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Bob Moore

Korea | I Company, 180th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division

A portion of the line manned by Republic of Korea (ROK) troops was overrun. Bob Moore's unit was sent to plug the hole, and as they struggled, help came in the form of a Forward Observer from the battleship USS Missouri. The "Mighty Mo" was anchored within range of the hill and it's barrage turned the tide of the battle, but the noise of the shells and gunfire had a lasting effect on Moore. (7:57)
Bob Moore recalls chaplain Cormac Walsh, who was highly decorated while there with him at the Korean front. The chaplain had multiple Silver Stars for valor, but it wasn't bravery, it was his connections, that Walsh used to help Moore visit a friend in a nearby unit. Along the way was the Mad Mile, an exposed area where the artillery was zeroed in. (6:22)
His last post was Sandbag Castle, another barren Korean hill, where the soldiers had hoisted an American flag and then got rid of it as the artillery zeroed in. A new commander surveyed the situation and decided what he needed was modified depth charges that could be catapulted at the enemy. (6:47)
Bob Moore's closest call was when a Chinese mortar shell hit his bunker entrance. He was blown off his feet by the concussion but was lucky enough to get no shrapnel from the blast. Soon he had given in to the chaplain's demand that he get baptized. (6:42)
Bob Moore hated to leave his buddies but when he had the points, he immediately headed down the hill. After a memorable entrance into the New York harbor, he got to see his new baby for the first time. (3:41)
Bob Murphy

WWII | U.S. Navy

Mr. Murphy describes the fear that consumed him during his first flight experience. (1:49)
Mr. Murphy recalls practicing landing on carriers to qualify for combat. (1:08)
Mr. Murphy describes an entertaining incident he experienced with his friend Gus under the Yorktown's ship deck. (:51)
Mr. Murphy describes his first few bombing missions over the Marianas. (2:35)
Mr. Murphy discusses the hardest mission he experienced during the war. (1:29)