WWII History

Comments: My father served in 2nd Medical Bn, 734th Ambulance Company. Is there any service history from WWII available to read? My father never spoke of his Army days and I would like to learn about the Ambulance company.

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2nd Medical Battalion 2nd Infantry Division

Comments: My dad, Howard Johnston from Chicago, IL served in Korea from 1951-1953 in the 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, Clearing Company. I'm trying to help him figure out what battles he was in and which one(s) he got medals for. He didn't talk about it much while I was growing up, so it's hard to help him. I do remember him telling me he drove a car for a chaplain at one point. Can anyone steer me in the right direction? Please email me if you can. DawnToney@Bellsouth.net

Keywords: 2nd Med Battalion 2nd Infantry Division Clearing Company

doctor in the 2 nd batillion

Comments: see message under Marianne Pedley

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doctor in the 2 nd batillion

Comments: see message under Marianne Pedley

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Jack Wells specialist 4th class

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Keywords: Served during Viet Nam War in Korea. was asked to stay and spend a second tour decided to go home

camp irwin pob won ni

Comments: would like to here from old friends from camp irwin sept 66 to jan 68 i was gate guard except when tdy to dmz and yon gigol civilian firehouse

Keywords: nickname rowdy

Looking for Buddies

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Keywords: Dentist at Camp Irwin From Oct 67 till Oct. 68

Correction Unit info Walt Diener 1965-1966

Comments: Correction of Unit Designation - Correct is 2nd Medical Bn, 2nd Infantry Division. Got mixed up since 2nd Medical Bn was part of 1st Cav Division during first 60 (approx.) days of tour. 1st Cav was designated for service in Viet Nam and we became part of 2nd Infantry Division and changed uniform patches-nothing else. Was great to be member of same medical bn in two divisions. Thanks to the helper who called me on the telephone Sat. 7/7/07 to prompt the correction. THANKS!

Keywords: Unit Change during tour

Camp Irwin, Pobwonni 1965-1966

Comments: Was 2nd Med Bn Adjutant and part time jailhouse lawyer. Saw tremendous meteor shower while on our only field exercise in Jan. 1966. Had ham radio license HL9TI. Was sorry when 13 mos. were up, believe it or not.

Keywords: Mr. Cho; Linwood Dowdy; PFC Fields; Jack Purcell; Lt. Col. McGrath; Bob Zavod; Charlie Block; Bridge of No Return, Panmunjom

LOOKING FOR BUDDIES. 1967 - 1968.

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Keywords: Capt. Woods, MSC, 2nd MED BN; 2nd INF DIV. Col. Alfred Tucker, MSC. Battalion CO.

1st Platoon Ambulance Co. 2nd Infintary Div. Korea 1950s??

Comments: My dad - Bernie Woldridge born if Fay Oklahoma - served in Korea in the 1st Platoon Ambulance Co. I believe he was a Corman in Korea in the 1950s - not sure of the years. I have a pic of him standing in uniform, in front of a sign by a tent in Korea - sign reads - 1st Platoon Ambulance Co. - In the center of the sign is the 2nd Infantry Division Indian Head Star Shield - If you knew my father, or were ever in contact with this Ambulance Company i would like to hear from you. You can email me at 68pontiac400@sbcglobal.net

Keywords: 1st Platoon Ambulance Company - 2nd Infintary Division - 2nd Medical Battalion

Delta Co, 2ndMedBtn, 2nd Inf Div 1970-71

Comments: Looking for any of my old friends, or anyone who was there when I was. Can't remember many names (can you?). Daniel Pickett, George Bronson, Henry French, Norman Bermeister... Would like to hear from some of you.

Keywords: Delta company, 2nd Med Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division 1970-1971 Camp Irwin, Korea

Trying to fing SSG Roger Williams

Comments: Additionally, CPT. C. Black was my OIC, and D. Clater was the (acting 1ST @ B. CO. 2nd MED during my tour in Korea!!!!) Please, if you can help I would be endebted for the rest of my life!!!! Also, we had one "HELL-UV-A" a softball team!!! RAISE UP CLUB MED.

Keywords: I was a medic @ B.Co. 2nd Med and I'm trying to find members of my unit @ Club MED!!!!!

Contact update

Comments: Things have changed a lot since 2nd Med guys, and I often wish I had a time machine to "flip" back to some of the great times we had over there. It never occured to me how much danger we were actually so close to.

I have created a Gourmet Sauce company (Local's Backyard Gourmet Sauces) a restaurant business (Local's Backyard Gourmet Grille) and a Gourmet Foods (frozen) Company. We are going to be sponsoring a NASCAR driver (probably Scott Wimmer) in the future, and our products should be on grocery store shelves starting March, 2006.

If there are any 2nd Med guys out there, send me a message, and I'll get back to you.

My other entry on this site is outdated.

