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HG SUM 19 UD 09B2.Pmd The Hourglass The Semi-Annual Newsletter of the 7th Infantry Division Association Summer 2019 7th Infantry Division Association President's Perspective 2102 Newton Dr. Killeen TX 76549-1164 http://7ida.us/ Here's wishing you all a great summer! In this issue... I have a couple of things to share with 2. Defending "The Z" you. One that I hope makes you even 2. I Corps Dedicates Camp Casey more proud of your Korean service, and 3. Deadly Oct’69 Ambush another that might help keep The 5. 73rd Armor Tanks Tested at Chipori 5. Bullet Stops GI's Bid for Citizenship Hourglass going a little longer. 7. Army Museum Unit Tribute Program 8. Campaign Streamers First, I want to let you know that all post-Korean War 9. How I Won The War!- Rosenfield 10. Model 1918 Browning Automatic Rifle soldiers who served in Korea between 1953-71 are eligible 12. New Member List for the Korean Presidential Unit Citation Medal and here's 13. From Your Treasurer how to claim yours: 13. Operating Statement 14. QM's Corner 15. North Platte Canteen, 2018 On the Internet, search for "DD Form 149.pdf". 16. Letters & Seekers Fill the form out, using the following 17. Army to Roll Out New Body Armor 18. The Quartermaster’s Store information for indicated lines. 20. Today's 7ID 21. “Svehla” Deadlift Competition line 5 Award of ROKPUC not received. I was 22. New Army PT Test Coming stationed in Korea (put your service dates here) 23. Hand-to-Hand Continues 24. Reserve Units Merge With 7ID and served with (put your unit here). I am requesting that 25. Army Participates In RIMPAC the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation be issued 26. International Sniper Competition to me, and a correction be made to my DD-214. 27. Battalion Situational Training 27. Gronkowski Visits JBLM 28. Task Force Tomahawk line 6 Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, which 29. Ghost Brigade Soldiers was award by the Republic of Korea to the 7th Inf Div, US 30. How I Won The War! 31. Helmet Saves Soldier Army, is confirmed in accordance with AR 672-5-1, para 32. Editor's Perspective 218. The citation reads: For extraordinary sacrifice and 33. Membership Status service rendered the Republic of Korea during the period 33. 7th IDA Booster Club th 33. 7th IDA Governing Council Aug45-Dec48 and from 17Sep50-Mar71. The 7 Inf Div 34. Final Taps in war and peace has contributed to safeguarding the 36. The Hourglass Staff Republic of Korea from Communist aggression. line 9 DA General Order #50, dated Nov71, awarded the Published by ROKPUC to anyone who served with the7th Inf Div in GARPGARPGARP CusCusCustttomom NNom Neeewwwsleslesletttttterer SerSerer Servicevicevice Korea, according to AR 600-8-22 and the US Army Human www.garponline.com [email protected]@garponline.com Resources Command. Continued on Page 9... The Hourglass Summer 2019 new seriesDefending "The Z" by Pete Wallace With this issue we begin a new section I Corps Dedicates chronicling the 7thID's service on the DMZ between 1953-1971. We have a Camp Casey head start with Pete Wallace's great Stars and Stripes, 24Feb52 account of when he was "on the Z" as a 1LT Infantry officer assigned to A Co, 1st Bn, 32nd Inf. In a colorful military ceremony, a new I Corps area was dedicated recently as Camp Casey in honor of the late MAJ Now we want to hear from YOU! So, send me anything Hugh B. Casey, who lost his life last month in a plane crash you have relating to your service on the DMZ. in Korea. Jerry Piller Hourglass Editor Pete Wallace today, and... ...standing by his Jeep at base camp in 1969. In dedicating the huge area, which had been converted from rice paddies, LTG John W. "Iron Mike" O'Daniel, I Corps Ambush In "The Z" commander, joined in paying tribute to the memory of MAJ By Pete Wallace Casey, former S-3 with the 2nd Bn, 7th Infantry "Cotton Baler" st nd I was a 1LT Infantry officer assigned to A Co, 1 Bn, 32 Regt. Inf on the DMZ (commonly referred to as the Z) during Sep69 through Jan70. The 1/32's sector was a couple of miles of A native of Haverford, PA, the 26-year old major had the DMZ border with a compiled a brilliant military record with the Cotton Balers metal cyclone fence along in Korea before transferring to a staff position with X Corps. the southern border of the Shortly after his transfer he was killed in the crash of a liaison DMZ and then north about plane. He was the son of MG and Mrs. Hugh J. Casey, of 1¼ miles, to the actual Washington, DC. MDL (Military Demarc- ation Line) dividing South Highlight of the impressive ceremony came