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Korean War

9th Infantry Regiment - Command Report - May 1951

2nd Infantry Division

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Unit Name: Second Infantry Division

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~nex A of Section III to Command Report (CSHIS-5 (R1)) Headquarters, 2d Infantry Division Period: 1-31 May 1951

MAY 1951 NINTH INFANTRY

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·· Co-:t'l.tinued. acx:-ial l·eco:::."':aissa;lCe ancl intelligence .re:POrts' during the - <"\ .

latter pru.·'t of };J_)ril i:::i.d.icated. t1:e .Chinese v;rere building up f'or the lone;. ,:-.: .

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guise in. prope{~a:nda b.road.ca.sts from :Peipin:;_. This si ti.lation had been anti-

d:pated d!;Fing J.;pril and every :possible means i'Ja.S utilizeC.. to prepare the·

Regima'1t for its comrd t~ent' vrhenever ·the tactical sit1..1.ation required.

·' The Corps and Division reserve status pf the Einth, which ha~ been the

londest consecutive reserve peri~d the Itegir!lent hacl li.a.cL since lancting in . . ,: . . ': 1 . Kor~a; \'la.s ended 1 Hay. E Company left the r.ec;i.t:1ental bivouac area and

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was att.ached to Task Force Zebra ,.Jit>. the mission of as.sis".:.in,;; t1:at special:-

• d • t • b • t' . I , • t • " .1:' . 9 :t.Z e u,n:t. .:t.n pro. 1ng nc enemy s po s ~ ~ons ::..n ..; o rc e.-

.,. .. , . t ,, xrom ~ne reg~uen, o~ area that nic;hti, ·the men sang.· This inc!.ic;::.t~cl.very high

morale and an es-ori t de corps ,.,h.ich in the days to follovr sustainecL the.:--:1 uncler

the stl·ess . \ of carr~ring out ·~orJe of the· ulo st. diff'icul.t n1issions. ev~~"' assit;ned":

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Meanwhile., the, renai::cter of .the, Re:;;iment coJ.?.tinuecl intonziv~ trainiiig ... · --. \ - . J ,• ·- _, .. '

and P?-t~olling in the vicinity of. Saemal '1~oM1 ~as area F]'.3 These patrols

made' no ena'lljl' contact. In actrli tion, the Regimeat remcdnecL responsible for, . '\

· · the ~ def el,l s e . of h.JO AS?.1 s ac;ains t hostile nir' at tack~

airc~8ft guns v1as s,t.ategically '. -~

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' Oonr:ancl Report. jtio.. Inf llc.?;t o.td. l l-:ay-2 June l9~il ( cont 'e.)

:B.al::er Coml'~ ~losect

Pat:;.·o1s from the 2cl :D~tt21ion 1o catec. 2) enom;r bu.Dl:ers ,:rhich t;}~ey c1e-

r.: .stroyed, for the most 11m·t, '<Jith enemy a'IC])J,osivcs. ~~ IntolJ..ir;ence lJersonne1

t h'·-ouc-·h '-:-J1'! c~' "'"'' 0.1 s 7 ..,.:;...J.. t-.)- ~ ~ . 4>.-C:u.L.i.,;"' ""'- • 'I

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: ments on lil~e.

cou.rses.

,· ' • . 0 t:1ermobi1e unit in one a.ay. J

'.Also as a.matter of i..TJ.te;rE;lst forty _gift ~pad:.s~;ep vfere received. fror::t the

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~Tomen,'!s Service Lea;u.e of Sa.."'l.t.::. !-tonica, C<.:'.li:L, foi· the man or the re£;:1.mentel

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,th:is orga.."li~f,tion was c;reatly a-:::rnreciG..tecl. b~r the men. .. . ' '

!nfa.."ltr;;" units. d.P.tG for of-'

oega.11 1o.st mon.th arrived. qn this date.. In t}~e ;:~roi.rtJ '\1ere 12 soco~1.c1. liop.ten-

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t~1..e critical shortage of junior officers. . '

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Section· II,~. 0};crations Re~"llrt, 1-31· M~,r 19r;1 ,' :g. 1 ·section .. I·J, Inte1lig~lce ... to:rlort, 1-;1 Hay 1951, :p. 1. ·

J Ibid ,· ~'W:-0e~cli:li: C-1', 11Jll. '* · 131.~, 2 1-!e.y .19~51

.· Dra-.g~n Tn~es; ::~ Ha~r 1951 Dra~on Tales, 2 Hay 1951 '· Appendix C-1, 1:0R # 134,' 2 l·!a;sr 1951. Appendix ,A-1, ·lhi.i t Jou:mal Iteu 1/= 19, 2 Hay, 1951

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On tlH;j. 3d of Hay extensive ::?atrollix:g 1·re.s .continued. i'~ area F:f ,, nncl 26.

'",_:.O' .. ce•·s •·,,ere .loCc"l.+-etr_ 01-·. ci_n~i-.·,·o-,_ .. :'er1• ·1~.:r i·."_,_·_,~q,.,. ','.l_l_i+f'_ .• 1)- S0 -,~;; '"J1 too" -'~r· CO"' UC ~'-. - \ -v '• -~- v• • '-'. Y --'-' • - v. . .... LW.•'-'-• Jc 8. -'.:. i.).J.~:c •a-

~an::.r tac'tics were concl:Tctec1. irritl:. e:>:}2?.hasis on liaison D,lld contact 'with acl.jacent

oi.' the regimei~t:l bivot'.<:>.c e:-..,roa. 15

.Ai1· SIJotter st;;tions, ,.,::ic> had bee:: set 1\'l cln.rine A)Jril continued to

in a northerly direct ~on, b1~c t no 0neny sigh t'inc;s .16 · I·

S~yw.€; J;:iver~17 The r:1ission. uas to estnblislr ;:atrol be,se,; in fro:.:.t of th.e

• Tl:e f,mtil·e :B.egimcnt, l!JSS the jc:t :B.s.ttali_on ;c£;.ich ren.lained in c.livision

1·es erve a·t IfuliCCllOn. closed in tho l1.0irl area o.u.rin,;; ,J..'/ .CJ.. . 1 0 v.J.e a .... v er110 o i1 ·• --,.;:;

""'" s .: ___ ..,._ ' t~:·JO reCl-,_lar1;;r cons t.i tt<.ted

battaliollS ·"yook up ];)OSitions directly -behind the 1Tether1a:mls dctac?rr.:.e;;.t ':.ihicP.

of one of the most ev-o=i.tful Bo11ths in the one.:.1:.u.::.:.Clrec1.-si:dy-:rcar ola .

