The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-09-23
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Dean Disclaims Right To Be
Called A Hero; Feels Like
A Million Dollars On Return

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TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE.
Calf. R-Msl Gen william p.
Dean came home last niahi. thFee
pears AZ Red captivity etched In
hia tired face and declared:
II want you 10 SET 4 cot 81 your
ksads that I'm q ksFo-I'm not.
I'm lust q dogfseed solder" and
Il feel Ike . mlllioa dollars. !
almost sent . challenge 10 Rocky
nareiano." heavyweighs boxing
ehampl0n.
The tan. erect Medal Of Honor
winner vas given 3 hero's sci.
come a. his plane landed At this
huge air.base 90 mites northeast II
ean francisco under . brilliant
moon.
Deans pert In The Korean War
lasted q month IN the narrowing
sumner of 1850 before be vas
captured. We Vas awarded the ne.
tons highest military decoration
Cor HE valiant. iandlieh defense
Of Taeion-in which be battled per-
sonally with . baf0oka.
An Air Force Cp1 atTalocFulser
brought Dean. and seven other 70.
patFiated American var prisoners,
Into q reception Of Caring tsls.
vision and news camera lighia
and the tenderness II reunion with
he family.
The general had been out Of the
country ala years, IN Japan and
Korea.
Ills wife. Mildred, climbed into
NE plane and into the generals
tight embrace.
Then Dean, smiling self con.
aelously, led her down the ramp.
The st.yearold general wore No
medals or Fihbona. only the should.
or patch Of his old seth division.
On his shoulders cleaned only
the single star IL q brighter gen.
eFal. his rank before his capture.
On bis overseas cap, however,
we're the two stars a. bis new
rank
Near the plane Dean and Ms
wife were joined BY his mother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Dean. lie held both
women tightly.
a few feet further on, the gen.
erals daughter. Mrs. Jean vii.
liams. flew into has open arms.
Then came others-ie relatives In
oil.
Deans son.ln-iaw.. Army Capt.
Robert Williams, stepped 40 with
bis son. Robert Dean Williams. 2sa,
o grandson the general never had
eeen.
Dean took the tow headed boy
N his arms, hugeed him and
kissed him.
Mrs. Dean was almost overcome.
"You can't talk about Q thlns
HE this" she said. tears stream,
ing down her face. There iusI
aren't wOrda."
The General went into The
jammed terminal lobby.
II am overwhelmed by this vel
come. II makes me feel very hum
bic and unworthy. he spoke firm
~ into q microphone.
want everyone 10 understand
That I'm not a beFo. - was unior
tunately 9 prisoner Of war anG
that is nothing 10 be proud oi. 4
was an unfortunate circumstance
''Other prisoners 0f war had 4
much tougher than me. I'm sure
-. They told me abOu, the rea
heroes. ..
Dean named man after man, 90
soldiers and fliers Ne praised
them highly Cor their unceasinl
resistance 10 Communist pressure
II could 80 on and on" he add
Cd. They didn't break down"
Applause Numbered In the no
crowded lobby.
Answering newsmen's questions
be said his plans were indefinite
In Tokyo he said be planned h
retire from the Army, In whicl
he has served 10 years. 10 keel
. promise 20 his family.
About the chances for laslinl
peace In Korea.
Tn In a poor position 10 say
an ] know Is what I've read 4
ne past few weeks"
About the war potential Of IN
Chinese.
IAN ] saw Of their troops yer
peeks through cracks In q pape
window"
Dean said there was one thin
he would like 10 do.
I'D Ike 30 set acquainted Wit
my family. For 30 years I've M
elected them. Now i've promise
% make amends.
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