Re: P39 in Korea from Joe Baugher site

[Ed Evanhoe <evanhoe1@korean-war.com>]

Bill,

>>At 02:48 PM 12/22/2003, you wrote:
> Ed, you might add that during late Dec/51 thru July/52 we "Liberated a lot 
> of weaponry (Mauser Rifles, Mauser Pistols, Nambu pistols & Rifles, a lot 
> of stuff like Mortars, Machine Pistols, heavy MGs on wheels, etc with 
> Swastikas on 'em) from the Chinks along with a lot of US weaponry and had 
> a lot our own stuff thrown back at us. Some of that captured stuff can be 
> seen at the 45th ID Museum in OKC.  At the time anything dated pre'1948 we 
> could keep; anything after 1948 had to be turned in.  However, I did get 
> to keep a Thompson Sub for a little bit 'till the CO saw it and kept it 
> for his own weapon.  Always figured they got it off the 187th.
>   We assumed all the Nazi and Jap stuff was taken from them during & at 
> the close of WW2.....Bill Scott

Yep!  Massive piles of various captured Soviet & Japanese weapons stored in 
the open around both Taegu and Pusan areas at that time.  Never did know 
what became of these.

Ed

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