Julie - my husband enlisted in the Korean War after graduation from high school at age 18. He was in the Signal Corp, 329th Com-Recon meaning communications recognizance. He worked within four miles of the front lines relaying war information to and from the front lines. He got to Korea in summer issue clothing in December 1951 and was there through 1953. They lived in what was called officer's tents and he and his company had to sleep in shifts on cots without winter issue bedding. They got all the cigarettes and cheap Four Roses booze they wanted but suffered terribly from the cold. It was spring before they got winter clothing and bedding so they didn't have to sleep in shifts. Even with the cold the worst for this unit was that all the war codes and information in their heads this company could not be taken prisoners so there was plenty of canned heat to melt the teletype equipment and any information still in the back of deuce and a half truck boxes and a man was there to see to it the men of the company were not taken. My husband served his entire enlistment in this unit on the front lines until the war was over. He and his unit received the Syngman Rhee 329th Com Recon Korean War Presidential Citation for extraordinary service. It was a gold embroidered laurel wreath on a sand colored patch worn on the left shoulder. If you ever see a soldier in a parade wearing an orange neck scarf and orange braid he may have been in this unit. My husband was brought back to the states to a repo depot for debriefing and discharge at age 21 almost 22 having had his tour of duty extended. He was ordered never to speak of his service and didn't but did tell me about the tents, winter cold, booze, the officer who was to shoot and kill all this company and I have a photo of him in front of the tent he and his buddies shared. I don't think he was ever himself after the war, he was a very cool person and withdrawn in many ways. -----Original Message----- From: lawson-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:lawson-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of gc-gateway@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 9:21 PM To: LAWSON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [LAWSON] POW/MIA Korean War, LAWSON This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: shrinerfamilytree Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lawson/6841.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: tried to email you personal but didn't go through I saw your post on the Lawson list, I'm sorry to bother you, but I don't know anyone still alive from the Korean War. My Grandpa Bernard Louis Goeller (lived in Missouri) was in the Korean War. Lucky for me and my family He made it home safely. My question is if it's not to much to ask -- if you could write a little about what it was like to fight in the Korean War. I never met my Grandpa because he died 2 weeks before my mom got married. I've always been curious on what he might have down over there. Thanks, Julie Carr Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAWSON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you so much Mim. I know some about the Korean Conflict. I have down some research on it, but I always wished my Grandpa would have lived for many reason, but one just so I could here the stories he would had. I miss him -- even though I never got to met him. Julie ________________________________ From: Mim <mim@wmis.net> To: gc-gateway@rootsweb.com; lawson@rootsweb.com Sent: Mon, January 18, 2010 2:18:13 AM Subject: Re: [LAWSON] POW/MIA Korean War, LAWSON Julie - my husband enlisted in the Korean War after graduation from high school at age 18. He was in the Signal Corp, 329th Com-Recon meaning communications recognizance. He worked within four miles of the front lines relaying war information to and from the front lines. He got to Korea in summer issue clothing in December 1951 and was there through 1953. They lived in what was called officer's tents and he and his company had to sleep in shifts on cots without winter issue bedding. They got all the cigarettes and cheap Four Roses booze they wanted but suffered terribly from the cold. It was spring before they got winter clothing and bedding so they didn't have to sleep in shifts. Even with the cold the worst for this unit was that all the war codes and information in their heads this company could not be taken prisoners so there was plenty of canned heat to melt the teletype equipment and any information still in the back of deuce and a half truck boxes and a man was there to see to it the men of the company were not taken.  My husband served his entire enlistment in this unit on the front lines until the war was over. He and his unit received the Syngman Rhee 329th Com Recon Korean War Presidential Citation for extraordinary service. It was a gold embroidered laurel wreath on a sand colored patch worn on the left shoulder. If you ever see a soldier in a parade wearing an orange neck scarf and orange braid he may have been in this unit. My husband was brought back to the states to a repo depot for debriefing and discharge at age 21 almost 22 having had his tour of duty extended. He was ordered never to speak of his service and didn't but did tell me about the tents, winter cold, booze, the officer who was to shoot and kill all this company and I have a photo of him in front of the tent he and his buddies shared. I don't think he was ever himself after the war, he was a very cool person and withdrawn in many ways.    -----Original Message----- From: lawson-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:lawson-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of gc-gateway@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 9:21 PM To: LAWSON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [LAWSON] POW/MIA Korean War, LAWSON This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: shrinerfamilytree Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lawson/6841.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: tried to email you personal but didn't go through I saw your post on the Lawson list, I'm sorry to bother you, but I don't know anyone still alive from the Korean War. My Grandpa Bernard Louis Goeller (lived in Missouri) was in the Korean War. Lucky for me and my family He made it home safely. My question is if it's not to much to ask -- if you could write a little about what it was like to fight in the Korean War. I never met my Grandpa because he died 2 weeks before my mom got married. I've always been curious on what he might have down over there. Thanks, Julie Carr Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAWSON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAWSON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message