|
===========================================================
Newsletter for September 19th, 2003
===========================================================Member and Sponsor Last Name Search
===========================================================Table of Contents
1. POW/MIA Day Sept 19th
2. Membership Drive - Help needed, "Join up"
3. Input from July 27th and Aug 29th newsletters
5. This Mailing List Subscribe | Unsubscribe
6. Beaver County, Pennsylvania Korean War Vets
7. A tribute to Dad
8. Bookstore | Film | In Progress
9. Stories about the "DMZ"
10. !! Canadian War Diaries - online !!
11. USS O'Brien DD725 Website
12. USAF 6901st Website back online
13. Veterans Memorial at Branson, MO.
14. 1st Provisional Demilitarized Zone Police Company
==========================================================
1. POW/MIA Day Sept 19th
==========================================================
Today is POW/MIA Day and is observed in the US officially.
Let us all Remember those who have not made it back. We
should also remember the families and friends, the gaping
holes in their lives.
Commemoration days like this remind all veterans and family
members of the sacrifices made during war. While I write,
teams from the JTF-CILHI are on their way to Korea for work
to find remains and take them to Hawaii for identification.
CILHI has suffered loss of valuable team members in the
recent past, in Vietnam and more recently in Afghanistan.
DPMO reports 8100 missing, not accounted for. 178 remains
believed to be US Servicemen returned. 13 positive
identifications from "in-country" field work have been made.
1 positive identification from the 866 remains at the US
Cemetery at the Hawaiian Punchbowl, PFC Lilledahl (reported
in previous newsletter).
A hand salute is in order for the dedicated AFDIL- Rockville
Lab, CILHI-Central Identification Lab Hawaii, DPMO-Crystal
City, staffs and the negotiators within Dpt of Defense and
State who have kept up the pressure for creating the
opportunities to do the work.
Another salute goes to the years of work by the Alliance of
Families for the Return of America's Missing Servicemen ,
the Coalition of Families and National League of Families.
Link: https://www.koreanwar.org/html/pow_mia.html
Finally, a huge thanks to the wonderful volunteers who use
the Remembrance postings on the KWP to help put family and
DOD Casualty offices together. They spend hundreds of hours
finding people, all over the world.
Ken Page -NY State, Deceased-RIP|USS Taconic AGC-17 51-55
Ed Moynagh - Calif, USAF (Ret) | 90th and 731st Bomb Sqdn
Ray Sestak - NY State | brother lost in Korea
Sylvia Munoz - Texas | Ret USAF
Website: https://koreanwarmias.com/
==========================================================
2. Membership Drive - Help needed, "Join up"
==========================================================
The Korean War Project would like to invite site visitors to
consider becoming member/donors. Doing so ensures that we
can "deliver the goods".
We have much to do! Inclusion of photos, documents, new unit
pages, messaging to our subscribers and visitors are just a
few issues.
Influx of calls and message board postings has dramatically
increased this year. As part of that influx, the Remembrance
postings have soared.
Media calls for background information, story lines,
verification, have gone off the scale, especially in June
and July of this year.
The average month sees 58,000 to 95,000 persons visiting the
site. "Hits" to the site average between 1.5 million to
off-scale 2.5 million during news events.
We have 6905 line item contributions since becoming a
non-profit 501c3. That figure represents 3826 individuals or
groups, 1530 of whom are repeat donors.
Membership Link:
https://www.koreanwar.org/html/membership.html
==========================================================
3. Input from July 27th and Aug 29th newsletters
==========================================================
We have been receiving email with photos attached from many
of those who made the trek to South Korea for "Truce
Commemorations". The South Korean ROK, KVA, businesses and
Government officials made the returning veterans most
welcome. The trips to Memorials, Panmunjom as well as tours
of South Korea went very well, with great weather.
The same sort of input has been rolling in from Vets/Family
who made trips to Regional, State, and National
Commemoration Ceremonies.
Jim Jarboe has had many an appreciative email about his
picture posted on the web version of the Aug 29th
Newsletter.
==========================================================
==========================================================
5. This Mailing List Subscribe | Unsubscribe
==========================================================
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 Guestbook 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.
Note: if you received this from us directly, you are already
subscribed. Consider forwarding the Newsletter to your
friends.
Many of our older newsletters can be found below:
https://www.koreanwar.org/html/newsletter_archive.html
==========================================================
6. Beaver County, Pennsylvania Korean War Vets
==========================================================
From Dan Durham:
Hal and Ted, thought you would like to know that earlier
this year a few local Korean war veterans started a campaign
to erect a memorial to honor all our Beaver County,
Pennsylvania Korean War Vets.