. -.lior.e. tha:n sb:t~r :::reo 1 s

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i11 tl1c·.tte-sin1,C1lJG"·''-r~ived rot<::.tio11 :t9r t-\~!0 .·:r:.o11t~1s

. ' ) . . 1''1;.,._ .2-~ in ordel~ to conti.lme. t!lei:r SOl'Vice in their TOS})ective •'-~ .Lv;:>, ~ ., \

:se.r:1e timellOO Jmr an:1 10 ofi'icers 1r1erci rokted on. t:his clate.2,~~ \:

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· i5. >Section; v, $...,4 su.mmarJ Hay 1951 lb. ·.Ap:iJe1ldi,x 'C~l, FOR . .ff 135, 3}!ey 1951 17. A:p;?elidiX C-1, FOR :If· 137, fi.. HaY. 1951 1G. ·Sect ion III, O-perations Re].JO:rt 1-31 1·IaY. J?. ;L

A;ypendix·C-1:., fuR 4/: l37 .,4 rctay 1951 · ' -··A;r.n~end4 ,,.· A1. iln4t Jou~naJ.· ·Ite"" J!. 67 l!. H,.;" 1 CJ>;)l A_..J:' · .. ~-··~-. J ''"'•L-..1.. _J.. . . .ui tf.', 1 I ••L..,.t/' .. -,-'.,.; ·

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l·l:civing :from e,:1 asseL1bly e.Tea behincl the D,,.tch positions on 5 H:?Y, · tl1e ,•':

tire~ ri:f'le comp&'"'lies of the 2.0. Ba-tt<iJ.::.on moveci towarc'. their 'co,joctivc Eill

;. • I , 2k sever:1J/tbol1,SDX:.~ met,ers north of the reg5.mental CP ~ ~ :By nic:ht:t'all this

.. vital 'terrain 1<c1s secured 1·Jitl101: .. t enemy, contact, although t}le rug:::ed mount3.ins. '} . ~, . " .

There defens:~.ve :posit:i_ons vere

':pre?ared durfrJ& the late evcnil'(f •

.. .A.'civili.&l founclloite::.;iliG near tho security ]Jlatoon 1·ras picl:ec1 u:p fo1·

I f"l • 0h" Sagol.prior .. to its occupation by our Iorcos.'-"'

aeriFll, :ma]? and.. l'):Ly,sical reconnaissa."'lce revecied a t?e:-c.'ions. su})}?lY :,m:>bl.em J

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vroulcl develop bec.ause of the. lack of roao.s':and the e:z:trem~ ~u.gged· ch(ll'acter. of . . ' ) ' '· '

• the te1•rain. · In o·r(i.er to alleviate· this difficn;L ty o:1o GTC t::nipany consistir.:,f;

. ' of 1L~7 ~.a.en and 25~: inc1igenous laborers \l.'8.S utiliz'ecl a,f.'l c&..::·~rlng :parties for

\-later , . amrm.m:l t ::.o ri ' 0(5 · ev:ac11ate the \TOV,nd.ed. '-

~Tnile the disciplilie of this or;,:;anization ano. the one. :procurecl a fei·r ·

for t·b.c 3d Eattdion \.;as· :Lax; these ca.rrie1·s :-·roved vnluable ··

(;:le-s~., .. ,.,:jj\",Xft};ter, ·in coH11arisqn to Opep:ation Killer, the flovl of. su;_;~Ecs r2n ·- )'."•, .. ·:,.':.:':'(; - ... :;··. ,· ., .

. s,~oo;';f..~Y:, ±'r.oi:u .. ~;~c beciqlir:. ,, ~me. tl1e men on line vre:ce s.-;nrecl. the £;ree.t

. :pl:i;{,sic:<:\l,~ E)f':~o ~·t, ~n:v.()l;vecl. . · • "' • ,: '' '. '•" • . . . . • . ~ .. , ' !- -

Objes~iv.e,;11.:B1l. o-~'''tl:od'1i~;h· t;:r-o,uld sou~theast of the ~2c1. Eat·c2.lio;J.~29 .'~ . ·,

.. FA l•~s e:.1ploy~d.' te> s~t}??o rt ,bo t~1 of these battalions. 3° ' From these positions .· .. --.~...<

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~ Sect.ion. II;' .~s-:1·· SU.'lli~ii,ry i'or ·.t;.J.G::}!ont'!> of Hay, :p. 1 ~.secti.oD;::;r,;, ~4t~ Stm1iu~r.f:·, :ro·r,,~t~.;t>'l9,5Jf.,; p. 1 ~?Jlendix···~l~-:f011:: :it,~:439:;-q·~~ta,i' ... ~9.5l,'~·:·. · .'·

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' · · t " +" 7~· ., · · · . .,.., · "" ' t 1' le·r-'t co.ntact· was established. with ele:uen · s OI .... ne · ·~~.n Nfn•J.ne L'.egJ.men ll o.1 LC ;l.l. . \; ...

.. t~d the )Stb !!'.fan try 011 tl1e

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" ' . ' ' . ' 1 t' vompany dJ.s)?atCLlcc · ~U' eo ' - '', . ,· . ' " patrols .i'Jiiich ~pe'netratecl a

r.e.turnoc1• 11iJlih similar rosul ts. 33 . ~ ...

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·quarters an ... ci',Selvip~ Com:;;nn~: };erso:'lnol vras a:'y.Joh:toCl. to Kt::)~lle:-nont tl:o bat-

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t~1em.J? · ·This. ,i'ro.s tho ·oegiXJ;:linG of increased activit~r on tho ~!a:.:·t of the

e::.:..emy in front of the 'batt:;:lion :positior1s o.n tho RO ·,

minatect on 17. HaY in the all-o.ut Chinese SIJrin_z; Of:~ onsive.

Tho 3d ]attdion' reverted to l'e;;;ifa~ntGl control on

'· left tile division· reserve area at IIon.gcho[O. &J.c1 :ln·opm·ec":.· to relieve the 2d

:Batt?].~~qn of th'e 38th ·~1.f~.11t:ry.

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Regiment a.nc ... 1.vere assigned to variotl.S com:?enios ..,_.,~

v~r;L thi11 tl1is tmi t .,J.0 ••

elements to go i11 tho area south of t}le. Soy::i.llf, J:ti.ver. lTo eneny contact •~-as

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Company 11 .A!1 novecl to neu }:"llSitions vl~ich ena:Plecl' the:ra -Go b1odc, ·screen

.· par~ ·of the 2ct J3attnJ.ion of " T ~ lj.J . 3bth _nr a11try. · · 11 Kll Co:m:paJZr i•Jas relievec1 of

its missio.n 1.'ii t4 Task For::e Ze"b1·e. and movecl to the . . ' . l~?

