Sgt. Reckless: America's War Horse
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FedEx, 282, 285, 289
Feinstein, Dianne, 276
Flame-of-the-Morning (Ah-Chim-Hai; Reckless’s mother), 4–6
Flame-of-the-Morning (Ah-Chim-Hai). See Reckless
Florida, 112, 281, 284
“Flying Boxcar, the” (R4Q aircraft), 153
foot soldiers, 40, 207
Ford, Walt, 25
Forgotten War. See Korean War
Fort Scott, KS, 63
France, French, 140
Freedom Road, 15, 21
French fourragère, 143, 267
G
Gabaldon, Guy, 225
galled back, 85–86
Gantt, Ernest “Don the Beachcomber,” 205
Geer, Andrew C. “Andy,” 15, 136, 191, 202–6
and Nevada Complex, 75, 81
and Operation Bring Reckless Home, 149–52, 162–64, 167–68, 173, 177, 206
and Reckless, 4, 7, 68, 91, 96, 123–25, 147–48, 179, 186–89, 206
and Reckless: Pride of the Marines, 5, 53, 66, 108, 190, 225
Gehrdes, Mary Alice Riley, 199, 269, 286
Gentleman, Alexander, 20, 27, 37
Genuine Risk, 281
Germans, Germany, 140–41, 205
Gibbs, Robert E., 241
Gibson, Ernest, 150, 162
Gooding, C. L., 163
Gouty, Wayne, 47
Grayson, Charles, 205
Gunsmoke, 211
Gustav V, 289
H
Haberlin, Creed, 168
Hamilton, OH, 216
Hammersley, Paul, 126, 129–30, 135, 268
Hanna horses, 8
Han River, 5, 10
Harding, Warren G., 141
Harrison, William K., 116
Harris, Phil, 205
Hazelwood, MO, 20
Hearst newspapers, 164
“Hedy’s Crotch,” 47
Hell to Eternity, 225
Hepburn (hill), 16
Hershey bars, 33
high explosive, anti-tank (HEAT), 25
high explosive (HE), 25, 68
Hill 114, 55
Hill 120, 64–68, 85–86
Hill 139, 68
Hill 150. See Hill 25A
Hill 153, 64, 86
Hill 190, 64, 80, 86
Hill 25A, 80, 86
Hogaboom, Robert E., 151–53, 156
Hollywood, 161, 164, 188–91, 205, 225, 274
Holzbeierlein, Michael, 284
Honolulu, HI, 205
“hoof camp,” 32, 37, 47
Hopper, Hedda, 225
Humphrey, Sally, 281
Humphrey, Watts, 281
Hunter, Jeffrey, 225
I
Imjin River, 66, 101, 120, 123
Immenschuh, A. P., 43
Inchon, 106, 109
Independent Journal, 204
Infantry Training Regiment (ITR), 213
“Iron Triangle,” 76
IRS, 274
Iwo Jima, 136, 174, 204
Iwo Jima War Memorial, 135, 174, 289
J
Jackson Hole, WY, 29
Jamestown Line, 47
Janzen, William H. “Bill,” 78, 268
Japan, Japanese, 4–5, 9, 120, 147, 151–52, 161, 163–64, 232
Johannes, George, 78, 80, 93
Jones, Billy, 36
K
Kamon-dong, 18, 21, 26, 48
Karamanli, Hamet, 178
Kaufman, John, 109
Kelley, Allen, 79
Kentucky Derby, 111, 113, 235, 237–38, 281
Khan, Ghengis, 8
Kim, Huk Moon, 5, 115
and Andrew C. “Andy” Geer, 124, 190
and Eric “Pete” Pedersen, 4, 30
and Reckless, 4, 6–13, 29, 116
Kitral, Julian, 33
Kline Memorials, 283
Knight, Goodwin J., 166–67
