LUMS BOOK
This is a typed copy of a small black notebook carried by Howard R. Lumsden First Sgt of "L" Co, 21st Inf, 24th Inf Div
6 Sept
KIA VAN POUCKE - BOYER
WIA MURDOCK - OCONNOR - BURNS - SIMPSON - SCHRAMM
Co in attack 0900 hrs 4 mi N KyonJu Lt to heavy resistance Obj Hill #137 secured 1200 hrs Advance continued 2000 yds N 3 prisoners takenO - 5 EM - 177 Att - 8
S KOREAN - 55 WIA 5 KIA 2
7 SeptIIA - Grimshaw
Co advanced to position 6 mi N KyonJu no resistance encountered 2 prisoners
O - 5 EM - 175 Att - 8 S Korean 59
8 SeptCo advanced to position 8 mi N KyonJu no resistance
O - 5 EM - 176 Att - 8 S Korean 59
Returnee 'Trapani'
9 Sept
Co in position 8 mi N KyonJu
10 Sept
Ret(urned) Carl F. Bernard O 1688498
Surrels, Roy (RA)16289988
O - 6 EM - 177 Att - 8 TOT 184 (?)
Ret - O - 1 EM - 1
Co reverted to res position bivouac 1 mi N KyonJu
11 Sept
Bivouac Res position Returnee - Culp - Ulrey
O - 6 EM - 179 Att - 8 2 EM att Med. Co.
12 Sept
Spaulding - Tennant - Hosp.
Anderson Donald R RA13166035 Pfc
Terry 1st Lt Peigler
O - 5 EM - 177 Att - 8 G - 1 L - 3 L - O - 1
KyonJu
13 Sept
Trfd Hq Co 21st Inf Smith, Waldron, Rayner
To Med Co Dollar To I Co Lepore
Med Att Noble Kenneth H Pfc RA19304452
Mensay Tom R Cpl RA19219147
O - 5 EM - 172 Att - 10 L - EM - 5
KyonJu
14 Sept
Correction M/R 7 Sept Present for dy should be 175
Repl Boyd, Arthur M. 1st Lt O 1314095
Quinteros Simon Sgt (RA)18314668
Murro Cataldo J. Cpl (RA)13266110
Wolfe Wm H Jr Pfc (RA)52033970
Ret Tennant Att Med Montalbo Isaac G Cpl RA18016361
KyonJu
15 Sept
KyonJu
O - 6 EM - 177 att - 11 G - 4 Rep - 3 Ret - 1
G - O - 1
16 Sept
O - 6 EM - 177 att - 11
Taegu
17 Sept
O - 6 EM - 175 att 11 Losses 2 Sk - Sgt Anderson
IIA - Gebhart
Taegu
18 Sept
O - 6 EM - 177 att - 11 Gains 2 - Anderson, Lappas
Taegu
19 Sept
Henderson, Lindsay P Jr. 2nd Lt O 963477
O - 7 EM - 179 Att - 11 2 Rep Widger Thomas
Moved to Yulchon defensive assembly area
20 Sept
Quinteros (Hosp) Moor (Hosp) xxxxx (AWOL)
O - 7 EM - 176 Att - 11
Co in position Yulchon 3 mi S of Waegwan
1 prisoner
21 Sept
Culp (Hosp) Moor dy O - 7 EM - 176
Waegwan
22 Sept
Co advanced from position 8 mi NW of Waegwan 2 enemy tanks destroyed during night 21 Sept 1 prisoner taken
O - 7 EM - 176 att - 11
23 Sept
Co advanced on Taejon Highway from position 15 mi NW
Waegwan to position 12000 yd SE Kumchon Stopped 2200
hrs by battery enemy artillery 2 prisoners taken
O - 7 EM - 175 att - 11 WIA Mersing
24 Sept
Hosp Tennant, Surrels, Burgess Ret Culp, Ulrey
Togni Donald J. Pvt. RA12287495 to fdfr(or fdfv) Sv Co
Co advanced on Taejon highway (dry river bed) to position 5000 yd SE Kumchon no resistance
encountered
O - 7 EM - 175 att - 11
25 Sept
AWOL xxxxx, xxxxxx, xxxxxxxx
Co advanced from position 5000 yd SE Kumchon to objective Hill 103 & 104 1500 yd N Kumchon Subject to intense artillery and mortar fire 2200 2230 hrs no casualties no other enemy resistance encountered
Crossed Ld 2000 hrs reached objective 0700 hrs Morale high.
