Korean War

2nd Infantry Division - Command Report - July 1953

Headquarters

Korean War Project Record: USA-38

Folder: 050021

Box: 05

File: 21

National Archives and Records Administration

College Park, Maryland

Records: United States Army

Unit Name: Second Infantry Division

Record Group: RG407

Editor: Hal Barker

Korean War Project

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Dallas, TX 75218-0190 http://www.koreanwar.org

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, ·. ,w: .... ~-•. ~.::~·:·. ·!..~ ... ~ ?~.. ,._ ·:.r·;:,>·:.~: r~·y~,(·~·,"'···;'~·~ .:";~· ...... :.;·· ·. l)\lring: .the; IllOJlth·.of:.Juq .;.L~S:lt the~,were nine (9) paj;rol contacts and forty-three· (43).enexq. :4dtiateg~probe~.y,ary1ng in eize from two (2) or three (3) ~d:i.viduals throwing: hlmd:·P.'BadeS ·,to a battal.:len sized attack. EneD\Y. casualties,for.-~he.pe~~)rere·.eig1lty ...foF (84) counted m, four hundred· fifty-four (1t54) :e~tiJDaiied tat., ·-~· ;th.ousand_ foe hunmd six (1&.06) esti.Jlltlted WIA-rand:ej.p't,-,:}(8} ms•:e'f~·:.?ti:··:Qltanj;ry Division dispatched a total of ·sevent;r•four, (:7lt:)i e~t; -d'<.• <;~&is._ce. :patrols. 'J.'II'O h1111dred seventy-eight {278) aerial recOi!l:DAissa.nce. and nine (') aeri.a.1 photograpq missions were f'lCJVP. by the Division .A,ir section. . ,, . ) ~ -~· ·. .• :~ .: '.: ' "' .• ; '!,,· > ''.·· · .tt the begimrl..Dg·of tPe pel.-iO,d tbei;2d' Infantry Division wa.s in con- tact with elements of· 222d Reg.\:ment,, 7k1;A ·c~ DiT.lsiqn, Zlr.th CCF Art113'• This xegiment.w_~~ ,dep~~;-wi~;:j:.!J,;-e~.. 1(3).,;'bat.~~-s on_line across tbe division ·:rrGD.t~· ':'AdjaeEm.'t:tl, thi,sJze~~'t' .. OD,'.;tlie· west. was tbe 2G7th :Regi­ ment' 6'th Division,. '23

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'-, ·,_ (,"':!_,-·:::~.-~.~:; ~- ~ i \/-' -'..;:! ". ,::--.- ,.;._:'i~ ~.::'_ :;~ . ; ( :·: ...:_ •._, i ·>!' '~- ·:_ ·.'- . Hostil:i.ties.ceased·,~;tbei·mght,,o:t;-,21 Jul\r·with .the enem;r forces oppes- ing the 2d.US Dlfantl'y~.Di;Visioii iden't-~t'led; 8.nd ~sposed ,as folla~s:

