U. S. Marine Operations in Korea, 1950-1953, Volume V (of 5): Operations in West Korea

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Author

Yingling, James M.

Title

U.S. Marine Operations in Korea, 1950-1953, Volume 5 (of 5) Operations in West Korea

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Brian Coe, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

DS: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Asia

Subject

Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Campaigns

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eBook-No.

65011

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65011

Release Date

April 6, 2021

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.U. S. MARINE OPERATIONS IN KOREA 1950–1953 VOLUME V Operations in West Korea
2. 2.Foreword
3. 3.Preface
4. 4.Contents
5. 5.Appendices
6. 6.Illustrations
7. 7.CHAPTER I Operations in West Korea Begin — From Cairo to JAMESTOWN 1 — The Marines’ Home in Western Korea 16 — Organization of the 1st Marine Division Area 18 — The 1st Marine Aircraft Wing 30 — The Enemy 39 — Initial CCF Attack 42 — Subsequent CCF Attacks 44 — Strengthening the Line 49 — Marine Air Operations 52 — Supporting the Division and the Wing 59 — Different Area, Different Problem 68
8. 8.CHAPTER II Defending the Line — UN Command Activities 69 — Defense of West and East Coast Korean Islands 71 — Marine Air Operations 80 — Spring 1952 on JAMESTOWN 115 — End of the Second Year of War 133 — A Long Fourth of July 139 — Changes in the Lineup 145 — Replacement and Rotation 146 — Logistical Operations, Summer 1952 153
9. 9.CHAPTER III The Battle of Bunker Hill — The Participants and the Battlefield 157 — Preliminary Action on Siberia 176 — The Attack on Bunker Hill 178 — Consolidating the Defense of Bunker Hill 182 — Company B Returns to Bunker Hill 187 — Supporting Arms at Bunker Hill 189 — In Retrospect 196
10. 10.CHAPTER IV Outpost Fighting Expanded — From the Center Sector to the Right 208 — Early September Outpost Clashes 213 — Korean COPS Hit Again 220 — More Enemy Assaults in Late September 224 — Chinese Intensify Their Outpost Attacks 225 — More PRESSURE , More CAS, More Accomplishments 232 — Rockets, Resupply, and Radios 248
11. 11.CHAPTER V The Hook — Before the Battle 254 — Preparations for Attack and Defense 260 — Attack on the Hook 277 — Reno Demonstration 280 — Counterattack 281 — Overview 288
12. 12.CHAPTER VI Positional Warfare — A Successful Korean Defense 296 — Six Months on the UNC Line 302 — Events on the Diplomatic Front 306 — The Marine Commands During the Third Winter 311 — 1st MAW Operations 1952–1953 316 — Behind the Lines 327 — The Quiet Sectors 331 — Changes in the Concept of Ground Defense 337 — Before the Nevadas Battle 341
13. 13.CHAPTER VII Vegas — The Nevada Cities 352 — Supporting Arms 360 — Defense Organization on the Outposts 361 — The Chinese Assault of 26 March 364 — Reinforcements Dispatched 368 — Massed Counterattack the Next Day 372 — Push to the Summit 375 — Other Communist Probes 379 — Three CCF Attempts for the Outpost 380 — Vegas Consolidation Begins 381 — Aftermath 384
14. 14.CHAPTER VIII Marking Time (April-June 1953) — The Peace Talks Resume 392 — Operation LITTLE SWITCH 398 — Interval Before the Marines Go Off the Line 403 — The May Relief 408 — Heavy May-June Fighting 427 — Developments in Marine Air 439 — Other Marine Defense Activities 466 — The Division is Ordered Back to the Front 480
15. 15.CHAPTER IX Heavy Fighting Before the Armistice — Relief of the 25th Division 482 — Initial Attacks on Outposts Berlin and East Berlin 485 — Enemy and Marine Probes, 11–18 July 495 — Marine Air Operations 501 — Fall of the Berlins 506 — Renewal of Heavy Fighting, 24–26 July 517 — The Last Day of the War 529
16. 16.CHAPTER X Return of the Prisoners of War — Operation BIG SWITCH 538 — Circumstances of Capture 562 — The Communist POW Camps 578 — CCF “Lenient Policy” and Indoctrination Attempts 592 — The Germ Warfare Issue 603 — Problems and Performance of Marine POWs 607 — Marine Escape Attempts 623 — Evaluation and Aftermath 630
17. 17.CHAPTER XI While Guns Cool — The Postwar Transition 642 — Control of the DMZ and the Military Police Company 667 — Organization of New Defense Positions 675 — Postwar Employment of Marine Units in FECOM 680
18. 18.CHAPTER XII Korean Reflection — Air 700 — Helicopter 709 — FMF and Readiness Posture 719 — Problems Peculiar to the Korean War 732 — Korean Lessons 764
19. 19.APPENDIX A Glossary of Technical Terms and Abbreviations
20. 20.APPENDIX B Korean War Chronology
21. 21.APPENDIX C Command and Staff List
22. 22.APPENDIX D Effective Strength
23. 23.APPENDIX E Marine Corps Casualties (Ground and Air)
24. 24.APPENDIX F Marine Pilots and Enemy Aircraft Downed in Korean War
25. 25.APPENDIX G Unit Citations 803
26. 26.APPENDIX H Armistice Agreement Volume I — TEXT OF AGREEMENT — Preamble — Article I Military Demarcation Line and Demilitarized Zone — Article II Concrete Arrangements for Cease-Fire And Armistice — Article III Arrangements Relating to Prisoners of War — Article IV Recommendation to the Governments Concerned on Both Sides — Article V Miscellaneous — ANNEX Terms of Reference for Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission — II Custody of Prisoners of War — III Explanation — IV Disposition of Prisoners of War — V Red Cross Visitation — VI Press Coverage — VII Logistical Support for Prisoners of War — VIII Logistical Support for the Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission — IX Publication — X Movement — XI Procedural Matters
27. 27.Bibliography — DOCUMENTS — BOOKS AND PERIODICALS
28. 28.Index
29. 29.Transcriber’s Notes

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