# 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.

## United Nations Command forces – GA Douglas MacArthur
### X Corps – MG Edward Mallory "Ned" Almond
#### USMC units

    1st Marine Division – MajGen Oliver Prince Smith
          Assistant Division Commander – BGen Edward A. Craig
          Forward Command Post – Col. Gregon A. Williams, Chief of Staff
          Deputy Chief of Staff – Col. Edward W. Snedeker
          Personnel Officer (G-1) – Harvey S. Walseth
          Intelligence Officer (G-2) – Col. Bankson T. Holcomb Jr.
          Operations Officer (G-3) – Col. Alpha L. Bowser
          Logistics Officer (G-4) – Col. Francis M. McAlister
          1st Military Police Company – Capt. John H. Griffin
          1st Reconnaissance Company – Maj. Walter Gall
          41 Commando Royal Marines (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
       ROK 1st Marine Regiment
       ROK Police Hwarang Unit
    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}
       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 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
       KATUSA - See Republic of Korea Forces below.
    7th Infantry Division – MG David G. Barr,
       Assistant Division Commander – BGEN Henry I. Hodes
       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 (Attached to 31st RCT)
                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 {attached to the US 1st Marine Division}
       Headquarters Troops
       Company B, 1st Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division, US
       Company D, 1st Tank Battalion (USMC)
       Company G, 1st Marine Regiment

#### Task Force Dog

(2 through 11 December 1950)
    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
       374th Troop Carrier Wing – BG John Henebry
          21st Troop Carrier Squadron
          61st Troop Carrier Squadron

### US Seventh Fleet – VADM Arthur D. Struble

    Task Force 77
    Task Force 90

### Non-US Units
#### United Kingdom forces

    41 Independent Commando Royal Marines – LTC Douglas B. Drysdale {attached to the US 1st Marine Division}

#### Republic of Korea forces

    ROK I Corps – MG Kim Pac-iI {not directly involved in the battle of Chosin Reservoir, but part of X Corps organization north of the 38th Parallel}
       ROK 3rd Division – BG Rhee Chong-chan
       ROK Capital Division – BG Song Yo-chan
    ROK Police Hwarang Unit{attached to the US 1st Marine Division}
    Student Volunteer Force of Koreans In Japan{attached to the US 3rd Infantry Division and US 7th Infantry Division}

#### Greece forces

    RHAF Transport Flight {attached to U.S. Air Force 21st Troop Carrier Squadron}

## People's Republic of China forces
### 9th Army – Commander and Commissar Song Shi-Lun

    20th Corps – Commander and Commissar Zhang Yixiang(张翼翔), Deputy Commander Liao Zhengguo(廖政国)
       58th Division – Commander and Commissar Huang Chaotian(黄朝天)
          172nd Regiment
          173rd Regiment
          174th Regiment
       59th Division – Commander and Commissar Dai Kelin(戴克林)
          175th Regiment
          176th Regiment
          177th Regiment
       60th Division – Commander Chen Ting(陈挺)
          178th Regiment
          179th Regiment
          180th Regiment
       89th Division (Attached to 20th Corps from 30th Corps) – Commander Yu Guangmao(余光茂)
          265th Regiment
          266th Regiment
          270th Regiment
    26th Corps – Commander Zhang Renchu(张仁初), Commissar Li Yaowen
       76th Division – Commander Gao Wenran(高文然)
          226th Regiment
          227th Regiment
          228th Regiment
       77th Division – Commander Wang Jianqing(王建青)
          229th Regiment
          230th Regiment
          231st Regiment
       78th Division – Commander Chen Zhongmei(陈忠梅)
          232nd Regiment
          233rd Regiment
          234th Regiment
       88th Division (Attached to 26th Corps from 30th Corps) – Commander Wu Dalin(吴大林)
          262nd Regiment
          263rd Regiment
          264th Regiment
    27th Corps – Commander Peng Deqing(彭德清), Commissar Liu Haotian(刘浩天)
       79th Division – Commander Xiao Jinghai(肖镜海)
          235th Regiment
          236th Regiment
          237th Regiment
       80th Division – Commander Zhan Danan(詹大南)
          238th Regiment
          239th Regiment
          240th Regiment
       81st Division – Commander Sun Duanfu(孙端夫)
          241st Regiment
          242nd Regiment
          243rd regiment
       94th Division (Attached to 27th Corps from 30th Corps) – Commander Wu Lanting(邬兰亭)
          280th Regiment
          281st Regiment
          182nd Regiment

