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The order to move came and, on 10 September, the 35th Infantry Regiment began moving to
the Korean Communications Zone area. On 17 September, the command of the "Cacti"
changed hands. Colonel Autrey J. Maroun replaced Colonel John D. Cone as the commander
of the 35th Infantry Regiment. The Regiment was now under K COM Z control, on Koje-Do
Island near the southern tip of Korea, where it was to remain until called back into action in
November 1952. The assignment on Koje-Do and Cheju-Do in October 1952, was guarding
prisoners of war.
At Cheju-Do, 1 October 1952, the commander of the POW Camp 3A had given the order for all
prisoners of war to take down flags that had been raised in celebration of a Korean National
Holiday. When the prisoners refused to obey the order, elements of the 1st Battalion were
called in to enforce the order. About three weeks later, the POW’s refused to obey an order to
cease close order drill. A company of the 3rd Battalion was called in to enforce the order.
Cheju-Do is now known as Jeju Island a vacation spot off the southern tip of Korea
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