176th Armored Field Artillery Battalion (105MM)

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176th FA Bn
Mr. S. W. George
101 Hanover Ave
Colonial Heights, VA 23834-3748
804-526-6725

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Legacy Messages - 1995-1999

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Harold R. Crawford JR wrote on January 1, 2021

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City and State: WATSONTOWN PA

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Comments: am looking for any one who served with my dad Harold from 1953 - July 1954 a he served under Capt. De Beal any reply would be great

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Mary Margaret Heaney wrote on November 11, 2020

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City and State: BROOKLYN NY

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Comments: Found my dad,s operator license issued Sept 1952. Looking for any information regarding his service !
1st Lt Robert M Heaney

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Emma Izatt wrote on April 30, 2020

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City and State: EAGLE MOUNTAIN UT

Unit: NA

Service or Relationship: NA

Comments: I am the granddaughter of a Korean war vet. I am looking for anyone who might know who Roger Allen Kennedy is or had any association with him. If you can contact me that would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!!

Keywords: 176th HQ BTRY ARM
Roger Allan Kennedy
Korea December 21, 1951
HQ Cp Drake Repl Dep 8042AU
Sergeant
HQ BTRY 176 Armd Fa Bn
Personnel admin Sup

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Kenneth Kroiss wrote on December 26, 2019

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City and State: APPLETON WI

Unit: 12/76

Service or Relationship: 68. 69

Comments: Looking for veterans that served with me. I have 5 buddy letters but no pictures. Served as a howitzer operator and a dog handler. Have cancer from AO and going through the process again and again. Any help would be appreciated. I was stationed at Camp St. Barbara.

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John Schneider wrote on September 20, 2016

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City and State: MONTGOMERY AL

Unit: BTRY B, 176TH ARMD FA BN

Service or Relationship: Family Member

Comments: My uncle, James Chancellor of Laurel Mississippi, was in BTRY B from about June 1952 until either September or October 1952. I am interested in finding out where the unit was located then and any battles it was involved in.

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Frank Harrison wrote on April 29, 2015

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Comments: I have a collection of annotated photos of the Pennsylvania 176th Field Arty Btn taken in Korea Feb 1951 - Jan 1952. These are from the estate of my father-in-law Lt. Col. Fred Fiigon, Btn commander. Link to photos is:

https://plus.google.com/photos/104438876275213115419/albums/5655920803635383585?authkey=CNCbwYjni8T8pwE

I recognize some names from the inquiries made on this site.

Keywords: PA 176 Field Artillery Battalion

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Ted Sopinski wrote on March 29, 2015

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City and State: SANTA ROSA CA

Unit: 176 AFA

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran

Comments: Chris,Dean,Noble......Any of you guys in the field wiremans tent. Give a holler. Been thinking about you .

Ted Sopinski (sopie)

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Angeline Washburn wrote on January 29, 2015

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City and State: ALPINE UT

Unit: 176TH ARMORED FIELD ARILLERY BATT APO 301

Service or Relationship: Family Member

Comments: I am looking for anyone that knew Roger Allen Kennedy who served 1949- 1953ish. I know a first name of his good friend Michael. He had about 4 or 5 names

Keywords: 1308 E REGENT ST

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Lynn Seif wrote on December 25, 2014

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City and State: WAUWATOSA WI

Unit: 176TH ARMORED FIELD ARTILLERY BATTERY C

Service or Relationship: Family Member

Comments: I am looking for any information on or anyone who may have served in the Battery C 176th Armored Field Artillery Tank Corp with my father Lloyd A. Chopp. He was in country form November 1952 through December of 1953. He is looking for any of the buddies he may have served with. It has taken 61 years for him to begin to talk to his family about his feelings and experiences. I would love to help him to connect with someone who understands what he went through, and help us to replace the medals, awards and citations he lost on his way back from Korea,

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Rich Gilliat wrote on October 9, 2014

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City and State: ST GEORGE UT

Unit: HEADQUARTERS BTRY

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran

Comments: Someone mentioned a Major Gausman and Lt. Rosenberg. I new them both and they were fine people. I also saw that your KIA list was incomplete. Lt. Koenig should be added to the list and he was killed by a land mine in June 1953. Our commander at that time was Lt. Col.
Weatherel and he was an excellent leader.

