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608th AC&W Squadron
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The 608th AC&W Squadron during the Korean War was part of the 502nd Tactical Control Group
which also included the 605th, 606th and 607th Squadrons. The 6132nd (not the 6123rd) AC&W Squadron was renamed the 608th about the same time that the move was made to the mountaintop near K18/Kangnung. (Frank Marsh) The 608th Det 2 was at K54 on Cho-do Island, Det 3 at K53 on Paengyong-do Island, Det 4 near Gangneung (Kangnung) K18 on mountaintop Hyangbyong-san 5000 ft. approx. 15 miles wnw of K18. Sept 23, 2008 Note from Frank Marsh I served on the same mountain top in Korea as Carl. My service was from July of 53 until July of 54. I was a radar repairman on the TPS-1D and associated equipment. In the spring of 54 we moved the site off the mountain to the seacoast near Kangnung. It had been a very snowy winter on the mountaintop. It snowed from Christmas day until new Year's day--and we had to be supplied by airdrop. Another member of our group, Bert, served with me in radar maintenance until November of 54 when he rotated home.-- Frank Reginald James Whitney Sr I received the note below on Tue 6/24/2008 at 5:41 PM Carl, In case you haven’t heard, Reginald James Whitney Sr. unexpectedly passed away on June 23, 2008. He was a former member of the 608 AC&W although I never met him personally but corresponded with him almost daily for several years via email. He will certainly be missed. Cecil Davidson Houston, Texas Reg Whitney, who served in the 608th AC&W, lived in Keene, NY. "When I was in Korea 52&53, we had weather like what we have here in the Adirondacks of New York, I am now 75 and it seems like yesterday I was 20 in Korea; time flies. With me in the photo is my great grandson, Hunter James Whitney. See you on the ridge!!!!!"
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