Battle of Chosin Reservoir order of battle

Battle of Chosin Reservoir Order of Battle is a list of the significant units that fought in the Battle of Chosin Reservoir between November 27, 1950 and December 13, 1950.

U.S. forces

USMC units

1st Marine Division - MajGen Oliver Prince Smith

Forward Command Post - Col. Gregon A. Williams, COS ^[1]

1st Military Police Company - Capt. John H. Griffin

1st Reconnaissance Company - Maj. Walter Gall

41st Royal Marine Commando (attached) - Maj. Dennis Aldridge, RM vice LCol. Douglas B. Drysdale, RM (WIA 29Nov50)

1st Marine Regiment (RCT-1) - Col. Lewis B. Puller

Antitank Company, 1st Marines - Capt. George E. Petro

4.2" Mortar Company, 1st Marines - Capt. Frank J. Faureck

H&S Company, 1st Marines - Capt. Frank P. Tatum

1st Battalion 1st Marines - LCol. Donald M. Schmuck

2nd Battalion 1st Marines - LCol. Allan Sutter

3rd Battalion 1st Marines - LCol. Thomas L. Ridge (Concurrent commander, Hagaru-ri Defense Force)

G Company, 3rd Bn, 1st Marines (attached, Task Force Drysdale) - Capt. Carl L. Sitter, MOH

5th Marine Regiment (RCT-5) - LCol. Raymond L. Murray

Antitank Company, 5th Marines - Capt. Rex O. Dillo

4.2" Mortar Company, 5th Marines - 1Lt. Robert M. Lucy

H&S Company, 5th Marines - Capt. Jack Hawthorn

1st Battalion 5th Marines - LCol. John W. Stevens II

2nd Battalion 5th Marines - LCol. Harold S. Roise

3rd Battalion 5th Marines - LCol. Robert D. Taplett

7th Marine Regiment (RCT-7) - Col. Homer L. Litzenberg

Antitank Company, 7th Marines - 1Lt. Earl R. Delong vice Maj. Walter T. Warren (WIA 8Dec50)

4.2" Mortar Company, 7th Marines - Maj. Rodney V. Reighard

H&S Company, 7th Marines - Maj Rodney V. Reighard (concurrent) vice Maj. Walter T. Warren (WIA 8Dec50)

1st Battalion 7th Marines - Maj, Webb D. Sawyer vice LCol. Raymond G. Davis, MOH (trnf 8Dec50)

2nd Battalion 7th Marines - LCol. Randolph S. D. Lockwood

3rd Battalion 7th Marines - Maj. Warren Morris vice LCol. William F. Harris (MIA 6Dec50)

11th Marine Regiment - Col. Carl A. Youngdale vice Col. James H. Brower (NBC 30Nov50)

Headquarters Battery, 11th Marines - 1Lt. William C. Patton

Service Battery, 11th Marines - 1Lt. Joseph M. Brent

C Battery, 4.5" Rocket Battalion, FMFPAC (attached) - 1Lt Eugene A. Bushe

1st Battalion 11th Marines (105mm) (detached to RCT-5) - LCol. Harvey A. Feehan

2nd Battalion 11th Marines (105mm) (detached to RCT-1) - LCol. Merritt Adelman

3rd Battalion 11th Marines (105mm) (detached to RCT-7) - LCol Francis F. Perry

4th Battalion 11th Marines (155mm) (one battery detached to each RCT) - Maj. William McReynolds

1st Motor Transport Battalion, 1st Marine Division - Lt. Col. Olin L. Beall

A Company, 7th Motor Transport Battalion, FMFPAC (attached) - Capt. Ira N. Hayes

Elements, 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division - LCol. Harry T. Milne

B Company, 1st Tank Battalion - Capt. Bruce F. Williams

D Company, 1st Tank Battalion (attached to Task Force Drysdale) - Capt. Bruce W. Clarke

1st Amphibian Tractor Battalion (less detachments) - LCol. Erwin F. Wann, Jr.

