 131905K (Supplies) 122. co 5th M.o.rinos Dispatch 140806K (:[:sum No. 84) 123. 00 5th Me.rinos Dispatch 141835K (IDSAK Report) 124. CO 5th 1fu.rines Dispatch JJ,2015K (Isl11;t No.· 86) 125. GO 5th Marinos Dispatch 141320K (Photo Introp) 126. CO 5th Marinos Dispatch 140233K (EGSAK Report) 127. CO 5th !larincs Dispatch 141406K (IsUI_!l No. 35) 128. CO 5th Uarinos Dispatch 141301K ('IIoathor Report) 129. 00 5th Marines n::.,spatch 141300K (NJSAK Report) 130. CO 5th Marinos Dispatch l4JJ;53K (Authentication) 131. CO 5th Ji[!!J:"inos D:i.opatcl1 14173SK (Jihomy Offensive) 132. CO 5th Marines J:)ispcctch. 150f:l02K (l:sUIII NO· 37) 133. CO 5th Marinos Dispatch 151205K (1st I(arDiv Report) 134. CO 5th Marit1oS Dispatch l50145K (:WSAK Report)

~~DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Korean War Project USMC-07900320~~

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~~SE~~~

~~------~ ------Al'P~lDIX______(I) to 2nd Battalion, 5th Marinos Historical ... ______Di~.ry for l!ay 1951 _~~

135. GO 5th Mar~s Dispatch 151415K (lst li:artliv Ro:·ort) 136. CO 5th Marinos Dispatch 15JJ.13K (I sum No. 87) 137. CO 5th l.fu:r':lnos Dispatch l52230K (1st Ue.rDiv jl.oport) 138. GO 5th Marinos D:Lspc.tch 1520l2K ~Istun No. 88) 139. GO 5th l.!arin<:fl Dispatch 152049K . Woather Report) :u.o. CO 5th Marinos Dispatch 150946K Weather Roport) 141. CO 5th Marit10S Dispcttch 15142lK (Authroizod Anmunition Expondituro) 142. CO 5th Ha.rioos DispP.tch l52055K (1st Ma.rDiv ll.eport) JJ+3. CO 5th }larincs Dispe.tch 161745K (Flash Hossa•>os) 144. CO 5th Merinos Dispu.tch 160830K (Isum ITo. 59} 145. co_. 5th ~.!arinos Dispatch 161016K (Jioa.thor Report) 146. CO 5th Marinos Displ.t.ch 161015K (IDSAK Report) 147. CO 5th Marinoa Disp;4ch 161J07K (1/5 Operation Control) 148. CO 5th !·!·'lrinos Dispatch 161350K (Enu~ Guerillas) 149. CO 5th Marines Dispatch 16ll5~ (KMC Report) 150. CO 5th Marinos Dispal:.ch 1612l0K (Artillery Liaison Report) 151. CO 5th Marinos Dispatch 1614COK (;{:sUM ·No. 90) 152. co 5th MP..rinos.Dispntch 162145K (Intelligenco surnn.t;ch 172255K (EliSA~ Report). 159. CO 5th Marinos ;Jisp!itch 171154K (Weather Report) 160. CO 5th Marinos Dispal:.ch 1711.32K (JOOS.iiK RcFOrt) 161. GO 5th l!.arinos Dispatch 171JCOK (1st MarDiv Ro.J:X)rt) 162. CO 5th Marinos Disp.'!tch 1708G',K ~Isurit No, 92) 163. CC 5th Marines Dispatch 171.306K 1st llarDiv Report) 161,. CO 5th Marinos Disp"tch 172000K IsUJll_.J.To. 9.3) 165. CO 5th Marims Dispatch 171832K Intelligence $tUIJ!lary) 166. CO 5th Marinos Dispatch 171940K (1st Me.rDiv Report) 167. CO 5th Marinos Dispatch 18ll52K (';'loathor Ro_IX)rt) 168. CO 5th !!P.rincs Dispatch 18ll45K (VIoather R_oport) 169. CO 5th Marinos Ilispc.t ch 180800K (Is urn Ho. 94) 170. 00 5th ~,!a.rinos Dispatch 181435K (IDSAK Ro.J:X)rt) 171. 00 5th Uerinos Di..qpatch 18l1JOK (1st MarDiv Report) 172. cO 5th Marinos Dispatch l!l1735K (c_o~JFIDE!,ITIAL; 1st MarDiv 'leport) 173. (X) 5th Marines Dispatch 18l!l50K (J/5 lllOVe) . 174. 00 5th Marinos D:Ls p!itch 182006K (1st i{P..rDiv Report) 175. CO 5th l!r.rincs Dispal:.ch 1:32325K (EUSJ'iit Rqport) 176. CO 5th 1!P.rinos l.):Lsp'ltch 192055K (Camoufalgu) 177. CO 5th Me..r:i.ne~ Disp!itch 192045K (Isuill. No. 99) 178. CO 5th U:P.rir

