The Company commitments at the start of July were the same as in June. The volume of commitments declined and there wan not as much work available for the number of MP’s left in the Company. We are using only eight enlisted men from the Honor Guard Platoons. 1 July The Company lost seventeen enlisted men to rotation, six of whom were ER’s.

6 July The Company received thirty enlisted men from the 2nd Infantry Division, they were assigned to the Honor Guard [X Corps HQ]. The men were individually selected by LT Cote, who visits the units and interviews each man.

7 July The Provost Marshal [PM], LTC William Campbell departed for the ZI [Zone Interior]. The new PM is LTC Clair H. Thurston, who was the Deputy PM of the First Army area.

8 July The Company lost six more enlisted men to rotation, most were MP’s, and they were the first MP’s to be rotated.

The POW report for the past week listed a total of forty-nine processed, all were North Korean.

WO Cecil B. Harwood was transferred to the 2nd Infantry Division.

10 July The Company detailed CPL Carr and De Koven to fly to Pusan to guard Post Exchange supplies being transported north to X Corps by train.

The Honor Guard [X Corps HQ], held a full dress formation to welcome the Honorable Thomas E. Dewey, Governor of New York.

Extra men were assigned to watch the washouts on the Main Supply Route and land slides along the defiles caused by the heavy rains.

14 July The POW report for the past week listed a total of sixty processed.

15 July The X Corps Commanding Officer, Lieutenant General Edward M. Almond departed for the ZI [Zone Interior] to head the Army War College. Major General Clovis E. Byers was appointed as X Corps Commander during a formal ceremony conducted with the Honor Guard.

20 July The Company lost five more enlisted men to rotation.

21 July The POW report for the past week listed a total of thirty processed.

The Company was tasked with assigning a new Check Point on the Main Supply Route to check all vehicles going north for “Native Liquor.” A rigorous enforcement campaign was started due to the numbers of deaths and blindness caused from drinking the Native Whisky. Signs warning of the dangers of drinking the liquor were posted along the Main Supply Route and in all villages along the route. One bottle out of every brand seized is sent to the hospital laboratory for analysis, the rest is destroyed.

There were also Vice Patrols deployed consisting of one American MP, one Republic Of Korea Army MP, and one Korean National Policeman. The patrols worked from 0800 [8:00 AM] until 2100 hours [9:00 PM], each day. The patrols apprehended all prostitutes, transported them to the Dispensary where Penicillin shots were administered, and then to the Refugee Collection Point where they were sent back south.

25 July Once again the Honor Guard held a formation for General Bull of the Army War College who was visiting the X Corps.

The Company assigned a detachment of twenty-two enlisted men supervised by SGT Krystofik to the 630th Engineer Company (Light Equipment) located thirteen miles south. The detachment were assigned to three bridges and the road patrols from Hoensong to the big pass nine miles south of Homngchon. Two additional road patrols were assigned to meet the Hoengsong Detachment.

The Vice Patrol started on 21 July added a Marine MP and extended its hours in the evening from 2100 to 0100 hours [1:00 AM].

27 July All available Company staff went to the range for weapons firing familiarization.

28 July The remainder of the Company staff went to the range for weapons firing familiarization.

Three MP’s and six men from the General’s Escort are at Jade Tac.

31 July The end of the month saw quite an increase in duties and the Honor Guard had been scaled down to fifty men. The surplus of men were absorbed by the MP Platoon. The Company now has two MP Platoons and one Honor Guard Platoon. The Honor Guard men who have been absorbed have much to learn about MP duty, they are being assigned as partners to the older experienced MP’s.

The cease fire has been going on for quite some time now and the men feel as though much progress is being made. The main topic among the men is a new rotation plan that will be announced soon. The morale is good especially the Detachment away from the Company Command Post. The food is palatable and fresh meat is coming in fairly steady. Beer is also available at regular intervals, and R&R is averaging three men every eight or nine days.