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 P.O. Box 180190 Dallas, TX 75218-0190 http://www.koreanwar.org Korean War Project 2ID-00101885 UtCLA~:SirltU \ A!!'u'lcdty NM0165ftt ..,_ .. .... " ..'t stJ4L NARA oa:~ lt ; ( :.M2l;:S·\: ... , I 0 ·N ·.''" . ,,, Korean War Project 2ID-00101886 I~VUV'--'1...'-' "~ I f>C , ..... ~'lUI" ..... '- AK~HIVt.\:1 c ':"~"i ·. ; DECLASS!FlEO p· . Au'u'1crity NM0'165(5' 'Y 1 8~NARAD3~~ 1098 ' ~' ~\:, ', .... ~.~( !\;;' :','I" •.·.!·. .t·.·:- , :,: ''r · /· - -~' ·~ ... ' : .. ···"'' TO: ,·. *~~:-i?y~;:!it::,,:.·· ··· ,.. :·· ~-_,..,.,... "· ·. .. ... :~ ... T··-~ .. :. ·n;:;g-:~~ 0·--.':~.. ~-:-~): •.~ :\ ·.~··!:-.·~ ~~ ··~ . ·· , ·. ... At. the ,~ning·o.f,1;~. 1 ~dar:~~~hot:;J~ -US31 the 2d.VS :rntaat:r," Division beld._t.lle resj)on~~t-r,~t~~·~ ~o.J•ttalicm aecter of the Main :eattle posit.i.OD>~¢ :.Cflm'tfi.ij:~9. ~r.~~'!S~'V'Ej tr~in' progr,.Ltor 1mits in resene~ _J))lr.1llc,:l;M Ji~~':':;theJ:~~~n r,liavea the- .!Q&.inder o£. the 3d us ])lfantr.r. :J)i.v1Sio•··'~·: ~'-1GH~.\~.\.~.~ ~~cter aad. .as&\'1118d responsi­ bil:lt,y for tae~.dalenfie:Gt:::~~ ~~ ~!f~i,::u~tieu.:ia that portion ot the l:i.De until.tbe;sign:ln&:!~.:th,e qmis~~~~~oa,27, J1Lcy' US3, 1rl8n the Division withdrew· tc;,. positias ,··SG~·JOf·.~:te·:~~~~d · zoae. ·. '. .... ,,...,....... \ ·····' ' ....... , ·.' .. -.·· · ,... ~~,.~,_ ·.-··~ :·-~ ~ 1 ., ..... ~::l !',.1·:) ~~~~ t ~- ·~n~-,~.-· ~:::r,~"; · r-;,-~_:ll~·~:~, ;·:, ~,~~•. ~} J,.~·~ 1::);~. i· ·.. ·: ·~ ··~ ;· . $1 ~ Jal:T US3,,~.,)i,an~ ~nclli.B&~~~Cm:• of the ·!3d IJilf&Dtry held the HaUl. B&ttle Position frcrm CT~JJ :te CT~I422 'ir1 th the Js t .and 2d Battalions occupying reserve positions •. 'fbe .31th FA )attalioa 1'8Jilai.Ded. in direct sappert at· tbe:2~1IIif&l,l~~;l¢~:·~iji8~31th FA :eatt&liea reiDferciJC the fires of the 31th. mligmeer sUpport fer the 2.3d. J)J.fantty was :t'anaished by CQDp&.lV B, 24 Jnciaeer CGmbat Battalion. .. Tlw 9th and· 38th Intaatry Regi­ ments continud with tJleir training .<program. as part of thsir reserve missicm.. The ~h Intaat17 ecmtin\18d with-.the security Jlliasien in tbe SANGOOIG Mines, While the ,31th Iafaatrr m.Sintaiaed C)J).Ek (l) c-.pa;y Ul secU'ity of the n us corps CC'ID1D8Zld post. 