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From: "Desoto Joe" <>
Subject: Re: [MO-CW] Mo. born in Korean War
Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 00:41:53 -0500
References: <200104011300.f31D0km23031@lists2.rootsweb.com> <003601c0bace$7e272da0$670b12d0@llc>



----- Original Message -----
From: Linda Cates <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2001 12:08 PM
Subject: [MO-CW] Mo. born in Korean War


> I was wondering if anyone had access to a book about the Korean War. My
> father SFC Jack Willis Cates from Mo but enlisted out of Washington Co.
> Oregon was wounded several times, I believe in about 9-1950 he was wounded
> severly and given the highest medal you could get and still live, I was
told
> there was a book regarding this, I am disabled and unable to get to a
> library to see, if anyone might have a book on Korea and could look and
see
> if there is anything on his wounding, he drove tanks and a garande was
> dropped into his (he ended up with a metal plate in his head as a result
of
> this) even injured he suppossedly still pulled another tank out and thus
> saved these men. WE had his medals and a newspaper article on it so it
> happened. I would really appreciate any help on this. thank you ever so
> much linda We no longer have anything on this, I wrote to St. Louis to
> get copies of his records but have never heard back. My father is gone
and
> his second wife may have his medals but I have lost contact with her.


I do not have anything, but you can check here, they might:

Rootsweb:
http://www.rootsweb.com/

Desoto Joe/The Record Man

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