9th Infantry Regiment - Command Report - June 1951 · 9th Infantry Regiment, (ltd. 1..::30 Ju.llc...

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Korean War

9th Infantry Regiment - Command Report - June 1951

2nd Infantry Division

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Unit Name: Second Infantry Division

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REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES

Annex A of Sect~ou III to Comms.nd REport ( CiY I S-5 (Rl)) Headqua.rters, 2d Infa':'Itry Division Period: 1-30 June 51

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'+::.''':9th Infantry Command Repor.t d td · l-30 ,Jun~ 1951

of Events

'{Intelligence · '$.'". ' , '

'IY. · pperations: .. - ...

V. ..L~gistics

VI.· Appendices· . '

A--1. 9th Infantry Unit Journals

2• M~ssages . '' . '· ·(

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3. Awards per General Order No. 16,. ~E?adqu~'ters 9th .Infantry Regiment

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B--1. Periodic Intelligence R~ports (Nos. 144-:168)

2. Personnel Periodic Reports (Nos. 25 and 26)

C--1. 'Periodic Operations. Reports (Nos. 175-220)

2. OperatiOn Instructions {Nos •. 19, 20, 21, 23)

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3. Letter of. Instruction

D.-1. lst Battalion Journal

2. 2d Battalion Journal

3. 3d Battalion Journal

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, 1-30 Jti.ne 1951

P.b.a.se III of the Soyang River Opere.tion 11as r<?.J.)iflly dra\'Jing to .a. close

as the month of June opened. The Regiment \"la.s relentlessly :purs~ng the \ '

enemy, enga.r,ing him in fu>ggecl fire-fights a.t every opportun:i.ty. -:.Despite

th~- f~ct thnt the previons nonth hr:1.d. been one of vlmost co~ti~u.al ·action,

· the men of t>.o Rcr;i:nent noYor oY.tce slacl:nncd. their clctermination to contact

and destroy the ene;"'1y. Their action \'R.S uncee.sinp;--the results of this

.operation be!"'.r this out.

On 1 June, the Reccimcnt 'I'JP.S ip: the vicinity of llffi Yang-ni, Korea,

with one battalion north of tho Soya_ng Il.:i.Ycr anCl. h.10 south of it.l ''

First :Batta1ion t~lB.s attc>.cho0. to the O}?er'.tiono1 control of the J.S7th

-ROT ~ soon PS it e_sstunod. :_1ositions helr'l. b~.r th0 3d. :Battalion of that unit. 2

!She 2d and 3r1 :BP.ttelions cong.ucted t>ggressivc :pntrols throug..lJ.out the day

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. prior to -their 'cLc!)arture on the. rotation pro,-;rem.3 lTine rcple.ce::tents Here

r~ceived by :Regiment vnct as~i[;ned. to the 30. :Ba.tt2lion. 4

Sarvic_e Oom:_oony, at this time, was locate a ne::> r the :: e,rsi!nental Cl' <j u.st

.north of the ~9y~ng RiYer. 5 He-r:>-.Y--;;r-r-e.-i-n:~~;;:au-.s-ecl -~he ri~-e-r-t"'"'o_r_i_s_o_-. -r:>-.nd _t_h_us--IJ\-.1

·. ·necessitr-tec1 the utiJ.i?:P.tion of tr>1i'·~s to ct:>rr-:-T sUXY'll5.es across tho st·JOllcn

~Jaters pnct U'! to the con'JPnics on lino. Five Dtilnrs uere Cl.ispgtchect to the

ReE?;iment to pllevinte 3. si~1ilfl:r si tu,..,,tion if it shou~a. occnr agn.in. ~---.. ---

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Att£>.cldnr: Hill t!-51 on ~ June, tho lst :Bf'..t tnJ.:i_on engaged. t:m est.imate0.

Section 'V--S-l~. Sur1J1ary for Jnn:e 1951, p. 1 Section IV--0:9erations Re1)ort 1-30 June 1951, Jl. 1 Section II--Personrcl :~f(~'e>rt for Jnne 1951, p. 1 !'oid Section V--S-t~ Su;~-:1ar:r for cTune 1951. !J. 1 Ibid

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9th Infantry Regiment, (ltd. 1..::30 Ju.llc 1951 · (cont 1 d)·

is. a savage fire-fight irhich lasted f'~:r :t'ive ho~~~ 7 . .

