UNITED STATES ARMY RESERVE 
MOBILIZATION FOR THE 
I{OREAN WAR 


UNITED STATES ARMY RESERVE MOBILIZATION FOR THE KOREAN WAR 
Kathryn Roe Coker 

Deborah Foster-King 
Jenn ifer Friend 
Editors 

Office of Army Reserve History 
United States Army Reserve Command 
Fort Bragg, North Carolina 

2013 
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DOCUMENTS OE?OS• 'ORY LIBRARY 0433 

CONTENTS 
Foreword Xli 
Preface xiv 
60th Ann1versary of the Korean War Commemoration Committee xvii 
The Korean War: A General Summary ... 3 
Mob1l1zation of the Army Reserve . 31 
Medal of Honor for Exceptional Soldiers 53 
A Selective Chronology 65 
U.S. Army Reserve Units Deployed 81 
U.S. Army Reserve Un1ts Mob1l1zed 87 
Ill 

were attached to XCorps, part of the U.S. E1ghth Army. 
PHOTOGRAPHY 

Following World War II, the Korean peninsula was divided along the 38th para llel , with the creation of the communist-backed North Korea and the anti-communist Republic of South Korea . 2 Syngman Rhee 4 Kim 11-sung 4 Mao Zedong . . 5 Joseph Stalin . . .. 5 General Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Commander for Allied Powers , and Dr. Syngman Rhee , Korea's first president, warmly greet one another upon the general's arrival at Kimpo Air Force Base at the invitation of President R hee. 8 Dean G. Acheson ............. . . .. 9 Harry S Truman . 9 General Omar N. Bradley ..... 10 Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai .. 10 The New York Times announces President Truman's decision ... 11 President Truman signing a proclamation declaring a national emergency that initiates U.S. involvement in the Korean War. ......... . .... 11 General Douglas MacArthur .. . . 12 

An American 2 .36-inch bazooka team takes aim at a Nort h Korean tank during the Battle of Osan . On the right is Kenneth R. Shadrick who would later be reported as the first American killed in Korea ..  14  
Lieutenant General Walton H. Walker  15  
Troops of the U.S. 27th Infantry await North Korean attacks across the Naktong River from positions on the Pusan Perimeter, 4 September 1950 . . .. . . . . .  15  
George C. Marshall  16  
General MacArthur observes the naval shelling of Inchon from USS Mount McKinley, 15 September 1950 with Brigadier General Courtney Whitney and Major General Edward M. Almond .  18  
Lieutenant General Matthew B. Ridgway .  .. ....  19  
Lieutenant General James A. Van Fleet  21  
Dwight D. Eisenhower ..  24  
Bloody Ridge was captured on 5 September 1951. It cos 2,700 American and South Korean casualties and an estimated 15,000 North Korean casualties. .  ..  25  
Extremely crowded POW enclosures on Koje-do reduced United Nations control and permitted Red POW leaders to direct riots and other violence by prisoners.  25  
Prisoner of War Medal .... . .. .  26  
Korean representatives for peace talk at Kaesong, Korea, 1951.  27  

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General Mark W. Clark, Far East commander, signs the Korean armistice agreement on 27 July 1953, after two years of negotiation, during which hundreds of thousands of men were killed and wounded in continued hostilities.  29  
Engineers of the 2nd Infantry Division construct a by-pass for heavy equipment to cross the Hwang-gang River in order to give support to the infantry, five miles on the other s1de of the river. Only Jeeps can cross on the damaged bridges at left on 25 September 1950.  34  
Frank Pace, Jr. . .  35  
Men of the 378th Engineer Combat Battalion install treadways during the construction of a bridge across the Pukhan River on 19 November 1951.  38  
A 4.2-mch mortar crew of the Heavy Mortar Company, 179th Regiment , 45th U.S. Infantry Division, fires on communist positions, west of Chorwon, Korea, 5 May 1952.  38  
Medical Corpsmen of the 1st Battalion Aid Station, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th U. S. Infantry Divis1on, assist in helping wounded infantrymen of Companies D and L, 31st Regiment, follow1ng the fight for Hill 598 on 14 October 1952. Kumhwa, Korea.  41  
Wounded infantrymen of CoL, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th U.S. Infantry Division, light up cigarettes after receiving first a1d following a battle for Hill 598 near Kumhwa. 14 October 1952. Korea.  41  
Flight nurse 2nd Lt. Pauline Kircher dresses a patient's wound dur ing the flight from Korea to Japan, May 1951.  44  
MASH Group in Korea.  44  

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A U.S . Army nurse (right) visits her brother who was wounded in battle in Korea and evacuated to Tripier Army Hospital in Hawaii ... . . 46 
Company F, 9th Infantry, advances in central Korea . Artillery dominated offensive effort, but it was the bloody infantry that captured and held ground. Late 1952. . ....... 48 
Flooded bridge crossing on main supply route . The weather could make logistical movement difficult in Korea , but it was just as bad for the enemy. Spring 1953.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... . ..... 48 
Lieutenant Colonel John Upshur Dennis Page ................. . ........... . .. 54 

Navy Cross ............................... . .................................. . .. 55 

A column of the U.S. 1st Marine Division moves through Chinese lines during their breakout from the Chosin Reservoir. " 55 
Captain Raymond Harvey. . " . " " . 58 Distinguished Service Cross . ······· ··········· ........................ 58 Silver Star ........................... . .......................... . " 59 Soldiers keep a sharp lookout for movement in the communist-held area in the background as U.N . forces bombard the vicin ity with white phosphorous shells. .... .. 59 
Staff Sergeant Hiroshi Miyamura " " " " . " . . 60 
President Dwight D. Eisenhower congratulates Korean War veteran Army Staff Sergeant Hiroshi H. Miyamura after presenting him the Medal of Honor.. . . 61 
North Korean T-34 tank . .............................. .. " .. 69 

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An American mortar crew fires on North Korean positions at Chochiwon , 11 July 1950.. . .. 70 
Republic of Korea soldiers march in typica l column formation toward the front in August, 1950, during the Pusan Perimeter battle. This is a standard narrow dirt Korean road raised above rice paddies. . . 70 
Mao Tse Tung 72 
United Nations' delegates stand by a U.S . Air Force H-5 helicopter with General Matthew B. Ridgway, U.S. Army, commander in chief, United Nations Command, prior to take off for the in itial Armistice talks meeting, lOJuly 1951 . .. 79 
Lieutenant General William M. Hoge, comma nding general, U.S. IX Corps, left, holds the lanyard which will f ire the 75,000th shell to be fired by the corps since the start of the conflict in Korea . Brigadier General William N. Gillmore, commanding general, Corps Artillery, stands to the right of General Hoge. This day also marked the end of the first year of fighting in Korea, 25 June 1951. . . .... . 101 
Men of Battery B, 15th AAA Battalion , 7th Infantry Division, fire quadruple .50 caliber machine guns from a M-16 at Chinese communist-held positions, as men of the 3rd Batta lion, 32nd RCT, 7th Infantry Division, prepare to launch an attack north of Chae-jae, Korea .. . .... 111 
U.S. soldiers patrol near a Bradley armored vehicle during a joint military drill between South Korea and the U.S. at Paju, near the inter-Korean border, 8 June 2011. . . 120 
On 15 June 2010, a South Korean marine stands guard as he looks toward North Korea. . .. 121 
The 19 stainless-steel statues at the Korean War Veterans Memorial depict fighting men on patrol. .. .123 
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FIGURES 
Figure 1: Theater Lines of Command for Operations in Korea, 
23 November 1950. . .. .... . . ... 67 

Figure 2: Organization of United Nations Command Forces 
in Korea, 23 November 1950.. . ............... 67 

Figure 3: Enemy Lines of Command, 23 November 1950 . . ... . . . .. 73 


MAPS * 
Korean Peninsula . ........ 6 The Battle Front, 23 November 1950 . . . ... .... ... . . 13 Inchon Landing . . . .. . . ..... . . .... .. . ..... . ... 17 Eighth Army Withdrawal, 1-23 December 1950 ....... . .. . .. .. . . . . .... . . 20 War Offensive Movements .... . .. ... .. . . . . .. .... . . . . . .. 23 An armistice ended the Korean War.. 
..... ··· · ··· ··· .. . ... . .. 28 Battle of the Changjin (Chasin) Reservoir .. . ... 56 The Battle of Chipyong-ni, 13-14 February 1951 .. . ...... 75 Eighth Army Advance, 20 May -I July 1951 . . ................ 76 
* The maps on pages 6, 13, 20, and 76 are from Ebb and Flow by Billy C. Mossman , U.S Army Center of M i litary History. 

ARMY ART  
1950 Withdrawal from Kato-ri, Master Sergeant Henrietta Snowden Nurses at Work. John Groth Nurse Giv1ng Plasma, John Groth South of Ch'prwon, Master Sergeant Henrietta Snowden Breakthrough at Chipyong-ni, H. Charles McBarron  30 45 47 85 . 95  
ARMY RESERVE HISTORICAL PAINTING  
KaJon-NI, Korea, December 1952. Battery C of the ?80th Field Artillery Battalion fires an 8-inch howitzer, helping destroy enemy artillery and automatiC weapons posit1ons at Kajon-N1, Korea near the 38th parallel, Don Spaulding  IV  
OTHER ART  
Corporal Hiroshi M1yamura by George Ak1moto, 1977 Pork Chop Hill, R .T. Foster  63 84  

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FOREWARD 
I am honored to present the pamphlet Uniud States Army Reserve Mobilizntion for the Korean War. The Office of Army Reserve History (OARH) produced tllis publication to support the 60th Anniversary of the Korean War Commemoration of the 27 Ju1y 1953 armistice, which ended open hostilities. 
The Korean War mobilization acted as the harbinger of the modem Army Reserve as we know it today. The surprise outbreak of this first post-1945 limited war caught the United States armed forces unprepared to respond with the speed necessary to stop the communist orth Korean army from overrunning most of South Korea, while still defending against the main Soviet threat to Europe. A brutal and costly confuct ensued on the peninsula resulting in the death ofmillions which menaced the entire world with a possib le nuclear exchange. Consequently, the Organized Reserve served primarily as a manpower pool to bring the under 
strength active Army units up to full manning tlrrough involuntary recalls as the Department of Defense worked desperately to deploy combat power to tl1e theater of war as rapidly as possible. 
In order to better face future conflicts of this nature, the United States Congress redefined the reserve components with the passage of the Armed Forces Rem'1Je Act of 1952. Tllis milestone legislation renamed the Organized Reserve as the 
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Army Reserve. It created the Ready Reserve liable for active duty during wartime or in a national emergency. In addition, it established a Standby Reserve and a Retired pool liable for active duty under a congressional declaration . Most important, Congress set a policy that future mobilizations should call-up reserve component units first before any levies on reserve manpower pools. 
The Act of 1952 serves as the foundation upon which the Army Reserve functions today. The lessons learned from the Korean War still guide the way ahead as we face the challenges of maintaining security across the globe in these times of uncertainty. We must also not forget those servicemen who gave their lives. In the Korean War, the United States suffered 33,651 battle deaths and 20,617 non-battle deaths. This pamphlet is dedicated to those fallen comrades whose sacrifices some 60 years ago helped to make a freer and safer world for us today. 
~w:-1~ 
JEFFREY W TALLEY 
Lieutenant General, US Army 
Chief of Army Reserve 
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PREFACE 

The Korean War erupted in June 1950 as the United States' first hot conflict ofthe Cold War era (1945-1990). It became the catalyst for full implementation of the Cold War policy to contain the spread of communism through the deployment of conventional forces and the threat of nuclear attack-deterrence. Thus, the war marked the beginning of a massive rejuvenation of American arms following the demobilization from World War II. The conflict, however, remained a limited war in the true sense of the concept. Fearing a Soviet invasion ofWestern Europe and believing that the mountainous Korean terrain would limit the full effect ofatomic weapons, President Harry S Truman wished to keep the fighting conventional and confined to the peninsula. In fact, it became a model for limited war, an example of an alternative means of achieving national policy without resorting to total (atomic) war. 
The United States restrained the scope of operations and level of violence and fought for limited objectives -stopping the spread of communism down the Korean peninsula. That is why the war stalemated in an armistice still in effect today. For a limited war, however, the Korean conflict exacted a staggering human toll. The Chinese and North Korean casualties (to include killed, wounded and missing) are estimated at between 1.5 and 2 million, plus 1 million civilians. The United Nations Command suffered 459,360 casualties, of which approximately 300,000 were South Korean. 
The Korean War changed the military policy of the United States for the rest of the century and through to the present day. The Americans rearmed, increased the number ofUnited States military forces stationed overseas, fostered the continued growth of the military-industrial complex, and created an Army organized for rapid 
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mobilization. An improved Army Reserve force emerged as an important part of this new heightened nlilitary readiness. In mobilizations following the Korean War, for the first time, the integrity of most Army Reserve units was maintained. 
As a standard, officers and enlisted men were not stripped out of organized units and sent into operations as replacements. Instead, the Army attempted to mobilize and deploy fully trained and manned Reserve units at the outbreak of the conflict. Thus, the lessons learned from the Korean War set the precedent for readiness of 
all Army Reserve organizations in future call-ups. 
Dr. Kathryn Roe Coker, Research Historian and Deputy Director for the Office of Army Reserve History (OARH), originally compiled this pamphlet with the assistance ofMs. AmberJ. Thomas, then secretary to the office. Due to the lack of available primary sources, we realize the lists ofreserve component units mobilized and deployed for the war may not be complete and invite comments, corrections, and additions. I hope the following information will add to your understanding 
of tllis sig11ificant event in tl1e history of the American people, America's Army, and America's Army Reserve, and support the efforts of the armed forces to conunemorate tl1e 60th anniversary of the Korean War. I am certain the members of the Army Reserve will find the work interesting and a useful addition to their professional reference books. 
LEE S. HARFORD, JR., Ph.D. 
Director of History, U.S. Army Reserve 
Fort Bragg, NC 
June 2013 
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GOTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE KOREAN WAR 
COMMEMORATION COMMITTEE 

The 2011 Defense Authorization Bill provided for the Department of Defense 60th Anniversary of the Korean War Commemoration Committee. The committee is dedicated to thanking and honoring all of the veterans of the Korean War, their families, and especially those who lost loved ones in that war. Throughout 2013, the committee will honor the service and sacrifice of Korean War veterans, commemorate the key events of the war, and educate Americans of all ages about the historical significance of the Korean War. 
The Korean War was the first test of the United ations' determination to stand against tyranny in all its forms. Twenty-one nations joined together with the United States and the Republic of Korea in a extraordinary exhibition of solidarity to turn back blatant aggression and halt the wave of communism. The Armistice signed in July 1953 that is in effect today 
reminds us that we must remain vigilant against the forces of tyranny and oppression. 
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UNITED STATES ARMY RESERVE MOBILIZATION FOR THE KOREAN WAR 
KOREA DIVIDED 
At the Potsdam Conference Guly-August 1945), the Allies unilaterally decided to divide Korea. The Koreans were not consulted. In December 1945, a United States-Soviet UnionJoint Conunission, as agreed at the Moscow Conference (1945), administered Korea. The Koreans were not included in the talks. The commission decided the country would become independent after a five-year trusteeship action facilitated by each regime sharing its sponsor's ideology. The Korean populace revolted. 
The right-wing Representative Democratic Council, led by nationalist Syngman Rhee, opposed the SovietAmerican trusteeship of Korea, arguing that after thirtyfive years ofJapanese colonial rule most Koreans opposed another foreign occupation. 
The  United  States  Army  Military  Government  in  
Syngman Rhee  Korea  established  control  by  restoring  to  power  
the  important  Japanese  colonial  administrators  

and their Korean police collaborators. The administration decided to forego the five year trusteeship agreed upon in Moscow, given the 31 March 1948 United Nations election deadline set to achieve an anti-communist civil government in the U.S. Korean Zone of Occupation. 
On 10 May 1948, South Korea held its first national general elections. The Soviets first opposed and then boycotted, insisting that the U.S. honor the trusteeship agreed to at the Moscow Conference. North Korea held parliamentary elections three months later on 25 August 1948. The resultant anti-communist South Korean government designed a national political constitution on 17 July 1948, 
Ki m 11 -sung 
and elected a president, the American-educated strongn1an Syngman Rhee on 20July 1948. Terrorism and sabotage marred the elections. The Republic ofKorea (South Korea) was established on 15 August 1948. In the Russian Korean Zone of Occupation, the Soviet Union established a 
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THE KOREAN WAR A GENERAL SUMMARY 
Communist North Korean government led by Kim IT-sung. President Rhee's regime expelled communists and leftists from southern national politics. Disenfranchised, they headed for the hills, to prepare for guerrilla war against the U.S.-sponsored Republic of Korea government. 
As nationalists, both Syngman Rhee and Kim IT-sung intended to reurufy Korea under their own political system. With Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong fighting over the control of ilie Korean Peninsula, tl1e North Koreans gained support from boili tl1e Soviet Uruon and the People's Republic of China. They escalated tl1e continual border skinrushes and raids and tl1en prepared to invade. 
Mao Zedong 
Soutl1 Korea had limited materiel and could not match them. During this period, the U.S. government assumed that all communists (regardless of nationality) were controlled or directly inAuenced by Moscow. 
In April 1950, Kim Il-sung went to Moscow and obtained Stalin 's support for a policy to unify Korea under ills autl1ority. Stalin agreed witl1 tl1e invasion of South Korea in principle, but he refused to become directly involved in Kim's plans. H e advised Kim to enlist Chinese support instead. In May 1950, Kim visited Beijing and gained Mao's endorsement. At the time, Mao's support for Kim was 
Joseph Stal1 n 
largely political. lie was unaware ofKim's precise intentions or tl1e timing of Kim's attack. Stalin created "detailed [war] plans" that were communicated to the Nortl1 Koreans. 
Under the pretense of counter-attacking a Soutl1 Korean provocation raid, 
ilie Korean People's Army crossed the 38tl1 parallel behind artillery fire at dawn on Sunday, 25 June 1950. The Korean People's Army said that Republic of Korea Army troops, under command of ilie regime of ilie "bandit traitor Syngman Rhee," had crossed ilie border first, and tint they would arrest and execute Rhee. Both Korean armies had harassed each otl1er with skirmishes and each continually staged raids across tl1e 38th parallel border. 
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General Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Commander for Allied Powers, (left) and Dr. Syngman Rhee, Korea's first president, warmly greet one another upon the General's arrival at Kimpo Air Force Base, at the invitation of President Rhee. General and Mrs. MacArthur made the initial trip to Korea, to view an ausp1c1ous occasion which spelled freedom and independence for the first t1me in over forty years. (NARA file#: 111-SC-306875. Camera Operator: Cook) 
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THE KOREA N WAR A GE NERAL SU MM ARY 
UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL ACTS 
On 25 June 1950, the United Nations Security Council unanimously condemned the :-.Jorth Korean invasion of the Republic of Korea, with United Nations Security Council Resolution 82. T he SO\riet Union, a vetowie ldin g power, had boycotted the Council meetings since January 1950, protesting that the Republic of China (Tiliwan), not the People's Republic of Chi na, held a permanent seat in the U.::'-J. Security Council. After debating the matter, the Security Council, on 27 June 1950, published Resolution 83, recommending member states provide military assistance to the Republic of 
Korea. 