1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division (less detachments) - LCol. John H. Partridge

1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Division - Cdr. Howard A. Johnson, USN

1st Ordnance Battalion, 1st Marine Division (detachments to each RCT)- Maj. Lloyd O. Williams

1st Service Battalion, 1st Marine Division (detachments to each RCT)- LCol. Charles L. Banks

1st Shore Party Battalion, 1st Marine Division - LCol. Henry P. Crowe

1st Signal Battalion, 1st Marine Division (detachments to each RCT) - Maj. Robert L. Schreier

Marine Observation Squadron 6 (VMO-6: attached for operations) - Maj. Vincent J. Gottschalk

U.S. Army units

3rd Infantry Division - MG Robert Soule

7th Infantry Regiment - COL John S. Guthrie

1st Battalion - LTC Charles Heinrich

2nd Battalion - MAJ Samuel G. Kail

3rd Battalion - LTC Thomas O'Neill {Col Guthrie provided 3rd Battalion (LTC O'Neill) to Task Force Dog (BG Mead) as rear guard for the 1st MARDIV from Chinhung-ni to Majon-dong}

10th Armored Field Artillery Battalion - LTC Walter A. Downing

15th Infantry Regiment - COL Dennis M. Moore

1st Battalion - LTC Robert Blanchard

2nd Battalion - LTC Allen Peck

3rd Battalion - LTC Edward Farrell

58th Armored Field Artillery Battalion - LTC Harry A. Stella

65th Infantry Regiment - COL William W. Harris

1st Battalion - LTC Howard St. Clair

2nd Battalion - LTC Herman Dammer

3rd Battalion - MAJ E.G. Allen

39th Armored Field Artillery Battalion - LTC Robert B. Neely

Company B, 10th Engineer Combat Battalion

Company D, 10th Engineer Combat Battalion

7th Infantry Division - MG David Goodwin Barr,^[2]

7th Division Artillery

7th Division Artillery Hq Battery

31st Field Artillery Battalion

48th Field Artillery Battalion

49th Field Artillery Battalion

51st Field Artillery Battalion

17th Infantry Regiment - COL Herbert B. Powell

Headquarters Company, 17th Infantry Regiment

1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment

31st Infantry Regiment - COL Allan D. MacLean

Regimental Combat Team 31 aka Task Force Maclean/Task Force Faith

Heavy Mortar Company, 31st Infantry Regiment

Medical Company, 31st Infantry Regiment

Tank Company, 31st Infantry Regiment - CPT Robert E. Drake

1st Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment - {"B" Company part of Task Force Drysdale}

3rd Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment - LTC William Reidy

1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment- LTC Don Faith

Battery D , 15th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion {one Platoon}

Batteries A and B, 57th Field Artillery Battalion

32nd Infantry Regiment - COL Charles M. Mount, Jr.

1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment -LTC Don Faith {attached to Regimental Combat Team 31}

3rd Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment

KATUSA-See Republic of Korea Forces below.

Task Force Drysdale

41 Independent Commando Royal Marines - LTC Douglas B. Drysdale

Headquarters Troops

Company B, 1st Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment

Company D, 1st Tank Battalion (U.S.M.C.)

Company G, 1st Marine Regiment

Task Force Dog

(6 through 11 December 1950)^[3][4][5]

BG Armistead D. Mead

Detachment Headquarters (HQ), 3d Infantry Division (United States) (and a detachment from the tactical command post)

3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment

92nd Armored Field Artillery Battalion (Self-propelled [SP] 155mm howitzers)

52nd Truck Transportation Battalion

Company A, 10th Engineer Combat Battalion

Company A, 73rd Engineer Combat Battalion

3rd Platoon, 3rd Reconnaissance Company

HQ Detachment, 3d Antiaircraft Artillery (AAA), Automatic Weapons (AW) Battalion (SP)

Detachment, 3rd Division Ordnance Bomb Disposal Unit

Detachment, 3rd Signal Company

Detachment, Tactical Air Control Party

Company G, 65th RCT General Support

999th Field Artillery Battalion, General Support Reinforcing (GSR)

Far East Air Forces - LTG George Stratemeyer

Fifth Air Force - MG Earle Partridge

347th Troop Carrier Wing - BG John Henebry

21st Troop Carrier Squadron

61st Troop Carrier Squadron

Marine Aircraft Group 33 - Col Frank C. Dailey {Operational Control to X Corps from Fifth Air Force Joint Operations Center 4 November to 24 December 1950}^[6]

