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Combat Team As5odiitionVolume XXI[, No. 3
The Queen
Jul/Aug/Sep 2012
of Batfle Sib erian Tiger
Distinguished Unit Citation{2-13 June 1953
r lnf. Regt. sth RCT & Attached UnitsMachine Gun Plat. Co D Sth RGT
2nd Sec. Machine Gun Plat. Co'D 5th R.C'T'F.O. Team 555 F.A. Bn.5th RCT72nd Engineer Co. C sth RCTRepublic of Korea Presidential
Unit Citations Streamer EmbroideredKorea {950-52,-1950, 53,'1952'54
Engineer Co. Cron Pafi
1949 TIETBERSHIP ELIGIBILIW 1954
PERMANENTLYATTACHED
5th lnfantry Regimentl0fi Combat lnf. Bn. (Philippines)
lst Bn.62nd ROKA lnf. Regt.
555th Field Artillery Bn.955th F.A. Bn.
Thrce BtrysJ t55mm HowiEers53rd Counter Fire Platoon
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Sihefian figers also roamed the Korean Peninsularyes, Korea was pai of it s domaln, although it was never mentioned
2nd Plat C Btry. 26th, AAA, AW Bn. (SP)2nd Plrt D Btry. 145ffi, AAA, AW Bn, 45th Div.
740th Otd. Co. 'Oth lnf. Div.
Heavy Mortar Go.ltvy. tltr. Co.20th ROI(A Div.
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Sth Medical CompanyCo. D 3rd Plat. Ambulance Co.
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72nd Combat EngineersCo. D 3rd Combat Engrs.72{th Ordinance Section
2nd Platoon 92nd Engineer Searchlight Co.
5th RCT Light Aviation Sec.Tactical Alr Controller "T.A.G."
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Co. D 6th Tank Bn.l4 October 5l
lat & 2nd Bn. 21st lnf. Regt. 24th Div.
February 19523rd RCT Bn 27th lnf. Regt. 25th Div.
24 June-l JulY {9524th Plt. l4th Tank Co.
I July {9523rd Plt D Go.89th Tank Bn.23 Jan 5lJuly-October 1952
42nd Scout Dog Platoon28th lnf. Regt. 13t Div.
SPrlng 1953Tank Co. 18fth Reg.45th Div.ll-t4 June OutPost Harry 1953
lt[-15 June 533rd Recon. Go. 3rd lnf. Div.
ltl July 53Hvy. Mtr. Co. 179th lnf.45th Div.
{7-{8 JulY 53Co. A {4 Bn. Gombat Team 45th Div.
18 July 532nd Bn. 180 !nf. Regt.45th Div.
25.28 JulY 533rd Bn. 180th lnf.45th Div.
25 May 5{ - Captured 1,268C.C.F. POWs
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&roulfonr f,dtitorAbout the cover
Before Japan declared war on the United States,they had occupied the Korean Peninsular over 40years and had pushed deep into China, Burma, partof Russia! So the Tigers had good reason to be inthe mountains of Korea!
During the Korean War they were either killed ormoved to quieter places!
When the Regt. Went online in June 1952 I was aSgt.from Germany replacing a Sgt going Zonelnterior!
Riflemen on the MLR would swear they saw astump move, or the barbwire would rattle, but noenemy was seen!
While waiting in the rear for the Regt. to settle inour relief to start, we were being oriented withenemy tactics and weapons.
A Cadrymen made the remark that some patrolslost the rear guard man either going out or coming
A Cadrymen
in! They figured the enemy was taking a prisoner. lfit was happening that quietly I would have thoughtthat sounded much more like a tiger than enemysoldiers, their mouths could put your whole head in!- No Problem. See pages 3 & 4
INTO THE FROZEN W|LDSiberian tigers had never been filmed
in their natural habitat until cameramanSooyong Park spent more than five yearstracking the elusive (and endangered)predators through Russia's far easternforests. ln the season premiere ofNature, Park guides conservationistChris Morgan as he pursues his lifelongdream of seeing firsthand one of theworld's biggest cats inthe wild (PS, Oct10 8pm ET)
No advertising. political, or other materials not per-taining to this Newsletters time frame 1949 - 1954. Wiilnot be put to print.
