E. W. Snedeker
Major General, U. S. Marine Corps,
Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3.
Contents
| Page | ||
| I | Problems of Victory | [1] |
| Decision to Cross the 38th Parallel—Surrender Message to NKPA Forces—MacArthur’s Strategy of Celerity—Logistical Problems of Advance—Naval Missions Prescribed—X Corps Relieved at Seoul—Joint Planning for Wonsan Landing | ||
| II | The Wonsan Landing | [21] |
| ROK Army Captures Wonsan—Marine Loading and Embarkation—Two Weeks of Mine Sweeping—Operation Yo-Yo—Marine Air First at Objective—MacArthur Orders Advance to Border—Landing of 1st Marine Division | ||
| III | First Blood at Kojo | [43] |
| 1/1 Sent to Kojo—Marine Positions in Kojo Area—The All-Night Fight of Baker Company—2/1 Ordered to Kojo—Security Provided for Wonsan Area—Marines Relieved at Kojo | ||
| IV | Majon-ni and Ambush Alley | [61] |
| Marines Units Tied in for Defense—Political Aspects of Mission—Roads Patrolled by Rifle Companies—Air Drop of Supplies Requested—First Attack on Perimeter—KMC Battalion Sent to Majon-ni—Movement of 1st Marines to Chigyong | ||
| V | Red China to the Rescue | [79] |
| Chinese in X Corps Zone—Introducing the New Enemy—Communist Victory in Civil War—Organization of the CCF—The Chinese Peasant as a Soldier—CCF Arms and Equipment—Red China’s “Hate America” Campaign—CCF Strategy and Tactics | ||
| VI | The Battle of Sudong | [95] |
| The MSR from Hungnam to Yudam-ni—ROKs Relieved by 7th Marines—CCF Counterattack at Sudong—Two Marine Battalions Cut Off—End of NKPA Tank Regiment—The Fight for How Hill—Disappearance of CCF Remnants—Koto-ri Occupied by 7th Marines | ||
| VII | Advance to the Chosin Reservoir | [125] |
| Attacks on Wonsan-Hungnam MSR—Appraisals of the New Enemy—The Turning Point of 15 November—Changes in X Corps Mission—Marine Preparations for Trouble—Supplies Trucked to Hagaru—Confidence of UN Command—Marine Concentration on MSR | ||
| VIII | Crisis at Yudam-ni | [151] |
| Marine Attack on 27 November—Marine Disposition Before CCF Attack—The Battle of Northwest Ridge—Chinese Seize Hill 1403—Fighting at 3/5’s CP—The Battle of North Ridge | ||
| IX | Fox Hill | [177] |
| Encirclement of Company C of RCT-7—Fox Company at Toktong Pass—Marine Counterattacks on North Ridge—Second Night’s Attacks on Fox Hill—Not Enough Tents for Casualties—The Turning Point of 30 November | ||
| X | Hagaru’s Night of Fire | [197] |
| Four-Mile Perimeter Required—Attempts to Clear MSR—Intelligence as to CCF Capabilities—Positions of Marine Units—CCF Attacks from the Southwest—East Hill Lost to Enemy—The Volcano of Supporting Fires—Marine Attacks on East Hill | ||
| XI | Task Force Drysdale | [221] |
| CCF Attacks on 2/1 at Koto-ri—Convoy Reinforced by Marine Tanks—The Fight in Hell Fire Valley—Attack of George Company on East Hill—High Level Command Conference—CCF Attacks of 1 December at Hagaru—Rescue of U. S. Army Wounded—First Landings on Hagaru Airstrip | ||
| XII | Breakout From Yudam-ni | [249] |
| Joint Planning for Breakout—The Fight for Hills 1419 and 1542—March of 1/7 Over the Mountains—Attack of 3/5 on 1–2 December—The Ridgerunners of Toktong Pass—CCF Attacks on Hills 1276 and 1542—Advance of Darkhorse on 2–3 December—Entry into Hagaru Perimeter | ||
| XIII | Regroupment at Hagaru | [277] |
| 4,312 Casualties Evacuated by Air—537 Replacements Flown to Hagaru—Air Drops of Ammunition—Planning for Breakout to Koto-ri—3/1 Relieved by RCT-5 at Hagaru—East Hill Retaken from Chinese—Attack of RCT-7 to the South—Advance of the Division Trains | ||
| XIV | Onward From Koto-ri | [305] |
| Assembly of Division at Koto-ri—Activation of Task Force Dog—Air Drop of Bridge Sections—Division Planning for Attack—Battle of 1/1 in the Snowstorm—Advance of RCT-7 and RCT-5—Marine Operations of 9 and 10 December—Completion of Division Breakout | ||
| XV | The Hungnam Redeployment | [333] |
| Marines Billeted in Hungnam Area—Embarkation of 1st Marine Division—The Last Ten Days at Hungnam—Marines Arrive at New Assembly Area—Contributions of Marine Aviation—Losses Sustained by the Enemy—Results of the Reservoir Campaign | ||
| Appendixes | ||
| A | Glossary of Technical Terms and Abbreviations | [361] |
| B | Task Organization, 1st Marine Division | [365] |
| C | Naval Task Organization | [373] |
| D | Effective Strength of 1st Marine Division | [379] |
| E | 1st Marine Division Casualties | [381] |
| F | Command and Staff List, 8 October-15 December 1950, 1st Marine Division and 1st Marine Aircraft Wing | [383] |
| G | Enemy Order of Battle | [397] |
| H | Air Evacuation Statistics | [399] |
| I | Unit Citations | [401] |
| Bibliography | [405] | |
| Index | [413] | |
Illustrations
Photographs
Sixteen-page sections of photographs follow pages [148] and [276].
Maps and Sketches