Donald Gaydos was stationed in Korea during 1954 and 1955. He arrived in Korea during September 1954 and left Korea during January 1956. He was a Private First Class and was an Ammunition Storage and Supply Specialist. He was assigned to the 363rd Ordnance Company (Ammo), and he was stationed at Ammo Depot 053 which was located near the village of Songhwan-Ni. The village is located south of Osan and north of Taejon.
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| Bombed out power plant | Korean elders | An oxen with a load of rice |
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| Bringing goods to the market | A school girl | Bringing water to the hootch |
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| Children at the market | Don Gaydos | Farm in 1954 |
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| Fish market | Hauling small arms ammo | Howitzer |
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| KATUSA'S at the railhead | Laborer | Laundry day |
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| Market day in Songhwan-ni | NCO Club | An ammo storage bay |
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| A little one | Our home in Depot 053 | Don Gaydos, a trooper and Mr. Kim, our assistant |
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| The office assistant | Two women who worked in the PX | The ship that took us to Korea |
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| PFC Don Gaydos | PX on the right, home on the left | Chili peppers drying in the sun |
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| Going home! | At the ammo depot | Songhwani Street |
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| The village well | The compound during winter | Songhwan train station |
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| Village kids at the main gate |
To see a gallery of Korean photos by Dick Scheedel from 1965-66 Go Here
To see a gallery of Korean photos by Paul E. Black from 1958-59 Go Here
To see a gallery of Korean photos by Bob Auerhahn from 1969-70 (Coming)
To see an index page of black and white Korean photos from 1968 Go Here
To see an index page of Korean-Japanese photos from a September-October 2003 trip Go Here
To see an index page of color Korean-Japanese photos from the 1968-1969 collection Go Here
To see an index page of digital photos Go Here
All photographs copyright 2003, by Donald Gaydos
This page created by Neil Mishalov on 12 November 2003. Updated 1 April 2008