:Battalio11 -~~s~~-e~:tol~~ ~oa. --

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il1. tllc .. _· a.11 ea :pit:col~~·ea. d:t1ri~l{; t~:.e CL!?-J"· b~r this C0!:1J~1et:1~·~. 'J}J:.~e?· 1-10re · ~m-Dll.S~.1eCt

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l10i1ever, q,nd. forced to return to ) 1"7

friendl~r IX> si tiol~S. -:~) tb.c· firs.t

CoE1})aD..Y .,<J::::.en it' vias fired Uj)on' 'by an es.timated. 1..:.20 ene'Diy duriN; a ~)ntro1 ~:·("

. sou.th of the ;RBOO-:H LDm.';o .Artillery r12-s calle·i for ancl. tile enem:r b!~oke con-

t.?.ct, 't(~ tlt-d.ral'li:tl&: t6 the north. 11 ]3 11 Com~:;any, on t~w o thor lw.ncl, yatrol2.ed .

to . , ' . h7

Soyan;:; 3:\i vcr anc~ macte no ene11y col'l tact. ·

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Juiother g:::ou:p _or 10 officerq snd. 100 ~'!l! '·were rot.atecl on this d.8.te, a.YJ.d,

• ' n ' • • ~ llt(1 the cta~r oe:rore 25 r?placer,ents were ,l·oce~voCL. '0 The 1ancr inclt10.(;d. 8 liOS:;?i tal

retr·.r~ ... ees. ·.Also 1.~ officers an6. ' .

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On 10 .~.. . .~.. d _":O'J "· esv~mave ; . enemy en.:::::·{;ec. '"'·

aT111S t autonatic -vrea~:ons a11cl mort.sr fire. 5° ' , .. -

three hot1.rs ~urin,; 11~1.icl: time tl1e T.A .. C party \·!i'ch the patrol ca11ect ;for· seven. ·

. air. strikes a.YJ.d. the m·tillery Ji'O requested several concent1·ations. Excol}.ent

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~P},)en(li~ -.A.-1, Unit Journal, It en Fo ·162. G Ha;r' 1951 · O:p ~cit. !tea J:To 1020 Appendix :8-1, P!R :j{: 11S·, 9 Hay 1951 Appendix C-1, J?on 1fo· 11+2, 9 H~,;r.. J951 !bid SectiQ11 II, &-1 .Smnma-1·y for the Hontl~ 0f HaY, p. 1 · Ibid Appondi:l:: C-1, l'CR {/= 1113 10. 'tS~ 1951 IbicL

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, J!eaJ:t'lt:j:J,iJ.e, ,11 .!!1 Com.}1<:JnY, . on patrol, ·er~;a,ged a:;:1 es.timated _1.!.{) enemy and

s:L~ilarly called for air and artillery :vli;lih goocL re'sul ts. It 1-1as estir:1a.tea.

that 135 enemy 11ere KIJ1. and 107 l'liA. :52

' -It might be :noted 8:t this ]?oint that 'the te1·:cai:::1 coverect by thes ~ pctrols

. ·was extremely rQgg~d and mountainou.s ~ ~~i tll many ~?eaks and ravines. ~i1e 1: } . <.,' 1

necessity fo.P -aJ.l petrols to utiliZe rotl,tes alorJ.g the

. trols 1.vern. S1lJ?p:Jrted by more 8l'tillei-y than haP, been }1reviottsly concentl·ated

· bel:i.ind the reg:i.lnelJ,tal front. · Tds' included .the 15th, 5q)c"', FA, el-oncnts o:Y the

96th ruid 196th F .A. 53 !n ad(li tion, sea,rch Hr;llts. 1·rere employed. for- t:he first

time to 1iglit w/ tho :area in front; of the regimentnl clefensc line.

' ' . The ip.creasi:n,;; resistance met by coup~r };atrols south of .the Soya:1:1g

:ftiver .leo. to .the establishment of battalion patrol bases fol'lva!'d, of the

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~l'ie 1st .uattalion on 11 -l~ay established its base on. Eill

. ?63 leaving 11]11 Company- to re.~ain on this o bj ecti ve to cover the aclvance of

C Comnanz,· tot¥arcl. Hill 66-:; Hhere it end.. J3 Com·oa.'zy forrned' a :perimeter and es-. - - ,· ~ . -tablishecll>lockiUG 1-"'0.sitior:.s for. the night.55:

At the ·sa'ile. time the 2d :Battalion set u:p a. patrol base in the vicinity l

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Rill' 441 a;nd. l')atrci1s rccoL"10itered the hish ground innecliatel,y south o±' _,.

Soya.."lg liivcr .. ?0 These returned in time-to organize a c.eiensive )?OS-. ' . . .

< it·ion,on Eill 5S2;, al_ong 1-Jith G Gom:pany \'lllich hact Join.ea. thopare:nt uni'G there.57

On tl1e ri~:lt fla.YJ...tr II I 11 Oom})8J1y' e~&~ed an ?-Tleray coml)aXJ.Y·on Hill 259, and

because of SU'Perior nu.mbers 1:/8.S .unable to secure this ob,iective.5S ·It i·ras - ' \

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·S-ection·, IV, .01,?erat~.ons I~e_port 1-.31 Hay p. 2 ~ .. '\)'~''."'nd.; ... ~ ·c·-1 . +-.r.n .!J, lhlr. 11 lif,:,v 1-9~1

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By££__ t~?.A Date tf2}j~ .

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to b:J;ea'J.c contact and. :eetu.rn to the b~tt;l:.on per:i.1acter for the

l'a.~roll:il'l:& continued tl1e follo,-ving cLay \'lith all battelions recoivinc

ell~11Y small. arins, 'ru.1tomatic '\;'83.'".:.'X>US and some mortax 'fil·e~ 6o. Casualties. , - "' ~ • I

iufli9ted 9n:~ the. enemy r1ere established to be aJJ0\1. t 208, &"'lcl the size of the . • . d_ ;:-~.· ' _: ,'

For ·el~ents of the :G.egir..wnt not actually i:l co11tact i;1it:: t:i~e. cr:.em;:r, an

-"11 . al.- ,: ..... al ' • ' II rn '1':\ . .r· I' ·, .. , . • 6? · t;!.,L-'--m e •'s:peci . s,erv~ce SI:O'f;, ·.~;oo ,ll a;r lile.st •, wa.s s._o .,,n. ~ Tv:o of:ticers

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rotat:lo'~ \.zere adjusted at a .JJiirst Sergec,nts 1 /'

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HQ.11 Company of l}l:Iay disco.vo::-:ed a.."l. undete'lJ.ni:cwCl, m:un.ber f~f eneny fleeing

north from Rill l.j.l.~5 in an ef::·ort to avoid. all air strike. These i"Jel'e teli:en tmder ,· . 61•

small arms and ro·tnlery fire l·dth en estimated 175 casualties.' i"

.All f .. rie11.clly 11nits b:roke contaqt ·with the ener.1~r at 1500 hours in. orde:e·

t t _, . • .._ • t' . .P .t.! . "l:Y\ "''r'"R T .,.,~ •. , 65 · 9 2!-te 1:1::0. J?-ew :pos~~~~ons sou Ll OJ. vne. ,...., ~,;r,';.;: • .l-JJ-'~.i:l •. ·

