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All photos on this page were submitted by Ken Thomas. In 1952 Ken served as a radio operator with the 6150th Tac.Con.Sq.(Radio Jeeps), which was part of the 6147th Tac. Con. Grp. He is a member of the Mosquito Association.

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This is the town known as Chunchon. This is how most of us remember the town.





Another photo of Chunchon. Early 1950's.





One more photo of Chunchon 1950's.





This photo is the old wooden bridge coming in to Chunchon 1951-52. Photo taken by Army Photographer Gerald Kornblau.





This photo was taken in 1998. This new bridge replaced the wooden one above.





This is a 1951-52 photo of Chunchon looking across the river.This photo was taken by Russ Weaver,a pilot of the 6147th Tac Con Gp.





This photo of Chunchon was taken in 1998. Chunchon was the home of K-47 Base. This was the base where the 6147th Tac Con Gp was stationed.





A war damaged building in Chunchon 1952.
Photographer: Chuck Hennessy





Another building in Chunchon damaged during the war 1952.
Photographer: Chuck Hennessy





This wide angle shot was taken on the K-47 Base of Chunchon. The building on the far right is the same building above.
Photographer: Chuck Hennessy









Scarcity of vehicles and animals forces much of the countries freight to move by manpower.





Vendors squatting in the market place at Chunchon read, gossip and scan the horizon for a customer.





1952 Chunchon in the background.





Momma-san doing the laundry for the troops.





Chunchon's residents salvage the foundation of tomorrow's city from war's dusty rubble.





Ladd Zmolek performs maintenance on radio north of Chunchon at the 6th ROK Division in the spring of 1952





One of the aircraft that the "Mosquito's flew.





1952 photo of K-47 taken by Bud Rick from the control tower.





1952 at K-47. Ellis Craddock, a member of the 6150th TCS.

Photographer: Ken Thomas.





The first to suffer, the children.This small boy was standing outside the fence at K-47 hoping for a snace from this mess hall.
Photographer: Ken Thomas.





1952-Heartbreak Ridge
Photographer: Chuck Hennessy





Summer 1952-28th British Brigade dug in.





28th British Brigade. Air strike just completed on the unfriendly folks across the valley.





28th British Brigade. Walt Leaders (Radio Mech)





1952-Chunchon
Photographer: Gerald Kornblau





The British made this pool to sit in and cool off.





The members of the 6147th made this to cool off.