Re: Maury D. Carr - off topic

[Ed Evanhoe <evanhoe@arbuckleonline.com>]

Bob,

>>At 08:51 PM 4/23/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>    And with his passing more history is lost. The Korean War history is 
> larded with stories about the 1st Marine Division, the 24th Infantry 
> Division, and the 187th Airborne, and other large units, but there were 
> dozens of small, unsung units such as the ones Maury and I served in. 
> They rarely receive even a paragraph in history books. Our men did mostly 
> in historical silence.<<
Words of wisdom.  We all lose each time one of us passes on.

>  >>   United Nations Partisan Infantry? I never heard of it. But I wish I 
> had.<<
These were partisans operating from the islands off North Korea's coast, 
some on the east coast but most on the west coast..  They began as 8th Army 
G-3 Miscellaneous Group, 8086th AU, (my outfit back then) in Jan 1951 and 
were absorbed Far East Command Liaison Detachment, Korea, 8240th,  10 Dec 
1951, becoming the United Nations Partisan FORCES, Korea, 8240th AU.  C&C 
transferred to Combined Command Reconnaissance Activities, Korea, (CCRAK,) 
8242d AU, 10 Oct 1952, and became "United Nations Partisan Infantry, Korea" 
but did retain the 8240th AU designation.  CCRAK was under C&C of Far East 
Command Liaison GROUP, 8240th AU, APO 500 (Tokyo.)

> >>   May he rest in peace.<<
> Amen.
Ed

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