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Carl Leonard wrote on May 7, 2014

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City and State: BELEN NM

Unit: 179TH

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran

Comments: Looking for the men that served with me from the Illinois National Guard in 1953; in the last weeks of the Korean War Conflict.
Would like to verify that our unit was there; as my records seem to have been burned the fire of 1973
Would be grateful for your responses.
Thank You

Keywords: KOREAN WAR END OF 1953

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Bob Burland wrote on July 16, 2013

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Service or Relationship: Family Member

Comments: I recently inherited a beautiful Hamilton Wristwatch from a distant family relative.
It is inscribed To Brig. General W.R. Dunlap from your Company, The 176th
Armored Field Artillery, 1939.



I can only imagine that it must have been a retirement gift since I'm told that he
was an older man at the time of World War II. I don't know when or where he
served, but was a Pittsburgh Native.

Keywords: General Dunlap

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Paula Wray wrote on December 7, 2012

Deceased

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City and State: MCCLURE PA

Unit: PA NATIONAL GUARD SUPPORTING 176TH

Service or Relationship: Family Member

Comments: My father, Paul Wray, still remembers the people and
stories of his service in Korea as if it were yesterday.
As his health declines, I thought it would cheer him to
make contact with some of his old buddies, or at least
learn about their lives over the last 60 years.

Keywords: 176th Armored Field Artillery, National Guard, Korea,
Pennsylvania

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Micahel Roof wrote on December 6, 2012

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City and State: KANKAKEE IL

Unit: B BATTERY 176TH AFA BN

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran

Comments: I am helping Army veteran Donald Mau find those who
served with him in Korea from 51-52 when he had his
finger cut off by a .50 Cal transversing.

Please email me if you have knowledge of this
incident.

Keywords: buddy statements

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Keith Dashler wrote on November 9, 2012

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City and State:

Unit: 176 AFA

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran

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Max Sepulvado JR. wrote on October 28, 2012

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City and State: LUMBERTON TX

Unit: A BATTERY 176TH ARMORED FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION

Service or Relationship: Family Member

Comments: My dad would love to talk to some of the guys he served with

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Harold R. Crawford JR. wrote on June 13, 2012

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Service or Relationship: Family Member

Comments: IM SORRY I FORGOT TO PUT MY EMAIL ADDRESS ON MY
NOTICES THANK YOU HAROLD HAVE SAD NEWS DAD PASSED
AWAY MARCH 5TH 2011 HE IS SADLY MISSED PLEASE CONTACT
ME IF YOU KNEW HIM Sgt.Harold R.Crawford 176th AFA
Bat. Hqrts Bat. thank you

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Kenneth Hartzel wrote on May 29, 2012

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City and State: PENSACOLA FL

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Service or Relationship: Army Veteran

Comments: I am looking for any info on my father. He was
attached to the 176th AFA from 1952-53 end of the
fighting. He was RA assigned to Battery C FDC. His
name rank were WO1 Charles J Hartzel. Any info would
be greatly apperciated. Like most men who served in
combat he never discussed any of his time over there,
except when he and I would sit and look at his slides
from when he was there.

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Michael Kennedy wrote on November 20, 2011

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City and State: ALPINE UT

Unit: 176TH AMORED FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION

Service or Relationship: Family Member

Comments: I'm looking for anyone who may have known my father
who served in Korea '52 and '53 in the 176th Amored
Field Artillery Battalion. THe battalion received a
citation for service in Kumhwa during the battle from
14 through 15 of June 1953. He was friend to Daniel
Michael 0'Manual. Spelling may not be correct.

Keywords: 176th Amored Field Artillery Battalion, Kumhwa,
Daniel Michael O'Manual

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Kenneth Hartzel wrote on August 27, 2011

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City and State: PENSACOLA FL

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Service or Relationship: Family Member

Comments: This is all the info I have on my Dads time in Korea, I would like to hear from anyone who served with him during 1952/53 in Korea.

Keywords: 176th AFA Battery C, Chief of the FDC, Korean Summer/Fall Campaign, Third Korean Winter Campaign; and the Korean Summer and Fall Campaigns in 1953. 

