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Looking For Info about my Uncle Wright, William Henry Jr MIA 1950

Comments: Looking for anyone who might have known my uncle, MIA North Korea 11-28-50, G Co, 27th Inf, 25th Div, Cpl William (Bill) Henry Wright Jr, my Mother would deeply appreicate any info about his service, and maybe where he was when repotted MIA.

Keywords: MIA North Korea 11-28-50

John Leo Smith: 27th Inf. HQ Co. Radio Operator

Comments: Would love to hear from anyone who knew my Dad, John Leo Smith or was in his unit's-- while conus, he was assigned to 25th Inf. Div., Signal School from July 10- Aug 22, 1951. While in Korea, he was assigned to HQ & HQ CO. 27th INF. APO 25. Please let me hear from you, I found some pictures of some of his buddies. He was seperated at Camp Carson Colorado.

Keywords: Signal School 25th Inf. Div. HQ. & HQ CO. 27th Inf. APO 25. Signal school July 10- Aug 22, 1951. Korea 1 year

HVY MORTARS

Comments: DO IT AGAIN IF NEEDED

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MANNIE (HOSS) MOORE

Comments: WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM ANYONE WHO REMEMBERS MY FATHER MANNIE MOORE, MORE THAN LIKELY WENT BY THE NAME HOSS. HE SERVED IN THE INFANTRY, HEAVY MORTAR COMPANY, 27TH INFANTRY. HE WAS IN KOREA WHEN THE WAR BEGAN, BUT NOT TO SURE OF WHEN HE LEFT. DURING HIS TIME THERE HE LAYED WIRE. HE WAS ORIGINALLY FROM PRUDEN, KENTUCKY. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM ANYONE WHO REMEMBERS HIM. WOULD LIKE TO COMPILE SOME STORIES FOR HIM AND MAKE A SCRAP BOOK FOR HIM. I AM VERY PROUD OF HIM AND ALL WHO HAVE SERVED THIS COUNTRY AND WOULD LIKE TO SUPRISE HIM WITH SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR CHRISTMAS.

Keywords: DOES ANYONE REMEMBER MY FATHER MANNIE LEE MOORE

Frank Anderson - FO

Comments: Anderson, Frank served Aug,23,1950 to dec 2, 1952in the 27th infentry division. Was a foward observer, can not seem to find any info on the . thanks for any help. his son Carl

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Anyone remember Doyle Lummus?

Comments: Does anyone have any recollections of my father, Lt. Doyle D. Lummus, who served with the 27th in Korea?

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hello to hqs co 3rd bn 27th regt

Comments: iron triangle,hill 1062, kumwha, kuni-ri at yalu river, McArthur famous strategic withdrawal!!

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Company G - Donald Arnold

Comments: Would like to hear from anybody who served in G company from 1951-1952.

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Bob Ferguson Letters

Comments: Letters written home from Japan 1947 and Korea ending March 1951 document my father's tour of duty during Korean Conflict.Home after wounding to Texas. I will be happy to provide specific dates and information contained to veterans that want to reconstruct their trek through Korea.

Keywords: 24th Division,Osaka;Company F-27th infantry,Kyoto, MP; Han river; Co. H, 8th infantry; First Lt. AR Sowell; Taegu; Masan; Kaesong; Seoul; North of 38th parrallel

looking for buddies

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looking for buddies

Comments: MARVIN OGDEN IS MY UNCLE. HE WAS WOUNDED IN NORTH KOREA AND I AM TRYING TO FIND OUT INFO, HE NEVER RECIEVED HIS MEDALS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT COMPANY HE WAS IN. CAN ANYONE HELP ME? SHARON EGLER

Keywords: Ogden 0027 INF 25 RGT

PFC. Supremo Calves

Comments: I just like to find out if someone out ther knows my grandfather, He serve with the 27th Infantry regiment- 25th division, his name is Supremo Calves. I want to hear some stories about him.

