Imjin River battlefield

[Unforgottenwar]

Nice find. I am station at Camp Casey South Korea. I would love to go to some battle sites. But non of my KATUSA friends seem to not know where any is or they just dont want to take me.

Thanks~
If you're at Casey then you would be closer to the Imjin battlegrounds than most
others. It's a very good chance the KATUSAs don't have the slightest idea of what
battle took place where let alone guide you to one. Kinda like the typical American's
knowledge of Civil War battles: zilch.
While it's so fascinating to visit such battlesites, personally the "fun" is actually
pouring over various accounts, surrounded by maps and looking up at Google Earth
all at the same time just to find the place. So that's an idea, but~~
unless you have your own POV, it's nearly impossible to reach any sites. Public
transportation won't be enough. But I do hope you try and make it to several sites
because it's well worth the trip!
Ah~ there is a rail line that passes straight through Chipyongni if you wish to visit
that famous battlesite.

Yeah, as for unexploded ordinance....I don't bother. While a number of uxo I come
across is harmless, but still, a bomb's a bomb and not worth the risk of injury, death
or authorities! And there's plenty of it out there, a short list of what I come across:
dozens of stick grenade variants, half dozen U.S. pineapple grenades, 1 rifle
grenade, half dozen mortar shells, another h.d. mills bombs, 2 landmines and 1
105mm howitzer shell. So~~yeah.......I don't bother, ha~!

[Luftpanzer]

Last night I was googleling Camp Casey and found cordinates to a outpost battle site that took place here, also read about Major Casey's plane being shot down here. His crash site is 500 meters from my barracks and also read an account about the local villiagers fleeing the fighting going on around Camp Casey at the time of the war.So this weekend I think I will do some walking out the back gate up into the hills to see if I can find anything. And if I can get ahold of a GPS input the Grid Cordinates to the Casey battle site.

[Unforgottenwar]

Last night I was googleling Camp Casey and found cordinates to a outpost battle site that took place here, also read about Major Casey's plane being shot down here. His crash site is 500 meters from my barracks and also read an account about the local villiagers fleeing the fighting going on around Camp Casey at the time of the war.So this weekend I think I will do some walking out the back gate up into the hills to see if I can find anything. And if I can get ahold of a GPS input the Grid Cordinates to the Casey battle site.

Seriously, good luck with that! It shouldn't be too hard to find and I guess the crash
site is/was marked with a concrete cross. If you should find it, I'd love to see a
picture~

[Rudolf Karl]

If you can find the location of old Camp Rice (now gone I understand) there is/was a ROK Army camp across the street. That would put it on the East side of the hard ball driving North. There is a cave there. It's a small hole that opens to huge rooms but there was a ton of hidden treasures in there. I just did'nt know at the time (1971) and we got lost in there.
If there is still a ROK camp there you will need to make a friend to get to it. It is a beautiful country with some really nice people away from the ville's.
See if you can find a really old Papa/Mama-san to befriend and they may show you things only they know about.

Good luck, Rudy

[Luftpanzer]

Geodetic References
for the Hills on Which
the Outpost Battles Raged

Place Name MGRS Geodetic Reference
ANCHOR HILL DT 414742 N38 37’5.63" E128 19’36.43"
ARROWHEAD CT 351386 N38 17’2.92" E127 6’51.72"
BAK CT 214260 N38 10’4.88" E126 57’39.48"
BERLIN CT 003081 N38 0’8.56" E126 43’30.87"
BERLIN (EAST) CT 088082 N38 0’18.40" E126 49’19.10"
BETTY CT 210223 N38 8’4.61" E126 57’26.40"
BOOMERANG CT 613424 N38 19’22.13" E127 24’47.16"
BUNKER HILL CT 015042 N37 58’3.05" E126 44’23.93"
CAMP CASEY CS 322983 N37 55’14" E127 5’26.51"
CAPITOL HILL CT 905493 N38 23"20.53" E127 44’45.07"
CARSON CT 064075 N37 59’53’87" E126 47’41.43"
CHRISTMAS HILL DT 055428 N38 19’55.81" E127 55’7.13"
DICK CT 491440 N38 20’6.93" E127 16’23.64"
ELKO CT 067075 N37 59’54.10" E126 47’53.72"
FINGER RIDGE CT 878498 N38 23’35.54" E127 42’54.13"
HANNAH CT 211267 N38 10’27.37" E126 57’26.52"
HARRY (528) CT 508421 N38 19’6.33" E127 17’35.08"
HEARTBREAK RIDGE DT 142403 N38 18’37.86" E128 1’6.56"
HEDY CT 014036 N37 57’43.52" E126 44’20.43"
HOOK CT 103104 N38 1’30.87" E126 50’18.48"
HORSESHOE CT 937476 N38 22’26.77" E127 46’58.53"
JACKSON HEIGHTS CT 476435 N38 19’49.79" E127 15’22.26"
JANE RUSSELL CT 664424 N38 19’24.92" E127 28’17.15"
KELLY CT 197223 N38 8’3.68" E126 56’33.02"
NORI (BIG) CT 215235 N38 8’43.88" E126 57’45.84"
NORI (LITTLE) CT 216235 N38 8’43.96" E126 57’49.95"
OLD BALDY CT 255321 N38 13’25.59" E127 0’22.50"
PAPA-SAN CT 643458 N38 21’14.07" E127 26’48.33"
PIKES PEAK (454) CT 644428 N38 19’36.81" E127 26’54.53"
PORK CHOP CT 261353 N38 15’9.79" E127 0’44.34"
PUNCHBOWL DT 240370 N38 16’53.97" E128 7’51.38"
QUEEN CT 216274 N38 10’50.43" E126 57’46.43"
RENO CT 068079 N38 0’7.14" E126 47’57.43"
RONSON CT 100103 N38 1’27.40" E126 50’6.28"
SANDY RIDGE CT 668413 N38 18’49.45" E127 28’34.37"
SNIPERS RIDGE CT 677426 N38 19’32’10" E127 29’10.55"
STAR HILL CT 583348 N38 15’13.93" E127 22’49.13"
T-BONE HILL CT 285376 N38 16’26.03" E127 2’21.04"
TESSIE CT 203226 N38 8’13.84" E126 56’57.39"
TOM(270) CT 472426 N38 19’20.36" E127 15’6.49"
TRIANGLE HILL CT 659419 N38 19’8.43" E127 27’56.91"
WHITEHORSE CT 381399 N38 17’47.04" E127 8’54.08"
WIRE RIDGE CT 970461 N38 21’39.50" E127 49’15.31"

[Unforgottenwar]

I don't know why but after reading Karl's and panzer's replies an
ole' Shakespearean phrase came to mind, "And yet the worm turns" even though
it's meaning doesn't suit the replies! ha~
But I'm definitely interested in a "Camp Rice" and I assume it's also north of seoul.
I served in Korea in '93 and worked Camp Page (Chuncheon), Camp Red Cloud
(Uijeongbu), and Camps Long and Eagle (Wonju) but only Red Cloud is still up and
running. The rest are closed, converted or obliverated.
I doubt there's any treasure, BUT if there is a cave leading to underground bunkers
then I'm sure it's still there. I've seen first hand at the ingenuity of CCF soldiers
and wouldn't be surprised. Ah~~ a new adventure awaits! Many thanks guys.

Forgive my U.S. translation (a traitor) of much admired Will Shakespeare!

[Zeller]

Nice finds! I would not molest that Mills though.She still has the fuze in. it doesn't worth the risk.