TRUMAN'S RESPONSE 
., .S. Secretary of State Dean G . Acheson informed
.... 
President Harry S Truman that th e ::'-Jorth Koreans had 
. , ...· 
invaded South Korea . Truman and Acheson discussed a 
U.S. invasion response with defense department principals who agreed that the United States was obligated to repel 
•• 	military aggressio n, compa rin g it with Ado lf Hitler's aggressions in the 1930s. The mistake of appeasement 
Dean G. Acheson 
must not be repeated. 
In Truman's opinion, this aggression, if left unchecked, would start a chain reaction th<lt would destroy the United :-.Jations and give tl1e go ahead to further communist aggression elsewhere. A stand must be made in Korea, but how? T he U.N. Security Counci l app roved the use of force to help the South Koreans and the U.S. began using air and naval forces in the area. The administration 
Harry S Truman 
refrained from committing forces on the ground bec<1use some advisors believed the i\fortl1 Koreans could be stopped by air and naval power alone. 
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Also, it was still not clear if this was a Sov1et Union plot to catch the U.S. unguarded or just a test of U.S. w11L The decision to commit ground troops and to intervene eventually became possible when a communique was received on 27 June from the Sov1et Union that alluded it wou ld not move against U.S. 
forces in Korea. 
Two days after the attack, President Truman announced that he was committing U.S . Army forces to ground combat in Korea. Truman said the U.S. would counter "unprovoked aggression" and "v1gorously support the effort of the fUN] security council to terminate this serious breach of peace." In Congress, the Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Omar N. Bradley warned against
General Omar 
N. Bradley appeasement. Bradley said that Korea was the place "for 
drawing the line" against communist expansion. In August 1950, the president and the secretary of state obtained the consent of Congress to appropriate $12 billion to pay for the military expenses. The stage was ready for what would be a year of dynamic combat, two years of static, stalemat~d warfare, and an armistice resetting the 38th parallel as the line of demarcation. On a small scale this was a civiJ war; on a larger scale it was an eruption of the Cold War between more powerful nations. 
Acting on Acheson's recommendation, Truman ordered General MacArcl1ur to transfer materiel to the Army of cl1e Republic of Korea while giv1ng air cover to the evacuation of U.S. nationals. The president dis<lgreed with adv1sors who recommended unilateral U .S. bombing of cl1e N o rth Korean forces and ordered the U .. Sevencl1 Fleet to
Chinese Premier 
Zhou Enlai 

protect the Republic of China (Taiwan), whose 1 ationalist 
Government asked to fight in Korea. The U.S. denied the Nationalist Chinese request for combat, lest it provoke a communist Chinese retaliation. Because cl1e U.S. had sent the Sevencl1 Fleet to neutralize cl1e Taiwan Strait, Chinese premier Zhou Enlai criticized both the U.N. and U.S. initiatives as armed aggression on Chinese territory. 
1 0 
The New York Times 
announces Pres1dent
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TRUMA N ORDERS U.S. MR, NAVY U ITS TO FIGHT IN AID OF KOREA; U. N. COUNCU-SUPPORTS /liM; OUR FLIERS IN ACTION; FLEET GUARDS FORMOSA 
Presiden t Truman s1gning a proc lamati on declaring a nat1onal emergency that initiates U.S. involvement 
in the Korean War. (DefenseImagery.mil) 
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UNITED STATES ARMY RESERVE MOBILIZATION FOR THE KOREAN WAR 
On 30 June, the U. S. J oint Chiefs of Staff directed Gen eral of the Army D ouglas M acArthur, th e U .S. Commander in Eas t Asia, to co mmit his ground , air, and naval forces against th e North Korean s. On 7 July, the U.N. Securi ty Council passed a reso lu tio n requesti ng that all member states wishing to aid Sou th Ko rea make mili tary forces and assista nce available to the U .S. T his reso lu tion made
General Douglas MacArthur Truman the executive agent for the U . . on all matters affecting the war. General MacArthur became the commander 111 chief, U. . Command. That command initially included combat units from seventeen nations, while five other nations provided primarily medical units. The U.S. and the South Koreans, however, provided most of the forces. 
FIRST SIGNIFICANT AMERICAN ENGAGEMENT 
The Batcle of Osan was the first significant American engagement of the Korean Wac It involved the 540-soldier Task Force Smith, a small forward element of the 24th Infantry Division. On 5 July 1950, Task Force Smith attacked the North Koreans at Osan , but without weapons capable of destroying the orth Koreans' tanks, they were unsuccessful. The result was 
180 dead , wounded, or taken prisoner. The Korean People's Army progressed southwards, pushing back the American force at Pyongtaek, Chonan, and Chochiwon. The 24th Division was forced to retreat to Taejeon. The Korean People's Army captured Taejeon. The 24th Division suffered 3,602 dead and wounded and 2,962 captured, including cl1e division's commander, Major General William F. Dean. 
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SCA 01 JAPAN 
An American 2.36-inch bazooka team takes aim at a North Korean tank during the Battle of Osan. On the right is Kenneth 
R. Shadrick who would later be reported as the first American killed in Korea. (U.S. Army) 
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THE KOREAN WAR A GENERAL SUMMARY 
LIEUTENANT GENERAL WALKER'S DELAYING ACTION 
By August, the Korean People's Army pushed back the Republic of Korea Army and the Eighth United States Army to the vicinity of Pusan in southeast Korea. The Eighth Army, under the command of Lieutenant General Walton H. Walker, delayed the North Koreans north and west of the Nakdong River, the last natural barrier protecting Pusan. By September, the U.N. Command 
Lieutenant Genera l 
controlled the Pusan perimeter, enclosing about 10
Walton H. Walker 
percent ofKorea in a line partially defined by the Nakdong River. Lieutenant General Walker's Eighth Army fell back into a two-sided front called the Pusan Perimeter. In an effort to capture Pusan, on 5 August, the North Koreans began a series of attacks against the perimeter. By 12 September, reinforcements had strengthened the allies and the North Korean offensive culminated. 
In the Battl e of Pusan Perimeter (August-September 1950), the U.S. Army withstood Korean People's Army attacks. In early September 1950, Republic of Korea Army and 
U.N. Command forces outnumbered the Korean People's Army 180,000 to 100,000 soldiers. The U.N. forces, once prepared, counterattacked and 
Troops of the U.S . 27th I nfantry await North Korean 
broke out of the Pusan Peri
attacks across the Naktong River from positions on 
the Pusan Perimeter, 4 September 1950. (U.S. Army) meter. 

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INCHON LANDING 
Meanwhile, General MacArthur was planning a counteroffensive. His target was Inchon, a port on the west coast of Korea behind the orth Korean line. By the 15 September attack date, the amphibious assault force faced few Korean People's Army defenders at Inchon. After the Inchon landing, the 1st Cavalry Division began its northward advance from the Pusan Perimeter. Task
George C. Marsha ll 

Force Lynch managed the Pusan Perimeter breakout to join the 7th Infantry Division at Osan. The X Corps defeated the Korean People's Army defenders arow1d Seoul and threatened to trap the main Korean People's Army force in Southern Korea. On 25 September, South Korean forces recaptured Seoul. 
On 27 September, General MacArthur received a top secret National Security Council memorandum from Truman, reminding him that operations north of the 38th parallel were authorized only if at the time ofsuch operation there was no entry into orth Korea by major Soviet or Chinese communist forces, 
no announcements of intended entry, nor a threat to coU11ter our operations 
militarily. On 29 September, General MacArthur restored the government of the Republic of Korea under Syngman Rhee. On 30 September, Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall sent a message to General MacArthur: "We want you to feel U11hampered, tactically and strategically, to proceed north of the 38th parallel." General MacArthur believed it necessary to extend the Korean War into China to destroy depots supplying the North Korean war effort. Truman disagreed and ordered caution at the Sino-Korean border. 
By 1 October 1950, the North Koreans had been pushed out of South Korea. The U.N. forces were positioned south of the 38th parallel. On 7 October, the U.N. General Assembly passed a resolution calling for the lll1ification 
of Korea and authorized General MacArthur to send his forces into orth 
Korea. That meant crossing the 38th parallel. Only South Koreans were to operate along the international border with China in an effort to limit the war and prevent intervention from the Chinese and Soviets. 
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THE KOREAN WAR A GENERAL SUMMARY 
On 19 October, the North Korean capital of Pyongyang fell. The allied troops swarmed north almost unopposed . They pushed the North Koreans to an area just south of the Yalu River. By the end of October, it seemed that North Korea would fall soon. 
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General MacArthur observes the naval shelling of Inchon from USS Mount McKinley, 15 September 1950, with Brigadier General Courtney Whitney (left) and Major General Edward M. Almond (right). (Nutter, U.S. Army) 
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THE KOREAN WAR A GENERAL SUMMARY 
CHINESE INTERVENTION 
Those hopes were dashed when the communist Chinese mounted a 
counterattack on 25 October. General MacArthur hoped the attack was a limited one, but by 2 November the intelligence gathered showed otherwise. The Chinese definitely had intervened. Notification of the U. . Security Council followed. 
On 24 ovember, General MacArthur launched his "home-by-Christmas" 
offensive. Some U. . forces did reach the Yalu, but the Chinese forces struck hard and quick with their second phase offensive. By 30 ovember, the Chinese People's Volunteer Army, 13th Army Group, pushed the U.S. 
Eighth Army from northwest Korea. The Eighth Army retreated from the north faster than it had counter-invaded and in mid-December crossed the 38th parallel border. By 11 December, the U.S. X Corps crippled the People's Volunteer Army, 9th Army Group, and established a defensive perimeter at the port city ofHungnam. The X Corps was forced to evacuate by 24 December in order to reinforce the exhausted U.S. Eighth Army to the south. On 16 December 1950, Truman declared a national emergency with Presidential Proclamation o. 2914, which remained in force until 14 September 1978. 
SECOND FALL OF SEOUL 
On 26 December 1950, Lieutenant General Matthew B. Ridgway assumed command of the U.S. Eighth Army. The People's Volunteer Army and the Korean People's Army launched the third phase offensive on New Year's Eve of 1950. The People's Volunteer Army and the Korean People's Army conquered Seoul for the second time on 4 January 1951. On 7 January 1951, allied forces began to 
Lieutenant General 
Matthew B. forge north again and opened an offensive line. 
Ridgway 

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THE KOREAN WAR • A GENE RAL SUMMARY 
From January to March, Lieutenant General Ridgway's troops pushed on until they crossed yet again the 38th parallel. Then, in early April the U.N. advance slowed down. Units bolstered themselves for the anticipated enemy counteroffensive. 
In mid-February, the People's Volunteer Army counterattacked with the fourth phase offensive, achieving victory at Hoengseong. But, the IX Corps soon countered the offensive at Chipyong-ni in the center. 
MACARTHUR RELIEVED OF COMMAND 
The defeat in North Korea at the hands of the Chinese made the U.N. reassess its goals. General MacArthur insisted that this was a new kind of war. lie needed more forces and a broader playing hand to counter against the Chinese, especially to conduct air operations in the area of Manchuria. MacArthur had crossed the 38th parallel in the mistaken belief that the Chinese would not enter the war, leading to major allied losses. He believed that whether or not to use nuclear weapons should be his own decision, not the president's. MacArthur threatened to destroy China unless it surrendered. \Vhile MacArthur felt total victory was the only honorable outcome, Truman was more pessimistic about his chances once involved in a land war in Asia and thought a truce and orderly withdrawal from Korea could be a valid solution. In short, MacArthur was at odds with Truman and U.N. leaders who wanted a lesser commitment and, indeed, a cease fire. In February 1951, the U.N. General Assembly voted to label Communist China as an aggressor and voted economic sanctions. The U.N.'s new war aim was to contain the communists along the 38th parallel and to negotiate an end to the war. General MacArthur 
Lieutenant General 
openly disagreed by appealing directly to the public and 
James A. Van Fleet 
to Congress. On 11 April 1951, Truman relieved him of command. Lieutenant General Ridgway took his place. Lieutenant General James A. Van Fleet then assumed command of the Eighth Army. 
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UN ITED STATES ARMY RESERVE MO BILIZ ATION FOR THE KOREAN WAR 
FIFTH PHASE OFFENSIVE 
Further attacks slowly exhausted the People's Volunteer Army and the Korean People's Army. The Crunese counterattacked in April1951 with the fifth phase offensive. On 22 April, Lieutenant General Van Fleet's Eighth Army moved north wrule some 450,000 Chinese opened a general offensive. 
Lieutenant General Van Fleet was forced to retreat below the 38th parallel, 
just five miles north of Seoul. On 10 May, the Chinese kicked offyet another offensive. The offensive was stopped at the "No-name Line" north of Seoul. On 15 May 1951, the Chinese began the second impulse of the Spring Offensive and attacked the Republic of Korea Army and the U.S. X Corps in the east at the Soyang River. After initial success, they were halted by 20 May. At month's end, the U.S. Eighth Army counterattacked and regained "Line Kansas," just north of the 38th parallel. The U.N.'s "Line Kansas" halt 
and subsequent offensive action stand-down began the stalemate that lasted until the armistice of 1953. 
THE STALEMATE 
For the next two years, each side dug into the Korean hills and carried on a strange and often violent war over outposts between their lines. Largescale bombing of orth Korea continued. Protracted armistice negotiations began on 10July 1951 atKaesong. The main battles of the sta lemate included the Battle of Bloody Ridge (18 August-15 September 1951), the Battle of Heartbreak Ridge (13 September -15 October 1951), the Battle of Old 
Baldy (26 June-4 August 1952), the Battle of White Horse (6-15 October 1952), the Battle of Triangle Hill (14 October-25 November 1952), the Battle of Hill Eerie (21 March-21 June 1952), the sieges of Outpost Harry (10-18 June 1953), the Battle of the Hook (28-9 May 1953), and the Battle of Pork Chop Hill (23 March-16 July 1953). 
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PEACE TALKS 
On 10 July 1951, negotiations finally began at K.aesong. The on again, off again armistice negotiations continued for two years, first at K.aesong (southern North Korea), then relocated at Panmunjom (bordering the Koreas). At first, they disagreed over a line of demarcation to be drawn between the opposing armies. Then they deadlocked early in 1952 over the exchange of prisoners. The U. . insisted
Dwight D. Eisenhower on the principle of voluntary repatriation, by which prisoners who did not wish to return to communism would not be forced to do so. 
In October 1952, the negotiations coll apsed. Peace negotiations were resumed in the spring of 1953. By then, political conditions favoring a truce had resulted from two events, Dwight D. Eisenhower's election as president and the death of Russia's dictator, Joseph Sta lin. 
In April 1953, an exchange of sick and wounded prisoners was achieved. The communists then agreed to voluntary repatriation under supervision of a commission of neutral nations. Prisoners refusing repatriation were to be placed in custody of this commission. Representatives of their home countries were to be permitted to try to talk them into returning. Prisoners not persuaded to return were to be released to a neutral country unless a later political conference decided otherwise. 

ARMISTICE 
In June 1953, agreement was reached for a demilitarized zone two and a half miles wide to separate the opposing forces in accord with the then-existing battle line. It was also agreed that neither side would increase its military strength during the armistice. A neutral-nations supervisory commission was authorized to investigate violations behind the lines of eac h side. 
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Bloody Ridge was captured on 5 September 1951. It cost 2, 700 Amencan and South Korean casualties and an estimated 15,000 North Korean casualties. (U.S. Army photo) 
Extremely crowded POW enclosures on Koje-do reduced United Nations control and permitted Red POW leaders to direct riots and other violence by prisoners. (U.S. Army photo) 
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UNITED STATES ARMY RESERVE MOBILIZATION FOR THE KOREAN WAR 
On 26 July, the two sides agreed on an agenda comprised of four major points: 
(1) setting a demarcation line and demilitarized zone; (2) supervision of the truce; (3) arrangements for prisoners of war; and (4) recommendations to the governments involved in the war. With the United Nations' acceptance of India's proposed Korean War armistice, the Korean People's Army, the People's Volunteer Army, and the U.N. Command ceased fire with the battle line approximately at the 38th parallel. Upon agreeing to the armistice, the belligerents established the Korean Demilitarized Zone. The United 
ations Command, supported by the United States, the orth Korean People's Army, and the Chinese People's Volunteers, signed the Armistice Agreement on 27 July 1953 to end the fighting. The armistice also called upon the governments of South Korea, North Korea, China, and the United States to participate in continued peace talks . The war is considered to have ended at this point, even though there was no peace treaty. The exchange of prisoners took place from August to September, 1953. The U.N. Command released 70,159 North Koreans and 5,640 Chinese . The communists released 12,760 prisoners. Among them were 7,850 South Koreans, 3,597 Americans, 945 Britons, and 228 Turks. 
After congressional authorizat ion , President Ronald Reagan s1gned into law on 8 November 1985 th e Prisoner of War Meda l. 
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Korean representatives for peace talk at Kaesong, Korea, 1951. 
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General Mark W. Clark, Far East commander, signs the Korean armistice agreement on 27 July 1953, after two years of negotiation, dunng which hundreds of thousands of men were killed and wounded in continued hostilities. (U.S. Navy photo) 
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UNITED STATES ARMY RESERVE MOBILIZATION FOR THE KOREAN WAR 
READINESS 
When the orth Koreans crossed the 38th parallel into South Korea on 
25 ]tme 1950, the U.S. Army, along with the other armed services, found itself ill prepared to resist. Readiness was at a low level. When the war erupted, many combat and service support units stood at one-quarter or less of their enlisted strength. The most crucial problems were manpower and mobilization. All the plans at the beginning of this war were for all-out war, not limited war as the Korean War was to become. Regulations setting forth the sequence to be followed on mobilization were not adequate for a rapid mobilization. Consequently, the entire mobilization process had to be improvised. According to contemporary thinking, tl1e limited mobilization had to be directed both at providing and equipping the essential forces for fighting a limited war in Korea and at placing the United States in a position to meet communist threats on a world-wide basis. 
World War II had ended in 1945 and me Cold War had begun. America's Army had been subjected to demobilization and budget cuts. As of 30 June 1950, the U.S. Army had an authorized strength of over 610,000, but an actual strength of approximately 594,000. There were more man 111,000 troops in the Far East. The actual strength of combat troops of the Eighth Army, consisting of four American divisions in Japan, was less than 50 percent of the normal authorization. 
In mid-1950, the active Army's force structure consisted of ten divisions, four training divisions, and supporting troops. Because of the budgetary constraints of the post World War II era, most divisions were under strength, especially those in the Far East. In fact, only the 82d Airborne Division was at full strength in personnel and equipment. The other divisions were manned at 65 percent to 75 percent of ilieir authorized strength. The nondivisional units were incapable of supporting the divisions in combat. World War II vintage equipment predominated. Civilians provided much of the service support. Mobilization stocks consisted of World War II items and were fashioned to support a war in Europe. The stocks were below planned 
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levels, unbalanced, and poorly maintained. The Army had closed many of its logistica l installations. 
GENERAL RESERVE 
General of the Army and Commander in Chi ef, Far East Command, General Douglas MacArthur, faced an emergency need for combat forces in Korea. Because of President Truman's commitment of ground forces to Korea, General MacArthur almost immediately asked for more units and for replacement personnel to fill his under strength w1its and to rep lace battle casualties. As his demands for troops increased, it soon became apparent to many that the active Army alone was not prepared to meet the challenge. 
Initial reliance was on the General Reserve, that portion of the U.S. Army, normally located in the continental United States, whose primary mission is to be trained, equipped, and maintained in a state of readiness for immediate deployment to overseas theaters of operation in an offensive or defensive role. The General Reserve is distinct from the Army Reserve. 
To provide a rapid supply ofmen for the Far East Command, the Army placed levies on individuals and units in zone of interior commands. Consequently, the General Reserve gave up half of its combat units (infantry, tank, and artillery) and half of its support units to General MacArthur. Some charged that the readiness of the General Reserve suffered at tile hand of expediency. It soon became clear that meeting tl1e orth Korean offensive would deplete tile General Reserve. 
Another negative effect of these actions seems to have been a senous 
reduction in the number of active Army soldiers available to train reservists and inductees. Congressional budgetary limitations held the General Reserve to a grievous under strength. It had no means ofimmediate augmentation for 
an emergency. It was, as one historian described, a "woeful situation." 
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UNITED STATES ARMY RESERVE MOBILIZATION FOR THE KOREAN WAR 
BUILDING MANPOWER 
The Army built its manpower through four primary methods: 
(1) 	
increased recruiting for the Active Army and extension of existing terms of enlistment by 12 months; 

(2) 	
use of Selective Service, which Congress extended for one year; 

(3) 	
ordering individuals and units of the Organized Reserve Corps into federal service; 

(4) 	
ordering National Guard units into federal service. 