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David Bell wrote on July 1, 2011

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City and State: TULSA OK

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Service or Relationship: Family Member

Comments: My brother was killed march 3rd 1952 in Korea. He was with the 176 ART BN (105 AR) I CORPS. I would just like to see his shoulder patch so I might get one.

Keywords: shoulder patch 

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Harold Crawford JR. wrote on June 30, 2011

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City and State: WATSONTOWN PA

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Service or Relationship: Family Member

Comments: Looking for anyone who knew Sgt. Harold Crawford, Sgt, Chris Wedes or Lennox

Keywords: Chun-Chon March 1953-July1954 

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Harold Crawford JR. wrote on June 30, 2011

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City and State: WATSONTOWN PA

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Service or Relationship: Family Member

Comments:

Keywords: harold r crawford sgt 176th afa battallion hq barrery fdc march 53 to july 54 served with chris wedes under capt. debeal would like to hear from anyone who served with dad thank you harold jr 

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Harold Crawford JR. wrote on June 30, 2011

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City and State: WATSONTOWN PA

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Service or Relationship: Family Member

Comments:

Keywords: harold r crawford sgt 176th afa battallion hq barrery fdc march 53 to july 54 served with chris wedes under capt. debeal would like to hear from anyone who served with dad thank you harold jr 

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Harold Crawford JR. wrote on June 26, 2011

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City and State: WATSONTOWN PA

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Service or Relationship: Family Member

Comments: Looking for anyone who may have served with my father

Keywords: 176th AFA Battalion Headquarters Battery - Served with Chris Wedes under Captian DeBeal 

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Sam Jacobellis wrote on April 22, 2011

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City and State: DANBURY CT

Unit: 176TH AFA

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran

Comments: HAPPY EASTER TO ALL THAT HAVE SERVED WITH THE 176TH AFA AND TO ALL THAT HAVE PAID THE SUPREME SACRIFICE MAY YOU ALL BE WITH GOD,WITH LOVE,SAM JACOBELLIS,9/52 TO 8/53 C BATTERY 176TH AFA

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Charles Macdonald SR. wrote on February 28, 2011

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City and State: AUBURNDALE FL

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Service or Relationship: Army Veteran

Comments: ANY BODY OUT THERE

Keywords: SHORTY,HILL572BUTCHY WILLEY SECOND STREET SOUTH BOSTON MASS.REDFOWKES,JOHN PICARELLO,LASELLES ARE WE.EMMET,ST.SOUTHIE!.STRAND THEATER.FOOTBALLSEAON.

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Jim Lynch wrote on February 18, 2011

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City and State: RALEIGH NC

Unit: 176TH ARMORED FIELD ARTILLIARY BN , HDQ BATERY

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran

Comments:

Keywords: captain De Primo, Major Millington, sgt
Stickney, captain De Beal, Jerry Lauscher, Bob Ledbetter

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James Long wrote on February 5, 2011

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City and State: WIND GAP PA

Unit: 176 AFA BN HQ. BATTERY

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran

Comments: I was proud to have served with the 176 AFA Bn in Korea. My jobs were Bn Clerk Typist and driving a two and a half ton truck. My friends were many and I enjoyed my duties. I have many wonderful memories and then there were memories that were not so good. May God bless all of you that served with the 176 AFA bn. Thank you for what you did for our country and a thank you to all Military Personnel who served in that war and to all those that did not return home. Now I would like to thank the Military Personnel that have served in all the wars that this country has been in,in the past and present wars. May God Bless all of you.

Keywords: Underground Farmer or coal cracker.

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Dashler Keith wrote on January 10, 2011

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City and State: TAMPA FL

Unit: 176 A.F.A.

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran

Comments: If you are still alive you old son of a gun I sure would like to hear from you. Remember Bock Sue Jo

Keywords: Friend, looking for lieutenant Jack Booth

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Sam Jacobellis wrote on December 25, 2010

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City and State: DANBURY CT

Unit: 176TH AFA

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran

Comments:

Keywords: i forgot to mention i was in c battery

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Sam Jacobellis SR. wrote on December 25, 2010

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City and State: DANBURY CT

Unit: 176TH AFA

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran

Comments:

Keywords: served betwee,9 52 to10 53 section 2 served with manning,forbes,gay,quarles,cant remember anyone else,capt.rose was our co,battles cant rememberany more ,some one else might refresh my memory

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Jack Spinner wrote on March 12, 2010

Deceased

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City and State: BOYNTON BEACH FL

Unit: 6 SEC. B. BATTERY 176 AFA BN.1952-53

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran

Comments: heard from tracy glad hes alive .would love to hear from anyone out of the past.its 57 years gone by.be well all.