Korea, 1, 4–5, 28, 43, 111–13, 124, 136, 151–52, 154, 158, 161, 166, 175, 177, 183–84, 186, 190–95, 199, 201, 204–6, 210, 213–14, 221, 225, 230–33, 250, 253, 269, 292. See also North Korea; Republic of Korea; South Korea
Korean Army, 11
Korean Service Medal with three Stars, 143
Korean War, 1, 15, 66, 78, 117, 153, 170, 173, 204, 224, 269–70, 278–79, 286
Kovach, Andrew W., 138, 140
Krulak, Victor “Brute,” 149
KTTV, 261
Kumhwa, 47
Kunsan Air Base, 108
Kurth, Dick, 55, 69
L
Lake Tahoe, NV, 34
Landing Ship, Tank (LST), 105–7, 109, 111
Latham, Joseph “Joe”
and Reckless, 32–35, 37–43, 46–48, 50–51, 55–60, 61, 65, 69, 81, 83, 85, 88, 91, 94–96, 103–4, 106, 11–13, 115–16, 124–25, 129, 147, 162, 167, 175
Latham, Ken “Kenny,” 69–70, 72, 268
Laughlin, Tom “Billy Jack,” 282
Leatherneck Magazine, 25
Lee, Jimmy, 111, 115, 125
Lengyl, Nicolas P., 228
Life magazine, 266
Linscott, Henry, 179
Lisenby, John, 65, 67
Little Vegas, 93
Lively, Elmer, 70, 95, 137, 139, 141, 162, 167–69, 173, 177, 180, 188
Lombardi, Bruce, 265
Long Beach Independent Press-Telegram, 172, 225
Loughran, Tommy, 204
Lunt, Kenneth, 63–64
M
MacArthur, Douglas, 1
Main Line of Resistance (MLR), 16, 67, 71–72, 76, 78–79, 83, 86, 94, 101, 117, 177
Mameluke sword, 177–79
Manassas, VA, 283, 285
March of Dimes, 188
Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, 279, 285, 287
Marine Corps Recruit Depot Museum, 286
Marine Corps War Memorial, 135
Marine Division of Public Information, 149
Marines’ Memorial Association, 175
Marines’ Memorial Club and Hotel, 174–75
MAR RCT LEX I (LEX I), 105
Marvin, Lee, 218
Mason, Michael J. “Mike,” 134, 268, 270, 292
Mason, Reva, 292
Massachusetts, 173, 215
Mattocks, Lynn, 211–12, 232, 252, 254
Mayr Nasr, 244
McCain, Debbie, 217, 286
McCain, G. M. “Jinx,” 217, 253
McCall, Elizabeth Kaye, 266
McCamic, J. C., 28, 88
McLorg, Arthur, 168
McManus, William, 125
Meador, Rebecca, 216–17
Melvin, John B., 84, 91, 97
Menzies, Don, 118
Mercy in Hell, 205
Meyers, John, 269
Meyers, John, Sr., 133–34
Meyers, Larry, 269
Michener, James, 206
Miller, Robert L. “Doc,” 230–31, 258
Miller, Robert M., 36–37
Minnesota, 204
Mitchell, George “Doc,” 34–35, 40, 47, 61, 65
Molar Hill, 16, 21, 24, 116
Mongolian mare, 3, 7, 92, 206, 288
Moore, William, 151–52, 161, 206
Morpurgo, Michael, 274
Mother Teresa, 266
Mull, Norman, 59, 70, 229
Munsan-ni, 47
Murphy, Charlie, 265
Murphy, Jack, 224–25
My Friend Flicka, 211
N
Nagurski, Bronko, 204
Naktong River, 10
Nam, Il, 116
Nam, Soon, 5, 9–10, 12
Naples, FL, 281
National Anthem, 267
National Capital Regional Office, 277
National Defense Service Medal, 143
National Korean War Memorial, 275, 286
National Mall, 275, 277