Siberian tigerFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: naviqation, search
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Measurements taken by scientists of the Siberian Tiger Project in Sikhote-Alin range from 178 to 208cm (70 to 82 in) in head and body length measured in sraight line, with an average of 195 cm(77 in) formales; and for females ranging from 167 to 182 om (66 to 72 in) with an avsrage of 174 cm (69 in). Theaverage tail measures 99 om (39 in) in males and 9l cm (36 in) in females. The longest male "Maurice"measured 309 cm (122 n) in total length (tail of l0l cm (40 in) and had a chest girth of 127 cm (50 in).The longest female "Maria lvanna" measured 270 cm (l 10 in) in total length (tail of 88 cm (35 in)) andhad a chest girth of 108 cm (43 in). These measurements show that the presont Amur tiger is longer than
the Bengaltiger and the African lion.I6l According to modern reseaxch of wild Siberian tigers inSikhote-Alin, anaverage adult male of more than 35 months of age weighs l76.4kg(389 lb), theaverage asymptotic limit bcing 222.3 kg (a90 Ib); an adult tigress weighs 117.9 kg (260 lb). The meanweight of historical Siberian tigers is supposed to be higher: 215.3 kg (475 lb) for male tigers and
137.5 kg (303 lb) for females.IZl In May 20ll,amale called nBanzai" weighing 207 kg(460 lb) was
radio-collared" This individual is heavier but smaller in size than a previously radio-collared male.I&l
Measurements of more than fiffry captr:red individuals suggest that body size is similar to that of Bengal
tigers.[21
The largest male, with largely assured references, measured 350 cm (140 in) "over curves", equivalent to330 cm (130 ir) betwcen pegs. The tail length ia fully grown males is about 1 m (39 in). Weights of upto 318 kg (700 lb) have been recorded and exceptionally large males weighing up to 384 kg (850lb) arementioned in the literature but according to Mazdk none of these cases can be confirmed via reliable
sources.tlol
A firther rmconfirmed report tells of a male tiger slrot in the Sikhote-Alin Mounains in 1950 weighing384 kg (850 lb) with an estimaied length of 3.48 m (11.4 ft). In some cases, Siberian tigers in capivityreached a body weight of up to 465 kg (1,030 lb), such as the tiger "Jaipur".llJl
E!!!l Skull
The skull of the Siberian tiger is distinguished by its larger overall size, as well as the development of its
saeittal orest, whose height and strength exceeds that of other tigors and the lion.l4} The skullprominences, especially sagittal crest and crista occioitalis.re very high and strong in old males, andoften much more massive than usually observed in the biggest skulls of Indign tisers. The size variationin skulls of Siberian tigers ranges from 331 to 383 mm (13.0 to 15.1 in) in 9 individuals measured. Afemale skull is always smaller and never so heavily built and robust as that of a male. The height of thesagittal crest in its middle-part reaches as muoh as 27 mm (1.1 in), and in its posterior part up to 46 mm
(1.8 in).tEl
Ferralc skulls range from 279.7 to 3 10.2 mm (1 I .01 to 12.21 in). The skull length of the malcs fromTurkestan had a maximurn leng& of 297.0 to 365.8 mm (1 1.69 to 14.40 in), while that of femalesmeasured 195.7 to 255.5 mm (1.70 to 10.06 in). In January 1954, a tiger killed on &e.Sumbar in Kooet-Dae had a skull greatcst length of 385 mm (15.2 in), which is considerably more than the knownma,ximum for this population and slightly exceeds that of most Far Eastem tigers. However, it'scondylobasal length was of only 305 mm (12.0 in), smaller than those of the Amur tigers, with a
mrurimumrecordedcondylobasallength of 342mm(13.5in).HfnebiggestskullofaSiberiantigerfrom Manchuria measured 406 mm (16.0 in) in length, which is about 2S-30 mm (0.79-l .2 in) more
than the ma,ximum skull lengths achieved by tigers from the Amur region and northem 16i6.tl!11
The geographical range of Amur tigers in the Russian Far East stetches south to north for almost
l,0d k; (OZO mi) ttroughout the llngth of Primorskv Krai and into southern Khlbarovsk Krai east and
south of the Amur River. They also occur within the Eastem Manchurian mountain system, whichoross6s into Russia Aom Ctrina at several plaoes in southwest Primorye. ln both regions, peaks are