Only one company, HAll t rras sent on patrol 011 ll:.·Ha.y •. As it aclvancecl the . I, , ,

. 'r· ' b ' · t' d · .t;' ........ - 1 5"''~ bo e.'lemy ~ras o .serveo. 'v~ !l ra\'nP.g J.rom .tn.L_ oc:. ·

' '. The company directed small

' . 67 ro"!ll.s &"'ld artillery .fil'G ,on the enemy ca.ttsing an estire~ated 19 enemy casnalties. _

... t ~ t' ••t .. .r> \. ........ In vie\'>' of the consv,?.n increase o::: enemy ac ~v1 y ~n :~.ront or ~.ne re-g"7

imental ;sector, adjustments vrore made ·in the Division front. ·The. 3cl. :Battalion

'"'~srelieved in :positions by the.2dJ3~ttal:'on; }'5th Infantry, and, in turn,

.· '· : 68 moved J.ate:;.·ally west. ~his. unit tJ1us assu.uecl responsibility for positions

59. AJ;,pendix~':a..l·, Pn1 4! 120, 11 Ha.y 1951 ·EO. ,_A;ppcncl.ix 0-1, r-o:a '·" 11.~5. 12 Nay 195:L

, '61. A:;~endix :S-1, J?IR f 121, 12 lie.Y 195L .. 62. Section, II,. S-·1 Sumi1ary.:for thel!onth of aa.Y,;__;J?, •. 2 · 6~· .. _ Op. ci:t.; 'p. ·1 · .

1 . • ;·L. .,. ·

64 : . .AJ?pendiJF :1>.1;~ P!R ,~~ li-~6. 13 ~i~{; i951 Appendix. 0-1 ,' _FOr-t 1.* .11::6, 13 May 1951. Ibid - . Al'1J?end.ix :B~l l'I!l., Ap:pendix. C-1, :Por

•'.+bid

'1~ 123 ~ 14 May 4/= 147, 1t:. HaY

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1951 1951' .

S. · .. E• CR ..•... ·· ··E·. T Pe;;e S

·~ .... ··.

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REPR~DUC~~ ATTHE NATIONAL ARCHIVES

:~1r ~--~,.

9th Inf Ilegt. itd 1 Ma.y-2 June 1951 ( cont 1 a) ' , .. ' . -. ,· ., - .

of mines ond. be,rbecl. o1)sta.cles· on both the :BDGJTIR a::(t lfO 17£DTI

· The o.a;y o-f 15 !!c;y v!C.S spent :prir:1ari1J in improving and consolidatinG de-

. · receive.d· fir.e fron Hill 6l;j. .After v:iti.J.(l.l~m:rinc; from this hill,· artillery -v;as .,

called:fol,', follovring \vhich a secoml fire fig:1t ensued..

proached.the.hill in. the afterl1oon there vJere no s:J.gns of the enemy nor any

casual ties ;~~d. 73 ·,· ,'

··,,_:';., ·•, .

Foe great'l~:·:ha."llp.er::}cl: artillery missions clu.rint; ·the da;Jr as well as the ..•.. ,. -· - .i:

.-r/:··-· ~~:," • ·, . 71!

moveme!J,t q:f aJ.l.,.:~!:n Company patrol '\<Vhich reached Rill 577 \o:itr.ou.t ene!Y!~r contact. • ,.

Due to .the ar1·:ival of \'Jal'll~ 'teathe:r, sloepi:ng bags and stoves \vere turned - .. :

in· on. this d,b.te and. replacccl by blanlcets. 75 -\

Tl1e en~'ll.Y in front of the'division secto_r continuecl to hold his

ground.· lt·\<Iq.s .estimated at thi.s til.11e 3 .OCF Divisions 't'm:re concrmtratecl in \

this £!-~ea.:7S. To. meet the anticip:rtted assault by this yast1y mune1~ically SUP:-

. . 70 by. the 1st ariel 2d :BattaliOl1S respectiv,el~r. J

Con1pan~es 11 F11 and 11 Gn, dis:patched platoon-sized patrols to Eill 6~·:5 in the

earl7 irJ,orning of 16 Nay •80 Both dre1·1 fire, _&'"ld. \vithdrew ·to. higher ground,

callin;g for ar till e!"'J O!!- spotted. ene:m;r posit ions~ The ener:iy, estim,at ed at

company st1·ength, v;itlldrevr; but a.11. at_tack by one of ·the patrols on the hill

'was cut shor~ by C!.arkness, ar1cl it retu:rned to the battaJ.io:i1 lines. 81

sor.1e ~,590 meter.s v1itl1,out ener::ty -contact .. ,· 11J}1 Company pat:col, on the otherh;::).icL

repor:tcsl ,0n'emy ill th~ villa,ge of Silmi~ri,' and directed fire on that location. S2

Shortly a:f('j;er, · t11e 'patrol r ecoive_d small,' aims fire from t!:iG'hi;i;h grourfcl on the

:.;o. Toid . . ·' :'1. Ibid.

',• '•



T!1is 1'!2$ returnecl 2.: .cl. excell ont r·1~1nl ts 1~e~s:ortecL

vras direct eel on

tho 15t:: FA fired. a to tel of 87 r;lissio1~s, the

(1-,

date. 0 )

~V.J?}X)rt, and, at the sor.1e time, thq 196th FA, tllc 96t·.~ [lllci. t~1e 503cL Jl'A I . . •

Ba.tt.aiio_ns firecl 3,2:59 rou..11cls i11 t_;e11er::tl su~91iort.S 1·l·

' ?n.troJ.s. In e_do.ition. the re~inental .tactical a:t.l' })ar~~r vras di1ays in IIQS-

ition to asr::;ist ·and dir,ect fliG:lts ove;r· all. three bc.ttc.lion .. JX:l.trols. In t:us

' ~5 a total of 92 flig:1ts t-Jel'e d.irocteC. a.;;oi:;.st the eneray yositions.u-

- . '

enemy snffered.lGlO losses co 0.par ed. to . ' . ,, .

Ro:;ir~ent~66. The above figu.re of enom;:r casur'lt;ios does not .include the I

e::;tinato of Corar·11J::~ist losses.

., \

th.is time·. T},1is. v1as macl.o ]?oss~"ole by the coJ.1Str~1 ction of 1an0.inc; circles

· neo.x the. ;patroJ,. areas by the bat~cl:i.o~1 .AS.J? J)latoons • ..._.

prove'd. ver.•y effective and. r.lc,te:..·iall;,n assisted in savin:; tile lives of serio:1sly

' inj':..u· ec. :per so :nne I..