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Reginald Desiderio KIA - Nephew Honors His Uncle

Comments: One of the people i look up to most in this world for his heroic stand he took almost 52 years ago in a land thousands of miles away from his own home. Giving his life to preserve so many others, although i wasnt born till 30 years after his passing, his memory will live in me forever.

Keywords: Reginald Desiderio (my uncle), 27th infintry regiment

27IR Brig Gen Don Hickman

Comments: A few computers ago-probably about 2 years ago someone wrote an email to me after I posted a listing about my father, Brig. Gen.(R) Don Rue Hickman and asked if he was that EO who sang to all of us on a bleak holiday back in 1952. Please email me again so I can respond. I have lost the original email and Dad would like me to respond asap. Thanks for your help. Judy Hickman Clark

Keywords: 1952 Timeframe - 27th Inf. Reg. 25th Div.

1st Lt. Robert L. Norton

Comments: The grandson & daughter of 1st Lt. Robert L. Norton would like to hear from you

Keywords: Killed April 4, 1951, Nung-dong, North Korea,

Looking for anyone that would remember me.

Comments: I would like to find some guys that was with my husband in Korea. Years 1952-54 Division 25th, Regement 27th, Wolfhounds. L Co.

Keywords: Behind Old Baldy and Jane Russell. A guy by the name of Wolf. Bill Marrow from Pitts. Neal Miller from Milwalkii.

MYRON ENGER,KIA 27th REG.

Comments: CPL MYRON J ENGER IS MY FIRST COUSIN.HE WAS BORN IN HATTON, NORTH DAKOTA AND WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON 17 SEPT 1950, JUST 3 MONTHS AFTER THE WAR STARTED. I WOULD LIKE TO TALK WITH ANY ONE WHO SERVED WITH HIM OR KNOWS ANY THING ABOUT HIS DEATH.I THINK HE WAS CARRIED AS MISSING IN ACTION FOR A FEW MONTHS. INFORMATION WILL BE ADDED TO OUR FAMILY HISTORY.MYRON IS NOW RESTING IN THE SOIL HE LOVED IN LITTLE FORKS LUTHERAN CEM. WITH HIS BELOVED PARENT,GRAND, AND GREAT GRAND PARENTS NEAR HIM. KEN ENGER,USA RETIRED, 1795 IVEY TRACE CUMMING, GA 30041-- TEL 770-889-3711

Keywords: CPL MYRON ENGER,27TH WOLF HOUND REG.,25TH INF DIV, KOREA,KIA 17 SEP 1950.BURIED HATTON, ND,LITTLE FORKS LUTH CEM.

G co. 27th. '51-'52

Comments: would like to correspond to any of the guys from "G"co. 4/16/51 -2/12/52 that time period.have a lot of names sketched in my memory as being a mail clerk in G.any guys need names, do not hesitate to e-mail me.Left Cp. Pickett for Camp Stoneman,Ca., then boarding the U.S.S. Lenawee for Korea.i can remember a Don Hudgins, a Youngblood,Red Oberle,Jongema,Luther Johnson, Jesse Neighbors,Orville Preston, Homer Ledford, Geo.Greene,Ray Mendez, Lefty Unemura, and many many more!

Keywords: spring offensive 4/26/51, Kumhwa,1062, Chorwon Valley, Koje-do

A COMPANY 1950-51

Comments: would like to contact those who served with me in korea 1950-1951.

to name a few; sgt.taylor, sgt martin, sgt. dobbs. sgt sandell, later Lt. sandell.

