APPENDIX A
Glossary of Technical Terms and Abbreviations
- ADC—Assistant Division Commander.
- AdmO—Administrative Order.
- AF—Air Force.
- AGC—Amphibious Force Flagship.
- AH—Hospital Ship.
- AirDelPlat—Air Delivery Platoon.
- AirO—Air Officer.
- AirSptSec—Air Support Section.
- AKA—Assault Cargo Ship.
- AKL—Cargo, Ship, Light.
- AM—Minesweeper.
- AmphTracBn—Amphibian Tractor Battalion.
- AmphTrkBn—Amphibian Truck Battalion.
- AMS—Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper.
- ANGLICO—Air and Naval Gunfire Liaison Company.
- AP—Transport.
- APA—Assault Transport.
- APD—High Speed Transport.
- ARG—Internal Combustion Engine Repair Ship.
- ARL—Landing Craft Repair Ship.
- ArmdAmphBn—Armored Amphibian Battalion.
- ARS—Salvage Vessel.
- AT—Antitank.
- ATF—Ocean Tug, Fleet.
- 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 (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.
- DDR—Radar Picket Destroyer.
- DE—Destroyer Escort.
- Det—Detachment.
- DMS—High Speed Minesweeper.
- DOW—Died of Wounds.
- EmbO—Embarkation Order.
- EmbO—Embarkation Officer.
- EngrBn—Engineer Battalion.
- EUSAK—Eighth U. S. Army in Korea.
- FABn—Field Artillery Battalion (USA).
- FAC—Forward Air Controller.
- FEAF—Far East Air Force.
- FECOM—Far East Command.
- F4U—Chance-Vought “Corsair” Fighter-Bomber.
- FMFPac—Fleet Marine Force, Pacific.
- FO—Forward Observer.
- FragOrder—Fragmentary Order.
- Fum&BathPlat—Fumigation and Bath Platoon.
- GHQ—General Headquarters.
- Gru—Group.
- H&SCo—Headquarters and Service Company.
- HD—Historical Diary.
- Hedron—Headquarters Squadron.
- HMS—Her Majesty’s Ship.
- HMAS—Her Majesty’s Australian Ship.
- HMCS—Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship.
- HMNZS—Her Majesty’s New Zealand Ship.
- HO3S—Sikorsky Helicopter.
- HQBn—Headquarters Battalion.
- HQMC—Headquarters U. S. Marine Corps.
- InfDiv—Infantry Division (USA).
- Interv—Interview.
- ISUM—Intelligence Summary.
- JANIS—Joint Army-Navy Intelligence Studies.
- JCS—Joint Chiefs of Staff.
- JMS—Japanese Minesweeper.
- JSPOG—Joint Strategic Planning and Operations Group.
- JTF—Joint Task Force.
- KIA—Killed in Action.
- KMC—Korean Marine Corps.
- Ln—Liaison.
- LSD—Landing Ship, Dock.
- LSM—Landing Ship, Medium.
- LSMR—Landing Ship, Medium-Rocket.
- LST—Landing Ship, Tank.
- LSTH—Landing Ship, Tank—Casualty Evacuation.
- LSU—Landing Ship, Utility.
- Ltr—Letter.
- LVT—Landing Vehicle, Tracked.
- MAG—Marine Aircraft Group.
- MAW—Marine Aircraft Wing.
- MS—Manuscript.
- MedBn—Medical Battalion.
- MedAmbCo—Medical Ambulance Company, USA.
- MIA—Missing in Action.
- MISD—Military Intelligence Service Detachment (USA).
- MP—Military Police.
- MRO—Movement Report Office.
- msg—Message.
- MSR—Main Supply Route.
- MSTS—Military Sea Transport Service.
- MTACS—Marine Tactical Air Control Squadron.
- MTBn—Motor Transport Battalion.
- NavBchGru—Naval Beach Group.
- NavFE—Naval Forces Far East.