':Chese ,"Patrols 1·1ere a-=tremely eff.ective i;1 detecti~1C the early bnild~•J.}) -· ,, ;-

·.for.· the Conun'U:nist; oi'fei1sive. 1.T:he Soyang :G.ivcr i::t tlrls secto1~ of the :B.e@:i-

·mental }?atl·ols ,flolJS East to '(!Jest beginl1in.:; at t}~o· hc;ht flnn2;: in contrast

to' the Nortl1..:.Sol1.tll d.irection :prior. to rcac:lil'lf: tl'lis l)Oint. 87 '

/ . L~r vig0ro'nsly probing, ti:Lis a:re~ 'tvitl.t com}?any-siz ed. })atrols~.t , ,.,as I

'I ·'.~ /' I,

.tl1e SoyBn:r; J:Uvcr ·'"'hile :grcy;;.ring fo.r its main effort to Gf .~·r •

t~e ~ast.uo It is

A'_u. -_,_)elidi.x 0-1.·· FOR ,!b lLJ.O •lb tf<>v l.Ol=i.l - . -' . - . ·l.i. '../_' '10:-tj .J ./

Ibid A-ppendix Ibi<l

c..:.2, $oye.l1{S: .:0~:tvor, Operation,·p .. 2 · .. '

.. ll;f?:penCl.ix 0-2,

ET Page 11.

. "

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SE ' / ,,

iilcre;::,sil'J€ 1·~sistru1ce off ored by.tthe~e -oatrols c,PU.S eeL the ';_., '.. , .......

\

da;rs. leter.

,·

1st ~atta.l:~_o:n 1vas imiJl"''Yi:n,:; tho IJositipns it h;:.o(t rc;qmtly ta:;::on

S99, upon ;,hich it directed long rs,nge .Av! ~rea:QOns DJ:lcl mortar fire.

ln:fnnt1·j~· a..'ld mro.·ched all ni{;ht across count:ry to :j;lositioils. in tho yj_cinH~r ~- >· . ,,

of Hill · 554 '(DS0482)·, a dist2;cJ.Ce of ~)000 yaris. 91 \

T:lJ.e2·o i 'G too~c U:J:":l C..elaYi!ll:? ' "" ... _.

.the rn. :T~~H~ ~JJ:I]l,, !ai.ld B:qad.quarters Com:pruw vras di vicl..ed. in to afo n;arC.. a:2.cl. l'e:.;;r • . :1 . ·_.,· • d . . . . . . 0?

the latt .. e:r J:iaxt_.locatocl. :at CllOB,;ulon~ ""-

Tho :following morning' the Regiment \'ms ·o:cdered to fill tl1e gap e.}:ist- ·

movement · i'lhi9h. sll,i:t'ted th0. entire Regiment' to the extrone ri::~:b.t fl.0nk

.tho division sector.

It began. to disenc!."t;'e, rnd ;~'as relieved. by o;Le;;:ents of tl'le 1st Ear-

ine Division. • 2:his t'ni t tl1e11 movecL to J:J:.:;~G-Ii:rmw i·lit!l tJ1o nission··of

Ib .Ibid

. Ibid \ .··

ion,· r.·. 2

.A.pp·e~dix 0-,l;·, I'OR~~ 250.17 lcley 1951 Section III, Operation Report 1-31 Ma._y p. 3 il;Pl.l~:;ld.iX C-:-2, Soya.n<'i: !liver 03;e:cation :p. 2

~ Ap2:endix .0-1 ·roE. {/:.1')'1, 16 11a~r 1s:51 ~ I '

(·,•

;~.~R· ·F·-~ l . "i. \'S . .: . . . ..

~ g ~ ~· ·._. ,_·· ... ~_-, , .. -~~·-.·_.1!~,~

and. took ·c.~! nosi tions- , .. _ .... , .

Page ·.12

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Authority LULli..D 1 g_5_L!J_j· 1------··-

By_(.§:__ !\A?.A O:M !J11j~

9th end H~S ins.tl•ncted to extend the rigl.:t flnn];:

.A wounded Ghinesc }n·isoner ca:pt'D.rc0. on t::ds clcto stotecl. thoro \•Jere four

to "Pl~obe' the lines in the l'O~~imentnl aroE.S7 He a.iecl befor~ 'he ' - ' . '

be q,1;estiori.ed f-urJ:.her;, but. judging f'rom the C'L101..lEt er16. 't;i,""]?O of eq_'L'..ii!-

:mont, ·co:mJ.?o•sitions of the energ forces encl ta,c'Gics' em};loyecl, it is l)e'lievocl

that .this force tras the CCF assat"Llt tea.11. J,. nu .. ':lb8T of ·o2ngclore torped.oes

Jjlaxly in the ai'ternoon o11 units were in co11tB.ct 'Iilith tl~e eneny attecking

::D.ong the genereJ. line f:r01::1 San.gsact 1o eist to E<.:ngv!a'1g,· to o. :point about ' ' ' - ,I

' ' . .. ' 0"' '700 yards north of Rs.n~e, on o.·70CO Y,e.xd front.-':1

/

ll,lfant1·y returnect throu{;h regimental lir:.es 1.mcter. covei· of massed. DXtillcry

cont ·.·ct ' .

between Ultits '\liGJ.S v,er'! difficult ;:;ncl. it. \'i'-9£ .not ·es~a'hlished. vritli cll C:)m-

panics \lX,_til ~he earl;f };!.ours of the next morn.ili(; •

.A.g~i11 co'ntint~ing movemeat to the 1uast the 1st :B.r::tklion vlfl.S roli!3"ved. \

by elemo;n.ts o:f t!1e lst Harin.e llegiment and noved b;;- trm!: :::ncJ. truck to :90sitions

.. :occ~pied by iho ·35th :BOK Eeg:1iu·ent at Tia.solC:d (DS2177) •101 ' ' . '· .

units of the ·23d Ini'e.ntry the 20.· :Ba.ttalion receiver~ a hea~J attack from tl{e

of. !a11_ 535 (ns;:·9S5t) .102 This attqcl:. vias ver~~ su.ccessi\.1.1 ro·ouisecl I . ~-....

. ' . t 0 . 1 ... . 10"" SJl18J.l arms a."ld 4.2 mor a· \·Ti th an .es:tin;::,ted 30 J e:1ecy casuc.w..vles. --' I

'.:B;r -<l~rk;n.ess the 2c1 :Battalion hacl closed into. positions .behincl the 36th :,;,;t

:ooli:{Regiment ~ (DS1678) and by 2400 'hours tl1e 30. :Battnlion hacl_occupied ,re-~ ~ :. ,' . . . ' . . . . -, . .• .. \ '

·~o~itions jts t sot~th of .Has~lchi .1011· < : ..