gcnerally 500 to 800 m (1,600 to 2;600 ft) above sea level, with only a few reaching 1,000 m (3,300 ft)or more. This region represents a merger zone of two biorecions: the East Asian coniferousdeciduouscomplex and the northem boreal compler resulting in amosaic of forest tylles that vary with elevation"
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Itopography and history. Key habitats for the Amur tiger are Korean pine broadleaf forests with acomplex composition and structure. The ungulate complex is represented by ggg!-@, wild boar, sikadeer, roe deer. Manchurian moose, musk deer md ehoral[!4]
F-Reproduction
A Siberian tigress with a cub atBuffalo Zoo
tditl In captivify
Siberian tigress with cub incaptivity
EISiberian Tiger at Colphester Zoo
Siberian tiger in Helsinki Zoo,Finland
Siberian tigers are known to travel up to 1,000 km (620 mi), a distance that marks the exchange limitIn reoent years, captiv,e breeding of tigers in China has accelerated to-the point where the captivepopulation of several tiger subspecieiexceeds 4,000 animai. TIrr-* thousand specimens are reportedlyheld byrG-20 'signifiJant" facilities, witrr *re fi.il;;;;; among some 200 facitities. Thismakes chinahome to the second largest.u*1y" tidp"p;i;ti;;in the world afterthe us4, which in2005 had an estimated 4,692 capive tiger5.&tl tn a censu, conducted by the US based econservation Federation. 2,884 tigers were documented as residing in 46g American 1u"i1i1i"r.I35t
In 1986, the chinese eovemment established the world's largest siberian tiger breeding base"Heilongiiang Northeast Tiger Forest park ([! tr E OD D n);I35I and was meant to buiid a Siberian tigergene pool to ensure thele+q&-diYsrsiE or'siuerianG"r" rt oan, chigf unglneer of the HeilongjiangNortheast Tiger Forest FartiJ"troouced-u measure su.-h tt ut the park and its existing tiger populationwould be further divided intg tw9 parts, one * tr,. proi""tir" rp".ie, roigr"ti. *u?rui".rnt and theother as the ornamental species. It was discovered that when the ueilongiang Northeast Tiger ForestPark was founded it had only 8 tigers, but according to td;;;;;breeding rate of tigers at the park, theworldwide number of siberian tigers will break through 1,000 in 1r1"2g1{tiil
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south Korea expected to receive three tigers pledged for donation in 200g by Russia in 2011.t3sII391south Korea may be able to rebuild a home for siberian tigers.t4Or
Taxidermy exhibit portraying aSiberian tieer
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',NTEREY - Ghartss Takso Yoshioka was born July 7, 1925 on the lsland of Kauai'
Hawall, the eldest son of eight children of Japanese lmmtgrants' After graduating
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for meritorlous senrice. Gharles and hls family came to ilonterey in {956t when he
was asslgned to Ft, ord and retired after 2O years of mllltary service' charles worked
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Donald J., resident of Milford, passed at home June 6' 2012 Devoted
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Donald White(1930' 2012',
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FpaNKLTN CODE ROBINSONJuly 1, 2012
August 24, 1933
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psalm 32:23 KIVFranklin Code Robinson was born August 24, 1933 toMr. Arthur and Mrs" Marle Robinson in New CastlqAlabama, He was one of ten children. As a child, he wasbaptlzed at Mount Joy Baptist Church. He was a 1951graduate of Hooper City High School in Birmlngham,Alabama.
Mr, Robinson was united in matrimony to Mrs. Anna LouEaster Myrick Roblnson in 1956, celebraflng more than 55years of manlage. To this unlon, five children were bom.
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1Tl __ wE REcETvEDTHIS NOTICE FROTI HIS WDOW,
Hm,U';[-"f ,g$3[J.o.g#["i*THANKS, FRANKJENN'NGS
A life well lived...
_ Jean f,. Qeuaqd, g2, oftlnn,. died Saturday,March 10,2012, at Sieni-ture Health Care. Erin.
The funeral was heldMarch 13 at Nave FuneralHome, Eri& with Fat}erUichael fattms andl,notherRichardNeal offiei-ating.Burialwith military honorsfollowed atFrenchCemetery.
He wasborn Dec. 28, 1929, inCrestline, Ohio. son of Ze-no and Pauline NeibusGalland.