'fhe 2ti l)ivisien ,Artiller,y with cm.e (l) section of the 86th searchlight :eatte17 and ;the 674th ~bo1"138 FA :aattalien attached continued to support the Division with an a.iditieaal misaien at being pre-­ pared to fumuh wo (2) l1lht ~d one .(l) •di• battaliens to reinteree fil'es of the 2d Rei J)ivision ~· Tlie 285tb. ·ROtC FA :eattalien contin­ ued attached to taa 24.; ])l.t&:tr,y Jivisioa .lrtilla17 tor tzoaiai ng.. ll&tt.a17' C ot the 82d J.Al.AW l!l&ttalion (SP) ftllaimed in·direct support of the ~h ROI Dtf.'an'tz7 Division ,A.rtiJJ.er.r• .'.flaB .72d .TGk .Jattali.tm remained 'IIID.der operationa1 CGBtrol at .. the. 2d Rtlt n:taatr,Y Division !a 'I'M CliQl'lWON valley• . 'fhe 2d »cOI:lDB:Jaaance C~ N~Ja•d,:in ·8leeld.ng positi.cm.'in t11e 234 D1-. · . fant:r,y sector. The 2d Eagmeer.'{(e) :Ba~talion,, len C~JV' B, ocmtiDla.a te Korean War Project 2ID-00101887 ~-, .. : ~ Utt;LA::>::>Irli:U .1 A!!'u'lcn:y MtJ0165~ S~NARADa:~ ---- '- ·····--- '• 'I • ~",, ·,;' :~, ' .;.'J. '·, •n ~~'1h- •<' >';.{> jll~;~~~ .. ~.~;~~~,~ ,,,, :':.; '' ;~~~i:~;~:~;-;,,:: .· ... · ~~cT~· ~~d a;~q~t~~~·~~~~-¥~~~!J,?.3.. ..., '31 !11gUSt 3953 • .• .• '· ~' r. -·~:;·.:~ .• ~.·•• -~~_.:,:. ~-• .'~1.':; ~~--~~ ··<·:;~::~J{f:f ~.t.J.'r·?:·: ... ::.::.\ ,'·r :· • ·. .• ~ ... support)he:·:~~icp:tc~ri.fd~~~-l~~. c.one~t~t- _fortifications on I.;1ne xosa.s 1·,_:.:au.d·:JDI.j,a~--:11Q~ .. ~·-~~~gge.s·.alq aupp~ __ .routes and access roads and.traile-(Plate:~:q.,:; . >·: ; ·;·'"''·' ,.- on the ucht 2 - 3 -~ U53~ t~; 2Cl.:e&t~licm, 23d IDfant17 began relie.t·of t.P.e'::JdJsalta~~ 2.3d;~~w~~·S:Tl:le·,re,li~f :was ccmpleted at 0155 hours1 4: Jlll;v::::at.-•;ich.,~e-.~:th~.;:~~,j;sa~~ea·asaUmed respoasibllity for the sector •..r~··tlle -Ma1n--·Rt.i9-e ~!li~4ip.ll ·;'t~ CT4544l.3 to QT48d,.l5 • ·. ''·}'•· .. ·• ~-~·~c'.}~··-:.:/.::! ~~:\~{:.~:··{. i '·;;,~·;.. l,)~::.·\·~~~·.-~}~J":::~.>;.·.~--\;· ..~·j·.~- • ': on .4 ~' tae:~38tA.;:Infatr~.:;l\8~Enlt·~;egaD. -•OPeration SWeeptt scrme­ times refe~d·.to·.as \lSQNKdDJN'.r1f:f_./~~ ·:P~ue.~.af :apprebend:fag.inclicen­ ows perscmnel &l;ld juspected, int»:t"'~ors;~fr-· .an ·.ares.' witlain the corps sector.· ',lae opei,oa.tieiW~S1·COIICJ,Jlfi!4 f,JA.y~·~J\lly when the.)6th J)J.tmtry was placed Cl:l.:·aD•eaicht'(~):;h~'F;.ale;t..·s~t~:rJt,c;.i·DlG'J& .. 'By raU ior aotor te com­ ter possible ::.•~ \ ac~i~~ ·.. r/Re~t': ;o,f.s~~. SKtJNK. BtmT ~were fitty-tear (54) jJJdi&&nows,,perseDXlfl·:*P~a.nd89.J:t•?.