Re: Chinese Air Force

[<ChicoRamos1889@aol.com>]

In a message dated 5/26/02 11:34:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
ChosinMead@aol.com writes:

<< Subj:     Re: Chinese Air Force
 Date:  5/26/02 11:34:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time
 From:  ChosinMead@aol.com
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 YSK, Whereas, I cannot dispute your statement regarding the Chinese wearing 
 sheepskin coats, During my time in North Korea, saw thousands of Chinese 
 troops (both living and dead), and never once saw a sheepskin coat.
 Regarding the Chinese tennis shoes, you are quite right they did allow the 
 sweat to escape-to the outside of the sneaker, where it accumulated, 
 consequently, Many of the Soldiers were found with their feet encased in a 
 block of ice. As an aside: some of the American GI's (Army) chose not to 
wear 
 the shoepacs, continued to wear what we called jump boots, they fared rather 
 well, better than those of us who wore the shoepacs. You are quite correct 
 about the deficiency of the shoepacs, although if the men changed their 
socks 
 and felt inserts regularly, they could be adequate.
 "You were standing sentry at Hamhung, watching the US troops marching toward 
 the sea?" With which Army?   Lee
 
 
 YSK, Whereas, I cannot dispute your statement regarding the Chinese wearing 
sheepskin coats, During my time in North Korea, saw thousands of Chinese 
troops (both living and dead), and never once saw a sheepskin coat.
 Regarding the Chinese tennis shoes, you are quite right they did allow the 
sweat to escape-to the outside of the sneaker, where it accumulated, 
consequently, Many of the Soldiers were found with their feet encased in a 
block of ice. As an aside: some of the American GI's (Army) chose not to wear 
the shoepacs, continued to wear what we called jump boots, they fared rather 
well, better than those of us who wore the shoepacs. You are quite correct 
about the deficiency of the shoepacs, although if the men changed their socks 
and felt inserts regularly, they could be adequate.
 "You were standing sentry at Hamhung, watching the US troops marching toward 
the sea?" With which Army?   Lee
 
  >>
I cain't be presumptious enough to  answer that question : I wuz stationed at 
the Pa
nama Canal Zone, 45th Cavalry Battallion,later changed  to 45th Mechanized Re
con. Batt. ( we had mortars,rifle squad, tanks,BAR's ) This was while  
Hamhung's
campaign was happening. But I've heard /read somewhere that among other units
covering the "retreat" to Hamhung were units of the  65th Infantry 
Regiment,part of
the 3rd Division. Maybe  someone who was there can illustrate  me! I'm kinda 
cu
rious ! Chico