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Korean War

9th Infantry Regiment - Command Report - October 1952

2nd Infantry Division

Korean War Project Record: USA-107

Folder: 070009

Box: 07

File: 09

National Archives and Records Administration

College Park, Maryland

Records: United States Army

Unit Name: Second Infantry Division

Record Group: RG407

Editor: Hal Barker

Korean War Project

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Dallas, TX 75218-0190

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previously reported position;,; at. Camp Ci'.:'RY, Hitl1 s<>.veroJ units rleing

sep~>.ra:ted fron V•e Regi::1ental Hoe.dquarters, vi..c~nity c::) 3098. 'I'f.e lst Batthlion,

commanded by W3',rly-pronoted Li_•Jutenant ColoPe1 lint\ony J. Tencza, ro!?lair'lod on

Kil-iPO PenisuJ.a, vicinity I£878746, unde,· operational control of tl'e ED1PO Prov-

Lieutr-mant Colnne1 Harry A. Clar1: ,Tr. Cornma1ldins. Tho 3rd Battalion, Hith

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The 2d Bn co;1t:'~nued

rehabH:i.t·1tlon of Line \·JYO:HN'i H:i.tl: one-thin] of the battnlion tre.Lnin~; daiJ_y.

Elements of the Jd Bn rn·ovl:}0)d c1c:curity for the 608th AC&';J Hodar Station vicini.ty

CTJ00G86 and for ·pTe Jl. The remc.d.~1der of tbe r""Giment prE!pareci to rno;.re from

cont:Lnued tactical ·;ecurity re:::;ponsibility for the bridges vicin:_ty CTJJJ 079,

CTJ63093, arlC1 CT313103. Pr-~pcrations for training 'rJ ~?'"' bq:;u·1 imc'Y':c1 iai:.Ply und

on 7 October the l~f~gim~nt resumed training.

Training included riflo mErksman:3hip, scouting and p~:.trolline; \-d.th night

prohlem~\, buddy course Hh:i.cb hed been ec;;tablisberl during the CorpG I'<''Serve p~r~Lod

0716L,5I and cloE.:,ed into nev,r pod_tj_orw vicinity CT358307, nortb of ::~r:,;Tf!.N-NI, at

the 2d F.eeonaa:i.ssanc'"l Company. Th0 bat-G<:1.lion rn.ovr~d to bJ.oe'dn13 po:;_;itiom; held by

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into previous positions on Lin0 HYmHnG at iJ.O?OOI October.

On 11 October, the reeiment mover to assembly arqas behind the 3~th Infantry

Regiment in the left division sector and prepared for ,(!!<;>mbe.t operations. The

entire regiment was alert,ed to launch a limited offensive in orde:c to relieve

pressure on the division right flank •. Hcn.rever·, after thr.: move, the situation

becane less critical, and the operation ~ms CflO:~elled. ~Jith tho cancellntion

the 3d Bn~ THAI Bn, Hedical Company, and RP.e;imental H'"!adquarters returned to

Camp CASEY and resumed training. Tank Company passed to operational control

of the 2d US Infantry Division and conducetd raids as directed by th8 Division

G-,.3. Heavy Hortar Company r:';mained in supporting posittoi\S a.nd passed to

operational control of the 2d US Infantry Division. The 1st Bn remained in

positions vicinity C1'3098 under operational cont,rol of the division.

·on 13 October Heavy Hortar Company reverted to control of the 9th Infantry

but remained if supporting positions.

Tb.e 1st Bn cleared bloekint; posj_t.ions on 1/~ October, reverted to tbe 9th

Infantry, and closed into ne, .. r positions at Camp H!DIANl:Ji;AD. The battalion began

training immediately.