- NCO—Noncommissioned Officer.
- NK—North Korea(n).
- NKPA—North Korean Peoples Army.
- N.d.—Date not given.
- N.t.—Time not given.
- O—Officer; Order.
- OCMH—Office of the Chief of Military History (USA).
- OI—Operation Instruction.
- OpnO—Operation Order.
- OpnPlan—Operation Plan.
- OrdBn—Ordnance Battalion.
- OY—Consolidated-Vultee Light Observation Plane.
- PCEC—Escort Amphibious Control Vessel.
- PF—Frigate.
- PhibGru—Amphibious Group.
- PIR—Periodic Intelligence Report.
- PLA—People’s Liberation Army.
- Plat—Platoon.
- POL—Petroleum, Oil, Lubricants.
- POR—Periodic Operation Report.
- POW—Prisoner of War.
- QMPetDistCo—Quartermaster Petroleum Distribution Company (USA).
- QMSubsistSupCo—Quartermaster Subsistence Supply Company (USA).
- R4D—Douglas Transport (Navy and Marine designation of C-47).
- RCT—Regimental Combat Team.
- Recon—Reconnaissance.
- Reinf—Reinforced.
- RktBn—Rocket Battalion.
- RM—Royal Marines.
- ROK—Republic of Korea.
- R & O File—Records and Orders File.
- ROKA—Republic of Korea Army.
- ROKN—Republic of Korea Navy.
- SAC—Supporting Arms Coordinator.
- SAR—Special Action Report.
- SCAJAP—Shipping Control Authority, Japan.
- SecDef—Secretary of Defense.
- ServBn—Service Battalion.
- SigBn—Signal Battalion.
- SigRepCo—Signal Repair Company.
- SitRpt—Situation Report.
- SP—Shore Party.
- SMS—Marine Supply Squadron.
- TAC—Tactical Air Coordinator; Tactical Air Commander.
- TACP—Tactical Air Control Party.
- Tacron—Tactical Air Control Squadron.
- TADC—Tactical Air Direction Center.
- T-AP—Transport Operated by MSTS.
- TBM—General Motors “Avenger” Torpedo Bomber.
- TE—Task Element.
- T/E—Table of Equipment.
- Tel—Telephone Message.
- TF—Task Force.
- TG—Task Group.
- TkBn—Tank Battalion.
- Trk—Truck.
- T/O—Table of Organization.
- TU—Task Unit.
- UDT—Underwater Demolitions Team.
- U/F—Unit of Fire.
- UN—United Nations.
- UNC—United Nations Command.
- URpt—Unit Report.
- USA—United States Army.
- USAF—United States Air Force.
- USMC—United States Marine Corps.
- USN—United States Navy.
- VMF—Marine Fighter Squadron.
- VMF(N)—All-Weather, Fighter Squadron.
- VMO—Marine Observation Squadron.
- VMR—Marine Transport Squadron.
- WD—War Diary.
- WD Sum—War Diary Summary.
- WIA—Wounded in Action.
- YMS—Motor Minesweeper.