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M Sgt Galland (Ret.)was a retired U.S. Armymaster sergeant havingserve{ with the Sth Regi-mental Combat Team
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Korea as well as in Viet-narrl where he receivedthe Bronze Star and theArmy CommendationMedal. He retired emeri-tus from Boise State Uni-versity, Idaho. He was amemberof TheAmericanIegion Post 73, NationalRifle Association. RetiredEnlisted Association, anda Lifetime Member ofGood Sam\ tavel Club.
Survivors include hiswife, Nina Thnner Gal-land; one daughter, Dar-l:pg I,acey of Belleville,Ohio; four sons. John Gal-land, Dennis Galland, Jac-que Galland, all of Mur-freesboro, and Chris Gal-land of Smyrna; two step-daughters, Ilene Cherryof Milton, Ga., and DanaKeele of McMinnville:eleven grandchildren.one step.glandchild, andtwenty sreat-gra$dchildren
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Mi. nouinson serued honorably ln the United States Army
during the Korean War' achieving the rank. of Sergeant
.nC *a. decorated wlth numemus awards lndudng &eprestlglous fu rple Heart.
After dlstlngulshed milltary servke, Mr, Roblnsur went on
i, itt no iu*s mttEge where he pryed fooball.?s 1niffOacf. He went on m graduate from Tarrant Vocatlonai
Schoot as a Journey elxtriclan' Mr' Robinson was
empfoyed as in inaustrial electrician at the Celotax
iorpJirtion and was named employee of the year in 1991'
After more than 30 years of dedication, Mr' Robinson
retired in 1995.
For many years, Mr' Robinson continued to be active in
ttie comminity, working with the North Birmingham
i.ieigfinornooO essoclatiory the YMCA Sllver Sneakers and
ir',." ioop.n Clty Alumni Association - Nona Powell
cn.pt"i. 'rrom
2oo6 - 2008, he faithfully served as
president for the chapter.
He leaves to honor his memory, a loving and falthful wlfq
nnni f-ou Easter Myrick Robinson, three sons, Frederlck
Robinson, Attorney Kenneth Robinson, and Gerald
noOinson-aft of Birmingham, AL; two daughters, Marllyn
:aJson (Otis) and Drl Karen Robinson-Salley, both of
niirntu, dl; 'urottrers, John Robinson (Jackie) of Rancho
CotOoua, CA, letotne Robinson (Delores) of New York, Nland James Robinson (Doris) of Auburn Hills, MI ; sisters'
Ida Roberson of Dayton, OH and Alberta Smith (Charles)
oi" aitmingnum, AL, brothers-in-law James Paradlse
fA"r.rryl lnd Randell Cooper; bolh-9f Birmingham, AL;
liti"it-in'r.* Rosalind Cooper of Birmingham, AL and
CwenOotyn Coles (Sonny) of Norwalk, OH, slxteen
g;and.hii.jt.n, six great-grandchildren, .a-dear couslfl'
iiir"ni" -voung
of Mobile, AL; Special Frlends Isaiah
6ates, wittie Sieele and Jerry Pugh and a iost of nic'ces,
napnd*a, cousins and other relatlves and friends'
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,tEcEryE0 AU6i 320t1 From the Desk of:HeatherVan Deren601 IVilson B€od Rd.Ivfillsap, TX 76066
August 9,2A12
Frank JenningsPOBox 4rc337Melbourne, EL 32941
Dear Mr. Jennings:
I fln the one you wrote last month about the $200.00 check which had gone over its6 month limit. So sorry for all the oonfipion.
My father, Bill R Eliaire, was in the Army, a member of the 56 RCT Assn., & had evenarended several reunions. Dad passed away in June zf.ll. Ifugh had published &enotification letter I had surt him,
"lorrg with my dad's obituary info. In addition to tha!
Hugh sent me quite a few copies of that particular publicationas a memento. I was quiietouched.
I felt led to send the S200.00 donation to the 56 RCTAssn. as a result ofHugh,skidness.I had b"., dtivins Dad's hrck for a short time in Dece,mbcr 20l l before I sold it to afriend- The check was unhowingly lost in the truck My &iend found it in Apdl & thenmailed it for me. That's how the delay in getting it to Hugh occrured.
So with all that said, please acceptthis new check in memory of my father, Bitl R. Haire.IIe eqioyed sta)ring oonnectodto &osc he *nery in tre Army. VourprUlicdion is veryinformative & shows se,nsitivity to those urho are grorying ota A passing fiom tnis wortCotr heroes have been through a lot My dad was no excJption.