## Notable US participants and battle honors awarded
### US Marine Corps

* Major General Oliver Smith, in command of the 1st Marine Division, awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.
* Brigadier General Chesty Puller, in command of the 1st Marine Regiment, was awarded a (fifth) Navy Cross.
* Col Homer Litzenberg, in command of the 7th Marine Regiment was awarded the Navy Cross.
* Col Raymond Murray, in command of the 5th Marine Regiment, was awarded the Navy Cross.
* Col Robert Taplett, in command of 3rd Battalion 5th Marines, was awarded the Navy Cross.
* Lt. Col Charles L. Banks, in command of 1st Service Battalion, was awarded the Navy Cross
* Lt. Col Olin Beall, awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for rescuing survivors of RCT 31.
* Lt. Col Ray Davis, in command of the 1st Battalion 7th Marines, was awarded the Medal of Honor.
* Lt. Col William Frederick Harris, in command of the 3rd Battalion 7th Marines posthumously awarded Navy Cross.
* Lt. Col Harold S. Roise, in command of 2nd Battalion 5th Marines, was awarded a (second) Navy Cross
* Captain William E. Barber, in command of Fox Company 2nd Battalion 7th Marines, awarded the Medal of Honor.
* Captain John H. Chafee, company commander 7th Marines, later became Governor of Rhode Island, Secretary of the Navy and a United States Senator.
* Captain Morse L. Holladay, in command of Headquarters Company, 1st Service Battalion, 1st Marine Division (Reinforced), awarded Navy Cross
* Captain Milton A. Hull, in command of Dog Company 2nd Battalion 7th Marines, awarded the Navy Cross.
* Captain Charles D. Mize, in command of George Company, 3rd Battalion 5th Marines, was awarded the Navy Cross and Bronze Star Medal
* Captain Edward Stamford, 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 Myron E. Thomas, Jr – pilot with VMF-115 that was awarded the Navy Cross
* 1st Lt Joseph Ronald "Bull" Fisher, in command of Item Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, awarded Navy Cross
* SSgt Robert Kennemore, 2nd Bn, 7th Marines, awarded the Medal of Honor.
* SSgt William G. Windrich, Co I, 3rd Bn, 5th Marines, posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor and Purple Heart.
* Sgt James E. Johnson, Co J, 3rd Bn, 7th Marines, posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor and Purple Heart.
* PFC Hector A. Cafferata, Jr., 2nd Bn, 7th Marines, awarded Medal of Honor.
* PFC Marvin "Pete" Wasson,, Anti-Tank Co, 1st Marine Division (reinforced), awarded the Navy Cross

### US Army

* Brigadier General Henry I. Hodes, Assistant Commander, 7th Infantry Division.
* Col. Allan D. MacLean, 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).
* Lt Col. Don Faith, posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions as a commander of RCT 31 (Task Force Faith).
* Lt Col. John Page, X Corps Artillery, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions at Koto-ri and during the breakout.
* Major Robert E. Jones, S-3 of 1/32 Inf., awarded Distinguished Service Cross for actions east of Reservoir (RCT 31).
* Major Harvey Storms, 3/31 Inf was posthumously awarded the Silver Star.
* Captain Earle H. Jordan, M/31, awarded Distinguished Service Cross for actions east of Reservoir (RCT 31).
* Captain George R. Cody, HMC 31 Inf., posthumously awarded Distinguished Service Cross for actions east of the Reservoir (RCT 31).
* 2nd Lt. James C. Barnes, 48 FAB and FO to 1/32 Inf., awarded Distinguished Service Cross for actions during breakout.
* Lt. Alfred J. Anderson, B/31, awarded Distinguished Service Cross for actions at Hell's Fire Valley.
* Lt. John E. Gray, M/31, awarded Distinguished Service Cross for actions east of Reservoir (RCT 31).
* Lt Alexander Haig, later promoted to general and served as Supreme Allied Commander Europe and United States Secretary of State.
* Lt. Robert G. Schmitt, M/31, posthumously awarded Distinguished Service Cross for actions east of Reservoir (RCT 31).
* Lt. Cecil G. Smith, A/32, awarded Distinguished Service Cross for actions during breakout.
* Sgt. Harold P. Haugland, D/15 AAA Bn., awarded Distinguished Service Cross for actions east of Reservoir (RCT 31).
* Sgt. Charles Garrigus, 1/32 Inf., posthumously awarded Distinguished Service Cross for actions east of Reservoir (RCT 31).
* Sgt. Stanford O. Corners, Med/A/57 FAB, awarded Distinguished Service Cross for actions east of Reservoir (RCT 31).
* Sgt. George H. Paine, H/31, awarded Distinguished Service Cross for actions at Koto-ri.
* Cpl. James H. Godfrey, D/32 Inf., awarded Distinguished Service Cross for actions east of Reservoir (RCT 31).