VMO-6 - Maj Vincent J. Gottschalk

VMR-152 - LtCol Deane C. Roberts

VMF-212 - LtCol Richard W. Wyczawski

VMF-214 - Maj William M. Lundin

VMF-312 - LtCol Frank Cole

VMF-323 - Maj Arnold L. Lund

VMF(N)-513 - LtCol David C. Wolfe

VMF(AW)-542 - LtCol Max J. Volcansek

MTACS-2 - Maj Christian C. Lee

US Seventh Fleet

Task Force 77

Task Force 90

Republic of Korea forces

I ROK Corps - MG Kim, Pac II {not directly involved in the battle of the Changjin Lake, but part of X Corps organization north of the 38th Parallel}

3rd ROK Division - BG Rhee, Chong Chan

ROK Capital Division - BG Song, Yo Chan

ROK 1st Marine Regiment {attached to the US 1st Marine Division}

Notable U.S. participants and battle honors awarded

U.S. Marine Corps

• Major General Oliver Smith, USMC, in command of the 1st Marine Division, awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.
• Brigadier General Chesty Puller, USMC, in command of the 1st Marine Regiment, was awarded a (fifth) Navy Cross.
• Col Homer Litzenberg, USMC, in command of the 7th Marine Regiment was awarded the Navy Cross.
• Col Raymond Murray, USMC, in command of the 5th Marine Regiment, was awarded the Navy Cross.
• Col Robert Taplett, USMC, in command of 3rd Battalion 5th Marines, was awarded the Navy Cross.
• Lt Col Olin Beall USMC, awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for rescuing survivors of RCT 31.^[7]
• Lt. Col Ray Davis, USMC, in command of the 1st Battalion 7th Marines, was awarded the Medal of Honor.
• Lt. Col. William Frederick Harris, USMC, in command of the 3rd Battalion 7th Marines posthumously awarded Navy Cross.^[8]
• Capt William E. Barber, USMC, in command of Fox Company 2nd Battalion 7th Marines, awarded the Medal of Honor.
• Captain Milt Hull, USMC, in command of Dog Company 2nd Battalion 7th Marines, awarded the Navy Cross.
• Captain Edward Stamford, USMC, awarded the Silver Star for actions as the Marine forward air controller of RCT 31. He initially was recommended for the Medal of Honor.
• Captain Morse L. Holladay, USMC, Commanding Officer of Headquarters Company, 1st Service Battalion, 1st Marine Division (Reinforced), awarded Navy Cross
• Captain Myron E. Thomas, Jr - pilot with VMF-115 that was awarded the Navy Cross
• 1st Lt Ralph Abell, awarded the Navy Cross after taking over for Capt Barber as CO of F/2/7.
• SSgt Robert Kennemore, USMC, 2nd Bn 7th Marines, awarded the Medal of Honor.
• SSgt William G. Windrich, USMC, Co I, 3rd Bn, 5th Marines, posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor and Purple Heart.
• Sgt James E. Johnson USMC, Co J, 3rd Bn, 7th Marines, posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor and Purple Heart.
• Pfc Hector A. Cafferata, Jr., USMC, 2nd Bn 7th Marines, awarded Medal of Honor.
• Joseph Ronald ("Bull") Fisher, Item Co., 3Rd Bn, 1st Marines, awarded Navy Cross

