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ALLEN STONE February 20, 2003

Entry: 3777 SEEK INFO RE INF. PLATOON - SQUADS 1950

ALLEN STONE wrote on February 20, 2003


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1950= 3 rifle squads plus weapons squad. Each had 9 men each.Plus platoon leader(officer}, platoon Sgt. Rifle company had 4 platoons. About 200-210 men. Included company clerk, company commander, First sgt., cooks, supply sgt and his asst. The first to Korea was 21st. regt of 24 th Division. Were way understrength, WW2 weapons, all inferior equipment. Bazookas could not stop Russian tanks.






Dedicated To - Arthur Donald DeLacy - 1st Lieutenant - USMCR - MIA POW - 10/07/1951 - Heartbreak Ridge