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Newsletter July 12th, 2004
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Introduction
1. This Mailing List
2. Email address updates | Duplicate messages update
3. Looking For
4. Korean War OCS-Officer Candidate Schools Resources
5. History of Canadian Forces in Korea
6. DMZ Veterans Resources, revisited
7. US Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard histories
8. Bookstore | Photography
9. Korean American Thank You
10. Membership
11. High Flight, a poem
12. 223rd Infantry Rgt. Tank Company Rescue
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Introduction
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The last news went out on April 19th. From that point until
May, we performed a lot of behind the scenes work for the site.
Major upgrades to the casualty data area were updated to the
online section for Remembrance and KIA/MIA, merging data sent
in by site visitors and our "Finding the Families" volunteers.
You will have noticed that since April there have been times we
were not online. Some of that was due to huge storms in Dallas
and some from a telephone company contractor who pulled our
wires for our connection. The latter took us a week to get fixed.
The rest of the downtime was caused by modem/router failure and
rebuilding of computers that expired on us.
Ted and Hal took off most of May and part of June to visit with
Zac Barker, Ted's son, a long anticipated visit from that young
world traveler! Zac took a sabbatical from University of North
Carolina to go to Europe and Asia for 6 months.
We have news to post from March forward and will be doing so
in upcoming newsletters that will be coming out in days, not
WEEKS!
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Pledge Drive continues! Can you help?
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This is directed to those who may not know about our needs for
donations/memberships that allow us to do our work.
If you have not contributed in the past and are able to do so,
please jump in and help out. We depend upon voluntary contributions
to keep going.
Of the 8000 line item donations over the past 8 years about
2000 persons or groups make up the core of helpers. That leaves
about 200,000 persons who regularly use the site as candidates
to assist.
Simply put, if you find the site of value and want it to continue,
now is the time to get involved.
If you are not financially capable, DO NOT WORRY!, we understand.
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1. This Mailing List (going to 30,000 + persons)
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We began this newsletter mailing in December of 1998.
This list is a private list for our visitors and members.
A person may join or leave the list at will. It is compiled
from our Guest book and is for public service messages of
general interest to veterans and families.
To join or leave the list: email to: Ted Barker tbarker@kwp.org
with Subscribe or Unsubscribe in the subject line.
Consider forwarding the Newsletter to your friends.
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2. Email address updates | Duplicate messages update
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Check in and update us on your current email address.
First, review the Looking For | Guestbook section, the BBS
area, and the Remembrance area to be sure we have your
current email address (or other contact info).
Send update message with the subject: Change Email to:
Ted Barker
tbarker@kwp.org
Note: if you have duplicate messages on the site and want
older messages deleted, let Ted know.
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3. Looking For
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Our Looking For area of the site has been one of the most
visited sections of the site. It contains many different
types of information which helps vets, family or researchers
to connect across the years.
The following are examples of inquiries. Be sure to help out
folks where possible.
Do note that we depend upon our site visitors to keep us abreast
of email and other contact information.
A) Okie Jones (I/3/7) writes:Would you put this bit of information in your newsletter?
I , James A. Jones, am searching for a buddy of mine that I served
with in Korea from Aug. 5, 1951 to July 3, 1952.
We were both in Machine Gun Platoon, I-3-7 First Marine Division.
His name is T. J. Hart, I believe that the T, J. stands for
Thomas Jefferson. He was from Yonkers NY.
Thank you for your time.
James A. Jones, better known as OKIE JONES
Email: Keepageegee@aol.com
B) MIA Remembrance 70th Tank Bn
Hi,
I am looking for George J. Koch (1st Recon) who left a remembrance
on the grave of my uncle Richard R. Beard. He apparently served
with the Big Red one as this was on the top of the remembrance.
I left the remembrance there for a long time with my name and
address on it hoping that someone would contact me.
George - thanks for remembering my uncle who my father and other
uncle have said that I was named after.
Robin S. Long
15673 S. Young Rd #4
Greencastle, Pa 17225
Email: rossugarboy@earthlink.net
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Remembrance:
https://www.koreanwar.org/html/korean_war_databases.html
Looking For:
https://www.koreanwar.org/html/looking_for.html
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4. Korean War OCS-Officer Candidate Schools Resources
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Jim Harty at jdharty@adelphia.net wrote us about web resources
for Army Artillery Anti-Aircraft and the link brought up
many great links for all service branch OCS and Museums.
