This is a story written with a setting soon after the Armistice was
signed for the Korean War, entitled Journey of USS Gunston Hall APD
5. It is a narration by an ex-sailor who relates the activity of
the Gunston Hall APD 5 at this time, a ship he served on during
this era. Fortunately, the author of this story had been previously
advised by his school teacher, "If any of you ever have the
opportunity to travel in the future, make it imperative to keep a
journal or diary. If you don't, you will regret it in years to
come. Without such written information, your recollection of the
past might be no better than a flight of birds through the air,
leaving no trace." He remembered these important words when he
joined the US Navy, and the first ship he boarded there was a
journal and diary book in his sea bag. He learned some sixty years
later when writing this narration that it perhaps would not have
been written without the help of his journal. Memory is often good
of events years later, but time fades away memory, which often is
somewhat diminished. Soon after the Korean War Armistice was signed
the Gunston Hall was sent to an island, Koje-do, south of South
Korea to transport North Korean prisoners from a large prison camp
there to places to be repatriated back home. This story brings
forth many problems within the prison where murders and killings
were executed, but unable for the United Nations to adequately
maintain control of the overall prison operation. Having 3,000 to
5,000 North Korean and Communist primers aboard the Gunston Hall at
one time during their transportation was some concern to the crew,
as they outnumbered its crew number by over 10 to 1. It is an
interesting story, one that is intriguing to see out fold.
General
Imprint: |
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
June 2013 |
First published: |
June 2013 |
Authors: |
Kenneth M. Holtzclaw B. Sc
|
Dimensions: |
254 x 203 x 8mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
138 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4841-3274-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
|
LSN: |
1-4841-3274-2 |
Barcode: |
9781484132746 |
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