Category: History - American
Americans everywhere will remember the inspiring conduct of Marines during Korean operations in 1950. As the fire brigade of the Pusan Perimeter, the assault troops at Inchon, and the heroic fighters of the Chosin Reservoir campaign, they established a record in keeping with t...
No chronicle of activities in Korea would be complete without a discussion of the truce talks which began in the summer of 1951. When the Communists proposed these meetings earl...
10. CHAPTER VI_Prisoners Reveal Date of Offensive--Hwachon Occupied by KMC Regiment--CCF Breakthrough Exposes Marine Flank--Marine Air in Support Everywhere--Plugging the Gap on the Marine Le...
13. CHAPTER IX_Crossing the Soyang in Flood--Light Resistance at First--Supply Problems Cause Delay--Resumption of Division Attack--The Mounting Problem of CAS--First Helicopter Supply Operat...
11. CHAPTER VII_Plan to Cut Off Communists--Initial Marine Objectives Secured--MAG-12 Moves to K-46 at Hoengsong--Fight of the 5th Marines for Hill 610--1st MAW in Operation_ STRANGLE--_KMC Re...
12. CHAPTER VIII_Communists Ask for Truce Talks--Patrol Bases on_ BADGER _Line--Red Herrings at Kaesong--1st Marine Division in Reserve--Marine Helicopters Take the Lead--Marine Body Armor Test...
16. CHAPTER XI_Ambush Patrol on New Year’s Eve--Marine Raid in Company Strength--Major General John T. Selden Assumes Command--Boot, Combat, Rubber, Insulated--500 Armored Vests Flown to Kore...
6. CHAPTER IV_The Move to the Chungju Area--Marine Planes in Action--Planning for the New Operation--The Jump-Off on 21 February--Stiffening of Chinese Resistance--General Smith in Command o...
4. CHAPTER II_UN Forces Give Ground--Further Eighth Army Withdrawals--Marine Aircraft in the Battle--1st Marine Division Assigned Mission-- Replacements by Air and Sea--The Move to Japanese...
5. CHAPTER IIIOn 15 January 1951 a reinforced regiment of the U.S. 25th Infantry Division drove northward from Line D (Map 4) to a point about half a mile from Suwon in the I Corps sector. VM...
7. CHAPTER V_Light Resistance the First Day--Seoul Abandoned by Enemy--Second Phase of the Operation--Changes in 1st MAW Units--General MacArthur Visits Marine Battalion--1st KMC Regiment R...
3. CHAPTER I_Return to the Bean Patch--1st Marine Division in_ EUSAK _Reserve--General Ridgway New_ EUSAK _Commander--Ridgway’s Declaration of Faith--Marine Personnel and Equipment Shortage...
14. CHAPTER X_Sectors of Major_ EUSAK _Units--Statement by General Van Fleet--Hill 854 Secured by 3/1--Helicopter Troop Lift to Hill 884--Helicopter Operation_ BLACKBIRD--_“To Organize, Cons...
15. Part II, 5–9. Other sources for Operation BUMBLEBEE areTwelve helicopters were employed in 156 flights. The flight time was 65.9 hours and over-all time five hours and 50 minutes. A total weight of 229,920 pounds included 958 combat...
2. Volume III, “The Chosin Reservoir CampaignAmericans everywhere will remember the inspiring conduct of Marines during Korean operations in 1950. As the fire brigade of the Pusan Perimeter, the assault troops at Inchon, a...
9. d. Again the Air Support Section contacted JOC and was informedthat any air support for the 7th Marines would have to be requested through the 1st Cavalry Division to which the 7th Marines were attached. [In fact, JOC notified DEVASTATE BAK...
8. c. Air Support Section again contacted JOC, and JOC said aircraftwould be on station in one (1) hour. At the end of one (1) hour JOC was again contacted concerning aircraft. This time JOC said they would have two (2) flights on station within...
1. VOLUME IV