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••jSHMi lipip.* a / *•»•«*. v»M«! i.. .%*.*.v .v.-.-.v. •.*.*.....w**5ion of Meritel III, commanding general, 8th derit on Maj. Gen. Lawrence E. iiy, during an Honor Guard cere-Schlanser was cited for meritor-5, to August, 1967, by “displaying I knowledge and extraordinary lonsible for providing significant vriad of complex problems con* tnand.” (USA)ins Outfitught WithDuring these three weeks, some of the most costly fighting of the war took place. It was extremely difficult to flush the Japanese out of their well-entrenched and strategic positions.On the final day of the campaign, May 30, 1943, 700 to 1,000 Japanese charged madly through American lines, screaming, killing, and being killed. Artillery units were forced to function as infantry as the banzai attack penetrated the front lines. On May 31, Attu was once again in American hands.The younger Huggins, whose military career spans 24 years, came to the Bayonet Div. from Ft. Eustis, Va., where he served as chief of the Materiel and Doctrine Division at the U.S. Army Combat Developments Command.Find MissingGl DrownedSEOUL (8th Armv) — The body of a 21-year-old U.S. soldier previously reported as missing was found Sunday in water near Paengnyong Do Island. Cause of death was listed as apparent drowning, an Armyspokesman said.Pfc. James T. Harle was assigned to the 75th transportation Co. (Heavy Boat).Harle was reported missing about 12:30 a.m. July 30 after he had taken a midnight swim. He had finished a routine delivery and pickup with a landing craft (LCU) and had been released from duty.UNC Secretary CitedSEOUL (UNC) — Col George F. Charlton, United Nations Command secretary to the Military Armistice Commission, has received the Legion of Merit for outstanding ability and meritorious service as chief, Armistice Affairs Div., and UNC secretary to the MAC, from August, 1965, to August, 1967. Charlton is returning to the United States to2nd Pair POfC Line to ServeFlee North lie £asf CoastFor ROKSS Korea BureauSEOUL (AP)—Two North Korean collective farm workers defected to South Korea in separate escapes Thursday by crossing the heavily guarded Communist portion of the Demilitarized Zone, National Police reported Friday.The two men, the third and fourth persons to successfully escape from Communism this week, were identified as Park Dong-ha, 26, and Lee Won-shik, 24.The police said Park is the brother of Mrs. Park Myung-hwa who, together with a male worker in their collective farm, deserted to the South Tuesday.Mrs. Park had reported here that her brother became missing when they were fired upon by Communist guards.Lee was a livestock expert at another collective farm north of the central front, said the police.Police officials quoted him as saying that he defected because of “unbearable harassment by Communist rulers and hard life in the North.”SEOUL—The Republic of Korea will establish itself as a major overseas trading partner of the United States next month with the opening of the first Korean steamship service between the Far East and U.S. Eastern and Gulf coast ports.carry exports directly to U.S. ports.K.S.C. has been operating 20 company-owned freighters in its ocean services and for the past 11 years has been serving ports on the U.S. Pacific Coast.Using five ships in the initial monthly operation the Korean Shipping Corporation (K.S.C.) will begin service to New York in mid-September with the arrival in that port of the freighter Sae Jong, according to its U.S. agent, the F.W. Hartmann Steamship Co. of New York.The K.S.C., established in 1950 to serve Korean trade with Japan and Southeast Asia, willOfficials of the Hartmann Co. noted that the total Korean exports have increased by some 45 per cent over the past five years, while foreign countries, including the United States, have raised their investments in Korean facilities by some 400 per cent in less than two years.ROK BoatsGen. GuthrieTo FishTo Join 8th Army Off AlaskaC Btry. Cops AwardOSAN AB, Korea (IO) — The Army maintenance award went to C Btry., 4th Bn., 44th Arty., after a series of command materiel maintenance run-off inspections.WASHINGTON (SS) — Brig. Gen. John R. Guthrie, now with the Army’s research and development operations at the Pentagon, is being assigned to the 8th Army in Korea Sept. 13, the Army announced.Brig. Gen. George M. Seig-nious, assistant commander of the 2nd Inf. Div. in Korea, is being assigned to the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff here, also in mid-September, the Army said.PUSAN, Korea (AP)—A fleet of nine South Korean fishing vessels has left here for a two-month fishing operation in the north Pacific.The fleet consisted of eight 100-ton dragnet boats and a 1,000-ton refrigerator ship. The dragnet boats were built with Japanese economic aid funds.The vessels of Samyang Fishing Co. in Pusan will operate in the Bering Sea and watersoff Alaska.This is the second time that South Korea has sent a fishing fleet to the north Pacific. Last summer, a smaller group of fishing vessels, sent there for test operations, encountered opposition from Japan and the United States.South Korea is not a member of any fishing agreements governing operations in the area which currently affect Japan, the United States, Canada and the Soviet Union.Comedy PlayTo Tour ROKi... • *•»....• .* «*.'.%. .v.*.v.;.v.v.v.v»Vii't v/(.,iV.v.'VrViJOne Man's DMZSgt. Fred Watkins inspects tomatoes in a garden he planted near his barracks in Korea. Watkins, of B Co., 1st Bn., 23rd Inf.,SEOUL (EASCOM) — The Wayne State University stage presentation of “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” will be in the EASCOM area Aug. 29 to Sept. 8.The 17-member cast will perform at the Islander Service Club in Inchon Aug. 30 starting at 8:15 p.m., Sept. 4 at Moyer Service Club at 7:30 p.m., and finishes at the Camp Humphreys Service Club Sept. 6, at 7 p.m.Sponsored by the USO and American Educational Theater Association, the Wayne State group is on a seven-week tour of the Pacific Command.
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Sun, Aug 20, 1967
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