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God's blessings to yot
In His Narnq
G#lafreLVa,* Dh!-,Heather Van Deren
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Alexandria KY 41 001-8080
Just a not to let the Sth RTc members know that their generosity at th€ 2Ot reunion was responsible for
a donation of [email protected] to the Fisher House at the Cincinnati Veterans Hospital '
Thanks to Karrie Hagan from the Fisher House for speaking and giving more details on how the Fisher
House oPerated .
Thanks to everyone who came the reunion. Hope you enjoyed your stay and visit with old comrades'
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Dear soldsThank you for keeping us safe. Happy flag day . you are nice and kind.and smart my frend is in the army. and I know how to slot and know the word it is yes ser or yes captin. Thaks a lot. You are very verygood and very help full. People thak you .
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Mr Ruckdeschel,inant you for the prompt reply to my request of the past issues of our cherished "Battle Stars"
newsletter.I also appreciate your effort to telephone me and I wish to explain ylty.th.e callfailed. I changed
tne compiny who ffiousty served us, the number is now 787'832'6011. But since I suffer from
hearing ioti I dep'end targety on my computer. My address is "CarrascoLupe@yahoo'com'
I also wish to t"[" tn[ dppbrtunity to eiplain th6 reason for my absence to the'learly Reunion".
All of my absences are i result oi my health-problems or family situations'
I live in puerto Rico but I am a nativ6 of Cdifbrnia., but I have not visited California more than 14
times in the past +z yeais. I keep abreast of the reunion events by communicating with members
who do attend. r arso wish to "*pr"r,
,y sympathy over the situation which Mr Prather is going
through as I have alio oeen in a similariituation. iwill write and let him know he is not alone in his
ordeal.I also wish to share my experience with you: as perhaps other ex-members may recall me'
Punch Bowl : Mai. Edward J Degutis "53"
Punch BowlS. Sargeant "CaffY" 53Private Jerome Lockwood 53
William Micheal 53Leon Veldhuis 53Louis Velez Jr 53
45th lnf. Rosario DeJesus 53Rober Mcleary 53
I am a PTSD patient: diagnosed with this condition 1oo% but the localvA is systematically reduc-
ing this to 7oo/oas they doubt tn4 3nyo1" in a headquarters company would merit a c'l'B as it
states in my D.D 214.i received tnis ioo"z" due to diignosis by 2 private doctors : :Former vA
Specialized,,who evaiuateo my condition. But the "naiive doctors"-are focussed on diminishing this
evaluation. I have Buddy letteis notarized to support my claim but I must maintain a constant
account of my traumatic experience.--on July iz, 20121 am scheduled for a repeat of checks'
Thank youRespectfullYLupe Carrasco Perez
pS: I also wish to add the name of Mr Charles Eugene Emmons to those of who I served with'
Check is for Your discretion.
JulY 9, 2012
Mr Prather,Just a few lines to express my sincere wishes in your battle with the health crisis at this moment,
which I know that with your never yielding spirit you will easily overcome.
RespectfullYLupe Carrasco Perez
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May 30, 2011
Ruck:
Ttranks for sending me W issue of BATTLE STARS to
replace the one I didn't get. As usual, it was very inforrnative.
I have an idear maybe erroneousrr os to rrhy the original may have
disappeared on its way to my house. On page 18 the second article is about
Eugene Schurnacher who lived in JoLiet. In the obituarl, it mentions that he
worked for the U. S. Postal Service. llaybe sqne of his work buddies from
years back decided to keep that issue for personal reasons.
As $ said when f talked to you by phone, I had a brother-in'-1av (now
deceased) who vorked as a nnil man in Joliet years ago. He said Lhat he read
every magazine that he delivered. He showed me a lray to handle the magazines
so that they could be read without ever appoaring to have been opened. Nice
guy, huh.
f might add, though, that he apparently did not teach that to a]l hisco-workers because this \.ra,s the only issue of BATILE STAR^S that I have
received in recent years that came in pristine condition. All the others came
to in the condition of a used library book. !4aybe it's because the second
nniling came in a sealed envelope. This makes me sound paranoid, I l<nowr but
f guess-rqi.rnail is not jppglm$*r-*,-.,
On the bottom half of page 23 is an article about the Chinese push
through the 555th field artilIery battalion on July 14, 1953. In looking
back (hindsight is always 20-20), I wish the arqr would have interviewed the
survivors through a highly trained interrogater in order to get each person's
story as soon as possible arter the action.
