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Charles E. Sherrer, Chief Warrant Officer 4
U. S. Marines
Assistant Operations Chief, HQ Bty, 4th BN, 11th Marine Division
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Charles made the landing at Inchon, survived the retreat from the Chosin Reservoir, and fought in other battles in Korea. He was astounded both at the numbers of the enemy and at how poorly provisioned were the North Koreans and Chinese. His adversaries, he also saw, had families back home: