On Mon, 18 May 1998 Studio MIKI Email address wrote: My name is Toshihiko Tsuchiya. I am an ex-crew member of the U.S.Navy LST-629. I am searching for two U.S. army sergeants who were stationed in Japan during the Korean War. These two men were "transportation supervisors" aboard the" U.S. Navy LST-629". They were assigned this position by MSTS owned by the 24th division (if my memory is correct) of the U.S. Army around October 1954. On August 15,1945,the people of Japan began the most difficult task of rebuilding their lives among the ruins of a war strickered country. In an attempt to aid the Japanese people in their recovery ,various American relief agencies organized by labor unions and religious organisations, provided Japan with food,medical items and clothing. I felt grateful to America,and it is for this reason that I joined the Korean War as a volunteer crew member of the American Navy aboard SOT and LST from June 1950. I was engaged in the transportation of soldiers and military supplies to various parts of North Korea from Hakata, Moji, and Sasebo ports. I also participated in the Landing operations of the U.N.Army on the east coast of North Korea to escort people from the North to the South. Even after the truce of the Korea War was signed in July 1953,I continued working aboard these transportation vessels. It was during this time on board the "LST-629"from Oct 1954 to Mar 1955 that I met the two American soldiers I'm looking for now. (Except those two Americans, "LST-629" was served by the Japanese. They were very kind to me and guided me in various matters. I would like to contact "the two unforgettable U.S.soldiers" and meet with them and their families if it's possible. I'd appreciate your help with any information about the two U.S. army sergeants. Information of the U.S. army sergeants The transportation operation where they were involved was conducted * from Oct 1954 to Mar 1955 * from Hakata port,Fukuoka to Pusan port,Korea * on boat "LST-629" * by the 24th division of the U.S. army sent from the Hakata transportation office.(MSTS) * on "LST-629" only two American soldiers were aboard. The rest were only Japanese. "a former crew member of the U.S.Navy LST-629" Toshihiko Tsuchiya I was called "Tony"-my nick name. 36-1011 5-5 Nanko-naka, Suminoe-ku, Osaka JAPAN zip 559-0033 http://www2.osk.3web.ne.jp/~miki21/tutiya.html E-mail : miki21@osk.3web.ne.jp