On 22 October, preparations were !!lade to relieve tte 38th Infantry Reeiment_

on Line J.Aiv!E.STO:.m. The Jd Bn relieved the 3d Bn, 38th Infantry, on Line

JANE.STO\r!N at 2208201. Heavy Hortar Company relieved the Heavy Hortar Company,

38th Infantry, at 221115I October. The THAIBn relieved the 2d Bn) 38th

Infantry, at 2J0025I October and responsibility for the regL11ental sector passed

to the 9th Ir.fantry at this time. Also at this time, The 1st Bn, 33th Infantry,

1-ras attached to the 9th Infantry Regiment ::J.long 1..ri th one platoon of Heavy

Hortar Company, 38th Infantry, and one platoon from Ta:rJc Company, 38th Infa·'1try.

On 23 October, during daylight hours, relief of Medical Company and Headquarters·

Company, 3$th Infantry, ·..ras effected by corresponding units of the 9th Infantry

Regiment. The 1st Bn relieved the .NETHERLANDS Battalion, 38th Infantry, at

250920I; Tan'k Company relieved the 38th Tank Company, on position on 25 October.

\-lith ttds move the fird phase of the relief 1..ras completed. ~"*:'~'""" ~

The 2d Bn relieved ele Bfis, 12th ROKA Hegiment at

260500I October when the re~rimenta1 and divisional left boundary was extended


BALDY, vicinity CT256323, ~ccupied

' occupied by Company A, THfd Bn; li.HS:~;l'JLL-EERIE, vicinity CT294.355, occupied by

Company A. The lst Bn, 38th Infa.11try, consti tuec\l'the r.:,gimental reserve, and ,_;~:

the regiment had, as support units, the 15th FABn, Company A 2d Enr C Bn, and

Battery D from the 82c;l P~4.ABn. The entir'" relief Has accomplisbed without

incident. The' most critical point, BAT~DY, vras first to br,r relieved.

Hith the 9th. Infantry again on Line JANESTOHH, construction Hork previously

mentioned of critica.l positions v.ras. co,.1tinw~d and construction pri01~ity for

bunkers \Aras eiven to th"l ;zd Bn sector on the left flank.

Training during the r•CJserve period 1-ras hampered considerably by tactical

moves and 1videly dispersed locations and missions of the various elements of

the regiment. Hm.rever, the reserve ene))led the units to reorganize and

rehabilitate.

Upon the assumption of the positions on Line JANf:;;:)TOHN, the resiment was

again faced with an ammunition problem. Fir.ing of heavy mortars and tanks was

very limited, and 8lmm mortar ammunition •,vas rigidly controlled. An active

patrolling policy vias maintaineq. 1-!ith the regiment dispatching an average of

nineteen patrols nightly. Contacts 1vith the emnemy occurred almost nightly. /

At the close of the period, enemy shellinz of POHKCHOP we.s heavier than

usual, but the position, being viell constructed and 1-1ell protected by mines ;}q}

and tactical wire, suffered little damage. vlinterization of all fortifications

on the 1'1LR and rr>ar installations l.Jas underway.

III. IntelJ.igence.

As the period opened the 9th Infar1try Regiment was in Division reserve as

pointed ·out in the preceding sedtiol1 .•

During the reser:lie period~ the S-2 section assisted the 2d Division CIC in

apprehension and evacuation of unauthorized personnel, prepared intelligence

estimates for various countAratta.ck plans, and supervised combl:•t intelligence

training.

On 23 October, the regiment moved into position on Line JAHESTO:!N. Enemy

units in contact at that time Bns, 337th Regt,

ll3th Div,

115th Div,


the 34Jd

Units capable of intervention '.rere the 38th CCF Army; the 2d Bn, 3.37th Regt,

113th Div; 338th Ii.egt, /}3d Div; elernents of the .335th Regt, 112t~ Div; the 336th

Regt, 112th Div, 39th CC'B' ArJny; and :tl;e, ;~d and 3d Bns of the 345th Regt,; and

t1w unidentified battalions of thP 34}d Ilegt, 115th Dividon.

Enemy communication trenches and bunlu:-rs seemed to b~ in goocl condition.

Enemy combat ~fficiency \·TaS excellent, and its morale .\·Ja>'.l good.

During the period the enenrJ conttnu~d an activ:~ do.fcnse of his positions

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by harassing friendly lvliJf and outpost positions with mortar and artillery fire.

