Thank you for visiting my pages. I would appreciate it if you would
add to this guestbook! Especially if you served in Korea
-- J. Sexton
Sorry to report that my father, John Sexton, who created
this site, passed away on 11-Oct-2005, aged 72 years. I plan to
keep the site up indefinitely. -- Sean Sexton
Comments: Hi John! I just wanted to thank you again for putting together this website. It's so much fun to read about my grandpa, "Whitie" Hervas, and to see all the pictures. I was wondering if you would mind if I would copy the pictures on your website so I could put them on a disk and then print them out for my grandpa? I wanted to get your permission first.
Thanks, Sarah Hervas
Sarah Hervas
Madison, WI, USA - Wednesday, May 25, 2005 at 00:20:02
Comments: Great site!! Brings back a lot of memories. Went to Korea in '56 to the 73rd tk bn. Later to Camp Drake where I was assigned to the personel center. Exactly one year at Drake and then rotated back. Asaka Machi was just outside the gate. Always went to the KOOL Bar there. Koziko was her name. Wonder if she's still there.
The Air Force had a flying club in the Tokyo area and since I had a private pilot's license, they let me join. They had one airplane, a 2 seat Aeronca Champ which they kept at Chofu. I had the use of the plane anytime I wanted and and did quite a bit of flying around the area. Drake had a small landing strip and I even flew to Drake a couple times. Getting to the airport was no problem because my buddy, an MP, had a 1948 Oldsmobile.
I could go on all nite about my good times over there.
One thing I do remember was the 89th day after I was discharged from the Army. That gave me one more day to decide to re-up and keep the E-5 rate and a choice of station. I sure came close to doing it, but chose the civilian life instead.
If any of this brings back memories, I'd like to hear from you. Jim Daniel
Norfolk, VA, USA - Saturday, May 28, 2005 at 02:51:28>
Comments: Great photos and website.Thanks for sharing them with us. Have linked yours website to our private Korean War Era Veterans websites. Sending you an invitation with Username & Password so you can see what photos of yours I posted on ours including George your dog on our Tribute to Working Dogs. I was WAF - USAFR 437th Troop Carrier Wing, O'Hare Field, IL & USAF Shaw AFB, SC. My husband, AL Soehrmann, was ARMY, 159th FA Bn, "B" Btry & Air Section in Korea. All Korean War Era Veterans may get access to our Free but Private websites.
Ernie (Ann) Wagner Soehrmann
Eckert, CO, USA - Monday, May 09, 2005 at 14:31:50>
Comments: I'm an Associate Member of Chapter 177, Muskogee, OK, and live in Tahlequah, OK -- work at Cherokee Nation government. Anyway, I just went to a meeting to do a story on the chapter 5 years and their stories touched my heart. Now of course I go every month. Mostly I do PR etc and now am organizing an educational display/presentation for the Girl Scouts in northeastern Oklahoma. Looking for some photos/info on C-rations to put on a project board. Ellen
Strand served in the Marines in Korea in 1951.
Ellen Johnson
Tahlequah, OK, USA- Wednesday, May 04, 2005 at 18:41:55>
Comments: As anime and Manga fans, I was interested to see pictures of Japan from the early fifties. I was also interested to see that you were stationed at a base around Mt. Fuji. (the Mt.
Fuji secret base is an old Anime prop). Also my uncle, Stanley
Strand served in the Marines in Korea in 1951.
David Wayne Chase Jr
2500 S. Dak. Ave. Apt 107, Sioux Falls, SD, USA- Saturday, April 30, 2005 at 13:42>
Greetings; after reading your info, it appears we were in Korea at app. the same time, although in different company's.
I arrived in June of 54 and left in Sept of 55. I too landed at Inchon, taken a old train North and then rode truck all night and then ended up at the DMZ.
I am looking for former comrades of the 3rd Div. 3rd AAA AW BN SP units [antiaircraft 40MM and Quad 50 Machine Gun group] who served in Korea during 53-54. After the 3rd Div. left Korea for Hawawii I was transfered to C Com. of the 15th. AAA of the 7 th. Inf. Div.
Thanks; Any help will be appreciated. -- Thanks
By the way, you have a good site on the web. Frank Oresta
Bluefield, WV, USA - Friday, March 18, 2005 at 02:08Comments: enjoyed your site. Was station at Ashiya Japan transfer to Osan AB K55 1955-56 worked at Base Post office
Tony Lopez <
T Lopez>
Fresno, CA, USA - 3-17-05 at 20:67Looking for Korean Vet John Paterson.
I know very few about John Paterson and I try to forward any information.
The only information I am sure is that he stopped in France before he went
to Korea because he is my Dad. That was in 1950.
Got your address surfing on the web. -- Thank you very much to proceed with my query. -- Johnny
Johnny Deslandes>
March 6, 2005 at 19:33Comments: Great site! My reunion group needs to do something this well. We were the Kyushu Gypsy squadron (21st TCS/6461st TCS). We were called the Kyushu Gypsies because we moved all over Kyushu during the first year of the Korean War. We were at Tachikawa, Itazuke, Brady, and Ashiya. We finally settled down at Ashiya Air Base, with our aircraft and aircrews stationed in Korea as detachments. MAJ Dana L. Mansur Jr <
MAJ Dana L. Mansur Jr>
Flemington, NJ, USA - Wednesday, January 26, 2005 at 16:56:29I was a medic with the 24th div 54 to 55 served on dmz with 13 fab would like to hear from old buddys - james yaney jamesyaney@hotmail.com>
Columbia City, IN, USA - Monday, December 13, 2004 at 20:14:56I was in the 607th ACW Squad. at K6 airbase in 56-57. I was in motor pool and then ground power on Radar MTN. Great Site. Keep up the great work. -- Harv.
