AREA ONE HEADQUARTERS WEEKLY REPORT (FEBRUARY 1 TO 7 INCLUSIVE)

Created: 2/8/1945

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Art* headquarters Is at uoiifrvl6 with Vajor ShermanJr. ,protests were sent Into aae Headquarters over tha

y ^'ffaliur* of the battalions to oeoure supply drops on aohedule. Thiahas greatly hampered the as they pushed toward their finalnd has threatened, to disrupt tha entire attack*

Major Joost flew Into baseq onn an attecpt to straighten out the supply situation. Ha waa given avary assurance that tha matter would be settlednd for all but on the 7th of th*

month tha First Battalion again fall-Mi tooh'tiuled drop.

The original complain*oame from all tha battalions which, during tha past two weeks, have either gone hungry or had their scheduleddelayed. The situation haa threatened tha aoral* of the Kachln troopseriously as they near Lasriloattle with the Japanaaa Is anticipated.

It "lidit be added here that no bettali'O supply "equeet has ever been completely filled and that base hasthen or ths headquarters an explanation aa to the discrepanclea or ths unavailability of apecified itera.

On Pebruaryhe Third .tattalion noved out of Uongwl and pushed

south.

Opnratfena^-iectisn su^estlj. that they /.

five Indians who olaimed to be former members of th' Indian Amy and had bean living in the- away froa the Japanese for the past two and one half'years reported to Vonb-wi on the 5th' with leaflet*^prini by theorale Oaftratfecs^isction suecestln that they

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report to the nearest Allied headquarters where they would be given sanctuary. Tbey were given rations here and told to report to Namhkaou

Arrivalsajor Hanta froa Bhamo via lightajor Jooat from Bhamo via light pl^ne. Departures fronh? entire Third Battalion.

ajor Joost for Bhaato by light plane. Sgt, Hiven of the 3rd Battalion waa evacuated because of illness by light plane, Lt. Varna on left on plane with Niven. An ill hypenla was evacuated on Jooat's plane. Light Planes Two planes used, die to take Major Jooat to Bhamo. One to take Major Hantra here and carry Lt. Vamson and Sgt. N'lven toight planejor Joost ir. fronight plane' cane In and attempted to make drop to Second Battalion

but failed to locate panel. Returned to Bhamo.

i^ht plane returned and picked up Major Joost and triedto 2nd Battalion. Still no panel. Plane remained over nightbeoaue of engine

nother light plane flew in with mechanic and repaired -ethar plane. Doth planes returned to Bhamo,

Stymank, who had baled out of plane near Lashio on Novembernd ha' been located by 5th Battalion of February S. (See FIFTH BATTALION)

ight plane piloted by Sgt. Keasier came in and drop) a codes to

Supply

None Scheduled

Personnel Roster

Major Shermanooat,rea Conanander Major Newell Brown, Area Int*Hl;eoce and Executive Offloer let Lt. Robert H. Rodenberg, Area Reports and Supply Offloer 2nd Lt. Arohle L. Denhan, Area Oomnunicatlnnegt. Robert Defleess,gt. John Karsen, Pigeongt. Robert B, Gate, Jr, Cryptelbourne Rackett, Radiooo v. List, Radio Operator andoger Gasp bell, Pigeoneer Cpl. Lyle Eetelle, Radioerry Qenaw, Radioohn 3eavarkov, Radio Operator Pfe, Larrabee Johnson, Crypt ?to, Raymond Loraski, Cryptohn Conley, Crypt Mikeadio Operator

Major Kdwardama, Visiting

BATTALION

First Battalion headquarters ia currently at Kaungtiko:t Man-Kang ST. Captain Joseph Lazarsky ia battalion commander.

help ir prompt Major Joost'3 vinit to base headquarters at Hhaoo,

This battalion's efforts have been seriously impededha failure of supply drops to aaterlilize on time. They wererop on Januaryut did not receivendartial one -until February 2, Captain Lazarskytrong complaint which

Again on Februarytlled for drop did not arrive. Captain Lazarsky registered another iitrptig complaint which was forwarded to -ttuuno.

Major Joost also wired baseolution to the critical supply question.

Lazarsky claimed that ihe battalion lost four days* naro'itime due to Uie

first of the two drop aijwipe.

Captain Lazarskywo day reconnaissance of tha ham Tu River and found that it oould be forded at lauk-long at2 where lt waa onlynches deep. This fact *aso the Japanese, he claimed. He

than made plana for his battalion to cross at this point which it did on the 5th.