~~SECRB:l'~~

~~Dli:CLASSTFTF.D DECLASSIFIED Korean War Project USMC-07900321 r~~

SECREI' • ______..., ______APPUJDIX (I) to 2nd Batt ilion, 5th Marinos Historicil. Diary for May 1951 ------~ ------181. CO 5th !!A.l'inos Disp':tch 191200K (1st i!:arDiv Report) 1'32. CO 5th Marinos Disp·ctc.h. 19lll:2!\ (i'i"o•ethor Report) 183. CO 5th M'U'inas Disp·oJ;ch 190020K (l'fo:othcr Report) 184. CO 5th Marir..:: s Dispe.tc;1 192315K (;J/5 Ropo.r:t) 185. CO 5th !iP.rioos DispP.tch 190022K (OONFIDENTBL; :;:: corps EEI) 186. CO 5th MP..rinos ·Dispatch 190355K (.~91' Re],X'rt) . 187. CO 5th l!".rinos Dlspnbh 191651IC (9th Infa;:ttry Contact) 188. Co 5th Marinos Dispatch 191208K (ist llP..rDiv Report) 189. co 5th )JP..riros Dispe.tch 200022K (SECRET; .1st MarDiv: Erwny Troops) 190. CO 5th Mc.rinos Dispatch 201006K (~itu'!-tion) 191. CO 5th }Jesincs Dispatch 201450K (,\OP Report) 192. CO 5th M'u-inos Dispe.tch 201525K (TM!P Report) 193. oo 5th HP..rinos Dispdch 20ll20K (roil_ Report) 194. CO 5th liP.rinos Dispatch 201510K (f,OP Report) . 195. CO 5th l'arincs Dis pet ch 201735K (1st I~t;.rDiv Report) 196. CO 5th JJarinos Dispatch 202355K (IntdHeonco Report) 197. CC 5th l.!a.rinos Dispatch 201915K (Iswn ::o. 2) 198. 00 5th :~e.rinos Dispatch 21Cl30JC (1st MarDiv n•Jport) 199. 00 5th )£ 210930K (Is= No. I,) 200. CO 5th ;~111.":i.n"s Disp'!.tch 2lll30K (Opqratl.o·~ Roport) 201. CO 5th l!P..rinos DispP..tch 2llll0K (AOP Report) 202. CO 5th l!ednes Disp-ttch 210104K (CONFIIENTIAL; 1st :MarDiv Report) 203. CO 5th 0!"--'inea D:tspatch 2lll30JC (i".iaathor Report) 204. 00 5th Marines 'lis_1:>.tci' ZL0002K (EuSAK Report) 205. CO 5th Ma.rl.nos Dispatch 211255K (lst 1'arDiv Rq)ort) 206. CO 5th M•l.t'inos DispP..tch 2lll50K (lsCMar:Jiv Report) 207. CO 5th !iP..rinos Dispatch 2ll700K ( AOP Ropo:•t) . . 208. CO 5th l!e.rinos Dispi'tch 2ll105K (EUSAK R•lport) 2r:F}. CO 5th MP•.l'inos Dispatch 2lll04K (Ic;ur0\ ~To. 5) 210. CO 5th J~arinos Disp"tch ::rr9~0K (AOP Repcn•t) 211. CO 5th }larinns Dispatch 212250K (1st }.farDiv l:Nport) 212. CO 5th Marines Dispo.tch 212350K (i.l-till<'ry FO Report) 213. CO 5th Harinos DispP.tch 2l2222K (CO!·lFIDEi,JTI.",L; 2nd Divlsion Re:,oort) 214. co 5th !!Hrinos Disp2.tch 2110llK (Con{"'l.!'matiotJ. or Vnrh:..~ Orch:.:r3) 215. GO 5th !~Brims Disp".tch 2ll230K (';roathcr Rof>:>rt) 216. CO 5th Marinos Dispatch 2::>.:U,17K ()num No._ B,\) 217. CO 5t.':l '~arincs Dispe.tch 222105K (EUSA," Report) 218. CO 5th Marinos Dispatch 22ll50K (J,st.J!.ru:Div Report) 219. CO 5th :!eri:'l!tch 232020K (AOP Report) 226. CC 5th Marinos Disptcl: 232350K (QQNFI!Jlil\JTI,\L: Isum No. 12)

~~SECREJ'~~

~~DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Korean War Project USMC-07900322~~

SEffiEI' -.------·-- APPENDIX (I) :,o 2nd Satt?.liorc, 5th M:ilrincs Hilltorical Diil.I'Y for MP~ 1951 ------~ ------227. CO 5th He.rincs Dispatch 24090~ (Istn!Jo. 13) 228. CO 5th Mc.rin<:s Disp1~tch 242301K (Trucks, Laborers) 229. CO 5th )fac'incs Dio)atch 241745K (Isum ~Jo. 14) 230. co_ 5th YarSncs Dispa-tch 25·14-·50K. MarDiv Ar. tillery Report) 231. Go 5th ~rincs Dispetc.l-J 2514 O[ll( ~1-.st.Isum I!O ._ 17) 232. Co 5th l.farioos Dispo.tcll 251l;35K Operation !!csso.:;o) 233. CO 5th Mil.I'inos Disp'l.tch 251.555K TLO ll<;,:tJort) __ 234. CJC' 5th !JP.rincn Dispatch 25ll5BK 1:EusA!l: rcopcrt) 235. co 5th Marines Dispatch 251316K A.O~.Report) 236. C() 5th MP.rincs DisPP.tcll 252345K !sun No. 18) 237. do 5th }hrinos Dispatch 252150K 1St HP.rDiv Ropo!t,) 238. C;o 5th M'ltch 261417K (COr:tfin~ation of Vcrb'!l Or~ers) 243. CO 5th JJI!.rinos Dispatch 261310K {Vclllclcs Report) 244. CO 5th M•!rinos Dispatch 26ll59K (i'loatllcr Roport) - 245. CO 5th llr.rinos Dispc.c tch 261850K (;EUSAK EEI) 246. CO 5th )[.rLr10s !)ispatch 291505K Isi.l!n- No. 29)". 253. CO 5th Marinos Dispatch 2912llK 1st MarDiv Rop:>rt) 254. Co 5th Marines Dispatch 300952K ~Wo'l.ther Report) 255. CO 5th lfarinos Dispatch 300250K AOP Report) 256. CO 5th Harinos Dispatch 30ll00K Ca->_firntation of Vurbal Ordors) 257. 00 5th M•Jrinos D!spatch 301658K 1St MarDiv Report) 258. co 5th uarines Dispatch 300910K donfirmP.tion or vorbaJ. Ordurs) 259· co 5th JlJ!.rin<•s Dispe.tch 302030K (Isum.. Roport) 260. CO 5th Marines Dispatch 300950K (:E1JSJ\.K Rop:>rt) · 261. CO 5th Marinos Dispatch 301508K (Iswn. :rio. 32) 262. CO 5th l!arinos Dispatch 310845K ~Iswii No. 34) 263. co 5th Marinos Disp".tch 3ll345K Woa.thor Rop:>rt) 26!,. CO 5th !!arirn:w Dispritch 31134 7K lst !Ian:Jiv R•Jport) 265. CO 5th Uari.nes Dispc.td1 3lll43K {!sum Ho, 35} 266. CO 5th Mlll'inos Dispatch 312030K (1st YarDiv Report)

~~SECREI'~~

~~DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Korean War Project USMC-07900323~~

