Looking for buddies.

Comments: I'm looking for some of my Dad's old buddies that he might have served with in Inchon Korea from 1953-55. His name is Lee H. Stoner and he is from Kansas. He is always telling us about a 'house boy' name Chey/Chay. He drove the jeep for Colonel Ball.

Any information would be appreciated.

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FIVE YEAR UP-DATE

Comments: On 2002-05-04(Entry 25214), I described my experiences on Chodo Island, with the 933rd. AAA Battalion, Battery "A", where I was wounded by a 500 pound bomb. Two of my buddies were killed that night:Richard Tucker of Ocean County, N.J., and william R. Walsh of Queens County, NY. I was severely wounded, and I will always remember the help that was given to me by Cpl. Leroy D. Simmons. Sometime after I posted that message, I was able to find "Dil" Simmons living with his wife in Huntsville, Alabama. I am now living in Sacramento, California, with my wife of 27 years, Nancy. And Nancy's daughter, Jenny, has just presented me with my 11th. grand child.

Keywords: CHODO ISLAND, NORTH KOREA. BOMBING OF APRIL 15, 1953

933 AAA

Comments: My dad served in the Korean War and all I can get out of him is he served with the 933 AAA fired a 40 mm and it was "cold as hell". His name is Billy Virgil Gann from Meridian, Texas. Looking for anyone who may have served with him. He is 75 years old and will be celebrating his 50th wedding anniversary on July 27th.

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Son of BATTERY C, 933d AAA AW Bn (M) Veteran

Comments: My father, Walter Lee Rainwater, served in Btry C 933d AAA AW Bn (M) unit in Korea. He talked of "Bedcheck Charlie" many times. He talked about a Black soldier, named Johnson, he served with several times. And a little Korean boy named Mike. Daddy passed away in Lubbock, Texas, on March 29, 2004 at age 72. In his later years, he tried to prove to the VA that he was wounded when an artillery gun rolled over his foot. But he didn't have any "right" evidence to convence the VA.

Keywords: "Bedcheck Charlie", Johnson, Mike

933rd AAA AW BN Dog 4

Comments: Brother Veterans, I regret to inform you that SSG Marshel Wilkins, 933rd AAA AW BN(Dog-4)Inchon 3/53 to 8/54 past away this year on Easter Sunday at the age of 73.He was a proud veteran of a forgotten war and it is ashame that our country has waited until the last 5to10 years to start remembering.I am proud to say that I have truly walked in the footsteps of my father having served in Korea in the late 80,s,I stood on the exact point,on the concrete he helped poor,that at that time still had the names of those who where their.I am also proud of the fact that I have walked a mile in his shoe's, Panama 89, First Iraq War, and I am currently due to deploy again to Iraq in November 04,on my 36th birthday no less,(Happy Birthday to Me).Gentlemen I salute you ALL and may God Bless You All.

Keywords: 933rd AAA AW BN Dog 4

Cho'do Firing Quad 50 at Bedcheck Charlie

Comments: My Dad was SFC Millard Pennington who was stationed at Chodo during the Korean War. He would have been in his early 30's then. He had served on Okinawa in WWII. He would tell me of Bedcheck Charlie gliding in with engine off but he could hear the sound of the wind over the wings and ran outside and fired a quad 50 at the biplane. He said that a Marine colonel was commanding officer of the place at the time he was there. He said the place was shelled hard after he left the island.

Keywords: "Old Sarge"

933 AAA AW BN

Comments: I am looking for anyone that served with my father- leo butler- 1946-1948. He was stationed in Yokohama. He also played in a band as well. Or knows the history of the 933rd AAA Aw Bn

Keywords: 1946-1948 : separation center- Fort Lawton or Collins

former korean buddies

Comments: 933rd aaa batalion

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933rd Dog 4

Comments: Looking for anyone who might have served with my father Marshel J. Wilkins, Sgt Dog 4 3/53 to 8/54 My father would dearly love to here from you if you served with him. Thank You!

