Where did they go?

Comments: TASK FORCE ALPHA 4TH US MISSILE COMMAND

Keywords: Unit was TDY to Kaiser from Page 1959 Honest John Task Force Alpha 4th Missile Command CO Lt. Col. Tom Flat

Mash Units in Korean War - history project

Comments: I am doing a history project on the Mash units in the Korean War ( I attend Lebanon High School in Lebanon, VA) and need information, and pictures of anyone who worked with them or was treated in them. This a project that will be judged at local, regional, state, and national levels. First hand accounts are of great value to the project.

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Searching for Henry, nicknamed

Comments: I remember Henry was a close teenhood friend of my brother Joe, and I was Joe's tag-along. Henry lived somewhere around the corner from my house on San Jacinto and Salinas Streets in West San Antonio, Texas during the 50's. I last knew of Henry via his friends or brother whom I chanced to recognize at Elia's wedding and who advised me that "Bey" was in the service stationed in Korea. I would like to locate Henry and exchange notes on Korea and reminisce about my departed brother.

Keywords: My brother was known as Joe Frank who attended Irving Middle followed by Lanier High. He enlisted in the Air Force in 1955 and was discharged four years later. I remember you all's adventures at the Alazan Creek; Football at Irving; joy rides; Package boy at Centeno's; the newspaper delivery caper. Remember your raids on la Quemadora on Las Moras and Salinas Streets?

32nd Service Co 34th IR 7ID 3/57-7/58

Comments: 32ND SERVICE CO & 34TH 7TH DIV.

Keywords: March57 toJuly 58 32nd & 34th Service Co. 7th Div

310th FBS/58th FBW 1954

Comments: Arrived at K-2 in mid December 1954, assigned to the 310th FBS/58th FBW. Crew chief on F-86F. Remained at K-2 until mid March 1955 when the entire wing transferred to K-55. Was there until returning to the states in Nov., 1955. Went over on the Gen. Sultan, came home on the Gen. Walker. If you know me or any of those mentioned contact me.

Keywords: Friends that I hope are still with us. Gene Brumfield, John(Moony)Styer, Jim Schatzel, Bob Struck, Bob Towsend, Ron Yelmene, Don Ware, Erni Kelton, Jack Metcalf (58th Maint. Sqd.)

HONOR GUARD US Section 58/59

Comments: I am trying to catch up with old buddies from those days, ie, Tex Watson, Larry Dunnivant, etc

Keywords: HONOR GUARD US Section 58/59

Korea 1955

Comments: Mike the unit was the 602nd Communication Sq. Any other members of that group that would like to send and info please do.My group left early 56 and I was sent to Barksdale AFB,Shreveport,La.

Keywords: Responce to mwssage 11069 Mike (Harold) Craven

40 MP Kumha Vlley 53-54

Comments: 40TH MILITARY POLICE, KUMHA VALLEY, SOUL, CHORWAN

Keywords: 40th Military Police, 1953 - 1954

36 ENGR.GR.11 ENGR.BAT. 'A' COMPANY

Comments: 36 ENGR.GR.11 ENGR.BAT. "A" COMPANY

Keywords: Uijonbu area 43rd Mash Hospital Sept.1954-Jan.1956

10/53-3/55 Unit Personnell 17th IR 7ID

Comments: Unit Personnel Services of 17 th Inf. Reg. of 7th

Keywords: Oct 1953 to March 1955

loooking for anyone who served in korea 24th inf. div. 34 th.reg. H company 1955-56 sg.meser lt.

