Comments on: The Bridges of Toko-ri http://www.neptunuslex.com/2005/12/05/the-bridges-of-toko-ri/ The unbearable lightness of Lex. Enjoy! Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:57:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: LT A. Gene Smith USNR (Ret) http://www.neptunuslex.com/2005/12/05/the-bridges-of-toko-ri/comment-page-1/#comment-476351 LT A. Gene Smith USNR (Ret) Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:06:17 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=289#comment-476351 Happy to read this after all these years. I was on board the USS G K McKenzie DD836 operating with TF 77 in the "screen" and detached duty in Wonsan Harbor where our mission included bombardment and rescue coordination of pilots from the carriers (1951-2). You can read about it from the view point of Destroyer Personnel in the Website of the McKenzie; http//ussgkm (click box: KOREA WONSAN DIARY). Those pilots were the greatest!! Happy to read this after all these years. I was on board the USS G K McKenzie DD836 operating with TF 77 in the “screen” and detached duty in Wonsan Harbor where our mission included bombardment and rescue coordination of pilots from the carriers (1951-2). You can read about it from the view point of Destroyer Personnel in the Website of the McKenzie; http//ussgkm (click box: KOREA WONSAN DIARY).

Those pilots were the greatest!!

]]> By: Michael Sheehan http://www.neptunuslex.com/2005/12/05/the-bridges-of-toko-ri/comment-page-1/#comment-319305 Michael Sheehan Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:15:44 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=289#comment-319305 "Ensign H. J. Trum" is the name written on the label of a black wool cloak I found in a thrift store. Does anyone know if this belonged to Cdr. Trum before he was promoted? The cloak was made by Jacob Reed's Sons of Philadelphia and is dated 1940. I paid $125 for it, but would like to sell it to someone who would appreciate it. it's in wonderful condition. Does anyone know how to contact the family to see if they're interested? What about collectors of memorabilia? “Ensign H. J. Trum” is the name written on the label of a black wool cloak I found in a thrift store. Does anyone know if this belonged to Cdr. Trum before he was promoted? The cloak was made by Jacob Reed’s Sons of Philadelphia and is dated 1940. I paid $125 for it, but would like to sell it to someone who would appreciate it. it’s in wonderful condition. Does anyone know how to contact the family to see if they’re interested? What about collectors of memorabilia?

]]> By: Bob Miller http://www.neptunuslex.com/2005/12/05/the-bridges-of-toko-ri/comment-page-1/#comment-240195 Bob Miller Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:40:26 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=289#comment-240195 Captain Austin Wheelock went from the Essex to become Chief of Staff for Commander Air Force Pacific Fleet located at North Island Naval Air Station. The summer of 1952 he became Admiral Wheelock; it just so happened I delivered the message one Saturday evening that summer to him personally at his quarters on North Island. His daughter tells me he died of cancer in 1953. She at one time had written me seeking information about her dad. She was only about 14 when he went to sea and her mother and she just didn't commnicate all that well. As you can understand if you've had a daughter that at one time was 14. We had three. When I, with VF-51 returned to the states in March 1952 and after most of the squadron had leaves they transferred me from VF-51 to CAP. I was Yeoman 3rd in then Captain Wheelock's office. Captain Austin Wheelock went from the Essex to become Chief of Staff for Commander Air Force Pacific Fleet located at North Island Naval Air Station. The summer of 1952 he became Admiral Wheelock; it just so happened I delivered the message one Saturday evening that summer to him personally at his quarters on North Island. His daughter tells me he died of cancer in 1953. She at one time had written me seeking information about her dad. She was only about 14 when he went to sea and her mother and she just didn’t commnicate all that well. As you can understand if you’ve had a daughter that at one time was 14. We had three.
When I, with VF-51 returned to the states in March 1952 and after most of the squadron had leaves they transferred me from VF-51 to CAP. I was Yeoman 3rd in then Captain Wheelock’s office.

]]> By: Lou Barber http://www.neptunuslex.com/2005/12/05/the-bridges-of-toko-ri/comment-page-1/#comment-408952 Lou Barber Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:07:16 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=289#comment-408952 If Captain Gray is still with us, I'd like to send him my 2 published novels. I was an assault helicopter flight leader in the Vietnam War. Between two tours in Vietnam, I was an AH-1G Cobra (world's 1st attack helicopter) test pilot. If Captain Gray is still with us, I’d like to send him my 2 published novels. I was an assault helicopter flight leader in the Vietnam War. Between two tours in Vietnam, I was an AH-1G Cobra (world’s 1st attack helicopter) test pilot.

]]> By: Allen Palmer http://www.neptunuslex.com/2005/12/05/the-bridges-of-toko-ri/comment-page-1/#comment-408953 Allen Palmer Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:38:48 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=289#comment-408953 Was there not a Marine corsair pilot by the name of Sam Murphy. He was hit somewhere in Korea and crashlanded in a rice field and had to escape by way of a ditch . He traveled ten miles before he was rescued. Was there not a Marine corsair pilot by the name of Sam Murphy. He was hit somewhere in Korea and crashlanded in a rice field and had to escape by way of a ditch . He traveled ten miles before he was rescued.

]]> By: Thomas Paul Terlizzi http://www.neptunuslex.com/2005/12/05/the-bridges-of-toko-ri/comment-page-1/#comment-408951 Thomas Paul Terlizzi Sat, 23 Feb 2008 01:11:51 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=289#comment-408951 Great info on a subject I've been fascinated with since I was very young. I served in a Navy F-4B squadron during Vietnam (Intel Officer), and then Captain Shugart was the Chief of Staff when I was aboard USS Midway. I recently wrote a novel, Kilo Sierra, about life aboard a fictional carrier and the antics of the crew and pilots (sort of an updated version of Mitcher's tale). -- check it out at Amazon.com. Great info on a subject I’ve been fascinated with since I was very young. I served in a Navy F-4B squadron during Vietnam (Intel Officer), and then Captain Shugart was the Chief of Staff when I was aboard USS Midway. I recently wrote a novel, Kilo Sierra, about life aboard a fictional carrier and the antics of the crew and pilots (sort of an updated version of Mitcher’s tale). — check it out at Amazon.com.

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