According to the document written by Polar Bear Regiment 3 1 Infantry Regiment Association, "only 385 of the original 3,300 people of the task force were not injured when they arrived at the marine defense line in the lower corner." It can be seen that the battle damage rate of the polar bear regiment combat team is as high as 88%.

However, the personnel statistics of the 10th Task Force of Changjin Lake disclosed by the US military during the Korean War gave different figures.

According to the data given in this statistical table, from 1950,165438+1October 27th to 65438+February, 10, the 7th American Infantry Division lost 2760 people, of which 2505 were missing. South Korean troops belonging to the 7th Infantry Division of the United States suffered casualties 1602, of which 1560 were missing. Therefore, in the entire battle of Changjin Lake, the US 7th Infantry Division lost 4,362 people, including 4,065 missing.

Polar bear corps:

The US Army's 3 1 Regiment Combat Team was the 1 Regiment of the United Nations Army in the Korean War. Chinese people's Volunteer Army literature is generally called "polar bears". In this campaign, the volunteers used night fighting, hand-to-hand combat, ambush and other tactics to defeat the enemy.

The United Nations Army 1 regiment-level troops, mainly composed of two infantry battalions, three artillery companies and affiliated Korean troops, supported two or three divisions of the Volunteers for four days with strong firepower and air firepower before being defeated in the battle of Changjin Lake in the Korean War, otherwise the US Marine Corps 1 division would face the fate of being surrounded.

Lieutenant Colonel Faith, the second commander who died in the 3 1 regiment combat team, was posthumously awarded the highest medal of honor in the United States. After learning about the history of China War, the US Navy awarded the Navy Presidential Medal to the Army's 3 1 Regiment Combat Team on May 8, 2006.