National Museum of the Marine Corps and Heritage Center, 267, 275, 277–78, 292
National Register of Historical Sites, 193
Native Dancer, 111–13
N
avy Relief, 188–89
Navy Relief Rodeo and Carnival, 211, 236
Navy Unit Citation, 143
Nevada Cities, 76, 78, 81
New Breed, The, 205
Newell, Arthur, 170
Newsom, John, 19, 125, 132, 199, 268–69, 276, 280
New York Daily News, 164
New York Racing Association, 265
New York Times, the, 190
Nixon, Richard, 170, 174
No Aircraft West of This Line, 15
No Fire Line, 15
No Leaflet Dropping Line, 15–16
North Korea, 1, 8, 40, 116, 118. See also Korea; Republic of Korea; South Korea
No Voice Broadcast Line, 15
O
Oakland Tribune, 173
O’Bannon, Presley, 178
O’Brien, Molly, 276–77
Oceanside, CA, 149
Ogden, Clarence, 162–63
O’Leary, Patty, 18, 147
Olsen Nolte Saddle Shop, 168
On the Line, 164
Operation Bring Reckless Home, 149
Operation Charlie, 68–69
Operation Dig, 16
Operation Horse Shift, 155, 161
O’Rourke, Pat, 59–60
Outpost, The, 191
Outpost Arrowhead, 80
Outpost Ava, 63–64, 120
Outpost Berlin, 63–64, 68, 81
Outpost Bunker, 53–54, 80, 120
Outpost Carson, 47, 63–64, 76, 80, 83, 118
Outpost Dagmar, 80, 117
Outpost Detroit, 64, 69, 87
Outpost East Berlin, 63–64, 81
Outpost Esther, 81, 120
Outpost Frisco, 64, 87
Outpost Ginger, 16
Outpost Hedy, 16, 47, 53, 80, 116
Outpost Ingrid, 16, 47
Outpost Kate, 16
Outpost Marilyn, 16
Outpost Old Baldy, 80
Outpost Reno, 47, 63, 76, 78–80, 83–84, 86–87, 89, 99, 118
Outpost Unggok, 80
Outpost Vegas, 47, 63–64, 76, 78–81, 83–84, 86–87, 89, 91, 93–102, 109, 118, 156, 191
Owens, Harry, 205–6
P
Pacific Coast Highway, 200
Pacific Transport, Lines, 150, 162
“Paddy Derby,” 111–12
Panggi-dong, 65
Panmunjom, 15–16, 18, 21, 48, 76, 105, 120
Panmunjom Circle, 16
Panmunjom Corridor, 123
Parelli, Pat, 197
Parsons, Louella, 164
Pasadena Independent, 190
Pate, Randolph McCall, 113, 125, 136–37, 141–42, 151, 162, 186, 189, 201–2, 220, 228, 244–45
Pearson, Andrall, 291
Pearson, Joanne, 291
Pedersen, Eric, Jr., 185, 258
Pedersen, Eric “Pete,” 108, 167–68, 191
and Camp Pendleton, 162, 180, 184, 198
and Kim Huk Moon, 4, 30
and Reckless, 3, 29–30, 33, 36, 41–42, 46, 48, 53–56, 64, 69–73, 90, 95, 100, 103–4, 148, 151–52, 169–73, 177, 179, 192, 243
and Recoilless Rifle Platoon, 20–22, 26–28, 32, 83, 86–87, 95
Pedersen, Kay, 167–69, 179
Pedersen Ranch, 185, 193
Pendleton Scout, 240, 244
Pentagon, the, 277
Pickel Meadows, 34
Pimlico, 113
Poe, Philip T., 250
pogey bait, 48, 70, 126, 135
Pollock, Edwin “Al,” 42, 52, 104, 113, 115
Pontius, Robert, 136, 139–40
POWs, 5
Preakness, 111, 113
Prescott, AZ, 29
Presidential Unit Citation with Star, 143