Comments: if you want to talk to me about this please feel free to call me collect!!!!!!! thankyou

Keywords: friends: (LT. Colby, SG. Todd, SG. Pitman, Co, shulenburg on DMZ and pag-ger-ree

A Co 56-57 301st ASA Bn

Comments: looking for members that I served with. James B. Bullard

Keywords: 301st ASA Bn, Company A, 1st Platoon 1956-57

564th QM Co (DS&GS)

Comments: Would like to hear from anyone stationed with or near 55th QM Depot, ASCOM City=Pupyong, Korea in the time frame of 1955 - 1957. I was with the 564th QM Co. Remember the 8057th AU being next to our Depot with the 121 Evac Hospital and Replacement Depot and small PX USO ?, service club and movie all on the 8057th AU. Down the road was the Signal , Medical and Engineer Depots.

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Cristobal Rivera

Comments: My name is Kira Linfernal and Iam looking for a man named Cristobal Rivera.He was born in ponce,Puerto Rico and his base was in Ft.Kobee Panama.Cristobal Rivera is my grandfather he also had a daughter named Lizette which was born 10-27-54.He should had been in Ft.Kobee by the years of 1952-1953.My mother nor I know his unit.Cristobal met a woman named Aura and then had my mother Lizette.My mother has quit looking for him but I havent, we have not reached anywhere.If you or anybody know of his whereabouts please e-mail me Kira or my mother Lizette or you can give us a call.

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Cristobal Rivera

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Base Communications

Comments: We were just the "horse holders" until the USAF could turn everything over to the ROK. In 56, K-9 was used by (CAT) Civil Air Transport. This was an airline owned by the CIA. During 50-53, K-9 was home of the 452nd Bombardment Group. Their B-26s flew night missions out of K-9 and other fields. According to ORR KELLY in his book" From a Dark Sky", the 21st Troop Carrier Sqd.(C-47) of the 315 Air Div. flew 5 to 6 hr. missions to insert personnel(rabbits) behind the lines( Operation Aviary). Henry Aderholt of Fort Walton Beach, Fla. would have a lot of information about these flights. Mr. Aderholt may have the only remaining flight records of det. 2, 21st TCSq. K-9 was an unusual base. In 56, I burned the contents of the safe in the comm. center before turning the center over to ROK. Most were stamped SECRET.

Keywords: K-9 Pusan East in '55 & '56. 2710 ABW became 6170 ABG det.2 in 2/56 when base was turned over to ROK.

Kenneth Sprinkle

Comments: Trying to locate Kenneth Sprinkle. Veteran of army serving in ASA unit located west side of Yong Dong Po in 1956 to 1958. Kenny married a lovely Korean woman, fathered two children. The wife refused to leave her family and homeland, and marriage latter disolved. Info. received that Kenny pursuded an army career, later obtainning a German spouse. He was Sgt. E-5 in the time span shown. Reported to have taken his son, "Jimmie" from Korea to USA, at some unknown later time period. I also married a Korean woman whom is still my one and only after 43+ years. My wife and Kenny's Korean wife were related; the later is now deceased. Myself, I was a member of the 8th Army/UN Honor Guard at 8th Army headquarters (SAC command) at Yong-San from Sept. 1955 to Jan. 1959, and would enjoying hearing from any fellow "elite" bastards out there if you happen to brouse through this entry.

Keywords: sgt. Kenny, ASA unit, Yong Dong Po area, Korean wife "Linda", spoke korean lang. fluently

Adrian ''Eddie'' Sigler

Comments: My Father was KIA in Vietnam 3 weeks before i was born.I know he served in Korea but am unsure of the dates and don't know about the unit. He was from Philmont,N.Y.& was single at the time.He went to the Armoured school for 10 weeks in 1956.If anyone thinks they might remember him ... i have a photo i can send.Under last duty assignment it says H/H CO 2d MED BN 68th ARMD APO 35........

Keywords: Armour...

