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Entry: 82858 8214 AU AMERICAN FORCES KOREA NETWORK	RADIO VABABOND SEOUL
KEITH REYNOLDS wrote on April 24, 2012 City and State: DUNCANVILLE TX Unit: AMERICAN FORCES KOREA NETWORK (UNIT UNKOWN) Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: Keywords: On air announcer for AFKN Seoul radio and first announcer on AFKN TV, Nomsan Hill. 1957-58.

Entry: 82421 8214 AU AMERICAN FORCES KOREA NETWORK	51-52
FRANCIS DEAN LUPKEY wrote on March 10, 2012 City and State: FRISCO TX Unit: 8214 ARMY SERVICE UNIT Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: One of my duties while with Armed Forces Radio was the reporting of the Dedication of the United Nations Cemetery in Pusan. I also was on air at the Pentagon for Armed Forces Radio. Years in Korea were '51 and 52 Keywords:

Entry: 82285 8214 AU AMERICAN FORCES KOREA NETWORK	VEHICLE ACCIDENT 1964
LESTER HELMS wrote on February 29, 2012 City and State: BOISE, ID Unit: SPECIAL DUITY KOREAB ARMED TV NETWORK Service or Relationship: AIR FORCE VETERAN Comments: Keywords: I WAS AIR FORCE ASSIGNED TO OSAN AFB IN 1964-1965 WITH SPECIAL DUTY WITH THE ARMED FORCES KOREAN NETWORK (AFKN). I WAS FIRST ASSIGN WITH TWO OTHER AIRMEN TO THE OSAN T.V.SITE AND LATER THAT SITE WAS DEACFTIVATED AND MOVED TO A SITE AT AN ARMY COMMUNICATIONS SITE OUTSIDE KUNSAN, TO PROVIDE T.V. COVERAGE TO KUNSAN AB.AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. OUT ROUTE FROM KUNSAN A.B TO THE SITE TOOK ACROSE A STEEP ONEWAY DIKE AND ONE DAY WHILE CROSSING THE DIKE WE MET A SINGLE FILE KOREANS AND EVEY THING WOULD HAVE BEEN ALRIGHT IF A KOREAN LAD HAD NOT JUMPED OUT IN FRONT OF OUR VEICHLE, THE DRIVER SWIRVED TO THE RIGHT WITH THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL DROPING OVER THE STEEP SLOPPING SIDE OF THE DIKE WITH THE 4X4 WEAPONS CARRIER DOING A STEEP RIGHT NOSE DIVE, FLIPPING ALWAYS OVER ON ITS RIGHT SIDE WITH THE WINDSHIELD,TOP AND DOOR WINDOW ON TOP OF MY PERSON; THE DRIVER WAS THROWN CLEAR AND I THINK I WAS ABLE TO HOLD THE MIDDLE PASSINGER IN WITH MY BRUTE STRINGHT BY GRABING ON TO WHAT EVER. THE VEHICLE ROLLED ALWAY OVER LANDING UPRIGHT LOOKING UP AT THE DIKE WITH THE REAR END DOWN IN AN IRRAGATION DITCH. NEEDLESS TO SAY THE VEHIVLE WAQS TOTALED. IF ANY ONE HAS KNOWLEDGE OF THE ACCIDENT ARE THE WHERE ABOUTS OF AM R. PLAYTOSH OR THE OTHER AIRMAN WHOSE NAME MAY BE MINNICK. PICTURES WOULD ALSO BE HELPFUL.

Entry: 72713 8214 AU AMERICAN FORCES KOREA NETWORK	LOOKING FOR OLD FRIENDS SEPT 1964 - SEPT 1965
DANIEL FORER wrote on December 10, 2009 City and State: SOUTH MIAMI FL Unit: AFKN SEOUL Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: Anyone remember the 5:01 Club? Keywords:

Entry: 71050 8214 AU AMERICAN FORCES KOREA NETWORK	AFKN TROUBADOR 1952
SHELDON SHNAYER wrote on July 28, 2009 City and State: SUN CITY WEST AZ Unit: AMERICAN FORCES KOREA NETWORK Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: would be nice to hear from anyone that was there during my period of service. Keywords: served as PD 52-53..Lt Wood,OIC...John Spencer...Jim Rodeo....Irv Jarvis...Smokey Bledsoe,engineer...Lt Col Ewing, PIO 10 Corp

