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Old 10-14-2011, 09:00   #5
Ret10Echo
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Originally Posted by Richard View Post
Might wanna contact the SFA and ask to be put in touch with CSM (Ret) Pete Morakon (CH 1/18) and COL (Ret) Charlie Norton (CH 11...I think) - it would surprise me if they don't know somebody associated with that unit and its operations.

Richard
Yes, Charlie Norton is in XI... Former Wolfpack member and President Emeritus.

Web site has that email on it.

Also, Korean War special operations site here has some history and rosters.

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JUNE 1953

June 12 All partisans and Americans withdrawn from islands north of 38th Parallel with exception of "stay-behinds" and small reconnaissance patrols to keep tabs on enemy movements. Operations continue from islands south of the 38th and north of Sokch’o-ri.

JULY - DECEMBER 1953

July 27 Ceasefire. All operations but stay-behind missions cease.

Sam is on here:

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SPECIAL PROJECTS (Can you name Projects, Targets, Bases and group the participants in each?)
Special Projects were primarily involved in running the 3 operational detachments, Able, Baker, and Charlie houses, command, control, and logistical support of the 14 boats, and other various short term classified projects
Hoffman Phillip J MSG 04/01/53 71745 10 8007 to 8112 DEC
Ronald Floyd SGT 04/01/53 71745 10 DEC
Dawson Francis W CPT 04/01/53 07/01/54 S-3 ASST 10 Sp Y
Sarkesian Sam C 1LT 04/01/53 07/01/54 S-2 ASST 10 8007 to 8112 A0Y
The full list is here


For others, a nice write-up from Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society's John Allen (Jay) Williams
Professor of Political Science Loyola University Chicago here


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