Re: Old Baldy

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In a message dated 8/3/2002 8:09:59 PM Central Daylight Time, ChicoRamos1889@aol.com writes:


> I wonder if someone who was at Old Baldy 'd write in ,tell us what happened!
> By the way,does anybody know HOW  it was decided  to call certain 
> places,battles
> Pork Chop Hill,Old Baldy,etc? Mebby it is a dumb question but I tho't I'd ask 
> anyway
> Chico Ramos
>
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   Hi Chico 
  If you look at a map Pork Chop hill  is somewhat shaped like a pork chop and the same is true of the Alligator Jaws . Old Baldy was called that because 
all the trees had been blown off it due to the back and forth battles fought there , it was a bald hill .
      Jerry       KW    51--52