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reunion

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Searching for anyone that knew my brother John W. Ledbetter, WIA 6/5/51

Comments: Looking for anyone who knew brother: John W. Ledbetter Entered service Oct 19,1950 as a pvt. Wounded June 5,1951 in Korea,Wolfhound reg. 25 Inf. Div. He Was a sgt. at this time. Was promoted to Mst. Sgt. Nov 11, 1951. Recieved battlefield Commission to 2nd. Lt. Dec. 20 1951. at Yong Dung Po Korea. He recieved the following awards: Purple heart with bronze star. Good conduct medal. National Defense Service Medal with bronze star. Korean Service Medal with bronze and silver star. Combat Inf. Badge with silver star. United Nations Service Medal. As far as we know he served all his time in the Wolfhounds while in Korea. Died 1980 while living in columbia S. C. Any Information will be greatly appreciated .

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CO M 27TH RGT 81mm

Comments: bloody ridge, was the coldest place on earth in early 1952 and kumhwa was as cold in 1951. we caught hell on bloody ridge we did not get to go on r&r we was to busy firing 81mm mortars

Keywords: jenks. 1062-old baldy-kumhwa-bloody ridge-heart break ridge. old blue 3rd bat.co m.heavy weapon`s elbert hackworth. charles c joslin. russell p. buechler. paul bua. roman wunderlich.william collins.joseph st pierre. thomas strong.

CO M 1952 81MM

Comments: bloody ridge, was the coldest place on earth in early 1952 and kumhwa was as cold in 1951. we caught hell on bloody ridge we did not get to go on r&r we was to busy firing 81mm mortars

Keywords: jenks. 1062-old baldy-kumhwa-bloody ridge-heart break ridge. old blue 3rd bat.co m.heavy weapon`s elbert hackworth. charles c joslin. russell p. buechler. paul bua. roman wunderlich.william collins.joseph st pierre. thomas strong.

looking for buddies

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Looking for Galen Jones

Comments: Anyone who knew him or served with him, please e-mail me.

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Looking for buddies

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Hill 155

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HQ Co 1st Bn 1951-52

Comments: Would appreciate hearing where his unit served in Korea? Any who served with him? He has two daughters who are interested in his service time in Korea. William died on April 11, 2002 so we are looking at pictures of his service time and wondering a bit about his Unit. Thank you to anyone who can tell us about his Unit.

Keywords: Brother (William D. MacKenzie) was in Korea Mar. 1951 to Oct. 1952 with 27th Infantry Regt. Signal Corp. Hg. Co. 1st Bn. Trained at Ft. Monmouth, NJ

Alan Bain KIA

Comments: looking to find someone who might have known my husband's uncle Alan Bain of Dedham, Ma who died in the war

Keywords: looking for anyone who might have known Alan Bain of Dedham, Ma during the war 27inf rgt 25 inf

CPL. ALBERT C. CAPOZZI DWC 04 JAN 51

Comments: If anyone knew him or served with Albert C. Capozzi please contact me.

Keywords: served in C Company 27th. Inf. Rgt. 25th. Inf. Div.

1953-1954 RADIOMAN

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M Co Mortars

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wolfhound 27rgt co.m.3rd plat.81mmmortars

Comments: it was so cold you barly could stand it.pull guard from 6;ooto 12;oo your feet felt nume boy it was cold.

Keywords: josh 1062 old baldy kumhwa bloody ridge heart break ridge. personal friends robert jenkins-paul bua-tedford daly-russell buechler.

Looking for Old Friends

Comments: Looking for any member of Company B-27th Inf, during 1952-1953. Wolfhounds for every.

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Hi, AM I the only one? From the years 1949 -1951

Comments: I liked being a 27th wolfhounds in "C" company.

Keywords: I was wounded in Tague in July 1950,sent to Japan to recover. I also received a head jarring ( love that word) wound in Sept. {also was sent to Japan to recover.also got back in time for the wonderful trip to the Yalu river.

SGT. Clarence Alspaugh

Comments: Im trying to find anyone, who knows SGT Alspaugh, I'm his grandson, and I have been trying for years to find out any information. Ive contated the records dept in ST.Louis, but they say the records were destroyed by fire. Im hoping someone remembers him, or has any pictures of him. I have been trying for years to get this together for my Dad, his son, but to no avail it hasn't happend. So if anyone can help me, or remembers anything I would be so greatful. Thanks for your help! AND GOD BLESS!!!