~ ·."-'<.:.. .:; "-": ·; ,;-..·• ., ,·'o. >-;~ ~I· '•, \" .~. ,:~ .• ,·f... '• l' '• .\ The 48th J)ivision of' t~ i6:t;b. cmr':~ ,was deployed with the ]36th and . l37th Regiments on lineJ 'and an "UBidenti!ied. regiment, po~sib~ the lJBth, in resene. · The· ]J6th ~Reg~nt -liaS; ~~cep;l;ed from CT455. NS Grid to CT485 NS Grid. · The 'l37th Reg~n"t! was ~cep~d.;;~~(D.:CT4S5 ;tlS Grid to tm BANTAM-CHON River, with three (3) battalims Cll line. ,The 70th Division of' the 24th OCF .A.rmy:wa$: deployed jitli:~the~.208th·Re~nt.\in cont.act;from the HDT.AN­ CHON to·cT620 NS Grid;':ari.~ ;-theJ 20,'tli:;a,rij~2lOtll RegiJI&nts.iil reserve. The 72d Division ·.of the,; 2lrt:J:r,iCCFc ~,:vas.t,~Pl'f&~. w:lth the 2l4ta Regiment in ccntact fr.-JQ'l'620 NS 'Grid to CT~4. a;brU, with tba 2l5th sad 216th Reli• ments il! reserva• we ;f'ac~d. app~~g. one (l) Da.ttalion of the 22oth Regiment, 7!i.th DirlsiC.l', ·~'Zkth CCF'·~~~extending tr. cT66S 'IS Qri.d to CT670 NS Qrld •.. The ~22d,.s,pd 22l.at Re~Il.ts were in 74th l)j.vision reserve. . . ".~~·---~-·--~ .. ;/\~;-~~- ...... /~-~-.-< .. ~~~;,; ;._.- _:.~~::·~ ~~ .. -; __ :_·-:r.<·~~-~:::-;- ... ;( .. '";._\~~;:--~~·:,<,~ :.. ,.. ·.. , . . --__ · Artill~ry::·tiliiis ~i,e~$pWa iii: supp~~t··c)i· 1tlie 24th ·ccF J.rm3" were the 40$th Regiment, 32d pti-Tank Division; ab.d ;the llth'Regimerit. of the 7th Motorize4. !rtille17 Division. ArtiJJ.ary m~ts accepted a~ 1111loeated in tlle central enetV sector~ and thus .~te: prtbs.'b~. ~in ·suppo~ of units to eur tront, were an unidentified ·1'8giment '}'>f'~ .the. ·21st R~kBt .Launcber Division, and the 'tb Independent J..rtill.ery :aett,ment. · :rhe ~s~~ted strength o~ enenv artillery facing the 2d US l)ivision~w~s 'tw.Em.ty-siX .(20) battalions. . ,.::.- It is accep~d :th~·~<:~oi'; ~red·. sllppqr't ·the eue~ to cwr front had availabla to bia element~!:of the'':;lSt ;Dldepend.ent #'J~Gred Btgiment. . ;. ···;·,· .. .. ' ,·:; units capable. of' i-e~~fo;rc$g ~ ~~~ ::f~.ing ,tbe 2d, Division consisted o:f ::eserve f4rl..ts ot adja~~~~~: ~~:~'·'~:,<=~~~··plus the k7t.h COF AmY, Tie~ty KOKSIJl, the ¥th:~~~ ~.i,~C)~:&ii.SINGOSAN:, and tbs 68th CeF .&.rnw, vicinity SEPO~BI· :.'·'·, ''j);;;}- ~;{:,;; .. "-.~·ti;~s·:.'\< . .. , . ··' .. ,. '"•' . 10 ·.·· .

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31 August 1953 ;::·...- :·~~ ~ -~: ~-""~ ., . ,·•;' .;; 1:~ ~-----~'_.,- "(~;'1_:':-f~{~ ~.. ~.~-1}::·:-:•",>::-~·."':. >'~_··_ .' As th~ .. perio4£ c.:LQ~d:, ·:~~.. :w;~~~·.;;~~~~ions at the relief of elements of the 24th CCF J.nq by.,lm4-.ts ():f the ... 41th,Division, J.6th.CCF A.'ni!'• . ; r.·, .. 1'~ f·:·~ ';\ ·. '.,., : · · ; • · The :Oi:vision; CQ1?.'\i~~4.,it ts ~.::~~!,,~·~on :I ~e cost' coi).sciousness program b1 directing tv.m'!"in.,ofi ~9,ess~.eq,lti.p~nt ;t;o .tile teclmical services. The program of salvaging u~b.JJ:·;~~tl~l. f~ll]. ~e))emilitarized zone insti.tu~d by the .Al'mY flu;tlaer. •lllPlu.+::J~d•;;\;~~:.~~st.:~.liPP;lt"ecOD.OJBy program and DivisJ.on troops .a;t"S .p~se.ntly.,, Ell:lg~.~· inr~~~,;~~y;a.ge_ ~ e:peration. · · ' 1 . '·' ..•. " .• , .• '•. __ , •' . ·•. !. . - · .··(.~-~'-{ · ::_.. ~- ·: '··· · ;··-~---~·-!:-~~·~i ~----~-~.·- .. r·~.r~--~·-:'.-ht::-:.:~r-~!~:.t~·~-·-'~·.-.1:: ~~c' .. : ...... n:u-+ng;,~·;mPnt1l,.~;:~li~ 702~:·:9*-~-~~;,;~:l;~llcm-cond~ted two (2) courses for.drivf3rs •. ~~••·;C,~~~;-:W,f\~ o:;\ .. ~~en1_(~) hours duration. Three (3) mechanics .retraining. cqvrt3~~. w~~ ,conducted during the ~riod 6 to 24 Jucy, each course wa~ ef' eleven (11) laours duratiQIJl. The purpose of tb.is train­ ing program.: was te vehicles in the var­ ious units-..of:,tlle, Division; .. The ·sclio'Ql,_c\li'rl.culum. incl$d general descrip­ tion, capabilities, and differences between M2ll series$ practice in driv­ :ing and first:and .. aeco:ndtee,helQn:·m~~~~e..,procedureE!.: ·. . . •, ' . '' . ,· :·· .. .. .