Our local newspaper, the Beaver County Times, has taken the
lead for this project and thru their daily publicity and
efforts, a monument and park setting near our court house
has been designed.
The granite monument will be 9 feet tall with side stone
blocks. The walkway will be paved with 4x8 inch red bricks
and 8x16 inch gray granite blocks.
These bricks and blocks will have engravings as submitted by
the individual subscribers.
The original estimate and goal was $70,000. but as of today
the contributions are $84,746. and the campaign has 3 more
weeks to go !
Guess our time has come.
Daniel R. Durham, Korean War Navy veteran
1950-1954, Naval Air Transport Squadron VR-1, Patuxent River
, Md.
==========================================================
7. A tribute to Dad
==========================================================
Editor: Tributes to our Korean War Vets and Korean War Era
vets are welcome on this site as most of you know. Many of
our guests have passed on and their loved ones wish to pay
homage. Here is one moving example about a WWII USS
Pittsburgh sailor that sets the tone:
Cathy Sidrer sends this tribute for her Dad: Subject: A
Tribute to Troy Lee Beasley
I lost my Daddy April 6, 2003 at the age of 77. He was my
hero, my friend and mentor.
He would talk for hours about the times he spent on the USS
Pittsburgh during WWII. The good times he had and, of
course, the bad. These are things he would not discuss with
even my Mother.
I truly cherished these times with him. He was not a war
hero, but he was mine.
He was a building contractor, an avid fisherman and
gardener.
He gave of himself and had no enemies. As a member of the
New Garden Moose Lodge if something need to be done, there
was little discussion, but within a few days they found it
was done.
He loved to fish with my Uncle Charlie, and did so 3-4 times
a week. On many occasions they gave their daily catch to
someone else.
His gardens were known throughout the county. He never sold
anything from them, but gave away. Luscious tomatoes,
squash, cucumbers and many other types of fresh vegetables,
too numerous to list, to friends and people he didn't even
know until that time.
He taught me to hunt, fish, build things with my hands and
mind. He was proud of my talents in school and work. He may
not have shown it in conventional ways, but when a master
builder comes to his daughter to draw plans for a gazebo,
that he could only vision, see it on paper, and know it is
right, the pride was there.
Was he a war hero ? No. Was he a Superman ? No. He was just
a man, a Daddy and a husband who put others before himself.
A man who loved his family and fellow man.
I miss and love you Daddy. Your Daughter, Cathy Beasley
Sidrer
==========================================================
8. Bookstore | Film | In Progress
==========================================================
===a.===
Re: Thomas Hudner VF-32
Dear Mr. Barker:
As a part-time military historian and combat artist I've
been attempting to research the specific aircraft markings
and squadron codes for the F4U-4 "Corsair" aircraft flown
by Korean war Naval aviators, Lt's' Jesse L Brown and
Thomas Hudner who were attached to VF-32, flying off USS
Leyte,CV-32.
I'm trying to obtain this info to complete a scale model
diorama depicting Hudner's attempted rescue of Brown after
he was shot down on 12/04/50 while supporting Marines in the
Chosin area.
I've managed to obtain both aircraft's Bu. numbers via the
NHC in DC, but have had no success in finding details (or
photos) of their individual markings.
My hope is to create as accurate a depiction of this act of
bravery and heroism performed by each of these men in order
to commemorate their sacrifice.
Any referrals or recommendations regarding this information
would be greatly appreciated.
My thanks in advance to you and your fellow veterans.
Rob Bracci - RVN, 1970 Email; SceneN3D@aol.com
===b.===
SOUR M.A.S.H. At Sea - And Other Stories
by Walter "Bud" Stuhldreher
A hilarious book of my misadventures on the hospital ship
USS Haven (AH-12) in Inchon during 1953-54, plus other
stories, is now available at www.Amazon.com.
Amazon also has two reviews on it. The book has been well
received by former sailors from the Haven "The Galloping
Ghost of the Korean Coast".
===c.===
"Operation War Dance" Korea US NAVAL SIEGE 1951-1953, Task
Force 95
by Alfred McDonald
"Alfred McDonald has given voice to an era by following the
destiny of the indomitable U.S.S SILVERSTEIN, the Korean
War's most fired upon ship, he opened our eyes to the perils
and risks of that time"
"We meet the men of the USS SILVERSTEIN and marvel at the
audacity of its mission."
The book is available from the writer, Kevin McDonald.
Marketing may be on Amazon.com in the future.
The Book and maps are currently on display in the Richard M.
Nixon, and the Truman Presidential libraries.
Thank you.