President’s Own Marine Corps Brass Band Quintet, 267, 282
Presidio, 170
Prince Mohammed Ali of Egypt, 244
Pulitzer Prize, 206
Puller, Lewis B. “Chesty,” 229, 250, 262, 281
Purple Heart, 54, 99, 140, 143
Pusan, 6, 9–10
Pusan Perimeter, 11
PX, 29, 133
Q
Quantico Marine Corps Band, 282
Quantico, VA, 212, 267
R
Radban Lel Azrak, 244
Raid Tex, 67
“Ransom Reckless Fund,” 137
Rappaport, Alan, 291
Rappaport, Jill, 291
Reckless, 37
as Ah-Chim-Hai (Flame-of-the-Morning), 6–13, 29–31, 115–116, 142
and Ah-Chim-Hai (Flame-of-the-Morning, Reckless’s mother), 4–6
and Andrew C. “Andy” Geer, 4, 7, 68, 91, 96, 123–25, 147–48, 179, 186–89, 206
and Battle of Outpost Vegas, 73, 81
at Camp Pendleton, 148–49, 151, 157, 162–64, 180, 183, 190, 193, 199, 211–14, 223, 228, 232, 238, 243, 247, 249, 254, 258, 266, 269, 275–76, 286
and eating, 32, 36, 47–48, 51, 55, 59–61, 66, 72
and Eric “Pete” Pedersen, 3, 29–30, 33, 36, 41–42, 46, 48, 53–56, 64, 69–73, 90, 95, 100, 103–4, 148, 151–52, 169–73, 177, 179, 192, 243
and Harold Wadley, 43, 45, 50, 85, 88–89, 92, 99–100, 267, 270, 275
and Hollywood, 161, 164, 188–91, 205, 225, 274
and Jamestown Line mission, 47
and Joseph “Joe” Latham, 32–35, 37–43, 46–48, 50–51, 55–60, 61, 65, 69, 81, 83, 85, 88, 91, 94–96, 103–4, 106, 11–13, 115–16, 124–25, 129, 147, 162, 167, 175
and Kim Huk Moon, 4, 6–13, 29, 116
and Monroe Coleman, 26, 32–33, 42, 46, 48–51, 55, 64, 67–70, 83–85, 89, 94–96, 106–8, 125, 162, 167–69, 173
and offspring
Chesty, 217, 230, 249–54, 262
Dauntless, 216–17, 220–21, 226, 242–49, 254, 262
Fearless, 200, 202, 221, 226, 233, 238, 240–44, 249, 254, 262
and Operation Bring Reckless Home, 149–52, 162–64, 167–68, 173, 177, 206
and Operation Charlie, 68–69
and Outpost Vegas, 76, 78, 81–102
and Raid Tex, 67
and Recoilless Rifle Platoon, 32
and Robin Hutton, 273–74, 276–89
and William E. “Bill” Riley Jr., 71, 95, 99, 101–6, 109, 111–12, 115, 124–25, 198–99
“Reckless Day,” 228, 287
Reckless: Pride of the Marines, 4, 190
Reckless: Pride of the Marines (film), 225
“reckless” rifles. See recoilless rifles
recoilless rifles, 19–21, 24–25, 39, 42, 45, 48, 56, 67, 116
Red Cross, 189
Redbook, 204
Reed, Denise Dwyer, 217
Reno Block, 76, 83, 99
Republic of Korea, 9. See also Korea; North Korea; South Korea
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, 143
Reynolds, Roy “Boots,” 233, 238
rice paddies, 12, 24–26, 28, 56, 67, 86, 100, 112
Richie, Howard, 109
Ridgway, Matthew, 1
Riley, John, 286
Riley, Ken, 268–69
Riley, William E. “Bill,” Jr., 18, 70–71, 105, 147, 268–69
and Reckless, 71, 95, 99, 101–6, 109, 111–12, 115, 124–25, 198–99
Rinyak, J. H., 28