24th Signal Co.{Voice of Victory}

Comments: Was trained? as a com-center clerk at Camp Gordon and shipped to Korea Christmas Eve on the Good ship "Marine Adder" arrived at the 24th Sig Co late January 1956. I was assign to supply and soon after attended NCO supply school for two weeks at Camp Jecelin (near Suwan), I remember the bitter cold and was damn lucky to bunk in supply(a steel prefab) we put in a shower that summer, a plywood structure with a discarded belly tank and a submerged water heater. {"We had it made in supply") I am looking for any and all who might remember me and or supply, can't remember all the names so I will not list them. I purchase a Savage shotgun at PX in Munsan and hunted the back woods( still have the division hunting license from provost marshal) most of my buddies figure I was hunting something else, but although I knew all girls in village, it was only because they spoke some? English. I returned home on the Good ship Breckingridge(spelling) and docked in Seattle the day before Easter 1957 and was re-assigned to Fort Meade in Maryland....

Keywords: supply room, signal supply, Capt. Hampsen CO 1st Lt. Bruhy exceutive officer 1956

867TH FABN 55-58

Comments: I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING MANY WEB SITES LOOKING FOR SOME MENTION OF MY FATHER'S OLD UNITS.DAD'S MEMORY IS NOT REAL GOOD THESE DAYS. I THINK HE WAS IN BASIC TRAINING AROUND 55 AND WAS WITH THE SEVENTH ARMORED DIVISION. HE WAS SENT OVERSEA'S NEAR THE DMZ AND ATTACHED TO THE THIRD INF. DIV. DAD CANNOT REMEMBER WHERE HIS HOME BASE WAS LOCATED. HE WAS A RADIO MAN WITH THE 867 TH FABN. CO A.HE WAS THERE FOR 36 MONTHS AND DOES REMEMBER GOING TO JAPAN FOR B AND B ON OCASSION. HE ALSO MENTIONED HIS UNIT HAD WON A CITATION DURING THIS TIME 55 THRU 58 ?.DAD RETURNED HOME AND WAS IN THE RESERVES TILL 61 AS REQUIRED AT THE TIME. ANY INFO ON HIS UNIT IS APPRECIATED. CPL.STANLEY BASTEK

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Looking for comrads camp St Barbara 02/1955-06/1956

Comments: Where did everyone go? Is the 1st Fob still active? Is ST Barbara still there? Basic was at ft Dix N.J. 2nd 8 At Ft Sill Okal. Ship out at Ft Lewis Wash.A long ride for a New Hampshire Boy,Would like to hear from anyone who was there at my time frame.

Have an address book with lots of names from that time frame--54-56 Fort DIX NJ- FORT SILL OK & on to Korea.

Its difficult to put faces with the names after 45 years.Will try to make the reunon this yr in Oct.It should be exciting.

Keywords: Pete Whiting "C"co-- Lt Devero Motor Pool-- Uss Gen Man Trans to Korea Uss Gen Patrick To Home

Bomb dump at K-9

Comments: I was at K-9 in 1955 and 56. That bomb dump caused us a lot of problems. In 54 or 55 the dump was emptied except for minor ammo that was left. The South Koreans would get into the dump and get brass. In the summer of 56 the little village between Haeundae and K-9 went up in an explosion due to someone taking a 105 apart with a hammer. Small ammunition went off for about 30 minutes. You could see it from the south end of the runway.

I'm interested in how the air force was able to get these air fields built from grass strips to concrete. As an engineer I am interested in the aviation construction groups. As a veteran I am interested in the CIA operation that took place out of K-9. At the time I did not understand what they were doing. I was part of it but did not know it.

Keywords: Bomb dump at K-9

1ST BPO, INCHON AND YONGDUNGPO

Comments: 1ST BPO, INCHON AND YONGDUNGPO

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15th AAA, C Co. and 3rd.AAA Bat 54-55

Comments: I would like to make contact with anyone who served in the above AAA groups in Korea during 1954-55

I appreciate any help given. Thanks!

Keywords: Looking for those who were in the 15th. AAA and also the 3rd. AAA during 1954-1955

looking

Comments: Im trying to find out about my grandfather who resently died and i never found out about a saber i have of his from the war. Ifany one knows anything about Prestom Milam please email me.

thanks Cassie

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Argyl W. Hood, Jr.

