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Volume XXV, No. I Jul/Aug/Sep 2013
1949 MEMBERSHIP ELIGIBILITY 1954
PERMANENTLYATTACHED
Sth lnfantry Regiment19th Combat lnf. Bn. (Philippines)
lst Bn. 62nd ROKA lnf. Regt.
555th Field Artillery Bn.955th F.A. Bn.
Three Btrys./ 155mm Howitzers53rd Counter Fire Platoon
2nd Plat. C Btry.26th, AAA, AW Bn. (SP)2nd Plat. D Btry. 145th, A,/M, AW, Bn,45th Div.
740th Ord. Co. 'Oth lnf. Div.
Heavy Mortar Go.Hvy. Mtr. Co. 20th ROKA Div.
Sth Tank ComPanYlst Plat. Co. D 6th Med. Tank Bn.
Sth Medical ComPanYCo. D 3rd Plat. Ambulance Go.
25th Medical Bn.lst Plat. 568th Ambulance Co.
52nd Ambulance Bn.
72nd Combat EngineersCo. D 3rd Combat Engrs.724th Ordlnance Section
2nd Platoon 92nd Engineer Searchlight Co.
sth RCT Light Aviation Sec'Tactical Air Controller "T.A.C."
TEMPORARILY ATTACHED10-11 August SO'BloodY GulchA Btry. 90th F.A. Bn. 25th Div.One Btry./ 155mm Howitzers
12-14 Aug B&C Btry 159th F.A. Bn105mm Howitzers
SePt.50 C. Co.7fih Tank Bn.Jan. 51 A Co. 72nd Tank Bn.B Co.2nd Chemical Mtr. Bn.
52nd F.A. Bn.
25 APril 1951 - Death ValleY955th F.A. Bn.
8th Ranger Co.24th Div.Co. D 6th Tank Bn.
14 October 51
lst & 2nd Bn. 21st lnf. Regt. 24th Div.
February 19523rd RCT Bn 27th lnf. Regt. 25th Div'
24 June'l JulY 19524th Plt. 14th Tank Co.
1 JulY 19523rd Plt. D Co. 89th Tank Bn.23 Jan 51JulY'October 1952
42nd Scout Dog Platoon26th lnf. Regt. lst Div.
SPring 1953Tank Co. 180th Reg.45th Div.
11-14 June OutPost Harry 1953
14-15 June 533rd Recon. Co.3rd lnf. Div.
,l4 JulY 53Hvy. Mtr. Co. 179th lnf.45th Div.
17.18 JulY 53Go. A 14 Bn. Combat Team 45th Div.
18 JulY 532nd Bn. 180 tnf. Regt.45th Div.
25-28 JulY 533rd Bn. l80th lnf.45th Div.
Killed in Action 949 | Distinguis-hed Unit citationWounoeU in Action 3,188 | 12'13 June 1953
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dr;;iil's;iih;e sili"E c'os" I r.o.ream 555 FA' Bn' sth Rcr-+oe
SiirEistar wruaroibevG I nna Engine-er co. c Sth RCT'-- -"i ilegi;n of Meril I .nqp_ublic of Korea P_residentia!
tegO eronil-Star wruitor Device I Unit iitations Streamer Embroidered5 Soldiers f'AeJii I Xorea 195062,'1950, 53,'1952'54
Killed in Action 949 | Distinguis-hed unit ciurtronWounOeU in Action 3,188 | 12'13 June 1953
Taken as Prisoners oi Vriar 1Sl I Co. I Sth lnf. Regt lth RCT & Attached Uni--"- ftlissing in action dO'
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1390 Bronze-Star wruibr Device I Unit iitations Streamer Embroidered5 Soldiers M;a;i I xorea 195062,'1950' 53''1952'54
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Editor Hugh W. Ruckdeschel(7271367-6923112123rdAve ETreasure lsland, FL 33706-5152
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Al McAdooAssoc. Founder 5 Mar. ig90ASSOCIATION PRESIDENTSGeorgeSwanson .....1991-92GuyE.See ....i992-94Elvie P. Heiney . 1994-95LouisG.Sardina .....1995-96AnthonyPolemeni ....i996-97RaymondJ.Warner ...1997-ggJohn C. Howard 1999-99George Waugh . 1999-20William Kane ...2000-01AlbertJ. McAdoo ......2001e2Richard A. Gonzales . . .2OO2A}Wm. R. "Bill" Coulson . ... . . . .2003-05Paul Yesensky . .2005-06Frank Jennings . 2006.07Anthony Kreiner .2007.09JohnCrail ......2008{19DougCrowell ... .....2009-iOFrank Jennings .2010-11Patrick W. Burke .2011-12John O. "Jack" Stinson .2012-19William Coulson .2019-14
lnside this month...FromTheEditor ......2FromSec./Treas ....3-7FromSec./Treas ....g-gReunion, San Antonio, TX . . . . . . .10-14Chaplain's Corner .16-11LettersToTheEditor .....rg-23Of lnterest .24-gOAssocOfficers 2011-2012 ....31BattleStars ........92
Tlote Vroru CltnylninHi Ruck,Enclosed is a note for the Battle Stars.Thanks for many years of Editor.