.A}):pendix:C-1, I\)'R 'Jf 151 EU1aif 19~51 APJ?~cl.ix ]..:.1, ·:17!11. 1fo '127 15 May 1951-

,A~endi:x:·.:B~l, l?IR fl:2_7 lS l·!ay 1951 . ~J?en~i:r;. C-:2, So_ya:nr:; River Ol;er,ation,

'Op~ ci1;~· J? •. 3 ··. Ibid .. AJ??endi:: C-1; :FOR :ff: 151 i.!£1 1ray 19 51

· Appen,dix C-2, Soyanc; 11ivel~':,.Ol)~ra.tiqn~ .Ibid . , '5

1'~: ;,.;"'- ' .....,_,_ ~- .. ~

''



J1ra·"' 1··1)_1 ·("o- ~+ ,,·,, - . - -- ~1. v. •.._,.,

'I

,?.nd. ;1tr~s aQ~e

in front of ,.'i

the 1st Ea·ctn1ionl1s J:lositions cb.rL:G the nit;ht lS-20 l1c-;.-. . . ' .' ., }

. ,.. 100

-At da;rligl~t>the. 11 riosq_ui~o 11 .Ai:c O? reTorted l5C'0-20')0 ene:r:1~t obviolJ.sly

· - - · -,_)_,"' ,..\ .. , ,,~_s,· ;., ·,., .~ ,, -~, 'i'IQQ~)-rc; 107 for 1 all atta~ ill v.<v. u~OL-i.J. _nC .... Ol. I.E'~ .•. .C,e t -1·"""•---- I o.

enemy assembl:'._,_'!.g in this 'Va1lo;>r in full Vi(nl of onr ,:::rol'-''.CL obsorv\"rs ~lCl

\·nt:dn small -arm_s range of otU' lines

\J.nav;are o:f- the Regiment 1 s nove d.urins; -- clarlmoss 1.nto tilesc }!0 s.i tions

Prison_ers of -v!SU' an.cl doCU.i:Jentoxy re:portc for '.;l1c nex'G throe da;;;s

of thqse units. 11er·e massed i··' the V8J.ley, Hi th the mission of cn.tting the

-.L·o ;:,a_· .•. 109 , rn;.,l.· s south lateral_ a. .. .~.~.. concentration'-'11lD.S ~mneo.iately tal:on uncl.er fire '\ •' I •'

11 2 counted enemy o.eacl in this small aroa alone . .J. ]'iy e r a.O.io s

' rifles, and sub-machineguns and._ aJ.liliD1i tion \101'0 recover eel. from· the enemy J?Of·-

and from positions vicinity DSlG"'~O irmnediately en:~~:,:[:;ecl tl"!.e enem;t ·'t-.ri th S.A. a.:::1d -,,

artillery. ,The 3d ]attc],'.ion was orderccl to tl:.e high grounc'l e,t. JJS2275 to OX-'

tend the defensiyc'line ani to contnct tho 15Juh Infe.ntry.

105. 10'6. 107~-

or)eration, May 1951 Operat ::~on, P."'Y ~ 9::)·1 ·. ~;..... -.1. ,./

C ........ --R·.-. _· .-·· .. ~--E· .. ·• .. . '~-.' -~~ . '

~~-Iii- a

p.)

I.

c! .. ' ·~



I

\..___.

9th I:nf; Regt dtd 1 Hay-2 J1IDe 1951 (col'lt 'd)

time the 35tl~ l'Oic Regiment. ·ir~ attached .to. tl1c Regiment ,e..nd co.n-

:F~ements of the 300 'FA :Batt2~ion s;:-..}:rportqd

the 15ih F.A at this time~J.l5 -,,,rl."l7 t'll·s crl'tl·ca1 'l"'r.;oo' r;t.,,,,,.. ,.,01'l'.lA1"1" h.,;rl o•1e J.JU. -'"t::> "" c.; ...... ~·~ ......, ,.~... ...... c ...... -~ v .t ~'· c: ....... tl ---~.,.i,..U.. ..,~.

-:platoon attached to. each batt,?lion.116 The 1~.2 norta.rs "\1ere l:ttiliz.ed 'both by - . . .

platoons u....11q.er company contr()l 1•rith excellent. rest~lts. .During tl1e ne:;:t ti>D '·_ . .

days un,its patrolled- their immeo_iate front having co.ntinuo1.1.s co:n.tact. \~1. th an •c .· • ' '

estmatec110,90S e1~emy ·casual ties and '67 :prisoriers of ivar being <:wco'l1.D.ted. for •11 7

Tf1e Regiment .stlffered. only 112 casual ties. The su:pporting artiJJ.er~r fired ::r: • .

24,21~0- roU...."l.ds. d:.lring this five dDY ~geriod ancl mortar company, 011 21 l"lBy- fired· . I ,

555 rounds.l~S :Prisoners of iiT&r identified the 92d C~rps J 31st Division, . -'-,_-,·.:··.,

.100 an~.l011legimellts, )l}th Division. 103 .and 104li.egiments, ~55th Division, '. • ,. ··:: ~ • • .- • • 1 '

·. 106th':ae~me~t~; participating in attacking eschelol1~ against the. 9th IP..fantry ~ ' . -"' ' .. : ·- - -' . . . .

. Zone~ :Cnte~l'ogations indicated a missio-n of envelo'Pment of the 1llast fla:ols: oi ·.: ;.':. ·:.: ·-,· 'f ' ' .- . - .'

, the .Div~sion'.Jtn:~. troo!Js) throU[:h the HOK' sector •

.All_ p~isoners of 1>1ar told of a largo number of Chinese v.'OU.!ldecl anct killed.

a resttl t qf aiJ: ancl artillery' . ' '

' ' shortages of food,

. \. . ... 120 nnd eq_u::Lpneil".

This action p.,iain em:PhasiZ e9- the im:r..ortcnce of units remaininG fJ.ekible -- ,,. .

beillt; prepared to meet a coxl,St<mtly che.ngil1[; si tuatton, and striking "Ji th. ail ,\ .·-

availabie<organic 'a.,vl.d SUli:-~orting firo JlOVTer 1.vhen torgets pre$ent themselves. ·- , . __ · . " ·:·Y\'-·· . Logistics· during· this period ,,.,as handled. in the follo\1ing mo.nner; fron

. . ..

· Servicl3 Company to :Be,ttalion tr;c,i:ns, then 'by organic tra."1sportation to a ~ . \

position in the rear of each battalion by u.se. of a lateral road rnm"J.in,c ge~1-

' . •:.· ', ' ' . ·1~1 to_ tJle front line units~ -

···.>;.: J

/

··.A::, i~>·appeal'ed dm·in;; this phase of the o};erc::t:i.ol'l. that our t:mits on

f~ might not be a,b1e to contain the concentrated attacks 'launched

114 •. ·l.p1;~ndix ·c ... 1 :ro:a ~fo. 15:'1 20 l,!ay 1951 · 115. _ Apl;enQ.ix 0.:.2, Soye.ng River Ope;ratipn, p. 4 116·.: 'Append.ix_·c.,.l IPn 1/: 151.~ ~ !-,Iay,1951.-~ . 117. .Appena.i::;; 0-2~- Soyang RiverO-perationp. 4·· 118. .Ibid : - · . . . .. . ... . .A;ppendix :a...:1· J?IR ~fo 130 21 ·May 1-951 ..