Meanwhile the Second Battalion hadridge near Ta-Hkai at7 tor the First Battalion to cross the 'am Tu. Lazarsky dispatched runners to and also wired the 2nd Battalion to withdraw the'. Age$*pBt (British Captain Quinn) is currently with the First Battalion and has been with it for nearly two months. He is using its headquarters as his base of operations.

Positions of

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attalion crossed river at Lauk-longattalion at Kaunghko ST 0upplyartial food drop received. .

est of soheduled drop received. Still many shortages*

GI Personnel

Captain Joseph/ Lazarsky, Battalion Commander

Captain Robert. Franklin, Area Medical Officer

1st Lt. Daniel Uudrinlch

Lt. Stein

Lt. Hartoan

Lt. Temiskkl, Nisei

M/Sgt. Eric Eekhardt, Combat

l/5gt Pettigrew, Medic

t

gt. Leander p. Jones,ert Reeves, Radio OperatorRobert V. Lewis (transferred from 3rd Battalion) Qunnero Operatort.XSSIKO IN ACTION

SECOND BATTALION

. Battalion headquarters is currently at Loihsa 1st Lt. Phillip Grlmwood is battalion commander.

The 2ndovemente also warajjorlousl/ hampered at thr first of tha weak through failure of drops rrivechedule. Tha intended crossing of the Ktat Tu at Tahkal9 was threatenedro, failed to amterialize on the first. It was feared that tha Japs might learn of their presence there and rash reinforcements tocene. rop was received on th* 2nd and the lattallon crossed without opposition. It. Qrlawood states that his men were hungry oul that the? would continue onto Laahio despite the apparent lack of coordination between nov-menta srd supply.

A guard wms left temporarily at the Tahkal bridge "ilch wasby the battalion sot could possibly doby the Firaa Battalion. The First Battalion did not use it but otherurincipally th Third/

An attempt was made toanding strip ln the' vicinity of Hamtaung U when temporary headquarters was established at Lolhaa.

At the end of the week the Jnd Battalion once again was held by tha failure of drops to come thsou^hschedule. Onne plane load of clothingew rations were received and then on tba 7th three days' rations were received, 3bth these drops were far free sufficient. Operational0 Japa killed when the battalionapanese position between Hsanwi and itong lin at There were'aps In group. Positions' ofattalion headquartera at LoikawU with one company aocroas Haa Tu at Tahkalridge was constructedattallon at lo,;leranot on map).

attallon headquartera at Loihsa Ambush positions ware established on the Hsanwi-tiong Yin trail at6 and ST.

ompanyaptain Brnwall with coy. att. Larua with coy, and Lt. Fltzhugh with coy. at UanhtamU. Battalion headquarters at Loihsa,

Sur-plylane drop received atlane drop at Loihsa, Incomplete and veryhree day ration drop received.

ersonnel Roster

let Lt. Phillip (Jriawood, Battalion Commander

Captain Barnwell, Cccajtanyn

1st Lt. Norman R. Larw, Company Commander

2nd Lt, Robert Fitihugh, Company Comnander

t. Bernard Pruett, Crypt

Sgt. Harada, Nisei

Sgt. Quantln -Mom, Combat (Transferred from Third ilattalioni Opl. Carl Nordaleck, Medic

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hristopher Rnbdo, Radio Operator Hans, Radio Operator

THIRD BATTALION

The1attalion was at Lanklongli onreparing to ford the Nasi Tu, It left Mongwihe 1st, 1st Lt. Thomas T. Chamalee is battalion coonander.

Lt. Chamalee secured permission ono attack pockets of Japanese troops south of Wong Tu at23 instead of takingosition along the Lasnlo front. This was oallfd off by Ghaaales after lt waa discovered the Japanese were strongly outposted in the area and that th attack would take too long.

On Februarygt. Enos was ordered to the 2nd Battalion and Pffo, Lewia to the 1st Battalion by Area One headquartera.

Sgt. Donald Niven was sent baok to Mi-njwiitter when he became too ill from malaria and other ail-aents to carry on. He arrived ^Uon^wl on the 2nd and was evacuated by li^ht plane that same day. Locations cfaangun1 with the 6than Patamput

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lans drop, Bxtra rice turned over io 6th Battalion.

QI. Personnel Roster.

1st Lt. Thomas T. Chamales, Battalion Co;jaander Captain Alvin Fraudenburg. Executive Officer 1st Lt. San S. Woolington, Medicalgt. Shigeto Mazawa, Nisei

FIFTH BATTALION

Fifth Battalion headquarters waa at Lolman6 during the week. Captain Lazum Tang is battalion commander.