I.) .• ••• '':~·,; ... : ':.:t . L.\.~.(.:· .~·:. :-:/:Y:}\ 'i'·'"·' .·'' -.~·~::. :··' noadsids spot cheek teams ccat:in\led, ~specting divisional vehicles dur­ ing the period• .. B.e~ults·.~~~~:.:tf~(;.l:p;p .• maiJ;lteu.ance .standards required in tbe Division~ are be.ing.~taiueQ;.,.. .~. · · . . · , · .,, ,.. ·: , ·· · .~ . ; 1; ·· .· ~5--.~· ·i )· .;; ~ --~1J :~~~ ·~~-~ ·!:-· . ,. ~ t:;r~:.. :r< -~ ·· ·,·)·r -'. ··;· ~ . The 2d Medical Battalion treated•. two hmd.red fii'ty-mine (25') 'battle easualties·during.tl:le·•~r;ied-. ·~e.;llu.y;~~--l~ixty4eur (164) were admitted. bT transfer•.., ·e,ingf',;t;J"S.D•~d ~to ~~r medical installations. A total;:Qfpaael.$hotiSai!ld·fo~: hilridred:(J:40()) patients were evacuated from the Division tbreugh aedic&~·ch~ne~r ,, ;:,: · · · · . :, . · ·: . . :.' .. ,:L1 . : ·. , There were ·three (3): death$: wi~ ..di"4sion medical channels during tbe period. ::::;_·:~~~)~-.r~·r:~;-_:t.~:;:~~-!~:·--):·~;,·l1~>t*·JJ~ ~-:~r?f,~,~~~~~~,;~l:)i_:::~J~1I1~~:~~~~tfi<~:).:~:- ~ ~-~'~ ·: ·, - There were fifty.. ·Qie~··($l)',hell.~op~±o, evacua.tiens with sU:ty-aine (69) patients being evacuated. ··· , .i.. .. · ' ,,;· "' · ·

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The Military Perscm.ne_!',Divi's:i.on. of· the Adjutant oeneral•s section processed 312 awards; }:Uk ildtial and :·136_,supplemental casualty reports, 38 line of duty'inve.stigationsj·''177•'otticer and 2560 enlisted promotions. In addition, ·this sectioti':''s1lpervised:tbe:' preparatiCilll and sul:mission of the Post-Armistice Organizational liuster ·on ·.2e. JU~ 1953 • The postal ~c~ion pro~esse~ -~~' ··~gs: of inconiing air-letter mail, 321 bags. of air-parcel: pos,t,. 2r~ bags· o:f official JJS.il and 2361 bags of othe:: mail (mel~ pa.re_e1 I>Ost) •. '1'~ h'Unc;lred torty~three (343) bags of au-letter mail, 10 ·bags of air-parcel post, 254 bags of official mail and 8'3 bags 9f :ot~l'··ma.t~~(.:inql~~.iri,€f ~~~~ }?o~t) w~re.· dispatca,d. In ~tion,. $6lS,Ol2.34 worth·,·of:money·-ora·l's were sold, .#3,,390.,30 wertb. . of money orders we~ i:?~sh«t~. arl,d..tl~,~~6r;.l.2:' worth· o£. stamps' were. seld. Eleven · (11) · c:ompa!V'~'posta!'taoili'tieifif~~··~~c:f,ed··aur.tng the month. ·· , -.< ·. ·.:L ·L~··~~~ ;.l-i?/;: .:r{~:~r.-:;;~!~;t_;,:.~~l-~:-~\/;- ·

