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Bob,
Don was 16 when he joined, then had a good time in Japan, and was 18 when he was killed.
Thanks for asking.






From: "swan" <swan@haysco.net>
Reply-To: KOREAN-WAR-L@raven.cc.ku.edu
To: <KOREAN-WAR-L@raven.cc.ku.edu>
Subject: Re: Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 17:07:39 -0600

How old was your brother, Gernilee? My schoolmate was killed on the day your
folks got that MIA telegram. He was a little younger than I was I think he
had just turned 19 when he was killed.

Bob Dove



----- Original Message -----
From: "Gernilee Carter" <gernilee@msn.com>
To: <KOREAN-WAR-L@raven.cc.ku.edu>; <rmcintosh4072@attbi.com>
Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 11:09 AM


> This will make it up close and personal: Not part of TFS, and rarely
spoken
> of these boys who followed right behind TSF:
>
>
> DONOVAN E. CARTER'S TIME LINE FROM POINT OF ENTRY IN WAR TO INTERMENT
>
> June 25, 1950 before daylight, North Korean forces cross the 38th parallel
> (almost smack dab in the middle of the peninsula) - into South Korea.
>
> 30 June 1950 Truman tells MacArthur he may send troops from Japan. Task
> Force Smith goes immediately; four days later on
>
> 4 July 1950, Don (24D, 21st, 3rd, Co. M.) leaves Sazbo, Japan by Japanese
> fishing boat, arrives Pusan, Korea. Seven days later on
>
> 11 July 1950 Don in battle Northwest (about 5 1/2 miles) of Chochi'won,
> Korea, surrounded by enemy forces on both flanks and their Tanks came
> through the middle.
>
> 22 Jul 50 Casualty Report listing Don MIA
>
> 27 July 1950 Battle Casualty Report listing Don MIA
> Telegram sent to Mom and Dad 27 July 1950 stating MIA
>
> 1 August 1950 letter to Mom and Dad confirming Don's MIA
>
> 9 April 1951 Casualty Report Changing Don from MIA to KIA
>
> 18 April1951 telegram to Mom and Dad reporting Don's KIA (to be Bobbie's
> birthday seven years later, Mom noted to Daddy at Bobbie's birth.)
>
> 24 April 1951 Report of Death with notation of telegram sent to Mom and
Dad,
>
> 24 April 1951, letter confirming Don's death dated 4/24/51 sent to Mom and
> Dad (this means, of course that Mom and Daddy got hit twice, first with
> the telegram telling them Don was KIA and then the letter, dated 4/24
> following the telegram which they probably received around April 28 or so.
>
> 4 March1951 Army received body from Search and Recovery
>
> 21 March 1951 Military buried Don's remains at U.N. Military cemetery,
> Tanggok, Korea
> Buried in an officers bedding roll with one tag, another put on marker of
> grave
>
> 28 April 1952 letter is sent to Mom and Dad asking them where to send
> remains
>
> 5 May 1952 Mom handwrites a letter telling them to send remains to Davis
> [Under Taker] 309 Water St., Northumberland. Pennsylvania..
>
> 9 May 1952 Letter to Mom and Dad telling them Don will arrive by train in
> Sunbury to Davis Undertaker and will be accompanied by a military escort,
if
> burial is to be in a private cemetery the escort may attend the burial at
> the request of the next of kin, provided services are held within 72 hours
> of arrival of body. The escort provides the next of kin with application
> for headstone/govmnt marker.
>
> 21 May 1952 Telegram "remains of PFC Donovan E. Carter escorted by SFC
> Donald E. Putnam departs New York via PRR Train 25 7:05 a.m. Wed 21 May
> Arrives Sunbury via PRR TR 571 at 12:03 PM std. Time 21 May 1952..
>
> SFC Donald A. Putnam, witnesses R.L. Davis signing for receipt of Don's
> remains on a copy of the telegram.
>
> 21 May Daddy fills out form for reimbursement ($150.00) for interment
> expenses.
>
> 11 June 1952 Voucher for $125.00 approved to reimburse Daddy for interment
>
> Notel to my family members (no one answsered me): Does anyone know the
date
> of Don's funeral? Who was there? Did SFC Putnam stay for the funeral?
>
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