Comments: Airman 2/c Argyl W. Hood, Jr. was killed in Korea in July 1956. I am interested in any details regarding his death. I am working on a memorial to all of the guys from my high school that were killed in the wars. Part of that memorial is finding out what happened to each guy. Any info or suggestions where to find some would be appreciated.

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LONGLINES SIG. YOUNG DONG PO KOREA 1959/60

Comments: MY NICKNAME WAS GOOCH

Keywords: AM INTERESTED IN HEARING FROM ANYONE SERVING IN YOUNG DONG PO IN KOREA AROUND MID 1959-MID60;S

buddies from youngdongpo 1959/60

Comments: trying to locate friends from young dong po compound mid 1959/1960

Keywords: Remember The Four J's

JOHN JOESPH WARDEN

Comments: I have his scrap book of him that shows pictures of him in korea. If you have any imformation please email me.One of his Buddies was Frank Slwinskin My dad passed back in Dec 1989 I never got to meet John I finally located him in Buffalo NY may of this year. So any information would be greatly appreciated thank you and God Bless!

Keywords: John Warden was in the KOrean war from 1948-1957 I know he was at camp Galahad CP. I beleive he was also in 75d armored. My dad came from Buffalo NY. Nick name was Petie. He was also a Staff Sargeant.

MACNAB COMPOUND

Comments: ANYONE AROUND FROM THAT TIME???

Keywords: MACNAB COMPOUND 1956

WWW.DMZA.ORG

Comments: new website for dmz-mp vets, membership info, dmz-mp shirts, hats and etc, dmz news and photo gallery.... show your pride!!!!!

Keywords: dmz-mp assn. imjin scouts

Vet from Mississippi

Comments: Anyone who knew my Father John Henry Spicer. He was only 15 or 16 when he entered the Army and was in the Korean War. He is from Pascagoula, MS

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WHO KNOW CAMILLE SIVRET

Comments: I WANT TO HAVE MORE INFORMATIONS ABOUT MY FATHER CAMILLE SIVRET, A CANADIAN COMING (22E REGIMENT CANADA) COMING FROM MISCOU ISLAND NEW-BRUNSWICH. HE LEFT KOREAN IN 1953 BECAUSE HE WAS BLESSED TO THE HAND. HE WAS HOSPITALISED IN JAPAN AND CAME BACK TO MISCOU. THANKS A LOT

Keywords: ELISE

G Co 11/53-4/55 19th Inf Rgt

Comments: I would like to hear from anyone in my outfit during that time frame.

Keywords: Paul S. Barbour 24th Div 19th Inf Regt Co G. Served in Korea Nov. of 53 to April of 55

B BTRY ,31ST ARTY, 7TH DIVARTY

Comments: A former member of this unit is looking for this veteran whose Father was also a General. HOWARD COOK was assigned to this unit from 1958-1959 and has been trying over the years to locate this officer.

Keywords: Looking for Lt. Robert E. Camp former Commander B Btry, 31st Arty, 7th DivArty.

B Btry, 31st Arty, 7thDivArty 58-59

Comments: My name is Wayne B. Milock and I am doing this search for a friend of mine who has been trying to locate the following person:

Lt. Ralph L. Offey, Btry Exec. Assigned there in 1958-1959

I was not personally assigned to your unit so I told him I would give it a try on the net.

I was assigned to the 14th USASA field sta. on Kyushu Island (camp Hakata) Japan from Sep. 1957- sep1960

The veteran I am doing this for is:

Howard Cook Assigned: B Btry, 31st Arty, 7th DivArty from 1957-1958

Howard will be getting his own computer soon and can contact you himself soon.