Entry: 69686 8214 AU AMERICAN FORCES KOREA NETWORK	LOOKING FOR KOREAN WAR BUDDY JIM TIESE, FROM HAWAII
DAN KING wrote on March 29, 2009 City and State: COOK STATION MO Unit: BEASON RADIO RELAY SIGHT Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: Friends from Army in Korea 1953-1954 from Beason Radio Relay Sight. (Can't remember Unit #) Keywords: Looking for friends from Army Beason Radio Relay Sight from 1953-1954. Would like to find friend from Hawaii, Jim Tiese? (Not sure of spelling of last name)

Entry: 69582 8214 AU AMERICAN FORCES KOREA NETWORK	LOOKING FOR 'AFKN' SHOULDER PATCH USED DURING 1950'S
ROBERT ANDERSON wrote on March 21, 2009 City and State: GRESHAM OR Unit: LAST DUTY STATION WAS RADIO STATION MERCURY, K-8, Service or Relationship: AIR FORCE VETERAN Comments: LOOKING FOR A SHOULDER PATCH THAT WE WORE ON OUR UNIFORMS/FATIGUES, ETC. THEY WERE BLACK BACKGROUND WITH WHITE LETTERING. WE ALSO HAD GRAY BASEBALL CAPS WITH AFKN SILKSCREENED ON THEM, BUT THAT'S NOT IMPORTANT, JUST THE SHOULDER PATCH. Keywords:

Entry: 64315 8214 AU AMERICAN FORCES KOREA NETWORK	AFKN HQ.,1954-1955
CHARLES WARNOCK JR. wrote on February 15, 2008 City and State: PORTLAND OR Unit: 8214TH ARMY UNIT Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: Hq. AFKN during that period was located at the (Sounds like KyungBuk) girls high school away from downtown Taegu. We were in the Front Quanset Hut, of 4 huts ion a row. The others contained Radio KILROY, the production studios, and personel sleeping quarters. Next to these was a transient personel tent. Behind were three more quanset huts containing the Officers quarters, Supply, and the movie theatre. Next to these was a tent used by the Korean laundry crew. I have pictures of the small base taken from the air. They are on line, however there is an error saying the picture was taken in Pusan. It was Taegu. I would enjoy hearing from anyone stationed at any of the radio stations during that period of time. The stations with the network I can recall were named after persons or things that were wonderers or moved around alot. they include; Kilroy in Taegu, Homesteader in Pusan, Vagabond on Seoul, Comet on the west coast, Meteor at Pohong Dong,Cavalier near Seoul, Gypsy up north, Nomad up north, Mercury, do not remember the location. Colonel Morris Milner was the unit commander at that time. First Sgts. were Sgt Takahashi, Sgt Yourg, and MasterSgt. Sanford. Sgt Sanford passed away last year. He retired as a Vice President of a New York Bank. He lived in Florida and I kept in touch with him via the telephone. I would really like to hear from anybody assigned to AFKN In 1954 and 1955. Best Regards to All. Keywords: Assigned to Hq. AFKN in Jan. 1954, in Taegu. Was assigned for one month to the 7th Transportation Port Command in Pusan, April-May 1955.

Entry: 64133 8214 AU AMERICAN FORCES KOREA NETWORK	AFKN NEWS, SEOUL 1961-62
GARY JAY WILLIAMS wrote on February 2, 2008 City and State: Unit: AFKN NEWS, SEOUL Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: I served as a television and radio newscaster at AFKN from March 1961 to July 1962. Lt. Colonel Bartoni was our unit commander. We were there when Park Chung Hee overthrew the corrupt government of Sigmun Rhee. We also did live television productions--a Tonight Show and we did a full live production of the play Journey's End, led by Peter Sander. (The play, a WWI tragedy was revived on B'way last year--2007). Ed Graham (from Baltimore) was a very popular DJ. Others on the newsroom staff: Wes Elliot, our ranking NCO; Jim Briggs (Indiana), Les Hopkins (Pittsburg), Chris Glenn (later CBS news radio). Others I remember: Bob Towers (LA?); Jerry Mosey (Iowa City), Signal Corps photographer. Keywords: Armed Forces Korean Network, 1961-62, Seoul. Long after the war, but unsettling years. Interested in hearing from those who served in AFKN then.

