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| Current Message 1 - January 23, 2007 |
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Entry: 59781
542nd Medical Clearing Co (Sep) |
542nd Medical Clearing Company |
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Timothy Scharf wrote on 2007-01-23 22:56:22.0
Comments: I'm currently unit historian for 542nd Medevac Company at Fort Campbell, Ky which was 542nd Medical clearing company (SEP). I have nothing from before 1995 when the unit was reactivated as a stand alone medical evacuation company. The unit is currently being transformed from a stand alone unit to being C co 6-101avn based out of Fort Campbell. The unit moved from korea approximately 2 years ago. Well any information or pics that could be sent to me would be greatly appreciated.
WO1 Timothy M. Scharf 542nd Medical Evacuation Company (AA)
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| Current Message 2 - May 30, 2006 |
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Entry: 57441
542nd Medical Clearing Co (Sep) |
Anyone from 542 clearing co. |
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Richard Tuthill wrote on 2006-05-30 21:03:24.0
Comments: I have some pictures. Looking for F.A. Witt
Keywords: Looking for friends from 542
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| Current Message 3 - March 10, 2006 |
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Entry: 56160
542nd Medical Clearing Co (Sep) |
Looking for members of my Unit |
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Robert (Bob) Hockenberry wrote on 2006-03-10 12:54:35.0
Comments: My name is Bob Hockenberry, I am interested in finding anyone who may have served in the 542nd Med Clearing Co. - 8th Army in 1952. I've listed a few names in my keywords, but I am looking for anyone who may have served with me. Please e-mail me at buckley01@frontiernet.net
Keywords: 542nd Med Clearing Co. 8th Army. James Yarbough, F.A. Witt, Don Chernick,
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| Current Message 4 - June 18, 2004 |
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Entry: 43886
542nd Medical Clearing Co (Sep) |
Change of Address |
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Harold Drevecky wrote on 2004-06-18 22:41:07.0
Comments: Assignment in England is over and have been back since Sept 2001. My current Seattle address and e-mail address are as shown above. So far I have located Sgt.Dolinger, Rich Tuthill, and Hank Bourne who served with me in the 542nd.
Keywords: SGT Harold Drevecky, 542nd Med Clr Co (Sep) 1952-53
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| Current Message 5 - May 15, 2004 |
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Entry: 43080
542nd Medical Clearing Co (Sep) |
Biological Warfare |
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Tom Kennedy wrote on 2004-05-15 19:57:24.0
Comments: The Korean War was a "secret of secrets' " testing of Biological Warfare . Korean Hemorrhagic Fever I was sent to mash unit 8228 with the fever. When I got back to the States I was put into a T B hospital. Read book published by INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRESS called The United States and Biological Warfare. Very Interesting for all Korean War Vets
Keywords: Fox Co 2nd Bat 5th Marines Western Front
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| Current Message 6 - September 29, 2003 |
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Entry: 37257
542nd Medical Clearing Co (Sep) |
52-53 |
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Harold Drevecky wrote on 2003-09-29 20:46:51.0
Comments: Would like to hear from anyone who served with me in the 542nd or anyone who knows any of the unit history prior to July '52 and from 1954 on. Joe Davis, Donald E. Smith, Berry, Tuthill, Ray Klaus --are you guys out there somewhere?
Keywords: SGT. Harold Drevecky, 542nd Med Clr Co (sep), 1952 - 1953, Songu Ri, Uijongbu, Whatchon
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From: "Harold Drevecky" Drevecky@btinternet.com
Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2000 2:24 PM
Subject: Add Unit
Would like to chat with any veterans of the 542 Medical Clearing Company
(Separate). Especially any one who served with me in the "five four duece"
in 1952 and 1953.
Harold Drevecky drevecky@talk21.com
Info on unit:
I will try to put down what I remember of the 542nd Medical Clearing Company
(Separate) but since I am currently on the last year of a 4 year assignment
in England for The Boeing Company, all my records, photos, etc. are in
storage in Seattle (and after this long a time, memory tends to get fuzzy).
I joined the unit in late July or early August of 1952 after spending a
month in Japan getting additional medic training at Eta Jima Island.
The 542nd Medical Clearing Company (Separate) was an 8th Army unit stationed
at Songu Ri and was supporting the 8228 MASH by providing a convalescent
center for troops recovering from Hemorrhagic Fever.
Later that year (Nov - Dec '52) I went with the 1st Platoon of the 542nd to
provide guards (and train Korean civilian guards) for the new Hemorrhagic
Fever research Center they were building on the south bank of the Han river
just across from Seoul.
In January 1953 the 542nd moved up to Uijongbu and, after completing the
move, the 1st Platoon was again split off and sent east. We were located
above the 38th north of Chunchon and near (probably to the west) of Hwachon.
In that position we provided medical support to a bunch of 8th Army units
and who ever else was up there including KMAG and stray ROK personnel.
I remember names like the 5th FA Grp, 5th RCT(555), 461st Heavy Mortar.
These were the units that got badly mauled during May/June '53 when the ROK
lines collapsed and the artillery and mortar units were suddenly facing
Chinese Infantry. Communications were bad to nonexistent and when the
remains of artillery units took up firing positions to the south of us, we
weren't sure if we were now on the line or what.
Information from the wounded that were pouring in at the time was just as
confusing. We also had an ambulance company and a helicopter evac
detachment that were working with us at the time. I don't remember the
unit designations though.
Sometime that spring the rest of the 542nd moved to Chunchon and located
next to the airfield. After the truce, the 1st Platoon remained in the
Hwachon area until fall and then rejoined the rest of the company to form a
Medic training/retraining school somewhere west of Chunchon on the road to
Seoul.
I didn't spend too much time there as I was getting ready to go home.
Also I seem to remember that there was a Medical Bn that we were supposedly
part of but don't remember the name (insignia was a battle ax with a snake
holding together the broken ax handle).
Hope all this helps set up the unit page. I'm really curious to hear the
responses, if any.
Harold
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