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25TH COMPANY A,E AND H COMPANY OSAKA, ON TO KOREA

Comments: Anyone remembering serving with me with The Wolfhounds 1948 to 1951 Went to Korea 1950 -1951 Stationed in Osaka Camp Sakai, looking for guys that served with me.

Keywords: Looking for Leonard L Gainey A company.

Jose Lopez E Company, Looking for Pluto in Company E

Interesting Article 3

Comments: 20 September 1950-October 1951 Changnyong-ni, Korea, to Boaz, Ala.

Vivian H. Butt of Ft. Belvoir, Va., widow of Ch. (COL) Henry C. Butt, submits letters, newspaper articles, and recollections that detail the service of her brother, ILT James A. Harris Jr, who was with Company E, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division in Korea.

In a letter dated 18 September 1950, Jim writes to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James A. Harris, in Boaz, Ala., telling them he is healthy and feeling good.

On 20 September, near Changnyong-ni, "Lieutenant Harris was with his company in an attack under devastating enemy fire. When the company commander was wounded during this engagement and unable to continue the attack, Lieutenant Harris immediately took charge of the company and led the attack. After securing the first objective, he was seriously wounded in the chest by hostile fire but refused medical aid. Even though mortally wounded he continued in the attack and secured the last enemy strongpoint.

"Through the outstanding bravery and gallant sacrifice of Lieutenant Harris, the company successfully accomplished their mission and inflicted heavy casualties upon the enemy. Lieutenant Harris died of his wounds on 21 September 1950. The extraordinary heroism displayed by Lieutenant Harris reflected great credit on himself and was in keeping with the high traditions of the military service."

The foregoing is from the 29 August 1951 citation that accompanied the first Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster to the Distinguished Service Cross, awarded posthumously 16 January 1951 to 1LT James A. Harris Jr.

Soon after Jim's death, his parents receive the official telegram "to express deep regret;' signed by MG Edward E Witsell, USA, adjutant general of the Army

In a letter dated 7 October, GEN Douglas MacArthur writes to Mr. Harris of the "untimely and tragic loss" of his son that "has shocked all of us deeply."

"I am confident that his devotion to duty, at the cost of all he held dear, will hasten the day when ruthless aggression shall disappear from the face of the earth and free men everywhere will live together in peace and harmony;" the general writes. He continues: "Our faith enables us to withstand the shock and grief of death. It is my earnest prayer that Almighty God will sustain and strengthen you in this hour of trial. While the loss of your beloved one will be a hardship, we know that no life is really lost for those who have faith in God:'

On 17 January 1951, family and friends, along with a grateful community and government officials, gather for an awards and charter ceremony at the newly designated VFW post-Jimmy Harris Post 6837, of which Lieutenant Harris was a charter member.

In pinning the Distinguished Service Cross on Mrs. Harris's coat, Third Army commander LTG John R. Hodge comments that the awarding of the DSC"ranks Lieutenant Harris as one of this nation's great heroes.... It is given for outstanding heroism. For an effort far beyond the call of duty...:'

The citation that accompanies the DSC describes Lieutenant Harris's action in the vicinity of Hwanggan, Korea, on 28 July 1950 as follows: "When the enemy set up an observation post on a dominant hill and repulsed all attempts to be dislodged, he organized a patrol of seven men to take the hill. Climbing the precipitous slope, he led the patrol in a daring frontal assault against an estimated 40 enemy soldiers armed with automatic weapons and supported by mortars and artillery. Storming the position, his patrol routed the enemy in a bitter hour-long fight. When the hill was secured, 21 enemy dead were counted, 9 machine guns and numerous maps captured...'