Kevin McDonald
kevinkmac@aol.com
===d.===
NO SWEAT B-29 Combat Crew
by Frank Farrell
Author: It is a collection of about 83 short narratives of
people and incidents, both serious and humorous. I
have attached a list of reviews from several....
Thanks for the copy of your 19th Bomb Group Air Force
Academy commemoration addressit is a beautiful
compositionIll treasure it! Van Parker, B-29 Combat
Crew Aircraft Commander WW II, Author of DEAR FOLKS, a WW
II description of B-29s in combat over Japan.
Bud, I read all your postings, some times with tears,
others with laughter but always with enjoyment. Don
Brzezinski, WW II B-29 Combat Crewman
Frank, passed out your stories to the crowd at Ocean City,
Carol Wolfenden Ritter called me the next morning
enthralled. Jimmy Johnston, High School Classmate
Hooray for you Frank about that 400 mph hogwashwe normally
cruised at 190in a dive once we hit 300.
7 Joe Majeski, WW II B-29 Combat Crewmember
Due out end of September, 2003
Frank Farrell farrell@robsoncom.net
==========================================================
9. Stories about the "DMZ"
==========================================================
We posted notice about the National Geographic issue giving
major space to describing the DMZ, past and present.
News on top of news has been pouring onto TV sets and papers
for months concerning war games, nuclear weapons, and
re-unification.
The South Korean Government has assumed much of the
responsibility for ensuring the peace of the "truce".
However, US Forces continue to have a serious role.
CNN has featured several "pieces" in the past few days,
depicting the tensions and requirements for patrolling the
DMZ to ensure stability.
David Benbow writes that several former DMZ Vets are headed
to Korea with camera crews from the History Channel for film
interviews.
For details email to Dave:
david@statesvillelaw.com
Link: DMZ War https://www.koreanwar.org/html/dmz_war.html
==========================================================
10. !! Canadian War Diaries - online !!
==========================================================
John Maurath reports on a significant online endeavor. Hal
found our Grandfather in minutes of online work. This lead
us to mounds of genealogical references.
https://www.archives.ca/02/020203/02020303_e.html
War Diaries (First and Second World Wars and Korean
Conflict)War diaries are the army operational records that
describe the daily activities of a unit or formation on
active service. Please note that the records rarely mention
individuals by name, with the exception of some references
to officers.
View a sample war diary from the First World War for the
battle of Vimy Ridge.
War diaries for the army in the First World War (RG 9 III D
3) are being digitized and can be viewed on-line using our
War Diaries of the First World War database. Enter the
Battalion number or name in the Unit Name field, e.g.
"102nd" or "Royal Canadian Dragoons". Be sure to consult the
Online Help pages for assistance in searching the database
and understanding the records. Records not yet digitized are
available on microfilm and can be borrowed through the
inter-institutional loan arrangement.
To search for war diaries for the Canadian army in the
Second World War and the Korean Conflict (RG 24 C 3),
consult our Government of Canada Files database and select
the Detailed Search Screen. Enter 24-60 in the Finding Aid
field and the Unit name in the Keyword field, e.g. Royal
Canadian Dragoons or Princess Patricia's. The Second World
War diaries are currently being microfilmed. If a microfilm
reel is cited in the reference, that reel can be borrowed
through the inter-institutional loan arrangement. Records
not yet available on microfilm must be consulted on-site.
==========================================================
11. USS O'Brien DD725 Website
==========================================================
From: Wayne Meddley wmeddley@cox-internet.com
To: <
tbarker@kwp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003
I have a homepage dedicated to the crew of the USS O'Brien
DD725 located at:
https://www.koolpages.com/obrien/
Wayne Meddley
==========================================================
12. USAF 6901st Website back online
==========================================================
From: Don Levesque Dr.Levesque@adelphia.net
Greetings, The 6901st site is now back online, still under
construction, it still can be found at:
https://www.6901st.org
==========================================================
13. Veterans Memorial at Branson, MO.
==========================================================
Many of you will know that Branson is "Vet Friendly". Here
is the link to their Veterans Memorial Museum
Link: https://www.veteransmemorialbranson.com/
==========================================================
14. 1st Provisional Demilitarized Zone Police Company
==========================================================
The August Issue of Leatherneck Magazine carries an
extensive article about the very first DMZ Police Company to
serve in Korea, after the signing of the armistice in 1953,
a nice piece of DMZ history.
The magazine can be obtained from the Marine Corps
Association in Quantico, Virginia:
https://www.leatherneck@mca-marines.org
MSgt. R. D. Caulkins, USMC (Ret)
1st Provisional Demilitarized Zone Police Company 1953-54
---------------end--------------------------------------
Thanks to all who have made this possible.
Hal and Ted Barker
Korean War Project |
