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| The photos on this site were submitted by Gene Fingerhut. Gene was a member of Company "H", 160th Regt. He was sent to Korea in Jan 1952 and spent most of the time in 160th RCT, 2nd battalion, 40th Division, H (Howe) Company as platoon leader, 81mm mortars on Heartbreak Ridge (Hill 851). In Nov 1952, a massive attack by the North Koreans attempted to push them off Heartbreak Ridge. That night the paltoon fired three deuce and halfs and two 1 ton trucks of ammo. |
Lt. Gene Fingerhut
Lt. Gene Fingerhut
Gene's bunker Heartbreak Ridge
Line Kansas
Travis--??--Newkirk
Flaig--Wigener--McNeely--Newkirk
Sasbastian
Lt Fingerhut-Pak Son Ke-Pon Son Yob
Camp in reserve
Line Kansas
Digging positions-Heartbreak Ridge
Flaig--McNeely--Toma
Breaktime-Kansas Line
Gianatti--Cassada--Muth--Betz--Jackson
Kneeling-Sabastian
McGowan--Garcia
The bunker
Jackson--Flaig--Newkirk
Flaig
Coming back from Line Kansas.
McNeely--Newkirk
Flaig with 81MM mortar
