Fall 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> <B>143rd Field Artillery Korean War</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>    </B></FONT></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=190 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" background="04bbec00esnpes.png"> <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> Fall 2002</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B> </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>143rd Field Artillery Korean War</B></FONT><B> <A NAME="war_"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>Facta non verba</B></div> <div> <B><U>http://143korea.tripod.com/index.html</U></B></div> <bR> <div> Issue 6                                                          Fall 2002</div> <bR> <div>      Greetings from sunny Central Florida. The past few months have brought many names and photos to the web site. Since our last newsletter four former 143rd members and the daughter of a 143rd vet have contacted me. All of them had found the web site on the internet. This is what makes all the effort worth while. </div> <bR> <div>      Edwin R. Wong from California, a Guardsman who joined the 143rd before Korea sent me e-mail with congratulations on the wonderful website. Ed is in the 1950 photo 2nd row. I had an opportunity to call Ed and chat with him about his experiences with the 143rd. Ed stayed with the 143rd until Japan then he transferred to a unit in Korea.</div> <bR> <div>      Jim Stubchaer, another, who joined the 143rd before Korea, contacted me from California. Jim served with the 143rd from 1948 to 1951. He joined the National Guard (143d) in Santa Monica in 1948. Jim and I shared many e-mails and some of Jim’s photo’s are on the web site under "Your pictures" in the picture gallery. Jim and Ed both reside in California.</div> <bR> <div>      Bob Reiland, the third vet to contact me was enlisted when he joined the 143rd in 1948 as a T/Sgt in the FDC. In August of that year he was commissioned to 2nd Lt. as Battalion Survey Officer. In July of 1952 Bob returned home from Korea as the Assistant S-3 in Hq & Hq Battery. He left the 143rd as the Battalion Executive Officer in 1955. Bob resides in Florida not too far from me. Some of his photos are on the wed site in "Your pictures". </div> <bR> <div>      Frank Jacobs from Redondo Beach, Ca. was the latest vet to find the site. I had Frank’s name on the roster but did not have contact with him. He has a web site at <A HREF="http://www.f9j9.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.f9j9.com/">http://www.f9j9.com/</A>. Frank served with the 143rd from 1953 to 1954. He was assigned to the 143rd in Kumwha just as the Korean War ended and moved to Chorwon and remained there until the 40th returned to the states. His civilian career led him to the life of a Scientist/Engineer/Project Management in Flight Test for Polaris Missile, F-89, T-38, F-5, F-18, F-20, B-2, Cruise Missile, Advanced Weapons Delivery applications and mystery craft. </div> <bR> <div>      Lori Pumphrey the daughter of Richard Pumphrey contacted me seeking information about her fathers time with B Battery 143rd FA. She has several pictures from Korea. She is trying to find anyone that might have known him or the men that are in the pictures. Her father passed away ten years ago and she is </div> <div> in need of any information. One photo shows a part of the ship the Marine Lynx. </div> <bR> <div> The Marine Lynx was used to transport many troops back and forth from Korea. Some of the men from the 143rd sailed on her. There is a picture of Richard on the web site in the "Unit members" under "Searching for". Lori has a web site with pages to honor her father Richard Pumphrey. Please if you could contact her if you knew her father at e-mail: <A HREF="mailto:lori35@kp.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:lori35@kp.org">lori35@kp.org</A>" </div> <div> Homepage: <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/athens/atlantis/6449" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.geocities.com/athens/atlantis">www.geocities.com/athens/atlantis/6449</A>. </div> <bR> <div>      Some time ago I shared with you the display board I had made for my Dad. It was a project I enjoyed very much. Domenick LaRosa has made one for his Dad, Domenick F LaRosa, and I want to share it with you. These boards were made to honor our fathers and are equally important to the entire family. </div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="80018d20.jpg" border=0 width="280" height="210" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="80409d30.jpg" border=0 width="265" height="211" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div>      If you have your medals and ribbons stored away in a box I would like to encourage you to share them with your children and grandchildren. I realize that every ones experience is different and displaying your medals and ribbons may not be what you want to do. However, if you do decide to make a display board and find that you do not have all the medals and ribbons you rate check out the "Links" page on the site. I have some links to web sites with great prices on replacement medals as well as a link to a sight that will show you the proper order to display them in. Replacement medals are available through the Government if you have plenty of time and patience. Links for this option are on the site as well.</div> <div> Feel free to contact me if you need any assistance in creating a display board or for help with getting replacement medals and ribbons.      </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="id118.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Summer 2002"><IMG SRC="0fa32320.png" border=0 width="50" height="50" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A> <A HREF="#war_" TITLE="Fall 2002"><IMG SRC="0fb32320.png" border=0 width="50" height="50" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A> <A HREF="id157.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Spring 2003"><IMG SRC="0f832320.png" border=0 width="50" height="50" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <div>  <IMG SRC="http://members.tripod.com/bin/counter/id128.htm?FF0000" ALT="[Tripod Counter]">  </div> </td> </tr></table></body>