While I was searching through resources for information on the history and lineage of my radio relay sites in S. Korea I was surprised to find that both the U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force had communication relay sites operating during the Korean War. During this period radio relay and terminal sites were newly operational, temporary, mobile and un-named. Many times they were located in areas that had to be moved time after time because the signal could not be received or relayed to the next station.

The sites were always on unfamiliar ground to the signalmen being it was in Korea and at best roughly located on old inaccurate maps probably from Japanese's surveys.

Even if these places had names they were unheard of to the soldiers, families, newspapers, history achieves and hardly any records of any types except in the memories of the signalmen who served mostly in silence and are unrecognized by many who they served.

These Army and Air Force units were often on their own and far away from any central command but acting alone they provided vital communications for various Corps, Divisions, Groups and Squadron throughout North and South Korea. These small signal and communication detachments were essential to command for strategic and tactical operations and had to come from Japan when the conflict began as the United States forces were severely lacking in numbers, strength and material after World War II.

Signal and communication elements of all types had to be activated from the States and they also had to be organized, prepared, transported and located throughout Korea when and where needed to serve countless war fighters and support elements.   On to Hi-Res Pic (187K)