608th Air Control & Warning / K-14

Comments: I was stationed with the 608th A.C.& W. Sqdn, from March of 1956 to March of 1957. The post was a small compound a couple of miles outside of Kimpo AFB.. I served as Sgt. of the Guard and we maintained security on the compound and the mountain. I recall several friends. Names were Jim Hunter from California, Sgt. Pete Olesko, Stan Bem from Pa.,& house boy 'Hunesan'. Coldest winter in 31 years according to the 'Stars & Stripes' newspaper. I recall the hairy ride up the mountain in my 3/4 ton weapons carrier. The rain unearthed a corpse of a Chinese soldier while standing watch one night..'Burp gun' and all. Would like to hear from anyone that served during that time period. I was from Maine at the time. Thanks

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It Has Been A Long Time

Comments: Went to Korea on the USS Gen J C Breckenridge in November of 1954 and was stationed with the 608th as a personnel specialist. We were in Seoul at that time. Then in January 1955, headquarters moved to Kimpo Air Base (K-14) on the back side of the base. Later that year we moved again to our own compound just outside of Kimpo. I remember flying out to the Island (K-53) once a month to pay the indigenous personnel and twice a year to do a records review for those stationed there. Rotated back to the US in November 1955. I remember Betty in the chow hall. Would love hearing from anyone stationed there during my time.

Keywords: Headquarters, Personnel, Sgt Whitman, Sgt Basurto, Lt Hollopeter

606th AC&W Sq.....1955

Comments: I was stationed at K-18, KangNung, S Korea durung the calendar year 1955. I was there when the f-86 Sabre crashed after leaving his belly tanks on the runway while buzzing the site. Also a ROK F-51 landed without dropping his landing gear while I was there. I would enjoy hearing from anyone in Radar Ops who was stationed there during this period. Fred Weeks Walnut Ridge, AR

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502nd reunion New Orleans

Comments: in Korea 9/50 to3/52 hope to see some one i know at reunion Cliff

Keywords: Cliff 502nd tcg

greetings from Minnesota!

Comments: Just a note to give all my Korean vets friends greetings and salutations, and hope that you all are all in good shape. I still push a lawn mower and snow shovel around even at 8o years young. It don't seem like 56 years since the conflict.you all have a real happy time this summer.yor friend Bob Foote.

Keywords: Ch'0-Do scope Dope

608 A C & W Squadron K18/ Kangnung

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Keywords: Truck went over the mountainside summer 1952. I was driving. 2 Korean cooks aboard were injured. What ever happened to them? Looking for the guys that served Feb.1952 to Dec.1952 M.Sgt. Sullivan, Joe Gagnon Peabody Mass., Bob Ayres Ithica NY., Bob Hilton ? Calif., TDY to the mountain top, motor pool. Drove the radar operators to Kangnung to get some?(36 hour break)

608 AC&W Sqdn K53 PyDo Dec54-Oct55

Comments: I was station at K53 December 1954 to October 1955 as a scope dope, remember the island very well. Left Korea and stationed at 701st AC&W Ft. Fisher, NC for the remainder of my enlistment. Discharged Nov 1957. Would like to hear from any one from either sites. Until later Jim

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PY-DO 1966-1967

Comments: Would like to hear from anyone who was there from mid 60's til present.

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RHAF 13th Flight

Comments: Do you have any recollections from RHAF 13th Flight ? It was assigned to 21st TCS, '' Gyushu Gypsies ''.

One of its planes , C-47 49-2622 ''NEPTUNE'' is still operational with Hellenic Air Force !

Searching for stories of photos about the hellenic contribution in the Korean War UN effort.

Thank you,

Themis Vranas ThemisVranas@yahoo.gr

Keywords: Royal Hellenic Air Force 13th Flight

korea from 1950 to 1952

Comments: went over with 607 went to6132..they changed numbers to 608th.in korea from 1950 to 1952.any one in unit at that time,would like to hear from you.

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K-53 Paengnyong-do Change

Comments: The "new" name for Paengnyong-do (Det 3) is now Baengnyeong-do. Kangnung (Det 4) has also had a name change. It is now Gangneung. Cho-do (Det 2) and Yanggu (Det 1) have not changed. Of course Cho-do now belongs to NK. Ed O'Neill is right about the Natl Geo map, it's quite good. It seems that K-16 Seoul is no longer a major airport. K-14 Kimpo (now Gimpo) is the major airport for that area. Does anyone out there know the GEOREF coordinates or Latitude and Longitude coordinates for Det 4? I know where the airbase is, but need the coordinates for the radar hill. There's a lot of mountains around there and I'm trying to find the radar site.