The last two sources of manpower were for terms of twenty-one months, later extended to twenty-four months. 
Engineers of the 2nd Infantry Division construct a by-pass for heavy equipment to cross the Hwang-gang River in order to give support to the infantry, five miles on the other side of the river. Only jeeps can cross on the damaged bridges at left on 25 September 1950. (Department of Defense photo) 
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MOBILIZATION OF THE ARMY RESERVE 
THE ORGANIZED RESERVE CORPS 
Realizing the desperate need for manpower, President 
Truman turned to the reserve component. As Secretary of 
the Army Frank Pace, Jr. put it, we turned to "our 
sole immediate source of manpower-that is, to the 
members of the Organized Reserve Corps and the 
ational Guard." 
Frank Pace, Jr. 

ORGANIZED RESERVE CORPS: ROLES/MISSIONS 
Although several plans were considered between 1945 and 1950 to reorganize the Organized Reserve Corps and the ational Guard, by 1950 the general structure and missions resembled those that had existed before World War 
II. 
The Selective Service Act of 1948 controlled entrance into the reserve components. The act stipulated that men between nineteen and twenty-six who either volunteered for the active Army or were inducted for twenty-one months should serve, subsequently, in a reserve component for five years but without any obligations concerning active duty for training or attendance at drills. This five year obligation could be lowered to three by enlisting for that number of years in an Organized Reserve Corps or a ational Guard unit. An individual could eliminate the five year obligation entirely by extending active service for one more year. Young enlistees had other options. 
Other legislation strengthened the Organized Reserve Corps by allowing pay for inactive duty training and increased the attractiveness of tl1e Corps and the ational Guard by allowing reserve so ldiers to qualify for retired pay. 
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ASSIGNED STRENGTHS, ORGANIZED RESERVE CORPS 30 JUNE 1950 
Category Office rs Enlisted Total 
Active Reserve 69,789 114,226 184,015 
Volunteer 147 ,646 176,956 324,602Reserve 
Inactive 71,933 19,867 91,800Reserve 
Total 289,368 311,049 600,417 
TRAINING 
The active Reserve units were authorized various numbers of paid drills per year plus fifteen days of annua l active duty for training. Some units, however, were authorized as little as twelve drills per year. Lack of funds, equipment, and facilities curbed training of these w1its and men, which all affected combat readiness. Training of the Volunteer Reserve consisted exclusively of correspondence courses and, if the budget allowed, fifteen days of active duty for training, annually. The Inactive Reserve had no training obligations. The main strength of all elements of the Army Reserve was the wartime training and experience of most of its members. Still, a number of reserve so ldi ers lacked training in critical military occupational specialties. 
CALL-UP 
On 30 June 1950, Congress authorized President Truman to call-up Volunteer and Inactive Reserve soldi er s for use as replacements and fillers for tl1e active Army. The president needed Congressional authorization since 
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he had not yet declared a national emergency. There were five recalls of officers and three recalls of enlisted personnel. The involuntary recalls came in answer to the poor response to a voluntary recall. 
The Joint Chiefs of Staff agreed with the call-up, stating that military requirements "cannot be fully met in time by merely strengthening units already in existence or by filling them with untrained men through the Selective Service process or recruitment. Also, it has developed that the requirements for units and personnel cannot be met on the basis ofvoluntary return of Reserves to active duty for which approval presently exists ." 
CREEPING MOBILIZATION 
This limited mobilization of manpower has been referred to by some as "creeping mobilization." The mid-July 1950 authorized strengtl1 of tl1e Army was 834,000. It provided for an additional division and twenty-four anti-aircraft battalions over pre-Korean force levels. Other adjustments followed. On 3 August 1950, Congress removed the existing limitations on the size of tl1e armed forces. The secretary of defense set future levels. On 17 April 1951, after the Chinese Communist intervention in November 1950, the authorized strength rose to 1,552,000. It was after the Chinese entered the war that President Truman declared a national emergency. 
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Men of the 378th Engineer Combat Battalion install treadways during the construction of a bridge across the Pukhan River on 19 November 1951. (Veterans Armed Forces Network Image Gallery) 
A 4 .2 -inch mortar crew of the Heavy Mortar Company, 179th Regiment, 45th U.S. Infantry Division, fires on Communist positions , west of Chorwon , Korea , 5 May 1952. (Signal Corps Photo #10-296-1/FEC-52-13339 (Kassa l)) 
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MOBILIZATION OF THE ARMY RESERVE 
RESERVE UNITS/PERSONNEL 
The major units of the Active Reserve were not called to active duty. The Army considered them as part of a final reserve in the event of contingencies in other areas of the world, especially Europe. But, individuals were called from these units. In some cases, this led to a reduction in unit integrity. 
Distinct from many of the individual reservists, units often were absolutely unready for deployment. The main reason was the failure in peacetime to man these units at effective Tables of Organization and Equipment (TOE). For example, soon after mobilization, the strength of two National Guard units, the 40th and 45th Infantry Divisions, similar to many other reserve component units, was 50 percent or less of the TOE. 
Readiness was further hampered by shortages of qualified personnel in critical military occupational specialty positions, therefore, preventing the divisions from having a full cadre when inducted. This delayed combat readiness because of the time needed to train cadre personnel and to receive and assimilate untrained fillers assigned directly from the reception stations. Both of these two particular divisions, like many other Reserve Component units, lost a major portion of their assigned pre-mobilization strength, since men who were eligible for discharge upon mobilization had been carried on the rolls in peacetime. Between August 1950 and September 1951 , over 500 miscellaneous units of the Active Reserve, which totaled some 5,370 officers and 28,850 enli sted men, received orders to active duty to round out active Army divisions. Insufficient funds and low recruiting rates hampered tl1e organization of all Organized Reserve units at full strength, which would have required 146,000 officers and 956,000 enlisted men. In the several recalls during this period, the Army acquired 168,4 70 soldi ers (43,106 officers and 
125,364 enlisted men) from the Volunteer and Inactive Reserve. 
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PERSONNEL ISSUES 
Personnel records were not always current, leading to several problems such as recalling inactive reserve soldiers before volunteer reserve soldiers and discharging many reserve soldiers soon after induction. What resulted was an extensive program to complete and update the records. 
Other problems often stemmed from the Army's unclear and inconsistent policies concerning reserve soldiers reporting for service. First given twentyone days between notification and reporting date, that time sometimes dwindled to less than a week. The Army recalled many based on World War II military skills for which a requirement no longer existed. The Army 
recalled others based on military occupational specialty requirements that could have been satisfied with available men and minor on-the-job training. The lack of standardization in mobilization procedures, at least for awhile, further aggravated matters. 
The Army did not have a strong understanding of the status of its reserve 
soldiers. Since February 1947, there had been no requirement for reserve soldiers to have physical examinations. As a result, it was unknown in 1950 how many of those called-up could qualify physically for service. 
According to one source, 10 percent of all Army Reserve soldiers were physically unfit to serve. Many more reserve soldiers than expected had to be called in order to fill quotas, which created administrative delays. Other delays came from the changed economic status of some, which meant active duty would result in inordinate economic hardship. Some 10 percent were ineligible to serve for other reasons. 
By October 1950, the Army was addressing these and other procedural 
problems in an effort to improve the activation process for recalled units and individuals. Revised regulations standardized induction and movement orders and improved methods of coordination between echelons. 
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Medical Corpsmen of the 1st Battalion Aid Station, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th 
U. S. Infantry Division, assist in helping wounded infantrymen of Companies D and L, 31st Regiment, following the fight for Hill 598 on 14 October 1952. Kumhwa, Korea. (Signal Corps photo #1-4885-4/FEC-52-30954 (Sylvester)) 
Wounded infantrymen of Co L, 31st Infantry Reg1ment, 7th U.S. Infantry D1v1sion, l ight up c1garettes after receiv1ng first aid follow1ng a battle for Hill 598 near Kumhwa. 14 October 1952. Korea. (Signal Corps photo #1-4885-3/ FEC-52-30953 (Sylvester)) 
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REPLACEMENTS 
In mid-August 1950, General MacArthur requested that reserve soldiers be transferred immediately from the United States to his command as replacements. The Office of the Chief of Army Field Forces agreed but 
wanted the recalled reserve soldiers first to receive three weeks of refresher training. In actuality, processing time often cut into training time. 

MANPOWER STRENGTH: 1951 
According to one study, by the end of May 1951 almost 202,000 members of the Army Reserve were on active duty. These soldiers were part of the Army's over 1,500,000, as of30June 1951. By June 1951, eighteen divisions and the necessary supporting units had been formed. Eight of them were in Korea. After this date, there was little net accretion to Army strength. Personnel 
mobilization, however, continued as a result of the need to release soldi ers whose terms had expired and to replace them with new trainees. In 1952, the total number of divisions rose to twenty with the addition of two more National Guard divisions. 

MILITARY TRAINING AND SERVICE ACT 
In an effort to strengthen manpower, Congress passed the universal Military Training and Service Act of 1951. It extended selective service until 1955, lowered the draft age from nineteen to eighteen, and increased the period of service to twenty-four months. It also provided a means of replenishing the 
depleted Organized Reserve Corps. 
The act imposed an obligation on men completing their term of service to 
continue in the Organized Re serve Corps for six more years. Meanwhile, it made necessary the release of many of the inactive and volunteer reserve soldiers previously called to active duty by stipulating that any who had served in World War II should be released on the completion of seventeen months 
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MO BILI ZATI ON OF TH E ARMY RESERVE 
of service. As a result, there was a significant turnover of Army personnel 
during the last two years of the war. Enlisted strength in June 1951 had been 45 percent regulars, 40 percent selectees, and 15 percent Reserve and National Guard. By June 1953, it was {1 percent active Army, 57.5 percent selectees, and 1.5 percent Reserve and ational Guard. 
TOTAL NUMBER 
The total number of Organized Reserve Corps members who served in Korea has not been determined. However, some 240,500 Organized Reserve Corps members were called to active duty. According to one source, 40 percent of the organized reserve's strength mobilized. Over seventy units went to Korea. More than 400 units were called to active duty. 
WOMEN IN THE ARMY RESERVE 
When the Korean War began in June 1950, women in the armed services numbered 22,000. About 7,000 ofthese women were heaIthcare professionals. The others served in line assignments in the Women's Army Corps (WAC); Women in the Air Force (WAF); Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service, or NavyWomen'sReserve (WAVES); andWomenMarines.Although Congress had passed the Women's Armed Forces Integration Act in 1948, giving women increased prospects for militaty careers, the Department of Defense's efforts to recruit more women during the Korean War met with 
limited success and were discontinued in 1952. Individually, the WAC, WAVES, WAF and Women Marines each increased their strength during the war. However, the overall number of enlisted women in the services during the Korean War declined as a net percentage of Armed Forces personnel. 
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There had been no women in the Organized Reserve prior to World \Var II. After the war, there was no legal authority for them to join the Organized Reserve. This changed in 194 7 when Congress authorized members of the Army Nurse Corps and Women's Medical 
Flight nurse 2nd Lt. Pauline K1rcher dresses a pa 
Specialist Corps to serve in the 
tient 's wound during the flight from Korea to Japan, 
Organized Reserve. The
May 1951. (U.S. Air Force photo) 
Won1en's Armed Forces Integration Act of 1948 authorized Women's Army Corps (WAC) members to serve in the Regular Army and Organized Reserve. A restriction of the act was that only prior service women could join the Organized Reserve. That meant that WAC Organized Reserve members were \Vorld War II veterans. This provision was eliminated in May 1950. 
With the Korean War, the need for more personnel from the Women's Army Corps increased quickly because Army leaders saw these women as a way of releasing male soldiers for combat duty. To supplement WAC numbers, the Army-initiated voluntary MASH Group 1n Korea -note 3 women. and involuntary recalls for WAC reserve soldiers, began a large-scale recruiting campaign, and suspended the separation-on-marriage rule. The rule was reinstated for enlisted women and officers in July 1951 and October 1952, respectively. early 1,600 members of the WAC, Army Nurse Corps, and Women's Medical Specialist Corps, who were members of the Organized Reserve Corps volunteered for active duty in the Army between July 1950 and June 1951. Fewer than 200 WACs were involuntarily 
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recalled to active duty in 1951. Thatwas the first time women were summoned to active duty without their consent. 
Female soldiers served worldwide during the Korean War. The number of women in the Far East Command increased from 629 in 1950 to 2,600 in 1951. WAC units in Japan went from two in 1950 to nine by1953. 
Many female soldiers took the places of male soldiers needed in combat units as they had during World War IT. These included occupations not open to women before the war. Other traditional garrison noncommissioned officers 
positions, supply sergeant, motor sergeant, mess sergeant, were newlyassumed by female noncommissioned officers. 
WAC soldiers performed a wide  
range of occupational special 
ties, though they were prohibit 
ed from combat-related assign 
ments. They served mainly in  
personnel and  administration,  
communications,  intelligence,  
A U.S. Army nurse (right) vi sits her brother who was  medical,  supply,  and  food  
wou nded in battle in Korea and evac uated to Tripi er  service units. WACs also had  
Army Hospital in Hawaii .  assignments  as  draftsman and  

censors and performed parachute rigging and weather observation duties. The shortage of male soldiers in some overseas commands created more opportunities for women to serve in supervisory capacities and in some of the military occupational specialties traditionally re erved for men. Army nurses served in hospitals close to the front lines in Korea (to include the famous Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals, the MASH units). In the U.S. military hospitals in Japan, where many of the combat soldiers wounded in Ko
rea were sent, WAC sergeants became ward masters. In other locations, women became senior noncommissioned officers holding jobs in motor pools, mess halls and post offices. WACs in Japan also provided services outside their regular work assignments, donating blood for soldiers wound
ed in Korea and "adopting" fighting units-supplying them with stationery, food, books and knitting the men socks and sweaters. 
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Although few in number compared to th e number of male reserve soldi ers during the Korean War, the women reserve soldiers of the Korean War era answered th e Army's call to duty. They performed well, setting the stage for an u1creased role for women in the Army Reserve. 
ARMED FORCES RESERVE ACT OF 1952 
In response to the severeweaknesses in th e U.S. reserve forces and inequities for veterans revealed by the partial mobilization during the Korean War, Congress passed the Armed Forces Reserve Act of 1952 which changed the nature of the reserve components. The act created the strategic reserve. It renamed the Organi zed Reserve as the Army Reserve. The legislation established three categories ofreserve forces-Ready, Standby, and Retired-subject to different liabilities for mobilization. The most important of those categories, the Ready Reserve, was authorized a stre ngth of 1.5 million personnel, illcluding the entire National Guard. The Ready Reserve could be mobilized 
ill a national emergen cy declared by the presi dent. Foremost, Congress establis h ed a poljcy that in future mobiJizations, reserve compon ent coh esive units should be called-up first before any levies on reserve manpower pools. 
Company F, 9th Infantry, advances in central Flooded bridge crossing on main supply route. Korea. Artillery dominated offensive effort, but The weather could make logistical movement it was the bloody infantry that captured and difficult in Korea, but it was just as bad for held ground. Late 1952. (National Archives the enemy. Spring 1953. (National Archives photo) photo) 
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MOBI LI ZATION OF THE ARMY RES ERVE 
LESSONS LEARNED 
The Korean War was a catalyst for change. There were several lessons learned. Although the improvised, creeping mobilization was geared to a limited war, the available facilities and equipment were not adequate to support the requirements of operations and the rapid production of combat ready units. The decision not to use all Organized Reserve Corps units led to the unplanned, often poor use of the Volunteer and Inactive Reserve. This practice led Congress to decide that in the future, reserve component units would be called up in national emergencies before any levies on reserve manpower pools. 
These and other lessons learned culminated in the Armed Forces Reserve Act 
of 1952. The law redefined the reserve components and stipulated that each component would have a Ready Reserve, a Standby Reserve, and a Retired Reserve. The act eliminated the Officers' Reserve Corps and the Enlisted Reserve Corps. The Organized Reserve Corps was renamed the Army Reserve. The Ready Reserve was to have a ceiling of 1,5000,00 members who were liable for active duty during wartime or any national emergency declared by Congress or the president. Members of the Standby and Ready Reserve were liable for active duty under a congressional declaration. Other provisions of the act intended to further clarify the status of the reserve components. 