Friendly positions received a total of 2,4.19 round:-> during the nine days on lin~.

Patrols \-Tere dispatclF:d as d1.1rine; the last period 1:Ti th an average of three

patrols per battalion (iurinr; each 21.-hour pBriod. Patrols 1-1ere cornbat in nature

with screening, p.n1bush, and reconnai0sance patrols being dj_spatched. ' .

At 2300251 Octo'oer, a patrol from Company I was en~~ac;ed by an er:;timated

enemy paltoon in the'''vicinity CT2!,8.312, east of KOI-SA-RI. After a. t<.renty-fivB

minute fire fight Hith tb.e ')n0my usin~ _small arms an.d hand grenP.cles, the friendly

patrolvrithdre<,-r. At 02351' another patrol from Com,Jany I, attetnptine; to screen

the battlefield, \,rere engaged by the san1e enemy platoon in the same area. After

a seven mintue fire fight, the friPndly patrol wi thdre~-or. There Has no estimate

made of tb e enemy casualties.

At 2.4.18451 October a pat-col from Com;~any I ensaged an estimated fifteen

to t1.,renty enemy of Hil1 180, CT2L"3.319, south of UTKKAEiviDGI. The Anemy im:11edia.tely

attempted to outflank the frledly patrol but were f3topped by friendly m.achime

gun fire. During the fire fight, the friend1y patrol also received mA.cbine gun

fire from small ,groi1ps of enemy on nearby hills. After a fire fight Hbj_ch

.thirty mintues, the friendly patrol ca lled i~ artillery on tl1e enemy. 'As the

enemy withdrew, a five-man Ranger patrol from thA 3d Bn attempted to sursue.

Another patrol from Company I screened the combat :::crea and remained on Hill 180.

There Has no estimate of enero.y casualties.

At 2521L~5I October, another patrol from Con1pany I set up a defense oltt Hill

.180, CT252317, south1:1est of Old Baldy. Leaving a support group on Hill 180,

the patrol moved fon~ard to Eill 190, CT250318, vrhere it was eneaged by an ostimated

reinforced platoon. friendly di::>engaged

and moved to thebottom of the by another reinforced

platoon employ


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patrol withdrew, the enerty directed mortar on

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were an estimated twenty to t\venty-five enemy casualties during the action.

At 252050I .October, '3. patrol ~rom the Ranger plat,oon, lst Bn, folJ.o•-red six

enemy to the ·base of a fin~er of the T-Bone, GT287362. At this point the

advance elements of t}v.j patrol at:.empted to reach UJe enemy positions but wei'e

either obs8rved or it tripped a booby trap as +:~4o hand grenades (·r&ploded near

them, and three heavy machine gui1f\ o::7ened fire. At the same time Chinese signals

were heard and an enemy group estimat,::.d from seventy-five to one huno1·ed m<3n

were seen comin;: doHn the trail. The patrol attempted to de:-~troy andenemy

bunker using d.fle grenades but e.s the enerriy group '.vas apl;roachine;, they 1·lithdre\.r

and di:tected a· rtillery fire on the emrmy force. Tbe :9atrol counted on·; ene':'y .

KIA, estimated fifteen .to tvrenty enemy KIA, and ten to fifte·"n HH .•

At 2818i;5I October, a patrol of tbe 3d Bn Ran;:er Platoon 1t1ere enear:;0d by

an unknovm t:;memy force as thoy ap:n·oacht=:d IUll 180, CT251311:-• 'l'he ;.1atrol

directed artill0ry on t?1c e~nerny <:md proceed;:;d to· the top of the hill. There

it discovered tbat the .::memy had left a num'jer of booby traps made. t,rith hand

grenades. The supl1ort group of the p tro1 remained of Hill 180 and the rerr.ainder

of the force continued tm-rard Hill 190, CT250318. At 2105.ILthe D.anger patrol

. vras en:=aged a second by an ''dimated enemy platoon employing srr:.all arms and hand

grenades. An \enemy squad attomf)ted to outflank the patrol but \·.JT:re att:wked

and beaten 1-'~tek. After a fiYL"> minute fire :C:i.gbt, tr1e frien<'Cy pat•:ol uithdre1,1