·.A:y_pendix 0..,2~ Soya.'l'lg River Operation· Jt• h · ~section 1:, S-4 St:unmary for May 1951 p:l

15



9th !nf I'l.egt 1 r<BY-2 June 1951 (cont I d)

the regim.m"ltal S-4 ordere'd all the essential· elements pf the

regimental train to move to Hoeng-song.122 There they 1'lerc place<3. under the

com;11aJ.1d of t11e Service Com}?a..ey com!n.a.nder.

In order t.o pro]!e1·ly su:p:ply t~1e I\egiment, a for'\'Jarcl S1.1J)}::;l;;r point ,.;as

esta:bl:i:shed in the ~;-l.einity of Hong-chon co~sistinc of Class !, III ancl V

. b:ps .• l23. Sup:plies from division qu.artermaster uere thus truckeci Uj) to this

'• :forv:ard dump 1and issuecL to units from that point.

The order tp attack and pursue t:1e :irithdrav.ring eria"ny v.;as pv.t into effect.

_. at 140p bo~:s, 22 1:1~·.124 Tlie three batteJ.ions were deployed on the NO 1~.AH:W L:C.U!l . . . .

''I'Ji th t~e Jf~therland Detaclrrrlent in :po sftions as reserve. at DS1S79~ 125 The 35th

rox Regiment i;'aS detached. on the 21st Hay. The pursuit \"l8,S in fact a • • t'.

, dogged,attack rather :tllan a rapid thrUst into the enemy's rear elements. . ,_} . ·: , . ' . '• .. .' ~. Onl~r ·"

Com:p~my v,.>as able to utilize Tanlc Company irr moving fori'ia!'d rapidly to·

the north lateral road. (DS24Sl!.).

Other .. 'lmits had to move alons ridges and high grotmd kno eking out s:mall, ·

tenacious delaying"forces.

On 21~ !aay the 2d :Battalion had an 'extremely difficu.l t task in securing

the laild mass DS2Q8S~126 L:U:eidse Company urn ,;.ras pushetl from 1£ill 800 (DS2287)

~d r~·ai~ed it jusii prior to darkness ~127 , Civilians ;::n,i 11risoner of

,.,a.r reports :on 22 l'!ay ,indicated a Jm·ge ~(division) assembly area, vicinity

. o:t' the ~ld Mine (DS2094) .128 ·

Air OJ? and other ·intelligence sources confhm.ed this as a concentration

area, and ~29 night' bombing was conducted with excellent results. The Rsg~

iment 1-laS relieved on 25 l''!.AY by the 35th rQK JJ'.egi:uel} t and. moved t'o !fal1c7e)29

Still, under X' Col':pS control, the Regiment moved to Umyanz-ni (DS2207)

'·to pro~iq.e security ~o the bridgehead.13° "In sweeping the high ground adjacent" _ ',, ' • . I . I

to the Inj e-Um l'ang-:-l'l'i 1! ::R on ~8 Hay, Company 11 G11 · \~Tas heavny engar;ed by an ';: .·. ,• '-. ' -' ' .

122~ 123~' ~2[~~ 125~ :1;26.

,''

~section"V,S~4 Su.'TIBar;:,' for Hay 1951, p.'l. Ibid ".tt9:Pendix C-1, PO B. r/1= 155 22 Hay 1951·· ·Ibid, ;4p:pendix 0.:.1, FOR 'ff. 157 24· liaY 1951 Ibid ' . '

.!11:pendix C-2, AJ?pendix 0-1, Appendix C-1,

Soyan.g River Operation, :p. 5 ?OR 1f: 15S 25 Ha;y· 1951·, ?0 " ,..., " ~ ·r · ,. hl

SEl~~RET Page 16 ·


OECU\SSiriEO Authority LlLN I) 1_ g 5.to.J {;..--·--·····,.w __ .,

By _t£_ NA?.A Date !J1194

9th In:f' Reg~ ll:!:ay-2. June 1961 (cant·' d)

,estima~ ed enem,y com}?a.'l'ly. 131 The rest of~ the 2d :Battalion \vas sent

~o this vicinity that e\:en:i,ng i>Ti th tJ.1e m:i.ssi<:m of preventing the cntting of

the HSR. Thi~ llatta.l:tion rer:lained. attachecL to tJ.1e 23cl Infr:mtr;:r for this nur-

pose. until- 31 MaY .1'32

On 27 Hay the first J.~Tort:1 Ko~ean prisoner of 11ar clurin,g this oi>orntion

\"laS k::~:en, On 2 June the 9t~:l Infa:r.J.trynad.e firm contc-tCt i<cd.t:l me forces firmly

entrenched in a fixed 0.efe~lSe J?O.sitions stro'l:tgly su:c);,x)rtecl by artillery ~:md mor-

tars. :By 11~~5 l10urs 2 June t;:e :S.egiment had relieved the 1S7th .A:frbo:t'l1.e ROT _____,_____ '

1~-

at i'lontgon-ni. )J All elements 1-rere una.er l::.eav-y 2.rtillery ~:15. mort?.r fire

c1ttrL1G th~ 'rel~ WONT ON~_:~ I ( DT ~Hj I 93 ) , -

Prisoner~ of .iie.r from the 9th COP \Divisio:c1s-, eno. three Harth Kore<=m :Oivi-/

sions · iden-t'ifying 16 dif:f.erent reginents attestb'l to tl1e disorganized state

·. .. ·,3lJ. t!1e enemy:::- . ·'

tK3032o2 The 1st :Battalion in attacking Hill 1.1-51 (~3020) met heG:VY resistance :fron

&'1.. •estimated. 6Jo -ene..""l.Y utilizing small arms, automatic 't·Jea:gons ana. mortB.rs.l35 ,::_.:\

.The hill was secured by late aftei·noon des:pi te a heavy counteratt!.'.ck at 1530

hours., ~~·3~1"4)'b.

The 30. J3attc.lion has' f'J.so met he0:VY resistence from ltill. 579 (D'J!3120)

·1~6 . . . and 1.vas ordered to pul~ back .to· former :positions at. dark.. ··· · ncu Co:r1j!a11Y,

72d Ta.nk :Battalion anl'l. tlle regir'lental TanJ<: Comp.any :provfdecl excelle11t close

support from l:lOSHions in the Pukcl10n River heel. during this phase of the

gpe;rati_ons. Tlte follo,·.ring ~r the 2cl.J3.attalion secured Hill 579, r-1ith the

French :Battalion relieving the 1st Eattalion on Hill 1.}51. 137

At, this time the Re.._;;iment \>Tas given the :mission o:.': insuriltg the_ rapid .

and smooth moveBent of the 5th l<.QK Division~ tl1rouch the Iiinth Infa.nt:r'l,_! 1s ,

~si tion on, ,o.bj-ecti.V?J 11 sn ,.1 313 Tb .. is ~)3.S effectively dOne b~r close. coorctination

esche~ns of the :R.OK troci::?s.

