January/February 2002

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=110 BGCOLOR="#999933" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="04a006e0ddwnfv.png"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>143rd Field Artillery Korean War</B></FONT><B>   </B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=190 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" background="04bbec00esnpes.png"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="5e69bcc0.jpg" border=0 width="155" height="204" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="143rd Field Artillery Korean War"><B>Home</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id77.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Newsletter"><B>Newsletter</B></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=370 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> January/February 2002</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B> 143rd Field Artillery Korean War</B><B> <A NAME="war_"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B> </B></div> <div> <B>Newsletter</B></div> <div> <B>Facta non Verba</B></div> <div> <U>http://143korea.tripod.com/index.html</U></div> <bR> <div> Issue 4 page 1                         January / February 2002</div> <bR> <div>      Happy New Year to all of you. We had a wonderful Holiday season and I trust that you did as well. My Father, "Grumpy" to his Grandchildren, and rightfully so, had a good time here in Florida. Pictures of his display board, his citation, and a letter from CPT. Preston, the current Battery Commander of B/143rd Field Artillery, can be found on the web site in the <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pictures">Picture Gallery</A> under the title <A HREF="id40.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="My Dads Medals Ribbons">Dad's medals and ribbons</A>. I would like to thank my Mom, Dad’s Army buddies, and the other former and current members of the 40th Infantry Division for your assistance in completing this project. Here are a couple pictures of the display board and my Dad.</div> <bR> <div>  <IMG SRC="5e3e2fa0.jpg" border=0 width="226" height="250" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="5e54df90.jpg" border=0 width="333" height="249" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div>      If any of you would like one of the citations I created for yourself please let me know. I would be glad to print one with your name on it. They are suitable for framing. I am also working up a diagram on the material needed to make the display board (shadow box) I made for my Dad. If anyone is interested in making a similar display board I can provide a basic diagram and list of materials. It can be a great way for family members to be reminded of the service of their loved ones. I created my Dad’s for his grandchildren as well as for him. </div> <bR> <div>      Thanks to Robert Sherwood for more pictures of the late Lt. James Barber. The pictures will be forwarded to his son Chris. Chris has sent me a copy of his Fathers <A HREF="id102.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lt James A. Barber">General Order</A> issuing him the Purple Heart.  Lt. Barber served as a Recon & Survey Officer for Charlie Battery, a Forward Observer for Alpha Battery, and an Air Observer for Battalion Headquarters. He received his Purple Heart while a Forward Observer for Alpha Battery. </div> <bR> <div>      I am looking for anyone who lives in the College Park, Maryland area that can help me retrieve some record’s. The National Archives at College Park has on file Command Reports filed by the 143rd Field Artillery Battalion Commander to the 40th Infantry Division. The reports cover Camp Cooke, Japan, Korea, and back to the states. For me to order them through the mail I am looking at over a thousand dollars. That pays for their time and assistance at 50 cents a copy plus a $10.00 handling charge. If someone were to go there they could make copies for 15 cents a copy. Please let me know if you reside in this area and would be willing to look into getting these records for me. I will pay for the copies and the shipping to Florida. I would like the information for the web site.</div> <bR> <div>      Here is a note from the current Commander of B Battery. He has been inspired by your service during the Korean War and has been sharing the pictures from the web site with his troops.</div> <bR> <div>      <U>To the 143rd FA BN Korean War Veterans,</U></div> <div> <U>After navigating this web site it is easy to see that the job you did was not an easy one. I want to thank you for being soldiers and doing a job that was surely difficult. You may not know it, but your service continues even today. It continues because many of the pictures on the web site now are on display in the armory that B/143 FA occupies. Our current soldiers now see the faces of the men of the battalion that answered the call and served in combat in Korea. These pictures are real life examples of what our job as National Guardsmen is all about. Your example as shown by these pictures has given current soldiers an immeasurable sense of unit pride and a new standard to live up to. A high standard indeed.</U></div> <bR> <div> <U>Best Regards,</U></div> <bR> <div> <U>John T. Preston</U></div> <div> <U>CPT, FA</U></div> <div> <U>B/143 FA Battery Commander</U></div> <bR> <div>      The next few newsletters will every other month as I am preparing to take my Residential Contractors test and working on building a new home. I am not sure which one is more challenging. 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