To reply to this msg. please send response to:

Wayne B. Milock, Maj.(USAR)Ret. P.O. Box 1706 Interlachen, Fl. 32148 OR Kwamil@aol.com

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Baker Co. 13th Engrs 1955-56

Comments: Looking for any old pals from that period 55-56

Keywords: Per son: John died in March of 2004 -RIP

Looking for anyone who knew William Twilley

Comments: I'm looking for anyone who knew William Twilley. He was stationed in Seoul Korea between 1968-1969. Anyone who may know anything about him please let me know!

Keywords: Friend of his was Harvey Childres

HqsCo 3rdBn 5 Mar

Comments: Looking to find anyone that was in Headquarters Company, 3Bn, 5th Marines during late 1953 and all of 1954. Especially remember a Bill Leuci (Lueci)from Brooklyn, NY

Keywords: Stein, 1954-1955 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines North of the Imjin River

Did you serve with my father Harvey Bekis

Comments: Please respond if you knew him and would like to know more about his service in the military. I only meet him twice and he passed away.

Keywords: My father was Navajo Indian from Tawoac, Colorado, he was a purple heart and a sharp shooter I don't know the unit or anything else. He had a RT prosthese in right eye, was in Korean conflict. Did you know him.

304th Signal Bn ('56-'57)

Comments: Worked 8th Army Hq CommCenter until transfer to 1st Cav at Hardy Barracks in Tokyo. What a contrast? Then went from the big lst Cav patch to the tiny Fuji patch when 1st Cav moved...talk about tell tale marks.

Keywords: 304th Sig Bn Cp Coiner Yongsan

looking for my grandfathers unit

Comments: He died when i was 5 and i really can not remember to much of him. But i served in korea from march of 99 to feb of 2000 and didnt learn that he was in the korean war till now. im really trying to find out as much as possible about him

Keywords: my grandfather's name was Francis(Pete) Randall, he served in the korean war but noone is sure when or where. To be honest my family isnt even sure what branch he was in. He would of said that he was from Maine, Bangor or Old Town or Stillwater.

LOOKING FOR AL MARTINEZ 100 AIR REFUEL SQDN

Comments: I AM LOOKING FOR AL MARTINEZ WHO WAS WITH THE 100 AIR REFUELING SQD. 1954 TO 1956. OR IF ANYONE KNOWS OF HIS WHERE ABOUTS. FROM HIS BEST MAN AND BUDDY VINCE CERRETO E-MAIL OR CALL ME

Keywords: 308TH B.W. (pms) /100th Air Refueling sqd.

CoA,728 MP BN-D/W 19QMCo 57-58

Comments: Just looking to hear from you if you can share what was happening in your life in Korea at specific time and also, if you may have know my father- Elmer Marshall Bailey. He was in Taejon, not sure what other areas in Korea. Thank you for any information.

Keywords: 20 months in Korea between 3Apr.57 and 16Dec.58, CoA,728 MP BN-D/W 19QMCo, Korea

Japan Central Exchange Inchon Distribution Depot

Comments: Would like to know if there are any guys out there that served in my outfit during March of 1953 to August of 1954. Can't remember all of my buddies names but we had a sign on our mess hall that said " You are now eating in the cleanest mess hall in Korea". This all happened in Inchon. Sure would like to hear from someone that was there , seems we have been lost , just can't find any information on our outfit. Been looking along time. Thanks.

Keywords: Billy Phillips, Sqt. Cassel, Warehouse BZA, Ham Shotner,

First Provisional Platoon'53-'55

Comments: Still looking for other members of the 1st Provisional platoon. Made up of elements of the 7th Marines, 11th Marines, and Amtracs.Looking fo Don Hendricks, Joe Leyden and other Arillery Forward Observers that I served with. Anyone recall the story of the horse'Blaze of Glory"?

Keywords: Outpost Martini, Cherry Herring, Boston.

