Japanese quilted silk and bullion Wolfpack Guerrilla shoulder sleeve insignia. This patch was designed by SGT Tom Zagner in July 1952.
Japanese quilted silk and bullion Wolfpack Guerrilla shoulder sleeve insignia attributed to PFC Joe Groppuso. PFC Groppuso served as a radio operator with Wolfpack 6. Notice that the wool fill has been removed between the top of the patch and the bottom of the GUERRILLA tab. This patch was designed by SGT Tom Zagner in July 1952.
Japanese quilted silk and bullion Wolfpack Guerrilla shoulder sleeve insignia attributed to SFC George Yosich. This patch was designed by SGT Tom Zagner in July 1952.
A photo of SGT Tom Zagner and an unknown Korean. Notice that he carries a Russian Tokarev as his sidearm. SGT Zagner designed the Wolfpack Guerrilla shoulder sleeve insignia in June 1952.
Japanese quilted silk and bullion Wolfpack Guerrilla shoulder sleeve insignia attributed to SGT Tom Zagner. Notice that the Guerrilla tab has been removed from this patch. This patch was designed by SGT Tom Zagner in July 1952.
Wolfpack Guerrilla shoulder sleeve insignia. Notice that colors are different from the previous 4, Wolfpack Guerrillas added to the tab, Airborne added below the tab and Amphibious added to the bottom of the patch. According to CPL Alfred Chatfield there were a total of five of these made. The five patches went to CPL Chatfield, PFC Pinard, Kim (a Korean partisan, CPT Lamm and another soldier.
Wolfpack Guerrilla shoulder sleeve insignia. Notice that colors are different from the previous 4, Wolfpack Guerrillas added to the tab, Airborne added below the tab and Amphibious added to the bottom of the patch. According to CPL Alfred Chatfield there were a total of five of these made. The five patches went to CPL Chatfield, PFC Pinard, Kim (a Korean partisan, CPT Lamm and another soldier.
A xerox copy of CPL Alfred Chatfield's Wolfpack Guerrilla shoulder sleeve insignia. Notice that colors are different from the previous 4, Wolfpack Guerrillas added to the tab, Airborne added below the tab and Amphibious added to the bottom of the patch. According to CPL Alfred Chatfield there were a total of five of these made. The five patches went to CPL Chatfield, PFC Pinard, Kim (a Korean partisan, CPT Lamm and another soldier. Courtesy of Les Hughes
A nice evening of entertainment at Wolfpack Headquarters. Notice the UNPFK flag hanging on the wall behind the violinist - Bottom of the flag reads - 승냥이 Wolfpack Unit Headquarters. Courtesy of 1st LT Harry Agler.
Western Wolf-Pack Guerrilla 8 December 1952 Standing left to right: Song, Tae Wook (S-1 Section), Park, Jun Ho (S-2) SGT Thomas " Rocky" Lane, SFC Kenneth A. Jolemore, PVT Joey Groppuso, Rhee, Jun Tae (S-3), Mr. Kim Interpreter Kneeling in Front: Mr. Hong Interpreter, Mr. Won Interpreter, Mr. Rhee, Mr. Park, Kim Jung Kil, Cha, Kyung Tak (Communication Officer) This picture was sent to me by Song, (standing at left) who was in the Wolfpack S-1 Section.
Wolfpack partisans You can clearly see the Wolfpack patch on the left sleeve of Mr Kim who was an interpreter.
Kim Jung Kil dressed in a camouflage uniform along side his mentor and friend CPT Archie Johnston. This picture was sent to me by Song, (standing at left) who was in the Wolfpack S-1 Section.
Theater made jacket attributed to CPT Archie Johnston and worn on amphibious operations 1952 -1953.
Wolfpack 1 screen printed Partisan Unit Patch attributed to CPT George Lamm. Wolpack 1 was located on Kanghwa-Do island.
Wolfpack 1 screen printed Partisan Unit Patch. Wolpack 1 was located on Kanghwa-Do island.
Hand embroidered Wolfpack 1 Partisan Unit Patch attributed to SGT Tom Zagner. Wolpack 1 was located on Kanghwa-Do island.
Wolfpack 1 silk floss and bullion patch handmade sometime in 1953 on the island of Kanghwa-do.
WOLFPACK 1 formation on Kangwha-do.
Wolfpack 1 Supply room on Kangwha-do.
Kim Ok Tae bodyguard and house boy for 1LT Charles Norton Wolfpack-1. Notice that Kim Ok Tae is wearing a UNPFK SSI on his left sleeve. Courtesy of Charles Norton collection, USAHEC.