~t~,~~·;l(iUtar,.. ~nt ·certificates ... and n\1111.81'0118 items. .it, icl·'to~::aa~,~':t;l.Cil were rec~red. Detained persomel-wel'8 .. col.lac~--:·.s.Dij). sc;e~e~;:;~tHilital'T ·Poliee ..Uri CIC Feraomwl. 'fhe are~ swep1:--wa::; .tU..~-~~ ~·~d bJ;.~~cT4'-0J53; CT1i.5226,, c:r6Gn,O, c'.r64734t, ~ltil4~.::ct6~3ili1- ~"Criil:~~~·v~·• ~,-_the 2.d Battal.iGn 31th Illf~t;,:;~l.i$,-e!i: ~~!=ln~.,;;:ot<-~:'.l.&Jt.-:eattaUon;~\234-Iat•tr.r for the purpose of . prepa.rhc de.ttmsiW pGS:l. t4.cms Cl1 Liile WfQIJIIt}. ~ C'l'b.783)k to c'.r4B,334. · ,'.·. · ·· ..· · · :. :, ;· '·. · · : ·:'.-.: .·.. · .:,~·-:·;. ·.. "'"?:~·.'t::~~- ;_·::~::~:-:·~ ... --, . '·· . At ·0225 hG~USd$·;~, a· n~W.• (~)..JWl QODibat patnl from COlllJdQV F, 23d Dlf&at:t7.ude.:eCD:tact ~th,.,aJ:l'e•JQ>'J>atrol ofappJ.ocimate:q twenv­ three (23),•n in·:~ ·T.Leta1t.Yr·.t eT46llai•. '.l• fifteen .(15) :miD\tte fixe­ figtlt ens\l&tf:rith;:&otll si.dtiu;F 'lls:tq.,;.llc~l band greu.dea., and aatam.atic veapOIIls. Friendq aortan and arti1JJal7' ~~ fil'ed on the eaenr,y dur.tnc· the engagement• At 022S·lll0vs ·an eJ.e:fen.·(u) iJirm friendly npport feree was committed to strike the eneJIO" fret'-'.&aotber' c.ti.rect.icm. At the same tiDe, a thirty-ome (31) liN1 frien4Jl' :aJ:ert forefl._Was diapatcbe¢ .trem. tle p.i.u :aattl.e FGsit;Lon'~~J~.ci:'the ~etldlJJ.ssa\il.t. &ad support groups at 0.335 hours. llf._c.J240 hours,. t~- em~--~-~e~d and 1r.i:UJ.Gralm. The ti:me~ elltra.Dce by' -~he Sllppert· g:roilp :i:iit.O, ·tbe 'aettom: liad. prevem:ted tb9 ene~ frca ccmtinlling with his Jlissicm and: caused hia to withdraw. All immediate snep was COII.dllCted. of .the &1'8&, 'but. results·. were negative, demonstra:t:ing again the Chi.Dese ·aptitude fer policing t&e 'battlefieltl immedi.ate:cy- .tollAnr:t.Bc eootact. :B,eaults of tae .. eontact.nre:· .. :FrJ.endq canalties: one (1) m, twelve (12) WIA; Estimated' ~D8Dii -~~ties: Five (5) KI.L ten (10) wn.. ·.,,,,,. ~ the period. 13.- lS J\1lj' J9SJ~ .the 2d VS IDfaat17 DivisiOn be­ gaB the relief of the 3clUS,Infaatr.r·.Di~sien at its assiped sector of the Main :eattl& PGsitioa. The enti.ft· .. relief, was accempliahed ill two (2) nights tmder _caditi-.s :of ·:in'btase,a:la-. anti. :ren.ltat poer read tra.m.c­ abULty._ '·J)l·:forw~--~~~;,.;~!P~ll:iJlJ(S:Dd.~ci.eep au4 mtlde~even the move~ :ment of tr~k;:'991tieles ~ aeme·eaas,im.Possihle. ·· ... · i . _,, ...... ; • " ' . i ,, '" ., . ·-·-'- • .