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~~SECREI'~~

~~.2m! Battalion, 5th .Marines :Ls t l{a.rinc Division, FJAF In t.'lc Field~~

~~APPENDIX (II) to 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines Historical Diary for May 195l~~

~~DIRECTIVES ISSUED DURI~JG 'IHE month of May 19.51 (enclosed).~~

~~011010I: 5th !!ar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; EASY COUPANY PATROL DEPA.~TED X~~

~~020730I: 5th Mar s-3 fr 2/5 s-3; DOG CO ;JISPLACED AND ARRivM n~ EASY CO POSNS AT 0920 X F0K CO POSNS .lill!A:W 'r!fi.> SA!.!E X~~

~~020530I: 5th MP.r S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; TI/0 PLYS m FOX CO DEPA.'lTEJ X~~

~~ffi0730I: 5th Mer s-3 fr 2/5 s-3; EASY CO P.\or;:OL DEPARTED 0!1 FIVE DAY PATROL ACCOMPANIED BY THE BN EXECO AIR PARTY ARTYFO X~~

~~021120I: 5th Mar s-3 fr 2/5 s-3; EASY CO PoSU TA 8572 S AND ONE PLT AT TA ~73 M X PATROL REPORTED 'l;HEY ':H~E CHECKING ON APL'l' OF MJ.iN SEEN AROOND HILL 337 TA 8773 X~~

~~ffill20I: 5th !!ar S-3 fr 2/5 s-3; REQUES'f PEW!I33ION TO eiRE ON TROOPS SPOTi'ED IN TA 8773 NFuill HILL 337 X~~

~~021755I: 5th Mar s-3 fr 2/5 S-3; FOX CO RETLJ::NED X NO ZNF.l!Y OO~ITACT X~~

~~030730I: 5th Mar s-3 fr 2/5 s--:3; DOG CO PATROL DEPlffiT"".::D ON PilTROL TO HILL 341 X~~

~~031405I: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; EASY 3 ON OBJECTIVE 12 X~~

~~031435I: 5th Mar s-3 fr 2/5 s-3; EASY 3 ON Oru:>CTIVE 11 l: TA 8378 0 X~~

~~031445I: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; ELEM:s:irS OF EASY (l.J OBJ 7 X~~

~~0!,07301: 5th liar S-3 fr 2/5 s-3; DOG CO P.\TROL PLUS CARGODORES DEPARTED TOP OF PASS X~~

~~041600I: 5th Mar s-3 fr 2/5 S-3; DOG CO PATROL AND CARGOOORES MADE RENDEZVOUS WITH EASY CO AT TA 8471 S AND CCll.!!!ENCED RETl.lllll X~~

~~041730I: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; DOG CO PAT~~OL AID CARGODO:aF.S RETURNED X~~

~~050905I: 5th :Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; REPTON PNI.'ROL 0900 X EASY ONE OBJ 1sl X TA 8577 M X EASY Tl'Kl OBJ 11 X TA 8278 J X • 0510051: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; EASY ONE AT OBJ 22 AT 0945 X TA 8580 V X~~

~~051035I: 5th Mar s-3 fr 2/5 S-3; EASY 3 LoCATED 275 SlW RDS AT Tll. 8576 K HIDDEN IN HOUSE X lJJ. SENDD)G TU3ES TQ .FIRE T0l&)RRa.1 X~~

~~SECRET~~

~~DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Korean War Project USMC-07900324~~

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~~SECrrEr~~

~~051113I: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; EASY ONE RPT3 UNIDEN'fiFIED PLAY AT TA 9079 ';liTH CROSSED AIR PA~ X~~

~~0510l5I: 5th MEr S-3 fr 2i5 S-3; ET.flezrs OF 2/5 AT TA 8576 K X~~

~~051230I: 5th l!fll' S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; ONE SECTICJN OF 8ll!lll 1lORTAT1S DEP Affi'ED FOR EASY CO TO FIRE AIULO FJU!ilD BY.EASY 00 :X:~~

~~051335I: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 s-3; 8i MORTARs P.\SSW THROUGH DOG CO X~~

~~05l900I: 5th MP.r S-3 i'r 2/5 S-3; 10 Ai•lTI.AIRCRAl"T -BURSTS BEARING 280 DECREES FR EASY CO P ATnOL X OVER 3 MILES DiqJ'ANr X~~

~~070730K: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 3-3; SCOUT SNIPERS ASSTJ!BD POSNS AimG THE RIVER ON RIG:~ Gc"COITND X~~

~~070849K: 5th, Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; DOG CO PATROL DEPARTED X~~

~~071410K: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 s-3; DO·} CO PATROL RETlLNFD X~~

~~07l200K: 5th yo..r s-3 fr 2/5 s-3; EASY Co cmii-LENCED TO D:LSPL.~GE TO DOG co OLD P03N X~~

~~080500K: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 s-3; IlW CO PATROL DEPART"~!:) TO ESCORT B .KER BTRY 1/ll Hfr:J POSN AT TA 8575 M X~~

~~080830K: 5th Mar s-3 fr 2/5 S-3; DOG 00 PATROL CCNTACTED B BTRY l/11 AND GA'IE T'r!EIR ETR AT 08l800K X~~

~~08l800K: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; DOG CO P:\TRDL RET'llR.."lED -.'liTH NEGATIVE illiSiJLTS X~~

~~090500K: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; Ki.sY CO P.\ril.OL DEPA.TlTED X~~

~~091800K: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; EPuSY CO PATRoL RETlJR.!ED~~

~~lOOSOOK: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; FOX CO PATROL DEPARTED X~~

~~101710K: 5th M?.r S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; F~~

~~ll0850K: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; FOx CO ASSUMED DOG CO PoSNS X ..~~

~~110935K: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; EASY CO A3S\JMED DOG CO POS!•E X~~

~~lll425K: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; DOO GO PATRoL ARRIVED AT PATROL B.\SE HILL 420 X TA 8279 0 X~~

~~J20Sl5K: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; DOG CO PLY Siz:ill PATROL DEPARI'ED THEIR BASE X~~

~~l2103hK: 5th Mar s-3 fr 2/5 S-3; DOG PATRCL AT 1000 THIS DATE AT Tll 8182 F X NATIVES REPORT EN DUG IN AT OOS'{ X STRE!FTH UNIC"'"O 1~ X.~~