WIA SFC Medley PFC Croisant O - 7 EM - 170 att - 11
26 Sept
Co advanced from hill 103 & 104 to attack objective #1
4500 yd W vicinity Hakugyoku-do Objective secured 1900
hrs 15 prisoners 4-76mm guns 2 tanks Quantities of small
arms and ammo captured 2 EM killed 3 wounded 1 missing
KIA Sgt Lappas WIA Sgt Worthen Pvt Brant Fine Ellison
Epton Hosp Culp AR 605-145 O - 7 EM - 164 Att - 11
27 Sept
Hosp Tomolovski WIA Lt Henderson 23 Sept
Ret Sgt Worthen Pvt Fine Pvt Ellison
AWOL to Duty Pfc xxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxxxx
O - 7 EM - 169 Att - 11
Co moved by motor convoy from Hakugyoku-do to establish roadblock 3 mi N Yongdong Departed 0900 Arr 1330 Distance 28 mi
28 Sept
Byrge Charles P SFC RA7085714 att & jd fm Hq 3rd Bn
pending asgmt Hosp Rogers
Co moved by motor convoy fm position 3 mi W Yongdong to bivouac area 8 mi N Yongdong Departed 1000 hrs Arr 1230 hrs Distance 11 mi O - 7 EM - 169 att - 11
29 Sept
Co moved by motor convoy to bivouac area N Yongdong to establishg roadblock 6 mi S Taejon Departed 0830 Arr 1130 Distance 21 mi
Hosp Wagley O - 7 EM - 168 att - 11
30 Sept
Hosp Anderson, Donald - Fischbeck
Co maintaining roadblocks and checkpoints 6 mi S Taejon 23 suspected NK soldiers taken in custody
O - 7 EM - 166 att - 11
1 Oct
Co moved by foot and motor movement to position 8 mi S Taejon vicinity Ibaeng-ni with mission to establish roadblock outposts and conduct agressive patrols in area Tomolovski sk to dy O - 7 EM - 167 att - 11
2 Oct
Co moved by motor convoy fm Ibaeng-ni to OChin-ni Korea Departed 1100 hrs Arr 1730 hrs Distance 65 mi Mission to establish OP roadblocks and conduct aggressive patrols in area O - 7 EM - 167 att - 11
3 Oct
Co maintaining roadblocks outposts and conducting agressive patrols in area. 44 prisoners captured.
Hosp PFC Sandoval O - 7 EMM - 166 att - 11
4 Oct
Co maintaining roadblocks outpost and conducting patrols in area 21 prisoners captured.
1 Off Repl Chandler Woodrow W O - 8 EM - 166 att - 11
5 Oct
Co maintaining roadblocks outposts and conducting patrols in area 27 prisoners captured. Todd
O - 7 EM - 165 att - 11
6 Oct
Co enroute by motor convoy from Onchon-ni to Kaesong Departed 1215 Arr bivouac area 2100 Distance 88 mi
1 Off Returnee Brown 2nd Lt O 2212070
7 Oct
Co in bivouac assembly area 12 mi NW Seoul
O - 8 EM - 166 att - 11 1 EM Returnee Sgt Todd
8 Oct
Co in bivouac assembly area 12 mi NW Seoul
O - 8 EM - 166 att - 11 1 EM Returnee Mrad, Mahmoud Cpl
9 Oct
Co in bivouac assembly area 12 mi NW Seoul
Hosp Rebrovich, Emil Pfc O - 8 EM - 166 att - 11
10 Oct
Co in bivouac assembly area NW Seoul Korea
O - 8 EM - 166 att - 11
11 Oct
Ret Rebrovich, Emil Sk Studebaker, Lester M/Sgt.
O - 8 EM - 166 att - 11
Record of Events No Change
12 Oct
Co moved by motor convoy fr assembly area NW Seoul to relieve elements of 7th Cav Regt on roadblock & defensive position 1 mi W Paekch-on Departed 1015 hrs
Arr 1730 hrs Relief effected 2000 hrs.
