"The Russians always said they had nothing to do with the Korean War and that was a total, blatant lie." (Video Interview, 26:45)
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Donald L. Campbell
Donald Campbell [2003]
War: Korean War, 1950-1953 Branch: Navy Unit: Submarine Service Rank: Torpedoman's Mate Second Class
A farm boy from small-town Nebraska, Donald Campbell was admittedly looking for a little adventure in 1948 when he joined the Navy out of high school. Although he never set foot on the Korean Peninsula during the Korean War, Campbell and his mates aboard two submarines (Bugara and Pomodon) did their own parts by patrolling the waters between Japan and Korea and between Siberia and North Korea. They saw evidence of Soviet ships supplying the North Korean war effort. They also escaped serious harm when their anchor chain broke during a storm and they drifted into rocks which severely damaged the boat.