Re: Kunu Ri Pass

[Ed Evanhoe <evanhoe@arbuckleonline.com>]

Kathleen,

>>At 08:18 AM 6/15/2003 -0700, you wrote:

> Hi, Ed,
>
>      Robert Keiser was at the Kuni Ri Pass on 30 November, 1950, and was 
> nominated for the CMH for his actions on that day. He needs more 
> corroborative evidence in order to actually receive the medal, so he's 
> looking for firsthand accounts, in any form, of the events of that day 
> and his role in it. (I'm his daughter and his conscripted researcher in 
> this project, and I'll send all info along to him.) Thank! Kathleen<<
In this case you have a tough road ahead.  You will have to locate people 
in your father's outfit who were there on that day because they are the 
only ones with personal knowledge of your father's actions that day.  All 
other accounts are "second hand" in the eyes of the Medal of Honor 
board.  This said, if the nomination went forward for consideration there 
will be a paper trail, including statements by those around him at the time 
of the action, even if the nomination was rejected.  These documents will 
be in the National Archives and Records Administration files because these 
files were kept in Washington, thus not destroyed in the St. Louis 
fire.  Also, if your father received a lesser award for that action, the 
General Orders awarding the decoration will also be at NARA as well as the 
back up documentation -- the recommendation, statements, etc.  All can be 
located but it means a visit to the National Archives and several days 
research.

Bottom line is if you locate the documentation, it will give you names and 
with this you should be able to run some of the people down.

Regards

Ed

Ed Evanhoe, PO Box 916, Antlers, OK, 74523-0916
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