"One Year In Korea" 1950 - Korean War 70th Anniversary

TSgt Joe C. PO3 Steven Sherrill CW3 Kevin Storm SSG (Join to see) SGM Steve Wettstein SMSgt Thor Merich MSG (Join to see) PO1 John Johnson LTC Greg Henning PVT Mark Zehner MSG Tom Earley Alan K. SPC Mark Huddleston PO1 H Gene Lawrence SGT Elizabeth Scheck Sgt Deborah Cornatzer SSgt Boyd Herrst SPC Diana D.

General Ridgeway is considered the general that saved Korea. He took command a week before the N Korean and Chinese offensive. He visited the front and found confusion at the front and Division Commanders whose plans were to retreat. As the war progressed he replaced all the Division Commanders with generals who wanted to fight. He was also a soldier's general. He remember 5,000 names of soldiers he met. He ordered warmer uniforms and improved the food.

His forces were North of Seoul but were pushed back to the South of Seoul by the enemy offensive. He conducted a recon to include a map recon. He used his photographic memory to memorize terrain features like hills, ridges, spurs, creeks, roads, and rivers. This gave him the ability to know what kind of terrain his divisions would face. He created Phase Lines based on the terrain and walked his divisions in a potent counterattack.

Thanks for the share. My uncle got a Silver Star, two Bronze Stars, three Purple Hearts, and a CIB in Korea.