APPENDIX B
Task Organization 1st Marine Division
In order to present a true picture of the Task Organization of the 1st Marine Division during its operations in northeast Korea the organization will be presented for the following periods:
- 1. Wonsan Landing (OpnO 16-50)
- 2. Advance to the Reservoir (OpnO 19-50)
- 3. Movement south from Hagaru (OpnO 25-50)
- 4. Hungnam Evacuation (OpnO 27-50)
| 1. Task Organization Of 1st Marine Division For Wonsan Landing | |
| 1st Marine Division, (Reinf), FMF | MajGen O. P. SMITH |
| HqBn, 1stMarDiv, less dets | LtCol M. T. STARR |
| 163rd MISD, USA | |
| 441st CIC Det, USA | |
| 1st SigBn, less dets | Maj R. L. SCHREIER |
| Carrier Plat, FMF | |
| Det, 4th SigBn, USA | |
| 2d SigRepUnit, USA | |
| Det, 205th SigRepCo, USA | |
| 1st ServBn, less dets | LtCol C. L. BANKS |
| 1stMTBn | LtCol O. L. BEALL |
| 1st OrdBn | Maj L. O. WILLIAMS |
| 1st SPBn, less dets | LtCol H. P. CROWE |
| SPCommSec, 1stSigBn | |
| Det, 1st CSG | |
| Det, NavBchGru 1 | |
| 1st MedBn, less dets | Cdr H. B. JOHNSON, USN |
| 2d Plat, 560thMedAmbCo, USA | |
| 7thMTBn | Maj J. F. STEPKA |
| 1st CSG, less dets | Col. J. S. COOK |
| 1st Fum&BathPlat, FMF | |
| 1st AirDelPlat, FMF | |
| Plat, 20th QMSubsistSupCo, USA | |
| Plat, 506th QMPetDisCo, USA | |
| NavBchGru 1, less dets | |
| Regimental Combat Team 1 | Col L. B. PULLER |
| 1st Marines | |
| Det, 5th KMC Bn | |
| Co C, 1st EngrBn | |
| Co C, 1st MTBn | |
| Co D, 1st MedBn | |
| Plat, 1stArmd AmphBn | |
| Det, 1stSigBn | |
| FO & LnO Secs, 2/11 | |
| LnDet, 1stTkBn | |
| SP Gru B | |
| Det, MP Co | |
| Det, 1st CSG | |
| Det, NavBchGru 1 | |
| Regimental Combat Team 5 | LtCol R. L. MURRAY |
| 5th Marines | |
| Co A, 1st EngrBn | |
| Co D, 1st MTBn | |
| Co C, 1st MedBn | |
| Det, 1stSigBn | |
| FO & LnO Secs, 1/11 | |
| SP Gru A | |
| Det, MP Co | |
| Det, 1st CSG | |
| Det, NavBchGru 1 | |
| Regimental Combat Team 7 | Col H. L. LITZENBERG |
| 7th Marines | |
| Det, 3d KMC Bn | |
| Co D, 1st EngrBn | |
| Co B, 1st MTBn | |
| Co D, 1st MedBn | |
| Plat, 1st ArmdAmphBn | |
| Det, 1st SigBn | |
| FO & LnO Secs, 3/11 | |
| LnDet, 1st TkBn | |
| SP Gru C | |
| Det, MP Co | |
| Det, 1st CSG | |
| Det, NavBchGru 1 | |
| 11th Marines, Reinf | Col J. H. BROWER |
| Btry C, 1st 4.5″ RktBn | |
| 1st AmphTrkCo, FMF | |
| 1st Tank Battalion, less dets | LtCol H. T. MILNE |
| 1st Engineer Battalion, less dets | LtCol J. H. PARTRIDGE |
| 3d KMC Battalion, less dets | Maj KIM YUN GUN |
| 5th KMC Battalion, less dets | Col KIM TAI SHIK |
| 1st AmphTracBn, FMF | LtCol E. F. WANN |
| Reconnaissance Company, 1stMarDiv | 1stLt R. B. CROSSMAN |
| VMO-6 | Maj V. J. GOTTSCHALK |
