1St Provisional Marine Brigade - Historical Diary - September 1950
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1ST PROVISIONAL MARINE BRIGADE - HISTORICAL DIARY - SEPTEMBER 1950 Korean War Korean War Project Record: USMC-1276 CD: 18 United States Marine Corps History Division Quantico, Virginia Records: United States Marine Corps Unit Name: 1st Marine Division Records Group: RG 127 Depository: National Archives and Records Administration Location: College Park, Maryland Editor: Hal Barker Korean War Project P.O. Box 180190 Dallas, TX 75218-0190 http://www.koreanwar.org DECLASSIFIED Korean War Project USMC-00201763 •' .. SECRET • • 2295 l:DWS/daw ). The foll_owing directives are attached hereto as enclosures (l) ..:nd (2): (1) C:i- lstMt<rDiv msg lOOS02Z of Septem·oer 1950 (2) CG lstMarDiv ltr ser <!2-50FE (undated) 4. l?HOTOG'.AAPHI C SUPl?I.:EMENT llega tives of photographs, films, and pictures made during the period covered by this report have been for-rded to the Historical Division, Head q~rters, u. s. Marine Corps, washington 25, D. C. Copy to: CG Fl-IFPac 96'l'7H SECRET - j- ~)6'1'78 DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Korean War Project USMC-00201764 / t • SECRET c:~95 l!DWS/da.w .<.. CHRONOLOGICAL BECORD OF EVENTS 1 - 6 September 1950 Covered qy Speci~ Action Beport of the lst ProVisio~L Marine Bri~. FMF (Reinforced) for the period 7 July to 6 September 1950. 7 September 'i950 Movement of Brie,»de to Pusan completed. 11ni ts prE!p!'ored to embtork 11.bo<..rd ships of Task J'orce 90 for furthe:r operations. g September 1950 Em bark«tion commenced. 9 September 1950 Embar~tion ~d lo~ding continued. 10 September 1950 OG lstHarDiv message lOOSOGZ received, directing disbandment of the Brigtlde. See enclosure (1). Embarkation and loading continued. ll September 1950 Oor:1rno.nd Post shifted from Puse<n University to USS CilVAT.IER (APA -'7). OG lstNarDiv letter seriaL i!c:-500 (enclosure (2)) received, w:l.th in structions cunoerning administr.. tive H.nd oper..tion..L control of Brigade un1 ts upon disbandment. (This letter erroneously referred to in enclosure (1) as serial 1975). Embarkation and loading continued. ~ September 1950 Elements of Te.sk Force 90, w:l. th lst Provisional Marine Brigti.de, J'KI' (Reinforced) embarked, stood out to sea from Pusan, Korea, at l212)0I Septjlmber. lj September 1950 lst Provisional Marine .Brigade disbanded at 1)000H September. Person nel of Headquarters Comp...ny, Headqua.rters and Servfcollrllattalion were transferred to Headquarters Battalion, lst Marine Division. 5th Marines reverted to control of lst ~fi'l.rine Division. All other un1 ts reverted to control of parent Diviilion organizations. - <! - SECRET DRCLASSTFTRD DECLASSIFIED Korean War Project USMC-00201765 / .. ' ' I • . ' Headquarters lst Provisional Marine Brigade, FMF (Reinforced) «295 oio FLeet Post Office, San Francisco, California l:DWSidaw Ser~-'0.3 ~ l2 Sep 1.950 SECRET From: T!'&S Co-9!'.,. .. A ing Ganera..L To: Commandant of the ~rine Corps Subj: Historical diary, 1st Provisional Mo>rine :Brigade, J'I.!F (Reinforced); for the month of September 1950 Ref: {a) CHC mso; l01414Z of July 1950 (b) Par..gra.ph ll4ol, Marine Corps Manual l. Illl'RODUCTI 011 The period covered by this report is from 1 to lj September 1950. A surn;nary of the activities of the lst Provisional Marine :Srio;...de, FJ.!F (Reinforced) for the period l to 6 September 1950 is cont«ined in the :Brigade Special Action Report, serial 005, of ll September 1950 (SECBET). o-u 7 July, :Br1go.d.e Head'iuarters \Vi:$.8 located at Pusa.u ti'lliversity, Pusan, Korea. By 07llOOK September, movement of the Brigade from the Yonga...n ..rea to Pusan >JUS completed, and "'11 un1 ts prepared to embark aboard ship for fur ther oper<>tions ag>o.inst the eneucy-. lllmbarkation commenced en 8 September. en 10 September 195<>, instructions were received by dispatch from the lst Marine Division to disband the :Brigade on l.