Harvey Berg <
cruisndodge>
Sylvania, OH, USA - Sunday, December 12, 2004 at 16:48Was with the flying jennies c-119 box cars 1954 -1955 a/c elect Earl Collins <
earlpearlt2@cs.com>
Corpus Christi, TX USA - Saturday, November 20, 2004 at 18:02Served in the 19th of the 24th I.D...Kumwa,Iron Triangle..51--52, then assigned to the 8th Army Honor Guard under Gen Jamwes VanFleet, serving on the silent drill team until my return to the States.in March of 52..Retired from the O.N.G in 76 as E-7..Great site brings back many memories (some good some bad)
Ron Gillogly <
rgllgly@wcnet.org>
Mt.Cory, Oh USA - Sunday, October 17, 2004 at 16:52:25 (EDT)Hello, I collected a lot of sings and melody about Japan in my BBS, for example: Shina no yoru---by Kyu sakamoto,etc.
http://freehost20.websamba.com/timesbbs/index.asp tjchn <tjchn@163.com>
Tianjin, TJ P.R.China - Monday, September 27, 2004 at 10:28:21 (EDT)Super web site -- really enjoyed the visit Carl Johnson <carlfjohnson@bellsouth.net>
Huntersville, NC USA - Friday, August 13, 2004 at 19:34:15 (EDT)Your photos and music bring back memeories of long ago!! I was in the British Commonwealth Division 1953-1954.
Ron <ronb1@iinet.net.au>
pert, Australia - Saturday, July 31, 2004 at 02:54:07 (EDT) God Bless. Keep up the good work
Michael Drill Bits <spamless@sterlins.com>
NY, NY USA - Sunday, July 18, 2004 at 22:22:06 (EDT)Hello Great work. The cold weather here still remind me of the long nights on guard duty. Korea M company 23inf 2ID 53 to54. Thanks for spending the time to set up this wed sight.
L E Snodgrass <louis8889@comcast.net>
Pittsburgh, pa USA - Sunday, July 18, 2004 at 07:17:58 (EDT)Enjoyed the pictures & stories. I was a radio oper. flying C119 out of Ashiya, Japan in 1953-54
Henry Hirsch <C119@att.net>
Cheyenne, WY USA - Friday, July 16, 2004 at 22:38:19 (EDT)Great site. There are too few websites out there about the Korean War and the DMZ. Thanks for sharing your memories through photographs and music.
Lynnita Brown <lynnita@tuscola-il.com>
Tuscola, IL USA - Friday, May 28, 2004 at 06:26:50 (EDT)
John, Did you get the pics I emailed to you? Maybe my emails aren't getting to you. Thanks, E.E. Stiles
Eldon E. Stiles <eldonstiles@yahoo.com>
Velma, Ok USA - Friday, May 21, 2004 at 21:55:24 (EDT)Enjoyed the pictures, was with 9thfa in 52&53;. and yes it was a cold winter & hot summer. thanks again.
Mel Ingram <Snoopy1@charter.net>
Ripon, Wis USA - Tuesday, May 11, 2004 at 17:12:56 (EDT)I just discovered that this guestbook was offline. Its been fixed. Sorry if anyone could not leave a message. Please try again. John Sexton <john@sunsetweb.com>
USA - Thursday, April 29, 2004 at 22:51:40 (EDT)I WAS LOOKING FOR INFO ON THE KOREAN WAR FOR MY HISTORY CLASS AND FOUND YOUR PAGE. I
WILL BE USING SOME OF THE PHOTOS TO TEACH ABOUT THIS WAR. PHILIP ACEBO Barre, VT, USA - Wed Dec 3 2003 19:06Made a good review of your trip. Enjoyed it very much. Nice work. I was
USAF and spent 12 months in Korea 52/53. Dick Proulx
Mon, 8 Sep 2003 09:58:13 -0700 (PDT)Thanks for puting up a great website had a lot of family members that were over there. Am going to tell them about this site.
mike <remmi00@hotmail.com>
grafton, wi USA - Tuesday, July 08, 2003 at 01:33:29 (EDT)Thank you for developing this very good site !
<dfredsdeweb@pisem.net>
NY, NY usa - Saturday, June 28, 2003 at 18:31:53 (EDT)Thanks for posting your web site. My dad was over there then and I never really talked to him about it when he returned ( guess I was to young to ask the right questions). It's a great site and you guys that were over there were the best. There's always the chance that you might have known or heard about my dad. His name was John G. Fuller and he was an advisor with KMAG. Again thanks alot for posting your site. Sincerely, Steve FullerI was in Korea of and on from 1950-58. I was with the 34th Inf. Regt/24thID and then the 1st Cav. and back again.
I am retied Sgt. Maj. with 30 + yrs. Was in 7 out of the 10
campaigns in Korea. Went to Nam too.
Have written two books about same see my site for more info. (http://home.earthlink.net/~scottie16/index.html)
David Baillie, SM <scottie16@earthlink.net>
Elburn, IL USA - Monday, May 05, 2003 at 08:5