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Looking for Father's Army Buddies

Comments: I'm looking for anyone who may have served with my father, Sgt. Lyle "Sonny" Cleveland. He was the squad leader for the 933rd AAA BN Mobile. According to an old photo that I have, he served with a Sgt. Traban who was the Section Chief along with someone by the name of Sullivan, Reed and Harris. I believe my father served in 1952 and 1953. Any help would be appreciated.

Keywords: Sgt. Lyle "Sonny" Cleveland - Squad Leader

Sergeant Morris Poindexter - Unit Photo

Comments: My Dad served with the unit in the 1950's. His name was Sergeant Morris Poindexter. He told me he was with the unit shortly after it intergrated from a all black unit. He recently mailed me a unit picture of all the members in the unit. If you are looking for a copy of the picture contact me. I have it! myke59@earthlink.net. My dad is still alive and lives in San Bernardino near the old March AFB. where you unit was intergrated!!!!

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Cho-do A Battery 52-53

Comments: remember the night bed check charlie visited and hit the section on top of the hill. my section was the 40 mm above the radar section on the beach. call if you want to communicate in ref. to that period on cho-do.

Keywords: cho-do island, a btry 933 aaa 1952-1953

Cho Island

Comments: I am looking for anyone who may have served with my father, Tom Steeves. He was on Ch'o Island from 1952-1953.

Keywords: Cho Island, 933rd AWBN, battalion A, 38th battalion

Anyone In 933rd in Chodo and in Baker 1952-1953

Comments: 933rd in Chodo and in Incho POL Baker... Anyone familiar with these names or this time period and remembrance please email if you like to correspond.

Keywords: Names I remember; Manshrek from Chicago, Haley from Wyoming, Goodall from Los Angeles, Start from New York, Bronx.

Baker 933rd 1952-1953

Comments: Looking for Goodall and Stuart from New York.

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933rd Anti Aircraft-1946

Comments: LOOKING FOR ANY ONE OR ANY INFORMATION REGARDING 933RD ANTI AIRCRAFT. I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK WITH ANYONE WHO SERVED AT THE SAME TIME. THANKS

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Protection of the "colonials" on Chodo

Comments: My radio watches were spent with 'split-phone' setup....a Korean marine..in Morse on one ear, and US personnel .... in voice on the other ear. Chodo callsign was "Chorus" and our ship was "Lancewood six"[as I recall]. The US contact was supposed to call every half hour for a check, as the island had to be kept secure for the radar station to direct bombers from Japan, to stop them crossing the Yalu river and starting WWIII. things were OK until the operator on the island got a little apprehensive, as the tide receded and the mud-flat became exposed [possible incursion from the mainland] and his calls went down to just a few minutes apart. The noram check was "How do you read?"...reply... Five by Five.. when he go over active I had to stop the rot by replying "I read you two by two by two".. when he queried this I explained "I read you too loud, too clear, and too cotton-picking often".. he went back to the scheduled half-hour intervals, and all was well again. Good luck you vets, may your days be long in the land of your retirement. From a "Limey swabbie"

Keywords: Served onboard HMS Whitesand Bay [CTU 95:1:5] Lying off Chodo to bombard mainland and protect radar installations on the island from incusions across the mud-flats at low tide.

Battery A, 933rd AAA AW Bn

Comments: In early July 1950 Battery A left the Battalion in Japan and went to Korea. On July 14, 1950 we were sailing aboard an LST toward an airstrip along the eastern coast of South Korea. We occupied numerous defense positions on Air Force major Airstrips during 1950/51. I am writing memoirs of my time in Battery A and I would like to contact people who served with me.

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Battery C 933 AAA AW BN

Comments: I would like to connect with anyone that served with my brother, Stephen J. Turr who died in Korea, Dec. 14, 1953. We would like to know the circumstances surrounding his death.Thank you for your time and effort.

Keywords: Lt. Dodgen, Cpl. Green

Battery Clerk

Comments: I was battery clerk of Hq Btry from 5/9/50 through 24/7/50.