7TH ARMED ARTILLEY 54 ALSO THE 6TH DIV

Comments: 7TH ARMED ARTILLEY 54 ALSO THE 6TH DIV

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Hg Co 280 M Gun Bn | 801st

Comments: Hg Co 280 M Gun Bn, also Hq 8th Army Soul

Looking for 801st members

Keywords: 53 /54 57/58 62/63

1st Provisional Demiliterized Zone Police Company, USMC

Comments: I served with the 1st Provisional Demilitarized Zone Police Company, 1st Marine Division, October 1953 - August 1954

I don’t know if you have any background on the Marine Corps’ contribution to the defense of the Korean DMZ. If not, this is a summing up of the establishment of the outfit and the duties of the members. I am unclear as to whether the service of the 1st ov. DMZ Police Co., extended to the eventual departure of the Marine Division in 1955. A stipulation set by the Korean armistice agreement in 1953, was that both the Communist and United Nations Command police their respective sections of the DMZ with “civil police,” not to exceed 1,000 in the zone at any one time across the entire 155-mi front. Since no civilian police were available to either side, requirements were modified so that a specially designated military unit, in lieu of civil police, could be employed and the original quota enlarged if this became feasible.

Due to the delicate aspect of the DMZ, as well as the non-repatriated POWs in the custody of Indian forces, security measures were of the utmost importance. The 1st Marine Division activated a new unit, the 1st Provisional Demilitarized Zone Police Comp y at 0800 on 4 September. The new unit, charged with maintaining security throughout the 1st Marine Division sector, became operational three days later. Commanding officer was Captain Samuel G. Goich, formerly of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Re ment. Each regiment from the division furnished 25 enlisted men and 1 officer to form the company, including standby personnel. On 21 September, the DMZ Police Company was attached to the 5th Marine Regiment which was the regiment deployed on the new ML The 1st and 7th Marine Regiments were in reserve. During the period of its existence, the 1st Provisional DMZ Police Company became attached to whichever regiment rotated into the front line position. These three regiments interchangeably bore the gene c designation of, “Northern Regiment.”

DMZ Police personnel were required to have at least three months’ Korean service, a General Classification Test score of at least 95, a minimum height of 5 feet 10 inches, and were selected for physical stature and mental capacity required in coping wit the delicate situation existing within the Demilitarized Zone. The average DMZ Company member was said to know map-reading on an officer level, first aid, radio and, understand the fine print of the cease-fire like a striped-trouser diplomat.

The mission of the Marine provisional police company as set up by the truce agreement was to furnish military police escort for special personnel visiting the DMZ and to apprehend truce violators or enemy line-crossers. Visitors who rated a military esc t were members of the Military Armistice Commission, Joint Observer teams, Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission (NNSC) inspection teams [NNSC teams consisted of personnel from Sweden, Switzerland, Poland and Czechoslovakia], or other VIPs authorized t enter the UN southern sector of the DMZ by the Military Armistice Commission.

Six Marine DMZ military policemen, each armed with a .45 caliber pistol; and M-1 rifle, would accompany UN joint observer teams up to the demarcation line, midpoint between enemy and friendly boundaries, but they would not cross the DML. I Corps orders irected that military police were to be “responsible for the safety of the United Nations members of the team and, when meetings were held south of the demarcation line, responsible for the safety of the CCF members of the team as well.”

Major tasks performed by the 104-man company operating within the 2,000-yard wide, 28-mile long zone were:

To maintain surveillance within the UN half of the zone.

To apprehend and deliver to the Division Provost Marshal any line crossers encountered who did not possess an authorized pass, regardless of the direction from which such persons entered the DMZ; and:

To provide check points and observation posts on known routes through the zone , especially during the hours of darkness and reduced visibility, and report all suspicious incidents to the Regimental S-2.

DMZ Police Company personnel operated in motorized patrol teams and traveled the entire division sector in radio or cargo jeeps. One platoon was kept in a standby basis at camp to serve as a mobile reserve in the event of an emergency. The roving patrol submitted reports of all incident, which were then compiled in a company report. A copy was submitted to the S-2, the Northern regiment, and 1st Marine Division G-2.