~~SECREr 2~~

~~DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Korean War Project USMC-07900325~~

~~SECRET~~

~~121000K: 5th J.!?..r S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; FO.:C CO PATROL CONSISTING OF ONE PLATOON DEPARTED FOR HILL 397 X TA 8~671.1 RETURNED 1700 X~~

~~l21225K: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; DOG ONE AT TA 8284 Q X NEG REPORT X TIME 1215 X~~

~~l21535K: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; DOG PATROL LOCATION REl!AL'!S SAME •..S LAST NIC-Hr X NEGATIVE RESUL'ffi + ]30Sl5K: 5th Mar S-3 ·rr 2/5 S-3; DOG CO CONTACT P,'lTROL DEPARTED X DOG TWO PATROL X~~

~~]30825K: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; DOG THREE Pll.TROL DEPARTED 1. J309D5K: 5th M~.r s-3 fr 2/5 s.:.3; DOG T\70 P ;d~ROL iiADE coN'r,\cT ',liTH ET.E-iENTS OF 31ST REGD.!Ei!T I~~

~~]30850K: 5th Mar s-3 fr 2/5 S-3; SNIPERS DEI'ARTEJ FOX CO AREA TO SET UP MOVIID TAW..JITS ON THE RI~. X ErRJ,630-:-1700 X~~

~~131010K: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; DO:} T"NO CONTACT PATROL RETlJRNED X~~

~~:U.0745K: 5t.'1 Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; DOG CO coifi'AdT ? ATROL. DEPARTED X~~

~~140945K: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; DOG 00 PATIWL CONTACTED ARliY PATROL AND BETiJRNED TO BASE 1235 X~~

l51230K: 5th Mar s-3 fr. 2/5 S-3; DOG ONE POS!'l'l TA 8281 0 AT 1200 X NATIV'..S REPORT THAT EllEM.'Y s::l.D IN .AREA YESTERDAY TOOZ: 4 I;ATI7ES PlliSONffi X DOG Ol'!B PATIIOL CON'rTI!OING)03fl5 Alp .426 X . ..

~~151430K: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; DOG ONE PATROL REPORTS EN ON HILL 426 X: TA 8284 X ill FRESH JUG POSNS X: OBSERVED 20 :m l!OVDJG IDRTH ON LCr.T GROlE'lD TA 8182 D ;;'EAR.ING BRcmT FNrFoRMS X~~

~~l60700K: 5th M~>.r S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; DOG CO PA'lll.OL DEPAt'iTED X~~

~~160830K: 5th Mar s-3 fr 2/5 s-3; FOX co PATROL DEPARTED x~~

~~l60850K: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; EASY CO PATROL DEPARTED X~~

~~161110K: 5th Mar s-3 fr 2/5 S-3; AT '161050-_TEi~ PATROL REPoRTED EN TROOPS DIGCTI'fG IN AT TA 8382 X~~

~~161620K: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; EASY CO PATROL RET~IRNE:D ciiTH NEG RESULTS X~~

~~,. . - ..... l61820K: 5tb Mar s-3 fr 2/5 s-3; TASK FCRCE l.!ULE HI POSN AT THIS TII.!E X~~

~~SECRET 3~~

~~DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Korean War Project USMC-07900326~~

~~SECRET~~

170800K: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; DOO CO CP mT 0'3J 6 AND 7 FOR FIRST}!() iE X DOG k'OVT<'..B TO LINE A®.OSS ZO!·!E (8 16 22 30) X ;)EETQS SUPPCRT TO LINE (6 7) (27 28) !\ND 'VE'3T OF OBJ,19 X OY IS OfT STATION X 0730 H HOTJR IF SlJPPLIES GET lJP X

~~171915K: 5th Uar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; DOG CO IS ON OBJ 2 6 A..l'ffi 10 AND ITEM CO ID ON 19 A~ID 27 X~~

17ll35K: 5th )!P.r 8-3 fr 2/5 S-3; DO::C CO IS ON ODJ 8 (TA 8279 0) AND 12 (TA 8379 ~'I) X ITEU GO ON OBJ 20 (TA 8578) A!·ID 28 (TA 8678 V) X NATIVES REPO:lT EN ON OBJ 14 (TA 83!!1 I) 17 (TA 8481 R) 21 (TA 8579 S) 22 (TA 8580 '.'v) X

~~17ll55K: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; I'l'El! CO TfJITHG '!?ROOFS UN:JER FIRE .~T TA 8679 M X THE ENEMY ARE DRESSED IN }iHITE UNIFOR!!S X~~

171310K: 5th !!ar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; ITEM CO ENGAGING EJIT FOO!J! NORTH CF OBJ 29 (TA 8679 L) X ALSO ENGAGD!G E'·' AT TA 8578 L X i.:LSO FROM 8580 S X DOG CO SENDING PLT TO TAKE AREA '.rnDER FI:'lE FOOM TR\IL JUHCTION H8~8PX . .

~~171407K: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; DOJ CO POSN AT :U.OO X TA 8379 F TO 8479 H X ITE11 CO PO~N AT 1400 X 8579 N X~~

~~171730K: 5th J!ar S-3 f'r 2/5 8-3; TlSK FOilCE DEPA.'tTI!!G TA 8574 M X~~

~~171627K: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 s-3; 19 RODNJS OF HE 90'ra FoR TIL"lKS EXPENDID X~~

~~171630K: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; FCX PLT TO COVER DOG CO GOHHTG BACK I"lTO THE LTI~ FRO!c! HILL 236 OVERLOOKDTG RIVER CROSSING X~~

~~171724K: 5th Mar S-3 f'r 2/5 S-3; 3'1IPERS RETURNED AT THIS TDlE X~~

~~180755KJ 5th Mar s-3 f'r 2/5 s-3; AvVANCE PARTY DEPTD FC1l NE:V ASSEMBLY h.11M X~~

~~181300K: 5th Mar S-3 !'r 2/5 S-3; 100 CP oP:E!w.J AT 1:i05 AT TA 9869 71 X~~

~~191150K: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; CLE'LB.J;ill OLD CP X~~

~~191420K: 5th Mar s-3 f'r 2/5 s-3/ EN CP CLaSEn AT T.\ 0781 w 1 x RELIEVED EJ:.E.'.!F.Hl'S 9TH REGT IN POSN X~~

~~191500K: 5th M?-r S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; 2/5 CP AT 07111 W X~~

~~191804!;: 5th Mar S-3 f'r 2/5 S-3; CP OP:E1-1ED AT 1420 X OlD A..'lSH!BLY ARE~ CT.'RARED AT 1150 X HE:f CP LOCATED AT TA 07Sl, ~1 1 X~~

~~211200};: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; DOG CO P~TRoLS DEPARrED X~~

~~DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Korean War Project USMC-07900327~~

~~------~------~~

~~SECRET~~

~~2l130SK: 5th lNll' s-3 fr 2/5 S-3; _EASY CO PATROL DEPARTED X~~

~~211745K: 5th Mar s-3 fr 2/5 s-3; E:\SY ca.!Pi.NY Pt\TROL n:ciumrr:D 'VITI-I NEG RESULTS X~~

~~21184.5K: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; DOl} CO RETtJH!'lED X 8 EN Kill. a: "JIA X HILL 719 HELD BY ~.PPROX PLT OF CHINES~ lill.!.!ED WITH _MGS ~lD A1TTO WPNS X~~

~~220937::: 5th M".r s-3 rr 2/5 s-3; -EASY co :PA'fwi DEPARTED x~~

~~22l015K: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 s-3; DOO 00 p,\TnOL DEPJ.RTED X~~

~~221200K: 5th MP..r s-3 fr 2/5 s-3; DOG co PATROL orY HILL ·719 x~~

~~221500K: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; !JOG XiiD EASY CO PATROlS I'.ETtJR!,lED TO B:BE X~~

~~221800K: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; !-E1 B~l CP .. EsTABLISHED AT T i; 0983 M AT 'IRIS TD!ffi X~~

~~231930K: 5th l!ar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; OLD CP CLEARED AT 1515 X N"E.'T CP OPE!lED AT TA 1387 H AT 1850 X~~

~~230955K: 5th Mar g;.j fr 2/5 S-3; F!'iD CP OP GROUP AT TA 0985 V TDill 0945 X FOX 6 Ol:T HILL 535 TniE 0155 X~~

~~231115K: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; 4 ARMY ·.'TIA AT Tt, 0986 B X FOX CO FOUND 3 ARl.!Y 'IIOU!-lDED i'l!HCH ~1ERE IIIR EV ACU{\TED X _~~

~~231215K: 5th MP.r S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; ELEllENTS OF FoX CO ON HILL 691 AND HILL 505 X I!-1 RSGTL OBJ NAN X TDJE 121!) X~~

~~240945K: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 s.:.3; E1\SY PLT STARTIUG UP HIDGE Th 1389 N X EASY 6 AND CP OP GRUOP I!OVING TO VlLLAGB TO START CLIMB UP HILL 410 AIID UP RIDGE LINE N:;Ar""JJ S83 f . .~~

~~241140K: 5th l!ar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; EAsY 2 Rfi;CEIVING SNIPER FIRE FR FRON:r Al'[) LEFT FLA~:J\ X E,\SY 2 N£ 1],3 5 TA 1290 !l X AIRS'I'RIKE ON RIDGE LINE TA 1493 X - . .. . .~~

~~241300K: 5t1t M?..r S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; AT 1300 DOG~ SECURED HILL 883 X PUT ONE EN S .D TO F1.IG!IT X~~

241335K: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; E.>\SY CO RECD lliTEilliTTTEIIT MORTAR FmE AT 1320 X EASY CO HAD '1':70 HEN HIT ONE BADLY WOUI!IDID DT Kl'-112 OTHEF IN CALF OF LEG X Tll!E 1250 X RE~lJESTE!l OY X AT 1300 CP OP GIDUP AT TA 1492 K X - .

~~241410K: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; LEFT FL.'J-Tii OF DOG CO ON HIGH GroUND TA 0992 J 4 X PLEASE RELAY TO 1ST BN X EASY CO PCS~l RU!A!NS THE SAJ,JE X FOX CO 7/ITH OP CP GliODP X . . . . .~~

~~SECR.El' 5~~

~~DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Korean War Project USMC-07900328~~

~~------·~----..~~

~~SECRET~~

~~241435K: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; FOX CO MOVIN:C OUT TO ASSAULT HILL 402 X TA 1493 X AND HILL 466 X TA J394 I TDQ: 1435 :;!:~~

2'.1700K: 5th l!;cr S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; Poj TITH FoX OnE SAYS CiilllBSE IN FOX CO AI&\ "'i'AITHlG FOR DAR.i\ THE:•' TilEY TU.L FLEE X . " . 2-USOO"!{: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; OL::J CP CLEARED Kr 1215 X NE'J CP OPENED AT TA 1391 Y AT 1640 X

~~251755K: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; OLJ CP ::;LEARED AT 1720 X NEil CP OPENED AT TA 1493 U AT 1753 X~~

~~26l605K: 5th M:PJ' S-3 rr 2/5 S-3; 7/HII.E JOG CO MOVING I!lTO POSN A LAND MINE EXPLCDED X TriO !!Ell ilQ:J.IDED X~~

~~260930K: 5th Mar s-3 fr 2/5 S-3; TANK HIT MINE AT TA 1294 M X FdD CP OP GROUP AT THIS PLACE X~~

~~271520K: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; ;JHILE COS MOVING nrro POSN FOR NIGHT THEY GAME UNDER MORTAR FIRE EST TO BE frLMM ::X: FIFTEE!'I (15 ) ;mnlDED AND ONE (1) DEAD .:ERE. SITFFEREJ FROJ!~IOCTARS .X~~

~~27l705K: 5th !!ar s-3 fr 2/5 S-3; N&7 CP QFJ)};JED A'J' T~\ 2207 N X.~~

~~2BOS00K: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; OOG CO FhT'FlOL JU!Jl:il'D OFF AT Til[E TO GO TO HILL 3S7 TA 1907 A X~~

~~28ll45K: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; FOR:.!AHD 01' CP CID'.JP DEP.'IRTED X~~