Partisan platoon with foliage attached to their uniforms for camouflage. String was sewn into shirts and caps to hold foliage. Wolfpack-1 1953. Courtesy of Charles Norton collection, USAHEC.
Wolfpack 2 Eighth Army Tiger Brigade scroll attributed to 1st LT Harry Agler. On 17 August 1951 the 8086th AU officially named the Tiger Brigade and activated it as a recognized Partisan force on Kyodong-do. On 27 November 1951 Park, Sang-Joon was officially promoted to Commander of the Tiger Brigade.
Wolfpack 2 scroll attributed to 1st LT Harry Agler. On 17 August 1951 the 8086th AU officially named the Tiger Brigade and activated it as a recognized Partisan force on Kyodong-do. On 27 November 1951 Park, Sang-Joon was officially promoted to Commander of the Tiger Brigade.
Wolfpack 2 scroll On 17 August 1951 the 8086th AU officially named the Tiger Brigade and activated it as a recognized Partisan force on Kyodong-do. On 27 November 1951 Park, Sang-Joon was officially promoted to Commander of the Tiger Brigade.
Uniform removed Wolfpack 2 scroll. On 17 August 1951 the 8086th AU officially named the Tiger Brigade and activated it as a recognized Partisan force on Kyodong-do. On 27 November 1951 Park, Sang-Joon was officially promoted to Commander of the Tiger Brigade.
1st LT Harry Agler with captured Chinese prisoner being transferred to a Marine unit for processing Circa 2-1-52.
1st LT Harry Agler Tiger Brigade (Wolfpack 2) United Nations Partisan Forces Korea (UNPFK) Medal of Honor Citation awarded 23 June 1952. Courtesy of 1st LT Harry Agler.
1st LT Harry Agler Tiger Brigade (Wolfpack 2) United Nations Partisan Forces Korea (UNPFK) Medal of Honor awarded 23 June 1952. Courtesy of 1st LT Harry Agler.
1st LT Harry Agler's Recommendation for Award of the Bronze Star Medal. Courtesy of 1st LT Harry Agler.
1st LT Harry Agler Citation for the Bronze Star Medal. Courtesy of 1st LT Harry Agler.
1st LT Harry Agler served with the OSS during World War Two and was an original/early partisan advisor planning and conducting guerrilla operations against the enemy during the Korean War. Assigned to Miscellaneous Group, 8086th Army Unit on 23 Sept 1951. Assigned to Leopard Base on 24 Sept 1951. Assigned to Donkey-5 Kyodong-do 29 Sept 1951 - Kanghwa-do 15 Oct 1951. Assisted Major Maus 1 Dec1951 in organizing Wolfpack and became Wolfpack's Operations Officer on 1 Jan 1952.
Wolfpack 2 Tiger Brigade partisans Kyodong-do. Notice the Wolfpack 2 scroll on the left sleeve of the female partisan. The small patch underneath the scroll is a rank insignia. Courtesy of Les Hughes
Wolfpack 2 Tiger Brigade partisans Kyodong-do. Notice the Wolfpack 2 scroll on the left sleeve of the saluting partisan. The small patch underneath the scroll is a rank insignia. Courtesy of 1st LT Harry Agler.
Wolfpack 3 screen printed Partisan Unit Patch attributed to 1st LT Harry Agler. Wolpack 3 was located on Yongmae-do island.
1st LT Harry Agler and unidentified Wolfpack partisan.
Wolfpack 3 identification card.
Wolfpack 4 hand embroidered Partisan Unit Patch attributed to SGT Tom Zagner. Wolfpack 4 was located on the west coast of Korea on the island of So-Suap-Do.
Wolfpack 4 hand embroidered Partisan Unit Patch attributed to 1st LT Harry Agler. Wolfpack 4 was located on the west coast of Korea on the island of So-Suap-Do.
Wolfpack Heavy Weapons Platoon. Pictured sitting in the front row wearing a helmet is 1st LT Harry Agler. Courtesy of Les Hughes
Basic Rifle Marksmanship Training. Courtesy of Les Hughes
Wolfpack 5 Partisan Unit Patch attributed to 1st LT Harry Agler. Wolfpack 5 was located on the west coast of Korea on the island of Tae-Suap-Do.
Wolfpack 5 Partisan Unit Patch attributed to SGT Tom Zagner. Wolfpack 5 was located on the west coast of Korea on the island of Tae-Suap-Do.
Wolfpack 6 Partisan Unit Patch attributed to 1st LT Harry Agler. Wolfpack 6 was located on the west coast of Korea on the island of Mu-Du.