Keywords: chorwon valley, kumsong river capitol rok div.1st rok division sam hairston.tracy bales, verdano,george cruz

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Leslie Williams wrote on February 11, 2010

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City and State: PORT ORANGE FL

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Service or Relationship: Family Member

Comments: I am looking for information about my Dad and the battle he and his unit were in, in Korea. Apparently they were hit by a missle. I did not know my Dad at all and would like to know him through the wonderful soldiers he served with.

I believe he was with a construction unit, but that's about all the information I have.

Dad was from the South side of Chicago, by the way and came from a very large, Irish family.

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Marlene Lake wrote on January 31, 2010

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City and State: FORT WAYNE IN

Unit: 176TH ARMORED FIELD ARTILLERY BN BATTERY

Service or Relationship: Other

Comments: Some of the last names my dad wrote down when he left that he served with are as follows:
Lt.Green, Trego, Rayl,Beck, Daniels, Thomas, Bears, Douglas.
Donald Lyman (he took my dad's place after my dad went home).

Keywords: Merton Deventer
Nickname: Burnie
Served: January 1951
Went home: October 1951
Position: Battery Clerk
I typed in Battery "D", it should have been "B".

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Marlene Lake wrote on January 31, 2010

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City and State: FORT WAYNE IN

Unit: 176TH ARMORED FIELD ARTILLERY BATTERY D BN NATIONA

Service or Relationship: Other

Comments: My dad will be celebrating his 80th birthday on March 22 and I'm trying to locate any of the guys that served with him in the Korean War. He has told me names of some of the guys that were in his unit, but for the life of me right now I can't remember them.

Keywords: Merton Deventer - Leo, IN
His nickname is Burnie

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Bruce McGlasson JR. wrote on January 1, 2010

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City and State: UNION MO

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Service or Relationship: Family Member

Comments: Looking for information about my father. Dad was a Lt at the time. I dont know if he was an FO or the battery CO. I have a few picture of him. One is in a tent with a sign that says," C Bty 176Bn" another is he is looking out from the inside of a 105,self propelled gun. I know alot about his time in WWII, but very little about his time in Korea. Hope someone remembers him. thanks

Keywords: Charlie Battery FO or Battery Commander

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Tracy R. Bales SR. wrote on December 11, 2009

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City and State: MOUNTAIN VIEW MO

Unit: 176TH ARMORD FIELD ARTILERY BN.

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran

Comments: supported rok troops with selfpropelded 105s about 30 miles no. of 38th parallel

Keywords: served from 1 1952 to 1 1953 was driver in 6th. section with bit howard bennie v beasly gene georg ball charlie hintz jack spinner ,robert snow.

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Joe Kmiecinski wrote on November 23, 2009

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Comments: My grandfather was George Kmiecinski, I believe he served with you gentlemen. He told us lots of stories about some of you and always spoke highly of the men he served with and led. I have quite a few pictures from his time in Korea, post here if you are interested in seeing them and I can possibly email. Thank you to all of the veterans here.

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Daniel Whitlock wrote on November 1, 2009

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City and State: AUBURN WA

Unit: CENTCOM, J2, ARE-FT LEWIS, WA

Service or Relationship: Family Member

Comments: My Grandfather was 'Bill' Whitlock. He was a PA Nat'l Guardsman activated for duty in Korea. He turned 40 while in Korea. I have seen a picture of him aboard a self-propelled 105mm howitser. The gun had cartoon on it of Felix the Cat and the caption "Commie-Chaser". Records indicate his Port of Embarkation was FT Lawton, WA. He received the Bronze Star for his service. I have a copy of a Letter of Commendation for the 176TH Armored Field Artillery BN and from Lt Col FIIGON, CDR. I'll try to attach to the this site.