AAAOCS: https://www.ocshistory.com/aaaocs/index.htm
OCS History Web: https://www.ocshistory.com/
Be sure to follow the links to each service branch!
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5. History of Canadian Forces in Korea
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Mark Collins forwarded the link for this excellent treatment
of the role of Canada in the Korean War.
https://www.forces.ca/hr/dhh/downloads/Official_Histories/Korea1956_e.pdf
You will need Acrobat Reader to review the files, a free
download from
https://www.adobe.com
Note: After the KWP receives permission from Canada, the file
will appear on the site. - editor
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6. DMZ Veterans Resources, revisited
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Be sure to review the pages and contact information:
a.
https://www.koreanwar.org/html/dmz_war.html
The Forgotten DMZ by Van Jenerette
b. https://www.koreanwar.org/html/dmzvets.htm
Message Center and links - 1953 thru today
c. https://kdvamerica.org/
KDVA - Korea Defense Veterans Alliance
d. https://www.dmzforum.org/
DMZ Forum Preservation of DMZ Ecosystems
e. https://www.koreanwar.org/html/history_and_reference.html
under category; DMZ
f. DMZ Veterans Association Contact & Newsletter
David Benbow
Benbow and Phillips
PO Drawer 432
Statesville, NC 28687-0432
PH: 704 871-9000
EMAIL:
david@statesvillelaw.com
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7. US Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard histories
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Norm Callahan (C/1/1) lent us his CD ROM that the USMC
History section sent to him in May. It contains many detailed
documents for both the Corps and Navy to include "The Sea
War in Korea" 1957. The photographs are outstanding.
This CD was produced by the US Naval Institute and
Sonalysts, Inc., in conjunction with the Korea 50th
Anniversary Commemoration.
This is public domain information and I am sure that it can
be ordered from
https://www.usni.org (US Naval Institute)
We were going to try to load it on our website but the program
requires a full download of 60 megabyte which is prohibitive
for dialup access. It would also create a huge impact for our
web server.
Contents:
The Korean War: An Introduction by Adm. James L. Holloway III
History of the United States Naval Operations - Korea by
James A. Field, Jr.
The Sea War in Korea by Malcolm W. Cagle and Frank A. Manson
US Marine Corps Operations in Korea (5 Volumes) by
Lynn Montross and Nicholas A. Canzona, et al.
The Forgotten Service in the Forgotten War: The US Coast Guard's
Role in the Korean Conflict by Scott T. Price
Historiography of the Korean War by Allan R. Millett
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8. Bookstore | Photography
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a. USS Colahan (From Stem to Stern - A Fletcher's Story)
by Joe Galligan
214 Rainbow Dr. #11488
Livingston, TX 77399
EMAIL: Joseph.Galligan@worldnet.att.net
From posting on Looking For Navy/USS Colahan page.
Details from author and at:
https://www.JoesColahanbook.com
Electronic Book 1410768155 $6.95
Paperback (6x9) 1410768147 $26.00
Dust Jacket Hardcover (6x9) 1410768139 $36.75
b. Photographic restorations
We got an interesting email from "Down Under", read on:
Hello
My name is PJ Flynn and I do photo restorations on the
Gold Coast in Australia (I am an American living "down under ").
My father was a plank owner on LST 482 in WWII (Pacific Theater)
and I found your website in the Scuttlebutt newspaper.
I just wanted to introduce myself to you in case you ever
have a need to have any old photos restored and archived.
I also would like to invite you to have a look at my new
website: https://www.photorestorations.net
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9. Korean American Thank You
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For several issues we have been publishing anecdotes from vets
that demonstrate how much the Korean people remember the sacrifices
that UN Forces made during the war. Today, we feature another
story from Alan Reiter MSgt(RET USAF):
Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003
On Thursday October 23, 2003, I had completed my yearly physical at the
Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL . I had returned to my van to drive home
and had just opened the door when a voice said " were you in Korea
during the war?"
I looked up and it was a woman in her 50s of Korean decent. I said
"yes I was". She grabbed hold of my hand and started shaking
it and said "thank you, thank you for saving my Country".