THE CASUALTIES OF WAR 
On 27 July 1953, the Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice. The three-year long war had been characterized by one year ofhot, contested battles, and two years of sporadic defensive warfare. The U.S. suffered 33,651 battles deaths; 20,617 non-battle deaths; 103,284 wounded; and 8,207 missing in action. Over 5,000 Americans were prisoners of war. More than 50,000 South Korean soldiers died. The United Nations Command suffered some 500,000 casualties of which 94,000 were killed. According to 
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UNITED STATE S ARMY RESERVE MOBILIZATION FOR THE KOREAN WAR 
estimates, the cornmurusts lost between 1.5 and 2 million killed, wonnded, prisoners of war, or missing. This was America's limited half-war; America's so-called forgotten war. 
This brief commemorative is dedicated to all those who served in the Korean War, but especially to Army Reserve soldi ers who, as one study concluded, "made major contributions in providing a ready source of replacement personnel, in augmenting the training base, and in the eventual production 
of combat-ready nnits." The sacrifice they an d all soldiers made should not be forgotten, for: 
c:freedom is notflee. 

As the Department of Defense 60th Anniversary of the Korean War 
Commemoration Committee stated: "We must neve r forget the selfless sacrifices of the Veterans who fought in Korea to ensure the freedom and prosperity we enjoy today. The Veterans who shivered in the trenches, tracked through knee-deep mud, flew combat missions over rugged mountainous terrain, and stood watch over hostile seas set aside their own comfort, safety and aspirations to answer the call to arms at a time when our nation was still exhausted from the horrors of World War ll. These patriots halted the tide of cornmurusm that threatened to sweep over the Korean peninsula. Today the Republic of Korea stands as a modern , prosperous, vibrant democracy because of their courage and selfless sacrifice." 
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"Let me not mourn 
for the men who 
have died fighting, 
but rather 
let me be glad 
that such heroes 
have lived." 

General George S. Patton 

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UNITED STATES ARMY RE S ERVE MOBILI ZATION FOR THE KOREAN WAR 
Among those who received the nation's highest decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor, during the Korean War were a number of former members of the Organized Reserve. Three of these men were Lieutenant Colonel]ohn 
U .D. Page, Captain Raymond Harvey and Corporal Hiroshi Miyamura. 
PAGE AT CHOSIN 

The story of the 1st Marine Division's battle at the Chosin Reservoir and its fight against thousands of enemy soldiers to reach safety at Hungnam is one of the illustrious epics of Marine Corps history. There were, however, 
a number of Army troops mixed in with the Marines who fought alongside 
them. One of these was a former Army Reserve soldier who received a posthumous Medal of Honor for his courage during the Chosin Reservoir campatgn. 
Lieutenant Colonel John Upshur Dennis Page was the son of a regular Army officer, born in d1e Philippines. He was commissioned as a Field Arti llery officer in the Organized Reserve in 1926. Called to active duty in 1942, he served as an instructor at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, until he managed a combat assignment to Europe and command of 
Lieutenant Colonel 
an artillery battalion. After World War II, he received a
John Upshur 

Dennis Page regular Army commission. 
When the Korean War began, he again had to pull strings in order to get overseas. Assigned to X Corps, Page was attached to the 52d Transportation Battalion until a battalion command opened up. On 29 ovember 1950, Page moved north from X Corps Headquarters in Hamhung to establish checkpoints for regulating traffic along d1e Main Supply Route (MSR) to the Marines at the Chosin Reservoir. When the Chinese cut the MSR, Page made his way to the Marines surrounded at Koto-ri, at the south end of the reservoir. He organized an ad hoc unit of Army soldiers trapped with the Marines there. Led by Page, this makeshift company fought off Chinese efforts to prevent an Army engmeer battalion from completing an 
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airstrip at Koto-ri to evacuate the wounded. Page fought at Koto-ri until 9 December, when he flew out to coordinate artillery support for the Marines' breakout from the Chasin Reservoir. He could have stayed in relative safety at Hungnam. Instead he returned to the cut off Marines and joined the rear guard. Page seemed to be 
Navy Cross 
everywhere as the Marines and soldiers battled their way 
to the sea. He was killed on the night of 10 December as he led an attack on an enemy blocking position. The Marine Corps awarded Page a posthumous Navy Cross for his heroic actions. A belated Medal of Honor was presented to his widow on 2 April 1957. 
A column of the U.S. lst Marine Division moves through Chinese lines during their breakout from the Chosin Reservoir. (Corporal Peter McDonald, USMC) 
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MEDAL OF HONOR FOR EXCEPTIO NAL SO LDIE RS 
THE MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION: 
Lt. Col. Page, a member of X Corps Artillery, distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidiry in action above and beyond the ca ll of dury in a series of exploits. On 29 November, Lt. Col. Page left X Corps Headquarters at Hamhung with the mission of establishing traffic control 
on the main supply route to 1st Marine Division positions and those of some Army elements on the Chasin Reservoir plateau. Having completed his mission Lt. Col. Page was free to return to the safety of Hamhung but chose to remain on the plateau to aid an isolated signal station, thus being cut off with elements of the marine division. After rescuing his jeep driver by breaking up an ambush near a destroyed bridge Lt. Col. Page reached the lines of a surrounded marine garrison at Koto-ri. He then voluntarily developed and trained a reserve force of assorted army troops trapped with the marines. By exemplary leadership and tireless devotion he made an effective tactical unit available. In order that casualties might be evacuated, an airstrip was improvised on frozen ground partly outside of tl1e Koto-ri defense perimeter which was continually under enemy attack. During 2 such attacks, Lt. Col. Page exposed himself on the airsu·ip to direct fire on tl1e enemy, and twice mounted the rear deck ofa tank, manning tl1e machine gun on the turret to drive tl1e enemy back into a no man's land. On 3 December while being flown low over enemy lines in a light observation plane, Lt. Col. Page dropped band grenades on Chinese positions and sprayed foxholes with automatic fire from his carbine. After 10 days of constant 
fighting the marine and army units in the vicinity of tl1e Chasin Reservoir had succeeded in gathering at the edge of the plateau and Lt. Col. Page was flown to Hamhung to arrange for artillery support of the beleaguered troops attempting to break out. Again Lt. Col. Page refused an opportunity to remain in safety and returned to give every assistance to his comrades. As the column slowly moved south Lt. Col. Page joined tl1e rear guard. When it neared the entrance to a narrow pass it came under frequent attacks on both flanks. Mounting an abandoned tank Lt. Col. Page manned the machine gun, 
braved heavy return fire, and covered the passing vehicles until tl1e danger 
diminished. Later when another attack threatened his section of tl1e convoy, 
then in tl1e middle of the pass, Lt. Col. Page took a machine gun to tl1e 
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hillside and delivered effective counter fire, remaining exposed while men and vehicles passed through the ambuscade. On the night of 10 December the convoy reached the bottom of the pass but was halted by a strong enemy force at the front and on both flanks. Deadly small-arms fire poured into the colunm. Realizing th e danger to the column as it lay motionless, Lt. Col. Page fought his way to the head of the colul11l1 and plunged forward into the heart of the hostile position. His intrepid action so surprised the enemy that their ranks became disordered and suffered heavy casualties. Heedless of his safety, as he had been throughout the preceding 10 days, Lt. Col. Page remajned forward, fiercely engaging the enemy single-handed until mortally wounded. By his valiant and aggressive spirit Lt. Col. Page enab led friendly forces to stand off the enemy. His outstanding courage, unswerving devotion to duty, and supreme self-sacrifice reflect great credit upon Lt. Col. Page and are in the highest tradition of the military service. 
Captain Raymond 
Harvey 

Dist i nguis hed Service Cross 
HARVEY ON HILL 1232 
Captain Raymond Harvey, commander of Company C , 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regjment, 7th Infantry Division, received the Medal of Honor for his actions near Taemi-Dong, Korea, on 9 March 1951. Harvey, a Chickasaw native of Ford City, Pennsylvania, was a highly-decorated World War II combat veteran. 
While serving in the 79th Infantry Division (Organized Reserve), he received the Distinguished Service Cross, two Silver Stars, and two Purple Hearts for combat in Europe. After the war, Harvey joined the Organized Reserve. Assigned to a quartermaster uillt, Harvey longed for infantry duty again. He told thjs to the regular Army officer who was rus reserve urut advisor, Captain Reginald 
B. Desiderio. Desiderio took care of the paperwork and Harvey was soon voluntarily recalled to active duty in 1948. He went ashore with the 7th Division at Inchon in 
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September 1950. Harvey took command of C Company shortly before tl1e Chinese attacked in November and led the company out of Nortl1 Korea. When the Eighth Army went back on the offensive, C Company soon gained 
a reputation for aggressiveness. 
On 9 March 1951, Harvey's company was the lead unit in the battalion's attack on Hill1232. When enemy machine guns pinned down the company, Harvey moved forward alone. He killed the crew of one machine gun wit11 grenades. Advancing to a second position, he killed five of tl1e enemy with his carbine. He had just eliminated a 
Silver Star 
third position when he was shot through the lung. 
Seriously wounded, he was still able to direct his company, enabling it to destroy t11e remaining enemy positions. Onl y when assured t11e objective was taken, did Harvey consent to be evacuated. At tl1e aid station, 
Lieutenant General Matthew Ridgway met Harvey. As he was being prepped for surgery, he was presented the Silver Star he had earned five months earlier in North Korea. On 5 July 1951, President T ruman presented Harvey the Medal of Honor at the White House for his heroic actions on Ililll232. 
Soldiers keep a sharp lookout for movement 1n the communist-held area 1n the background as U.N. forces bombard the vicinity with white phosphorous shells. (Photo #: SC 357227, Nat1onal Archives) 
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THE MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION: 
Capt. Harvey Company C, distinguished himself by conspicuous gal lantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action. When his company was pinned down by a barrage of automatic weapons fire from numerous well-entrenched emplacements, imperiling accomplishment of its mission, Capt. Harvey braved a hail of fire and exploding grenades to advance to the first enemy machine gun nest, killing its crew with grenades. Rushing to the edge of the next emplacement, he killed its crew with carbine fire. He then moved the 1st Platoon forward until it was again halted by a curtain of automatic fire from well fortified hostile positions. Disregarding the hail of fire, he personally charged and neutralized a third emplacement. Miraculously escaping death from intense crossfire, Capt. Harvey continued to lead the assault. Spotting an enemy pillbox well camouflaged by logs, he moved close enough to sweep the emplacement with carbine fire and throw grenades through the openings, annihilating its 5 occupants . Though wounded he then turned to order the company forward, and, suffering agonizing pain, he continued to direct the reduction of the remaining hostile positions, refusing evacuation until assured that the mission would be accomplished. Capt. Harvey's valorous and inu·epid actions served as an inspiration to his company, reflecting the u011ost glory upon himself and upholding the heroic traditions of the military service. 
MIYAMURA'S "SECRET" MEDAL OF HONOR 
On 25 April 1951, Corporal Hiroshi Miyamura's position  
near Taejon-ni, Korea, was overrun. Miyamura, reported  
missing at the time, was recommended for the Medal of  
Honor for his courage during the night of 24-25 April.  
Miyamura, a native of Gallup,  ew Mexico, was on his  
way to join the famed 442nd Regimental Combat Team  
Staff Sergeant H1roshi Miyamura  in Italy during World War II when the war ended. He  
instead joined the Enlisted Reserve Corps, and it was  
from the reserves that he entered the active Army early in  

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the Korean War. He became a machine gun squad leader in Company I-I, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, X Corps. He was on the last ship to leave in late December when X Corps evacuated there after the Chinese intervention in ovember 1950. By April 1951, Miyamura was near Taejonni, south of the Imjin River. The Chinese were on the attack again. His platoon sergeant ordered him to take charge offifteen men, machine gunners, riAemen, and ammo carriers on a nearby hill and hold the position as long as possible. On the night of24-25 April, he did just that. Throughout the night, he repelled determined enemy assaults on his position, either by manning one of the machine guns or in hand-to-hand combat. With ammunition almost exhausted, Miyamura ordered his surviving men to take off while he covered their withdrawal. They made it to safety; he did not. Miyamura killed more than fifty enemy soldiers until he was severely wounded. 
Miyamura was captured and held in a Chinese prisoner of war camp for more than two years. News of his Medal of Honor was withheld for fear the Chinese might retaliate against him. He was released &om captivity on 23 August 1953. At Freedom Village, near Panmunjom, an American general 
Pres1dent Dw1ght D. Eisenhower congratulates 
informed him he had been awarded 
Korean War veteran Army Staff Sergeant H1rosh1 
H. Miyamura after presenting him the Medal the Medal of Honor. On 27 of Honor. (Wik1pedia) a ceremony at
October 1953, in the White I louse, President 
Dwight D. Eisenhower presented Miyamuara, now Staff Sergeant Miyamura, his Medal of Honor. 
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THE MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION : 
Cpl. Miya mura, a member of Compa ny H, disti n guished hi mself by consp icuous gallantry and intrepidity above an d beyon d the call of duty in action against the enemy. On the night of 24 April, Company H was occupying a defensive position when the enemy fanatically attacked threatening to overrun the position. Cpl. Miyamura, a machine gun squad leader, aware of the imminent danger to his men unhesitatingly jumped from his shelter wielding his bayonet in close hand-to-hand combat killing approximately 10 of the enemy. Rent rning to his position, he administered first aid to the wounded and directed their evacuation. As another savage assault hit the line, he manned his macillne gun and delivered withering fire until ill s ammunition was expended. He ordered the squad to withdraw while he stayed berund to render the gun inoperative. He then bayone ted his way through infiltrated en emy so ldiers to a second gun emplacement and assisted in its operation. When the intensity of the attack necessitated the withdrawal of the company Cpl. Miyamura ordered ills men to fa ll back while he remained to cover their movement. He killed more than 50 of the enemy before his ammunition was depleted and he was severely wounded. He maintained his magnificent stand despite his painful wounds, continuing to repel the attack until his position was overrun. When last seen he was fighting ferociously against an overwhelming number of enemy soldiers. Cpl. Miyamura's indomitable heroism and consummate devotion to duty reflect the utmost glory on himself and upho ld the illustrious traditions on th e military service . 
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Corporal Hiroshi Miyamura by George Akimoto, 1977 
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1950 
25 JUNE: 
Democratic People's Repub]jc of Korea Army (North Korea) artillery and mortars open fire on Republic of Korea (South Korea) Army positions south of the 38th parallel, the line then serving as the border between the two cotmtries. At 11 a.m. North Korea aru1ounced a formal declaration of war and what is now known as the Korean War officially began. The U. . Security Cow1cil passed a resolution calling for the immediate cessation of hostilities and the withdrawal of orth Korean forces to north of the 38th parallel. 
26 JUNE: 
The South Korean goverrunent leaves Seoul for 'Thejon. President Truman meets with State Department and Defense Deparunent officials. He authorizes General Douglas MacArthur to: (1) send ammunition and equipment to prevent the loss of Seoul and (2) provide ships and aircraft to 
evacuate American citizens, plus Air Force fighters and Navy ships to protect 
the evacuation , (3) send a survey party to Korea to study the situation and determine how best to help the Republic of Korea goverrunent and military. General MacArthur issues an alert order telling all combat nnits in the Far 
East to prepare for possible deployment to Korea. 
27 JUNE: 
The U.N. asks member counu·ies to aid South Korea. The South Korean Army abandons Seoul. The Senate Armed Services Committee in itiates action on a call-up of reserve components. 
28 JUNE: 
By midnight Seoul is in North Korean hands. 
29 JUNE: 
General MacArthur sends a message to the Joint Chiefs recommending introducing U.S. ground forces into battle. President Truman receives and 
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approves the recommendation. orth Korean troops cross the Han River in the Kimpo area and take the air field. 
30 JUNE: 
General MacArthur receives perm1sswn to employ U.S. ground support forces and to carry the war into North Korea and th e waters offshore but to stay well clear of the Manchurian and Soviet borders. Later in the day he receives permission to deploy one regimental combat team to Korea to establish a defense line in the Pusan area to assure retention of the port. A few hours after this, the order was expanded to two combat divisions and 
with permission to employ these forces against North Korean forces in the Suwon area. The United States is now fully committed to the Korean War. 
Congress authorizes the call-up of ational Guard and Organized Reserve Corps units and individuals and sets the term of service at twenty-one months. President Truman extends selective service until 9 July 1951. 
4 JULY: 
Task Force Snuth consolidates at P'yongtaek and is joined by part of the 52nd 
Field Artillery Battalion. Task Force Smith is ordered to take up positions 
north of Osan. 

5 JULY: 
Task Force Smith reaches the selected defense positions and begins 
digging in. 

8 JULY: 
Shortly before daybreak North Korean T-34 tanks enter Ch'onan from the 
east as did infantry units. By afternoon, Ch'onan is in North Korean hands. 
Truman names General Douglas MacArthur as Commanding General of 

United Nations Militaty Forces. 

10 JULY: 
The first tank-to-tank battle of the Korean War takes place south of 1st 
Battalion positions and Choch'iwon. 

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North Korean T-34 tank. (U.S. Army photo) 
12 JULY: 
The 24th Infantry Regiment, 25th Division arrives at Pusan. 
14 JULY: 
President Syngman Rhee places all Republic of Korea military forces under 
U.N. command. 
19 JULY: 
President Truman approves raising the Army's authorized strength to over 800,000. The president gives the secretary of defense the authority to call-up the National Guard and the Organized Reserve Corps. 
22 JULY: 
The Army requests reserve officers to volunteer for active duty. 
3 AUGUST: The call for volunteers from the Organized Reserve Corps fails to produce an adequate response. The Army resorts to an involuntary recall of enlisted men. The Army orders some 30,000 to report in September, with the bulk of the levies on the Volw1teer and Inactive Reserve. 
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An American mortar crew fires on North KoRepublic of Korea soldie rs march i n typical rea n positions at Choc hi won, 11 Ju ly 1950. co l umn forma t ion toward t he fro nt in Augus t , 
(U.S. Army photo) 	1950, during the Pusan Perimeter battle . This is a standa rd narrow dirt Korean road raised above rice paddies. (U.S. Army photo) 
4 AUGUST: 
The Pusan Perimeter in southeastern Korea is established. 
10 AUGUST: 
President Truman approves an increase in the strength of the Army to over 1,000,000. The Army begins an involuntary recall program for reserve officers . 
13 AUGUST: 
The first U.S. counterattack collapses. 
23 AUGUST: 
The Army recalls 77,000 members of the Organized Reserve Corps involuntarily. 
27 AUGUST-15 SEPTEMBER: 
Pusan Perimeter battles begin and are the heaviest fighting of the war. 
16 SEPTEMBER: 
Within the Pusan Perimeter the "breakout" attack begins. 
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22 SEPTEMBER: 
For all intents and purposes, the Battle of the Pusan Perimeter is over. 
19-29 SEPTEMBER: 
U.N. forces counterattack and recapture Seoul. 
27 SEPTEMBER: 
TheJoint Chiefs of Staffsend General MacArthur a comprehensive directive to unite all of Korea under Syngman Rhee, if possible. However, there are Limitations. He is to detennine whether Soviet or Chinese intervention is likely and to report any such threat at once. 
27 SEPTEMBER: 
Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall, Jr. approves an increase in the Army's strength to 1,263,000 by the end of fiscal year 1951. 
29 SEPTEMBER: 
On the east coast and central corridor, Republic of Korea forces make rapid advances and are approaching the 38th parallel in both sectors. Meanwhile, General Douglas MacArthur receives permission to cross into North Korea. 
30 SEPTEMBER: 
Except for mopping up, South Korea is back under its government's control. 
1 OCTOBER: 
General MacArthur issues a demand that North Korea surrender. China's Cho En-lai warns "The Chinese people will not tolerate foreign aggression and will not stand aside should the imperialists wantonly invade territory of their neighbor." The Republic of Korea 3rd Division on Korea's east coast pursues communist troops across the 38th parallel with no resistance. 
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2 OCTOBER: 
India warns the U. . that China said it will enter the war if U.N. forces 
cross the 38th parallel. General MacArthur issues United Nations Command 
Operations Order 2, which is the plan to order U.N. forces to cross into 

North Korea. Republic of Korea Army troops are al ready twenty to thirty 
miles north of the 38th parallel on the east coast at this time. 