Sk to dy Sgt. Studebaker Dy to AWOL xxxxxxx xxxxxxx
O - 8 EM - 165 att - 11
13 Oct
Co maintaining roadblock & defensive position 1 mi W Paekch-on Conducting aggressive patrols during daylight hrs 28 enemy prisoners captured York dy to sk in Hosp
O - 8 EM - 164 att - 11
14 Oct
York sk in hosp to dy Todd dy to trfd
Co on roadblock & defensive position 1 mi W Paekch-on Patrols captured 1 Off 33 EM O - 8 EM - 164 att - 11
15 Oct
Co maintaining roadblocks & defensive positions vicinity Paekch-on Patrols captured 12 enemy prisoners small arms & ammo.
Ret Croisant, Raymond E Cpl RA17240240.
AWOL xxxxxx, xxxxxx x Pvt RAxxxxxxxx 0600 12 Oct
3 EM trfd fr Hq Co 3rd Bn Mulvey Cpl Hoffman Pfc Loar Pvt O - 8 EM - 167 att - 11
16 Oct
Co moved by foot preceded by motorized patrol with mission to seize and secure Yonan Mission accomplished 1100 hrs no enemy resistance departed 0800 hrs returned to Paekch-on 1500 hrs O - 8 EM - 167 att - 11
17 Oct
North Korea Co moved by motor convoy from defensive position vicinity Paekch-on to bivouac area north of 38th departed 1630 hrs arr 2130 distance traveled 39 mi
departed bivouac area by foot 0700 hrs 17 Oct advancing north Leading elements of Bn stopped by enemy small arms fire 1500 hr Distance advanced 19 mi 14 enemy prisoners Changgon-Fan
18 Oct
Sinwon-ni Co advanced from vicinity Changgon-Fan to vicinity Sinwon-ni 14 enemy prisoners captured
Thur 19 (Oct)
Co minus 1st platoon moved from position N Sinwon-ni 1630 hrs 18 Oct with mission to establish roadblocks and defensive positions formerly occupied by Co K W Sinwon-ni 1st platoon remaining on position N Sinwon-ni maintaining roadblock & checkpoints in area
Fri 20 (Oct)
Co in defensive position maintaining roadblocks & checkpoints in area W Sinwon-ni Aggresive patrol in area NW Sinwon-ni in strength of 1 plat 16 killed 1 wounded captured 68 enemy prisoners captured during 24 hr period. O - 7 EM - 167 att - 10
WIA Preston, Roger L Pfc RA11202140 MedCo
Brown, Hugh A 2nd Lt O 2087064
Sat 21 (Oct)
Co minus 1st platoon dep from positions W Sinwon-ni 0845 hrs on aggressive patrol in area NW vicinity Mohock-lee returned to position Sinwon-ni 1330 hrs
O - 7 EM - 169 att - 10
Sun 22 (Oct)
No changes 47 enemy prisoners captured
Mon 23 (Oct)
Co moved by motor convoy fr Sinwon-ni to Yongu-ri NK departed 0900 arrived 1630 distance 91 mi
Tue 24 (Oct)
Co maintaining perimeter defense in assembly area Yongu-ri O - 8 EM - 171 att - 10
2 EM Repl Cottrell, Jones 1 Off Ret Brown
Wed 25 (Oct)
Yongu-ri No Change Losses Boyd, Bennett Gains Stewart, Roy O - 7 EM - 171 att - 10
Thu 26 (Oct)
Yongu-ri No Change 10 ROK Personnel reld fr atch
Fri 27 (Oct)Co moved by motor convoy fr Yongu-ri NK to Aaju, NK dep 1200 hrs arr 1700 hrs Distance 38 mi
Sat 28 (Oct)
