Korean War Project

Note: Original postings on the Korean War Project from 1995 to about 1999.

On Sat, 14 Feb 1998 
Updated Spt. 17, 2001
"James L. Johnson"Email address wrote:

phone: (508) 398 1936


Between the summer of 1951 and the summer of 1952 I was in Korea with a
relatively unknown USMC close air support group that provided  radar and
computer controlled guidance of appropriately equipted USMC fighter
bombers in conducting bombing missions. 

We called ourselves Dev Charlie which was taken from our radio call 
sign. Major Marion Dalby (Dirty) whom I understand eventually was
promoted to General was our Commanding Officer. The group consisted of
about 8 Officers and 30 Enlisted. I would like to hear from any of them
or learn their present address. 

I'm not sure of the organizations official name, we referred to ourselves
sometimes as MASRT as I recall meaning Marine Air Support Radar Team. In
any event the system we took to Korea was a prototype developed at Point
Mugu, Ca. We went to Korea for combat evaluation of the system and after
about 6 months were declared operationally essential. I believe we 
belonged organizationally to the 1st Air Wing and that Major Dalby 
reported, at least in parrallel to someone in Washington. 

I know the organization is identified in Marine Corp archives since I 
went to Marine Corp Headquarters in Washington sometime in early 1953 
to apply for combat pay and they were able to identify the organization 
and establish the number of months that I qualified. 


Anyone with any information relative to this please contact Jim Johnson
(JL) at 343 Main St, S.Dennis Ma 02660.