Etom vhat f sanrr it seemed to be a microcosm of the coplete range ofhunan behavior. A very good friend of m:ine vas no more than thirty feet away
from rne during rm:ch of that event, yet we didn't see each otherr dnd our
experiences lrere similar in generalr let significantly different in some
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details.. After we received adequate replacemtns, the army could have
interviewed a few men at a tire over Eieveral days' Right after it happened
nearly everyone ttas $rilLing to talk about it'
wtren I got home and found that no one cared about Korear I clarffnd up' I
talked with it starting about 1985, and then only r,iith guys who were in the
outfit in Korea.
Ifyour,anttohearmore,Ruck,givemeaca].l.Iwi]Inotputit
in writing- unfortunately, thoge of us vho survived, Iike Glenn Horne who
is sentioned in the obituaries on page 19 are quickly passing avay and many of
the others either vonrt talk about it or canrt remember all the facts'
. r see by the membership roster that you uere in G€orge company in
1952-1953. Do you remerber a guy whose last name lras Grenier' If Jrm not
mistaken he was from Kentucky. He was good friends with one of our forvard
obsenrerslKenB€arrwhowasfromaroundAurorallndiana.Areyoustillin
touch with Grenier?
Ird like to get in touch with Bearr but I lost all touch with him
although he did go to a 5th RCI reunion at least J-l years ago' He signed in'
but left no address.
If you can help rn€ outr Ruckr fine. If you caDrtr well, that's life' I
wonrt blame You, thtrs for sure'
To sort of repeat myself, this issue of BATILE STARS brought back
a lot of remories. If you want to hear a version of the overrun that is
different than the arrnyrp but which agrees with those of at least two living
gurvivorsr give me a call. That is, if yOu want to hear me talk for at
least an hour. I have unlimited long distance coverage on my phone' If you
can't afford the callr calf re and I'11 call you back' If you quote me' I may
denyit.ButsohelprreGod,whatlsaywillbethetruthaslrememberit.
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I worked the equivalent of 5O years full time.collegf,e for a bachelors degree without the G I bill.
I put myself through
Laterlgotamaster$plue a vear and half bevond (arnosr a doctors d"9r.$1,)*$",r8,1)r, 35 years ofteaching, I hras a conatruction laborer (Ar. of L), then a member of the UAW,
thqa menUer of the Steelworlffrunion, a menrber of the United Cement, Lime, and
G)zpsum vorkers, and a member of the orL, chemicarr and Atornic ,rrorkers. when rvent into teaching, r had non-union teaching jobs for 3l years and then wentanother non-union job, and then becane a metr&ei of the Amerisan Federation ofn$cQe-rs- r nention these jobs onry because in all those years no one
called me a liar.sor onylrdyr Ruckr thanks again for the BATTLE srARs. That's it.
2oth Annnnl p,ennion
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Banquet Sat May 19,2012Drawbridge Hotel, Ft Mitchell, KY Banquet Sat May 19, 2012
Drawbridge Hotel, Ft. Mitchell, KY
for many years. Since'want to turn back to it
8-30-2012
RUCK,
SINCE I HAVE BEEN GETTING A LOT OF QUESTIONS REGARDINGTHE NEWSLETTERS AND SCHEDULING, WOULD IT BE POSSIBLETO GET SOME KIND OF A DEADLINE FOR YOU TO RECEIVEMATERIAL FOR THE NEWSLETTER?
MTHER THAN SENDING A LOT OF NOTES AND DUPLICATIONS,IF I KNEWTHE SCHEDULE, I COULD BUNDLE ALL OF THEMTOGETHER AND SEND IN ONE PACKAGE.
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9 April2012Hugh:I would be most appreciative if the attached could be published in an upcoming issue of your
5d' RCT Association media.
We are at a critical point in trying to get HR 2563 passed and need more co-sponsors. HR
2563 willauthorize adding a Wallof Remembrance to the Korean War veterans Memorialwhich will list Korean War KIA by name, USA ,WlA, MIA and POW by nufnber and ROK,
KATUSA and UN KlA, WlA, MIA and POW by number.