when troops of and North Korea, which was marked only by occasional small the 7th Infantry passed in review. Along with the long straight posted signs. lines of infantrymen was a precise formation of 21 tanks, See "Deadly Oct '69 Ambush" on page 3... Continued on page 7... Page 22Page The Hourglass Summer 2019 Deadly Oct’69 Ambush By Peter D. Wallace 1LT, 1/32 Inf (1969-70) I was a 1LT Infantry officer assigned to A Co, 1st Bn, 32nd Inf on the DMZ (commonly referred to as the Z) during Sep69 through Jan70. The 1/32s sector was a couple of miles of the 1LT Wallace DMZ border with a metal cyclone fence along the southern ready to go border of the DMZ and then north about 1¼ miles, to the out on DMZ actual MDL (Military Demarcation Line) dividing South and North Korea, which was marked only by occasional small patrol in 1969. posted signs. The 1/32 had three infantry companies, as well as a HQ company, to guard our sector of the Z. Each of the infantry The Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) runs for 160 miles, company's sectors was about a mile long. The MDL and the the width of the Korean peninsula, between North and South southern border of the DMZ are not straight lines but wander Korea. The south side of the DMZ was mostly manned by back and forth, up and over hills and down into low areas, the South Korean Army (ROK) troops. In 1966-71, one some of which were still flooded former rice paddies. portion north of Seoul was guarded by the US 2nd Inf Div. A Vegetation on the south side of the fence was cleared about portion of that was guarded by an attached battalion from the 50 yards wide with the help, I later learned, of the defoliant US 7th Inf Div. In 1969, that battalion was the 1st Bn, 32nd Inf Agent Orange. Past the fence, going into the Z, it was wild (1/32), 7th Inf Div. From 1966 into 1970, while the US public and overgrown the whole width of the DMZ, with no clearing was focused on the ongoing conflict in Vietnam, the US 7th of brush or trees since the end of the Korean War in 1953. It and 2nd Inf Divs were involved in the increasing military was populated by small fanged deer and pheasants. conflict in the Korean DMZ. During this period, with the Vietnam War at its height, the Peace from the Korean War (1950-53) had never been draft was active and the average age of the US troops was achieved and, in 1966, tactical hostilities had renewed quite young. I, and all of the other platoon leaders in our between North and South Korea. During this hidden war, company, were ROTC graduates from the class 1968. I was aka The Second Korean War, the US classified the Korean 23 years old. Our Company Commander, CPT Vern DMZ as a Hostile Fire Zone. Combat incidents and casualties Metzger, was an OCS graduate, and had 1 year of combat due to direct interactions with the North Korean People's experience in Nam but was no older than we were. Most of Army (NKP), were on-going. In the 4-year period of 1966 the enlisted men, including the E5 squad leaders, were through 1969, 2nd and 7th Div troops and their imbedded draftees or on their first enlistment, and were under 20 years KATUSA (Korean Army Attached to The US Army) alone, old. Our E6 and E7 Platoon Sergeants had already completed sustained 47 killed-in-action (KIA) and 80 wounded-in- a tour in Nam and were older than the rest of us. action (WIA). This does not account for any 8th US Army casualties or those suffered by the South Korean Army during On the DMZ, there were four main duties each company their combat incidents and related casualties. carried out on a full-time basis. These duties were carried out on a rotational basis by the officers, NCOs and enlisted There are many documented cases of hostile fire incidents men of each company. They were: during this period. But there were many more hostile fire ♦ Day-time manning and patrolling the southern fence. incidents which were, routinely, not documented due to the ♦ Night-time manning of the southern fence. reporting procedures and the on-going nature of the conflict. ♦ Manning of isolated outposts out in the Z. An example of the nature of these conflicts occurred in ♦ Ambush patrols. October, 1969. Continued next page... Page 3 The Hourglass Summer 2019 "Deadly Ambush" continued from previous page. not documented by Battalion, or therefore to Division, as combat incidents no matter how intense they were because, At various locations along the fence, US troops nightly as we were told at the time, there were no US casualties, no received on-going NKP harassing fire from AK-47s.
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