My uncle was in the 24th division occupation duty in Japan when the war started. His was the first unit to see combat in Korea in July 1950. He said after they held in Pusan and Inchon happened and they were driving the norks back and had made it to the yalu river his unit stopped. He overheard the officers asking the colonel do we go down into the village and camp there today? The colonel thought for a few seconds and said no, it is not a defensible position, sit our defensive positions up here on the high ground we can always go in tomorrow.
That night the chinese hit the UN lines. My uncle said of all the nights he was in Korea that particular night was his best nights sleep up until the big pull out. His buddy woke him up around midnight and said wake up the forward defensive posts are firing, my uncle said that is normal sometimes and went back to sleep. Around 2:00am his buddy woke him up again and said the second line of of defense where some of the tanks are have opened up, the chinese have attacked we are bugging out.
As they boarded trucks they came upon a rear echelon unit the chinese had managed to sneak around and hit, mainly cooks and such. They had killed tied one GI up spread eagle naked and castrated him before bayoneting him. He had already seen the norks cruelty and vowed never to be taken prisoner. He truly hates the norks and chinese with a passion.
Dad was an old timer, born in 1906.
He served as a civilian Hump pilot in the CBI.
Later, in purchasing for the Army at Zama and elsewhere.
Dad was an old timer, born in 1906.
He served as a civilian Hump pilot in the CBI.
Later, in purchasing for the Army at Zama and elsewhere.