3 OCTOBER: 
Eighth Army issues its attack order across the 38th parallel calling for U .S. 
!-Corps to seize a line west of the Imjin River. 

5 OCTOBER: 
Red China Radio says the Korean War "ha s just begun" and that it will be "a drawn-out war of attrition perilous for foreign aggressors." Mao Tse Tung has already decided that China will enter the war. 
Mao Tse Tu ng 
6 OCTOBER: 
The Republic ofKorea 6th and 8th Divisions begin crossing the 38th parallel in the ce ntral part of the count:J.y and begin advancing toward the Ch'orwon area known as The Iron Triangle. 
7 OCTOBER: 
The U.S. First Cavalry Divi sion 's 16th Reconnaissance Company becomes the first American force to enter North Korea by crossing the 38th parallel near Kaesong. Following a debate on the future ofKorea after the communists are defeated , the U.N. Gen eral Assembly votes to reunify and rehabilitate Korea. Part of the resolution gives U.N. forces permission to go into North Korea. 
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19 OCTOBER: 
Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, is captured. 
25 OCTOBER : 
First contact by U.N. forces with the Chinese Communist Forces is made. 
Figure 3: Enemy Lines of Command, 23 Novem ber 1950. 
16 DECEMBER : 
President Truman proclaims a state of national emergency due to the 
seriousness of the Chinese intervention. 

22 DECEMBER : 
The Army issues a third involuntary recall for reserve officers who are to report in March 1951. 
31 DECEMBER : 
The actual strength of the Army stands at 1,073,498. 
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1951 
4 JANUARY: 
The Chinese recapture Seoul. 
1 FEBRUARY: 
The U.N. votes to end the war by peaceful means. 
13-15 FEBRUARY: 
The battle of Chipyong-ni is the first mass assault by the Chinese. 
18 MARCH: 
U .N . forces retake Seoul. 
11 APRIL: 
President Truman recalls General MacArtlmr. 
12 APRIL: 
The war's first major aerial duel is fought. 
17 APRIL: 
President Truman approves the Army's request for expansion ofits authorized strength to 1,552,000. 
22 -29 APRIL: 
CCF launch their Spring Offensive, the largest single battle of the Korean War. 
17-22 MAY: 
The CCF launch the Second Spring Offensive. 
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30 JUNE: 
By this time, the Army has recalled over 201,000 members of the Inactive and Volunteer Reserve. 
10 JULY: 
Korean War truce talks begin on 10 July 1951. 
29 AUGUST: 
In the event combat operations continue beyond 31 December 1951, the president approves a recommendation to increase the Army's authorized strength to 1,620,000. 
25 OCTOBER: 
Peace talks resume at Panmunjom. 
27 NOVEMBER: 
Negotiators agree on the 38th parallel as the line of demarcation. 
1952 
17 APRIL: 
President Truman extends for nine months all enlistments due to expire in fiscal year 1952, affecting 60,000 troops. 
20 APRIL: 
Prisoner of War exchange begins. 
11 MAY: 
Secretary of State Dean G. Acheson gives the Army permission to close the fiscal year with a strength of 1,577,000. 
30 JUNE: 
The Army's strength is over 1,600,000. 
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1953 
25 JANUARY: 
Operation SMACK, assault on Spud Hill by elements of the 31st Infantry Regiment (7th Infantry Division), begins. 
17 MARCH: 
Hill 3 55 (Little Gibraltar), held by the 9th Infantry Regiment (2nd Infantry Division), is assaulted by Chinese. 
20-26 APRIL: 
Operation Little Switch exchanges sick and wounded pnsoners of war, including 149 Americans. 
6-10 JULY: 
Battle of Pork Chop Hill. The 7th Infantry Division is ordered to evacuate its defensive positions after five days of fighting. 
13-20 JULY: 
Battle of Kumsong River Salient, the last communist offensive. 
24 -26 JULY: 
Final U.S. ground combat. Last Marine ground actions of the war are fought on Hills 111 and 119. 
27 JULY: 
The United States, North Korea, and China sign an armistice, which ends the war but fails to bring about a permanent peace. 
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United Nations' delegates stand by a U.S. Air Force H-5 helicopter with General Matthew B. Ridgway, U.S. Army, Commander in Chief United Nations Command, prior to take off for the initial Armistice talks meeting, 10 July 1951. They are (from left to right): Rear Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN, Major General Laurence 
C. Cragie, U.S. Air Force, Major General Paik Sun Yup, Republic of Korea Army, Vice Admiral C. Turner Joy, USN, Chief Delegate, General Ridgway, and Major Henry I. Hodes, U.S. Army. (Photo#: 80-G-432028, U.S. Navy) 
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21st Transportation Medium Port, Headquarters and Headquarters Company !95th Ordnance Depot Company 265th Quartermaster Petroleum Supply Company 297th Quartermaster Clothing and General Supply Depot Company 298th Engineer Base Depot Company 302d Military Intelligence Service Company 304th Communication Reconnaissance Battalion 306th Engineer Dump Truck Company 313th Engineer Utilities Detachment 314th Ordnance Ammo Group, Headquarters and Headquarters Company 323d Engineer Light Equipment Company 325th Quartermaster Battalion 328th Engineer Dredge Company 330th Military Intelligence Service Platoon 336th Engineer Utilities Detachment 340th Military Intelligence Service Platoon 341st Engineer Panel Bridge Company 351st Transportation Highway Transport Group , Headquarters and Headquarters Company 363d Ordnance Ammunition Company 366th Engineer Aviation Battalion 375th Chemical Smoke Generator Company 376th Engineer Construction Battalion 376th Engineer Utilities Detachment 378th Engineer Utilities Detachment 388th Chemical Smoke Generator Company 388th Engineer Pipeline Company 392d Quartermaster Graves Registration Company 398th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion 401st Chemical Technical Service Intelligence Detachment 402d Engineer Panel Bridge Company 403d Signal Construction Battalion 417th Engineer Aviation Brigade , Headquarters and Headquarters Company 420th Engi neer Aviation Topographi c Detachment 424th Field Artillery Battalion 425th Transportation Traffic Regulating Group 428th Engineer Water Supply Company 430th Engineer Construction Battalion 
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434th Engineer Construction Battalion 439th Engineer Construction Battalion 443d Quartermaster Base Depot, Headquarters and Headquarters Company 445th Ordnance Ammunition Company 453d Chemical Battalion (Smoke Generator), Headquarters and Headquarters Company 453d Engineer Construction Battalion 46lst Ordnance Ammunition Company 467th Engineer Fire-Fighting Platoon 470th Quartermaster Bakery Company (Mobile) 485th Engineer Dump Truck Company 49lst Quartermaster Petroleum Depot Company 615th Quartermaster Subsistence Depot Company 658th Quartermaster Laundry Company 704th Engineer Dump Truck Company 712th Transportation Railway Operating Battalion 724th Transportation Railway Operating Battalion 733d Engineer Aviation Supply Point Company 758th Quartermaster Sales Company (Mobile) 780th Field Artillery Battalion (8 inch Howitzer-Towed) 790th Quartermaster Reclamation and Maintenance Company 802d Quartermaster Service Company 819th Quartermaster Bath Company (Semi-mobile) 840th Engineer Aviation Battalion 84lst Engineer Aviation Battalion 849th Quartermaster Mobile Petroleum Supply Company 856th Quartermaster Bath Company (Semi -mobile) 872d Quartermaster Bath Company (Semi-mobile) 920th Ordnance Technica4 Intelligence Detachment 929th Quartermaster Subsistence Depot Company 930th Ordnance Ammunition Company 934th Engineer Aviation Group , Headquarters and Headquarters Company 937th Ordnance Heavy Automotive Maintenance Company 945th Ordnan ce Service Company 958th Ordnance Field Maintenance Company 96lst Quarterma ster Service Company 
Source: Department of the Army, General Order Number 80, Battle CreditS And Assault landmgs For Korea, 22 November 1954 
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Master Sergeant Henrietta Snowden. 
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UNIT 
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326 AAA DET, OPNS 
327 AAA DET, OPNS 
398 AAA BN, AW, 
SP(SM) 
459 AAA BN, AW, 
SP 
466 AAA BN, AW, 
SP 
306 AR GP, HHC 
317 AR BN, TANK HVY 
318 AR BN, TANK HVY 
322 AR BN, TANK HVY 
325 AR BN, (120MM GUN), TANK 
747 AR BN, AMPH TRCTOR 
822 AR BN, TANK HVY 
300 SP SVC CO 
307 AG BAND, ARMY 
308 AG BAND, ARMY 
312 AG PO, BASE, TYU 
313 AG BAND, ARMY 
315 AG BAND, ARMY 
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ARMY 

326 AG BAND, 
CINC INNATI , OH. 15-0CT-50 7-MAR-55 
ARMY 

330 AG BAND, 
MANKATO, M INN. 15-0CT-50 15-FEB-55 
ARMY 

332 AG UNH, MR, 
NEW ORLEANS. LA. 11-SEP 50 28-JAN-55 
MB L, TY Z 

338 AG UNH, MR , LOS ANGELES, 
3-SEP-50 1-0CT-5 4 
MB L, TY Z CALIF. 

401 AG UNH , ARMY 
CADILLAC, MICH. 11-SEP-50 28-JAN -55 
POSTAL , TY V 

497 AG UNH , ARMY 
SAGINAW, MICH. 3-SEP-50 17-DEC-54 POSTAL, TY V 
806 AG UNIT, ARMY 
RUS HVILLE, IND. 3-SEP-50 17-DEC-54 POSTAL, TY V 
815 AG UNIT, ARMY EAST ST. LOUIS , 
3-SEP-50 17-DEC-54 POSTAL, TY V ILL. 
894 AG UNIT, ARMY 
SALEM , OREG . 1-MAY-51 18-MAR -55 POSTAL, TY V 
913 AG UNIT, ARMY BATTLE CREEK , 
11-SEP-50 28-JAN -55 POSTAL, TY V M ICH. 
914 AG UNIT, ARMY HUNTINGTON, W. 
3-SEP-50 17-DEC-54 POSTAL, TY V VA . 
937 AG UNIT, ARMY 
AKRON , OH . 3-SEP-50 17-DEC-54 POSTAL TY V 
304 ASA BN, COM 
FT. MYER, VA . 11-SEP-50 2 5-JUN-55 RCN , HHD 
306 ASA BN , COM PH ILADELPH lA, PA . 1-MAY-5 1 16-MAY-55 RCN,HHD 
1
334 ASA CO , COM 
NEW YORK , N.Y. 1-MAY-51 25-JUN -55 RCN , INTEL 
354 ASA CO , COM 
NEW YORK , N.Y. 1-MAY-51 25-JUN -55 RCN , SEC 
503 ASA GP, COM 
FT. MYER, VA. 1-MAY-51 16-MAY-55 RCN , HHC 
130 CML CO, 
PITTSBURGH , PA. 11-SEP-50 30-JUN-52 PROCESSING 
131 CML CO, MINNEAPLOLIS, 
11-SEP-50 30-JUN -52 PROCESSING MINN . 
89 

UNITED STATES ARM Y RESERVE MOBILIZATI ON FOR THE KOREAN WAR 
UNIT I HOME STATION I DATE EAD I DATE RELEASED 
330 CML CO , 
SCRAN TON , PA . 11 -SEP-50 1-NOV-54 
MAINTENANCE 
-
LOS ANGELES , 
11 -SEP-50 1-NOV-54
cALl F. MONRO VIA , CALIF. 19-AUG -50 3 0 -JUN -5 2 355 CML CO , 
LIND EN , N .J . 11 -SEP-50 26-NOV-54
SMOKE GEN 
----+--·
358 CML CO , 
TROY, ALA . 3-SEP-50 15-DEC-54
PROCESSING 
--1---
360 CML CO, 
MEDFORD, N .Y. 19-AUG -50 13-JUL-5 2 
DECONTAM HAVERH ILL, MASS. 1-MAY-51 3 -DEC -54 MAYWOOD , CALIF. 14-AUG-50 2 5-0CT-51 375 CML CO , 
MADISON, WISC J 19-AUG -50 2 6 -NOV-54
SMOKE GEN 
---+---f
379 CML CO, 
CHICAGO , ILL. 11 -SEP -50 6-JAN -55
SMOKE GEN 384 CML CO , 
NEW CA
DECONTAM STLE, P+-11-SEP-50 20-DEC-54 -
387 CML CO , 
DENVER , OH. 11 -SEP -50 3 0 -JUN -5 2 
DECONTAM 
-+--388 CM L CO, 
HARTFORO , ILL. 19 -AUG -50 27-0CT-5 4
SMOKE GEN 
-
NEW Y ORK , N .Y. 19-AUG-50 1-NOV-54 
f---
TEXA S CITY, TEX . 14-AUG -50 15-NOV-54 
PHI LADE LPHIA , PA . 19-AUG -50 18-SEP-54 
SHREVE PORT, LA. 19-AUG-50 3-DEC-54 
-~ 
-
BAYON NE , N.J . 19-AUG -50 2 0 -0CT-54 BAYWAY, N.J . 11 -SEP -50 26-NOV-54 BALTIM ORE , MD . 19-AUG-50 27 -SEP-54 
90 
U.S. ARMY RESERVE UNITS MOBILIZED 
6-JAN-55 
COLUMBUS, OH. 11 -SEP-50 10-NOV-52 
MORTAR 
LOS ANGELES,

476 CML BN, HHD t 21-MAY-51 18-MAR-55 
(CZ) CALl F. 
477 CML BN, HHD 

NEW YORK, N.Y. 21-MAY-51 18-MAR-55 
(CZ) 
291 EN CO, HVY 

EAU CLARE, WIS~ 11-SEP-50 l 10-MAR-55 EQUIP 
--------t 
26-MAY-55
_l
298 EN CO, DEPOT MARION, OH. 19-AUG-50 
305 EN DET, TECH NEW YORK, N.Y. 11-SEP-50 3-DEC-54 
INTEL, TY R 
306 EN CO, DUMP 

20-JAN-55

14-AUG-~ 
TRUCK 
+ 
307 EN CO, 
MUNCIE, IND. 11-SEP-50 17-JAN-55 
BRIDGE, PANEL 
311 EN GP, CONST, 

SAN ANTONIO, TEX. 11-SEP-50 20-DEC-54 
HHC 
313 EN GP, CONST, 

ST. LOUIS, MO. 11-SEP-50 28-MAR-55 
HHC 
313 EN DET, 

PEORIA, ILL. 19-AUG-50 
UTILITIES [ 315 EN CD, PORT BROOKLYN, N.Y. 23-JAN-51 18-MAR-55 CONST 
l 
317 EN CO, BENTON HARBOR, 11-SEP-50 17-JAN-55
f PONTON BRIDGE MICH. 
~ 
322 EN CO, TOPO SOMERSET, PA. 11-SEP-50 10-MAR-55 CORPS 
~ 
323 EN CO, LT. GREENWOOD, 19-AUG-50 20-JAN-55 
EQUIP MISS. 
t
328 EN CREW, NORFOLK, VA. t 21-SEP-50 16-DEC-52 DREDGE 
t
332 EN CO, TOPO 19-AUG-50 3-DEC-54l SCRANTON, PA.J
CORPS 
332 EN GP, 

11-SEP-50 6-JAN-55
BALTIMORE, MD+
COMBAT, HHC 
333 EN DET. 

r 
AUGUSTA, GA. 11-SEP-50 8-JUL-52 UTILITIES 
91 

UNITED STATE S ARM Y RE SERVE MOB ILIZATI ON FOR THE KOREAN WAR 
UNIT 
333 EN CO , 
PIPELINE 
334 EN CO , DUMP 
TRUCK 
336 EN DET, 
UTILITIES 
338 EN GP, 
COMBAT, HHC 
341 EN CO , PANEL BRIDGE 
346 EN CO, LT 
EQUIP 
354 EN BN , CONST 
354 EN GP, 
COMBAT, HHC 
355 EN CO , DEPOT 
356 EN DET, 
REPRODUCTION 
359 EN CO , AVN 
(DEPOT) SP 
3 59 EN DET, 
UTILITIES 
3 6 0 EN DET, UTILITIES 
361 EN BN , CONST 
369 EN REGT, AMPH SPT PT 
409 EN BRIG 
373 EN CO , PANEL BRIDGE 
376 EN BN , CONST 
376 EN DET, UTILITIES 
HOME STATION
I I 
PHILADELPHIA, PA. 
WESTER LY, R.I. 
BALTIMORE, MD. 
OMAHA, NEB . 
PH I LADELPH lA, PA . 
SALISBURY, NEB. 

MORGANTOWN, 

W. VA. INDIANAPOLIS, IND. BRIDGEPORT, ILL . GALVESTON , TEX. PH I LADELPH lA, PA. OAKLAND, CALIF. OAKLAND, CALIF. STILLWATER , OKLA. OREGON LOS ANGELES, CALIF. HUDSON , WISC . BALTIMORE, MD. BALTIMORE, MD. 
DATE EAD 11 -SEP-50 11 -SEP-50 19-AUG-50 2 3 -JAN-51 19 -AUG -50 14-AUG-50 11 -SEP-50 11 -SEP-50 11 -SEP-50 11-SEP-50 10-JUN -51 11 -SEP-50 1 1-SEP-50 4-SEP-50 1 5-0CT-50 15-0CT-50 11 -SEP-50 
14-AUG -50 19-AUG-50 
I 
DATE RELEASED 26-MAY-55 9-FEB-55 20-DEC-54 18-MAR-55 3-DEC-54 15-NOV-54 10-MAR -55 6 -JAN -54 10-MAR-55 10-SEP-52 9-JUL -51 2 8 -MAR -55 2 8 -MAR -55 2 1-FEB-55 9 -MAY-53 14-MAY-53 17-JAN-55 4-NOV-51 18-NOV-51 
92 
U.S. ARMY RES ERVE UNITS MOBILIZED 
UNIT HOME STATION DATE EAD I DATE RELEASED
I I 
388 EN CO 
PHILADELPHIA, PA. 19-AUG-50 25-APR-55 PIPELINE 
395 EN DET, GAS 
PORTLAND. ORE . 11-SEP-50 1-FEB-55 
GEN 
I 
398 EN DET. 

