Iva Narvaez
Returning Korean War Prisioners
I was a WAC, stationed at Ft. Mason in San Francisco in
1953.
My job was to try and locate the waiting families and
reunite them with the returning Korea POW's. It was a very
sad and emotional tho satisfying experience. So many of the
returning American soldiers were ill and injured. This took
place at the ship dock's and we tried very hard to not keep
any family or soldier waiting.
I am enclosing a photo of myself, (I am the one inside), the
supervisor of the Ft. Mason On Post Telephone System and a
fellow WAC during this experience in 1953.
Korean War Project Newsletter - April 19, 2004
People in photo include: Wilda Koonce and On Post Switchboard Chief Operator
1953.
My job was to try and locate the waiting families and
reunite them with the returning Korea POW's. It was a very
sad and emotional tho satisfying experience. So many of the
returning American soldiers were ill and injured. This took
place at the ship dock's and we tried very hard to not keep
any family or soldier waiting.
I am enclosing a photo of myself, (I am the one inside), the
supervisor of the Ft. Mason On Post Telephone System and a
fellow WAC during this experience in 1953.
Korean War Project Newsletter - April 19, 2004
People in photo include: Wilda Koonce and On Post Switchboard Chief Operator
Date & Place:
at POW Processing, San Francisco - 1953 in San Francisco, Californio United States