23 JULY 2013A note of thanks to the members who
send in obituries. Without your help ourmembers would not know of these passingof their comrades.
Some members have asked about thehealth of Chaplain Chas & Sonja DeSalvo. I
called him & he said they were as good ascan be expected for his age - 86 yrs young.
Some members respond to me & think I
was a Chaplain in Korea. I was not a chap-lain, I was in the 3rd Plt of G. Co 52-53.Came here with the rank of corporal.
As Chaplain now I witl do the job to thebest of my ability.
May Godrest of our
bless each and everyone for theday.
John CrailChaplain
John W. Crail14209 Morningview Rd
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Assoc. Officers 2013 2014.
PAST EDITORSDick Lewis . 1989AlbertJ.McAdoo .....1990-9iArlenRussell ..1992-96Hugh Ruckdeschel . . . .June 1996-20i3William Coulson -Appoints Maxine JenningsWilliam Coulson . . . . . .June 201g-2014@) 1996-2013 Battle Stars
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I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THE MANY YEARS THAT YOU HAVE
OEOICnTEO eACH MONTH FOR THE NEWSLETTER "BATTLE STARS".
I KNOW THAT ALL OF THE sTH RCT MEMBERS REALLY APPRECIATE
ruI THNT YOU HAVE DONE FOR THE ORGANIZATION'
MY WIFE, MAXINE, HAS BEEN ASKED BY PRESIDENT, BILL COU-LSON
iO COTTINUE rnA NewSLETTER. I KNoW THAT sHE WILL BE FILING
A PAIR OF BIG SHOES.
SHE WILL BE WORKING ON THE OCT,NOV, DEC ISSUE SO IF YOU
iAVE ANY MATERIAL FOR THAT ISSUE, WOULD YOU PLEASE
SEND IT TO HER?.ALSO PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT OUR ADDRESS IS ON THE
NITNII.IruC LIST FOR THE MEMBERS TO MAIL ARTICLES FOR THE
NEWSLETTER.llso ALL tNFoR[ttATloN FoR THE 2014 REUNIoN lN FLoRIDA
WILL BE IN THAT ISSUE. SO LOOK FOR THAT DATE, TIi'IE'ETC.
iiAIL ALL INFORUATION FOR THE NEWSLETTER TO:
FRANK JENNINGS, SEC'TREAS, sTH RCT ASSOC.
P.O. BOX 4103?7MELBOURNE FL 32941
RUCK,
PLEASE PLACE THE DEADLINE FOR RECEIVING.MATERIAL FOR
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Vrow lh,e Se(/lrensREUNION UPDATE FROM SAN ANTONIO,TE)GS
MANY, MANY THANKS TO BILL COULSON AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO GAVE US
nmorHen cneAr REUNIoN tN sAN ANToNro rExAS. BILL AND Hls wlFE CHUN HAD A
WONDERFUI CNTENTAINING EVENING AT THE BANQUET OF KOREAN DANCERS AND
MUStctANs. p[us wE HAD soME vERy DrslNGUtsHED GUESTS INcLUDING THE
CONSUL CEITENNU FROM SOUTH KOREA, AMBASSADOR SUK-BUM PARK WHO LIVES
IN HOUSTON.A/ERYONE IN THE AUDIENCE RECEIVED A BEAUTIFUL EMBROIDERED BLANKET FROM
THE KoREnrv-nnaEitcAN ASSocrATloN oF sAN ANToNto. wE wlsH To rHANK THEM
FOR THIS GIFT.WE ALSO HAD LT GENERAL WON PAE PAK AS A GUEST. SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE
sTH RCT XNOW ttlln. pnr WHO HAS TAKEN MANY OF THEM ON TOURS TO SOUTH
KOREA. HE DONATED A BEAUTIFUL SOUTH KOREAN FLAG TO THE ASSOCIATION'WE
THANK LT GENERAL PAK FOR THIS GIFT ALSO.
