Mar/Apr 2013 - Korean War Veterans Association

to the 187th RCT and later to the 1st Cavalry Division and U.S. 2d
Division.
Thailand provided to the UN command structure the 21st Regiment,
comprising about 1,294 men, 4 naval vessels and 1 air transport unit.
The contingent suffered heavy casualties, including 794 wounded,
114 killed, and 5 missing. There were none captured. The unit
returned to Thailand by 1955.
Finally, Sinchon, North Korea is the site of The Sinchon Museum of
American War Atrocities, which commemorates the deaths of over
35,000 people in a series of events that allegedly took place from
October 17 to November 7, 1950, when the United States military
occupied the area.
Frank Sarver…is looking for LST photos. He writes:
I am about finished with a small book for my children about my
time in Korea, the Illinois National Guard, and KWVA.
I am looking for a picture of the LSTs that were used to move the
North Korean prisoners from Koje Do to Inchon. There was fence
wire and barb wire over the top to keep the prisoners from escaping,
according to the agreement signed.
I saw some of these tied to the pier in Inchon when I boarded the
ship to return to the USA. I have searched thousands of pictures on
the internet without success.
Can you direct me to a source for these pictures?
Frank Sarver, 133 Jay Ave., Morton, IL 61550
309-266-6366, bnfsarver@comcast.net
Fred Tabler…wants info about what happened to the 1st Cav.
Div. after August 1952.
I was drafted in March 1951 and joined the 101st Airborne
Division after I finished basic training at Fort Breckenridge,
Kentucky. I was shipped to Korea in
September 1951, where I was assigned to 3rd
Div, 15 Reg., H Co. 75 Recol. Plt.
We were on a blocking position at
Thanksgiving when the Chinese tried to take
Little Gibraltar. I was an ammo bearer that
night for our machine guns. F Co. retook the
hill. E, F, G, and H Companies held Gibraltar
for the next four months.
Our bunker was right next to F Co. 2nd
Fred W. Tabler sporting
new haircut
Gibraltar we spent time
going back and forward
in a number of different
places in the central area
of the line.
We did make that
journey to the Kimpo
Peninsula. We were
back on the line north
“Home” for Fred Tabler in
Korea
PT-CP. Some of my memory does not quite
agree with the information in Denzil Batson’s
book, We Called It War!: The Untold Story of
Combat Infantry in Korea. After we left
side of the Imjin River in August 1952 when I was rotated out. I was
Sgt. of the 2nd Section by then.
I lost a home town friend who was in the 1st Calvary Division in
Korea 1950-1951. No remains or other information have been available
to anyone, including his family.
Could someone furnish me with more information about what
happened to 1st Calvary Division after I left Korea.
Fred W. Tabler, 3627 Shepherdstown Rd.
Martinsburg, WV 25404, 304-267-6455
Lewis Vaughn…is interested in communicating with anyone
who served in the 24th Inf. Div., 34th Regt. Tank Company
from January 1954 through July 1955.
Contact him at 623 Ashley Commons Ct., Greer, SC 29651, 864-
848-0368, lewisrvaughn@att.net
U.S. And Korean Forces Still Working Together
DESRON 15 Ships Visit Republic of Korea
By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ricardo R.
Guzman, USS George Washington (CVN 73) Public Affairs
DONGHAE, Republic of Korea (NNS) — Four U.S. Navy forward-deployed
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers and
their crews arrived in Donghae and Pyeongtaek to support exercise
Foal Eagle 2013.
USS Lassen (DDG 82) and USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) pulled
into Donghae and USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) and USS
McCampbell (DDG 85) stopped in Pyeongtaek.
“The port visit is very important to set-up exercise Foal Eagle
and to establish relationships between the two navies.” said Cmdr.
Scott McClelland, Lassen’s commanding officer. “We’ll also be
able to conduct community relations, show the good-will of the
U.S. Navy and interact with our Republic of Korea counterparts.”
The scheduled visit enables Sailors to explore the cities and the
surrounding area to better understand the Republic of Korea
(ROK) culture. “I want to taste new food and I really want to visit
the caves,” said Seaman Vanessa Ruiz, from Rio Grande, Texas of
Lassen. “I’m just really excited to visit a new place and explore
South Korea with my shipmates.”
The U.S. Navy has worked with the ROK in military exercises
to improve capabilities of both Armed Forces since the ROK-U.S.
Mutual Defense Treaty was signed Oct. 1, 1953. Foal Eagle is an
annual defense-oriented training exercise designed to enhance
combat readiness to protect the region and maintain stability on the
Korean peninsula.
“Participation in Foal Eagle is a great way for the ship to
demonstrate warfighting capability,” said McClelland. “This type
of exercise provides a great opportunity to work with the Republic
of Korea forces. We will increase warfighting effectiveness by
learning each other’s tactics so if the need arises we will be able to
support our allies.”
Lassen, Fitzgerald, John S. McCain and McCampbell are a part
of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, forward-deployed to
Yokosuka, Japan, and are participating in exercise Foal Eagle 2013
with allied nation Republic of Korea in support of regional security
and stability of the Asia-Pacific region.
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The Graybeards March - April 2013