Re: The Coldest Winter: Who's Who: Major General H...

bentley · 01-31-2007

Interesting site:

http://www.kmike.com/inchon.htm

Department of the Navy site:

http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/kowar/50-unof/inchon.htm

Battle of Inchon:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Inchon

Military.com:

http://www.military.com/Content/MoreContent1?file=segment_inchon

bentley · 01-31-2007

http://www.coldwarfiles.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=people.details&thisunit=0&peopleid=48

"Years later, General Paik Sun Yup, commader of the South Korean First Division (and considered by the Americans the best of the Korean commanders), remembered his own uneasiness as they moved forward without resistance. There was a sense of almost total isolation, as if they were too alone." - page 13

bentley · 01-31-2007

"Colonel Percy Thompson, G-2 (or intelligence officer) for First Corps, under which the Cav operated, and considerd one of the ablest intelligence officers in Korea, was very pessimistic, He was quite sure of the Chinese presence, and he tried to warn his superiors." - page 13

http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/korea/20-2-1/sn39.htm

bentley · 01-31-2007

http://bookclubs.barnesandnoble.com/bn/board/post?board.id=nyhbc&message.reply_to_id=245

bentley · 01-31-2007

"From there, it was sent on to Brigadier General Charles Willoughby, Douglas MacArthur's key intelligence chief, a man dedicated to the proposition that there were no Chinese in Korea, and that they were not going to come in, at least not in numbers large enough to matter. That was what his commander believed, and MacArthur's was the kind of headquarters where the G-2's job was first and foremost to prove that the commander was always right." - page 15

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Willoughby

Also, a little wierd but interesting:

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/JFKwilloughbyC.htm

http://www.universityofmilitaryintelligence.us/mi_library/documents/MWILLOU.pdf

Arlington National Cemetary website:

http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/cawilloughby.htm

Others:

http://intellit.muskingum.edu/wwii_folder/wwiifepac_folder/wwiifepacwilloughby.html

http://www.maebrussell.com/Articles%20and%20Notes/Charles%20Willoughby.html

bentley · 01-31-2007

They thought that they were pursuing the lat ragtag remnants of the North Korean Army.

http://www.first-team.us/journals/8th_rgmt/3d_unsan.html

bentley · 01-31-2007

"Lietenant General Walton Walker, commander of the Eighth Army, had requested authority from MacArthur to divert all further shipments of bulk-loaded ammunition from Korea to Japan. MacArthur approved the request and ordered six ships carrying 105-and 155mm artillery shells diverted to Hawaii. An army that had spent much of the previous four months starved for ammunition now felt it had too much." - page 16

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walton_Walker

Arlington National Cemetary:

http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/whwalker.htm

Photo with Major General Dean:

http://www.trumanlibrary.org/korea/photos/Dmg7_7_regular.htm

Truman Library Photo (w/Colonel Katzin):

http://www.trumanlibrary.org/korea/photos/35percent67_7295.htm

Other Photo:

http://www2.gol.com/users/lodge1/history-e/walker.html

bentley · 01-31-2007

Funny little Time excerpt:

http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,888891,00.html

Not a good account:

http://www.ko6bb.com/w6lrg/bloodiest_day_pt-2.html

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,805734,00.html

bentley · 01-31-2007

An interview with Ralph:

http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/korea/archive/archive_display.php?id=117

bentley · 01-31-2007

Interesting account of being carried by chaplain:

http://www.cathstan.org/news/06-05-03/1.shtml

bentley · 01-31-2007

Johnson ended up as Chief of Staff of the Army. "Johnny Johnson was more than admired, he was loved by most of the men in his own outfit." - page 19

Time Article:

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/printout/0,8816,898384,00.html

Harold K. Johnson:

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6609052

bentley · 01-31-2007

Obituary:

Posted this page 6 Oct, 2005
Hewlett E. "Reb" Rainer
Died: 13 July, 2005
Age: 80

RAINER, COL. HEWLETT E. "REB", age 80, of Vestavia Hills, AL passed away on July 13, 2005. Colonel Rainer was born in Bellamy, AL to the late Mark Ashley and Margaret Josephine Rainer. He was a graduate of the University of Nebraska. He retired from active duty after serving 30 years of service, serving in World War II, the Korean Conflict and Vietnam. During his service to his country he received numerous medals, the most coveted of these were the Silver Star, Purple Heart, and the Triple Combat Infantry Badge. Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Sue Rainer; daughter, Pam and her husband Jerry Davis; son, Dean Rainer and his wife Sarita; adored grandson, Sean Rainer. Visitation will be held Friday, July 15 from 5 til 7 p.m. at Southern Heritage Funeral Home. Funeral Service will be held Saturday, July 16 at 2 p.m. at Southern Heritage Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be Saturday, July 16th at 5 p.m. at York Cemetery in York, AL. Ridout's Southern Heritage Funeral Home directing.

More can be found on "Reb" at http://www.8Cavalry.Org/Reb.htm

bentley · 01-31-2007

I just want to say that I have looked up everyone's name who is mentioned and with some folks I have not been able to find anything for whatever reason. If someone else has any information to add on these individuals, please feel free to add.

Everyone mentioned in the Halberstam's book deserves to be researched and remembered. And I do not want anybody to think that I would leave them out, etc. for any other reason.

I am currently looking for additional background information for Part I.

