U.S. Marine Operations in Korea, 1950-1953, Volume 2 (of 5): The Inchon-Seoul OperationMontross, Lynn
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U.S. Marine Operations in Korea, 1950-1953, Volume 2 (of 5): The Inchon-Seoul Operation
Montross, Lynn
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Campaigns; United States. Marine Corps -- History -- Korean War, 1950-1953
destruction wrought on an enemy flushed with previous victories and the
vast accomplishments in turning the tide of battle from a weakening
defensive to a vigorous offensive action reflect the highest credit
upon the officers and men of the First Marine Division, Reinforced, and
the United States Naval Service.”
The following reinforcing units of the First Marine Division
participated in operations against enemy aggressor forces in Korea from
15 September to 11 October 1950:
_Fleet Marine Force Units and Detachments_: Radio Relay Platoon, 1st
Signal Operations Company; Battery C, 1st 4.5 Inch Rocket Battalion;
1st Amphibian Truck Company; 1st Amphibian Tractor Battalion (less
Company “D”); 1st Combat Service Group, Service Command; 1st
Fumigation and Bath Platoon; 1st Aerial Delivery Platoon; 7th Motor
Transport Battalion, Service Command; 1st Armored Amphibian Battalion;
Detachment Marine Tactical Air Control Squadron Two; Team #1, First
Provisional Historical Platoon; Marine Observation Squadron Six;
Marine Aircraft Group Thirty-Three, Reinforced, including Headquarters
Squadron Thirty-Three, Marine Service Squadron Thirty-Three, Marine
Ground Control Intercept Squadron One, Marine Fighter Squadron Two
Hundred Twelve, Marine Fighter Squadron Two Hundred Fourteen, Marine
Fighter Squadron Three Hundred Twelve, Marine Fighter Squadron Three
Hundred Twenty-Three, Marine Night Fighter Squadron Five Hundred
Thirteen, and Marine Night Fighter Squadron Five Hundred Forty-Two.
_United States Navy Units_: Naval Beach Group One.
_United States Army Units_: Detachment 205th Signal Repair Company;
Detachment 4th Signal Battalion; 163rd Military Intelligence Service
Detachment; Company “A” Reinforced, 56th Amphibian Tractor Battalion;
96th Field Artillery Battalion; 441st Counter-Intelligence Corps
Detachment; 2nd Engineer Special Brigade; 73rd Engineer (C) Battalion;
50th Engineer Port Construction Company; 65th Ordnance Ammunition
Company; 32nd Regimental Combat Team; Special Operations Company;
3rd Battalion, 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team; and the 50th
Antiaircraft Artillery Air Warning Battalion.
For the President,
(s) DAN A. KIMBALL
_Secretary of the Navy_
Bibliography
_Documents_
Earney, William R. Maj, USMC. Notes on operations of Third Battalion,
Seventh Marines, in South Korea. MS. Manuscript File, Records and
Research Section, Historical Branch, G-3, Headquarters Marine Corps
(HQMC Historical).
Forney, Edward H. Col, USMC. Transcript of special report. n. d. MS.
Manuscript File, HQMC Historical.
Smith, Oliver P. MajGen, USMC. Chronicle of the operations of the 1st
Marine Division during the first nine months of the Korean War,
1950–1951. MS. Manuscript File, HQMC Historical.
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