When Ted Williams went back to war

ILLUSTRATIONS: (1) Ted Williams lands his damaged F9F after it was damaged on his first combat mission in Korea. (2) Ted Williams leads John Glenn as they take off in a pair of VMF-311 F9F-5s in the summer of 1952. (3) Yankees 2d baseman Capt. Jerry Coleman fires rockets at a Chinese convoy in North Korea from his VMF-323 F4U-4 Corsair in 1952. Coleman was the only MLB player to see combat in both WWII and Korea. (4) Lt. Jerry Coleman drops a bomb on a Japanese position in the Marianas Islands from his SBD Dauntless dive bomber. (5) Capt. Ted Williams in the cockpit of an F4U Corsair during refresher training before going to Korea to fly the F9F Panther jet. (6) Capt. Ted Williams climbs into the cockpit of his VMF-311 F9F-5 Panther in Korea in 1953. (7) Williams in the cockpit of his F9F before a mission. (8) Williams is shown here eating a raw crab served to him by a woman diver as he was exploring a nearby village.

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Great post and pictures as always

MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. Excellent share, Major. A true American. He probably could have got out of the Korean war if he wanted to but chose to serve. Semper Fi.