~~281350K: 5th MPJ' S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; DOG cO REOOvED ENN!Y FIRE viC TA 1907 A X FOX THREE RAN INTO APPROI TEN EN AT 1725 X WOUNDED T.'fO KIIJ.ED Ti10 PURS~JED TilE R~UINDER X~~

~~281345K: 5th Mer S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; DOG ONE RECD S~.L\LL ARilS FIHE FROM THEIR FROHr AT TA 2008 Q 1 X~~

~~28Dl2K: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; DOG STARTING ATTACK ,\T T!\ 2007 A AT 1320 X~~

~~28J.340K: 5th M"-r S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; i\SY"MOVL>irG OUT UP V.~I.LEY AT TA 2008 D X OP CP GROUP AT SM!E LOC\TJ:02J X~~

~~281402K: 5th Mar S-3 f.r 2/5 S-3; DOG ONE RECEIVEIG SHALL ;\..l'lMS FIRE AND AU'ro WPNS FIRE FHO!i VIC TA 200() L 11.X .~~

~~2Sl435K: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; EASY AT TA 210S B X ll!"D:siVDG mAU ARHS FillE FRQl HIGH GOOUND TO I.EF'r fLANK X~~

~~281515K: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; EASY l.!OVINC UP :i:IDGE LINE AT TA 2109 K X CF AND OP AT SA.\!E I.QC,\TION .X~~

~~SECREr 6~~

~~DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Korean War Project USMC-07900329~~

~~SECREI'~~

~~28154oK: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; DOG m; :"LIDITE AT TA 190il Y X DOG CO :crr..LE:D NO ·.·roUNDED ONE CCF IN MOVI!lG UP X~~

281745K: 5th !.!P.r s-3 fr 2j5 S-3; FoX JOuNDED ONE TILLEJ TviO NK Tif FIREFIQHT WITH 12 NK AT TA 2010 V X 26 NK PQ\1 S1JRR'ENDER3D SA'!E VIC X POWS STATE !·!ANY CHINESE IN OUR ZONE X 25 ~m: NE oN HIGH GRND TO FOONI' X

281830K: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 3-3; FOX POSN ON RIDGE niTA 191.0 2010 X MOVI!'G N TO HILL 666 J: IN TJ. 2012 U X EAsY WILL MOVE TO BLOCK :OOAD AT 1910 M FOR T::rE NIGHT X DOG ;-JILL BLOCK AT 2010 X Y X CP IN V,•,LLEY t>:r TA 2010 V X ·-

~~282100K: 5th Me.r S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; DEffiNSIVE P03H'3 FOR NIGHT X DOG TA 18(/jl E AND 1910 U TO N X FOX TA 20ll A TO H AND TA 2011 H 'lD 2010 E X EASY TA 2010 D TO T.\2110V X .~~

~~282015K: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; COI:l'.ffi·TCEIH!OVI!U OUT ?R OID CP ro NE'J CP X CIDSill N'Kf CP t>:r TA_2010 V X~~

~~2908M>K: 5th MP..r S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; FOX CO ROVED OUT X~~

~~290835K: 5th Mer S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; FOX CO RPTS FlVJi. EH RJILDIN:J. IDNKERS APPROX 75 IDS FR:JJ POSNS: EST PLT STRENGTH !!AYBE MORTARS X~~

~~291015K: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; DOG COPOmJ TA 2011B X LITTLE ID! CONTACT SHALL ARIAS X~~

~~291110K: 5th Mar s-3 fr 2/5 S-3; POINT OF FOX 'NTO PHil-lED D0'1N BY ;NEL!Y FIRE BY CO OF CCF X~~

~~29lDOK: 5th Mar s-3 fr 2/5 s-3; FOX TOOK OBJ ANil A:cE MOPPING UP X TOOK ONE Po:T X~~

~~211405K: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 s-3; JOG CO POSN T1\ 21]3 X EASY CO POSH T!\ 2113 I X FOX CO POSM TA 2012 L X~~

~~291755K: 5th !&'-r S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; APPRO! 17 r:DS J,!ORnR FIRE FELL IN VIC OF BN CP X~~

~~291900K: 5tll Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; FOX CO AT T;\ 2012 G X~~

~~300815K: 5th MP..r S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; DOG CO MOVED OUT IN THE /\TrACK X~~

~~301015K: 5th MP.r s-3 fr 2/5 s-3; K'.sY co otr OBJ 'YOKE x HILI. 91.5 TA 2016 X~~

~~300950K: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3j ri()G CO PCsN TA 2213 H X~~

~~30115DK: 5th YP..r s-3 fr 2/5 S-3; DOG co POSJ~~

~~301520K: 5th Mar s-3 fr 2/5 s-3; EAsY go iooo 'IDS FR OBJ 4 X~~

~~SECRET 7~~

~~Dli:CLASSTFTF.D DECLASSIFIED Korean War Project USMC-07900330~~

~~SECREI'~~

~~30l840K: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; GEffiGE CO FOSN TA 2016 H X~~

~~302150K: 5th Mar s-3 fr 2/5 S-3; oi.Jl CP CLEARED AT 0800 X NE7 CP OPENED AT TA 1813 N AT 1830 X~~

~~311015K: 5th Me..r S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; GB::lRGE: CO :MOV:ill OUT lll THE ATTACK X~~

~~31l420K: 5th !~~

~~311750K: 5th Mar S-3 fr 2/5 S-3; FOX CO CO!.IBENCED MOVING OUT TO TAKE FOSN OH HILL 902 X TA 2019 X '1ILL EXTEND TO BLOCK TRAIL AT TA 2019 E X~~

~~312010K: 5th Mar s-3 fr 2/5 s-3; GEORGE co iTTK BY EN SlTF?ERED 1 KIA K D~~

~~SECREr 8~~

~~DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Korean War Project USMC-07900331~~

~~------~---:;;;:---~--~·c---..,....-··-~ ., ~'F ~ -~,~~

~~SECREI' APPENDIX (III) to 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines Historical Diary for ~iay 195l~~

