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Norbert Bentele - Korean War

Norbern Bentele grew up on the family farm in Macon County, Missouri, and upon graduation from high school in 1950 worked for the railroad stringing telephone line next to the tracks. He joined the Army in 1952, and was assigned to the Signal Corps. He arrived in South Korea in the spring of 1953, just when the fighting along the front was heating up. Following the armistice in July, 1953, he helped train South Korean troops on signal skills, then returned to Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri for the remainder of his tour.

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Prisoner release

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Interview Session 01 (Audio)

From the farm to civilian wireman to the military

Interview Session 02 (Audio)

Year in Korea & post-war duty in MO & CO

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Private Norbert Bentele was in Macon, Missouri, home on leave in July, 1952 following Basic Training, which he took at Camp Gordon, Georgia.

Where:
Macon, Missouri

When:
July, 1952

Ownership:
Narrator’s photo



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