Entry: 63607 8214 AU AMERICAN FORCES KOREA NETWORK	304TH SIG BN, CO C, YONGSAN, USS PUEBLO
JERRY KIEFER wrote on December 28, 2007 City and State: GREENWOOD IN Unit: CO C RTT PLATOON CAMP COINER Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: 2nd entry to this website. Went to S Korea as part of build up when USS Pueblo was captured by NKs. Part of duty at 83rd Ord, part in the Bunker, old Jap fortress on other side of MSR, not far from gym and golf course. Spent time on parade ground near 8th Army HQ in a 2 1/2 ton truck w/ Xmittr/Recvr, ANGRC 26, KW-7 crypto. Had a shared apartment out near Nam San hill. Script money, ration card, "business women", slicky boys, house boys, lived in NCO hut on the hill along the wall close to the AFB building. Lived in Quonset using kerosene to heat, KATUSAs nearby. Nibi Shibi pec pogi da. Keywords: Camp Coiner Co C RTT Platoon, Yongsan, next to 502 Int Bn, 8th Army, across the street from ROK Marines.

Entry: 61714 8214 AU AMERICAN FORCES KOREA NETWORK	ANYONE REMEMBER STATION METEOR?
JOSEPH MENTE wrote on July 23, 2007 City and State: Unit: 8214 AU - AFKN Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: Probably not. Radio Meteor was located on the 1st Marine Air Wing Airbase at Pohang where I was station engineer from approx. Dec. 1953 to Dec. 1954. As the only Army personnel on the base during that period, I sure was the odd man. I just found this site so I'm putting a note in a bottle and dropping it in the water. Best to all, Cpl. Joseph Mente, US ARMY ret. Keywords:

Entry: 58320 8214 AU AMERICAN FORCES KOREA NETWORK	LOOKING FOR FORMER AFKN VETS 1958-1959 AT TONGDUCHON'NI FORMER VAGABOND RADIO DURING THE WAR
WILSON FRAZIER wrote on July 31, 2006 City and State: NASHVILLE TN Unit: AFKN TONGDUCHON'NI 8TH ARMY Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: Keywords: Dave Hill, DeLoache, Peter Barth, Hronek(engineer)and others from 58-59

Entry: 58038 8214 AU AMERICAN FORCES KOREA NETWORK	KILROY, VAGABOND, HOMESTEADER '51,'52
JOHN TRINDL wrote on July 10, 2006 City and State: WINNETKA IL Unit: 8214 ARMY UNIT Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: Gene Springer, Tony Nelle, Dean Lupke, Don Huffaker... Bob Hammond...anybody out there? Keywords: Kilroy, Vagabond, Homesteader

Entry: 53393 8214 AU AMERICAN FORCES KOREA NETWORK	SAM
SAM KIM wrote on October 2, 2005 City and State: WILMETTE IL Unit: Service or Relationship: OTHER Comments: Keywords:

Entry: 50129 8214 AU AMERICAN FORCES KOREA NETWORK	SEEKING RADIO KILROY PERSONNEL
LOUIS DEBROUX JR. wrote on April 12, 2005 City and State: SANDY SPRINGS GA Unit: AFKN KILROY (TAEGU) 1964-65 Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN - KOREA Comments: Would appreciate the opportunity to hear from anyone who served in AFKN from August 1964 through September 1965, and to get the proper address of the AFKN HQ in Seoul. Keywords:

Entry: 48541 8214 AU AMERICAN FORCES KOREA NETWORK	RED CROSS CALENDAR PICTURES
JOHN ROBERTS wrote on January 31, 2005 City and State: MURFREESBORO TN Unit: Service or Relationship: - Comments: I'm a Red Cross Volunteer looking for the men in the WW11 and Korean War calendars that the American Red Cross published. (1995 and 2000) Some taken in the field and in the Pusan Club. Here are their names and home towns. Cpl. Bill Williams, Binghampton, N.Y.--Cpl. Russell Risso, Niagara Falls, N.Y.--Pvt. Don Fyfe. Ontario, Canada--Cpl. Orval Ribble. Penn Yan, N.Y. Any info out there about these men will be greatly appreciated. John Roberts-Volunteer Heart of Tennessee Chapter American Red Cross Murfreesboro, Tennessee Keywords:

