Search Other Collections All Collections All Interviews A-Z Agriculture in Illinois Modern Era Illinois Statecraft ERA Fight in Illinois General Interest -Statecraft Governor Dan Walker Project Governor Jim Edgar Project Governor Jim Thompson Project Governor Pat Quinn Project Journalists View Legislators Project Obama in Illinois Pension Crisis in Illinois Ronald Reagan In Dixon Veterans Remember World War II Korean War Cold War Era Vietnam War Gulf War War On Terror African American Chronicles Civil Rights Stories Delta Sigma Theta Springfield African-American History Foundation Architectural Gems Community Stories Rochester Williamsville Sangamon County Education is Key Alternatives in Education Civics Education Community College Project Educational Reform Act 1985 General Interest-Education is Key Higher Education Public School Funding School District Reorganization Family Memories Historians Speak Illinois Celebrities and Entertainers Immigrant Stories Organizations and Agencies IHPA legacy Illinois State Museum Looking for Lincoln Central Illinois Charities People of Faith Sport Stories Baseball General Interest-Sports Girls Basketball IHSA Tumultuous 2020 Take me back to the Oral History landing page. Robert Berry - Korean War Interview Links Feature Excerpt Koje Do Abstract Interview (Audio) Transcript Photos CaptionRobert Berry at Basic Training, Ft. Leonard Wood, MO in 1951. Where:Robert Berry at Basic Training, Ft. Leonard Wood, MO When:1951 Ownership:This image is considered to be in the public domain CaptionBerry is leaving the drop zone while attending Airborne training at Ft. Benning, GA, fall 1951. Where:Ft. Benning, GA When:Fall 1951 Ownership:Narrator's photo CaptionMembers of the 187th constructing fencing for POW compounds on Koje Do island. Berry's legs are visible in top left corner of photo. Where:Koje Do island When:Unknown Ownership:Narrator's photo CaptionBerry in Japan with his friend Kenny, an artist working at a serviceman's club, and also a former Kamikaze pilot who missed his flight due to pneumonia. Where:Japan When:Unknown Ownership:Narrator's photo CaptionJohn Saddler, the only member of the 187th Airborne Regiment who was killed at Koje Do while putting down the POW rebellion. Where:Unknown When:Unknown Ownership:Narrator's photo Previous Page Next Page