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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
THURSDAY, NOV. 30, 1950
Thought For The Day—
"Every war is a national calamity whether victorious or not."—General Von Moltke.
A Letter From Korea
Editor's note: The following letter is the first of a series to be published every Tuesday and Thursday for the remainder of the semester. A thumb-nail biography of the letter writer written by a close friend of his appear at the top of the next column. The picture shows the lieutenant in his Corsair fighter.
Kimpo Airfield, Oct. 6, 1950
Just found time to shave for the first time in two weeks and will now get off a letter . . .
I am thoroughly enjoying myself here in spite of the privations which come with living and operating in a forward area. Am at Kimpo now, an airfield just outside of Seoul and the entire operation and environment are so very similar to those in the Philippines and on Okinawa that I can hardly believe five years have passed. Things are a little better here though. We have hot showers and hot food which we never had so soon after a landing before. Living in tents, however, and the nights are very cold. We have a new type sleeping bag, though, that keeps me warm as toast.
Enclosed are some propaganda leaflets that might interest you.
Harry and I have flown all our missions together osfar, all north of the 38th parallel and several north of Pyongyang. All the pilots seem to be much more eager now than in the last war, and we all fight to get on the flight schedule everyday and dicker for the best strikes. We are the only land-based marine fighter group in Korea, so you should be able to follow us in the papers. The majority of our missions are close air support for the marine divisions pushing north from Seoul, and we have some recon and fighter sweeps farther north. Carrying a heavy load on the old Corsair, usually a 500 lb. bomb or Napalm tank and a belly tank plus eight rockets and a full load of ammo.
I note that the army and air force say the war is over, but from indications here, there is more to come, unless the North Koreans decide to surrender, which is highly improbable.
Am wondering if you got that letter wherein I requested you send me some clothes. Could use that long underwear, although I believe they will issue us some before long. It's going to be a cold winter in a tent. . .
A First Lieutenant in Marine Fighter Squadron?
We've discovered the reason for the partitions hiding the garbage cans in the Union cafeteria. They're there to keep the public from watching the preparation of the next day's soup.
Recipe for the new soup sensation in the Union cafeteria. Two-day old bean soup—one gallon; One-day old vegetable? soup—one gallon; and dried-up bologna (baloney to you)—50 lbs. Stir cautiously and heat to burning point. Allow to cool to slightly above freezing before serving.
News item: Women marine officers have new formal dress uniforms. It certainly looks like an all-out war ahead, and things will be tough all over.
The writer of these letters is a 26-year-old marine fighter pilot who was a student at the University in the spring of 1947. He served three years in the last war and received the Distinguished Flying Cross for outstanding service over the Philippines.
Pilot Won DFC In World War II
After graduating from the
After graduating from the University of Missouri, the lieutenant flew as co-pilot for Trans-Western Airlines and Northwestern Airlines, and then as captain for a branch of T.W.A. in Saudi Arabia. While he was home on vacation, after 11 months in Arabia, the conflict in Korea broke out. As a reservist, the veteran pilot applied for duty with the regulars and received his orders immediately. Within two months, he was flying combat missions out
of Kimpo airfield near Seoul, Korea. A short time later, his squadron was moved to Wonsan airfield to provide ground support for the advancing United Nations forces.
Wire releases from Wonsan tell that the lieutenant has been active in destroying enemy vehicles. One story told how he took an ack-ack shell through his engine's oil cooler but demolished two Red trucks before limping back to his base. Another article related the procedure with which he and a friend ferreted out a 30-vehicle Red convey camouflaged in a wooded area and destroyed over half of them. His squadron has been titled, "The Acme Wrecking Service."
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