20 Pow Returnies 1951
Marine Corps Messages posted to this BBS:
| Entry: 1693 |
20 POW RETURNIES 1951 |
RICHARD A. SUAREZ wrote on April 13, 2003
Comments:
WHILE CHECKING MY WIA LISTING THE ONLY INFORMATION THAT I FOUND ON YOUR TWO FRIENDS IS BLAIR WAS NOT LISTED AS WIA OR MIA, BUT ELLISON, HAROLD E. PFC SAN ANTONIO, TX WAS REPORTED AS KIA ON THE APRIL 15, TO JULY 17, 1951 ROSTER AS KIA BEST RICK SUAREZ I-3-7 KO CF 50/51
| Entry: 1692 |
20 POW RETURNIES 1951 |
NC CALLAHAN wrote on April 13, 2003
Comments:
Bill, the batt. was engaged on hill 307 or Horseshoe Ridge for approximately 14 hours on that date. We were filling in part of an area approx. 10 miles wide where the whold 6th ROK division broke. The bn. had 20 KIA's that night and 12 of them were from Charlie Co. CILHI has been to that hill twice, in 1999 and 2000. Of the 4 MIA's, 2 sets of remains were found and shipped to Hawaii for I.D. There was 1 each from A & B Co. and 2 from C.
SF
NC
| Entry: 1688 |
20 POW RETURNIES 1951 |
RICHARD A. SUAREZ wrote on April 11, 2003
Comments:
WHILE DOING RESEARCH BACK IN WASH, DC BACK IN 1995 I HAPPEN TO FIND A LISTING OF MARINES FROM OPERATION "BIG SWITCH" SORRY TO SAY THAT YOUR TWO FRIEND NAMES DO NOT APPEAR ON THE LISTING. THE LIST IS FROM THE MARINE CORPS LEATHERNECK, LISTING IS FROM APPROX TIME PERIOD 1953 I DON'T HAVE THE DATE OR TIME OF THE ARTICLE BUT IT HAS ALL THE FULL NAMES OF MARINES THAT WERE RETURNED. THEIR WERE 156 NAMES ON THE LIST. FOUND THE LISTING FROM OPERATION "LITTLE SWITCH" IN THE NEWSPAPERS FROM APRIL 1953 IN THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE WHICH GIVES ARMY AND MARINES LISTING. DURING 1951/1953 THERE WERE A FEW ARMY AND MARINES THAT DID ESCAPE BUT I DON'T HAVE THAT LISTING SOME WERE NOT REPORTED FOR WHAT EVER REASON, WHAT DO I KNOW I WAS ONLY A SGT. BEST RICK SUAREZ I-3-7V KO CF 50/51
| Entry: 1685 |
20 POW RETURNIES 1951 |
RICHARD A. SUAREZ wrote on April 9, 2003
Comments:
DEAR DUDLEY: I CAN'T REMEMBER ANY 20 MARINES FROM THE 3RD BN AS POW'S I DO REMMENBER THAT AFEW POWS ESCAPED BUT DIDN'T THINK THAT THEIR WERE THAT MANY.L'LL CHECK MY RECORDS, HOPE YOUR DOING OK. BEST RICK SUAREZ I-3-7 KO CF 50/51
Dedicated To - Arthur Donald DeLacy - 1st Lieutenant - USMCR - MIA POW - 10/07/1951 - Heartbreak Ridge