WE HAD ERIC ROSS FROM NASA WHO GAVE AN INTERESTING UPDATE ON THE
FUTURE OT ruNSA. HE ALSO HAD A TALE TO TELL REGARDING AN AMERICAN FI-qG
AND A sTnnNdEC wITona HE MET AT A REST AREA ON THE FREEWAY. THE STRANGER
GAVE THIS T|JAC TO ERIC AND NOW ER]C HAS DONATED IT TO THE ASSOCIATION.
THANKS TO ERIC FOR THE FLAG.AND THANxs fo THE THIELFoLDTS FROM NEBRASIG AND TEXAS, WHO BROUGHT
A BEAUTIFuT_ ourt_i ro BE RAFFLED oFF. tr wAS A BEAUTY!!! AND RETHA CRAIL
SOLD A LOT OF TICKETS FOR THIS RAFFLE AND $ 245.00 WAS THE AMOUNT TAKEN IN
THIS QUILT WAS WON BY JACK STINSON. THANK YOU LYLE AND MONA FOR THIS QUILT.
THE 50/50 MONEY, WHIGH WAS $ 266.00, HALF OF WHICH WAS WON BY MALCOLM
GETSEE AUT WAS GIVEN BACK TO FISHER HOUSE. PROCEEDS FROM THE AUCTION
Al.ro rrrr ourlf Aub *re so/so ToTALED ALMosr $2000.00. A cHEcK FoR $2000.00
WILL BE SCNT TO BILL COULSON SO THAT HE CAN PRESENT IT TO THE FISHER
HOUSE IN SAN ANTONIO.AGAIN, THANKS io etLL AND coMMrrrEE FoR A DELIGHTFUL REUNION AND ouR3RD FOR SNru NruTONIO. WE SURE DO APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR COMMITEE.
NEWS FROM THE SECRETARY/TREASURER
AS USUAL, WE STILL HAVE MANY MEMBERS WHO HAVE NOT PAID THEIR DUES
FOR THE YEAR 2013...
PLEASE,PLEASE MAIL YOUR DUES, $ 15.00 PER YEAR....EVERY YEAR... DUE
ON JANUARY 1,...THE FIRST NUMBER ON YOUR LABEL ON THE NEWSLETTER AND THE CARDINDICATES THE YEAR THAT YOU ARE PAID UP TO.IF YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND, CALL OR WRITE TO ME.
ALSO IF YOU HAVE CHANGES IN YOUR ADDRESS OR PHONE NUMBERS ORZIP CODES..,..PLEASE LET ME KNOW SO THAT I CAN MAKE THE CHANGESIN THE ROSTER....
I'LL TRY SIR,
FRANK JENNINGSSECRETARY/TREASURERsTH RCT ASSOC
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U'H RCT GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
SAN ANTONIO TD(AS
MAY 19,2013
THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT g:05 A.M.BY PRESIDENT JACK STTNSON ASSISTED BY ALMCADOO AND FRANK JENNINGS
PLEDGE TO FI.AG FOLLOWED BY A PRAYER BY JW CRAIL
NO AGENDA WAS GIVEN OUT AND AL MCADOO OFFEREDTO HELP JACK STINSON. MINUTES FROM 2O12WCNE NENOBY FRANK JENNINGS FOLLOWED BY THE TNENSUNENSREPORT. MorloN BY Lou SARDTNA AND sEcoNDeo ei RRy wARNERTO ACCEPT THE MINUTES AND ALSO THE TREASUNENS'NEPORT.
TREASURER FRANK JENNINGS EXPIAINED THE CIRCUMSTANCESREGARDING AssoctATtoN MoNtES. He ExpLqtNED tF THE AssocWAS DISSOLVED, ALL MONIES WOULD HAVE rO EE FNSSCO Or.rTO VETERANS ASSOCIATIONS OR GROUPS AND NO dCFUNDS ORU9-lllEq wouLD BE GtvEN ro ANy MEMBERs oF ouri AssoctAloN.THEREFORE FUTURE REUN|ONS wtLL BE ustNc ouR lrtoruresFOR OUR MEMBERS.