·to Hill 180. An addttional t1:m platoons of em:;my engaged t:he patrol for a

time and after a tl1irt3r-f:i_vp minute .fire fie;ht tha frienrUy disene;eg•3d and

dretJ. There Here five:: enerrt:' counted KIA and thirty 8stimated KIA •

. At 282110I October, u. patrol from Com})any C Has ene;a0ed by an estimated

two ener.•w squads in the vicin:Uy GT286360, south of T 1AFS.t\.'i'TG-DOGG. After a

five minute fire fight vrith the ene''lY emplo)l(ing Fmall arme, the friendly patrol

\¥ithdrevT a.nd directed a.rtill·':ry on the e~emy. T:'lr~re were five counted enemy KIA.

At 2820151 October, a patrol from the 1st Bn RangP.r Platoon 1vas fired on

by two ·enemy machine guns in the vicinity CT296367, east of 31PTGYANG-NI. The

patrol destroyed one mac1,ine eun \Jitb .3.5 rocLet lmrccher e.nd continued on its

mission. At 21151 the this time by an Rf:tir<t9,ted

thirty enemy. which the enemy empJ.oyod

hand grenades tJt·J artiller~r on tbe enemy. The patroJ also obs0rved an }t t

to fil t:-r


enemy on Hill

At 292.3151 October, a patrol from_ Comp<:>.ny F dir0cted a.rt.ill8ry fire-· on an

estimated en<=lmy platoon at CT2/1.23ll, north of tbe pl"itoon outpost in the left

sector. The p13:trol !:'creened th8 area a;f't?r the [;rtillery fire w_?-s directed 1,1ith

negative results.

At 3007401 October, a listeninz post of the 3d Bn Rangers l·Ta~~ enzag.e¢1. l?Y ., •;,,

an et:;timat,~d forty enemy in tbe v:i..c:Lhity of CT253.313, northHest of TOGUN-GOL. I

The LP Hi thrlre~-r a.nd <'l.rtillm·y fire was pieced on the enemy. A friPmdly

patrol later covered the area but reported negative results.

AT J007L,OI October, a p1:1.trol from the TH.AJI,AND 1:\.anr:;ers '.vas ene;agod by an

.GstiT'lated h1o enerny squads in tlle vicinity of GT2763!,.8 south of POKKHJ:. After

a fifteen minu+.e fire .fight the fr:i.end!_;r ~-J:i. tbdrt-:n>J.

reinforcerrtents ·by tho onerny and in all case;:; the en(~my attemyJt~~d to surround

and outfl~1.nk f:r:i_•c:mdly patrols. Ti:ner~y employed machine gun supporting fi:re from

neighboring hillposi tions in:rall ca5es and mortar in most ca.-~es. Enemy also

concus,,.ion type hand e;renrJdr.:Js in adcl i tion to normal\'leapons. In numerous cases ·

·~-- the enen1y emploJred American-made weapons.

IV. Persom1el.

a. Strength., Beginning of the period, assigned: 132 officers, 23

officers, 313L~ enlisted men. En of the period, assigned: 129 officer~, 20

warrant officers, .3108 enlisted men, 75 hospital returnees; 510 enlisted and

66 officer replacements. AuthtlJ:vized -strenr:rth: :...-,· .. - ....... 156 officers, 16 warrant offfu..; .·

ers, 3L:.83 enlisted men. 77 officers, 1217 enlisted men.

KATUSA (integrated) strength: 1 officer, [;'b.6 enlist~d men.

b. Replacementso The usual amount of light and heavy weapons i~antrymen

were received and assigned as well as a number of specialists. During the month

of September, 66 replacements \fere received as compared }lith 510 enli:;>ted repla-

cements for this month. An unusually high number of officers ,,,ere received

during the period also.

c. Discipline Law and.

