Letters from Korea
A Soldier’s Diary
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“We arrived at Inchon on the afternoon of the 4th (Dec. 1951) and left the ship at 2:00 AM the next morning. We had a truck ride of about an hour to our camp, which is about 3 miles from Yong Dung Po, 3 miles from Kempo Airbase and about 10 miles from Seoul..... We are living in tents like the ones we left back in Hokkaido except they don’t have lights and only one small stove. We are working in buildings that are pretty well-bombed out and shot-up. Our office has been repaired, but the lights are poor, and the walls are full of bullet holes. They must have really had a battle here.”
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About the Book
This is a collection of letters written by a soldier during the Korean War (1950–1952). There are detailed and well-written descriptions of army life at the time—from basic training at Camp Polk, Louisiana, to the journey by ship through the Panama Canal, to Japan, then on to Korea. Included are descriptions of the countryside, the people, barracks life, and the importance of mail on morale. Plus, the frustrations, disappointments, uncertainties, and rumors and their effect on a well-adjusted individual. Names have been changed to avoid possible embarrassment to individuals.
About the Author
David Cannon is a native Georgian. After graduating from high school, he was drafted. As a member of the Forty-Fifth Infantry Division of the Oklahoma National Guard, he was a part of the UN forces which kept the Chinese and North Korean Communists north of the 38th parallel. After the war, he got his bachelor of business administration degree from Georgia State College thanks to the GI Bill. He is now retired and lives with his wife, Jean, in Fort Pierce, Florida.