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NOTE ON MAPS
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A number of the maps used in this work were rough sketches drawn by soldiers as they recounted their experiences during the Korean War. As such, the maps employ a variety of symbols for terrain and military operations. To ensure clarity, notations have been added to some sketches. Whenever possible, the standard military and topographical symbols shown below have been used, along with common abbreviations. Numbers on all contours are in meters. NOTE ON MAPS NOTE ON MAPS xvi The following symbols placed in boundary lines or position area ovals or above the rectangle, triangle, or circle enclosing the identifying arm or service symbol indicate the size of military organizations. [35.175.201.245] Project MUSE (2024-03-29 07:04 GMT) xvii NOTE ON MAPS Examples are given below. The letter or number to the left of the symbol indicates the unit designation; that to the right, the designation of the parent unit to which it belongs. Letters or numbers above or below boundary lines designate the units separated by the lines. Unit designations sometimes are shown as 3/A/9 (3d Platoon, Company A, 9th Infantry Regiment) or as 1–9 (1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment). For those readers who are interested in viewing or using the Army Map Service’s original topographical maps from the Korean War era, many of the L552 series of 1:250,000 maps and L751 series of 1:50,000 maps are now digitized and available online at the Korean War Project (www.koreanwar. org/index.html). ...