Rogers, Robert “Doc,” 130, 132, 142, 268, 271, 273, 276, 288
Rothwell, Rebecca, 275
Rothwell, Richard, 202, 240–42, 276
Royal Hawaiian Hotel, 205
Royal Hawaiians, 205
Russell, Jocelyn, 267, 274, 288
S
Saipan, 204
San Diego, CA, 149, 208, 286
San Diego Union, the, 148, 174, 206–7, 220, 224, 228, 230, 238
Sands of Iwo Jima, 205
San Francisco, CA, 153, 162–63, 167–69, 175, 183, 187, 206
San Francisco Cow Palace, 179
San Francisco Examiner, 170
San Onofre, CA, 213
Santa Barbara, CA, 244, 291
Santa Margarita,
193
Santa Margarita Ranch House, 193
Saratoga, NY, 113
Saturday Evening Post, the, 147, 191, 204, 206
Schmuck, Donald, 193–94, 207, 209
Schoen, James, 71, 103, 106
Seabiscuit, 107, 273
Sea Chase, The, 205
Secretariat, 231, 273
Seidel, Quentin, 126–29
Selden, John T., 183
Semper Fidelis, 167, 263, 271
Semper Fidelis Park, 277, 279
Seoul, 4–5, 6–9, 11, 27–28, 43, 76, 115, 129, 139, 142, 148, 156, 292
Sergeant Reckless Memorial Fund, 267, 274, 292
Sergeant (Sgt.) Reckless. See Reckless
Sergeant Stubby (pit bull mix), 140–41
Sergeant York, 213
Sgt. Reckless Fan Club, 280
Shanks’ mare, 207
Shannon, Captain, 165, 167
Shatner, William 280
Shepherd, Lemuel C., Jr., 188
Sherman, Ralph, 32, 40, 48–50, 55
Shin, Ik Hee, 9
Shoup, David M., 228
Sicily, 140
Sickler, Art, 193–97, 202, 208–10, 268
Sierra Nevada Mountains, 34
Silver Star, 140
Sinseol-dong, 6, 9
Sinseol-dong racetrack, 6, 104
Smith, Dianne, 282
Smith, Fred, 282, 285
Smith, Holland, 229
Smithsonian Institution, 277
Smoak, Eustace P., 246–46
Smoak, Tolson A., 27
Snedeker, E. W., 245
South Korea, 1, 8–10, 47, 76, 289. See also Korea; North Korea; Republic of Korea
Soviet Union, 1
Spielberg, Steven, 274
Springfield Union, 173
Spring Holiday Parade, 190
SS Pacific Transport V/36E, 151, 161, 165
Stars & Stripes, 111
Stepp, William, 250, 252, 258
Stone, Milburn, 211
Storms, Karen, 282, 288
Strange, John, 138, 141
Sullivan, Ed, 164–65, 187
Surf Bar, 206
Sweden, 289
Sweet Leilani: The Story behind the Song, 205
T
Taggart, James, 179, 203–4
Tahiti, Tahitians, 205–6
Terramycin, 65
Thackaberry, John, 191
Thompson, Dave, 285
Thoroughbred Racing Associations, 113
Thoroughbreds, 7–8
Thousand Oaks, CA, 36
Toast of the Town, 165
Tokyo, 111
Toothache Hill, 16
Toys for Tots, 204
Trader, Eagle, 106
Travers Stakes, 113
Triangle, VA, 267, 275, 277, 279
Triple Crown, 113, 231
Tripoli, 178
Tucker, Forrest, 205
Turkish Brigade, 100
Turner, Lana, 205
Turvey, Tommie Mack, Sr., 247–48
Twentynine Palms, 215
U
Union Square, 175
United Artists, 225
United Nations, 1, 15–16, 47, 76, 116
Service Medal, 143
United Press International, 225
University of Minnesota, 204