Co in assembly area bivouac Yazu, N. Korea
1 Off Repl received Lt Griffith, Joe E.
Sun 29 (Oct)
Co moved by motor convoy from Anju, NK to Yd08-97 Depart 1000 hrs arr 1400 hrs Distance 38 mi
O - 8 EM - 170 att - 10
30 Mon (Oct)
WIA - 1 ROK Kim Ki Taek K1104176 Sk Vanesky
Co in assembly area bivouac Yd08-97
O - 8 EM - 170 att - 10
Tue 31 (Oct)
Co departed by motor convoy 0830 hours fr assembly area Yd08-97 Arrived assembly area 1 mi east Kwak-son NK 100 hrs Distance 17 mi
Wed 1 Nov
Co departed 1700 hrs 31 Oct by motor convoy fr assembly area E Kwak-son Arrived assembly area Sonchon NK 1830 hrs Distance 17 mi O - 8 EM - 170 att - 11
Thu 2 (Nov)
Co in defensive position Sonchon NK 1st platoon + 60mm section departed 1800 hrs 1 Nov with mission to outpost & protect flank 90th FA Bn. Mission completed & returned to Co area 0930 hrs. O - 8 EM - 171 att - 11
7 enemy prisoners
Fri 3 (Nov)
Co departed with Bn 1530 hrs fr assembly area Sonchon NK arrived new area S Chongch'on River 1030 hrs Distance 72 mi (This is the pullback) O - 8 EM - 170
Tousha dy to Emer Lv
Sat 4 (Nov)
Co in defensive position 6 mi NE Anju NK south of Chongchon Gang River O - 8 EM - 170 att - 11
Sun 5 (Nov)
Co departed 2330 hrs (4 Nov) fr defensive position for Bn assembly prep for Regt attack on enemy positions NE Anju Co advanced in BN attack 0800 hrs to objective 8 mi N Anju NK Objective secured 1100 hrs Heavy enemy resistance
5 KIA 10 WIA 1 NBC 2 EM returnees Swift - Schramm
KIA Cottrell - White - Duarte - Gosvener - Bogenschild
WIA Haworth - Tompkins - Warren - Dreisonstok - Chandler - Allen - Henderson - Noble
WIA FO Party B-52 Dossett James T Cpl RA15421253
Heiser Don J Sfc RA13007246
ROK - Lee Pok Li Lee Hantok NBC - Ulrey
(This was the night K Co shot one of their own who failed to respond to a challenge followed by attack off to my left 'south' bugles - lots of firing etc.)
Mon 6 (Nov)
Co in attack on enemy positions 8 ½ mi N Anju Objective secured 1700 hrs Light enemy resistance Co reverted to Bn reserve to position 7 mi N Anju
1 Off LWA Chandler, W 1st Lt
6 EM WIA Franks - Wall - Allen, W - Gordon - Wilson -
Yakowski (Med) O - 8 EM - 160 att - 10
Tue 7 (Nov)
Co departed fr reserve position 7 mi N Anju 1530 hrs Arrived bivouac area 8 mi E Anju 1730 hrs
2 EM Weckworth - Canales trfd Sv Co O - 8 EM - 158
Wed 8 (Nov)
Co in bivouac Bn assembly area 8 mi E Anju NK
O - 8 EM - 158 att - 10
Thu 9 (Nov)
Co in bivouac Bn assembly area 8 mi E Anju NK
1 EM Ret Burns, Jack Pvt RA18282631
1 EM dy to sk in Hosp Moor O - 8 EM - 158 att - 10
Fri 10 (Nov)
Co in bivouac Bn assembly area Yonghung-ni NK
O - 8 EM - 158 att - 10
Sat 11 (Nov)
Co in bivouac Bn assembly area Yonghung-ni NK
1 EM dy to sk in Hosp Milos O - 8 EM - 157 att - 10
Sun 12 (Nov)
Co in bivouac Bn assembly area Yonghung-ni NK
O - 8 EM - 157 att - 10
Mon 13 (Nov)
