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3. You and Staff Sergeant Herbert L. Todd AF28227682 made
two trips in a rubber life raft from the Crash Boat to the disabled
rescue aircraft SA-16, in order to transfer survivors to the Crash
Boat. These trips were accomplished in extremely rough water
and during a time that there was constant danger from the aircraft
propellers.
4. Since the SA-16 had to be towed into port, this transfer of survivors
was necessary in order that they might receive rapid medical
attention. Because of the ability and skill which you displayed,
the required medical attention was administered to the
survivors approximately eight (8) hours earlier than if this transfer
under hazardous conditions had not been effected.
The signature on the letter may be A.D. Galatian, Jr.
Scafferty was on active duty in Japan and Korea in 1952,
1953, and 1954. His unit patrolled 500 miles up and down
South and North Korea.
Earl Acton & William T. Allen
I am looking for Earl Acton and William T. Allen. Both men
were from Indiana.
We were together at Ft. Lewis late in 1950. We spent
Christmas and New Year’s Day aboard ship. I lost track of
them in Japan.
If anyone knows of their whereabouts or about them, please
contact me.
Lorain F (“Joe”) Adams, 34304 160th Street, #128,
Cedar Falls, IA 50613
Gilbert Ernest Manahan
My now deceased father’s name was Gilbert Ernest
Manahan; his ASN# is US55308712. He was in the 7th
Infantry (APO 7?), 32nd Battalion. The year that I’m seeing on
his papers is 1954. I am his only child and I am very proud of
his service. I would like to know how I could possibly contact
anyone who might’ve known him.
He died in March of 2006 from colon cancer. He didn’t have
a military burial and he would rarely talk about the time that he
served in Korea. Can you help me? Where would I go to find
anyone who might’ve served with my father? I would like to
talk to them and see why he never talked about it and about
what they knew about him, what he went through, any friends
of his, etc.
I have some names in an old address book that he had. His
brother gave me the bag that was full of his patches and all of
his military papers after he died. If you have any information
for me, I would REALLY appreciate it a lot.
Thank you so much and thank you for serving our country.
Here are some of the names of some people that he served
with. They are in his address book in their handwriting, and he
had never left their pig farm in rural MO. So these men
must’ve served with my Dad:
• Frank H. Sprouse-VA
• Angel Luis Rodriguez-Puerto Rico
• Jerry Klopf-MI
• Frank Porter, MI
• Mrs. John Porter-MI?
• Wayne Bailey-MO
• Arthur Hughey-MI
• James E Snell-KS
• Vernon E Guinn-NY
• Joseph Busic-NJ
• Enloe K Alfeldt-IL
• Louis Kanning, Jr-Montana
• George E (either) Clehm or Oehm-Marysville, KS
• Russell C. Nordman-Iowa
• Frank A Patzer-from Kansas City at the time
Sharlene Risinger 220 River Ct., Spokane, MO
65754417-443-0194 (home) 417-763-1668 (business)
“Peanuts”
Peanuts was an ROK civilian assigned to our IPW
(Interrogation of Prisoners of War) Team. As I recall, he was
assigned to the 19th after the battle of the Kum River on July
16-17, 1950. He had gone with his American advisory member
to fight the North Koreans. I don’t know if his advisor was
KIA, WIA, or MIA, but Peanuts was assigned to us. He was
too young to be a soldier, but his English was good enough to
qualify him to be an interpreter.
Peanuts was with us when we went through Pyongyang, up
to 10 miles from the
Yalu River. He was
with us when we
retreated to a spot south
of Seoul. He was with
us when we interrogated
hundreds of Chinese
prisoners in May of
1951. He was still with
us when I rotated to
Japan in June, 1951.
I recently went to
Korea on a Revisit
Korea program. In
anticipation of that trip,
I looked through old
albums for pictures and
also found my diary of
my days in Korea.
Peanuts stood out in my
writings. I didn’t know
“Peanuts,” May 1951
his real name, but once you met him, you wouldn’t forget
Peanuts.
I tried to find Peanuts, but my contacts in Korea were very
few and we were there only five days. If you have any memories
of Peanuts, if you have knowledge of his whereabouts,
please write and pass them on to me. Thanks.
Ken Tashiro (IPW Team, 19th In£ Regt., 24th Div.),
75-6205 Pi’ena Place, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740, (808)
326-4045, tayetashiro@hotmail.com
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