UNITED NATIONS PARTISAN FORCES - KOREA
CCRAK/8242th Au/CCRAFE

Combined Command Reconnaissance Activities, Korea
Airborne Special Missions Section (Aviary)
Operational dispatch unit established at K-2 or K-9 in Mar 1951
First Corps TILO under CCRAK effective Apr 27, 1951
308th CIC Bn SOD section under CCRAK effective Apr 27, 1951
E& E section (Ratline + #) from NICK & Misc Gp in Sep 1951
TLO's formed Oct 51
Redesignated 8242nd AU and given C&C of FEC/LD on Oct 6, 1952
Jan 22, 1953, AFFE requested 60 OFF 15 EM from USASF
8242nd AU consolidated with 8240th Support Gp and 8177th AU CCRAFE? o/a Oct 1, 1953
8078th AU AFFE Coordinating Detachment formed to take over in-country responsibilities.
Command Section
Ives Washington M Jr COL 06/01/51 04/01/53 CO, LD AR CCRAK DEC
Stuart Archibald W   BG 04/01/53 09/26/54 CO AR CCRAK to FE DEC
Stanley John B   COL 01/01/54     AR CCRAFE 8097  
Giblo Mitchell E   COL 01/01/52 09/01/54 DEP CDR AR ASG JACK DEC
Higgins M C   COL 10/01/51   XO AR 8242 DUP
Steinbeck Paul W   COL 10/01/52 08/01/53 CH OF S AR CCRAK Y
Smith John A Jr 1LT 01/01/52 10/01/53 ADC to CO AR   DEC
Jenkins Harry J   LTC 01/01/53 08/01/53 DEP/AIR AF ATTD  
Sherman Lee M   1LT 10/01/53 01/01/54 ADC to CO AR   DUP
G-1 Section
Evans Melton L   WO 06/01/52 01/01/54 G-1 ADJ AR CRACK DEC
Rettie Robert G   CPT 06/01/52   G-1 AR & ADJ-FEC/LD & TLO Y
Gleason Harold W Jr 1LT 01/01/53   S-1 AR FEC/LD SW
Harrison Reginald W   CW3 09/01/53 10/01/53 S-1 AR   DUP
Hinds Paul L   WOJ 04/03/53 08/01/53 S-1 ASST AR   SW
G-2 Section
Benkosky Stephen W   LTC 01/01/52 08/22/53 G-2 AR   DEC
Terakawa Robert H   CPT 01/01/52 01/01/52 G-2 ASST AR CCRAK INTEL SW
Daley Walter E   MAJ 01/01/53 06/01/54 G-2 ASST AR TO CCRAFE  
Huff Leo E   MAJ 03/01/53 10/01/54 G-2 ASST AR CCRAFE S-2 Y
Therneau Randolph O 'Owen' 2LT 03/01/53 10/01/53 G-2 ASST AR CCRAK Y
Merrill Stephen   CPT 10/01/53 10/01/54 G-2 ASST AR To 8087 A0B
Deasy Richard M 'Dick' CPT 01/01/54   S-2 ASST AR CCRAFE  
Brown Albert W   PFC 09/30/52   S-2 CCRAK AR    
Young Nathan W   PFC 05/01/52 11/01/52 S-2 CLERK AR   Y
G-3 Section
Vanderpool Jay D   LTC 06/16/51   S-3 AR CCRAK DUP
Muggelberg Glenn E   LTC 01/01/53 11/01/53 G-3 AR   Y
Karlstrom Einar J   CPT 08/05/52 05/01/53 G-3 ASST AR CCRAK Y
D'enbeau Joseph H   LTC 04/26/53 10/01/53 G-3 ASST AR   DUP
Ream Ellis A   MAJ 07/01/53 10/01/54 G-3 ASST AR    
Unk       03/01/51   5TH AF LNO AF CCRAK  
Ermert Carl L   LTC 01/01/53 06/01/53 G-3 ASST AR   DUP
Hafer James S   CPT 04/17/53 10/01/54 G-3 ASST PW CCRAK ARM SW
Bloor Robert A   CPT 04/23/53 07/01/54 G-3 ASST AR    
Hoffmans Frank W   CPT 04/23/53 07/01/54 G-3 ASST AR   DEC?
G-4 Section
Fountain Risden   LTC 01/01/51 08/17/53 G-4 AR ATTD DEC
Wright Jack W   CPT 01/01/53 08/01/54 G-4 ASST AR    
Section Assignment Unknown
Brewer Robert B   CPT 01/01/50 01/01/52 CCRAK AR FEC/LD & JACK Y
Blakeway Albert A   1LT 06/01/51     AR CCRAK DUP
Odermatt Rudolph R   SFC 01/01/52 05/29/53 1636 AR   Y
Talley Eldred J   MAJ 10/06/52 03/21/53   AR CCRAK DUP
Sydow George W Jr PV2 11/04/52 08/01/53 G-2 AR   Y
Frantz Karl L   MAJ 01/01/53 09/30/53 4010 AR TDY SUPP GP to 8177 DEC?
Kelly Donald J   A1C 01/01/53     AF   A0B
Pirraglia Francis A   A2C 01/01/53     AF   Y
Smith Lansing M   1LT 01/01/53   2121 AF CCRAK H&B SQ Y
Warner Charles J   MAJ 01/01/53 08/17/53 G-? AR    
Alexander Otis   A1C 01/12/53   70230 AF CCRAK H&B SQ  
Steinberg Sidney   A2C 01/12/53   70230 AF CCRAK H&B SQ  
Scher George   MSG 02/26/53   CCRAK AR K-50  
Christensen Duane L   RM3 03/19/53   Intel Opns NA ATTD YO-DO A0
Key James R   PFC 04/29/53     AR K-54  
Nurtz Robert H   MAJ 05/01/53   CCRAK AR    
Garrison David L   CPL 06/24/53   unk AR K-54  
Austin Benton M   LTC 08/17/53   G-? AR & JACK IN 52? DEC?
Sanders Joe M   LTC 08/17/53   G-? AR    
Feaster Bernie   MAJ 01/01/54     AR CCRAFE  
Houch Cliff   1LT 01/01/54     AR CCRAFE SW

 

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