FRANK JENNINGS, TREASURER, SUGGESTED THAT WE OFFER THEBRANSON COMMITTEE MONEY FOR THERE MINI.REUNION. NO MOTIONWAS trtADE. CONFUSTON RETGNED!!IT WAS NOTED THAT THE 2014 REUNION WOULD BE AT THE MAINSAILRESORT AT TAMPA, FLoRIDA HosrED By FRANr JExxr.rbs. nE MADE APRESENTATION OF DATES AND RATES. ALL INFO FOR THE REUNIONWILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE NEWSLETTER SHORTLY. ONTES ARE APRIL30 THRU MAY 4TH, z}fi.DISCUSSION FOLLOWED REGARDING 2015 REUNION IN BRANSON,MlssouRl. lN ORDER To HAVE THE REUNIoN lN sepfrlnreER, THETRNORMAL TIME FoR THEIR MtNr, A MoTtoN wAs MADEio vore AT THEXEXTMEIUBERSHIPi'EETING IN 2014 TO AMEND THE Ei.UWS rO
Vroon Tltu Sec/lrens
SCHEDULE A REUNION BETWEEN APRIL AND OCTOBER.WE MUST
xof scTTEDULE A REUNIoN ARoUNDS THE HOLIDAYS, MEMORIAL DAY,
lIilIHens oni, TATHERS DAY,4TH oF JULY, ETc. THIS MOTION HAS TO
BE FINE-TUNED AT NEXT YEARS MEETING"
MUCH DISCUSSION FOLLOWED REGARDING THE SCHEDULING OF THE
rrlEwsLerrER sV eL McADoo. tr wAs SUcGESTED THAT THE EDlroRMUST ADHERE TO A SCHEDULE. ABOUT 750 TO 8OO OF OUR MEMBERS
NEVER NTTTNb A REUNION,THEREFORE THEY MUST RELY ON THE
r.mwsuerrrnFon NEWS oF rne AssocrATroN. MEMBERS spoKEoF i*r oBrUAnYs AND SoMEHoW How To coNDENSE THEM.
AISO MENTION WAS MADE THAT MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION
STTOUI.O SUBMIT ARTICLES AND PHOTOS TO EDITOR TO FILL THE
PAGES.AFTER A LENGTHY DISGUSSION, IT WAS NOTED THAT FRANK JENNINGS'
SECNTTNNYNNEESURER TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO FOLLOW UP
ON THIS WITH THE EDITOR.Jw cnnrL ouR cHnpwN, HAS AGREED TO GET CERTIFICATES MADE
AND SENT TO FAMILIES OF DECEASED VETERANS.FRANK JENNINGS, STCTTREAS ASKED FOR ANY COMMENTS REGARDING
THE ASSOCIATION.THERE WERE NONE
THERE WERE NOT AS MANY MOTIONS MADE, HOWEVER THERE WERE
MANY LIVELY DISCUSSIONS ABOUT MANY SUBJECTS !
THE NEW OFFICERS FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR ARE AS FOLLOWS:
PRESIDENT. WILLIAM COULSONVICE-PRESI DENT.RAYMON D WARN ER
SECRETARY/TREASURER-FRANK JENN I NGSEXECUTIVE COUNCIL. PATRICK BURKE, ALBERT MCADOO,LOUIS SARDINA , CHARLES FOSTER, TOM SUNNY AND PAST
PRESIDENT JACK STINSON.
MOTION MADE TO ADJOURN MEETING AT 10:05 A.M.
SUBMITTED BYFRANK JENNINGSSECRETARY/TREASURER
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ry:.r nly"**l_l-py;;yrrg to celebrate That lieutenant survived tbeno veteran should ever be over' tfte 60dr anni.vareary of dre l(orcur "rlr.tiiftkd. rim wae ;;.- il;;ffi;;il ;;; ;1,tookedl' flanked by Vice rrr",fu,"ltr-. R!,"1-ild';;;,{amnt prcsem ii1[ in c*in**iU"; the son those**tffijl-i!.*:H *,#fif vice Pr*identYang Hyons s"p lno-r,i*,iili;ilil;ffi;' il[y u""i,* oi;;;,"d i;;memorate trre ootir an,iversary timeau.s.presidenthaspartic!
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cf tfte agreemeut tlrat stopped tlre pated-in suih a formal ceremoriy rtil rt ooirrg u"t*..o a**. no louger vial Korea as the yor-Sttitu trut did not bri,g pence marking the armistiee. en esti- 'rt*io, u"t*r.n the countries gotter wari but as the ,forgottenro a stir-divided peninsnla" mated s,ooo p*oplu utten{q{ $re rr* ,-"n i-tisi, this year, and just victorg,a term his cabinet secre-He reminded the nation that morning event,-muny of them fmth. ai'o rim Jong un,-the taries used, obama argued tiat36,5?'* Americans were killed in vetemns of that war.