MILWAUKEE, WISC. 11-SEP-50 20-SEP-54 UTILITIES 
398 EN BN, CONST NORFOLK, VA. 4-SEP-50 15-NOV-54 
402 EN CO, PANEL DETROIT. MICH. 19-AUG-50 18-MAR-53 
BRIDGE 
403 EN GP (M&Sl. 
PEOR IA, Ill. 11-SEP-50 1-FEB-55 HHV 
406 EN BRIG, HHC HOUSTON, TEX. 11-SEP-50 10-SEP-54 
406 EN BN, CONST BIRMINGHAM, ALA. 11-SEP-50 21-FEB-55 
407 EN BN, 
KANSAS CITY, MO. 23-JAN-51 18-MAR-55 
COMBAT, ARMY 
LOS ANGELES,

409 EN BRIG, HHC 15-0CT-50 14-MAR-53 
CALIF. 
412 EN BN 
SUPERIOR, ARIZ. 11-SEP-50 23-JUN-55 (CONST) 
418 EN CO, DUMP 
I 
SANTA FE. N M. 11-SEP-50 10-FEB-53 TRUCK 
420 EN CO, DUMP TOWANDA. PA. 3-SEP-50 15-DEC-54 
I TRUCK 
I I 423 EN BN, CONST I DAYTON, OH 4-SEP-50 15-NOV-54 
" 
428 EN CO, WATER WATER BAY CITY, 14-AUG-50 13-APR-54 
SUPPLY MICH. 
430 EN BN, CONST WASHINGTON, D.C. 19-AUG-50 21-FEB-55 I 
432 EN BN, CONST I HOUSTON, TEX. 11-SEP-50 9-FEB-55 
I 434 EN BN, CONST VICKSBURG, MISS. 19-AUG-50 23-JUN-55 
439 EN BN, CONST CHICAGO, ILL. 14-AUG-50 14-MAR-55 
93 
UNITED STATES ARM Y RESERVE MOBILIZATIO N FOR THE KO RE AN WAR 
UNI T 
443 EN CO, 
PIPELINE 
448 EN CO, DUMP TRUCK 
453 EN BN , 
CONST 
467 EN PIT, 
FIREFIGHTING 
470 EN CO, FLO 
MAINT 
477 EN PIT, 
FIREFIGHTING 
478 EN CO , DUMP 
TRUCK 

484 EN BN , CONST 
485 EN BN , 
COMBAT, ARMY 
485 EN CO , DUMP TRUCK 
490 EN CO , LT 
EQUIP 
680 EN CO , DUMP TRUCK 
691 EN CO, EQUIP SUPPLY 
698 EN CO, FLO 
MAINT 
700 EN CO, 
PIPELINE 
704 EN CO, DUMP TRUCK 
705 EN CO , FLO 
MAINT 
711 EN CO , DEPOT 
746 EN CO , SHOP HVY ( DEPOT MNT) 
4 3 1 EN CO. DUMP TRU CK 
HOME STATION
I I 

LOS ANGELES, 
CALl F. 
CAROLLTON , GA . 

SPOKANE, WASH. 
MILWAUKEE , 
WISC . 

QUINCY, ILL. 

BUFFALO , N .Y. 
DENVER , COLO . 
YORK, PA. 
SPRINGFIELD, ILL . 

PHOENIX, ARIZ . 

TWO HARBORS, 

MINN. 

BELLE VERON , PA . 
DALLAS, TEX . 
DODGE CENTER , 

MINN . 
KILGORE , TEX . 
UTICA , N.Y. 
FT. SMITH , ARK . 
GRANITE CITY, ILL . 
WAUKEGAN , IL L. 

TERRE HAU TE, IN D. 
DATE EAD 11-SEP-50 4 -SEP-50 
19-AUG-50 11 -SEP-50 
11 -SEP-50 11 -SEP-50 14-AUG-50 
4 -SEP -50 11 -S EP-50 19-AUG -50 
23-JAN-51 1 1-SEP-5 0 11 -SEP-50 11 -SEP-50 14-AUG -50 14-AUG-50 19-AUG -50 1 1-SEP-50 11 -S EP-5 0 11 -S EP-50 
I 
DATE RELEASED 10-J U L-52 3-JUL-52 20-JAN-5 5 10-APR-54 21 -FEB-5 5 10-JUL-52 15-NOV-54 15-NOV-54 6 -JAN -55 20-JAN -55 18 -MAR-5 5 10-JUL-52 
10-JUL-5 2 17-JAN-55 12 -FEB-5 3 25-APR -55 2 1-FEB -5 5 10-JUL-5 2 5-MAY-55 10-JUL-52 
94 

UNITED STATES ARMY RESERVE MOBILIZATION FOR THE KOREAN WAR 
UNIT HOME STATION DATE EAD DATE RELEASED
I I 	I 
433 EN CO . WATER OTIAWA, ILL. 11-SEP-50 10-JUL-52
SUPPLY 
747 EN CO, HVY ALBUQUERQUE, 

11-SEP-50 9-FEB-55
EQUIP N.M. 
748 EN CO, FIELD 

NEW ORLEANS, LA. 3-SEP-50 10-MAR-55
MA INT 
761 EN CO, LT 

HOUSTON, TEX. 11-SEP-50 17-JAN-55
EQUIP 
773 EN CO, PANEL 

LITILE ROCK, ARK. 14-AUG-50 15-NOV-54
BRIDGE 
781 EN CO, 

ATLANTA, GA. 11-SEP-50 10-JUL-52
PIPELINE 
795 EN CO, DUMP 

OAKLAND, CALIF. 11-SEP-50 9-FEB-55
TRUCK 
807 EN CO, LT 

BELLE MEADE, N.J. 11-SEP-50 17-JAN-55EQUIP 961 EN CO, DUMP SOUTH BEND, IND. 11-SEP-50 10-JUL-52
TRUCK 
966 EN CO, FIELD JACKSONVILLE, 

11-SEP-50 	17-JAN-55
MAINT 	FLA. 
969 EN BN, CONST 	NEW YORK, N.Y. 11-SEP-50 9-FEB-55 
OKLAHOMA CITY,
973 EN BN, CONST 	11-SEP-50 9-FEB-55
OKLA. 
981 EN BN, CONST 	NEW ORLEANS, LA. 11-SEP-50 9-FEB-55 
982 EN BN, CONST 	BRAINERD, MINN. 4-SEP-50 15-NOV-54 
986 EN CO, 	MONROEVILLE, 19-AUG-50 3-DEC-54
PIPELINE 	ALA. MENOMONIE,
998 EN BN, CONST 	23-JAN-51 20-JUN-55
WISC. 
297 EN BN AVN 	BROOKLYN, N.Y. 1-NOV-50 25-SEP-55 
304 EN GP AVN, 	W. PALM BEACH, 
1-APR-52 	25-SEP-55HHC FLA. 322 EN GP, AVN, NEW YORK, N.Y. 1-JUN-51 25-SEP-55HHC 
96 

U.S. ARMY RESERVE UNITS MOBILIZED 
UNIT HOME STATION DATE EAD DATE RELEASED
I I I 
325 EN GP AVN,  LONG ISLAND CITY,  8-FEB-52  25-SEP-55  
HHC  N.Y.  
327 EN GP AVN, HHC  MORRISTOWN, N.J.  8-FEB-52  25-SEP-55  
332 EN BN AVN  YONKERS, N.Y.  1-J UN -5 1  25-SEP-55  
347 EN GP AVN , HHC  MEMPHIS, TENN .  1-0CT-50  31-JAN-53  
347 EN BN AVN  ASHEVILLE, N.C.  10-JUL-5 1  25-SEP-55  
359 EN AVN SUP PNT CO  PHILADELPHIA, PA.  1-JUN -51  25-SEP-55  
366 EN BN AVN  SPARTANBURG, S.C.  1-JUN-5 1  25-SEP-55  
372 EN BN AVN  WORCESTER, MASS.  1-JUN -5 1  31-MAR-53  
- 
417 EN BRIG AVN, HHC  PORTLAND, ORE .  1-JUN-51  25-SEP-55  
419 EN BRIG , AVN , HHC  KEARNY, N.J.  1-MAY-5 1  25-SEP-55  
420 EN DET, TOPO  KLAMATH FALLS,  10-JUN-5 1  18-MAR-54  
AVN  ORE .  
469 EN BN AVN  HACKENSACK, N.J.  1-JUN -5 1  25-SEP-55  
472 EN BN AVN  BUFFALO, N.Y.  1-MAR-52  25-SEP-55  
498 EN BRIG AVN, HHC  SEATTLE, WASH .  1-JUN-51  25-SEP-55  
733 EN CO AVN SUP PNT  REDMAN, ORE.  10-J UN-5 1  10-S EP-55  
820 EN BN AVN  SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.  1-MAR-5 2  25-SEP-55  
821 EN BN AVN  TRENTON, N.J.  1-MAR-52  25-SEP-55  
826 EN BN AVN  TAMPA, FLA.  10-JUN-5 1  25-SEP-55  
832 EN BN AVN  CHATTANOOGA, TENN .  1-MAR-52  25-SEP55  
97  

UNITED STATES ARMY RESERVE MOBILIZATION FOR THE KOREAN WAR 
UNIT 
835 EN BN AVN 
840 EN BN AVN 
841 EN B N AVN 
843 EN BN AVN 
844 EN BN AVN 
866 EN BN AVN 
884 EN CO, FLO 
MAINT. AVN 
885 EN CO , FLO 
MAINT. AVN 
888 EN CO, FLO 
MAINT, AVN 
915 EN GP AVN , 
HHC 
934 EN GP AVN, 
HHC 
947 EN CO, TOPO . 
AVN 
950 EN GP, AVN , 
HHC 
330 FA BN , HVY SP, 8 " G 
393 FA BN , 155MM GUN SP HVY 
4 2 4 FA BN , HVY 8 " HOW, TOWED 
4 26 FA BN , 8 " H HVY, TOWED 
465 FA BN 8 " H HVY, TOWED 
469 FA BN , VH , 240MM , H TOWED 
HOME STATION
I I 
TOPEKA, KANS . KINGSPORT, TENN . MIAMI, FLA . 
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. MEMPHIS, TENN . ANDALUSIA, ALA . LOS CRUCES, N. M. DUNKIRK , N.Y. CHICAGO , ILL. YUMA, ARIZ. BILLINGS, MONT. CHICAGO, ILL . AMARILLO, TEX. SAN ANGELO , TEX. LAFAYETIE , IND . FT. WAYNE , IND. WIN STON-SALEM , 
N.C. 
MINOT, N.D. MILWAUKEE, WI SC. 
DATE EAD 
1-0CT-50 
1-JUN -51 
1-JUN-51 
10-JUN -51 1-MAR-52 10-JUN -51 
1-NOV-50 10-JUN-51 10-JUN -51 1-JUN-51 1-JUN -51 10-JUN -51 1-NOV-50 11-SEP-50 11 -SEP-50 11 -SEP-50 
3-SEP-5 0 
4-S EP-50 
3 -SEP-50 
DATE RELEASED
I 
25-SEP-55 25-SEP-55 25-SEP-55 25-SEP-55 25-SEP-55 25-SEP-55 25-SEP-55 25-SEP-55 25-SEP-55 25-SEP-55 16-FEB-55 2 5-MAY-54 25-SEP-55 6 -JAN -55 6-JAN -5 5 6-JAN -55 
15-DEC-54 6-JAN -55 15-DEC-54 
98 
U .S. ARMY RESERVE UNITS MOBILIZED 
UNIT HOME STATION DATE EAD DATE RELEASED 
I I I 
756 FA BN 8 " H CP PITTSBURGH, PA . 3-SEP-50 15-DEC-54 
HVY 
758 FA BN, 240 KANSAS CITY, 

1-MAY-51 18-MAR -55 
HOW, VH TOW KANS . 780 FA BN 8 " H ROANOKE, VA. 14-AUG-50 20-DEC-54 
TOWED, HVY 
793 FA BN , 8 " H MINNEAPOLIS, 

11-SEP-50 6-JAN-55 
SP HVY MINN. 816 FA BN HVY 8 " COLUMBIA, MO. 11-SEP -50 6 -JAN -55 H TOWED 847 FA BN HVY, DECATUR, ILL. 11-SEP-50 6 -JAN-55 
TOW (155MM G) 887 FA BN 8 " H MARINETTE, WISC. 4-SEP-50 15-NOV-54 HVY, TOWED 
309 FIN SEC, DISB BALTIMORE, MD. 11-SEP-50 10-SEP-52 
ALBUQUERQUE,
3 72 FIN SEC, DISB 11-SEP-50 10-SEP -52 
N.M. 
408 FIN SEC, DISB PHOENIX, ARIZ. 11-SEP-50 20-0CT-54 
AKRON , OH. 11-SEP-50 20-0CT-544 2 4 Fl N SEC, DISB HATTIESBURG ,
449 Fl N SEC, DI SB 11-SEP-50 2 0 -S EP-52 
MISS. 
454 FIN SEC , DI SB PITTSBURGH , PA . 11-SEP-50 20-DEC-54 
3 01 LC HQ CO TY C NEW YORK , N .Y. 15-SEP -50 14-SEP -52 
306 LC HQ TY A TULSA, OKLA. 15-SEP-50 28-JAN-55 
306 LC HQ CO TY A TULSA, OKLA . 15-SEP-50 2 8-JAN -55 
302 MED HOSP, CHI CAGO, ILL . 19-AU G-50 3-DEC-54 FLD 306 MED HOS P, GREENVILLE , S.C. 11 -SEP -50 9-FEB -5 5 
FLD 
3 0 9 MED HOS P, SPRINGFIELD , 

19-AUG-50 3-DEC-54 FLO . MASS. 
99 

UN ITED STATES AR MY RE SERVE MOB I LI ZATI ON FOR THE KC REAN WAR 
UNIT 
311 MED HOSP, 
STA 300 BED (CL) 
320 MED DET, 
CTRL MED PREY 
320 MED HOSP, GEN 1000 BED (CL) 
321 MED DEP, 
ARMY 
32S MED HOSP, 
TRAIN 
329 MED HOSP, 
TRAIN 
332 MED CO , PREY MED (SEP) 
343 MED DET, 
CTRL MED PREY 
343 MED HOSP, GEN 1000 B (CL) 
351 MED HOSP, SURG MBL ARMY 
371 MED HOSP, 
EVAC S-M 
3 74 MED CTR , CONVALESCENT 
378 MED DET, CTRL MED PREY 
379 MED HOSP, EVAC S-M 
382 MED HOSP, EVAC S-M 
388 MED HOSP, EVAC 
389 MED DEPOT 
(CL) 
399 MED HOSP, EVAC S-M 
403 MED HOSP, EVAC 
HOME STATION
I I 
SHELBY, N.C. 
LANSING , MICH . 
BRONX , N .Y. 
DETROIT, MICH . 
ENID, OKLA. 
GAINESVILLE, FLA. 
NEW ORLEANS, LA . 
BARTOW, FLA . 
SYRACUSE , N.Y. 
El PASO , TEX. 

PITTSBURGH , PA. 
CHICAGO, ILL . 

NASHVILLE, TENN . 
PITTSBURGH , PA . 
FT. MYER, VA . 
TOLEDO , OH . 
HILLSBORO, ILL. 
BOSTON , MASS. 
LITTLE ROCK, ARK . 

DATE EAD 3-SEP-50 11-SEP -50 3 -SEP -50 3-SEP-50 3-SEP-50 3-SEP-50 12-AUG -50 11 -SEP-50 3 -SEP-50 3-SEP-50 3-SEP-50 11 -SEP-50 3 -SEP-50 11 -SEP-50 
11 -SEP -50 11 -SEP-50 3-SEP-50 11 -SEP-50 3 -SEP -50 
DATE RELEASED
I 
20-0CT-54 9 -FEB-55 1-0CT-54 
15-DEC-54 15-DEC-54 15-DEC-54 15-NOV-54 10-MAR -53 20 -AUG -54 2 0 -DEC-54 10-NOV-53 
7 -JAN -55 15-DEC-54 17-JAN -55 
20-AUG -54 17-JAN -55 10-MAR -55 
17 -JAN -55 15-DEC-54 
100 
Lieutenant General Wi lliam M. Hoge, command ing general , U.S . IX Corps, left, holds the lanyard whi ch will fire the 75 ,000th shell to be fired by the corps since the start of the conflict in Korea. Brigadier General William N. Gillmore , commanding general , Corps Artilllery, stands to the right of General Hoge . This day also marked the end of the first year of fighting in Korea, 25 June 1951. (Signal Corps Photo #SA/FEC -51 -21800 (Ecker)) 
1 0 1 
UNITED STATES ARM Y RESERVE MOBILIZATION FOR THE I<.OREAN WAR 
UNIT HOME STATION DATE EAD I DATE RELEASED
I I 
448 MED DET, SVY 
MED PREY 
481MED DET, VET 
FOOD INSP MED 
486 MED DET, VET 
FOOD I NSP (MED) 
804 MED HOSP, STA 500 BED 
807 MED HOSP, STA 300 BED 
889 MED DET, VET 
FOOD INSP 
900 MED HOSP, 
SURG MOBL ARMY 
901 MED DET, VET FOOD INSP 
907 MED DET, VET FOOD INSP 
912 MED HOSP, SURG MBL ARMY 
915 MED HOSP, SURG MBL ARMY (60 BED) 
94 Ml DET, CIC 
119 Ml DET, CIC 
1222 Ml DET, CLC 
230 Ml DET, CIC 
243 Ml DET, CIC 
265 Ml DET, CIC 
272 Ml DET CIC 
270 Ml DET, CIC EAU CLARE , WISC . SUMTER, S.C. KANSAS CITY, MO. COLUMBUS, OH. BROOKLYN, N.Y. COLUMBUS, OH. ST. PAUL, MINN. 
KANSAS CITY, 
KANS. 
VINITA, OKLA. 
NIAGARA FALLS, 

N .Y. 
SPRINGFIELD, MASS. SOUTHBRIDGE, 
MASS. 
CHICAGO, ILL. 
ST. PAUL, MINN. 
BALTIMORE, MD. 
BIRMINGHAM , ALA . 
PITTSBURGH, PA. 
SAN DIEGO , CALIF. 
HUNTINGTON , IND . 

