Edwin Alfred Pester

Departed the UK to Korea in winter 1952 on board the Troopship Devonshire as part of his National Service with the British Army, served in Korea until late 1953 when he returned to the UK where he transferred regiment into the South Lancashire Regiment in which he served until 1957 when he was discharged.

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Korean War - Key Events

January 12, 1950

In a speech to the National Press Club, U.S. Secretary of State Dean Acheson outlines a U.S. Pacific defense posture that includes Japan and the Philippines but does not explicitly include Korea. In fact, he states that, “so far as the military security of other areas in the Pacific is concerned, it must be clear that no person can guarantee these areas against military attack.”

These events are taken from the Encyclopedia Britannica

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