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- N;;ii.r-#y.^r-old leadex sug_ die for a tiel, al expression tlatthe confliet' which he described obama noted that some vet- gesfi he woura no longer abide emerged from the war,s bitter;rs the firsr cotd war commir-
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--d;;Edg;ffiffi;; -ltl."" toitay we can say withlbrcefullyoppose communism' asked "those u'ho are still abie to ilr" *iri"{r hi sald *u, muau *n}d*n.. that war was no tie,.About l,million American's stand" to do so, prompting sus- arter noiiJ \var II, when a fis- 6r"r" said, contrasting theiought in Iiorea a'nd more than tainedapplause.' caily strained nation.scaled Nortirt poyerty and repression2milliouKoreansdiedinthecon- Th" ilfi6 f.r'the somber back the military too quickly. il;h" south,s eco.omic dyna-flict' Nearly 8,0oo arnericans q'ho event was the unresolved dis- rre promisea trr" unit a state, m*m ana oemocrarv.tbught there are still missing pute betrreen communist North worrlrt remain rha *rnrrd,a ar*- 6rL^. :^ - --:,^,
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CornerIlonald Eugene CooPer
Don CoJper, tZ, fio* Portlan4 Or. died May 17e in a nursing room fiom pneumonia. They
lived in the same home for 54 Years.He was an active member ofthe Catholic Church, attended St. Ignatius,Grade School and
Central Catholic High ichool and served in the U.S. Army 1951-1953 as Wire Chief with
ffqHq company foi tt months in Korea with the 56 R.C.T., worked for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco
Co--, oined irit o* hardware store and was head of the Summer Employment for Teens
prolr* out of the Mayor's office that put 1800 teenagers to work each surlmetr' many of whom
were the first in their family in 3 generations to be offwelfare. The program was highly
successful.Don was a committed husband, dad, grandpa and friend. He started and was President of The
Rose City aquarium io"i"ty wtrictr floulshed under his leadership and it was stmngly allied
withthe Oregon Museum of Science & Industry a r ----- rr\H; is suriived W frir *if", Sharon, his brother Leonard, his children Laura (Dr8ois) in
Burlington, Ct., David in Portland, Or., Annette (Pacarro) in Honolulu' Hi" and Steven in
Milwaukie, or. Grandchildren include Jackie, riritip Jr. & Kayla DuBois in Connecticut and
Brittany, Andrew & Alissa Pacarro in Hawaii'
A memorial ** f,JJ on July 6&,2013 at St. Mary Magdalene Catholic parish in the
Fireside Room at 2:00 Pm'
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ENCLOSED lS AN OBITUARYWHICH yVAS REI-AYED TO ME
FiiSir .nYcnarl nNo cEoRGE EREsH Ar rHE sAN
ANTONIO REUNION,
WYNA TOMPKINS,PASS ED AWAY, 31, AUGUST' 2012'
iuii'iven'iv wl pe, HnzEL AN-D-3 DAUGHTERS'
i6iii'es5ls zoo en'bilN Ro, srocKBRrDGE GA 30281-3818.
SERVED SVs 49-51.
SEC/TREASsTH RCT ASSOC.
Anestes TssseffApr 11, 1931 'Jun 2E,2012
With the Saints give rest, OChrist, to the soul of ThY
servant, where sickness atdsorrow are no more, neithersighing but life everlasting'Whith", we mortals all shallgo making our funeral dirge
the hymn: Alleluia.
Memory Eternal.
AdbnY Funcral Homes
Akron, Cuyahog Falls' Groen
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lust arrived home from a great.reunion in San lntonio.. Congrats to eill Coulson'
r,ve attended the 5th Rcr reunion!"ii',i.."o.Tino'6-inu-trave fiaoe manv oreat friends'Rs r look back over the years r.I"iile-r-navi nol maae mani contiibiltions just sat
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tvten l'ike nl McAdoo, elv'ie ne'iney, Oick Lewis, lrlen Russell r.R?Y.warner & let's not
forqet uartin pestina who herped't[ei^tr,9"iifi Aii;; Tn-[iwaii iiru manv others made
the-5th the groui'tiil."].i iI."it"ii[s'to rrant:ennins'd a-iottn ciail who are work'inq
hard to keeP it going.
todav I would like to make contribution and mention 4 men who have never been to a
reunion. rhey ".I=*)igi-ii*l"i.iiigi-A6iri*i.,-r-t
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when r arrived at c Btry i5i in mid npri1.i.g52 knowing nothing.the 1st night we had
iiir!,i,i s,E,vbiai iiri:l,u-ii*i:i:iT;:liill!.iliiliiil:l^lt,ftiE:ll.f,ui,rll.y, .,,smallest. Then cdft;:-;+tei;-tnil"'isi Aniami .pqlled me aside and
that r needed to shipe yp 3nd ao'ili JoO.-spi ro* *Ii-r;i;gi, * lto man with a bald
head and a big red hrndrb bar.mouitathe. r6ese_r*o-igt;i w6re read6rs. rhanks to
them r always oii-mv-j6u-t6-ine-ffi;i;i'ry"i6i1iii.-it.-rid thine 'is when col '
*nowres became nitalrion Comdr.. ilE'irii*Ie il'iiiiir'iiiii-io-ist]rox had to shave
off that uig l",anii;b;;"ild;ticr,r"'.-soirr-trresi men"wEnt"[ome-irroittv after r arrived
nut i witt iever forget them'
r became wire team chief and towards the end of my !!ay.r I1s-ll.charge of
communications. Lt Hopper was6y-i[lri aalliry co" Fiiit-was capt Lattimore we
cared him hishpockets, next *", ilit-giiii!!^r-ilinii'ieri-iou hhat we called him.