Entry: 35702 8214 AU AMERICAN FORCES KOREA NETWORK	LOOKING FOR FRIENDS I WORKED WITH AT HOMESTE DER RADIO IN PUSAN IN 1953 AND VAGABON IN1954
WENDY CROWLEY-WILLIAMS wrote on July 23, 2003 City and State: SALT LAKE CITY UT Unit: UNCAC Service or Relationship: FRIEND OF VETERAN Comments: I did a nightly radio show on both Homesteader in PUSAN and Vagabond in SEOUL from January l953 to December l953. The show was called Wendy's Mail From Home. I read letters for the troops from their families and girlfriends and played requests from their families to them and from them to family. Many special requests were made and I was honored to be able to do that. If you knew me, listened to the show or would just like to touch base with someone else who was there with you 50 years ago, please feel free to write. I will answer. Sincerely, Wendy Crowley Mail From Home Keywords:

Entry: 26557 8214 AU AMERICAN FORCES KOREA NETWORK	2164TH ASU , ANYONE
JEORGE MARTIN wrote on June 26, 2002 City and State: LAS VEGAS NV Unit: Service or Relationship: FAMILY MEMBER Comments: My father is a Korean War Vet. he doesn't say much on the subject. I know that he was there with the 24th ID and ASU(2164th), I'm not sure. His name is Radames Martin , he was a pfc at the time.He was a skinny kid then, and a Puerto Rican from New York.I believe that his Plt. leader was a Lt. Mackilaby ( unsure of the spelling ) Keywords: ASU ?

Entry: 26033 8214 AU AMERICAN FORCES KOREA NETWORK	LOOKING FOR ANYONE IN MY UNIT
CULLEN B. KEITH JR. wrote on June 5, 2002 City and State: HAUGHTON LA Unit: 105 ARTILLERY HOWE BATTERY 3RD BATTALION Service or Relationship: - Comments: looking for anyone i served with Keywords: 105 artillery howe battery, 3rd battalion, 11th marines 1st marine division attached to the 7th marine div.

Entry: 24214 8214 AU AMERICAN FORCES KOREA NETWORK	HELP ME
TRACY MILLER wrote on March 24, 2002 City and State: Unit: Service or Relationship: FRIEND OF VETERAN Comments: Need help finding a zachariah whitaker in korea. rmy member. Keywords:

Entry: 21779 8214 AU AMERICAN FORCES KOREA NETWORK
CHARLES (CHUCK) WARNOCK wrote on December 27, 2001 City and State: PORTLAND OR Unit: 8214TH A.U. AMERICAN FORCES KOREA NETWORK Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN - KOREA Comments: Keywords:

Entry: 20208 8214 AU AMERICAN FORCES KOREA NETWORK	LOOKING FOR INFO ON HAROLD EUGENE REESE
ELIZABETH (REESE) BEAR wrote on October 28, 2001 City and State: NORTHGLENN CO Unit: Service or Relationship: FAMILY MEMBER Comments: I am Harolds only daughter, I know he got a purple heart and some other medals I need information on his seperation from the armed forces. I want to become a member of the american legion and my step mother will not give me any info. I would appreciate any help. thank you Elizabeth. Keywords:

Entry: 16579 8214 AU AMERICAN FORCES KOREA NETWORK	OLD FRIENDS
JOHN W. SMITH wrote on May 15, 2001 City and State: PARK HILLS MO Unit: 339H HARBOR CRAFT CO Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN - KOREA Comments: i was in the 8057 port co in july and sept in pusan then went to chunapmo north korea for the month of nov 1950 then back to the 501st harbor craft co returned to the states in sept 1951 started my 2nd tour in sept 1952.was in the 339th harbor craft co in inchon.back to ft lawton wash.in march 1954 would like to hear from any one who new me j w smith usa ret. Keywords: would like to locate richard jon nelson also wallace e kimball

Entry: 15372 8214 AU AMERICAN FORCES KOREA NETWORK	CO-8214TH-1950
HERBERT J. (HERB) CUNNIFF wrote on March 10, 2001 City and State: FRIDAY HARBOR WA Unit: 8214TH ASU Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN - KOREA Comments: Further record checking shows CO of 8214th in 50-51 in Taegu to be Maj. Albert O. Jones. WW2 vet and Paratrooper. Would appreciate hearing anything about or from him. Keywords:

Entry: 13914 8214 AU AMERICAN FORCES KOREA NETWORK	AFKN TV
JACK SPEARMAN wrote on December 28, 2000 City and State: DUNKIRK OH Unit: Service or Relationship: AIR FORCE VETERAN - KOREA Comments: I was in television in Seoul in 1968 with the 8th army, interested in hearing from others who were there then also. Keywords:

Entry: 11362 8214 AU AMERICAN FORCES KOREA NETWORK	NEW POC FOR AFKN 50TH
MIKE CURRY wrote on August 29, 2000 City and State: APO AP Unit: AFKN Service or Relationship: - Comments: SGT Lavigne has moved on to Eurpoe. If anyone has any info they would like to share please feel free to get in contact with me. I am currently in charge of producing a video representing AFKN's 50 year history. If any of you out have pictures and can give me the info togo withthe picture I would greatly appreciate it! Thanks in advance! SGT Mike Curry Keywords: AFKN

Entry: 10222 8214 AU AMERICAN FORCES KOREA NETWORK	AFKN TROUBADOR
JACK STONNELL wrote on July 9, 2000 City and State: BOZEMAN MT Unit: 981 ARTY (TDY TO FEN AFKN) Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN - KOREA Comments: Looking to contact personnel I worked with at AFKN Troubador (X Corps GP Hdqs) 1953-54: Jim Rodio, Bill Brown (from NC or SC at time), Tom Lueders (from Wisc. at time), Jim Wilson, John T. Spencer (from Seattle at time), Leroy Meyers (station engr/from FL at time), Tom Wood (Lt. OIC til 10/53), also Robert Powers (Capt., TI and E officer at X Corps). I was OIC at Troubador 10/53 - 4/54 and have video of above men at the radio station. Keywords: AFKN Radio Station TROUBADOR

Entry: 6926 8214 AU AMERICAN FORCES KOREA NETWORK	AFRS 50TH PROJECT
HERBERT J. (HERB) CUNNIFF wrote on February 12, 2000 City and State: FRIDAY HARBOR WA Unit: 8214TH Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN - KOREA Comments: We have 36 color pixs avail on line of 8214th Kilroy at Taegu 50-51..Need more ID's AFRTS unit still exsists and Sgt Lavigne is looking for info for Unit history for 50th yr celebration in Korea... Keywords: AFRS Kilroy..AFRS HOMESTEADER...50-51'

Entry: 5431 8214 AU AMERICAN FORCES KOREA NETWORK	STRATIGY FOR KOREAN WAR
DENG PYONG wrote on December 3, 1999 City and State: Unit: Service or Relationship: INTERESTED PERSON Comments: Keywords:

Entry: 4587 8214 AU AMERICAN FORCES KOREA NETWORK	8214 A.U.NOMAD AFKN
JOHN SHAREK wrote on November 8, 1999 City and State: CONYERS GA Unit: 8214 A.U.NOMAD AFKN Service or Relationship: Comments: 8214 A.U.NOMAD AFKN Keywords:

Entry: 4471 8214 AU AMERICAN FORCES KOREA NETWORK	AFRS KILROY
HERBERT J. (HERB) CUNNIFF wrote on November 7, 1999 City and State: FRIDAY HARBOR WA Unit: 8214TH AFRS Service or Relationship: ARMY Comments: UNIT MEMBERS 8214TH..TAGEAU 1950 ..MAJ CHARLES JONES.SGTS SCIPPINOI,SPRINGER,BUTCHER,MURPHY MR CHOI CHANG WA INTERPRETER It was great finding some record of the AFRS in Korea. Even the March field location in Cal does not seem to have much of the Nov 50-Nov 51. period when we set those stations up. Keywords: AFRS KILROY,AFRS HOMESTEADER, RICE PADDY RANGER

Entry: 4392 8214 AU AMERICAN FORCES KOREA NETWORK	KOREA AFRS (8214TH AU)
ELMER PALMER PAYNE wrote on November 7, 1999 City and State: BOOTHBAY HARBOR ME Unit: 8214 ARMY UNIT (KOREA AFRS) Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN - KOREA Comments: I've been in contact w/Herb Cunniff ever since leaving frozen Chosen and have sent info to Sgt. Mike Lavigne--per request. Sure wish some of the other guys from the original outfit will come thru and get in contact. Keywords:

Entry: 3787 8214 AU AMERICAN FORCES KOREA NETWORK	LOOKING FOR AFKN VETS
MIKE LAVIGNE wrote on October 29, 1999 City and State: APO AP Unit: AMERICAN FORCES KOREA NETWORK Service or Relationship: INTERESTED PERSON Comments: I'm actively looking to hear from any veterans who were assigned to AFKN during the Korean War. My unit is seeking individuals to provide stories, experiences, etc, for a 50th Anniversary retrospective. If you are interested or might know someone who is, please contact me at the above numbers or e-mail address. Take care, and thank you for your service! Keywords: AFKN Radio Broadcasters

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