Wolfpack 6 Partisan Unit Patch attributed to SGT Tom Zagner Wolfpack 6 was located on the west coast of Korea on the island of Mu-Du.
Wolfpack 7 Partisan Unit Patch attributed to 1st LT Harry Agler. Wolfpack 7 was located on the western Haeju Bay islands of Songmo-do, Ch'oma-do, Kal-do and Mu-do.
Wolfpack 7 Partisan Unit Patch attributed to SGT Tom Zagner. Wolfpack 7 was located on the western Haeju Bay islands of Songmo-do, Ch'oma-do, Kal-do and Mu-do.
Wolfpack 8 Partisan Unit Patch attributed to 1st LT Harry Agler. This felt on felt variation was worn on the left sleeve by Wolfpack 8 partisans. Wolfpack 8 was located on the west coast of Korea on the island of Sunwi-Do.
1st LT Harry Agler and Wolfpack 8 Partisans. Notice the Wolfpack 8 insignia being worn on the left sleeve of the partisans. Wolfpack 8 was located on the west coast of Korea on the island of Sunwi-Do.
Wolfpack 8 Partisans on a Sampan. Notice the Wolfpack 8 insignia being worn on the left sleeve of the partisans. Wolfpack 8 was located on the west coast of Korea on the island of Sunwi-Do. Courtesy of 1st LT Harry Agler.
Wolfpack 8 Partisan Unit Patch attributed to LT Fred Speidel. This printed variation was worn as a pocket hanger. Wolfpack 8 was located on the west coast of Korea on the island of Sunwi-Do. Courtesy of Ed Hicks
Group photo of Wolfpack 8, taken on the Island of Sunwi-Do. It is one of the clearest pictures of partisans that we have showing their uniforms, headgear, weapons and insignia. Of special note you will see the patch that they wore on their shoulders. A majority are pinned to their uniforms, although one member that is in the front appears to have his sewn to the sleeve. There also appears to be 3 advisors located in the back/center of the group.
A close up of the Group photo of Wolfpack 8, taken on the Island of Sunwi-Do.
Wolfpack 8 screen printed Partisan Unit Patch attributed to 1st LT Harry Agler. Wolfpack 8 was located on the west coast of Korea on the island of Sunwi-Do.
1st LT Joseph Castro was killed by small arms fire on 17 May 1953 while leading a raid on the west coast with Wolfpack 8. He would become the first Special Forces soldier killed In Action. 1st LT Joseph Castro was one of the original 99 10th Special Forces Group soldiers that were assigned to the 8240th AU in 1953.
Wolfpack Dagger Pin set attributed to LTC Edwin Perry, Commanding Officer, 1st Partisan Infantry Regiment. This dagger pin was issued to all Wolfpack partisans upon completion of basic training and worn on his collar. American advisors designed these pins as well as Unit specific patches within Wolfpack to enhance unit cohesion, build esprit de corps and to differentiate between guerrilla elements. Courtesy of Mike Perry
Wolfpack Dagger Pin attributed to CPT Shrable Williams. CPT Shrable Williams made 4 Combat Jumps as a Pathfinder in the 506th PIR 101st Airborne Division during WWII - Normandy, Holland, the Pathfinder resupply jump at Bastogne (the famous brick pile photo), then made a 4th combat jump into Prum Germany in spring, 1945. This was again a Pathfinder jump, to signal an Airborne gasoline resupply for the 4th Armored Division. He was assigned to the 1st PAIR during the Korean War.
Wolfpack Dagger Pin This dagger pin was issued to all Wolfpack partisans upon completion of basic training and worn on his collar. American advisors designed these pins as well as Unit specific patches within Wolfpack to enhance unit cohesion, build esprit de corps and to differentiate between guerrilla elements.
Wolfpack Dagger Pin This dagger pin was issued to all Wolfpack partisans upon completion of basic training and worn on his collar. American advisors designed these pins as well as Unit specific patches within Wolfpack to enhance unit cohesion, build esprit de corps and to differentiate between guerrilla elements.
Wolfpack Dagger Pin This dagger pin was issued to all Wolfpack partisans upon completion of basic training and worn on his collar. American advisors designed these pins as well as Unit specific patches within Wolfpack to enhance unit cohesion, build esprit de corps and to differentiate between guerrilla elements.
North Korean prisoners of war taken from an original 35mm slide taken in 1952 by UNPFK veteran 2LT Lee Frazier who served with Wolfpack.
SGT Wayne Uptagrafft and guerrilla leader Kim Lee, May 1952 Kanghwa-do. Courtesy of Wayne Uptagrafft.