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".' !~--~·r ., ·.,"'·•, . .,..I .. , E... 3~E~£~ ... .,8la;1Ll:Hd··. t!··~·k·-z-f·~·~·~~~~:=:r.~J:N---.. : : ~~ :,ll ~~~~; f;':' ~i4- ;~ t~9-:B;:. 1,\+'~ /\··~t~ ~·.~it;~::{~~*·~ ~L"\. i ~'.t:. . ,•· ..,,', •·A :wr.-.d~k~0t:.:t ~~~:·~-~~!~${ . i l"' ,.<1 '' '·· - ;l '· ,._._·.:~.·~·.:~ ..... :.'~:·.··.';,.''(•~;'; (t ~-.;~;··.,: .. ~~.~~<;,._.·r ·t":~:. ' , ' .The Miscel;J.an~o:us D~vi.sion ·,(i,ncl~g:,tlle Forward Detachment) of the .Adjutl:l.nt. General• s section pul:>lish~4.5.0 aeneral Orders (43 pertaining to Awards and nee ora.'ti011s),. 137.0: SJ>e.cial · o~er J?B:r&graphs, 122 ~ tter or­ ders, 32 ·N'llllllilered.:Me$Q~nd~~ ~~·~~.',c~11J,ars• .. ·F,orv-.t:i;ve hundred seventy­ six ( 4576) I)epartmen t . p_t;· ~tllec-~ ·puoli,c~:t.~oi1~ .,and 302,762 blank forms were distributed1 !'667$ piece~: o:f(:, cla~s~~4··~a,~:ria.J. were processed and approxi­ mately 820 1 QOO.millleograph,.ilupre~~;.ons.:w~i;-E!, ~··· .. seven hlU1dred eleven (7ll) outgoing. at\d .,772 ·~com.i~g···~l~c~ri.ca~-·.~S.f}~ges•Jifere ..• prooessed, iii addition to 55 Rep~t~. of.'. ·s:u,ey-~y,;Cill.4,.;l2Jn.:R<~~t.Ej+;~)t~P~\r;ts. o,f I;Ga_s., .. TWerit,' (20) .footlockers of unclassilied anci ··3 .footlocli.8r:( Of classified records for period 1 Ju.li ;thru.Jl ~ :,_... ,. ·.- x~t,·:~.c ~: _.;~· ,~ }. ;:... :,, -.,_ .; ··:..~-- .. ·'.,:,.:. #:.: ...:< .. ·· .. . . ,The .. civi1 .Af:;f.ail"~ ~re~~~~r ::¢.9Q~!~d;-p1aJls with .. the Provost· marshal £or the :collscrtion amd ~E!V:&C'Ila:tiop,_of,':,.~~ll,:tllorized civiliaris. moving south- ...... • ...... ,, ... ~o>.:·~.- ·~···~\- ···~~--~ ..... _:'-_":.:·-··;·.,,.,,:.,._~ •· ~-: . · .... : . ward .frca ,al'!Sas North ..Qf ·:\ililEl:,.Delnl.l,i~#z~a-•zone. established by the Military Armistice,. cOJIIllri.saion.. , .FoUl',;h\lt\~d;e$gh'W-:&ix .(486) una:athorized .civiliaas were collscted.::and)420.:wer,e,<~V~cus.ted<~~-.-·'M~dica:L. treatment was rendered to 1001 civilians,. includiug, 1 ehQler~~i. small~pax anp. typhoid. imrnJmizations and DDT dustings.. · <' ~- ··:,!•.·'': ::; ...... · ·

