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To: elpadre
"...the South Korean government placed their entire military force under direct control of the United States commanders..."

It still is, to this day. The United Nations/USFK/8th Army/CFC commander is, and always has been, an American Army general, since General of the Army McArthur held that position.

73 posted on 07/28/2018 6:07:45 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Interesting! Probably December, 1952, or January, 1953 I had a seven man ROK squad assigned to my artillery battery to integrate them into the American way of soldiering. Other units receiving them used them as gophers and general janitorial work. I actually interspersed them with my crews so as to learn, and they did. They also fell in love with American food. I thought the command structure would change after the cease fire and the ROK divisions would fall under control of their own government. Thanks for the info!


74 posted on 07/28/2018 6:35:06 PM PDT by elpadre (AfganistaMr Obama said theoal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-hereQaeda" and its allies.)
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