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Jim Crowell fought at Yalu River against Chinese hordes

In Korean War, U. S. Army on October 28, 2011 at 4:38 am

Jim Crowell received this commendation for valor while holding back an enemy advance with a Jeep-mounted machine gun during the 7th Infantry Division's retreat from the Chosin Reservoir in 1950 during the Korean War. Sun photo by Don Moore

Jim Crowell of Port Charlotte, Fla. was enjoying himself as an 18-year-old occupation soldier with the 7th Infantry Division in Japan when the Korean War broke out in June 1950. Over night the teenaged soldier was sent to Inchon, North Korea by ship, together with a division or two of infantry and a like number of U.S. Marines and told by Gen. Douglas MacArthur, in command of NATO Troops, to attack the North Koreans holding the shoreline. Read the rest of this entry »

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Sgt. Sol Shuman of Lake Suzy was injured by enemy mine during Korean War

In Bronze Star, Korean War, Presidential Unit Citation, Purple Heart on August 31, 2011 at 4:38 am

Sol Shuman looks at his military commendations. He was wounded in the Korean War by an enemy mine. Sun photo by Don Moore

Sol Shuman of Lake Suzy, east of Port Charlotte, Fla., was a platoon sergeant in the Indian Head Division, 2nd Infantry Division that went to Inchon, North Korea with Gen. Douglas MacArthur and his troops, in January 1951. Mac Arthur was headed for China. Read the rest of this entry »

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Pvt. Andy Ellul of Emerald Point fought as mortarman during Korean War

In Korean War, U. S. Army on January 14, 2011 at 4:38 am

Pvt. Andy Ellul is pictured in uniform just before he came back from the Korean War shortly after the truce was signed in July 1953. He was a mortarman with the 461st Heavy Mortar Battalion. Photo provided

Andy Ellul of Emerald Point condos in Punta Gorda, Fla. arrived in this country from the island of Malta on Christmas Eve 1950 as a 21-year-old immigrant. He went to work for the Ford Motor Co. in Detroit. Two years later he found himself serving as a private in the 461st Heavy Mortar Battalion holding a defensive line along a river near the 38th Parallel that would separate North and South Korea.
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Sgt. Tom Miller fought the North Koreans to a standstill on Arrowhead Ridge in ‘52

In Korean War, U. S. Army on September 6, 2010 at 5:00 am

This is where Sgt. Tom Miller of Port Charlotte, Fla. set up his artillery spotting position north of the 38th Parallel that eventually divided North and South Korea. The position overlooked enemy troops. Photo provided

In Korea Sgt. Tom Miller was a forward artillery observer. It was a risky job because his observation outpost sat on the tallest hill in the area for all the world to see. Read the rest of this entry »

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