rhen Lt charles Hopper, we diO noi bxact'ly see .VI"ti ;i:-pf!-le was a good guy"rhe
Mess Sgt and r had'a disagreem.,ii'orlii-ii6s[-.ggi one.m6rning iI] noril 1953' seelng
he was a rrrlsst and r was i ss. il! ;ii;'i'il;.;;iltI *r'eie r.iold him to stick his
eggs. Needless to say.Lt ropp...'iiinYi i.E'ili-;litl lo-one-day he had me drive up to
rtem Company, along the.way fre t6'i] me [o* ntt t6-iniiqoni,e i ry/sOt' ue said
something very int6rest"i,1o- on_ttit-t.ip,-r,. i.r"ir;ii'ffi iliuiifli"Korea was and he
ffii;; 16 comi: b;;k io'iiiiv. , txi:an:'ur.fuil"ti;1.:;irlU: iru:#r.l'!"tlgiill':till m flEI."BI.fr'll3 ?lo,!"X'b.;;tirur-iount.v.'6i iiii 6veiii,[=oF":iti"igii-rtilffir;t"[iited-hii noav is still there'
rn uarch of 1g53 a staff Sgt by the name of Grover uccriff came to c Btry he.was the
new Detail sgt.-nI *it'irofi-soi,'tf,"i"ioiini anO friO 2 daughters' He was a mr ld
i,i;inneiea mii, Uili,grffii Fi;l?:fii.;tltfer"lg*i Uii;eo;i:ill":A:?"[iff:li,!::{,3;.?:3llE]! R?ire-ifiooting aI tili^:"iiin"'.-"T'p]eil;
-ieiig-D"Irir iqt r'e was incharoe ot security and r went nli"'6[*iiiv"+itt'ig55-io 1 wa!-with him-onlv a short
time-but rre maoi'l TIIti.ii_i,ip'.eiiion on me. rn'iiri-oi igSl in the overln he was
killed and his bodY is sti I I there'
Every time t 90 !o churchlouti who gav6 their all
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r pray that charles & Grover along w'ith all the bravein xorea rest ln Peace.
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Ruck;
First of all - Thanks for your efforts as editor of the Battle Stars - Job well done.
Enclosed is a copy of a memo that I sent to Al McAdoo. You may include it in the next issue of theBattle Stars - if you so wish to.
In the last issue, you mentioned that you spent your 20th birttrday on the north rim of the punch Bowl.The555 EAarrived in the Punch Bowl on the 19e of July, 1952 -just in time to celebrate yourbirthday - - tnrst that we gave you a birthday welcome on.the 206.
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July 19,2013
Re: yotr request in the April - June issue of the Battle Stars regarding personal experiences withpet*nal experiances with personnel of troops from other countries.
Al'McAdoo;The early part of March lgs3,the Charlie battery of the 555 FA received 25 South Korean soldiers. Iwas given the responsibility of splitting these soldiers into two eleven men gun sectiorts and the
,..ioir,g three went to thi s"*i". battery. Gun #6 was turned over to one of these sections (picture
enclosediand I do not remember where the other ll men landed up. My Mother saved all my letters
while I was in the military and I didn't disclosed where they might have gone in one of those letters
either. I and a Cpl was thin assigned to gun #6 as advisers. I would think the Cpl was a truck driver.
The end of March of 53,I rotated home.
Afew months back,I had a telephone conversation with Dennis Povlik and he indicated that gun
sections I &2were maned by South Koreans when the unit was run over by the Chinese- This means
that the other 11 men did returned to Charlie battery sometime after I left.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
I am sending a copy of this memo to *Ruck' in case he would like to include it in the next Battle Stars.
>,r-Dale Moes1332 Woodfield DrT,eeland,M|49464e-mail; [email protected] _* - _-.*..:aI _
Dear Ruck, July 22,2013
Much appreciation for the outstanding job you did as the Editor of the Battle
Stars for the past 17 years. I am sorry to learn that you are stepping down but,
as you wrote in your iarewell letter, your mission as Editor was achieved. And
so I wish you the best with all your future endeavors.I was also pleasantly surprised to find out that you had included in the June
issue atl the material I had sent to you pertaining to Sgt Ofte. I had not men-
tioned in my letter that Sgt Otte had died some years ago. However, I have
been in contact with his family and lthought that they would enioy having a
copy of this latest issue. Please let me know if I can purchase 2 copies and
how much it will
Sincerely.
