At the Panmunjom Truce Table, the UN presents three different plans to solve the POW issue, the only one standing in the way of an armistice. All three are rejected by the Communist delegation, but US President Harry Truman is not going to make any concessions, and have an armistice just ‘for the sake ofContinue reading “The Korean War Week 119 – Americans Troops Can’t Understand Each Other – September 29, 1952”
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The Korean War Week 118 – The Outpost Armor – September 22, 1952
This week we take a look at the hilltop armor used by the UN for the outpost war- the pros and cons. There’s still plenty of fighting this week, for Old Baldy, for Outpost Kelly, and behind the scenes a whole lot of South Korean POWs held by the UN may be soon going home.
Patton and the M1 Garand
Most of you have probably never read Patton’s comments of the Garand in context with his views on infantry tactics.
Ed Wolcoff on the RPD
From talks down with Bud Gibson Courtesy of LTC Ed Wolcoff:“When I carried the RPD. I also carried 500 rounds of ammo. 100 rounds were in a drum magazine attached to the weapon. 200 rounds were carried in two additional drums in purpose-built pouches on my belt- I retained the pouch straps to supplement theContinue reading “Ed Wolcoff on the RPD”
My First Bomb Damage Assessment Mission
On June 28, 1968, B-56 Project SIGMA’s Recon Company moved forward to our new launch site in the 1st Infantry Division (1st ID) base camp at Quan Loi. We set up operations on the airfield, and we lived in a large hay and rice storage barn at the end of the airfield, when we wereContinue reading “My First Bomb Damage Assessment Mission”
The Korean War Week 117 – The Cost of Rotation – September 15, 1952
Truman Head ( California Joe) 1st U.S. Sharpshooters
The famous US sharpshooter of the civil war
The Korean War Week 115 – What About Japan? – September 1, 1952
The aftershocks of Typhoon Karen have dumped so much rain on Korea that it’s quiet in the field this week, so I turn my attention to Japan. Japan’s situation with regard to Korea is very important, but is in a state of flux after the occupation of Japan officially ended and the UN troops thereContinue reading “The Korean War Week 115 – What About Japan? – September 1, 1952”
