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SEOUL, Sept. 16, (SSj—Several hundred 24thDiv. soldiers were air-lifted emergency supplies and food at Camp Taro Leaf yesterday when their bivouacarea was cut off by rain-washed-out roads... , * * *Volunteer Air Force pilotsflew C-47s through grey Korean skies to bring the badly needed relief supplies to the Taromeri.Landing at an airstrip 14 miles from the marooned group, helicopters of the 6th Helicopter Co. carried the emergency rations the remaining distance through the threatening back-wash of Typhoon June.Braved 35-MPH WindsPiloting the volunteer planes ■were Maj. W.T, Clark and Capt. Henry G. Van Horn.‘they carried 5,000 pounds of fuel and food through 35 to 40 mile winds and poor visibility.The stranded Taromen included soldiers from an infantry battalion, an artillery battery and attached units.They were bivouacked at Camp Taro Leaf for training.-Included, in the isolated group were 39 truck drivers who had brought supplies to Camp Taro Leaf earlier this week. The men were supplied with sorely-needed blankets and bedding.«L
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Pacific Stars and Stripes
Tokyo, Tôkyô, JP
Thu, Sep 16, 1954
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