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MORE MEMORIES OF THE 933RD.AAA

Comments: Now that I have gotten over the shock of seeing information about my old Army Unit, the 933rd. on the web, I have decided to elaborate a little on my previous message. I will begin by including an excerpt from the book "THE KOREAN WAR, History and Tactics" Consultant Editor Davis Rees (Crescent Books,NY). On page 115, paragraphs 5, 6, & 7: "Another little-publicised naval operation was the occupation of strategic offshore North Korean islands by South Korean Marines, backed by vessels of TF95, the Blockade Force. These islands in included Nan-do off the North Korean east coast near Kojo', and the Yang-do group near songdjin. There was a similar operation in the Yellow Sea where Cho-do and Sok-to in the Taedong estuary were held for most of the period from 1951 to 1953. The UN navies also made sure that Paengnyong-do and four other associated islands off the North Korean coast were occupied for the duration. This particular island group lay south of the 38th. parallel near the Ongjin peninsula and custody was retained by the UN Commander-in- Chief by the armistice of July 1953. The occupation of these offshore islands, which was classified information at the time, gave several important military advantages to the UN Command. They were used as radar, radio, and electronic intelligence stations, as well as air-sea rescue bases. From these islands were launched special operations againsst the North Korean mainland. From here agents were systemati- cally infiltrated from into communist territory. The radio and electronic listening posts installed on these islands played an important part in the air war against North Korea. But it was the UN navies which supplied and maintained these island outpostsd. With the armistice of July 1953, the islands were abandoned--but not before they had been used for evacuating thousands of anti- communist guerillas who had been operating behind communist lines in North Korea. In all these ways, the UN navies in Korea played an indispensable part in eroding the communist military effort for relatively little cost to the UN forces. Control of the seas around Korea was one of the cornerstones of the UN effort in the Korean War." . Thanks to that book, I now know why the 933rd. AAA Bn. had "A" Battery located up there on Chodo Island, it was protecting those rescue and spying stations. . Now, back to my story: I arrived in Korea sometime in the middle of the summer. Of the members of my Basic Training Unit, and Radio and Radar Repair schools, five of us were sent to Korea. I can only remember two of them. They were Harry Deneau, and Bob Smith. Harry quickly became a sergeant. I think he married the sister of one our classmates in Radio Repair School(Nat Sales) and settled down in New York. Bob Smith replaced me in "A" Battery when I was wounded. He married his girl friend Judy, and settled down in San Fernando, California. . After a few weeks of moving around to a number of locations north of seoul, I finally wound up permanently at "D" Baterry of the 933rd AAA in Inchon. At the time, the 933rd. was an all-black unit, and I was among the groups of non-black servicemen who were being sent there to integrate it. The irony of that situation was that I am a mixture of Black American and Mexican American, but because I identified myself as Mexican American when I entered the service, I was sent there to help integrate the unit. . I spent about six months in ""D" Battery in Inchon. We had three batteries located in Inchon. "D" was located a few miles east of Wolmi-do island, right off the main road that ran from the Wolmi-do to the Kimpo airport and Seoul. "B" Battery was located a few miles east of us on the same road, it was the Battalion Headquarters. A few miles north of ""D" Battery was a high hill..There was a battey located on that hill. It must have been "C" Battery. . I don't remember many names of the soldiers with whom I served there. I remember Sgt. Jackie Wynn who was in charge of our Radio Repair Group. The fellow I replaced was Cpl. Crusar. There was the "Hawk", Cpl. Hawkins, who was one of the stronges people I have known. There was Cpl. Crone from Pennsylvania, and Sam Dorf from New York. In the beginning of my time there, we had a South Korean electrician and handy-man working for us. We called him "Slow-Gin" becaus that was the way his real name sounded to us. .................................................. . Sometime around the month of December, I was painfully aware that I was going to be stuck in that country for 18 months, and I was not going to like it any better than I did. I heard about "A" Battery up on Chodo Island, where you could serve and go home in 12 months. When I learned that they needed a Field Radio Repairman, I told them that I would be glad to transfer there. Lo and behold, by the month of January, 1953, I was stationed on Chodo Island! . Over the years, I have forgotten many of the names of the servicemen there. Some who shared the tent with me were Leroy D.Simmons, Herbert Tucker, William Walsh, a fellow named McCutcheon and his friend, Harry. . Now, from January to April of 1953, things were pretty quiet up there on Chodo Island. Our tents were located of the slope of the hill, facing away from the mainland of North Korea. A few times we walked to the top of the hill and watched the communistic forces shelling the village that was located down on the beach. We were reckless to stand there and watch the shells land. The enemt never shelled us, though they could have easily reised their sights and fired away at us. On the night of April 15, 1953, I was sitting on a cot in the left-hand side of our tent, and I was listening to PFC Herbert Tucker and his pal, william Walsh loudly discussing baseball. Just a few minutes before, I was right in the thick of the fray with my own opinions, but I soon tired of it all. I turned on a radio that was located right next to the cot, and I was enjoying hearing Jonie James sing "Purple Shades of Eveningtide." . The next events all happened at the same time: . There was a tremendous air pressure . all around. . Everything went completly black. . All sound was immediately shut off. . A powerful force picked me up like a . rag doll and flung me forward and on to . the floor. . While lying face-down on the floor, there was a loud ringing in my ear, and I could hear the voices of the other occupants of the tent excitely ask what had happened, and how was everybody else? I realized that I was still conscious, and began to use my left arm and hand to see if all of my body was still in one piece. I could not use my right arm and right leg, but I was so relieved to know that they were still attached to me. . The gist of the matter was that Pfc. Herbert Tucker, and William Walsh were both instantly killed by the blast. I was seriously wounded, and two others in the tent next to ours were slightly wounded. . I spent about 3 months in the hospital in Japan.. In July of 1953, I was sent home to the Letterman Army Hospital in the Presidion in San Francisco. After that, I spent about six months in the artillery Battalion in San Pedro, calif. I was discharged from the service in March 1954. I married my first wife in 1954, and we had five children. (I now have seven grandchildren!) After a divorce, I married