;r\ artillery and air support enabled the battalion ·to secttre it.s objective 'by

· l~OO:~ho'ilrs. 8 Nennt-~ile, !'.d and 38. :Bf).tta1ions relievec1

/~~·:·<·~· ~ird :Bf.ttteJ.ion t-ras ordered to {!;tt~ck Hill 579.9

elements of the 1S7th

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Altho ugl1.: pro gr e$S

was'made in the attack, they 1v-ere ord.erec1 to ,.rithc1.rt'1-r for the night and set

up defensive positions. /

All three· b~.ttaJ.ions rece~vecl s:porar1.ic mortpr fire during t_he earlr ·

~rn~ng hours of 3 June.10 Second. :Battf1J5on, in Em attem~t to secure objeqtive

"~S", encountered ru1 estimated ?00 enemy.ll They engr>ged this group in a fire

:. t'ighfusing small arms, <rv.tomatic vea:oons an~. mortars.· .

At the sane tir:Je, the Reci:rnentPJ. CP Dllcl speci~J. units moved. forward in

. order to .maintain· closer cont<'tct vrith the a.ttacking echelons.l2

A new directive '\'rc:>.s E~nnouncecl concerning rot<:'tees to the effect that all

EJ de~rting for .the Z.I. nu.st c::-rry H-1 rifles.; c>ll com::?any-grade off~cers,,.

·a ca;rbine; e.ncl all field-grn0.e officers, a _!.1.5 :pistol.13

. Four officer re:pl;-ce;:wnts ,.,ere receivec. by the Reginent, on this date

. and 1-rere as~ignect to ITee.d<J.lJ.:o.rters ConJ:)E'tn.Y penclin{': fu..rther assisnm~t.J.4 .• ' ~\ ~ '1. •

" The b£>ttelions, on 1: June, concentrr·.tecl on .the i:n:provement of clef en-

., siva :positions, as elements of t:Q.e 5th ·roK Division :pa.ssed throll{'".,h their po- ·

s~tions to continue ·tho e.ttrcJ\: lat.u1ched by the lTinth the a.a.y before.15 . .

···~ . ~ollo,1in:; the departure of teo officers a.'1cl 75 J:l! on rotation, f~ve~

officers. and 52 nr r,e:pla..cer:lents t?.rrived ~:md ,.,ere assigned ·throu.&;hout the

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On this 0.2-te Fa.j Gen CJark J, l"Zttffner, :?d }};vision corma.nder, conve;recl.

:Appencti::::: C-1, POR 1rl72, 3 June 1951 Ibid Ibio . Ap::penix C-1, POR # 1 7?., 7, J nne 1951 Ibid Ibid_:· ~j~di::::: .A...l, Unit Jotwnnl, 3 June 1951, I tan 1:0 • l.:o Section II--Personncl D.e:9ort for Ju..'"l.e 1951, p. 1

. ~:pendix C-1, FOR :(b 173, lt Juno 1951 Section II--PersoP~el Ee~ort for June 1951, u. l

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.All units continu.ea. to improve defensive :positions on, 5 June.· 11 Jllt1 -;' .~; > '..:

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Oomp~ received several rouJ.lds of· $.rtillery .froni an unknown source e.t. 1 7lJ.O .

l~ours, with no reported dAmDge.l.S

.ly;>proxir,1at ely 25 ton::; of one.rrty enmo 't'res located. d.uring the o.t!'-.J,

half-burned. end 11rell cr>mou.fl.ngeo., inclnding 1 '2.0 JJ.: t1ortars ~nc1 smAll

arms ammunition. Host of thls ce.che boro :Russien 1951 marldngs. 19

A USC sho1·1, 11 Spotlight :qevels11 ,.,ras presented. in the 'l[icinity of the

.·.-.regimente~ OP before a cro;·:0. ~f 3000 troo:ps. 20

·. I , ' Jlllements of the P<ec;iment received e.rtillory fire o.u.ring tho' early norn-

'ing hours of _6 Ju,.."le, but frienctl~r shelling siJ.encecl this. 21. :the CO'll~Janics

dnring the dEy bege.n moveme11t to bP.ttal:i.on nsscnibJ.~r areas. in antici~)ation

of t'J:+e move on the fol1o1:!in~: mornin~;.

