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Title: U.S. Marine Operations in Korea 1950-1953 Volume I (of 5) The Pusan Perimeter
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*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK U.S. MARINE OPERATIONS IN KOREA 1950-1953 VOLUME I (OF 5)
***[Illustration: (Map of Korea, indicating battle fronts in July, 1950.)]
GENERAL DISPOSITION OF 8TH ARMY & NORTH KOREAN FORCES]
U. S. MARINE OPERATIONS IN KOREA 1950–1953
by LYNN MONTROSS and CAPTAIN NICHOLAS A. CANZONA, USMC
Historical Branch, G-3 Headquarters, U. S. Marine Corps Washington, D. C., 1954
An ability to furnish skilled forces to meet emergency situations on short notice has long been a hallmark of the Marine Corps. When the call came for such a force to be dispatched to Korea on 2 July 1950, the Corps was handicapped by the strictures of a peacetime economy. Nevertheless, a composite brigade consisting of a regiment and an air group was made available within a week’s time.
With a reputation built largely on amphibious warfare, Marines of the 1st Brigade were called upon to prove their versatility in sustained ground action. On three separate occasions within the embattled Perimeter--south toward Sachon and twice along the Naktong River--these Marine units hurled the weight of their assault force at the enemy. All three attacks were successful, and at no point did Marines give ground except as ordered. The quality of their performance in the difficult days of the Pusan Perimeter fighting made them a valuable member of the United Nations team and earned new laurels for their Corps.