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04-11-13, 11:37 AM
The remains of Lt. Col. Don C. Faith, the last commander of the Army's 31st Regimental Combat Team were located by a joint North Korean and US MIA team, probably in Hudong-ni, North Korea. He was posthumously awarded the CMH after his remains were left behind by retreating troops along with those of over three hundred soldiers in trucks when their convoy was annihilated by CCF after attempting to retreat from the east side of the Chosin on about 3 December 1950.
On 27 November 1950, the army's 31st RCT minus its armor and much of its infantry was caught scattered in badly exposed positions along the east side of the Chosin reservoir by overwhelmingly superior numbers of Chinese Communist forces. The CCF managed to throw up a series of roadblocks along its MSR, effectively cutting off its retreat to the Marine perimeter at Hagaru-ri, on the west side of the reservoir. Marine Corps Corsairs provided effective fire against enemy forces during the retreat, but they were restricted to operating during daylight hours. Many army survivors were able to escape across the ice of the Chosin with the help of Marine personnel.
On 27 November 1950, the army's 31st RCT minus its armor and much of its infantry was caught scattered in badly exposed positions along the east side of the Chosin reservoir by overwhelmingly superior numbers of Chinese Communist forces. The CCF managed to throw up a series of roadblocks along its MSR, effectively cutting off its retreat to the Marine perimeter at Hagaru-ri, on the west side of the reservoir. Marine Corps Corsairs provided effective fire against enemy forces during the retreat, but they were restricted to operating during daylight hours. Many army survivors were able to escape across the ice of the Chosin with the help of Marine personnel.