On~ platoon of 11 011 Com:no.ny '!:ta-S a.ssir~nec1 the mission of lJrovicling secnr-

i ty for :Battery 11F 11 , 50 3d F }. :Bat tru.ion. ?.') At the snnc time, t1·Q platoons of

the 920. ~ngineers SearchliGht ConpPJ'lY 1·rere t>~tt?cher'l. to the Regiment, only to

! e, be released. the follo>·dnc._- c1:"~r.?3 ~11e 15th PA·:Bnttru.ion, vih:i.ch u:r? to this time,

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SUJ>port'fld~ t'ce Regiment's r:.ctivities, continueCI. to SD:?UOrt the o:pm·?.tions of ·-·.o::"·.

·;:the· 5th lOK Division.21~

Utilizing org?..nic trans:?ort<'ltion, the ,!'egiment moved. south to the vic~

inity of' Inje, North Korea, on 7 June, closing in the ne"' area by 11~30 hours.25

1'1ith this move the P-egiment revertedto X Corps rese:rve.

On moving into this are~, Service Comp?.nY took ell excess emmunition

of the 23d Inf~?.ntry Ret;i.'ilent Pni1. hn CTC comppnies, totf!ling ?59 men, 1-rho

,...c hac1 also be~n attacheCl. to the 2}::J./·o

13. k.}:;',endix C-1, :fOil '1;'1 71:., 3 Juno 1951 19. ,k,:pendi:r: 13-J., P!R {/:1 lL5, 5 <Tnne 1951 20. Section !!--Personnel Ro:nort for J1.1.ne 1951, :n. 1 a. Section !II--Int0.JJir;oncn P.eno:rt, 1-30 June 1951. :p.2 22. .Ar'.'Jcno.ix C-1, :ron :f/:176, 6 June 1951 2-;;. J\p:;?(mC'ciY- A..l, Uni.t ,!o,Jrnr<l, r; Jt'!.."le 1951. !ten J::o. )3 24. Section J:'r __ (),:er<'t5.o:J.s Re1)ort, 1-30 June 1951. I>· 1 ?>'; Section V--S-4 Su.J1FlP:r;r :for ~T,me J.O:::::l. T.l.' 1 ?6: Section V--S-h SuJ-:E,r:<:? for ~T1me 1~§1, ~. 1

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9th Infantr:r Hegiment, 130 June l9J-L (cont 1 d)

'• ~Bl!- of' Coni:rany 11 G11 had been t:n·rarded. the Hed.al of Honor, making the fou.:t,'th

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~uch ,decora.tion receiveCl. b~r l'1embers of this conmanc. cl.uring the Xoree.n -caJn-. ''

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.Ail three bat te~ions 0.ispatched. 1)atrols' on S June with the mission of

- caJ?turing strag2;lers in' the aren and. reporting all caches of enemy eo_ui:pncnt

ana.· ammunition located.· Sr>ecial attention w·as o.irected on the valle~rs e..nd

, villates in the are~,- i·r.i.th specific orders to destroy cll guerrilla grours

resist iilg Cq-pture. 28

'' ~ese }?r:ttrols ,,'13re extTemely successful in ·locating extensive hordes of

enemy me.terials, but fou ... l'lci r: gregt cle"l of it d.estoyeCl. as t:>., resul~ ,.;f onr

- . • .. , napSJ.m burnings. 29

'.Another grou.p of men, one officer ;;-no. 75 111, d.e::pe.rted for the rear on

- ;-'~his date, tiDder the rotation J?rogrem.30 Dn.ring the morning Lt Gen .AJ..mond. . , ' . .