131. ~;_ .A:_:.;periCJ..ix C-1, . POll 1fo 161~ 28 May 1951 .• .,132. Ibid

> _l~3· .A.·)1-iendix 0-:-2, , 1_~,4. .k/?r.Jendix :S:..l,

. · 135 •. : ~4::~:~\endi:x: C-2, · ·1136 •.• Ibid · · · , 13~~ 'Ibid

'>>138. Ibid

.::;oye..ng Rive~ 0pen·ation, }.J. _6 PIR 7~ 137 23 Hey 1951 · Soya.'1g .L''iver Operat,ion

:?age 17~



~ tot~l of 45 so1;ties •139, These sorti~s il'rere s11reacl ovef,' a tM)-claY :period.

, · . ~ r r 1 1'{) ,l),"j.'le su.:fli:JOrting artiller;'{ fired a total of lo,5<).J ro\::t:J.cls.-'·• "'-l1e R.ec;iment. s1.:tf-

129 casualties as . \

com]!arecl vri th an est.ir:tatecl 1987 ene':lj! casnalties.l41

hundred-t-..Ic1ve ·prisoners of ' . . .. 1lt0

1·:a~ ~·Je~~ .. e: ti?l::en • ...... ''·-

The Soyan~ River Operation closed for. the 9th Infantry Regir:1ent. on 4

Ju..;e·-..;i•th the ltegimo:1t beL:g orclored. to Inje as X Corps reser·re.11:-3

During the final days of t~'le month it became evio.:ent thc..t tho fla.nlrs

i>JOuld hold; therefore, the re,;imental tr.sins Here orderecl to Sineao-;~;ol on

on tlw 27th in a reserve position, Se1·vice Com]!clq moved close to the re5;-.'

'committed .thus presontod. a l)roble..!l, u:.,.1til, rct'ter re}?eated d:ctempJGs; 119

. .· ... . - . .11.~6 :ad.ditiona1 ind.i.g:::nous 1<JJorors, 1:rere avtac:1ed.

Final rot,at:lon quota for E.c-y v;re.$ fillecl on the 25cl 't'rl:er~ one officer and

66 ]H de:Qar:tecl ,for the Zone of\ !nt~rio r •147 On tho :25'Gh t::l~oe. off'ic ers e.ncl seven

.. ,,.,, soldiers, Col Hess:!.nger av:ard.ed the· Silver Star to Ca1)t Lncim1 K. Truscott;

i. . . lllQ

and 1st Lt · 'lilliam Ste~·-nber~. "+:;~

lrald qf Com:pa;:zy I received. the DSC from Lt Gen Jalnes Va.n Fleett .8th Al'1JJY

·commap.der, . at tl1e Ea.ngye · airstril;.15° Wald. 1'!8.s }:lromoted. to SJ!'C at .the cerenow.

On tl1:ts date 109 replacements and. 1l~ ho sp:i.t.al returnees 1·1ere assigned to the

-. __ E.egime11.t .15l

.During the mont~ 11<cicl o:f Honor, 10 DS0 1s, ~-9 Silver Stm~s, 98

·-Bronze St'ars (Valor), 9S .Bronze Stras (Herito'rious). ·and 6 comnc:nc'~atio11

ribbons- w·ere at,'<lrded to m.embcrs of the 'Eesine::Lt th~ougl:out

11.~1. GYp~- cit .• :p. 7 142. Ibid'

.. 14?. ·.Ibid. .~14ti. · Section V, S-.JJ. SUJn..'TI.q.r2r for Hay 1951, p. 2 llf5! Ibid . 146.: rbid.

· 147. -:Sect io,n II, S-1' StU.1F:1ary .. ll~s. <,Qp. cit. P~ 3 :.·1~9 •.. Ibid.' 1:;D~ Ibid. 151.

t·· 1c:.·~l 2l,o. ·-'-~ J"''e· ,JY! TXJT .., ../ Dl~~L \.4-i.-

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AuU1oiity L1LL1L 0 1f5.LD-.I .r::.&-· t"':!" O"'-~eti2ll B'' C.\.::" _,\.""\aJ"\ •• ~

REPRODUCED A TTHE NATIONAL ARCHIVES

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Total

Sorties 117 >-;)

Fired· 55,172 ' ,' .

ene;!lY pri so11ers 2 212 301

Cot.mted. ~a1.y Casual ties· 52 2,200

1 c.:1n 'v 1.. 10 ,90~ 16,505

L:fD;ntry Casulatics 39 112 2SO

CO :r.TCLUS IOJ.T

cloubtless haV;e a CQIJ.s:.;>icuous }?l.cce il1 t~w sur:.:a:des o:t ',

this conflict

. . lon;::; and. bitte:dy it is e:z:to::cLot ...

At this ert.l..cial time. -~he S:tl:i.. not • o11l~- d.eflectei t::..e CorrrJ.tUlist 1Jlo1r1 ~t'C

deed .. · and vr;tu:.de ·_,. he

.quantities of su .. }!l)lios • T:liS q_uicl: sl1ift froYJ tlls clef ellS e to · tho . , de;.:.i'ec: .the e:c.er:1y a c}lr~l:ce to :ceorge11ize .·:J..s ov·Jr~;helTJing numbers ::'lncl

l1im v1Hl!. no. e~ternative but flight to a :place i!rhore l::.e coulo .. lick his

tl1e' i:rr.n1e~datc. reac}1., of United. 1Tfl.t5 .. o:1s forces.

f1·om Sagol~Hancye-:Etasolchi sectors v/2.S reminicent of Jac:.:son 1s :fo:rcea.

to t:1e enemy that -~he R:;giraont could be s:~ift;od so· q_uiclc-

\

o'}?o si tior.L, a 1Jre.vl~- tlJ.To-c .. c;!'l 011

:b;" one. of tl:e most <;:on.ccnt:tated disvla~rs o:· fi:ce ;:xnre:r ever cal2.ed .. fort>.

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' . R~:po.rt. 9th. Inf Jtegt 1 Ha~r-2 June 1351· (cont 1 .::!:) ,

a recime::-J.tal secto.r.

It is ·~oo m::teh too sc:y " OJ: ~_.}:.e' Cor:: lll1List

.z,,

·the.eJ+em.y was•hurled bac~: vfith devastating J.:oss.es. It is self-evid.e~:J~, how-- ' ' -

eve:::·, .:thtj,t. its achimreuo:::t t was· a c.reat one.

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