| 2. Task Organization For Advance To The Reservoir | |
| 1st Marine Division, Reinf, FMF | MajGen O. P. SMITH |
| HqBn, less dets | |
| 163d MISD | |
| 441st CIC Det | |
| 1stSigBn, Reinf, less dets | |
| 1stServBn, Reinf, less dets | |
| Co A. 7th MTBn (less 1 plat) | |
| Det, 1st MTBn | |
| 1st OrdBn | |
| 1stMedBn, less dets | |
| 1st AmphTracBn | |
| Co B, 1st ArmdAmphBn (less 1st Plat) | |
| 7th MT Bn, less dets | |
| 1st CSG, Reinf | |
| 1st AmphTrkCo | |
| 1st AirDelPlat | |
| 1st Fum&Bath Plat | |
| Regimental Combat Team 1 | Col L. B. PULLER |
| 1st Marines | |
| 2/11 | |
| Co D, 1st MedBn | |
| Co C, 1st TkBn | |
| Co C, Reinf, 1st EngrBn | |
| Det, 1stSigBn | |
| Det, 1stServBn | |
| Det, MP Co | |
| Regimental Combat Team 7 | Col H. L. LITZENBERG |
| 7th Marines | |
| 3/11 | |
| Recon Co, 1stMarDiv | |
| 1st MTBn, less dets | |
| Co D, Reinf, 1st EngrBn | |
| Co E, 1st MedBn | |
| Det, 1stSigBn | |
| Det, MP Co | |
| Det, 1stServBn | |
| Regimental Combat Team 5 | LtCol R. L. MURRAY |
| 5th Marines | |
| 1/11 | |
| Co A, Reinf, 1stEngrBn | |
| Co C, 1stMedBn | |
| Co, 1stMTBn | |
| Det, 1stSigBn | |
| Det, MP Co | |
| Det, 1stServBn | |
| 11th Marines, Reinf, less dets | Col J. H. BROWER |
| Btry C, 1st 4.5″ RktBn | |
| 1st Tank Battalion, Reinf, less dets | LtCol H. T. MILNE |
| Tk Plat, 5thMar | |
| Tk Plat, 7thMar | |
| 1st Engineer Battalion, less dets | LtCol J. H. PARTRIDGE |
| VMO-6 | Maj V. J. GOTTSCHALK |
| 3. Task Organization For Movement South From Hagaru | |
| (Except where noted the organization remained the same for the movement south from Koto-ri.). | |
| 1st Marine Division, Reinf, FMF | MajGen O. P. SMITH |
| HqBn, Reinf, less dets | |
| 163d MISD | |
| 181st CIC | |
| 1stSigBn, Reinf, less dets | |
| 1st ServBn, Reinf, less dets | |
| Co A, 7thMTBn, less dets | |
| AutoSup Co, 1stMTBn | |
| AutoMaint Co, 1stMTBn | |
| 1stOrdBn, less dets | |
| 1stMedBn, Reinf, less dets | |
| 1st Fum&Bath Plat | |
| 2d Plat, 506thMedAmbCo, USA | |
| (under opn control X Corps) | |
| 1stAmphTracBn, Reinf, less dets | |
| 1st CSG, Reinf | |
| 7thMTBn, less dets | |
| Co A, 1stAmphTracBn | |
| 1st AirDel Plat | |
| 1stSPBn | (under opn control 3dInfDiv) |
| 1stTkBn, less dets | |
| VMO-6 | |
| Regimental Combat Team 5 | LtCol R. L. MURRAY |
| 5th Marines, less Tk Plat | |
| 1/11 | |
| Btry D, 2/11 | (released to RCT 1 on passage through Koto-ri) |
| 11th Marines, Reinf, less dets | |
| 4/11, less Btry L | |
| Det, 96th FABn, USA 3/1 | (released to RCT 1 on passage through Koto-ri) |
| Det, 1stSigBn | |
| Tk Co, 31st Inf, USA | |
| Prov Plat, 1stTkBn | |
| Co A, 1stEngrBn | (released to RCT 1 on passage through Koto-ri) |
