From Coos to Korea
Subtitle: letters of the forgotten war
By: written by Conard Melvin Borgard, Jr. ; edited by Douglas Borgard.
Contributors: Borgard, Douglas.
Publisher: White Cedar Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Powers, Or
Language: eng
Number of pages: 137
Subjects: Borgard, Conard Melvin, 1930-1988 -- Correspondence.; United States. Army -- Military life.; Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal narratives, American.; Soldiers -- United States -- Correspondence.
Genres: Correspondence.; Personal narratives, American.
First sentence: "I first discovered America's 'forgotten war' in a small cedar chest belonging to my father, Conard Melvin Borgard, Jr.  Cached away among dog tags, insignia, foreign currency, and other mementos were scores of photographs and a bundle of letters describing his Korean War experiences."
Description: Melvin Borgard was but one of nearly three million U.S. Army personnel to serve in Korea and, like most, he did not participate in the amphibious invasion of Inchon or the battle of Pork Chop Hill.  In fact, he fired more rounds of ammunition at rats in the latrine than at the enemy, and 'Pickles,' one of his company's houseboys, was the only North Korean he encountered.  However, Borgard's letters to his parents reveal that the 339th Transportation Harbor Craft and Marine Maintenance Company at Inchon was no safe haven and provided critical support for troops fighting on the frontlines.
Notes: Includes index, 37 illustrations.
Table of contents: title: Foreword
pagenum: i; title: Editorial Method
pagenum: iii; label: 1.
title: Fort Worden
pagenum: 1; label: 2.
title: Q-226
pagenum: 23; label: 3.
title: Shipping Out
pagenum: 45; label: 4.
title: Camp Cavite
pagenum: 53; label: 5.
title: Camp Drake
pagenum: 61; label: 6.
title: Inchon
pagenum: 65; label: 7.
title: Q-758
pagenum: 97; label: 8.
title: Going Home
pagenum: 123; title: Epilogue
pagenum: 125; title: Appendices
pagenum: 127; title: Index
pagenum: 135