Korean War Era

C Battery 1951- 17th Artillery Battalion (Photos Courtesy of Leslie Scott)

C Battery 1950-51- 17th Artillery Battalion (Photos Courtesy of Allen Hill)

Camp St. Barbara - Korea 1956 (Photos Courtesy of James Deno)

1952 Korea, Hdqs 17th FA (Photos courtesy of Bruno Kalkowski)

Aviation Section, Headquarters Battery, 17th Field Artillery Battalion, 1953 (Photos courtesy of James R. (Dick) Graves)

B Battery - during the winter in 1952.  (Photos Courtesy of Dan Lazenberry)

Battery C - Winter of 1951- Spring 1952, South Korea (photos courtesy of Charles R. Lankford)

Department of Army's photographs from the Korean War North of Chunchon, South of Chorwon, North of Yonchow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C Battery 1951- 17th Artillery Battalion

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Major Marvin A. Ross XO  Cpt. Leon Crenshaw  C Btry CO

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C Battery High Angle  Korea 1951

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Lt. Scott at XO Post

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C Battery Chiefs of Sections 1951

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Mess Sgt. and Cooks plus Korean KPs

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Maintenance Section C Battery 1951
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1st Sgt Leslie Scott and daughter Eva prior to shipping out 1950

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C Battery 1950-51- 17th Artillery Battalion

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Unknown  1950-51 C Battery
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C Battery Prime Mover '50-51
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Allen Hill (facing camera)  Korea
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C Battery Gun Section '50-51
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CPT Ray G. Uhland  C Battery '50-51

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 Camp St. Barbara - Korea 1956 

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Camp St. Barbara, Korea 1956
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C Battery Clerk 1956 SP-3 Deno
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Welcome Gate for "ProJo" Rec Center

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1952 Korea, Hdqs 17th FA (Photos courtesy of Bruno Kalkowski)

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Cessna- 17th FA Observation Plane

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Gun Section in Action

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Hdq & Hdq Battery  Camp

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Fire Direction Crew

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FDC running fire mission

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Bruno Kalkowski - 1952

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Men from FDC, 17th FA

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Bruno - today at age 80.
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Aviation Section, Headquarters Battery, 17th Field Artillery Battalion, 1953.

Photos courtesy of James R. (Dick) Graves

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Dick Graves' Plane over the IMJIN RIVER (Tail Number 624)

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Unknown Artillerymen with Dick Graves (Third from the Left)

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Second "Persuaders" Aircraft (Tail Number 505) with Aviation Section Members

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B Battery - during the winter in 1952

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Before leaving for Korea I purchased a .45 1911 from the El Paso Pawn Shop.  I carried it the entire time I was in Korea and sold it before returning State-side.  If you look closely you will see it in the
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8" howitzers

 

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Dan Lazenberry - I had just made Cpl. and assigned as quadrant man.  

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8" rounds ready for a fire mission.

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THERE IS NO COLD LIKE KOREA COLD.

  
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Battery C - Winter of 1951- Spring 1952

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Left Unk, Right Charles Lankford working in Mess Hall

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Korean House Boys
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Service Battery Ammo Truck - Personnel Unknown

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8 inch SP Gun Crew
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Right to Left, Charles Lankford, Jack Brown, Unknown

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Charles Lankford
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Maintenance Sergeant - Unknown

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John Green - Detail Section (Survey)
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M4 Tractor C Battery, Driver Unknown

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Jack Brown - Parts Man - Maintenance Section
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Battery C - Maintenance Tent

  

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North of Chunchon, South of Chorwon, North of Yoncho (1951 - 1953)

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8 inch Howitzer, Battery A ready to fire, North of Chunchon, April 9, 1951 

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8 inch Howitzer , Battery A reloading, South of Chorwon, June 10, 1951

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8 inch Howitzer, Battery A firing, North of Yonchow, May 27, 1952

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One of the two Self Propelled (SP) with the battalion firing North of Yonchow, February 1953

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SC 408674 Battery A firing in support of the advancing troops of the 2d Infantry Division for the assault on "Old Baldy" August 22, 1952
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