Edmund Richard Mech
Edmund Richard Mech - Ambulance Driver
Cpl. Ed Mech poses on the hood of a U.S. Army ambulance. Mech was an ambulance driver in the Korean War.
Edmund Richard Mech - Ambulance Driver
Edmund Richard Mech - "Mad Mile Road"
Cpl. Ed Mech poses in front of a sign marking “Mad Mile Road”, the route to the front line in the Korean War.
Edmund Richard Mech - "Mad Mile Road"
Edmund Richard Mech - Christmas Card
Ed Mech kept this Christmas card from the U.S. Army’s 45th Infantry Division. It was given to him in Korea in 1952.
Edmund Richard Mech - Christmas Card
Edmund Richard Mech - Drawn Portrait
Ed Mech shows a drawing of himself as a soldier during the Korean War. A Korean man in Seoul drew the portrait.
Edmund Richard Mech - Drawn Portrait
Edmund Richard Mech - Service Photo
This photo of Cpl. Ed Mech dates back to his service in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.
Edmund Richard Mech - Service Photo
Edmund Richard Mech - Base Camp
A view of the base camp in Korea with trenches branching out from the base.
Edmund Richard Mech - Base Camp
Edmund Richard Mech - Certificate of Service
Edmund Richard Mech - Graduation
Edmund Richard Mech - Military and Medical Certificates
Edmund Richard Mech - Korea
Korean War - Key Events
September 15, 1950
X Corps, a force led by U.S. Maj. Gen. Edward M. Almond, stages an audacious amphibious landing at Inch’ŏn, some 150 miles behind enemy lines. The plan, conceived by UN commander Gen. Douglas MacArthur, is an unqualified success; 10 days later Seoul is liberated.
These events are taken from the Encyclopedia Britannica
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