“Lt. Col. Don Faith, Jr. was the unfortunate leader of one of the biggest disasters in American military history, taking over command of the Army regiment on the east side of Chosin after the commander of the 31st Infantry Regiment was killed and the other two battalion commanders were badly wounded. The regiment, badly outnumbered and hampered by inept general officers, suffered a 90 percent casualty rate. Its colors now are displayed in Beijing, I am told.
“However, the sacrifice of the Army regiment bought much-needed time for the Marine division consolidating on the west side of the reservoir.”
http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/04/11/body_of_lt_col_don_faith_a_key_figure_in_the_chosin_campaign_is_found_in_north_kore
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