Later, David Menges Las Vegas

Keywords: Friends: Vietz, Elder, Wiesmore, Vosika, Cal Powers, & many more.

looking for medic i carried across the punchbowl

Comments: IM LOOKING FOR A MEDIC I CARRIED ACCROSS THE PUNCHBOWL IN KOREA IN JULY OR AUG, 1951 . HE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE 2ND BATTALION MEDICS. IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS BOY FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS. I HAVE HIS PICTURE BUT NO NAME, ALL I KNOW THAT HE WAS A CPL. ALL 18, OR 19. WE HAD WENT ON R AND R IN JULY 3RD TO 11TH 1951. ANY HELP LOCATING THIS BOY I WOULD APPRECIATE. HE WOULD BE IN HIS 70'S KNOW

Keywords: CHARLIE, CHIP YONG NE, HEARTBREAK RIDGE, MAY MASSACURE, OTHERS I CAN;T REMEMBER. FRIENDS , EUGENE BECKER, RAYMOND WILLIG, JOHN DUNN, JOSA HINOJOSA

doctor 1952 -54

Comments: My dad was a doctor in 2nd battilion in Korea near worst fighting,from June of 1952 to April 1954. I have pictures, other names in unit I recall are Williams the jeep driver, Clark clerk of aid station, Robert Exon officer, Frank Willete assistant to doctor Anyone have any info, the group also had a dog named Saucer Ass found during a flood along a river bank. Woundered were heicoptered into mash unit and transferred out to nearest hospital.

My dad Albert Pedley was a physician in the army, was drafted out of his OB/GYN residency at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane Wa,and left out of Fort Lewis WA in June of 1952, when I was only six weeks old. He returned around April of 1954. He didn't talk much about the war either, however, he was in the 2nd Batillion aid station (Sukoshi mash) Chinese for small mash unit I think, not far from the worst fighting, at Heartbreak ridge, Cherry Hill? Dad said his aid station was raided by North Koreans, and at one point had bodies stacked up 8 deep. I have been in contact with Robert Exon now a Pharmacist from Topeka, Ks who was an officer that served in the same unit with my dad. Bob remembers the monsoons and that during ae flood that my Dad and another fellow found a little puppy along a river and brought him back to camp. the puppy was named Saucer Ass and was so little she had to be fed with a bottle. Bob Exon relates that 2 or 3 North Koreans came into their camp with guns and then backed down. Lt Frank Willette a newspaper man from Minnisota was my dad s assistant, Any one know of these people or any one else. Bob relates another story, that the guys lived in bunkers built into the side of a hill and it was very cold in November and for heat used charcol in 5 gallon buckets with holes. One night this guy brought the can into the bunker,the bunker collapsed and fell on the man and the bucket and the man was badly burned. They used saline packs on him, called the helicopter , turned on the headlights to the jeeps so the helicopters could find them at night. The man later died. Williams an African American was my Dads jeep driver. There was also Sgt Wally, Capt Clark, clerk of the aid station. My Dad has pictures , Badger Trail?, Kansas Line picture( defensive line) says stay on road, MINES! Would love to hear from anyone who might know of others in my dads unit, thanks My dad was born in 1923 and would be 83 today. He loved to smoke and passed away in 1992 while I was in nursing school.

Keywords: 2nd battilion medical unit 1952-1954, Albert Pedley, aid station, mash unit

Looking for daughter

Comments: Looking for my stepdaughter her korean name is Chang Cho Ai her given name was Joanne Thomas. When I met her Mother Chang Hye Suk we married in Sept of 1977. Joannes birthdate is may 17 1981 her real father was said to be a Gi who was killed in Nam. After her mother and I returned to the states at Ft. Jackson SC we seperated in 1984, and I have not heard from her since. I have been searching for over 20 years. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Keywords: Yong Tae Ri

searching for ribbons and medals issue in 1976 and 2003

Comments: Would like to talk to old buddies. I had a ervise connected disability at the motor pool in 1975. I would like to talk to any one that was there when I was there!

Keywords: Prince Valium...???

Korea May / June 76

Comments: I would like to no how and where I can obtain the ribbons and medals I earned durring mt stay. May 75 thru June 76... jroberts70@houston.rr.com

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Looking for two soldiers

Comments: I am looking for any info that anyone would have on Charles Johnson and Joe Henry. Charles Johnson is my grandfather and he is ver sick now and has never really talked about his time in the war. It really always just upset him to much to discuss it. All he would talk about was a really good friend of his in the unit - Joe Henry. I would love to find out about Joe Henry so that I could share it with my grandfather. Please if anyone knows anything about him, please contact me.

Keywords: 2nd division Medical Unit in Korean war, Charles Johnson, Joe Henry

2nd med bn

Comments: I was at 2nd med from oct 1966 until feb 68. I was an ambulance driver for awhile, then started working in the emergency room. I would like to hear from anyone that was there around those dates. Also I'm looking for a friend named Paul Neil Shafto that was stationed there in 66 and 67.

Sp5 Bill Wyatt

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dmz 1968-69

Comments: anyone who remembers doc mckeithen email please

Keywords: doc medic with a recon unit 1st&23rd and 2nd and 38th

Medical Clinic location

Comments: In 1969 I was treated for shrapnel wounds from a grenade. We were set up for a ambush in the DMZ. If anyone knows where I might obtain the record of treatment, or the medical unit asssigned to the area please contact me.

Keywords: 1968-69; medical treatment area

2nd inf. 2nd med hq.co

Comments: LOOKING FOR ANY OF MY BUDDIES FROM HEADQUATERS &CO.A 1967 AND 1968

Keywords: MY NICK NAME WAS GOT OR ELF