On therounded American'fighter pilot named 2nd Lt, Albert

I. Stymank ofh Fighter Squadron was bro ;ght inatrol from near the Nam iao Railway bridgey. This pilot had balled out of his plane onU, and had been harbored by the Kacbins of the village of Nansince that time. H? was sufferingrokenas not in great pain. The 5th Battalion- requested that base drop the villagers ten bags of salt and soma needleseward for harboring the pilot aad protecting hla from hostile Burmans and Shane. Stymank was evacuated onnd taken toongwi. i^it plane was used.

. ThV battalion crossed the Mam Tu at Mon^ Tin STn Januarynd at that time sel zed the headman of tha village. Ha is still under

Tho Xaohins in the Loinan area are in dire needs of salt according to reports. equestound drop has been made.

This battalion also has had trouble with supply drops during the week. Sixty baga of rice that were not asked for were reoeived on the Uth. An emergency ammunition drop requested for the 5th did not arrive on schddule.

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tha week 5th Battalion patrols wars thrououghtnorth of Lashio and went to th?ndlle ticks? andreapeotively) without meeting Japanese Installations. Otherin contact with the enemy thaaagfrfrit theActivities

aps were killed at theile tickhey were passengersupply and ration truck of theon type that wae also demolished.

aps killed at llaampu7

aps killed at Hahaal STSupply8

mall food drop.

rop of guns, ammunition and rioe. The rice waa not aaked for and could not be used.

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rop of clothing andtilwall rationrop received. Battalion Position

battalion was at Lolnan6 with considerable scouting and patrolling throughout the area.l Roster

Latum Tang, Battalion Com-ander

Captain Arthur Brunstad

1st Lt. Walter O'Brien

2nd Lt. JohnPangbom

s/5gt, William Brough, Combat

Sgt, James McKInlay, Medic

Cpl.aves

Pf o. Warren Goodnight

Pfo, Theodore Chadeey, Radi- and Crypt "Sho- (Sicknraie of Niseiin.)

SIXTH BATTJLUO!-

Sixth Battalion headquarters is still at Kamngun1 where lt

is getting ready with its new recruits to oexch south toward Laahio. Uajor Kyaw Thu is battalion cooniander and uajor Delaney is with hla as an adviser and observer*

Throughout the weak the companies lave been in training and awaiting

further end complete supply drops before taking to the trail Patrols have been aotlve.

The Tiilrd 3attallon wan at n on It received

a supply drop threr and turned over the exoees rice to the Sixth Battalion, two ooxpanies of the Sixth Battalion wer* prepared to Join the Third Ilattelion on its trek north to the area south of Hong iu and help annihilate scattered Japanese pockets there.

Two Ameilcafi Kachln langer patients ware sent out by litteron the 5th, They were later sent to Bhamo by li^itResulta

ap killed near Pangtawn He was unarmed and poorly equipped.

ap,killed i.ongkam He was unarmed and was heading

south.

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rop lntenededirst Battalionne plane rioc received.

rop of medical'adio receiver an' rice reoeived,

ersonnel

Lt. Pierre D. itead

lor KyaW Thu, Battalion Com-ander lor "el-.ney, exencss Observer

Vartin Lt* Hanson Lt. Wright

) Alleyadio Operator and Crypt

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8-rventh Battalion headquarters la currently at Hungweajor Pater lutken Is battalion cora-.ar.der.

Onoe Paul, an Anglo agent, accidentally shot himself in th* leg. His condition was reported is not serious but lt orougfit about tha. neededical enlisted man for the battalion,

A strip suitable for li ,ht planes was completed on the ?th and the first plane flew in that day with the delivery of some oodes, Sgt. Keasier was th* pilot. (

Ernie, Erie and Sausen parachuted into battalion headquarters on the 6th,

Operational Activities

ap killed near Hamal3 One America* Kachin Ranger

hypenla was wounded in the fracas.

faps ware killedour Sour fight at BawdwiJ. mines

U. One American Kachin Ranker was killed and two were seriously wounded.

Positions of battalion

oy. to Hinbok Remainder headed for Hungw*.

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attalion headquartersoy, at, Hungwe, Other coys, at

Hinbokanghyen5 and Haitawng

nchanged,

' Supplyhili's

Th* Seventh 3attalion also suffered from bad supply dr ps during week.

A drop was requested fort Hungwe but bad not been received through

the 7th.

ersonnel

Major Peter Lutken, 3attalionurtls Sohults, Radio and Crypt Percy Unger, Radio Operator

Roberts

soCargar

Ernie, Brie and Sausen

Richardson

Russell

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