Re: 'US Soldiers Abused PoWs During The Korean War'

[Mike Davino <mdavino@yahoo.com>]

No, it is mainly an Army force at GTMO commanded by an
Army two-star.  The first task force commander was a
USMC brigadier general, but even when he was in
charge, the Army provided most of the troops.


--- Robert <wanaki@infi.net> wrote:
> I believe the POW's at Gauntanamo are guarded by
> Marines.
> 
> Mike Davino wrote:
> 
> >Ed,
> >I think he based the report on his personal
> >observations while he was down there.  I know that
> >some of the other UN Command nations had problems
> with
> >their forces being used for PW guard duty.  And I
> >think it is pretty well established that the PW
> camps
> >run by the US were not the most efficient
> operations. 
> >One of the many fiascos was that the US Army
> general
> >running the Koje Do operation was captured by the
> CPV
> >prisoners and held hostage for a time.  
> >
> >In GEN Ridgway's book he mentions that his provost
> >marshal brought him, "a disturbing report about the
> >lack of control there (Koje Do)."  If the US
> soldiers
> >on guard duty were deserting their posts like
> Bancroft
> >claims, that would certainly make controlling the
> >camps difficult and make it easier for the
> prisoners
> >to capture the camp commanding general and hold him
> as
> >a hostage like they did.
> >
> >I think the US Army learned its lesson though.  The
> >camp the Army is running in Guantanamo Bay is much
> >better run and keeps the prisoners under strict
> >control.
> >
> >Mike
> >
> > >Didn't see any confirmation to Bancroft's claims,
> >  
> >
> >>only
> >>personal opinion in the article.  Sounds very much
> >>like
> >>Bancroft didn't think much of the American
> military.
> >>
> >>Ed
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >years. <<
> >  
> >
> >>   Didn't see any confirmation to Bancroft's
> claims,
> >>only
> >>personal opinion in the article.  Sounds very much
> >>like
> >>Bancroft didn't think much of the American
> military.
> >>
> >>Ed
> >>
> >>Ed Evanhoe, PO Box 916, Antlers, OK, 74523-0916
> >>Life Member: Special Forces & Special Operations
> >>Associations
> >>Author: DARKMOON: Eighth Army Special Operations
> in
> >>the Korean War
> >>Co-author: Korean War Order of Battle, 1950-1953
> >>Web site:  http://www.korean-war.com   
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >
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