~·X Corps COnt'Tiander, 'visiteo. the CP for a co:rl_ference i·rith the regiment;J. .staff.3l-..... \. . '

lhri~?:; this period the Regiment -:pre1_)~rer3. for employment on the Inj e-

Yangg,u, Inje-Ke.jon-ni, or In,ie-Kansong, a::is :i.f the trctical situation became I · •. "'I ' I ' ' ~ •

. such- that' the ene::'lY shot'l.J.c. threr:ten tOmy of these vitd routes. 32 ..

·. Indiviclucl units on 9 Jt1ne conG.ucte1 trnininG, reorganization l:Ynd m.?in

, 'J;ena.nce of 'ID/E eQ_uipment in a determine~. effort to be preparerl. a:p.d read.y

l'ilen they l-rere recalled fran a. reserve status.

Reginental I & :R :platoon dispo.tchecl :pat:r-ols to Yanggu, .Hyonni and. to . '•

the bouncl~ries of X Corps t:>.ncl I IDIC Col'rl}S "ri. th 'the mission of checking

road c.istrnces' l"lileo~·;es' traffico.b:i.li ty r>nct time. 33

Conro.nies 11 ? 11 , 11 :F11 P~~.CJ. 11 K11 moved from their hUJ. posi t:i.ons in con-

junction 1-:i th the Eo~in~nt 1 s relief of thn res:ponsiM1ity for the secttri t~r

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Section II--P ersonnel Re:::ort~: for J11J.18 1951, ]?. l Appendi~ IV, POR #179, S June 1951 .k::Per~.clix."B-1, PIR #:J.l~ 8. ~ June 1951 Section !!--Personnel Re:')ort for Jnne 1951. p. 1 A;;rpend.ix .A-1, Unit Journal S June 1951, I ten lTn. ??

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the st;e~s and strain endu.red by '?~1 personnel during enployment the :past I

month;

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Company, 111 11· was rel~e:ver3. by elenents of "6" Comp~~ in its mission e.s

security: for the 503a FA 13attalion.35 ·

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· <.On U..is cl.ate 133 replA.cements, incltuUng tw:> officers, a.nd 37 hospitl"l

returnees ,we1"e received and e.ssi&necl thr;uchoU:t the Reg:l!ment _'36 i .

Patrolling co:qtinuecl on 14, Jt1ne, conta.ct bei11g made daily ldth elements

of the Sth :FOK Division in tho vicinity of H;>ron-ni. ~To e:nemy conte.ct ,.,ns

reported dur.ing the entire :ncriocl.37

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Also on this dRy, the •1re.ctice of 0.esignnti:ng one 3?a.ttelion .as e.n alert

batte~1on was ini tietecL ~:he entire :R.e.~inent wPs nnt on a 6-hour alert b~1sis ' ~- .. '-

"'1 in order· to facilitate any novement the Regiment might be called upon to

make as a result of en8!J'l,Y act~_on.3S (

Intensive t:··t:~.iniP.g continued on 12 Ju.ne with the utilization of aw.ni1mi2

tion t_t>ken over from the .2}:l Inf~ntT'/ eP.rlier in the month, elimine.ting the

necessity of 0.re,·Jing adc1.itionPJ. su:n··:lies from the AS:?. 39

iini ty:' of ell units to the regLuent:>l CP, l'.<:>Ol en cloth5.:r..g .,,.as turned. in to

' . 1!-() SU:r>ply on this d.~.y. · The !~er;iment rect-!ived. 174 replacements, anr1., at the

sene_ time, 5 officers' a'1Cl. 5? :F}I 1rrere sent to, the re<:\r for R t:J R leave in

Oonpctn.;r 11 L" ,._,P.B rcliovec1 of its c1.Pt~r ·Lr:i_tl;. tb.c 503d FA JJt1..tt:1lion P.nr1 ro-

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on 13 June: All units continuec1 firing "V;i th special att~~tion :~recte?t.