SGT Wayne Uptagrafft (2nd from left) and 3 8240 radiomen, 1952 Kanghwa-do. Courtesy of Wayne Uptagrafft
Unknown officer holding the UNPFK 2nd Partisan Infantry Regiment Flag.
Partisans performing actions in the aircraft during pre jump training.
Partisans performing Parachute Landing Fall training prior to a jump.
Partisans performing Parachute Landing Fall training prior to a jump.
8240th AU Jumpmasters in a C-46 prior to a training jump.
Partisan boarding a C-46 for a training jump.
Partisan boarding a C-46 for a training jump.
Original photo of a young Partisan from the 2nd PIR with a Thompson submachine gun.
2nd LT Laughter, Mr Kong, 2nd LT Norton and a formation of Wolfpack Partisans, Kangwa-do island, 1953.
CPT Stanley Heath-Scoshie-Mr Kim Gin ILL. Notice the Master Parachutist Badge on CPT Heath's pile cap.
Kim Gin ILL and Guards Kangwa-do 1953.
Mr Moon, Mr Hong and Kim Gin ILL.
Wolfpack Partisans Kangwa-do 1953.
Wolfpack partisan formation.
This is a fantastic, rare color photograph of the 2nd Partisan Infantry Regiment taken on Kanghwa-do in the summer of 1953 by 8240th AU advisor 2LT Robert Ashbrook. The 2nd Partisan Infantry Regiment retained 3 of the old Wolfpack units in the area formally known as Wolfpack East.
Camouflaged Partisans of the 2nd PIR waiting on the boats. The 2nd Partisan Infantry Regiment retained 3 of the old Wolfpack units in the area formally known as Wolfpack East.
Partisans of the 2nd Partisan Infantry Regiment. The 2nd Partisan Infantry Regiment retained 3 of the old Wolfpack units in the area formally known as Wolfpack East.
Partisans of the 2nd Partisan Infantry Regiment. The 2nd Partisan Infantry Regiment retained 3 of the old Wolfpack units in the area formally known as Wolfpack East.
Partisans of the 2nd Partisan Infantry Regiment off the boats and on the move. The 2nd Partisan Infantry Regiment retained 3 of the old Wolfpack units in the area formally known as Wolfpack East.
LT Robert Ashbrook and partisans of the 2nd PIR transporting ammunition, weapons and supplies to Kanghwa-do. The 2nd Partisan Infantry Regiment retained 3 of the old Wolfpack units in the area formally known as Wolfpack East.
Wolfpack Guerrillas waiting on the boats.
Yakajimas (Yaks) were commercially available Japanese fishing vessels that were purchased by CCRAK. The last boat in this original photo, with conning tower is a Yak.
SFC Paul Darcy, 2nd Partisan Infantry Regiment, Kanghwa-Do 1952. The 2nd Partisan Infantry Regiment retained 3 of the old Wolfpack units in the area formally known as Wolfpack East.
Main entrance to the 5th Partisan Infantry Regiment HQ located on Yongpyong-do. This sign was blown up during an air raid a short time after this photo was taken.
Base Camp, 5th Partisan Infantry Regiment, Yongpyong-do.
Unidentified Korean made UNPFK patch attributed to MSG Lamb. When I spoke to MSG Lamb several years ago he could not remember what Unit this patch represented. The letters that are hand sewn in the the red stripe are from the Korean alphabet 멸공 which means Destroy Communists.
Unidentified Korean made UNPFK patch attributed to CPL Raymond Panfil - 5th Partisan Infantry Regiment. The letters that are hand sewn in the the red stripe are from the Korean alphabet 멸 공 which means Destroy Communists. Courtesy of CPL Raymond Panfil.
CPL Raymond Panfil - 8240th AU - 5th Partisan Infantry Regiment
Unknown and CPL Raymond Panfil - 5th Partisan Infantry Regiment Yong Dong Po
CPL Raymond Panfil - 5th Partisan Infantry Regiment
This photo was taken by CPL Ray Panfil and shows the 5th Partisan Infantry Regiment Jump Tower, Yongpyong-do.
Training two young partisans of the 5th Partisan Infantry Regiment in rifle marksmanship, Yongpyong-do.
CPL Panfil's and two other 8240 boats docked at Inchon 1953.
Nice color photograph of a Sampan, Yak 180, and Patrol Boats.
Guerrilla Newsletter brought back by CPT Archie Johnston.
Guerrilla Newsletter brought back by CPT Archie Johnston.
Guerrilla newsletter brought back by CPT Archie Johnston.