ROBERT WOODS (Bob) Soto wrote on 2005-06-06 00:00:00.0
Comments: Would like to hear from as many friends as remmember that time and action. I lost 6 good frends in that concoy (Red Cox. Yarnel, Fernandez,Jones,forgot the rest).. Someone remind me of the others. Others in our outfit were Sgts Brazille,Saul.Mullens,Jacobs,Mitchell, King, ect.
Keywords: K-3 7-13-50,1Sgt Hiller, Maint Off 1lt Garvin Veh Maint Sq. Overrun by NKA, went 1st to seashore for evacuation by LST(SGT Kitley) to Kokura then to Tsuiki. We got all our equiptment (A/C, Veh,Uniforms,Tools, etc. Then we went back to Korea via convoy for Sept 15 invasion at Inchun. From there to Kimpo where we set up for fighter aircraft support. then we left for N.Korea 15 Nov 50, We arrived Pyongyang last part of Nov 50. Chinese came in to war, then we were thrown out and returned to K-16 at 4am. My crew and I were 1st or 2nd out of there in a wepons carrier. Our CO at the time was Maj. Calahan. From there we went to Itasuki, but before then we lost half of our convoy to the enemy. Half the convoy of it went to Pusan the other to a valley because the enemy changed the direction sign arrow to the right into a valley where they were d to . We all arrived at Atasuki AFB and setup in field House.Then on to more war until I left from Suwon K-13 on 12-18-51.
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