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I just watched it on Amazon Prime. Educational, but I have to ask where were the Bunny Boots/Mickey Mouse Boots for those guys instead of those shoe pacs? They were so crippled up from the cold weather that they couldn’t have been very effective. They did mention that the supply lines were pretty poor, but warm boots on our guys sure would have been welcome. The Chinese were even supplied with less.

I visited with an older fellow (now gone) here in town. He was at Chosin in the Army. He was proud of his service and a bit resentful that it is generally portrayed as solely a Marine event.

Had the privilege of meeting and hearing speak General Raymond Davis who as a Lt. Col during the Chosin Reservoir campaign and as he states, His men earned him the Congressional Medal of Honor!


A fine man.

Mike

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Chosin_Reservoir_order_of_battle

But such general population ignorance is
nothing new, for we also have folks wrongly
believing that the 300 Spartans and Roman
Legions achieved their noted great victories
all on their own, which is quite far from the
actual truth.

[should be noted that in ancient times that
the likes of Romans and Nordic Norseman
were land troops that could embark vessels
to conduct amphibious assault landings
when required.]

When Julius Caesar went to Brittania, his
men "fought them on the beaches" in some
cases knee or near waist deep in water...
they were able to thrust and slash their way
to shore and properly form up the legions
for battle.

I had a cousin (mom's mom's mom's brother's boy---figure that one out for me) who we were close to when I grew up. I called him Uncle Bill, and he was one hell of a guy. I am pretty sure he was at Chosin that winter...I remember hearing it mentioned, but it was in the following spring when he did this:






Silver Star citation

Model70Man, I strongly suggest if you want to learn why your statement is highly inaccurate, pick up a copy of American Caesar, by William Manchester, Little, Brown & Co. Publs., ©1978. You'll learn why it was necessary to return to the Philippines. MacArthur had his faults but being a "loser" was not one of them.

L.W.

I have a pretty good book on the Chosin Reservoir campaign ,
title
Breakout the Chosin Reservoir campaign Korea 1950 by Martin Russ

It's pretty good read don't know how totally accurate it is seems the Marines had a pretty low opinion of most of the army forces that were there

Bunny boots were a product of the extreme cold of the Korean War. They were only just then being introduced and not generally available until later in the war.

First cousin, twice removed.