· toward cr~1-!""'served 'V!Cfi.}!Ons. Three officers and 172 :'1-I \»Jere receivecl fit.·

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To insure adea_ncote :protection from possible e.ir ,~atte.cks, oa.ch battalion

. h d • t + . t t . ~. ~ . ~- . .... . ,.. 1 ""'00, ' ltl ', este.))liS e mr-spo ver S f' J.OUS '\'Jil.LCll 't'JCl•e J.n o;perPvJ.On uy - ( i1.0Urs. '

T",.cnty-one PW s Ce;;)tured on lh June 1951.' id.entified seven en~D.Y units

fE\Cine; positions on the Jll:"'st-centre1 front'~> 'l'hese :prisoners indiceted th?,t ;

·en~~ marPle '\'!'f:\S at a n~ctir, due to the extreme number of ce,sual ties a.'1d. to

··._ - t c- a· · 1'5 a. largo emoun o:.. .1 s er~_se. · ·

:Rot~tion roster lTo. 15, consisting of h.10 off:icers- Md 70 :PH, d.epBrted

for' the Z0 ne of Interior.· Lt Col 3irminghem, CO, 2d :Battalion, ·N?S in this

i ·group. Sevent~r repleceme.11ts ana. elght hos1:itnl retnrriees \trere received o~r

~giment enCl. ·further asoi[~ned' to the v:::rious units. 1~6

, .Oontinu.ed. :patrollil'4c--:; 1:ra.s con~.n.ctecl on 15 June t~ri tli no enemy contact.

Qne platoon di_d, hO\·rever, loct:~.ted 1lt. Ch:i.nese d.eeCJ., all 'ltrith no io.entific~tio11._.

and 20 Jhssi:m:..me.rked ct>.rbines, cll ino1?eretive. 17

The re:"haining _units of the Regin~nt follo",ecl trn.ii7ing schectules tihich

included SCJ.1:>.ad, :Platoon en0. com11cmy-sized l'rob1ems. S:!?ecial r'ttention \-t<?s

. again ::placecl on the firin.,?; of 1:rea:pons.

- ~reens in the Regime..'1t receiveC'~ ir,no cu~ at ions on this da,te for com-

i . bl a· · lt!) mun ca e :t seases. · · -\

lAJ.rin'.:: the first hdf of tho nonth there '1-!f'.s c-, nerkecl ctecrea.se in o:ffenses

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in .many months; 's tragr;ler :points v!ere still ma.intainecl by the battalions Pnd

iiegiment.

trkcn a.urin,r: this first 15 cl.a~s C1f tho month;

. aJ.1 ,.,ere evacue:ted throu;;h channels.· Also cturing this period, 99 :r.l1'3mbers oi

this COT!l!'lml.O. rece5.Vecl. c.eco:t•pt~ons for vrlorous a~r:1 meritorious s.erv:lce.50

Three foot anct fo1.1.r :motorizecl :>rtrols \;rere flis:natched on 16 June to

reconnoiter the assigned. recir;1enta1 area. All returned. 1 bY 1900 hou.rs· with '

nege.tive reports.

Inc1enent 1.1eather m:ode it necessary to mor1..ify the -training schec'lules for

the de.r vn(1. these schedJJJ.es revertec1. to the control of the battalion com-

nanders. 51

·.An cll..:male stage slJQu ne.d.e U~) of soldiers, 11 Td:e Ten11 l<fc'S presentee"'-

to members of the Re~:,iment Pt 11~-00 h9nrs ·On this r.nte and c1icl mt1.ch to brenk

th~ /rigoi-s of the intensive tre.:i.ninE~ :prosrem. 52

Lt Gen Alnon(l_ again visi teo. the e.r02 for e. conference 1·ri th menbers of

the regimentru. staff. 53

!ren/officer re})lacanents, 32m ?net 22 hos:r;ikl returnees l':?el'e received

by ltegin.e..VJ. t on 17 June enCl. 'i·rere further 'as signed to the. com:pani_es. 54 A

re:p,Bir tea"'rt v:i.si tec1 the Rer:·inent on this o.ate 1.mc. S}lent the periocl fixin,<::

le~terns, stoves £<no. type">Tite:rs.

Seconc1_ :Batt:>..lion ctis~?tc~:lecl t~1ree reco:nnaissance ]?atrols on lr' June.