UNC security measures at all times were strict and uncompromising in the Korean DMZ buffer zone. This included the salvage period, the BIG SWITCH prisoner exchange that took place within the division sector at Freedom Village from 5 August-6 September, d the lengthy nonrepatriate POW settlement that extended through January 1954. In places where the military demarcation line was not marked on the ground or clearly recognizable, the conservative ruling was to stay at least 500 yards south of its estima d location. This applied both to body recovery and salvage operations. The No-Fly line was scrupulously verified.

Commitments for the DMZ Police Company increased substantially with the arrival of the nonrepatriated POWs (22,000 CCF and NKPA) at their camp in the DMZ corridor west of the 2d Battalion, 5th Marines area. A railroad track ran through the middle camp a a and a steam locomotive which had been riddled by strafing sat on the track as a grim reminder of American air power. The Communist “explainers,” as well as Polish and Czech members of the Neutral Nations Commission, had to be escorted while in the UN lf of the DMZ. The required a 24-hour checkpoint and escort cadre be established.

This check point, consisting of a guard post and a squad tent, was situated on a road in the narrow strip of land sandwiched between the Military Demarcation (No-Pass) Line and the barbed wire fence of the POW camp. The post was manned by an NCO and 4 m . Often, while travelling from base camp to this isolated post, DMZ policemen would find the bodies of POWs who had been murdered by their mates and thrown over the barbed wire fence. Since the POWs had divided themselves into Communist and non-Communis factions, those who did not toe the line on either side were eliminated. From the top of Hill 155 DMZ Marines could sit and watch the various POW compounds putting on stage shows, it was especially eerie at night to hear the Chinese music.

As the number of enemy sightings, a daily occurrence in the DMZ, continued to increase, the size of the police patrols increased correspondingly. A typical example was related by a member of the police company:

It was common practice of the Communists to have a group of their men, supposedly their DMZ Police, walk up to the Military Demarcation (No-Pass) Line and either stand close to it or step across. When one of our patrols approached in superior numbers t attempt to apprehend them, the Communists would immediately reinforce with more men. This made it necessary to have our patrols at sufficient strength that they could protect themselves from being kidnapped.

As these requirements for security increased, the original complement of approximately 5 officers and 99 men became inadequate to patrol the DMZ. By late October 1953, the T/O strength of the 1st Provisional Demilitarized Zone Police Company has been i reased to 6 officers and 314 men. Authorization for the number of police personnel on duty in the DMZ had similarly augmented from 50 to 175.

Some of the observation posts manned by the DMZ policemen along the 28-mile sector were, from east to west: The Hook, Boulder City, Hedy, Hills 181, 225 and 155. A squad of DMZ Marines were based at the base of each of these hills and would, at non-set mes, day and night, patrol up the hills and set up an OP or LP (listening post). These positions were always set up in different locations on the hills.

Hazards at the time were the aggressive actions of the CCF in the zone which led to many tense face-to-face confrontations.

Unexploded ordnance laying all over the ground and in the old trench lines was another danger. At the Hook, overlooking the Sami-chon River, a large brush fire, started on the CCF side of the DML and which spread over to the Marine side of the DML trapp a DMZ Police patrol (I was the patrol leader) on a hill top for several hours while unexploded ordnance (much small arms stuff, mines and mortar rounds, etc) cooked off. The patrol was forced to take cover in an old bunker.

On another occasion, one DMZ policeman tripped a mine and was evacuated with serious injuries to his lower extremities. During my time with the unit, several other Marines were injured by mines, vehicle accidents and structure collapses.

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my fathers unit &friends

Comments: trying to find out my fathers unit & friends.my fathers name was jake lavergne.he died in 1997

Keywords: d btry 68 aaa gune bn apo 76