; 'I; ·, ~ ,:-'". ~. _· _1. ~ ~ ~.~-- ', ~'' \ ~ :·.-.~ -~.. .. ~. . 1 plans ~ being.. imp~~nted:~to, :~~q.u:i,sb cOJiltrol of. the Friendship Home (Division~.Qrpbana~),.to.-ciV'~.~~~~~:rol and to provide necessary financial.support ·dUring thed.ateri,m ·pe~~()d,prior te e.:f.tecting operation on a. self-sustaining.:basts .... ,rsurpl~ e~~ble:oontributions made by · division ·:personnel .. tO..;;tlti~~most.!.w:~lvf~.;pfl\.-tiSet .Srre being diverted to finance the establishment .of.;•a.:;-Ko~.~ 'I9U"J;lkC~~;te,~,;:t:o:r: ·.wayw-ard .boys.

1. t.~ .. '',',.:,_ ~' .--.·)' •. -.~_-'"":·f'.. ( '\''·;_.~·-· "•1·;.:,1'' ..(· _i~··'" t ~ . The SW.:f J~e- J.d.V~·~~ d.i~p~sed ·;£ '6 ··~'neral courts-Martial; 10 sPecial courts-Martial and 28 summ~u.7 courts-Martial cases, representing a decrease of 31 cases. ov~r the previous month• one h~dred ninet.en (llJ.) punishments :W're·,.aQmi~~:W.~d ...4EJ,·~i.:AI:t;Wl~~~l5.,: inclliding-.15. officers. In addition to: routirie"·milita,:cyt ju~Jt'iee· .. $!Gf4iitities·,- 5· clB.lms' were processed and,52 individuals received .aegal:,assistappe.;:. Advice as to legal sufficiency was rendered, on 23 line o!:. duty investigations, 42 reports of survey, 1 AR ·

615-368-369 case, 3 post ex<;hange i~s:tigations, l elimination prQCeeding1 and 1 report of_ investigation of. government funds. During the month a Road­ side S'UIIIlJl2i'y court was established for the prompt trial of traffic offenders. Distribution of .. General courts-Martial'.' Orders to all elements of the command continued where it was deemed such dist~:Qution lfould have a salutary effect

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DBX ~~~~Ji~'~!:,"~,IJr.~.. U:t ..t:l,. WU:,H:~:--- SUBJECT:. ·c-.and B,eport:.t:or.. Montb ~~)~},S3 . 31 August 1953 L •" <' '• ~ ; ,~.,• 0 ,,o ~ ',-, • ,• ''" ' • ' •' ' ,-' o • " '• L '' .• ,_., • ,' ' J,• · .· ·.,:; ,.-::~ ·:·.y :)'f""·:: ~:~:::l···\·}~~~:-·· '·.·c., .. ,.·:>.,,.··.·;__; .. .:_~~:· ··-.·· · ~--::~ · , ·· · · · ·· ·· · · · · .. , · Tbe Pravcst }tars~J.: reliorted 34AWoL~'s_,and.60 traffic viohtidns~· including. such .. Jaisdem~~-()r,~:(~s ~~~~~:;~~JcJ.ess driVing;· :biproper or abSence of' trl.p :t;Ukat, ~~er:'in~l;V:al,.}ie:t.Weeri. vebielasj lack of . drl:vert s 11Cense,-xofi'..i.J.imits and~,~~n:~G:t,-i~g.. Thirieell. (JJ) ·shoot­ ~gs were ·:rek>orted;~·d.J1C:l~~6:..-;.;:_ ~-<.::~r~:--~::.: .:_ <'. __ · _. ;.. _>_~'-, ·- _ . · The pub);ic. Dlfomat:iolil()tf,~:ee.r, .. ~1i-4::Qut .3107 · heetoW and 132 · general re Jaa8es .·and 117 lunetowrii,aad 39,-;:gener&l _piet"U"eS to the pr&SSe 'I.'Wentj-oneJeonesp&den~si~pe~ei"{ed assis~ce from the PIO• The following special events were .cavere,c;l1 . · . . . , ; -' .., -t~---t.:-~- ~~~ ~ ; :·)~ ; ..• :. .~--~,.~ --~.. (~:-~q ·;it.·{: -_ 1._;; ~ :~~-:~.-~..•• :;. ,_':-~ ~~,~~:-. '\i .. ~ ·)· -~-- _·(. Jucy 4tn ·-,:Inde:PendeJ10e..;J)ay;:·cereit~>, ..··.·.··· .. , · · ·r~ ';;i;··i:,,~,·fE>':~ \;.~:\:'i·!r~'·\f."~< .. ~~-:\ :· ··· 11 12th - m Wa.ntry:·organizati'Ql'l;.])&t ·.·."''·"'. ·.'-...· .. .. ,., ..:··,;., ..; •,... ; ,.,,,.,,•,;, .. :.. . "' ~'-'""~ __ ~-··~·':...'.·,·i,;lle::.·:··.· ~DV :.:.:.~-~'Or:.:~ ~! --· ·. '~.·,·~ • -· .•_,-;-· _)·'t\7.-:.:·· -, ~ " _,

