I'm retired now. I entered the Air Force as a minor, I was 15 years old. I completed basic training at Lackland Air Base, went to a cooking school at Fort Lewis Washington. Doing this time period the Army, Marines and the Air Force attended training schools together.
On my completion of training I was temporaryly assigned to Pier 91, a Marine and Naval Depot near Seattle Washington for a couple months, I then proceeded to the 500th Air Bace Sq. near a small town called Coraopolis, Pa, also near Pittsburgh,Pa.
Subsequently I was transfered to the Air Police Squadron. My last year in the Air Force, I was assigned to duties over seas, Wheelus Field Air Force Base, 7272nd Air Police Sq.,Tripoli, Llbya. While in Ttipoli I worked closely with the Arabs,I learn to speak their language and understand their custons. On my completion of assignment in Tripoli, I returned to the good old U.S.A., Manhattan Beach New York and received my honorable Discharge. I still can speak a little Arabic.
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Go to web search/ northsidejournal.stltoday.com. On Nov 7,2007 the North side Journal News paper worte a front page store on my military memories with pictures. (North city). The store was, In theirown words /Veterns share their memories. If you are unable to find the story on the web site, then E=mail me and I will forward it to you.
1965-1972, I worked for Douglas Aircraft in Long Beach, Ca. Subsequently Douglas merged with McDonnel Aircraft, becoming McDonnel Douglas Aircraft. My position there was Foreman, I worked on the DC 61, DC 9 and I helped development of the DC 10 model. The good thing was,I was able to attend College while I was at McDonnel Douglas AC, the times were good in the late 60's, but everything comes to an end. This was also near the end of the VietNam War.
Korean War
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June / 1950
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July / 1953
Description The Korean War; 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) began when North Korea invaded South Korea. The United Nations, with the United States as the principal force, came to the aid of South Korea. China came to the aid of North Korea, and the Soviet Union gave some assistance.
Korea was ruled by Japan from 1910 until the closing days of World War II. In August 1945, the Soviet Union declared war on Japan, as a result of an agreement with the United States, and liberated Korea north of the 38th parallel. U.S. forces subsequently moved into the south. By 1948, as a product of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States, Korea was split into two regions, with separate governments. Both governments claimed to be the legitimate government of all of Korea, and neither side accepted the border as permanent. The conflict escalated into open warfare when North Korean forces—supported by the Soviet Union and China—moved into the south on 25 June 1950. On that day, the United Nations Security Council recognized this North Korean act as invasion and called for an immediate ceasefire. On 27 June, the Security Council adopted S/RES/83: Complaint of aggression upon the Republic of Korea and decided the formation and dispatch of the UN Forces in Korea. Twenty-one countries of the United Nations eventually contributed to the UN force, with the United States providing 88% of the UN's military personnel.
After the first two months of the conflict, South Korean forces were on the point of defeat, forced back to the Pusan Perimeter. In September 1950, an amphibious UN counter-offensive was launched at Inchon, and cut off many of the North Korean troops. Those that escaped envelopment and capture were rapidly forced back north all the way to the border with China at the Yalu River, or into the mountainous interior. At this point, in October 1950, Chinese forces crossed the Yalu and entered the war. Chinese intervention triggered a retreat of UN forces which continued until mid-1951.
After these reversals of fortune, which saw Seoul change hands four times, the last two years of conflict became a war of attrition, with the front line close to the 38th parallel. The war in the air, however, was never a stalemate. North Korea was subject to a massive bombing campaign. Jet fighters confronted each other in air-to-air combat for the first time in history, and Soviet pilots covertly flew in defense of their communist allies.
The fighting ended on 27 July 1953, when an armistice was signed. The agreement created the Korean Demilitarized Zone to separate North and South Korea, and allowed the return of prisoners. However, no peace treaty has been signed, and the two Koreas are technically still at war. Periodic clashes, many of which are deadly, have continued to the present.
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
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June / 1950
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July / 1953
Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020
Personal Memories
People You Remember Eddie Carter, jesse Hutseal
Memories The war was going on hot and havey. I was trained and ready to go.But the AF chosed to send me to Pittsburgh Pa.