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Submitted by
Name: Patrick Mahoney
From: Park City Utah
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Comments:
James Arthur Mahoney enlisted in January, 1941 a young 17 year old. He completed his training in February, 1942 and was transferred to "C" Co. 1st Med. Bn., 7th Marines(reinf) FMF. He then embarked on board the USS Crescent City and "arrived Gaudalcanal(sic) Salomon(sic) Islands18Sep42;and disembarked 18sep42.". He was transferred on that date to "C" Co.,1stMedBn,,7thMarines(Reinf) FMF.I am interested in accessing a history of his Company at Guadalcanal. He retired as a Chief Petty Officer in 1961 at El Toro MCAS.

Added: December 22, 2012

Submitted by
Name: Wayne Donnay
From: Payson, Arizona
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Comments:
As an old Air Force guy I feel a little out of place here. It's been 60 years since I was affiliated with the 8th Fighter Bomber Wing at K-13 near Suwon. Our unit consisted of F-80 Shooting Stars that provided ground support for front line combat operations. My job was to repair structural damage caused by extreme maneuvering and over loading of munitions.

Admin reply: Hi Wayne, thanks for your remembrance. You are exactly right at home here, we all went where they sent us, and did whatever job they gave us, as best as we could. That's what I did. That's what you did. Have a great Christmas, brother.

Added: December 16, 2012

Submitted by
Name: terry hicks
From: mansfield ohio
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Comments:
hello, my name is terry, i would like to post that my father gary l hicks had served in the viet nam conflict,, He served 3 tours of duty. My dad is my hero as well as my oldest brother mike, he served in desert storm for two tours and the iraq war and went across the pond 3 times.... i guess i am posting this to thank all of the usa vets for the services that you have provided, past or presant and future. I thank you so much and god bless and may you all stay safe, healthy. PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN....

Added: December 3, 2012

Submitted by
Name: Virgil Venti
From: Woburn, MA
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Comments:
I served in Korea 1954-55. I was in KMAG (Korean Military Advisory Group) attached to various So. Korean units. Our main enemy was boredom and, in winter, the cold. I appreciate what our combat vets went through and what they accomplished.

Added: October 17, 2012

Submitted by
Name: Raymond J. Lakner
From: Cleveland, Ohio
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Comments:
Forgotten war? Nuts! Forgotten victory more like it. Mission definitely accomplished. The South Korean people should never forget what price the U.S. (and U.N. allies) paid for their freedom. I am the son of Korean war veteran and was born while he was overseas. He was at the MLR 53NOV-54MAR eastern sector north of the Punchbowl. If you were a Marine there at that time, my father was one of those guys firing those 105mm shells that were whistling over your heads. He is alive and well and I love him dearly.

Admin reply: I thought that was our 11th Marines. Whatever, give him this KW vet's best wishes, and many thanks.

Added: September 30, 2012

Submitted by
Name: Christopher Wolcott
From: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Comments:
Before I begin reading about the Korean War, I want to read about the Chinese Civil War for some back story, but the local library has next to nothing on the subject matter. Do you happen to know a title or two that you can recommend?

Admin reply: Chassin, Lionel Max: The Communist Conquest of China: A History of the Civil War 1945-1949. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1965.

Liu, F.F.: A Military History of Modern China, 1924-1949. Princeton, N.J.; Princeton University Press, 1956

hth, Bert

Added: September 20, 2012

Submitted by
Name: Joeylynn Lee
From: Kentucky
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Comments:
Hello to all the war heros,

My name is Joeylynn. I am 33yrs old. My grandfather, my hero, Gilbert L. Fessler, faught in this horrible war as part of the Marine Corp. He does not talk much about his time there but he did show me paper work were he was promoted but never received his pins? I am not sure of the proper language for what a soldier receives when promoted and for that and I apologize. His health is failing and I would like to somehow honor him and his promotion. If anyone knows of my grandpa, or has any information that could help me, I would love to hear from you. Thank you to each and everyone of you.
Joeylynn Lee

Added: September 17, 2012

Submitted by
Name: Don
From: Pittsburg, California
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Comments:
We had Camp Stoneman here. School children who tried to cross Harbor street were often late for school as the soldiers marching to the embarcation point weren't about to stop. A couple live hand grenades were found and a friend and I stole a recoiless rifle visual aid that was rotting in a corner of some open warehouse before it was demolished. The soldier's barracks were purchased by the city of Pittsburg and made into section 8 aka welfare housing. The families living there suffered epidemics of head lice and roach infestation. All the students in the Pittsburg schools had to be checked for lice. I had a friend who lived in one of the barracks turned public housing and we would turn out the lights and turn them back on and HUNDREDS of roaches would run to their hiding places. It was tragic and heartbreaking.

Admin reply: http://www.militarymuseum.org/CpStoneman.html

Added: August 26, 2012

Submitted by
Name: Jay D Levine
From: Bentonville Arkansas
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Comments:
I served in Korea 1n 1980 2nd Inf Div ,1/9th Infantry (Manchus)Keep up The Fire ,at Camp Greaves on the Imjin River We could see North Korea up close and personal,any way your site helps me with knowledge I need to maintain the M-1 Garand, we have them in the VFW and I get to maintain them. anyway this is a great site

Added: August 19, 2012

Submitted by
Name: Shane Moore
From: Okeene, Ok.
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Comments:
After reading This Kind of War, by T.R. Fehrenbach. I wanted to see pictures of the Korean war i found your site Thank You!

Added: July 29, 2012