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Neil Barnhart

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In September of 1951, "all hell broke loose" as Neil Barnhart's patrol base in North Korea was attacked by a Chinese regiment. Barnhart recalls the experience of picking up the body of his friend, Albert Morgan, who had been killed by a mortar, and the sight of dead Chinese soldiers for miles in the aftermath of the battle. (3:10)

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While serving at a processing station in Memphis, Tennessee, Neil Barnhart talks about the unique experience he had of inducting Elvis Presley into the Army on March 28, 1958. (2:16)

Neil Ippolito

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Neil shoots down a Japanese kamikaze plane with a single 40MM anti-aircraft gun. The wing of the plane breaks off and hits the side of Neil's LST. (2:08)

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While in the Philippines, Neil's LST is hit by mortar fire. The LST backs off the beach and narrowly avoids being hit a second time. (1:59)

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Neil tells a funny story about having to get rid of a stowaway, a monkey the crew picked up while going through the Panama Canal. (1:07)

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Neil's LST picks up scientists at Pearl Harbor and participates in Operation Crossroads; atomic bomb testing in Bikini Atoll. (4:07)

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Neil tells a funny story about having dinner aboard another ship by working his way into the officer's mess hall. (2:41)

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Neil tells about sipping cognac with a Frenchman and leaving the ship, only to be arrested later by military police (MP). (2:12)

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Neil explains how their LST was attacked by Japanese aircraft while the LST crew was trying to unload ammunition crates and drums of gasoline on a pier. (4:26)

Neill "Jack" Cox

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Neill "Jack" Cox and a friend dive into heavy artillery and machine gun fire to save an injured soldier. (8:26)