'.All closed in by 1700 hoP.rs r~~(\o rt ins; no enemy cent ect. .An I & R :natrol

continued its re,c;u1er contr.ct mission 't'r:i.th the 16th roK Division at Hyon-ni:

sta.ffecl by one officer rnc1. four )\H. i'T:t th this ne,·r serVice :personnel of

the Reginent no longer ne0clec. ,to i•rP:i.t for n to<>."'! to ;mrchase rn.oney ord.er>'.

The ·ne\"r system off erec. this convenience P.t <?ny tine 0.tt.rin~ the month. 55

50. Ibicl. 51 • .!v:nendix A-1, Unit J'oP.:rn~:>l, lG June 1951, Ikm ro. 2 52. Section II--rersonn0l lte:oort for Jnno 1?51, n. 2 53. Ibid. 5~:.. Ibic1 55. Ibid

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Command :Re:!)ort, 9th lnfentry Regiment, Cl.td. 1-311 June 1951, (cont 1a.) ... /

Cul.r:lina.ting the intensive t_re-intnoj throughout the tve.eks on cre1\"

served. "rea})Ons, preparation begrn for tho conctu.cti:rig of proficiency testr,.

In conjunction ,,rith this move, a 2cl Division inspection team mail.e en in-

. , . 5c spec tion of the cr e•:-serve0. ;,TonJ:>ons are<::. at 0330 hours. 0

A n:an ComJ}1?n~r }?r>.trol, on 20 Ju.ne, surprised ['..'ld cgptu.reC'. 3 enemy soJJ1ierr

armed '\'rith 1-:enCl. crenndes, on a routine :nr\trol nission. 57

.All currency of the series 11·72, by Cl.irection of a FJiJCOH order, '~"t'l.S

exchtingecl. on this <late for Seri_es lf01. T'ae t['.sk vras a C'lifficnlt ono, for

the directive stntecl. th..<1.t PlJ: personnel hacl to be contacted. in the ?l!-hO'i.r

:period. a11ottec1. Seve1·el te£r1S ,.,ere clis:ratchee1. Pncl the job lias accomplished

. th . . 1' t . 1 t r:;g WJ. • a r:nnJ.nt"Uil o_ 1me . os • -"

Also on this date, the Regim,e-..nt rcceivee. 25· Jl! end t"ro officer re}11a.cements. 59

· Patrols, on 21 June, reconnoi tereo. the assicnee1. area," 1t1ith negf'tive enen~r

contact. Tr~inin,-; "lrms continuec1 on this d.?.te as :prescribed by the current

·Training l!emor.rndum. l

A nEtchine gunners• school 1:ras conr1.ucted on 22 Ju.ne >'lith fielcl firin.c;

exercises. On this date also, proficiency tests ,~rore conducted for rul·

mortar personnel. Go

On 23 June Col Hessin;:;er j;lresented the Silver Stt?x to Lt Col John

Harris, :!~esimental sv.rgoon, for g.<>l1rmtry in action £turing 11 0:peration

Killer". Immed.it>telY follo,:t1,1g the ceremony, Col Hessinger departed from

the :Regbent to a.ttend the lTationfll i'T?J.• Coller;e in the Unite(1 States. 6?

At ~~1is ti?~1e Lt Col 0. 1!. Ba.rsa.~ti assumed. comr1ttnd of tl1e Regiment

and l!a..jor 1"l'-0111a.s Hellen took over the ctu.ties as executive officer. Prior

to this· Col l38rS0d .;_ hac. served. as Jlb:ccuti ve Officer and l:aj I! ellen as S- :;.

