http://www.historynet.com/60th-anniversary-of-korean-war-first-american-dies-on-korean-soil.htm From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Mon, 20 May 2013 07:22:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.historynet.com/60th-anniversary-of-korean-war-first-american-dies-on-korean-soil.htm#comment-792026 Henry Wayne Sun, 11 Mar 2012 02:31:44 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13682479#comment-792026 God bless you and your uncle and I am sorry for your loss. It is sad that you did not get to know your uncle better. He was a brave man. America's forces were woefully unprepared for conflict in Korea: Not enough ammunition, improper anti- tank weapons and rounds, and a total lack of consideration on the battle hardened nature of the enemy they were facing. They did not even have proper maps of the country. T. R. Fehrenbach's book: This Kind of War, tells it all. I served a year in Korea, got shot at near the DMZ, almost drowned during a fording, and made a wrong turn and nearly drove into North Korea. Someone else had blessed me too. God bless you and your uncle and I am sorry for your loss. It is sad that you did not get to know your uncle better. He was a brave man. America's forces were woefully unprepared for conflict in Korea: Not enough ammunition, improper anti- tank weapons and rounds, and a total lack of consideration on the battle hardened nature of the enemy they were facing. They did not even have proper maps of the country. T. R. Fehrenbach's book: This Kind of War, tells it all. I served a year in Korea, got shot at near the DMZ, almost drowned during a fording, and made a wrong turn and nearly drove into North Korea. Someone else had blessed me too.

]]> http://www.historynet.com/60th-anniversary-of-korean-war-first-american-dies-on-korean-soil.htm#comment-792025 Martha Gollaher Sun, 11 Mar 2012 01:28:09 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13682479#comment-792025 My father was kenneth's brother. My father was kenneth's brother.

]]> http://www.historynet.com/60th-anniversary-of-korean-war-first-american-dies-on-korean-soil.htm#comment-780520 Henry Wayne Sat, 05 Nov 2011 01:42:31 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13682479#comment-780520 Yes, Pvt. Kenneth Shadrick , was the first to die in that kind of war. The soldiers dubbed it the "unknown" war after the News reported it as just a police action. The politicians in Washington then called it the "forgotten war", a very poor choice- for that Korean War was, in fact, the Second Korean War. Three American soldiers died in military action on Korean soil in 1871 during the First Korean War- The truly "Forgotten War"! Yes, Pvt. Kenneth Shadrick , was the first to die in that kind of war. The soldiers dubbed it the "unknown" war after the News reported it as just a police action. The politicians in Washington then called it the "forgotten war", a very poor choice- for that Korean War was, in fact, the Second Korean War. Three American soldiers died in military action on Korean soil in 1871 during the First Korean War- The truly "Forgotten War"!

]]> http://www.historynet.com/60th-anniversary-of-korean-war-first-american-dies-on-korean-soil.htm#comment-589830 Patty Presley Mon, 06 Jun 2011 17:34:34 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13682479#comment-589830 My great grandmother was Theodore Shadrick's sister. Kenneth was her nephew. My great grandmother was Theodore Shadrick's sister. Kenneth was her nephew.

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