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.

USMC units

 * US 1st Marine Division SSI.svg 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


 * MAG-33 insignia in Korea.jpgMarine 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 SSI (1918-2015).svg 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 SSI (1973-2015).svg 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

 * RoyalMarineBadge.svg41 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 - Emblem.png Fifth Air Force – MG Earle Partridge
 * 374th Airlift Wing.jpg 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

United Kingdom forces

 * RoyalMarineBadge.svg41 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}

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

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).