56. ~P.nd.ix A..l, t"nit ~Tom·n:ll, 19 June 1951, Item l1o. 3 57. Arypendix :B-1, · PI:R •lf:l59, 20 June 1)51 58. Sectj.on II--I'ersonneJ. Renort for Jt,.nc 1351, p. 2 59. IbiCl. .. 60. ~"~')Gll.Cl.ix C-1, !'OR ~'X'7, 22 Ju ... "le 1951 6 -· c ..., ,, i 1. ~1:-<:"lenclix -1, .c:O:R 1/~0S, 23 Jtme 195

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Intelligence training ,.,as _begun on this d~te, for members of .the com-

mand, -fo~lo"ttt.i.ng a rrogrem :Jrepared. by the CIC t<Jhich included the fDm

iJ,.iarization of }?ersoru1el in combat-intelligence. 63

f . The first nnniversrry of the outbreAk of host:Uities in Yl.Orea, 25 Jtme,

·passed. 1tr.l thout incident or enemy contact, despite the fact that all units ·. . .. :' . . ' 6b

ha,d. been aledect to be especially ,mtchful for guerrilla activity. ··

Service CorilJ?anY . cl.e:9g:rt ct'l. thoi!' olo. area R.t 1?1~5 hours e.nd closed in

their ne'\'r ~;ea vicinity of Eongchon r-.t 1700 horTs. 65

T,p officers ::>no. 70 !li cle)~<'-rteCl. for the ZI on this elate for return

. to the' states lm0.er the rotation polic~r. 66

On 26 June, 1st Dattrtlion, 2d J3attl"lion, Eenc'l.qn1'l:rters nnd l'l:ecUco,l

Co~:panies moveo. to the vicinity of Ho?-gchon, teking urr positions occupioCJ.

;: by the Regiment 'vhile in [)_ reserve stc.tus in A!:>riL~7 Th~ 2.3d.:}nfnntry

trucks surmlied b~r division. 65 '; ,.. -- ....

.At this time, :Batte~r II .A!1 t S2d AA.A :Battnlion, l'Jl'liCh had relieved: ncu

· ', .:SatterJ of the seme orc;enization on 21 June, remaineo. at Inje. Oom:pany II Jr.'

. 2d Engineers (C) :Be,t~alion rejoined its :,;arent tmit in the vicinity of' \

Rangye. 69

T.hircl l3atto1ion and. the remaininG S}Jecial units joined the l?.egiment

at Hongchon on 27 June. 3~r nightf'ul the nove had been completed, inclucHng

lG truck loads of trninin:; l'lrll.muni tion C>n0. all CTC })ersonne1~70

All units irrrrn.ed.iatel;r boe;Hn to ao .. jnst 1/0 si t:i.ons ?.:nc'l. to :prepe.ro for tho

S['.me c.rw ?0° yp.rr<_s northePst to t~10 site of t!~ o ?}:1 Inf'r-n try CP enc<., Pt t:1e

6?;. 64. 65. 66. 67. 65. 6:,. 70.

Section III--Intellic;0:1ce EeTJort l- 7 0 June 1~151 n. lr .t\:1Jenctix Ll,U'n:i.t ·Jo11rnd Itor-1 ',;''1~. ?)' Jnno 1951-Scction V--S-1~ ~.1!:l.ne17 for the month of J1.me ~~. 2 Section I!--Persomcel Re1;ort for J1.111e 1S'5l, "'.)-~ "5 A···"'",,.,;~ 7 C-1 lu P. ,,,, ')J r:; ,., r; J lmP. 1.., 51 -- -s~~ti~-~--V~--S~4 S.u-1;~e.J~; ':fo~' the T~Ol.'!~;h .of June 195J Y• 2 A;:)l)cniix 0..1, !'OR{~ n~, 26 .Tune 1"'51 -- .. . , . .i!.p"l)enc1.ix C-1, I'OE ~'i' ?17, 27 Junp J.051

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seme time,. assumed. res:ponsibili ty for the area. 7l Her'e the missions of }!a-

trolling and loc?~ sec1).ri ty rernained. relatively unchanged.

.Air spotter stations 1rror9 ~?;1ain estr.blishaB. b;T each batte.lion in order

to ma.int1'.in, adequate air secnri.ty. 72 .. · ltegimentt-cl I & R ·I,lntoon :patrols ,vere dispatched at 2030 hou.:gs to inves-

tigate re:porte.:1 guerrilln. ?~ctivi ty north\':est of F.ongchon~ bt'tt c:densive re-

connaissance faileo. to .uncover Pny enn.'11y act:t'on. 73

·. Fifty-seven replr:Jc~ents a.ncl 22 hos,:>ltal retnrnees vrere rreceived o;:r the

ltegima'tlt on 23 JLJ.ne. 74 At H~OO ho'lirs S.)ecie.l. Services "f.lresentect the fomer -- .... ~

1 ,of his talents. 75 :,-: .. ''\

~_ ·. Patrols continuec1 to recor..,no iter t11c assigned· a.rea wi.t~· ~o Gnany cont·aqt.

