John Fore, Dick Becksted [Part 1 of 3]
Oral History
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Subjects: O SHEE, RICHARD | MARINES (USA) | WORLD WAR II | BARROW, ROBERT H. (GENERAL) | MCARTHUR, DOUGLAS (GEN) | PULLER, LEWIS BURWELL "CHESTY" | CHINA | O SHEE, RICHARD | BARROW, ROBERT H. (GENERAL) | MARINES (USA) | BECKSTED, DICK | CAMP PENDLETON | KOREA | KOREAN WAR | INCHON | KOREA | KOREAN WAR | FORE, JOHN
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Oral history with John Fore, a Korean War veteran with the U.S. Marine Corps. Fore served under Baton Rouge native Captain Robert H. Barrow. In this interview Fore discusses the action he saw in Korea and the immense respect he and his fellow Marines had for Captain Barrow. At the 16:43 mark, part 1 of an interview with Korean War Navy Corpsman Dick Becksted begins. Both interviews were conducted on May 18, 2007.