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e ( ' 0 I .'' '"'""' • • --~ ."' ·, ' ,. :·' • ~' .>.. ..·\ ;: •'' •'•: ., ' • ' 1. a. ·nisc~s1,c:. :.·m~ ;i~k,··~~~·.il~~t~, Quartema~~r ccapany present­ ly authoriz~s.}:two .(2.) ~ J.aur.i~, ·~~.;;~~p>~~tapab.le ·of producing· wo thousand (2, 000) to taro -,tholis~d ,five. :·hliln4.~d· (?.,SOO) pounds of lasdry per day. The support. of fQur (4) shmrer ,:points n,~:;_¢lean clothing· ~quires apprax:imately' fifteen thousand,;(:l5,po .t <~·.;b· >::;.~('.;~;i:i'~tf~~~· L. .... ·.: :~··b·c~Jt.eeQJIIIIJSndatioJ1t, It..;d.~:~~j:;-~p.ded that "!;.he Te&E of tbe lalindr,r section of the Division Qu.artermaster cc;aparq be chaaged to provide three . (.3) lamdr,y 1mits ·to fim~h more sati2J.f'~tori.l\f the divisional requirements.

' \ 2. a. l)iscllSsion: Transportatioo. of potable water :ln oonditioas such as are f'Ollild in Kore~ rP-t8.~e!l:fiB a,. c-~t~~ preblea. A greater quantit,' of water per baul w~.~ase the problem,:~siderab~~· fhe present fO&E Gf the Infantry ReP.nt .au'tllor.i.Zes twel~ ·(l2):·.tour hadred (400) gal.lcm. water · trailers •.'f~.se,.t~JJu:s~~;r;e I>~:seat~\P&.i~g·substituted,.·far by' the two hundred-fi:f't,' (2$0) callen. type. . . ' ' .... · . ·. , ~--·.:,.r(··7i·.-~~-"'~_.~t~--;:·:.:':,.~j··~ :rt~·~·.;·;.'·~·-~-·~(~~-~J. .;';-:_;_ ..,.~·:·:· ···-~·- -· ,·, .::: ~.: . .. :b···: ~P·~~~ti~··;,, ~~~;t~.}~~~••. f# the_ .t&ur.,~undred (400) gallon t~iler, pe.,.~#.~P. .o~;ft~~' ,a~;t+.. ~f.,t~o, ,hundred-fifty (25€>) gallon trailers ~ .;Lsl3128d in lie1l thereof. -- 3~ · a~ . ~isclissi~:· :-~~ mct~;~~~!!Wa!ld. :report is. a media through which valuable caibat lessons can be ls~·· ~nd .·s.tudies aau. wnder cireustan­ ces which now: exist, the Gf;fice,~,·~~~ibl8' 'tor pl'eparatien .of the report does so as ~ f.~tioqa,l· duty. "'·rc{a~~;-¥-a~:th.is· task, as thorough:cy- as . _would be desirabla,. the' .tall time, effort~: af ane off1oer would be required. ~ ~\ ~.--.. ~~~' . _____ ,,_ .. __ , .,. ~------·~·-~----· , __ ,_,__ ~

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