Entry: 9192
Subject: BTRY C,76TH AAA BN (AW)(SP) 1953
John Colburn wrote on June 5, 2000
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City and State: SALEM OR
Unit: BTRY C, 76TH AAA BN (AW)(SP)
Service or Relationship: Army Veteran - Korea
Comments: I was in 1st Platoon, Btry C, 76th AAA Bn (AW)(SP)from Dec.'52 until Dec.'53 at K-8 Air Base (Kunsan) and after the Armistice at K-6 Air Base (Pyontaek). I was section chief of 4th Section (C141 and C142) for a couple of months then Platoon Sergeant of 1st Platoon. Platoon Leader was Lt. James DeNault most of that time. Lt. Jack Younce was the Btry Commander most of that time. Cager A. Parsons was First Sergeant.
I'm interested in contacting any one from Btry C and in pictures, old manuals, and any information about the single 40-mm gun half-track and M-16 Quad-50 half-track and revetments used at K-8. Also, I'd be interested in any information about the history, pictures, etc. about the 76th during the earlier part of the Korean War.
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Entry: 8435
Subject: JUST JOINING
Jack R. Hayne wrote on May 4, 2000
City and State: OLD BETHPAGE NY
Unit: D BTY - HQ BTRY 76TH AAA AW BN (SP)
Service or Relationship: Army Veteran - Korea
Comments: I was a platoon leader in D Btry from August 50 to Mar 51 when I became Btry Cmdr of Hq Btry for a couple of months until Capt. Wilbur Rawlins took over. D Btry had led the way for the Bn from the time we landed in Pusan and moved up to Taegu on the perimeter. From there we moved to Seoul, then Pyongyang (NK capital) and further north to Sinanju (K-29) airbase. Our next objective was K-30 at Sinuiju by the Yalu River but the Chinese put a crimp in that journey. I did reconnoiter to a few miles of K-30 when I notice there wasn't any garbage such as candy wrappers, cigarette butts or tin cans littering the country side. That was enough to tell me that I was in advance of our infantry. So I told my driver and Kim that we had better "bug on out". A few days later the Chinese chased us out of the area.
Keywords: From Pusan to the Yalu. Loyal Korean friends - Kim Jung Ku and Rhee Young Chan
Entry: 8066
Subject: SEEKING KOREAN VETS 1952-54
Myron Bender wrote on April 18, 2000
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City and State: GRAND FORKS ND
Unit: 76TH AAA BATTALION
Service or Relationship: Army Veteran - Korea
Comments: 76TH AAA BATTALION
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Entry: 7604
Subject: DOES ANYONE REMEMBER?
Lyle N. West wrote on March 21, 2000
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City and State: MOULTRIE GA
Unit: 76TH AAA BN SP
Service or Relationship: Interested Person
Comments: My Dad, Max West, and his twin brother, my uncle Ralph West, from Calhoun, Ga served in
Battery C, 76th AAA from late 1952 until the move to Japan in 1954.
They were very small (about 5'5") in hright and stature, identical twins with black hair.
Their friends that they spoke about were a
fellow named Cantrell and a guy named Peacock.
My dad has been dead now for 9 years, and my uncle Ralph is in bad health.
As a 2 enlistment Marine, I am very interested
in their unit history, as almost nothing is in print about actions that the unit was involved in.
I would also like to speak to anyone that may remember them.
Thank You.
Keywords: Battery C, 76th AAA Battalion
Entry: 4105
Subject: 76 AAA - SGT. RICHARD LAMAR - COMMUNICATIONS
Richard Lamar wrote on November 6, 1999
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Service or Relationship: Army Veteran - Korea
Comments: LOOKING FOR THOSE THAT SERVED IN THE 76th in the 1952 to 1953 time frame.Iwas a Sgt in communications..and remenber that we were on a island in support of the Air Force ...
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Entry: 3930
Subject: FINDING UNIT MATES
Kenneth Weaver wrote on November 4, 1999
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City and State: OCALA FL
Unit: 76THAAA SELF PROPELLED
Service or Relationship: Army
Comments: I just got my first web tv and have been looking for my old outfit, which I found , and came across this page.
We were at K-6 air base with the 1st Marine Air Wing. The complete outfit pulled out and we went Camp Drake,Japan 1954.
The outfit was disbanded,colors sent home.
Thats when I went to the 37th.
Looking forward to hearing from you all.
Ken
Keywords: 76th AAA and 37th FAB