During the course of 1951, Mr. and Mrs. Harris would receive numerous letters from their son's service friends who, in the midst of their own war and pain, write to console the Harris family to pay tribute to their friend, and to send copies of photos taken together. "Boy" Braun, a Ft. Benning buddy who spent time with Jim in Japan and Korea, writes from the hospital in January, on hearing of Jim's death: "I'm not ashamed to say I cried like a baby. Jim was the finest friend I ever had." He concludes with: "On my next leave, if at all possible, I will stop off and see you:' He did so a number of times, Mrs. Butt says, and was there too for Jim's funeral.

1LT James A. Harris Jr. of Boaz, Ala., who served with Company E, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, died 21 September 1950 of wounds received in battle near Changnyong-ni on 20 September. He was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster.

Jack Montgomery, another Ft, Benning cohort, writes in June 1951, telling the Harrises of standing on deck with Jim when they pulled out of Seattle en route to Korea. "He knew how badly I hated to leave my wife.... Pretty soon, he had me cheered up and from then on when I felt low I looked him up and we would sing a few barbershop ballads or something and I always felt much better:' In Japan, "just before I left, he and I and a captain chased away the band one night at a party ... and we sang and entertained the bunch:' In concluding, Jack says: "His gaiety and wit were a blessing to all of us and he always seemed so happy that it seemed to be catching and made us happy too.... I shall never forget him as long as I live nor will the others who knew him...:'

In August, the Harrises hear from Mrs. Harris's sister and brother-in-law in Oklahoma, who report that they haven't as yet sold their store-situated on the highway connecting Memphis and Little Rock to Oklahoma City-"and we are kinda glad we hadn't."

The relatives continue their stranger-than-- fiction tale: "Today a soldier, wife and little girl stopped for ice cream. We learned he was from Korea and was being sent to Ft. Sill, Okla. I asked him did he know LT Jimmie Harris. They both jumped. The soldier said Harris was a close friend of his and he talked to him after he was wounded." The soldier was a medic who gave the family members information about Jimmies injury, helping "to alleviate a lot of things that we had to guess at:' He told of giving a cigarette to Jimmie who joked that "this will look funny to you, the smoke coming out the hole in his neck:'

The family also receives a letter from J. Johnson, Jimmies platoon sergeant, who informs them: "Before his death, we promised to call on each and every boy's family in our platoon that was lost over there. I have been back now from Korea about three months and so far I have called upon about ten families. I intend to finish the list as fast and as soon as possible.

"...I have a few small photos that were made a few days before his death. I want to give them to you. I will not trust them in the mail. If they were to get lost, I would never feel right. I hope sometime soon to get to come down to Alabama. And when I do I will come to see you."

On 24 October 1951, one year and 33 days after his death, the body of 1LT James A Harris Jr., 24, was returned to Boaz, the town where he was born, attended grade school, high school and college, and where he worked as bookkeeper for a motor company after returning home from his WWII Navy stint. Lieutenant Harris was survived by his parents; his three brothers, Wallace, Floyd and Alvon; and his two sisters, Iva and Vivian. Military funeral services were held 25 October. Burial was in Hillcrest Cemetery, with the Jimmy Harris VFW Post in charge.

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Interesting Article 2.

Comments: 9 August 1950 Near Masan, Korea

Vivian H. Butt of Ft. Belvoir, Va., widow of Ch. (Col.) Henry C. Butt, submits letters, newspaper articles, and recollections that detail the service of her brother, LT James A. Harris Jr., who was with Company E, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, in Korea.

"This letter, Jim wrote to me and my family. We were very close," she says of her youngest brother, who was killed in Korea 20 September 1950. The letter is dated on what he says he thinks is 9 August, about a week after leading the successful mission to retake a hill along the Central front near Hwanggan. Jim writes as follows:

"Don't faint-I think this is the first letter I've written directly to you in years. We are in a rest area now for a few days, so maybe I can catch up on my letters.

"Have certainly enjoyed receiving your letters. You can always make a letter sound like a news broadcast, anyway.

