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 .