| Det, 1stEngrBn | |
| 41 Commando, RM | |
| Division Train 2 | LtCol H. T. MILNE |
| Traffic Plat, MP Co | |
| Det, 513th TrkCo, USA | |
| Det, 1stMTBn | |
| Co D, 10thEngr(C)Bn, USA | |
| Det, 1stMedBn | |
| Det, 1stServBn | |
| Det, 1stSigBn | |
| Det, 515th Trk Co, USA | |
| Regimental Combat Team 7 | Col H. L. LITZENBERG |
| 7th Marines, less Tk Plat 3/11 | |
| Btry L, 4/11 | (released to RCT 1 on arrival Koto-ri) |
| ProvBn, 31st Inf, USA | |
| Det, 1stSigBn | |
| Co D, 1stTkBn | |
| Co D, Reinf, 1stEngrBn | |
| Division Train 1 | LtCol C. L. BANKS |
| Det, HqBn, 1stMarDiv | |
| Det, Hq X Corps | |
| Det, 1stServBn | |
| Det, 1stOrdBn | |
| Det, 7thMTBn | |
| Det, X Corps Ord Co, USA | |
| MP Co, 1stMarDiv, less dets | |
| 1stMTBn, less dets | |
| Det, 1stSigBn | |
| AirSptSec, MTACS-2 | |
| Det, 1stMedBn | |
| Regimental Combat Team 1 | Col L. B. PULLER |
| 1st Marines, less 3/1 and Tk Plat | |
| 2/31, Reinf, USA | |
| 2/11, less Btry D | (Btry D attached on passage Koto-ri) |
| Btry L, 4/11 | (Btry L attached on arrival Koto-ri) |
| Cos A & B, 7thMTBn | |
| Co C, Reinf, 1stMTBn | |
| Det, 1stSigBn | |
| Det, 1stServBn | |
| Det, HqBn, 1stMarDiv | |
| Det, 1stOrdBn | |
| Cos B & D, 1stMedBn | |
| Recon Co, 1stMarDiv | |
| Det, 1stEngr Bn | |
| Det, 7th Mar | |
| Det, 41 Commando, RM | (released to 41 Commando on passage Koto-ri by RCT 5) |
| Co B, Reinf, 1stTkBn | |
| Misc elms, USA | |
| 4. Task Organization For Hungnam Evacuation. | |
| Forward Echelon | BrigGen E. A. CRAIG |
| Main Body, 1st Marine Division, | MajGen O. P. SMITH |
| Reinf, FMF, less dets | |
| Regimental Combat Team 7 | Col H. L. LITZENBERG |
| 7th Marines, less Tk Plat | |
| 3/11 | |
| Co D, 1stEngrBn | |
| 1st CSG, less dets | |
| Det, HqBn | |
| 1stServBn | |
| Co A, 7th MTBn | |
| Det, 1stSigBn | |
| 1stMedBn, Reinf | |
| 1st Fum&Bath Plat | |
| Regimental Combat Team 5 | LtCol R. L. MURRAY |
| 5th Marines | |
| 1/11 | |
| 41 Commando, RM | |
| Co A, 1stEngrBn | |
| 1stOrdBn | |
| 1stMTBn | |
| Det, 1stSigBn | |
| Regimental Combat Team 1 | Col L. B. PULLER |
| 1st Marines | |
| 2/11 | |
| Co C, 1stEngrBn | |
| 1stTkBn | |
| Tk Plat, 5th Mar | |
| Tk Plat, 7th Mar | |
| Det, 1stSigBn | |
| HqBn, Reinf, less dets | LtCol M. T. STARR |
| 1stSigBn, less dets | |
| 163d MISD, USA | |
| 181st CIC Det, USA | |
| 11th Marines, Reinf, less dets | LtCol C. A. YOUNGDALE |
| Btry C, 1st 4.5″ RktBn | |
| 1st EngrBn, less dets | |
| 7thMTBn, less dets | |
| ANGLICO, 1stSigBn | |
| 1stSPBn, less dets | LtCol H. P. CROWE |
| 1st AmphTracBn, Reinf, FMF | LtCol E. F. WANN |
| Co A, Reinf, 1stAmphTrkBn, FMF | |
| Co B, 1stArmdAmphBn, FMF | |