"We are now about 15 miles behind the front lines near Masan. We pulled back off the line day before yesterday to make room for the Marines. Sure was glad to see those boys. They are attacking now, and have gained back a few miles that we lost.

"We are now bivouacked in a potato patch with no trees or water in sight. The temperature is about 110, and the dust is so thick you can't see, but it's paradise-no artillery or mortars coming in, no bullets singing around like mosquitoes. Yesterday we got a beer and Coca-Cola ration (one per man) and last night we even had movies! This war could be worse.

"Seriously, things are looking up a little more now. Reinforcements seem to be coming in pretty regularly now, and it shouldn't be too long before we can start pushing north. Up to now, it's been a pretty rough go, as you know. We lost a lot of fine old boys before somebody finally decided to get over here to help us out. You probably read one of my other letters where I told about losing 27 of my men on one attack. That was a pretty big blow. That day my platoon was attacking up a narrow valley with two tanks, while another platoon was coming across a ridge on our right and the other was backing up about half a mile to the rear. When we hit the enemy, the platoon on the right was stopped cold and the support platoon went over to help them out. I was hitting very little resistance, so I decided to push on ahead and try for some high ground, which would give us a command of the whole valley. We got almost to the high ground when they started coming at us from all sides. We had walked into a nice little ambush. There were at least 200 to the front and both flanks. Before we could withdraw they had made hash out of about half the platoon. We held on a little ridge as long as we could, and I finally got permission to pull back. We had to withdraw under fire for almost a mile. When we finally got there and I took a count, there were 27 missing out of 42. You think I didn't feel sick! Luckily, I've got one of the best little aid-men in the Army, and he got most of the wounded back to safety Eight are still missing or dead-I can't find a trace of them.

"That was the worst skirmish we have had. Since then, we have beat off several large-scale attacks by the enemy besides a few patrols, which have cost me two more dead and five wounded. A couple of weeks ago, eight of us pulled a little attack which seemed to please everybody [referring to the 28 July mission, featured in The Officer in July]. We didn't lose a man that time and we captured quite a bit of weapons and stuff.

"Even though we have had a lot of losses, I think we have been mighty lucky, and the Lord was surely with us, otherwise it would have been much worse. Most of the time, we have been up against forces which were double and triple our size.

"This country is enough to defeat an army not used to it. There is no such thing as level ground here. It's all high, steep mountains, and the valleys in between are filled with rice paddies, knee-deep in mud. It hasn't rained since we have been here, and a lot of casualties are from heat exhaustion.

"Enough of my troubles. How is school by now? [At the time, his brother-in-law is studying for his master's degree in education at George Peabody College in Nashville, Tenn.; sister Vivian is working on her A.B. in education; and the couple's children,10 and 12, are enrolled in Peabody Demonstration School.] I know you are having a time trying to make ends meet. Sure hope you can make it OK while you're there and find something worthwhile when you get out of there. Goodness knows, you folks deserve a break or two for once....

"Henry, old boy, you stay out of this thing as long as you can. You know better than 1 do what it is and what kind of hell and misery a man goes through in a war like this. You've seen your share of it, so unless you have to, how about leaving this one up to squirts like me? [Henry, who had served in the European Theater during WWII, was recalled to active duty that fall but remained in the States; he stayed in the service until he retired in 1969.]

Scene at Pusan Railroad Station in June 1952. "In 1950, the U. S. Army ran the railroads in South Korea, with Korean personnel in both operating and training positions. The main passenger service provided for military personnel was the EUSAK (fight United States Army, Korea) Express, " LTC Marshall Matteson, USAR (Ret.), of Hampton, Va. explains. `A train ran every night, and carried ROKA military personnel to guard against guerilla action from the mountainous terrain through which it passed. Passenger cars were converted to sleepers... They provided room to stretch out and get a little sleep for the rather dirty and uncomfortable ride. "

"Henry Ann [addressing his niece], I surely enjoyed that letter of yours. Write again real soon. Jim, somebody told me you had learned to swim. Boy, you sure are showing the rest of us up! I didn't learn `till I went in the Navy.

