The Graybeards - KWVA - Korean War Veterans Association

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There are many fine veterans organizations that are working
on reunions and group trips to attend the commemoration events
that will be held in Korea. Though we cannot organize reunions
or group trips ourselves, we can help spread the word about your
plans. Please let us know the “who, what, when, where” on your
reunion or group trip and we can list the basics on our web site.
Please provide a point of contact for the event, so that other veterans
know who to contact. If your veterans group has a section
on a web site involving a reunion or group trip, you can provide
that information also. Since we are a government agency, we cannot
recommend any commercial agencies, so we cannot list
“Mary’s Military Tours of Korea, Incorporated,” etc. Please
email the information to: Our
regular mailing address is: 50th AKWC, PSC 303 Box 90, APO
AP 96204.
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96th Field Artillery Bn. Assn. is still looking for members
that served in Korea from Sept. 1950 - July 1958. We have over
300 members located and our Assn. is active with reunions biannually.
For information please contact Arnold Anderson, HC83
Box 116A, Custer, SD 57730. Tel: 605-673-6313.
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Looking for sailors whose ship was sunk or damaged in the
Korean War 1950-1953. Purpose - A book of individual or ship
stories of that event with photos if possible. Contact Mr. Ron
Bennett, 2126 Benson Avenue, Apartment 4D, Brooklyn, NY
11214. Telephone 718-266-7484 or e-mail ronmar@jps.net
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I am looking for ways of contacting Korean War Veterans who
may have been at the USO shows during that war. Contact
Scott Gray Dezorzi at e-mail Tel: 916-921-
1616.
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Dear Friend and Veteran of History: We seek any and all KW
poetry and permission to use it. Author retains copyright. Submit
as many as you wish. All will be published by the NJPS Project
Member, when sufficient verse by Korean War Vets or kin is
received. Spread the word to local and national contacts.
Anthology profit, ALL, will be used to flower-decorate-plus, the
NJ Korean War Memorial sited at Atlantic City. If desired, a line
caption of unit served with, area of Korea, and I.D.’s personal
combat photos to accompany your verse. Send Korean War poetry
to New Jersey Poetry Society, Inc. Attn: Victor P. Rizzo,
Project Member, 110 Fieldboro Drive, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648-
3613 Tel: 609-883-0101 or E-Mail: trizzo@voicenet.com
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Looking for anyone having any contact with Chaplain Capt.
Emil Kapun either as a POW or otherwise. Contact Archdiocese
for the Military Services P.O. Box 4469, Washington, D.C.
20017-0469.
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Members of the 6151st Air Base Squadron, stationed in
Pohang in early 1951 and Kangnung the summer of the same
year. Looking for any orders that proved we existed, supporting
the Mosquito group until the Marines took over our base and
everyone was scattered by transfer. Contact Vito “Sonny” Rizzo,
1060 Brighton St., Union, N.J.
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I am doing research for a book about Artillery Forward
Observers in Korea from 1950 to 1954. I am looking for any
Korean War Artillery F.O.s for interviews and collecting information
for my project. Contact MSgt Anthony J. Sobieski, 514th
Security Forces Squadron, 514th AMW Force Protection
Manager, McGuire Air Force Base, NJ 08641. DSN 650-2178.
Tel: 609-754-2178.
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Looking for Capt. Arthur Blackwell, C.O. of. Co. H, 38th
Regt, or anyone who served directly with him during late 1953
and early 1954, and might remember the names of Sgt. Richard
Alexander and Sgt. Frank Carlucci. Sgt. Alexander was the
young guy from New Jersey who became Platoon Sgt. in the
Recoiless Rifle Platoon. Carlucci became Sgt. in the Machine
Gun Platoon. Both were recommended for the Bronze Star. I
would like to contact anyone who might remember us, especially
Hank Leblond, Harry Lewis, Raymond Medina, Sam Painter,
Sam Ferrar and guitar player Jimmy MacComber. Contact Richie
Alexander, 14 Wisteria Dr. Fords, New Jersey 08863. Tel: 732-
225-2474 or e-mail at .
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I am trying to get info on my brother Joseph R. Funes, who
was a Cpl. in the 187th Airborne Reg. Co. G. Killed 14 Feb. 1951
in the Vicinity of Wonju, South Korea or Hoengsong. He
received his 3rd Bronze Star at this action. His Military background
was Normandy, Belgian, Holland with the 82nd ABN,
then with the 17th ABN on the last jump into Weasel, Germany.
Please help me get all the info I can on the area where he died.
Contact Carl F. Funes, Sgt. Maj. (Ret.) 57 Maplewood Ave.,
Hempstead, NY 11550.
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I am doing research on my Thesis for a Master’s Degree and
I would be interested to hear from anyone who was on Koje-Do
Island during the riots in 1952. I would be especially interested
to hear from anyone who knew General Dodd during the riots.
Contact Richard Kilgen, 70 Sellersville Drive, East Stroudsburg,
PA 18301. Tel: 570-223-9242.
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My father is trying to contact Harold “Willie” Williams, of
Middletown, Ohio. They were stationed together in 1947-48 with
the 335th Ft. Sq., 4th Ft. Gp. at Andrews Airfield. Later they were
roommates in Florida and were in an unknown reserve unit at the
Miami Airport. They were both called up to active duty for
Korea. Dad was medically separated and lost contact with Willie.
Dad’s name is Fern A. Gross. Contact James Gross, at e-mail
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