Co in bivouac Bn assembly area Yonghung-ni NK
O - 8 EM - 158 att - 10
1 EM Repl received Jones, Charles E Sgt.
Tue 14 (Nov)
Record of Events no change
1 EM dy to sk in Hosp Cadger O - 8 EM - 157 att - 10
Wed 15 (Nov)
Record of Events no change
1 EM dy to sk in Hosp Tomolovski
1 EM trfd 8069 Rep Co Sylvia
Lt Dreisonstok trfd & reasgd Hq Co 3rd Bn
O - 7 EM - 155 att - 11
Thu 16 (Nov)
No Change
Fri 17 (Nov)
1 EM Ret Sfc Medley O - 7 EM - 156 att - 11
Sat 18 (Nov)
No Change
2 EM Ret Pfc Wall Cadger 1 EM AWOL to dy Pfc xxxxxxx
O - 7 EM - 158 att - 11
Sun 19 (Nov)
No Change
Mon 20 (Nov)
No Change
Tue 21 (Nov)
No Change
Wed 22 (Nov)
Co departed with Bn 1000 hrs by motor convoy for new assembly area Arrived 1500 hrs Distance 23 mi
Thu 23 (Nov)
Co in Bn assembly area vicinity Tongmun-ni
Fri 24 (Nov)
Co advanced with Bn from assembly area west to position vicinity Chang'gye No enemy Crossed LD 0730 Arrived 1530 Distance 13 mi
Sat 25 (Nov)
Co advanced with Bn from vicinity Chang'gye 0800 hrs to position vicinity Chonju Arrived 1330 Distance 10
1 Ret Tomolovski 1 sk in hosp Cason
O - 7 EM - 159 att - 11
Sun 26 (Nov)
Co in defensive position vicinity Chonju 2nd Plat 1 57mm sqd & 1 60mm sqd departed 0800 on combat patrol west approx 7000 yds Arrived obj & returned to Co area
No enemy encountered 2 EM sk in Hosp Sfc Medley
Sgt Musick O - 7 EM - 157 att - 11
Mon 27 (Nov)
Co withdrew with Bn from defensive position Chonju to
defensive position Chang'gye Departed by foot 1200 hrs
Arrived 1615 hrs Distance 9 mi O - 7 EM - 159
3 EM Ret Ulrey - Jones - Jones Hays trfd
1 EM Ret Musick 3 EM dy to sk in hosp Tomolovski - Trapani - York O - 7 EM - 157
Tue 28 (Nov)
Co withdrew from defensive position vicinity Chang'gye to defensive position 4 mi NW Pachchon Departed by foot 1000 hrs Arrived 1500 hrs Distance 12 mi
Wed 29 (Nov)
Co withdrew from defensive position Pachchon to position
38 mi N Pyongyang Departed by foot 1400 hrs Arrived 0400 hrs Distance 70 mi O - 7 EM - 157
Thu 30 (Nov)
Co in Bn defense perimeter NW Pyongyang
O - 7 EM - 157
Fri 1 (Dec)
Co withdrew from defensive position NW Pyongyang to position 25 mi SE Pyongyang Departed by motor convoy 0630 hrs Arrived 1630 hrs Distance 63 mi
2 hosp Lt Henderson - Sfc Medley O - 6 EM - 156
Sat 2 (Dec)
Co in Bn defense perimeter 25 mi SE Pyongyang
O - 6 EM - 156
Sun 3 (Dec)
Co withdrew with Bn by motor convoy from position SE
Pyongyang to Sungui-ri Departed 1730 hrs 2 Dec
Arrived 0430 hrs O - 6 EM - 156
Mon 4 (Dec)
Co in Bn defense perimeter vicinity Sungui-ri
2 EM Ret Mersing - Medley O - 6 EM - 156
Tue 5 (Dec)
Co in Bn defense perimeter vicinity Sungui-ri
1 EM Rep Sgt Weckworth O - 6 EM - 159
Wed 6 (Dec)
No Change
Thu 7 (Dec)
No Change
Fri 8 (Dec)
Co withdrew with Bn from position vicinity Siriwan-ni, NK to position south of 38th parallel vicinity Songu-ri S. Korea. Departed 1000 hrs (7 Dec) Arrived 0200
Distance 148 mi
Sat 9 (Dec)
Co in Bn assembly area vicinity Songu-ri S. Korea.
Sun 10 (Dec)
No Change O - 6 EM - 159 att - 11
Mon 11 (Dec)
Co departed from Bn assembly area Songu-ri by motor convoy 0800 hrs Arrived new defense area 1300 hrs Distance 10 mi.
Tue 12 (Dec)
Co in defense position vicinity of (Mansegyo) S. Korea. O - 6 EM - 159
Wed 13 (Dec)
No Change 1 EM Ret Gephart O - 6 EM - 160
Thu 14 (Dec)
No Change
Fri 15 (Dec)
No Change 1 EM Ret Cason O - 6 EM - 161
Sat 16 (Dec)
No Change
Sun 17 (Dec)
3 EM AWOL eff 0600 16 Dec xxxxxx - xxxxxxx - xxxxxxx
O - 6 EM - 158
Mon 18 (Dec)
Farr sk in hosp O - 6 EM - 157
Tue 19 (Dec)
2 EM sk in hosp Gerlach - Leslie O - 6 EM - 155
Wed 20 (Dec)
1 EM sk in hosp Stewart D O - 6 EM - 154
Thu 21 (Dec)
1 EM sk in hosp Zarkowski 1 AWOL to dy - xxxxxx
2 trfr pend Weber - Jones 1 asgd & jd - Conner
Co in defensive position vicinity Mansegyo S. Korea 7 man patrol departed 1900 hrs with mission to contact enemy & secure prisoners. Reconoitered 2000 yds N and maintained listening post Returned to Co area 0500 hrs No enemy activity
Fri 22 (Dec)
4 trfr pend Weber - Jones - Conner - Simpson
2 EM sk in hosp Allen - Weckworth
2 EM sk to dy Zarkowski - Gerlach
O - 6 EM - 155 att - 10
Sat 23 (Dec)
No Change
Sun 24 (Dec)
No Change Events 2 sk to dy Allen - Leslie
1 dy to sk Pendley O - 6 EM - 156
Mon 25 (Dec)
No Change 1 EM dy to sk Gerlach O - 6 EM - 155
Tue 26 (Dec)
No Change 1 EM dy to sk in hosp SIW Wojciechowski
1745 hrs 25 Dec O - 6 EM - 154
Wed 27 (Dec)
No Change 2 EM dy to sk in hosp Leslie - Smith J.P.