We urgently need KORWARVETS to contact their local representative and URGE thembecome a e,o-sponsor of HR 2563.
l've sent both black and white and color versions
Thank you.
BiI
Col William E. Weber (USA - Ret.)ChairmanKorean WarVeterans Memorial Foundation, lnc.10301 McKinstry MillRdNew Windsot, MD217764107757733www. [email protected]
Forgotten War!
UNO LONGER THE FORGOTTEN WARU
Col.
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IKORWAR-KORf)EF VETS
YOU MUST IIELP ! ONLY YOU CAN DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE!THE KOREAN WAR YETERANS MEMORIAL FOUNDATION NEEDS YOT'R }IELP
ByCol(Ret) William E. Weber, Chairman KWVMFnd
We are working hard to getHR 2563 passed in the House ofRepresentatives. It is a proposed Billthat we initiated that will allow aWall of Remembrance be added tothe Korean War Veterans Memorialwhich will list by name our KIAcomrades ffid, by number, US,KATUSA, ROK and UN K[A, WlA,MIA and POW. The panels of theWall (of glass) that display theforegoing will have appropriatehomilies honoring that displayed.
Currently HR 2563 bas 27 co-sponsonF----we need several hundredmore to get it sent to the floor for avote.!!!!! You are our only hope ofg*kg theml tt
I'm asking you to go 'rll out' on this! Please call, Email or write (and follow up) with yourRepresentative asking himArer to sign on as a co-sponsor. For them it is a 'motherhood' action ------politician would deny honoring our Fallen Comrades by glving thern recognition by name!DO TIIIS TODAY. WE NEEI} HR 2563 PASSED BY l JT}LY TO RAISE fliNDS AI\ID GET TITE WALLCoNSTRUCTED TO DEDICATE IT ON 27 JI,LY 2013 (60rr AI\TMVERSARY OF Tm CEASE FIRE.) -
.-..-.{UTAND MAIL_.*YOU CAN ALSO HELT US RAISE 'WORKING FUNDS'TO 'WALK THE IIALLS'IN TIIE HOUSE OFFICE
BUILDINGS BY GETTING YOUR OWN KWVMFnd CHALLENGE COIN HONORING THE MEI}IORIAL AND TEE.FORGOTTEN WARRIORS'Otr'TIIE KOREAN WAR ANI} DEFENSE OF TIIE REPUBLIC OF KOREA!
$9.95 per coin and we pay the S&tI
localwhat
Obverse
OK! I'll get on my Representative's 'tail'! I'd Iike coins. Enclosed CHECK/MO for $
Mail to: KWVMFnd, 10301 McKinstry Mill Rd., New Windsor, MD 21776-7903
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Centerville^ TX 75833-1 848
Dear Mr. Crowe:
Thank you for taking the time to contact my office recently. I oonsider it an honor to repr€sentyou in Washington D.C., and I appreciate hearing from you.
Congressman Ralph Hall has introduced H.R. 2563. This legislation would authorize a Wall ofRemembrance as part of &e Korean War Veterans Memorial and allows certain pnvaBcontributions to fund that lfall of Remembrance. This legislation is currently pending in the
House Natural Resources Committee. Should it be brought to the House Floor for gonsideration
I will keep your thoughts in mind.
Thank you again for contacting me. Please continue to keep me inforrned of issues that are
important to yotl
Sincerely.
JB: J3
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EDITOR'S NOTE:Thank you Billy!I sure hope all the 5 RCT members are contacting their Congressmen also!You and I have a special reason. As members of Easy Co.26th lnf Regt. Blue Spaders, in occupation
duty Germany early Fifties. With our 42nd Scout Dog Platoon that was T.D.Y. To Korea have the names,dogs & handlers inscribed on the wall. A dog & handler are in a panel of the existing wall! But history seemsto know little about it.
