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B-1-5 was a unique company in the Korean War. The Baker Bandits fought at Inchon, Naktong, Chosin Reservoir, Guerrilla Hunts and the many numbered hills. Theyinspired one B Company Commander, Gen. Charlie Cooper to the extent that when he became Commanding General of the Marines First Division in 1977, his time with B-1-5 inspired his “Band Of Brothers Leadership Principles” used widely in the Corps for many years. Emmett Shelton was a 19-year-old Marine Reservist in 1950. He was called to duty after graduating Austin High School and, within six months, he was a rifleman in Korea. The Korean winter of 1950 was brutal and Emmett was evacuated shortly after Chosin due to frostbite. After the war, Emmett got on with life, then in the 1980s he attended a Chosin Few Reunion. He was overwhelmed by a need to reconnect with his old Company, his Baker Bandits. Emmett tracked down B Company members one-by-one and started a newsletter, The Guidon, to share stories and reconnect. For 20 years Emmett published The Guidon, monthly. The contributing readership grew to a high of 300, including a number of young B Company Marines fighting in Afghanistan. Chosin Brothers brings together first-hand accounts from The Guidon, written by the men of B-1-5 about their time in Korea: their battles, their fallen commanders, deathin the foxhole, lost platoons, injuries and what happened to them after the war.
Cynthia Shelton is the daughter of Emmett Shelton, who served in Korea and died in 2015. She is compiling the stories of him and his unit and their time in Korea.
IntroductionAll We Wanted Was To Be MarinesPusan PerimeterInchon Kimpo Wosan Sept/Oct 1950Chosin Reservoir Campaign Nov/Dec 1950Bean Patch Jan 1950Guerilla Hunts Begin Jan–Feb 1951Ha-Hoe-DongHwachon—Hill 313 April 1951Hill 907 June 1951The Road Back HomeReconnecting 40 Years LaterB-1-5 Honored Dead in the Korean WarIndex of ContributorsIndex
...an invaluable and singularly appreciated addition to community, college, and university library 20th Century American Military History collections in general, and Korean War supplemental curriculum studies lists in particular.