"Speaking of the Navy, I didn't know when I was well off.

"Just call me `first louie' now. My promotion is effective today. If it hadn't been for this little skirmish, I would have had 18 more months to wait. That will mean about $50 more a month.

"Sure could use a long, tall chocolate milk shake along about now-- ummmm!

"I guess I've failed pretty miserably in keeping my letters cheerful when I write to Mother and Dad. I don't want to worry them, but most of the times up to now I wasn't a bit cheerful when I wrote and it's a bad habit of mine to write just what's on my mind. I do hope they are not worrying too much.

"It's taken me two days to finish this, so I'd better shut up and get this in the mail.

"Just got word we are moving out tonight for some place, so don't know when I'll get to write again. Please keep the mail coming and remember me in your prayers.

"Take good care of yourselves and may God bless you all."

He closes with,"Love, Jim."

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Interesting Articles re: Korea and my great Uncle

Comments: I include these two articles about my great Uncle. I found them very interesting and touching to think of. Maybe some of this will speak to others here.

28 July 1950

Hwanggan, Korea Vivian H. Butt of Ft. Belvoir, Va., widow of Ch. (Col.) Henry C. Butt submits letters, newspaper articles, and recollections that detail the service of her brother, Lt. James A. Harris Jr. who was with Company E, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, in Korea. While the story is that of her youngest brother, woven into it is the story of a family's interconnectedness to the military. Mrs.Butts three other brothers also served: Wallace in the Air Force, Floyd in the Navy, and Alvon in the Army during WWII. Her daughter is the wife of a retired Marine; her son, an Academy graduate, is retired from the Air Force.

Returning from World War II in 1945 as a captain, Chaplain Butt settled into teaching at Snead Junior College in his wife's home town of Boaz, Ala., where she had remained during her husband's wartime duty in Germany, the States, and Formosa. While Chaplain Butt was teaching in 1946, his wife's 20-year-old brother Jim "came home from his mine-sweeping part of cleaning up after the war and entered the college;' where his brother-in-law would teach some of his classes. Jim had served in the Navy as a radioman aboard a minesweeper off Formosa, the Sea of Japan, and the North China Sea, respectively in January, September and December 1945.

In what was called "a whirlwind couterattack, " Lt. James A. Harris Jr. of Boaz, Ala., leads seven other volunteers to regain an operations post lost hours earlier, 28 July 1950, near Hwanggan, Korea. The men knock out five machine guns, kill between 20 and 40 North Koreans, and collect 18 automatic weapons. Headlines in his hometown newspapers at the time report that Lieutenant Harris will be recommended for the Medal of Honor.

After graduating from Snead,"Jim found it difficult to find a good job and decided to join the Army. In 1949, he went to OCS and became a second lieutenant;' Mrs. Butt writes. His decision to re-enter service was influenced by a brother, then-Capt.Wallace Harris, who was serving as head of the traffic department at Lowery Air Force Base, Colo. Wallace, a pilot during WWII, had been shot down over Germany and spent six months in a POW camp. Jim went to Japan in June 1949, "and soon found himself in Korea;' on active duty there from 25 June or 10 July 1950 [information differs].

On 12 July, Jim wrote to his parents in Boaz, informing them: "I am going up." He added: "Don't worry about me. I have the Lord on my side and plenty of ammunition. You can't beat a combination like that:' On 28 July, he volunteered to lead a group to regain an advanced post near Hwanggan.

An Associated Press account, carried in the Birmingham News 30 July and the Boaz Leader 3 August, described the action as follows: "Eight men and a mortar staged a small whirlwind counterattack of their own this afternoon to win back an operations post they had lost a few hours earlier in the day.