Keywords: K-18 Kangnung (Det 4) K-52 Yanggu (Det 1) K-53 Paengnyong-do (Det 3) K-54 Cho-do (Det 2)

C'ho-do & PY-do

Comments: I arrived at C'ho-do (K54) about Feb 1, 1953, evacuated to PY-Do after the July 27 1953 signing of the truce and worked there until going home in January 1954. Was assigned to Otis AFB on Cape Cod, Massachusetts for the rest of my enlistment. For anyone looking for PY-Do on a map, its name has been changed to a word that starts with "B", but I don't have the name handy. The June issue of National Geographic had an insert that was a map of all Korea that will knock you socks off. You can get it from the magazine for $15.00.

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608TH AC &W 52 -53

Comments: Jerry B Seip

I was in the K-18 from Aug. 52 to Sept 53. Anyone that was there during that time please drop me a note. Jerry

Keywords: 608th AC&W Mt. Wilkins K-18 4 aces and a joker

K53 py-do march57-march58

Comments: I lived with the radio guys half a year or so untill there was room in the radar quonset. Drove the hill truck some,worked with the aps some. Ate lots of eggs and blueberrys. Watched the chow hall burn down and played the two or three slot machines in the airmans club. I fell from a pipe we had acrose the back of the quonset? and hurt my back. Now it has me bedridden with aracnoiditis. So long for now.

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K-52 Airfield

Comments: What happened to the Airfield we built in 52-53

Keywords: Turnipole/Road graders

K-52 Airfield

Comments: What happened to the Airfield we built

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608th AC&W Korean War WebSite

Comments: Please visit our 608th AC&W website at http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP-608ACW Just paste or key the above URL into the address line on your browser to visit the site. We would like you to join us and share memories. Send me an email and I will send you an invite to simplify the joining process. Thanks, Carl Johnson

Keywords: Mountain top near K18 Kangnung 608th AC&W Det 4 1952-53 Cold Winter

608 A C & W Kangnung

Comments: I was stationed on that 6400 ft mountain with a Ground Radar Group directing Aircraft to North Korea. Sixty degrees below in the winter 1951--Supplies (beer and cigs) some food were sent to hilltop once weekly. We had Korean houseboys--looking for S/Sgt Dutton, Airman Cliff Poole or Richard Durbin. That old Radar Antenna would really moan turning into the wind until we build a wooden shield--e-mail from anyone would be appreciated. REMEMBER THE R AND R'S to Japan????

Keywords: Radar Mountain approx 30 miles North Kangnung Air Base Aug 1951 to Aug 1952.

608th AC&W Korean War WebSite

Comments: You are welcome to join our 608th AC&W Korean War website which was opened recently. http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP-608ACW This address is descriptive (and can be remembered?) and is translated to bring up the site. Carl Johnson

Keywords: 608th AC&W Sq. Det 4 from 8/52 - 8/53 502nd Tactical Control Group

608th AC&W Sqdn. Det #2

Comments: Buddies: Kilduff, Harris, Grupski, V.D. Calkin

Keywords: 1953 on Cho Do

Korea 54

Comments: Was in 606th in 54 at several sites. would like to hear from anyone.

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Looking for John H. Schuck

Comments: I would like to talk to John about his time at K-52 Yanggu with the 608th AC & W Det. 1

email me, please frogger@mybizz.net

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Cho-Do - 1952-1953

Comments: I was at the Island from 10-52 til the three day evacuation I think that was in aug. and invaded the Island of k-53, they had not finished the Radar operations or was operating with a reduced crew personel so a lot of us were laying around as casuals, I was the barber honcho for the korean papasons until I rotated back to the states.By the way my mos was a scope dope.wRITE IF YOU CAN, THANX. BOB

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608th AC&W N. of Kangnung '53

Comments: I was also stationed on the “mountain” near K-18 from January 1953-December 1953 (what was the name and location of that mountain?). Names like Bob Taylor, John Leute and Dick Hertzig also ring a bell. I have a photo of Bob Taylor in the process of burying some “fresh” green onions that his wife sent him. By the time they arrived from the states they were rotten and needed a decent burial. Would enjoy swaping stories and possibly picts from that experience. Can't believe it's been 50 years ago this year.

Keywords: Kangnung,K-18,Det4