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(Continued on h'age lwojs Scaredprre(\s Dadon Ash Wednc-c’ y i o.® crav. I mg 800 yards to retrieve a dea I American soldier who lay at a bare white cro*r.hold-Comrnvm sftroops wereinghighground on fhree sithebod}■ atthe No-Man'sfro:it scr.or.thlelt;sasilt;%The GI’s mother died six years ^ and Mr. Bieling had had the job; of rearing his four sons and a daughter ever since.“If you don't think that's a man-sized job, I hope you never have to try it,” said Mr. Bieling. who was washing the dinner dishes as he spoke.Three of his sons were in the Army until thrc? weeks ago when the oldest, Eddie, 24, was discharged. Eddie had served for two years, part of the time in Germany.That leaves John Jr. at the Korean front line and Gerald, 20, at a base in Indiantown Cap. Pa. Gerald was home on 48-hour leave last week end.Though he's proud his sons arc serving Mr. Bieling says “I worry more now than I ever did before. Now- that I know that he's there at the front line?.”In the story out o: ’orca, IN3 Correspondent John .. Ca-.crly (described how John. . and ik. ■ other Gl's kneeU J ami prayedIt took more than three hours to crawl to the body. The Chinese aid not fire on the patrol though the Gl’s had to stind up to carry the dead sergeant back.Here in Westport, John's dad, wiho serted in World War I from 1917-19, recalled how John loved to play ball and “was around the Y almost all the time.”“He wouldn't take a job that didn't let him get out to play ball,” said Mr. Bieling.
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Westport Town Crier
Westport, Connecticut, US
Thu, Feb 26, 1953
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