Korean Communications Zone
| Korean Communication Zone (KComZ) | |
|---|---|
| Active | June 11, 1952 - July 1956 |
| Country |
 United States |
| Allegiance |
 United Nations |
| Size | 34,280 personnel (at time of armistice)[1] |
| Nickname(s) | KComZ |
| Decorations | ROK Presidential Unit Citation[2] |
| Disbanded | July 1956 |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Maj. Gen. Thomas W. Herren |
The Korean Communications Zone (often abbreviated to KComZ or KCOMZ) was a military formation created during the Korean War as an umbrella unit to oversea supply to United Nations forces fighting on the peninsular, as well as to deal with the problems created by large numbers of refugees and prisoners of war in the South.[3]
Creation
KComZ was formed in June 1952 as an amalgamation of the US 2nd and 3rd Logistical Commands, both of which had been previously co-ordinating supply operations in Korea.
Unit
KComZ became operational on August 21, 1952.
Role
KComZ became responsible for all logistics support to UN, US and Korean forces, political and economic relations with the South Korean government, operation of Korean National Railways and control of all POWs.[4]
Unit insignia
The most common unit insignia worn by KComZ personnel depicted an orange flame in a white bracket in the centre of a green shield. Another less common variant exists, also shaped like a shield but with the letters KCOMZ [sic] displayed diagonally in white on a green background.
Disbandment
In July 1956 the unit was redesignated the Eighth U.S. Army Support Command, later redesignated the U.S. Army Area Command, and finally the 7th Logistical Command.
References
- ↑ Anderson, Donald W. Boose ; consultant editor, Duncan (2005). US Army Forces in the Korean War 1950-53. (1. publ. in Great Britain. ed.). Oxford: Osprey Publishing Ltd. p. 90. ISBN 9781841766218.
- ↑ "General Orders No. 24" (PDF). Department of the Army. 31 March 1954.
- ↑ Matray, edited by James I. (1991). Historical dictionary of the Korean War. New York: Greenwood Press. p. 259. ISBN 978-0313259241.
- ↑ Anderson, Donald W. Boose ; consultant editor, Duncan (2005). US Army Forces in the Korean War 1950-53. (1. publ. in Great Britain. ed.). Oxford: Osprey Publishing Ltd. p. 90. ISBN 9781841766218.
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