Dave Kearton wrote:
flybywire wrote:
is that in Korea


Yep




Lots of units in Korea during the war had "mascots". Almost always
orphaned young boys who would tag along and do things like shine shoes,
and soak up GI culture and language.

My uncle who was with the Engineers and stayed in Okinawa with the Army
Engineer District to rebuild the island eventually -- along with his
wife who came over to Okinawa in 1950, adopted two such children. They
both grew up to be straight up American citizens. The boy, Jerry Louis
Jennings, retired from the US Army in the 1980's and passed away from
some type of fast moving cancer in 1991. Martha, the girl, married a GI
who she met when she was a senior at Kubasaki High School in Okinawa,
and they lived happily ever after, also.

My aunt and uncle are buried in the foreigner's cemetery in Naha, Okinawa.

Cheers,

Dave