O - 6 EM - 152
Thu 28 (Dec)
No Change O - 6 EM - 152
Fri 29 (Dec)
No Change O - 6 EM - 152
Sat 30 (Dec)
2 EM to dy Wilson - Musick O - 6 EM - 152
Sun 31 (Dec)
1 EM AWOL 1800 hrs xxxxx 1 EM sk to dy Smith, J.P.
O - 6 EM - 152
Mon 1 (Jan)
Co departed Mansegyo 1515 hrs (31 Dec) Arrived new area 0315 hrs O - 6 EM - 152
Tue 2 (Jan)
Co with Bn in Regt Res defensive position vicinity of ()
1 EM AWOL to dy 1530 hrs xxxxxx O - 6 EM - 152
Wed 3 (Jan)
Co departed w/Bn 1600 hrs from Regt Res defensive position by motor Arrived new area 2230 hrs
2 EM dy to sk in hosp Combs - Widger
1 EM SWA Padilla 1630 1 EM trfd Conner
Thu 4 (Jan)
Co departed w/Bn 1715 hrs by foot & motor movement Arrived Bn assembly area 2030 hrs Distance 11 mi
Fri 5 (Jan)
Co departed from Bn assembly area 0930 hrs by motor convoy Arrived new area 1700 hrs Distance 61 mi
Sat 6 (Jan)
Co in Bn assembly area vicinity (Medewon)
Sun 7 (Jan)
No Change 2 EM trfd Simpson - Jones
Mon 8 (Jan)
No Change
Tue 9 (Jan)
Co deptd w/Bn by motor convoy on recon in force to vicinity Yoju Departed 1145 hrs Completed mission & ret to Co area 1700 hrs Distance round trip 44 mi
Wed 10 (Jan)
No Change
Thu 11 (Jan)
No Change
Fri 12 (Jan)
1 EM dy to sk in hosp (Brian 4P 111 5 Jan)
1 EM Jd fr Sv Co pend asgmt O - 6 EM - 147
Sat 13 (Jan)
1 EM asgd fr Sv Co Walden O - 6 EM - 148
Sun 14 (Jan)
No Change
Mon 15 (Jan)
No Change
Tue 16 (Jan)
No Change
Wed 17 (Jan)
No Change
Thu 18 (Jan)
1 EM sk to dy Combs
Fri 19 (Jan)
1 Off Asgd & Jd to reld fr asgmt & Reasgd to Co K
1 EM sk to dy Pendley O - 5 EM - 150
Sat 20 (Jan)
Co departed w/Bn fr Bn assembly area vicinity Modowan with mission to relieve 1st Bn on outposts vicinity Yoju Departed 1000 hrs Relief completed 1430 hrs
O - 5 EM - 150
Sun 21 (Jan)
Co maintaining outposts and conducting aggressive patrols in vicinity Yoju 1 EM trfd - Mrad
Mon 22 (Jan)
No Change
Tue 23 (Jan)
1st platoon patroling N of Han River vicinity Yoju encountered enemy est to be of approx 100 Patrol withdrew after brief fire fight Lt Epton WIA
Stewart LWA 2 ROK MIA
Wed 24 (Jan)
Co departed 0800 hrs on recon in force N of Han River vic Yoju encountered approx 20 en En withdrew after brief fire fight 1 EM dy to trfd Hq Co Kenniston
Thu 25 (Jan)
Umbaugh John W RA 15293124 Sgt atchd pend asgmt.