11 -SEP-50  10-MAR-53  
3-SEP-50  15-DEC54  
3-SEP-50  15-DEC-54  
23-JAN-51  10-MAR-54  
3-SEP-50  4-FEB-55  
3-SEP-50  15-DEC-54  
11 -SEP-50  20-JAN-55  
3-SEP-50  15-DEC-54  
3-SEP-50  15-DEC-54  
15-MAY-51  18-MAR-55  
11-SEP-50  17-JAN-55  
11-SEP50  21-0CT-52  
11-SEP-50  21-0CT-52  
1-MAY51  10-JUL52  
11 -SEP-50  21-0CT-52  
1-MAY-51  10-JUL-52  
11 -SEP-50  21 -OCT-52  
11-SEP-50  21-0CT-52  
3-SEP-50  21-0CT-52  

102 
U.S. ARMY RE SERVE UNITS MOBILI ZED 
UNIT HOME STATION DATE EAD
I 	I 

300 Ml DET, MIL 	HUNTINGTON , W. 
3-S EP-50 
GEN S 	VA . LOS ANGELES, SEP-50 30 2 Ml CO 
CALIF. 302 Ml DET, MIL NEW YORK , N.Y. 3-SEP-5 0 CENS 303 Ml DET, MIL NEW YORK , N.Y. 3 -SEP-50 
CENS 304 Ml CO HOT SPRINGS , S.D. SEP-50 
308 Ml GRP CHICAGO , ILL . SEP-50 3 09 Ml CO CHICAGO , ILL. SEP-50 310 Ml DET, MIL LOS ANGELES , 
11 -SEP-50 
GENS CALIF. 311 Ml DET, MIL FT. LAWTON, WASH . 11 -SEP-50 
CENS 313 Ml PLAT CHICAGO, ILL . SEP-50 316 Ml PLAT CHICAGO, ILL. SEP-50 317MIPLAT LUBBOCK, TEX. SEP-50 326 Ml PLAT POTTSVILLE , PA . 6-SEP-5 0 OKLAHOMA CITY,
330 Ml PLAT 	SEP-50 
OKLA . 3 32 M I DET, CIC CHICAGO , ILL . 3-S EP-50 3 38 Ml BN NEW YORK , N.Y. SEP-5 0 3 40 Ml PLAT NEW YORK , N.Y. SEP-50 OKLAHOMA CITY,
342 Ml DET, CIC 	3-SEP-50 
OKLA . 
SAN FRANCISCO,

343 Ml DET, CIC 	11 -SEP-50 
CALIF. 343 Ml PLAT PITTSBURGH, PA . 3 -SEP-50 
103 
I 
DATE RELEASED 5-AUG -52 20-JAN -55 6-JAN -55 5-AUG -53 20-0CT-54 9-FEB-55 20-0 CT-54 5-AUG -53 5-AUG -53 7-MAR -55 7-MAR -55 7-MAR -5 5 1-DEC-50 20-JAN -55 21 -OCT-52 8-MAR -55 26-NOV-54 21-0CT-52 21 -0CT-52 1-DEC-50 
UNITED STATES ARMY RESERVE MOBILIZATION FOR THE KOREAN WAR 
UNIT HOME STATION DATE EAD I DATE RELEASED
I I 
344 Ml PLAT 347 Ml PLAT 361 Ml PLAT 403 Ml DET, Sl 411 Ml DET, (SIRA) 
42S Ml DET, Sl 
(TEAM FA) 
441 Ml DET, Sl 
445 Ml DET, Sl 
446 Ml DET, Sl 
447 Ml DET, Ml 
449 Ml DET, Sl 
45 1 Ml DET, Sl 
461 Ml DET, Sl 
463 Ml OET, Sl 469 Ml OET, Sl 
522 Ml DET, CIC 8 11 ORDER OF BATILE DET 
84 1 ORDER OF BATILE DET 308 MG GP 
PITISBURGH , PA. 
FORT WORTH , TEX. 
LOS ANGELES, 

CALIF. 
PROVIDENCE, R. I. 
MOBILE, ALA. 
SYRACUSE, N.Y. 
NEW HAVEN , CONN . 

BLOOMINGTON , IND. PHILADELPHIA, PA. PHILADELPHIA, PA. URBANA, ILL. MOLINE, Ill. PHILADELPHIA, PA. NEW HAVEN , CONN . WICHITA, KANS . SAN ANTONIO, TEX. PHILADELPHIA, PA. FT. MYER, VA. CHICAGO, ILL. 
7-SEP-50  1-DEC-50  
23-SEP-50  1S-OCT-54  
SEP-50  11-FEB-55  
1-JUN-51  18-MAR-55  
3-SEP-50  6-JAN-55  
1-JUN -51  1S-DEC-54  
3-SEP-50  6 -JAN-55  
1-MAY-51  1S-DEC-54  
1-MAY-51  1S-DEC-54  
3-SEP-50  6-JAN-55  
1-MAY-51  1S-DEC-54  
3-SEP-50  6-JAN-55  
1-MAY-51  18-MAR-55  
1-MAY-51  1S-OEC-54  
1-MAY-51  1S-DEC-54  
1-MAY-51  12-JAN-52  
18-SEP-50  7 -DEC-50  
10-SEP-50  1-DEC-50  
11-SEP-50  9-FEB-55  

104 
U.S. ARMY RESERVE UNITS MOBILIZED 
UNIT HOME STATION DATE EAD I DATE RELEASED
I I 
402 MG CO BUFFALO, N.Y. 16-MAR-51 18-MAR-55 
408 MG CO LIMA, OH. 11-SEP-50 9-FEB-55 
300 MP DET, CRIM MEMPHIS, TENN. 11-SEP-50 1S-FEB-55 
INVEST 306 MP DET, CRIM SEATTLE, WASH. 8-0CT-50 7-JUL-54 INVEST 
307 MP BN BOSTON, MASS. 23-JAN-51 21-FEB-55 
313 MP DET, CRIM TACOMA, WASH. 8-0CT-50 8-JUL-54 INVEST 
316 MP DET, CRIM LOS ANGELES, 8-0CT-50 1-NOV-53 
INVEST CALIF. 
321 MP DET, CRIM PONCA CITY, OKLA. 11-SEP-50 10-0CT-53 INVEST 
331 MP DET, CRIM FT. SMITH, ARK. 11-SEP-50 9-FEB-55 INVEST 
339 MP CO, PW 
GUTTENBERG, IOWA 11-SEP-50 10-SEP-52 
PROCESSING NIAGARA FALLS,
340 MP CO, CORPS 11-SEP-50 10-AUG-52 
N.Y. 
341 MP CO ST. LOUIS, MO. 11-SEP-50 10-AUG-52 
WORTHINGTON,
354 MP CO 11-SEP-50 10-MAR-55 
MINN. 
361 MP CO, CORPS COLUMBUS, OH. 11-SEP-50 17-JAN-55 
366 MP DET, CRIM TAUNTON, MASS. 23-JAN-51 18-MAR-55 INVEST 
370 MP DET, CRIM WILMINGTON, DEL. 8-0CT-50 7-MAR-55 
INVEST SAN FRANCISCO,
373 MP CO 23-JAN-51 22-NOV-52 
CALIF. 374 MP CO, PCS, SAN FRANCISCO, 8-0CT-50 7-MAR-55 
TY A CALIF. 
375 MP CO, PCS, AZUSA, CALIF. 8-0CT-50 15-FEB-55 TY A 
[_ 

105 
UNITED STATES ARMY RESERVE MOBILIZATION FOR THE KOREAN WAR 
UNIT HOME STATION DATE EAD I DATE RELEASED
I I 
391 MP BN , SVC 
395 MP DET, CRIM 
INVEST 
416 MP CO, PCS , 
TY A 
419 MP DET, CRIM 
INVEST 
436 MP CO, PCS, 
TY A 
453 MP CO, PCS, 
TY A 
470 MP CO, ESCORT GD, MBL 
483 MP CO , ESCORT GD 
800 MP CO , PCS , 
TY A 
803 MP CO, SVC 
808 MP CO, PCS , 
TY A 
195 ORO CO, 
DEPORT 
233 ORO CO , AMMO 
244 ORO CO, DEPOT 
247 ORO CO, SUPPLY DEPOT 
285 ORO CO, HVY AUTO MAINT 
301 ORO CO , HVY MAINT 
304 ORD CO, HVY MAINT 
314 ORD GRP AMMO, HHC (INDUCTED AS 308 ORD DEP, BASE, HHD) 
CLEVELAND, OH. 
PORTLAND , ORE . 
BANGOR, MAINE 
HELENA, ARK . 
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH JERSEY CITY, N.J. CARMICHAELS, PA. FRESNO, CALIF. ROCKVILLE , MD. BALTIMORE, MD. WATERTOWN, N.Y. NORRISTOWN , PA. CINCINNATI, OH. STEUBENVILLE, OH. AUGUSTA, GA. 
WILLIAMSPORT, PA. ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, MD. 
ATLANTA, GA. 
SHAMOKIN , PA. 
8-0CT-50  10-JUL-52  
8-0CT-50  7-JUL-54  
27-0CT-50  18-JAN-54  
11-SEP-50  10-0CT-53  
8-0CT-50  7-MAR-55  
27-0CT-50  20-SEP-54  
11-SEP-50  10-JUL-52  
11 -SEP-50  15-JUL-54  
27-0CT-50  7-MAR-55  
27-0CT-50  10-MAR-55  
27-0CT-50  25-JUN-54  
14-AUG-50  21-FEB-55  
3-SEP-50  15-DEC-54  
11 -SEP-50  17-JAN-55  
3-SEP-50  10-JUL-52  
19-AUG-50  3-DEC-54  
11 -SEP-50  10-SEP-53  
11-SEP-50  10-SEP-53  
14-AUG-50  23-JUN-55  

106 
U .S. ARMY RESERVE UNITS MOBILIZED 
UNIT HOME STATION DATE EAD I DATE RELEASED
I I 
321 ORO CO , 
TRENTON , N .J. 11-SEP-50 17-JAN -55 
RECOVERY 
330 ORO BN , HHD 
YORK, PA . 11-SEP-50 26-MAY-55 
(M&S) 
339 ORO BN (M&S) , 
NEW ORLEANS , LA. 3-SEP-50 25-APR -55 
HHD 
343 ORO BN (M&Sl TAMPA, FLA. 11-SEP-50 1-DEC-54 
344 ORO BN (M&S), 
LOUISVILLE, KY. 11-SEP-50 3-DEC-54 
HHD 
348 ORO DET, BAL-
TOLEDO , OH. 11 -SEP-50 9 -FEB-55 
TECH SVC 
354 ORO CO, AMMO BALTIMORE, MD. 3-SEP-50 15-DEC-54 
358 ORO BN HSC CINCINNATI, OH. 14-AUG-50 10-JUL-52 
363 ORO CO , AMMO YOUNGSTOWN , OH . 19-AUG-50 23 -JUN-55 
365 ORO BN (M&S) 
FLINT, MICH . 23-JAN-51 21 -FEB-55 
HHD 
369 ORO CO, 
UNIONTOWN , PA. 23-JAN -51 21 -FEB-55 
DIRECT SUPPORT 
374 ORO BN (M&Sl 
FT. WAYNE, IND . 11-SEP-50 17-JAN-55 
HHD 
379 ORO BN (M&S l 
EVANSVILLE , IND. 11 -SEP-50 2 -DEC-54 
HHD 
386 ORO BN (M&Sl OKLAHOMA CITY, 
8-0CT-50 14-JUN -54 
HHD I OKLA. 
393 ORO BN (M&S l 
1HOUSTON , TEX. ll-SEP -50 10-0CT-54 
HHD 
I399 ORO BN ( M&S) IMILAN , ILL. 11 -SEP -50 17-JAN-55 
HHD 
I 42 1 ORO CO, AMMO NORFOLK, VA . 19-AUG-50 3-DEC-54 
424 ORO CO , AMMO OMAHA, NEB . 3-SEP-50 10-MAR -55 
4 28 ORO DET, REP 
TOLEDO , OH . 11 -SEP-50 10-AUG -5 2 
I TIRE , MBL 
107 
UNITED STATES ARMY RESERVE MOBILIZATION FOR THE KOREAN WAR 
UNIT HOME STATION DATE EAD DATE RELEASED
I I I 
430 ORO DET, REP CHICOPEE, MASS. 11-SEP-50 10-AUG-52
TIRE , MBL 437 ORO CO, AMMO BROOKLYN, N.Y. 11 -S EP-50 24-JUN-55 
443 ORO CO, AMMO FAYETTEVILLE, N.C . 14-AUG-50 10-MAR -55 
444 ORO CO, AMMO HEFLIN, ALA. 14-AUG-50 5-NOV-51 
445 ORO CO, AMMO PROVIDENCE, R.I. 11-SEP-50 20-JAN-55 
450 ORO CO, AMMO COLUMBIA, S.C. 14-AUG-50 1-DEC-54 460 ORO CO, 
GREENSBORO, N.C. 3-SEP-50 15-DEC-54
RECOVERY SPRINGFIELD,
461 ORO CO, AMMO 11-SEP-50 23-JUN-55
MASS. 475 ORO CO, DEPOT NEW YORK, N.Y. 11-SEP-50 17-JAN-55 SALT LAKE CITY,
481 ORO CO, AMMO 11-SEP-50 10-MAR-55
UTAH 
815 ORO CO, SUP 
ALTOONA, PA. 14-AUG -50 13-JUL-52
DEPOT CZ 
817 ORO CO, SUP MINNEAPOLIS, 

19-AUG-50 27-SEP-51
DEPOT MINN. 
832 ORO CO, DAS BINGHAMTON , N.Y. 23-JAN-51 21-FEB-55 

836 ORO CO, DEPOT ANNISTON , ALA. 3-SEP-50 15-DEC-54 
858 ORO SQUAD , 

CHISHOLM , MINN. 11 -SEP-50 9-FEB-55
EXPLOS DISP. 
858 ORO CO, AMMO NEWPORT, KY. 14-AUG-50 21 -FEB -55 
866 ORO SQUAD, 

MIAMI, FLA. 19-AUG-50 27-SEP-54EXPLOS DISP 867 ORO SQUAD, MIAMI , FLA. 19-AUG-50 3-DEC-54
EXPLOS DISP 882 ORO, HVY AUTO ALLENTOWN, PA. 11-SEP-50 17-JAN-55MAINT 
JOB 

U.S. ARMY RESERVE UNITS MOBILIZED 
I 
DATE RELEASEDUNIT HOME STATION DATE EAD
I I 
884 ORO DET, BIRMINGHAM, ALA. 11-SEP-50 9-FEB-55 
EXPLOS DISP 890 ORO SQUAD. 
ALEXANDRIA, LA. 11-SEP-50 9-FEB-55 EXPLOS DISP 
890 ORO CO, SUP DEPOT CZ (BASE PITISBURGH, PA. 11-SEP-50 10-MAR-55 DEPOT) 
895 ORO SQUAD, EXPLOS DISP BASE, ASHEVILLE, N.C. 19-AUG-50 3-DEC-54 HHD 
906 ORO, CO, AMMO MCADOO, PA. 3-SEP-50 10-MAR-55 
908 ORO CO, AMMO SHENANDOAH, PA. 14-AUG-50 5-NOV-51 
912 ORO CO, ELIZABETH, N.J. 11-SEP-50 10-SEP-53 
RECLM CLASS 920 ORO DET, TECH PITISBURGH, PA. 14-AUG-50 27-SEP-54 INTEL 923 ORO CO. HVY WILMINGTON, DEL. 11-SEP-50 17-JAN-55 AUTO MAINT 925 ORO SQUAD, ABERDEEN PROVING 19-AUG-50 3-DEC-54 
EXPLOS DISP. GROUND, MD. 
930 ORO CO, AMMO PARSONS, KANS . 14-AUG-50 23-JUN-55 
932 ORO SQUAD, SMITHPORT. PA. 11-SEP-50 9-FEB-55 EXPLOS DISP. 937 ORO CO, HVY ST. LOUIS, MO. 19-AUG-50 25-APR-55 AUTO MAINT 938 ORD SQUAD, LIMA. OH. 19-AUG-50 3-DEC-54 EXPLOS DISP. 958 ORO CO, FLD SUMTER, S.C. 23-JAN-51 25-APR-55 MAINT 
962 ORD CO. AMMO ALBANY, N.Y. 3-SEP-50 10-MA R-55 
978 ORD CO. DEPOT ONEONTA, N.Y. 11-SEP-50 17-JAN-55 
994 ORD CO, HVY 
BALTIMORE. MD. 11-SEP-50 17-JAN-55 AUTO MAINT 210 OM CO. 
FT. MYER. VA. 11-SEP-50 10-AUG-52 LAUNDRY S-M 
I 
109 
UNITED STATES ARMY RESERVE MOBILIZATION FOR THE KOREAN WAR 
UNIT 
214 OM CO, 
BAKERY, MBL 
240 OM CO SUPPLY 
DEPOT 
265 OM CO, SUP 
PETROL 
297 OM CO, CLOTH 
& GEN SUP DEPOT 
311 OM CO, GRAVES REGIS 
311 OM BN, HHD 
317 OM CO, 
R ECLAM-MAI NT 
325 OM BN, HHD 
327 OM BN, HHD 
335 OM BN, HHD 
360 OM DET, REP OFF MACHINE 
369 OM BN, HHD 
392 OM CO, GRAVES REGIS 
402 OM BN, HHD 
428 OM CO, BAKERY, MBL 
432 OM CO, SALVAGE 
436 OM CO, BATH S-M 
443 OM DEP, HHC 
HOME STATION 
I I 
NEW YORK, N.Y. 
ATLANTA, GA. 
JAMAICA, N.Y. 
BUTLER, PA. 
PETERSBURG, VA. 
MILWAUKEE, WISC. 
BOSTON, MASS. 
YORK, PA. 
READING, PA. 
WORCESTER, MASS. 
MINNEAPOLIS, 
MINN. TEXARKANA, TEX. 
NEW YORK, N.Y. 
JACKSON, MISS. 
CLEVELAND, OH. 
JAY, OKLA. 
NEW ORLEANS, LA. 
PH I LADELPH lA, PA. 
DATE EAD 
11-SEP-50 
11-SEP-50 
11-SEP-50 
11-SEP-50 
23-JAN-51 
11-SEP-50 
11-SEP-50 
11-SEP-50 
11-SEP-50 
11-SEP-50 
11-SEP-50 
11-SEP-50 
23-JAN-51 
11-SEP-50 
11-SEP-50 
1-MAY-51 
11-SEP-50 
14-AUG-50 
I 
DATE RELEASED 24-FEB-55 24-FEB-55 25-APR-55 23-JUN-55 18-MAR-55 3-DEC-54 1-FEB-55 25-APR-55 1-FEB-55 26-MAY-55 10-SEP-53 23-JUN-55 14-MAR-55 25-APR-55 10-SEP-54 10-SEP-54 10-SEP-54 23-JUN-55 
110 
Men of Battery B, 15th AAA Battalion , 7th Infantry Division, fire quadruple .50 caliber machine guns from a M-16 at Chinese communist-held position s, as men of the 3rd Battalion , 32nd RCT, 7th Infantry Division , prepare to launch an attack north of Chae-jae , Korea. 12 March 1951. Korea. (Signal Corps Photo #X/FEC-51 -7416 (Hunkins, Jr.)) 
lll 
UNITED STATES ARMY RESERVE MOBILIZATION FOR THE KOR EAN WAR 
UNIT 
457 OM OEP, BASE 
HHC 
462 OM CO, 
LAUNDRY S-M 
465 OM CO, SVC 
469 OM CO, LAUNDRY S-M 
470 OM CO , BAKERY, MBL 
471 OM CO, SALVAGE 
477 OM CO, BATH S-M 
491 OM CO, PETROL DEPOT 
609 OM CO, GRAVES REGIS 
615 OM CO, REFRIG (SUBSIST DEP) 
630 OM CO, GRAVES REG IS 
643 OM CO, PETROL DEPOT 
658 OM CO , LAUNDRY S-M 
699 OM CO, RECLAM-MAINT (MBLl 
728 OM CO , SVC 
758 OM CO , SALES MBL 
762 OM CO , SUPPLY SUBSIST 
786 OM CO , SUP PETROL MBL 
790 OM CO, RECLAM -MAINT 
HOME STATION
I I 

BROOKLYN, N.Y. ALTOONA, PA . RALEIGH , N .C. GRENADA , MISS. BALTIMORE, MD . BALTIMORE, MO. PARKERSBURG, 
W. VA. 
PORTLAND, ME. 
ST. LOUIS , MO. 
BLOOMINGTON, 
IND. 
PITTSBURGH, PA. 
PHILADELPHIA, PA. 
SOUTH BEND, IND . 