~~l /Vl.A. y 1951 "'tAP; '1) NIGI-IT DeC£1"{::; E 89 PO'i!TJONS~~

~~4!5~~

~~-· 2 MAY 1.'1S"l~~

~~Af4P: I(ORE,q !: 50,00() SHE.tc. T G72€> I2:~~

~~DEJ:E"!.iSIVE Po:; IT 101\1..)~~

~~·,·';~~

~~SECRET~~

~~DECLASSIFIED Korean War Project USMC-07900332~~

~~SECRE'I APPENDIX------(III) to '2nd Battalion,------5th j(arines H:igtorical Diary for month of May 1951 ------~~

~~7 MAY 1951 NI«.HT D!";F'ENSIVE: POS.ITION$ S'S MI\P' KORE/!t t:50,000 SHEET 6726 :DZ I ("'ms L7'SI) T~e~~

~~IIMAYI95/ R5 +··~~

~~SECRET 2~~

~~~~----__:__ ___:____:___---'-'--__:__--~-··--·· .... DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Korean War Project USMC-07900333~~

~~SECRET ------.~------APPE~'DIX ( m) to 2nd Batt ,,lion, 5th J4urines Historical Diary for month of May 1951 ------~ ------~~

~~t7 tn4Y t9ol 85 SHEI:T ii>'72c;; IlL o-F- f)?."J-P o/ Koll?£ R t: 5V, 0 00 \Ahl~-' t:'?SJ ')~~

~~j)li:FE 1'/S/!:.IE PostrtoiUS +""~~

~~90 I t'"~~

~~18 "11'1 y 1'151 2/s -+-70 I 01~~

~~SECRET~~

~~DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Korean War Project USMC-07900334~~

~~SECRET ..... _ _,______APPEYDIX (III) to 2nd Battalion, Eth_M:lrines Hintorical DiBr:r for Ma~· 1951 __ .._ ___ _~~

~~19 MAY 1951 MAP, K.O'REA t: 5"0,000 SHEET t0727rJZ: . D : ( "lms t-7'SI) ~····~· . ~ DEFI:'T/1.1 S I VI: POSITION$ IQ~~

~~. 2~5.0. . 81~~

~~ZO /v1AY 195/~~

•

~~1_79 : 1. 4 SECRET ------•~~

~~- -~-~-~------·. __ _L_ --~------~---- DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Korean War Project USMC-07900335~~

~~SECRET~~

~~APPE~:Dix (III) to 2nd Battalion, 5th Mcrines HlRtorical Diary for May 1!::51 ------~~

~~22MAYI951 "''A p' !<.oRE" A 1: SO,OOO SHF-£1 (£,727 I£ (l!.fYIS L.7St)~~

•

~~---1-- 90 l~~

~~23 MAY 195/ SHE:£ i 672 7 I~~

~~SECRET 5~~

~~DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Korean War Project USMC-07900336~~

~~------APPEi"DIX (III)' to S!ld Battalion, 5th Marines Histor·ical Diary ror May 1S51 ------~~

~~24 MAY t95/ MAP: I,ooo :SHE E: rs 1Z 7::?. 7 X: G8;;1(_71JL (ltlt)S l.7 'S/ ) ~ OEFfi"N.SIV€ POSITIOll/ $~~

~~10 ~-~~~

~~<15 IJ?,q y 1951~~

~~SECRET~~

~~DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Korean War Project USMC-07900337~~

~~\ ' \ '\.• S'SCRE"i' APPENDIX (I!I) to 2nd Battalion, 5th M<'.rines Historical Diary for lf.ay 1951 ------·- - - - -~~

~~;!7 'I? A Y 19 5"/~~

~~M"!P; /t'OR.EA 1'50,~00 :SHEET 692.9 :t:a (4'11 S L 751) CE FEYS/1.1/£~~

~~POStrto-... !~~~

~~ze m.qy 1951~~

~~19 t;"'~~

~~II )\ ~'F +\ \ X \. E~ { J) J) :-l -~~

~~SECRET~~

~~.. ----~. -~··-· DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Korean War Project USMC-07900338~~

~~SECRKr ------APPENDIX (III) to 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines Historical Dial'y fol' May 1951 ------~~

~~29 IYIAY 195"1~~

~~111AP •I- te"FI: N S IV t: Pas IT•ONS~~

~~;p( c:-t-· II l<>- 61 l~~

~~SECRET 8~~

~~DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Korean War Project USMC-07900339~~

SECRET ------APPENDIX (I II) to 2nd Bat tal ion, 5th l4nrines Historical Diary for 1-!ay 1251 - - - -"--=...---=-'-'-=--=--...::-=.....::.....::.....:;;....;;....;;;_=-:;_;:....=....;:....:;....;::-...:-:.....::..-..:;:.------

~~3/ MAY 19'51 IV/AP oF KOI?£-4 t:5"6.(VJ!) SHf£ET o;;.8.26 I1I { "'m.s L 7 s-; J DEFE"lVS.' '/£" P-DSITi~"'·V:.:~~~

~~9 --·~~

~~DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Korean War Project USMC-07900340~~

~~SECREI'~~

~~2nd Battalion, 5th Marinos 1st Marine Division, FMF In tho Field - APPUJDIX (IV) to 2nd Batta:lion, 5th Marines Historice.l Diary for May 1951~~

~~INTELLIGENCE REPOffi'S SUBl.!TITED l>y this hoad (UP..rtcrs during tho month of !Kay 1951 (Enclosed).~~

~~011300: 5th Mar S-2 f.'r 2/5 S-2; ISUi! NO 29 X PRD 010700 T0 011300 X ALL PARA NEG X~~

