These lines would have made a fitting epitaph for Marines who gave their lives in Korea. They had as worthy a cause as any fighting men of our history, for it had become increasingly plain since World War II that a stand must eventually be made against Communist encroachments. By going halfway around the world to fight the enemy on his own doorstep, Americans may well have spared themselves a more bloody and costly future struggle nearer to their own homeland if not actually on their own soil. The designs of Red China and Soviet Russia were unmasked in Korea, and the people of the United States awakened to their peril after neglecting the Nation’s defenses since 1945. To that extent, therefore, the operations in Korea were a defeat for Communism. APPENDIX A Glossary of Technical Terms and Abbreviations ADC--Assistant Division Commander AdmO--Administrative Order AD--Douglas “Skyraider” single engine attack plane AF--Air Force AH--Hospital Ship AirDelPlat--Air Delivery Platoon AirO--Air Officer AirSptSec--Air Support Section AmphTracBn--Amphibian Tractor Battalion AmphTrkBn--Amphibian Truck Battalion ANGLICO--Air and Naval Gunfire Liaison Company ArmdAmphBn--Armored Amphibian Battalion AT--Antitank AutoMaintCo--Automotive Maintenance Company AutoSupCo--Automotive Supply Company BB--Battleship BLT--Battalion Landing Team Bn--Battalion Btry--Battery BuMed--Bureau of Medicine and Surgery C-47--Douglas Transport used by Air Force (same as R4D) CA--Heavy Cruiser CCF--Chinese Communist Forces CG--Commanding General CIC--Counter Intelligence Corps, USA CinCFE--Commander in Chief, Far East CinCPacFlt--Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet CinCUNC--Commander in Chief, United Nations Command CL--Light Cruiser CO--Commanding Officer Co--Company ComFltAirWing--Commander Fleet Air Wing ComNavFe--Commander Naval Forces Far East ComPacFlt--Commander Pacific Fleet ComPhibGruOne--Commander Amphibious Group One ComSeventhFlt--Commander Seventh Fleet ComUNBlockandCortFor--Commander United Nations Blockade and Escort Force CP--Command Post CR--Command Report C/S--Chief of Staff CSG--Combat Service Group CSUSA--Chief of Staff, U. S. Army CTF--Commander Task Force CTG--Commander Task Group CVE--Escort Aircraft Carrier CVL--Light Aircraft Carrier DD--Destroyer DE--Destroyer Escort Det--Detachment DOW--Died of Wounds EmbO--Embarkation Order/Officer EngrBn--Engineer Battalion EUSAK--Eighth U.S. Army in Korea FABn--Field Artillery Battalion (USA) FAC--Forward Air Controller FAF--Fifth Air Force FEAF--Far East Air Force FECOM--Far East Command F4U--Chance-Vought “Corsair” Single-Engine Fighter-Bomber F4U-5N--Chance-Vought “Corsair” Single-Engine Night Fighter F7F-3N--Grumman “Tigercat” Twin-Engine Night Fighter FMFPac--Fleet Marine Force, Pacific FO--Forward Observer