BALTIMORE, MD. 
GARY, IND . 
BALTIMORE, MD . 
BOSTON , MASS. 
TACOMA , WASH. IBOSTON , MASS. 
DATE EAO 11-SEP-50 14-AUG-50 11 -SEP-50 11-SEP-50 21 -AUG-50 1 -SEP-50 
1-MAY-51 11 -SEP-50 11-SEP-50 19-AUG-50 
1-MAY-51 
3-SEP -50 
11-SEP-50 
19-AUG-50 11-SEP-50 19-AUG -50 11 -SEP-50 11 -SEP-50 11 -SEP-50 
I 
DATE RELEASED 
10-AUG-52 20-SEP-54 1-FEB-55 20-SEP-54 25-APR-55 10-MAR-55 3-0EC-54 24-JUN-55 10-MAR-55 24-JUN -55 20-0EC-54 10-JUL-52 5-FEB-55 3-0EC-54 
29-MAR -54 23-FEB-52 28-JAN-55 2 4 -FEB-55 23-JUN-55 
1 12 
U.S . ARMY RE SERVE UNITS MOBILI ZE D 
11 -SEP-50  23-JUN -55  
SAN FRANCISCO , CALIF.  19-AUG -50  2 -MAR -53  
849 OM CO , SUP PETROL, MBL  MONTGOMERY, ALA.  19-AUG -50  2 6-MAY-55  
853 OM CO , SVC  BALTIMORE, MD .  11-SEP-50  3 -DEC54  
856 AM CO, BATH S-M  ELKHART, IND .  11-SEP-50  26NOV-54  
857 AM CO , LAUNDRY S-M  ANNISTON , ALA .  11-SEP-50  10-SEP52  
872 AM CO , BATH S-M  DAYTON , OH.  14-AUG -50  20-DEC-54  
877 AM CO, PETROL DEPOT (SVC )  AHOSKI, N.C.  19-AUG -5 0  3 -DEC-54  
889 AM CO, PETROL DEPOT  SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF  19-AUG -5 0  3-DEC-54  
894 AM CO , SVC  JACKSON , MISS.  11-SEP-50  10-SEP-53  
929 AM CO , (SUP SUBSIST)  NEWPORT, KY.  3-SEP-50  
944 AM LAB , PETROL PROD , MBL  DERRMREST. GA .  11 -SEP50  
945 AM CO, SVC  ST. LOUIS , MO .  19-AUG -50  
961 AM CO, SVC  TYLER , TEX .  11 -SEP-50  26-MAY-55  
972 AM CO , LAUNDRY S-M  NORFOLK , VA .  14-AUG -50  10-MAR-55  
978 AM CO, RECIAM -MAINT  PETERSBURG, VA .  19-AUG -50  1-FEB-55  
985 AM LAB,  
PETROL PROD,  WHITING , IND .  11 -SEP-50  24-FEB-55  
BASE  
987 AM DET, REP OFF MACHINE  CHICAGO , ILL .  11 -SEP-50  10-JUL -52  
995 AM CO, LAUNDRY S-M  BALTO, MD .  11-SEP-50  10-JUL-52  

11 3 
UNITED STATES ARMY RESERVE MOBILIZATION FOR THE KORE A N WA R 
UNIT HOME STATION DATE EAD I DATE RELEASED
I I 
307 RP GP, REPL 
HHC 
3 12 RP DEP, REPL 
HHC 
320 RP BN, HHD 
347 RP BN , HHD 
453 RP CO, 
REPLACEMENT 
472 RP CO, 
REPLACEMENT 
831 RP CO, 
REPLACEMENT 
867 RP CO, 
REPLACEMENT 
869 RP CO, 
REPLACEMENT 
898 RP CO, REPLACEMENT 
943 RP CO, REPLACEMENT 
945 RP CO, REPLACEMENT 
66 SC BN , OPN 
288 SC CO, RADIO RELAY, VHF 
300 SC UNIT, RADAR MAl NT, TY C 
301 SC UNIT, RADAR MAl NT, TY C 
301 SC CO, PHOTO 
301 SC GP, SVC HHD 
302 SC UNIT, RADAR MAINT TY C 
NEW YORK , N.Y. PHILADELPHIA, PA . NEW YORK , N.Y. HARRISBURG, ILL. LEWISTOWN, PA. UNIONTOWN , PA. FT. WORTH , TEX. NEW HAVEN , CONN . 
BRIDGEPORT, CONN . GREENVILLE, TEX . LONG ISLAND CITY, 
N.Y. 
JAMAICA, N.Y. 
NEW YORK , N .Y. 
BOSTON, MASS. 
LA CROSSE, WISC. 
TULSA, OKLA . 
CHICAGO, ILL. 

LINCOLN , NEB. 
CHICAGO, ILL. 

1 1-SEP-50  28-JAN -5 5  
1-MAY-51  16-JUN-54  
1-MAY-5 1  18-MAR-5 5  
11-SEP-50  28-JAN -55  
1-MAY-51  20-MAY-5 5  
1-MAY-51  18-MAR -5 5  
1-MAY-51  18-MAR 5 5  
1-MAY-51  30-SEP53  
1-MAY-51  30-SEP-53  
1-MAY-51  10-0CT-54  
1-MAY-51  18-MAR -55  
1-MAY-51  30-SEP-53  
3-SEP-50  20-DEC-54  
23-JAN-51  18-MAR-55  
4-SEP-50  15-NOV-54  
11-SEP-50  28-JAN55  
11 -SEP-50  2 -JUL-54  
11 -SEP-50  28-JAN -55  
4-SEP-50  15-NOV-55  

1 14 
U .S. ARMY RE SERVE UNITS MOBILIZED 
UNIT 
303 SC , BN , SVC (OPNS THA) 
304 SC UNIT, RADAR MAl NT, TY C 
305 SC UNIT, RADAR MAINT TY 
309 SC DET, TELTYPE MULTI-CNL 
313 SC BN , OPN 
314 SC BN, CONST 
315 SC BN, CONST 
317 SC BN , CONST 
321 SC DEP BASE , HHC 
3 2 1 SC BN , CORPS 
3 2 2 SC BN , CORPS 
403 SC CO, CONST 
411 SC CO , RADIO 
RELAY, UHF 
490 SC CO, RADIO 
RELAY, VHF 
497 SC CO , PHOTO 
804 SC DEP BASE , 
HHC 
805 SC CO , DEPOT 
827 SC CO , DEPOT 
BASE 
811 SC CO , SVC 
(ESB) 
HOME STATION
I I 

CHICAGO , ILL. BARTOW, FLA . PLAINFIELD, N .J . NEW YORK, N.Y. 
NEW YORK , N.Y. 
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. ATLANTA, GA. 
NEW YORK , N .Y. SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. 
DETROIT, MICH . MAYWOOD, CALIF. TUSCALOOSA, ALA . 
MINNEAPOLIS , 
MINN. 
SAN FRANCISCO, 
CALl F. 
BINGHAMTON , N .Y. WASHINGTON , D.C. DECATUR , ILL. MEMPHIS, TENN. 
LOS ANGELES, 
CALIF. 
1 1 5 
DATE EAD 11 -S EP-50 
4-SEP -50 
4-SEP -50 11 -SEP -50 
3-SEP -50 11-SEP-50 23-JAN -51 11-SEP-50 
3-SEP-50 11 -SEP -50 11-SEP-50 19-AUG-50 
3-SEP -50 
3-SEP-50 
11 -SEP -50 
3-SEP-50 
11-SEP -50 
11-SEP-50 
15-0CT-50 
I 
DATE RELEASED 24-FEB -55 15-NOV-54 30-0CT-53 28-NOV-50 11-MAR -55 10-JUN -54 18-MAR-55 28-JAN -55 10-MAR-55 28-JAN -55 28-JAN -55 2 3 -0CT-51 6-JAN-55 6 -JAN-55 24-FEB -55 15-AUG -54 28-JAN-55 11 -0CT-54 10-MAR-55 
UNITED STATES ARM Y RE SERVE MOBILIZATI ON FOR THE KOREAN WAR 
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UNIT HOME STATION DATE EAD DATE RELEASED I I 
833 sc co, svc MINNEAPOLIS, 11-SEP-50 10-MAR-55(OPNS) MINN . 
836 SC CO, RADIO AKRON, OH. 3-SEP -50 6-JAN-55RELAY, VHF 
837 SC CO, RADIO NEW YORK , N. Y. 3 -SEP-50 6-JAN -55RELAY, UHF 
838 SC CO , RADIO DETROIT, MICH . 19-AUG-50 3-DEC-54RELAY, UHF 
844 SC CO , RADIO CLIFTON , N.J . 3-SEP-50 28-JAN -55RELAY, UHF 
990 SC CO , (LARGE KANSAS CITY, MO. 11-SEP -50 24-FEB-55BASE) 
21 TC PORT, CLEVELAND , OH . 3-SEP-50 14-MAR-55MEDIUM HHC 
16 9 TC CO , AMPH AUSTIN , TEX . 11 -SEP -50 2 4 -FEB-55TRUCK 
206 TC CO, AMPH GADSDEN , ALA. 11 -SEP-50 24-FEB -55TRUCK 
238 TC CO , PORT LITTLE ROCK , ARK . 11-SEP -50 15-SEP -54TY A 
239 TC CO , PORT JACKSONVILLE, 11 -SEP-50 24-FEB -55
TY A FLA. 2 41 TC CO , (TERM MEMPHIS, TEX. 3-SEP-50 6-JAN -55SVC) TY A 
274 TC CO , HARBOR CRAFT & MARINE TOLEDO, OH. 15-SEP-50 14-SEP -5 2 MAINT 
294 TC CO, CAR PITTSBURGH , PA . 19-AUG-50 3-DEC-54 
298 TC CO (LT TRK) LEECHBURG , PA. 11-SEP-50 21-FEB-55 
306 TC CO (LT TRK) SCRANTON , PA . 11 -SEP-50 24-JUN -55 
3 13 TC CO , PORT NEW YORK , N .Y. 11 -SEP -50 15-SEP -54TY A 
318 TC CO (LT TRK) LAFAYETTE , GA. 11-SEP-50 10-MAR-5 5 
343 TC CO (LT TRK) GADSDEN , ALA. 11 -SEP -50 28-JAN -5 5 
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UNIT 
349 TC CO , PORT TY A 
351 TC GP, HWY TSP HHC 
355 TC CO, PORT, TY A 
362 TC BN , PORT HHSC 
362 TC BN, PORT HHSC 
373 TC BN , PORT HHD EAST 
373 TC BN , PORT HHSC EAST 
3 73 TC PORT, 
MAJOR HH C 
3 77 TC PORT, 
MAJOR HH C 
381 TC BN, PORT HHSC 
385 TC CO (LT TRK) 
389 TC BN , PORT 
HHSC 
407 TC CO , PORT TY A 
411 TC BN , TRUCK 
HHC 
424 TC GP, TRAFFIC REG 
425 TC GP, TRAFFIC REG 
449 TC BN, MAINT 
HC MARINE 
(INDUCTED AS 327 
TC CO HC MAR INE) 
486 TC CO (LT TRK) 
487 TC CO (LT TRK ) 
U.S. ARMY RE SERVE UNITS MOBILI ZED 
HOME STATION DATE EAD
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NEW YORK , N.Y.  11 -SEP-50  
NEW ORLEANS, LA.  19-AUG -50  
NEW YORK, N.Y.  11 -SEP-50  
SAN FRANCISCO , CALl F.  11 -SEP-50  
NORFOLK , VA.  3-SEP-50  
ST. LOUIS, ILL.  10-SEP-52  
ST. LOUIS , ILL .  3-SEP-50  
BROOKLYN , N.Y.  3-SEP-5 0  
NEW ORLEANS , LA .  11 -SEP-50  
JACK SONVILLE , FLA .  3-SEP-50  
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.  11 -SEP-50  
SAVANNAH , GA .  11 -S EP-50  
NORFOLK , VA.  11 -SEP-50  
LUBBOCK , TEX.  11 -SEP-50  
MILWAUKEE, WISC.  11 -SEP-50  
ATLANTA, GA.  19-AUG -50  
DETROIT, MICH.  11-SEP-50  
PHILADELPHIA, PA.  11 -SEP-50  
WILKES -BARRE , PA.  11 -SEP-50  
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DATE RELEASED 15 -SEP-54 21 -FEB-55 24-FEB-55 15-SEP-54 6-JAN-55 
2-SEP-52 17-JAN-55 10-0CT-52 
6-JAN-55 28-JAN-55 24-FEB-5 5 15 -SEP-54 28-JAN -55 10 -AUG -52 23 -JUN-55 
10-SEP-52 
28-JAN-55 28-JAN-55 
UNITED STATES ARMY RESERVE MOBILIZATION FOR THE KCREAN WAR 
UNIT HOME STATION DATE EAD I DATE RELEASED
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489 TC CO , AMPH 
TRUCK 
640 TC CO, HVY TRK 
646 TC CO (LT TRK ) 
651 TC CO, (HVY 
TRK) 
652 TC CO, (MED TRK) 
655 TC CO , HVY TRK 
663 TC CO , (LT TRK) 
702 TC GP, RWY GRAND HHC 
712 TC BN , RWY 
OPG S-D -E 
724 TC BN , RWY OPG DIESEL 
729 TC BN RWY OPG STEAM 
756 TC BN , RWY SHOP DIESEL ELEC 
801 TC CO , PORT TY A 
806 TC BN , TRUCK, HHC 
873 TC CO , PORT TY B 
1019 TC CO, BASE DEPOT 
301 AU GP, RADIO BRDCST & LILT 
1013 ASU RECEPTION CTR 
2053 ASU RECEPTION STA 
2068 REPL TNG CTR PENSACOLA, FLA. 
JOHNSON CITY, 
TENN . 
BIRMINGHAM , ALA. 
HOT SPRINGS, ARK . 
CLARKSVILLE, ARK . 
OPP, ALA . 

WHITE RIVER JCT. 

VT. 
OMAHA, NEB . 

PHILADELPHIA, PA . 
PHILADELPHIA, PA . 

NEW HAVEN , CONN . 
ALTOONA , PA. 
BOSTON , MASS. 
LITTLE ROCK, ARK. 
ASHEVILLE , N.C . 
NORFOLK, VA. 
NEW YORK , N .Y. 
BOSTON, MASS. 
BALTIMORE , MD . 
BALTIMORE, MD. 

11-SEP-50  2 4 -FEB -5 5  
3 -SEP -50  15-SEP -54  
11 -SEP-50  3-DEC-54  
11 -SEP-50  10-MAR55  
19-AUG-50  10-MAR -55  
11-SEP-50  3 -DEC -54  
11-SEP-50  28-JAN -55  
3 -SEP-50  15-SEP-54  
3-SEP-50  20-JAN -55  
19-AUG -50  26-M AY-55  
3-SEP -50  10-SEP-5 2  
3-SEP -50  15-SEP -54  
11-SEP-50  24-FEB -55  
23-JAN -51  18-MAR -55  
11-SEP-50  15-SEP -54  
1-MAY-51  18-MAR-5 5  
1-MAY-51  31 -MAY-5 3  
4-SEP-50  3-NOV-53  
4-SEP-50  15-NOV-53  
16-MAR-51  ..  

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U.S. ARMY RESERVE UNITS MOBILI ZED 
UNIT 
2102 ASU STA COM PI 
4002 ASU REPL TNG STA 
4002 ASU STA COMPL 
4002 ASU RECEPTION CTR 
4002 ASU RECEPTION CTR 
4006 ASU RECEPTION CTR 
4006 ASU STA 
COMPL 
4050 ASU 
RECEPTION CTR 
4040 ASU 
RECEPTION CTR 
4043 ASU 
RECEPTION CTR 
5421 ASU 
RECEPTION CTR 
5422 ASU 
RECEPTION CTR 
5460 ASU 
RECEPTION STA 
5460 RECEPTION 
STA {CTR) {ON AD
2048TH AREA SVC 
UNT) 
6219ASU 
RECEPTION CTR 
6218 ASU 
RECEPTION CTR 
6230 ASU 
RECEPTION CTR 
HOME STATION
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NORRI STOWN , PA . 
DALLAS, TEX . 
FT. SMITH , ARK . 
LITILE ROCK , ARK . 

ALBUQUERQUE, 

N .M. 
DALLAS, TEX. TULSA, OKLA. OKLAHOMA CITY, 
OKLA . ** 
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KANSAS CITY, MO. 
CHICAGO, ILL. 
DETROIT, MICH. 
DETROIT, MICH. 
SEATILE, WASH . 
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SAN BRUNO, CALIF. 
DATE EAD 
16-MAR-5 1 
13-0CT-50 
13-0CT-50 
5-SEP-50 
13-0CT-50 
3-SEP -50 
3-SEP-50 
11-SEP-50 
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OCT-50 4-SEP -50 23-JAN -51 
23-JAN -51 
4-SEP -50 
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29-SEP-50 
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15-0CT-53 11-MAY-53 1-0CT-53 
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12-0CT-53 19-MAR-54 18-MAR -55 
18-MAR-55 
1-NOV-53 
** 
28-SEP -54 
On 2 April 1971, the office of the chief army reserve provided thi s list to the U.S. Army center of military hi story. Asteri sks { ** ) md1cate th e information was not known at the time of publication . 
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SAFEGUARDING FREEDOM 

U.S. soldiers patrol near a Bradley armored vehicle during a joint military drill between South Korea and the U.S, at Paju, near the inter-Korean border, 8 June 2011. 
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EVER VIGILANT 
On 15 June 2010, a South Korean marine stands guard as he looks toward North Korea. (AP photo/Ahn Young-joon) 
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