-..:...:. ___•; •. ::_:·_·.:_-~·-,, ,-_;·,·.: ~5:;~:~~::.~.)~" J ..' < ~ <', . ·· .. ·,.· ' .. •' ~I'·. ', -~, .:~.·' ~' ··: .• , ~~~- '\~:_:~.... \.}~· <,{: ·:: :t::~·:{t~~ ~ ,,_,._. .•. '.::t •. ¥1~fl:'•.t·.·~:~;;· .. ~,;;--_-···~.·:;:; Korean War Project 2ID-00101888 DECLASSIFJED A!tu'1,~ri~y Nt.1Q165rc! ':' ·~ ' .. : ·.~--~·.t,'···< ··.·:\'1'>·~;; ",;"•',,>:; B~NARADa:~ .~. ~~,::·':. ;.'\':.~. ":·~:-:;t:~~ l! ' .·.. -_)~~·:} ;).:;.~ {>;~\~,·::~.~l:~~~~.J.';f:.~ . ' . ~~ ~.-~~4: t".'';. ;7... :~y~~:~~: ~ ' ~.,. I DlCC . .· · i· · :,;·: '.; ',,:, (:; · •rs ', ; \•·';, .. · L: ' · SUBJEcTs ·C~d·::~port:jo~ M~~~-:~)~ ·l953 . ,· . - . ::···: ., ·~, · ., ..-·.>.· ;... ·<~·.: ~-·~·, .J_ ·r .}-::"·.·~.:.:.-~:._·~·(~~.. :;.:·_~·:·~ -~ ~.-.:. ·;. Jui.lng:the-'ni'ght 13· ~.1.14 Jul~}Al1e}lst Battalion, 23d Intantrr re­ lieved 'the '~k l!.z::peditiot;l&ryJ'orce.; •·~~ ~ Battle Position fNil CT49842l to C'f.$16kol and Oatpoat· HMUli. ·-~d ~the 234 l)ltantry asSlllBed. re­ spons:i.bilit,'~for:.that.:~tfonal ~.o~r~i. :Tb& .38th :rntmtrr :relieved ele­ ments ·elf. th~ .JSth.}md; ~S.:Iih... ~Inf~~/~~;~~;t~, on :the Main pttls Position frcn CT5lb408,;to.CTS.7~1Jl~-(~- as.s~~-,~~ODS'-bU1ty of. that sectar at JA0.337I ~-l~,3._.l,t·:~OO! ho,~~-~::~~~-.:t~e 2d l).i.mion asSllll8d respcns:L~li:tj:._ .:r.o~ t~. csect()r f9~~~:J~C,~~;\.e~ by'. the •3d Division and, in add.i. t:i.Gn1 '.as~d,·~t:a~~~ .-~.~~*t~.i~. l07tb. Airltorne Reg:laental ComNt :Teaut-;4ei"e~g-,a·,~~ll,~i~~<;~ to the inmecnate right i"lank of the )d·])ivision. pos:i~o;l_e:' ·'fhe · ~h -~a,Jlt,:r;r::completed the :rel:lef of tile majol,' mn~~- ot.·;~,().\;;Pi~~~.\·)J1, ~~tiM·~ 7th ~antrr Regi:aent ·and' a5s}DII1ng .reaporiS.iD;i.lity_.: fo~, th&~--~!pt.p~ ~trom CTS734JJ :·to c~Ukl4. At the. ooncl~1Gn;rflf,·.·.~.tl'P'~f by,r.~~:',~~~>~:JBme::ats ot'--tae Division, tJ:e sector ~:·.d$rl:ij.ciJ1;:i~~~~b~ ~~~~~~d !;t-om. CT4~l.3. to cT66,kJ4. "_\ ·;' ·...:~· -~ . , ·.. ::~:..... :~:c·:-~<: .. ~· '1 ·.• ~... :~· .... ·; ··:.· ;-:.l.'T" :: ~ ··. ~ .. -.rhe· d:i.v:Lsion was thexf-~posed '$ag ·.the Main Battl.S posi.t:i.on .f'rc:a left to .right. as·follewa.:··,\23d,r":tilfantl"Yi :l16gj.JI8nt s11PJorted by' tbe 37th FA :sattal.ion aad ·Qqm.pazJ;r:Bi .i2d lll~~:1(C) pt:t;alim; .3t$th Dlt&at%7 :aeg:Lment ~pported .~.