Fri 26 (Jan)
No Change O - 4 EM - 148
Sat 27 (Jan)
1 EM trfd Zarkowski O - 4 EM - 147
Sun 28 (Jan)
Co relieved on outposts & patroling Chombung-ni Departed by motor convoy 1515 hrs 27th Arrived Bn assembly area 1630 hrs
1 EM LI NBC - Johnson O - 4 EM - 146
Mon 29 (Jan)
3 EM dy to sk in hosp Ulrey - Byrge - Sheehan
O - 4 EM - 143
Tue 30 (Jan)
Co deptd assembly area by motor convoy 2300 hrs (29th) Arr new area 0345 hrs Distance 28 mi Machang-dong
Wed 31 (Jan)
1 Off dy to trfr Chandler
6 ROK recd fr Hq Co O - 3 EM - 143 ROK - 30
Thu 1 (Feb)
Machang-dong assembly area
2 EM dy to sk in hosp Nicholson - Mulvey
Fri 2 (Feb)
Machang-dong 1 EM AWOL to dy - xxxxx
O - 3 EM - 142 att 11
Sat 3 (Feb)
Machang-dong 1 EM sk to dy Gerlach
1 EM AWOL to Conf xxxxxxx O - 3 EM - 143 att 11
Sun 4 (Feb)
Co departed w Bn 1100 hrs fr assembly area Arrived new area 1300 hrs Distance 23 mi to establish Bn def perimeter vicinity Chonyang
1 dy to AWOL xxxxxxx 0 - 3 EM - 142
Mon 5 (Feb)
Co departed w/Bn fr Bn assembly area vicinity Chonyang with mission to secure & occupy position between 19th Inf and 1st Bn 21st Departed by foot 2000 hrs Secured & occupied obj 2330 hrs Distance travelled 5 mi
2 EM dy to sk Gephart - Hajdinak O - 3 EM - 140
Tue 6 (Feb)
Co attacked by est En Bn supported by mortar & auto wpns Forced to withdraw 0430 hrs Counter attack supported by arty & mortar fire 1130 hrs Regained positions after 2 previous unsuccessful attempts due to heavy resistance Enemy withdrew leaving approx 250 dead and large quantities of equipment
1 prisoner captured Friendly casualties 1 - O
23 EM WIA 12 EM KIA 1 EM MIA
1 Ret McGuire 1 BC Murphy
Wed 7 (Feb)
Co reorganizing & consolidating positions Rec'd light SA & mortar fire during night No other enemy activity
3 NBC Stewart - Loar - Cason
Thu 8 (Feb)
No enemy activity O - 2 EM - 101 att - 12
Fri 9 (Feb)
1 Chink came forward & surrendered 0730 hrs No other enemy activity O - 2 EM - 97 att - 12
1 EM SIA DOI 1530 Weckerly 1800 hrs
3 EM sk Rebrovich - Swift - Brennan
Sat 10 (Feb)
10 man patrol departed 0900 hrs Encountered 6 man en patrol which withdrew when fired on Mission completed & rtd Co area 1330 hrs. O - 2 EM - 97 att - 12
Sun 11 (Feb)
No enemy activity 3 EM tdy to dy Anderson - Bishop - Nelson 2 EM sk to dy Brennan - Murphy
1 O asgd to Hq Co 3rd Bn Lt Gainok W P dy Co Cmdr
eff 2 Feb 1951 O - 3 EM - 99
Mon 12 (Feb)
No Change O -3 EM - 99 att 12, 1-O dy to tdy Lt. Bernard 2 EM dy to tdy R & R, Anderson - Wines
1-EM atchd & Jd pend asgmt, Risner Stanford Cpl RA18307598 Reld & fr asgd & dy, 11 FABn Per SO 38 Par 3 Hq 24 Inf Div EDCMR 11 Feb. 2 EM reld fr atchd & Jd & asgd Per Par 17 SO 26 Hq 21st as amended EDCMR 3 Feb 51
1 EM sk to dy Rebrovich - York, Wm H RA15267574 Pfc fr 24th Repl Co EDCMR 3 Feb 51 Per SO 32 Par 22 Hq 24th Div
Tue 13 (Feb)
1 EM trfd Weber
1 EM dy to AWOL 1500 hrs 11 Feb xxxxxx
O - 3 EM - 100 att 11