U.S. Army

• Col. Allan D. MacLean, US Army, Commanded all US Army troops East of the Reservoir, posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for actions as Commander of RCT 31 east of the Reservoir (Task Force Maclean).^[9]
• Lt Col. Don Faith, US Army, posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions as a commander of RCT 31 (Task Force Faith).
• Lt Col. John Page, US Army, X Corps Artillery, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions at Koto-ri and during the breakout.
• Major Robert E. Jones, US Army, S-3 of 1/32 Inf., awarded Distinguished Service Cross for actions east of Reservoir (RCT 31).^[10]
• Major Harvey Storms, US Army, 3/31 Inf was posthumously awarded the Silver Star.
• Captain Earle H. Jordan, US Army, M/31, awarded Distinguished Service Cross for actions east of Reservoir (RCT 31).^[11]
• Captain George R. Cody, US Army, HMC 31 Inf., posthumously awarded Distinguished Service Cross for actions east of the Reservoir (RCT 31).^[12]
• 2nd Lt. James C. Barnes, US Army, 48 FAB and FO to 1/32 Inf., awarded Distinguished Service Cross for actions during breakout.^[13]
• Lt. Alfred J. Anderson, US Army, B/31, awarded Distinguished Service Cross for actions at Hell's Fire Valley.^[14]
• Lt. John E. Gray, US Army, M/31, awarded Distinguished Service Cross for actions east of Reservoir (RCT 31).^[15]
• Lt Alexander Haig
• Lt. Robert G. Schmitt, US Army M/31, posthumously awarded Distinguished Service Cross for actions east of Reservoir (RCT 31).^[16]
• Lt. Cecil G. Smith, US Army, A/32, awarded Distinguished Service Cross for actions during breakout.^[17]
• Sgt. Harold P. Haugland, US Army, D/15 AAA Bn., awarded Distinguished Service Cross for actions east of Reservoir (RCT 31).^[18]
• Sgt. Charles Garrigus, US Army, 1/32 Inf., posthumously awarded Distinguished Service Cross for actions east of Reservoir (RCT 31).^[19]
• Sgt. Stanford O. Corners, US Army Med/A/57 FAB, awarded Distinguished Service Cross for actions east of Reservoir (RCT 31).^[20]
• Sgt. George H. Paine, US Army, H/31, awarded Distinguished Service Cross for actions at Koto-ri.^[21]
• Cpl. James H. Godfrey, US Army, D/32 Inf., awarded Distinguished Service Cross for actions east of Reservoir (RCT 31).^[22]

People's Republic of China forces

9th Army Group - Commander and Commissar Song Shi-Lun

20th Army (People's Republic of China) - Commander and Commissar Zhang Yixiang, Deputy Commander Liao Zhengguo^[23]

58th Division (People's Republic of China) - Commander and Commissar Huang Chaotian^[23]

172nd Regiment^{[nb 1]}

173rd Regiment

174th Regiment

59th Division (People's Republic of China) - Commander and Commissar Dai Kelin^[23]

175th Regiment

176th Regiment

177th Regiment

60th Division (People's Republic of China) - Commander Chen Ting^[23]

178th Regiment

179th Regiment

180th Regiment

89th Division (People's Republic of China) (Attached to 20th Army from 30th Army (People's Republic of China)) - Commander Yu Guangmao^[23]

265th Regiment

266th Regiment

270th Regiment

26th Army (People's Republic of China) - Commander Zhang Renchu, Commissar Li Yaowen^[23]

76th Division (People's Republic of China) - Commander Gao Wenran^[23]

226th Regiment

227th Regiment

228th Regiment

77th Division (People's Republic of China) - Commander Wang Jianqing^[23]

229th Regiment

230th Regiment

231st Regiment

78th Division (People's Republic of China)^{[nb 2]} - Commander Chen Zhongmei^[23]

232nd Regiment

233rd Regiment

234th Regiment

88th Division (People's Republic of China)^{[nb 2]} (Attached to 26th Army from 30th Army (People's Republic of China)) - Commander Wu Dalin^[23]

262nd Regiment

263rd Regiment

264th Regiment

27th Army (People's Republic of China) - Commander Peng Deqing, Commissar Liu Haotian^[23]

79th Division (People's Republic of China) - Commander Xiao Jinghai^[23]

235th Regiment

236th Regiment

237th Regiment

80th Division (People's Republic of China) - Commander Zhan Danan^[23]

238th Regiment

239th Regiment

240th Regiment

81st Division (People's Republic of China) - Commander Sun Duanfu^[23]

241st Regiment

242nd Regiment

243rd regiment

94th Division (People's Republic of China)^{[nb 3]} (Attached to 27th from 30th Army (People's Republic of China)) - Commander Wu Lanting^[23]

280th Regiment

281st Regiment

182nd Regiment

30th Army (People's Republic of China)

See the 88th, 89th and 94th Divisions attached to the 20th, 26th and 27th Armies.

13th Army Group

42nd Army (People's Republic of China)^{[nb 4]} - Commander Wu Ruilin, Commissar Zhou Biao^[24]

124th Division (People's Republic of China):

370th Regiment

371st Regiment

372nd Regiment

125th Division (People's Republic of China):

373rd Regiment

374th Regiment

375th Regiment

126th Division (People's Republic of China):

376th Regiment

377th Regiment

378th Regiment

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