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Sincerely,
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FROiil THE SOUTH KOREAN GOVER}.Ii'IENT
SPECIAL INVITATION FROTI THE SOUTH KOREAN GOVERNIiENT
6OTH ANNIVERSARY OF KOREAN WAR COMMEMORATIVE TRIP
TO SOUTH KOREA WILL BE THE FINAL ONE IN zOT3....MAY
5 NIGHTS,6 DAYS.
YOU TTAY TAKE JUST THE KAREAN GOVERNMENTPROGRATII
ONLY OR ErrEND TOUR TOGETHER},/4TH ADDITIONAT 6 DAYS
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The 5'h RCT in Korea:
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The Pusan PerimeterBattles, 1950
Albert J. McAdoo& James E. Marshall
Availahte Direct From the Author:This is a new work on the combat operations of the US Army's
Sth Infantry Regimental Combat Team on the frontlines of the KoreanWar's lirst campaigns. The sth RCT reached Korea at the close of JuIy,1950, just as UN forces made their last ditch stand against theCommunist invasion of South Korea around the port of Pusan.Attaehed to the 25e Division the Sth was engaged in operations nearMasan, including "Fox Hillr' the light at (Bloody Gulchr' and thestruggle for 6'Battle Mountain.D Based on the regimental war diary ofthe Sth RCT, and contributions by veterans of the actions of this period,this new work by Albert J. McAdoo sheds some new tight on thebaptism of fire of the sth R.CT in Korea.
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sth RCT HAWAII. USAR PACKOREA . UNITS ATTACHED TO
Eth Army 25th lnf. Div24th lnhntry Division - 25th lnfantry Division
lst Marine Brigade (P)lst Cavalry Division
8th ArmyFeb. - iiar. 51 Operatlon Killer24th lnfantry Division (17 mo.)
lXth Corps40th Infantry Division
IXth CorpsLate Feb-Late April 1952 - 555 FA
I Corps2nd LogisticalCommand
Late Feb-Aug 1952 - 72nd EnglneelsXP Group 8137 (ASU) Koje-Do
lete Feb (60 days]-Late April 19525th tnf., lst & 2nd Bn., HQ & HQ Co.,
HvyMortar, Med. Co., Seruice Co., Tank Co.tid Feb.-tlay 52 - 3rd BN, Tungstine
MlneXth Corps
May-lune 52 - sth Rearsembled lnie25th,4fth and 45th lnfantry Division
June 52 -Apr 5il Dabnce Nodhem RlmPunchbowllX Corps
3rd lnfantry DivisionJune 53 Outpost Harry
Eth Army KcomzX Corps - lX Corps
45th lnfantry DivisionX Corps
SPEARHEADSAug 1950 Puson Perimeter Breakout
lst tadne Brigade - sth RCT3/5th Dictingulshed Unit Citation
Sept 1950 Capture of Waegwan and
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Naktong River Crossinglst civird iivisron - sth Ecr ..BATTLE STARS"
1950 capture SI IiA"&. ,or Rcr Command Reports, Letters of Commendation from all Commanders of units{9h Regknent 2rl0r Divbi
Nov. S0 s R.c.T.30 #E;:;iviili'' attached to and far more historical material than can be stated in this space,
River proves beyond any doubt, the 5th Regimental Combat Team and it's attachedJan. 51 27th British Commonwealth units, were the most superb fighting unit of the Korean War!
t*n"tn *.a.r. ln the length of time in battle (35 months)to guarding POWs (two months),2nd Batallion r
Feb-Ittarch sl{th Army- operation Kiler a battle itself! Yes, you arelruly the stars of the Korean war!sth R.c.T. Alied F.E.B.A. Receiving great respect from the United States Marines!
Oct.{ov. 51 7th !nf. Div. (Regt And even the enemy from the beginning, when you broke out of theUnknown). .- _ ^ _ Puson Perimeter and destroyed the crack 3rd Division of the NKPA,
Tank Go.2nd Plat. Sth R.C.T.30 Jan.-19 Apr. 45th tnfantry Division to outpost Harry and the war's end! Need more be said?
555 Field Artillery12-13 June 53 outposi Harry Disembarkation 31 July thru 1 Aug. 1950 to 27 July 53
3rd lnf. Div.- 5th R.C.T.lrsth A Co. Distinguished Unit Cltation 94.44 Percent of Actual Time Served in CombatJuly 52 SAM OONG BOYS Town May 53
Are We Proud? You're Damned Right We Arel Every Mlssion Assigned - AccomplishedTxe posstBtLtry oF BETNG KTLLED rN coMBAT - AccroeNTAL oR Exemv Flne -
WWll 1 in 12Majority - Enemy Fire
Vietnam 1 in 22Majority - Enemy Fire
AIR OBSERVATION SECTIONorh lilF. 555th F-A.
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