Bentley

bentley · 01-31-2007

www.kmike.com/Appleman/Chapter34.htm

bentley · 01-31-2007

Re: Major Ormond
Updated 11/18/98
On Fri, 17 Jan 1997 Pormo@aol.com wrote:
Any information on my husbands father would be appreciated.

Additional Info for (KWP) use: I am the oldest son of Major Robert J.
Ormond, KIA in Korea 11/2/50 thru 11/10/50.

The story that my mother (Catherine L. Ormond) and her three sons
(Patrick J. Ormond II, Michael F. Ormond and Dennis J. Ormond) got was
that my father was wounded on 11/2/50, taken prisoner and died in a POW
camp on 11/10/50.

We were living at Camp Zama, Japan when the Korean War started. We
returned to the US sometime in early 1951.

Patrick J. Ormond II
8890 South Zephyr Street
Littleton, CO 80128
(303) 972-2551

From KWP: Major Robert Ormond - listed on Casualty List
as A2 - Died of Wounds in POW Camp is referenced in msg above as POW by
Brassfield.

8th Cav Officer
Casualty Nov 2nd 1950

www.koreanwar.org/html/units/pow/army_pow.htm?set=25

http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/korea/20-2-1/sn34.htm (also mentions McAbee)

CASUALTIES, KOREAN WAR
1st Cavalry Division
8th Cavalry Regiment

ORMOND ROBERT J Rank=MAJ Serial Number= O-0040192 Branch=Infantry
Military Occupation Specialty=02162 Year of Birth=12 Race=Caucasian
State of Residence=OH County of Residence=Hamilton
Unit=8th Cav Regt Division=1st Cav Div Type of Unit=Inf Regt
Place of Casualty=North Korea Date of Casualty (yymmdd)=50 11 02
Type of Casualty=DOW
Detail of Casualty=CAP/Captured
Group of Casualty=Captured, DOW or DOI
Evacuation Disposition=

bentley · 01-31-2007

http://oldcolo.com/~dave/part6.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobart_R._Gay

Message Edited by bentley on 09-29-2007 05:13 PM

bentley · 01-31-2007

http://www.kmike.com/EbbAndFlow/Ch4.htm

bentley · 01-31-2007

http://www.cwv.org/kapaun1/kapaun.html

http://www.catholic-church.org/kofc11987/kapaun.htm

http://www.usachcs.army.mil/Values/Selflessness.htm

"Chaplain Kapaun, a man remembered for his remarkable bravery and selflessness (and who would be awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his heroism), asked Richardson how he was doing." - page 32

bentley · 01-31-2007

"General Walton Walker, the commander of the U.S. Eighth Army, whose troops had been hit at Unsan, had cabled back to Tokyo after the attack, "AN AMBUSH AND SURPRISE ATTACK BY FRESH WELL ORGANIZED AND WELL TRAINED UNITS, SOME OF WHICH WERE CHINESE COMMUNIST FORCES." - PAGE 43

http://www.geocities.com/generalwaltonwalker/index.html

Walker's Combat Lessons:

http://www.geocities.com/generalwaltonwalker/12lessons.html

More on Walker; some portions already cited:

http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/whwalker.htm

Some interesting words:

http://www.korean-war.com/Archives/2003/08/msg00008.html

bentley · 01-31-2007

In defense of MacArthur:

"As Lieutenant Matthew B. Ridgway noted later, when the Chinese had first struck, MacArthur had seen it as a calamity and had sent a message to Washington protesting any limitations on bombing over the Yalu. The ability of the Chinese to cross those bridges, he said, "threatens the ultimate destruction of the forces under my command." - page 43

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Ridgway

Message Edited by bentley on 09-29-2007 06:33 PM

Re: The Coldest Winter: Who's Who: Inchon (page 12)

Re: The Coldest Winter: Who's Who: General Paik Sun Yup (page 12)

Re: The Coldest Winter: Who's Who: Colonel Percy Thompson (page 12)

Re: The Coldest Winter: Who's Who: Major General Frank (Shrimp) Milburn (page 14)

Re: The Coldest Winter: Who's Who: Brigadier General Charles Willoughby (page 15)

Re: The Coldest Winter: Who's Who: Eighth Cavalry Regiment (page 15)

Re: The Coldest Winter: Who's Who: Lieutenant General Walton Walker (page 16)

Re: The Coldest Winter: Who's Who: Major General Laurence Keiser (page 16)

Re: The Coldest Winter: Who's Who: Lietenant Ralph Hockley (page 16)

Re: The Coldest Winter: Who's Who: Sergeant Herbert Miller (page 16)

Re: The Coldest Winter: Who's Who: Lietenant Colonel Harold (Johnny) Johnson (page 19)

Re: The Coldest Winter: Who's Who: Lietenant Hewlett (Reb) Rainer (page 20)

Re: The Coldest Winter: Who's Who: Anybody Left Out

Re: The Coldest Winter: Who's Who: Major Filmore McAbee - S-3 (Operations Chief) - page 22

Re: The Coldest Winter: Who's Who: Major Robert Ormond - page 22

Re: The Coldest Winter: Who's Who: Major General Hap Gay - page 23

Re: The Coldest Winter: Who's Who: First Corps Commander Frank Milburn - page 24

Re: The Coldest Winter: Who's Who: Father /Chaplain Kapaun - page 32

Re: The Coldest Winter: Who's Who: General Walton Walker - page 43

Re: The Coldest Winter: Who's Who: Lieutenant General Matthew B. Ridgway - page 43