15-250 Garand Picture of the Day

[Mark in Rochester]

With the frozen Yalu River and snowy Manchurian hills at their backs, Cpl. Mayford J. Gadner, left, and Pfc. Tommie Robinson from New Mexico, stand guard near Hyesanjin on Korea's northeastern front, Dec. 2, 1950. The GIs are members of the U.S. 7th Division.

Tommie Robinson Milwaukee, Wisconsin


Wood National Cemetery
5000 West National Ave. Bldg. 1301
Milwaukee, WI 53295
Section 50
Site 59

Birth:Mar 30 1932
Death:Mar 19 1987
Age:54
Branch:US ARMY
Rank:PFC
War:KOREA


TommieRobinsonPFC, Milwaukee, WI

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[Bob Seijas]

Our reaching the Yalu really scared the Chinese and led them to invade. They knew the US wanted to overthrow the Communist regime, were afraid we would use North Korea as the platform to launch an invasion across the river. It also scared the Russians who were allied with their Chinese fellow-Communists. Recent revelations say they threatened to use atomic bombs if we crossed the river as MacArthur wanted to do. He then proposed seeding a 20-mile wide strip with radioactive plutonium so nothing could walk on the ground for 500 years. History!