The Running Wounded, by William W. Day IV

The Running Wounded: A personal memory of the Korean War, by William W. Day IV
Big Bend Press, 1990
251 pages plus notes, Appendices, glossary and Bibliography. No index. A few b&w photos scattered throughout text
Library: 951.9042 SAY

Description
A young man joins the local National Guard unit in a small Wyoming town to fulfill his military obligation and yet remain at home with his bride and infant daughter. But then, on June 25, 1950, North Korean troops swoop into South Korea. The United States becomes a part of a United Nations' response. And the young man's National Guard unit is activated almost immediately for service in Korea.

The young artilleryman finds himself in the midst of some of the most intense fighting of the Korean war-the Chinese spring offensive of 1951. And he begins a desperate struggle to survive, to do his duty, and to return home to his loved ones.

But when he does return home, he discovers that the combat experience was only the beginning of his struggle-a struggle to come to terms with death, destruction and the unfairness of war.

This is that man's story. It's a story of violence, love, frustration, faith, horror and gratitude. It's a story of the almost ignored military history of the Korean War from the time of General Douglas MacArthur's replacement through January of 1952. It's the story of soldiers trying to deal with danger and death while peace negotiations proceed at an agonizingly slow pace. It's the story of famous battles such as Bloody Ridge, Punch Bowl, and Yoke Ridge. And it's the story of the effects of war on the people who must participate.

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Camp Carson
2. Where's Korea
3. Don't Unload
4. Fort Lewis
5. Jury Rudder
6. Kumhae on Naktong-gang
7. Human Waves
8. The Dead, the Dead
9. Operation Chopper
10. Homestead Valley
11. Bunker Hill and Maggie
12. Bloody Ridge and Yoke Ridge
13. Popcorn
14. Trench warfare
15. Homeward Bound
16. Run, Run, Run
17. Reflections
18. Return to Korea
Epilog
Notes
Appendix
Glossary
Bibliography