49 HalleY DrivePomona, NY 10970-2WzTel: (845) 3s4-1069email : scjeruchim @oPtonline' netSimon Jer
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d;r;d it, s*g', rnton!1y.at-the tqg3 |efa g11lil':31-'ilHeck noro rai t5e rep1yl ttfl6 f6ge- t!e.$gbt of way, Wheil the botmdar:f llnerns"ii ; ior'os ih; ;;;i"of then.'r iffi;";1;;""ffit;;3l1lffiil!"ii,h3""t
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triio"ii-Il-"iit""ir""i-nw*" ir"" "J"-- -"fti oan next to htn gazol I'n astonlsh-
ronr rty motherre ntlk ls better for bab- oent. *Iho! beate the D.rtchro'he an*^tor. thal sof,fs nl]}.tr He anereretl, trFlmt noqgced. nI happen to'be ths osner of,
b*cuos, tt ts f,resher; eecond, lt- le !}t! ranch and I-1o91 {:r r certalntyol.erurer3 thlrd, tfre oits cantt ge'b lt; tlat I own 9x19!J.y l.Lt4/€ her:d of cattls.f"rrrtfrr'lt le easler to talrc to-rovlei Hor on eqrth dfd you nsn?ge to cou:t thenand ptinloE,n fhen he thouglit for a ors- - from a tiatu ihat rnao going slrby mlloa
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0n a bonblag raid over:'Germany Cwlng the l:stsnrr one plane h"tC I piece of unschcduled c:rpo inthe person of err .irmy Ch".plnin w}".o hr.d rone lboudofor tho rLdeo. Arrtl-atrcrr.ft fire .nnd ancnyftg,htor ptranes qere nII 'rrr:und rlnd, think'ini: hewould tr1p to e:Ir:r tlre 'ren, thc Cha.f,,Lnln got on thetrintercont and E.rtd qutotly; [Itrs all rl6ht, nebH{ve'no leqri Crie fs wlth you.rt
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. SeconCe.later a shell burst through the bottonof the tal.I turret md passe,d out the tcp wlthoutexplodlng, There wr,E lr ri'ornont of stunned sllenco,
oJrd then the tatl gunner h:etlly ddedl t0orrootton, please, God Just nallted l"nl{Many peopJ.e feel. thrt r:nlesa there La some inmcClrte nhyslcd. "ranlfest,ttLoa
of Gcdts-presonce Ho is not there. Xet, vhe,thcr y?o rerllze lt or not, God iinlwayr ultehing over, :aaDkindr Tiars, blopdshedr tho enslavenent of nLlllons ofhun:n belngs snd nunerous other 111s al.l acld up to the fect thnt the world i:asfntLed God, not thrt Cod hns fntled the rorl"d.
'*""*er:$uaoietryr*"hovrey99_, -thls trend cnn be chelged once those who :rre for Ood
shorr ,.9 nuoh Caring nnf entefo}l$e ..a tAoce"-s,ti'sl:egt 1!141 .,.trfhe Iord ts {tre ;.rrotector of ny llfer oi qhon shfll1 I bo-*tmf8&*(F€{rln 26*)
CI{UBCI NOTIOES
Cathollc HoJ.y lfass every meekday at 1500 1n the ChapeJ. (Conpartnent E-5)wlth o.onfcsslo:rc henrd bcfore qnd .fter MaBs.- Evory evening at 1900 hours there will. be a Protestant song/tlble ser.;ice. in the shipts Chopel (S-6). i. !. . .
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7th & 8th Janurr:f 1952
trir,nr rrm i{oBn.
TIIIE: TwiHgbt nnd tuice thcrer.fter.
. . PL,ICE: tt&n dock aft'
The foli-owi-ng r'clledule for attendnnce 1111 be ln effect on the ?th enc 8th'-tII nen will bc rcqu-ii:ed to show thelr llleee CarCs ln orCor to be lCnitted.