I did not know what to say. After I recovered my composure, I said
"I'm sorry we could not save the whole country!". Her response was
"that was political". We both got in our cars and drove away.
She had seen my Korean War Mosquitoes tag on the front of my van.
I also noticed that she had a base sticker from Patrick AFB.
No one has ever thanked me for my military service before.
Thought you and the Mosquitoes might enjoy this as it is a
thank you to ALL who served.
Alan Reiter MSgt (Retired USAF)
795 NW Palm Drive
Lake City, FL 32055
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11. High Flight, a poem
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by John Gillespie Magee, Jr, A Canadian flyer who also served
with the U.S.Army Air Crops.
Oh, I have slipped the surly bounds of earth
And danced the skies on laughter - silver wings;
Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
of sun - split clouds, -- and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of -- wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlight silence, Hov'ring there,
I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless halls of air.
Up, up the long , delirious , burning blue
I've topped the windswept heights with easy grace
Where never lark nor eagle flew----
And , while with silent , lifting mind I've trod
The high un trespassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand, and touched the face of God.
Blue Sky's Always
Don G Putnam
136th Fighter Bomber Wing
K-2 Taegu Korea, 1951 & 1952
Email: dgput@juno.com
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12. 223rd Infantry Rgt. Tank Company Rescue
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I have a friend from the 40th INF. 223 DIV. and he carries an
old news paper (with a photo) around and he remembers his
buddies well. The paper has a short story, as follows:
March 30, 1952 (Sunday paper)
Crew Brave Red Gunfire to rescue wounded GI's!
With 40th Infantry, Korea. Delayed by "Mail (Special)". Eight
tanks rolled though a valley of frozen rice paddies, inched
out from behind a hill, and rumbled into "no man's land" to
attack Communist positions.
After 16 months of training, the 223rd Infantry Regiment's
Tank Company, El Monte Unit of Southern California's 40th
National Guard, was entering it's "baptism of fire".
With a platoon of doughboys the El Monte Unit supplied the
fire power of a tank-infantry combat patrol team. All the
principals of team work learned in training (at Camp Cook,
California and Honshu Island, Japan) were employed as the
infantry probed enemy lines under supporting fire from the
tanks big guns.
After two enemy bunkers had been destroyed and an estimated
25 Chinese killed, the patrol was ordered to withdraw. Tank
crews braved the intense enemy mortar and small arms fire to
carry 12 wounded infantrymen back to friendly lines.
The only damage done to the tanks was a broken track suffered
by "Vat 69", commanded by 1st Lt. Allison E. Bryan of the
Chatsworth. Although immobilized by a land mine explosion,
"Vat 69" maintained fire support. When the infantrymen had
been evacuated, three tanks returned to retrieve the damaged vehicle.
Capt.. Richard James of Baldwin Park, bow gunner on "Vat 69",
lost his seat when the mine exploded. The escape hatch and seat
simply dropped out from under him.
"It's like somebody gave me a good wallop" Stan Carroll
recalled. A buddy, Cpl. Richard James of Baldwin Park cut
in: "Aw, so what! You're always sitting down anyway."
A tank commander, Sfc. Richard J. Odd (of El Monte) brought
his tank to the base of the Chinese held hill and with
Pfc. Robert Blair (of Baldwin Park) rescued a group of infantrymen.
Pfc. John T. Dulyen of Port Hueneme (a Navy aid man in WWII)
helped medics administer first aid, until all the wounded had
been evacuated. Company commander Capt. Thomas B. Walson of
Fort Knox, KY. (first reserve officer to join the 40th Division)
was proud of his men (a tank platoon leader with the Fifth
Armored Division in Europe during WWII). Walson said: "They
did a fine job on their first mission. I'm glad they're my men!"
The friend is Stanley Carroll and he lives here in
Rockaway Beach, OR.
My name is Steve Hurst and I am sure he would love to hear
from any old buddies. He does not have a computer, but I can
give him any messages or he can call or write.
Email:
slmaps@earthlink.net
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Thanks to all of you for helping make the Korean War Project
successful.
Regards,
Hal and Ted Barker
hbarker@kwp.org tbarker@kwp.org
Korean War Project
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