Record #:

21315

Author(s):

Bailey, K.H., Jr.

Abstract:

Bailey, from Zebulon, was executive officer of Battery A of the 64th Field Artillery Battalion at their position in the Masan Perimeter. He described a company-size attack by North Korean troops on their position on the 2nd and 3rd of September 1950. A number of North Carolinians served in the battery. Two who were killed received Bronze Stars, and the battery's two medics received Bronze Stars for treating the wounded while under fire.

Source:

Recall (NoCar F 252 .R43), Vol. 6 Issue 2, Win 2000, p7, por

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Korean War, 1950-1953--Artillery