F-2 and F-/+E-3 ond E-4D-3 rnd E-2
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tho P.i. storc tn eorp(,rtr'cnt p-3 r:i1f, LOST *:nJ FCiili.D
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S-6 r':ll1 be c'1:cn, r'oileverl for tfro ea:c renorterl t'c t'hc tYoop Of,fice" ALec en'L\ne
of cin<ly t cI1r:rettcs g[g. Ilo,:rs ere f lncin' -ariicles shc'ulr] lcrrve t?:et' i'n t':'e
ii p,*i."'lv'un,o,*."Er- mfi"1,|:ti:; ,ffiffi#ltriSrlX, i'-;i",o",-- -t 6-..-: -*r I 11 aa
Sh:prs Cre';: 6......, L000 to 1030 und forutil &r'J'ologrfrotp 0ffteers .,... 1O3O to 1115 a-A,\-1.?rcopo "....::.::::; 1230 to 1500 AT?ui'Tr0" T:$c;'5
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" it;;. tl,s P,ji. !.n cor:partr:cnt,Ei(:.xgpgn'o iorr, on the foretrurcl ledder (etalrs) tr
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troopa ni}l not br-ini: Pl1lors ry.^bl.rnicts on deck at any ti::c o - Llfg-i.of."iu r;iL1 irc }:rought on dcck cs*fit rioq fira inC 'uoc.t drll] ,
You are i.;-pl.n :r:arned to rcl o?e..Icuru""tii-iroi;;b lyin1' on :)rcur lr'grko
Pv.ior to the 100O insl':ccticn u1l r'en
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covcrs nng. ladders so lhe'.r ol: ?op"ffcua f;roperly. Or.rar'rlc nill i'nsureihnt nen'atay out on deck.
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sth RCT HAWAII- USAR PACKOREA . UNITS ATTACHED TO
8th Army 25th !nf. Div24th lnfantry Division - 25th lnfantry Division
1st Marine Brigade (P)1st Cavalry Division
8th ArmyFeb. - Mar. 51 Operation Killer24th lnfantry Division (17 mo.)
lXth Corps40th lnfantry Division
lXth CorpsLate Feb-Late April 1952 - 555 FA
lCorps2nd Logistical Command
Late Feb-Aug 1952 -72nd EngineersMP Group 8137 (ASU) Koje-Do
Late Feb (60 days)-Late April 1952Sth lnf., lst & 2nd Bn., HQ & HQ Co.,
Hvytlortar, Med. Co., Seruice Co., Tank Co.
Mid Feb.{lay 52 - 3rd BN, TungstineMine
Xth CorpsMay.lune 52 - sth Reassembled lnje25th,40th and 45th lnfantry Division
June 52 . Apr 5i! Defunce Norfiem RimPunchbowllX Corps
3rd lnfantry DivisionJune 53 Outpost Harry
8th Army KComzX Corps - lX Corps
45th lnfantry DivisionX Corps
SPEARHEADSAug 1950 Puson Perimeter Breakout
lst Marine Brigade - sth RCT3/5th Distinguished Unit Citation
Sept 1950 Capture of Waegwan andNaktong River Crossing
lst Cavalry Division - sth RCT1950 Capture of Taejon
19th Regiment24Or Division -TK Co.sft RCTNov.50 5 R.C.T.30 miles so. of Yaiu
River
AIR OBSERVATION SECTION
..BATTLE STARS"Command Reports, Letters of Commendation from all Commanders of unitsattached to and far more historical material than can be stated in this space,
proves beyond any doubt, the Sth Regimental Combat Team and it's aftached
Korea I in g91 percent - Enemy Fire
Vietnan I in 22
Jan. 51 27th British Commonwealth units, were the most superb fighting unit of the Korean War!tt'r'o&n
*.a.r. ln the length of time in battle (3'5 monihs) io guarding POWs (two months),2nd BatallionFeb-March 51-gth Army- operation Ki[er a battle itself! Yes, you are truly the stars of the Korean war!
sth R.c.T. Atladd F.E.B.A. Receiving great respect from the United States Marines!Oct.-Nov. 51 7th lnf. Div. (Regt And even the enemy from the beginning, when you broke out of theUnknown)' Puson Perimeter an-d destroyed t6e craik 3rd Division of the NKPA,Tank Go.2nd PIat.sth R.C.T.
30 Jan.-19 Apr. 45th rnfantry Division to outpost Harry and the war's end! Need more be said?555 Field Artillery
12-13 June 53 outposl Harry Disembarkation 31 July thru 1 Aug. 1950 to 27 July 533rd !nf. Div.- 5th R.C.T.
1./5!hf Co. Distinsuished Unit Citation g 4.44 percent of Actuat Time Served in CombatJuly 52 SAt DONG BOY'S Town May 53
Are We Proud? You're Damned Right We Are! Every Mission Assigned - AccomplishedrHE PosstBtLtry oF BErNG KTLLED tN coMBAT - AccloeNTAL oR ENervlv FIRE -M a j o r i ty - W!'^'r' ?,!r'"
5th lNF.
,'LL TRV SIRI
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PeacoThrougn Vlctory
lilajority - Enemy Fire