Keywords: Most significant duty was on Chodo Island, where I was wounded. Most vivid memory that was not dangerous was seeing Debbie Reynolds in pink long Johns (in U.S.O. sho

Chodo Island,15apr1953

Comments: I arrived in "A" Battery sometime in January of 1953. I transferred from "D" Battery in Inchon. On the night of April 15, 1953 I was sitting on a cot in my tent and listening to two of my buddies talking about baseball. Thanks to the message from John Costello, I know now that they were William R. Walsh and Herbert Tucker. I was trying to drown out their loud chatter by listening to Joni James singing "Purple Shades of Eveningtide" when all of a sudden everything went dark, all sound stopped, and something picked me up like a rag doll and flung me forward, on to the ground. It was an explosion that instantly killed soldiers Walsh and Tucker, and almost killed me. For almost 50 years I thought that it was a 75mm shell from the North Korea mainland, i didn't know 'till now that it was actually a 500 lb. bomb. After so many years, I don't remember too many names. I do remember Cpl. Leroy D. Simmons who was very helpful to me that night, a Cpl. Mccutcheon ; his buddy Harry, a Cpl. Kiser, and the man who replaced me, Cpl. Bob Smith. I still have some vivid memories to the island, but to this day I don't know if we were actually on Chodo Island, or Sokto Island. Maybe someone can solve this proble

Keywords: Cpl. Albert Villanueva--RA 19397479 "A" Battery, 933AAA Bn.

looking for officer K.A. Neudorff

Comments: Hi I am trying to find out information on an old officer by the name of K.A. Neudorff. I have something that belonged to him during the war. thanks

Keywords: 933rd valiant & patient

Looking for old squad mates

Comments: 993AA Unit and I served from Dec 1952 to 1954. I was a quad 50 cal gunner on a half track. I served near Osan and Suwon.

Keywords: Angelo D'Angelo,Joseph Andritto, Anthony Accappora(Unsure of the spelling of Tony's last name), Joe Mattera, Joe Pacifico.