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Too high. Too fast. Too had. Our daily chores. The Weather made carrier operations far more difficult also. Day after day, the Hight deck was coated with ice and snow, that had to he removed before the first launch could he made. In spite of this handi- cap, the 66SH0WB0AT never missed a launch or Were late with one. There was no time for delays with the Marines needing help so badly. On days when a low ceiling over the target area kept us from 56 e ,
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CIIQISIIIN BESEBVIDIB The Marine Corps has participated in hundreds of history-making battles, but their mid-winter drive from the Choshin Reservoir to Hungnam will be one of the most famous as well as costly. Hordes of Chinese MVolunteers broke through the left flank of the Marines and cut off their only avenue of escape from the rugged reservoir area. For almost 30 days the Marines inched their way toward Hungnam. MSHOVVBOATM based planes flew from dawn to dusk, saturating the Chinese-held hilltops with napalm, irag bombs and machine gun bullets. While we pinned down the ucommiesf' the Marines moved southward. At night, when we couldn't offer close support, the Chinese drove down from the hills. Landing boats were waiting at Hungnam to evacu- ate the Marines when they reached the sea. The land route, south through Wonson, had been cut off by North Korean guerrillas, so the only escape was by sea. Napalm became the favorite weapon-for us, at least-during this campaign. At Iirst, because of the severe cold weather, the napalm wasn't acting as it should, but the ordnance crew developed a new mixing technique that made the napalm as lethal as ever, in spite of sub-zero weather. 55
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4? K V J 0 fi' 'www Never a dull moment I Close quarter work requires concentration and a cool head . . . if you want to keep it. flying, We loaded ammunition, fuel oil and avgas. . . . in time. The fact that over 150,000 troops and Unification became more than a mere Word dur- civilians were evacuated, without a single casualty lng the evacuation ofthe Tenth Corps. It took 100 '70 due to enemy action, illustrates liow well the task cooperation among the services to get the job done was hanmlled. '? ' 4 l
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