A Fully Researched Award For Heroic Combat In North Korea.
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17 Sep - Reveille 0530 hours, breakfast 0630 hours, followed by police of area 0730 hours - normal routine carried out.

18 Sep - 16 EM replacements interviewed by Battalion Commander Lt Col Fogle and turned over to respective companies and taken to positions on hill - 22 EM and 1 Officer departed for R&R 1100 hours - Trains area alerted 1900 hours - attack on Baldy - 1 EM sent to Battalion Aid Station, 2 EM sent to forward Aid Station, 1 EM sent to collecting to obtain information regarding heavy casualty rate

19 Sep - Information coming in very incomplete as to number of casualties actually occurred - total casualties as of 19 September, 60 WIA, 4 WIA Officers, 3 KIM EM, 8 WIA ROK EM, 1 KIA ROK EM, reported as of 1800 hours -50 EM 1 WOJG reported into trains area from positions on hill - 1st Lt McDonald reorganizing remnants of L, and K Companies to determin known number of KIA, WIA, and MIA

20 Sep - Work going forward with the reorganization of Love and King companies, supervised by 1st Lt McDonald - 23 EM arrived in 3d Battalion trains area 1845 hours replacements interviewed by Lt Col Fogle, and turned over to clerks to obtain necessary information - 3 EM departed on R&R, 1 each from I, K and L

21 Sep - Reveille 0530 hours, breakfast 0630 hours, followed by police of area 0730 hours - 12 ROK soldiers brought from RTC to 3d Battalion and quartered for the night after interview with Battalion Commander - Captain Parr assigned to King Company as Battalion Commander, WOJG Jenkins assigned to King Company as Unit Adminsitrator - Lt Col Fogle interviewed WOJG Jenkins

22 Sep - Reveille 0530 hours, breakfast 0630 hours, followed by police of area 0730 hours - 2 trucks dispatched to forward Aid Station to bring back blocking force - 11 EM received from RYC - Lt Col Fogle interviewed 11 replacements and subject EM turned over to respective clerks - 1 EM each from Hq, I, K, L, and M companies, interviewed by Battalion Commander, likely candidate to compete with other EM of various battalions and organizations fir a trip to Japan, candidate chosen, Pogue, Roy J, King Company, SFC - 3 EM going on R&R sent to Battalion Aid Station for dusting - 4 EM returned from NCO academy EM from King Company 2nd in class.

23 Sep - 1 EM from Love Company departed for Emergency leave 0800 hours - 3 EM departed S-1 3d Battalion for scheduled R&R - 6 Officer replacements for 3d Battalion received, interviewed by Battalion Commander, and assigned to respective companies - 1 EM, King Company, to collecting for physical prior to rotating - 1 ROK EM departed on emergency leave - 22 EM scheduled for R&R On 29 September 1952

24 Sep - Reveille 0530 hours, breakfast 0630 hours, followed by police of area 0730 hours - normal routine carried out

25 Sep - Battalion to receive 44 EM replacements and 20 ROK EM at 1800 hours - 9 EM departed at 0400 hours for 2 day tour of Seoul Area - 44 EM replacements and 20 ROK EM received by Battalion and interviewed by Battalion Commander, turned over to respective companies - 44 EM replacements taken to respective companies.

26 Sep Reveille 0530 hours, breakfast 0630 hours, followed by police of area 0730 hours - general routine of day carried out.

27 Sep - S-1 tent taken down, finished breaking camp and loading equipment and departed Blue Trains area 0915 hours. Arrived in new Battalion area 1000 hours and finished setting up S-1 equipment 1145 hours - 9 EM returned from Seoul area tour.

28 Sep - Reveille 0530 hours, breakfast 0630 hours, police of area 0730 hours - 4 EM departed for Jewish High Services at 0830 hours - 2 Officer replacements arrived, interviewed by Lt Col Fogle

29 Sep - Reveille 0630 hours, breakfast 0645 hours, followed by police of area 0715 hours - 3 EM returned from NCO Academy, EM from King Company stood 1st in class - 1 EM returned from clearing for duty to L company

30 Sep - Reveille 0600 hours, breakfast 0630 hours, following police of area 0715 hours - Pay Agents departed from S-1 for finance office 0900 hours - Pay Agents commenced paying personnel 1330 hours.

FOR THE COMMANDING OFFICER:

JOHN W. McDONALD
Capt, Infantry
Adjutant


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