“The Korean War started in the late 1940’s, in 1948, I believe. The following statement is therefore bogus:
“In the few short years from the beginning of WWII to Korea, a terrifying problem of adult illiteracy had appeared. The Korean War group received most of its schooling in the 1940s,..””
It seems you back up what Gatto said....it started in ‘48....who enlists...YOUNG people...therefore they would have been educated in the 40’s...right?? (some part of the 30’s i suppose.)