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d. Prisoners of '\>Jar.,, Neg~:•.tive

e. Burials and Graves Registr~:Jtion. 13 deceased v:ere processed through

Graves Registration Office and r:wacuated to the 2d Quartermaster .Officer.

f. lvforale and Personnel Services. No USO or service shows ~vere present-•

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ed during the month. The regimenta.l chaplain continued to make religious

services available to all who desired to attend, both on the front line and in ··'

the rear areas. Company parties Here hold while in the reserve area. These

aided greatly in increasing the morale of all. Our regimentc:,.l PX sales store

continued to operate with an abundant supply of varied items.

g~ Civil Affairs and Hilitary Govermnent. The GIG detachment returned

155 eivilians to the rear area during the period.

h. Procedures. Negative.

i. Interior Hanagement. N0eative~

j ~ Civilian Employees. The regiment gave employment to 88 civilians dur-

ing the period to do odd jobs such as KP and road repair.

k. Hiscellaneous. There >vere eight recorr',rnendations for the Silver Star

award, twenty-six Bronze.Star with uvu device, five Bronze Sta:i• meritorious,

and three Commendation Ribbon awards fo!'\.,rarded for approval. T1vo Silver Stars,

· three BS 11 V11 , one BS nM", and one CR ~,rere presented during the period.

V. Logistics.

a. Service Company remained int the area previously reported. The Bn

continued to be consolidated in th~3 area, with the Thailand trains remaining

the Thailand CP. Approximately 5, 000 troops 1-1ere supplied.

b. Supply. At the beginnine of the month, the regiment, being in reserve,

resupplied in preparation for a Command Inspection. The inspection teams check-

ed supply rooms and records .r.~nd found some units havinz d~screnancies. Units

with discrepancie~:l were given instructions on h01..,r to correct them. A total of

thirty vehicles were utilized in the move of the regiment during the :period 2G-

24. Octpber, ,.Jith no major breakd01..rns recorded.

The S-4 was still in the nrocess of issuing winter clothing and equipment

to the units during the. antifreeze became

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·meet the

The 2d Quartermaste·c· supplied tl1e r~giment vii th Phase III winter clothing

during the period. 1\.mong t:he i t8m.s received ~rere 2236 parl::t, liner, pile, H-19L:.8;

3995 parka, sh'3ll cotton, 11-1748; .3360 jacket field, pile, OD; 3822 cap, field,

pile H-1951; 7990 mitten-im;ert, trigger finger; .3995 mit:Jen-shell, trigger

fin~ser; and 3995 muffler, v10ol OD. These iteras '..rere immediatnly di,>tributed

to the units.

To insure that tJ-1e troops have an adquate source of clean :_;ocks a::d clothing

a central laundry exchange •:re.s e ,,t,,~.blished. This may pr(•vent many casualties

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due to trench foot e:rld immerHion foot. The laundry ex~hcFl[;e was set up at the

Service Company Sho;;1er Point.

During the month the regiment 1 s ltoood Advisor and his Specialist visited and

made 22 inspections. It was s: :ggested that all kit.ch8ns consturct steam tables

for feeding durine; the \!inter months. This could be ·:'l.Cco::lplishec1 by splitting

55-gallon drums to hold hot 1.rater. Service Company is to undertake the project

of manufacturing tb.ese hot steam tableD. Soakage pits will be constructed for

bett,~r soakage . and sanitary conditions.

The rehabilitation of vehiclos continues as scheduled during .the month.

) Twenty vehicles were painted and' one hundred and t'\>ro were stenciled.

The lOlst KSC Regiment was engaged in construction of bunkers, road repair, )

anddsupply to troops on the line during October.

Panel Sets AP-50, Hechanic~> tool sets 2d echelon; 1:>.nd camouflage nettin g ·

remainec1 on the cri ti,ce,l list, and requistions are in coverinG· these item~'.

Trucks were furnished to aid in the disposition of empty POL drul'le::. Loads

of i~hASR drumB Here taken to .ASP 37 in exchange for fulJ dr1;.rns. Hith the

of cold weathcn· it is anticipated that thF:Jre may he a. shortage of both five and

fifty-five gallon containers for c±ass III products. Units were e;iven instructions

on the prompt return of thefle type containers.

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