011900: 5th Mar S-2 fr 2/5 S-2; ISUM NO 30 X PRD Oll300 TO 011900 X A'f 85700 0 EASY CO PATROL .MET 4 KMC AT 011350 J X THEY SAID AT 011100 10 NK cliMJj; INrO. VILLAGE AHD SHOOK VILLAGERS D®J X ciVILIANs c61riNG 'i:rmourn 2/5 LINF.s ·srA.TE THAT cnmEsE H7E ENl?EREJ) GHUTIC!iml iliD TAm! .\LL FCQD. Fl1()!-1 THEM X .

~~020000: 5th l!ar S-2 fr 2/5 S-2( isui.£ No 31 'x PRD OJ1900 TO 020700 X ALL P .A.."l.A NEG X·~~

021300: 5th !!ar S-2 f.'r 2/5 S-2; ISUM NO 32 X PRD 080700 TO 021300 X 2B X AT 0930 q FOSS SO KffiE:~i SOLO!FI.cS FICIGD UP BY S-2 COlLEGriNG POI!'IT X 2A X. ,\?PRO;( PLT . OF. UNIDENTIFIED TROOPS SPOlTED BY EASY cO X PATROL AT TA 8173 AT .1130 X EASY Pll.TROL ALSO STATED i!NIDENTIF1ED. ARTY FELL AT 8575. H X NO EST ON NO ~~oo~x ·· · · ·· · · ··

021900: 5th !Kar. s-2 fr 2/5 S-2; ISUM NO 33 X PRD 021300 TO 021900 X 2D X EASY PATl?.OL AT 1645 STOPP~:D ?illiTE AIR PMfELS ·AT TA 9872 B X AI.SC HOTICE !!ANY NEl EHPLACF11EJiiTS X--EXPECT EN MONITORING REG 'fAGriGAL NJ;i' AT lBOO X U!:JK VOICE CLAD.IDJG TO BE E~\Sy P i.Tl?.OL CJ'>JE ON AIR AFi'ER DICKEHS :3 HAVE BEE!,( SENIJD!G TO EASY X ..

030700: 5tr: liar s-2 fr 2/5 s-2; :ts':iJ.I ~ib 34 ·x ·PRD 021900 TO 030700 x AT 2300 m;K Ri.IJIO STATION CLAIJH!·IG TO BE DICKENS ( 2/5) ATTE'fl'TED TO GONT:\Gr CRAIG (5TH'MAR) X OPER.TOR HAD DIFFE E!IT ORBHTAL . ACCENT X mVESTIGATION SH0. 1S ))):Cirn•i~ ( 2/5) IS NOT SENDII~G X

~~031300: 5th Mar S-2 fr 2/5 s.:.2; rSG1! ~io ·35 X F}1D 030'700 TO OJJ.3oo X ALL PAR~ NEG X~~

~~031900: 5th !.!ar S-2 fr 2/5 S-2; ISUM NO 36 X PRD 031300 TO 031900 X. !.LL PA..li.A NEG X~~

~~11;0700: 5th !J,'!r S-2 fr 2/5 S-2; ISU'~ NO 37 X PRD 031900 TO 040700 X ~,L PA..li.ic NEG X~~

~~041300: 5th M&r S-2 fr 2/5 S-2; ISU\! H:l 38 X PRD 040700 TO 041300 X ALL PAlL~ NEG X~~

~~SE·::REr~~

~~------..-.-..:.------~ DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Korean War Project USMC-07900341~~

~~------t.PPN-:DIX (.LV) to 2nd Buttdion, 5th Marinos Historicc~ Dicry for Ec,Y 1951 ------~~

~~041900: 5t!l Mer S-2 fr 2/5 S-2; IS'J:·: KO .39 X PRD 041300 Tv 041900 X ALL P fec1A NEG X~~

~~050700: 5th l£ar S-2 fr 2/5 S-2; ISCJ'.i NO 1 X PRD 041900 TO 050700 X \LL PARA NEG X~~

051300: 5th ~1<\r S-2 fr 2/5 S-2; ISUH NO 2 X PRD 050700 TO 051300 X 2D X EASY PATl"CCL FOTJi''D 275 RDS 81J.E,! .10'!'0 AT 8576 I IN EOUSE X EASY 1 fi-EPI'S U'HD PIT AT 9079 'iliTH .CROSSSD AIR Piil!ELS X CRAIG (5TH M.ffi) R.EPTS ECIE~IDLY TROOPS TIT THJ~T .\REA I ()Y 'viTLL i•:AKE SEilf.CH LK.CER X

~~. 051900: 5th 1!ar S-2 fr 2/5 S-2; ISUM NO 3 X PRD 0.$1300 TO 051900 X ALL P ,\!.'/.;, NEG X~~

~~060700: 5th ~,!ar S-2 fr 2/5 S-2; ISDll !10 4 X: PRD 051900 TO 060700 X ALL P :'IRA lffiG X~~

~~061300: 5t.l-:l ;(c'.l' S-2 fr 2/5 S-2; ISL'M NO 5 X PR.D 060700 TO 062300 X ALL P lffiA !JEG X~~

~~061900: 5th )!cr S-2 fr 2/5 S-2; ISU!I NO 6 X PRD 061300 TO 061900 X ALL P A"t,A NEG X~~

~~070700: 5th Mar s-2 fr 2/5 S-2; ISTJM NO 7 X PRiJ 061900 TO 070700 X AIL P .1\.T~~

~~071.300: 5th Mar S-2 fr 2/5 S-2; ISUl.l HO 8 X PRD 070700 TO 071300 X ALL P ,mA NEG X~~

lJ71900: 5th ]dar S-2 fr 2/5 S-2; ISU',[ HO 9 X l'RD 071300 TO 071900 X 2B X 1 POSS DESERTER FRD~I ROK\ PIGI(F,P UP BY S-2 AT 1000 THIS DATE X HAD NO IDENT X VJ:LL\CEPtS CLADJ HE IS COl.r.:\JNLST X VILLAGE AT iY/fY'J M X TURHED OVER TO .. CIC X .. .

~~000700: 5th -Mar 3-2 fr 2/5 S-2; rSU!! NO 10 X PRD 071900 TO 0:50700 X 31ST REGTI!ENr REPORTS CllE 3.[ Ell! Til ?/5 SEGrOR ,\T 8685 X~~

~~081300: 5th MP.r s-2 fr 2/5 s-2; ISUll ~jo 11 X FRD 080700 TO 081300 X J\LL P fill.'\. llEG }:~~

~~081900: 5th Mar S-2 fr 2/5 S-2; ISUH NO 12 X PID 081300 TO 081900 X ALL PAll.\ NiliG X~~

~~090700: 5th 1!fl!' S-2 fr 2/5 S-2; ISill! NO 13 X PRD 081900 TO 090700 X ,\LL P ,\RA }lEG X~~

~~DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Korean War Project USMC-07900342~~