Re: Race Relations and Korea

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To whom it may concern;
I was the Mate on a United States Air Force 85 foot crash boat # R-1-676.
We were based (?) on the island of Chodo, five miles from the Chinnampo
River mouth. On September 8, 1951, we were called to rescue a downed USAF 
pilot from the river. During the action we were bracketed by NK artillery. 
During the fight, Jim Johnson, a black man, our Cook, Gunner, and Deckhand 
was wounded along side of me by shell fragments. He received the Purple Heart 
for his wounding. Several of us were also recommended for decorations ranging 
from the Silver Star to The Bronze Star. None were ever awarded because the 
USAF has told us that it should have been reported within two years after the 
action. 
This is FYI.

Jim Jarvis