Remembering the Pueblo

Comments: I was assigned to the 12th Special Ops Sq when the Pueblo was captured. I was a Combat Controller at the time. We set up two com/relay stations for use by special forces (SEAL Team/RO-2) and (CIA/Pouch-CObra). Stayed in place for five months.

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Thanks Gentlemen

Comments: I am doing a report on the USS Pueblo for my high school US History class. I have become intrigued by the story of the Pueblo and the Liberty. I will never know what those men experienced in those long 11 months. I believe these men should be honored as true heroes, along with the crew of the Liberty.

God Bless the USA and the crew of the Pueblo

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School Project

Comments: I think that the Pueblo Incident was interesting. I'm doing a report at school about the pueblo incident.

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Shipmate salutes Shipmates

Comments: Having read up on the USS Pueblo and being nauseated at the thought that my country abandoned these people, I would like to salute the crew of the USS Pueblo. I'd also like to say it's high time we got the Pueblo back.

Keywords: Intelligence Specialist 2nd Class

i remember A Co 2nd Bn 38IR 67-68

Comments: i was a scout on the dmz in 1967 and 1968 i was in korea when the uss pueblo was captured we were paid combat pay when we were on the dmz 1967 1968, david d setliff

Keywords: op dork and op maze on the 38th parraell korea

I won't forget that night

Comments: Living in Hawaii and just found this site. I haven't had a real good opportunity to think back on the seizure of the Pueblo and how it affected me. I had 14 days left and I wasn't supposed to go on patrol again. I was doing what we were all doing "clearing"....walking around with a clipboard, looking important with a blank piece of paper that meant nothing. Then I heard about the Pueblo and I was scared that I would be extended and the whole place would blow up and I was only 14 days from going home. Just a month earlier we had had a friendly fire incident where a PFC was shot in the head in a hole next to me, so I was ready to get the hell out of Korea. I've always felt that the officers and crew of the Pueblo were treated like dog doodoo by both the North Koreans and the American gov't. This is a great opportunity for the crew and officers of the Pueblo, if they are reading these to hear me loud and clear....I salute you!! Aloha

Keywords: 1967-1968 Imjin Scout Pamcoji??? Korea

REMEMBERING THE PUEBLO

Comments: I WAS IN THE NAVY ABOARD SHIP HOMEPORTED IN SAN DIEGO. THE PUEBLO HAD BEEN TIED UP ACORSS THE PIER FROM US. WHEN SHE WAS SEIZED WE ABOARD SHIP WERE GETTING READY TO GET UNDER WAY AND GET HER BACK. WE NEVER GOT THAT CALL.DESTROYER SQAUD.5 AND THE SEVENTH FLEET IN GENERAL WERE ANGRY WITH THE LACK OF RESPONSE AT THE TIME.........THE OFFICERS AND CREW WERE HEROS. THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR GREAT COUNTRY. GOD BLESS THE USA AND THE CREW OF THE PUEBLO.

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Dissent

Comments: If the pueblo had pointed to sea went full speed and opened all sea cocks, would it still be in Wonsan Harbor?

I was in the infantry, where we did not have the option of quiting to keep from getting killed.

They should have followed the incompetence up as far as it went.

Don't give up the ship - unless it gets uncomfortable?

Keywords: Naktong Perimeter to Kunu Ri to May Massacre

USAF Support from Okinawa

Comments: I was in the USAF Security Police stationed at Naha Air Base in Okinawa from 1967-69 and was sent on tdy just after the Pueblo was captured. We sent our F102's, maintenence crews and security. We returned to Okinawa the end of February but I understand that squadrons like the one from Clark Air Base were reassigned; permanently. I am wondering if anyone was with the Security Police group that went to Korea, from Okinawa, and remembers that on our return to Okinawa being sent to the upper part of the island to form what was referred to as the 1st Quick Reaction Mobility Force? I still have my patch from the dedication.

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Names of Subchaser and Camp Commanders

Comments: Hi, Folks. I was looking at the official Pueblo site, reading the articles, and I notice that the narration lacks the name of the Subchaser Commander, the Wonsan Port Commander, the POW Camp Commander and any other NK personnel, especially those of signficance. While I had read the book years ago, trying to find the book would take more time----I thouhgt---- than finding the data on line. I need the data before Dec 28, 2001. Thanks. Larry Toomey

Keywords: Subchaser and Camp Commanders, other NK Personnel?

pueblo bible

Comments: i am interested in something i heard about called the pueblo bible. if any one has info about this i would like to use it during a lesson i am thinking of presenting to my sunday school class. please contact me via email, phone, or mail. i thank you in advance for any assitance.