Keywords: Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, PANG, Fort Carson, 1951, Synbaekje, Korea, 11TH RGT, 1ST INF DIV, ROK

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Ron Miller wrote on June 27, 2009

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City and State: ALLENTOWN PA

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Service or Relationship: Family Member

Comments: My father, Raymond Miller (deceased) was in the PA National Guard Unit that was called to active duty in Sept. 1950. Training before deployment was at Camp Carson, Co. I have a menu from their Thanksgiving dinner, on Nov. 23, 1950, that includes a roster of all personnel in Battery C, including their ranks. I have posted pictures on my Flickr website for anyone who is interested. Website is - http://tinyurl.com/lp3ka7

Keywords: Raymond Miller, Battery C, 176th Armd. F. A. BN., PA National Guard, Camp Carson Co.

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Chester Harrison wrote on April 24, 2009

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City and State: ADAMS MA

Unit: SERVICE BATTERY

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran

Comments:

Keywords: Billy Morse, Charles Stevens, Richard Harshberger, Carl Binghaman, Norman Evenson

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Robert Darnell SR. wrote on February 4, 2009

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City and State: OCALA FL

Unit: SV BTRY 176TH AFA BN

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran

Comments: I join Sv Btry at Ft Carson in 1950 and want to Korea with them until I rotated home in Feb 1952, any body around from that time. would like to hear.
Bob Darnell

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Jack Spinner wrote on December 8, 2008

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City and State: BOYNTON BEACH FL

Unit: 176TH AFA BAT.

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran

Comments: looking for anyone still alive after all these years.

Keywords: george cruz, sam hairston, gene ball, stacy bales, 6th section 176th

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Jack Spinner wrote on June 17, 2008

Deceased

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City and State: BOYNTON BEACH FL

Unit: 176TH AFA BT.

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran

Comments: its been 55 years since we were together . how are you all doing?

Keywords: kumsong river 25 miles north of chunchon in support of the 1st rok division sam hairston verdano tracy bales

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Jack Spinner wrote on June 16, 2008

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City and State: BOYNTON BEACH FL

Unit: 176TH AFA BT.

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran

Comments:

Keywords: hope some of you guys are ok. i spoke with tracy bales last year and he is the only guy i ever made contact with. what a shame.get in touch if you can,god bless.

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Robert Burland wrote on March 22, 2008

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Service or Relationship: Family Member

Comments: I recently inherited from my Father in Law, a Hamilton Wristwatch that is
engraved "Brig General W.R. Dunlap from Officers Club, 176th FA
9-15-1939.
I understand that General Dunlap was a distant uncle of my Father in Law.
Does anyone know anything else about General Dunlap or the reason of
the watch as a gift?

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Matt Kozak wrote on March 20, 2008

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Comments: My father-in-law, Raymond Zednik, passed away some time ago. He rarely spoke of the war, and we have little information about his service. We ran across some old pictures and unit patches from his Korean War days, and have been able to piece together that he was with the 176th as a forward observer during 1951-1952. He was from Cleveland, Ohio.

I would like to see if I can get any additional information about his service. Anything would help, and would be greatly appreciated by his family.

Keywords: forward observer

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Kraig Morris wrote on September 24, 2007

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Service or Relationship: Friend of Veteran

Comments: I work with a 176th veteran; Paul Dawnin. I don't know what part of battalion he was in but he told me the unit was located in the Waynesboro ,Pa armory at one time and thats about 10 miles from me as I am in Chambersburg,Pa. I am currently in the Army Reserve. I want to say "Thank You" to all the vets out there especially Korean War veterans. Take Care.
Kraig Morris

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Richard Leibold wrote on September 17, 2007

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City and State: LA CROSSE WI

Unit:

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran

Comments: I am trying to locate anyone that might remember me and would like to talk to anyone connected with the 176th during that time. I am having a friend do this as I do not have a computer and the email address is his, but he will get me any emails. Please call me at anytime. I am also the Adjutant of DAV chapter 12, La Crosse, Wi. 54603, 1120 Logan St. You can write to me there also.
Please get ahold of me if your remember me or not. I would like to talk to anyone from the old unit. Thank you.

Keywords: Pfc-Cpl in Motor Transport and Ammo supply and also "B"
Battery, #l gun from May-Sept 1952 when wounded
I was National Guard with the unit from PENN.

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