"In the action, the eight men-all volunteers for the job-knocked out five wheel-mounted, Russian-type machine guns, killed between 20 and 40 North Koreans, captured two Russian-made telephones and collected 18 automatic weapons.

"The volunteers suffered no losses. "They staged the attack with a 60millimeter mortar, grenades and automatic weapons.

"Second Lt. Jim W Harris, of Boaz, Ala., led the foray which regained an advanced post of the 27th Regiment on the 25th Division lines along the Central front.

"Maj. G. Murch of St. Louis, Mo., at an advanced 27th Regimental command post, said he would recommend that men participating in the attack receive citations and their leader, Lieutenant Harris, be named for the Medal of Honor.

"Sgt. Junior Johnson of Marion, S.C.> was platoon sergeant and second in command:' [Names of the other six who participated are not included in the newspaper accounts.]

In a letter to his sister and family on 9 August, Jim writes: "Just got a letter from the folks and they sent a clipping from the B'ham paper saying that I was up for the Medal of Honor. I was hoping nobody would hear 'bout that, because those things are almost always bucked down at least once. Now that everybody knows I'm up for the MH, I'll feel pretty silly going home with a Bronze Star or something.

"I take that back-I won't feel a bit silly I'll be so darn glad to get there that medals won't enter my mind. They can keep their medals anyway-I just want to get this mess over with and get out of here."

As it was, the awards that he didn't want, he got; his wish to `get out of here;' he didn't get. Nor did he receive the Medal of Honor; he did receive, posthumously, the nation's second highest honor, the Distinguished Service Cross.

Keywords: Company E., Hwanggan, Massan,

Comments: I am looking for info about my Great Uncle 1st Lt. James A. Harris Jr. from Alabama. He was a member of the 27th Infantry Regiment of the 25th Infantry Division, Died of Wounds on September 21, 1950. Does anyone remember him? I don't know in what company he served. Thanks for any info. Would love to hear from any who knew or served with him.

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Lt. James A. Harris, Jr. 27th Reg. 25th INF. Div, 1950

Comments: I am looking on information about my great uncle, 1st Lieutenant James A. Harris, Jr., died of wounds after or during the break out from the Pusan perimeter. I believe he received the Bronze Star for actions that took place after the landing at Inchon or during the break out from Pusan. Thanks for any info.

Keywords: 1950, Pusan, Harris, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, DOW

Fox Co, 2nd platoon 2nd squad

Comments: In reply to message # 16398.....contact me, I was there when it happened

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King Company Medic 27th Regt. 3rd. Battalion

Comments: I would like to hear from anyone that may remember me. Some names that I can remember are Fickle,(a medic);Lt.Ferguson my platoon leader,Lt.Ratliff also my platoon leader.Later while off the M.L.R. I remember James Orme who helped save a ROK soldier from drowning.I also would like to hear from Sgt. Fisher who was assigned to the two squads when we attempted to blow up an enemy FO outpost position.

Keywords: Punchbowl Area and others July 1952-Dec.1952

Comments: looking for any information for my dad,his nickname was skippy elmer mclaughlin,does anyone out there remember my dad

Keywords: 25th tropical lightning wolfhound 27th regiment

Melvin C. Jay

Comments: I am looking for anyone who new my father, Melvin C. Jay from Chicago, Illinois. My father was stationed at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. I have a few photographs, and very little information. I am in search of his military records. If you knew him please contact me @ 954-587-6622, or e-mail Eaglemel1@aol.com

Keywords: Jay Melvin C. Korean War veteran 25th Division/27 Infantry Regiment.

Comments: Hi to Thom. Weilert and Bob Schneider and John McCauleyand Herb. Standen

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F Co 4/52-12/52

Comments: April 1952 December 1952

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Koje-Do

Comments: Looking for Bob Marone, or other men that I served with. All E-Mail will be answered. pw12374091@cs.com

Keywords: Young Blood, Koje-Do