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pueblo

Comments: was at 121st evac. when crew arrived by chopper. have picture i took even though no cameras were allowed. includes men carrying coffin(hodges?)

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What did the CTs and CTIs do aboard Pueblo??

Comments: I'm fresh out of RTC and in my A School. I pretty have all my requirements finished. My LPOs want me to give a presentation on the USS Pueblo. I already had a 4 page presentation done, but they want to know just exactly what the CTs did aboard Pueblo and what kind of secret documents they were working on. IF ANYONE KNOWS THIS INFO PLS TELL ME! Thank you very much!

SA BRADY

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JSA 1967-1968

Comments: Some interesting comments. Only one name I recognize as actually being there at the time, & an accurate description at that. Despite the controversy I'm glad the Pueblo incident is still not a dead issue. All else aside, the crew of the Pueblo suffered far to much for far to long & they should be recognized for that if nothing else.

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Camp Red Cloud

Comments: Any one who was assigniged te camp red cloud between 1993-1994 Especially from the 304th please contact me.

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K-16 (1959-60) contacts

Comments: Currently, working on my memoirs of the 1959-60 era at K-16 at Sinkildong, Yongdongpo-Gu. Individuals interested in an inclusion of my memoirs please contact me. thanks.

Keywords: Would like to contact members of the 6146th AF Advisory Group and Detachments.

USS PUEBLO Seizure

Comments: I was an ETR2 (E-5) Electronics Technician serving aboard USS OZBOURN (DD-846) in the South China Sea during 1967--1968. The OZBOURN was the Flagship for DESDIV-92 (Destroyer Division-92) in the 7th Fleet during the Vietnam conflict.

During EARLY January-1968 the OZBOURN and the PUEBLO were in the same Drydock facility together, for repairs, at Naval Base, Yokosuka, Japan.

After repairs were completed and the water was pumped back into the Drydock, the PUEBLO backed out and headed towards the Sea of Japan and their inevitable meeting with North Korea.

OZBOURN left the Drydock a couple of days later and headed to Okinawa for refueling, late at night! While in Okinawa the OZBOURN received a high priority message from 7th Fleet commanders advising that the PUEBLO had been seized by the North Koreans..

Our Captain, CDR John Denham, who had been to WONSAN HARBOR during the Korean War, inquired into the possibility of attempting a RESCUE MISSION. Permission was granted. Hence, the start of Operation Formation Star.

OZBOURN was chosen as the primary Recovery Vessel. I know--I was onboard. It was very scary! What with China, North Korea, Russia, North Vietnam, and the United States all so close to each other in that Region, the prospects for World War III were very real. For the people, including certain book writers, who continually say that the United States did NOT attempt a Rescue Mission-- I say they are DEAD WRONG and do NOT know what they are talking about. I was!! And it was damn COLD up there as well. We were on Station 44-Days.

The idea was, believe it or not, to STEAM the Pueblo out of Wonsan Harbor if there was TIME; if there was not time OR the Pueblo was not steamed up, then the OZBOURN was to attempt a TOW of the Vessel using large manilla lines and hawsers (sic).

These were laid out around OZBOURN's deck in readiness.. At least TWO members from different departments were to be members of a "Boarding Party", which included BLACK FACE, gun, knife or whatever; even though no one had any formal SEALS training! So, in other words, Two BM's, Two GM's, Two FT's, and so forth! I personally always thought that if the OZBOURN had made it into WONSAN Harbor, we might have NEVER made it out. We even had some Russian Subs around us to more or less say: 'BACK OFF'-- Unfortunately, in a way, WE DID just that, and the poor PUEBLO crew was kept prisoner for some eleven months! I will NEVER forget the Pueblo incident and how I was part of Operation Formation Star, under the OZBOURN's absolutely teriffic Captain, CDR. John Denham !! Evidently, the White House and Defense Department had second thoughts and cancelled the Operation. There is more to this story I have told. I just get very tired hearing about the people who say the U.S. NEVER tried to do ANYTHING about USS PUEBLO. That's all I have time for now.

