Hittinger, Francis Russell, Jr., LtCol

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Final Rank
Lieutenant Colonel
Last MOS
0302-Infantry Officer
Last MOSGroup
Infantry
Primary Unit
1967-1968, 0302, HQ Company, 2nd Combined Action Group (2nd CAG)
Service Years
1944 - 1968
Lieutenant Colonel

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 Personal Details 

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Home State
Georgia
Georgia
Year of Birth
1926
 
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Casualty Info
Last Address
Alexandria Va

Casualty Date
Mar 09, 1968
 
Cause
KIA-Killed in Action
Reason
Multiple Fragmentation Wounds
Location
Quang Nam (Vietnam)
Conflict
Vietnam War
Location of Interment
Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
Wall/Plot Coordinates
43E 067/Plot: Section 3 Site 4110-C
Military Service Number
49 656

 Official Badges 

Vietnam Combined Action Platoon (CAP)


 Unofficial Badges 


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Arlington National Cemetery (VLM)Vietnam Veterans Memorial
  1968, National Cemetery Administration (NCA), Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) (Arlington, Virginia)
  2013, Vietnam Veterans Memorial



Korean War/CCF Intervention (1950-51)/Battle of the Chosin Reservoir (Battle of Changjin)
From Month/Year
November / 1950
To Month/Year
December / 1950

Description
The Battle of Chosin Reservoir, also known as the Chosin Reservoir Campaign or the Changjin Lake Campaign was a decisive battle in the Korean War. "Chosin" is the Japanese pronunciation of the Korean name, "Changjin". The UN forces relied on Japanese language maps dating from their occupation of Korea which had only ended five years earlier at the conclusion of World War II. Shortly after the People's Republic of China entered the conflict, the People's Volunteer Army 9th Army infiltrated the northeastern part of North Korea.

On 27 November, the Chinese 9th Army surprised the US X Corps commanded by Major General Edward Almond at the Chosin Reservoir area. A brutal 17 day battle in freezing weather soon followed. In the period between 27 November and 13 December 1950, 30,000 United Nations troops (later nicknamed "The Chosin Few") under the field command of Major General Oliver P. Smith were encircled and attacked by approximately 120,000 Chinese troops under the command of Song Shi-Lun, who had been ordered by Mao Zedong to destroy the UN forces. The UN forces were nonetheless able to make a fighting withdrawal and broke out of the encirclement while inflicting crippling losses on the Chinese. While the battle resulted in the Chinese pushing the UN out of North Korea, it was a Pyrrhic victory. The evacuation of the X Corps from the port of Hungnam marked the complete withdrawal of UN troops from North Korea.
   
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
November / 1950
To Month/Year
December / 1950
 
Last Updated:
Mar 16, 2020
   
Personal Memories

People You Remember
COL Chesty Puller
Capt Frank Faureck
1st Lt Otis Waldrop
1st Lt Ed Kaufer
2nd Lt Richard Eykyn

   
Units Participated in Operation

1st Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7)

1st Marine Regiment

5th Marine Regiment

Marine Attack Squadron 542 (VMA-542)

1st Combat Engineer Battalion (CEB)

3rd Battalion, 7th Marines (3/7)

L Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines (3/7)

Marine Attack Squadron 214 (VMA-214)

Marine Transport Squadron 152 (VMR-152)

2nd Battalion, 5th Marines (2/5)

4th Tank Battalion (4th Tanks)

 
My Photos From This Battle or Operation
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  1142 Also There at This Battle:
  • Allen, David, CWO3, (1948-1978)
  • Andresevic, Bill, LtCol, (1947-1965)
  • Atkins, Robert, Sgt, (1947-1951)
  • Barresi, Vincent Wm.
  • Baumgartner, Gordon, Sgt, (1950-1953)
  • Benson, Kenneth, MSgt, (1950-1970)
  • Bergeron, Robert, SSgt, (1948-1960)
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