·Schedules on 29 ~une incluCl.ed ]!hysical traininr;, organhed athleti-cs,

end·care a.nd c1'eaninr; of· eqnii"J"lent. At 1900 hours Xoree.n Special Services

J_Jrosented.., for the men of. tho Regime:r.t, a. variety showusirig civilian., ·

:performers. 76

Tt1enty-t:;10 nr re:vle.cenents and ei:~~!ct hospitrl returnee~ arrived. e~t the

· regima?J.tal OP for further rssi,?:nrner~.t. 77

The end of tl1e nonth, 30 Ju.ne, fmmd. the Recinent still in reserve. . I .

Preparations wer0 in fu.ll-st·ring for t~0 Com,.":'!a.nct Ins~:>ection scheduleo. for 5, 6\

2nd 7 Jti.ly cmCI. for the r~treat revie'lt; 1! July. 78 ·,

· :Pnrsol"l.nel of tho Rer;inent "rere :paic1 ~.t 1500 hours on this date. 79 In

the ev .... ninc, the third. US) sho'!tr in as T'.f'ny ni,..hts, ;-ras }'resenteo.-the

t 11e:.r ··:'"'_· ::-~ ... 1,)'>",_()'1.f'"_.'r.t "u"" ... ./>J.. Oi'f( t:,_,..~ •. l. Gl A C1""'"" ~,. C"'-1- ~1)1 ].' a'le•~ to 'ml' 11~""].' .,,.., m~ '10r . -. \. c'- '' -- ' .. - - v. .. 1. J. r.:; .'• 0 · •' V < . -•· <>: ·,.L ' ·•·-"' .wo , .U

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75. Ibic1 . Ib:i.d

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violations of' exist,ing re:;Ulctions ani!. orders, l'/CS -r,'O:rking eff~otively~S2 ,

. . . Do.rinc; the last fifteen days of the month, 790 men of. this cor:nancl

0 ~ ':rer-e reconu-nendecl for a"m.rds for their service in 'roreg.S3.

The month in reserve, coming i•hen it ctio .• eli d. much to lift mor?le

. :md ease the tE>.nsion };roclucecl by [1, month of almost continu~l contnct \lr:i.th the . '·

aetivity throughout all units of the Tioc:::imRnt. Tre1ning t:~as conC.ncted in <'11

·., ~y:pesof O!Jer.!'!.tions to smooth ot1.t clif+'icnlties of the.old,menanCl. to aco.nl'!int

the ne1•rmen ·r:Tith the kind of s.orvice e:'C<'ectecl of them. :F~J;l.asis 1'!rtS plncecl. on - ......... : ·.' ·.

the firin~: of ,.,capons, especi?.lly the creH=-servect ;1ieces.

Once Pi";~dn the line-cor:rpPn;r men vere able to attend religious servicec:

W:ich, because of the t!'ctic,.,1. si tur>.tion, had, in mr-ny cases, been negl octed

during :::raY.

&..1'16\IJer m1i ts 8nd clean clothing uere ma.cle available to nll :>orsonnel.

In all, the Refd.ment b~'-S }:m.t in ti}J-to:n shn'l?e..

Jrm.e 1951, e relatively q_uiet month t.':'.ctically, for the 9th Infentr;:r.

passed .into the annals of history.· ProSJ?ects for E?. successful termimttto~:

of' hostili tp~s a:p}!el:l.rea more e.ttd.n~ble then heretofore. :Regardlflss of

develo'!).nents, the Ret;imont '\'re.s ready for any assignment.

JOIDTq;frL Colonel, !n"'Jonme110.inr,:;

S2. Ibid. S3. Ibio.

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