Thank you all for your attention and your efforts in keeping U.S. Naval history alive. For more info on my story, READ Captain John Denham's lengthy report starting on the FRONT PAGE of the APRIL (or May) issue of the newspaper from "Tin Can Sailor's " organization. It will knock your socks off, believe me!

Cheers to all of my fellow Vietnam-era Military Veterans and others as well!!

yours very truly, KEN SHATTOCK ETR2 OE-Division USS OZBOURN (DD-846) 1967--1968 Team Member: Operation Formation Star USS PUEBLO Incident--January, 1968.

Keywords: OE- Division, USS OZBOURN (DD-846)

USS Pueblo Sources

Comments: Three sources about the Pueblo you might try are:

The Charles H. Bonesteel Oral History Interview in the Army Military History Institute at Carlisle Barracks, PA. General Bonesteel was the Commander-in-Chief of the US-led United Nations Command during the crisis. You can go the the Institute web page at:

http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usamhi/

James P. Finley, "The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982." 1983

United States Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. "Inquiry into the USS Pueblo and EC-121 Plane Incidents." 91st Congress, 1st Session, Washington, DC, 28 April 1969.

Some good secondary sources are:

Trevor Armbrister. "A matter of Accountability: The True Story of the Pueblo Affair." New York: Coward McCann, 1970.

Dan Bolger. Scenes from an Unfinished War: Low Intensity Conflict in Korea 1966-1969. Fort Leavenworth, KS: Combat Studies Institute, 1991.

Mike

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Pueblo crew return

Comments: In ref; to Pueblo crew return, I had a view of the busses & etc when they came over the bridge.I had my 81 MM morter section of M113 gun tracks covering the area in case of a double cross.It was very tense for the whole operation. Some where in the letters I sent home to my wife are several Leaflets the North Koreans rained down on us ocationally. The 17th Infty, 7th IDwas stationed in the area of Line Poppa at the time. If any one would like for me to try to find my old letters I will do so in the interest of the story that has never been told because the Pueblo story was considered not worthy of interest.

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Memories Are Lost!

Comments: I covered the aftermath of the USS Pueblo Seizure for Pacific Stars and Stripes. I am searching for bylined news stories of that coverage. Any response would be appreciated.

Keywords: Pacific Stars and Stripes correspondent.

'PUEBLO BIBLE'

Comments: I once had a copy of something called "The Pueblo Bible," which was a collection of remembered scriptures put together by the crew members while they were in prison. Is it still available? Where?

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Operation Formation Star (TG70.6)

Comments: Preparing section of OZBOURN DD846 history which includes time spend in TG70.6 7thfleet operation to rescue PUEBLO Covers period 1/23/68 through 3/4/68. OZBOURN designated recovery vessel.

Keywords: USS OZBOURN DD 846. Task Group 70.6,. Operation Formation star. Sea of Japan operations 1/23/68-3/4/68. Surface action unit 70.6.1 7th fleet

Panmunjom 72 to 76

Comments: USASG-JSA

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GOD BLESS PUEBLO CREW

Comments: Praise for crew of Pueblo, thank you for your service to America, you were not forgotten even though it may have seemed like it at the time. I was on the Imjim river at the time of your abduction, we were wainting for the word to go north but it never came. Sorry for the lack of respect you received from the Navy.

Keywords: Imjim scout, land mine detection using our tank tracks, patrols along d.m.z.

US Air Force Involvement

Comments: To those of you who read this who were on that ship, just for the record, those of us who witnessed this incident from our intercept positions were 100% behind all of you on the Pueblo. Some of you gentlemen had just ended your shore duty at our station before going on board the Pueblo, and we did our level best to see that current information concerning the incident was quickly relayed to upper echelons. I for one feel a strong connection with those men, because we shared training and service backgrounds. I feel that they got a very bad hand dealt to them from the moment the North Korean military made the decision to attack them to the moment they received their medals in 1990. I salute all of you, and I consider you to be heros all. I often think of you and the suffering you went through, and I can only say that those of us at our station who were aware of your situation did all within our power to help by bringing attention to the situation you were in. I sincerely hope that the rest of your lives are filled with happiness and success, and that you have overcome whatever difficulties you endured as a re

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