> September. See enclosure (l). The Brio;ade Command Post was shifted from Pusan University to the USS CAVALIER (APA .>7) at 1111001 September 1950. Blements of the llrig.. de, embarked abcard ships of ~sk Force 90, sailed from ?~n, Korea., on lC:!. September 1950. In accordance with the instructions contained in enclosures (1) and l2), Baadq~rters and Service Battalion and Ba...dquarters Company, lst Provisional Mo>rine Brigade, FMF (Reinforced) were disb<>nded effective ljOOOli September, and all other units reverted to ~nistrative and operational control of the 1st Mo>rine Division. Upon disbandment, the Commanding General, :Brigadier Gener~l ~\·ra.:rd A. CP.!!G 0196 US-).(0 reswned his status ~s .Assistant Division Commander, 1st ~rine Division. - 1 SEC BET DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Korean War Project USMC-00201766 . ~ f . ~ 0-0-l'-Y • FRO~!: OG 1ST MA.RDIV SlllORET TO: CG 1ST PROVMAllBRIG ROUTINJ: Im'O: CG FHFPAO CINCFE ~!A.RCORPS Y.ilAF EFY..i:CTIV.S Olf.i: 'l.'llREE SEP'l'5¢ 1ST PROVMA.RBRIG X H&S :all AllD m CO 1ST PROVI-!AliBlliG ARE DIS:BAl:DED X BRIG GElN CRAIG RESUME STATUS ADO 1ST MA.RoiV X TlWI"SY.i!lR Ol' PERSOl:lliElL AND DISPOSITION OF ATTACHICENTS IN ACCORDANCE MYSER 1975 NOTAL FOR'IIl<RllED Si:PAR!TELY ENCLOS11RIIl ( 1) DECLASS!FIIi'D DECLASSIFIED ~ Korean War Project USMC-00201767 1 . I • . C-0-l'-Y J:WADQ.UAR~RS 1975 lST MABINE DIVISION (REINF), FlO' 5/cvi 0/o FT£rnT POST OFFICE Ser~ 22=50FE SAN FBANCISCO, CALIFORh~A To: Commanding General, 1st Provisional Marine :Brigade Subj: Administrative ~nd Operatio~l control of units ~d detachments attached to 1st Provisio~l Marine :Brigade Bef: ( ..) CG, lstMarDiv meg 100802Z Sep 1950 1. Upon disbt<n.dJDent of let Provisio-1 Marine :Brigade, in accordance with reference (a), administrative control of units presently composing the :Brigade will be "-B follows: go• Hea.dq\':iarters and Service Ea.ttalion. lst Prov!sion::t-1 M:.1.r!ne :Srl.ge.d.a. Transfer personnel of Headquarters Company to Headquarters :Battalion, let Marine Division. b. Attached units revert to lO.dministrative control of ptt.rent units. 2.. Operatiouo.l control of units and detachments of the 1st Provisional Marine :Brigade w:!.ll be in accordance with the following provisions: "· Units and detachments ..ssit;ned to llLT j, RCT-5 and to RCT-5, in "ccordance with let l>!arine Division Ope=tion Order ~-50, will initi,.lly be under oporation..l control of BLT j, RCT-5 and RCT-5 respectively. Upon rever sion of BLT ,;, BJT=5 to RC~5 at g...nour. units ~no. detachments t~.ss!.g:c.ed. to BLT ) will p<>Se to operational control of RCT-5. All units ..nd detachments composing RCT-5 subsequent to H-hour will be reverted to operatio=l control of p<>rent units on Division order. b. Ur&. ts and dats.cl"liilafl,ts not listed under Task 0r5P'I-"li~tion of :BLT ,;. RCT-5 and RCT-5 in let Marine Division Operation Order 2-50 will revert to operatioll"'l control of p«rent units and orgd.lliZt<tions on arriv...l in the target area. c. Operational control or V".M0-6 = J)St;a.Chmeht, M!l.rine !!Bctical Air Control Sq1.1<•dron TWO will p ..es to Commanding General, lst ~rine Division on ~rri V!:tl in target area .. OLIVER P. SUI TH ENCLOSURE (2) DECLASSIFIED .